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PM Imran, Saudi crown prince hold delegation-level talks
Prime Minister Imran Khan and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Friday held delegation-level talks to discuss the bilateral ties and the ways to further strengthen the cooperation.
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Australia borders could be shut until late 2022: minister
Australia is likely to remain shut to visitors until late 2022, the country's trade and tourism minister said Friday, as another global coronavirus surge smashed hopes of a quick reopening.
Minister Dan Tehan said a wave of cases on the…
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Pfizer/BioNTech jab confirmed to protect 95% in largest study yet
The largest real-world study yet of the Pfizer/BioNTec vaccine on Thursday confirmed that the jab provided more than 95 percent protection against Covid-19, but found that the level dropped significantly when people received just one of the…
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PML-N win PP-84 Khushab election
KHUSHAB: PML-N candidate Mozzam Sher Kallu has won the PP-84 Khushab by-election with a significant margin.
The seat fell vacant after the death of party lawmaker Malik Muhammad Waris Kallo in March.
According to an unofficial and…
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Netanyahu loses mandate to form Israel govt, opening door for rivals
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's mandate to form a government following an inconclusive election expired on Wednesday, giving his rivals a chance to take power and end the divisive premier's record tenure.
Netanyahu, on trial…
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Mali woman gives birth to nine babies: government
A Malian woman gave birth to nonuplets in Morocco on Tuesday and all nine babies are "doing well", her government said, although Moroccan authorities had yet to confirm what would be an extremely rare case.
Mali's government flew…
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Bilawal slams PTI govt on record rate of inflation
PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has slammed the selected PTI government on the record rate of inflation in the country, warning the puppet Prime Minister that monthly inflation rate had gone through the roof at 11.1 percent.
In a…
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Australian PM backtracks from ‘racist’ India ban after backlash
The Indian Premier League, the world's richest Twenty20 cricket tournament, was suspended on Tuesday and its players sent home as India battles a massive surge in coronavirus cases.
The move, which follows growing controversy over the…
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Kangana Ranaut’s Twitter account suspended
The Twitter account of controverisal Indian actor Kangana Ranaut has been suspended after she posted texts against the regulations of the micro-blogging site.
The suspension came after the actress made objectionable comments on West…
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Setback for Modi after loss in key India state poll
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu-nationalist party suffered a setback Sunday when it lost a fiercely contested state poll.
Over the past month India held its biggest democratic exercise in two years, with 175 million people…
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No need for more Covid restrictions: Asad Umar
Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar Sunday said that there was no need of imposing more restrictions to contain the spread of the Coronavirus.
Taking to a TV channel, Asad Umar said that the third wave of…
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Pakistan records 79 Covid deaths, 4213 new cases
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan recorded the death of 79 more people owing to the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the total death tally to 18,149 nationwide on Monday.
According to the latest data provided by the National Command and…
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Surge in insider attacks in Afghan army as Americans prepare to go: US govt
Deadly insider attacks against the Afghan army jumped in the first quarter of this year as Taliban rebels took advantage of the coming American and NATO troop withdrawal, according to a US government report Friday.
The…
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Critical care Covid cases 57% higher than 2020 peak: Asad Umar
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister Asad Umar has revealed that the number of critical care COVID-19 patients on oxygen in Pakistan is 57% higher than it was in June last year.
Taking to Twitter on Friday, Umar, who is the head of the National…
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NA-249 by-election: PPP emerges victorious as per unofficial results
KARACHI: In a closely watched election, the PPP emerged victorious after polling concluded on Thursday evening and the votes were counted, according to unofficial results.
PPP's Abdul Qadir Mandokhel bagged 16,156 votes to win the seat,…
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