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Pakistan records another 148 deaths, 4044 cases
ISLAMABAD: At least 148 people have died in Pakistan from the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, officials said.
It brings the nationwide fatalities from the Covid-19 to 3, 903, according to figures updated by the National Command…
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Europe basks in hot weather as experts fear virus risk
Recently released from coronavirus lockdown, Europeans thronged shady parks on Wednesday as temperatures soared on the second day of an early summer heat wave that experts fear will lead to new infections as people flout social distancing…
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Pilot of crashed PIA plane was overconfident, says minister
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Wednesday said that pilot of the ill-fated aircraft and Air Traffic Controller (ATC) had not followed the set landing procedure that caused the tragedy and claimed lives of 97…
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Pakistan ‘disappointed’ over non-designation of four Indian nationals in UN sanctions…
ISLAMABAD; Pakistan said that it had proposed the designation of four Indian nationals in 2019 under the United Nations 1267 Sanctions List, namely Venumadhav Dongara, Ajoy Mistry, Gobinda Patnaik, and Angara Appaji.
"These individuals…
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SAPM Digital Tania Aidrus embroiled in conflict of interest case?
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Digital Pakistan, Tania Aidrus, has raised eyebrows following reports that she heads a private company offering digital services in what appears to be a possible conflict of interest…
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Unity rather than external dependence is solution to Muslim world challenges: Shireen Mazari
Islamabad:Pakistan’s Federal Minister of Human Rights Shireen Mazari has called upon the Muslim world to shed its dependence on the western world and take a united stance on critical issues like Kashmir and Palestine in order for the rest…
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Fawad blames intra-party rift for PTI govt’s dismal show
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry said that there was no leader of Imran Khan's caliber in the whole Muslim world.
“You can disagree with him (Imran Khan) but look at the Turkish leadership which is…
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Saudi to allow around 1,000 pilgrims to perform hajj: minister
Riyadh - Saudi Arabia will allow around 1,000 pilgrims residing in the kingdom to perform the hajj this year, a minister said Tuesday, after it announced the ritual would be scaled back due to coronavirus.
"The number of pilgrims will be…
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China, India agree to reduce tensions after deadly clash
BEIJING: China and India have agreed to reduce tensions a week after clashes on their disputed Himalayan border left 20 Indian troops dead in brutal hand-to-hand fighting.
The June 15 battle, reportedly fought with fists, clubs and…
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COVID-19 pandemic: Saudi Arabia allows only those living in kingdom to perform Hajj 2020
AFP: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Monday confirmed that it would only allow all nationals residing in the country to perform Hajj 2020 in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The kingdom has reported over 160,000 and more than 1,300 deaths…
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Bilawal questions PM Imran’s ‘silence’ on India-China tensions
Bilawal says while tensions between India and China rose, the prime minister was 'MIA'
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MQM-P MPA Sadaqat Hussain ‘narrowly’ escapes attack
MQM-P MPA Faisal Sabzwari demands more security for the party's lawmakers after the attack on Sadaqat Hussain
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Renowned Pakistani scholar Allama Talib Johri passes away
Renowned Shia scholar Allama Talib Johri passed away in Karachi in the early hours of Monday at the age of 81.
Johri had been under treatment in the intensive care ward of a Karachi hospital for an as yet undisclosed illness. .
According…
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OIC to hold emergency meeting on Kashmir
DUBAI: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) said that it would hold an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss the latest situation in the Indian-occupied Kashmir.
The online meet will bring together the foreign ministers of the…
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Girl, 13, martyred in Indian fire along LOC: ISPR
RAWALPINDI: At teenage girl was martyred when Indian army troops resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation in Hajipir and Bedori Sectors along the Line of Control last night.
According to a press release issued by the ISPR, the media…
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