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Four more ministers to be inducted into federal cabinet

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ISLAMABAD: Four more ministers are expected to be inducted in the federal cabinet, sources informed Geo News on Tuesday. Prime Minister Imran Khan will approve the final list of ministers who will be inducted in his cabinet. According to sources, Mian Muhammad Soomro has agreed to become part of the cabinet. The senior politician was […]


President Alvi, PM Imran seek acquittal in Parliament attack case

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ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday filed applications seeking acquittal from an anti-terrorism court pertaining to the Parliament and Pakistan Television (PTV) attack case during the 2014 sit-in. Counsel for the president Mohammad Ali Bukhari and counsel for the prime minister Babar Awan filed the acquittal applications under Section 265-K. The court directed […]


Twitter abuzz with reaction to suspension of Sharifs’ sentences

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KARACHI: Politicians and journalists took to Twitter on Wednesday to express their thoughts after the Islamabad High Court suspended sentences awarded in the Avenfield properties reference to ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Mohammad Safdar. Former premier’s brother Shahbaz Sharif tweeted a Quranic verse in the wake of the IHC […]


Dosti channel: Can radio bring two countries closer?

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ISLAMABAD: For Chan Xing, he had never thought that his study of the Urdu language would one day enable him to play a key role in bringing the people of two countries together. But then, the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project kicked off and the radio professional found himself calling upon every ounce of […]


Governor donates a year’s salary to fund for dams

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Sindh Governor Imran Ismail has announced that he would contribute his one-year salary to the fund established for collecting donations for the construction of the Diamer-Bhasha and Mohmand dams in Pakistan. A handout issued on Sunday quoted the provincial governor as saying that one of the major challenges being faced by the country at present […]


PM launches $1,000-per-expat appeal for dams

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ISLAMABAD  –  Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday launched a fundraising appeal to construct new water storage dams to tackle droughts, warning that the country’s current capacity would not last beyond a month. In a televised address, Imran Khan announced the launch of a fund to address shortages, warning that the country has water storage capacity only for 30 […]


MQM support gives PTI required majority in NA

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ISLAMABAD: Nine days after securing the highest number of National Assembly seats in the July 25 vote, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Friday finally managed to cross the magical figure of 172, required to claim simple majority in the 342-seat lower house of parliament. This feat has been finally pulled off with the help of five […]


Nawaz, Maryam convicted

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ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister and PML-N Quaid Muhammad Nawaz Sharif was on Friday sentenced to 11 years in jail in the Avenfield Apartments corruption reference. The verdict is likely to influence the July 25 general election. Accountability Court-I judge Muhammad Bashir awarded the 11-year rigorous imprisonment to Nawaz with £8 million fine, while his daughter […]


Election tribunal disqualifies Abbasi for life

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ISLAMABAD: In a surprise move, the appellate tribunal at the Rawalpindi bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) not only barred former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) Fawad Chaudhry from contesting elections from their native constituencies NA-57 (Murree) and NA-67 (Jhelum), but also disqualified them for life for being not honest […]


Polls on time come what may: ECP

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ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday dismissed three petitions, including that of the Muttahida Qabail Party, seeking a delay in the conduct of general elections and made it clear that elections would be held on time even if there would be hot, cold or rainy conditions. After hearing the three petitions, the […]


Anyone trying to delay polls will face treason charges, warns Abbasi

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ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi has warned that whosoever tries to get the elections delayed beyond the constitutional limit will face high treason charges. He was talking to reporters after attending the proceedings in an appellate tribunal at the Lahore High Court’s Rawalpindi bench on Monday. The tribunal headed by Justice Ibadur Rehman […]


ECP revises election schedule

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ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday announced changes to the schedule for 2018 general elections, however, the polling date will remain the same. The commission said the date for submission of nomination papers is extended for facilitating political parties. The date for filing of nomination papers by prospective candidates with the returning […]


Right of access to information is prerogative of everybody: Ali Zafar

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ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Federal Minister for Information, Broadcasting, National History and Literary Heritage Barrister Syed Ali Zafar Thursday said that right of access to information was the prerogative of every citizen and the government was bound to provide information in all matters of public importance. Talking to a private news channel, he said he strongly condemned […]


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President promulgates new Pemra Ordinance

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ISLAMABAD – In order to minimise the influence of federal government on the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority, the President of Pakistan has promulgated an Ordinance minimising Authority’s members and giving representation to Pakistan Broadcasting Association and general public. The newly-promulgated Ordinance, which may be called the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Amendment) Ordinance 2018, […]