BLOG: Time to hit the polling booths!
BLOG: Time to hit the polling booths!

By Fareeha Irfan 

“Vote for the man who promises least, he’ll be the least disappointing - Bernard Baruch”

Everybody is allowed to make choices that they believe is best for Pakistan. Note that I say "best for Pakistan", not yourself, your family, or the road you live on. 

As July

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Accurate Prayer Times (Azan Namaz timings) for Fajar, Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib Isha
Accurate Prayer Times (Azan - Namaz timings) for Fajar, Zuhr, Asr, Maghrib - Isha

Accurate Prayer Times (Azan - Namaz) for 21 Jul, 2018: Find prayer timings for Fajar prayer, Sunrise, Zuhr prayer, Asr prayer, Maghrib prayer - Isha prayer in Pakistan for Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad - Peshawar.

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Hanif Abbasi awaits judgement in ephedrine case after lawyer completes argument

RAWALPINDI: A Control of Narcotics Substances Court (CNSC), Rawalpindi, judge Muhammad Akram Khan on Saturday reserved   judgment  in  ephedrine case against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader Hanif Abbasi.

The decision was reserved

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Nawaz Sharif, daughter Maryam to meet their counsels at Adiala jail today
Nawaz Sharif, daughter Maryam to meet their counsels at Adiala jail today

ISLAMABAD: Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and daughter Maryam Nawaz are scheduled to meet their counsels today at Adiala jail, where the duo is currently imprisoned in Avenfield reference case.

Nawaz’s counsel Khawaja Haris and Maryam’s law

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Election candidate commits suicide in Faisalabad

FAISALABAD: Mirza Mohammad Mughal, an independent candidate in the upcoming general elections, reportedly committed suicide, Geo News reported on Saturday.

Mughal, a candidate from from the National Assembly constituency NA-103 and Punjab Assembly constituency PP-103,

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Bane of Pakistani politicians: young voters with smartphones
Bane of Pakistani politicians: young voters with smartphones

ISLAMABAD: The crowd of young Pakistanis, many armed with smartphones, surround the politician´s car and begin streaming live footage of something extraordinary: angry voters asking their elected representatives what they have done for them lately.

A

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Wishes pour in for Fakhar Zaman after his blistering 210*
Wishes pour in for Fakhar Zaman after his blistering 210*

Bulawayo:   An Elated Fakhar Zaman on Friday smashed a career-best 210* to become  the first Pakistani player to score a double-century in ODIs and the sixth overall.

Soon after his blistering performance against  Zimbabwe, the cricket legends took to Twitter

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PTI will reform institutions, work for conservation of water: Imran Khan
PTI will reform institutions, work for conservation of water: Imran Khan

BAHAWALPUR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that his party would reform the institutions to ensure accountability, work for conservation of water and build Bhasha Dam besides empowering the farmers if its comes to

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PML-N to develop Peshawar like Lahore if voted to power, claims Shehbaz Sharif
PML-N to develop Peshawar like Lahore if voted to power, claims Shehbaz Sharif

PESHAWAR: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz President, Shehbaz Sharif Friday claimed that PML-N would form governments at the centre, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Addressing a press conference after offering Fateha for departed soul of Haroon

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Pakistan10 year old CEO is saving the world one tree at a time
Pakistan10 year old CEO is saving the world one tree at a time
Pakistan10 year old CEO is saving the world one tree at a time
Pakistan’s 10 year old CEO is saving the world one tree at a time

With the menacing threats of the world’s condition under unvarying deterioration due to the negligence of the human race, 10 year old Lina Osama has taken it upon herself to build a greener future for her surroundings.

Perhaps the youngest Chief

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A weak democracy is better than dictatorship: Bilawal
A weak democracy is better than dictatorship: Bilawal

LAHORE: Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that his party would pursue the politics of federation, like it always did for prosperity of the people.

Addressing a news conference at Bilawal House here on Friday, he said that even a weak

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Punjab govt withdraws notification to remove Asma Hamid and accepts her resignation instead
Punjab govt withdraws notification to remove Asma Hamid and accepts her resignation instead

Interim Punjab government has reversed their decision of removing Punjab’s first female advocate general Asma Hamid terming it as a 'mistake' and has in turn accepted her resignation instead.

The caretaker government

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Shifting Maryam Nawaz to Sihala Rest House postponed
Shifting Maryam Nawaz to Sihala Rest House postponed

RAWALPINDI: Shifting Maryam Nawaz, daughter of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, to Sihala Police Rest House from Adiala Jail has been postponed temporarily.

This was decided in a meeting attended by Adiala Jail officials and Islamabad Police late Thursday.

Followi

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Want to know where Imran Khan will cast his vote
Want to know where Imran Khan will cast his vote

ISLAMABAD: Over 106 million registered voters will exercise their right to elect new leader as Pakistan votes on Wednesday, July 25.

Everyone wants to know where their leaders will cast their votes on election day.

Sources said that Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran

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Female PTI candidate uses husband's picture for election campaign instead of her own
Female PTI candidate uses husband's picture for election campaign instead of her own

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf candidate Syeda Zahra Basit Bokhari has come under scrutiny for using her husband’s picture in her political campaign, as reported by Geo.tv.

While the PTI candidate and her husband denied making comments,

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Blast leaves four injured in Chaman
Blast leaves four injured in Chaman

CHAMAN: At least four people were injured in a blast on Chaman's Mall Road targeting a law enforcement agency van here on Friday.

According to police the blast was carried out through a remote controlled device.

Over  10 shops were also damaged due to the explosion, according to

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Is Miandad supporting skipper or not in Elections 2018 Watch video
Is Miandad supporting skipper or not in Elections 2018 Watch video
Is Miandad supporting skipper or not in Elections 2018 Watch video

Former cricket hero Javed Miandad has released a video message ahead of the July 25 General Election.

The  batting legend  discussed in detail his struggle and achievements in  his decades long career , asking his fans to think  about the country and

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ATC approves Rao Anwar's bail in one more case paving the way for release
ATC approves Rao Anwar's bail in one more case paving the way for release

KARACHI: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Friday approved bail plea of Rao Anwar in another case regarding possession of explosive material.

The former Malir SSP is a prime suspect in the extra judicial killing case of Naqeebullah Mehsood in

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Social media propaganda against Pakistani politicians: FIA briefs Senate panel
Social media propaganda against Pakistani politicians: FIA briefs Senate panel

ISLAMABAD: The Director General Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Friday briefed the members of Senate's Standing Committee on Interior about the social media posts aimed at vilifying politicians.

Bashir Memon informed the Committee

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Missing social activist Raza Khan returns home after seven months
Missing social activist Raza Khan returns home after seven months

KARACHI: Missing social activist Raza Mahmood Khan has returned home on Friday after seven months,  police officials have confirmed.

Raza, who rendered services as a convener of Aghaz-i-Dosti – a friendly collaboration between the youth of India and P

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Bar on Shaheen Air flights against court orders: statement
Bar on Shaheen Air flights against court orders: statement

KARACHI: The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) has stopped Shaheen Air flights NL768/NL892 operating from Lahore to Muscat (LHE-MCT) - Lahore to Canton (LHE-CAN) despite court orders being issued to the regulator over resumption of all operations

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Abid Boxer gets bail in murder, robbery cases

LAHORE: An Additional Session Judge on Friday granted bail to former police officer Abid Boxer in 10 cases, according to Geo News.

Th TV channel reported that the former police officer was presented before Judge Rehmat Ali amid tight security.

The bail was granted against

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New mobile app to help voters reach polling stations to launch soon
New mobile app to help voters reach polling stations to launch soon

KARACHI: A new mobile app to help  voters reach their designated polling stations will launch in the metropolis in a couple of days , said Commissioner Karachi Muhammad Saleh Farooqui on Friday.

Farooqi stated that a private Pakistani company had

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Shehbaz Sharif vows to provide basic amenities if voted to power
Shehbaz Sharif vows to provide basic amenities if voted to power

ATTOCK: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif Thursday pledged that basic amenities of life, including Sui gas, would be provided in every village of the country, if the PML-N was voted to power again.

Addressing a public

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'Nawaz Sharif, Maryam subjected to solitary confinement in Adiala jail'

KARACHI: Talking in Geo News show ‘Aaj Shahzaib Khanzada K Sath’, Vice Chairman Pakistan Bar Council Kamran Murtaza, stated that former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and daughter Maryam Nawaz are not satisfied with the facilities they are provided

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Malaysia's Mahathir-led coalition also used 'Tsunami' slogan coined by Imran Khan
Malaysia's Mahathir-led coalition also used 'Tsunami' slogan coined by Imran Khan

Veteran Malaysian   politician Mahathir Mohamad won a shock election victory in May to become the oldest prime minister in the world.

His victory was  termed a political earthquake that toppled the country's scandal-plagued premier

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Nawaz Sharif will cast his vote in Elections 2018

Pakistan goes to poll on Wednesday to elect new leader of the country days after former  prime minister Nawaz Sharif, his daughter Maryam Nawaz and son-in-law Captain (retd) Muhammad Safdar were jailed after being convicted in a corruption reference.

An

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Waqar Younis vows to support Imran Khan's slogan of change

KARACHI: Pakistan pace bowling legend Waqar Younis on Thursday vowed to support Imran Khan’s slogan of change and to build Naya Pakistan.

Pakistan is going to vote in crucial July 25 polls in which PTI is hoping to form government in Islamabad.

Wishing all the

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Nawaz Sharif, Maryam being provided all facilities as per jail manual: Info minister
Nawaz Sharif, Maryam being provided all facilities as per jail manual: Info minister

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for Information, Broadcasting, National Heritage and Law Affairs, Barrister Syed Ali Zafar Thursday said that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and Maryam Safdar, were being provided all required

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Pakistani Qawwal Haji Ameer Khan attacked in London

LONDON: Renowned Pakistani Qawwal Haji Ameer Khan was severely beaten by unknown man on Thursday in East London's Green Street area.

According to Ameer’s daughter Saleena, a black man attacked her father who fell down on the ground after receiving wounds to his b

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