ISLAMABAD, Nov 1 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
Sunday strongly condemned the blast that took place at railway track
in Dasht, Blochistan.
Prime Minister condemns blast at railway track
Mayor group wins UC-9
FAISALABAD, Nov 1 (APP): The panel of Nadeem Nawaz Bajwa
(chairman)/Ali Haider (vice chairman) of Mayor group grabbed
2,634 votes and declared successful, according to unofficial
result issued by the Returning Officer.
Imran seeks report on LB polls defeat
LAHORE, Nov 1 (APP): Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief
Imran Khan on Sunday sought a report on PTI’s defeat in first
phase of Local Bodies elections in 12 districts of Punjab.
PML-N clean sweeps with 230 seats
LAHORE, Oct 31 (APP): Pakistan Muslim League-N clean
swept in the Metropolitan Corporation Lahore (MCL) by securing
230 Union Council (UC) seats, out of the total 274 in the Local
Bodies elections 2015.
LG polls in ICT: ECP asks political parties to issue tickets till Nov 9
ISLAMABAD, Nov 1 (APP): The Election Commission of Pakistan on Sunday
instructed the heads of political parties to issue party tickets to their
nominated candidates for Local Government Elections in Islamabad till November 9 as the tickets are required to be presented to the Returning Officer by the candidate for allotment of party symbol.
PM grieved over ANP leader’s death
ISLAMABAD, Nov 1 (APP): Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on
Sunday expressed grief over the demise of veteran ANP politician
Muhammad Afzal Khan.
Economy improving due to Govt’s prudent policies: Ishaq Dar
ISLAMABAD, Nov 1 (APP): Minister for Finance, Senator Muhammad
Ishaq Dar has said Pakistan Muslim League-N government, has focused
on overcoming energy crisis, eradicating extremism, and ensuring a
stable economy after coming into power.
AIOU to start LLB classes from next year
ISLAMABAD, Nov 1 (APP): Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU)
has decided to start LLB classes from August next year, Vice Chancellor
Dr Shahid Siddiqui said.
Inaugurating a new lecture series `Law and Society’ that will be
a part of LLB programme, he said the University was in process of deciding
faculty and course material of LLB programme.
The programme would help producing lawyers of national caliber, he
said adding that a separate space, having special symbolic `Court-Room,’
being set up at University’s main campus, would enable the law students
to acquaint themselves with the actual proceedings of court trial, said a
press release.
Dr Shahid said the University’s Central library is being
equipped with necessary law books, courts’ cases and other relevant
material.
Initially, this programme will be started with a limited number of
students from Rawalpindi and Islamabad region.
The support and guidance of Pakistan Bar Council and members of
legal community would be sought before launching the LLB programme, he
said.
The University will also arrange regular visits of the law students
to Superior courts for their proper professional development and the
country’s renowned lawyers and jurists will be included in the visiting
teaching faculty.
The main aim of the LLB programme is to enhance the respect and academic status of the Mega University, he added.
Senior lawyer of the Supreme Court S A Rehman briefed the University’s senior officers on the occasion about the efficiency and disciplinary rules to ensure transparency and fairness in the official working and civil servants’ enquiry’ process.
University’s Registrar Dr Muhammad Naeem Qureshi and Dean Faculty of
Sciences Dr Syed Abdul Siraj were also present on the occasion.
Election results of Municipal Corporation Faisalabad
FAISALABAD, Nov 1 (APP): The unofficial result of chairman and
vice-chairman of Municipal Corporation Faisalabad in local government election-2015 (Phase-I) held on October 31.
Sindh Govt to hold judicial inquiry into Daraza Sharif incident
KARACHI, Nov 1 (APP): Sindh Minister for Information and
Education Minister Nisar Khuhro has said that the Sindh government
has decided to conduct a judicial inquiry into Daraza Sharif incident
which claimed 12 lives on polling day.