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PTI leader Hammad Azhar's octogenarian father arrested in Lahore Hammad Azhar shares pictures of his father Mian Azhar arrested by police on January 28, 2024. — X/@Hammad_AzharMian Azhar, the father of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Hammad Azhar and former Punjab governor was arrested in Lahore on Sunday, Geo News reported.PTI leader Hammad Azhar......
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Feb 8 polls: ECP faces connectivity issues with Election Management System A woman casts her vote during the 2018 general election at a polling station in Islamabad on July 25, 2018. — AFPAs the country gears up for upcoming general elections slated on February 8, the polls organising authority Saturday tested its Election Management System which faced......
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After normalisation of ties, nine Pakistanis killed in shooting near Pakistan border in Iran Pakistani soldiers wearing facemasks stand guard at the closed Pakistan-Iran border in Taftan on February 25, 2020. — AFPJust a day after diplomatic ties returned to normal following a brief strain, gunmen killed nine and injured three Pakistani citizens near the Pakistani border in Iran, it......
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Bilawal renews 'no political prisoners' pledge if voted to power PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari addresses the election rally in Peshawar&s Hayatabad on January 27, 2024. — X/@BBhuttoZardariPESHAWAR: Blaming the former ruling parties for indulging in revenge-centric politics, the Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has......
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Shehbaz responds to Bilawal's US-style debate challenge to Nawaz PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif, PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and three-time former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. — AFP/File It should have been better if PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari had invited three-time former prime minister Nawaz Sharif to inspect Sindh instead of......
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'Chuno Nai Soch Ko': PPP shares manifesto with 'plan to combat poverty, unemployment, inflation' Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. — X/@BBhuttoZardariWith the general elections 2024 just less than two weeks away, the Pakistan Peoples Party unveiled on Saturday its detailed manifesto with the slogan "Chuno Nai Soch Ko" . The manifesto mainly focuses on......
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PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif unveils election manifesto days before Feb 8 polls PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif speaks during the launch of party's election manifesto in Lahore on January 27, 2024. — X/@pmln_org ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo Nawaz Sharif has unveiled his party's much-anticipated election manifesto today, as the country gears up for......
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State lawyers to represent Imran, Qureshi in cipher case This photograph released on October 24, 2023, shows former premier Imran Khan and Vice Chairman PTI Shah Mahmood Qureshi while listening to party members. — Facebook/Imran KhanRAWALPINDI: The special court, established under the Official Secrets Act, has appointed state lawyers who will......
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Kashmir Solidarity Day: Pakistan to observe national holiday on February 5 Demonstrators hold Kashmir&s flags and chant slogans as they march in solidarity with the people of IIOJK, during an event in Karachi. — AFPISLAMABAD: February 5 will be observed as a national holiday across Pakistan, the federal government announced Friday.In a notification, the......
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Ahead of Feb 8 showdown, Bilawal seeks public debate with Nawaz Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari. — AFP/FileIn line with the Western democracies, Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari Friday dared Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supremo Nawaz Sharif to debate......
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Pakistan welcomes ICJ verdict preventing Israel from genocidal acts in Gaza A Pakistani police officer checks a vehicle stand entering the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Islamabad on January 18, 2024. — AFPPakistan on Friday hailed the International Court of Justice's ruling on provisional measures directing Israel to refrain from acts prohibited by the Genocide......
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'New chapter': Envoys return to duties after brief Pakistan-Iran tense ties Pakistan's Ambassador to Iran Muhammad Muddasir Tipu and Iran's Ambassador to Pakistan Reza Amiri Moghadam. — Instagram/pakiniran1/APP/FileThe diplomatic ties between Pakistan and Iran move towards normalisation as the envoys from the two neighbouring countries returned to their posts in......
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PTI's Zulfi Bukhari decries 'most worrying' Western double standards on Pakistan's situation PTI leader and former minister of overseas Pakistanis Zulfi Bukhari speaking at Oxford Majalis in UK's Oxford University on January 25, 2024. — X/@sayedzbukhariWith the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf suffering major political and legal blows ahead of the February 8 polls, its leader and former......
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PTI raises questions as websites 'blocked' ahead of Feb 8 polls PTI supporters attend a rally in Charsadda. — AFP/FileWith general elections less than two weeks away, the Imran Khan-founded Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Friday claimed that the party&s websites had been blocked in the country.The former ruling party&s claim surfaced just a day......
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ROs, DROs empowered as magistrates for Feb 8 polls Officials appointed as returning officers attend ECP's training workshop for upcoming polls. — X/@SpokespersonECPISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan on Friday empowered the returning officers and district returning officers as magistrates for the smooth conduct of general......
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ECP's 8300 SMS service to be free of charge starting next week The facade of the renovated ECP office in Islamabad. — Radio Pakistan/File As the nation is heading towards the general elections slated to be held on February 8, the Election Commission of Pakistan announced to make SMS service 8300 free of charge from Monday .The announcement......
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PPP gets major boost as PTI candidate withdraws in Bilawal's favour PTI leader and candidate from Larkana's NA-194 Saifullah Abro pictured with PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on January 25, 2024. — X/@MediaCellPPPThe Imran Khan-founded Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf , which has been facing challenges on multiple legal and political fronts, suffered another......
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PTI candidates including Parvez Elahi, Sanam Javed cleared to contest Feb 8 polls Right to left: PTI leaders Parvez Elahi, Sanam Javaid and Shaukat Basra. — Radio Pakistan/Instagram/X/FileISLAMABAD: In a major relief to the embattled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf , the Supreme Court on Friday approved the appeals of its candidates including president Parvez Elahi to contest......
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Pakistani envoy to assume duties in Tehran today Flags of Iran and Pakistan. — APP/FileMuhammad Mudassir Tipu, Pakistan's ambassador to Iran, confirmed he will return to Tehran today and assume official duties once again.Meanwhile, the Iranian Ambassador Reza Amiri Moghaddam, who left for Iran on January 16, is also set to return......
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Climate resilience needs political, public discourse: Bilawal This image released on January 24, 2024, shows PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari addressing an election rally in Bhalwal. — Facebook/BilawalBhuttoZardariPkChairman Pakistan Peoples Party Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari highlighted the critical need for increased public and political discourse in......
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Pakistan's response sent chilling message to India in wake of Iran tensions: PM Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar addressing the Joint Arab Islamic Extraordinary Summit in Riyadh in this undated photo. — APPPakistan has "definitely given a clear message to the entire region including India" through its response to Iranian airspace violation, said Caretaker......
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Stamp on arrow for 'real democracy': Bilawal woos PML-N voters PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari waves the party's election symbol of 'arrow' during the rally in Gujrat on January 25, 2024. — X/@MediaCellPPPPakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has urged the supporters of his rival party Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz to vote for the......
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ECP restricts armed forces from assuming duties of polling staff 'in any case' Pakistan Army troops perform election duty.— APP/File ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan Thursday directed the military personnel, set to be deployed for February 8 poll duty, not to assume the duties of the polling staff under any circumstances and remain......
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Imran calls for daily hearing of Nawaz, Zardari's cases PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, PTI founder Imran Khan, and PPP Co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari. — AFPExpressing displeasure over back-to-back hearings, imprisoned Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan on Thursday demanded daily hearings of cases against Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz supremo......
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IHC 'restores' Islamabad chief commissioner's authority to exercise 3MPO The Islamabad High Court building in Islamabad. — IHC websiteISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court has revisited its single bench&s ruling last month and &temporarily& restored the Islamabad chief commissioner&s powers to order detention under Section 3 of the......
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Grenade, gun attack on ECP office martyrs policeman in Turbat QUETTA: Just a few days before the general elections, unidentified armed men Thursday attacked the Election Commission of Pakistan&s regional office in Balochistan&s Turbat and martyred a policeman.According to police, an exchange of fire took place when the unidentified armed men......
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Maryam criticises parties reliant on hollow promises Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Senior Vice-President Maryam Nawaz addresses a rally in Lahore on January 25, 2024, in this still taken from a video. — YouTube/GeoNewsPakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz Thursday criticised political parties relying on empty......
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'Credible evidence': Islamabad says Indian agents linked to Pakistani citizens' killings Foreign Secretary Syrus Sajjad Qazi addressing a press conference in Islamabad, on January 25, 2024, in this still taken from a video. — YouTube/GeoNewsForeign Secretary Syrus Sajjad Qazi said Thursday that Pakistan had "credible evidence" proving that Indian agents were involved in killing......
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Jemima urges followers to report son's 'fake' X account British screenwriter and producer Jemima Khan. — Reporter/FileLONDON: Jemima Goldsmith, the former wife of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan, has urged netizens to report a fake account impersonating her son on microblogging site X.The fake X account was set up in her son&s......
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Abbasi urges all stakeholders including military, judiciary to find way forward Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi arrives at the Parliament House to cast his vote during the election for interim prime minister in Islamabad on Aug 1, 2017. —AFPRAWALPINDI: Former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Thursday urged all......
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