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Imran Khan thanks AJK people for election win
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan reaffirmed his resolve that he would continue to raise his voice for the Kashmir dispute on all international forums.
In a message on Twitter, PM Khan thanked the people of Azad Jammu and Kashmir for…
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EU leaders rebuff German-French push for Putin summit
EU leaders said Friday the bloc had rejected a push by Germany and France to relaunch meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin after fierce resistance from member states worried about Moscow's aggressions.
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India reports 352,991 in a day, countries pledge aid to battle worsening situation
REUTERS: India on Monday reported 352,991 new coronavirus infections in a single day, as Britain, Germany and the United States pledged aid to the country to battle the pandemic.
Infections in the last 24 hours rose to 352,991, with…
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Usman Mukhtar gets married in small ceremony
Pakistani actor Usman Mukhtar got married in a small ceremony, according to an Instagram post by the actor.
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Pakistan blocks TikTok again after court order
Pakistan's telecom regulator blocked popular video-sharing social networking website Tiktok in the aftermath of a court order.
The development comes after the Peshawar High Court (PHC) ordered the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority to…
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More than 49 million people worldwide watched Harry and Meghan interview, CBS says
More than 49.1 million people around the world have watched Oprah Winfrey’s bombshell interview with Britain’s Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, via television or streaming, U.S. network CBS said on Tuesday.
The interview in which the…
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WHO: One in three women globally experience violence
Violence against women remains devastatingly pervasive and starts alarmingly young, shows new data from WHO and partners.
Across their lifetime, 1 in 3 women, around 736 million, are subjected to physical or sexual violence by an…
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UN urges better protection for digital platform workers
The United Nations called Tuesday for urgent international regulations ensuring fair conditions for workers paid via digital platforms such as food delivery apps -- a form of employment that has rocketed during the pandemic.
The number…
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Meet Asif Jamil– an experienced teacher who dabbles in cooking and music
KARACHI: There aren't many people around who pursue not one but two hobbies with their career. Meet Asif Jamil-- a man who has been in the teaching profession for the past two-and-a-half decades but likes to dabble with music and cooks…
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Bakhtawar Bhutto’s wedding celebrations begin with Milad ceremony
KARACHI: A milad ceremony was held on Sunday at the Bilawal House Karachi to kickstart the wedding celebrations for Bakhtawar Bhutto Zardari, sister of PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.
Faryal Talpur, Dr Azra Pechuho and female…
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Brazilian singer’s YouTube hit joins virus fight
Singer MC Fioti, the first Brazilian to garner 1.5 billion views on YouTube, has re-cast the tune from that video -- to try to go viral against Covid.
Brazil has lost approximately 213,000 lives to the coronavirus, a toll second only to…
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Pakistan capital’s zoo shuts after last animals moved
The only zoo in Pakistan's capital -- which drew international condemnation for its treatment of lonely elephant Kaavan -- closed on Wednesday after its final occupants were relocated abroad.
Two Himalayan bears named Bubloo and Suzzee…
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Islamabad Zoo to be transformed into top wildlife conservation facility, says PM’s aide
ISLAMABAD - Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Climate Change, Malik Amin Aslam announced on Wednesday that an overarching plan has been hammered out to transform the Islamabad Marghazar Zoo into a world-class wildlife conservation…
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‘Cinema under the stars’ offers Indonesians safe entertainment amid pandemic
Perched on a hilltop overlooking the Indonesian city of Bandung neat lines of teepee-style tents are set up each evening on a patch of lawn in front of a large screen.
Known as ‘Cinema Under the Stars’, the outdoor camp-style movie space…
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Cher welcomes ‘world’s loneliest elephant’ to new home in Cambodia
Superstar Cher welcomed "the world's loneliest elephant" to Cambodia Monday to begin a new life at a specialised sanctuary after the creature was rescued from grim conditions in a Pakistani zoo.
The plight of Kaavan -- a 36-year-old bull…
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