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Detained in US, who is Pakistani national Asif Merchant? Asif Merchant. — US Department of Justice A Pakistani national named Asif Merchant was charged by the United States in connection with a foiled assassination attempt in United States against former president Donald Trump. According to a criminal complaint, the 46-year-old......
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Pakistan extends solidarity to people of Bangladesh, wishes 'swift return to normalcy' Anti-government protestors march towards Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's palace as army personnel stand guard in Shahbag area, near Dhaka university in Dhaka on August 5, 2024. — AFPISLAMABAD: The Minister of Foreign Affairs said Wednesday it stood in support of the Bangladeshi people,......
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PTI challenges bill barring lawmakers from changing party affiliation in SC A general view of the Supreme Court in Islamabad. — Reuters/FileISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court against the Elections Bill, 2024 which was bulldozed in the National Assembly and the Senate on Tuesday and aims at "circumventing" the......
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Positive talks held with Jamaat-e-Islami, says minister Federal Information Minister Ataullah Tarar and JI Emir Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman. — Screengrab/Geo News/Facebook/Jamaat -e- Islami Pakistan/FileInformation Minister Attaullah Tarar has said that negotiations with the Jamaat-e-Islami over their ongoing protest, which has entered its 13th day......
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Pakistan seeks more details about US-foiled assassination plot FO Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch speaks during her weekly press briefing in this still in Islamabad. — Facebook/Ministry of Foreign Affairs/File ISLAMABAD: In response to queries regarding media reports of the alleged involvement of a Pakistani national in connection with a foiled......
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FIA to probe KP's fake driving licence scandal A mobile van of City Traffic Police Peshawar facilitates the citizens from Christian community outside a church to get learners' driving licences, Peshawar Cantt, December 25, 2020. — Facebook/@CityTrafficPolicePeshawarPESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Tuesday decided to launch......
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Senate okays election amendment bill to 'circumvent' SC ruling on reserved seats Federal Minister for Law Azam Nazeer Tarar speaking in the Senate during debate on proposed bill. — YouTube/PTVPaliamentISLAMABAD: The bill seeking to 'circumvent' the Supreme Court's ruling on reserved seats sailed through the Senate as well, hours after it was passed by the National......
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Pakistani porter's body retrieved by climbers one year after K2 summit An image of the Pakistani climber Muhammad Hassan Shigri. — APP/FileClimbers recovered the body of a Pakistani porter from K2 mountain, a climbing federation confirmed on Tuesday, a year after he died while other climbers made a record-breaking ascent.Muhammad Hassan Shigri slipped and fell......
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NA told: Modern system to 'increase passport printing capacity to 60,000 per day' This photograph shows three books of Pakistani passports. — AFP/FileAfter prolonged delays in the issuance of passports led to increasing complaints, Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar informed the National Assembly on Tuesday that the issue would be resolved by the end of......
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CJP Isa, family donate thousands of square feet of land to Balochistan Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa poses for a picture at the Oxford Union in England on July 5, 2022. —Facebook/ @ theoxfordunionChief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa and his family have announced to donate 31,680 square feet of land to the Balochistan government on the occasion of......
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PTI's Raoof Hasan released from Adiala Jail Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Secretary General Raoof Hasan speaks during a press conference in Islamabad on February 6, 2024. — AFPRAWALPINDI: After securing a bail from an anti-terrorism court in Islamabad earlier today, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Information Secretary Raoof Hasan was released......
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Bill to bar parliamentarians from switching parties: What do experts say? A view of the National Assembly session underway with Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf in the chair, on April 10, 2023. — Twitter/NAofPakistanThe bill proposing amendments to the Elections Act 2017 was approved by the National Assembly on Tuesday despite strong protests by the......
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Deadline for bill payment extended by 10 days for July, August: KE A representational photo of an electricity bill in a smartphone. — KE/FileK-Electric , the sole power supplying company providing electricity to the metropolis, has extended its date of bill payment by 10 days for the months of July and August.The decision comes in line with the directives......
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Bus terminals in Karachi to be shifted outside city People load their belongings onto a bus at the Karachi bus terminal in Sindh on October 27, 2023. — AFPSindh Senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said Tuesday all old bus terminals in Karachi will be immediately shifted out of the city's busy areas to reduce the pressure of traffic on the......
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NA approves bill to 'circumvent' SC reserved seats order Federal Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar , PML-N lawmaker Bilal Azhar Kiyani and PTI leader Ali Muhammad Khan speak during a NA session on August 6, 2024. — Screengrab via Geo NewsISLAMABAD: The bill proposing amendments to the Elections Act 2017 was approved by the National Assembly on......
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Asad Umar taken to hospital after his condition deteriorates People lift Asad Umar in their arms and transport him to his vehicle in Lahore, on August 6, 2024. — Screengrab/ Geo NewsLAHORE: Former federal minister Asad Umar was brought to a hospital upon deterioration of his health condition at an anti terrorism court in Lahore on Tuesday.Lawyer of......
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Deadline for bill payment extended till Aug 10: KE A representational photo of an electricity bill in a smartphone. — KE/FileConsumers of K-Electric , Karachi's sole power supply company, get an extension in deadline of bill payment for the months of July and August.The decision of the company comes after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, last......
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Indian ministers all praise for Pakistani who saved lives during Hajj Muslim worshippers gather around the Kaaba at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Makkah on June 4, 2024 as pilgrims arrive ahead of the annual Hajj pilgrimage. — AFPA Pakistani citizen was praised by two Indian ministers for exhibiting unique courage and compassion in saving......
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Gandapur warns to stage sit-in at D-Chowk if permission not granted for rally Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur addresses the PTI power show in Swabi on August 5, 2024. — Screengrab via Geo NewsKhyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur announced Monday that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf would stage its next power show in Islamabad which......
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Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad named among world's cheapest cities The combined image shows Faisal Mosque in Islamabad , Mazaar e Quaid in Karachi and Minar e Pakistan in Lahore. — AFP/FileKarachi, Lahore and Islamabad have been ranked lowest among the world&s cheapest cities in a new list released by data company Numbeo. Global Cities' Cost of......
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German tourist handed Rs500,000 by Punjab govt after losing valuables in robbery Berg Florian, a German citizen, is seen crying after he lost his valuables in a mugging incident in Lahore. — Geo News/ScreengrabLAHORE: The Punjab government on Monday handed Rs500,000 to German tourist days after he was robbed of his valuables in Lahore near the Allama Iqbal International......
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Pakistan Post halts parcel services to US A Pakistan Post booth at the TDF MagnifiScience Centre in Karachi on August 3, 2024. — Facebook/@PakistanPostOffice.PK/ Samad JagiraniLAHORE: Parcel bookings for the United States have been suspended by the Pakistan Post for a month, resulting in an enormous loss of hundreds of......
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PM urges dialogue to find peaceful solution to Kashmir dispute This photo shows PM Shehbaz Sharif addressing the nation via televised speech in this undated photo. — APPAs Pakistan observes Youm-e-Istehsal against India's illegal occupation of Jammu and Kashmir, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reiterated Islamabad's stance for finding a peaceful......
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Either in Pakistan or abroad, 'digital terrorists' to face law: DG ISPR DG ISPR Lt Gen Ahmad Sharif Chaudhry is briefing the media at the GHQ in Rawalpindi on August 5, 2024. — Screengrab/YouTube/GeoNewsDirector General Inter-Services Public Relations Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has said the elements involved in &digital terrorism& and......
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UAE diplomat refutes visa restrictions on Pakistanis Cars are seen at Sheikh Zayed road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 25, 2021. Picture taken March 25, 2021. — AFPKARACHI: After reports regarding Pakistanis being denied visa for the United Arab Emirates surfaced, Consul General Dr Bakheet Ateeq Al Remeithi has refuted any such......
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PTI MNA Mumtaz Mustafa passes away in Islamabad Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's Member of National Assembly Mumtaz Mustafa. — NA website ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's Member of National Assembly Mumtaz Mustafa passed away due to a heart attack in Islamabad on Monday. The lawmaker, who hailed from the southern......
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PTI leader Dr Shahid's son 'behind his murder': Police PTI founding member Dr Shahid Siddique Khan. — Facebook/@venusaestheticspk/ FileLAHORE: Police on Monday alleged that the son of slain Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Dr Shahid Siddique was behind his killing.In a statement, police said Qayyum, the PTI founding member&s son, plotted......
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Minister terms BYC protests as 'India's unsuccessful attempts' to use Pakistanis BYC protesters pictured at their ongoing sit-in in Balochistan on August 4, 2024. — Facebook/Baloch Yakjehti CommitteeThe Balochistan government has termed the ongoing protests and sit-ins by Baloch Yakjehti Committee as "India's unsuccessful attempt" of using Pakistanis against......
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Heavy rain, thunderstorms expected to lash Karachi: PMD Motorcyclists on the way wear plastic sheet to protect themselves from rain in Karachi on July 30, 2024. — INPKARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rains and thunderstorms to hit parts of the port city today and the weather is expected to be overcast with 92%......
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Youm-e-Istehsal-e-Kashmir: Pakistan shows solidarity with PIOJK (Pakistan Illegally Occupied Jammu Kashmir) Kashmiris Police stop activists and supporters of Peoples Democratic Party as they protest against the scrapping of Article 370 of occupied Jammu and Kashmir, in Srinagar on August 5, 2022. — AFP As Kashmiris around the world continue to condemn India's revocation of the Indian Illegally......
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