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Kashmiri poet Ahmed Farhad granted bail by AJK High Court Kashmiri poet Ahmed Farhad. — Instagram/@ahmad.farhad.officialMUZAFFARABAD: Kashmiri poet Ahmed Farhad Friday was granted bail by the Azad Jammu and Kashmir High Court weeks after his arrest by the AJK police.His bail plea was approved by the court against a surety bond worth......
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LHC CJ sees end to establishment's interference in judiciary soon Lahore High Court Chief Justice Malik Shehzad Ahmed Khan addressing the opening ceremony of judicial complex e-courts in Rawalpindi on June 14, 2024. — YouTube screengrab/Geo News LiveRAWALPINDI: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Malik Shehzad Ahmed Khan Friday expressed hope that the......
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'PML-N to talk about PPP's issues with CM Maryam after Eid' Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah. — APP/FileWith the aim to resolve the Pakistan Peoples Party's reservations regarding Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, talks between the Bilawal Bhutto Zardari-led party in the province will be held with the Pakistan Muslim League-......
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Pakistan envoy seeks result-oriented dialogue between Pakistan, India Pakistan&s Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan. —World Affairs Council of Philadelphia/ FileWASHINGTON: Underscoring the need to have a result-oriented structured dialogue between Pakistan and India, Pakistan&s Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan has said the......
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3 suspects including senior police officer held for 'robbery' at pan shop Unidentified robbers looting pan shop in Karachi&s Gulshan-e-Iqbal area in the undated images. — Screengrab/Geo NewsKARACHI: Police arrested three suspects including Deputy Superintendent Police Zafar Javed and his son on charges of robbing a pan shop in in Karachi.Senior......
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Imran, Qureshi's acquittal in cipher case challenged in SC PTI founder Imran Khan and party's senior leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi. — AFP/FileISLAMABAD: The acquittal of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan and vice chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi in the cipher case was challenged in the Supreme Court by the Federal Investigation Agency on......
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Court exonerates Imran, Qureshi others in 'Azadi March' vandalism case PTI founder chairman Imran Khan , Awami Mulsim League chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed and Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi seen in this image. — AFP/AFP/Online/FileISLAMABAD: In yet another relief to the embattled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf , a local court in the federal capital on Thursday......
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PM meets Fazl in bid to mend political ties Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is seated with JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and his parties senior leaders at his residence in Islamabad on June 13, 2024. — PMOIn his bid to invite Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman to join the ruling coalition, Prime Minister......
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VIDEO: After pedestrians, criminals target pan shop in Karachi An image showing a person robbing a betel shop in Karachi's Gulshan-e-Iqbal area o June 12, 2024. — Screengrab via Geo NewsKARACHI: The citizens of Pakistan's largest city continue to become the victim of street criminals, who aren't even sparing shopkeepers as robbers have now looted a......
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Iddat case: IHC orders lower court to decide on appeals against conviction in a month Former prime minister Imran Khan with his wife Bushra Bibi arrive to appear at a high court in Lahore on May 15, 2023. — AFPISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court Thursday gave one month's time to a a district and sessions court to decide the petitions challenging the conviction......
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Kaira says reports about PPP joining govt 'baseless' Pakistan Peoples Party leader Qamar Zaman Kaira at a public meeting in Chakwal on February 1, 2024. —X/ @QamarKairaPPPOn reports circulating in media about the Pakistan Peoples Party joining the treasury benches after the PPP leaders held meeting with Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal, veteran......
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Budget: Govt to provide medical facility to thousands of journalists, media workers Security and media officials gather in front of the Parliament House building in Islamabad. — AFP/FileISLAMABAD: The federal government plans to grant a health insurance scheme to journalists and media workers, said Minister for Finance Muhammad Aurangzeb, with 5,000 people to benefit from......
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Eid ul Adha in Pakistan: Banks to remain closed for 4 days The State Bank of Pakistan building in Karachi. — SBP website/FileState Bank of Pakistan announced Wednesday a three-day public holiday for banks on the occasion of Eid ul Adha. "The State Bank of Pakistan will remain closed from 17th to 19th June 2024 being public holidays on......
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PPP joins federal budget session after withdrawing boycott decision PML-N President Shehbaz Shehbaz, PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari, and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari during a press conference in Islamabad, on February 21, 2024, in this still taken from a video. — Geo NewsISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party has taken back its decision to boycott......
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NA's 100-day performance declared 'slow-paced' A photograph of the National Assembly during a session. — X/@NAofPakistanAs Pakistan's 16th National Assembly completed its first 100 days since the oath-taking of lawmakers on February 29, its performance has been described as "slow-paced despite high attendance".A report published by......
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High-capacity, locally manufactured wagons added to Pakistan Railways fleet The new high-capacity wagons seen at the Cantt Railway Station in Lahore on June 12, 2024, in this still taken from a video. — Pakistan RailwaysForty high-capacity wagons have been added to the fleet of Pakistan Railways on Wednesday after China fulfilled its promise to equip Pakistan......
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'Security forces kill 181 terrorists in over 7,000 operations' Security forces' personnel are seen taking position during an anti-terror operation at an undisclosed location. — ISPR/FileRAWALPINDI: As Pakistan continues to combat the menace of terrorism, the country's security forces carried out as many as 7,745 anti-terror......
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CM Murad to present Sindh's budget on 'June 14' Sindh Assembly after taking oath of newly-elected lawmakers on February 24, 2024. — NNIKARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah is slated to present the province's budget for fiscal year 2024-2025 on June 14, Geo News reported quoting sources on Wednesday.According to......
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PTI to protest during federal budget session in NA PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar and NA Opposition Leader Omar Ayub pictured alongside Sunni Ittehad Council Chief Sahibzada Muhammad Hamid Raza attend a press conference following their coalition in Islamabad on February 19, 2024. — AFPISLAMABAD: With the federal government set to......
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PTI 'picks' Achakzai to lead talks for opposition alliance PkMAP Chairman Mahmood Khan Achakzai arrives before the start of the voting process by newly-elected lawmakers to appoint Pakistan&s new prime minister at the Parliament House in Islamabad on March 3, 2024. — AFPISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has assigned the task to carry......
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Robbers flee with truck full of goats in Karachi's Gulistan-e-Johar area Vendors display sacrificial animals in connection with upcoming Eid al-Adha near Mazar-e-Quaid in Karachi on June 4, 2024. — APPKARACHI: In a heinous heist in Karachi's Gulistan-e-Johar area, a truck full of sacrificial goats was robbed at gun point ahead of Eid ul Adha, Geo News reported......
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Budget 2024-25: 'PML-N govt fails to fulfil demands agreed with PPP' PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari. — Facebook/@ppppbalochistanAs the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz all set to unveil federal budget 2024-25, Pakistan Peoples Party spokesperson Shazia Marri alleged on Tuesday that the ruling party did not consult its......
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IHC bars new tribunals from hearing pleas till further orders A general view of the Islamabad High Court building. — Geo NewsISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday questioned the legal grounds of the Election Commission of Pakistan&s order transferring poll-related petitions and barred new election tribunals from hearing pleas till......
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Security forces kill '11 terrorists' involved in Lakki Marwat IED blast Pakistan Army soldiers patrol during a military operation against Taliban militants, in the main town of Miramshah in North Waziristan, July 9, 2014.— AFPSecurity forces neutralised '11 terrorists involved in the martyrdom of seven Pakistan Army soldiers' during an intelligence-based......
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Eid ul Adha: PM Shehbaz 'approves three-day' holiday Vendors display sacrificial animals in connection with upcoming Eid al-Adha at Jhang mor Cattle Market in Sargodha on June 6, 2024. — APPISLAMABAD: The federal government has reportedly approved a three-day holiday for the occasion of Eid ul Adha from June 17 to June 19.Sources told Geo News......
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Imran Khan consents to holding talks with rivals: PTI chief PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar speaks with journalists outside the Adiala jail in Rawalpindi on June 11, 2024, in this still taken from a video. — Screengrab/YouTube/GeoNewsRAWALPINDI: After months of antagonism, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan has consented to holding talks with......
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Top court orders to close all Margalla Hills restaurants View of the Supreme Court building. — APP/FileISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday ordered to close all the restaurants established on the federal capital's Margalla Hills National Park, including the Monal Restaurant. The directives came in response to a March 11 court......
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Proposal made to 'increase tax' on import of cellphones: sources Apple iPhones are seen inside an Apple retail store. —ReutersISLAMABAD: In a bid to improve accomplishment of the revenue target, it has been proposed that tax on import of mobile phone should be raised in the federal budget 2024-25, scheduled to be announced tomorrow, sources told Geo......
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'High-powered delegation' from China to visit Pakistan soon PM Shehbaz Sharif speaks during a federal cabinet meeting in Islamabad on June 11, 2024. — Screengrab via Geo NewsDays after concluding his five-day trip to China, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Tuesday that a high-powered delegation from the neighbouring country would soon visit......
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Sarim Burney's bail plea rejected Social worker Sarim Burney gestures in this still taken from a video. — X/@SBTIOfficialKARACHI: The bail petition of social worker Sarim Burney Tuesday was rejected by a local court in the port city in a human trafficking case.Burney's plea was rejected by Judicial Magistrate Khaliq ul......
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