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ECP declines to divulge Feb 8 polls expenditure details before Senate body A security personnel stands guard at the headquarters of Election Commission of Pakistan in Islamabad on September 21, 2023. — AFPISLAMABAD: After the Senate's Standing Committee on Parliamentary Affairs sought details of internal and the 2024 general elections' expenditures, the Election......
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Detained terrorist reveals suicide bombers 'desensitised' before carrying out attacks Detained TTP terrorist Rooh Ullah making revelations in a video statement. — Screengrab via Geo NewsA video has surfaced in which a terrorist associated with outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan , Rooh Ullah, revealed that injections were administered to the attackers to numb them a few days......
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Another bill seeking to increase apex court judges strength tabled in NA A general view of National Assembly of Pakistan. — AFP/File ISLAMABAD: Another bill seeking to strengthen the number of Supreme Court judges was introduced in the National Assembly on Tuesday, a day after a similar legislation was tabled in the Senate.A day earlier, independent Senator......
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Army commanders resolve to preserve anti-terror gains after surge in deadly attacks Army Chief General Asim Munir presids over Corps Commanders& Conference at the General Headquarters in Rawalpindi on September 3, 2024. — ISPRRAWALPINDI: Top military commanders on Tuesday vowed to neutralise the threats posed by &inimical forces&, pledging that the......
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BNP-M chief Akhtar Mengal resigns as National Assembly member Balochistan National Party chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal speaks during a National Assembly session on September 3, 2024. — YouTube screengrab/Geo News Live Balochistan National Party chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal on Tuesday tendered his resignation as a member of the National Assembly......
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Govt 'bars' public servants from using social media A representational image of a smartphone screen. — UnsplashThe government Tuesday issued directives barring all public servants from using social media without permission to prevent disclosure of official information and documents.According to an office memorandum issued by......
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ISNA's annual convention attracts hundreds of thousands participants in Dallas The Islamic Society of North America &s three-day annual convention has concluded in Dallas, United States of America, with more than 20,000 people attending the event where discussions were held on faith, services and global issues.The registration limit of 20,000 was reached by the second......
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Pakistan Navy to fortify defence capabilities with induction of two warships Names of two warships to be inducted in the Pakistan Navy fleet displayed on the respective ships —Babar and Hunain . —Screengrab/ DGPR Navy/ FileThe induction ceremony of warships PNS Babar and PNS Hunain into the fleet of Pakistan Navy will be held on the occasion of the Defence......
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'Our work is not done', PM lauds govt's efforts for reduced inflation Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is presiding a meeting in Islamabad on April 3, 2024. —Facebook/Mian Shehbaz Sharif A day after Pakistan Bureau of Statistics revealed a significant drop in the country's annual inflation rate to 9.6%, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday......
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PM Shehbaz terms Pak-China friendship vital for regional peace Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Jiang Zaidong calls on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on September 2, 2024. — PIDPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that Pak-china friendship is inevitable not only for both the nations, but also for the region and global peace and development.The prime......
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Negotiations with PTI not possible unless it apologises for May 9 riots: defence minister Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and former prime minister Imran Khan. — Radio Pakistan/Instagram /imrankhan.ptiDefence Minister Khawaja Asif on Monday castigated the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf for its refusal to hold talks with political parties, saying that party founder Imran Khan wants......
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Senate bill seeks to increase number of SC judges to 21 A view of Supreme Court building in Islamabad. — SC Website/FileA bill seeking an amendment to the Supreme Court Act, 1997, was tabled in the Senate on Monday, to increase the number of top court judges to 20 sans the chief justice in order to clear the backlog of cases.The bill titled......
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Law minister puts speculations about CJP Isa's extension to rest Azam Nazeer Tarar addressing a press conference on June 22, 2022. — APPFederal Minister for Law Azam Nazeer Tarar has ruled out the possibility of an extension in Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa's tenure as the top judge while responding to the speculations centred on his imminent......
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SIMs of users with expired CNICs to be suspended by PTA A representational image of mobile SIMs. — PixabayMobile phone SIMs of users who have not yet renewed their expired Computerised National Identity Card will be suspended by the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority .According to a statement by the authority issued on Monday, SIMs......
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Terrorists attack Mianwali checkpost injuring two cops The picture shows Punjab Police personnel. — Reuters/File MIANWALI: Two policemen were injured in an attack on a checkpost in Punjab's Mianwali by more than a dozen terrorists, Geo News reported Monday. About 12 to 14 khawarij attacked the Qabool Khel police check post......
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'Dil Ka Rishta' earns massive praise at ISNA's annual gathering in Dallas Pakistan's largest matrimonial app — Dil Ka Rishta — garnered massive praise at the Islamic Society of North America , an international conference held in Texas, USA, and attended by tens and thousands of people.The ISNA&s 61st annual gathering began on August 30 at the Anatole......
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Khawaja Asif says PTI 'not sincere' in holding talks Federal Minister for Defence Khawaja Asif posing for a picture on April 21, 2024. —Facebook/ @khawajaAsifofficialISLAMABAD: In response to media reports regarding the opposition party's interest in negotiations, Federal Minister for Defence Khawaja Asif said on Sunday that the Pakistan......
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PMD forecasts more rains across Pakistan under new monsoon system A representational image showing raindrops on a car window. — Geo.tv/FileHumid winds from the Bay of Bengal are likely to enter upper areas of the country, resulting in heavy monsoon rains from today, the Pakistan Meteorological Department said Monday, adding that the new system of rains......
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Two boys, man die after falling into 120-foot-deep well in Karachi The submersible pump well located inside the compound of a residential building in Karachi's Garden East. — ReporterKARACHI: Two children and a young man lost their lives after falling into a 120-foot-deep submersible pump well in Karachi&s Garden East, police said on......
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FO terms Indian FM's remarks on Kashmir 'dangerously delusional' A Pakistani police officer stands guard outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad on January 18, 2024. — AFP The Foreign Office on Sunday categorically rejected Indian Minister for External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar's remarks on Jammu and Kashmir, terming them......
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Terrorists undermining Pakistan in the name of nationalism: Balochistan CM Balochistan CM Sarfraz Bugti addresses the press conference in Lahore on September 1, 2024. — Screengrab via Geo NewsRuling out talks with terrorists who carried out Aug 26 deadly attacks that claimed over 50 lives in Balochistan, Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti vowed on Sunday that the......
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Parts of country including Karachi to receive more rain from Sept 2: PMD People on their way at Jamia Masjid Road during heavy monsoon rain in Rawalpindi on August 30, 2024. — OnlineDifferent parts of the country including Karachi brace for more rains after days of showers in the metropolis under the cyclonic storm — Asna, as a new monsoon spell is likely......
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Kaiser Bengali's resignation: Govt calls economist's claims a 'misunderstanding' Dr Kaiser Bengali during an interview to AFP. — AFP/FileISLAMABAD: As a leading economist of the country, Dr Kaiser Bengali stepped down from his postition in the official committees, the government termed the development to be based on a "misunderstanding". Bengali tendered his......
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PM hails lower inflation, Moody's upgrade as signs of economic stability Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks at the World Economic Forum in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 28, 2024. — Reuters ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday expressed satisfaction with the recent decline in inflation rates and Pakistan's upgraded ratings by Moody&s,......
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13 IPP owners summoned after govt finds 'additional profiteering', say sources A representational image showing a power transmission tower in Karachi. — Reuters/FileISLAMABAD: The government's investigation team looking into the independent power producers issue summoned owners of 13 companies after it discovered "additional profiteering" by power plants......
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President, PM remember Syed Ali Geelani on his third death anniversary President Asif Ali Zardari , Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Kashmiri leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani. — APP/ Facebook/@Bilawalhouse/@ShehbazSharifISLAMABAD: Remembering Syed Ali Shah Geelani on his third death anniversary, President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on......
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'No talks offered to PML-N': PTI chief refutes reports of parleys PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan arrives to attend a hearing at the Islamabad High Court on August 9, 2023. — AFPISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Barrister Gohar Khan on Sunday rebuked reports suggesting the prospects of indirect talks between his party and Pakistan Muslim......
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Mpox concerns mount in Pakistan as tally hits five Passengers are being screened for mpox at the Bacha Khan International Airport in Peshawar on August 23, 2024. — PPIISLAMABAD: Pakistan steps up its fight against mpox after fears of Peshawar&s becoming a focal point for the viral disease grow with the emergence of the infectious......
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Shakeel Ahmad demands judicial inquiry into graft allegations Former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa minister for communication and works Shakeel Ahmad Khan. — KP Assembly website/File PESHAWAR: Former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa minister for communication and works Shakeel Ahmad Khan has demanded a judicial inquiry into corruption allegations hurled against......
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Light rain expected in Karachi as cyclone 'Asna' moves far away A satellite image released by the Pakistan Meteorological Department shows cyclonic stomr 'Asna' moving away from Pakistan's coastal line on August 31, 2024. —PMD websiteKARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department on Sunday said with the threat of "Asna" and its effects are almost......
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