Pakistan

Three Indian soldiers have been killed in a "violent face-off" on the Chinese border, the Indian army said Tuesday following weeks of rising tensions and the deployment of thousands of extra troops from both sides. Brawls and face-offs…
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New Zealand said on Tuesday that it has two new cases of the coronavirus, both related to recent travel from the UK, ending a 24-day streak of no new infections in the country. The new infections are a set back to New Zealand, which…
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has confirmed 111 new deaths – the highest single day spike – by novel coronavirus  as the number of positive cases has surged to 148,921. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 2,839, according to the…
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KARACHI: Senior PPP leader Syeda Shehla Raza has tested positive for the coronavirus. In a Twitter post on Monday, the PPP minister shared a photo of her test result, adding that she is awaiting the results of her family members. The…
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LAHORE: The Punjab government has announced that there will be a complete lockdown in some areas of Lahore due to rising coronavirus cases in the provincial capital. “Many areas of Lahore will be shut down from 12am onwards,” health…
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry has announced that Eid-ul-Azha shall be celebrated in Pakistan on July 31, 2020. Taking to Twitter on Monday, Fawad Chaudhry said that moon of Zilhaj will be visible…
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Thousands marched in cities around the world for a second week of rallies Saturday to support the US Black Lives Matter movement, but also to highlight racism and police brutality in their own countries. There were rallies in cities…
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan strongly condemned a recent terrorist attacks on Wazir Akbar Khan and Sher Shah Suri mosques in Kabul. These heinous acts resulted in the martyrdom of renowned religious scholars Dr. Ayaz Niazi and Maulavi Azizullah…
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Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday expressing his regret for the indifferent attitude of masses towards the deadly novel coronavirus pandemic, reiterated that the government would no more tolerate laxity in compliance of standard operating…
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Pakistani human rights defenders, minority groups and progressive academics have joined hands in their condemnation of the arrest of a university professor who was accused of blasphemy. Sajid Soomro,  a professor at the Shah Abdul Latif…
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Foreign Office has regretted Indian negative remarks regarding a goodwill suggestion by Prime Minister Imran Khan to share Pakistan's successful experience in ameliorating impact of COVID-19 on the poorest sections of the society. In a…
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The New Zealand city of Hamilton on Friday tore down a statue of the colonial military commander after whom it was named, joining a growing list of places worldwide that are reckoning with their past. A crane hoisted the bronze sculpture…
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said that his government would get tough on the violators of coronavirus SOPs and warned of sealing all such premises leading to spread of the virus. “So far we had not been much strict.…
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The United States may see 200,000 deaths because of the coronavirus at some point in September, a leading expert said, while total U.S. coronavirus cases surpassed 2 million on Wednesday as governments relax restrictions. Ashish Jha, the…
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India has turned down a travel request for members of a U.S. government panel seeking to review its religious freedom, saying such foreign agencies had no standing to assess the constitutional rights of citizens. Since taking power in…
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