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President Dr Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday expressed their deep grief and sorrow over the death of comedy legend Umar Sharif. The president and the prime minister, in their separate condolence messages, prayed for the…
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Washington and Brussels joined with other Western capitals on Friday to call for "full commitment" from the World Health Organization to reform, after a damning report detailed rape and sexual abuse by its workers sent to fight Ebola in DR…
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Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday expressing his dismay said that certain quarters in US were unfairly targeting Pakistan for what had happened inside Afghanistan. In an interview with TRT World, the prime minister said there was…
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Prime Minister Imran Khan has revealed that Pakistan is in talks with some factions of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Speaking to TRT World’s Ali Mustafa in Islamabad, PM Khan said: "I think some of the Pakistani Taliban…
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KARACHI: A public holiday has been declared in Karachi due to warning of torrential rains and urban flooding. According to a notification issued by the Commissioner Karachi, all educational institutions, offices and business have been…
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Sindh government on Thursday announced the closure of all state-run and private schools across Sindh for a day amid warnings of a cyclone approaching the province. The announcement was made by the Sindh Education Minister Sardar Ali Shah…
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His hands trembling with fear and fatigue, 19-year-old Iraqi Hadi prepared to spend a cold night in the forest in southeast Poland just after crossing the EU border from Belarus. Speaking to AFP on Thursday a few kilometres into Poland,…
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KARACHI: As Cyclone 'Gulab' continues to near Karachi and the other coastal areas of the country, the Sindh government announced it would keep schools in Karachi and other cities of the province open. Speaking to Geo.tv, Sindh government…
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Security forces Thursday gunned down a militant in Tank while they were on an intelligence-based operation (IBO), said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The ISPR said that security forces conducted the operation after being…
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Pakistan on Wednesday described the draft legislation introduced in the US Senate as “completely unwarranted”, and “inconsistent with the spirit of Pakistan-U.S. cooperation” in Afghanistan since 2001. “We see that a debate is underway…
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The storm system "Gulab" has significantly weakened and has in fact drifted westward instead of northwestward taking it away from Karachi and western areas of coastal Sindh and Balochistan, according to the latest satellite image. The…
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PCB Board of Governors (BoG) have accepted Chief Executive Wasim Khan's resignation from the post, wishing him all the best for his future endeavours. In a lengthy message, the PCB acknowledged Wasim Khan's services during his tenure…
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ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre has relaxed Covid-related restrictions in eight Pakistani cities with the highest rate of vaccination. According to Asad Umar, chief of the NCOC,  these cities include Quetta,…
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Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi received Chair of House of Commons Select Committee for Foreign Affairs MP Tom Tugendhat, Chair of House of Commons Select Committee for Defence MP Tobias Ellwood, as well as MPs Henry Smith and Steve…
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A Lahore court on Monday awarded death sentence to a Muslim woman for blasphemy under section 295C of Pakistan Penal Code (PPC). “It is proved beyond reasonable doubt that accused Salma Tanveer wrote and distributed the writings which…
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