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SC verdict to strengthen Nawaz's narrative: PML-N leaders

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leaders have said the Supreme Court's verdict in the Elections Act case will strengthen the narrative of Nawaz Sharif and he would continue to take decisions for the party. The Supreme Court on Wednesday, while announcing its verdict on petitions challenging Elections Act 2017, ruled that a person disqualified under Article 62 and 63 cannot serve as the head of a political party. Speaking to Geo News after the announcement of verdict, Marriyum said they ex
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Opposition, analysts react to SC verdict disqualifying Nawaz as PML-N president

Nawaz Sharif will no longer remain the party?s president after SC verdict-Photo: File ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: A three-member bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan headed by Chief Justice Saqib Nisar on Wednesday ruled that a disqualified individual cannot head a political party. Nawaz disqualified as PML-N president: SC announces verdict in Elections Act case All decisions taken by Nawaz as PML-N president stand null and void The decision by the three-member bench headed by Chie
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IHC seeks religious scholars' assistance in Elections Act case

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday decided to take guidance from religious scholars in assisting the court in a case pertaining to Elections Act 2017. Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui, during hearing of the case on Wednesday, said religious scholars should assist the court pertaining the matter of an amendment in the affidavit. The court appointed Professor Dr Hassan Madni, Mohsin Naqvi, Dr Sajidur Rahman and Mufti Hussain Binori as judicial aides. The court tasked Deputy At
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Turkey says whoever helps Kurd militia in Syria is 'legitimate target'

ANKARA: Turkey on Wednesday said it would consider a "legitimate target" any group that comes to the aid of Kurdish militia in Afrin in northern Syria. The threat from presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin came a day after Syrian pro-regime forces entered Afrin, only to come under fire from Turkish forces. Last month Ankara launched a cross-border air and ground offensive backing Syrian rebels against the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG) in Afrin. Turkey says the YPG is linked to the K
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Want to address judicial reforms issue but doubt Nawaz?s intentions: Bilawal

LAHORE: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto on Wednesday said his party is willing to address the issue of judicial reforms but has doubts regarding the intentions of the ruling party. "There are issues we want to address about judicial reforms, but Nawaz?s intentions are not right. He doesn?t want judicial reforms, he wants a judiciary of the PML-N,? Bilawal said while speaking to media. Bilawal said this following his statement that ?it is inappropriate to threaten to revoke
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Scuffle breaks out in Mardan's district council

Lawmaker scuffle MARDAN: A scuffle broke out in the district's council on Wednesday after members stopped a JUI-F lawmaker from speaking on topics not related to the agenda.  As a result of the scuffle, opposition members tore up copies of the agenda and PTI's Abdul Sattar assumed the chair of the council.  Opposition members also forced their way into the district nazim's office, after which they exchanged also scuffled with the deputy nazim of the area.  After the incident, local ANP worker
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Canadian PM Trudeau meets Bollywood celebs during India trip

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family are on a week-long visit to India and met with Bollywood celebrities during an event held yesterday (20 February). Two of the biggest stars in Bollywood Shah Rukh and Aamir Khan were present at the event. Trudeau tweeted pictures of meeting the Khans thanking them for their support in increasing new co-production opportunities between Canada and India. Rock On star Farhan Akhtar said Trudeau?s discourse for en
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Dangerous to do away with laws approved by parliament: Nawaz

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/f33379cf9aa27b4ba6a07f372aa989ba.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Mi8yMS8yMDE4IDExOjM2OjM0IEFNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9N3hINVZoeVBYSmRwNjZEMTVseW5lUT09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] ISLAMABAD: Deposed prime minister Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday it would be dangerous to do
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Australia beat New Zealand in T20 tri-series final

Australian team poses with the T20 trophy/Cricket Australia Twitter  AUCKLAND: Australia claimed the trans-Tasman Twenty20 tri-series after Glenn Maxwell and Aaron Finch helped secure a 19-run win against New Zealand under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method in the rain-affected final on Friday. Maxwell scored 20 while Finch was 18 not out as they combined for 37 runs after Australia had lost three quick wickets in the middle of their innings to give the hosts and their fans at Eden Park slim hop
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Zalmi invite young Shaukat Khanum patients to watch PSL in Dubai

Shaukat Khanum kids pose upon arrival in Dubai  DUBAI: Around 13 young patients under treatment at Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital arrived in Dubai earlier today to witness the Pakistan Super League (PSL) opening ceremony and matches, as part of defending champions Peshawar Zalmi?s #BringingBackSmiles initiative. The kids were flown in on Peshawar Zalmi chairman Javed Afridi's invitation, as the franchise continued its tradition from last year of inviting the young patients to watch th
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Sheikh Rasheed submits details of Rs200 billion LNG scandal to NAB

AML chief Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed (right). Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: Awami Muslim League (AML) chief Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed met the chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Wednesday and submitted details of alleged corruption in the award of a contract for the import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) when Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was the federal petroleum minister.  Talking to the media later, Rasheed claimed he has done half of the work for the bureau as he has also submitted
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All you need to know about PSL 3 opening ceremony

Dubai Stadium will light up again on Thursday to usher in the third edition of PSL  Lights, camera and action: The third edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) will kick off in Dubai on Thursday amid glitz and glamour. Before defending champions Peshawar Zalmi and debutants Multan Sultans get the cricket action rolling, the Dubai International Cricket Stadium will light up to host a star-studded opening ceremony to usher in the tournament. These are the stars who will be headlining the occ
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Imran vows to hold 'grand rally' to show public stands with judiciary

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/75de486b5e6bfcc21e9cf4ca7f46bc80.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Mi8yMS8yMDE4IDEwOjA5OjI3IEFNJmhhc2hfdmFsdWU9V2xrbDdDck9CQnI2L2wraDZSOUtWZz09JnZhbGlkbWludXRlcz02MCZpZD0x style=center] Video: Geo News ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan vowed on Thursd
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Looking back: Memorable moments of PSL ? Part II

Continued from: Looking back: Memorable moments of PSL ? Part I With the third edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) just around the corner, let?s re-live some of the most memorable moments from last year's edition. The 'Bat Drop' How can we discuss PSL and not mention Grant Elliott's landmark gesture that became one of the fondest memories from PSL 2017? The Kiwi all-rounder hit a massive six to power Lahore Qalandars to a nerve-wracking last-over win against Islamabad United, topping it o
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Corrupt system a thing of past, says Shehbaz

Chief Minister of Punjab Shehbaz Sharif. Photo: Geo News LAHORE: Chief Minister of Punjab Shehbaz Sharif has claimed that the Punjab government has successfully eliminated corrupt practices from the province. Addressing a ceremony in Lahore, Shehbaz said that the 150-years old patwari culture was the worst possible system of administration. "The corrupt system is a thing of past," he said. "Punjab's land record system is ranked number one in the world."  The chief minister also said that the
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Looking back: Memorable moments of PSL ? Part II

Continued from: Looking back: Memorable moments of PSL ? Part I With the third edition of Pakistan Super League (PSL) just around the corner, let?s re-live some of the most memorable moments from last year's edition. The 'Bat Drop' How can we discuss PSL and not mention Grant Elliott's landmark gesture that became one of the fondest memories from PSL 2017? The Kiwi all-rounder hit a massive six to power Lahore Qalandars to a nerve-wracking last-over win against Islamabad United, topping it o
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Justice (retd) Wajeehuddin says will file complaint against CEC

[embed_video1 url=http://stream.jeem.tv/vod/c9ed8bd570d944544613467b9324d876.mp4/playlist.m3u8?wmsAuthSign=c2VydmVyX3RpbWU9Mi8yMS8yMDE4IDk6Mjc6NDYgQU0maGFzaF92YWx1ZT1yTUROWkFvVXhVNHdpdTZqbGtJQ1p3PT0mdmFsaWRtaW51dGVzPTYwJmlkPTE= style=center] Video: Geo News ISLAMABAD: Former Supreme Court justice Wajeehuddin Ahmad said on Wednesday t
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Protesters set buses ablaze after death of student in Gujar Khan

One of the buses that were set ablaze. Photo: Geo News screen grab ISLAMABAD: Protesters set two buses ablaze after a student was killed while boarding one of the vehicles in Gujar Khan city of Rawalpindi district on Wednesday. According to the police sources, students were getting on a public bus when the driver sped it away killing one. The deceased was a student of first year at Sarwar Shaheed Government Degree College. The incident left passers-by enraged who set two buses on fire.
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Authorities nab policeman in connection with Naqeebullah Mehsud killing case

Rao Anwar is yet to be arrested in the case. Photo: File  KARACHI: A police official suspected of involvement in the Naqeebullah Mehsud murder case was arrested on Wednesday, according to sources. Mehsud, a 27-year-old native of Waziristan, was among four people killed in a fake encounter led by then-Malir SSP Rao Anwar on January 13. Following the uproar and inquiries over the incident, Anwar and most members of his team went into hiding. However, low-ranking members of Anwar's encounter team
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Ailment of Nawaz's wife cannot be made basis for appearance exemption, rules court

Nawaz, Maryam and Safdar have been appearing in court since September last year. Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: The accountability court hearing corruption references against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family issued on Wednesday its written order rejecting the suspects' plea to travel abroad.  Nawaz, daughter Maryam and son-in-law MNA Capt (retd) Safdar had pleaded the court to be exempted from appearance from February 19 to March 5 on account of visiting Kulsoom Nawaz, who is undergoi
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Politics is not for me: Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Junior

The grandson and namesake of the founder of Pakistan Peoples Party, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, has said he would not want to join politics as is expected of him. ?I respect what my father [Mir Murtaza Bhutto] did,? Zuflikar Ali said in an interview to The New York Times. ?He dedicated his entire life to a cause, he made himself physically vulnerable for a cause, I respect that ? but, honestly, it?s not for me.? Although his immediate family has never pushed him to enter politics, Zulfikar Ali said
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Royal Palm lease case: NAB to take action against former generals

Photo: File  ISLAMABAD: National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal has approved the filing of a corruption reference against former railways minister Lt Gen (retd) Javed Ashraf Qazi and former railways board chairman Lt Gen (retd) Saeeduz Zafar in the Royal Palm case. Qazi, a former chief of the Inter Services Intelligence, and Zafar, former Peshawar corps commander, are accused of giving land of the Pakistan Railways to the Royal Palm Golf and Country Club on a no
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Here are the winners from the Lux Style Awards 2018

Photo: LSA website The Lux Style Awards 2018 were held last night at Lahore's Expo Centre.  A number of celebrities attended the ceremony where Sahir Ali Bagga serenaded the audience with a soulful qawwali. Media personality and entrepreneur Frieha Altaf's #MeinBhi (Me Too) campaign against sexual harassment and for women's rights was also launched during the event. Photo: LSA website The awards night concluded with a performance by a 76-member orchestra.  Here's who won at LSA 2018: FILM
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Three home games for growing PSL lift hopes for 2019 return

Six teams, more international stars and hopes that PSL can be staged entirely in Pakistan from 2019 KARACHI: The Pakistan Super League launches its third edition in Dubai on Thursday, adding a sixth team, more international stars and with hopes that the Twenty20 tournament can be staged entirely on home soil from 2019. The new Multan Sultans and the confirmation of a slew of international greats such as Shane Watson and Brendon McCullum has given a lift to fans eager to forget last-year´s spot-
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