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UN expresses strong reaction against Saudi execution of seven men by firing squad

NEW YORK: instead of speaking directly with oil rich Saudi Arabia, UN through its two independent human rights experts condemns the execution by firing...

Deaths in DR Congo detention centres doubled in 2012, says UN report

New York: A United Nations report released last night indicates increasing number of deaths in detention in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)....

PM Asraf proposes Dr Ishrat Hussain, Dr Hafeez Shaikh, Justice(R) Mir Hazar Khosa for caretaker PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Thursday proposed three names for the position of caretaker prime minister, Dispatch News Desk (DND) reported.In response...

ECP seeks applications for election symbol allotment

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has once again asked political parties to submit applications for allotment of election symbol by tomorrow (Friday).The...

World has a new Pope: Ban congratulates Pope Francis

New York: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon congratulated Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio on taken the name Pope Francis on his assumption of the papacy.“I look forward to...

Aslam Raisani’s Balochistan govt restored as two-month period of governor’s rule expires

QUETTA: Nawab Aslam Raisani’s Balochistan government that was suspended on January 14, now stands restored as a two-month period of governor’s rule imposed in...

PM terms free and fair elections as pre-requisite for democracy

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf said on Wednesday that free and fair election is a prerequisite for democracy‚ integrity and development.Addressing the farewell...

Security plans for election campaign period lacking in half of Districts

ISLAMABAD: The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN)'s District Long-Term Observers (DLTOs) conducted interviews of 69 District Police Officers (DPOs) regarding pre-election security plans....

Government releases Rs 710 million for ECP

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan government on Wednesday released Rs 710 million for the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to meet immediate expenses.The ECP’s additional secretary told...

ECP constitutes committee on delimitation in Karachi, Nosheroferoz

KARACHI: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) informed Sindh High Court on Wednesday that it has formed a committee charged with redrawing electoral constituencies...

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