Pakistan

A huge explosion rocked the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday, shaking buildings, shattering windows and sending a huge plume of smoke into the sky. Lebanese media carried images of people trapped under rubble, some bloodied, after the…
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Indian authorities continue to impose harsh and discriminatory restrictions on Muslim-majority areas in Jammu and Kashmir, one year after the revocation of the state’s constitutional status on August 5, 2019, Human Rights Watch said today.…
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved a new political map which included the whole of Indian occupied Kashmir as part of Pakistan. The approval was granted during a meeting of the federal cabinet which discussed the latest…
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The question of whether ancient life could have existed on Mars centres on the water that once flowed there, but new research published Monday suggests that many of the Red Planet's valleys were gouged by icy glaciers not rivers. The…
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A curfew has been imposed across Indian-occupied Kashmir just two days before the first anniversary of New Delhi's abolition of the restive region's semi-autonomy, officials said late Monday, citing intelligence reports of looming protests.…
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Commodore Muhammad Saleem has been promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral with immediate effect. Rear Admiral Muhammad Saleem got commission in Operations Branch of Pakistan Navy in 1991. The Flag Officer is a graduate of Pakistan Navy War…
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan and President Ashraf Ghani exchanged greetings on the occasion of Eid ul Adha 2020 on Monday, according to Radio Pakistan. "Prime Minister Imran Khan has expressed the hope that the current momentum…
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REUTERS: At least 29 people were killed and scores of others were injured when Daesh fighters attacked a prison in Jalalabad and freed close to 300 prisoners, officials said. More than 300 prisoners were at large, Attaullah Khugyani,…
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday appointed Dr Faisal Sultan, the focalperson on coronavirus in Pakistan, as the new Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on National Health Services, Regulations & Coordination.…
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The number of coronavirus cases recorded worldwide topped 18 million on Monday with the illness continuing its march, after Australia's second-largest city imposed a curfew to halt the spread. Six months after the World Health…
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Prime Minister Imran Khan received a telephone call from his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. Both leaders exchanged Eid greetings and best wishes for the two countries and peoples on this…
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REUTERS: The United States will most probably elect a new president when people are expected to go to polls and that, most probably, is going to be on November 3, according to Trump's advisers. White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows…
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AFP: In a sign of peace talks coming closer between the two foes that have fought a bitter war for almost two decades, the Afghan government released hundreds of Taliban prisoners. Calm prevailed across much of Afghanistan, with…
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ISPR won the internet on Sunday as the latest song by the military's media wing, Ja Chor Day Meri Waadi was a hit with fans on social media. "In connection with Youm-e-Istehsal being observed on 5th August, the ISPR has released a new…
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India's coronavirus death toll passed 35,000 on Friday, overtaking that of Italy, as floods affecting millions and killing almost 350 hampered the battle against the pandemic. With 779 new deaths in 24 hours, the health ministry put…
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