Pakistan

KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Monday clarified that cyclone Tauktae was gaining in intensity but none of Pakistan's coastal areas were under threat. However, the PMD said Karachi, Hyderabad and other areas…
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Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, and discussed bilateral relations and important regional developments. The Foreign Minister reaffirmed Pakistan’s desire for a…
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The Israeli military launched new strikes on the Gaza Strip early on Monday, just hours after Israel’s caretaker Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said an end to hostilities was not imminent. Israel’s bombardment of Gaza entered its…
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Karachi, Hyderabad, and Shaeed- Banzirabad, districts are likely to experience hot/very hot weather with gusty winds and blowing dust during next two days. According to the Met office, the Severe Cyclonic Storm “TAUKTAE” intensified into…
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An Israeli air strike Saturday demolished the 13-floor building housing Qatar-based Al Jazeera television and American news agency The Associated Press in the Gaza Strip, AFP journalists said. Israel "destroyed Jala Tower…
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ISLAMABAD: After what was a very long wait, the Ruet-e-Hilal Committee on Wednesday night announced Eid will be celebrated in Pakistan tomorrow (Thursday, May 13). A meeting of the committee took place under the chair of Chairman Maulana…
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India's coronavirus death toll passed 250,000 on Wednesday as the World Health Organization said the variant fuelling the surge had been found in dozens of countries across the globe. While vaccinations have helped to ease the pandemic…
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US State Department Spokesperson Ned Price was visibly shaken when he was challenged by a journalist over his statement on the Israel aggression against unarmed Palestinian protesters. Price, in his opening statement, condemned "the…
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RAWALPINDI: General Qamar Jawed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), visited Kabul, Afghanistan for a day long official visit on Monday. He held meeting with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. General Sir Nicholas Patrick Carter, Chief of the…
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The United Arab Emirates will bar entry to non-UAE resident travellers from Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka starting on Wednesday to try to contain the spread of the coronavirus, it said on Monday. The UAE last month banned…
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London Mayor Sadiq Khan, who won re-election Saturday, has risen from humble roots to spar with prime ministers and presidents since taking charge of the British capital five years ago. The 50-year-old politician from the main opposition…
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Scores of people were injured Saturday as Israeli police fired water cannon and rubber bullets to disperse Palestinian protesters in annexed east Jerusalem, a day after fierce clashes at the city's Al-Aqsa mosque. The fresh violence, a…
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AFP: Israel braced for more protests Saturday after clashes at Jerusalem's flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound wounded more than 200 people and as the US, EU and regional powers urged calm after days of escalating violence. In the…
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Prominent doctor and the driving force behind the Lady Dufferin Hospital in Karachi, Dr Faridoon Setna, passed away on Saturday night. The news was broken on social media by PPP senator Sherry Rehman in a tweet. Rehman spoke highly of…
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday expressed serious concerns over seizure of seven kilograms of uranium by unauthorised persons in India. On Friday, Indian police said it had seized over seven kilograms (15.4 pounds) of natural uranium and…
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