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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.
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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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IHC grants bail to former president Zardari
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday granted bail to former president Asif Ali Zardari in the fake bank accounts case on medical grounds.
The former president was asked to submit surety bonds worth Rs 10 million in order to get…
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Rawalpindi CPO makes record by registering 1,056 cases in three days
RAWALPINDI: The newly appointed City Police Officer (CPO) Muhammad Ahsan Younus on Thursday made history by registering a staggering 1,056 cases pertaining to robberies and burglaries in the past three days.
Addressing a press conference…
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Indian border policeman kills 5 colleagues, commits suicide
A policeman from India's armed border force opened fire on his colleagues on Wednesday, killing five of them before turning the gun on himself, police said.
Constable Musudul Rehman of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (IPBP) opened fire on…
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Govt and opposition united like a rock when it comes to occupied Kashmir: Shehbaz
PML-N President and former Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif tweeted on Sunday that when it came to occupied Kashmir, the government and opposition were 'united like a rock'.
He tweeted this a few days after Prime Minister Khan…
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After Saudi attack, Britain’s Johnson proposes new negotiation on Iran deal
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pushed for a new negotiation beyond a 2015 nuclear between Iran and world powers after attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities, bringing his country closer to U.S. calls for a tougher deal with Tehran.…
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Hong Kong protesters throng streets peacefully in pouring rain
REUTERS: Hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters rallied peacefully in Hong Kong on Sunday, filling major thoroughfares under torrential downpours in the eleventh week of what have been often violent demonstrations in the Asian…
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