Pakistan

Despite the soaring summer temperatures in Geneva on Wednesday, beyond the surface pleasantries there was little sign of personal warmth between Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin following their first summit. The US and Russian presidents…
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Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination Dr Faisal Sultan on Wednesday said that the government was making sincere efforts to ensure the availability of the COVID-19 vaccine at all…
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NADRA made an important announcement on Wednesday when it said people who have received one dose of the coronavirus vaccine can receive a partial vaccination certificate. This step has been taken after the government has announced that…
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The family of Pakistani-origin victims of deadly attack in Ontario, Canada Tuesday expressed its gratitude to Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Pakistan High Commissioner to Canada Raza Bashir…
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan was elected today as Regular member of the Governing Body (GB) of the International Labour Organization (ILO). Election took place virtually at the 109th session of International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva.…
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Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa expressed satisfaction over progress of the stabilization operations across Pakistan following the successes of Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad. The army chief made the comments during two-day…
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The federal government on Tuesday approved a Rs2.13/litre hike in petrol and an increase of Rs1.79/litre in diesel prices. A notification issued by the finance ministry also said that the price of kerosene oil is being increased by…
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Almost a fifth of Covid patients without symptoms went on to experience conditions consistent with long Covid a month after their initial diagnosis, according to a huge study published Tuesday. The analysis by non-profit FAIR Health…
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At least five polio workers were shot dead in eastern Afghanistan Tuesday, officials said, in the area’s second attacks on vaccinators in less than three months. The workers were gunned down in three separate locations within hours in a…
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The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted the city will receive the first spell of rain on Thursday and Friday this week. Karachi is likely to receive light to moderate rain following dust and thunderstorm from Thursday…
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Pakistan has reported less than 1,000 cases in the past 24 hours for the first time since February 15, as per the data released by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) A total of 35,039 tests were conducted across the country…
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Beijing on Tuesday accused NATO of exaggerating the threat from China and "creating confrontation", after a vow from the Western allies to work together to counter the challenges posed by its policies. NATO leaders said Monday they would…
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Pakistan has sought help from the Russian government to procure five million more doses of the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, a media report said. The request was made by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi to his Russian counterpart,…
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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday he held a "fruitful and sincere" meeting with his US counterpart Joe Biden on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Brussels. "We believe there is no problem that cannot be resolved in…
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Israel awoke Monday with Jewish nationalist Naftali Bennett at the head of a precarious coalition government that faces stark challenges, after 12 years under right-wing Benjamin Netanyahu. The watershed moment in Israeli politics saw an…
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