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World Oceans Day 2024: Marine life off Karachi coast endangered by human activities A view of a boat stuck in fisheries area due to garbage in Karachi on June 5, 2024. — INPKARACHI: Moazzam Khan, the technical adviser for the World Wide Fund for Nature , has expressed grave concern about the pollution levels in and around the Karachi Port Trust , likening the area to a......
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Pakistani envoy urges US to maintain balance in ties with S Asian nations Pakistani Ambassador to US Masood Khan is addressing an event in Washington on May 14, 2024. —X/@Masood__KhanWASHINGTON: Pakistani Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan has stressed that Washington should maintain a strategic balance in relationships with the South Asian countries.......
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India invites Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal leaders for Modi's oath-taking ceremony Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures, at the Bharatiya Janata Party headquarters in New Delhi, India, June 4, 2024. — Reuters India has invited leaders from the neighbouring countries to attend Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi's swearing in ceremony as the third-time......
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Controversial Punjab defamation law challenged in LHC The front facade of the Lahore High Court's building. — LHC websiteLAHORE: The controversial Punjab Defamation Law, 2024, Saturday was challenged in the Lahore High Court after acting Governor Malik Muhammad Ahmad Khan signed the bill.Earlier today, sources told Geo News that the bill......
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Iddat case: PTI terms transferring trial of Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi to new court 'illegal' Pakistan´s former Prime Minister, Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi at the Lahore High Court in Lahore on July 17, 2023. — AFPISLAMABAD: After iddat case was transferred to another court, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf termed the decision "illegal" and an "attempt to deliberately......
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Sindh heat spell likely to break as light rain with thunder expected today A representational image of water droplets on a glass. — PexelsSeveral parts of Karachi received drizzle on Friday evening, which came as a sigh of relief for the citizens who had been facing extreme heat for almost a monthnAfter a brief spell of rain, the temperature of the city......
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Pakistan, China build consensus on CPEC upgradation, advancement to project's second phase PM Shehbaz Sharif meets Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on 7 June 2024. — APPPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday affirmed consensus on the upgradation of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and advancing high-quality development of the......
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Disagreement in treasury benches as Karachi faces long hours of loadshedding A man sits outside his shop during a power breakdown in Pakistan. — Reuters/FileISLAMABAD: Members of the National Assembly on the treasury benches sparred over an extended period of electricity loadshedding in Karachi as hours-long power outages in the port city torture citizens in searing......
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Controversial tweet case: FIA 'grills' Imran Khan in Adiala jail Former prime minister Imran Khan pauses as he speaks with Reuters during an interview, in Lahore, March 17, 2023. — ReutersISLAMABAD: The Federal Investigation Agency investigators &grilled& Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan at Adiala jail for his controversial tweet......
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X post probe: PTI questions FIA's jurisdiction to summon parliamentarians PTI Secretary-General Omar Ayub Khan speaks on the National Assembly's floor on June 7, 2024. — Screengrab/Geo NewsISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Secretary General Omar Ayub Khan has censured the Federal Investigation Agency for issuing call-up notices to parliamentarians and his......
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Eid ul Adha in Pakistan on June 17 as Zil Hajj moon sighted Vendors display sacrificial animals in connection with upcoming Eid al-Adha at Jhang mor Cattle Market in Sargodha on June 6, 2024. — APPKARACHI: Muslims in Pakistan will celebrate Eid ul Adha on June 17, the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee announced on Friday after sighting the Zil Hajj......
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Probe to proceed after poet's statement is recorded: IHC Kashmiri poet Ahmed Farhad's family meets him at Kahori police station outside Muzaffarabad in AJK on May 29, 2024. — Geo NewsISLAMABAD: Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani Friday maintained that investigation in the case of Kashmiri poet Ahmed Farhad will proceed by virtue of his......
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Three judges 'recommended' for SC elevation LHC Justice Shahid Bilal, Lahore High Court Chief Justice Malik Shahzad Ahmad and Sindh High Court Chief Justice Aqeel Abbasi. — LHC website/APP/FileISLAMABAD: The names of at least three judges Friday were recommended by the Judicial Commission of Pakistan for elevation to the Supreme......
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Pakistan, China resolve to protect CPEC from 'detractors, adversaries' Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif shakes hands with his Chinese countertop Li Qiqan upon his arrival at the Great Hall of the People on June 7, 2024. —PM OfficePakistani and Chinese prime ministers on Friday expressed the commitment to protect the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor from......
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Sarim Burney case: State Dept says US laws on adoption include 'strict requirements' FIA officials escort arrested social workers Sarim Burney during the hearing of case against him pertaining human trafficking at the city court premises in Karachi on June 6, 2024. — PPISarim Burney case: State Dept says US laws on adoption include 'strict requirements'WASHINGTON: In......
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I'm saddened by how Imran Khan announced party decisions: Marwat Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Sher Afzal Marwat. — Facebook/@Sher Afzal marwat official/File ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Sher Afzal Marwat expressed disappointment over the way party founder Imran Khan announced the decisions related to him. Speaking......
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Amin Gandapur engaged in 'back-door contacts' with institutions for better relations KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur addressing a press conference in DI Khan on May 10, 2024. & NNIISLAMABAD: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur is engaged in &establishing back-door contacts&, as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan decided to "step......
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Pakistan becomes non-permanent member of top UN body Members of the United Nations Security Council vote on a resolution on non-proliferation during a meeting on the maintenance of International Peace and Security Nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation at UN headquarters in New York City on May 20, 2024. — ReutersUNITED NATIONS: In a major......
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Imran Khan met more than 400 people during imprisonment: documents Police officials stand guard outside the Adiala Jail during the hearing of jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan, in Rawalpindi. — AFP/FileNew data revealed Thursday that former premier Imran Khan was allowed to meet with as many as 403 people in the time of 8 months in......
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'Judge does not owe explanation to verdict', CJP Isa tells Imran Khan An image released by PTI shows former prime minister Imran Khan during his appearance via video-link before the Supreme Court on May 16, 2024. — PTI/FileISLAMABAD: In response to jailed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan&s reservation over apex court&s judgment, Chief......
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Three killed, 12 wounded as coach catches fire in Balochistan's Lasbela A coach catches fire in Lasbela, Balochistan. — Youtube/Geo NewsAfter a coach caught fire in Wayaro area of Lasbela in Balochistan late Wednesday night, three passengers lost their lives and another 12 were injured, said the police and rescuers on Thursday.The deputy commissioner of......
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Punjab info minister terms Imran Khan's Adiala jail cell as 'in-laws house' Image submitted to Supreme Court shows facilities provided to PTI founder Imran Khan in jail on June 6, 2024Taking a jibe at Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan, Punjab Information Minister Azma Bukhari described his prison cell as more of a &in-laws & than jail.The provincial......
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PM vows to follow Chinese model of success PM Shehbaz Sharif addresses the Pakistan-China Friendship and Business Reception in this undated photo. — APPPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Thursday reiterated his resolve to make Pakistan a great nation by following the Chinese development model through utmost hard work and a sharp focus on......
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PMD forecasts cloudy weather for Karachi till Eid The image shows cloudy sky. — APP/ FileKARACHI: After suffering from sweltering hot weather for several days, Karachi is expected to enjoy pleasant weather till Eid as Chief Meteorologist Sardar Sarfaraz Thursday forecast cloudy weather with strong winds for the next 10 days in the port......
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Eid ul Adha: Ruet-e-Hilal Committee meeting for sighting Zil Hajj moon on Friday Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Chairman Maulana Abdul Khabeer Azad looks through a telescope for sighting of the new moon in Peshawar.—APP/FileThe Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee, Pakistan's top authority that ascertains the sighting of newborn crescent moons, which mark the beginning of......
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Sarim Burney handed over to FIA on two-day physical remand Social worker Sarim Burney is seen standing while being presented at the city court on June 6, 024, in this still taken from a video. — YouTube/Geo News LiveKARACHI: A judicial magistrate on Thursday granted a two-day physical remand of social worker Sarim Burney to the Federal Investigation......
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Revealed: What facilities does Imran Khan enjoy at Adiala jail? ISLAMABAD: In a bid to set the record straight, the federal government Thursday submitted the details of the facilities being provided to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan in Adiala Jail.The PTI founder, who has been incarcerated at Adiala jail, told the Supreme Court during a hearing......
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SC reserves verdict in NAB amendments' case A policeman walks past the Supreme Court building in Islamabad, Pakistan. — AFP/FileISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Thursday reserved verdict in the National Accountability Bureau amendments' case and granted a week for the submission of further written arguments from concerned parties.The......
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Pakistan mulls another Kartarpur-like religious corridor with India Sindh Minister for Tourism Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah. —Facebook/ @MPAZulfiqarAliShahDUBAI: The Sindh government has pitched the idea of opening a Kartarpur-like religious corridor in the province for the followers of the Hindu and Jain religions willing to visit historical temples.Speaking at a......
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Bus fire leaves three passengers dead near Uthal Representational image of a bus on fire near Uthal. — YouTube/Geo NewsAt least three passengers were killed when their bus caught fire on the National Highway near Uthal on Thursday. The bus was on its way from Karachi to Quetta when it burst into fire at Wayaro near Uthal. Several......
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