Sindh unveils new school timings for Ramadan Students arrive at their school on their first day after the end of winter break in Karachi, on January 1, 2024. — OnlineKARACHI: The Sindh government on Monday unveiled a new schedule for the schools across the province after the Ramadan moon sighting, which marked the beginning of the holy......

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New school timings for Ramadan notified in Punjab Student leave for their homes after school timings end on May 10, 2023. — OnlineWith the holy month of Ramadan is beginning from tomorrow , the Punjab School Education Department notified a revised timings for all educational institutions in the province on Monday.According to a notification......

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No gas, power outages during Ramadan: PM Shehbaz Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif presides over the high-level meeting on the petroleum sector on March 11, 2024. — PIDISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Monday directed ensuring uninterrupted gas and power supply to consumers during the holy month of Ramadan.The Ramadan moon was sighted......

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President Zardari 'declares' Aseefa Bhutto as first lady President Asif Ali Zardari's youngest daughter Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari. — Instagram/aseefabzPresident Asif Ali Zardari, who recently assumed charge as the head of the state, has declared his youngest daughter, Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari, as first lady, Pakistan Peoples Party Information Secretary......

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ECP notifies 'unknown' woman MNA on JUI-F's reserved seat Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman can be seen in this screengrab. — Facebook/Maulana Fazl ur RehmanJamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has sought suspension of the Election Commission of Pakistan&s notification of a woman member on a National......

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Ishaq Dar, Khawaja Asif, Muhammad Aurangzeb get key federal ministries President Asif Zardari administers oath to federal cabinet on March 11, 2024. — PID Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has assigned key portfolios of foreign affairs, defence and finance to Ishaq Dar, Khawaja Asif and veteran banker Muhammad Aurangzeb, respectively. ......

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Elections for 48 Senate seats on April 2: ECP Inside view of the Senate of Pakistan. — Radio Pakistan/File ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan Monday announced holding elections on 48 Senate seats on April 2.Fifty-two seats in the upper house of parliament will fall vacant after the expiration of the 6-year term of the......

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Ramadan moon 2024: Holy month to begin from Tuesday as crescent sighted in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh PESHAWAR: The Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee announced the sighting of the Ramadan moon in Pakistan, meaning the first Roza will be observed today across the country. Moon sighting body chairman Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad made the official announcement following a meeting of clerics from......

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Those who delayed elections violated Article 6: Omar Ayub Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Omar Ayub Khan. — YouTube screengrab/Geo News ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Omar Ayub Khan on Monday said that those who delayed the February 8 general elections were guilty of violating Article 6. During a press conference in......

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Armed forces present guard of honour to President Asif Ali Zardari President Asif Ali Zardari inspecting the guard of honour at Islamabad's Aiwan-e-Sadr on March 11, 2024. — X/@PresOf PakistanA day after his oath-taking as the country's 14th president, Asif Ali Zardari inspected a guard of honour by armed forces contingents in Islamabad's Aiwan-e-Sadr on......

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19-member federal cabinet takes oath President Asif Zardari administers oath to federal cabinet on March 11, 2024, in this still taken from a video. — YouTube/Geo News LiveISLAMABAD: After days of consultation among the coalition partners, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif's federal cabinet takes oath today .President Asif Ali......

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Asad Toor's arrest: CJP laments impression suggesting SC behind FIA's actions Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa. — SC website/FileISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa Monday expressed dismay over the disparities in the Federal Investigation Agency's First Information Report resulting in the impression suggesting that the action against......

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Maryam recounts over a decade-long struggle for place in 'male-dominated' PML-N Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz is addressing an event related to International Women's Day in Lahore on March 8, 2024, in this still taken from a video. — YouTube/Geo NewsLAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Friday said after striving very hard for 12 to 13 years she managed to......

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'Success of Balochistan is success of Pakistan': COAS Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir speaking during his visit to the Awaran district of Balochistan on March 8, 2024. — ISPRRAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir on Friday visited the Awaran district of Balochistan where he said that the success of Balochistan was......

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Women, minority MPAs take oath on Punjab reserved seats in ruckus-marred session PTI-backed SIC lawmakers gather before the speaker's dice inside the Punjab Assembly, in this still taken from a video. — YouTube/Geo News LiveThe Punjab Assembly echoed with chants and noises by the Opposition, as women and minority members were sworn in on Friday as Members of the......

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SHC to hear SIC plea over reserved seats matter on urgent basis Sindh High Court. — PPI/File KARACHI: Sunni Ittehad Council on Friday filed a petition in the Sindh High Court against the Election Commission of Pakistan's decision to not allot the reserved seats to the party. The court accepted the petition and also fixed it for an......

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PPP's Asif Zardari gets allies backing for presidential poll PPP&s nominee for president&s slot Asif Ali Zardari addresses the dinner hosted by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad on March 7, 2024, in this still taken from a video. — Geo NewsISLAMABAD: Ahead of the March 9 presidential election, the ruling coalition led by the......

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Resolution sails through Sindh Assembly to declare ZA Bhutto 'National Democratic Hero' CM Murad Ali Shah tables the resolution to delcare late PPP founder ZA Bhutto 'National Democratic Hero' in Sindh Assembly on March 7, 2024, in this still taken from a video. — ReporterKARACHI: After a historic opinion by the Supreme Court on the 2011 presidential reference, the Sindh......

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SJC holds ex-Justice Mazahar Naqvi guilty of 'misconduct' Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi. — SC websiteISLAMABAD: The Supreme Judicial Council on Thursday held that former Supreme Court justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi was guilty of misconduct.In a short statement on Thursday, the top judicial body opined that the ex-judge — facing......

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Security forces kill terrorist ring leader in KP IBO Pakistan Army soldier gears up for an operation against terrorists. — AFP/FileSecurity forces gunned down two militants including a terrorist ring leader in separate operations in different districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Wednesday night, the Inter-Services Public Relations said.In a......

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Shehbaz responds to Modi's felicitation on PM election Newly-elected PM Shehbaz Sharif and Indian PM Narendra Modi. — PPI/AFP/FilePrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday responded to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi's felicitation on being elected as prime minister of the country. Taking to his X official handle, PM Shehbaz......

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Gandapur gets relief from court in illegal arms, liquor case In this photo, the newly elected Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur is addressing the provincial assembly on March 2, 2024. — Facebook/Ali Amin Khan GandapurISLAMABAD: A local court in Islamabad on Thursday sent the case of illegal arms and liquor against Khyber......

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PTI says establishment 'to be held responsible' if anything happens to Imran Khan Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan speaks during an interview with AFP at his residence in Lahore on March 15, 2023. — AFPExpressing concerns over the security of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder jailed in Adiala Jail, Rawalpindi, the party&s spokesperson Shoaib Shaheen......

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Shehbaz-led govt to 'take up' Aafia Siddiqui's matter with US officials Dr Aafia Siddiqui before her incarceration. — Twitter/@FarazKhanDawar1ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz -led coalition government will take up the matter of Aafia Siddiqui with US authorities to ensure her release, Senator Ishaq Dar said Thursday.Siddique — a Pakistani......

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Ramadan 2024: Nisab set at Rs135,179 for Zakat A person can be seen holding notes of Pakistani currency. — AFP/FileOn the first day of Ramadan this year, banks will deduct Zakat for 1444-45 Hijri from accounts having a minimum balance of Rs135,179, according to the Ministry of Poverty Alleviation and Social Security.The ministry fixed......

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Arrest warrants of Hasan, Hussain Nawaz suspended by accountability court Hasan Nawaz and Hussain Nawaz. — AFP/FileISLAMABAD: The arrest warrants against Hasan Nawaz and Hussain Nawaz — sons of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo Nawaz Sharif — in the Al-Azizia, Flagship and Avenfield cases have been suspended by an accountability court on......

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Verdict reserved by IHC on Asad Toor's petition against FIA's arrest Journalist Asad Toor is seen in this undated photo in Islamabad on February 27, 2024. — X/@ImaanZHazirA day after Judicial Magistrate Muhammad Shabbir&s court extended journalist Asad Toor's physical remand by two days, the Islamabad High Court Thursday reserved its verdict on his......

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PHC extends stay on oath-taking of MNAs notified on SIC's reserved seats A lawyer walks past in front of the Peshawar High Court building.—AFP/FilePESHAWAR/LAHORE: The Peshawar High Court on Thursday has extended the stay on the oath-taking of the members of the National Assembly notified on the reserved seats denied to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf......

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Nepotism rules in KP CM Ali Amin Gandapur's cabinet KP Governor Haji Ghulam Ali administers oath to provincial cabinet members in Peshawar on March 6, 2024. — Facebook/Ali Amin GandapurPESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet appears to be heavily influenced by nepotism and familial ties after its members were sworn in as part of the......

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