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LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) will move court if the upcoming general elections are delayed, ARY News reported. Taking to ARY News programme Khabar, PPP leader Faisal Karim Kundi said that PPP does not accept the ECP decision regarding the schedule of delimitations and delay in general elections is not acceptable. He said that ECP will also be approached to carry out the delimitation process after elections as timely elections are PPP’s stance from day one. Faisal Kundi said that the number of constituencies increases after the delimitation and the ECP would need an amendment for an increase in the constituencies. Furthermore, PPP suggested the coalition parties to hold elections within 60 days after the dissolution of assemblies however they wanted election in 90 days. Read more:  Elections not possible in 90 days: ECP Earlier today, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced that general elections are not possible within 90 days. As per details, the Election

ISLAMABAD: German Ambassador to Pakistan Alfred Grannas called on Federal Secretary Health Iftikhar Ali Shallwani on Wednesday. The two side discussed in detail mutual collaboration between Pakistan and Germany in the health sector, the state news agency reported. The meeting reviewed the installation process of MRI machine at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) hospital Islamabad. It was assured by PIMS and German supplier Siemens that MRI machine in PIMS will start functioning from 6th September 2023. On this occasion, a representative of German Siemens company Zahid Ali was also present. Federal Secretary Health expressed his gratitude to the German Ambassador. He said PIMS was the largest hospital in the federal capital which caters to 12,000 to 15,000 patients every day. He said that patients were facing problems as the MRI machine was out of order for some time. The secretary said that he took notice of the situation and asked for installation of machine within

In a shocking incident that went viral, a 14-year-old boy committed suicide after his mother scolded him for excessive use of his phone. The incident happened in the Indian state of Telangana, where a 14-year-old boy named Sai Charan took his life after his mother scolded him for spending excessive time on his cell phone. Despite his mother’s advice to focus on his studies, Charan was unable to cope with the scolding and hanged himself in his house while alone. When the mother returned home she discovered the distressing scene, finding the door closed. With the help of neighbors, they broke down the door and found Charan’s lifeless body hanging from the ceiling. The local police were informed, and they promptly arrived at the scene, transferring the body to Jagtial Hospital for post-mortem and initiating an investigation. In a separate incident, a 21-year-old girl in India’s Chhattisgarh attempted suicide after her parents scolded her for excessive mobile phone use. The woman,

RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed two terrorists during an Intelligence Based Operation (IBO) in the North Waziristan district, ARY News quoted ISPR on Tuesday. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement, “On night 14/15 August 2023, Security Forces conducted an Intelligence Based Operation (IBO) on the reported presence of terrorists in Razmak area, North Waziristan District.” During the conduct of the operation, security forces surrounded the terrorists’ location and after an intense fire exchange, two terrorists were killed, the military’s media wing said. Weapons and ammunition were also recovered from the killed terrorists, who remained actively involved in terrorist activities against security forces as well as extortion and target killing of innocent citizens. Sanitisation of the area is being carried out to eliminate any other terrorists found in the area. Locals of the area appreciated the operation and expressed their full support to eliminate the m

QUETTA: Ali Mardan Domki has been unanimously nominated as the Balochistan’s caretaker chief minister (CM), ARY News reported on Tuesday. After much deliberation, Ali Mardan Domki has been unanimously nominated as the Balochistan CM. The Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) has finally convinced Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) on Domki’s name.  Sources told ARY News that JUI-F leaders will be given ministries in the caretaker cabinet of Balochistan. Balochistan CM Abdul Quddus Bizenjo is yet to sign the order for Domki’s appointment as the caretaker chief minister. READ: Balochistan CM signs advice for dissolution of provincial assembly On August 12, Balochistan Governor Malik Abdul Wali Kakar had dissolved the provincial assembly on the advice of CM Abdul Quddus Bizenjo. “In accordance with guidance from Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo, the Chief Minister of Balochistan, and empowered by the provisions stated in Article 112(1) of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1973,

KARACHI: The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) has expressed its concerns over the violations of the cabin crew rules by the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) administration which led to the death of a staff, Purser Rashda Majeed in a road accident, ARY News reported on Tuesday. The International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) wrote a letter to the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority’s (PCAA) director general to express concerns over the tragic accident of a cabin crew member leading to her death. It stated, “On behalf of the International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF), a global union federation representing nearly 18.5 million transport workers from 740 affiliates in over 150 countries, including Pakistan, we write to you to urgently initiate an investigation into Pakistan International Airlines’ fight services management.” READ: PIA crew vehicle accident: Air hostess succumbs to injuries “Suspected violations of PIA’S SEP manual and flight and duty tim

KYIV: Two cities in western Ukraine were hit by air strikes overnight, local officials said early on Tuesday. Lviv mayor Andriy Sadovyi said “many missiles were shot down”, but that “residential buildings got hit” in the strike. “There is a fire on the upper floors. We are evacuating people. All services are on site,” he said on Telegram. Lviv has mostly been spared the daily bombardments that have hit other parts of Ukraine. But in July, 10 people were killed in what Sadovyi said was the biggest Russian missile attack on the city’s civilian infrastructure since the invasion. About 150 kilometres (90 miles) north of Lviv, in Lutsk, mayor Igor Polishchuk said “one of the industrial enterprises in (the city) was hit”. “All emergency services are on site,” he said. The strike wounded two people, according to Yuriy Poguliaiko, governor of the Volyn region, of which Lutsk is the capital. “Air defence forces worked in the region during the night air alert. But, unfortunately, we had