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General elections in Pakistan in last week of January 2024: ECP
Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) announced on Thursday that general elections in the country will take place in the…
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Ex-UK cop claims fellow officers targeted Sikhs, called Malala ‘tikka masala’
London: A former cop with the UK’s West Midlands Police has claimed that some officers routinely used racial slurs against…
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N Korea’s Kim Jong Un heads home after ‘successful’ visit to Russia
Seoul: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has left the Far Eastern city of Vladivostok for home after “successfully” completing…
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IMF sets preconditions for Pakistan’s power bill relief proposal
Islamabad: Pakistan’s proposal to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been sent back with preconditions set to comply before providing…
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Putin Accepts Kim’s Invitation to Visit North Korea
Pyongyang: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to visit the Democratic People’s Republic of…
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Pak ATC preps to declare PTI leaders, workers as absconders
Islamabad: The Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) of Pakistan has started preparations to declare at least 16 leaders and workers of the…
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Christian couple arrested for ‘desecration’ of Quran in Lahore
Lahore: A Christian couple was taken into custody after a blasphemy case was registered against them for allegedly desecrating a…
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Xi’s telling absence at G20
Chinese President Xi Jinping will skip the two-day G20 Summit in New Delhi slated to kick off on Saturday. In…
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PM Modi unveils 12-point plan to strengthen ASEAN-India cooperation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday attended the 20th ASEAN-India Summit here and unveiled the 12-point plan for strengthening cooperation…
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PM Modi to leave for Jakarta on Wednesday night to attend ASEAN-India Summit, East Asia Summit
New Delhi: Prime Minister Modi will leave for the Indonesian capital city on Wednesday night to attend the 20th ASEAN-India…
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Over 36,000 evacuated in China’s Fuzhou due to typhoon Haikui
Beijing: More than 36,000 people in Fuzhou, capital of China’s Fujian province, have been temporarily evacuated as typhoon Haikui brought…
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Hindu community in Pak protests against kidnappings, lawlessness
Islamabad: The Hindu community in Kashmore district of Pakistan’s Sindh province has had enough of the continuous lawlessness, kidnappings for…
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China tells India to ‘stay calm’, ‘stop over-interpreting’ in border map row
New Delhi: China has told India to “stay calm” over a new Chinese map that Delhi says lays claim to its…
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Will hold general elections by Feb 2024, says Pakistan poll body
Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has given its assurance to political parties and the President that it would…
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Pak braces for civil war as govt seeks IMF help to handle increased public uproar against inflation
Protests in Pakistan continue to gain momentum with each passing day as hundreds of thousands of locals burn their electricity…
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Heavy rain leaves 4 dead, 48 missing in China’s Sichuan
Beijing: Four people were confirmed dead and 48 others missing after heavy rainstorms lashed Jinyang county in China’s Sichuan province,…
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Islamabad HC suspends Imran’s sentence in Toshakhana case, orders release
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday suspended former Prime Minister Imran Khan's sentence in the Toshakhana case and ordered his…
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Pak woman commits suicide due to high electricity bill
Islamabad: As Pakistan is reeling from inflation and high taxes, a woman in Punjab province committed suicide after electricity was…
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China releases new map; shows Aksai Chin, Arunachal as its territory
New Delhi: In what could lead to yet another diplomatic flare-up, China has released what it called the “2023 edition…
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Bangladesh to send back Rohingyas later this year to Myanmar
Dhaka: Bangladesh is preparing to start safe and voluntary repatriation of Rohingya refugees to their homeland Myanmar later this year,…
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