Siraj Raisani, candidate for Balochistan Assembly, martyred in Mastung blast
Siraj Raisani, candidate for Balochistan Assembly, martyred in Mastung blast

Mastung: At least 20 people including Nawabzada Siraj Raisani, younger brother of former chief minister Balochistan Aslam Raisai and BAP candidate for Balochistan assembly, have been martyred and over 40 others injured in a blast in

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COAS General Bajwa confirms death sentences of 12 hardcore terrorists

Chief of the Army Staff, General Qamar Bajwa, on Friday confirmed  death sentences of 12 hardcore terrorists.

According to statement, the 12 terrorists were  convicted by special military courts where  six other convicts were also handed down  lief

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Imran Khan 'quietly confident' he will be PM
Imran Khan 'quietly confident' he will be PM

LAHORE:  Pakistani cricket legend Imran Khan said he was "quietly confident" of victory in a general election this month and that as prime minister, he would drive an anti-corruption and anti-poverty campaign in the country.

Oxford-educated Khan spoke in an interview on

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Pakistan ex-PM Sharif heads home to face jail before polls
Pakistan ex-PM Sharif heads home to face jail before polls

LAHORE, Pakistan: Pakistan authorities locked down parts of Lahore Friday for the return from London of former premier Nawaz Sharif, who faces possible arrest and a 10-year prison sentence ahead of already tense elections his party insists are being rigged.

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Police, PMLN workers clash near Sahiwal ahead of Nawaz Sharif return

LAHORE:  Police took a number of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz workers into custody  near Sahiwal, according  to Geo News.

The TV channel reported that a  clash took place between the PMLN workers and police when  the law enforcers  attempted to ar

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Maryam Nawazson, nephew released without charge after London brawl
Maryam Nawaz’s son, nephew released without charge after London brawl

LONDON: Police has released without charge Maryam Nawaz’s son Junaid Safdar and Zakaria Sharif, son of Hussain Nawaz, after arresting them on Thursday night over a physical fight outside the Avenfield apartments.

Police responded to the scene of

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Nawaz Sharif's return prompts govt to suspend mobile phone, internet services
Nawaz Sharif's return prompts govt to suspend mobile phone, internet services

LAHORE: The mobile phone and internet services will remain suspended in parts of Lahore ahead of Nawaz Sharif's return from London today (Friday).

According to reports, the cellular services are being suspended by the government as part of

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Exclusive: Nawaz Sharif says ‘blind revenge’ behind his conviction

LONDON/ABU DHABI: Former Prime Minister and leader of Pakistan Muslim League (N) Nawaz Sharif has said that “draconian crackdown” on his supporters by the Punjab government shows that the authorities are scared of his appeal and are desperate to stop

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Live Updates: Nawaz Sharif returns to Pakistan

The caretaker government of Punjab have increased the number of the security personnel from 2,500 to 10,000 to maintain law and order and to cope with any untoward situation in the provincial metropolis today on the arrival of ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif and

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Four killed in bomb attack targeting MMA candidate Akram Durrani in Bannu

Bannu:  At least four people have been killed and over a dozen others injured after a bomb went off near the convoy of Akram Khan Durrani, senior leader of the Jammiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl, Geo News reported on Friday.

The injured were being

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IHC restores anti-terror clause in Fahad Malik’s murder case

LONDON: The Islamabad High Court on Thursday set aside anti-terrorism court (ATC)’s directives to remove terrorism charges and transfer British national Barrister Fahad Malik murder case to a district and sessions court.

Accepting the writ petition by the

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Exclusive: Nawaz Sharif says ‘blind revenge’ behind my conviction

LONDON/ABU DHABI: Former Prime Minister and leader of Pakistan Muslim League (N) Nawaz Sharif has said that “draconian crackdown” on his supporters by the Punjab government shows that the authorities are scared of his appeal and are desperate to stop t

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Here is how Reham Khan's book has fared so far
Here is how Reham Khan's book has fared so far
Here is how Reham Khan's book has fared so far

Electronic version of Reham Khan's autobiography was  released on  Friday,sending the Twitterati into a frenzy and sparking a debate about the impact it may have on the election campaign of his former husband Imran Khan.

The book drew strong criticism from readers

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Maryam, Hussain Nawaz's sons detained in London for scuffling with protester

LONDON: The United Kingdom (UK) police on Thursday arrested Maryam Nawaz’s son Junaid and Hussain Nawaz’s son Zikeriya in London.

Junaid Safdar and Zakariya Hussain have been  detained for assaulting a  protester outside the Avenfield A

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Nawaz Sharif asks people to support him as Pakistan is at crossroads

Ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif has released a video message ahead of his arrival in Pakistan, asking people to support him in his struggle which he said he is waging for the future of  coming generations.

Nawaz’s three aborted, successful a

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NAB chalks out plan to arrest Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz upon return to Pakistan
NAB chalks out plan to arrest Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz upon return to Pakistan

LAHORE: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has chalked out strategy to arrest former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz upon their return to Pakistan on Friday.

According to NAB officials Nawaz Sharif and Maryam

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NAB chalks out plan to arrest Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz upon return to Pakistan
NAB chalks out plan to arrest Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz upon return to Pakistan

LAHORE: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has chalked out strategy to arrest former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz upon their return to Pakistan on Friday.

According to NAB officials Nawaz Sharif and Maryam

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No order given to place Zardari, Faryal on ECL: CJP
No order given to place Zardari, Faryal on ECL: CJP

ISLAMABAD - Chief Justice Saqib Nisar on Thursday said that Supreme Court had not summoned Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari and Faryal Talpur in personal capacity nor it had ordered for their names to be placed on the Exit Control List

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Reham Khan says can prove content of book in court
Reham Khan says can prove content of book in court

LONDON: Reham Khan, the former wife of PTI Chairman Imran Khan, has said that she was fully satisfied with the truth of the events published in her book and could prove the content of the much-awaited book in the court.

In an interview with Geo News anchor Munib

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Public holiday declared on election day
Public holiday declared on election day

ISLAMABAD: July 25 will be a public holiday in Pakistan, ruled the Election Commission of Pakistan on Thursday.

Pakistan will hold the general elections on July 25, Wednesday.  The polling will take place from 8am to 6pm throughout the country. 

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German envoy shares memories made during Shandor Polo Festival
German envoy shares memories made during Shandor Polo Festival

CHITRAL: The German Ambassador to Pakistan Martin Kobler has  been in full spirits during his visit to  three-day Shandor Polo  Festival in Chitral and it's all evident on social media .

Kobler, alongside  Marion Pfennigs, youth ambassador of the German

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Nobody with conscience will receive Nawaz Sharif: Imran Khan
Nobody with conscience will receive Nawaz Sharif: Imran Khan

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan said that he would not let ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif become a hero.

“Nawaz Sharif has asked his workers to receive him at the airport. There will be no difference between donkeys and those who

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PAF Hercules arrives in UK to participate in Royal Air Tattoo Show 2018
PAF Hercules arrives in UK to participate in Royal Air Tattoo Show 2018

ISLAMABAD: An artistically painted PAF C-130 aircraft, landed at Royal Air Force Base, Fairford (UK) to participate in the Royal International Air Tattoo Show-2018. 

The No 6 squadron Hercules would be vying for the coveted Concours D' Elegance

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Imran Khan summoned by NAB for govt helicopter use
Imran Khan summoned by NAB for govt helicopter use

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan has been called by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to explain his position for   allegedly using  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government’s helicopters.

Sources say that Khan has been asked to appear  at NAB’s Pe

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Nawaz Sharif returning to fulfill his commitment with people of Pakistan: Shahbaz Sharif
Nawaz Sharif returning to fulfill his commitment with people of Pakistan: Shahbaz Sharif

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PMLN) President and former chief minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif has stated that Nawaz Sharif was coming back along with his daughter to fulfill his commitment with the people of Pakistan.

Addr

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Elections 2018: Polio-affected man contesting from Rawalpindi
Elections 2018: Polio-affected man contesting from Rawalpindi

ISLAMABAD: The most anticipated general elections in the country are coming with another exception where a polio hit candidate is also contesting the election from Rawalpindi.

Raja Imran is one of such common persons who fights to defy all odds by

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Video: Nawaz Sharif's mother vows to go behind bars if son is arrested

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s mother has issued a video message, vowing to go behind bars as well if her son is arrested.

The former premier’s mother Shamim Akhtar began her video message saying she will not let Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz a

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Kulsoom Nawaz blinked her eyes, but still unconscious, says Maryam Nawaz
Kulsoom Nawaz blinked her eyes, but still unconscious, says Maryam Nawaz

Former first lady Begum Kulsoom Nawaz remains unconscious despite blinking her eyes for the first time in a month, as confirmed by her daughter Maryam Nawaz on Thursday.

The wife of former premier Nawaz Sharif had been ailing and unconscious

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SC discusses measures to bring back Ishaq Dar
SC discusses measures to bring back Ishaq Dar

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the interior secretary to take steps  at urgently bringing back former finance minister Ishaq Dar to country.

The concern popped while Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar was heading a three-membered bench to hear a suo motu

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Shahid Khaqan Abbasi's nomination papers challenged again
Shahid Khaqan Abbasi's nomination papers challenged again

ISLAMABAD: The nomination papers of former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi were challenged in the Supreme Court on Thursday.

The top court was moved by petitioner Masood Ahmed Abbasi in opposition to the acceptance of former premier’s nomination papers f

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