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MIAMI: Amalija Knavs, mother of Melania Trump, died at the age of 78, the former first lady announced on social media. "It is with deep sadness that I announce the passing of my beloved mother, Amalija," Trump wrote in a statement on X,…
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ISLAMABAD: Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi of the Supreme Court has resigned from his post following misconduct allegations. "It was an honour to be appointed and to serve as a Judge first of the Lahore High Court, Lahore and then…
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan upheld the death sentence of late former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, awarded to him by the Special Court in the high treason case. Announcing the short order, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP)…
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PARIS: Emmanuel Macron appointed 34-year-old Education Minister Gabriel Attal as his new prime minister on Tuesday, as the French President seeks to breathe new life into his second mandate ahead of European parliament elections. The…
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MALE: The Maldives government has suspended three deputy ministers for disparaging India's prime minister, during a dip in ties with its powerful neighbour. Malsha Shareef, Mariyam Shiuna and Abdulla Mahzoom Majid all worked for the…
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GAZA CITY: The eldest son of media outlet Al Jazeera’s Gaza bureau chief, Wael Dahdouh, has been killed by an Israeli missile strike in the western part of Khan Younis, Gaza. Hamza Dahdouh and journalist Mustafa Thuraya were killed when…
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TEHRAN: Two explosions killed nearly 100 people and wounded scores at a ceremony in Iran on Wednesday to commemorate commander Qassem Soleimani who was killed by a US drone in 2020, Iranian officials said, blaming unspecified "terrorists".…
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LAHORE: Veteran politician, renowned economist, former Finance Minister and PML-N leader Sartaj Aziz passed away on Tuesday. He was 94. Ahsan Iqbal, former Minister for Planning and Development, confirmed the death of Sartaj Aziz through…
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DHAKA: A court in Bangladesh on Monday sentenced Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to six months in prison for labour law violations, prosecutors said, for what he said was a crime he did not commit. Yunus, 83, and his Grameen Bank won the…
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has dispatched third consignment of 20 tons of relief goods for the people in Gaza. The consignment of relief goods was sent from Nur Khan Air base by a special flight of Pakistan Air force. According to details,…
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TOKYO: A massive earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.6 hit central Japan on Monday, triggering a tsunami warning and advisories for residents to evacuate. A tsunami around 1 metre high struck parts of the coast along the Sea of…
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ISLAMABAD: Former Foreign Secretary and diplomatc Riaz Hussain Khokhar passed away after a brief illness, according to private news channels. His funeral prayers will be offered at the H-8 graveyard in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT)…
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The Afghan trio of Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, Fazalhaq Farooqi and Naveen-ul-Haq had their annual contracts delayed and permission to play franchise cricket revoked for ignoring "national responsibility", said the country's cricket board. The…
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ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar on Monday will undertake a one-day visit to Kuwait. The prime minister will convey to the Royal Family, the government and the people of Kuwait the sympathies and condolences of the…
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ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court has sentenced accused Shahnawaz Amir to death in the Sarah Inam's murder case. Sessions Judge Nasir Javaid Rana delivered the verdict which was reserved last week on December 9. The court also…
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