Pakistan

The 2020 prize for Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year went to an obvious choice: pandemic. The term had the most online dictionary lookups of any word, Merriam-Webster said on its website, after a year in which at least 1.4 million…
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Superstar Cher welcomed "the world's loneliest elephant" to Cambodia Monday to begin a new life at a specialised sanctuary after the creature was rescued from grim conditions in a Pakistani zoo. The plight of Kaavan -- a 36-year-old bull…
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The Government and people of Pakistan express sincere and heartfelt gratitude to the OIC and its Member States for reaffirming strong and unequivocal support on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute during the just concluded 47th Session of the OIC…
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Assefa Bhutto, the youngest daughter of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, made her maiden speech at an antif-government rally of opposition parties in Multan on Monday. "The people have decided to send the rulers packing," roared Ms…
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An elephant dubbed the "world's loneliest" was set to land in Cambodia on Monday from Pakistan, headed for a sanctuary housing three potential mates, an official said. The case of Kaavan -- an overweight, 36-year-old bull elephant --…
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ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has finalized its recommendations for the procurement of the Coronavirus vaccine. This was announced by Federal Planning Minister and NCOC chief Asad Umar in a Twitter statement…
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US President-elect Joe Biden on Sunday announced an all-female senior White House communications team, in what his office called a first in the country's history. Among those named was Jen Psaki, who will serve in the highly visible role…
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MULTAN: Opposition parties are set to demonstrate their political might in the central Pakistani city of Multan today (Monday) in their bid to oust Prime Minister Imran Khan and his party from power. The rally being staged by the…
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As another manifestation of its support to the cause, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s (OIC) 47th Session of Council of Foreign Ministers, in its declaration, called for peaceful settlement of Kashmir dispute as per United Nations…
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ISLAMABAD- Prime Minister Imran Khan Sunday visited Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Headquarter for a comprehensive briefing on regional and national security situation. The prime minister was accompanied by Foreign Minister Shah…
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New York City will reopen elementary schools on December 7 and offer in-person classes for special-needs students of all ages despite a recent surge in coronavirus cases, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Sunday. With many parents…
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US President-elect Joe Biden was on Sunday taken to a doctor "out of an abundance of caution" a day after he twisted his ankle while playing with his dog, his office said. Biden, 78, suffered the injury on Saturday when he slipped while…
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Iran will retaliate for the killing of its prominent nuclear scientist at “the proper time”, President Hassan Rouhani said in a televised speech on Saturday, a day after Mohsen Fakhrizadeh was killed in an ambush near Tehran. Rouhani…
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Iran said one of its most prominent nuclear scientists was assassinated Friday in an attack outside Tehran, blaming arch foe Israel and warning of "severe revenge". The assassination threatens to escalate tensions between Iran and the US…
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Indian pharmaceutical company Hetero will manufacture over 100 million doses of the Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine per year under the terms of a deal unveiled on Friday between it and Russia’s RDIF sovereign wealth fund. The move,…
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