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Bilawal condemns meager fund allocation for health, education
KARACHI/ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari strongly condemned the decision of the National Economic Council to allocate a meager fund for the health and education sector in the upcoming budget.
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NCOC okays walk-in Covid vaccinations for 18 and above
The government announced that it would allow walk-in vaccination facility to all citizens above 18, starting Friday, June 11.
"From 11th June onwards 18 years+ citizens will be able to avail the walk-in facility in vaccination centres,"…
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UK govt slams students for ditching ‘colonial’ queen portrait
The UK government has criticised graduate students at the University of Oxford who removed a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, claiming it represented a colonial past that many found offensive.
The move comes as students across the country…
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Gunmen attack mine-clearing workers in Afghanistan, Taliban deny involvement
Masked gunmen massacred 10 people working for the HALO Trust mine-clearing organization in northern Afghanistan, as per the country's interior ministry on Wednesday.
The interior ministry blamed the Taliban for the violence, alleging…
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Canada mourns a ‘model family,’ cut down on an evening stroll
A mother who was a "brilliant scholar," a cricket-loving father with "a welcoming smile," a teenage daughter who was "a friend to many"; a doting grandmother: the victims of Sunday's truck-ramming attack in Canada, all Muslims with roots in…
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US pullout from Afghanistan more than 50 percent complete: Pentagon
The US pullout from Afghanistan is more than 50 percent complete, the Pentagon said Tuesday, as it approaches its September 11 deadline to remove troops.
Since President Joe Biden ordered the departure from Afghanistan in April, the…
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Pandemic shakes up rankings of world’s most liveable cities
The pandemic has shaken up the rankings of the world's most liveable cities, a study released on Wednesday showed, with metropolises in Australia, Japan and New Zealand leaping ahead of those in Europe.
Auckland tops The Economist's…
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French President Macron slapped across the face
(AFP): French President Emmanuel Macron was slapped across the face by a man during a trip to southeast France on Tuesday, an aide said.
Images broadcast on the BFM news channel showed Macron approach a barrier to shake the hand of a man…
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Pakistan condemns Islamophobic incident in Canada
Pakistan has strongly condemned the Islamophobic incident that resulted in the tragic death of four family members of Pakistani origin, in London, Ontario.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims and their families," Foreign…
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Ontario killings: PM urges world to counter Islamophobia
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday expressing grief over the killing of a Pakistani-origin family in Canada said the world needed to act holistically to counter Islamophobia.
,”Saddened to learn of the killing of a Muslim…
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University of Punjab joins list of top 1000 universities
The University of Punjab once again makes it to the top 1000 universities of the world.
QS World University Rankings assessed the performance of 1,000 universities from around the world.
The University of Punjab was listed among the…
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Muslim family of four killed in ‘premeditated’ Canada truck attack
A man driving a pick-up truck slammed into and killed four members of a Muslim family in the south of Canada's Ontario province, in what police said Monday was a "premeditated" attack.
A 20-year-old suspect wearing a vest "like body…
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India cannot change Kashmir’s disputed status: Pakistan
Pakistan has noted with serious concern reports indicating that India might be plotting further division, bifurcation and demographic changes in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) to perpetuate its illegal occupation.…
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Pakistan, UK PMs discuss climate change, Afghan peace process
Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday held a telephonic conversation with Prime Minister Boris Johnson of the United Kingdom and exchanged views on current trajectory of bilateral relations, Afghan peace process, Covid-19 Pandemic and climate…
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Bushra Ansari lashes out at Jannat Mirza for hurting sentiments of the minorities in Pakistan
Pakistani Tiktok star Jannat Mirza had posted some videos on her Tiktok account in which she was seen wearing some jewelry that had some butterflies and a cross in it, the Christian community did not like this and filed an FIR against…
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