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Imran directs PTI to join hands with MWM to form govts in Centre, Punjab Amid prevailing uncertainty surrounding the formation of future governments, following the February 8 polls, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf , as per the directions of its founder Imran Khan, has announced to forge a coalition with the Majlis-e-Wahdat-Muslimeen for forming its government in......
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Missing Baloch students' case: PM Kakar summoned by IHC Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar addressing an event in this undated picture. — INP//FileISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar has been ordered by the Islamabad High Court to appear before the bench hearing the missing Baloch students& case on Monday.The......
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Jaranwala vandalism: Punjab govt's progress report rejected by SC Police officials and residents stand amid debris outside the torched Saint John Church in Jaranwala on the outskirts of Faisalabad on August 17, 2023. — AFPISLAMABAD: The Punjab government's progress report on the Jaranwala incident was rejected by the Supreme Court on Tuesday.Chief......
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LIVE: Shehbaz Sharif addresses press conference following Feb 8 elections Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Shehbaz Sharif is addressing an "important" press conference following the February 8 general elections.More to follow.....
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UN chief joins chorus demanding Pakistan to probe polls-related claims United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. — AFP/FileISLAMABAD: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has joined the chorus of countries demanding Pakistan resolve the issues related to last week's election through established legal procedures.In a statement on Monday, the UN chief......
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Asif voices opposition to PMLN-PPP power-sharing formula Federal Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif. — AFP/FileKARACHI: Former defence minister Khawaja Asif has opposed the power-sharing formula between Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the Pakistan Peoples Party as both parties jostled for the coveted slot of the prime minister. When......
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Fafen urges ECP to take notice of ROs 'non-compliance with laws' Election officials counting votes after polling ends during general elections 2024 on February 8, 2024. — APPA non-government poll observer, Free and Fair Election Network , has spotted non-compliance with the laws by the returning officers which &overshadowed an otherwise largely......
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Security forces kill two terrorists in Mardan IBO In this undated photo, Pakistan Army soldiers ride on a vehicle. — AFPRAWALPINDI: The security forces Monday gunned down two terrorists during an intelligence-based operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa&s Mardan District, according to the military&s media wing.In a statement, the......
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Election setback takes down two party heads -mdash; IPP's Jahangir Tareen, JI's Sirajul Haq IPP Patron-in-Chief Jahangir Tareen and JI Emir Sirajul Haq. — Facebook/@JahangirKTareen/@SirajOfficial/FileJahangir Tareen, the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party patron-in-chief, and Jamaat-e-Islami Emir Sirajul Haq stepped down from the top slots citing poor electoral results of their parties......
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PM Kakar defends inordinate delay in Feb 8 election results Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar addressing a press conference in Islamabad, on February 12, 2024, in this still taken from a video. — Geo News Defending the delay in election results, interim Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said Monday that the disruption in mobile services,......
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CM Naqvi fears May 9 repeat amid PTI's protests against alleged rigging Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi speaks during a press conference. — APP/FileAs the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is holding sporadic protests in many parts of Punjab against alleged rigging in the February 8 elections, Caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Monday warned against......
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Hafiz Naeem quits PS-129 seat to 'respect PTI's mandate' Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman. —APP/ FileKARACHI: Jamaat-e-Islami chief Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman Monday said that he would be giving up his seat in the Sindh Assembly, PS-129, from Karachi that he won in the February 8 general elections. He claimed that the candidate......
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Inside story: PML-N, PPP mull sharing PM post during five-year term PML-N delagtion meets PPP leaders at Bilawal House in Lahore in this still taken from a video on February 11, 2024. — X/MediaCellPPPAmid efforts to form a coalition government at the Centre, the Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz mulled sharing the office of the......
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PPP can vote for PML-N's PM candidate and sit in opposition: Kundi PPP leader Faisal Karim Kundi. —APP/FilePakistan Peoples Party leader Faisal Karim Kundi has floated the idea that his party can vote for Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz&s candidate for prime minister and sit on the opposition benches. Talking to Geo News on Monday, the PPP&s......
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PTI-backed NA-121 victor Waseem Qadir 'comes home' to PML-N PTI-backed independent candidate Waseem Qadir with PML-N leaders in Lahore, on February 11, 2024, in this still taken from a video. — PML-NAs the race to rope-in independent candidates intensifies, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf -backed independent candidate Waseem Qadir announced joining......
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Security forces kill 'Daesh commander' in Khyber IBO Security forces personnel are seen in this undated photo. — AFP/FileA &high-value target& Surat Gul aka Saif Ullah of Daesh has been killed in an intelligence-based operation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa&s Khyber district, Inter-Services Public Relations said Sunday.On the......
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Injured leopard cub rescued in AJK IWMB officials carrying out a medical examination of the rescued leopard cub on February 11, 2024. — ReporterISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Wildlife Management Board on Sunday announced the rescue of an injured female leopard cub from Azad Jammu and Kashmir's Tehsil Dhirkot. An......
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Seven Injured in Karachi hospital explosion In this undated photo, a patient is being shifted to the hospital. — AFP KARACHI: At least seven people, including patients and a two-year-old child, were injured after an explosion took place inside the emergency ward of a hospital in Karachi on Sunday.According to the rescue......
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'No talks on govt formation yet,' says MQM-P after PML-N moot Amid ongoing discussions regarding prospects of alliances following the February 8 elections, Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan Convener Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui Sunday rebuked reports suggesting the party's demand for Sindh governor post for joining hands with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz......
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'In-principle deal' agreed between PML-N, MQM-P for political cooperation Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo Nawaz Sharif and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan Convener Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui meet at Jati Umra, Lahore, on February 11, 2024. —PML-N/X/ScreengrabLAHORE: An in-principle agreement has been reached between the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and......
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PTI demands 'political prisoners' release, mandate acceptance after COAS 'healing touch' statement Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party´s chairman Gohar Khan arrives to attend a press conference in Islamabad on December 29, 2023. — AFPBarrister Gohar Khan, the top leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf , Sunday called for the release of his party's "political prisoners", including......
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President Alvi says EVMs could've averted delayed election results President Dr Arif Alvi. — APP/FilePresident Dr Arif Alvi Saturday said that the country would have been spared the ongoing crisis if the Electronic Voting Machines had been used during the February 8 general elections.The Election Commission of Pakistan&s new Election Management......
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After Nawaz, Bilawal favours unity govt as PTI-linked independents dominate polls PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari while addressing the party workers' convention in Abbottabad on November 16, 2023. — Facebook/BilawalhouseCiting independent candidates with backing of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf dominating polls after unofficial vote results poured in from across the......
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ECP announces date for re-polling in multiple polling stations Man puts his thumb impression on ballot book prior to issuance of a ballot paper to cast vote at a polling station in Islamabad during general elections on February 8, 2024. — OnlineAfter alleged irregularities in different constituencies during the February 8 nationwide polls, the Election......
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PTI to hold 'peaceful' protests tomorrow in constituencies where election results stopped Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan. —Screengrab/Geo newsISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan on Saturday said his party would hold peaceful protests tomorrow in the constituencies where results were stopped.&The workers are......
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May 9 riots: ATC grants bail to Imran Khan, Qureshi PTI leaders Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Imran Khan. — PTIRAWALPINDI: The bail petitions of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan and the party's senior leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi were approved by an anti-terrorism court on Saturday in the 12 different May 9 riots cases......
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Election 2024: PTI's Shoaib Shaheen moves IHC against NA-47 results Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf affiliated independent candidate and lawyer Shoaib Shaheen. — X/@advshoaib66ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf lawyer Shoaib Shaheen, who contested the general elections as an independent candidate from NA-47 Islamabad-II constituency, moved......
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COG calls on citizens to have patience amid finalisation of results A Commonwealth Group team interviewing a polling officer in Pakistan. —thecommonwealth.orgThe Commonwealth Observer Group on Saturday called on citizens to have patience amid finalisation of general elections results and hoped that the process would be concluded effectively and would......
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'Police firing' in N Waziristan injures Mohsin Dawar National Democratic Movement Chairman Mohsin Dawar. — APP/FileNational Democratic Movement Chairman Mohsin Dawar was injured as the "police opened fire" on protestors demonstrating against the delay in the announcement of poll results in North Waziristan on Saturday.According to the......
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FO 'surprised' by criticism of countries on Pakistan Feb 8 polls Polling staff start counting votes as polls end during country's national elections in Karachi on February 8, 2024. — AFP ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Saturday said that it was surprised by the "negative tone" of statements issued by some organisations and countries including......
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