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New Zealand mosque gunman unmoved as survivors recount ordeal
Christchurch, New Zealand - The Australian white supremacist who murdered 51 Muslims in last year´s New Zealand mosques shooting showed no emotion as his sentencing hearing opened Monday with horrific details of an atrocity prosecutors said…
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Inter-faith commission calls for inclusion and respect for religious diversity
KARACHI: Ambassador at Large for Global Peace & Human Rights, Chairman Interfaith Commission for Peace & Harmony (ICPH) Allama Muhammad Ahsan joined the global community in expressing solidarity with the victims of acts of violence…
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Pakistan rejects ‘unwarranted, irresponsible’ India comments on second Pak-China…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan strongly rejectED the unwarranted and irresponsible comments made by Spokesperson of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on the Joint Press Release of the Second Round of China-Pakistan Foreign Ministers’…
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Israel shells Hamas posts in Gaza
Israeli tanks shelled military positions of Gaza's ruling Hamas movement early Saturday, the army and Palestinian security sources said, hours after a rocket was launched at southern Israel.
A statement from the military said the Israeli…
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Pakistan, China vow cooperation in developing Covid-19 vaccine
BEIJING: Pakistan and China Friday agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation to develop anti-COIVD-19 vaccine and called for global joint preventive and control measures while opposing politicizing the pandemic and labeling the viruses.…
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China ready to build a closer Pakistan-China community with shared future: Xi
Chinese President Xi Jinping Friday said his country was ready to work with Pakistan to deepen the building of “China-Pakistan Community of Shared Future” and to jointly promote cooperation among the regional countries.
President Xi, in…
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New Zealand court set to sentence killer in Christchurch mosque massacre
A New Zealand court will begin hearings on Monday on the sentencing of a suspected white supremacist accused of killing 51 Muslim worshippers in a massacre that shocked the world and prompted a global campaign to stamp out online hate.…
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Pakistan FM arrives in China’s Hainan province for second CPFM Strategic Dialogue
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi arrived in southern China’s Hainan province on Thursday on a two-day visit to participate in the second round of the China-Pakistan Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue.
Foreign Minister…
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Coronavirus bites back in Europe
Global health authorities said Thursday European countries should be able to ride out a surge in coronavirus cases without reimposing full lockdowns, as the World Bank warned the crisis could push 100 million people into extreme poverty.…
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Lawyer arrested for giving gun to Peshawar court shooter
A lawyer has been arrested for allegedly giving a pistol to a teenager accused of gunning down a U.S. citizen as he appeared in court on blasphemy charges, officials told AFP on Wednesday.
Last month’s killing of Tahir Ahmad Nasim in…
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Identification parade: Hayat Baloch’s father recognizes FC soldier
The father of Hayat Baloch who was allegedly killed by a soldier of the Frontier Corps (FC), identified the suspect in Turbat district jail on Wednesday, Dawn reported.
Hayat, a student of Karachi University, was shot eight times by the…
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FM Qureshi to pay official visit to China
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi is paying an official visit to Hainan, China, from 20-21 August 2020.
Accompanied by senior officials, the foreign minister will lead Pakistan side in Second Round of the China-Pakistan…
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Gen Bajwa thanks US ambassador Paul Jones for services
ISLAMABAD: Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday thanked Ambassador Paul W Jones, the US Charge d’Affairs to Pakistan, for his services to Pakistan during his stint as Washington's ambassador to the country.
According to the…
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Ruet-e-Hilal Committee to sight Muharram-ul-Haram moon on Thursday
APP: A meeting of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee would be held on Thursday (Aug 20) for the sighting of the Muharram-ul-Haram crescent, said an official notification issued by Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony.…
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US Democrats nominate Biden as 2020 presidential candidate
US Democrats nominated Joe Biden as their 2020 presidential candidate on Tuesday, offering the Washington veteran as a "man of courage" who would sweep away the "chaos" of four years under Donald Trump.
Viewers tuning in to Day 2 of the…
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