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PTI to bat or not? Supreme Court reserves verdict on ECP plea against PHC order ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Saturday reserved its verdict on the Election Commission of Pakistan&s petition against the Peshawar High Court&s January 10 order, which restored the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf&s bat symbol.A three-member bench — headed by Chief Justice of......
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Karachi's Korangi to see 9-hour power outage today An area in the country drowned in darkness due to a power outage. — AFP/FileIn order to carry out a &critical maintenance activity& at Korangi South Grid on Saturday , K-Electric — the sole power utility in Karachi — Friday announced that parts of Korangi would......
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Two terrorists involved in targeting of civilians eliminated in North Waziristan: ISPR Pakistani soldiers patrol during a military operation against terrorists, in the main town of Miramnshah in North Waziristan. — AFP/FileAs a new wave of terrorism grips the country, security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in North Waziristan eliminating two......
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Two bombers plotting suicide attacks on Fazlur Rehman, Aimal Wali arrested Awami National Party&s leader Aimal Wali Khan and JUI-F Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman. —Radio Pakistan/X/@NazarBuneri/FileIn a successful operation, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Counter-Terrorism Department on Friday averted an attempt to sabotage the February 8 general elections after it......
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VIDEO: New case of street harassment against women surfaces in Karachi Karachi's alarming trend of harassment against women tends to be unceasing as the year 2024 saw the first reported case of street harassment in the metropolis. A man riding a motorcycle was caught on CCTV camera blatantly groping a woman passing by in a street of a residential area in North......
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PM Kakar to meet govt, business leaders during 54th WEF annual moot Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar speaking in this picture released on October 17, 2023. — X/@anwaar_kakarWith the 54th World Economic Forum to take place in Davos, Switzerland, caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar is set to attend the high-level moot scheduled to be held......
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No seat adjustment between PML-N, MQM-P on Karachi's NA-242 A delegation of Muttahida Qaumi Movement led by its Convener Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui calls on former prime minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad. — Radio Pakistan/File &Weeks-long talks& between the two former allies — the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and the......
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Weatherman rejects 'snowfall' rumours in Punjab An eye-catching view of a snow-covered area during the snowfall of the winter season at Galyat in Abbottabad on November 30, 2023. — PPIWith rumours circulating on social media platforms regarding purported snowfall in Punjab, the Pakistan Meteorological Department addressed the ongoing......
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PML-N announces party tickets for heavyweights in Lahore PML-N Senior Vice President Nawaz Sharif, supremo Nawaz Sharif and President Shehbaz Sharif. — X/@pmln_orgPakistan Muslim League-Nawaz is set to partake in the February 8 conquest, as it issues its list of candidates, including party heavyweights, to contest the upcoming elections from......
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Fresh resolution seeking 3-month delay in polls submitted to Senate A woman casts her vote at a polling station during by-elections in Karachi on October 16, 2022. — PPIISLAMABAD: Senator Hidayat Ullah has submitted a resolution to the upper house of parliament to delay the February 8 general elections, days after the Senate passed an identical......
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President approves Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan's resignation on PM's advice Supreme Court Judge Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan. —Supreme Court website/ FileISLAMABAD: On Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar&s advice, President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday approved the resignation of Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan, who abruptly stepped down as the Supreme Court judge a day ago, Geo......
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PML-Q calls off seat adjustment with PML-N, alleges double standard in Gujrat PML-Q President Chaudhry Shujaat exchanges views with PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif, President Shehbaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz and others during a meeting to discuss electoral alliance and seat adjustments on Gujrat seats, in Lahore on Wednesday, December 6, 2023. — PPILAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim......
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Sher Afzal Marwat not given ticket by PTI to contest polls from Peshawar PTI leader Sher Afzal Marwat. —Facebook/ Sher Afzal Khan Marwat/ FilePESHAWAR: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on Friday said Sher Afzal Marwat will not be its candidate from Peshawar, as the party issued tickets to its candidates for the National and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assemblies seats......
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SC hears ECP's appeal against restoration of PTI's bat symbol The Supreme Court is hearing the Election Commission of Pakistan's petition challenging the Peshawar High Court verdict overturning the electoral body&s decision to declare the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf intra-party polls &unconstitutional& and taking away the party&s......
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Punjab govt issues fresh order for schools' uniform code Children walk to school amid heavy smog conditions in Lahore on December 1, 2022. — AFPLAHORE: School children have been granted permission to skip the uniform code of their respective educational institutions across Punjab due to cold weather conditions, the provincial school department......
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Why did Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan resign, what about his legacy? Supreme Court&s Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan. — Supreme Court&s websiteThe country's top court has been rocked by two sudden resignations in as many days, shocking the legal fraternity. Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan, next in line to become chief justice, threw in the towel just after Justice......
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ECP files amended plea in top court to challenge PHC verdict reviving PTI 'bat' symbol View of the Supreme Court building. — APPISLAMABAD: After the Supreme Court&s registrar office raised objections, the Election Commission of Pakistan Thursday filed an amended plea seeking nullification of the Peshawar High Court&s verdict which approved the legality of Pakistan......
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Cipher case: IHC annuls post Dec 14 in-camera proceedings FReserormer prime minister Imran Khan leaves after appearing at the Lahore High Court on March 17, 2023. — AFP/FileISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Thursday declared all the proceedings in the cipher case conducted by a special court after December 14, 2023, while nullifying the......
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PTI leader gunned down in Swabi ahead of elections With the general elections inching closer, the menace of violence is rearing its head in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , as another local political leader was gunned down in the province over the past 24 hours.As per details, a local Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader, Shah Khalid, was shot dead by......
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PML-N's Asif demands public hearing of Faizabad commission Former defence minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif. — AFPPakistan Muslim League-Nawaz central leader Khawaja Asif on Thursday demanded a public hearing of the commission probing the infamous 2017 Faizabad sit-in.The former defence minister opined in a post on X that &open hearings&......
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Ex-SC judge Naqvi given another chance to present his case before SJC following resignation Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi. — SC website/File Former Supreme Court judge Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi — who is facing multiple complaints of misconduct — on Thursday was given another chance to present his viewpoint before the Supreme Judicial Council on......
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Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan, next-in-line CJP, quits prematurely Ijaz Ul Ahsan. — Supreme Court's website ISLAMABAD: Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan, the next-in-line judge to become the chief justice of Pakistan, resigned prematurely on Thursday. Ijaz Ul Ahsan's resignation.Ahsan, who is among the senior most judges of the top court, has sent his resignation......
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UK advises its citizens to avoid 'all travel' to parts of Pakistan A general view of a UK airport. — AFP/FileThe Foreign, Commonwealth - Development Office of the United Kingdom has advised its citizens to avoid "all travel" to parts of Pakistan in its latest travel advisory.The FCDO is a body which provides advice to British nationals about the risks of......
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Minister dubs political parties' tall claims as 'cheap talk' Caretaker Federal Minister for Information Murtaza Solangi. —@PTVNewsofficial /File ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Information Murtaza Solangi on Thursday termed tall claims of political parties ahead of elections "cheap talk" as they were not a solution to Pakistan&s......
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ECP moves Supreme Court against PHC verdict reinstating PTI's 'bat symbol' Security personnel stand outside the ECP office in Islamabad. — AFP/File PESHAWAR/ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan on Thursday filed an appeal in the Supreme Court against the Peshawar High Court decision declaring the electoral watchdog's decision on Pakistan......
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Earthquake of magnitude 6 jolts Islamabad, Lahore, KP cities A representational image of a richter scale reading. — Time and DateAn earthquake measuring magnitude 6 Thursday jolted Islamabad, Lahore and other cities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab and Azad Jammu and Kashmir . The tremors were felt at around 2:20pm today with its depth recorded at......
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Pakistan terms Indian diplomat's claims on Balakot strike 'surprising' Foreign Office Spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch speaks during the FO's weekly briefing in Islamabad on January 11, 2024, in this still taken from a video. — X/@ForeignOfficePkISLAMABAD: Pakistan has termed former Indian diplomat Ajay Bisaria's claims regarding events relating to the 2019......
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MQM-P candidates list: Kamal, Farooq Sattar to contest on two NA seats MQM-P leaders Mustafa Kamal and Farooq Sattar are addressing an event held to reveal the general elections 2024 party manifesto in Karachi on January 4, 2024. —Facebook/ Anis Ahmed Kaimkhani OfficialKARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan Senior Deputy Convener Mustafa Kamal and Deputy......
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PTI electoral symbol: ECP likely to decide on challenging PHC verdict today A meeting underway at the Election Commission of Pakistan's office in Islamabad, on June 2, 2021. — ECPThe Election Commission of Pakistan is likely to hold a consultative meeting today to decide whether to challenge the Peshawar High Court verdict restoring the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ......
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President Arif Alvi accepts Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi's resignation Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi. — SC website/FileISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi has accepted the resignation of Supreme Court&s Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi, who stepped down a day earlier amid misconduct allegations, Geo News reported on Thursday. The President's......
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