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PTI will put an end to military operation in Balochistan
LORALAI: Chairman Pakistan Tehrik e Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has said that if voted to power, his party would put an end to military operation in Balochistan forever.
Addressing a public gathering in Loralai on Wednesday‚ the PTI chief said that Pakistan will be made an Islamic welfare state where the basic rights of the masses will be safeguarded.
Imran Khan said the time has come to change o... |
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Pervez Musharraf banned from contesting polls for life
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court has dismissed former president, General (retd) Pervez Musharraf’s appeal against the disqualification of his nomination papers from NA-32 Chitral and placed a lifetime ban on him for contesting elections.
A four-member bench headed by Chief Justice Dost Muhammad Khan heard Musharraf’s petition against the decision of the election tribunal declaring the returnin... |
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'Moderates being pushed away from polls'
KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and Awami National Party (ANP) in a joint press conference announced that they will participate in the upcoming general elections despite repeated terrorist attacks on their election campaigns.
The three parties held a joint press conference in Karachi today (Monday) after a meeting on Sunday to chalk out a strategy to compet... |
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Ten killed in attack on election offices, candidates
PESHAWAR: Attacks on election offices and candidates continued across the country on Sunday.
At least three people were killed and eight injured in an explosion at the office of an independent candidate for NA-46 (Khyber Agency) in Peshawar. According to police, the explosion took place at the office of independent candidate Nasir Khan.
Khan was unhurt in the attack, police said.
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Karachi: Twin blasts near MQM office kill 2, hurt 25
KARACHI: At least two persons were killed while 25 others sustained injuries when two successive blasts struck near Muttahuida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Unit 132 office in Orangi Town's Qasba Colony area here on Saturday night.
Reportedly, the first blast was reported to be a cracker attack on a Fiqah-e-Jafria mosque, Masjid-e-Ali, located near the MQM office in the remits of Pirabad Police Station,... |
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BB murder case: FIA interrogates Musharraf
ISLAMABAD: The four-member team of Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) interrogated former president of Pakistan General (retd) Pervez Musharraf for two hours in Benazir Bhutto murder case.
The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) had granted 4-day physical remand of Pervez Musharraf to FIA in BB assassination case.
The FIA team led by Additional Director General Khalid Qureshi interrogated Pervez Mush... |
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Karachi: ANP office blast death toll rises to 11
KARACHI: At least 11 people including a child were killed and over 40 others injured as a blast struck an office of the Awami National Party (ANP) here on Friday.
According to reports, the bomb went off near an ANP office in Mominabad area where a election corner meeting was about to begin.
Sources said the explosive device detonated minutes before an ANP candidate, Bashir Jan's address, who... |
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15 injured as blast targets ANP office in Karachi
KARACHI: At least 15 people were injured as a blast occurred near an office of the Awami National Party (ANP) here on Friday.
According to preliminary reports, the blast occurred near office of ANP candidate for upcoming election Bashir Jan. However, Mr Jan remained safe in the blast.
Senator Shahi Syed confirmed that a blast took place near the office in Mominabad area, which left several p... |
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Treason petitions: AG terms Nov 3rd measures unnecessary
ISLAMABAD: Attorney General Irfan Qadir on Thursday told the Supreme Court of Pakistan that November 3rd measures were unnecessary as a three-judge bench of the apex court resumed hearing into identical petitions seeking to initiate high treason trial against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf.
The Attorney General was failed to respond when Justice Jawad S.Khuwaja, who was heading the benc... |
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Karachi observes day of mourning on MQM call
KARACHI: Following the mourning call given by the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) on Tuesday night, the educational institutions and business centers are shut across the city while transport is also off the roads.
It may be mentioned that the death toll from a blast which took place near the camp office of the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) near People’s Chowrangi in North Nazimabad on Tuesday h... |
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