President Tayyip Erdogan is set to discuss Turkey’s efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during talks this week in Ankara, a Turkish diplomatic source said on Monday. Speaking at a diplomatic forum in Turkey at the weekend, the Palestinian Authority’s Foreign Minister Riyad-al Maliki said Abbas would pay a […]
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Newly-elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was administered oath of office by President Arif Alvi here at the Presidency on Monday. Shehbaz earlier served as prime minister of a coalition government from April 2022 to August 2023 before Parliament was dissolved to hold general elections last month. President Arif Alvi administered oath to Shehbaz at a […]
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Omar Ayub Khan is set to become the opposition leader in the lower house of parliament. Sources have confirmed that the PTI founder has approved Omar Ayub’s name for the opposition leader. The nomination papers for the opposition leader’s position will be filed on Monday. Omar Ayub has been elected unopposed […]
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A petition has been lodged in the Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking removal of Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani from his position. A citizen, Mashkoor Hussain, filed the petition through his legal representative Advocate Nadeem Sarwar in the LHC. Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) have been made respondents in the […]
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Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz said on Monday the Punjab government would establish first state-run cancer hospital in Lahore’s Valencia Town. The chief minister visited the proposed site of the cancer hospital near Valencia Town where she was briefed on various aspects of the project. Maryam issued directions for inviting the best doctors from around […]
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The presidential election in Pakistan is scheduled for March 9 when Asif Ali Zardari, the co-chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), and Mahmood Khan Achakzai, the chairman of the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP), will vie for the prestigious office. National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq has called for a joint session of Parliament on […]
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As many as 35 people lost their lives in rain-related incidents in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the last five days. According to a report issued by the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA), 35 people lost their lives while 43 others suffered injuries due to the tragic incidents caused by torrential rains in KP. The report said […]
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Directing the PTA chairman to appear in next hearing, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday adjourned proceedings on petitions against audio leaks pertaining to former prime minister’s wife Bushra Bibi and former chief justice Saqib Nisar’s son Najam Saqib till March 14. Justice Babar Sattar heard the case. Irfan Qadir appeared before the court on […]
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Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari says those found guilty of violating the constitution must be penalised. Speaking on the floor of the National Assembly, he alleged that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) misused the cipher for political gains. As misuse of cipher is a violation of the constitution, he said, the PTI should be penalised. He claimed that the […]
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The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its judgment in the Bhutto reference as the nine-member bench completed the process of hearing the arguments of all the parties concerned. The court will announce the verdict some other day, Chief Justice Faez Isa remarked, as Ahmed Raza Kasuri – the complainant whose application resulted in Zulfikar Ali […]
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