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Top politicians fear 'constitutional breakdown' PTI leader and senior lawyer Hamid Khan and Defence Minister Khawaja Asif . —Cornelius, Lane - Mufti/ Facebook/ @khawajaAsifofficial/ FileISLAMABAD: The main ruling and opposition parties have expressed fear that a constitutional breakdown could occur as the controversy over reserved seats......
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Torrential rain inundates low-lying areas in Hyderabad, Matiari Vehicles on their way during the heavy rain in Hyderabad on July 23, 2023. — INPDifferent parts of Sindh on Friday night experienced heavy monsoon showers, causing waterlogging in low-lying areas. As per the details, Hyderabad, Matiari, Tando Allahyar, Bhit Shah and other areas of the......
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Broader consensus to be evolved on PTI ban move: Asif Federal Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif. — AFP/FileDefence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that the PML-N-led government will consult its allies on a decision to ban the PTI, admitting that the Monday&s announcement in this regard was made in haste.&Yes, you can say that we......
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Pakistan, Chinese militaries to continue cooperation: Gen Munir COAS General Syed Asim Munir in a group photo with Chinese top officials during 97th Anniversary of founding of People's Liberation Army of China hosted at the GHQ, Rawalpindi, on July 18, 2024. — ISPREmphasising on all-weather friendship between Pakistan and China, Chief of Army Staff ......
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20 more bodies found in Karachi as city continues to bake in sweltering heat To beat the heat during a hot day of the summer season, a relief camp of heatstroke was organised by a social organisation on Sharea Faisal in Karachi, June 26, 2024. — APPVarious hospitals in Karachi have received 20 bodies during the last 24 hours as sweltering weather continues unabated......
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PTI to approach SJC against move to appoint retired judges in top court PTI chairman Gohar Ali Khan talks to the media as he arrives to attend a hearing at the High Court in Islamabad on August 9, 2023. — AFPThe Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has unveiled its strategy to stop the appointment of ad hoc judges in the Supreme Court and termed it a......
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Pakistan's population growth 'highest in region' In this picture taken on April 16, 2023, people throng a market area in Lahore. — AFPPakistan ranked as the fifth most populous country in the world, with a population growth rate which is the highest in the region, data shared by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics ......
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Imran, Bushra challenge arrest in new Toshakhana reference Former prime minister Imran Khan with his wife Bushra Bibi arrive to appear at a high court in Lahore on May 15, 2023. — AFPISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi on Thursday moved the Islamabad High Court against their arrest in a new Toshakhana......
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Karachi lawyers seek exemption from wearing black coats amid heat wave Lawyers gather in City Court&s premises in Karachi in this undated photo. — PPIKARACHI: Lawyers in Karachi have sought permission from the judges of sessions& court to appear in the courts without wearing black coats amid scorching heat.The Karachi Bar Association sought an......
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Azam Tarar backs appointment of retired judges, move to ban PTI Federal Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar addressing a press conference in Islamabad. — APP/File The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz isn't coming slow on its move to slap a ban on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf as another federal minister came in support of the......
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Maqbool Baqar becomes 2nd retired judge to decline ad hoc appointment to SC Justice Maqbool Baqar speaks during a ceremony at the Federal Judicial Academy in Islamabad. — Federal Judicial AcademyISLAMABAD: Justice Maqbool Baqar has decided against being appointed to the Supreme Court as an ad hoc judge, becoming the second retired judge to refuse the offer.His......
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Students left in limbo due to HEC's 'non-operational' degree verification system A representational image showing the outside view of the HEC office in Islamabad. — FileStudents across Pakistan have been left in limbo due to malfunction of the Higher Education Commission's degree verification system which has not been working since 10 days, sources told Geo News on......
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Two more die as Karachi's feel like temperature hits 54-deg;C A volunteer showers a woman with water during a heatwave in Karachi. — AFP/File KARACHI: As the residents of the metropolis continue to reel under extreme heat, the Sindh Health Department on Thursday confirmed two more heatstroke fatalities in last two days.The two deaths reported......
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'Abducted' PTI leader Moazzam Jatoi in police custody PTI) MNA Moazzam Khan Jatoi is addressing a gathering in Muzaffargarh on February 13, 2024. —Instagram/ @moazzamkhanjatoi/ FileMUZAFFARGARH: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MNA Moazzam Khan Jatoi, whom the party claimed was abducted, was actally arrested by the anti-corruption department of......
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IHC judge underscores use of inappropriate language by PTI's Sanam Javaid PTI activist Sanam Javaid pictured pictured in Islamabad on July 18, 2024. — ReporterISLAMABAD: Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb of the Islamabad High Court on Thursday underscored the use of inappropriate language used by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf campaigner Sanam Javaid and......
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Karachi deputy mayor holds builder responsible for children's deaths in Malir People carrying out rescue activity in Malir's Memon Goth area in Karachi on July 17, 2024. —Screengrab/ ReporterKARACHI: The local government of Karachi Thursday held a builder of a private housing society responsible for deaths of two kids who fell into a manhole in Memon Goth area of......
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IPI condemns killing of Malik Hassan Zeb Journalist Malik Hassan Zeb. — IPIFollowing the murder of reporter Malik Hassan Zeb on July 14, the eighth journalist to be killed in the country since the beginning of 2024, the International Press Institute global network has expressed deep concern over the increasing violence against......
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Shehbaz prays for Biden's swift recovery after COVID diagnosis This combination of images shows Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and United States President Joe Biden. — AFP/APP/FilesPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday extended his well wishes to President Joe Biden of the United States, who has tested positive for COVID-19.The White......
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KP, Punjab cities 'at risk of urban flooding' due to monsoon rain Residents wade along a flooded street after heavy monsoon rains in Lahore. — Reuters/FileISLAMABAD: As country braces for monsoon rain, the National Disaster Management Authority has issued an alert warning of urban flooding in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and other parts of the......
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Govt may last only 18 more months, Imran Khan unlikely to walk free soon: Fitch A collage of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and PTI Chairman Imran Khan. — PID/Instagram/@imrankhan.pti/File ISLAMABAD: Incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan is unlikely to walk free anytime soon, while Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif-led coalition government may prove......
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PPP not in favour of ban on any party: CM Murad Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah interacts with the organisers of the mourning procession at Mola Ali Imambargah in Hyderabad on July 17, 2024. — Sindh CM House KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said the Pakistan Peoples Party never supported any move to ban a political......
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NDMA issues GLOF alert for KP, Gilgit Baltistan A view of the Passu Glacier in the Karakoram mountain range in Pakistan, October 8, 2023. — Reuters ISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority on Wednesday issued a warning of possible glacial lake outburst floods in the mountainous regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit......
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Islamabad urges Kabul to take 'immediate action' against terrorists involved in Bannu attack Two guards stand outside of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs office in Islamabad, Pakistan. — AFP/FileAfter a deadly terrorist attack on Bannu Cantonment two days ago, Pakistan has issued a "strong demarche" to Afghanistan and demanded the Afghan Taliban-led interim government to take......
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Pakistani students in Bangladesh asked to stay away from protests Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of the ruling party Bangladesh Awami League, and anti-quota protesters engage in a clash in the Dhaka College area, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, July 16, 2024. — Reuters Pakistan High Commission in Bangladesh has advised all the Pakistani......
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Karachi weather: City records its second hottest night of this year Vehicle lights cause light streaks on the road along a market in Karachi on January 23, 2023. — ReutersKARACHI: As the residents continue to reel under the prevailing heat, the city has recorded its second hottest night of 2024 with the temperature recorded at 32°C.The normal......
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Jamshoro: Grenade detonates at police station, injures 8 Damage to the Jamshoro Police Station can be seen in this still taken from a video. — Screengrab/Video by authorHYDERABAD: At least eight people have been injured at the Jamshoro Police Station when a hand grenade went off on its own due to intense heat, according Deputy Inspector......
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Karachi suburbs to receive heavy rain with thunderstorms today: PMD Vehicles move on a road during rainfall in Karachi, Pakistan on Monday, December 27, 2021. — Reuters KARACHI: The city's residents might finally get some relief from prevailing heat as the city's suburbs are likely to witness heavy rain with thunderstorms today, said the Pakistan......
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Ashura processions staged across country amid tight security Mourners take part in a procession on the ninth day of Ashura in the Islamic month of Muharram in Karachi on July 16,2024. — Online Ashura processions, in remembrance of the martyrdom of Imam Hussain and his companions at Karbala, began across the country on Wednesday with thousands of......
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'No one can dare to ban PTI,' Gandapur warns PML-N govt Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur address the press conference in Peshawar on July 16, 2024. — Screengrab via Geo NewsPESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has blasted the federal government's move to ban the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and challenged......
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PTI links SC retired judges appointment to reserved seats verdict Chairman PTI Gohar Khan talks to the media as he arrives to attend a hearing at the High Court in Islamabad on August 9, 2023. — AFPReacting to the proposal of appointing ad hoc judges at the Supreme Court, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan on Tuesday raised alarm......
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