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In Sri Lanka, polling for the parliamentary election will be held tomorrow (Wednesday). The ruling Rajapaksa brothers are looking for a super-majority in parliament to change the constitution and unravel democratic safeguards.   Source: Radio Pakistan

In South Korea, thirteen people were killed and as many went missing after days of heavy rains across the country. Disaster officials said rain inundated more than 5,751 hectares of farmland, displaced one thousand people and flooded parts of key highways and bridges in the capital, Seoul. President Moon Jae-in is set to hold an […]

Police Martyrs’ Day was observed on Tuesday across the country to pay tributes to those police personnel who have rendered their lives for the security and stability of the country. Special events were held at provincial headquarters and at district level to highlight the services of police force. Provincial governments have announced compensation packages for […]

Kashmir highway has been renamed as Srinagar Highway. The inauguration ceremony to this effect was held in Islamabad on Monday. Speaking on the occasion, Minister for Communications Murad Saeed said this highway will also be known as the ‘Road to Srinagar’. He said the day is not far when the people of federal capital Islamabad […]

Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has said that no compromise would be made on cleanliness of provincial capital as well as all other cities of the province. In a statement, he ordered the administration to carry out operation cleanliness in an effective manner on all Eid days. He said that vehicles deputed on cleanliness should […]