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IHC 'temporarily restores' DC Islamabad's authority to issue MPO View of the Islamabad High Court. — Geo NewsISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court Thursday temporarily restored the deputy commissioner Islamabad's authority to issue the Maintenance of Public Order .The verdict was issued by a two-member bench comprising IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq......
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NADRA launches WhatsApp channel to update citizens A screengrab of the Whatsapp Channel. — Geo.tvThe National Database and Registration Authority Thursday launched a Whatsapp Channel to provide up-to-date, accurate information to citizens.According to Nadra, the innovative initiative showcases a forward-thinking approach to......
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Home minister Haris Nawaz clarifies stand amidst Sindh textbooks printing dispute Sindh interim Home Minister Brigadier Haris Nawaz addresses a seminar at the University of Karachi on March 14, 2023. — OnlineAs the clash between publishers and the education department over textbook printing continues in Sindh, Caretaker Home Minister Haris Nawaz steps into the spotlight......
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Massive diesel theft via deep underground pipeline uncovered Images of secret tunnel to Parco oil pipeline. — SuppliedThe Directorate of Intelligence - Investigation-Customs, Karachi, has unearthed the massive theft of non-duty paid diesel from the Parco oil pipeline via a specially constructed deep underground pipeline.The discovery of the secret......
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PM Kakar appoints Gohar Ejaz as interior minister Federal Minister for Commerce, Industries and Investments Gohar Ejaz addressing the audience at the 3rd Engineering and Healthcare Show at Lahore's Expo Center, Lahore on January 19, 2024. — APPISLAMABAD: Weeks after Sarfraz Bugti stepped down as the caretaker interior minister, Prime......
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Election 2024: Security personnel to be 'barred from entering polling booths' A man casts his vote as a soldier stands guard at a polling station during the general election in Karachi on July 25, 2018. — AFPResponding to queries regarding the army deployment for the February 8 poll security, caretaker Sindh Home Minister Brigadier Haris Nawaz clarified Wednesday......
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COAS Munir's cautionary message to youth on social media hazards COAS General Asim Munir. — ISPR/FileISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir on Wednesday gave a cautionary message to the youth on the hazards of social media, stressing on verification of every news that circulates on platforms.Addressing the Pakistan National Youth Conference at......
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Maryam terms Nawaz 'ladla' of masses PML-N Senior Vice-President Maryam Nawaz addressing the political gathering at Nankana Sahib on January 24, 2024 — Screengrab/YouTube/Geo NewsPakistan Muslim League-Nawaz Chief Organiser Maryam Nawaz Wednesday responded to favouritism allegations against her father and party supremo Nawaz......
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Verdict reserved on Imran's pleas against jail trial in -pound;190m, Toshakhana cases The Islamabad High Court . — Geo NewsISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday reserved a verdict on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan's petitions against his trial inside jail in the infamous £190 million and Toshakhana cases.The former PTI chairman had petitioned......
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SHC directs authorities to ensure uninterrupted internet till Feb 8 Social media platforms icons can be seen on a phone as a person uses them in this undated image. — AFPKARACHI: The Sindh High Court has instructed relevant authorities to guarantee continuous internet access for all citizens until the general elections on February 8.In its order on......
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'Bilawal following in Imran Khan's footsteps,' PML-N hits back at PPP PML-N leader Marriyum Aurangzeb , PPP leader Palwasha Khan and PML-N politician Uzma Bukhari. — APP/Senate of Pakistan/FileAs the country's political temperature soars with general elections just a few days away, politicians have started directing their ire towards one another including......
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Nawaz seeking 4th time in office via backdoor: Bilawal PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and PPP chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. — AFP/PPI/FileBilawal Bhutto Zardari, the Pakistan Peoples Party chairman and former foreign minister, has cast aspersions over PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif&s bid to become the country&s premier fourth time, saying......
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Father shoots dead young son for refusing to remove PTI's flag in Peshawar Supporters of Imran Khan, take part in a protest in Peshawar on November 4, 2022. — AFPIn what seems to be the worst example of political polarisation, a father in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa&s Peshawar shot dead his young son for refusing to take down Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf&s flag......
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Army troops to be deployed for 'peaceful' Feb 8 polls A soldier stands guard as an official carries election materials at a distribution centre in Islamabad on July 24, 2018. — AFP In a bid to ensure free, fair and peaceful general elections, the federal cabinet Tuesday unanimously approved the deployment of the Pakistan Army and civil......
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Top court prayed to review verdict barring SJC from action against ex-judges The Supreme Court of Pakistan building and sign board in Islamabad. — AFPISLAMABAD: Soon after the Supreme Court reserved a verdict on former high court judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui&s plea on Tuesday, the caretaker federal government sought nullification of the 2023 judgment in the......
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US announces over $320,000 grant for Balochistan's Mehrgarh Museum US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome addresses an event on January 23, 2024. — US Consulate Karachi US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome Tuesday pledged more than $320,000 grant to Balochistan&s Mehrgarh Museum under the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation to......
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Govt dispels rumours about closure of all educational institutes in Islamabad Caretaker Minister for Information, Broadcasting and Parliamentary Affairs Murtaza Solangi. — X/@MurtazaTeam/File Caretaker Information Minister Murtaza Solangi Tuesday dispelled rumours about the closure of all educational institutions in Islamabad.His remarks came a day after reports......
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Imran Khan's interim bail in May 9 mayhem cases restored Former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan interacts during a session with Centre of Islam and Global Affairs. — Instagram/imrankhan.ptiLAHORE: A sigh of relief for the incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan as his interim bail was restored by the Lahore High Court ......
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Bilawal calls out Nawaz for having agenda of 'revenge, hatred' PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari addressing a political gathering in Chiniot, Punjab, on January 23, 2024. — OnlineAs political parties engage in heated verbal exchanges as February 8 polls draw near, Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari Tuesday fired a broadside......
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Election 2024: LG institutions barred from using development funds A security personnel stands guard at the headquarters of the Election Commission of Pakistan in Islamabad, on September 21, 2023. — AFPISLAMABAD: The municipal institutions have been barred from using uplift funds amid the wave of nationwide electioneering for the forthcoming general......
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VIDEO: Lion, tiger brought to PML-N public gathering in Lahore A tiger and lion locked in iron cages are being returned from Mohini Road in Lahore on January 23, 2024. — Screengrab/Geo NewsLAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz supporters on Tuesday brought a lion and a tiger on Tuesday to a Nawaz Sharif-led rally in Lahore, the animals were "returned......
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Cabinet to decide on deployment of 277,000 army soldiers on Feb 8 polls Pakistan Army soldiers stand guard as officials carry election materials at a distribution centre in Islamabad — AFP/FileISLAMABAD: As the country moves closer to the February 8 polls, the Interior Ministry Tuesday sent its summary to the caretaker federal cabinet seeking its approval for......
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Baloch protesters end Islamabad sit-in after over 30 days This image shows Baloch marchers staging a sit-in in Islamabad on December 23, 2023. — X/@BYCislamabadThe Baloch Yakjehti Committee has announced ending protest sit-in that it started last month outside National Press Club Islamabad against &enforced disappearances&.Baloch......
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Verdict reserved on plea against Shaukat Siddiqui's removal as IHC judge CJP Isa-led bench hearing former IHC judge plea against dismissal in this still taken from a video on January 23, 2024. YouTube/SC ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has reserved its verdict on a plea filed by former Islamabad High Court judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui against his removal from the post......
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CJP Isa vows to end manipulation in Supreme Court CJP Qazi Faez Isa looks on in this picture released on September 22, 2023. — X/@QAU_OfficialISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa has vowed to end manipulation in the Supreme Court&s matter and said that he would hold an internal inquiry into the non-fixation of former......
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PPP, JI see MQM-P's political standing nowhere in Karachi : PPP Karachi President Saeed Ghani, MQM-P Senior Deputy Convener Mustafa Kamal, and JI Karachi Emir Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman. — PPI/AFP/Facebook/@Khijamaat/FileThe Pakistan Peoples Party and the Jamaat-e-Islami threw shade at the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan on Monday, claiming its......
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MQM-P has 'understanding' with PML-N, claims Mustafa Kamal Despite failing to reach a consensus on seat adjustment in the NA-242 Karachi constituency, a top Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan leader Monday claimed his party still had an &understanding& with the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz .&Weeks-long talks& between the two former......
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Five of a family found dead in apartment near Karachi airport An area inside the Karachi Police Office compound is seen cordoned off by a barricade tape a day after an attack on February 18, 2023. — AFPKARACHI: In a terrifying incident in the port city, Karachi police recovered the bodies of five of a family including a man, a woman, and three minor......
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Javed Hashmi pulls out of Feb 8 election race Senior politician Javed Hashmi addressing a press conference in Multan, on January 22, 2024, in this still taken from a video. — XSenior politician Javed Hashmi Monday declared his withdrawal from the election race, days before the February 8 vote.The senior politico has decided to withdraw......
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ECP swings into action against GDA candidate over code violation GDA candidate from Karachi&s PS-105 Irfanullah Khan Marwat. — Facebook/irfanullahkhan.marwat.75ISLAMABAD: Following an incident of &aerial firing& during an election rally, the Election Commission of Pakistan has swung into action against Grand Democratic Alliance's ......
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