February 23, 2025
PAKISTAN

Today’s vital NA-245 by-election in Karachi

Aamir Liaquat Hussain, who was elected on a PTI ticket in 2018, passed away, leaving the seat in the National Assembly NA-245 empty. Voting for the by-election is now taking place in Karachi.Voting began this morning at 8am and will last until 5pm (Sunday). With 56,673 votes, Aamir Liaquat defeated Dr. Farooq Sattar in 2018. […]

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Fawad suggests forming a committee of PPP, PML-N, and PTI leaders to look into Gill’s “treatment”

ISLAMABAD: On Saturday, PTI Senior Vice President Fawad Chaudhry presented names for a commission to investigate the entire Shahbaz Gill case, which has caused a stir in the nation since his detention last week. The choices came from both his own party and from partner parties. Fawad suggested in a tweet that a committee be […]

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According to the aviation ministry, visitors’ family can now enter the Lahore airport terminal building

The Lahore Allama Iqbal International Airport terminal building will now be open to incoming travellers’ friends and family members, per a decision made by the government. The news was made by Federal Aviation Minister Khawaja Saad Rafiq during a late-night visit to Lahore Airport, where he also announced that the restriction of one passenger to […]

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In an operation in North Waziristan, two terrorists were killed: ISPR

RAWALPINDI: The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) reported on Saturday that security forces killed two terrorists during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in North Waziristan. The military’s media arm claimed in the statement that the operation took place in the district’s Mir Ali neighbourhood during a frenzied firefight between troops and militants. Commander Khabaib alias Bilal of […]

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Check your facts: This video purporting to depict a “cloudburst” is not from Jamshoro

Since the start of the monsoon season this year, Pakistan has been experiencing tremendous rains that have caused disasters, fatalities, and other sad events all over the country.Shared flood-related photographs and video are disturbing, particularly those of Balochistan, where there have been over 200 confirmed fatalities. With 385% more rain falling in Sindh between July […]

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Nothing less than the Kashmiris’ wishes should be followed in resolving the conflict, according to PM Shehbaz

On Friday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif reaffirmed Pakistan’s strong commitment to regional peace but added that “nothing less would suffice” in order to achieve long-term peace in South Asia, which was linked to resolving the Jammu and Kashmir issue in accordance with UN resolutions and Kashmiris‘ wishes. He told a group of American students at […]

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Police investigation into the abuse of Shahbaz Gill is under way in Islamabad.

ISLAMABAD: A police investigation has been launched to look into the claims that PTI leader Shahbaz Gill was tortured.Sources claim that the Islamabad High Court has mandated that the IG Islamabad provide a report and is overseeing the investigation. According to the sources, DIG Headquarters Islamabad presided over a significant gathering of senior police officers […]

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The majority of NAB law revisions reportedly provide relief for accused: CJP

ISLAMABAD: According to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial, the majority of the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999 revisions appear to have provided concessions and relief to the accused.The chief justice made these comments while presiding over a three-member bench of the supreme court that heard a lawsuit filed by PTI Chairman Imran Khan […]

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After the Ratti Gali lake in Neelum Valley overflows, five companions are swept away

Five young people who had been to Azad Jammu and Kashmir the previous week were killed by floods as a result of the Ratti Gali lake in Neelum Valley overflowing, it was revealed on Friday. The body of a young man has been discovered, according to the Neelam Valley deputy commissioner, and searches are currently […]

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In Balochistan’s Sindh, unrelenting rains claim 23 lives

Flash flooding in Dera Ghazi Khan, Lasbela, and other districts of Balochistan was caused by the relentless torrential rains that were lashing Sindh on Thursday. Hundreds of people were left homeless, scores of people were hurt, and another 23 people died. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif instructed the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and Provincial Disaster […]

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