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Pakistan says Indian media misrepresenting context of Fawad Chaudhry’s speech
The Indian media has once again acted with gross irresponsibility by misrepresenting the context of the speech delivered by Chaudry Fawad Hussain, Federal Minister for Science & Technology, today at the National Assembly of Pakistan.…
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Three dead as woman beheaded in attack in French church
NICE, France (Reuters) - A knife-wielding attacker shouting “Allahu Akbar” (God is Greatest) beheaded a woman and killed two other people at a church in the French city of Nice on Thursday.
A defiant President Emmanuel Macron,…
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Abhinandan statement an attempt to “distort history”: ISPR
Pakistan military on Thursday rubbished a recent political statement on the release of a captured Indian air force pilot as an attempt to “distort history” and tarnish Pakistan’s success against the Indian aggression.
Director General…
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PM, COAS discuss internal, external security situation
ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa met with Prime Minister Imran Khan to discuss “professional matters pertaining to Pakistan Army and internal and external security situation", a PM Office statement said on…
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Europe’s biggest economies, Germany and France, impose nationwide lockdowns
REUTERS: A second wave of coronavirus infections have scared France and Germany enough to announce nationwide lockdowns on Thursday.
World stock markets went into a dive in response to the news that Europe’s biggest economies were imposing…
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ATC acquits PM Imran Khan in PTV attack case
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) acquitted Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday in the PTV attack case, when scores of the PTI and the Pakistan Awami Tehreek's (PAT) workers intruded into the state television network's building.…
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Iran’s Khamenei says Macron’s support for Prophet cartoons ‘stupid act’
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday called the French president's defence of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed a "stupid act" and an "insult" to those who voted for him.
"Ask your president why he supports…
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No one knows when schools will close: Saeed Ghani
KARACHI: Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani said on Thursday that no one knew when schools across the province would once again close due to coronavirus.
Recently, COVID-19 cases across the country have surged, with 908 people testing…
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Trump holds rallies in Arizona despite surge in US coronavirus cases
REUTERS: US President Donald Trump continued to hold huge rallies with only a week left in the US election, despite criticism that he was putting his re-election campaign before his supporters' health.
The pandemic that has upended life…
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Pakistan COVID-19 update: 908 test positive for coronavirus in single day
ISLAMABAD: The upward trajectory of the coronavirus cases in Pakistan continued as 908 people tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday, data from the NCOC showed.
The NCOC said 16 people died from the virus whereas the current number…
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As terrorism increases, Gen Bajwa asks troops to stay alert
Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday asked Pakistan Army troops to stay vigilent, as incidences of terrorism rise across the country.
The army chief was speaking to troops at the Upper Dir Malakand division where he…
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FO rejects ‘unwarranted’ Pakistan reference in India-US joint statement
The Foreign Office on Wednesday rejected Pakistan-specific referenence in a jooint statement isseud by India and the US after their ministerial dialogue.
Responding to media queries regarding reference to Pakistan in the “Joint…
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PM Imran Khan urges Muslim leaders to counter Islamophobia in Europe
Prime Minister Imran Khan has written a letter to leaders of Muslim states, urging them to act collectively to counter the growing Islamophobia in non-Muslim states especially, Western states causing increasing concern amongst Muslims the…
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NCOC approves use of antigen testing for Covid-19
The National Command and Cooperation Center (NCOC) Wednesday approved the use of antigen testing for COVID-19 in addition to the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests being carried out in the country, Federal Minister for Planning,…
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Turkey slams Charlie Hebdo for Erdogan caricature
REUTERS: Turkey on Wednesday slammed French weekly satirical Charlie Hebdo for mocking president Erdogan, calling the attack "a disgusting effort to spread its cultural racism and hatred".
Turkish anger at the caricature added fuel to a…
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