Pakistan

Islamabad (July 30) - A high-powered investigation committe has been set up by the Ministry of Climate Change to probe into the dearhs of animals of Islamabad Margazar Zoo, according to a press release issued here on Thursday. The…
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The United States urged Pakistan on Thursday to take action over the killing of an American national in a crowded courtroom as he faced trial for blasphemy. Tahir Ahmed Naseem was shot multiple times at close range as he appeared in the…
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B ritish Airways has announced it will resume flight operations to Pakistan from the UK, signalling the continued importance of ties between the two countries. The airline today said it would start direct flights three times…
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The Senate on Thursday approved clause-wise Anti-Terrorism (Amendment) Bill, 2020 and United Nations Security Council (Amendment) Bill, 2020. The bills were presented by Adviser to Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs Dr Babar Awan…
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The United States marked a grim milestone on Wednesday when its coronavirus deaths topped 150,000 -- far exceeding the toll in any other pandemic-hit nation. Brazil is second to the US in terms of cases and fatalities, and also reported…
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan's health aide Dr Zafar Mirza tendered his resignation on Wednesday, shortly after Tania Aidrus, special assistant to PM on Digital Pakistan, quit her position. The resignations came days in the…
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Muslim pilgrims on Wednesday begin the annual hajj, dramatically downsized this year as the Saudi hosts strive to prevent a coronavirus outbreak during the five-day pilgrimage. The hajj, one of the five pillars of Islam and a must for…
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Former Malaysian leader Najib Razak was found guilty Tuesday of corruption over the multi-billion-dollar 1MDB scandal that cost him his government, and could face decades in jail. The ex-prime minister was convicted on all charges in his…
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ISLAMABAD: For the first time in weeks, Pakistan has reported under a thousand coronavirus cases in a single day. According to latest figures updated by the National Command and Operation Center, 936 coronavirus cases have been reported…
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REUTERS: Nations in Asia imposed new restrictions on Monday, while an abrupt British quarantine on travellers from Spain threw Europe’s vaunted summer reopening into disarray, as the world confronted the prospect of a second wave of…
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Washington, July 27, 2020 (AFP) -President Donald Trump´s national security advisor, Robert O´Brien, has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House said Monday. O´Brien, who holds a key role in the administration, "has been…
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DHAKA: Bangladesh opted for Pakistan’s onion supplies in November 2019 after India imposed a ban on its export, a media report said. This was the first time that Bangladesh imported agriculture items from Pakistan in the last 15 years.…
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ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi held a telephonic conversation with Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud to enquire about the health of King Salman bin Abdul Aziz, custodian of the two holy mosques.…
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan recorded its lowest number of COVID-19 deaths in the past three months on Sunday  with only 20 people succumbing to the desease. Taking to Twitter on Monday, Zafar Mirza, the prime minister's adviser, said that the…
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China on Monday reported its highest number of coronavirus cases in three months, part of a worrying swell of second and third-wave infections that are hitting Asia and Europe. Australia has been rocked by its deadliest surge since the…
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