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Sindh schools to be closed from Feb 5-9 The picture shows students walking towards their school. — Online/FileKARACHI: The Sindh Education Department has announced the closure of all public and private educational institutions across the province from February 6 to 9 due to the forthcoming February 8 nationwide polls.The public......
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'No doubt' general election on Feb 8, says minister after ECP security meeting A security guard stands at the headquarters of the Election Commission of Pakistan in Islamabad. — AFP/FileISLAMABAD: Caretaker Interior Minister Gohar Ejaz said Thursday that general elections would be held on February 8 come what may after doubts were raised as the security situation......
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Foreign journalists issued visas for Feb 8 elections People stand in line up as election officials check their ballot papers during voting general election at a polling station. — AFP/FileLONDON: The caretaker government has issued visas to dozens of foreign journalists who along with international observers will monitor the February 8 general......
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Schools in Punjab to remain closed for nine days due to election Primary school students are pictured in this undated file photo. — AFP/FileLAHORE: The Punjab cabinet has decided to keep province-wide public and private educational institutes closed from February 6 to 9 amid preparations for the February 8 polls.The Punjab government said all schools,......
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ECP announces public holiday on Feb 8 for polls A man waves Pakistan&s national flag as he rides a bike in Islamabad on August, 14, 2023, celebrating the country&s Independence Day. — AFPThe Election Commission of Pakistan Thursday issued a notification announcing a public holiday on February 8, the day when the country's......
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One killed, several injured as multiple explosions rock Balochistan Security personnel and people gather near the site of a bomb explosion at Sibi, in Balochistan province on January 30, 2024. — AFPAt least one person was killed and four others were injured on Thursday after several blasts hit different parts of Balochistan including provincial capital......
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PTI releases schedule for intra-party polls Supporters and activists of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party stage a protest demanding the release of PTI leader Imran Khan, in Peshawar on January 28, 2024. — AFP With just days left for the February 8 general elections, the Imran Khan-founded Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has announced it......
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CII stresses state's exclusive right to carry out armed actions An undated image of Pakistan Army's General Headquarters in Rawalpindi. — AFP/FileAs Pakistan battles the scourge of terrorism amid the recent wave of attacks, the Council of Islamic Ideology Wednesday highlighted the state's exclusive right to carry out armed actions."Only the state has......
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Record voter registration as over half of Pakistani population to shape country's future A woman casts her vote in Pakistan's general election at a polling station during the general election in Lahore, Pakistan, on July 25, 2018. — AFPPakistan has the fifth-highest number of registered voters globally as a record 128 million Pakistanis, covering half of its entire population......
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US 'strongly condemns' attack on 'PTI party rally' in Sibi Security personnel and people gather near the site of a bomb explosion at Sibi, in Balochistan province on January 30, 2024. — AFPThe United States on Wednesday denounced yesterday's deadly blast in Balochistan's Sibi, that reportedly killed at least four people and injured......
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Toshakhana case convict Bushra Bibi placed under 'house arrest' in Bani Gala Pakistan´s former first lady Bushra Bibi signs surety bonds for bail in various cases, at a registrar office in the High court, in Lahore on July 17, 2023. — AFPISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan's wife Bushra Bibi was placed under house arrest in Toshakhana case......
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Bilawal lambasts calls for postponement of Feb 8 polls, again PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari addresses the election rally in Malakand district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on January 31, 2024. — X/@MediaCellPPPCiting some political parties still advocating the postponement of the February 8 general elections owing to harsh weather conditions and security......
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Army says no one to be allowed to indulge in violence, sabotage elections Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir addresses the 262nd Corps Commanders Conference at GHQ on January 31, 2024, in this still taken from a video. — ISPRThe Pakistan Army's top brass Wednesday issued a stern warning against any attempts to disrupt the upcoming elections, set to take......
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Lahore schools' timing changed Children walking to school in heavy smog in Lahore, Pakistan, November 6, 2017. — AFP/FileLAHORE: The local administration Wednesday announced amended timing for schools in Punjab&s capital.The regular classes at the boys' schools across the provincial capital will commence at 8:30am......
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Fatal attack on independent candidate forces polls delay in NA-8, PK-22 constituencies An undated image of Election Commission of Pakistan building in Islamabad. — APP/FileISLAMABAD: The polling process has been postponed in the National Assembly&s NA-8 and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa&s PK-22 constituencies by the Election Commission of Pakistan following today&s......
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PTI to hold intra-party polls 'within a fortnight' PTI workers at a public gathering in this undated picture. — AFP/FileISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has decided to hold fresh intra-party polls within a fortnight during a general body meeting, sources said on Wednesday.The decision comes in the light of a Supreme Court judgement......
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Several injured as blasts rock Balochistan ahead of Feb 8 polls Balochistan Levies personnel standing in line. — Balochistan Levies website/FileWith electioneering in full swing ahead of the upcoming general elections slated for February 8, three terrorist attacks rocked Balochistan — the province which along with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been......
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Imran challenges rejection of Lahore, Mianwali nomination papers in SC Ousted prime minister and former PTI Chairman Imran Khan speaking during a video statement from Islamabad, on April 30, 2022. — Twitter/PTIofficialISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan on Wednesday filed an appeal in the Supreme Court, requesting it to declare him......
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Sindh govt announces public holiday for Kashmir Day on Feb 5 The Kashmir Solidarity Day is being observed with a demonstration at the mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Karachi. — AFPDays after the federal government's announcement, the Sindh government has also announced a public holiday on account of Kashmir Day on February 5, a......
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LHC orders equal media coverage for all candidates including Imran Khan A general picture of Lahore High Court's building. — AFP/FileLAHORE: As political canvassing picks up pace with just a few days left in the general elections, the Lahore High Court has directed the authorities concerned to give equal media coverage to all general election candidates......
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'Trial in haste': Legal experts, political analysts react to Toshakhana verdict 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. — AFPAn accountability court in Islamabad Wednesday sentenced Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan and his......
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Imran, wife Bushra awarded 14-year jail time in Toshakhana reference Former prime minister Imran Khan with his wife Bushra Bibi arrive to appear at a high court in Lahore on May 15, 2023. — AFP An accountability court awarded Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi 14 years of rigorous jail time each in the Tohsakhana reference......
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Four soldiers martyred, nine terrorists killed in Balochistan shootouts Security forces travelling in a military vehicle. — AFPRAWALPINDI: Nine terrorists including three suicide bombers have been killed by the security forces in retaliation following multiple attacks on Mach and Kolpur Complexes in Balochistan.Four brave members of the law enforcement agencies,......
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Nawaz depriving masses of making informed decision on Feb 8: Bilawal PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif. — AFP/X/@pmln_org/FilePakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari Tuesday took a jibe at Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo Nawaz Sharif saying that the latter is depriving the masses of making an informed......
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Imran compromised on national security in bid to save govt: Nawaz PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif addresses the election rally in Haroonabad town, Punjab's Bahawalnagar district on January 30, 2024. — X/@pmln_orgCommenting on the disqualified former prime minister Imran Khan following his 10-year sentence in cipher case, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo......
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Court declares Moonis absconder in another money laundering case PTI leader and formal federal minister for water resources Moonis Elahi. — X/@MoonisElahi6LAHORE: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Moonis Elahi has been declared absconder in another case of money laundering for his continued absence from proceedings at a local court in Lahore.The former......
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Blast targeting PTI's rally leaves four dead in Balochistan's Sibi QUETTA: Four people died and five others were wounded after a blast took place near Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's rally in Balochistan's Sibi on Tuesday ahead of the upcoming February 8 polls.Sibi Deputy Commissioner Khuda-e-Rahim confirmed that the explosion occurred as the former ruling party's......
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Bilawal warns of hate politics if Nawaz voted into power PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari addressing the political gathering in DI Khan on January 30, 2024. — YouTube/PakistanPeoplesPartyWith electioneering taking pace as February 8 polls draw near, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Tuesday took a jibe at PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif warning of......
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What is experts' take on Imran, Qureshi's 10-year sentence in cipher case? PTI founder Imran Khan and party's senior leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi. — AFP/FileExperts and analysts have weighed in on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan and senior leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi's 10-year sentence in the cipher case by a trial court established under the Official......
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Security forces eliminate 6 terrorists in Mach terror attack This representational file photo shows Pakistani paramilitary soldiers cordoning off the site of an attack by gunmen on soldiers in Quetta, Balochistan, on June 29, 2016. — AFPCaretaker Balochistan Minister for Information Jan Achakzai Tuesday said six terrorists were eliminated in Mach......
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