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SC returns PTI plea for elections within 90 days

Report in Dawn, Sept 15th, 2023ISLAMABAD: In a significant setback for the PTI, the Supreme Court on Thursday returned its petition seeking nationwide elections in the country within 90 days with objections. The petition also requested the apex court to order the ECP to issue a schedule accordingly, besides the governors of all four provinces be directed to announce the date of elections within 90 days of the dissolution of the respective assemblies, or in…

Screening of ‘Adipurush’ stalled nationwide

report in The Kathmandu Post, updated June 19, 2023 at 15:25 hrsThe screening of the Indian movie ‘Adipurush’ has been stalled nationwide citing issues of law and order. Kathmandu Mayor Balendra Shah, on Sunday, had taken to his Twitter and Facebook accounts to announce the metropolis’ decision to bar all Indian movies from screening at cinemas within Kathmandu Metropolitan City. The move came after Shah’s call to rectify a particular statement used in the film…

Around 24,000 arrested in countrywide special drive from December 1 to 15

report in The Daily Star, Dec 20, 2022A total of 23,968 people, including 72 militants and listed criminals, were arrested during the nationwide special drive from December 1 to 15. Among them, 15,968 had arrest warrants against them while 8,000 were held in 5,132 cases filed during the drive, according to Police Headquarters (PHQ) sources. Seeking anonymity, a PHQ official said 33,429 operations were carried out during the 15-day drive, and the law enforcers recovered…