Pakistan

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in New Delhi on Monday, kicking off a four-country Asia tour that he has said will focus on the "threats" posed by China. Joined by Defense Secretary Mark Esper for the two-day visit, Pompeo will…
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A US-backed truce had slowed things down somewhat between Azerbaijan and Armenia. However, the conflict has reignited and the prospects of it falling apart are quite high. The third truce in just over two weeks came into force at 8 a.m.…
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan penned a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, asking him to ban Islamophobia just like the social media website has banned or questioned criticising the holocaust. "My letter to CEO Facebook Mark…
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ISLAMABAD: The deputy commissioner of Islamabad announced on Monday that a certain neighbourhoods of the city were being sealed after they were identified as coronavirus hotspots. "Following streets are being closed tonight for being…
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LONDON: Former three-time prime minister Nawaz Sharif termed Prime Minister Imran Khan an immature politician, saying his fight was those who had brought the PTI leader into power. Sharif made the remarks while addressing a PDM's rally…
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The backlash against President Emmanuel Macron's comments on Islam intensified Sunday, with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan again urging him to have "mental checks" and many Muslims demanding boycotts of France. Speaking after…
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan lashed out at Emanuel Macron, saying the French President has attacked and hurt the sentiments of millions of Muslims in Europe and across the world by attacking Islam without having any understanding of…
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Italian demonstrators staged Europe's latest public rally against new anti-coronavirus restrictions early Sunday, as more countries tightened social distancing rules over the weekend to fight surges in infections. The World Health…
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QUETTA: The Pakistan Democratic Party (PDM) is set to flex its muscles with a rally in Quetta on Sunday as part of its campaign to oust Imran Khan's Tehreek-e-Insaf from power by year-end. This will be the PDM's third public gathering…
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has condemned in the strongest possible terms the inhuman terrorist attack outside an educational center in Dasht-e-Barchi area of Kabul city that resulted in loss of innocent lives including children and injuries to…
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ISAKHEL: Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday said the time was not far off when the people would witness Pakistan emerged as one of the strongest states in the world. Addressing students of Cadet College of Isakhel Tehsil in Mianwali…
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday slammed his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, over his policies toward Muslims, saying that he needed "mental checks." Macron and Erdogan are feuding about maritime rights in the…
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The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that  the presidential reference filed against Justice Qazi Faez Isa  was in complete disregard of the law. The judgement says that the President "grossly failed to exercise his discretion as mandated…
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The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Friday announced that Pakistan will continue to remain in its grey list. The global money laundering and terror financing watchdog has decided that Pakistan "needs to do more" when it comes to…
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Several international human rights groups have strongly condemned the "deliberate targeting" of human rights defender Muhammed Ismail and his wife Uzlifat Ismail, the parents of woman human rights defender Gulalai Ismail. In a press…
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