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Blaze erupts in Lahore airport's departure lounge People are queued at the International Departures counter at the Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore, in the still taken from a video uploaded on June 14, 2023. —YouTube/ MansoortasticLAHORE: A blaze erupted at the Allama Iqbal International Airport's departure lounge in the wee hours......
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Gunmen in Gwadar kill 7 barber shop workers from Punjab A representational image of a pointed gun. — PixabayGWADAR: Seven barber shop staffers were killed Thursday by unidentified gunmen in Balochistan's port city while they were sleeping in their residential quarters.The unidentified gunmen, according to Gwadar Police Station Station......
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May 9 mayhem was 'conspiracy' to target Imran Khan: PTI PTI secretary general Omar Ayub Khan in this undated photo. — APP/FilePakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Secretary General Omar Ayub Khan has claimed that the May 9, 2023, riots were &a conspiracy to target party founder Imran Khan& and a plethora of cases against the top leadership was......
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Six terrorists gunned down in separate KP operations Pakistani soldiers patrol in Sararogha town in South Waziristan, on November 17, 2009. — AFPSecurity forces gunned down six terrorists during separate operations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , the Inter-Services Public Relations said on WednesdayThe military&s media wing said that the......
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IHC larger benches formed on smear campaign against Justice Kayani, Justice Sattar IHC Justice Babar Sattar and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani. — IHC Website/FileISLAMABAD: After the two senior judges of the Islamabad High Court sought contempt proceedings against the smear campaign, two separate larger benches were formed on Wednesday to hear the matter.The IHC judges......
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May 9 mayhem: Pindi schools asked to observe 'Black Day' tomorrow Police fire teargas shell towards Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party activists and supporters of former Pakistan´s Prime Minister Imran to dispers them during a protest against the arrest of their leader in Peshawar on May 9, 2023. — AFPThe schools and other educational institutes across......
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Fareeda Tareen becomes fifth woman deputy commissioner in Balochistan Balochistan bureaucrat Fareeda Tareen in this undated photo. — Facebook/@farida.tarin1Another female bureaucrat, Fareeda Tareen, made her way to perform an administrative role after being appointed as deputy commissioner in Balochistan, followed by four other women high-ranking government......
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Imran Khan turns down military's demand to apologise for May 9 mayhem PTI founder Imran Khan during an interview at his residence in Lahore. — AFP/FileJailed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan has refused to apologise for the May 9 riots a day after the military ruled out holding dialogue with those involved in last year&s violent......
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Cracks within PTI laid bare as Sher Afzal Marwat declines to work with Shibli Faraz, Omar Ayub PTI leaders Sher Afzal Marwat, Shibli Faraz and Omar Ayub. — AFP/Reuters/Facebook/Omar Ayub Khan/FilePakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf outspoken leader Sher Afzal Marwat Wednesday declined to work with senior party leaders Shibli Faraz and Omar Ayub Khan, making the internal rifts within the......
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Envoy reassures facilitation to Sikh community during Pakistan visit Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States Masood Khan Wednesday reassured the Sikh community of all possible assistance to the Sikh delegation in their visa process and their visit to various Pakistani cities."Our doors are open for Sikh community," the envoy said while speaking to a delegation......
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Several lawyers arrested amid protest outside Lahore High Court Lawyers seen gathered around a police van in Lahore on May 8, 2024, in this still taken from a video. — YouTube/Geo News LiveLAHORE: The atmosphere outside the Lahore High Court Wednesday turned chaotic after a clash between the police and lawyers who were protesting against the......
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Punjab to witness heatwave from today: PDMA A woman carries a pedestal fan for repair during hot and humid weather. — Reuters/File LAHORE: Punjab's Provincial Disaster Management Authority Wednesday said the province is likely to witness a heatwave from today due to notable increase in temperature.Mercury, according to the......
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'Deny what can be logically denied': Khawaja Asif on PTI refuting role in May 9 roits Defence Minister Khawaja Asif. — INP/FileAfter Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf denied its involvement in last year's May 9 violence, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif asked the party's Information Secretary Raoof Hasan to not "blatantly deny" the facts.The minister said: "Deny what can be......
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IHC accepts Bushra Bibi's plea seeking transfer from Banigala sub-jail to Adiala jail The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday accepted former prime minister Imran Khan&s spouse Bushra Bibi's petition seeking her transfer from the Banigala sub-jail to the Adiala jail. Announcing the reserved verdict on the plea, IHC Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb ordered the......
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Something that we support and encourage, says US on MBS's Islamabad visit US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller speaks to the media in Washington on May 8, 2024. — Screengrab/YouTube/US Department of StateWASHINGTON: The United States has said that it backs Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman's expected visit to Pakistan saying that it......
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Senators Kakar, Vawda decide against joining treasury, opposition benches Former caretaker prime minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar and former PTI leader Faisal Vawda. — PID/APPISLAMABAD: Independent senators Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar and Faisal Vawda have decided to stay 'neutral' in the Senate by not joining treasury or opposition benches.The Senate Secretariat on Tuesday......
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'Aquarabia': Saudi Arabia unveils plan for region's largest water theme park Artistic impression of Saudi Arabia's water theme park Aquarabia in Qiddiya city. — SPASaudi Arabia has announced the construction of the Middle East&s largest water theme park — Aquarabia — in Qiddiya City which is going to become one of the global tourist attractions......
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PTI announces staging 'peaceful protests' to mark May 9 mayhem anniversary PTI workers celebrate Supreme Court decision on Punjab elections at Zaman Park in Lahore on April 4, 2023. — PPIThe Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on Tuesday announced staging peaceful protests across the country on May 9 — the day when violent protests broke out following the arrest of......
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Saudi Crown Prince MBS Pakistan visit's dates likely to be finalised this month: FM Dar Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif with Saudi Crown Prince Muhammad bin Salman during visit to Saudi Arabia. — PM Office/FileISLAMABAD: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman's much-awaited visit to Pakistan is &on the cards,& Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar confirmed on Tuesday.Addressing......
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'Constitutional immunity': Court suspends proceedings against President Zardari in Toshakhana case President Asif Ali Zardari. — NNI/File ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday got constitutional immunity in the Toshakhana vehicle reference filed against him by the National Accountability Bureau .According to details, an accountability court in Islamabad suspended the......
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Pakistan calls for effective measures to thwart weaponisation of outer space The International Space Station is photographed by Expedition 56 crew members from a Soyuz spacecraft after undocking in 2018. — Nasa/ReutersPakistan has urged the global nations to take effective measures for the prevention of weaponisation of the outer space to avert grave danger to......
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Thunderstorms, duststorms forecast in several parts of country this weekend Commuters experience poor visibility as the dust-storm sweeps through Hyderabad on Thursday evening. — INPRain- and duststorms as well as thunderstorms are likely to hit upper parts of the country this weekend as a westerly wave is going to enter western parts on May 10 which would bring wet......
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Raise in retirement age on the cards as govt on toes to secure new IMF bailout package As part of its efforts to secure a new International Monetary Fund bailout package, the federal government was considering raising the upper age limit for retirement across the board to reduce pension payments ahead of the global lender mission&s visit to the country.Finance Minister......
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Afghan soil being used by TTP to attack Pakistan: DG ISPR DG ISPR Major General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry addresses a press conference in Rawalpindi on May 7, 2024. — Screengrab/Geo NewsRAWALPINDI: Director General Inter-Services Public Relations Major General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry Tuesday said that the perpetrators and facilitators of the May 9 riots......
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IHC judges' letter: SC judge says govt not doing anything about interference Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa hears suo moto case on May 7, 2024. — YouTube screengrab/Supreme Court of Pakistan ProceedingsISLAMABAD: A Supreme Court judge on Tuesday remarked that the government was not taking any action against the alleged interference of in judicial......
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PML-N to hold party meeting on May 28 PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif is addressing a parliamentary board meeting in Lahore. — X/@pmln_org/FilePakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Tuesday announced that it has rescheduled its general council meeting to May 28 to commemorate the anniversary of Pakistan becoming a nuclear state also......
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Matric exam: Leaked computer science paper goes viral on social media A file image of students attempting exams. — APP/FileKARACHI: The question paper for 9th grade computer studies was reportedly leaked on social media before the exam, which was scheduled for today , reported Geo News. However, a spokesperson of the Board of Secondary Education......
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PTI-backed MNA lodges FIR against PML-N MPA for 'torturing' servant Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz MPA Malik Tariq Awan is talking to a journalist at his residence in Peshawar on May 6, 2024. —Facebook/Malik Tariq AwanPESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf -affiliated MNA Asif Khan has lodged a first information report against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz MPA......
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Zardari stresses dialogue to resolve Balochistan's issues President Asif Ali Zardari pictured alongside CM Balochistan Sarfraz Bugti and Governor Sheikh Jaffar Khan Mandokhail, as he speaks at a dinner hosted in his honour during his three-day visit to Balochistan on May 6, 2024. — PIDPresident Asif Ali Zardari has stressed the need to hold......
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'Terrorist bid foiled' as two 'RAW agents' arrested in Karachi Representational image of a police armoured. — AFP/File KARACHI: A major terrorist bid was foiled by police and intelligence agencies as they arrested two 'agents' of the Indian spy agency, Research and Analysis Wing , in a joint operation in Karachi, Korangi Superintendent of Police ......
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