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• 'Real' Syria peace talks yet to start: UN
• Tillerson demands US's NATO allies pay up
• US warns Israel on 'unrestrained' settlement building
• Palestinian, UN alarm after Israel approves new settlement
• Australia floods still rising with two dead, four missing
• Meningitis outbreak in Nigeria kills nearly 300
• Pakistan eye to seal T20 series against West Indies
• Lahore: Three sustain injuries in firing incident
• Plaza in Lahores Anarkali Bazaar catches fire
• Imran Khan meets Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa
• Pakistan's Khalid Latif to contest fixing charges
• IRSA works out formula for water supply in khareef season
• Corps Commander Lahore calls on CM Shehbaz Sharif
• Tennis: Nadal reaches Miami Masters final
• PTI not eligible for allotment of election symbol: ECP

'Real' Syria peace talks yet to start: UN Posted: GENEVA (AFP) - The UN on Friday said incremental progress was made during a fifth round of talks between Syrias warring parties, but warned the real peace negotiations had yet to begin.Syrian government and opposition representatives had been serious and engaged during the latest nine days of talks in Geneva, UN mediator Staffan de Mistura told reporters.He said all sides were keen and ready to return to Geneva for a sixth round of talks, adding that he would announce the date after discussions next week with UN chief Antonio Guterres and the UN Security Council.The two sides, who met with de Mistura separately, did finally delve into some substance, after spending four previous rounds squabbling over the agenda.They began discussing four separate baskets of issues, on governance, drafting a new constitution, elections and combating terrorism in the war-ravaged country.There was never much hope of a breakthrough, with the sides hopelessly deadlocked over the fate of President Bashar al-Assad and violence persisting in a six-year conflict that has already claimed more than 320,000 lives.De Mistura previously warned not to expect miracles and on Friday hailed the fact that no one had walked out. He acknowledged though that the talks still remained in the preparation stage.In every negotiation there are certain issues that need to be prepared... before the real, real peace negotiations start... and it is clear, we are not quite there, he said.I cannot deny that there are serious challenges, and I am not seeing immediately this developing into a peace agreement, he added.He insisted that we must maintain this incremental momentum on the political process, even if it is only incremental.The negotiating sides hailed that negotiations on substance had finally begun, but appeared less optimistic than their mediator that progress was being made.Nasr al-Hariri, the chief negotiator for the opposition High Negotiations Committee (HNC), lamented to reporters that the opposition was dealing with a side that does not want to reach a political solution.The chief negotiator on the government side, Syrias ambassador to the UN Bashar al-Jaafari, was even more pessimistic.We were looking forward to achieving... at least some progress in this round, but this did not happen, he told reporters.He maintained that his opponents do not want a political solution, unless (it) is in accordance with their illusions... that we would hand over the keys to Syria to them.The Syrian government appears to have little reason to make concessions.The rebels increasingly find themselves on the back foot, both on the ground, where they have been haemorrhaging territory, and when it comes to international support.The United States, long the oppositions most powerful backer, acknowledged Thursday that it is no longer focused on ousting Assad as it seeks a new strategy to end Syrias civil war.Other opposition backers have been indicating the same, even as government supporters Russia and Iran wield increasing influence.De Mistura on Friday meanwhile dismissed a barrage of rumours he was preparing to step down.Only if and when you will hear it directly either from the Secretary General or from myself, then you have to take it very seriously, he told reporters.

Tillerson demands US's NATO allies pay up Posted: BRUSSELS (AFP) - US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson pressed NATO allies Friday to ramp up military spending and denounced Russias ongoing hostility and occupation of Ukraine as the Trump administration toughened its tone toward Moscow.Tillerson delivered the message as he met fellow NATO foreign ministers for the first time ahead of a May 25 summit to be attended by leaders of the 28-nation alliance, including President Donald Trump.As President Trump has made clear, it is no longer sustainable for the US to maintain a disproportionate share of NATOs defence expenditures, Tillerson said in Brussels.He urged his fellow foreign ministers to agree at the May summit to produce plans by the end of the year to meet the spending pledge.NATO countries originally agreed at a summit in Wales in 2014 to contribute the equivalent of two percent of their gross domestic product to defence.Seeking to draw a line under the funding row, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said NATO members understood they had to boost spending not so much to please Washington but to counter new threats from both the east and the south.One option we are examining is national plans to deliver on the commitments we have made, Stoltenberg told a press conference ending five hours of talks.The former Norwegian premier set the tone early when he dismissed anew fears that Trump was less committed to the transatlantic alliance than his predecessors, citing words of support and increased US troop deployments in eastern Europe.We see a strong US commitment to NATO, Stoltenberg said.Tillersons remarks, reinforced later by those from Defence Secretary Jim Mattis in London, were tougher on Russia than those previously made by Trump or his cabinet officials.Trump had stressed the need to improve US relations with Moscow after they had sunk to a low under president Barack Obama over the crisis in Ukraine.Tillerson told the alliances forum with Ukraine co-chaired by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin that American and NATO support for Ukraine remains steadfast in the wake of Russias aggression against Ukraine three years ago when it annexed Crimea.Today, Russias ongoing hostility and occupation is compromising our shared vision of a Europe that is whole, free, and at peace, Tillerson said.He vowed that the US administraiton will keep sanctions in place until Russia reverses the actions that triggered them and oppose any further bid by Russia to redraw Ukraines borders.He also pressed Russia to fulfill its obligations under the Minsk agreements to end the war in eastern Ukraine, where he said Russian-led separatist forces are fighting Ukrainian government forces.Klimkin, speaking to reporters afterward, accused Russia of creeping annexation in the Donbass region of Ukraine.Allies have been alarmed at the prospect of Trump seeking to improve relations with Russia at the expense of support for the pro-Western government in Ukraine or NATO allies in former Soviet parts of eastern Europe.Their concerns were reinforced when Tillerson initially planned to skip the NATO meeting scheduled for next week, citing various commitments including a trip to Russia.However, they eased when he agreed to attend talks rescheduled for Friday.Tillerson arrived in Brussels following a visit to Turkey, a NATO ally and key player in both Syria and Iraq where Washington wants to defeat the Islamic State jihadists.In the last two years, IS has claimed or hailed a wave of deadly attacks in the United States and European cities, including Brussels.Saying building local capacity is the best way to fight terrorism, Stoltenberg announced the alliance will increase aid to the Iraqi government by training medical personnel and staff who maintain armoured vehicles.But the NATO funding row remains central.NATOs 2016 annual report said only five countries met the two percent target -- the United States, Britain, Greece, Poland and Estonia -- while Washington still accounted for nearly 70 percent of combined alliance defence spending.During a visit to NATO in February, Mattis voiced staunch support for NATO but warned that Washington could moderate its commitment if allies fail to pay up.Trump said after a visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel this month that Germany owes vast sums of money to NATO and the US.But German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel told reporters it was totally unrealistic for his country to meet the two-percent of GDP target.A NATO official later told reporters however that Tillersons funding demands were well received by the ministers, who told him what they were doing to meet their pledges.

US warns Israel on 'unrestrained' settlement building Posted: JERUSALEM (AFP) - The United States warned Friday that unrestrained building of settler homes could hinder peace, after Israel approved a new settlement in the occupied West Bank for the first time in a quarter century.The Palestinians reacted angrily at what is widely seen as the most right-wing government in Israeli history presses ahead with settlement expansion in defiance of international concern.US President Donald Trumps administration refrained from criticising the new settlement, which was approved by the Israeli security cabinet late Thursday, but warned that further expansion could undermine peace efforts.While the existence of settlements is not in itself an impediment to peace, further unrestrained settlement activity does not help advance peace, a White House official said.Going forward... the Israeli government has made clear that Israels intent is to adopt a policy regarding settlement activity that takes President Trumps concerns into consideration.A spokesman for UN chief Antonio Guterres expressed disappointment and alarm at the Israeli announcement.EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini said the new settlement building threatens to further undermine prospects for a viable two-state solution, which remains the only realistic way to fulfil the aspirations of both sides and achieve just and lasting peace.Senior Palestinian official Saeb Erekat said Israel continues to destroy the prospects of peace.He also criticised the United Nations, European Union and United States for not doing enough to punish Israel for continuing to expand settlements in the West Bank.Peace is not going to be achieved by tolerating such crimes, he said.More than 400,000 Israelis live in existing settlements considered illegal under international law.The new settlement will be constructed north of the former wildcat Jewish outpost known as Amona, which was razed in February in accordance with an Israeli High Court order.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had promised to build a new settlement for its residents after their eviction.I promised to create a new community and we are going to respect that commitment and create it today, he said ahead of Thursdays security cabinet meeting.Oded Revivi, chief foreign envoy for the umbrella body representing settlers, welcomed the decision.We will be monitoring the government very closely to see that these plans come to fruition, enabling a new era of building, he said in a statement.Agriculture minister Uri Ariel also welcomed the announcement, saying it would allow the development of Judaea and Samaria, using a term right-wing Israelis apply to the West Bank.It will be the first entirely new settlement that an Israeli government has approved since 1991, the anti-settlement NGO Peace Now said.In recent years, construction had focused instead on expanding existing settlements.Peace Now said the new settlements location deep in the West Bank was strategic for the fragmentation of the West Bank, which Palestinians see as the bulk of their future state.Netanyahu is held captive by the settlers, and chooses his political survival over the interest of the state of Israel, the NGO said, adding it was pushing Israelis and Palestinians closer to apartheid.The international community regards all Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories as illegal and a major obstacle to Middle East peace.Israel draws a distinction between those it sanctions and those it does not -- so-called outposts.The cabinet also invited tenders for nearly 2,000 new homes in existing settlements and discussed retroactively legalising three outposts, Peace Now said.Ronen Bergman, senior correspondent for Israels Yediot Aharonot newspaper, said Netanyahu, who has faced corruption allegations, has been dragged further right to keep his government together.The far-right pro-settlement Jewish Home party, part of Netanyahus coalition, is often dictating the governments agenda, he added.He has been shifted more and more to the right since being re-elected.(Netanyahu) is not calling the agenda, he is chasing the agenda, Bergman told AFP.The former US administration of Barack Obama was deeply opposed to Israels expansion of the settlements and in December withheld its veto from a UN Security Council resolution condemning the policy.But since Trump took office in January, settler leaders have been emboldened by his far less critical stance and Israel has since announced more than 5,500 new homes in existing settlements.Netanyahu has been in discussions with the Trump administration on how to move ahead with further construction.Trump has pledged unstinting support for Israel but has also urged Netanyahu to hold back on settlements for a little bit while his administration looks for ways to restart Israeli-Palestinian talks.

Palestinian, UN alarm after Israel approves new settlement Posted: JERUSALEM (AFP) - The Palestinians and the United Nations on Friday condemned the Israeli cabinets approval of the first officially sanctioned new settlement in the occupied West Bank in more than 25 years.The security cabinet gave its unanimous backing to the new settlement late on Thursday as what is widely seen as the most right-wing government in Israeli history presses ahead with settlement expansion in defiance of international concern.Senior Palestinian official Hanan Ashrawi said the move showed the government was pushing ahead with their systematic policies of settler colonialism, apartheid and ethnic cleansing, showing a total and blatant disregard for Palestinian human rights.Israel is more committed to appeasing its illegal settler population than to abiding by the requirements for stability and a just peace, she said.A spokesman for UN chief Antonio Guterres, expressed disappointment and alarm at the announcement.The secretary general has consistently stressed that there is no Plan B for Israelis and Palestinians to live together in peace and security. He condemns all unilateral actions that, like the present one, threaten peace and undermine the two-state solution, Stephane Dujarric said in a statement.The new settlement will be constructed north of the former wildcat Jewish outpost known as Amona, which was razed in February in accordance with an Israeli High Court order.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had promised to build a new settlement for its residents after their eviction.I promised to create a new community and we are going to respect that commitment and create it today, he said ahead of Thursdays security cabinet meeting.Oded Revivi, chief foreign envoy for the umbrella body representing settlers, welcomed the decision.We will be monitoring the government very closely to see that these plans come to fruition, enabling a new era of building, he said in a statement.Agriculture minister Uri Ariel also welcomed the announcement, saying it would allow the development of Judaea and Samaria, the phrase right-wing Israelis use for the West Bank.It will be the first entirely new settlement that an Israeli government has approved since 1991, the anti-settlement NGO Peace Now said.In recent years, construction had focused instead on expanding existing settlements.Peace Now said its location deep in the West Bank was strategic for the fragmentation of the West Bank, which Palestinians see as the bulk of their future state.Netanyahu is held captive by the settlers, and chooses his political survival over the interest of the state of Israel, the NGO said, adding it was pushing Israelis and Palestinians closer to apartheid.The international community regards all Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories as illegal and a major obstacle to Middle East peace.Israel draws a distinction between those it sanctions and those it does not -- so-called outposts.The cabinet also invited tenders for nearly 2,000 new homes in existing settlements and discussed retroactively legalising three outposts, Peace Now said.Ronen Bergman, senior correspondent for Israels Yediot Aharonot newspaper, said Netanyahu, who has faced corruption allegations, has been dragged further right to keep his government together.The far-right pro-settlement Jewish Home party, part of Netanyahus coalition, is often dictating the governments agenda, he added.He has been shifted more and more to the right since being re-elected.(Netanyahu) is not calling the agenda, he is chasing the agenda, Bergman told AFP.The former US administration of Barack Obama was deeply opposed to Israels expansion of the settlements and in December withheld its veto from a UN Security Council resolution condemning the policy.But since Donald Trump took office in January, settler leaders have been emboldened by his far less critical stance and Israel has since announced more than 5,500 new homes in existing settlements.Netanyahu has been in discussions with the Trump administration on how to move ahead with further construction.Trump has pledged unstinting support for Israel but has also urged Netanyahu to hold back on settlements for a little bit while his administration looks for ways to restart Israeli-Palestinian talks.

Australia floods still rising with two dead, four missing Posted: BEENLEIGH (AFP) - Flooded rivers were still rising Saturday in two Australian states with two women dead and four people missing after torrential rains in the wake of a powerful tropical cyclone.Queensland police warned that the Logan River, which runs through Beenleigh south of Brisbane, would not hit peak flood levels for several more hours while the city of Rockhampton to the north was also facing a major threat.Commissioner Ian Stewart warned there was still a major risk to the community around Logan and further south caused by that flooding situation.Rockhampton, with a population of over 80,000 on the Fitzroy River, was expected to suffer flood levels not seen for a century by Wednesday and Stewart urged residents in low-lying areas to leave.By Wednesday, we will be at peak flooding in Rockhampton, he said.It wont just be on Wednesday, it will be a gradual rise, so I encourage people to move now.Queensland police tweeted we currently have four people missing... that we have serious concerns about, but provided no further detail.Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from a string of towns in Queensland and New South Wales as the floods move south towards Ballina.Category four Cyclone Debbie hit northeastern Australia on Tuesday between Bowen and Airlie Beach ripping up trees and causing widespread damage that is still being assessed.It was downgraded to a tropical low as it tracked southeast. But the storm still packed damaging winds and dumped huge amounts of rain all the way down the east coast to Sydney and beyond before blowing out over the Tasman Sea.Police on Friday found the body of a woman who disappeared in floodwaters near Murwillumbah just south of the Queensland border.And a 64-year-old woman, whose vehicle was swept off a causeway on a property in Gungal, in the Hunter Valley south of Sydney was also found dead Friday.Lismore, south of Murwillumbah was among the worst flooded towns on Friday with Tweed Heads, Kingscliff and Murwillumbah also subject to evacuation orders.Just to the north the popular Queensland tourist city of Gold Coast and surrounds were also inundated.In areas further north where the cyclone made landfall, water and power were still being restored.Bowen, Mackay and the Whitsunday islands, where power went down for more than 50,000 people, bore the brunt of the cyclone.The military has mobilised 1,300 soldiers for the clean-up, with helicopters and planes deploying to restore infrastructure and supply emergency food, water and fuel.The Insurance Council of Australia declared the Queensland and northern NSW regions disaster zones, adding that the damage bill could top Aus$1 billion (US $770 million).The councils chief Rob Whelan compared Debbie it to Cyclone Oswald, a category five storm which hit in 2013 and caused over Aus$1 billion in damage.

Meningitis outbreak in Nigeria kills nearly 300 Posted: LAGOS (Agencies) - A meningitis outbreak has killed about 282 people in Nigeria, the countrys Center for Disease Control said.The agency reported a wide outbreak of cerebrospinal meningitis across 15 states.A new strain of the disease called stereotype C has emerged, and there are not enough vaccines against it, the Center for Disease Control warned.There is a vaccine available, Chief Executive Chikwe Ihekweazu said, but it is not commercially available for the stereotype involved in this specific outbreak, and we have to make application to the World Health Organization for the vaccines.Nearly 2,000 suspected cases have been recorded and 109 have been treated since the outbreak began in February.An emergency response team has been sent to the five states in the northwest of the country.As one of the 26 countries on the African meningitis belt, Nigeria records some of the highest incidences of the disease on the continent.The outbreaks peak in the dry season in certain states due to the low humidity and dusty conditions and usually end as the rainy season approaches, Ihekweazu added.Meningitis is a tough disease, especially during this period, and it is associated with overcrowding, understanding the living conditions in the country, people must keep their building ventilated, he said.According to the WHO, even when the disease is diagnosed early and adequate treatment begins, 5% to 10% of patients die, typically within 24 to 48 hours of the onset of symptoms.Some common symptoms are stiff neck, high fever, sensitivity to light, confusion, headaches and vomiting.Local and international organizations are working together to manage the epidemic. We believe that our concerted efforts will bring this outbreak under control, as we also work towards preventing outbreaks of this scale in the future, the Center for Disease Control stated.

Pakistan eye to seal T20 series against West Indies Posted: PORT OF SPAIN (Agencies) – Following the success in the first two games of the four-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series, Pakistan will aim to seal the series when they take on hosts West Indies in the third game at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain today (Saturday).Pakistan came up with a commendable performance in the first T20I to beat West Indies convincingly by 6 wickets, while the second T20I too saw another praiseworthy performance from the visitors to drub the hosts once again by a slender margin of 3 runs and maintain their position in the driver’s seat in the series, as they now stand a chance to win the series.West Indies, meanwhile, did fail to put up a stellar show in the first fixture, but did well enough to show some resilience in the second game, only to be denied a win by just 3 runs. They will be hungry for a couple of wins in the next games, and Pakistan know that well enough.The match is once again being contested in Port of Spain, where the fast bowlers have traditionally done well. Therefore, it won’t be a surprise if the teams opt to move in with a bowling-heavy side.

Lahore: Three sustain injuries in firing incident Posted: LAHORE (Dunya News) – Some unidentified persons opened fire in Shadbagh area of Lahore on Friday and injured at least three people, Dunya News reported.According to details, some miscreants opened fire at the shop of a man named Usman at Swami Nagar Raod in Shadbag due to which Usman, Ahsan and Mubashar were wounded.Heavy contingent of police reached the spot after the firing incident and shifted the injured to Mayo Hospital. Police have also launched investigation.

Plaza in Lahores Anarkali Bazaar catches fire Posted: LAHORE (Dunya News) – Fire erupted at the second storey of a plaza in the Anarkali Bazaar in Lahore on early Saturday morning, Dunya News reported.The blaze spread very quickly and engulfed seven more buildings in the surrounding area. Fire brigade and rescue teams reached the spot and limited the blaze to just two buildings.At least 15 vehicles of fire brigade are busy in dousing the fire which is still raging with full intensity. However, no loss of life was reported in the incident.

Imran Khan meets Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa Posted: RAWALPINDI (Dunya News) – Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan called on Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday, Dunya News reported.According to DG ISPR Major General Asif Ghafoor, the PTI chief felicitated General Bajwa on his promotion and appointment as army chief. He further said that various issues came under discussion during the meeting.According to PTI Central Information Secretary Naeem ul Haque the meeting between Imran Khan and General Bajwa was held in a very cordial atmosphere and lasted for an hour.He further said that national and international issues came under discussion during the meeting. War on terror and Afghan refugees issue were also discussed during the meeting.

Pakistan's Khalid Latif to contest fixing charges Posted: KARACHI (AFP) - Pakistan batsman Khalid Latif will contest spot-fixing charges against him, his lawyer said Friday, in an ongoing scandal which has tainted Pakistani cricket and threatened years of work to clean up the countrys image.The 31-year-old is one of five players under investigation in the case, which surfaced during the Pakistan Super League (PSL) held in February-March this year.Latif appeared before a tribunal in Lahore on Friday. His lawyer Badar Alam told media outside that they would contest the charges because no one can be convicted on presumptions.Spot-fixing, an illegal betting practice, has been rife in Pakistan cricket in recent years. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) officials have vowed zero tolerance in the current case, saying they have solid evidence.Fast bowler Mohammad Irfan, 34, became the first culprit to be punished when he confessed Wednesday to the only charge against him, of not reporting an offer of fixing.He was banned for one year, including six months suspended.Latif and Sharjeel Khan -- both openers for Pakistans Twenty20 team -- were provisionally suspended and expelled from the PSL in Dubai on February 10 on charges of meeting a suspicious man linked to an international betting syndicate.Sharjeel faces five charges on counts relating to fixing and failure to report it. Latif faces the same charges with an additional sixth charge of attempting to lure other players to fixing.The charges against them could result in a life ban.Sharjeel appeared before the tribunal last Friday and is also likely to contest the charges.Two other former Pakistan openers, Nasir Jamshed and Shahzaib Hasan, were also suspended in the case.Jamshed, who allegedly played the link between the players and bookies, was arrested along with an unnamed man in Britain in February, but both were released on bail until April.A two member PCB legal team will go to Britain to question Jamshed next week.Pakistan cricket has been rocked by fixing scandals over the past several years.Former captain Salim Malik and Ataur Rehman were banned for life after an investigation in 2000.Malik was punished for offering Australian trio Shane Warne, Tim May and Mark Waugh a bribe to underperform during their visit to Pakistan in 1995.In 2010 then Test captain Salman Butt, Mohammad Amir and Mohammad Asif were jailed and banned for five years for spot-fixing while leg-spinner Danish Kaneria was banned for life in a spot-fixing case in 2012.

IRSA works out formula for water supply in khareef season Posted: ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The meeting of the advisory committee of Indus River System Authority (IRSA) was held in Islamabad on Friday, reported Dunya News.It was decided in the meeting chaired by Chairman IRSA that all the provinces will be getting water according to their demand.The meeting was informed to the meeting that 11 crore acre feet water will went down through the river while 7 crore 60 lakh acre feet water could be stored in dams.Meanwhile, out of the available water 3 lakh acre feet water will be provided to Punjab, 3 crore acre feet water to Sindh, 8 lakh acre feet water to Sindh and 20 lakh feet water will be provided to Balochistan for khareef season.It is pertinent to mention that a deficit of 18 percent in water supply has been predicted for khareef season.IRSA spokesperson hoped that the deficiency of water is expected to end by the end of the season.

Corps Commander Lahore calls on CM Shehbaz Sharif Posted: LAHORE (Dunya News) – Corps Commander Lahore General Sadiq Ali Khan called on Shehbaz Sharif at CM House, reported Dunya News.Both the leaders discussed professional affairs, security matters and progress in Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad in their meeting.At the occasion, CM Shehbaz and General Sadiq expressed their satisfaction over the operations against terrorists and their facilitators under Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad.CM Punjab let it be known at the occasion that the war against terrorists is in fact the war for survival of the country.

Tennis: Nadal reaches Miami Masters final Posted: MIAMI (AFP) - Spains Rafael Nadal reached the final of the Miami Masters on Friday with a 6-1, 7-5 victory over unseeded Italian Fabio Fognini.Nadal, the fifth seed, is in the Miami final for the fifth time but is still in search of his first title.Hell face either 18-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer or rising Australian talent Nick Kyrgios in the championship match.

PTI not eligible for allotment of election symbol: ECP Posted: ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has on Friday revealed that Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf is not eligible to be issued election symbol in the upcoming general electionsIn a statement issued by ECP, it was revealed that PTI has failed to conduct intra-party elections as per Sections 11 and 12 of Political Parties Ordinance, 2002 and that is why will not be eligible to be issued election symbol in the next election.The commission has cited Section 14 of the same act as a reason for ineligibility.

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