Govt ends Saturday weekly off for govt schools in Islamabad Students listen to their teacher during a lesson at the Islamabad College for girls in Islamabad, Pakistan. — Reuters/FileISLAMABAD: All the government schools and educational institutions in the federal capital will operate on Saturday as the authorities have decided to abolish the......

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Arshad Sharif killing: SC constitutes 5-member bench to hear suo motu case Slain Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif. — Arshad Sharif/FacebookThe Supreme Court's three-member Practice and Procedure committee has formed a larger bench to hear the suo motu case of the killing of journalist Arshad Sharif who was shot down by the Kenyan police at a roadblock in the......

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Record-breaking rain kill at least four, injure seven in Lahore A car is trapped in a flooded road after record-breaking rains hit Lahore on August 1, 2024. — APPLAHORE: Heavy monsoon rainfall on Thursday broke 44-year record in Lahore and left at least four people dead and seven others wounded with hospitals flooded, power interrupted and streets......

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Pakistan Railways reduces fares for passenger trains A Pakistan Railways train travelling on a rail network in Pakistan. — APP/FileLAHORE: Pakistan Railways has notified a ticket price cut for several categories of the passenger trains across the country, just weeks after announcing a fare hike.The reduced fares, announced for making the......

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Karachi likely to experience torrential rains from August 3 to 5 A family wades through a flooded road during the monsoon season in Karachi, July 9, 2022. — Reuters KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department has predicted that moderate to torrential rains are likely to lash Karachi from August 3 to 5.There is also a possibility of drizzling and......

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Heavy downpours claim 24 lives in KP during last three days A large numbers of vehicles stuck in traffic jam due to closed road after landslide incident at Kel Road Neelum Valley in Azad Kashmir on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. — PPIHeavy downpours lashed out various areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, leaving 24 people dead and 17 others injured in......

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PTI announces expanding opposition alliance to run 'powerful anti-govt movement' PTI Secretary General Omar Ayub Khan and senior leader Asad Qaiser address the press conference outside Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi, on August 1, 2024. — Screengrab via Geo NewsAfter meeting incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan in Adiala Jail, the party's leader Asad Qaiser......

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UNSC report confirms presence of TTP militants in Afghanistan: FO Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch addresses the weekly press briefing in Islamabad on August 1, 2024. — Screengrab/YouTube/Geo News Live As Islamabad repeatedly raised concerns about the use of Afghan soil for carrying out terror activities in Pakistan, the United......

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Minister links PTI ban move with institutions' approval ederal Minister for Planning and Development Professor Ahsan Iqbal addresses a press conference in Islamabad. — PPI/FileWeeks after the federal government announced banning the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf , Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has said that the ban on the former......

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Raoof Hasan granted bail in anti-state propaganda case PTI Information Secretary Raoof Hasan walks as he is presented before a court for a hearing in Islamabad on July 28, 2024. — Geo NewsAn Islamabad court on Thursday approved the bail of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Information Secretary Raoof Hasan in the anti-state propaganda case.Duty......

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Finance minister stresses reforms to be free from IMF Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb addresses an event in Islamabad on August 1, 2024. — Geo NewsAmid hopes to secure International Monetary Fund's Executive Board's approval of a new programme, Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb Thursday termed "inevitable " reforms as the key......

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Kurram clashes: Temporary ceasefire reached between tribes Residents gather along a road as smoke billows after twin blasts at a market in Parachinar, capital of Kurram district. — AFP/FileFollowing days of deadly armed clashes the two tribes who have been fighting against each other in Kurram have agreed on a ceasefire provisioning a temporary......

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350mm of rain shatters Lahore's 44-year record An image of a lane flooded by rainwater in Lahore on August 1, 2024. — Photo by reporterLAHORE: Punjab's capital witnessed torrential rains on Thursday that brought 350 millimetres of water in just three hours, smashing a 44-year-old rainfall record.Lahore has been hit by heavy rains causing......

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Karachi experiences heavy rain as more showers expected In this undated photo, a road is seen submerged under rainwater. — APP/FileKARACHI: Heavy rainfall hit the port city on Wednesday night inundating roads and low-lying areas as the Pakistan Meteorological Department forecast heavy downpours across the country over the next few days.Different......

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Commonwealth secretary general lauds PM Shehbaz for empowering youth Patricia Scotland, General Secretary of the Commonwealth and Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. — Reuters/File ISLAMABAD: Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland on Wednesday said that Pakistan under the leadership of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has remarkably......

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Khalilur Rehman approaches FIA's cyber crime cell over leaked videos Pakistani playwright and screenwriter Khalilur Rehman Qamar gestures in a photograph. — Facebook/@KrqOfficialLAHORE: Famous playwright and screenwriter Khalilur Rehman Qamar has registered a complaint against "honey-trap" gang with the Cyber Crime Cell of Federal Investigation Agency for......

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Pakistan brands TTP 'Fitna al-Khawarij', its associates 'Khariji' A representational image of armed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan militants. — AFP/FileThe federal government on Wednesday moved to take on the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan on the ideological front and labelled it as "Fitna al-Khawarij".The government also made it mandatory for all......

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JI announces continuing sit-in after holding second round of talks with govt Jamaat-e-Islami Vice Emir Liaqat Baloch addresses the workers during the sit-in at Rawalpindi's Murree Road on July 29, 2024. — Facebook/@JIPOfficial1RAWALPINDI: Jamaat-e-Islami Vice Emir Liaqat Baloch on Wednesday warned the government of leaving the negotiation table if the latter showed......

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Parts of country likely to experience torrential rains from Aug 1-6 Motorcyclists are passing through a flooded road in Karachi amid heavy rain on September 12, 2022. — APPThe Pakistan Meteorological Department on Wednesday forecast that there's a likelihood of torrential monsoon rain showers across the country from August 1 to 6 with occasional gaps.Strong......

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PTI's Raoof Hasan arrested in terrorism case, sent on 2-day physical remand PTI Information Secretary Raoof Hasan walks as he is presented before a court for a hearing in Islamabad on July 28, 2024. — YouTube/Geo News/ScreengrabPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's Information Secretary Raoof Hasan, who is already under the custody of the FIA over charges of running a......

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NA committee passes bill to 'circumvent' reserved seats ruling An inside view of the National Assembly. — APP/FileISLAMABAD: The bill proposing amendments to the Elections Act 2017 was approved by the National Assembly's Parliamentary Affairs Committee on Wednesday. The amendments seek to bar lawmakers, who contested the general elections......

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Khadijah Shah to relinquish US citizenship after accepting PTI's reserved seat nomination Pakistani fashion designer and PTI activist Khadija Shah. — Instagram/@khadijahshahFashion designer and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf supporter Khadijah Shah has announced giving up her United States citizenship after accepting the party's nomination for served seats.Taking to Instagram,......

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Gunmen attack ACE team to 'free' PTI MNA in Gujrat PTI MNA Imtiaz Choudhary gestures in this image released on June 8, 2024. — Facebook/@HajiImtiazChaudharyGUJRANWALA: An Anti-Corruption Establishment team allegedly has come under attack from gunmen who targeted the government authority and "freed" Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's Member of......

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Pakistan 'deeply shocked' by Ismail Haniyeh's assassination A security personnel stands guard outside the office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad. — AFP/FilePakistan, in the wake of the assassination of Hamas Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh, Wednesday expressed serious concern over the growing Israeli adventurism in the......

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PTI affirms resolve to resist Election Act amendment in committee PTI leader Latif Khosa poses for a picture in this undated image. — X/@LatifKhosaP/FilePakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Latif Khosa has said that the party would oppose the amendment proposed by the government in the Election Act and would not allow it to pass in the National Assembly's......

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Three martyred as terrorists target police checkpoint in Khyber A police officer stands outside Achini&s outpost entrance gate in the outskirts of Peshawar, February 9, 2023. — Reuters KHYBER: At least two police personnel and a civilian were martyred Wednesday after terrorists targeted a checkpoint in Khyber district's Charwazagai area,......

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IHC orders de-sealing of PTI's central secretariat in Islamabad A general view of Islamabad High Court. — Geo News/File In a major development, the Islamabad High Court on Tuesday ordered the Capital Development Authority authorities to de-seal the central secretariat of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf with immediate effect as the former ruling......

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Monsoon showers turn weather pleasant in Karachi Commuters on their way at Karachi Press Club roundabout during rain in Karachi on July 30, 2024. — OnlineKARACHI: Light to heavy monsoon rains brought relief to Karachi after a spell sweltering heat, turning weather in the port city pleasant on Tuesday night. The sporadic showers......

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NA bill seeks to bar independents from changing affidavit regarding party affiliation PML-N lawmaker Bilal Azhar Kiyani. — X/@NAofPakistanA new bill tabled in the National Assembly seeks restriction on the independent candidates from changing their affidavits regarding the party affiliation after a certain time. The bill seeking amendments to the Election Act Bill,......

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