PTI, PML-N, PPP secured 68% of vote share for NA in 2024 polls: Fafen

Polling officers count ballot papers during the general election in Karachi, February 8, 2024. — Reuters In an analysis report related to the 2024 nationwide polls, the Free and Fair Election Network (Fafen) highlighted that major parties — Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), and Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) — retained their cumulative … Read more

Major parties largely retained cumulative vote banks in 2024 polls: Fafen

A man watching latest election results live streaming on Geo News on a computer screen in this undated photo. — APP The Free and Fair Election Network (FAFEN) has noted in its analysis report that major political parties largely retained their cumulative and individual vote banks across both national and provincial assemblies in the 2024 … Read more

Khawaja Asif blames judiciary for ‘delay’ in bringing May 9 rioters to justice

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif speaks during an address in London on December 22, 2024. — YouTube/Geo News  Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Sunday held judiciary responsible for delay in taking the case involving those responsible for violence and rioting on May 9, 2023 to its logical conclusion. In a hard-hitting address from London, the defence … Read more

COAS Munir reiterates resolve to eliminate terrorism, extremism in all forms

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir interacting with officers and soldiers during his visit to Wana area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) South Waziristan district, December 22, 2024. — ISPR RAWALPINDI: A day after 16 soldiers embraced martyrdom in the South Wazisitaion gun battle, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir on Friday … Read more

Wildlife experts blame ‘human feeding’ for rise in monkey deaths in national parks

Representational image of monkeys kept in an enclosure. — AFP ISLAMABAD: Following the deaths of three rhesus monkeys in Islamabad’s Margalla Hills National Park, the wildlife experts have blamed “human feeding” for the rising incidents and called for heightened public awareness regarding human interactions with animals. The development came days after a rhesus monkey was … Read more

Pakistan Army determined to eliminate terrorism, extremism in all forms: COAS

Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Asim Munir interacting with soldiers during his visit to Wana area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) South Waziristan district, December 22, 2024. — ISPR COAS Munir receives briefing on prevailing security landscape. He reaffirms Pakistan Army’s commitment to pursue TTP. “Armed forces’ determination cornerstone of nation’s sovereignty.” RAWALPINDI: Chief of … Read more

Human feeding ‘blamed’ for rise in monkey death toll in national parks

A monkey eating corn while sitting along the Margallah Road in Islamabad. — APP/File ISLAMABAD: Environmental and wildlife experts have called for stricter regulations and heightened public awareness regarding human interactions with animals after the deaths of rhesus monkeys in Islamabad’s Margalla Hills National Park. The development came days after a rhesus monkey was fatally … Read more

PTI welcomes formation of govt’s negotiation committee

A collage showing PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan (left) and NA Opposition Leader Omar Ayub. — AFP/APP/File ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has welcomed the formation of the government’s negotiation committee, with Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan terming it a “positive” move. “We consider the committee’s formation a constructive step. Meaningful dialogue based on … Read more

Winter worsens humanitarian plight in Kurram

Men walk past a market closed by traders during a strike in Kurram district, Parachinar, the mountainous Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on November 22, 2024. — AFP  Earlier this month, Syed Ajbar Hussain’s seven-month-old grandson developed a severe chest infection. Hussain and the child’s father rushed the infant to a local hospital in Parachinar, located in … Read more