Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan Air Force fighter jet crashed near Shakarparian in the federal capital on Wednesday during rehearsal of March 23 Parade. The plane crashed near the Pakistan Museum of Natural History park, which is right next to the…
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American forces have started pulling out of two bases in Afghanistan, a US official said Tuesday, the day peace talks between Kabul and the Taliban were due to start despite widespread violence and a political crisis. The United States is…
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ISLAMABAD: State Minister of Health Zafar Mirza confirmed nine new novel coronavirus cases in Pakistan, taking the tally to 16. All new cases were reported in Karachi, according to a statement from the health department of the Sindh…
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The Wheat Review Committee said that it would recommend the Economic Coordination Committee to increase Minimum Support Price (MSP) of wheat crop 2019-20 from Rs. 1365 /- per 40 kg at Rs. 1400 per 40 kg. The meet chaired by Federal…
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday felicitated Ashraf Ghani for his inauguration as President of Afghanistan in Kabul. "We extend our felicitations. The people of Pakistan are linked to the brotherly people of Afghanistan through immutable…
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Afghanistan lurched deeper into political crisis Monday as the country's two rival leaders swore themselves in as president at simultaneous ceremonies that were interrupted by at least two blasts. The bitter feud between President Ashraf…
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RAWALPINDI: An army colonel was martyred while two terrorists were killed during an exchange of fire in Dera Ismail Khan on Monday. According on a tip-off about a terrorist activity, security forces conducted an IBO on terrorist hideout…
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A group of Iranian students organizations and individuals have penned a letter to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, asking her to take decisive action to end the ongoing wave of violent attacks against minority…
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A quarter of Italy's population was in lockdown Sunday as the government announced a spike in deaths, with infections soaring past 7,000, overtaking South Korea as the country with the highest number of cases after China. Italy's COVID-19…
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Hundreds of thousands took to the streets across the globe to mark International Women's Day on Sunday, despite many events in Asia being cancelled because of the coronavirus outbreak and attacks on women at some events in Europe and Asia.…
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday extended his wishes to Pakistani Hindus on the joyous occasion of Holi. Taking to Twitter, PM Khan wrote: "Wishing all our Hindu community a very happy and peaceful Holi, the festival of…
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REUTERS: Two more people succumbed to the novel coronavirus in Washington state, officials said on Saturday, bringing the nationwide toll to 19, while the number of confirmed cases in New York rose to 89 and a cruise ship with infected…
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Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday said that if Karachi developed then it meant that Pakistan prospered, speaking to an event through video link. The prime minister was supposed to attend an event in Karachi where he was supposed to…
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International Women's Day 2020 is being observed across the world today (Sunday) to recognise the contribution of various women across the world in various fields. UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka declared 2020 as the…
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Dozens of people were killed when gunmen opened fire at a political rally in Kabul on Friday, in the deadliest assault in Afghanistan since the US signed a withdrawal deal with the Taliban. The attack, claimed by the Islamic State group,…
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