Day: March 19, 2018

Imran welcomes Aamir Liaquat to PTI

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Imran Khan and Aamir Liaquat Hussain

KARACHI: Imran Khan on welcomed former Muttahida Qaumi Movement lawmaker Aamir Liaquat to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). The announcement of Liaquat’s induction into the party, along with actor Abid Ali, was made during the party’s press conference in Karachi During an interview to a private television channel, two days earlier, PTI leader Imran Ismail had announced that Liaquat and Imran would make the announcement of the former’s induction to the party today. Imran had appealed to the citizens of Karachi to come forward in the upcoming elections for the sake of their…

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Two container ships collide at Karachi port

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Collision of two ships at Karachi Port

KARACHI: Two container vessels were reportedly collided at Karachi port, suspending the sea traffic at the South Asia Port Terminal (SAPT), sources said Monday. Overseas Tribune sources reported that Hapeg-Lloyd’s ship Tolten and Hamburg Bay collided at the SAPT. Over 10 containers fell into the sea in this incident. However, the damage to the cranes installed at the berth were timely averted by the port administration, according to the sources. A special operation has been launched to pull out the fallen containers from the sea. Source: The News

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Anti-Terrorism Court orders arrest of TLP chief Khadim Rizvi, others in Faizabad sit-in case

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Operation against Tehreeke e Labaik | Faizabad Protest Operation

An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Islamabad on Monday ordered the arrests of Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan’s (TLP) Khadim Hussain Rizvi, Pir Afzal Qadri and other absconding suspects in a case pertaining to the Faizabad sit-in held last year. The ATC ordered their arrests after they failed to appear before the court despite being issued multiple summons. The ATC had previously issued non-bailable arrest warrants for Rizvi and other clerics after they did not respond to various summons. The police were separately ordered to submit their final challan in the next hearing of the case,…

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