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Soldier martyred in gun battle with terrorists in N Waziristan A Pakistani soldier patrols near Line of Control at Salohi village in Poonch district of Azad Jammu and Kashmir on April 26, 2021. — AFPA soldier embraced martyrdom during an exchange of fire between security forces and terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa&s North Waziristan district, the......
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Sindh schools time changed Students arrive at their school on their first day after the end of winter break in Karachi, on January 1, 2024. — OnlineThe timing of schools in Sindh has been revised once again, the province&s Education and Literacy Department announced on Monday. The notification issued for......
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PPP's Bilawal, US ambassador discuss elections US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome meets Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari in Islamabad, on January 8, 2024. — PPPUS Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome and Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari Monday discussed the general elections during a......
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COAS Munir, Bahrain top leadership discuss security cooperation RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff General Syed Asim Munir met the civil and military leadership of Bahrain and discussed matters related to bilateral military and security cooperation between the two brotherly countries, read a statement issued by the military's media wing on Monday.According to......
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Pakistan rejects designation as 'Country of Particular Concern' by US Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, speaks during a press conference in this undated image. — APPISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Monday strongly reacted to Pakistan&s designation as a &Country of Particular Concern& by the US State......
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RO's decision of rejecting Parvez Elahi, wife's nomination papers upheld Former Punjab chief minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf President Chaudhry Pervez Elahi. — Radio Pakistan/FileRAWALPINDI: An appellate tribunal on Monday rejected former Punjab chief minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf President Chaudhry Parvez Elahi and his wife Qaisara Elahi&s......
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Election to be held on February 8, come what may: Bilawal Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari interacts with journalists outside the Supreme Court on January 8, 2024. — X/@MediaCellPPP/screengrab With general elections less than a month away, Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari Monday said the polls would be......
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Supreme Court nullifies lifetime disqualification ahead of general polls ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan Monday nullified lifetime disqualification after much ado, setting aside its previous order of keeping a politician away from holding an office throughout their life, ahead of the February 8 elections.The Supreme Court declared that no person can be barred......
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Punjab schools' winter vacation: CM Naqvi makes important announcement Children cross a street on their way to school amid heavy smog conditions in Lahore, Pakistan, on February 12, 2021. — AFPWith the Punjab schools' winter vacation coming to an end, caretaker Punjab Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi Monday made an important announcement.Students will be going......
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HEC says deadline approaching fast for scholarship Students during their graduation ceremony. — UnsplashThe last date to apply for an international scholarship is fast approaching, the Higher Education Commission Monday reminded Pakistani students. Titled "Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme ", the last date for the application......
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SC wants to set better example in ZA Bhutto reference, says CJ CJP Qazi Faez Isa. — PPI/FileISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa on Monday said that the apex court wanted to &set a better example& in the presidential reference seeking to review the capital punishment awarded to former prime minister and Pakistan Peoples Party founder......
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When will PTI announce its candidates for general elections? PTI supporters hoist party flags at a public rally in this undisclosed date. — AFP/FileISLAMABAD: With general elections set to take place within a month, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is likely to announce its candidates in the next 24 hours, Senator Ali Zafar told Geo News on Monday.The......
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Why should SC hear matters related to ECP's jurisdiction, CJP asks PTI CJP Qazi Faez Isa-led bench hearing PTI's level playing field petition on December 8, 2024. — Screengrab/SC YouTubeISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa has observed that holding elections in the country is the duty of the Election Commission of Pakistan and questioned why......
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Lifetime disqualification case: Top court's verdict expected today A picture shows the front side of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. — Supreme Court websiteISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court is expected to announce the judgment today in a case relating to the interpretation of Article 62 that deals with the lifetime disqualification of lawmakers.The verdict was......
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Five cops on polio duty martyred, 24 injured in Bajaur explosion The picture shows casualties of Bajaur explosion are being shifted to a hospital on January 8, 2024. —Geo NewsBAJAUR: A bomb blast targeting a police vehicle left at least five police personnel martyred and 24 others injured in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Mamund tehsil of Bajaur district on Monday,......
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'Afghan soil will not be used against anyone', Taliban govt assures Fazl Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl supremo Maulana Fazlur Rehman leaves for Afghanistan in this image taken from a video on January 7, 2024. — X/@juipakofficialISLAMABAD/KABUL: Afghanistan&s acting Deputy Prime Minister Maulvi Abdul Kabir, in his meeting with Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl ......
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SC to resume hearing reference against Zulfikar Bhutto's death sentence today Former prime minister and Pakistan Peoples Party founder Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. — PID/File A Supreme Court larger bench on Monday would resume hearing a much-pending presidential reference against the death penalty awarded to former prime minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto — the......
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Sky won't fall if polls delayed for better security situation: Fazl JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman speaking in Geo News programme Jirga. — GeoNews/YouTubeJamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that the Senate resolution for polls delay backed his party's stance on the risk of terrorism, insisting that putting off the electoral......
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PM Kakar expresses ignorance about any decision to bring PML-N into power Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haque Kakar speaks during Geo News programme "Aik Din Geo Kay Sath" on January 7, 2023. — YouTube/Geo News/screengrab As the general election draws closer, interim Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haque Kakar has said that he is unaware if it has been......
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Tribunal reserves verdict on Imran Khan's plea for Mianwali nomination papers Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan speaks during an interview with AFP at his residence in Lahore on March 15, 2023. — AFPRAWALPINDI: An election tribunal Sunday reserved its judgment on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan&s petition challenging the rejection of his......
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Election 2024: Tribunal rejects PTI leader Sanam Javaid's appeals PTI leader and social media activist Sanam Javaid. — Instagram/sanamjavaidkhan/FileLAHORE: In another blow to embattled Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf , the Lahore High Court Appellate Tribunal on Sunday dismissed the former ruling party's leader and social media activist Sanam Javaid's appeal......
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ECP secretary 'resigns from post citing health issues' Election Commission of Pakistan Secretary Omar Hamid Khan. — X/@OmarHamidKhan1 ISLAMABAD: Omar Hamid Khan stepped down from his post as the Election Commission of Pakistan's secretary over health issues, Geo News reported Sunday citing sources. According to the sources, Chief......
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Navy deploys warships in Arabian Sea to ensure safety of Pakistan's trade routes RAWALPINDI: Following recent incidents of maritime security, the Pakistan Navy said on Sunday it deployed warships in the Arabian Sea to ensure the security of the country&s trade routes.A spokesperson said Pakistan Navy ships are continuously patrolling the Arabian Sea to ensure the safety......
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Four including two security personnel die in attack on two vehicles in Kurram The picture shows police van at the site of incident in Sadda, Kurram district, on January 7, 2024. — Provided by the reporter KURRAM: At least four people including two security personnel were martyred after armed assailants fired upon a passenger coach and a car in the Sadda area of......
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Level playing field: ECP rejects PTI's allegation, asks SC to 'dismiss petition with cost' Security personnel stand guard at the headquarters of the Election Commission of Pakistan in Islamabad on September 21, 2023. — AFPISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan on Sunday rejected the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 's allegation of lack of level-playing field in the upcoming......
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Fazl to discuss TTP issue on Afghanistan visit JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman addressing press conference outside Parliament Lodges in Islamabad. — Online/FileISLAMABAD: Matters related to the banned terrorist outfit, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan , among other affairs are on the agenda of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur......
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SC seeks written undertaking from govt over missing persons' issue Supreme Court of Pakistan building in Islamabad can be seen in this file photo. — APPISLAMABAD: In a major development, the apex court on Saturday sought an undertaking in writing, signed by senior most officers of the concerned ministries, that henceforth, no one shall be picked up other......
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Japan invites Pakistani teachers to MEXT 2024 training scholarships Representational image of a student wearing a graduation cap. — AFPISLAMABAD: The Embassy of Japan in Pakistan has invited primary and secondary school educators who have five years of professional experience to the MEXT Teachers Training Scholarship 2024.The Japanese embassy made the......
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Ex-PTI SVP Najeeb Haroon joins MQM-P ahead of polls Najeeb Haroon holds a meeting with Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan convener Dr Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui , senior deputy convenors Mustafa Kamal and Dr Farooq Sattar in this undated photo. — X/ @faisalsubzwariKARACHI: Najeeb Haroon, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf&s former senior vice......
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Bilawal snubs Senate resolution, stresses elections on Feb 8 PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addressing a press conference in Lahore on January 6, 2024, in this still taken from a video. — HumNews/YouTubePakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Saturday ruled out the possibility of further delay in general elections as a resolution......
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