Pakistani security forces gunned down at least two militants in the latest action in the northwestern region bordering Afghanistan, the military’s media wing said in a statement. In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations said two militants of a banned terror outfit were killed on Thursday after a gun battle between terrorists and armed forces […]
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A partial shutdown was observed in parts of Pakistan on Monday after Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan called for a nationwide shutdown to protest against reverse inflation. Trade remains suspended in major markets in key cities including Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad as the right-wing party there called for a nationwide strike on February 27 (today) against recent measures
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Asif made startling revelations about a notorious administrator in Punjab who raked in over Rs 700 million during his daughter’s wedding. The outspoken politician gave a scathing speech on the floor of the National Assembly where he quoted former Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi as claiming that the bureaucrat had collected over Rs 72 crore
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Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial said Monday that the parliament has clearly written in the Elections Act, 2017, that the president can announce the date for polls. After deciding that Khyber Pakhtunkhwa KP and Punjab governors — Haji Ghulam Ali and Baligh Ur Rehman — and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) were not fulfilling
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In an unexpected development, five judges of the Supreme Court (instead of nine) will on Monday hear suo motu proceedings on the delay in announcing election dates in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. We have resumed. In a February 23 order, all nine judges remanded the matter to the CJP to reconstitute the bench in
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Amidst back-to-back earthquakes that have hit Turkey-Syrian borders this month, a fresh 5.6 magnitude earthquake shook southern Turkiye on Monday — three weeks after a catastrophic temblor devastated the region — causing some buildings to collapse, an official said. The quakes have so far claimed over 40 thousand lives, while many bodies still remain trapped
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Crisis hit Pakistan has jacked up the price of petrol in wake of local currency depreciation and garnered a strong response in reaction as opposition parties slammed the government for burdening already distressed masses. Amid the backlash, Pakistan’s far-right political party Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan (TLP) gave a 72-hour ultimatum to the government to withdraw the latest
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At least 30 people have died after a migrant shipwreck off the eastern coast of Italy’s Calabria region, ANSA and other Italian news agencies reported on Sunday. Some 27 bodies were found washed up on the shores of Steccato di Cutro, a seaside resort in the province of Crotone, and more were spotted at sea,
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Unofficial and unconfirmed results started pouring in after polling ended for the much-hyped by-election in the National Assembly constituency NA-193 Rajanpur. Polling began at 8am and continued till 5pm without any break. The seat fell vacant due to the death of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) member Jaffar Khan Leghari. He died in Lahore on December 31,
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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Dr. Arif Alvi on Sunday offered their condolences as a bomb blast ripped through a crowded bazaar in southwest Pakistan, killing at least five and wounding 16 others, the state-run Associated Press of Pakistan (APP) said. The blast took place in Barkhan, located at a distance of 360 miles
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