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Bilawal slams govt for adopting ‘unconstitutional’ way to carry out legislation
KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that the government has unconstitutionally carried out legislations.
Addressing a press conference in opposition leader’s chamber in the National Assembly with the…
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22 educational institutions shut over noncompliance of virus SOPs: NCOC
Around 22 educational institutions across the country have been closed due to non compliance of health standard operating procedures (SOPs), protocols and disease prevalence in the last 48 hours.
As many 16 educational institutions in…
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Rich nations snap up vaccine stocks in global race for jab
Rich nations representing a fraction of the global population have already bought up over half the promised Covid-19 vaccine stocks, a study showed, as US President Donald Trump pledged to begin inoculating Americans within weeks.
Big…
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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.
With cases of the virus on the rise…
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Joe Biden to take on Trump over COVID-19 vaccine boasts
AFP: US Democratic Presidential Nominee Joe Biden will take on President Trump over claims that the coronavirus vaccine is three to four weeks away from being produced.
Whether the Trump administration can hurry a safe vaccine into wide…
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Parliament passes FATF-related bills amid opposition’s protest
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said that his government could make any compromise with the opposition for country and democracy, but never on corruption.
“We told them that it is in Pakistan’s interest…(Having witnessed) the way…
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Pakistan coronavirus cases on the rise again?
The total active COVID-19 cases in Pakistan rose to 5,936 as 665 more people tested positive for the deadly virus during the last 24 hours.
This was Pakistan's highest single day jump in Coronavirus cases in 30 days since August 16 when…
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Pakistan commends successful Saudi actions against Houthis
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan strongly condemned the recent missile and drone strikes by Houthis on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which is a violation of the Kingdom's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
In a statement on Tuesday, Foreign Office…
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Trump says peace deals close between Israel and ‘five or six’ other countries
Israel normalized relations with long-time foes Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates at a White House ceremony on Tuesday as President Donald Trump said similar US-brokered deals were close between the Jewish state and several other nations…
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Pakistan rejects U.S.-India joint statement as ‘one-sided’
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Tuesday strongly rejected the unwarranted references to Pakistan in the joint statement of U.S-India Counter-terrorism Joint Working Group and Designations Dialogue, calling it “one-sided and divorced from ground…
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6 months later, educational institutions reopen across Pakistan
KARACHI/ISLAMABAD/LAHORE/PESHAWAR/QUETTA: Six months after the government decided to shutter schools, colleges and universities across the country owing to the coronavirus pandemic, the educational institutions on Tuesday reopened across…
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Trump vows ‘1,000 times greater’ response to any Iran attack
US President Donald Trump on Monday vowed that any attack by Iran would be met with a response "1,000 times greater in magnitude," after reports that Iran planned to avenge the killing of top general Qasem Soleimani.
A US media report,…
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Afghan peace process could not have succeeded without Pakistan’s support: Khalilzad
An American delegation headed by Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation called on COAS at GHQ, on Monday.
Ambassador Mohammad Sadiq, Pak’s Special Representative for Afghanistan was also…
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Pilot safe after PAF training aircraft crashes in Attock
RAWALPINDI: A PAF training aircraft crashed in Pindigheb area in Attock District during a training mission, said a spokesperson on Tuesday.
The pilot ejected safely before the crash and no loss of life or property was reported at the crash…
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Social media slams Shehbaz Sharif for insensitive comment on Lahore motorway
PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif shocked the nation on Monday night when he made a callous and insensitive remark on the floor of the National Assembly, giving credit for former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and the PML-N team for building the…
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