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Efforts being made to malign judiciary, says CJP

Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar. Photo: fileLAHORE: The Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar remarked on Monday that efforts are being made to malign the country's judiciary.While addressing an event at Lahore, he...

Nawaz urges masses to vote for PML-N on July 25

PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif urges people to announce such a historic verdict on July 25 that may sweep away all verdicts, which have made Pakistan a 'graveyard of justice'. — Geo News FILERAWALPINDI: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, in his...

Justice will be dispensed to Justice Shaukat Siddiqui: CJP

Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar. Photo: fileThe Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Mian Saqib Nisar remarked on Monday that justice will be dispensed to Justice Shaukat Siddiqui, adding that no one will be treated unfairly.The top...

Bilawal says not afraid of undemocratic tactics

Pakistan Peoples Party chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. Photo: file LARKANA: Pakistan Peoples Party chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari remarked on Monday that he is not afraid of undemocratic tactics.Bilawal was addressing a corner meeting in...

Where do the 272 MNAs, elected in 2013, stand in 2018?

National Assembly of Pakistan. File: photo ISLAMABAD: Nearly 43 per cent (115 of 272) of the previously elected parliamentarians have either changed their political loyalties or are not contesting or are testing their fate as independents in 2018...

Former MQM-P member Kamran Tessori not to contest polls

The MQM-P leader was holding a press conference in Karachi/ Geo News screen grabKARACHI: Former Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan leader Kamran Tessori said on Monday that he will not contest the General Elections 2018 from any constituency.The...

President Mamnoon directs caretaker PM to ensure Nawaz's complete medical treatment

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Medical board conducts Nawaz Sharif's check-up in Adiala jail

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Money laundering case: SHC approves Talpur's pre-arrest bail petition

A circuit bench of the Sindh High Court on Tuesday, July 23, 2018, accepted Faryal Talpur's six-day pre-arrest protective bail petition in a money-laundering probe against her and brother Asif Ali Zardari. Photo: File LARKANA: A circuit bench of...

Meet Imran Ullah, a jobless candidate

Election promises to boost employment are not uncommon in the run-up to polls. Those vying for the country’s top job, often vow, if elected, to create more jobs. Last month, Asif Ali Zardari, the former president of Pakistan, said that every...

SC dismisses disqualification petition against PML-N leader Anjum Aqeel

The Supreme Court on Tuesday, July 23, 2018, rejected a disqualification petition against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's Anjum Aqeel Khan. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a disqualification petition against Pakistan...

LHC reserves decision on Sheikh Rasheed's plea against NA-60 poll delay

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Election 2018: Those who flipped

In political parlance, they are often referred to as “turncoats” or “lotas” and portrayed as opportunistic or disloyal. Voters, some argue, are often skeptical of party-hoppers and their motivations. Yet, there is very little evidence to...

Five-member medical team conducting Nawaz's check-up in Adiala jail

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ECP clarifies requirements for votes to be valid

People counting votes. Photo: AFP/ FileThe Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) clarified on Monday as to what would count as a valid or an invalid vote when the country goes to  polls on July 25.As per the electoral body, a ballot paper will be...

Do you know your election symbols? Take our quiz to find out

General Election 2018 is set to take place on July 25, 2018. Photo: FileThanks to Pakistan Peoples Party’s catchy anthem ‘Dila Teer Bija,’ most of us know Bilawal is wielding the arrow (teer). And with its sizeable presence in Karachi,...

MQM vs PSP in Karachi — One party’s defeat is other’s survival

For the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P), the upcoming election is a battle for electoral survival, and relevance.It once held monopoly in most constituencies of Karachi, which were referred to as “Muttahida ka Garh” (Muttahida’s...

Power Division to ensure uninterrupted electricity on election day

Power Division has set up two special control rooms, one in Islamabad and the other in Lahore, for the purpose. Photo:file ISLAMABAD: The Power Division will ensure uninterrupted supply of electricity on the day of the elections, it said in a...

Donkey tortured by political party's supporters passes away

Hero became a target of violence by supporters of a political party last week after they wrote the name of a political rival on the donkey's body to elude to him. Photo: ACF Animal Rescue Facebook page KARACHI: A donkey, who was beaten and bruised...

Donkey tortured by political party's supporters passes away

Hero became a target of violence by supporters of a political party last week after they wrote the name of a political rival on the donkey's body to elude to him. Photo: ACF Animal Rescue Facebook page KARACHI: A donkey who was beaten and bruised...