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Saudi Arabia for ‘fair and permanent’ solution to Palestine issue: MBS
REUTERS: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told US President Donald Trump on Monday that the Kingdom wanted a "fair and permanent" solution to the Palestine-Israel issue, a few weeks after the historic UAE-Israel normalisation…
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Pakistan to make important decision on reopening educational institutions today
ISLAMABAD: The Inter-Provincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC) will decide today whether or not educational institutions across the country will be reopened from September 15.
A meeting of the provincial chief ministers, with…
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Uzair Baloch tells court he’s being pressurised to join PTI
KARACHI: Lyari gangwar kingpin Uzair Baloch informed an anti-terrorism court a few days ago that he was being pressurised and targeted for his affiliation with the PPP and was also being forced to join the PTI.
Baloch was presented at…
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India overtakes Brazil as country second-worst hit by COVID-19
India’s coronavirus infections surged past 4.2 million on Monday as it overtook Brazil to become the country with the second-highest number of cases.
With 4,204,613 infections, India is nearly 70,000 cases ahead of Brazil, which will…
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As protests in Portland enter 100th day, protesters attack police with fire bombs
REUTERS: As protests against racism in Portland entered 100 days, protesters threw fire bombs and rocks at police, injuring one person seriously.
Police described what they called “tumultuous and violent conduct” by protesters on the…
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Turkey ‘disappointed’ by majority-Muslim Kosovo’s move to recognise Israel
Turkey on Sunday voiced disappointment over majority-Muslim Kosovo's decision to recognise Israel and set up its mission in Jerusalem.
A vocal advocate of the Palestinian cause, Turkey became one of the first countries to recognise…
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India tops four million virus cases as pandemic rages
India has become the third country to pass four million coronavirus infections, setting a new record daily surge in cases on Saturday as the pandemic showed no sign of peaking.
The new cases took India to 4,023,179 infections, third behind…
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Pakistan’s desire for peace must not me misconstrued as weakness: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that September 6 is a day in Pakistan’s glorious history that is commemorated as a symbol of courage, strong will and unmatched spirit of sacrifice by our gallant armed forces.
"Together with…
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Police investigating suspicious bag found at a bus in Manchester
REUTERS: The United Kingdom police on Saturday were investigating a suspicious bag that was found inside a bus in Manchester.
Greater Manchester Police said on Twitter that officers were in attendance and several roads were closed.
It…
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PM Imran unveils Rs1.1tln package for Karachi’s development
KARACHI: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday unveiled a comprehensive Rs1.1 trillion package for Karachi aimed at solving its infrastructural and municipal issues over a span of three years.
"The Centre and Sindh government will solve…
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PM to announce record financial aid for Karachi: Asad Umar
KARACHI: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan will announce the largest development package in the history Pakistan's history for Karachi.
Taking to Twitter ahead of Imran Khan's…
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PM Imran expected to unveil Karachi Circular Railway
KARACHI: Prime Minister Imran Khan is due to arrive in Karachi today in the aftermath of a record-breaking spell of monsoon rains which devastated the Sindh capital.
According to the Prime Minister's Facebook page, Imran Khan has…
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U.S. coronavirus deaths projected to more than double to 410,000 by January
U.S. deaths from the coronavirus will reach 410,000 by the end of the year, more than double the current death toll, and deaths could soar to 3,000 per day in December, the University of Washington’s health institute forecast on Friday.…
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UN experts urge Pakistan to end enforced disappearance of Idris Khattak
UN human rights experts have called on the Pakistani authorities to end the secret detention of human rights defender Idris Khattak, who has not been heard from in more than nine months.
“We condemn in the strongest possible terms the…
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Qureshi proposes job quota, separate budget for South Punjab
KARACHI: The South Punjab Secretariat will formally become operational on October 15, as decided by a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday.
The meeting on establishment and working of South Punjab Secretariat was…
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