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IHC CJ among eight judges receive 'threatening letters containing suspected anthrax powder' A view of the Islamabad High Court building. — Geo News/FileISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court chief justice and seven judges have received "suspected anthrax-laced letters" with "threatening messages" just a day after the Supreme Court of Pakistan took suo motu notice over the allegations......
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239 candidates to contest NA, PA by-elections on April 21: ECP Polling official opens ballot box to count votes at a polling station in Islamabad's F-6 area during general elections 2024. — APPISLAMABAD: After successfully concluding Senate elections today, the Election Commission of Pakistan has pulled up its socks to organise by-polls on 23 vacant......
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Senate polls: PPP takes lead with 11, PML-N clinches six seats Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif casting vote in Senate elections at Parliament House in Islamabad on April 2, 2024. — PIDISLAMABAD: The ruling coalition candidates swept the Senate polls with the Pakistan Peoples Party taking the lead with 11 seats, while the Pakistan Muslim......
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Dar to be presiding officer for Senate chairman, deputy chairman elections Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar is chairing a meeting in this undated picture. — APP/FileISLAMABAD: President Asif Zardari on Tuesday appointed Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar as the presiding officer to conduct elections of the chairman and deputy chairman of Senate. Dar will also administer the......
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PTI's Omar Ayub appointed opposition leader in National Assembly Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly Omar Ayub and NA Speaker Ayaz Sadiq are discussing nomination of opposition leader at the speaker's office in Islamabad on April 2, 2024. —X/@NAofPakistanISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq on Tuesday declared Pakistan......
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Pakistan underscores 'volatile' security environment amid India's arms procurement Pakistan's permanent representative to the UN Ambassador Munir Akram speaks during the Disarmament Commission on April 1, 2024. — X/@PakistanUN_NYPakistan's permanent representative to the United Nations Ambassador Munir Akram expressed concerns regarding India's extensive procurement of......
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MQM-P warns exit from federal govt if street crime in Karachi not controlled MQM-P leader Faisal Subzwari speaks during an event. — X/@MQMPKOfficialAs the rate of crime in Karachi peaked during the holy month of Ramadan, Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan Tuesday warned that it would leave the federal government if action is not taken to protect citizens of the port......
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PTI hails Toshakhana case relief, says bids to break Khan failed miserably A crowd of PTI supporters wave the party's flag. — AFP/FileKARACHI: Rauf Hassan, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf spokesperson, on Monday said the suspension of Imran Khan and his spouse Bushra Bibi sentence in the Toshakhana case by the Islamabad High Court , was a positive development, and......
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ECP issues victory notification of JI's Hafiz Naeem despite 'forfeiting' PS-129 seat Jamaat-e-Islami's Karachi President Hafiz Naeem ur Rehman addresses a press conference in Karachi on October 18, 2022. — Facebook/JIThe Election Commission of Pakistan on Monday notified the victory of Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi chapter Emir Hafiz Naeemur Rehman from PS-129 constituency, who......
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Govt, opposition on same page over SC notice on IHC judges' letter Clockwise from top left: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif, PTI chief Barrister Gohar Khan, JUI-F MNA Noor Alam Khan and PPP leader Nabil Gabol. — AFP/APP/FileLawmakers belonging to both sides of the aisle in the lower house of parliament appeared to be on the same page over the matter of IHC......
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Khawaja Asif hopes improvement in Islamabad-New Delhi ties after Indian elections Defence Minister Khawaja Asif. — AFP/FileExpressing his views on bilateral ties of Pakistan and India, Defence Minister Khawaja Asif is hopeful for improvement of relations between Islamabad and New Delhi after the neighbouring nation completes its seven-phase elections commencing on April......
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PTI proposes 'rotation policy' for CEC in draft amendments The Parliament House in Islamabad. — X@NAofPakistanSubmitting draft amendments to the National Assembly secretary, Sunni Ittehad Council lawmakers, including Asad Qaiser, proposed &rotation policy& for the chief election commissioner and modification in prevailing laws for the......
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PM Shehbaz vows foolproof security measures for Chinese nationals PM Shehbaz Sharif addresses the Chinese engineers and government officials at Kass camp of China Gazhouba Group Company working at the Dasu hydropower project on April 1, 2024. — PIDDASU: Following Bisham terrorist attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa last month, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has......
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Ex-CJP Jilani steps back from heading commission on IHC judges' letter Former chief justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani. — AFP/FileISLAMABAD: In a letter to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, former chief justice of Pakistan Tassaduq Hussain Jillani has recused himself from heading the one-member inquiry commission to probe allegations levelled by Islamabad High......
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IHC suspends Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi's sentences in Toshakhana case Imran Khan , along with his wife Bushra Bibi , looks on as she signs surety bonds for bail in various cases, at a registrar office in the Lahore High Court on July 17, 2023. — AFPISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Monday granted relief to former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife......
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IHC judges' allegations: Supreme Court takes suo motu notice CJP Isa-led bench to hear suo-motu case on Wednesday. — SC websiteISLAMABAD: Despite the formation of a one-man commission, the Supreme Court on Monday took suo motu notice of the explosive letter written by six Islamabad High Court judges' alleging interference by intelligence agencies in......
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IHC approves Fawad Chaudhry's bail in NAB case Former minister Fawad Chaudhry is seen with his wife in this still taken from a video. — YouTube/Geo News LiveFormer federal minister Fawad Chaudhry's bail plea Monday was approved by the Islamabad High Court after it ordered his release in a case of misappropriation in construction......
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Review petition over oath-taking verdict on reserved seats filed in PHC The Peshawar High Court building. — PHC website/FilePESHAWAR: With the Senate elections less than 24 hours away, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Speaker Babar Saleem Swati Monday moved the Peshawar High Court by submitting a review petition over its earlier decision ordering him to......
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Eid-ul-Fitr 2024: When will Shawwal moon be sighted in Pakistan? An undated image of people hugging each other after Eid prayers. —APP/FileKARACHI: The Met Office on Monday predicted that the first day of Eid-ul-Fitr would fall on April 10 as the Shawwal moon was expected to be sighted on April 9.The Pakistan Meteorological Department said the crescent......
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Preparations for Senate polls finalised by ECP A security person stands guard at the headquarters of the Election Commission of Pakistan in Islamabad. — AFP/FileAs the nationwide Senate elections are scheduled to take place tomorrow , the Election Commission of Pakistan has finalised all its preparations for polling.The polling......
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Terrorists, facilitators behind deadly Shangla attack on Chinese engineers 'arrested' In this still taken from a video, smoke can be seen arising from the wreckage of a burning vehicle in the aftermath of the deadly suicide attack on bus carrying Chinese engineers on March 26, 2024. — X/@AllamaRajaNasirPESHAWAR: The Counter Terrorism Department have arrested multiple......
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VIDEO: Sher Afzal Marwat hits 'personal guard' in PTI rally PESHAWAR: Sher Afzal Marwat, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader, is known for losing his cool time and again with his latest victim being his "personal guard" who received a slap from him, as seen in a viral video.The politician, who appeared to have been surrounded in the midst of a crowd......
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Over 300 lawyers urge SC to constitute bench on IHC judges' letter under Article 184(3) A policeman walks past the Supreme Court building in Islamabad Pakistan. — AFP/FileISLAMABAD: A day after the federal government constituted an inquiry commission led by a former top judge to probe alleged interference in judicial matters, over 300 lawyers on Sunday called upon the apex......
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Sindh home minister finds 'crime part of daily life' as robbers on the loose in Karachi With reporting almost 16,000 street crimes in less than three months, Sindh Home Minister Ziaul Hasan Lanjar has alleged that the issue of law-and-order situation in Karachi — a business hub of Pakistan — is being &exaggerated& in local media, insisting that crimes are......
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PTI-backed candidates boycott Senate polls in Sindh over 'rigging' PTI leader Haleem Adil Sheikh is addressing the press conference in Karachi on March 31, 2024. — X/@PTIKarachiAlleging widespread rigging in the upcoming Senate elections, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Sindh chapter boycotted the April 2 polls to elect the members of the upper house of......
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Has govt notified Eid ul Fitr holidays from April 9 to 12? People are embracing each other on the festive occasion of Eid. — AFP/FileISLAMABAD: In a bid to clear the air, the Ministry of Interior has termed a notification claiming that the federal government has announced the Eid ul Fitr holidays from April 9 to 12 as &fake&.A fake......
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In response to Biden's letter, Shehbaz says ready to engage with US for world peace, security Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and US President Joe Biden. — APP/File Giving a &positive& response to a letter of US President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that Islamabad attached great importance to its ties with Washington."Pakistan desires to work......
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PTI to get nothing out of making Aseefa's win controversial: Saeed Ghani Pakistan Peoples Party leader Saeed Ghani is addressing media in Karachi on March 31, 2024. —Geo News/Screengrab KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party leader Saeed Ghani Sunday said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf would achieve nothing out of making Aseefa Bhutto Zardari&s......
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Ministries to be held accountable regarding target-based tasks: info minister Federal Minister for Information Attaullah Tarar addresses a press conference in Lahore on March 31, 2024. — Screengrab/YouTube/HUM News LiveInformation Minister Attaullah Tarar Sunday said that the federal ministries would be held accountable for their progress, performance regarding the......
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President Zardari, PM Shehbaz send Easter greetings to Christian community President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif . —X/@CMShehbaz/@AAliZardari/FilePrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Ali Zardari Sunday congratulated the Christian community on the Easter and acknowledged the community members& role in progress and prosperity......
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