An officer of BS-20, Shah had been working as a secretary with Sindh Services, General Administration and Coordination Department, the notification said.
He was, however, posted as principal secretary to the Sindh governor with immediate effect.
Shah was posted against an existing vacancy, the notification added.
The new rates will be in effect from July 1 (Sunday).
According to the notification, the caretaker government has cited the worsening economic condition as the reason for the price hike.
The new per-litre prices of petrol, diesel, kerosene oil, light diesel, and high-speed diesel are Rs99.50, Rs119.31, Rs87.70, Rs80.91, and Rs105.31 respectively, as per the notification.
This implies a respective price hike of Rs7.54, Rs14.00, Rs3.36, Rs.5.92, and Rs6.55 in petrol, diesel, kerosene oil, light diesel, and high-speed diesel.
Earlier, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) had recommended an increase in the prices of petrol, diesel, and kerosene oil by Rs5.40, Rs6.20, and Rs12, respectively, for July 2018.
OGRA forwarded a summary proposing the aforementioned revision to the Petroleum Division of the Ministry of Energy, sources had said.
Prior to the latest development, the caretaker leadership on June 11 had bumped up the prices by Rs4.26, Rs6.55, and Rs4.46 per litre, respectively, for petrol, diesel, and kerosene oil for the June 12-30 period.
Bilawal's criticism
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), had criticised the then-proposed move to raise petroleum prices.
In his statement, the PPP chairman had expressed concerns, advising it to focus on ensuring free and fair elections instead of considering another economic burden on the masses.
The new rates will be in effect from July 1 (Sunday).
According to the notification, the caretaker government has cited the worsening economic condition as the reason for the price hike.
The new per-litre prices of petrol, diesel, kerosene oil, light diesel, and high-speed diesel are Rs99.50, Rs119.31, Rs87.70, Rs80.91, and Rs105.31 respectively, as per the notification.
This implies a respective price hike of Rs7.54, Rs14.00, Rs3.36, Rs.5.92, and Rs6.55 in petrol, diesel, kerosene oil, light diesel, and high-speed diesel.
Earlier, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) had recommended an increase in the prices of petrol, diesel, and kerosene oil by Rs5.40, Rs6.20, and Rs12, respectively, for July 2018.
OGRA forwarded a summary proposing the aforementioned revision to the Petroleum Division of the Ministry of Energy, sources had said.
Prior to the latest development, the caretaker leadership on June 11 had bumped up the prices by Rs4.26, Rs6.55, and Rs4.46 per litre, respectively, for petrol, diesel, and kerosene oil for the June 12-30 period.
Bilawal's criticism
Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), had criticised the then-proposed move to raise petroleum prices.
In his statement, the PPP chairman had expressed concerns, advising it to focus on ensuring free and fair elections instead of considering another economic burden on the masses.
The United Nations rights expert Michael Lynk in his monitoring report has listed concerns such as Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank and the ongoing crisis in Gaza.
He said the residents in Palestine are deprived of their most basic rights, including health, education, and most recently, in attempting to exercise their right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, they were deprived of the right to live.
Mbappe, 19, struck twice within minutes in the second half to put France 4-2 ahead and although Sergio Aguero gave the French a late scare with a goal in injury-time they held on.
Speaking in a press conference at the Peshawar Press Club, former MPA Zareen Zia alleged Gandapur is selling the party tickets reserved for women seats, adding that a seat was given to the wife of a chauffeur of an influential based in Noshera.
"The women workers supported the party in difficult times but today on the recommendation of Gandapur, a ticket has been allotted to a woman who is not even member of the party," she said. "I will make Gandapur wear Parandah and bangles."
The disgruntled workers demanded PTI Chairman Imran Khan to take notice of the situation.
Earlier, on Friday, the party chairman, and his wife reconciled women workers of the party staging protest over the distribution of party tickets outside Khan's Lahore residence.
PTI women workers were staging the protest over the distribution of tickets for Punjab Assembly constituencies PP-65 Mandi Bahauddin and PP-14 Rawalpindi.
The disgruntled women workers held a meeting with the PTI chairman, which also had Bushra Bibi in presence. The wife of the PTI chief managed to reconcile the disgruntled workers at the meeting.
Speaking to the media, the women workers were all praise for Bushra Bibi.
"Bushra Bibi is such a kind-hearted woman that her address brought tears into our eyes," said Fatima Usman, a PTI worker.
“I was given power several times, but I never committed any injustice against my opponents,” he said, adding he never set up any mill or factories or any business ventures but merely served the people.
He further said that he always indulged in national politics, rather than those confined to the locality or kinship. He also warned that he would seek a party from either Nawaz Sharif or from any other parties.
“Nawaz Sharif, Asif Zardari and Imran Khan should hear carefully. I would strike myself on the foot than seek a ticket from them,” he said.
He also said that he developed the area, which had broken roads and infrastructure, and there was no corner of the constituency where he had not rendered his services. He also claimed that he shut down social media when sacrilegious caricatures surfaces as it was not above anyone’s faith.
Maryam Nawaz was addressing media in London, where she said that the father-daughter duo are likely to return to Pakistan soon.
She said that the PML-N is being targeted, adding that it is not possible to keep the party out of the public’s reach.
Nawaz’s narrative has reached every house and the public knows whom to vote for, said the former first daughter.
The Pakistani nation will make a better decision for democracy, she said.
“It is Nawaz’s fear that those who didn’t work before have started delivering and those who have Nawaz’s hand over them will win. Our voters will vote only for ‘Lion’,” said Maryam.
Maryam also said she would return back to Pakistan on the first available flight as soon her ailing mother's condition improves.
When asked about the National Accountability Burea's (NAB) sudden proceedings, Maryam refused to comment on the matter.
According to details, the case was registered behalf of the chief of staff NADRA against ex-deputy chairman Muzaffar Shah in secretariat police station.
Syed Muzaffar Ali Shah has been dismissed from service in January for misuse of authority after the inquiry initiated against him submitted its report. The FIR filed against Syed Muzaffar Ali Shah alleged that he has been working as deputy chairman in NADRA when he was dismissed he had theft the sensitive data and carried it along with him secretly.
“He was asked time and again for the return of the data but he did not comply with the direction, therefore NADRA feared that he can malpractice the data,” FIR alleged.
The deputy director Shehzad Kamal was also named in the FIR levelling the same kind of allegations.
“The PTI has never been this much prepared before for an election. My youth, get ready for Jul 25 (the poll day),” he said while addressing a workers’ convention in Islamabad.
it is time for change. We have different rules for rich and poor in our country. Corruption ruins a country,” he said.
The PTI chief said a pool of big politicians were joining the party and those who were accumulating wealth through politics could not contend against obsession of youth.
Counting a number of issues facing the country, he said 200,000 kids die due to non-availability of clean drinking water and Karachi people are forced to buy potable water.
He also said the successful Billion Tree Tsunami Afforestation campaign of KP would be extended to whole Pakistan with a target of 10 billion trees.
“We will also focus on environmental matters. If we are to leave a better place for our future generations, we must plant trees as we planted one billion trees in KP,” he said.
He assured his party workers that as soon as the PTI will come into power, it would nip high level corruption in the bud. Curbing Low level corruption would take some time but high level corruption would be curbed on the same day as his party will assume government, he said.
He vowed to collect taxes from people across the country, “InshaAllah, I will collect 8,000 Billion rupees tax from the people of Pakistan, without raising the tax.”
In a telephone call with Mayo, Khan praised him for his valour and bravery. “I heard your news conference. You are a courageous person,” maintained Khan.
Earlier, Chaudhry Abdul Ghafoor Mayo quit the party last Sunday after ‘28-year-long’ association. Addressing a presser in Lahore, Ghafoor stated that Pakistan wasn’t a manor of Sharif family.
Keeping verbal onslaught up, he tagged Nawaz Sharif as a traitor over his meeting with far-right Indian premier Modi.Ghafoor regretted that those party’s workers who tendered sacrifices against then dictator Musharraf were ignored whereas likes of Talal Ch, Daniyal Aziz and Marvi Memon were made ministers.
He accused PML-N leadership of awarding tickets to land mafias and criminals.
After struggling to find the net in the first two games, a draw and a loss, Messi scored a highlight reel opener as Argentina qualified for the last 16, thanks to a 2-1 victory over Nigeria.
Now after fighting to advance from their group, Argentina will face their toughest test of the 2018 World Cup so far, when they battle France in the Round of 16. The group stage of the tournament was not as tough for France, who defeated Australia 2-1 in the opener, before a 1-0 victory against Peru.
Team captain of France, Hugo Lloris said about Messi that there is so much expectation around Messi, which I think is normal, but still I think the Argentina team has a lot to show, they have had difficult times and still have been able to qualify.
Ronaldo has inserted himself into the Golden Boot race with four goals on his tally heading into the knockout stage. He will lead his side against Uruguay, a team that did not surrender a goal in the group stage of the tournament.Uruguay’s manager, Oscar Tabarez complimented Ronaldo by saying that Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the best strikers in the world. He has a great potential, obviously, and in planning the match, especially focusing on the opponent and considering the level that every player has, what Ronaldo has on top of the qualities, is that he’s the leader of that team.Ronaldo has already punished a top challenger, scoring three times in Portugal’s tournament opening, 3-3 draw with Spain and scored again in the fourth minute against Morocco.
Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez found the net in each of his team’s last two games as he has also started to heat up heading into the knockout phase of the tournament.
Pakistan lost four of their five games in the last edition of the Champions Trophy, after being thrashed by India in the opening game by 4-0, followed by back to back defeats, 2-1 against Australia and a 4-0 loss to hosts Netherlands.
The green shirts gained some momentum when they beat second-placed Argentina 4-1 but were kicked out of the medal's race after losing 4-2 to Belgium.
According to sources, the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has taken notice of the dismal performance by the team and has demanded an explanation from the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF).
The caretaker government has also stopped the payment of the special grant of Rs200 million to PHF which former prime minister Shahid Kahqan Abbasi had approved of.
He demanded to increase seats of NA and Provincial Assembly from Karachi to 40 each,Sattar further demanded to carry out census again.
Replying to a question Sattar said that he has no role in awarding tickets, I’m party head, but selector is someone else, he added.
The Bahadurabad faction of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) finalised its list of candidates who will be contesting in the upcoming general elections of 2018, the political party’s Rabita Committee said Wednesday after a meeting of its members.
According to the details, Ali Raza Abidi will be facing off Imran Khan in the NA-243 constituency, Mahfooz Yaar Khan will be against Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in NA-246, and Usama Qadri will compete with Mustafa Kamal in NA-253.
On the other hand, Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui will be contesting the general elections from the NA-255 constituency while Dr Farooq Sattar will do so from NA-247 and NA-245.
While, Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan leader Farooq Sattar said that he does not aspire to contest the elections. “I have asked the Bahadurabad faction to decide upon the matter,” said Sattar.
In an interview, he said administrative arrangements are being made in the light of the code of conduct issued by the Election Commission.
The Caretaker Chief Minister said bureaucracy has been shuffled and adequate security measures are being taken for the purpose.
He said the caretaker government will make it sure that every political party has equal opportunity to contest election and people have freedom to elect representatives of their choice.
To a question, Hasan Askari Rizvi said if any political party has any complaint; it will be looked into and also addressed accordingly. He said the caretaker government has no political agenda, and its primary objective is to hold free and fair elections.
Responding to another question, the Caretaker Chief Minister said the media has an important role in respect of monitoring fairness elections.
He urged people to come out of houses on polling day to use their right to franchise. He said high turnout will enhance credibility of elections and strengthen democracy in the country.
Interestingly, all five will be contesting the election with ‘jeep’ as their electoral symbol, which is also the electoral symbol allocated to former interior minister Chaudhry Nisar. Former deputy speaker Punjab assembly Sher Ali Gorchani also returned PML-N’s ticket for NA-193 and PP-293.
Gorchani’s father, Pervez Gorchani, has also returned the ticket for PP-294, Hafizur Rehman Dreshak withdrew from NA-194, Yousuf Dreshak also announced to contest elections as an independent candidate after returning the party’s ticket from PP-296.
Sources revealed that Sher Ali and others returned party tickets on the last day in order to limit PML-N’s candidature from constituencies.
PML-N will contest the upcoming general elections from around 213 National Assembly seats out of a total of 272 constituencies, said a well-placed source in the party.
The party continues to delay the announcement of the remaining tickets for national and provincial assemblies. PML-N’s central office on Friday continued to assure the media of announcing its complete candidate’s list. However, the announcement was not made and the party said it would announce the remaining tickets on Saturday (today).
It is pertinent to mention that June 29 is the last day for the candidates to submit their nomination papers to contest the general elections or to withdraw their papers.
CJP Justice Saqib Nisar made the remarks while hearing a suo motu case related to Rs54 billion worth of loan waivers carried out by 222 individuals and companies.
The top judge observed that the consensus was developed during a key meeting with experts and various stakeholders earlier this week. The amount recovered from the defaulters will be used to construct two new dams immediately, the CJP remarked.
Chief Justice Nisar stated that some of the defaulters have expressed willingness to pay 75 percent of the written-off loan amount, whereas those who do not return the amount will be sent to the banking courts.
The court then adjourned hearing of the case till July 4.
During previous hearings on the prevailing water crisis in the country, CJP Nisar had observed that construction of dams was imperative for Pakistan’s survival, and had inquired about the measures being taken to resolve the water issue.
During one such hearing, regarding the Kalabagh dam issue, the top judge had remarked that unity among all four provinces was important for resolving the crisis. All four brothers [provinces] should come together and make sacrifices for the construction of dams, he had observed.
Ghani said the ceasefire, which lasted 18 days after it was extended once and overlapped with the Taliban's unilateral three-day truce for Eid, had been "98 per cent successful".
"The ceasefire is over. The Afghan security and defence forces are allowed to restart their military operations," Ghani told reporters.
The three days of no fighting were unprecedented in the nearly 17-year conflict and triggered jubilant scenes across the war-weary country.
Taliban fighters and security forces spontaneously celebrated the holiday that caps the holy month of Ramazan, hugging each other and taking selfies.
The militants were also mobbed by relieved civilians, who have borne the brunt of the war, raising hopes of a renewed push for peace talks.
Ghani said the ceasefire had shown that the majority of the insurgents wanted peace and it was the "Taliban's turn to give a positive response".
"I am ready to extend the ceasefire anytime when the Taliban are ready," he said at a press conference.
But the sight of its fighters openly mingling with security forces and civilians over Eid appeared to alarm the Taliban's leaders, who on Sunday ordered their men back to their posts.
The Taliban vowed Tuesday to continue their bloody fight against the government and their foreign backers, brushing aside rising civilian casualties.
The insurgents returned to the battlefield last week after refusing a government request to extend their ceasefire, launching attacks across the country that have seen scores killed or injured.
The renewed violence has poured cold water on hopes the truce would provide a clear path to peace talks, with the Taliban refusing to bow to pressure to lay down their arms until foreign forces withdraw from Afghanistan.
The truces did not extend to Daesh, which has a relatively small but potent presence in Afghanistan and launched two deadly attacks on ceasefire revellers during Eid.
As a part of seat adjustment, PPP has taken back nomination papers of his candidate. Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (JUI-F) Chief Moulana Fazl-ur-Rehman’s son Asad Mahmood is also contesting elections from the same constituency.
On the other hand, candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal has withdrawn his papers from NA-3 Swat to support former Chief Minister of Punjab (CM) and president of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Shehbaz Sharif.
Hujjat Ullah has also announced to participate in the polls as an independent candidate.
According to an official of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), electoral symbols will be issued to the contesting candidates today as per the election schedule.
All willing candidates have submitted their withdrawal throughout the country after which the electoral body has started preparing the final list of candidates.
The date of poll will remain intact and general election 2018 will be held on July 25 as notified earlier in a free, fair and transparent manner.
Ghani said the ceasefire, which lasted 18 days after it was extended once and overlapped with the Taliban's unilateral three-day truce for Eid, had been "98 per cent successful".
"The ceasefire is over. The Afghan security and defence forces are allowed to restart their military operations," Ghani told reporters.
The three days of no fighting were unprecedented in the nearly 17-year conflict and triggered jubilant scenes across the war-weary country.
Taliban fighters and security forces spontaneously celebrated the holiday that caps the holy month of Ramazan, hugging each other and taking selfies.
The militants were also mobbed by relieved civilians, who have borne the brunt of the war, raising hopes of a renewed push for peace talks.
Ghani said the ceasefire had shown that the majority of the insurgents wanted peace and it was the "Taliban's turn to give a positive response".
"I am ready to extend the ceasefire anytime when the Taliban are ready," he said at a press conference.
But the sight of its fighters openly mingling with security forces and civilians over Eid appeared to alarm the Taliban's leaders, who on Sunday ordered their men back to their posts.
The Taliban vowed Tuesday to continue their bloody fight against the government and their foreign backers, brushing aside rising civilian casualties.
The insurgents returned to the battlefield last week after refusing a government request to extend their ceasefire, launching attacks across the country that have seen scores killed or injured.
The renewed violence has poured cold water on hopes the truce would provide a clear path to peace talks, with the Taliban refusing to bow to pressure to lay down their arms until foreign forces withdraw from Afghanistan.
The truces did not extend to Daesh, which has a relatively small but potent presence in Afghanistan and launched two deadly attacks on ceasefire revellers during Eid.
Returning Officer Shabrez Akhtar Raja approved the ‘jeep’ as the electoral symbol for Nisar for contesting the election, as requested by the former minister.
Nisar, who has been associated with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) but recently voiced his differences with the party, will contest the general election 2018 as an independent candidate.
The disgruntled PML-N leader will be contesting from constituencies NA-63, NA-59, PP-10 and PP-12.
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will release the finalised list of contesting candidates along with their electoral symbols later today.
The deadline for the candidates to submit party tickets and withdraw nomination papers ended on Friday.
The polls are scheduled to be held on July 25, 2018.
“We have always believed that the great efforts and sacrifices made by the Pakistani government and people for the fight against terrorism are obvious to all and the international community should fully recognise this,” Lu said.
“We will not make specific comments on the discussion of the Financial Action Task Force. I would like to reiterate that the international community should treat Pakistan's efforts objectively and fairly, and give more recognition and support to the Pakistani side for more real and effective international counter-terrorism cooperation.”
When asked to comment on Pakistan being placed on the grey list by the Financial Action Task Force, the spokesman remarked that the world should recognise “enormous efforts and sacrifices made by Pakistan against terrorism."
He said that in recent years, Pakistan has actively taken measures to strengthen financial supervision and crack down on terrorist financing.
“China hopes that all parties will treat Pakistan’s counter-terrorism efforts objectively and impartially, instead of relying on criticism and pressure,” Lu said.
The spokesman further said that China and Pakistan are all-weather strategic partners.
China is willing to continue to strengthen cooperation with Pakistan in the counter-terrorism field, he said.
Gaza’s Health Ministry said the boy, identified as Musab Ayman Asfour, was shot in the head near the town of Khan Yunis alongside the eastern border of Gaza on Friday.
The ministry said the other Palestinian, Muhammad Fawzi Muhammad al-Hamaida, succumbed to injuries he sustained east of Rafah City in the southern Gaza Strip earlier in the day.
Israeli fire also injured 310 other Palestinians. Tear gas was also used against the Palestinians.
Protests along the Gaza fence since March 30 have led to clashes with Israeli forces, where at least 135 Palestinians, including 14 children, have been killed. The Palestinian protesters demand their right to return to their homeland. Over 15,000 Palestinians have also sustained injuries.
On May 14, Israeli troops opened fire on Palestinians who had gathered near the Gaza fence in protest against the inauguration of the US embassy in Jerusalem al-Quds. Over 60 Palestinians were shot dead and more than 2,700 were wounded by Israeli snipers who had been positioned along the fence.
Every year on May 15, Palestinians all over the world hold demonstrations to commemorate the day which marks the anniversary of the forcible Israeli eviction of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from their homeland in 1948.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has said children in the Gaza Strip are the main victims of the Israeli atrocities, where some 1.8 million people are living under a crippling blockade.
Gaza has been under the Israeli siege since June 2007, causing a decline in living standards as well as unprecedented unemployment and poverty.
Israel has also launched several wars on the Palestinian sliver, the last of which began in early July 2014 and ended in late August the same year. The Israeli military aggression killed nearly 2,200 Palestinians and injured over 11,100 others.
While speaking in the General Assembly debate on 'Responsibility to Protect and Prevent Crimes against Humanity', the Pakistani envoy said "selectivity" has meant that egregious crimes, including killings and mass blinding, claim innocent victims in Indian-occupied Kashmir in full view of the international community.
“The tragic victims in occupied Jammu and Kashmir suffer the further indignity of living under an illegal occupation,” she said.
Lodhi also referred to the grave situation in Palestine, where the failure of the international community to uphold these norms has been what she called “most manifest and telling.”
As the killing fields of Gaza were drenched in the blood of over 130 innocent Palestinians, including countless women and children, she said, the Security Council stood as a silent bystander to the plight of the long-suffering Palestinian people.
The Pakistani ambassador further added that in the current times, the world should not be selective in its approach, such as being provoked at some transgressions while choosing to wilfully ignore others.
“Against this backdrop, calls for accountability of double standards and selectivity, especially when egregious crimes including killings and mass-blinding are being committed in full view of the international community”, she asserted.
“We should neither attempt nor accept any artificial duality between the twin imperatives of legitimacy and legality."
Responsibility to Protect
While stressing that the notion of the Responsibility to Protect stands on more tenuous ground today than ever before, Ambassador Lodhi said that decisions taken by the international community have, in this regard, often failed the test of the highest standards of objectivity and impartiality.
She called on the world body for implementation of consistent and uniform standards and emphasised collective responsibility to prevent these grave crimes.
“The 'will' of the international community, in particular, the permanent members of the Security Council, is crucial”, she said, adding that this was particularly important to address the issues of permissibility of actions and to ensure their consistency.
This masquerade of political expediency posing as high-flowing idealism, she said, has meant that resultant actions have lacked the legal and moral legitimacy to gain wider acceptability.
However, other interesting details such as their educational backgrounds and professions have also emerged from the statements submitted to the electoral body for review.
As per his record submitted to the ECP, former Punjab chief minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif holds a Bachelor’s degree and is a politician and businessman by profession.
Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s daughter, Maryam Nawaz, has stated she holds a Master’s degree in English Literature.
Meanwhile, cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan holds a degree from Oxford in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman has listed himself as a philanthropist, motivational speaker and parliamentarian.
Former president and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari claims to hold a diploma but has not shared any further details. Regarding his profession, Zardari has revealed that he is an agriculturalist and a businessman.
PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari received a Master of Arts degree in 2015 from Oxford where he studied history and politics.
Further as per the details submitted to ECP, former president General (retd) Pervez Musharraf, who has done his Master of Science (MSc), is a freelance lecturer by profession.
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said he has done his Matric and is a religious preacher.
While, Jamat-e-Islami (JI) chief Sirajul Haq has shared that he has done his Master’s and Qaumi Watan Party’s head Aftab Sherpao has listed himself as a graduate and a landlord.
According to his nomination papers, Awami National Party’s Asfandywar Wali has done his B-Com and is a landlord and businessman by profession.
Former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister Pervaiz Khattak has claimed to have done his Matric and is a businessman. Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rashid also claims to be a businessman and has shared that he is a MA LLB.
Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) chief Mustafa Kamal has said that he holds a MBA and is a business consultant in his details submitted to the ECP.
According to ECP notification, June 30 (Saturday) has been set as the last day for the allotment of election symbols, while June 29 as the last day to withdraw candidature for the elections. The ECP will also publish the final list of contestants on June 30.
On Friday, the deadline for candidates to submit their party tickets for those to withdraw their nomination papers ended at 4pm on Friday.After election tribunals wrapped up verdicts on appeals against objections to the decisions of returning officers on June 27, the revised list of candidates was issued on June 28.
Yesterday was the last day for candidates vying to contest the General Election 2018 to submit their party tickets and for those unwilling to take part in the poll contest to withdraw their nomination papers.
Moreover, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) stated yesterday that it will announce the polling scheme and final list of candidates with electoral symbols toداے.It is mandatory for the candidates to submit their party tickets in order to be allotted electoral symbols. Those who fail to do so will be considered independent candidates.
The ECP stated that the final list of candidates will be displayed at the offices of the returning officers and district returning officers today, following which it will be uploaded on the commission’s website.
Moreover, the electoral body asserted that candidates will have a total of 23 days to hold their campaigns, as all campaigning will seize 48 hours before polling.
The elections are scheduled to be held on July 25, 2018 from 8am to 6pm.
Football heavyweights France, Argentina, Portugal and Brazil are all clustered in one section of the competition, with only Spain among recent winners in the other half.
The unbalanced nature of the knockout phase increases the chances of an unlikely team reaching the semi-finals -- and of the big guns cancelling each other out.
That scenario sparked debate ahead of Thursday´s England-Belgium group match -- was it better to win and enter the tougher side of the draw or lose and face potentially easier fixtures down the line?
In the event, third-ranked Belgium won 1-0, adding even more firepower to the top half, while if England can get past Colombia they will fancy their chances of reaching a potential semi-final against 2010 winners Spain.
The first phase in Russia featured just one goalless draw and already a record number of penalties, with the video assistant referee (VAR) often in the spotlight.
Of the half-dozen winners of the trophy since 1970, Germany have gone home in the biggest shock of the tournament by far while Italy never even qualified for Russia.
The troops killed three youth in Thamuna area of Pulwama and one at Tunga-Kachama in Kupwara during cordon and search operations. The troops also destroyed a residential house at Thamuna.
People took to the streets in Chatpora and Thamuna areas in Pulwama and staged forceful demonstrations against the operation. The troops fired bullets, pellets and teargas shells to disperse the protesters, triggering severe clashes. One more youth was martyred while several others were injured in the troops’ action.
Meanwhile, two Indian soldiers were injured in an attack on a patrolling party of Indian Army in Ahgam area of Shopian district.
The All Parties Hurriyat Conference and the Hurriyat forum led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq in their statements in Srinagar expressed serious concern over horrific and fearful atmosphere created by the Indian forces’ personnel through frequent night raids on the residences of pro-freedom leaders and activists. They said that despite Indian state terrorism, the Kashmiri people would take their freedom movement to its logical conclusion, come what may.
The Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference in a meeting presided over by its Chairman, Shabbir Ahmed Dar, in Srinagar paid glowing tributes to a boy, Khalid Sharif, of Sopore on his 9th martyrdom anniversary. The meeting was attended by Muhammad Sultan Magray, Merajuddin Soleh, Bashir Ahmed and Ghulam Nabi Waseem. Hurriyat leaders, Muhammad Yousuf Naqash, Javaid Ahmed Mir, Mukhtar Ahmed Waza and Imtiyaz Ahmad Reshi addressing gatherings in different areas said that the sacrifices of Kashmiri martyrs will not be allowed to go waste and their mission will be accomplished at all costs.
Dukhtaran-e-Millat in a statement in Srinagar rejecting the latest recommendation of the Indian Home Ministry asking the National Investigation Agency to file a fresh FIR against the party Chairperson, Aasiya Andrabi, termed it another ploy of India to muzzle the genuine Kashmiri voices.
On the other hand, Kashmiri representatives including Barrister Abdul Majeed Tramboo, Professor Nazir Ahmed Shawl, Parvaiz Ahmed Shah and Mrs Shameem Shawl addressing the UN Road Conference in Geneva called upon the World Body to help in resolving the Kashmir dispute by granting the Kashmiris their right to self-determination.
