World
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US urges Pakistan to improve its business environment
Washington: The United States Thursday urged Pakistan to improve its business environment which would make the South Asian country more attractive and competitive around the world. Pakistan is under a severe economic…
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Biden ultimate socialist president: Nikki Haley
Washington: Indian-American Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley Thursday slammed President Joe Biden for his annual budgetary proposals which she said was socialist in nature and a “disaster for America”. “We should be…
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Sweden, Finland discuss NATO accession with Turkey
Brussels: Representatives of Sweden, Finland and Turkey held talks in Brussels to discuss progress on fulfilling Turkey’s conditions for agreeing to the Nordic countries’ accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO),…
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Three arrested in Bangladesh building explosion case as death toll rises to 21
Dhaka: Bangladesh authorities arrested three people in connection with the deadly explosion in a multi-storey building at a crowded area here in the national capital as rescue workers on Thursday recovered one…
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President Xi calls for quickly elevating Chinese armed forces to world-class standards
Beijing: Amid escalating tensions with the US, President Xi Jinping has called for more quickly elevating the armed forces to world-class standards as he stressed opening new ground for enhancing integrated national…
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Pak finance minister hopeful of signing bailout deal with IMF this week
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Finance Minister Ishaq Dar vowed on Thursday that the government was “absolutely committed” to completing the current USD 7 billion bailout programme with the IMF, once again indicating that the…
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Driver slits Hindu doctor’s throat in Pakistan, arrested
In a ghastly incident, a renowned Hindu dermatologist from Hyderabad, Pakistan was allegedly murdered by his driver on March 7 after an altercation broke out between the two. According to a statement…
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Ram Chandra Paudel elected new Nepal President
Kathmandu: Ram Chandra Paudel has been elected as the new Nepal president. Paudel secured 33 thousand 8 hundred and 2 electoral votes while his rival Subash Chandra Nembwang secured 15 thousand 5…
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Police in Lahore books ousted Pak PM Imran Khan on charges of murder, terrorism
Lahore: The police in Lahore on Thursday booked Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan and 400 others on the charges of murder and terrorism during their clash with police personnel during the party’s…
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Muslims in US are marginalized in media, cinema: Study
Muslims in the US are suffering from marginalization in the media and cinema. This is found out by Annenberg Inclusion Initiative, a leading think tank in the US. The Annenberg Inclusion Initiative…