Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday put his weight behind a proposed legislation to approve chemical castration as punishment for those convicted of rape. In a chat with TV anchor Mood Pirzada, Prime Minister Khan said: "I…
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LAHORE: Lahore Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Umar Sheikh has apologized for his remarks that angered women and rights activists in the aftermath of motorway gang rape incident. “I did not mean anything wrong or perception and if…
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New Zealand will lift coronavirus restrictions across the country on Sept. 21, except in its biggest city, Auckland, which is the epicentre of a second wave of infections, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday. Ardern said…
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US special envoy for Afghanistan reconciliation Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad will arrive in Islamabad on Monday to hold talks with Pakistan officials regarding the ongoing Afghan peace process. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad will meet with…
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REUTERS: India reported over 94,000 COVID-19 cases in a single day, as 1,000 people succumbed to the virus as well, showing signs that the infection is far from over in the country. The number of deaths rose to 78,586, with 1,114 new…
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In a development described as a "major development" on Sunday, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that terrorist commander Ihsan Ullah aka Ihsan Sanray was killed along with three accomplices in Ghariom, Shaktu in the boundary…
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LAHORE: One of the two suspects in the Lahore motorway rape case surrendered himself to police on Sunday, claiming that he was not involved in the incident. Waqarul Hassan, whose picture went viral after Punjab Police tweeted it on…
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LAHORE: Leader of the Opposition in Punjab Assembly, Hamza Shehbaz, tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday, according to party spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb. In a statement, Aurangzeb said that the PML-N leader has been suffering…
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Famous Shia scholar Allama Dr Syed Zameer Akhtar Naqvi passed away on Sunday at the age of 76, according to a report on Geo News. His body will be shifted to the Ancholi Imambargah soon, his friends further added. Naqvi passed away after…
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LAHORE: In a major breakthrough, Lahore police have identified the prime suspect of motorway gang rape case following his NDA match. The suspect has been identified by police as Abid Malhi, a resident of Fort Abbas town of Bahawalnagar.…
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KARACHI: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that commencement of intra-Afghan negotiations in Doha is the fruit of the combined efforts of the international community. In his address, Qureshi asid Pakistan has fully…
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari has disputed viral social media posts which claimed that there were no rapes during the military regime of Zia ul Haq. Taking to Twitter on Saturday, Shireen Mazari wrote: "For…
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DELHI- India reported a record daily jump in coronavirus cases for a second consecutive day, logging 97,570 new infections on Saturday, data from the federal health ministry showed. With total cases of more than 4.65 million, India is…
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Afghanistan's government and the Taliban will meet for peace talks in Doha on Saturday in a bid to end nearly two decades of war, though a quick breakthrough seems unlikely. The US-backed negotiations come six months later than planned…
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Welcoming the announcement regarding commencement of intra-Afghan negotiations, Prime Minister Imran Khan urged leadership in Afghanistan to seize the history opportunity and secure and inclusive, broad-based and comprehensive political…
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