Shahbaz Sharif’s nominations rejected

LAHORE: The returning officer Saturday rejected nomination papers of President PML-N Shahbaz Sharif.Former chief minister of Punjab Shahbaz Sharif had filed nomination papers for National Assembly seat NA 119, and Punjab Assembly seats PP141 and PP 142.The returning officer rejected Shahbaz papers due to Ittefaq Foundry loans default, sources said.

Source: Geo News

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Imran reacts to Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman’s statement

ISLAMABAD, Nov 30 (APP): Chairman Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan Friday strongly reacting to Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman’s statement wherein he has said that Nawaz Sharif has been taken hostage by letterhead parties said had the PTI adopted same approach as Maulana did, it would have got sufficient share in the government.

In a telephonic interview to PTV he said that everybody knows the  parties like JUIF are alive with the support of agencies and establishment.

The PTI Chairman also criticized Pakistan Peoples Party and Mutahidda  Qoumi Movement saying they are furthering the western agenda in making way towards the power corridor.

To a question he said the manifesto of PTI stands for independent judiciary and it strongly demands for restoration of pre-November 3, position of the superior judiciary.

He said in the prevailing circumstances it would be a violation of its own constitution if the PTI opts to participate in the election.

To another question the PTI Chairman said that he had committed a mistake by supporting President Pervez Musharraf in the presidential referendum in past.

Source: APP

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Facebook members have forced the social networking site to change the way a controversial ad system worked.

More than 50,000 Facebook users signed a petition calling on the company to alter or abandon its Beacon advertising technology. Read more here

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Hostage drama at Clinton office

A man claiming to have a bomb has taken a number of people hostage at a Hillary Clinton campaign office in Rochester, New Hampshire, police say.

Mrs Clinton is at a Democratic campaign event in Virginia and is not involved in the siege. Read more here

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