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Order to hold local body elections in Islamabad tomorrow 31st December 2022 The Islamabad High Court annulled the decision of the Election Commission and ordered the local body elections to be held on December 31 as per the schedule. The court upheld the decision of the Election Commission. Issued a short written decision on the petitions of PTI and Jamaat-e-Islami, in the decision it was said that the decision of the Election Commission of December 27 is null and void, the local body elections of Islamabad should be held as per the schedule. The High Court said in the decision that the federal government should provide full support to the Election Commission for conducting the elections. Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir read out the reserved decision on the request of PTI and Jamaat-e-Islami...

National Security Committee meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz SharifAn important meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) was held on Friday under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Federal ministers, service chiefs and heads of intelligence agencies participated in the meeting. The meeting reviewed the country's economy and peace and order in detail. Finance Minister Ishaq Dar briefed the participants about the economic situation and challenges of the country and briefed the participants about the economic strategy and measures adopted by the government.The intelligence agencies gave a briefing on the overall law and order situation in the country and informed the meeting about the factors related to the recent wave of terrorism and the measures t...

Strike continues for fifth day in Gwadar, phone services shut downCitizens are worried about the end of stocks of food items in their homes. In Gwadar and Pasni of Balochistan, there is a shutter down on Friday also, while the citizens suffered due to the lack of food and drink in their homes. The protest and dharna of Haq Du Tehreek is continuing in front of the Pasni Press Club and administration offices, while the mobile network and internet services in Gwadar Pasni and Ormara are down for the fifth day today. After traffic was restored on the Makran Coastal Highway on Thursday, ground communication between Makran and Karachi has been restored after four days, while last day also in Turbat, police raids were conducted in different areas of the city, during which Haq Du in Turbat. T...

Terrorists attacked the police post in DI Khan with rocket launchers and hand grenadesTerrorists attacked the police post with rocket launchers and grenades, while four officers were injured in the firing. Terrorists attacked the police post established in Takwara area of ​​Dera Ismail Khan; the terrorists used modern weapons including rocket launchers and hand grenades in the attack.According to DPO Shoaib Khan, the terrorists fired more than 17 rocket launchers at the check post, and fired with modern weapons, as a result of which 4 police personnel were injured, while the terrorists were forced to flee due to the strong response of the police. As soon as the incident was reported, DPO Shoaib Khan and DSP Sadar Hafiz Adnan along with their squad arrived in time and gave a befit...

Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has expressed his condolences to the Indian Prime Minister on the death of his motherPrime Minister Shahbaz Sharif has expressed his condolences to the Indian Prime Minister on the death of his mother.He said There is no greater loss than losing one’s mother. My condolences to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the passing away of his mother.Editor: Raja Kamran

National Security Committee meeting, Army Chief General Asim Munir reached Prime Minister HouseArmy Chief General Asim Munir reached Prime Minister House Islamabad where he will attend the National Security Committee meeting. The meeting of the National Security Committee will start after some time in which Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is also present at the Prime Minister's House. Yesterday there was a meeting between Prime Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif and Army Chief General Syed Asim Munir in which it was decided to call a meeting of the National Security Committee today.According to the sources, top civil and military officials will participate in the National Security Committee meeting while DGISI will brief the participants on the national security and securit...

 Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari's meeting with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif; Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Ishaq Dar, Federal Minister for Commerce Syed Naveed Qamar and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Hina Rabbani Khar were also present in the meeting. In the meeting, there was a detailed discussion regarding the Resilient Pakistan Conference to be held in Geneva next month.The prime minister was briefed about the preparations for the conference. The foreign minister also briefed the prime minister about his recent visit to America.Editor: Raja Kamran

Prime Minister and President Alvi expressed deep sorrow over the martyrdom of 3 soldiers in Karam district.Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Dr. Arif Alvi expressed deep sorrow over the martyrdom of 3 soldiers of Pakistan Army during the operation against terrorists in Karam district. In their separate condolence statements, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and President Dr. Arif Alvi saluted Subedar Shuja Muhammad, Naik Muhammad Ramzan, Sepoy Abdul Rehman for sacrificing their lives for the sake of the country. In his condolence statement, the Prime Minister said that the fight against terrorism will continue with determination and steadfastness, those who challenge Pakistan's security will not find any place to hide, the nation's prayers are with its forces. On this occasion...

Fire exchange between terrorists and own troops in general area Arawali, Kurram DistrictFire exchange took place between terrorists and own troops in general area Arawali, Kurram District. Own troops fought bravely and effectively engaged the terrorists' location. During intense exchange of fire, 2 x terrorists were killed. Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed terrorists. The killed terrorists remained actively involved in terrorist activities against security forces. However, during fierce exchange of fire, Subedar Shuja Muhammad (age 43 years, resident of Khairpur), Naik Muhammad Ramzan (age 32 years, resident of Khuzdar) and Sepoy Abdul Rehman (age 30 years, resident of Sukkur) having fought gallantly, embraced Shahadat.Sanitization of the area is bein...

IG Punjab Aamir Zulfiqar Khan visited CTD Punjab Headquarters, reviewed actions and operations.IG Punjab Aamir Zulfiqar Khan visited CTD Punjab Headquarters, reviewed actions and operations. Additional IG Imran Mehmood gave a briefing about the performance of CTD and the operations in the current year. In this year, 12429 intelligence-based operations were conducted while 1642 FIRs were registered and 2251 people were arrested. 64.36 kg of explosives, 48 ​​hand grenades, 253 detonators, 7 batteries and firearms and bullets were recovered from the accused. The accused of Johar Town blast were punished and the accused of Anarkali blast were arrested. 74230 websites and pages involved in illegal activities were blocked. IG Punjab appreciated the performance of CTD and directed to speed ...