KARACHI: Days after a local Sindh-based artist, Seffy Soomro, alleged that his paintings were stolen and used in a drama serial currently on-air on a private entertainment channel, a special committee has been established recently to look into his complaints.Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah, Sindh......Read more: [Pakistan] - Committee formed to penetrate 'taken' art work by Sindh-based artist
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A Pakistani millitary vehicle carrying a Hatf II Abdali missile during the National Day parade in Islamabad on March 23, 2007. — AFPUS State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller has reiterated Washington's "longstanding policy" denying support to Pakistan&s ballistic missile......
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and SC Justice Mansoor Ali Shah. — AFP/SC website/FileAmid prevailing ambiguity surrounding the next chief justice against the backdrop of prospective constitutional amendment, Pakistan Peoples Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has cleared the......Read more: [Pakistan] - Justice Mansoor Ali Shah to be country's next chief justice: PPP chief
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur addresses an event on September 5, 2024. — Facebook/@AliAminKhanGandapurPTIPESHAWAR: After the incumbent government postponed tabling the prospective constitutional amendments, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur on......Read more: KP CM Gandapur terms constitutional amendment 'anti-judiciary', vows to oppose it
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Afghan Acting Consul General Peshawar Hafiz Mohibullah Shakir is seen sitting during Pakistani national anthem at a conference in Peshawar. — Screengrab via Geo NewsISLAMABAD: Pakistan registered a formal protest with Afghan authorities on Tuesday over the acting consul general's......Read more: [Pakistan] - Pakistan decries Afghan diplomat's disrespect for national anthem
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Former president and PTI leader Arif Alvi shakes hands with JUI-F Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman ahead of the meeting in Islamabad on September 17, 2024. — Screengrab via Geo NewsPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader and former president Dr Arif Alvi visited Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana......
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif addresses ceremony to mark Eid Milad un Nabi on September 17, 2024, in this still taken from a video. — Geo News Live/YouTubePrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed concerns regarding the rising trends of extremism and hate speech in the society, saying that the......Read more: PM Shehbaz calls for ending trend of abusive language, hate speech
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Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and PTI founder Imran Khan. — AFP/FileDefence Minister Khawaja Asif censured incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder for casting doubts over the proposed constitutional amendment, saying Imran Khan's crimes alone would be enough to keep him behind......
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk attends a government meeting in Moscow, Russia. — Reuters/FileRussia's Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk will reach Pakistan on a two-day visit from September 18 to 19, the Foreign Office said in a statement on Tuesday.The FO said that......Read more: Russian Deputy PM Alexei Overchuk to visit Islamabad on Sept 18
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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar meets the Acting Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs John Bass alongside US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome on September 17, 2024. — X/@ForeignOfficePkMarking a crucial visit to Islamabad on Monday, the United......
Large numbers of vehicles are seen stuck in a traffic jam. — PPI/FileAs the country observes 12th Rabi ul Awal today, the Karachi Traffic Police has issued a comprehensive traffic plan for the processions scheduled in the city today.The traffic plan has been made for three major......Read more: [Pakistan] - Karachi traffic plan for 12 Rabi ul Awal processions
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Siblings ride on a swing as they visit an illuminated street ahead of Eid-e-Milad-ul-Nabi, the birth anniversary of Prophet Mohammad, in Karachi, Pakistan, September 15, 2024. — ReutersStreets across Pakistan were decorated as the nation marked the birth of Holy Prophet Muhammad on the 12th......Read more: Nation observes 12th Rabi ul Awal with religious zeal
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A view of massive traffic jam in front of High Court in Peshawar on April 22, 2024. — APPKARACHI: The Karachi Traffic Police has issued a traffic diversion plan for three 12th Rabi ul Awal processions, suggesting alternative routes for the smooth operation of traffic.All three......Read more: 12th Rabi ul Awal processions: Traffic plan revealed
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PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari meets JUI-F Supremo Maulana Fazlur Rehman in Islamabad on September 16, 2024. — X/@MediaCellPPPISLAMABAD: Detailing outcomes of a meeting between PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari and JUI-F Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman over the proposed constitutional......Read more: [Pakistan] - PPP, JUI-F talk about constitutional bundle as differences continue
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An undated image of Election Commission of Pakistan building in Islamabad. — APP/FileThe Election Commission of Pakistan has scheduled the hearing of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf&s intra-party election case for September 18 .The polls supervisory body issued notices to PTI Chairman......Read more: ECP fixes PTI's intra-party polls case for hearing on Sept 18
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Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif interacts with a little girl during her visit to Lahore's Children's Hospital Cardiac Surgery Ward. — SuppliedPunjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif officially launched the "Chief Minister's Children's Heart Surgery Programme" for the free......
Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar meets with US Under Secretary of State John Bass at his office in Islamabad. — Foreign OfficeDeputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar on Monday stressed the need for constructive Pakistan-US engagement as the country grapples with economic pressures and regional......
Police officers walk past the Supreme Court of Pakistan building, in Islamabad, Pakistan April 6, 2022. — ReutersA petition calling to preempt the amendments to the Constitution of Pakistan suggested by the federal government has been filed in the Supreme Court a day after as the proposed......Read more: SC petitioned to preempt proposed constitutional changes
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PTI founder Imran Khan arrives at an Islamabad court for a hearing in this file photo. —AFPRAWALPINDI: Incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder Imran Khan on Monday vowed to resist the coalition government's judiciary-centric constitutional package and alleged that the new legislation......
PTI's Asad Qaiser , Defence Minister Khawaja Asif and Federal Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar speak during NA session in Islamabad on September 16, 2024. — Screengrab via YouTube/@NaofPakistanThe government and the opposition lawmakers on Monday indulged in a war of words in the National......Read more: [Pakistan] - Barbs fly in National Assembly over constitutional amendment expense
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Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl leader Hafiz Hamdullah posing for a picture at a seminary in Rawalpindi on September 12, 2024. —X/ @iHafizHamdullahISLAMABAD: The government's lack of transparency on the proposed constitutional amendments, which has stirred a controversy, has left Jamiat......Read more: Govt's vague constitutional amendments leave Hafiz Hamdullah puzzled
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Former prime minister and PTI founder Imran Khan gestures as he speaks with Reuters during an interview, in Lahore, March 17, 2023. — ReutersISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Monday directed the federal government to provide clarification over Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ......Read more: [Pakistan] - Govt directed to supply explanation on Imran Khan's possible military trial
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An image showing Balochistan Municipal Minister Sardar Sarfaraz Chakar Domki. — Facebook/Chief Sardar Mir Chakar Khan DomkiQUETTA: Sardar Sarfaraz Chakar Domki, Balochistan's municipal minister, passed away on Monday at the age of 55 in Karachi after battling a lung and kidney......Read more: Balochistan minister Sardar Sarfaraz Chakar Domki passes away
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PTI MNAs Sher Afzal Marwat , Sheikh Waqas Akram and Zain Qureshi. — Facebook/Marwat Law Attorneys/X/@SheikhWaqqas/NA website/FileISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court in Islamabad has ordered the immediate release of all arrested members of the National Assembly belonging to......Read more: Release all arrested PTI lawmakers linked to Islamabad rally, ATC orders
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A view of the National Assembly session on April 10, 2023. — X/@NAofPakistanPakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Senator Irfan Siddiqui has claimed that the incumbent government's bid to table the much-awaited constitutional amendments has been "postponed indefinitely".Speaking to Geo......
A general view of the parliament building in Islamabad on March 25, 2022. — Reuters Following the government's failure to secure necessary support for its prospective constitutional amendments, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has remained the pivotal figure......
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman leaving his residence for attending National Assembly session, in the federal capital. — OnlineISLAMABAD: Following a myriad of meetings with the government and opposition, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl chief, Maulana Fazlur Rehman,......Read more: Fazl opposes judges' extension, retirement age hike amid constitutional package stalemate
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PTI Chairman Barrister Gohar Ali Khan and KP government spokesman Barrister Muhammad Ali Saif. — AFP/Screengrab/X/@BaristerDrSaifISLAMABAD: Registering strong opposition to the government's judiciary-centric constitutional amendment to increase judges' tenure and their retirement age, the......Read more: PTI calls proposed amendments to extend judges' tenure an 'ambush on SC'
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A view of the National Assembly session underway with Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf in the chair, on April 10, 2023. — Twitter/NAofPakistanISLAMABAD: The government's planned constitutional amendment bill is expected to be presented for voting in the National Assembly session on Sunday , Geo......Read more: [Pakistan] - Govt likely to table constitutional amendment expense in NA today
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JUI-F Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman meets Federal Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi in this image released on September 15, 2024. — Screengrab via Facebook/@juipakofficial/FileJamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has taken centre stage......