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Pakistan: Protest rally over Nupur Sharma’s controversial remarks Prophet Muhammad
Islamabad: Thousands in Pakistan on Thursday rallied in capital Islamabad, protesting over controversial remarks by two former BJP spokespersons against Prophet Mohammad. The demonstrators from a right wing party, Jamaat-e-Islami, briefly scuffled with…
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Ukraine war has thrown up fuel, food and fertiliser crisis: Jaishankar
Bengaluru: The Russia-Ukraine war has thrown up a crisis of fuel, food and fertiliser that will lead to hunger situations and have a very significant inflationary impact, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said…
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SL Muslims permitted to fly for Haj; must transfer USD 1,500 from overseas
Colombo: The Sri Lankan government has decided to permit its Muslim citizens to travel to Saudi Arabia to peform Haj on condition that they pay USD 1,500 in foreign currency from abroad without…
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India reboots rail operations to strengthen links with Bangladesh
Dhaka: India has started rebooting its connectivity vision as the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions on movement is easing in South Asian region. The new Jalpaiguri-Dhaka Mitali Express was flagged on June 1, its maiden…
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IMF asks Pakistan to reopen CPEC deal ahead of payment to China
Islamabad: Putting Islamabad in a tight spot, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked Pakistan to renegotiate the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) energy deals before making payments of around Pakistani rupees 300…
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Pakistan’s popular TV host Amir Liaquat dies at 49 under mysterious circumstances
Karachi: Pakistan’s former Member of the National Assembly (MNA) and popular television host Amir Liaquat, 49, passed away in Karachi under mysterious circumstances, local media reported on Thursday. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)…
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Pakistan: Shehbaz wants to import wheat from Russia
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has laid stress on importing wheat from Russia amid the US sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine. The premier has also directed the authorities…
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Survey reveals 7 out of 10 Muslims face hate in workplaces in UK
Seven out of 10 Muslims face anti-Muslim hate in their workplaces, says a new survey that was released on Tuesday. The survey has been commissioned by Hyphen, a new online publication that…
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China slams US General for calling its military build-up at India border ‘alarming’
Beijing: China on Thursday termed the critical remarks by a top US General on its infrastructure build-up at the Sino-India border as a “despicable act” and criticised the attempts of some American…
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Over 22 lakh Hindus in Pakistan, says national database report
Peshawar: Pakistan is home to 22,10,566 people from the minority Hindu community, comprising only 1.18 cent of the country’s total registered population of 18,68,90,601, according to a report by the Centre for…
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Afghanistan: 5,159 refugees return home
Kabul: A total of 5,159 Afghan refugees have returned from neighbouring Pakistan and Iran, the Taliban government’s Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation Affairs said on Thursday. Up to 4,986 Afghans returned via border…
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Shanghai Disney Resort to partially resume operations
Shanghai: The Shanghai Disney Resort said on Thursday that it will partially resume operations from Friday onwards as the Covid-19 outbreak is declining in the city. Wishing Star Park, the World of…
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Why world is facing largest cost-of-living crisis in a generation?
United Nations: The world is facing a cost-of-living crisis unseen in at least a generation, partly due to the Ukraine conflict, said a UN report. “The largest cost-of-living crisis of the 21st…