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US Navy's USS Indianapolis conducts sea exercise with Pakistan Navy in Karachi US Navy Ship USS INDIANAPOLIS, Freedom Class Littoral Combat Ship visits Karachi Port in this still taken from a video. — YouTube/@PakistanNavyKARACHI: US Navy Ship USS INDIANAPOLIS, Freedom Class Littoral Combat Ship on Thursday conducted a sea drill with the Pakistan Navy after its......
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Pakistan slams India's move to enact anti-Muslim citizenship law Activists shout slogans as they burn a copy of the Citizenship Amendment Act bill during a protest rally in Kolkata on March 12, 2024. — AFP/FileThe Foreign Office on Thursday lashed out at the Indian government for enacting 2019 controversial citizenship law, saying the discriminatory......
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China donates $100,000 cash aid for rain-hit areas in Balochistan, KP Chinese Ambassador Jiang Zaidong hands over $100,000 cash assistance to Foreign Secretary of Pakistan Mohammad Syrus Sajjad Qazi on March 14, 2024. — SuppliedChinese government has provided $100,000 emergency cash assistance to Pakistan for rain-hit areas in Balochistan, and Khyber......
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After Sindh's protest, PM Shehbaz withdraws IRSA chairman's appointment Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah calls on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif. — APP/FileKARACHI: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has taken back his order regarding the appointment of Zafar Mahmood — a retired grade 22 federal government officer — the Indus River System......
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PPP wins four, PML-N, JUI-F one seat each in Senate by-polls Newly elected Senators Yusuf Raza Gilani, Abdul Quddus Bizenjo, Mufti Abdul Shakoor, Jam Saifullah Khan Dharejo, Muhammad Aslam Abro and Mir Dostain Khan Domki. — AFP/APP/National Assembly web site/ PPI/Facebook/FileKARACHI: The Pakistan Peoples Party bagged four Senate seats, the Pakistan......
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Court approves Hasan, Hussain's bail in NAB references Hussain Nawaz and Hasan Nawaz, sons of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. — AFP/FileISLAMABAD: An accountability court in Islamabad on Thursday cancelled the perpetual arrest warrants and fugitive status of Hasan and Hussain Nawaz in Al-Azizia Steel Mill, Avenfield apartments and Flagship......
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Zardari reiterates resolve to strengthen Pak-China ties President Asif Ali Zardari and Chinese President Xi Jinping. — INP/AFP/FileISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari Thursday reiterated Pakistan's commitment and resolve to further strengthen Pakistan-China relations and practical cooperation between the two countries.Thanking Chinese......
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PHC 'unanimously' rejects SIC's reserved seats plea A view of the Peshawar High Court. — Geo.tv/FilePESHAWAR: Announcing its reserved verdict on the plea filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf -backed Sunni Ittehad Council&s pertaining to the reserved seats, the Peshawar High Court Thursday "unanimously rejected" the petitions filed......
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Election Commission announces schedule for Senate polls The building of the Election Commission of Pakistan in this image taken on August 11, 2023. — Geo.tv via Nausheen YusufISLAMABAD: With Senate elections less than three weeks away, the Election Commission of Pakistan Thursday announced the schedule for the polls scheduled to be held on April......
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Pakistan, China friendship must achieve 'higher heights' now: PM Shehbaz Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. — X/FileIn his first interview to a foreign media outlet after assuming the premier's office, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has promised to work for further cementing Pakistan-China bilateral ties by collaborations through &thick and thin&, and......
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Earthquake hits Islamabad, Peshawar A Richter scale measuring earthquake. — X/@AFPAn earthquake jolted several parts of the country including Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Peshawar, and their adjoining areas.The tremors were felt in several cities including Khyber Pakhtunkhwa&s Mardan, Kohat, Swat, Lower Dir, Malakand, as well......
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Imran Khan 'finalises' candidates for upcoming Senate poll: Barrister Gohar PTI Chairman Gohar Khan talks to the media as he arrives to attend a hearing at the High Court in Islamabad on August 29, 2023. — AFPPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan said that the incarcerated party founder Imran Khan has &finalised some candidates&......
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ZA Bhutto's conviction should be overturned, demands NA resolution PPP's Shazia Marri addressing the National Assembly, on March 13, 2024. — X/@NAofPakistanISLAMABAD: The death sentence given to Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, the former prime minister and founder of the Pakistan Peoples Party , should be overturned, demanded a National Assembly resolution passed on......
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In 'breakthrough' meeting with PM Shehbaz, Gandapur urges political engagement with Imran KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur calls on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on March 13, 2024. — PIDIn an unexpected move, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and stressed the need for political engagement with incarcerated party founder......
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'Missing' siblings back home a day after disappearance from Karachi's North Nazimabad area The 'missing' siblings during speaking with the media. — Screengrab Geo NewsKARACHI: Two young siblings — a boy and a girl — "safely returned" to their home a day after going missing from outside their residence in the North Nazimabad area of Karachi, Central Senior......
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ECP to hold by-polls on vacant NA, provincial seats on Apr 21 Polling staff open ballot boxes in presence of polling agents from various political parties as they start counting votes at the end of Pakistan's national elections in Quetta on February 8, 2024. — AFP ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan is set to hold the by-election on......
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'PTI trying to get Pakistan's GSP+ staus revoked' Minister for Information and Broadcasting Attaullah Tarar addressing a news conference in Islamabad on March 13, 2024. — Radio PakistanISLAMABAD: Information Minister Attaullah Tarar on Wednesday alleged that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was conspiring to revoke Pakistan's generalised......
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'Serious threat' to Adiala Jail, says Punjab govt after Imran barred from holding meetings Police personnel stand outside the entrance of Adiala jail during a hearing of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, in Rawalpindi on January 30, 2024. — AFPThe restrictions imposed in Rawalpindi&s Adiala Jail are not aimed at hindering meetings of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's ......
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RO suspended after 'unknown woman' made MNA on JUI-F seat Security personnel stand guard at the headquarters of the Election Commission of Pakistan in Islamabad on September 21, 2023. — AFPISLAMABAD: Following a controversy over the allocation of a reserved seat to an &unknown woman,& the Election Commission of Pakistan on Tuesday......
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Turkish President Erdogan felicitates Zardari on becoming head of state President Asif Ali Zardari and Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan. — NNI/AFP/FileTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan felicitated his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari on assuming the office of the head of the state and exchanged views on bilateral ties.The President&s......
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Hussain, Hasan Nawaz 'reach' Lahore after relief from court Hussain and Hasan Nawaz, sons of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. — AFP/FileLAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo Nawaz Sharif&s sons — Hasan Nawaz and Hussain Nawaz — arrived in Lahore on Tuesday after suspension of their arrest warrants by an accountability......
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PPP, JUI-F agree on mutual support for Senate by-poll ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl on Tuesday agreed on mutual support for the by-poll on six seats in the Senate, which is due on March 14.The six seats fell vacant in the general category — one in the federal capital, two in Sindh and three in......
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10-member Sindh cabinet takes oath KARACHI: Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori has administered oath to a 10-member provincial cabinet assigned different portfolios in Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah-led administration.The swearing-in ceremony was held at Sindh Governor House on Tuesday.The ministers inducted into the provincial cabinet......
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CM Murad's brother-in-law becomes new Sindh chief secretary Newly-appointed Sindh chief secretary Syed Asif Hyder Shah. — Facebook/@AsifHyderShahBureaucratKARACHI: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz led federal government Tuesday appointed Syed Asif Hyder Shah, brother-in-law of Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, as the new Sindh chief secretary.Shah, a BS-22......
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President Zardari to forgo his salary as Pakistan faces economic challenges President Asif Ali Zardari inspecting the guard of honour, at the Aiwan-e-Sadr in Islamabad on March 11, 2024. — X/@PresOfPakistanPresident Asif Ali Zardari has decided decided against drawing his salary from the government due to the country's ongoing economic challenges.The President......
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10-member Sindh cabinet finalised: sources Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah speaks about a resolution on former prime minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto on the floor of the Sindh Assembly in Karachi on March 7, 2024. —PPIKARACHI: The Pakistan Peoples Party leadership has approved 10 names for cabinet of the province, Geo News......
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Authorities bar Imran Khan from holding meetings in Adiala jail PTI founder Imran Khan appearing at the Lahore High Court on March 17, 2023. — AFPRAWALPINDI: Punjab Home Ministry has imposed a two-week ban on incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan from holding meetings inside Rawalpindi's Adiala jail, Geo News reported on......
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Shehbaz Sharif allocates portfolios to federal ministers Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif chairs inaugural meeting of the Federal Cabinet on 11 March 2024. — X/@GovtofPakistanISLAMABAD: After the 19-member federal cabinet was sworn in by President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday, it is imperative to see who was handed what portfolio in Prime Minister......
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Dilapitated building collapses in Multan killing 9 people The picture shows a collapsed building. — APPMULTAN: A three-storey residential building, which was in a dilapidated condition, collapsed on Tuesday in Multan's Mohalla Jawadian near Haram Gate, leaving nine people including three women dead. Meanwhile, two people sustained......
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'Now or never': PM Shehbaz calls for ending dependence on IMF Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has vowed to end dependence on foreign loans as he pledged to pull the country out of crises and provide relief to the masses reeling from sky-high inflation.&We will get rid of IMF InshaAllah,& the premier said while addressing the maiden meeting of the......
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