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Monday, 09 July 2018 06:06

ECP orders installation of surveillance cameras at sensitive polling stations

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ECP orders installation of surveillance cameras at sensitive polling stations
ECP orders installation of surveillance cameras at sensitive polling stations

LAHORE: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has directed the Punjab Home Department to install more than 6,000 surveillance cameras at sensitive polling stations in the province.

The ECP, in a letter to the chief secretary Punjab, has...

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Sunday, 08 July 2018 16:50

Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz to get historic welcome: PML-N

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Nawaz Sharif, Maryam Nawaz to get historic welcome: PML-N

LAHORE: PML-N spokesman Marriyum Aurangzeb Sunday said former prime minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif was returning to Pakistan to make the country a ''democratic power''.

Addressing a press conference at here at the PML-N''s Model Town Secretariat, she said,...

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Sunday, 08 July 2018 16:50

Maryam Nawaz shares flight details

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Maryam Nawaz shares flight details

KARACHI: Maryam Nawaz, daughter of ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, has confirmed she will be returning to Pakistan on July 13.

The PML-N leader, who has been sentenced to eight years in prison in the Avenfield corruption reference, shared her flight details on Twitter,...

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Sunday, 08 July 2018 16:50

Avenfield verdict not to affect polls: Ali Zafar

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Avenfield verdict not to affect polls: Ali Zafar
Avenfield verdict not to affect polls: Ali Zafar

LAHORE: Caretaker Information Minister Ali Zafar Sunday said the accountability court decision against former prime minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Nawaz would not affect the general election.

“There is no provision in the Constitution for the postponement of...

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Sunday, 08 July 2018 16:50

President arrives in Turkey to attend Erdogan's inauguration

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President arrives in Turkey to attend Erdogan's inauguration
President arrives in Turkey to attend Erdogan's inauguration

ISLAMABAD -President Mamnoon Hussain Sunday arrived in Ankara on a three-day official visit where he is to attend the oath-taking ceremony of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Upon arrival at the airport, the President was warmly received by the Governor and...

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Sunday, 08 July 2018 16:50

Imran Khan takes a dig at ex-PM, Capt Safdar

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Imran Khan takes a dig at ex-PM, Capt Safdar
Imran Khan takes a dig at ex-PM, Capt Safdar

ABBOTTABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan took a dig at Captain (retd) Mohammad Safdar, saying Nawaz Sharif’s son-in-law is courting arrest as if he has conquered Kashmir.

“Capt Safdar has been convicted on charges of corruption,” Khan told a gathering of sup...

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Sunday, 08 July 2018 12:12

Avenfield reference: PML-N workers resist NAB's attempt to arrest Capt Safdar

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Avenfield reference: PML-N workers resist NAB's attempt to arrest Capt Safdar

RAWALPINDI: Scores of PML-N workers surrounded Captain (retd.) Muhammad Safdar as a NAB team arrived in Rawalpindi to arrest the convicted son-in-law of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. 

Senior PML-N leader, who was a candidate from...

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Sunday, 08 July 2018 12:12

Nawaz Sharif to challenge Avenfield verdict tomorrow

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Nawaz Sharif to challenge Avenfield verdict tomorrow

ISLAMABAD: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and daughter Maryam, whom the accountability court had awarded eleven and eight year imprisonment, respectively, are set to challenge the Avenfield verdict against them in the Islamabad High Court on Monday.

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Sunday, 08 July 2018 12:12

Multi-billion rupee scam: SC asks Interior Ministry to put Zardari, Faryal Talpur, others on ECL

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Multi-billion rupee scam: SC asks Interior Ministry to put Zardari, Faryal Talpur, others on ECL

ISLAMABAD: Director General  Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)Bashir Memon on Sunday told the Supreme Court that Rs35 billions were transferred to 29 fake bank accounts  as he appeared before the apex court after  the ch...

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Sunday, 08 July 2018 12:12

World's largest passenger aircraft lands at new Islamabad airport

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ISLAMABAD: The biggest passenger airplane of the world, Airbus A380,  landed on the new Islamabad International Airport today (Sunday).

The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine jet airliner which is the world's largest passenger...

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