Pakistan

WASHINGTON - The U.S. military is sharply increasing the number of National Guard forces in Washington, D.C., and, in an extraordinary move, has readied active-duty troops outside the city to potentially respond to protests over the death…
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Hong Kong - Hong Kong's leader accused the United States on Tuesday of applying "double standards" in its response to violent protests as she warned Washington's plan to place trade restrictions on the financial hub would "only hurt…
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By Zahid Hussain Khan ISLAMABAD: The death toll from the coronavirus pandemic in Pakistan rose to 1,621 on Tuesday as another 78 people succumbed to the disease. At least 3,938 people have been tested positive in the past 24 hours,…
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Prime Minister Imran Khan held telephonic talks with his Italian counterpart Giuseppe Conte and exchanged views on the Covid-19 pandemic and a broad range of other subjects. Offering deep condolences over loss of precious lives, Prime…
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday chaired a meeting of the National Coordination Committee at Islamabad and reviewed, in detail, the COVID-19 situation in the country. It decided to continue pursuing the policy of…
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PESHAWAR: The provincial chief ministers on Monday agreed to the negative list proposed by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) to allow the left over economic and industrial sectors halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The…
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ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister’s Advisor Malik Amin said that present government was taking all-out measures for overall environmental protection through forest regeneration and biodiversity conservation programmes and boosting country’s…
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A $2 million US lobbying effort and petitions from European lawmakers are piling pressure on Saudi Arabia to release a philanthropist prince jailed for two years without charge amid an intensifying royal crackdown. The detention of…
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ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Sunday sought to engage market associations for the implementation of COVID -19 guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) in letter and spirit. Chairing a meeting…
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Pakistan condemned the Government of India’s decision to declare two officials of the High Commission for Pakistan in New Delhi persona non grata requiring them to leave India within 24 hours. "The Indian action has been accompanied by a…
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Police fired tear gas outside the White House late Sunday as major US cities were put under curfew to suppress rioting as anti-racism protestors again took to the streets to voice fury at police brutality. With the Trump administration…
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ISLAMABAD  – The World Bank has agreed to join hands with Pakistan to support the latter’s disaster resilience and ecosystem restoration initiatives through more reliable and timely weather forecasting, improved disaster risk management…
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The number of coronavirus cases worldwide topped six million Sunday, with Brazil registering another record surge in daily infections as divisions deepened on how to deal with the pandemic. Latin American countries are bracing for…
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By Zahid Hussain Khan ISLAMABAD: Pakistan recorded its single greatest one-day jump in deaths from coronavirus on Saturday, with 88 people succumbing to the disease. It brings the total number of deaths in the country to nearly 14,95,…
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister's health aide Zafar Mirza has said that the government has made it mandatory for people to wear face masks. His message came on Sunday morning as Pakistan saw its biggest single day jump in deaths from…
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