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The ECP insists that public officials are prohibited from participating in poll campaigns; issues notice to PML-N’s Talal Chaudhry Election Commission of Pakistan in Islamabad. Photo: Radio Pakistan The defense lawyer for Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi called code-of-conduct violation notices issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan “baseless” and argued that Afridi never addressed […]

In letter to Maryam Nawaz, Afridi demands accountability and implementation of Imran’s visitation rights Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi, in a letter to his Punjab counterpart Maryam Nawaz, has expressed concern over “rough and inappropriate” treatment meted out to Imran Khan’s sisters during their recent attempt to visit him in Adiala jail. Afridi reminded Maryam

Blasting destroys neighboring houses; The search operation was intensified as more casualties were feared At least 19 people are dead and several others injured after an explosion inside a chemical factory in Faisalabad’s Malikpur area. It is suspected that either the factory’s boiler or the “stove”, which is used to heat chemicals, exploded. The blast,

Interior minister condemns “cowardly” assault that left seven dead in Bannu’s strategic wedge A police officer stands guard on a street with damaged shops in the background in Bannu Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Photo: AFP Seven people were killed and another injured when gunmen belonging to the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) attacked a peace committee office in the