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Efforts being made to malign judiciary, says CJP

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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... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2Lg6H1B via IFTTT

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

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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... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2A3LGlm via IFTTT

Justice will be dispensed to Justice Shaukat Siddiqui: CJP

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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... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2LFd8Hj via IFTTT

Bilawal says not afraid of undemocratic tactics

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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... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2uYCkSb via IFTTT

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

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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... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2uIzUrC via IFTTT

Former MQM-P member Kamran Tessori not to contest polls

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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... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2LGKYfp via IFTTT

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

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

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President Mamnoon Hussain. Photo: FileISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain on Monday directed caretaker prime minister Justice (retd) Nasirul Mulk to ensure that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is provided complete medical treatment.The... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2uIur41 via IFTTT

Trump?s threats are ?psychological warfare?: Iran general

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The head of Iran’s Basij militia on Monday dismissed threats by US President Donald Trump as "psychological warfare", local media reported. Photo: AFP TEHRAN: The head of Iran’s Basij militia on Monday dismissed threats by US President Donald... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2uTWywv

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

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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... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2LGXECV via IFTTT

Russian foreign minister visiting Israel Monday for Syria talks

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Photo: AFPRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Moscow's military chief of staff will arrive in Israel later Monday for talks on the conflict in neighbouring Syria, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2uTq9pL

Meet Imran Ullah, a jobless candidate

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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... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2A3XeVS via IFTTT

Kabul suicide attack death toll rises to 23: health official

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At least 107 others were wounded in Sunday's powerful explosion, which happened as scores of people were leaving the airport after welcoming home Afghan Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum from exile. Photo:AFPKABUL: The death toll from a suicide... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2A19si5

SC dismisses disqualification petition against PML-N leader Anjum Aqeel

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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... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2uWfs5L via IFTTT

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

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Election 2018: Those who flipped

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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... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2AbcVL5 via IFTTT

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

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ECP clarifies requirements for votes to be valid

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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... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2zXRtc6 via IFTTT

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

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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,... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2NEQI9J via IFTTT

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

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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... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2uTj34A via IFTTT

Indonesian jailers busted over fancy cells

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Outside authorities found several cells that featured modern bathrooms with hot showers, full-sized refrigerators, coffee makers, microwave ovens and stereo loudspeakers. Photo: AFPInmates at an Indonesian prison paid for luxury cells equipped with... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2A1sLrv

Power Division to ensure uninterrupted electricity on election day

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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... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2Lv0JZH via IFTTT

Donkey tortured by political party's supporters passes away

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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... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2uHiAmV via IFTTT

Donkey tortured by political party's supporters passes away

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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... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2uVM27P via IFTTT

Five-member medical team reaches Adiala jail for Nawaz's check-up

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Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. Photo: AFPRAWALPINDI: Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) formed on Monday a five-member medical board to check the health of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who is presently incarcerated in... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2NCFySS via IFTTT

Three men arrested over acid attack on three-year-old British boy

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The store where the incident occurred. Photo: PA LONDON: British police have arrested three men in London after a suspected acid attack on a three-year-old boy in the English city of Worcester.The boy was taken to hospital with serious burns to... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2mzW6Q3

Four-member medical team reaches Adiala jail for Nawaz's check-up

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Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. Photo: AFPRAWALPINDI: Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) formed on Monday a four-member medical board to check the health of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who is presently incarcerated in... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2mAdWCz via IFTTT

Turkey hails Ozil's decision to quit Germany side

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Mesut Ozil. Photo: AFPTurkish ministers on Monday warmly applauded the decision of Turkish-origin German footballer Mesut Ozil to quit the national team on the grounds of racism.Ozil, who was born in Germany to a Turkish-origin family, had been... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2JQcoNU

PS-93 Karachi presiding officer arrested over electoral malpractice

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As many as 1.6 million electoral staff are to be on duty on the election day, the Election Commission has saidKARACHI: Police on Monday arrested a presiding officer assigned for election duty at PS-93 constituency for electoral malpractice, ahead... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2uVBUvP via IFTTT

Japan reopens beaches hit by 2011 nuclear, tsunami disaster

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An unidentified man offers prayers and a bouquet on Arahama Beach in Sendai's Wakabayashi Ward. Photo: KyodoJapan has reopened three beaches in regions devastated by the 2011 tsunami and resulting Fukushima nuclear disaster after years of... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2uEHhjU

Political music keeps the party going ahead of general election

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In this picture taken on July 17, 2018, Asif Butt, better known by his stage persona DJ Butt, performs during a rally of PPP in Islamabad. Photo: AFPISLAMABAD: As the crowd swells with anticipation for their leader Shehbaz Sharif's arrival a DJ... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2LHqFOW via IFTTT

Papa John's adopts rights plan to limit founder's stake

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The Papa John's store in Westminster, Colorado, US August 1, 2017. Photo: Reuters Papa John’s International Inc on Sunday adopted a shareholder rights plan, or a “poison pill”, with a 15 per cent trigger to deter existing stockholders from... from GEO TV - Business https://ift.tt/2uJD0eK

Parties redouble efforts to convince voters as campaigning ends tonight

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Residents ride on a motorbike past election campaign signs along a road in Lahore on September 10, 2017. Photo: Reuters As polling day draws closer, political parties have redoubled efforts to secure votes from across the country. Today marks... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2JI7suB via IFTTT

Sheikh Rasheed challenges postponement of NA-60 election

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AML chief Sheikh Rasheed outside the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Photo: File RAWALPINDI: Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rasheed challenged in the Lahore High Court’s Rawalpindi Bench on Monday the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP)... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2mAgksU via IFTTT

Multiple casualties in Toronto shooting, gunman dead: reports

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Police at scene of shooting. Photo: TwitterA gunman opened fire in Toronto's Greektown district on Sunday, injuring as many as nine people before turning his gun on himself, local media reported.Global News quoted a Toronto police source as saying... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2ObDDFZ

?Never, ever threaten? US again, Trump warns Iran

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US President Donald Trump. Photo: ReutersUS President Donald Trump on Sunday warned Iran of consequences "the likes of which few throughout history have ever suffered," if it threatens the United States."Never, ever threaten the United States again... from GEO TV - World https://ift.tt/2JLlrzH

PTI candidate Ikramullah Gandapur laid to rest in DI Khan

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Sardar Ikramullah Gandapur. Photo:file DI KHAN: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Sardar Ikramullah Gandapur was laid to rest in his hometown Kulachi in Dera Ismail Khan on Monday, a day after he was martyred in a suicide attack in the... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2Ltn75W via IFTTT

Polish daredevil skies down K2 mountain in world first

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Andrzej Bargiel. Photo: FacebookDaredevil Andrzej Bargiel has become the first person to ski down the world's second-highest mountain, the Polish national said Sunday.Bargiel whizzed down from the summit of Pakistan's 8,611-metre (28,251-feet) K2... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2Lujm08 via IFTTT

Jailed Nawaz Sharif 'dehydrated', faces health problems: sources

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Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif sits on a plane after landing at the Allama Iqbal International Airport in Lahore, Pakistan, July 13, 2018. Photo: Reuters  Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif, who is presently incarcerated in... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2JLkE1H via IFTTT

One dead, another injured in separate incidents in Karachi

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Geo.tv/FilesKARACHI: At least one person was killed and another wounded during two separate incidents Sunday night here in the metropolis, Geo News reported, citing rescue officials.One man died late last night in a traffic accident near the city's... from GEO TV - Pakistan https://ift.tt/2uK6NnC via IFTTT