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"HAFIZABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate for vice chairman of a union council in Punjab's Hafizabad town was booked in a FIR on charges of ransacking local office of Returning Officer (RO), Samaa reported Wednesday."

KARACHI: Former Senator of Pakistan People's Party (PPP), Faisal Raza Abidi, who was arrested and shifted to jail on remand last week in a case of illegal weapons' possession, has been granted bail by a local court, Samaa reported Thursday.

BAHAWALNAGAR: A man was killed and three others were wounded in a gun attack on a sit-in staged by Pakistan People's Party (PPP) against local police on Monday.

"ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will arrive on Wednesday in Chitral, one the worst earthquake-stricken areas to assess the losses and necessities of local people."

KARACHI: More than 6000 candidates have filed their nomination papers for 1520 municipal seats in Karachi as local bodies' elections draw nearer, Samaa reported. Hustle and bustle in electioneering is set to grip the metropolis and other cities of Sindh where the polls are going to be held in three phases.

KARACHI: Major Genera Bilal Akbar, Director General of Pakistan Rangers (Sindh), Thursday met Sindh Chief Minister Syed Qaim Ali Shah and conveyed his reservations regarding advertisement against paramilitary force by police in local dailies. The chief minister assured the DG Rangers that impartial inquiry would be conducted into the issue and action would be taken against the culprits found involved.

LAHORE: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Samiul Haq (JUI-S) has decided to support PML-N candidate Sardar Ayaz Sadiq in bye-polls on NA-122, Samaa reported Friday. The decision was revealed by Sardar Ayaz Sadiq and JUI-S local leaders at a press conference in Lahore's Saman Abad area today. With large political shows and all hullaballoo, stage is set for Oct.