Pakistan

US President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered sweeping restrictions against Chinese-owned social media stars TikTok and WeChat, which could strangle their ability to operate in the United States. Trump's executive order, which takes…
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Prime Minister Imran Khan has welcomed the United Nations Security Council for again taking up the Jammu and Kashmir dispute, which has been on its agenda for over 70 years. In a series of tweets on Thursday, he said the UNSC, under the…
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The Foreign Office on Thursday dismissed a back channel diplomacy between Pakistan and India, saying it was out of question owing to worsening human rights situation in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK). “Not at all in…
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Federal Planning Minister Asad Umar has said that Covid-19 pandemic has greatly been controlled due to an effective strategy of the government institutions. Briefing about the National Coordination Committee meeting, he said, the people…
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New York – Pakistani authorities should follow up a recent Supreme Court decision and cease using the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to detain critics of the government, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday. The authorities should…
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KARACHI: A monsoon low pressure from Bay of Bengal is likely to approach Sindh on Thursday (evening/night), according to Met office. Under the influence of this weather system strong monsoon currents are expected to penetrate in Sindh,…
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Army strongly condemned an unprovoked aggressive action by Afghan forces that left one FC soldier killed in Dir. On 5 August 2020, in the afternoon, terrorists operating from Afghanistan resorted to mortar and heavy…
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A court hearing held via Zoom for a US teenager accused of masterminding a stunning hack of Twitter was interrupted Wednesday with rap music and porn, a newspaper reported. The purpose of the hearing was to discuss reducing bail terms…
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MUZAFFARABAD: Prime Minister Imrna Khan on Wednesday predicted that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in trouble over his August 5 move, and said that Kashmir will be free from the Indians' grasp very soon. The prime minister was…
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Wednesday lay the foundation for a temple at a flashpoint holy site exactly a year after imposing direct rule on Muslim-majority Kashmir -- twin triumphs for his Hindu nationalist government.…
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In the wake of one year of India’s illegal and unilateral measures of 5 August 2019 in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK), Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has once again written to the President of the UN Security…
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ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office yesterday categorically rejected the statement made by Indian external affairs ministry on Pakistan's political map. "Through sophistry and obfuscation, India cannot create a smokescreen for its illegal and…
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that eight million Kashmiris have been made prisoners in their home after India's illegal and unilateral revocation of August 5. In a message on "Youm-e-Istehsal" marking the first…
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President Donald Trump said Tuesday that US generals had told him that the powerful explosions which rocked Beirut appeared to have been caused by a "bomb of some kind." "It looks like a terrible attack," Trump told reporters at the…
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An entire port engulfed in fire, ships ablaze at sea and crumbling buildings: the site of the massive blast in Beirut's harbour area resembled a post-nuclear landscape. Soldiers cordoned off the area, littered with glass and debris from…
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