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Shehbaz Sharif to consult his brother Nawaz Sharif on Army chief’s appointment: Report
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will decide on the appointment of the next Army chief after discussing the matter with former premier Nawaz Sharif in London, according to a media report.…
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Surge in dengue fever continues in Pakistan
Islamabad: A surge in dengue fever cases continues in parts of Pakistan amid the ongoing outbreak that occurred due to floods in the country, the health authorities said. A total of 350…
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Russia offered to provide wheat to Pakistan: Khawaja Asif
Islamabad: Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said on Saturday that besides gas, Russia has also offered to provide wheat to Pakistan in the wake of catastrophic floods and keeping in view the…
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Pakistan: 16 million children affected by floods
Islamabad: A Unicef representative in Pakistan said that an estimated 16 million children have been impacted by the “super floods” and at least 3.4 million girls and boys remain in need of…
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Pakistani rupee continues losing ground against USD
Islamabad: Devaluation of the Pakistani rupee (PKR) against the US dollar continued as the greenback traded at 236.84 rupees in the interbank, according to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). The US…
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Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf is no more but his controversial career will not be forgotten
Former cricket umpire Asad Rauf of Pakistan passed away due to a cardiac arrest on Thursday in Lahore where he was running a business. He was 66 years old and had been…
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Pakistan reports 19th polio case of this year
Islamabad: The number of polio cases detected in Pakistan this year has increased to 19 after a six-month-old child in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s (KP) South Waziristan district was paralysed by the virus, the…
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Pak rejects ‘Indian propaganda’ on Neelum-Jhelum project
Islamabad: Pakistan has rejected as baseless “Indian propaganda” that Chinese engineers and staff have abandoned repair of the 969-megawatt Neelum-Jhelum hydropower project. Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Asim Iftikhar told a press briefing…
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J&K to grant land ownership rights to West Pakistan refugees
Jammu: In a major decision, the Centre is set to grant land ownership rights to West Pakistan refugees (WPR) in Jammu and Kashmir. After the abrogation of Article 370, the Centre has…
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Azad appeals to terrorists to shun path of violence
Srinagar: Former Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday said Pakistan is to blame for the sufferings of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and appealed to the youngsters who have taken…
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Half of Pakistan may face famine: Report
Islamabad: A new report has warned that half of Pakistan may face famine if food supplies from external sources are not arranged soon in the midst of the catastrophic flooding across the…
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Former Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf dies of cardiac arrest
New Delhi: Former Pakistan umpire Asad Rauf has died aged 66 after suffering a cardiac arrest in Lahore. Rauf had made his first appearance as an umpire in international cricket in 2000.…
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India rejects Islamic nation group’s ‘unwarranted references’ to J&K
New Delhi: India rejected “factually incorrect and unwarranted references” to Jammu and Kashmir by a collection of Islamic nations at the UN Human Rights Council. India also said Islamabad is “well-advised to…
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SCO summit opportunity for India, Pak to break ice, resolve issues: Hurriyat Conference
Srinagar: The Hurriyat Conference on Wednesday said the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan is an opportunity for prime ministers of India and Pakistan to break the ice and move towards…
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Pakistan’s rivers to witness increased flows in coming days
Islamabad: Pakistan’s National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has forecasted that the upper catchments of the country’s eastern rivers may get affected due to increased flows in the coming days. According to a…
