PTI founder and his wife guilty of illegal marriage, to serve seven years each in prison

ISLAMABAD – The PTI founder and his wife Bushra Bibi were sentenced for seven years each in the illegal marriage case as a local court found them guilty of matrimony before the end of the four-month period subscribed in Islam after getting divorce. The verdict was announced by Senior Civil Judge Qudratullah Niazi, who heard […]

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Verdict on PTI founder, Bushra Bibi’s Nikah today

ISLAMABAD – A trial court is likely to announce its reserved verdict on the ‘un-Islamic Nikah’ of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder with Bushra Bibi at the Adiala Jail today (Saturday). The verdict will be announced by Senior Civil Judge Qudratullah at 1pm. On Friday, the court had conducted 14-hour long hearing of the case at […]

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Pakistan set for free and fair polls, there is no political victimisation: Solangi

SLAMABAD – Caretaker Information Minister Murtaza Solangi on Saturday rubbished the claims about the PTI facing political victimisation, saying Pakistan is a free country and everyone has a right to criticise. “The courts are independent. We do not control them,” said Solangi when asked about a series of verdicts announced the PTI founding chairman and […]

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Pneumonia is out of control as deadly virus claims 11 more lives in Punjab

LAHORE – The pneumonia outbreak has claimed 11 more lives in Punjab during last 24 hours. According to details, the pneumonia cases are on a continuous rise due to smog, dry and cold weather. As many as 415 cases were reported from Punjab during last 24 hours and 11 children succumbed to the deadly virus. […]

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PTI founder, Sheikh Rashid summoned in May 9 riots case

RAWALPINDI – The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder, former interior minister Sheikh Rashid and Sheikh Rashid Shafiq have been summoned in May 9 violence case on Feb 6. An anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi heard the case against the PTI founder and Sheikh Rashid in May 9 riots.  PTI candidate Ajmal Sabir from NA-53, former National Assembly […]

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Islamophobia ‘has no place’ in Canada, says Trudeau

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday condemned an attack against a mosque in the city of Mississauga in Ontario province, which is being probed as a hate crime and which rights advocates described as being part of a rise in Islamophobia. Police said someone threw two rocks through the window of a Mississauga mosque […]

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Hanoi flights halted as city faces worsening air pollution

HANOI – All flights to and from the international airport in Vietnam’s capital Hanoi have been delayed or diverted to other cities on Friday due to heavy fog and worsening air pollution, said an airport official. Air Visual, an independent online air quality index monitor, said Hanoi’s levels of hazardous small particles known as PM2.5 […]

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Protesting farmers block trucks from crossing Belgian-Dutch border

BRUSSELS – Farmers have blocked several border crossings between Belgium and the Netherlands, Belgian and Dutch traffic centres said on Friday, as they protest against grievances including taxes, rising costs, cheap imports and bureaucracy. The border crossing in the direction of Antwerp, Belgium’s second-biggest city and home to Europe’s second-biggest port, is one of the […]

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Thai opposition hit by fresh legal challenge as activists seek life bans

BANGKOK – Activists in Thailand filed a petition on Friday seeking life bans for dozens of lawmakers of the Move Forward party, the latest in a series of moves to stifle a popular opposition that tried to review a tough law against insulting the monarchy. Complaints were submitted to the anti-graft commission to ban 44 […]

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Main candidates in Senegal’s presidential election

DAKAR – Senegal heads to the polls on Feb 25 to choose a successor to President Macky Sall who is not seeking a third term. For the first time in the West African nation’s history, the incumbent is not on the ballot. His handpicked successor, Prime Minister Amadou Ba, is among 20 candidates cleared by […]

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