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Top court to announce all-important SIC reserved seats ruling today CJP Qazi Faez Isa leads the 13-member SC bench hearing SIC's plea on reserved seats' issue on July 9, 2024. — Screengrab/YouTube/Geo NewsISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court is all set to announce its highly anticipated ruling on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf -backed Sunni Ittehad Council appeal......
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Govt 'to hold national dialogue' on Operation Azm-e-Istehkam PM Shehbaz Sharif chairs the meeting of federal cabinet in this undated photo. — APP/FileAfter opposition raised reservations over Operation Azm-e-Ishtehkam, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif-led government has decided to hold a national dialogue to build consensus on efforts to eliminate......
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International airlines' plane escapes major mishap in Peshawar This combination of images shows snaps of the international airlines aircraft on a runway at Peshawar Airport after its landing gear caught fire upon landing. — CAAKARACHI: An international airlines' flight Thursday escaped a major accident upon landing in Peshawar, the Civil Aviation......
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Islamabad police establish social media monitoring cell to curb hate mongering during Muharram A man uses the social media platform, X, on his phone at a market in Islamabad on April 17, 2024. —AFPISLAMABAD: The Islamabad police have established a special cell to monitor social media applications, including WhatsApp, in a bid to curb hate mongering during Muharram, according to an......
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Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev touches down in Islamabad on two-day visit PM Shehbaz Sharif shakes hands with Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev in Islamabad on July 11, 2024. — PMOPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday welcomed Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev, who touched down in Islamabad on a two-day official visit on the premier's......
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PM's adviser suggests not having conversations that lead to fear of phone tapping Senior PML-N leader and Prime Minister's Adviser on Political and Public Affairs Rana Sanaullah speaks at a press conference. — AFPSenior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader and Prime Minister's Adviser on Political and Public Affairs Rana Sanaullah has provided a simple solution to......
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Fear of flour shortage grows as mills come to standstill A representational image of a person working in a flour mill in Pakistan. — AFP/FileAfter mill owners announced to go on strike against the withholding tax, flour mills in major cities came to a standstill on Thursday, sparking fears of a wheat flour shortage.The government had imposed up to......
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What kind of weather can Karachiites expect today? Commuters pass through a road during heavy downpour of monsoon season, at Governor House road in Karachi on July 9, 2024. — PPIKARACHI: The port city will remain partly cloudy and is expected to receive strong winds within the next 24 hours, according to the Pakistan Meteorological......
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HRCP blasts 'unconstitutional' order allowing phone tapping A person holding a mobile phone while an unknown caller calls him in Karachi, on July 9, 2024. — Geo.tvThe Human Rights Commission of Pakistan has lambasted the government over allowing the country&s top spy agency to tap calls of citizens, terming it unconstitutional. In a statement......
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Historic moment: LHC's first woman CJ Neelum takes oath Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz attends as Punjab Governor Saleem Haider Khan administers oath to Justice Aalia Neelum in Lahore, on July 11, 2024. — YouTube/GeoNewsLiveLAHORE: Justice Aalia Neelum on Thursday broke the glass ceiling to become the first woman chief justice of Lahore High......
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President approves appointment of first-ever female CJ of LHC Justice Muhammad Shafi Siddiqui and Justice Aalia Neelum. — SHC/LHC websitesPresident Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday approved the appointment of Justice Muhammad Shafi Siddiqui and Justice Aalia Neelum as the chief justices of the Sindh High Court and the Lahore High Court ,......
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Two army soldiers as many KP cops martyred in joint Peshawar IBO : Pakistan Army's Sepoy Muhammad Idrees, Sepoy Badam Gul, KP Police's Sub-Inspector Tajmir Shah and Assistant Sub Inspector Muhammad Akram. — ISPRSecurity personnel conducted a joint intelligence-based operation in Peshawar in which two Pakistan Army soldiers and two Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ......
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15 killed as passenger jeep falls into ravine in AJK's Neelum Valley The combined image shows ruins of the passenger jeep after it tumbled down onto the bank of the Neelum River in Muzaffarabad, Azad Jammu and Kashmir . — Screengrab/Geo NewsMUZAFFARABAD: At least 15 people were dead and two injured when a passenger jeep plunged down from the Leswa Bypass Road......
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TV host Ayesha Jehanzeb allegedly beaten up by husband TV anchor Ayesha Jahanzaib poses for a picture. —Instagram/ayeshajehanzebofficialLAHORE: Private TV anchor Ayesha Jehanzeb has allegedly been savaged by her husband, leaving her battered and prompting a stern reaction from Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, a champion of zero tolerance......
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Registered Afghan refugees allowed to stay in Pakistan for one more year Afghan refugees gather in front of the National Database and Registration Authority vans for biometric verification before their departure to Afghanistan, at a holding centre near Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Chaman on November 1, 2023. — AFP Pakistan has granted an extension of......
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Supreme Court's verdict on PTI-SIC reserved seats case 'expected today' A man uses his mobile phone as he walks past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad, Pakistan May 13, 2023. — AFPISLAMABAD: After Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa completed consultations on Wednesday, the Supreme Court is likely to announce a verdict on the Pakistan......
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PM Shehbaz urges cabinet members to bring revolution in their ministries Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses the federal cabinet on July 10, 2024. — PID ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Wednesday pushed the cabinet members to work harder to bring about "revolution in their ministries," as this is what he called "a matter of the country, its......
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Imran Khan urges SC to dismiss govt appeal in NAB amendments case PTI founder Imran Khan and CJP Qazi Faez Isa. — AFP/Screengrab via State Media/FileISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan has requested the Supreme Court to dismiss the intra-court appeals in the National Accountability Bureau amendment case as it is not about himself but......
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Beware Karachiites! City likely to witness another rains spell today Commuters are passing through a road during heavy downpour of monsoon season, at Shahrah-e-Faisal road in Karachi on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. — PPIKARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department predicted more monsoon rains on Wednesday as citizens hope for the weather in Karachi to cool......
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Three soldiers martyred in exchange of fire with terrorists in South Waziristan Non-Combatant Bearer Zain Ali Shaheed, Sepoy Asad Ullah Shaheed and Sepoy Muhammad Sufyan Shaheed. — ISPRThree Pakistan Army soldiers embraced martyrdom in an exchange of fire with terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa&s South Waziristan district, the military&s media wing said on......
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Govt defends call tracing, reminds PTI of Imran's statement on phone tapping : Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Omar Ayub Khan. — APP/ fileThe Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf slammed the PML-N-led government for empowering the Inter-Services Intelligence to intercept or......
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ATC rejects Imran Khan's interim bail pleas in May 9 cases PTI founder Imran Khan appearing at the Lahore High Court on March 17, 2023. — AFPLAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan's pleas for interim bail were rejected in three cases related to the May 9 violent protests on Tuesday.Judge Khalid Arshad of an anti-terrorism court in......
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Karachi likely to experience more rain on Wednesday The image shows a road submerged under rainwater in Karachi as vehicles struggle to move. — APP/FileKARACHI: Monsoon rains are predicted in Karachi for the second day on Wednesday as earlier today light to heavy showers lashed different areas of the city, according to a weather analyst.The......
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Army captain martyred, two terrorists killed in North Waziristan gunfight: ISPR 24-year-old Captain Muhammad Osama bin Arshad, a resident of Rawalpindi district. — ISPR FileRAWALPINDI: A Pakistan Army captain was martyred in gunfight with terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's North Waziristan district, the Inter-Services Public Relations said on Tuesday.The martyred army......
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Ishaq Dar says security remains a major issue with Afghanistan An undated image of Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar addressing a seminar. — APP FileISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar Tuesday said the terror incidents that targeted Chinese citizens in Pakistan signal the involvement of the......
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PM announces power subsidy of Rs50bn for protected consumers Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is addressing an event in Islamabad on July 9, 2024. — Screengrab/YouTube/GeoNewsISLAMABAD: In a major relief to inflation-hit masses, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced Rs50 billion package for electricity consumers, saying the tariffs would not be......
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PTI announces to challenge phone tapping powers granted to ISI Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Omar Ayub speaking to media in Islamabad on July 9, 2024. —Facebook/ OmarAyubKhan.OfficialISLAMABAD: Reacting to the government&s move to grant the premier intelligence agency permission to trace people's phone calls viewing a threat to the......
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Report unveils concerning crime statistics in Karachi This representational image shows a gun held in an individual's hand. — UnsplashKARACHI: Sindh's Citizens Police Liaison Committee has released a report which revealed the alarming statistics of crime in Karachi during the month of June.According to the report, a total of 5,288 crimes were......
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PM urges world to recognise Pakistan's burden of hosting Afghan refugees Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif addresses the budget session of the National Assembly in Islamabad on June 28. — Online ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday urged the international community to recognise Pakistan's burden of hosting a large Afghan refugee......
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NDMA warns of urban flooding in Karachi amid rain forecast A family wades through a flooded road during the monsoon season in Karachi, Pakistan July 9, 2022. —ReutersISLAMABAD: The National Disaster Management Authority Tuesday said that Karachi and others areas in Sindh might witness urban flooding amid forecast of heavy rains in the......
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