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ISLAMABAD: Barrister Gohar Ali Khan has been elected unopposed as the Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) after other candidates withdrew from the intra-party elections, ARY News reported. Omar Ayub has also been elected unopposed as the General Secretary while Yasmeen Rashid emerged as President PTI Punjab chapter. The PTI announced in a statement that Barrister Gohar Ali Khan and Omar Ayub are declared for the party’s top two positions  after the withdrawal phase The announcement said, “The Federal Election Commissioner will, however, declare the election’s final result on March 3 at the conclusion of the election process.” The PTI decided to hold intra-party polls after the Supreme Court decision, upholding the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) verdict that that resulted in the party losing its electoral symbol bat. Meanwhile, Ali Amin Gandapur and Haleem Adil Sheikh have been elected unopposed as Presidents of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh respectively. The elect

South Indian film ‘ Drishyam ‘ is reportedly having a Hollywood remake after its numerous remakes achieved resounding success. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv   ‘ Drishyam ‘ follows Vijay Salgaonkar leaving no stone unturned to protect his family during the investigation into the disappearance of Inspector General Meera Deshmukh’s villainous son Sameer Deshmukh. It was followed by a sequel. The events in the second film were based six years after the first film. It showed IG Tarun Ahlawat leading the investigation against the Salgaonkar family. It has been made in Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Hindi, Sinhala and Mandarin Chinese languages with A-listers playing the riveting characters. It is getting a South Korean, Indonesian and Hollywood. Trade analyst Ramesh Bala has revealed that Hollywood will be coming up with its version of the suspense thriller. “The cult franchise Drishyam is all set to go global after garnering massive success in the India and China markets,” he tw

Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor opened up on playing an antagonist in the higly anticipated third ‘ Singham ‘ film ‘ Singham Again ‘. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv   Aruj Kapoor took to the visual-sharing platform Instagram to reveal his looks from the film. The pictures had gone viral and fans expressed their excitement for seeing him play a negative character once again.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Arjun Kapoor (@arjunkapoor) A report by Indian news agency India.com stated that the ‘Ishaqzaade’ thanked director Rohit Shetty and producer Aditya Chopra for trusting his skills and allowing him to play an antagonist again. The actor said he played negative characters in the initial stages of his character.  “I started my career in the industry by playing characters with negative shades like ‘ Ishaqzaade ,’ ‘ Aurungzeb ‘ and after all these years, here I’m, playing a villain in ‘ Singham Again ‘,” he was quoted say

ISLAMABAD: The Caretaker federal government has decided to empower the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) and Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) to fix electricity and gas tariffs respectively without the government’s approval, ARY News reported. According to details,   the caretaker government has decided to end the government’s role in the regulation of gas, electricity, and petroleum products prices. The sources privy to the development said that the federal cabinet through circulation approved amendments in separate rules of the OGRA, NEPRA, and Petroleum Division. The sources said that after the amendments, OGRA, NEPRA, and Petroleum Division would be empowered to regulate the prices without government interference. Besides, appellate tribunals would also be set up for public grievances under the amendments. Read More: Electricity tariff increased by Rs7.5 per unit Earlier in the day, in another shock to the already overburdened power consumers, the N

LODHRAN: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) clinched one more National Assembly seat after a vote recount in NA-154 Lodhran, ARY News reported. As per details, the Returning Officer (RO) ordered the recounting of votes on request of PML-N Abdul Rahman Kanju’s request. After the recount of votes, the PML-N candidate emerged victorious with a lead of 7301 votes against independent candidate Rana Faraz Noon. As per revised results, PML-N’s Abdul Rahman Kanju bagged 127,984 votes while independent candidate Rana Faraz Noon got 120,683 votes. It is pertinent to mention here that earlier Rana Faraz Noon was declared the winner with 134,937 votes and the PML-N candidate finished runner-up with 128,438 votes Aggrieved with the results, the PML-N candidate approached the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and requested for vote recount Read More: PML-N beats PTI-backed candidate to win PP-7 seat in vote recount Earlier on February 14, the PML-N grabbed another seat in the Punjab

Gulberg Circle Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Shehrbano Naqvi is being hailed as a hero after she saved a young woman wearing a dress with Arabic calligraphy printed on it from a mob attack in Lahore’s Ichra Bazar.   A day earlier, a charged mob gathered outside a shop in Lahore’s Ichra Bazaar after someone alleged that a woman’s shirt had Quranic verses printed on it. The woman, who was accompanied by her husband, sought refuge in a nearby shop. As per eyewitnesses, most of the people in the mob were either customers, visitors or passersby. The garment traders – who gave shelter to woman – were aware of the calligraphy print being available in the market. But despite the traders’ explanation, the angry mob insisted on a “blasphemy” charge. The woman’s dress had the word “Halwa” printed in Arabic letters on it, meaning “beautiful or sweet” in Arabic. Upon receiving information about the incident, the Punjab Police — led by ASP Syeda Shehrbano Naqvi — arrived at the scene

GHAZIABAD, INDIA: In a shocking road rage incident in India, a man was carried on the car’s bonnet for more than three kilometers. The incident was reported from Ghaziabad district of the Indian state Uttar Pradesh. A Close Circuit Television (CCTV) camera in the vicinity recorded the incident, and the video has gone viral on social media. The police said that the cars of the victim and the accused persons had an accident that triggered a furious dispute between them. Following the heated arguments, the two accused allegedly picked up the victim and carried him for three to five kilometers on the bonnet of their vehicle. The victim is seen in the CCTV footage clutching to the car’s bonnet, seemingly in an attempt to “stop” the vehicle. But, the driver continued to speed away, dragging the man for more than three kilometers while he is hanging on the bonnet. The victim somehow managed to overcome the situation and later get the FIR registered at the Kaushambi police station. “Bo

Karachi Kings batter Kieron Pollard stole the show with his blistering batting in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2024 fixture against Lahore Qalandars and videos of his match-winning performance are going viral on social media. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv   The PSL shared viral videos on its social media profiles that showed Kieron Pollard taking the Lahore Qalandars bowlers to the cleaners with huge hits at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium. The first clip showed him hitting a maximum from George Linde’s bowling. In the second video, Kieron Pollard hits a boundary followed by two massive sixes.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Pakistan Super League (@thepsl)   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Pakistan Super League (@thepsl) His knock came in a winning cause as Karachi Kings triumphed over Lahore Qalandars by two wickets.   View this post on Instagra

LAHORE: Kieron Pollard’s blistering half-century helped Karachi Kings edge out Lahore Qalandars by two wickets in a last-ball thriller of the ongoing Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 9 at Gaddafi Stadium on Saturday. Chasing a target of 176 runs, the Shan Masood-led team needed 11 from the final over and achieved the target with Mir Hamza’s winning single on the last ball. This was Lahore Qalandars’ fourth successive defeat in PSL 9. The left-handed Hamza held his nerve despite Ahsan Hafeez’s wicket of Hasan Ali, who smacked six to reduce the margin to five runs. The Kings didn’t have a great start to the chase, losing four wickets in the powerplay. Meanwhile, the ‘Man of the Match’ Kieron Pollard partnered with Shoaib Malik in the middle to build a partnership. The pair accumulated 95 runs for the fifth wicket, with Pollard scoring 58 off 33 balls. Malik anchored with 39 off 32 balls, while Irfan Khan remained not out on 12 off 10 balls. Zaman Khan was the standout bowler for

LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Saturday changed its candidate for the Punjab chief minister’s slot after holding consultations citing current political situation, ARY News reported. Taking to X (formerly Twitter), PTI Secretary General Hammad Azhar announced Rana Aftab Ahmad Khan as the party’s new candidate for the Punjab chief minister. ضروری اعلان : میاں اسلم اقبال کو بانی چیرمین عمران خان نے وزیر اعلی پنجاب کے عہدے کے لئے نامزد کیا تھا۔ ان کو گرفتار کرنے لے لئے سارے صوبے کی پولیس اسمبلی کے گرد موجود ہے۔ اس صورتحال میں میاں اسلم اقبال کی مشاورت سے پاڑٹی قیادت اور میاں اسلم اقبال نے نے وزیراعلی کے انتخاب کے… pic.twitter.com/nkJYhCwApY — Hammad Azhar (@Hammad_Azhar) February 24, 2024 He noted that party founder Imran Khan had earlier nominated Mian Aslam Iqbal for the post but heavy contingents of the police force were deployed outside the Punjab Assembly to arrest him. Citing the situation, Hammad Azhar said that the party leadership decided to nominate Rana Aft

KARACHI: In what appears to be a renewed wave of street crimes, a minor girl and a citizen lost their lives during separate robbery incidents in Karachi on Friday, ARY News reported. A 2-year-old girl, who was later identified as Hoorain, was shot dead in a firing incident that took place near Owais Shaheed Park near Korangi No. 4. Police officials said that two armed men riding two motorcycles intercepted a man at his doorsteps and tried to snatch his motorcycle. The robbers opened indiscriminate fire when the victim offered resistance. As a result, a two-year-old girl, who was present inside his house, caught in the firing, killing her on the spot. The robbers, however, managed to escape the scene. Meanwhile, in a separate incident, a citizen was killed while his brother was critically wounded in a firing incident near Banaras Flyover. The victim along with his brother were intercepted by armed muggers riding on a motorbike and as soon as they offered some resistance one of them

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) rejected Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) backed independent candidate Salman Akram Raja’s plea, challenging the victory of Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party‘s(IPP) Aun Chaudhry, ARY News reported As per details, Salman Akram Raja moved to the ECP, maintaining that he won the NA-128 Lahore seat as per Forms 45 of the constituency. He requested the ECP to declare Aun Chaudhry’s victory null and void. The ECP, however, rejected the plea and maintained that the PTI-backed independent candidate may approach the election tribunal. It is pertinent to mention here that according to ECP results, Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) candidate Awn Chaudhry was backed by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) secured victory in NA-128 Lahore with 172,576 votes, against PTI backed independent candidate with 159,024 votes. Read More: Salman Akram Raja moves LHC against election results Salman Akram Raja had also moved to the Lahore High Court (LHC) and Isla

An Indian-origin German national girl reportedly married a young man from Sialkot, Pakistan after accepting Islam, ARY News reported on Thursday. According to the details, Arsalan, a young man from Sialkot, and Jaspreet Kaur, a German girl of Indian origin, used to work together in Germany. Following her conversion to Islam, Jaspreet Kaur adopted the name Zainab, meanwhile, reports indicate she hails from Ludhiana, Punjab, India. READ: Indian woman Anju marries Pakistani friend, converts to Islam Jaspreet Kaur, who came to Pakistan on January 16 for a religious pilgrimage, has been issued a single-entry visa till April 15. Jasprit Kaur holds an Indian passport which she obtained in Munich, Germany. In this regard, the administrators of Jamia Hanifia revealed that the girl and her parents are Indian but they live in Germany. from ARY NEWS https://ift.tt/jGvhfOa

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has refused to form coalition government with Jamiat-e-Ulema Islam (JUI-F) in Balochistan, with the former ready to share power with Pakistan People’s People (PPP) in the province too, ARY News reported on Wednesday, citing sources. JUI-F Secretary-General Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Haideri held a meeting with PML-N Senator Ishaq Dar regarding the government formation in Balochistan. Sources told ARY News that Abdul Ghafoor Haideri offered its former ally to form a coalition government in Balochistan. However, Ishaq Dar rejected the offer and said his party was going to form a coalition government with PPP as the power-sharing agreement between the two parties had already been reached in the Centre. The development means JUI-F will have to sit in the opposition despite securing 11 seats in Balochistan Assembly. Meanwhile, PML-N and PPP have 17 seats each, including the reserved ones. Read More: PML-N eyes to form govt in Balochistan

ISLAMABAD: Senior politician Faisal Vawda believes that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz would become Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) of Punjab, saying that the PML-N’s forthcoming government in Centre would be its last, ARY News reported on Tuesday. “In future, PML-N would become Punjab’s MQM and will be used just to form alliance,” the former PTI leader said while speaking at ARY News programme ‘Off the Record’. Faisal Vawda said matters related to formation of government would be solved within six to seven days. “A coalition government would be formed and everyone will relish the power,” he added. In response to a question, he claimed that the next Senate Chairman will come from a “high position” and will be neutral. “The official will step down from a high post and become Senate chairman,” he added. Meanwhile, Vawda said that Sarfraz Bugti and Sanaullah Zehri were in race for Balochistan Chief Minister’s slot. Responding to PPP spokesperson Faisal Karim Kundi’s statement, Faisal

ISLAMABAD: Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) Chairman Sahibzada Hamid Raza on Monday asserted that his party would bring its own prime minister as PTI-backed independent members started joining the religious party, ARY News reported. PTI-backed national and provincial assembly lawmakers have started submitting affidavits, officially announcing their affiliation with Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) in line with the party’s decision. Meanwhile, the religious party had also filed a petition with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for reserved seats. Talking to journalists outside the ECP office, SIC chairman Sahibzada Hamid Raza said that his party’s alliance with Imran Khan-led PTI was not new, it was intact from the last six years. “The people have given their mandate; people’s mandate will not be dishonoured,” he said, adding that there are reports of five to six independent lawmakers being poached by other political parties. He further said that his father never remained a member o

LAHORE: A special operation cell of Punjab police claimed to have arrested an individual from Dubai allegedly wanted in several murder charges, ARY News reported on Sunday. According to police officials, the notorious shooter identified as Tayyab Ejaz was booked under six murder cases in Punjab before he fled the country. The police officials claimed that the accused, Tayyaz Ejaz, is under custody and being transported to Pakistan with the assistance of Interpol. Earlier in December, the FIA arrested three fugitives, wanted in murder case, from United Arab Emirates (UAE) with the help of Interpol. In a statement, the FIA spokesperson said that it has arrested three wanted fugitives from UAE with the help of Interpol and shifted them to Lahore International Airport. The suspects – identified as Zeeshan Yousuf, Hidayatullah and Akram – were wanted in murder case to Punjab police. Last year, Interpol Pakistan issued 117 red notices for the suspects’ arrest which was made possible

ISLAMABAD: The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) has proposed a three-stage methodology for the audit of election results 2024 amid allegations of rigging, ARY News reported on Sunday. According to a press statement issued today, the non-government poll observer urged the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to scrutinise the results of constituencies that have been duly challenged by political parties and candidates at the appropriate legal fora using data analytics and forensics to establish the “legitimacy of the outcome of General Election 2024”. “Such an audit must include representatives nominated by the political parties concerned as well as independent observers to ensure the transparency and credibility of the process,” the statement added. “FAFEN has been advocating since 2013 for the Election Commission to conduct scrutiny of results of all constituencies before the notification of winners in an effort to strengthen the integrity of election outcomes and to minimiz

Veteran all-rounder Shoaib Malik has joined the Karachi Kings squad in Multan for Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2024. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv Shoaib Malik and his actress wife Sana Javed have arrived in Multan for the tournament. The pictures of the couple’s arrival are making rounds on the visual sharing application Instagram.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Karachi Kings (@karachikingsary)   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by akhan ayat (@akhan_ayat) Related – Sana Javed drops unseen wedding picture with Shoaib Malik Karachi Kings, who won the PSL in 2020, will start their 2024 campaign against former champions Multan Sultans at the Multan Cricket Stadium.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Karachi Kings (@karachikingsary) Shoaib Malik is the second cricketer, and Asia’s first, to score more than 1

ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Friday backtracked from his statement regarding ex-spymaster Lt Gen Faiz Hameed’s involvement in bringing no-confidence vote (VONC) against former prime minister Imran Khan, dubbing it a ‘slip of tongue’, ARY News reported. “I believe Gen [Qamar Javed] Bajwa and Lt Gen Faiz [Hameed] were responsible for rigging the 2018 general polls,” the JUI-F chief had said in an interview with a private TV channel. A day earlier, Maulana Fazlur Rehman held former army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa and ex-spymaster Lt Gen Faiz Hameed , who was the then-Peshawar corps commander, responsible for the no-confidence vote against former prime minister Imran Khan and the PTI government. Maulana Fazl was among top opposition leaders who spearheaded the efforts to oust the PTI founder under the banner of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM). Speaking to a private news channel, he clarified that he took Faiz Hameed’s name by “mis

The latest pictures of actress and model Sarah Khan are going viral on the visual sharing platform Instagram. Watch ARY News live on  live.arynews.tv   Sarah Khan, wife of prolific singer Falak Shabir, was all smiles as she posed for the pictures in a dashing black outfit. The actress used hearts emoji as the post’s caption.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Mrs.Falak (@sarahkhanofficial) The viral pictures have over 70,000 likes on Instagram. Instagrammers praised her looks and pictures with heartwarming comments.  It is pertinent to mention that Sarah Khan has a massive fanbase on the social platform. She treats her fans with glimpses of her personal and professional happenings via heart-melting videos.    View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Mrs.Falak (@sarahkhanofficial)   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Mrs.Falak (