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NA-53: Imran Khan files appeal against rejection of nomination paper

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday filed an appeal in Appellate Tribunal against the Returning Officer's decision to reject his nomination papers from NA-53 for the Genera Election 2018.Filed through his lawyer Babar Awan, the application stated that the RO's decision contradics the Constitution.It said Imran Khan is chairman of a one of major political parties whose nomination papers have been rejected on week grounds.The application prayed that nomination papers of Imran Khan be accepted by declaring RO's decision null and void.Islamabad High Court's Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani would take up Khan's appeal on Thursday for hearing. According to Geo News, as many as 21 tribunals have been set up where candidates can file appeals till June 22. The tribunals would decide the appeals till June 27.Eight tribunals have been established in Punjab, four in Sindh, six in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and two in Balochistan.

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Woman among four 'terrorists' killed in Balochistan operation

QUETTA: Four suspected terrorists including a woman were killed during an operation carried out by the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on Wednesday, according to Geo News.A spokesman for the CTD said the operation was conducted at a residential compound in Dasht Tera Meel area on the basis of information provided by an under custody suspect who was also killed during exchange of fire.He said the terrorists opened fire on police as they entered the compound, adding that one of them blew himself up near the Armored Personnel Carrier (APC) while another was gunned down in retaliatory fireThe spokesman said a female suspect was also killed during the operation.Rescue officials claimed that body of a child and an injured woman were also shifted from the site to a hospital, but official sources declined to verify or reject the account.Arms, ammunition and explosives were also recovered during a search operation in the compound.IG Balochistan's visitBalochistan Police Inspector General Mohsin Butt visited the compound where he was briefed by CTD officials.The IG is said to have appreciated the police for successfully conducting the operation.

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ECP forms 20 tribunals to hear rejection appeals

ISLAMABAD: Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has constituted 20 tribunals to hear appeals on nomination papers rejected by the returning officers across the country.According to the electoral body, high court judges will be part of the appellate tribunals. It has set up six tribunals in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, eight in Punjab, four in Sindh, and two in Balochistan.The move came after the scrutiny of candidates seeking to contest in the elections concluded on Tuesday.As per the election schedule, appeals against rejection or acceptance of nomination papers can be filed by June 22. The decision on the appeals will be made by June 27, after which the final list of the candidates will be shared on June 28.The last date for withdrawal of candidature will be June 29.Moreover, the date for allocation of electoral symbols and publication of the final list of contesting candidates will be June 30 before the country goes to the polls on July 25.

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Imran seeks immediate removal of KP governor

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan has called for an immediate removal of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra, arguing that the latter could influence the outcome of elections due to his affiliation with the PML-N. In a letter to Prime Minister Justice (retd) Nasirul Mulk, Imran Khan said the governor had once served as Secretary General of the PML-N. The governor, it said, still had powers to handle financial affairs of the federally-administered tribal areas (FATA). The PTI chief said that Governor Jhagra cannot be trusted to remain neutral. He also called for transferring federal and provincial bureaucrats appointed by the PML-N and PPP governments at the centre and in provinces where the two parties were in power. The PTI chief also stated that the caretaker governments of respective provinces were moving at an extremely slow pace to rectify the situation.Therefore, he said, direct and immediate action should be taken to replace Jhagra and remove other anomalies that would hinder the process of free and fair elections.

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Video: Shehbaz Sharif goes viral for crossing London street with hastened speed

LONDON: Former Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif has taken over social media with a mere five second footage of him in London crossing the road with a hastened pace.The PML-N president is in London to inquiry after the health of Begum Kulsoom Nawaz who is on ventilator after suffering a cardiac arrest last week. Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz are also in the British capital to be with ailing Kulsoom Nawaz. Meanwhile, social media users are sniggering over the Pakistan Muslim League-N (PMLN) supremo crossing a busy street in London ‘without any protocol’ as users are putting it.While the amateur footage has garnered ample chuckles online, there are some who are using this as an opportunity to shed light on the extravagant lives back in his home country but is abiding by the rules on foreign land.One user writes: “Shehbaz Sharif spotted in London while crossing the road. In Pakistan they use motorcade and block roads for their movement. Where as this is how they moves in London.”While another one states: “Can we just make this go viral! Here is @CMShehbaz in London, running through traffic. In Pakistan he can’t travel 50 meters without a bulletproof car and 23 vehicles around him! #PMLN #PTI #PPP #Shehbaz #NawazSharif”“Just saw @CMShehbaz run and cross a London Road avoiding oncoming cars. And in Pakistan half of the city cars try to avoid the oncoming motorcade of Shehbaz Shareef when he is traveling here. Other leaders included,” stated another one.

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Viral video shows another bus hostess facing harassment by security guard

KARACHI: Days after a bus hostess in Faisalabad was murdered for turning down a marriage proposal, a similar video has emerged on social media of a security guard harassing a female hostess in Karachi.The security guard can be seen misbehaving with the bus hostess in the circulating footage followed by the female getting hit in response to resistance. The viral video goes on to also show a man trying to reason with the security guard. Earlier in the week, a similar incident had occurred in Faisalabad where an 18-year-old bus hostess named Mehwish was shot dead by a security guard for declining his marriage proposal. The latest video as confirmed by Mehwish’s mother is not of her deceased daughter but is a different occurrence.

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Pakistan Army team wins Pace Sticking Competition in UK

Pakistan Army team won the drill competition commonly known as All Arms and International Pace Sticking Competition held at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, UK on 14 June 2018. With as little time as two months for learning the drill exercise, the team from Pakistan Military Academy high kicked its way to the surprise win at the 90th Competition at Sandhurst. In his message of felicitation on the occasion, H.E. Syed Ibne Abbas, the High Commissioner, commended Pakistan Team’s dedication and spirit to take on the challenge. He said Pakistan Team once again demonstrated at the Sandhurst Competition the highest standards of professionalism and excellence maintained by our armed forces.

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Man arrested after raping minor girl in Hafizabad

HAFIZABAD: A seven-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a man on Tuesday in Hafizabad’s Muhalla Tajpura, as per reports by Geo News.The suspect identified as Asad Sohail convinced the minor, residing in the same neighborhood as him, to escort him into his house while she was out buying groceries.After raping the minor girl, the man escaped the scene seeing the girl’s deteriorating state. The police arrived at the site after the incident was reported and the minor was transferred to a hospital where her health check was carried out.The accused was taken into custody later after which a case was also filed against him. A similar incident had occurred earlier in the month, where six suspects were detained by authorities in Khairpur’s Pir Jo Goth area for allegedly gang raping two young local girls.

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Probe launched against tourist harassing Kalash women in viral video

A video making rounds on social media is showing a tourist in Chitral District’s Kalash Valley harassing local women.The viral footage shows an unidentified man following Kalash women as they tread past him expressing their displeasure at the unwanted advances being hurled their way by the tourist. The pestering man can be seen asking the women for pictures and making derogatory remarks that are followed by extreme indignation by the victims. The Deputy Commissioner of Chitral acknowledged the incident and has issued a probe into the matter.In spite of DPO Chitral police pointing out that the video dates back to 2016, the DC has instigated a search for the victims in the video.“We are trying our best to ferret out this man in the video. Local tourists are required to respect the cultural norms and sensitivity of the community. DPO @ChitralPolice has been contacted to further investigate in the matter. He will be booked under the law soon,” stated their tweet.The statement further read: “We are trying our best to ferret out this man in the video. Local tourists are required to respect the cultural norms and sensitivity of the community. DPO @ChitralPolice has been contacted to further investigate in the matter. He will be booked under the law soon.”Adding further DC Chitral stated: “As per DPO @ChitralPolice this video is of July 2016 and Police authorities have been contacted to find out the ladies in the video so that FIR could be registered against the man in video. FIA cyber crime wing has also been taken in the loop to trace out this man.”

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