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Pakistan slams Ashraf Ghani’s comments on Pashteen as “unwarranted”
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday reacted angrily to remarks made by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani regarding arrest of PTM leader Manzoor Pashteen in Peshawar.
"We have noted with serious concern the recent tweets by President Ashraf Ghani,…
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China expands travel restrictions to contain epidemic as death toll hits 56
China on Sunday expanded drastic travel restrictions to contain a viral epidemic that has killed 56 people and infected nearly 2,000, as the United States and France prepared to evacuate their citizens from a quarantined city at the…
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Pakistan summons Indian diplomat over ceasefire violations
A senior diplomat from the High Commission of India was summoned to the Foreign Office, today, to register Pakistan’s strong protest at the ceasefire violations by Indian occupation forces along the Line of Control (LoC), resulting in…
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18 dead as powerful earthquake hits eastern Turkey
At least 18 people died and hundreds were injured in a powerful earthquake that struck eastern Turkey on Saturday.
At least 30 people were missing following the magnitude 6.8 quake, which had its epicentre in the small lakeside town of…
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34 US troops injured in Iranian strike on military base: Pentagon
Nearly three dozen US troops suffered traumatic brain injuries or concussion in this month's Iranian air strike on a military base in Iraq, the Pentagon said on Friday.
"Thirty-four total members have been diagnosed with concussions and…
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China Coronavirus outbreak: Pakistan to screen passengers
ISLAMABAD: In wake of Corona virus cases in China, Pakistan is taking urgent pre-emptive measures to deal with the situation.
Dr. Zafar Mirza, Special Assistant to PM on Health, reviewed the situation while chairing a high level meeting…
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Imran Khan to launch Ehsaas Kifalat programme on Jan 31
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will be launching the Ehsaas Kifalat programme on January 31, 2020.
The Ehsaas digital payment system is an important competent of that. Procurement of the system was completed in a transparent manner…
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UK changes travel advice to Pakistan over improving security situation
LONDON: The UK has changed its travel advice on Friday to reflect the improved security situation in Pakistan.
"Today’s announcement is the result of a comprehensive review of UK travel advice for Pakistan, based on a wide-ranging…
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Pakistan test-fires surface-to-surface ballistic missile
RAWALPINDI: Pakistan army on Thursday conducted a successful training launch of surface to surface ballistic missile Ghaznavi, capable of delivering multiple types of warheads upto a range of 290 kilometers.
The training launch was part of…
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Muslim, Jewish leaders pay ‘historic’ joint visit to former Nazi death camp
Oswiecim: Muslim and Jewish leaders on Thursday honoured Holocaust victims during what they termed an "historic" joint visit to the former Nazi German death camp Auschwitz, days ahead of the 75th anniversary of its liberation.
The Saudi…
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Govt to launch comprehensive campaign to highlight Kashmir issue: Qureshi
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Thursday said the government would launch a comprehensive campaign from January 25 to highlight the plight of Indian-occupied Kashmir globally.
The government would run a media campaign in…
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Pakistan elected President of UNESCO’s Asia Pacific Group
Pakistan has assumed the presidency of Asia and Pacific (ASPAC) in UNESCO for the period from January, 2020 until December, 2020, says a Press Release received from Paris on ThursdayU.
Mr. Moin-ul-Haque, Ambassador of Pakistan to France…
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China opposes US interference in China-Pakistan ties, CPEC
BEIJING: China rebuked the United States on Thursday for making negative remarks about the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
"We noted that during her recent visit to Pakistan, Ms. Alice Wells,Acting Assistant Secretary for South…
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Coca-Cola chief meets with PM Khan
ISLAMABAD: Mr. James Quincey, Chairman & CEO of Coca-Cola Company called on Prime Minister Imran Khan at Davos, on the sidelines of WEF annual meeting 2020 on Thursday.
Advisor on Finance Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, SAPM Syed Zulfiqar…
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Pakistan urges U.N. to play ‘central role’ in resolving Palestinian-Israeli conflict
Pakistan has called on the United Nations (UN)to respond to the challenges posed by the unilateral moves on the status of Jerusalem and the expanding Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory that have undermined the…
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