Category: Pakistan

BAJAUR: A bomb blast targeting a police vehicle left at least five police personnel martyred and 22 others injured in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Mamund tehsil of Bajaur district on Monday, Geo News reported. Police said the personnel were deployed for the security of polio vaccination teams when the blast took place. They feared that more casualties could take place. They said bodies and injured were shifted to Khar hospital. An emergency had been declared in the hospital and blood donation was sought for treatment of the wounded personnel, police added. The police spokesperson…

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ISLAMABAD: The PTI Core Committee Friday announced giving finishing touches to its election preparations, including the finalisation of lists of its potential ticketholders. In a meeting, the committee held detailed deliberations on distribution of tickets in light of instructions of the founding chairman Imran Khan. The forum revealed that the party was all set for the general elections and the lists of final ticketholders of national and provincial assemblies had been completed. The participants strongly condemned and rejected the passage of the unconstitutional, illegal and undemocratic resolution in the Senate…

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RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed two terrorists including a commander during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Tank district, according to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Friday. According to the military’s media wing, the forces conducted the operation on the night of January 4-5 on the reported presence of terrorists in the area. “During the conduct of the operation, after an intense fire exchange, two terrorists, including HVT (high-value target) Gul Yousaf also known as Toor, were sent to hell,” said the ISPR.  The statement added…

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LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Chief Organiser Maryam Nawaz possesses assets worth more than Rs842.58 million, Geo News reported on Thursday. The PML-N senior vice president revealed this in the details submitted along with her nomination papers for the Lahore constituency, NA-119. The details show that her assets enhanced by over Rs4 million last year. Maryam owns more than 1500 kanal land in Lahore. As for Maryam’s education, she has a Master’s in English Literature. She has no vehicle to her name and she has to pay back Rs28.9 million loan to…

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Pakistan on Monday dispatched the third consignment of relief goods for Palestinians facing Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip. Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani sent off the cargo carrying medicines, surgical/medical items, hygiene kits, and dry ration with a special Pakistan Air Force (PAF) aircraft at Nur Khan Airbase in Islamabad, a press release issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs read. After arrival at Al Arish Airport in Egypt, the consignment will be handed over to the Red Crescent for onward distribution.

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Erstwhile chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Barrister Gohar Ali Khan has announced challenging rejection of nomination papers of top party leaders in the Supreme Court (SC). While talking to Geo News programme ‘Naya Pakistan’ on Sunday, he slammed the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decisions on rejection of nominations papers of PTI top leaders ahead of the general elections. At the same time Barrister Gohar admitted that the nomination papers of some candidates were rejected on a technical basis, however, mostly the PTI leaders faced rejection in the scrutiny process on Saturday.…

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RAWALPINDI: In an intelligence-based operation (IBO), security forces have wiped out five terrorists in the Mir Ali area, North Waziristan, the military’s media wing said on Saturday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), a terrorist commander was also included in the slain militants who were “sent to hell”. It said security forces conducted the IBO on December 29, 2023, on the reported presence of terrorists. “During the conduct of the operation, after intense fire exchange, five terrorists, including Terrorist Commander Rahzaib aka Khuray, were sent to hell. The killed…

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Strongly reacting to the Peshawar High Court’s (PHC) ruling that restored the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) iconic electoral bat symbol, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif Thursday called the court’s order an “attack” on the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) authority. The ECP last week stripped the Imran Khan-led party of its bat symbol and declared the PTI’s internal elections void. However, the PHC Tuesday suspended the electoral watchdog’s declaration. “Keeping in view the urgency, that a political party has been denuded of its symbol, meaning hearby that aspirants from…

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All New Year’s celebrations will remain banned across the country as Pakistan will stand in solidarity with Gazans, being oppressed by Israel, caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar announced Thursday. In a televised address, Kakar said: “Pakistani nation is in a sad state […] so keeping in mind the situation, the Government of Pakistan has decided to ban all celebrations related to New Year’s.” “I appeal to all Pakistanis: show solidarity with the oppressed Palestinians and observe simplicity with the dawn of the new year,” Kakar said, noting that the situation…

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