NA-247 candidate Jibran Nasir manhandled by judge's protocol, briefly detained

KARACHI: Rights activist and an independent candidate Jibran Nasir was briefly taken into custody by a judge protocol, as stated by him on his live session on social media while he was being tugged away.

The lawyer and activist went live

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Hamza to lead Maryamelection campaign
Hamza to lead Maryam’s election campaign

LAHORE: PML-N leader Hamza Shehbaz has been assigned the task to run the election campaign of Maryam Nawaz in NA-127, Lahore.

Maryam Nawaz is currently in London to be with his mother Kulsoom Nawaz who remains on ventilator after suffering a cardiac arrest last month.

Accordin

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ECP Chief grills PTI candidate for controversial campaign posters
ECP Chief grills PTI candidate for controversial campaign posters

ISLAMABAD: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice (retd) Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan has taken notice of using pictures of Chief Justice of Pakistan and Chief of Army Staff in posters and banners of election campaign by PTI candidate Nasir Cheema

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PML-N candidate terms it 'haram' to vote for women
PML-N candidate terms it 'haram' to vote for women

Pakistan Muslim league-Nawaz (PML-N) candidate Haroon Sultan from Muzaffargarh has stepped forward with a contentious claim, terming it ‘haram’ to cast votes for women.

The claims were publicized by the candidate while addressing a corner meeting in his constituency

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Independent candidate kicks off bizarre campaign to highlight pollution
Independent candidate kicks off bizarre campaign to highlight pollution
Independent candidate kicks off bizarre campaign to highlight pollution

In an attempt to highlight the unhygienic conditions in the country, one independent candidate for the upcoming general elections has adopted a distinct style of campaigning.

Ayaz Memon Motiwala was spotted posing around garbage disposal sites

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Army chief confirms death sentence for 12 hardcore terrorists: ISPR
Army chief confirms death sentence for 12 hardcore terrorists: ISPR

Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa confirmed the death sentences awarded to 12 hardcore terrorists, who were involved in heinous offences related to terrorism, including killing of innocent civilians, attacking Law Enforcement Agencies

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Pakistan Navy ship visits Jordan to strengthen defence ties
Pakistan Navy ship visits Jordan to strengthen defence ties

Islamabad, 02 July 18: Pakistan Navy Ship ASLAT visited Aqaba, Jordan as part of overseas deployment to Mediterranean - European countries.

 PNS ASLAT Port Call to Aqaba was aimed to strengthen friendly ties and defence cooperation between Islamic

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PPP to open women-run food centers, says Bilawal Bhutto

THATTA: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday promised distribution of “food cards” to the masses after his party comes into power.

While adressing supporters in Gharo city, the PPP supremo said they have presented their

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Water level in Pakistan's dams hits lowest mark in history
Water level in Pakistan's dams hits lowest mark in history

The collective water storage capacity in the dams around the country has hit its lowest mark, as reported by Geo News.

The media report citing officials of the Indus River System Authority claimed that the dams in Pakistan have been encountering severe water

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Zardari wants to see Bilawal as prime minister
Zardari wants to see Bilawal as prime minister

ISLAMABAD: Denying any covert meeting with PMLN supremo Nawaz Sharif, former president and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari has said that they don’t want to come in power through ‘power politics’.

In an interview with Hamid Mir in Geo News

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PTI rejects Nawaz Sharifdemands
PTI rejects Nawaz Sharif’s demands

MULTAN: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shah Mahmood has rejected all three conditions of former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif regarding upcoming elections, saying it is akin to an assault on democracy.

PTI, he said, is ready to hold the general elections as per schedule.

“Nawaz

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Will never return to PML-N, says Nisar
Will never return to PML-N, says Nisar

ISLAMABAD: Former Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Chaudhry Nisar on Monday asked party quaid Nawaz Sharif to reveal which statement of his hurt him.

He raised the concern in response to Nawaz’s comments on Sunday, where the former prime minister said Nisar’s remarks

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Govt overstepped mandate by agreeing to FATF plan: Raza Rabbani
Govt overstepped mandate by agreeing to FATF plan: Raza Rabbani

ISLAMABAD: Former Chairman Senate Mian Raza Rabbani has criticized the caretaker government for overstepping its mandate by agreeing to implement a plan given by Financial Action Task Force (FAFT).

In a statement issued to media Monday, Rabbani said that

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PTI's Fawad Chaudhry blames PML-N for making elections controversial
PTI's Fawad Chaudhry blames PML-N for making elections controversial

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry on Monday stated that Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz's (PML-N) narrative is bent on making  the upcoming polls controversial.

The statement came in response to PML-N quaid Nawaz Sharif

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Pakistan calls for boosting international cooperation to wipe out terrorism
Pakistan calls for boosting international cooperation to wipe out terrorism

UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan has gained "tremendous success" in combating terrorism in recent years, but stressed the need for more international cooperation to eliminate the hydra-headed scourge from across the world, Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi

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Nawaz decides to return to lead PML-N election campaign

LONDON: Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz have reportedly decided to return  to Pakistan to lead the PML-N's election campaign.

According to Geo News, the decision was taken after the consultations with  party’s  senior leadership  wan

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Nawaz says hopes for free, fair polls fading
Nawaz says hopes for free, fair polls fading

LONDON: Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif says that although hopes for fair and transparent general election are fading, nation will not allow polls to be rigged at any cost.

"The recent events are quite disturbing. I am going through a difficult phase," he said.

"I would've

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NAB has nothing to do with elections: Javed Iqbal
NAB has nothing to do with elections: Javed Iqbal

ISLAMABAD - National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal on Sunday said NAB had nothing to do with elections, and it was working in accordance with law and would continue to perform its duties as per its mandate.

“The allegations of rigging b

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ECP fixes July 5 for postal ballot applications
ECP fixes July 5 for postal ballot applications

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has fixed July 5 as last date for receiving of applications regarding postal ballots for general election 2018. 

As per sec (93) of the Election Act 2017, the out-stationed voters, who can not reach to the polling station

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Bilawal Bhutto returns to Lyari area where his convoy was attacked
Bilawal Bhutto returns to Lyari area where his convoy was attacked

ISLAMABAD: In a courageous move, PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari went back to Lyari’s area where his convoy was attacked with stones and sticks on Sunday.

A PPP statement said that Bilawal Bhutto delivered a message of peace to miscreants who pelted

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Rangers round up 10 suspects in Karachi raids
Rangers round up 10 suspects in Karachi raids

KARACHI: Rangers have rounded up 10 suspects from different parts of Karachi on Sunday, a spokesman said.

A statement issued on Sunday said that Rangers arrested a suspected target killer affiliated with Lyari Gang War from Kharadar area. 

The accused identified as Muhammad

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First monsoon spell likely to start from Monday
First monsoon spell likely to start from Monday

ISLAMABAD: First rain spell of monsoon with gusty winds is likely to occur in upper and central parts of the country, Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan from Monday evening to Wednesday morning.

"Rain-thundershower with gusty winds is expected at number of places in Rawalpindi,

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PTI releases schedule for Imran Khanelection campaign
PTI releases schedule for Imran Khan’s election campaign

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Sunday released the schedule for Imran Khan’s nationwide election campaign which culminates on July 23 in Islamabad.

Khan will head to Sargodha on July 2 to address a rally of his supporters before flying to Karachi on a

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Imran Khan lambastes Maulana Fazl in Bannu rally
Imran Khan lambastes Maulana Fazl in Bannu rally

BANNU: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman Imran Khan  on  Sunday  slammed opponent candidate  Fazl-ur-Rehman  by calling him a  magnet  that  attracts to power.

The PTI chief was addressing  a public rally at Bannu, where he lambasted Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (F) supremo Fazl

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Bilawal Bhuttoconvoy attacked in KarachiLyari
Bilawal Bhutto’s convoy attacked in Karachi’s Lyari

KARACHI: Hundreds of residents of Lyari’s Bihar Colony staged a protest as PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari led a rally of his supporters in the area to kickstart his election campaign.

According to reports, protesters pelted the convoy with stones, smashing windows

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Singer accuses Bilawal of using 'fear and power' to win election in Lyari
Singer accuses Bilawal of using 'fear and power' to win election in Lyari

Popular Pakistani singer Jawad Ahmed who is contesting election from Lyari's NA-246 against Pakistan People's Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has accused the latter of using "fear, power and money against him.

"I am contesting against Bilawal

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PML-N’s Multan candidate terms slapping scene a ‘misunderstanding’

MULTAN: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s Multan candidate Rana Iqbal Siraj clarified on Saturday that the slapping incident that occurred at his warehouse was a result of ‘misunderstanding'.

In a video obtained by Geo News, the candidate explained that “the

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Pakistan Army rescues two British mountaineers stranded on Hunza mountain
Pakistan Army rescues two British mountaineers stranded on Hunza mountain
Pakistan Army rescues two British mountaineers stranded on Hunza mountain

Two British mountaineers marooned on Hunza Valley’s Ultar Sar Mountain have been located and rescued by teams of the Pakistan Army after their tent was struck by an avalanche.

According to Assistant Commissioner Hunza, the two British

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PPP demands withdrawal of fuel prices hike
PPP demands withdrawal of fuel prices hike

SUKKUR: Pakistan People's Party stalwart Syed Khursheed Shah on Sunday demanded the caretaker government withdraw hike in petroleum prices.

He said the recent hike in petroleum prices would trigger a new storm of inflation.

The PPP leader said the caretakers should not punish the

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New Swedish law recognises sex without consent as rape
New Swedish law recognises sex without consent as rape

Stockholm: A tough new law that will recognise sex without explicit consent as rape comes into effect in Sweden on Sunday, after the country was rocked by the #MeToo movement denouncing sexual harassment and assault.

The law stipulates that a person has committed

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