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SEOUL: A leading Korean Buddhist leader has lavished huge praise on Pakistan for its efforts to preserve the historic Buddhist sites. The President of Korea's largest Buddhist sect the Jogye Order, Ven. Wonhaeng described his recent trip…
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Karachi/Lahore, 5 December. A report released by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) criticises the ‘state’s absence, at best its ineffectiveness’ in protecting the marginalised hari community in Sindh, adding that their access…
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ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance & Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Wednesday met a group of leading businessmen representing various export sectors contributing nearly US $ 2 billion exports, to discuss and review…
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday welcomed the announcement regarding resumption of the U.S.-Taliban talks. "We hope that it will lead to intra-Afghan negotiations and ultimately to a peaceful and stable Afghanistan," according to Foreign…
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ISLAMABAD: Saudi Shura Council chairman Dr. Abdullah-ibne-Muhammad Al Sheikh has called for lifting of curfew and lockdown in Indian Occupied Kashmir at the earliest, Radio Pakistan reported. He was talking to Speaker National Assembly…
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NEW DELHI: Former Indian Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh said that the 1984 anti-Sikh riots could have been averted if the then-Home Minister PV Narasimha Rao had acted upon the advice of Inder Kumar Gujral. Gujral later went on to became…
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ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh on Wednesday said that 15 months of effort and hard work by the government had paid off and one could see the beginning of an economic turnaround and the…
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DELHI: Sana Iltija, daughter of former chief minister of Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti, slammed the approval of the Citizenship Amendment Bill by the Union cabinet on Wednesday, terming it as an indication…
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A policeman from India's armed border force opened fire on his colleagues on Wednesday, killing five of them before turning the gun on himself, police said. Constable Musudul Rehman of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (IPBP) opened fire on…
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ISLAMABAD: US in-charge of South Asia Affairs at the State Department, Alice Wells, on Wednesday welcomed Moody's revision in Pakistan's credit outlook. In a tweet shared by the State Department, Acting Assistant Secretary for South and…
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Former Pakistan cricket coach Mickey Arthur is set to become the head coach of Sri Lanka, ahead of their upcoming two-Test series in Pakistan. According to a report on ESPNcricinfo, Grant Flower will join the set-up as the batting coach,…
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PARISH: The cultural diversity and rich heritage of Pakistan was celebrated in Marseilles, the major port city in the South of France, according to a government release. The event organized by the Mayor of Marseilles-2 was attended by…
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Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi visited Qatari capital of Doha for the second Ministerial consultative meeting on the KL Summit, to be held in Kuala Lumpur on 19-21 December 2019. Addressing the meeting, Foreign Minister…
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ISLAMABAD: French Ambassador to Pakistan Dr. Marc Baréty and Premier Conseiller Yves Manville called on Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Zaidi in his office on Tuesday. The delegation expressed confidence in the future of…
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JEDDAH: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) said that it was deeply concerned about the deteriorating situation in the Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir including reports of deployment of additional paramilitary forces and use of…
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