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KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan on Saturday alleged that the Pakistan Peoples Party and the Jamaat-i-Islami were openly violating election laws in their respective campaigns for the Feb 8 general elections as their local government representatives were freely using government funds and machinery for campaigning. Addressing a press conference, MQM-P leader Khawaja Izhar-ul-Hassan asked the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to take strict notice of violation of rules and regulations in the election campaigns launched by the PPP and the JI. The MQM-P leader said it was important to follow the rules from the announcement of the schedule of the ECP till the holding of the elections. He said that Karachi Mayor Murtaza Wahab was violating Section 9 of the Election Act while ‘Zardari Sahib’s friends’ were violating election rules and regulations in district Central. Asks ECP to take strict notice of violations of rules, its code of conduct; announces support to GDA’s...

ZAKA Ashraf LAHORE: Zaka Ashraf tendered his resignation as the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) Interim Management Committee (IMC) chairman on Friday, departing from his role 16 days prior to the scheduled completion of his extended three-month term, which commenced on November 4 last year. The resignation, addressed to the patron-in-chief of PCB, Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar, was submitted shortly after Mr Ashraf had chaired his final IMC meeting. The committee granted app­roval to financial accounts and finalised the budget for the upcoming ninth edition of the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL), set to kick off on February 17. Confirming his departure to Dawn , Zaka Ashraf stated: “Yes, I have sent my resignation to the patron, citing reasons of having no more time to perform the duty as PCB chairman as I have other assignments.” Outgoing chairman reshaped team after World Cup, but squad has fared poorly since He expressed gratitude to the patron for the trust place...

QUETTA: Trade activities between Pakistan and Iran continued as usual, as both countries kept all their crossing points open despite the airspace violation by Iranian forces and the subsequent retaliatory strikes by Pakistani forces. Officials said the tense situation was caused by the missile and drone attacks by the Iranian forces inside Pakistani territory and retaliation to the strikes, but both sides did not close their borders. “Trade activities are continuing along the border towns including Taf­tan, Gwadar, Kech, Panj­gur, and Washuk,” Makran Commissioner Saeed Ahmed Umrani said. He added that no complaint about border closure had been received from the five bordering districts. All five districts bordering the neighbouring country stay open Also, the Pakistan Cus­toms authorities in Taftan said that their offices on the Taftan border were open, and trade activities continued as usual. On Thursday, more than 100 trucks carrying rice, potatoes and other goods from Pa...

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Dubai on Thursday inked two agreements worth over $3 billion on cooperation in railways, economic zones and infrastructure projects. According to an official press release, the inter-governmental framework agreements were signed to strengthen relations in the marine and logistics sectors, including the establishment of a dedicated freight corridor and economic zone near Karachi. “The rail-based dedicated freight corridor (DFC) was planned to run from Karachi Port on the Arabian Sea, passing through Karachi to the Pipri Marshalling Yard, approximately 50 kilometres away. This will reduce traffic congestion in Karachi, improve road efficiency and transport time besides drastically reducing logistic costs,” the press release said. Federal Minister for Communication, Railways and Maritime Affairs Shahid Ashraf Tarar and Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Chairman of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC), government of Dubai, signed the agreements on the sid...

A post circulating on social media on Wednesday claimed that Iran’s aerial strike on Pakistani territory a day earlier was made after talking to the latter’s government. However, no such talks were held between the two countries before the incident. The strikes, Iran claimed, had targeted bases for the militant group Jaish al-Adl in the border town of Panjgur in Balochistan. The violation its airspace had drawn strong condemnation from Islamabad, which then downgraded its diplomatic ties with Tehran before carrying out tit-for-tar strikes of its own today. A post claiming that Pakistan had prior knowledge of the attack on its soil was shared on X with a caption that read: “The statement of the Iranian foreign minister must be shared so that the ongoing propaganda fails. An attack on Pakistan was made after talks with the government.” The post gained over 268,000 views and more than 7,700 reposts. A 70-second clip in the post showed Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdoll...

Along the Indus and National Highways, extending from Matiari to the northern regions of Sindh, travellers are greeted by the captivating sight of mustard flowers in full bloom. Amid this verdant backdrop, Sindh’s political parties are gearing up for the 12th general elections, scheduled for February 8, 2024. In Pakistan’s second-most populous province, the electoral scene is set for a showdown among major political forces: the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), Jamaat-i-Islami (JI), and the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA), among others. Given its historic dominance in the area, PPP is the one expected to perform strongly in constituencies in the agricultural belt of Sindh. Outside of Karachi, the contest is between with several parties, including the GDA, PML-N, JUI-F, and PPP. The Khairpur-based Pir Pagara-led GDA, established in 2017, is a coalition of several parties an...

KHYBER: Amid extensive deliberations between government officials and traders on Tuesday to find an amicable solution to visa restrictions imposed on Afghan transporters, the Afghan Taliban authorities threatened to permanently close down the Torkham and Kharlaachi borders with Pakistan if a mutually agreeable solution was not found to the lingering issue. Sources at Torkham told Dawn on Tuesday on condition of anonymity that the flag meeting between Pakistani and Afghan border security officials, held on Monday evening, ended on a sour note, with the Afghan Taliban refusing to continue the dialogue process if their Pakistani counterparts did not come up with a mutually agreeable solution to the visa policy issue for Afghan transporters. They said that Afghan authorities had flatly conveyed to Pakistani security officials that the new restrictions were not acceptable to them as they were not given any prior formal intimation of the implementation of the visa policy. It was also ...