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Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz addressing cheque distribution ceremony of CM Punjab Asaan Karobaar Programme in Lahore, Punjab, February 17, 2025. — Screengrab via YouTube/Geo News Lambasting the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) “for its politics of chaos and destroying the country’s economy”, Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz on Monday expressed optimism about Pakistan’s development despite the…
Representative image shows a person holding a poster to demand action against rapists. — Reuters The Senate has approved amendments to the Anti-Rape (Investigation and Trial) Act, making DNA testing of rape victims mandatory besides imposing jail time and fine on the police officer, responsible for the probe, over failure to conduct the tests. The…
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Member of National Assembly Sher Afzal Marwat. — X/Facebook/@pmln_org/@Marwat/File Amid his differences with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leadership after his expulsion from the party, MNA Sher Afzal Marwat termed former prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s ouster from power “wrong”. “No one has any doubt that former army chief Gen [retd] Qamar…
PML-N Senator Irfan Siddiqui addresses a press conference. — APP/File After the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) reiterated election fraud allegations, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senator Irfan Siddiqui criticised the former ruling party by saying that its parliamentarians were receiving all perks instead of quitting assemblies that according to them, formed through rigging. “You [PTI lawmakers] are…
Cars stranded in Murree after a snow blizzard hit the Pakistan’s hill city. — Reuters/File ISLAMABAD: The country’s upper regions are expected to experience rain, thunderstorms, and snowfall from February 19 to 21, according to a forecast by the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD). The Met Office, in a press release said, a frontal weather system…
A representational image of fire blazing. —Unsplash/File A fire erupted at a shopping centre near Teen Talwar in Karachi’s Clifton area in the wee hours of Tuesday, with firefighting officials confirming that the blaze was successfully contained and prevented from spreading to other sections of the building. According to sources, the affected shopping centre houses…
The image shows one of five trucks which were set on fire by enraged protesters on the Jail Chowrangi in Karachi on February 17, 2025. — YouTube/Geo News/Screengrab KARACHI: Tensions flared in the metropolis late Monday night after a motorcyclist was fatally struck by a speeding water tanker near Jail Chowrangi, reigniting concerns over road…
Police personnel stand guard in this undated photo. — KP Police/File KOHAT: A police mobile was targeted with hand grenades by terrorists in Kohat’s Shadipur area, which left a cop injured, the regional police officer (RPO) said on Tuesday. The officer revealed that a terrorist was killed in retaliation by the police, several militants were…
Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addressing during a special ceremony at the Sindh Assembly in Karachi, on January 17, 2025. — APP Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that Pakistan can successfully engage with the US and President Donald Trump, calling him a “dealmaker”. Speaking during an interview with German television on…
Former PTI leader and ex-minister Asad Umar speaks to the media during a press conference. — AFP/File Reacting to the prevailing political turmoil, former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Asad Umar has called for politicians to come together and sit with the establishment to resolve issues. Umar, a former close aide of PTI founding chairman Imran…