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Colourful festival of love, happiness, say PM, president on Baisakhi A man distributes fruits to pilgrims. during the Baisakhi festival celebrations. — AFP/FileAs millions of Sikhs around the world celebrate Baisakhi, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari Sunday congratulated the Sikh community on the ancient harvest festival which......
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Iran-Israel hostilities: Pakistan laments UNSC's failure to maintain int'l peace, security This video grab from AFPTV shows explosions lighting up the Jerusalem sky during Iranian attack on Israel on April 14, 2024. — AFPReacting to Iran's retaliatory strikes on Israel in response to the attack on its embassy in Damascus, Pakistan Sunday termed the development as a reflection of......
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Sharif family fears incarcerated Imran Khan, claims Omar Ayub Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly Omar Ayub is addressing media in Quetta on April 14, 2024. —Geo News/screengrab QUETTA: Secretary General of the Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf Omar Ayub Sunday claimed that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family feared incarcerated......
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Deal with JUI-F?: PTI supporters barred from raising diesel slogans in Pishin Jalsa Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Sher Afzal Khan Marwat on Saturday advised his party workers against raising slogans of &diesel& in Pishin power show, amid hopes of a &political deal& with their "arch-rival& Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl .After launching personal attacks......
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Khurshid Shah says 'tough time' must to improve PML-N's govt performance Peoples Party leader Khurshid Shah speaks to media in Islamabad. — APP/FileSUKKUR: Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah, Pakistan Peoples& Party leader and Member of the National Assembly, on Saturday asserted that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz -led government would perform better only when......
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Punjab police's 'corrupt' officials to face 'special court martial' Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz chairs a special meeting to review the overall law and order situation in the province on April 13, 2024. — Radio Pakistan Sticking to her zero-tolerance policy against corruption and bribery, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Saturday decided to......
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Cop who tortured woman, kids on train secures bail A police personnel, Mir Hassan, who had subjected a woman passenger and two children to brutal torture on a moving train near Hyderabad on April 7, secured post-arrest bail on Saturday.Hassan, who is posted in Hyderabad, was taken into custody after the disturbing incident occurred on Karachi to......
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Achakzai calls for quashing cases against Imran, PTI leaders via parliamentary resolution Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party supporters hold portraits of Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan, as they protest against the alleged skewing in Pakistan's national election, in Peshawar on March 10, 2024Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party chief Mahmood Khan Achakzai has termed incarcerated......
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Two soldiers martyred, terrorist ring leader killed in Buner IBO Martyred soldiers Lance Naik Haseeb Javed and Lance Havildar Mudassar Mehmood. — ISPRRAWALPINDI: As security forces continue their efforts to curb the menace of terrorism, two Pakistan Army soldiers were martyred whereas a terrorist ring leader was eliminated in an intelligence based......
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Sindh govt issues alert amid rain predictions in Karachi Commuters make way through flooded roads after heavy rainfall of monsoon spell in Karachi on July 24, 2023. —OnlineKARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Saturday issued instructions as Karachi is expected to receive heavy rainfall from today under two westerly systems. According to......
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At least 14 killed by lightning in Balochistan, Punjab Lightning has killed at least 14 people in Balochistan and Punjab as torrential rains battered the provinces, officials said on Saturday.Two youths Farid Ahmed and Jabir Ahmed, while sitting in a garden of Tanak area in Surab district, died as soon as lightning struck them, while one other person......
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District admin impose Section 144 ahead of political rally in Pishin People are gathered in Pishin for a sit-in by PkMAP on December 19, 2023. — X/@AfghaNarrativeQUETTA: The government has imposed Section 144 in Pishin District given its law and order situation, as the six-party opposition alliance — led by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf — is set to......
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Bahawalnagar incident to be 'jointly probed' by army, police: ISPR Inter-Services Public Relations logo. — Facebook/@OfficialDGISPRRAWALPINDI: Taking notice of &vitriolic propaganda& against the institutions of state after social media was flooded with short video clips of masked as well as uniformed men beating up cops in Bahawalnagar,......
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Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim appointed acting CJ of PHC The Peshawar High Court building. — PHC websiteISLAMABAD: Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim has been appointed as the acting chief justice of the Peshawar High Court following the approval of President Asif Ali Zardari, a notification issued on Friday read.The tenure of the senior-most judge of the......
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'Some' missing persons linked to terror incidents, claims Balochistan govt The Balochistan government on Friday categorically rejected claims that there were &thousands of missing persons& cases& and clarified that the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances was functional to resolve the complaints.Responding to the allegations of enforced......
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'People will ensure legal equality for all,' says Omar Ayub ahead of protest movement PTI leader Omar Ayub Khan. — APP/FileAs the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is all set launch its protest movement against the alleged rigging in the February 8 general elections and for &restoration of the Constitution and democracy& from Balochistan, the former ruling party&s......
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Karachi likely to receive heavy to moderate rainfall in next 2 days Women walk amid heavy rainfall in Pakistan. — AFP/FileKARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department has notified that Karachi is expected to receive moderate to heavy rainfall on April 13 and April 14 .The Met department moderate to heavy rainfall is also expected in different areas of......
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In call with Iran's president, Zardari vows to boost Pak-Iran bilateral cooperation President Asif Ali Zardari and Iranian President Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi. — AFP/FilesISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari, on a phone call with his Iranian counterpart Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, vowed to boost bilateral cooperation between the two countries. "Pakistan would continue to work......
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Man gunned down in Karachi for resisting robbery during Eid-ul-Fitr Ambulances are parked outside the Karachi police headquarters on August 2, 2022. —OnlineKARACHI: Another man fell victim to street crimes as he lost his life for resisting robbery in Karachi's Gulshan-e-Iqbal Chowrangi area during Eid-ul-Fitr, police said Friday.The deceased......
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Reshuffle in Sindh police by caretakers affected entire policing system: CM Shah Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah and Former caretaker Sindh home minister Brig Retd Haris Nawaz. — APPKARACHI/THATTA: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and former caretaker home minister Brig Haris Nawaz on Thursday traded blame as the authorities failed to contain a spike in......
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Several injured as honeybees attack Eid revellers in Mandi Bahauddin park Although not aggressive in nature, when bees feel threatened, they signal others to attack the source of their threat. — AFPMANDI BAHAUDDIN: Revellers in Punjab&s Mandi Bahauddin city faced an unexpected situation amid Eid ul Fitr festivities on the second day on Thursday after they......
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'Jailed Qureshi hopeful for justice after IHC judges letter' PTI Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi leaving Election Commission of Pakistan office after the decision of former prime minister Imran Khan in Toshakhana case on October 21, 2022 in Islamabad. — OnlineRAWALPINDI: Incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood......
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'88 terrorists killed in 2024 so far': IG KP on security situation in province KP Police personnel pictured alongside Pakistan Army soldiers in Lakki Marwat. — Facebook/DPO Lakki Marwat/FilePESHAWAR: As Khyber Pakhtunkhwa continues to battle the scourge of terrorism, the province's Inspector General of Police Akhtar Hayat Khan Thursday said as many as 88 terrorists......
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Justice Yahya Afridi recuses himself from suo motu case on IHC judges' letter Justice Yahya Afridi. — Supreme Court of Pakistan's WebsiteISLAMABAD: Justice Yahya Afridi has recused himself from the suo motu case, taken up by the Supreme Court under Article 184 of the Constitution, pertaining to a letter by Islamabad High Court judges over alleged interference in......
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PM Shehbaz stresses economic cooperation in telephone call with Kuwaiti counterpart Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Kuwait's PM Sheikh Mohammad Sabah Al Salem Al Sabah. —X/@abubakarumer/@kuna_en/FilePrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, on Wednesday, held a telephonic conversation with his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Mohammad Sabah Al Salem Al Sabah, stressing the significance......
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At least 13 pilgrims killed as truck travelling to Shah Noorani shrine plunges into ditch People of the local area gather around the truck after the mishap in Hub district on April 10, 2023. —reporter HUB: At least 13 people lost their lives and 20 were injured when a truck ful of pilgrims travelling to the Shah Noorani shrine in Balochistan fell into a ditch the Hub......
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COAS Gen Asim Munir celebrates Eid ul Fitr with frontline troops in N Waziristan Chief of Army Staff Gen Asim Munir on Wednesday celebrated Eid ul Fitr with troops on the frontline in the North Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, said the Inter Services Public Relations in a statement on Wednesday.According to the military&s media wing, the army chief began the......
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Police release PTI activists taken into custody for filming outside Adiala jail Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf workers are protesting outside Adiala jail in Rawalpindi on April 10, 2024. —X/@PTIofficial/ ScreengrabRAWALPINDI: Police on Wednesday briefly took five Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf activists into custody for protesting and filming videos outside the main gate of......
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'Illegal residents behind rampant street crimes in Karachi' As the financial capital of Pakistan saw a massive spike in criminal activities that left over 10 people dead, Sindh senior Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said Wednesday that the "illegal residents" in Karachi are to blame for the street crimes.According to Geo News, as many as 6,780......
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Nation celebrates Eid ul Fitr with prayers for war-battered Gaza Muslims hug eachother after offering Eid ul Fitr prayers at the Badshahi Mosque in Lahore on May 24, 2020. — AFPPakistanis are observing Eid ul Fitr Wednesday with prayers for their brothers and sisters in Gaza as Israel continues its deadly attacks on the besieged strip.The latest update......
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