Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday reiterated his government's resolve to address the problems of Karachi in the aftermath of a record-breaking monsoon spell that left more than 40 people killed and inundated larges areas of…
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Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred three more Kashmiri youth in South Kashmir,  raising the number of the slain youth to seven from yesterday. According to Kashmir Media Service, the troops martyred the three…
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Protesters threw stones at police and burned tyres in southern Sweden late on Friday, authorities said, hours after an anti-Muslim Danish politician was blocked from attending a Koran-burning rally nearby. About 300 people were on the…
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Torrential rain lashed the Pakistani financial capital of Karachi on Thursday, causing widespread flooding, as downpours in August shattered 89-year-old records for the city, meteorological officials said. Thursday marked the third day…
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Heavy rains continued to lash various parts of Sindh on Thursday, inundating many areas and leaving thousands of people stranded due to urban flooding, Pakistan Army said. According to updates shared by the ISPR, the media wing of…
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One of Myanmar's five million young adults, May Thandar Maung had been excited to cast her ballot for the very first time in November's election. But the 18-year-old is Muslim and says that means she will remain voiceless. "My…
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KARACHI: The Sindh government announced a province-wide public holiday on Friday (today) in the aftermath of a record-breaking rainfall that left at least two dozen people dead in Karachi and paralyzed the normal life. Sindh Chief…
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The United States passed the grim milestone of 180,000 coronavirus deaths Thursday, according to Johns Hopkins University's real-time tracker. The US added 931 new virus deaths in 24 hours, the Baltimore-based university reported at 8:30…
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan called Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and offered his support to deal with the disaster caused by a record-breaking spell of rain in Karachi and other parts of the province. The prime minister…
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At least 23 people have died in another record-breaking spell of heavy rain that paralyzed the normal life in Karachi in the last 24 hours, rescuers said. So far 35 people have been killed in the ongoing spell of strong monsoon,…
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari presented “Plight of Women in Pakistan’s Prisons Report” to Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday. The report compiles key observations and recommendations in terms of…
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KARACHI: Strong monsoon currents are penetrating in upper and lower parts of Pakistan, according to the Met office and a westerly wave is affecting upper parts of the country. Rain-wind/thundershowers are expected in most districts of…
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"May God have revenge on every politician!" The anguished cry echoes across the revered Imam Hussein's shrine in Iraq's Karbala, as Shiite pilgrims mourn his killing centuries ago and demand justice today. The thousands of black-clad…
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Amid the Covid-19 pandemic and widespread school closures, at least one-third of students affected around the world lack access to virtual education, according to a UN study released Wednesday. In all, an estimated 463 million children…
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New Zealand mosque gunman Brenton Tarrant was sentenced to life in prison without parole Thursday for the massacre of 51 Muslim worshippers, with a judge calling him "wicked" and "inhuman". As the sentence was read out there was…
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