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Pakistan slams Indian foreign minister’s FATF statement
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Monday slammed the recent statement by India's External Affairs Minister (EAM) in which he had said that New Delhi had played an active role in keeping Islamabad on the Financial Action Task…
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At least 25 killed, scores injured in Dera Ghazi Khan bus accident
DERA GHAZI KHAN: Twenty-five people were killed and more than 60 were injured when a truck collided with a passenger bus Monday.
As per media reports, the shifted were injured to the Teaching Hospital for medical treatment.
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Karachi’s Sea View closed for public this Eid ul Adha
KARACHI: With coronavirus cases on the rise in Pakistan generally and Karachi in particular, the government has decided to keep Sea View closed for public.
As per various news reports, police have devised a plan to keep people away from…
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Saudi Arabia stages second scaled-down hajj of coronavirus era
Hajj pilgrims streamed out of the holy city of Mecca towards Mina on Sunday, the second day of a massively scaled-down version of Islam's greatest pilgrimage, held in the shadow of coronavirus for the second year running.
Authorities in…
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Pakistan responds to assault on Afghan envoy’s daughter
The Foreign Office on Saturday said that the culprits behind an incident involving the daughter of the ambassador of Afghanistan to Pakistan are being traced to be brought to justice.
"Yesterday, the daughter of the ambassador was…
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Russian plane with with 13-17 on board goes missing in Siberia
A Russian plane has gone missing on Friday morning in the Siberian area near the city of Tomsk. It is still not known but reports suggest that 13-17 passengers were onboard.
Investigations on the missing plane are still going on and more…
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81 dead, hundreds missing in Germany after huge floods
German emergency responders were on Friday still searching for hundreds of missing people after the worst floods in living memory killed almost 81 in the country's west.
"I fear that we will only see the full extent of the disaster in…
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Petrol price goes up by Rs5.40 per litre in Pakistan
The federal government has approved increasing the price of petrol by Rs5.40 per litre, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Political Communication Shahbaz Gill said Thursday.
The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority…
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Taliban offer 3-month ceasefire, demand prisoners release in return
While making sweeping offensives across war-ravaged Afghanistan, the Taliban have offered a three-month ceasefire deal to the government, saying it expects the release of 7,000 Taliban prisoners in return.
"It is a big demand," Nader…
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Dasu blast: Terrorism cannot be ruled out, says Fawad Chaudhry
Initial investigation has revealed traces of explosives and the government cannot rule out terrorism in the Dasu bus blast, said Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry Thursday.
A day earlier, 12 people were…
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Captain, sepoy matyred in Pasni terrorist attack
Two soldiers including a captain embraced martyred in a terrorist attack in Pasni area of Balochistan on Thursday.
According to a press release issued by the ISPR, the media wing of Pakistan army, the terrorist attack took place in Khuda…
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Sindh govt announces fresh restrictions as COVID cases spike again
KARACHI: An emergency meeting called by the Sindh government on Wednesday announced fresh restrictions across the province, as cases of the novel coronavirus continue to spike across the country.
Some of the decisions taken by the…
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Taliban seize key Spin Boldak border crossing with Pakistan
AFP: The Taliban said Wednesday they had captured the strategic border crossing of Spin Boldak along the frontier with Pakistan, continuing sweeping gains made since foreign forces stepped up their withdrawal.
"The (Taliban) Mujahideen…
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Bus carrying Chinese workers plunges into ravine killing 12
According to a press release by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, earlier today, a bus carrying Chinese workers in the KPK province heading towards a worksite, plunged into a ravine after a blast occurred due to a gas leakage (a mechanical…
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Fast bowler Junaid Khan hits out at Asad Umar over non-availability of vaccine
Fast bowler Junaid Khan on Tuesday hit out at NCOC chief Asad Umar and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial authorities, saying that there were no vaccine doses available in District Swabi, District Mardan and District Bunair.
Junaid Khan…
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