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Car bomb blast hits near Kabul: Attack on acting Defence Minister Bismillah Mohammadi. Attack by car bomb blast in one of Kabul most secure areas on Wednesday. Taliban claimed responsibility for the for the late Tuesday car bomb and gun attack on the home of acting Defence Minister Bismillah Mohammadi.  KABUL: A car bomb blast hits near the office of Afghanistan’s main security agency in Kabul wounded three people on Wednesday hours after a bomb and gun attack on a minister’s compound brought surging Taliban violence to the capital. A Kabul police spokesperson said at least 30 civilians had been rescued from…

ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR: As on Wednesday 4 August 2021,5.3-magnitude earthquake jerked Islamabad, Peshawar and the cities’ surrounding areas. Islamabad, Peshawar felt mild earthquake tremors in its surroundings. Meanwhile, a 5.3 magnitude earthquake jolts Islamabad, Peshawar and the cities’ surrounding areas on as well. There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries.

Pakistan Schools to open from August 2, 2021: Pakistan has decided to not extend the summer vacations of educational institutions and all schools have been instructed to open from August 2, Monday. The decision was made in a meeting chaired by Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood. All provincial education ministers, including Gilgit-Baltistan’s minister, attended it. The Punjab government had recommended extending summer vacations by August 15. The decision was, however, rejected. Schools have been advised to take all precautionary measures and ensure SOP implementation. It was decided that the examinations of classes nine and matric students won’t be extended either.…

Sialkot Election Result 2021:  Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Chaudhry Ahsan Saleem has won in the PP-38 Sialkot by-election held on Wednesday 28 July 2021. Name Party Votes Chaudhry Tariq Subhani PML N 53,471 Chaudhry Ahsan Saleem Baryar PTI 60,588 In PP-38 Sialkot, due to rain before polling, staff in some places faced difficulties that affected the polling process. The number of voters in the constituency is 233,422 and out of 165 polling stations, 30 polling stations have been declared the most sensitive. A tough contest is expected in the by-elections between PML-N Tariq Subhani and PTI’s Ahsan Saleem Baryar. A…

Flights from Pakistan to UAE Extended till August 7: Emirates has decided to cancel “flights from Pakistan to UAE “till August 7, 2021 and airline advises passengers whose flights had been affected by these restrictions to hold on to their ticket until the ban due to “delta variant” removed. Furthermore, Emirates has extended the suspension of flights from Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka till August7 due to fourth wave of Covid-19 also named as Delta Variant by the government of United Arab Emirates (UAE).  Earlier this month, Emirates had suspended flights from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka till 28 July…

The overnight increase in cases comes in Pakistan as officials in recent weeks sounded the alarm over a fourth wave fuelled as “Delta variant”, first detected in India. Last week, Prime Minister Imran Khan had issued a clear warning of a looming fourth wave, terming the “Delta variant” “the biggest concern”. The concerns were later reflected by Umar, who said that there were clear signs of a fourth Covid-19 wave starting in Pakistan. Positivity rates in different cities Gilgit: 23.17pc Skardu: 21.26pc Muzaffarabad: 21.03pc Karachi: 19.29pc Rawalpindi: 11.97pc Peshawar: 9.4pc Islamabad: 6.2pc Lahore: 3.8pc In addition, more than 40 cases of the “Delta variant”…

Noor Mukadam murderer Zahir Jaffer was mentally-ill:  Noor Mukadam, 27, was reportedly “shot and slaughtered” in an upscale residential area of Islamabad during the Eid holidays. Noor Mukadam was the daughter of former foreign service official Shaukat Mukadam, who served as Pakistan’s ambassador to South Korea and Kazakhstan. “The gruesome murder and behead of an ex-diplomat’s daughter is being sent shockwaves across Pakistan.” Zahir Jaffer identified as suspect has been taken into custody according to Police. Zahir Jaffer is a well-educated, talented person and reportedly a US citizen of Pakistani origin. Police found the victim’s body in the suspect’s house…

Umrah reopen August 2021: Saudia Arabia has announced the reopening of Umrah for international pilgrims from 1st Muharram 1443 (August 10) after the completion of Hajj 2021. Haramain Sharifain tweeted that the eligibility and requirements has been changed frequently due to evolving of fourth wave of COVID-19. This year just 60,000 people, all citizens or residents of Saudi Arabia, had performed Hajj 2021 and foreign pilgrims were again barred due to fourth wave of covid-19 restrictions. Some new rules have been set for pilgrims, including age limits are as follows: According to the new instructions, all countries must send direct…

Emirates has decided to cancel all  “flights from Pakistan to UAE “till July 28,2021.Also airline advises passengers whose flights had been affected by these restrictions to hold on to their ticket until the ban due to “delta variant” removed. Furthermore Emirates has extended the suspension of flights from Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka till July 28 due to fourth wave of Covid-19 also named as Delta Variant by the government of United Arab Emirates (UAE).  Earlier this month, Emirates had suspended flights from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka till July 15 from 14 countries including Pakistan. “UAE Nationals, holders of UAE…

No PML-N Candidate List for AJK Election 2021 LA-1 Mirpur Chaudhry Masood Khalid LA-2 Mirpur Muhammad Nazeer Inqalabi LA-3 Mirpur Choudhry Muhammad Saeed LA-4 Mirpur Ch. Rukhsar Ahmad LA-5 Bhimber Col (R) Waqar Ahmad Noor LA-6 Bhimber Raja Maqsood Ahmad Khan LA-7 Bhimber Chaudhary Tariq Farooq LA-8 Kotli Zulfiqar Ali LA-9 Kotli Munir Hussain Khan LA-10 Kotli Zubair Iqbal Kiani LA-11 Kotli Raja Naseer Ahmad Khan LA-12 Kotli Raja Muhammad Riasat LA-13 Kotli Raja Ayaza Ahmad Khan LA-14 Bagh Raja Iftikhar Ayub LA-15 Bagh Mushtaq Ahmad Minhas LA-16 Bagh Sardar Mir Akbar Khan LA-17 Bagh Choudhary Muhammad Aziz LA-18 Poonch…