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Washington says Pakistan, India to ascertain scope of bilateral dialogue themselves US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller addresses a press briefing in Washington. — AFP/FileWASHINGTON: Matthew Miller, the spokesperson for the United States Department of State, Sunday commented on the ease in tensions between Pakistan and India witnessed during the recently......
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From backbone to burden: Karachi's donkey carts fade as expenses rise Vendors on their donkey carts loaded with goods are moving towards their destination in Karachi on January 2, 2024. —OnlineOnce the backbone of the country's economic hub, Karachi, donkeys are forced into retirement due to rising expenses and an increasing but unplanned expansion of the......
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Decision on judicial package today after PTI's response: Fazl JUI-F Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari address a joint press conference outside the former's residence on October 20, 2024. — X/@MediaCellPPPJUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf sought some more time to discuss the......
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Cabinet to approve revised draft of constitutional package in next sitting today: law minister Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar and Information Minister Attaullah Tarar address the press conference in Parliament House on October 20, 2024. — Screengrab via Geo NewsISLAMABAD: The passage of 26th constitutional amendment has been deferred for another day as the cabinet meeting and the......
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Son admits to killing 4 women including mother in Karachi's Lea Market: police Ambulances entering the Bantwa Gali street where the murder incident took place in Lea Market, Karachi, on October 18, 2024. —Screengrab/ReporterKARACHI: Karachi police solved mystery behind quadruple murders at an apartment located near Karachi's Lea Market, saying that the suspect......
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Islamabad court acquits Imran Khan, Gandapur in vandalism case This image shows the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan along with CM Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur. — AFP/FileISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court in Islamabad on Saturday discharged incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa......
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Govt adamant on passing constitutional tweaks 'with or without consensus' Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and Federal Information Minister Attaullah Tarar address separate press conferences outside parliament on October 19, 2024. — Screengrab via Geo NewsISLAMABAD: As the coalition government's efforts to gain the opposition's support for the proposed......
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Bilawal says PPP, JUI-F achieve 100% consensus on constitutional tweaks Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addresses a press conference on October 19, 2024. — Screeengrab via Geo NewsISLAMABAD: In a major developing, Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Saturday announced that a 100% consensus was reached on the......
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PTI undecided on supporting judicial package as meeting with jailed Imran remains 'inconclusive' Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan speaking during a press conference on October 19, 2024. — Screengrab via Geo NewsJailed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan has directed the party leaders to continue their deliberations on the proposed constitutional......
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Balochistan's Duki witnesses mass exodus of colliers after Oct 11 attack Workers at a coalmine dig the sedimentary rock with pick axes. —Reuters/ FileQUETTA: Since October 11 terrorist attack on coal mines in Duki district of Balochistan, more than 40,000 labourers have returned to their home towns.The labour association said that the workers left Duki because......
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Security forces arrest 5 terrorists, eliminate two others in Balochistan IBOs Suicide vests seized by security forces from the terrorists in the IBO. — ISPRRAWALPINDI: Security forces have arrested five terrorists — aka "Khawarij" — and neutralised two others in intelligence-based operation conducted in Balochsitan's Pishin and Zhob......
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Four women found murdered in Karachi, father, sons arrested KARACHI: Police on Saturday arrested a father and his two sons after discovery of the same family&s four women's bodies at their apartment in Karachi.The tragic event happened in Lea Market area. Police transferred the bodies, bearing brutal torture marks, to the Civil Hospital in Karachi so......
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Federal cabinet to discuss constitutional amendments Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting of cabinet committee. — APP/FileFederal cabinet is set to mull over the much-hyped draft for the 26th Constitutional Amendment in today's meeting, after the proposed tweaks were finally approved by the government and......
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Bilawal warns of 'controversial path' if opposition refuses to support constitutional package Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari addressing a public rally in Hyderabad on October 18, 2024. — YouTube/screengrab/Geo NewsPakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Friday said that he will be compelled to take &controversial path& for the......
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Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari nominated as PPP's parliamentary leader in NA PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari speaks during a National Assembly session. — Facebook/Pakistan Peoples Party & PPP/FileISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party has nominated its chairman, Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, as the party's parliamentary leader in the National Assembly amid......
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PM Shehbaz urges President Biden to order Dr Aafia Siddiqui's release on humanitarian grounds US President Joe Biden, incarcerated Pakistani doctor Aafia Siddiqui, and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. — Reuters/Facebook/Free Aafia Siddiqui/FileISLAMABAD/KARACHI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has written a letter to the United States President Joe Biden seeking his intervention to......
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PTI protesters take to streets in Karachi, other cities against constitutional package PTI workers stage the protest against constitutional amendment and party founder Imran Khan's imprisonment in Chiniot city, Punjab, on October 18, 2024. — X/@PTIofficialAmid the imposition of Section 144 restrictions in Punjab and Sindh capital, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf staged protests......
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Constitutional package 'unanimously approved' by parliamentary committee PPP leader Khursheed Shah presiding a meeting of the Special Committee on the constitutional amendments in Islamabad on October 16, 2024. —Screengrab/ X/@S_KhursheedShahIn a major development, the special parliamentary committee — comprising government and opposition members — on......
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Elections Act amendment can't reverse reserved seats verdict: SC A general view of the Supreme Court of Pakistan in Islamabad. —ReutersISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday reaffirmed that the amendment made by parliament to the Elections Act holds no retrospective effect and cannot reverse the top court's ruling on the reserved seats case.The second......
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Karachi commissioner extends Section 144 imposition until Saturday Police personnel stand alert in Karachi on February 2, 2024. — INPKARACHI: Karachi Commissioner Hassan Naqvi on Friday announced to extend the enforcement of Section 144 by two more days, till October 19.Exercising the authority granted by the Sindh Home Department, the commissioner imposed......
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Police chief claims 50% dip in Karachi street crimes Police personnel stand guard on a street in Karachi. — AFP/FileAs the city continues to witness killings and injuries at the hands of muggers, Karachi Police chief Javed Alam Odho Friday claimed incidents of street crimes have seen a 50% dip in the first quarter of 2024.According......
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LHC full bench to hear female student harassment cases A general view of Lahore High Court. — LHC websiteLAHORE: The Lahore High Court has formed a full court bench to hear the cases linked to harassment of female students in the educational institutes across Punjab. LHC Chief Justice Aaliya Neelum expressed ire over the situation in the......
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Rawalpindi police arrest over 380 students after Lahore 'rape' protests Students hurl stones towards security personnel during a demonstration to condemn the alleged rape of a female student in Rawalpindi on October 17, 2024. —AFPRAWALPINDI: Police have taken more than 380 student protestors in Rawalpindi into custody, as over 1500 unidentified persons have been......
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'No forward bloc' in JUI-F over 26th amendment The image shows the JUI-F spokesman Aslam Ghari and Senator Kamran Murtaza sitting along with party chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman. — Facebook/Aslam.Ghauri.JUIThe Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam has strongly denied reports of a forward bloc within the party, stressing that its lawmakers will adhere to......
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Top PML-N leader hopeful of tabling constitutional package in Senate today The inside view Senate of Pakistan. — APP/FileISLAMABAD: Ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Parliamentary Leader in Senate Irfan Siddiqui said that bill on 26th constitutional amendment would be table in the upper house of parliament today after "three parties agreed on its......
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Bukhari blames Pakistan govt for Imran Khan's disqualification from Oxford chancellor contest Former prime minister Imran Khan, gestures as he speaks with Reuters during an interview, in Lahore, March 17, 2023. — ReutersLONDON: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Imran Khan's aide has claimed that the Pakistan government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif played a role in the disqualification......
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SCO summit may lead to improvement in Pakistan-India ties: Nawaz Delegation of Indian journalists meets ruling PML-N President Nawaz Sharif in this undated photo. — X/@pmln_orgPakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Nawaz Sharif hoped that the SCO summit hosted by Islamabad this week could result in an improvement in ties between India and Pakistan.He......
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Punjab govt announces closure of college, universities on Friday Students across KPK participate in test held by Peshawar Model Degree Colleges. — APP/File LAHORE: The Punjab government announced the closure of all private and public colleges and universities tomorrow across the province. According to a notification on Thursday, the......
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'Consensus reached' on establishment of constitutional bench PPP leader Khursheed Shah presiding a meeting of the Special Committee on the constitutional amendments in Islamabad on October 16, 2024. —Screengrab/ X/@S_KhursheedShahISLAMABAD: After the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Pakistan Peoples Party backtracked from demand of a......
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Protest at KU over fee hikes enters seventh day KARACHI: The student-led protest at the University of Karachi has stretched into its seventh day, as discussions between the university administration and the protesters have failed to reach any resolution.The students — under the banner of the 'Student Organisations' Alliance — are......
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