Pakistan

Lahore, 9 November. On concluding its 34th Annual General Meeting (AGM), the general body of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has called on the state to improve its human rights record—in particular to protect freedom of…
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KARACHI: One person was killed and four others were wounded when a water tanker rammed straight into a bank in North Nazimabad on Monday, according to a report in Geo News.  Rescue and relief activities were underway when, according to…
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REUTERS: At least 11 people were killed when militants fired on an Iraqi army post on Monday, wounding eight others gravely according to police and medics sources. The assailants in four vehicles attacked the post in the capital’s…
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday granted bail to Jang/Geo Media Group Editor-in-Chief Mir Shakil ur Rehman, reported Geo News. The veteran journalist was granted bail in a case that has been largely dismissed by the…
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Dr Aurangzeb, a renowned neurosurgeon who has been practicing independently for the past 15 years, recently sat down with Positive Media Communications (PMC) to talk about the medical field in Pakistan and its implications in society. Dr…
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REUTERS: The world surpassed 50 million cases of the novel coronavirus on Monday, according to Reuters. October was the worst month for the pandemic so far, with the United States becoming the first country to report more than 100,000…
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FAISALABAD: Police registered a case against men who raped a 60-year-old woman and her daughter, according to a news report on Monday. As per the report, the mother and daughter were traveling on a donkey cart when two men on a motorbike…
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Federal Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari slammed rights activist Marvi Sirmed for tweeting a crass joke about the first lady, on Monday. It all started when Sirmed tweeted a picture of the prime minister sitting in a meeting with…
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ISLAMABAD: The number of coronavirus patients being infected on a daily basis have been on the rise in Pakistan as 1,650 people tested positive for the virus on Sunday, according to the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC).…
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US President-elect Joe Biden took the first steps Sunday towards moving into the White House in 73 days, as Donald Trump again refused to admit defeat and tried to sow doubt about the election results. With congratulations pouring in…
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ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Climate Change, Malik Amin Aslam, said that tackling smog-forming pollutant sources is the most effective way to quell the growing challenge of smog that causes serious health hazards and…
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Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari on Sunday confirmed the arrest of a bank employee caught harassing a female colleague on camera. This came hours after Faisal Bank employee Usman Gohar was filmed groping a female worker. The clip…
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ISLAMABAD: PakistanPrime Minister Imran Khan has felicitated Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for winning the US presidential race. In a tweet message on Twitter, Prime Minister Khan said: " I look forward to President Elect Biden's Global…
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Congratulations poured in for US president-elect Joe Biden from around the world, with Washington's allies, particularly in Europe, seeing his win as a chance at a fresh start after the antagonistic years under Donald Trump. As crowds…
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President-elect Joe Biden declared it was “time to heal” America in his first speech after prevailing on Saturday in a bitter election, even as President Donald Trump refused to concede. Biden’s victory in the battleground state of…
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