Ghotki bus accident claims eight lives Officials of Sindh Rangers are helping in shifting a body to a hospital in Ghotki on August 19, 2024. —Screengrab/ ReporterGHOTKI: A passenger bus collided with a trailer truck on Sukkur-Multan motorway early Monday morning, leaving at least eight people dead and seven others wounded in......

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Monsoon rains killed nearly 200 people across Pakistan since July 1: NDMA View of stagnant rainwater that entered in the houses in low-lying areas after heavy downpours of monsoon season, in Sukkur on August 18, 2024. — PPIISLAMABAD: Torrential rains claimed at least 195 lives and injured 362 persons in separate rain-related incidents across the country from July......

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Corrupt elements in Discos to be dealt with iron hand: PM Shehbaz Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses a meeting of the heads of coalition parties at the PM House in Islamabad on April 26, 2023. — Geo.tv/file ISLAMABAD: As the country grapples with electricity crisis, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday directed the authorities concerned to......

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'Many bridges' to collapse if LHC-nominated tribunals hear poll disputes: Raja PTI leader Salman Akram Raja speaks to journalists in an undated picture. — Geo.tv/fileISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Barrister Salman Akram Raja on Sunday claimed that 'many bridges' would collapse if Punjab election tribunals, nominated by Lahore High Court chief justice,......

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Tarar says Raoof Hasan's ties with Indian journalist exposed PTI Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar addressing a press conference in Islamabad. —APP/FileReacting to recently revealed alleged connections between the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's leader Raoof Hasan and an Indian journalist, federal Minister for Information and......

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Accountability process to be followed by all state institutions: Talal Chaudhry PML-N Senator Talal Chaudhry in this undated photo. — APPPakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Senator Talal Chaudhry said on Sunday that the accountability process would be followed by all national institutions after the precedent set by the Pakistan Army by initiating an internal scrutiny of its......

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Sindh govt asked to provide Punjab-like relief in power bills Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori addresses a presser in an undated picture. — APPKARACHI: Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori on Sunday demanded Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah allocate funds from the provincial budget for Punjab-like subsidy in electricity bills."Sindh CM , like Punjab, should provide......

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Karachi receives light to heavy rains since Sunday morning Commuters push their motorbikes along a street during a monsoon rainfall in Karachi. — AFP/FileKARACHI: Karachi received another wet spell of this monsoon season which brought light to moderate rains to parts of the megalopolis since Sunday morning, 11am, as per the Pakistan Meteorological......

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Rift rumours: 'Concerned' Imran Khan to meet PTI leaders in Adiala jail PTI leader Atif Khan, founder and ex-PM Imran Khan and MNA Junaid Akbar. — Facebook/Atif Khan/Junaid Akbar Khan/AFP/FilePESHAWAR: Amid rumours of rift between party leaders, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's incarcerated founder Imran Khan has directed Atif Khan and Junaid Akbar to meet him at......

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IT minister denies govt involvement in internet 'blockade', 'slowdown' State IT Minister Shaza Fatima Khawaja addresses a press conference in Islamabad on Sunday, August 18, 2024. — Screengrab via YouTube/Geo News LiveAs users continue to face intermittent disruption in internet connectivity, State Minister for Information Technology Shaza Fatima Khawaja Sunday......

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Karachi weather update: Light to heavy rains 'likely' in next 24 hours A donkey cart owner pulls the cart on the road during rain in Karachi on August 2, 2024. — OnlineIn its forecast on Sunday, the Pakistan Meteorological Department said the port city will witness light to heavy rains in the next 24 hours.Several areas across Karachi — such as......

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PTI founder 'picks' August 22 for Islamabad rally PTI workers at a public gathering in this undated picture. — AFP/FileAfter its prolonged struggle to hold a powershow in Islamabad, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan has "decided" to hold a public rally in the federal capital on August 22, said Adviser to Khyber......

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Airport authorities directed to take precautions against monkeypox Pakistani airport staff walks through the Islamabad International Airport on the outskirts of Islamabad on April 26, 2018. — AFPKARACHI: The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority on Sunday directed the authorities concerned to implement precautionary measures against monkeypox at airports after......

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PPP, PTI slam Punjab govt's relief in electricity bills Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz , PPP leader Murtaza Wahab and KP CM's Advisor Muzammil Aslam. — APP/PPI/Facebook/Maryam Nawaz SharifThe Punjab government&s relief plan for exorbitant electricity bills has not met the expectations of the Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan......

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NDMA warns of flash floods amid heavy rain forecast Men paddle on makeshift rafts as they cross a flooded street in Hyderabad in an undated picture. & ReutersISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority on Saturday predicted heavy rainfall in many parts of Pakistan until August 19, which will likely trigger flash floods.According to......

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NA committee formed to probe Afridi's 'sexist remarks' Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MNA Iqbal Afridi gestures while speaking to media. — Screengrab/Geo NewsISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq formed a special committee on Saturday to probe the matter of "misogynist" remarks passed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MNA Iqbal Afridi during a......

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More arrests on cards as scope of probe to expand after Gen Faiz's arrest: Tarar Federal Minister for Information Attaullah Tarar addresses a press conference in Islamabad on August 17, 2024. — Screengrab/Geo News/YouTubeFederal Minister for Information Attaullah Tarar has hinted at more arrests after retired army officers including former chief of Inter-Services......

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'No more differences': Marwat ends quarrel with PTI leaders after meeting Khan PTI leader Sher Afzal Marwat in this undated photo. — Facebook/@Rayaan.Khan.MarwatRAWALPINDI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf maverick politician Sher Afzal Marwat announced burying the hatchet with the party leaders after holding a meeting with the incarcerated party founder Imran Khan on......

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Mustafa Kamal critcises power price cut only for Punjab MQM-P leader Mustafa Kamal is addressing a press conference in Karachi on August 17, 2024. —Facebook/@KamalMQMKARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan leader Mustafa Kamal on Saturday rebuked Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo Nawaz Sharif and Punjab government for announcing relief in......

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Centre, PTA told to submit response in internet disruption case A representational image showing internet cables attached to a device. — Reuters/FileThe Lahore High Court on Saturday ordered the federal government and the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority to submit their response over the recent internet disruptions faced by millions of......

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Karachi weather update: Will it rain in port city? Vehicles and bikers make their way through heavy rain at Zero Point in Islamabad on August 15, 2024. APPKARACHI: After revising its weather advisory for the port city, the Pakistan Meteorological Department said Saturday that the likelihood of heavy rainfall in Karachi and surrounding areas......

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Woman subjected to 'gang rape' in Faisalabad Woman holding a placard reading "Stop rape" during a protest against an alleged gang rape of a woman, in Lahore, on September 17, 2020. — AFPFAISALABAD: A woman has allegedly been subjected to gang rape in Painsra town of Faisalabad, Geo News reported on Saturday.Police said the woman filed......

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First monkeypox virus case confirmed A doctor examines lesions on the hands of a person, who is suffering from monkeypox, in Yakusu, Tshopo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, October 2, 2022. — ReutersPESHAWAR: Pakistan has detected the first positive patient with the monkeypox virus, Director General Health and Services of......

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Kabul urged to avoid unprovoked acts against Pak-Afghan border Security guards stand outside the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad. — AFP/FileAmid rising incidents of cross-border firing, the Foreign Office on Friday urged the Taliban-led interim government in Kabul to exercise restraint and avoid unprovoked acts against the Pakistan-Afghanistan......

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Cabinet comittee proposes right-sizing to phase out non-core jobs up to grade 16 Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs a meeting of cabinet committee on rightsizing of the government departments on August 16, 2024. — PIDISLAMABAD: The Cabinet Committee on Institutional Reforms Friday recommended curtailing 150,000 vacant positions, banning contingency recruitment, and......

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PTI's Iqbal Afridi faces MPs calls for apology over 'misogynistic' statement Pakistan Peoples Party Senator Sherry Rehman , Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MNA Iqbal Afridi and Information and Broadcasting Minister Attaullah Tarar. — APP/Geo News/FileMinister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar, Pakistan Peoples Party Senator Sherry Rehman and Sindh......

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Three terrorists killed in intelligence-based action in North Waziristan: ISPR Soldiers ride on a Pakistan Army vehicle in this undated image. — AFP/FileAt least three terrorists were killed in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Razmak area in District North Waziristan, where security forces launched an intelligence-based operation on the reported presence of militants, the......

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Sindh declares August 20 as public holiday hrine of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai seen in this undated photo. — Facebook/TMA Bulri Shah Karim KARACHI: Sindh will observed a public holiday on August 20 to mark the urs of Sufi poet Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai, the provincial government notified on Friday. A notification issued by the......

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