Pakistan

Tens of thousands of girls across Asia are being forced into marriage by desperate families plunged into poverty because of the coronavirus pandemic, as campaigners warn years of progress tackling the practice is being undone. Child…
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz said that SAPM on Information Lt Gen (retd) Asim Bajwa will issue a detailed clarification regarding his assets in a few days. The CPEC chairman and SAPM has been…
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Chairing a high-level meeting of government ministers and key figures, PM Imran on Monday directed authorities to finalise a "Karachi Transformation Plan" by this week, seeking to remedy the city's civic problems. Governor Sindh Imran…
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AFP: In yet another anti-corruption probe, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the removal of six key defence officials that include two members of the Royal Family as well. Joint forces commander Prince Fahad bin Turki -- a…
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AFP: US Democratic Presidential nominee and former vice president Joe Biden on Monday slammed Donald Trump, referring to him as a 'toxic' man who was stoking the flames of hatred and leading to a deteriorating law and order situation in the…
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India and China accused each other Monday of military provocation on their contested Himalayan border where a deadly showdown erupted in June -- even as commanders from the two sides held talks aimed at easing tensions. China's military…
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Former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, who had tested positive for Covid-19 this month, died on Monday after weeks in the hospital. He was 84. New Delhi's Army Hospital (Research And Referral) said earlier in the day that Mukherjee…
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Karachi residents began cleaning ruined homes and businesses Monday after catastrophic flooding sent rivers of filthy water cascading through Pakistan's largest city, while deadly monsoon weather continued to lash communities across South…
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Hundreds of angry residents of Karachi’s Clifton and Defence areas staged a sit-in  outside the office of Cantonment Board Clifton (CBC) on Monday over its failure to drain large parts of the city's posh locality following a record spell of…
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RAWALPINDI: At least three Pakistan Army soldiers have been martyred during a terrorism attack in South Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to a statement of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the three soldiers…
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The United States neared six million coronavirus cases on Sunday, nearly a quarter of the planet's total, as nations around the world battle to contain the raging pandemic. Global coronavirus infections soared past 25 million, as…
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Five Afghan women who endured the Taliban's oppressive rule and fought for fragile gains since the militants were ousted are now preparing to face the hardline group in peace talks. Their presence at the negotiating table is significant…
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Hezbollah chief Hasan Nasrallah said Sunday that the group was 'open' to a new political map by France regarding Lebanon. His comments came on the eve of French President Emmanuel Macron´s second visit to blast-hit Beirut in a month to…
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KARACHI: Angry residents of the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) in Karachi on Sunday announced that they will protest on September 3 outside DHA's Phase 1 office in Karachi against the non-supply of basic amenities by the housing authority.…
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KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNA Aftab Siddiqui on Sunday slammed the Defence Housing Authority (DHA) and the Clifton Cantonmnent Board (CBC), promising to hold them accountable for their lackluster performance. PTI MNA Aftab…
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