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Zulfi Bokhari slams Bilawal for tirade against FM Qureshi
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis Zulfi Bokhari slammed PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari after the latter demanded Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi to resign.
The PPP and the PTI are at it again with…
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US blames Taliban for ‘not living up to commitments’
REUTERS: U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Tuesday that the Taliban were not living up to their commitments under an agreement signed this year, amid signs the fragile deal is under strain by a political deadlock and increasing…
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Imran Khan, Abiy Ahmed discuss Pakistan-Ethiopia ties
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan held telephonic talks with Ethiopian counterpart Abiy Ahmed in the context of Pakistan’s “Engage Africa” policy.
The Prime Minister emphasized the importance of closer bilateral ties with Ethiopia and…
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COVID-19: Shehbaz slams govt for treating doctors with ‘disdain and neglect’
PML-N President and former Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday slammed the government for treating doctors with "disdain and neglect" in its policy formulation regarding the coronavirus outbreak.
Taking to Twitter, Shehbaz…
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Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders to battle it out for Democrat nomination
REUTERS: The search for a Democrat to challenge Republican U.S. President Donald Trump in the Nov. 3 election narrowed on Wednesday to a choice between Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden, who staged a comeback in voting Super Tuesday to become…
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Pope tests negative for coronavirus
Pope Francis, who canceled a Lent retreat for the first time in his papacy because he is suffering from a cold, has tested negative for coronavirus, the Italian newspaper Il Messaggero reported on Tuesday.
Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni…
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US “closer than ever” with Pakistan, says Trump in meeting with PM Imran
In his meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday, US President Donald J Trump said Washington was "closer than ever" with Islamabad, saying that he was "honoured to meet" the Pakistani prime minister.
Trump and the prime minister…
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Prince Harry sets foot in Canada to begin new life
REUTERS: Britain’s Prince Harry has arrived in Canada to begin a new life with his wife Meghan and son Archie after sparking a crisis in the Windsor family by unexpectedly announcing earlier this month that they would be stepping down from…
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Iran aims to examine downed plane’s black boxes, no plan yet to send them abroad
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran said on Sunday it was trying to analyze the black boxes of a Ukrainian airliner that its military shot down this month, denying a report that a decision had been taken to send the voice and flight data recorders to…
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Libyan commander’s forces choke oil flows, overshadowing peace summit
BERLIN/BENGHAZI (Reuters): Forces loyal to eastern commander Khalifa Haftar have shut off production at all Libya’s major oil fields, an escalation that threatened to strangle the country’s finances and overshadowed an international peace…
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‘You have not seen anything yet,’ climate activist Greta says ahead of Davos
REUTERS: Swedish activist Greta Thunberg marched with 10,000 protesters in the Swiss city of Lausanne on Friday and said “you have not seen anything yet” before some head to Davos next week to challenge the global financial elite to fight…
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What India stands to lose
By: Amman Bari
With a population of 201 million Muslims, 28 million Christians and 24 million Sikhs, India can boast of a religious diversity that far outstrips Pakistan’s. But in its annual report released at the beginning of this year,…
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PM Imran appreciates growing Pak-Saudi ties
Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, Foreign Minister of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, called on Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday.
During the meeting, views were exchanged on bilateral relations as well as regional developments.
While…
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Fresh clashes in India over new law seen as anti-Muslim
MUMBAI: Fresh clashes broke out between Indian police and demonstrators on Friday over a citizenship law seen as anti-Muslim.
Three protesters were shot dead on Thursday, taking the death toll to nine in the wave of anger that is emerging…
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Johnson vows to get Brexit done after big election win
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson vowed Friday to "get Brexit done" after his thumping election victory cleared the way for Britain to leave the EU after years of political paralysis.
With all results declared for the 650-seat parliament in…
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