Man killed allegedly for honour
July 6, 2021
MANSEHRA: A man was killed allegedly in the name of honour in Pano Dheri area here on Monday.“An armed group, who had killed a woman of its tribe almost a decade ago in Kohistan, now killed her alleged paramour here,” stated Nawaz Khan, the SHO of the Khaki Police Station.
Asghar Khan, who had arrived from Dasu town in Kohistan for his treatment, was gunned down by the armed men. The slain man was on his way to the hospital when the armed men opened fire on him, leaving him dead on the spot, and they escaped later. The slain man, who was shifted to King Abdullah Teaching Hospital for autopsy had received around 20 bullets in upper and lower parts of the body. Abdul Sadiq lodged a first information report (FIR) with the police, stating that his cousin was on way to the hospital when five people, led by allegedly Javed Gul, shot him dead.
Senate race heats up as nominees file papers
ECP extends date for submission of papers till Feb 15
ISLAMABAD:
A total of 78 candidates of all political parties, including the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, on Saturday filed their nomination papers with the Election Commission of Pakistan for the Senate elections scheduled for March 3.
Earlier in the day, Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry tweeted a list containing names of 20 candidates, including Abdul Qadir for Balochistan, but later, Special Assistant to the PM on Political Communication Shahbaz Gill tweeted that Qadir has been replaced with Zahoor Agha.
“Senate ticket from Balochistan is being withdrawn from Qadir Sahib and being issued to Zahoor Agha. The captain always listens to his party workers,” Gill tweeted.