Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Federal Science Minister Fawad Chaudhry has urged the national political parties to embrace the use of technology for holding a virtual session of the Parliament in the wake of coronavirus restrictions. Taking to Twitter on…
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Arif Wazir, a worker of the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM), succumbed to his wounds in an Islamabad hospital on Saturday. The deceased, a close relative of PTM MNA Ali Wazir, was attacked outside his home by unidentified assailants…
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ISLAMABAD: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Pakistan jumped to 18, 114 after the country registered its single biggest daily rise on Friday. According to the National Command and Control Center, at least 1,275 have tested…
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Maritime Security Agency and Pakistan Customs have recovered recovere narcotics worth Rs14.66 billion during a joint sea operation. Acting on a tip-off, Pakistan Maritime Security Agency and Pakistan Customs jointly…
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ISLAMABAD: Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, Asad Qaiser, on Thursday night announced that he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Taking to Twitter, Qaiser announced that not only he but his son and daughter had…
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LONDON: People from some ethnic minorities in Britain are dying in disproportionate numbers from COVID-19, possibly in part because they are more likely to work in healthcare and other sectors most exposed to the virus, a leading think tank…
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Prime Minister Imran Khan said that his government was committed to improve the working and living conditions of workers and to supplement their welfare by providing better housing, education facilities and health cover for them and their…
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ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Thursday summoned Indian Charge d’Affaires Gaurav Ahluwalia to register Pakistan’s strong protest over the ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rakhchikri…
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India's confirmed coronavirus death toll passed 1,000 on Wednesday following its highest daily increase, but the numbers remain low compared with Europe and the United States in a phenomenon that is puzzling experts. With massive slums…
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RAWALPINDI: At least two civilians and one Pakistani military personnel have been martyred and two others injured as Indian forces resorted to unprovoked firing along the Line of Control (LoC) on Thursday. In the Kailer sector, Indian…
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan spoke to Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, to discuss the latest developments surrounding the COVID-19 response. During the conversation, the PM expressed appreciation…
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The United States has caught no sight of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and is watching reports about his health, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday, adding there was a real risk of famine in the country amid the…
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Newly appointed Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz said on Tuesday that his priority will be to act as a bridge between the government and the media. Taking to Twitter a day after it was made public…
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The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom has recommended India be placed on the list of "Country of Particular Concern" due to the Modi government's policies and treatment of its religious minorities, particularly…
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Pakistan categorically rejected baseless Indian allegations of “infiltration attempts” and unfounded claims of targeting of “launching pads” across the Line of Control (LoC). It is obvious that the Indian propaganda machine is in…
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