Among the reported 19 beneficiaries are well-known figures such as Mubashir Luqman, Shahid Masood, Najam Sethi, Kamran Khan, Hamid Mir, Hassan Nisar, Mazhar Abbas, Meher Bukhari, Marvi Sirmed, Arshad Sharif, Nusrat Javed and Mushtaq Minhas.
1409 elderly voters Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) cast their ballots using the home voting facility across all seven parliamentary constituencies in Delhi on the second day of the exercise on Saturday, said official statement.
Google Doodle paid tribute to India's first woman wrestler Hamida Banu on Saturday. She was the first female to enter the sport which was dominated by the male population during the 1940s and 50s.
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CJP) has urged the Pakistani authorities to "swiftly and impartially investigate the death threats and online harassment against senior journalists in the country, stressing on the anchorperson Hamid Mir, reported Geo News.
Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) Chairman Sahibzada Hamid Raza expressed disappointment with the talks held between Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman, calling them a mistake on the former's part, Dawn reported.
Former President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai has said that the education of girls is a "vital issue" for Afghanistan, as the basic rights of the females in the country are curtailed under the Taliban regime, according to Khaama Press.
Anantnag Deputy Commissioner and Returning Officer Syeed Fakhrudin Hamid announced that 25 candidates submitted nomination papers for the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha seat in Jammu and Kashmir.
The chairman of the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), Sahibzada Hamid Raza, has asserted that the current prime minister, Shehbaz Sharif, and leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Nawaz Sharif, utilised the Faizabad sit-in to protest against state institutions, according to ARY News
West Bengal Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari asked the Election Commission of India (ECI) to take cognizance of the threat given by the ruling Trinamool Congress MLA Hamidur Rehman to supporters of opposition parties in his constituency.