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US acquires 200 million new doses as COVID-19 vaccine drive begins in pharmacies
US President Joe Biden announced plans to vaccinate most Americans by the end of July with the help of 200 million newly acquired doses, as the country's inoculation campaign kicked off a new phase in drugstores and supermarket pharmacies,…
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Pakistan to allow private firms to import COVID shots, exempt from price caps
Pakistan is to allow private companies to import coronavirus vaccines and has agreed to exempt such imports from price caps, according to documents reviewed by Reuters, even as the nation scrambles to secure supplies.
The documents show…
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Federal govt assures protesters of 20% increase in salaries
ISLAMABAD: After intense clashes between government employees clashing with police after they marched towards the Red Zone on Wednesday, the federal government's negotiations with Islamabad protesters ended successfully when they agreed to…
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UN envoy denounces India for targeting Pakistan
NEW YORK (APP): A top Pakistani diplomat pushed back against false Indian claims in the US Security Council Wednesday about continuing terrorist activities from safe havens in Pakistan, and questioned India’s impartiality as head of the the…
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SC commutes death sentence of mentally ill prisoners, sets guidelines for reforms
The Supreme Court on Wednesday passed a landmark verdict on the cases of mentally ill prisoners on death row, commuting the sentences of two inmates with severe schizophrenia, while directing prison officials to file a fresh mercy petition…
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Government is patronising unprecedented inflation: Bilawal
ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that selected Prime Minister Imran Khan was patronizing his henchmen and stooges who have unleashed worst-ever inflation and price-hike.
In a press…
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Fawad calls for legal action against senators after video leak
ISLAMABAD: Federal Science Minister Fawad Chaudhry has questioned the legal standing of senators who got elected after bribing members of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.
Taking to Twitter on Wednesday, Fawad Chaudhry wrote: "The bribe…
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Senate video leak: PM Imran accuses PDM of protecting ‘corruption-friendly’ system
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has accused the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) for supporting a “corruption-friendly” system in the Senate elections, saying the present government was determined to stop the cycle of corruption and…
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Bilawal Bhutto vows to march on Islamabad in March
HYDERABAD - Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that how long the people of Pakistan will tolerate this incompetent, incapable and illegitimate Prime Minister adding that establishment is being dragged…
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PM Imran tasks economic team to bring down indirect taxes
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday tasked his economic team to take measures to slash indirect taxes so that the prices of essential food items and other commodities decrease.
According to a report in Geo News, the prime…
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Pakistanis continue to pray for Ali Sadpara’s miraculous return
Ali Sadpara's own son said that the chances of his father being alive after being missing for two days in the harsh snow are next to none. However, Pakistanis on Twitter continued to pray for the mountaineer, hoping against hope he makes a…
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New Zealand suspends political, military ties with Myanmar following coup
Wellington, Feb 9, 2021 (AFP) -New Zealand announced the suspension of high-level military and political contacts with Myanmar Tuesday, the first major international move to isolate the country´s ruling junta following a coup.…
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Pakistan Army has nothing to do with politics, says DG ISPR
RAWALPINDI: DG ISPR Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar said Monday that the Pakistan Armed Forces have nothing to do with politics, categorically rejecting any reports that the military was in backdoor contacts with leading politicians or political…
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Pakistan win Test series against South Africa at home after 17 long years
RAWALPINDI: After a gap of seventeen long years, Pakistan have managed to win a Test series at home against South Africa, with their last coming in 2003.
Yasir Shah sealed South Africa's fate by bowling out the last South African batsman…
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Coronavirus: PTI leader raises eyebrows by sharing images of himself getting vaccinated
A former PTI candidate who later jumped ship to join the MQM stirred a storm on social media by posting pictures of himself getting vaccinated.
According to the government of Pakistan and the National Command and Operations Centre…
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