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Another Pak airlines cabin crew member goes missing in Canada
Rawalpindi: Another steward of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has reportedly gone missing from Canada, making it the second such incident in a week, a media report said. Jibran Baloch, 47, was part…
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Pakistan struggling to arrange $1.8 billion for repayment of Chinese loan
Karachi: Pakistan’s foreign exchange market is tense on reports about the expected higher dollar outflows, local media reported. State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) is currently burdened with arranging $1.8 billion for repayment…
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Malaysia’s top court strikes out a dozen Islamic laws; conservatives aghast
Malaysia’s top court on Friday, February 9, declared over a dozen Islamic laws enacted by the state of Kelantan as unconstitutional, in a landmark case, Reuters reported. The decision by the nine-member…
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Biden admin is close to strike Iran-backed militants: US Defence Secy
Washington: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has scotched reports and uncertainties coming out of his recent health condition and surgery as he was backing the Biden administration’s reportedly closer move to a…
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10k deaths per month; WHO warns of persistent threats from Covid
Geneva: Public health risks resulting from the COVID-19 virus remain high globally, with the virus circulating in all countries, a senior expert from the World Health Organization (WHO) said here. According to…
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Cold weather claims life of 36 children in Pakistan: Official
Lahore: At least 36 children have died due to pneumonia caused by cold weather in the last week in Pakistan’s Punjab province, prompting the authorities to impose a ban on holding morning…
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India, China engaging on diplomatic, military sides for resolution: MEA
New Delhi: India, while reiterating its long-standing position on China, said the two countries will continue to engage on the diplomatic and military sides for some sort of resolution. “India’s position on…
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Turkey arrests 33 on suspicion of spying for Israel’s Mossad
At least thirty-three individuals suspected of planning abductions and spying for Israel’s Mossad were arrested, Turkey’s Interior Minister Ali Yerilkaya announced on social media on Tuesday, January 2. He said the police…
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Pakistan poll panel rejects nominations of leaders of Imran Khan’s party
Islamabad: As general elections inch closer in Pakistan, for former premier Imran Khan and the top leadership of his Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party the going is getting tougher as it faces rejection of…
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Bangladesh’s Nobel laureate Yunus sentenced to 6 months in jail
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s Nobel laureate economist Dr. Muhammad Yunus was sentenced on Monday, January 1, to six months in jail by a court on charges of labor law violation, a development termed “politically…
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India, Pakistan exchange list of nuclear installations
New Delhi: Continuing with an over-three-decade-long practice, India and Pakistan exchanged a list of their nuclear installations on Monday, January 1, under a bilateral pact that prohibits the two sides from attacking…
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Relationship between India and Russia much deeper: S Jaishankar
Moscow: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Thursday, December28, that the relationship between India and Russia is not just about diplomacy or economics, it is something much deeper. Jaishankar, who is…
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Pakistan’s current economic model is not working: World Bank
Islamabad: Pakistan’s current economic model is not working, a top World Bank official has said, underscoring that the cash-strapped nation must change policies that have plagued development and benefitted only a few.…
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Pakistan court grants bail to ex-PM Imran Khan in cipher case
Islamabad: In a relief to jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday approved his and close aide Shah Mahmood Qureshi’s bail in the cipher case related to the…
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Pakistan’s Lahore receives first artificial rain to combat smog
Lahore, one of the world’s most polluted cities, received its first artificial rain on Saturday, December 16, following an experiment conducted by Pakistan’s Punjab government with the help of the UAE to…
