Pakistan

AFP: The United States on Wednesday announced sanctions and restrictions on two dozen Chinese companies and associated officials for taking part in building artificial islands in disputed waters in the South China Sea. The 24 state-owned…
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan urged Afghan leaders on Wednesday to "seize the historic opportunity" for an intra-Afghanistan political settlement and ensure peace returns to the country after 19 years of war. According to Radio…
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Strong monsoon currents are penetrating in lower and upper parts of the country. A weak westerly wave is present over Northwestern parts of the country which is likely to strengthen on Wednesday.n 25 August, 2020 Tuesday…
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YouTube said Tuesday that video removals soared in the second quarter of this year as the company relied more on software to enforce content rules to protect workers from the pandemic. Slightly more than 11.4 million videos were pulled…
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Hillary Clinton, who lost to Donald Trump in 2016, said Tuesday that this year's Democratic challenger Joe Biden should refuse to concede until all votes are counted in a tight and possibly drawn-out contest. Clinton said that possible…
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A Taliban Political Commission (TPC) delegation, headed by Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, called on Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday.  During the meeting, views were exchanged on the current status of the Afghan…
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KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah declared rain emergency across Sindh on Tuesday, according to which the provincial government has cancelled government employees' leaves and alerted the PDMA and the Relief…
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KARACHI: Residents of Karachi bore the brunt of the torrential monsoon rain again as another spell of rain brought life to a standstill in the city. Rains lashed Karachi on Tuesday, inundating roads, flooding streets, triggering power…
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A delegation of 10 leading Chinese companies undertaking business ventures in critical sectors including energy, communication, agriculture, science and technology, financial sector and industry called on Prime Minister Imran Khan on…
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Pakistan has invited key Taliban negotiators to its capital to push for peace talks to end the conflict in neighbouring Afghanistan, Islamabad's foreign minister said Monday. The Taliban and the Afghan government had signalled they were…
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The World Health Organization (WHO) is set to certify on Tuesday that the African continent is free from wild polio, four years after the last cases appeared in northeastern Nigeria. "Thanks to the relentless efforts by governments,…
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan tweeted on Monday that after recording a deficit over the past couple of years, the current account has recorded a surplus of $424mn for the month of July. "MashaAllah Pakistan's economy is on the…
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REUTERS: Chinese video mobile app TikTok said on Monday that it has "no choice" but to sue the Trump administration as the president signed an executive order to ban dealings with the company. In a blog post, TikTok said it strongly…
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A high-level Taliban delegation arrived in Pakistan to discuss the ongoing peace process with the Pakistani leadership ahead of expected intra-Afghan dialogue, a spokesman for the militant group, as well as Pakistani diplomatic officials,…
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ISLAMABAD: The number of proscribed groups in Pakistan rose to 77 after authorities banned another militant outfit, a media report said. Khatam-Ul-Ambia, said to be an offshoot of Ansarul Hussain which was banned in the late 2016 for its…
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