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Pakistan's ranking on corruption index improves by 7 spots under Shehbaz's govt Prime Minster Shehbaz Sharif is addressing the nation on May 27, 2022. — Screengrab via Twitter/@abubakarumerPakistan's score improved by seven positions in the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index for 2023 compared to the previous year under former prime minister Shehbaz......
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Anti-judiciary campaign: Govt assures SC it won't take action against journalists till Feb 8 polls Three-member bench led by CJP Qazi Faez Isa hears a journalist harassment case in this still taken from a video on January 30, 2024. — YouTube/Supreme CourtISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Tuesday received assurance from the Attorney General for Pakistan Mansoor Usman Awan that the caretaker......
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Cipher case: Imran, Qureshi sentenced to 10 years in prison PTI founder Imran Khan and party leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi attend the opening of a special meeting of the 57-member OIC in Islamabad on December 19, 2021. — AFP Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan and party senior leader Shah Mahmood Qureshi have been sentenced to 10 years each in......
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Pervez Khattak claims PTI-backed candidates to support him in Feb 8 polls Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-Parliamentarians Chairman Pervez Khattak. — Facebook/@CMKPOfficialRaising many eyebrows ahead of the February 8 general polls, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf-Parliamentarians Chairman Pervez Khattak has claimed to win the silent support of all independent candidates from......
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PPP to dig in, stand its ground in Punjab this time: Zardari PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari addresses a public gathering during the election campaign ahead of the polls in Hub, Balochistan, on January 28, 2024. — PPIWith the February 8 elections drawing near, Pakistan Peoples Party Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has said that the party intends......
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Weatherman forecasts heavy snowfall in upper parts of Pakistan A vehicle is pictured after getting stuck in snow along a road after a heavy snowfall in Murree on January 8, 2022. — AFPHeavy snowfall over the upper parts of the country may affect transportation on January 30-31, warned the Pakistan Meteorological Department Monday.In a statement, the......
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Nawaz doubts Justice Ahsan's motives behind resignation PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif speaks as his daughter Maryam Nawaz looks on, during an election campaign rally in Lahore on January 29, 2024. — AFPPakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo Nawaz Sharif ignited a fresh firestorm Monday, casting doubts over Justice Ijazul Ahsan's abrupt resignation......
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Police 'manhandle' foreign cyclist in Punjab's Sadiqabad RAHIM YAR KHAN: The police on Monday initiated investigations against an assistant sub-inspector after video clips of his alleged torture and misbehaving with three international cyclists from Italy, England and Iran — including a woman — in Punjab&s Sadiqabad went viral on the......
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Pakistan, Iran vow not to allow 'spoilers to drive wedge' between them Iranian Foreign Minister Amir Abdollahian-led delegation holds a meeting with Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir at GHQ on January 29, 2024. — ISPRRAWALPINDI: In a crucial meeting after a brief strain in Pakistan and Iran&s diplomatic ties, Chief of Army Staff General Syed......
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Top court allows BNP-M's Akhtar Mengal to contest general elections Balochistan National Party-Mengal President Sardar Akhtar Mengal. — Facebook/Sardar Akhtar Mengal /File ISLAMABAD: Balochistan National Party-Mengal President Sardar Akhtar Mengal was allowed Monday to contest the February 8 general elections from Quetta&s......
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Strong reaction likely from powerful lobbies after abolishing 17 ministries: Bilawal PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari interacts with Shaheed Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology Islamabad campus on January 29, 2024, in this photo taken from a video. — X/@MediaCellPPPAdvocating salient features of his party&s manifesto ahead of the February 8......
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PPP decries arrest of Bilawal's supporters from Lahore's NA-127 Pakistan Peoples Party workers carrying party flags during an election rally. — X/@PPP_Org/FileLAHORE: With the political temperature rising in the country, the Pakistan Peoples Party has written to Chief Election Commissioner Sikandar Sultan Raja apprising him of its workers being......
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Pakistan, Iran agree on enhancing security cooperation after missile strikes Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani speaks during a joint presser with his counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Islamabad on January 29, 2024, in this still taken from a video. — YouTube/Geo News LiveAlmost two weeks after relations between Pakistan and Iran continued to fluctuate,......
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CJP directs govt to stop action against journalists criticising SC Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa is hearing the case pertaining to harassment of journalists in Pakistan. —Screengrab/ Supreme Court of Pakistan Proceedings/ YouTubeISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa Monday stopped the government from taking legal action against......
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Military courts: SC larger bench dissolved after Justice Tariq Masood's recusal Supreme Court Justice Sardar Tariq Masood. — Supreme Court websiteISLAMABAD: A six-member bench of the Supreme Court hearing intra-court appeals against civilians& trial in military court was dissolved on Monday following Justice Sardar Tariq Masood's recusal.In December of last year,......
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FIR registered against PTI workers after clash with Karachi police The picture shows PTI workers clashing with police in Karachi on January 28, 2024. — X/@KarachiPolice_KARACHI: The police on Monday registered a first information report against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leaders after they clashed with the law enforcement officials in Karachi's Teen......
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PTI's Sanam Javaid arrested in new May 9 arson case Sanam Javaid Khan, PTI candidate for general elections 2024. — Instagram/@sanamjavaidkhanSoon after an anti-terrorism court in Lahore approved the bail plea of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf candidate Sanam Javaid Khan on Monday in a case pertaining to arson on a Pakistan Muslim......
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MQM-P activist 'killed in clash with PPP workers' in Karachi A clash between the workers of the Pakistan Peoples Party and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan has left one person dead and another injured in Karachi&s Nazimabad area.The incident took place in the Nazimabad No 2 area late Sunday as political parties are busy canvassing, holding public......
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Throwing down gauntlet in Karachi power show, JI warns of protests if votes 'altered' Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi Emir Hafiz Naeem Ur Rehman addresses a public rally in Karachi's Bagh-e-Jinnah on January 28, 2024. — JI Karachi In view of his previous &experience& in the local government polls, Jamaat-e-Islami Karachi Emir Hafiz Naeem Ur Rehman Sunday......
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Balochistan: Grenade attacks on NP election office injures two A representational image of a police line. — Unsplash/FileQUETTA: In the run-up to the nationwide polls, unidentified miscreants carried out grenade attacks on the election offices of the Pakistan Peoples Party and the National Party in Balochistan on Sunday.A disturbing trend emerges with......
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February 8 polls: Political bigwigs among contenders for KP's NA seats From left: PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, PTI leader Barrister Gohar Ali Khan and JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman. — AFP/APP/FilePESHAWAR: Heads of the major political parties of the country, including Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo Nawaz Sharif and several former chief ministers, are......
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Dar throws cold water on Bilawal's Nawaz debate bid PML-N Senator Ishaq Dar speaking on Geo News' programme "Naya Pakistan" in this still taken from a video on January 28, 2024. — YouTube/Geo NewsPakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's stalwart Ishaq Dar Sunday summarily dismissed Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari's debate......
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Award-winning Pakistan Pavilion shines at New York travel event Pakistan Pavilion has won the &Best In-Show & International Tourism Development& award at the Travel and Adventure Show, 2024, being held in New York.The high-profile two-day event is being held from January 27-28 with participation from over 550 of the top destinations, tour......
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32 journalists 'served notices' in probe against anti-judiciary campaigners Caretaker Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Murtaza Solangi addresses a press conference on January 28, 2024, in this photo taken from a video. — PTV NewsAfter complaints of journalists& harassment which did not go unnoticed before the top court, caretaker Federal......
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Action to be taken for bringing real lion to public rallies: PML-N In a bid to discourage the trend of bringing real lions to public rallies, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz senior leader Uzma Bukhari Sunday warned her party workers of strict disciplinary action against showcasing the predator in rallies or at public places.Her comments came after a video,......
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Violence erupts as PTI workers clash with Karachi police amid election rally KARACHI: With election campaigns of various political parties in full swing ahead of the February 8 polls, workers of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Sunday got involved in a violent scuffle with police in Karachi during an election rally.Commenting on the incident, senior police officials told Geo......
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Don't waste your votes on 'planted leaders', Bilawal tells PTI supporters Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday advised the supporters of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf against wasting their votes by casting the ballot in the former ruling party's favour as its founder was no longer a part of the February 8 polls while all the other leaders were......
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Shehbaz mocks Bilawal over using 'cards like football referee' for election vows PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif addresses the election rally in Sialkot on January 28, 2024, in this photo taken from video. — PTV NewsContinuing a wordy duel with the Pakistan Peoples Party chief ahead of general polls, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President Shehbaz Sharif mocked Bilawal......
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PTI announces election manifesto promising to get rid of 'bad past' With the February 8 elections drawing near, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Sunday announced its election manifesto envisioning freeing the country of its "bad past" if it is voted into power by 128 million voters.Speaking to the media in Islamabad, former PTI chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan along......
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WhatsApp helpline launched for election-related complaints A security personnel stands guard at the headquarters of Election Commission of Pakistan in Islamabad on September 21, 2023. — AFPThe Election Commission of Pakistan has introduced a WhatsApp helpline to provide citizens with a platform to register their poll-related complaints as the......
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