Pakistan

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday rubbished a report published in an Australian news outlet which alleged that Wuhan lab was conducting a covert operations in Pakistan. In response to a media question about the Klaxon story on…
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An Indian court has summoned Alibaba and its founder Jack Ma in a case in which a former employee in India says he was wrongfully fired after objecting to what he saw as censorship and fake news on company apps, documents seen by Reuters…
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The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned statements by Greek officials and a flag-burning protest in Greece after the first Islamic prayers in nine decades were held at Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia. “Greece showed once again its…
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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday set aside PTA's decision to suspend online game PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG) and ordered the authorities to immediately lift the ban. The regulatory had temporarily suspended the game on…
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Malaysia has verified that all Pakistani pilots currently employed in the country hold valid licences and it has reinstated them with immediate effect, its aviation regulator said in a statement on Thursday. The pilots were suspended…
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Farogh Naseem has been sworn in as federal minister for law. President Dr Arif Alvi administered the oath to Farogh Naseem in a ceremony held at the Aiwan-e-Sadr also attended by federal cabinet members and senior officers. Barrister…
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The United States on Thursday recorded more than 1,100 deaths from COVID-19, marking the third straight day the nation passed that grim milestone as the pandemic escalates in southern and western U.S. states. Fatalities nationwide were…
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The US said Thursday it had intercepted an Iranian passenger plane as it flew over Syria, after Iranian state television accused Israel of being behind the encounter. US Central Command, which oversees US operations in the Middle East,…
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Prime Minister Imran Khan Sunday reaffirmed Pakistan’s unflinching commitment to the people of Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJ&K) and their right to self determination. In a series of tweets, the prime minister on the occasion…
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European Union leaders were due to meet for a third day Sunday to try and agree on a giant post-coronavirus economic recovery plan as the global death toll climbed to more than 600,000, an AFP tally showed. The pandemic, which has…
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ISLAMABAD: At least 46 people have died from the novel coronavirus in Pakistan over the past 24 hours. According to latest figures updated by the National Command and Operation Centre, another 1579 people tested positive for the disease,…
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The federal government on Saturday released details of assets owned by the special advisors and assistants of Prime Minister Imran Khan. Tania Aidrus, Special Assistant to PM for Digital Pakistan, holds Canadian and Singaporean…
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The Ministry of Law and Justice has denied the allegations that secretly an Ordinance with a view to give reprieve to the Indian Commander Kulbhushan Sudhir Jadhav was promulgated by the Federal Government, without taking the country or the…
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PESHAWAR: Three civilians have been martyred in cross-border firing in Bajaur town along the Pak-Afghan border. According to sources, nine persons, including two army personnel, sustained injuries as Pakistani side was attacked from…
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ISLAMABAD/NEW DELH - India on Thursday said its diplomats protested and left a meeting arranged by Pakistan in Islamabad with an Indian man condemned to death on charges of spying, saying an agreement to allow “unimpeded” consular access…
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