Pakistan

Israel and the UAE agreed Thursday to normalise ties in a landmark US-brokered deal, only the third such accord the Jewish state has struck with an Arab nation, in which it pledged to suspend annexation of Palestinian lands. The…
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ISLAMABAD: DG ISPR Major General Iftikhar Babar said Thursday that Pakistan was "not joining any new bloc" dismissing allegations that the country was looking to align itself with Russia or another bloc. "Let me assure you we are…
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Iranian forces boarded a tanker in international waters in the Gulf of Oman, using a helicopter and two ships to take over the vessel for several hours, US officials said. They also posted grainy black-and-white footage of the helicopter…
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has conveyed its strong condemnation to the Indian High Commission in Islamabad on the reported incident involving a derogatory social media post against the Prophet Muhammad (SAW) by an extremist from the majority Hindu…
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RAWALPINDI: Pakistan's intelligence agencies identified a 'major' cyber attack by their Indian counterparts "involving a range of cyber crimes including deceitful fabrication by hacking personal mobiles and technical gadgets of government…
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ISLAMABAD: PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Wednesday took notice of the abuse and threats to women journalists on social media. The Bhutto scion is the head chairperson of the human rights committee in the National Assembly. In a…
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ISLAMABAD: Woman journalists and commentators have spoken out against cyber bullying and online abuse by social media accounts linked to government officials and pro-PTI people.   In a joint statement on Wednesday, women journalists…
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood on Tuesday held wide-ranging consultations with U.S. Under Secretary for Political Affairs Ambassador David Hale and sought its help to de-escalate tensions with India. The two sides…
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan spoke to Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, on Wednesday to discuss the latest situation on COVID-19 response and resumption of Polio vaccination campaigns in Pakistan.…
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Russia claimed Tuesday it has developed the world's first vaccine offering "sustainable immunity" against the coronavirus, despite mounting scepticism about its effectiveness as fears grow over a second wave of infections across the globe.…
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REUTERS: Former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has tapped Senator Kamala Harris for his choice of vice president, which means Biden has a solid partner who is suited to go on the offensive against American…
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UPPER DIR: As the government opened the tourism sector and people flocked to scenic spots within the country, pictures of workers picking up the trash went viral on the internet. As human beings were locked up inside their homes and the…
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LAHORE: PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz on Tuesday slammed the PTI government, saying that the it was afraid of the PML-N's rising popularity graph. Maryam was chairing a press conference after her appearance today at the NAB office in…
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PESHAWAR: Prime Minister Imran Khan Khan will inaugurate the much-awaited rapid bus transport project in Peshawar on August 13, 2020. The Peshawar BRT project, which has faced lengthy delays, was launched by PTI government during its…
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Ahmed Amarneh's home, with a wooden door opening onto cushion-lined rooms, is not the first Palestinian residence in the occupied West Bank to receive a demolition notice from Israel. But it may be the first built inside a cave which the…
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