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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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NEW DELHI: Two men jumped into the Lok Sabha from the visitors' gallery on Wednesday, triggering a massive security scare on the anniversary of the 2001 Parliament attack. According to Indian media reports, the members of parliament and…
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NEW YORK: Israel faced growing diplomatic isolation in its war against Hamas as the United Nations demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and US President Joe Biden told the longtime ally its "indiscriminate" bombing of…
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DERA ISMAIL KHAN: At least 23 soldiers embraced martyrdom as a group of six terrorists attacked security forces' post in Daraban area of Dera Ismail Khan, the Inter-Services Public Relations said in a statement. The military’s media wing…
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JAKARTA: Eleven climbers were found dead in Indonesia on Monday following the eruption of the Marapi volcano in West Sumatra, a rescue official said, as a search to find 12 more missing was temporarily halted over safety concerns. Three…
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Henry Kissinger, a diplomatic powerhouse whose roles as a national security adviser and secretary of state under two presidents left an indelible mark on US foreign policy, has died at age 100. Kissinger died at his home in Connecticut,…
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JERUSALEM: There were no reports of bombings, artillery strikes or rocket attacks as Israel and Hamas started a four-day ceasefire in Gaza on Friday, the first pause in a 48-day-old war that has devastated the Palestinian enclave. The…
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