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Authorities decide to close Al-Aqsa mosque compound for 3 weeks
AFP: As COVID-29 cases continue to surge in Israel, the authority managing the Al-Aqsa mosque decided that the mosque will be closed on Friday for three weeks in a bid to stem the spread of the virus.
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Hamza Ali Abbasi cancels Netflix subscription in protest
Pakistani actor and former media personality Hamza Ali Abbasi said Sunday that he was cancelling his subscription of the Netflix show after it decided to go ahead and feature the controversial show Cuties! despite worldwide condemnation.…
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Global COVID-19 death toll jumps past 900,000
afp: The coronavirus continues to takes lives relentlessly ever since it spread to almost all corners of the world from China lat year, as the global death toll rose past 900,000 on Thursday.
As the fatalities climbed, US…
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Saudi Arabia for ‘fair and permanent’ solution to Palestine issue: MBS
REUTERS: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told US President Donald Trump on Monday that the Kingdom wanted a "fair and permanent" solution to the Palestine-Israel issue, a few weeks after the historic UAE-Israel normalisation…
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Asim Bajwa to resign after rebutting ‘baseless allegations’ on assets
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information Lt Gen (retd) Asim Saleem Bajwa on Thursday night announced he would resign from the post, after recent allegations against him surfaced in a news story by journalist Ahmad Noorani that…
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PM orders authorities to finalise ‘Karachi Transformation Plan’
Chairing a high-level meeting of government ministers and key figures, PM Imran on Monday directed authorities to finalise a "Karachi Transformation Plan" by this week, seeking to remedy the city's civic problems.
Governor Sindh Imran…
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COVID-19: Punjab bans Yaum-e-Ali processions, gatherings
LAHORE: The Punjab government on Thursday announced a ban on Yaum-e-Ali processions from taking place in public, only allowing it to take place inside imam bargahs and homes with safety precautions.
According to a notification issued by…
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India introduces 70% ‘corona tax’ on alcohol to maintain social distancing
REUTERS: Indian authorities were faced with a problem as soon as the country decided to ease lockdown restrictions. Large cues started forming outside liquor shops in the country. Hence, the government decided to impose a 70% 'corona tax'…
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Twitter up in arms after LUMS introduces fee hike during COVID-19 crisis
Students and members of the LUMS faculty took to social media on Tuesday to register their strong protest against the university increasing its fee as the coronavirus pandemic continues to have disastrous effects on businesses and the…
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Maurinho for bringing back football behind closed doors
AFP. LONDON: Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho believes bringing football back, even behind closed doors, would be a much-needed morale boost for fans starved of action during the coronavirus crisis.
No Premier League games have been…
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Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan dies at 53
Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan died on Wednesday, a day after he checked into a Mumbai hospital for colon infection.
According to details, the actor, 54, had been diagnosed with neuroendocrine tumour. His family and representatives shared a…
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Priority will be to act as bridge between govt, media: Shibli Faraz
Newly appointed Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz said on Tuesday that his priority will be to act as a bridge between the government and the media.
Taking to Twitter a day after it was made public…
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