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Egypt’s ex-president Hosni Mubarak dead at 91
Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak, who ruled for three decades before he was ousted amid the Arab Spring protests in 2011, died Tuesday at age 91.
The once burly autocrat with the trademark sunglasses, who became witheringly frail…
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Economy is sinking under PTI government: PPP
Secretary Information Pakistan Peoples Party Dr. Nafisa Shah said that 14 percent inflation rate and 13.25 percent mark up by the government show that the economy is slipping into abyss fast.
In a statement Dr. Shah said that the economy…
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Seven killed, scores injured as rioters run amok in Indian capital
At least seven people were killed and around 150 were injured in clashes between opposing groups in Delhi, a police official told Reuters on Tuesday, the deadliest riots in the city since protests against a new citizenship law began over…
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Iran’s deputy health minister tests positive for coronavirus
Iran's deputy health minister confirmed on Tuesday that he has tested positive for the new coronavirus, amid a major outbreak in the Islamic republic.
Iraj Harirchi coughed occasionally and wiped sweat from his brow repeatedly during a…
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Qatar invites Pakistan to attend signing ceremony of US-Taliban peace deal
DOHA: Qatar has formally invited Pakistan to attend the signing ceremony of US-Taliban peace deal in Doha on Saturday.
The invitation was extended by the Qatari Ambassador to Pakistan Saqr Bin Mubarak during a meeting with Foreign Minister…
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Passengers entering Pakistan to submit health declaration form
As per the instruction from Ministry of Health, all passengers entering Pakistan will be required to submit a Health Declaration form which will include contact details and brief travel history.
A small amendment is done in the form.The…
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Former Karachi mayor Naimatullah Khan passes away
Former Mayor of Karachi Naimatullah Khan passed away on Tuesday at the age of 89 after protracted illness, reported media.
Born in Ajmer Sharif in 1930, he was a student of the journalism programme at Punjab University and was also a law…
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South Korea to undertake massive coronavirus testing
REUTERS: South Korea aims to test more than 200,000 members of a church at the center of a surge in coronavirus cases as countries stepped up efforts to stop a pandemic of the virus that emerged in China and is now spreading in Europe and…
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Nearly 90% of world’s 200 most micro-polluted cities are in China and India: report
Nearly 90 percent of the 200 cities beset by the world's highest levels of deadly micro-pollution are in China and India, with most of the rest in Pakistan and Indonesia, researchers reported Tuesday.
Taking population into account,…
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Mazari raises issues of Indian rights abuses, Islamophobia with EU representative
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's Federal Human Rights Minister Dr Shireen Mazari met with EU's Special Representative for Human Rights Eamon Gilmore and raised issues of rights abuses by Indian security forces in occupied Kashmir.
The meeting took…
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Trump, first lady visit iconic Taj Mahal
President Donald Trump, who once owned the former Trump Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey, took in breathtaking views of the real Taj Mahal Monday in India.
As Trump walked from the iconic 17th century mausoleum, he told…
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FO denies speculations of Trump visiting Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office spokesperson Ayesha Farooqi has dismissed speculations of US President Donald Trump visiting Pakistan after the end of his maiden trip to India.
Speaking to media, the spokesperson termed the speculations as…
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Deadly coronavirus spreads around globe
Fears of a global coronavirus pandemic deepened on Monday with a growing number of deaths in Iran and the worsening of other outbreaks across Asia, the Middle East and Europe.
The number of fatalities in China -- where the virus emerged…
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Fresh wave of protests in New Delhi over controversial citizenship law
Indian police used tear gas and smoke grenades to disperse a crowd of thousands of protesters in India's capital of New Delhi on Monday as violence broke out over a new citizenship law a day before US President Donald Trump's maiden visit…
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Beginning to see signs of big progress with Pakistan: Trump tells crowd in India
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has said that the United States had a very good relationship with Pakistan.
Addressing a large gathering at Ahmedabad during his trip to India, Trump said: "The US and India are committed to defending its…
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