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3.7KCheck out the 2021 ranking of Pakistani passport on Henley Index
In the midst of the new wave of coronavirus pandemic, the Henley Passport Index published the latest ranking of the world’s strong...
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WHO team blocked from entering China to study origins of coronavirus
The entry of a World Health Organization (WHO) team investigating the source of the coronavirus pandemic has been blocked by China, arguing...
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US Congress confirms Joe Biden’s win after pro-Trump mob storms Capitol
US Congress confirmed the election victory of Democrat Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris early Thursday morning after a busy...
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64,150 Pakistani Expats Returned from UAE & Saudi Arabia Due To COVID-19
64,150 Pakistani workers came back to Pakistan only from Saudi Arabia and UAE out of total 76,968 expats who returned due to...
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Mass resignations from Trump administration follow president’s failure to stop Capitol violence
In the aftermath of a failed uprising inside the US Capitol following Donald Trump’s inability to stop his supporters from rioting in...
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Saudi Arabia lifts blockade of Qatar in breakthrough agreement easing Gulf crisis
Leaders from Saudi Arabia and its regional allies reached a breakthrough agreement with Qatar on Tuesday, ending three and a half years...
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Singapore introduces digital COVID health certificates to resume international travel
Singapore Airlines is testing a digital health verification process by issuing digital health certificates to passengers with a QR code upon completion...
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Modi govt bans madrasas in Assam state
Assam state assembly in India passes a bill that reportedly intends to shut down around 610 madrasas across the state. A law...
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Pakistan cancels 2 lakh fake ID cards held by Afghan refugees
Pakistan has cancelled about 200,000 fake computerized national identity cards (CNICs) fraudulently held by Afghan refugees in the country. Talking to reporters...
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India cannot defeat Pakistan militarily, says Indian new book
India has no clarity about its military and strategic objectives vis-à-vis its stated adversaries, Pakistan and China, and can defeat neither of...
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300% increase in fake visas from Pakistan for Western Countries: FIA
Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) have revealed a 300% spike in people travelling to western countries with fake visas from Pakistan. The recent...
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8 Pakistani women among 100 Outstanding Women Nurse and Midwife Leaders
Eight Pakistani women have been honored in the global 100 Outstanding Women Nurse and Midwife Leader list for the year 2020. All...
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Adios Maradona and the best ever Bond: Notable deaths in 2020
Here are some of the notable deaths of 2020. January 10: Oman’s Sultan Qaboos, who transformed the former Arabian Peninsula backwater into...
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EU Safety Agency Extends Ban on PIA Operations By 3 Months
The European Union (EU) has extended its ban on Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) operations for a further three months. The European Union...
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Mining firm TCC moves British Virgin Islands court for Reko Diq award enforcement
Mining giant Tethyan Copper Company (TCC) has approached the High Court of Justice in the British Virgin Islands against Pakistan over the Reko Diq...
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2020: World rocked by Covid-19, clashes, protests and elections
2020 was a roller coaster ride and that can be aptly defined as Chaotic. Unpredictable. Unprecedented. In 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic cast...
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Int’l media outlet apologizes to Zulfi Bukhari for false reporting; Israel confirms ‘no ties with Pakistan’
Israeli sponsored news agency expressed regret for its false reporting that said Prime Minister Imran Khan’s overseas Pakistani assistant Zulfi Bukhari visited...
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“The deal is done”: EU and UK clinch narrow Brexit deal
On Thursday, just seven days before leaving one of the world’s largest trading blocs in the most significant global change since the...
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Antarctica: Coronavirus Reaches End of the World, the Coldest Place on Earth
The coronavirus has burst through the boundaries of Antarctica, the only continent to have recorded no infections until today. During the week,...
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Indian news channel fined £20,000 in UK for hate speech about Pakistan
A rightwing Indian news channel, Republic TV, known for its strong pro-government stance, and firebrand host has been fined by the UK...
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ML-1: China asks Pakistan for additional guarantees for $6 billion loan
Before sanctioning the $6 billion loan for the Main Line-1 (ML-1) project China is seeking additional guarantees from Pakistan due to Pakistan’s...
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What we know about the new COVID strain identified in UK, South Africa
According to the international media reports, a new strain of Coronavirus, labelled B.1.1.7, has been found in South Africa and the United...
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EU Drug Regulator Approves Pfizer-BioNTech Covid Vaccine For Emergency Use
Drug Regulatory Authority of the European Union has approved the use of Pfizer and BioNTech vaccine conditionally for EU states. According to...
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Joe Biden appoints Pakistan-born Ali Zaidi as deputy national climate advisor
US President-elect Joe Biden on Thursday announced the appointment of Gina McCarthy as his National Climate Advisor and Pakistani-American Ali Zaidi as...
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Chinese companies sign MoU with RUDA to invest in Ravi Urban Development Project
The Chinese companies China Road and Bridging Company (CRBC) and Gezhouba Group Company Limited (CGGC) signed MoUs with the Ravi Urban Development...
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All PIA Flights Suspended After Saudi Arabia Shuts Down Borders
All flights to Saudi Arabia from Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) were cancelled on Sunday after the Kingdom placed a week-long ban on...
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Concerns About New Covid Strain Cut Off UK From The World
After the British government declared last week that it was discovering a more infectious strain of coronavirus in the southern parts of...
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Travel advisory for Pakistan eased by Canada
Canada has improved overall travel advisory for most parts of Pakistan, said Adviser to Prime Minister on Commerce, Abdul Razak Dawood. The...
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Europe first region to pass 500,000 coronavirus deaths
After US, with the highest number of coronavirus positive cases, Europe has also made world record with the highest number of Covid-19...
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Istanbul-Tehran-Islamabad container rail service set to resume
Following a meeting at the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO), the national railways of Pakistan, Turkey, and Iran have agreed in principle to...
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Making world record of devastation, US with highest single-day coronavirus deaths
It was another devastating day for the coronavirus pandemic in the US yesterday, setting a new record with more than 3,600 deaths...
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EU leaders rush into isolation after Macron tested positive for Covid-19
Several European leaders and top French officials have rushed to self-isolate after President Emmanuel Macron tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday. French...
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Digital yuan trial in China concludes with over 20,000 transactions on Double 12
Chinese residents in the city of Suzhou made close to 20,000 transactions in a digital yuan trial on e-commerce giant JD.com. Over...
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flydubai now offers low air fares to Pakistan starting at AED 995
Budget carrier flydubai has launched attractive fares to select destinations including Pakistan as the airline gradually resumes flights to global destinations. Flydubai...
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Japan grants JPY 1 billion to Pakistan to counter COVID-19 pandemic
Government of Japan provided Pakistan with a grant of JPY 1 billion (Rs 1.54 billion or approx. USD 9.5 million) for enhancing...
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EU DisinfoLab report create ripples amongst freedom rights supporters
Shocking revelations of an Indian disinformation campaign by EU DisinfoLab to use fake media houses to malign Pakistan and China has attracted...
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International Mountain Day: Netizens cherish the tall and majestic Pakistan’s peaks
The International Mountain Day celebrated first time in 2003 is now celebrated every year on the 11th of December every year, this...
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Pakistan narrowly dodges US sanctions after designated religious freedom violator
After being positioned among countries that allegedly violate religious freedom by the United States (US), a presidential waiver has saved Pakistan from...
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Morocco Leaves Palestinian Cause and Normalizes Ties with Israel
Morocco and Israel decided to go for normalization, stated by US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The deal...
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90 percent of poor to remain deprive of coronavirus vaccine, says Oxfam
Nearly 70 poor countries will only be able to vaccinate one in ten people against COVID-19 next year unless urgent action is...
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Pakistan leads 165 countries in developing quality of ISO HR standards
Pakistan has been leading one of the technical committees of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) that is tasked to devise the...
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EU DisinfoLab uncovers staggering scale of Indian propaganda machine against Pakistan
In a new investigation titled Indian Chronicles, the EU DisinfoLab has reported that over 750 Indian sponsored websites located across 119 countries...
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Pakistan and China sign military agreement in response to US-India pact
Pakistan and China have signed a new military agreement in a response to a recent information sharing pact signed between the United...
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Global Phishing Campaign Targeting COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Effort
According to a blog posted by International Business Mechanics Corporation (IBM) security researchers, a global phishing campaign has been targeting organizations associated...
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Japan to assist India with 5G Tech and AI to counter China’s mounting dominance
India and Japan have finalised an agreement that provides for cooperation in 5G technology, artificial intelligence and an array of other areas....
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Saudi Prince, Israel FM Face Off at Manama Dialogue
The annual Manama Dialogue summit held in the Kingdom of Bahrain witnessed a heated debate on Sunday between Saudi Arabia and Israel...
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John Snorri, Ali and Sajid Sadpara at K2 base camp for first winter ascent in history
John Snorri, Muhammad Ali Sadpara and Sajid Ali Sadpara are already at K2 base camp to begin their winter expedition to summit the world’s second-highest...
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2020 on course to be one of three hottest years ever recorded: UN
The year 2020 has been declared one of the three hottest ever recorded, even could top the record set in 2016, the...
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Pakistan to build railway line connecting Chaman and Spin Boldak in Afghanistan
In a great development by the Railways department the railway minister told reporters in Quetta that Pakistan plans to construct a rail...
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Melania Trump planning a tell-all memoir amid divorce rumors
The First Lady of the United States (FLOTUS) Melania Trump is reportedly thinking about writing a tell-all biography as she is ready...
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Pakistan Army Cadet Wins Best Foreign Military Cadet Award at RMC Australia
A Pakistan Army cadet has been conferred with the Best Foreign National Military Cadet award at the Royal Military College (RMC), Duntroon,...
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Pakistanis Among Top Nationals Receiving UK Visas in 2020
According to the recent figures revealed by the UK Home Office, Pakistanis are among the top nationals to have received visas in...
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UK bans installation of new Huawei 5G equipment from September 2021
According to The Financial Times, UK government is prohibiting the installation of new Huawei 5G equipment from September 2021, as part of...
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UN seeks $35bn to help vulnerable, including $285m for Pakistan
On Tuesday, United Nations launched a $35 billion global appeal to help more than 235 million vulnerable people in 2021 including 10.5...
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UK approves Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, a first in the world
UK became the first country in the world to approve a COVID-19 vaccine for public use and revealed that it will roll...
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BBC HARDtalk Host Roasts Ishaq Dar on National TV
Former Pakistan’s Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, who is currently in self-exile while facing corruption charges in the Accountability Courts in Pakistan, appeared...
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Prince Harry, Meghan Markle will be formally stripped of their HRH titles next year
PRINCE Harry and Meghan Markle will be formally stripped of their HRH titles next year after a year-long probation period, a royal...
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WHO says ‘will do everything’ to find COVID-19 origins
The World Health Organization (WHO) claimed that they would do everything in order to find the animal origins of COVID-19. The WHO...
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In A Blow to India, Pakistan Gets Russia To Invest in Major Gas Pipeline Project
In a major blow to India’s plan to isolate Pakistan, Islamabad has reportedly agreed to hand over the management control of the...
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Queen Elizabeth to step aside from royal duties with Charles becoming Regent
Queen Elizabeth is likely to step down from her royal duties, making Prince Charles the official Regent as the pair continue to...
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OIC reaffirms support for Kashmiris, asks India to rescind IIOJK annexation
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has once again reaffirmed its “strong and unequivocal support” for Kashmiris and condemned India’s illegal action...
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How Much Will It Cost to Get a COVID-19 Vaccine?
These are the vaccines now in their final stages of clinical trials against the viral infection that has caused the death of...
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Twitter, Facebook to hand over @POTUS account to Biden on January 20
Facebook Inc and Twitter Inc will transfer the control of the @POTUS account to the President-elect Joe Biden on Jan 20, said...
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Meghan Markle reveals she suffered a miscarriage in July
The Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle wrote a special article titled ‘The Losses We Share’ for the US based magazine in which...
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India named the most corrupt country in Asia by Transparency International
Pakistan’s neighbor and arch-rival India has been declared the most corrupt country in Asia, as per the recent survey report released by...
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Iran’s Rouhani blames Israel for killing the nuclear scientist, vows revenge
The Iranian President Hassan Rouhani accused Israel for the killing of a prominent Iranian scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who was believed to be...
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Indian Navy MiG-29K trainer jet crashes into Arabian Sea
An Indian Navy trainer aircraft, MiG-29K, crashed into the Arabian Sea on Thursday evening, according to reports emerged from India. “A MiG-29K...
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No quick end to economic damage after Covid-19 vaccine: UNCTAD
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) warned of a viable Covid-19 vaccine will not contain economic damage. According to the...
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China calls for global QR code system to resume travel amid pandemic
Chinese President Xi Jinping has appealed to world leaders to create a global QR code system to enable cross-border travel of people...
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Israel preparing for potential US military strike on Iran
According to the senior Israeli officials, the Israel Defence Forces have been instructed to be ready for the possible US strike on...
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ALS Ice Bucket Challenge co-creator Patrick Quinn dies aged 37
Patrick Quinn, a US citizen who helped to raise awareness against a deadly neurodegenerative disease through global ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has...
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Pakistan gives UN a dossier on Indian terrorism push in the country
Pakistan has handed over a dossier on India’s terror campaign to United Nations (UN) Secretary General, urging him to prevail on New...
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Pakistan Strategy Day: WEF holds Country Strategy Dialogue on Pakistan today
In a move to acknowledge Pakistan’s successful policies against Covid19, World Economic Forum (WEF) has organized a Country Strategy Dialogue (CSD) on...
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COVID-19 Vaccine Prices Revealed From Pfizer, Moderna, and AstraZeneca
As more Covid-19 vaccine trials wrap up, the prices from some top makers are also revealed and it is now becoming clear...
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Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine results show drug safe, 70% effective
AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine has shown, on average, 70% effectiveness, revealed a study conducted at the University of Oxford. On Monday, Pharmaceutical giant...
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Elon Musk overtakes Bill Gates to become world’s second richest person
Elon Musk has become the second richest person on the globe after toppling Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates owing to rise in Tesla...
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US military buys location data of popular Muslim apps for ‘counterterrorism’
According to report by Vice Media, US military and defence contractors are buying the user location data from popular Muslim mobile apps...
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Saudi Arabia denies reported meeting between MBS and Netanyahu
Saudi Arabia has denied Israeli media reports of a meeting between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS)...
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FDA Authorizes Arthritis Drug Combo with Remdesivir for COVID-19
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the emergency use of Eli Lilly’s, a pharmaceutical company, arthritis drug – Baricitinib –...
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India records 9 million Covid-19 cases; Delhi most affected
Total cases in India have passed 9 million, becoming the world’s second most affected country with the death rate crossing 133,500. It...
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World Food Program Chief Warns of Famine Within the Next Year
The Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Program, David Beasley has said that the world can face the worst famine...
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Bahrain, Israel agree to set up embassies in Jerusalem meet
Bahrain and Israel have agreed to open embassies, establish online visa systems and launch weekly flights between both countries soon. The foreign...
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4 Astronauts Aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon Dock with International Space Station
Four astronauts aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule Resilience have arrived at the International Space Station, circling 262 miles above Earth, where...
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UAE suspends issuance of visit visas to 12 countries including Pakistan, says FO
UAE suspended the issuance of visit visas to a dozen countries including Pakistan until further notice and the Foreign Office said that...
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New Zealand police introduce hijab as part of official uniform
The New Zealand Police have introduced the hijab into their official uniform and new recruit Constable Zeena Ali is the first officer...
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Trump ‘asked for options on strike on Iran nuclear site’ last week
With two months left in the White House, President Donald Trump last week sought options on attacking Iran main nuclear site, but...
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Indian plane GoAir makes emergency landing in Karachi as passenger dies
A Delhi-bound Indian plane GoAir made an emergency landing at Karachi on Tuesday after a passenger onboard suffered cardiac arrest and later...
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RCEP: 15 Asia Pacific countries sign world’s largest free trade agreement
Fifteen Asia Pacific countries signed the world’s biggest free trade deal which is seen as an enormous coup for China in order...
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G20 strikes historic debt relief framework for poor nations
The G20 group of leading economies agreed to a debt framework to help countries pursue debt restructuring or forgiveness, building off of...
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Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine is 94.5 percent effective
On Monday, US biotech firm Moderna Inc said preliminary data from a continuing phase three study of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine showed...
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Emirates airline posts first loss in more than 30 years
Emirates airline posted its first ever loss in three long decades, updating that the company was hit badly due to coronavirus pandemic...
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Pak-China school-enterprise cooperation initiated to promote talent for CPEC
To promote talent for CPEC, Pakistani students met with Chinese students to initiate school-enterprise cooperation among Chinese and Pakistani students. Pakistani students...
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Russia says its ‘Sputnik V’ COVID-19 vaccine is 92% effective
Russian COVID-19 vaccine Sputnik V developed by the Gamaleya Center in Russia is 92% effective, the Russian Direct Investment Fund said Wednesday....
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UAE Loosens Islamic Laws, Allows Unmarried Couples to Live Together
In a major unprecedented development, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has relaxed the implementation of Islamic personal laws in the country by...
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PIA announces fares, rules as Umrah flights restart
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Tuesday restarted its Umrah flights from different parts of the country to Medina and Jeddah. The new...
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Athens first mosque in nearly 200 years opens for prayers
After years of postponements from religious and political parties, the first government funded mosque finally opened its door to worshipers in Athens...
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Global COVID-19 tally goes from 40m to 50m in just 21 days
10 million new Covid-19 positive cases have been diagnosed worldwide within only 21 days making October the worst month of the pandemic...
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Covid-19 vaccine by Pfizer and BioNTech found to be 90% effective
Hopes are soaring that a Covid vaccine is within reach, following news that a Covid-19 vaccine being developed by American Pfizer and...
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Azerbaijani Forces Liberate Strategic City of Shusha In Nagorno-Karabakh Region
Azerbaijani armed forces have liberated the city of Shusha, located in the Nagorno-Karabakh region, as part of the ongoing clashes between the...
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In Europe, air pollution fell while plastic use rose during Covid-19 lockdowns
According to EEA, COVID-19 restrictions across Europe had a mixed effect on the environment where air pollution fell while plastic use rose...
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Biden calls for healing in first address as president-elect
U.S. president-elect Joe Biden celebrated his win over Donald Trump after a cliff-hanger vote count in the US election 2020 and vowed...
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After peace treaty, UAE airline flydubai announces direct flights to Israel
United Arab Emirates (UAE) airline flydubai announces direct flight towards Tel Aviv, after three months of normalization pact signed with Israel. As...
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Desi Twitter trolls America during election frenzy
The delay in the vote count surrounding the American elections has gotten audiences across the world in a state of frenzy. The...
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Joe Biden could become the oldest president in the US History
As Joe Biden is poised to become the 46th president of the United States, he would be the oldest president in U.S...
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Trump campaign lawsuits dismissed by judges in Michigan and Georgia
Judges in Georgia and Michigan quickly dismissed Trump campaign lawsuits Thursday in states where the result trends favor Biden and where the...
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Biden gains ground on Trump in Georgia & Pennsylvania, edges closer to White House
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden gained more ground on President Donald Trump in the battleground states of Georgia and Pennsylvania on Friday,...
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Global cases of COVID-19 tops 48 million, 1.2 million deaths
The global tally for confirmed cases of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 climbed to 48 million on Wednesday while the death toll...
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Edward Snowden Seeks Russian Citizenship Ahead of Son’s Birth
The US whistleblower Edward Snowden and his wife are looking for Russian nationality in order to not stay disconnected from their future...
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Gunmen kill 22 students, injure more in terrorist attack on Kabul University
According to an eye witness sources of the Kabul attack, the gunmen attacked Kabul University campus and killed at least 22 students...
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Siberian Virologist Reinfects Himself with Coronavirus to Test his Immune Response
A Siberian Virologist, Alexander Chepurnov, made himself contract coronavirus to know the level of its intensity and he discovered that body becomes...
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India complains after Saudi Arabia chop off Kashmir, Ladakh from its map on new banknote
India has complained to Saudi Arabia over a banknote that shows Kashmir as a state independent from either India or Pakistan, calling it...
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PM Imran Khan shares his thoughts on US Presidential election
Premier Imran Khan while giving an interview to the German news website Spiegel shared his views on the upcoming US Presidential election...
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Izmir earthquake: PM Imran Khan offers condolences to Turkish brethren
Prime Minister Imran Khan, on Saturday, offered condolences to the Turk President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the people of Turkey after Turkey...
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US election 2020 – a simple guide to the presidential race
The world attention is about to shift towards the United States of America, where the next presidential election is due to take...
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Saudi Arabia Planning To Abolish Kafala Sponsorship System
Saudi Arabia is planning to cancel a foreign worker sponsorship system, known as Kafala, and replace it with a new form of...
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PM Imran urges Muslim leaders to collectively confront trend of islamophobia
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Imran Khan urged Muslim leaders to collectively raise their voices against Islamophobia and break the cycle of hate,...
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Pakistani celebrities slam French President Macron for Islamophobic comments
On Monday, Pakistan strongly condemned the republication of blasphemous caricatures in France and the subsequent remarks of French President Emmanuel Macron. This...
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Third wave of COVID-19 in America worse than the first two
What is now called the third wave of coronavirus outbreaks in the United States of America after a tumultuous weekend that saw...
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Normalisation announcement between Israel, Saudi Arabia close, claims Mossad chief
According to the Israeli newspaper, Jerusalem Post, normalization declaration between Saudi Arabia and Israel is close and there could be a major...
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Covid-19 test reports from a Chughtai Lab & IDC no more acceptable for Dubai travel
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Authorities has stopped accepting Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test reports from a Islamabad Diagnostic Center (IDC) and...
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Arab World favour Biden over Trump in US election: Poll
The Democratic candidate Joe Biden considerably leads his opponent a Republican nominee Donald Trump as the Arab world’s favorite in the next...
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Pakistan summons French Ambassador to condemn Islamophobic campaign
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the French Ambassador to convey the deep concerns over the latest republication by Charlie Hebdo. “Pakistan...
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Spain declares virus emergency as global cases soar
Spain began its first nationwide curfew on Sunday night after the government declared a new state of emergency, as it continues to...
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Boycott French Products Trends on Twitter Worldwide
Anger and criticism mounted towards French President Emmanuel Macron due to his anti-Islam rhetoric and talking in favour of blasphemous activities against...
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Hitler handwritten speeches sell for $40,000 at auction despite objections
Handwritten speech notes by Adolf Hitler sold at auction in Munich on Friday even though concerns were raised by Jewish groups that...
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US gives full approval to antiviral remdesivir to treat COVID-19
The US FDA on Thursday granted full approval to the antiviral drug remdesivir as a treatment for Covid-19 patients, after conditional authorization...
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Saudi retail chains join growing informal boycott of Turkish products
Saudi Arabia biggest supermarket chains have joined a rising boycott of Turkish products which is proposed by business leaders and Saudis on...
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Donald Trump calls India ‘filthy’ at final US presidential debate
United States President Donald Trump called China, India and Russia “filthy” when speaking during the climate change segment during the Presidential debate...
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Arrest warrants issued for founders of Panama Papers firm Mossack Fonseca
The Germany law enforcement division have issued international arrest warrants for the two founders of Mossack Fonseca, the Panamanian law firm that...
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FO rejects ‘baseless’ reports claiming Saudi Arabia voted against Pakistan in FATF
The Foreign Office has rejected the baseless and false reports which claim that Saudi Arabia voted against Pakistan in the Financial Action...
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Palestinians force UAE delegation to leave Al-Aqsa Mosque
Palestinians removed United Arab Emirates (UAE) delegation from Muslims third holiest site Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem over UAE normalization deal with the...
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Pakistani Students Shine at Annual Silk Road & Young Dreams Awards in Beijing
Pakistani students gained huge success at the 3rd annual Silk Road and Young Dreams Awards as they receive prizes in the category...
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Saudi Arabia resumes prayers at Masjid al-Haram in Mecca
Citizens and residents are permitted to perform daily prayers at the Masjid al-Haram, or the Grand Mosque, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia for...
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US could’ve saved $10 trillion with COVID response as good as Pakistan: economist Lawrence Summers
After getting international recognition for successful Covid-19 strategy, Pakistan’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic has been appreciated by the former US treasury...
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Rare copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio sells for record $10M
A rare copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio sold for almost $10 million on Wednesday, becoming the most expensive work of literature ever...
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Italy Opens Work Visas for all Pakistanis
Italy has permitted Pakistani citizens to gain seasonal and non-seasonal work visas for the year 2020-21 under the annual schedule of work...
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Pakistan gets relief after G20 agrees to additional 6-month debt suspension
The extension of the debt suspension is approved for another six months amid the coronavirus pandemic until June 2021 by the G20...
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Indian Nirbhay cruise missile test fails for the fourth time
The test of Indian “Nirbhay” land-attack cruise missile (LACMs) which is designed to carry warheads failed for the fourth time on Wednesday....
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Latest Ranking: Pakistan Has One of the Worst Passports in the World
Pakistan passport is listed as one of the worst passports in the latest ranking for the world’s most powerful passports. The Pakistani...
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Oman Air resumes scheduled flights to Pakistan after Covid-19 shutdown
Oman Air has returned to scheduled service in Pakistan, offering flights from Muscat to the cities of Islamabad and Lahore. Oman Air,...
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Drug used to treat Trump developed with blood from recovered Singapore Covid-19 patients
The experimental antibody drug treatment which was used by the doctors for treating United States President Donald Trump contained plasma samples from...
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Roosevelt Hotel to close its doors permanently from October 31
As per the statement on the website of the hotel, the Pakistan International Airline’s (PIA) iconic Roosevelt Hotel in New York will...
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Erdogan UN speech gave courage to Kashmiris, Qureshi tells Turkish counterpart
Foreign Minister of Pakistan Shah Mahmood Qureshi thanked Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for raising the Kashmir dispute in UN General Assembly....
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WHO estimates 10% of world population infected with COVID-19
The World Health Organization (WHO) said Monday that its “best estimates” suggest almost 10 percent of the world has been infected by...
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Scientists who discovered the Hepatitis C virus awarded Nobel Prize
On Monday, US-British trio, American Harvey Alter, and Charles Rice together with Briton Michael Houghton won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for...
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Battle of Brothers bombshell book reveals the rift between William, Harry
The book Battle of Brothers revealed that Prince William gave Prince Harry the cold shoulder and declined to break the bread with...
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Here’s Why Pakistan & Israel are Supporting Azerbaijan Against Armenia
As fighting intensifies in Nagorno-Karabakh, here’s why sworn enemies Pakistan & Israel are supporting Azerbaijan against Armenia. Azerbaijan and Armenia have recourse...
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India crosses 100,000 Covid-19 deaths, behind US, Brazil
In the world’s most populous country, India, the Covid-19 deaths have topped 100,000 after 7 months since the first case was diagnosed...
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KP Policeman Wins UN’s Best Police Officer of Asia Award
A Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa SP ranked police officer Sajjad Khan has been conferred with the Best Police Officer of Asia award by the United...
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India orchestrating financial crimes, sponsoring terrorism in Pakistan
Foreign Office on Thursday said India and its intelligence agencies are involved in money laundering and other financial crimes for sponsoring terrorism...
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Trump Joins Growing List of Covid-Infected World Leaders
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Armenia rejects talks as fighting rages with Azerbaijan
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Babri Masjid demolition case: Pakistan slams ‘shameful’ acquittals
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Global Covid-19 death toll passes ONE MILLION amid fears of second wave
The global death toll from Covid-19 has surpassed the ‘agonizing milestone’ of one million with many regions still reporting surging numbers of...
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Afghanistan chief peacemaker Abdullah thanks Pakistan for facilitating peace process
To discuss the Afghan Peace talks, Abdullah, the head of Afghanistan High Council for National Reconciliation arrived in Islamabad on Monday on...
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Pakistani doctor honored by Saudi Arabia for leading role in COVID-19 fight
Pakistani doctor serving in Saudi Arabia has been presented a leadership award for his services as a team leader in the flight...
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PM Imran addresses 75th UNGA session
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Stolen assets of developing countries must be returned: PM Imran tells UN panel
Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan urged the international community while addressing a UN panel to take “decisive actions” to counter illicit...
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Russia eager to invest $1.7 bn in Pakistan gas sector
Russia ambassador Danila Ganich on Tuesday said that his country was eager to invest $1.7 billion in the Pakistan Karachi-Lahore gas pipeline,...
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Outgoing Chinese Envoy Yao Jing Paid Farewell Call On PM Imran Khan
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Saudi Arabia to resume Umrah pilgrimage from October 4
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PM Imran ‘deeply appreciates’ President Erdogan for raising Kashmir issue at UNGA
On Wednesday, Prime Minister Imran Khan appreciated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for raising his voice for the rights of the Kashmir...
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Russia’s space agency chief declares Venus a “Russian planet”
The person in charge of Russia’s government space agency Dmitry Rogozin claimed that Venus is a “Russian planet”. The audacious claim comes...
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FinCEN Files: Six Pakistani banks named in global money laundering list
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Arbaeen: Iraq revokes permission for special PIA flights
Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) permission to operate special flights to Najaf and Baghdad for pilgrims who wanted to be a part of...
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PM Imran Khan’s UN address on 25th will focus on Kashmir issue
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Indian, Chinese troops exchanged gunfire twice last week as tensions rose
Chinese and Indian troops shared gunfire last week just days before a meeting was held between both countries’ Foreign Ministers. Both countries...
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PM Imran Khan addresses Arnold Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative
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Following UAE, Bahrain formalizing ties with Israel, is Saudi Arabia softening its stance?
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Israel, UAE and Bahrain sign Abraham Accords; Trump says “dawn of new Middle East”
The president of the United States Donald Trump hosted Foreign Ministers of Bahrain and United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Israeli Prime Minister...
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US Hails Pakistan for Advancing Afghan Peace Process
America’s peace envoy for Afghanistan, Zalmay Khalilzad hailed Pakistan for the “important role” Islamabad has played in advancing the Afghan peace process....
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Saudi Arabia eases COVID-19 travel restrictions from today
The Interior Minister of Saudi Arabia announced that from September 15, the Kingdom will partly lift the suspension of international flights which...
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Arab parties, groups reject Bahrain-Israel normalization deal
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Bahrainis voice strong opposition over normalization deal with Israel
Bahrainis took to social media throughout the weekend to voice strong opposition to the normalization deal with Israel, which many called an...
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Afghan forces, Taliban continue to clash even as Afghanistan peace talks open in Qatar
Afghanistan government and Taliban forces clash all over the Afghanistan hours after much awaited peace talks resumed in Doha, Qatar. In the...
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Imam e Kaaba Al-Sudais calls for normalization with Israel in Friday sermon
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Depression rate in the United States triples during COVID-19 pandemic
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Pakistan approves ferry service for pilgrims from Karachi, Gwadar, and Bin Qasim ports
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Covid-19 death toll in Asia tops 100,000
The first death due to COVID-19 that started emerging in December has now crossed the 100,000 mark in Asia. According to a...
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Pakistan condemns republication of blasphemous caricatures in France
ISLAMABAD: Shah Mehmood Qureshi the Foreign Minister of Pakistan condemned the announcement by French magazine regarding reprinting blasphemous caricatures and expressed that...
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Indian special forces member killed in fresh clash with China in Ladakh
A soldier of Tibetan origin in the Indian Special Frontier Force has reportedly been killed in the latest border clash between India...
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Pakistan condemns incidents of desecration of Holy Quran in Sweden, Norway
On Sunday, Pakistan strongly condemned the recent incidents involving the desecration of the Holy Quran in Sweden and Norway and called them...
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PIA to file appeal with EU Aviation Safety Agency to lift the 6-month flight ban
Pakistan International Airline (PIA) is planning to file an appeal with EU Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to uplift the 6-month ban on...
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British Airways seeks permission for flights to Lahore
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New Zealand mosque attack victims confront shooter in courtroom
The white supremacist shooter who killed 51 people at two mosques in New Zealand last year watched without emotion on Monday as...
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Pakistan Navy acquires most advanced Chinese Warship amid deepening ties
China launched an advanced warship for Pakistan Navy, the largest it has built for any country, also it is the first one...
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Taliban political team arrives in Pakistan for Afghan peace talks
On Monday, a delegation of the Taliban political team arrived in Pakistan to discuss the Afghan peace process with the Pakistani leadership....
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Pakistan, China to ‘further strengthen cooperation’ for COVID-19 vaccine development
On Friday, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi met his China counterpart Wang Yi in China’s Hainan province where further strengthening the...
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Turkey re-converts Istanbul’s Chora church museum into a mosque
On Friday, President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan ordered to re-convert yet another Orthodox Chora church now museum into a mosque. A...
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Palestinian embassy praises Pakistan remarks over Israel
Palestinian embassy hailed the recent comments by the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan and called Pakistan their second home. The Embassy...
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Chinese man buys ‘lucky’ phone number for $300,000
A Chinese man brought a lucky Chinese mobile phone number ending in five ‘8s’ for a whopping 2.25 million yuan or $300,000 at an online auction....
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COAS Bajwa meets Saudi deputy defense minister, discusses regional safety & security
According to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) the COAS General Qamar Javed Bajwa met with Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman bin...
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Pakistan-born astrophysicist Nergis Mavalvala named Dean of MIT School of Science
On Tuesday, Pakistan-born astrophysicist Nergis Mavalvala named the new dean of the MIT School of Science. She has a long list of...
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UAE, Israel normalise ties – Muslim world rejects it
A surprise announcement came of a deal to normalise ties between Israel and the UAE on Thursday and Muslims from all over...
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UK temperature pass 34C for six days in row for first time since 1961
The weather condition in the UK has turned drastically hot and recorded above 34C temperature for straight sixth day for the first...
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Lebanon’s government steps down as public anger grows over Beirut blast
Lebanon’s government has resigned amid mounting anger over the Beirut Port blast that devastated parts of the city and left 163 people...
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Russia registers world’s ‘first’ Covid-19 vaccine, names it Sputnik V
On Tuesday, President Vladimir Putin said that Russia has become the first country around the world to approve the Covid-19 ‘Sputnik V’...
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UNGA president discuss Kashmir, lauds Pakistan COVID policies during his two-day visit
UNGA President Volkan Bozkir termed Pakistan Covid-19 policies a “good example” for the world to follow in dealing with the pandemic during...
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South Asian monsoon becoming unpredictable, catastrophic: experts
South Asian monsoon is becoming alarmingly catastrophic and predicting it is becoming difficult. The Comsats Centre for Climate and Sustainability (CCCS) arranged...
