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Four get life term for facilitating assassins in ex-MQM leader Ali Raza Abidi's murder case Former Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Syed Ali Raza Abidi. — X/@abidifactor/File KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court in Karachi on Monday sentenced four men to life imprisonment on two counts in a case pertaining to the murder of former Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Syed Ali Raza......
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Bisham suicide attack: CTD arrests 'four TTP terrorists' Security officials inspect the wreckage of a vehicle carrying Chinese nationals that plunged into a deep ravine after a suicide attack near Bisham city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa&s Shangla district on March 26, 2024. — AFPMaking new arrests in connection with the last month's Bisham suicide......
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Mohsin Naqvi not aware of any 'understanding' between PTI, establishment Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi speaks to the media in Islamabad on April 29, 2024. — Screengrab/YouTube Hum News LiveISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Monday said he did not know about any understanding or pact between the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and the......
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Pakistan stocks plunge before monetary policy announcement Investors are sitting in the hall of Pakistan Stock Exchange in Karachi. — AFP/FileKARACHI: Pakistan Stock Exchange Monday hit a tailspin as uncertainty over the State Bank of Pakistan's monetary policy stance kept investors on tenterhooks sparking panic selling to cut possible losses,......
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'No provision in Constitution for deputy PM's post': PTI Foreign Minister and newly appointed deputy PM Ishaq Dar. — AFP/FilePESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has come down hard on the Prime Minister Shehbaz Sarif-led government over its decision to appoint Ishaq Dar as deputy PM, saying that the Constitution does not provision the said post......
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Humza Yousaf set to 'call it quits' as Scotland's first minister Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf. — AFP/File Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf is set to resign from his position today ahead of the no-confidence vote, Sky News reported Monday. A senior source privy to the matter said that the Scottish National Party leader may......
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Audio leaks case: FIA, PTA, PEMRA pleas seeking Justice Sattar's recusal dismissed A sign board outside the Islamabad High Court. — Geo News/FileISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court Monday dismissed pleas filed by three government departments against bench hearing an audio leaks case, imposing a Rs500,000 fine on each of them.Authorities of the said departments —......
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Security forces shoot four terrorists dead in Tank gunfight: ISPR The image released by the ISPR shows blurred bodies of the terrorists and weapons recovered from them on April 29, 2024. —ISPRRAWALPINDI: The Inter Services Public Relations shared on Monday that armed forces have gunned down four terrorists during an intelligence-based operation in Tank......
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Weather update: Karachi expected to sizzle in coming days Volunteers of Edhi Foundation cool down a man with water during a hot day in Karachi on April 11, 2021. — AFPKARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department on Monday said that the weather in Karachi is expected to get hotter in the coming days. According to the Met Office, the......
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Khawaja Asif discusses defence ties with counterparts at SCO moot Defence Minister Khawaja Asif leads Pakistan delegation to Kazakhstan for the annual meeting of the Defence Ministers of member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation . — APPDefence Minister Khawaja Asif met his counterparts from the friendly countries during the annual meeting of......
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After 'Shehbaz Speed', PM earns 'Man of Action' title Saudi ministers seen in a meeting with PM Shehbaz Sharif on the sidelines of a Special Meeting of the World Economic Forum on April 28, 2024. — PIDISLAMABAD: Saudi leadership has declared Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif the &Man of Action& in recognition of his commitment to......
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Security forces eliminate two terrorists in DI Khan IBO Security personnel patrol with vehicles on a street in Quetta, Pakistan, on March 25, 2020. — AFP/FileThe security forces on Sunday eliminated two terrorists involved in target killing and extortion in an intelligence-based operation in Dera Ismail Khan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,......
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FIR of South Waziristan sessions judge's abduction lodged Sessions judge Shakirullah Marwat. — Geo News/File A day after the kidnapping of South Waziristan sessions Judge Shakirullah Marwat, the Counter-Terrorism Department of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa police on Sunday lodged a first-information report of the incident.The sessions judge......
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IHC rubbishes 'contemptuous' social media campaign against Justice Babar Sattar Islamabad High Court Justice Babar Sattar. —IHC websiteISLAMABAD: Expressing its annoyance over a &false, malicious and contemptuous social media campaign& against Justice Babar Sattar, the Islamabad High Court on Sunday clarified that the judge has never had any nationality......
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Premier Shehbaz appoints Ishaq Dar as deputy PM of country In a major development, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday appointed Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar as deputy prime minister of the country."The Prime Minister has been pleased to designate Mr Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, as Deputy Prime Minister with immediate......
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PM Shehbaz accentuates global inequity in health sector at WEF Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addressing a session during the World Economic Forum's special meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on April 28, 2024. — YouTube screengrab/Geo News LiveRIYADH: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday while terming the global inequity in health sector as "the......
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'Most wanted' BLA militant arrested from Karachi's Lyari This representational image shows the hands of an incarcerated person. — AFP/File KARACHI: Banned outfit Balochistan Liberation Army's "most wanted" terrorist was arrested by the police from Karachi's Lyari area, Deputy Inspector General of Police South Asad Raza said......
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PML-N opted for 'power politics at all costs', says Abbasi Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. — APP/File Former Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader and ex-prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has said that he opposed the ruling party&s decision to choose "power politics at all costs". Speaking on Geo News programme......
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PTI seeking establishment's help to return to power, claims Ranaullah Sanaullah PML-N senior leader and former interior minister Rana Sanaullah. — PID/FileResponding to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Shehryar Afridi&s statement on holding talks with top military brass, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz alleged that the Imran Khan-founded party looking to return to......
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Security forces kill terrorist 'trying to intercept civilian vehicles' in Harnai Pakistan Army soldiers stand guard in North Waziristan. — AFP/FileSecurity forces killed a terrorist and injured another during an exchange of fire with the militants, who were trying to intercept civilian vehicles on Sanjavi Road in Balochistan's district Harnai, the Inter-Services Public......
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IHC judges seek 'contempt proceedings' to stop 'meddling' in court matters A general view of the Islamabad High Court. — Geo News/File ISLAMABAD: In order to end alleged meddling in the court&s affairs by the official of intelligence agencies, the Islamabad High Court judges proposed &contempt proceedings& in its response submitted to the......
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Armed men abduct sessions judge near Tank-DI Khan border: police Sessions judge Shakirullah Marwat. — by authorUnidentified armed men allegedly abducted a district and sessions judge, Shakirullah Marwat, posted at a South Waziristan's local court, on his way back from Tank to Dera Ismail Khan, police confirmed on Saturday. The police said that the......
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'Our heads hang in shame': PTI backs US report on human rights 'violations' in Pakistan Members of the PTI hoist their party flags at a public gathering in this undated picture. — AFP/FilePakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf spokesperson Raoof Hasan alleged on Saturday that his party&s stance regarding "rule of lawlessness" in the country was also backed by the US State Department in......
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Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt German envoy's speech at Asma Jahangir Conference German envoy Alfred Grannas responds to pro-Palestinian activists& sloganeering, while in other still protesters raising pro-Palestine slogans at Asma Jahangir Conference 2024, Lahore, April 27, 2024. — X/@ZarrarKhuhro/@ArafatMazharGerman Ambassador to Pakistan Alfred Grannas on......
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PkMAP chief Achakzai's arrest warrant suspended Chairman PkMAP Mahmood Khan Achakzai is addressing a meeting in this image released on April 7, 2024. — X/@MKAchakzaiPKMAPQUETTA: A judicial magistrate in Quetta Saturday suspended the arrest warrant of Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party head Mahmood Khan Achakzai in a case of interference in......
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PM Shehbaz reaches Saudi Arabia to attend WEF special meeting ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Saturday touched down in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the World Economic Forum's Special Meeting on Global Collaboration, Growth and Energy for Development.During the two-day visit, PM Shehbaz, accompanied by Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Finance......
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SC orders to remove encroachments from all over the country within 3 days KARACHI: The Supreme Court on Saturday ordered the federal and provincial governments to clear public roads and pavements of all encroachments within three days.The development comes after the top court, on Thursday, directed the authorities in Karachi to remove barricades placed outside various......
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SEA-ME-WE-5 fault: PTCL denies internet traffic disruption in Pakistan A network of undersea communication cables. — V1 FiberISLAMABAD: Internet services faced disruption after the South East Asia&Middle East&Western Europe 5 underwater cable connecting Singapore to Pakistan and Europe was cut, Geo News reported Saturday citing sources in the......
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'A new dimension': Pakistan Navy chief on launch of Hangor-class submarine by China In a significant development for the Pakistan Navy , the country's naval warfare branch held a launching ceremony of the first Chinese-origin Hangor-class submarine in China on Friday.Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Naveed Ashraf attended the launching ceremony as chief guest at the......
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Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz orders authorities to gear up ahead of heavy rains A youngster is pushing his motorcycle through rainwater during heavy rain in Multan on August 26, 2023. —APPLAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif Saturday ordered to adopt precautionary and necessary administrative measures to the tackle the rain-related issues across the......
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