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Death toll from Pakistan floods crosses 1,100 as international aid trickles in
Islamabad: The death toll from the devastating floods in Pakistan reached 1,136 Monday, as international aid began trickling in following Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif-led cash-strapped government’s desperate appeal for aid to deal…
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Flood in Pakistan claims over 1,000 lives
Islamabad: The catastrophic flood caused due to monsoon rains, cloudbursts and bank breaches continues to wreck havoc across Pakistan as the death toll rose to 1,037. Floods continued to cause destruction, devastation…
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Floods inflict $10bn loss on Pakistan
Islamabad: The devastating flash floods in Pakistan have inflicted a loss of at least $10 billion on different sectors of the countrys struggling economy, according to Minister for Finance Miftah Ismail. Miftah…
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Death toll rises to 1,000 as torrential rains wreak havoc in Pakistan
Islamabad: The death toll in separate accidents caused by heavy rains across Pakistan has surged to 1,000 since the start of monsoon season on June 14, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)…
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Pakistan declares national emergency as flood death toll reaches 937
Islamabad: Pakistan government has declared a national emergency as rain-induced floods have so far killed 937 people, including 343 children, and left at least 30 million without shelter. Sindh Province reported the…
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Minor girl kidnapped, raped & burnt to death in Islamabad
Islamabad: A minor girl was kidnapped, raped, and burnt to death in Islamabad’s Kohsar town. Her body was recovered from a water tank from one of the houses in the town, at…
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Pak: Men force girl to lick shoes, chop hair after she refuses marriage
Faisalabad: In a ghastly incident in Pakistan’s Faisalabad, a teenager was tortured, humiliated and sexually harassed for refusing to marry an older man, who is the father of her friend, media reports…
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Decision to not arrest ex-BJP spokesperson shows India’s hatred towards Islam: Bilawal Bhutto
Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Friday condemned India’s Supreme Court’s decision to provide former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma protection from getting arrested in the Prophet Muhammad case,…
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Pakistan, Turkiye sign trade preferential agreement to further bolster bilateral ties
Islamabad: Pakistan and its close ally Turkiye on Friday inked a preferential trade agreement aimed at opening up market access worth USD 7.5 billion for Pakistani goods, a deal hailed by Islamabad…
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Pakistan sides with China in row with US over Pelosi’s visit
Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday reaffirmed its strong commitment to the “one China” policy amid controversy over US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan that has infuriated Beijing, media reports said. In a…
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Pakistan summons India’s Charge d’Affaires over deteriorating health of Yasin Malik
Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday summoned India’s Charge d’Affaires here to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and handed over a demarche conveying Islamabad’s concern over the deteriorating health condition of Kashmiri separatist leader…
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Protests in Balochistan against ‘fake encounter’ by Pak security forces
Quetta: Protests were held in Turbat and the provincial capital Quetta in Balochistan against the alleged “fake encounter” of Baloch missing persons by the Pakistani security forces in Ziarat, media reports said.…
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Bangladesh orders Pak High Commission to remove distorted flag
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has asked the Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka to remove the distorted image of the Bangladesh flag from its Facebook page. The Ministry’s directive on Saturday…
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Pakistan rupee at all time low owing to political instability
Islamabad: Pakistani rupee fell to an all-time low against the dollar on Tuesday when it closed at Rs 222 in the interbank market, as the coalition government announced to complete its term.…
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Maryam Nawaz offers ‘hand of friendship’ to Imran Khan’s party
Lahore: Ruling PML-N leader and deposed premier Nawaz Sharif’s daughter Maryam Nawaz has for the first time offered a “hand of friendship” to Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, saying fighting between the two…
