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7 killed, 15 injured in Russian attacks on cities in Ukraine
At least seven people were killed, and 15 others were injured, with children reported among the casualties in Russian attacks…
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PM Modi congratulates new Pak counterpart Shehbaz Sharif
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Shehbaz Sharif after he was sworn in as the 24th Prime Minister of…
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Shehbaz Sharif Sworn in as Pakistan’s 24th Prime Minister
Shehbaz Sharif, a leader of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the younger brother of three-time premier Nawaz Sharif, was…
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36 die, 41 injured due to heavy rains in Pak
At least 36 people were killed and 41 injured in different rain and snowfall that triggered incidents in Pakistan as…
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Shehbaz Sharif – the only Pak politician to be elected PM for second consecutive term
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday took over the country's premiership for the second time after he…
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29 killed, 50 injured due to heavy rains in Pakistan
At least 29 people were killed, and 50 others injured due to heavy rains that swept across Pakistan in the…
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Shehbaz Sharif elected Pakistan Prime Minister
PML(N) President Shehbaz Sharif was elected 24th Prime Minister of Pakistan on Sunday.
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Amid ruckus, polling underway to elect new Pakistan PM
Amid ruckus by Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) members, voting is underway in the National Assembly to elect 24th prime minister…
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Pakistan’s Parliament to elect new PM on March 3
Members of the Pakistani National Assembly, the parliament's lower house, are expected to elect a new prime minister of the…
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Another Pakistan airlines cabin crew member goes missing in Canada
Another steward of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has reportedly gone missing from Canada, making it the second such incident in…
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Pak Presidential polls: Asif Ali Zardari, Mahmood Achakzai file nomination papers
PPP and the PML-N joint candidate Asif Ali Zardari and PTI backed Sunni Ittehad Council's candidate Mahmood Khan Achakzai have…
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Election Commission of Pakistan releases schedule for Presidential Polls
Islamabad: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday announced that the election for the office of the South Asian…
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Death toll in Bangladesh building fire rises to 45
Dhaka: The death toll in the fire at a multi-storey building in Bangladesh has risen to 45, Health Minister Samanta…
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302 lawmakers take oath in inaugural session of Pakistan’s 16th National Assembly
Islamabad: A total of 302 newly elected lawmakers took oath in the inaugural session of the 16th National Assembly of…
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Heavy rains trigger flash floods in Indonesia
Jakarta: Flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta on Thursday inundated 34 roads, causing traffic disruptions and…
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China agrees to rollover Pakistan’s $2 bn debt on existing terms
China has agreed to rollover a $2 billion debt on existing terms after initially seeking a hike in price, as…
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PTI to stage countrywide protests against poll rigging in Pak
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Tuesday announced staging countrywide protests with participation from other political parties on March 2 against…
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Russia to ban gasoline exports for six months from March 1
Russia will introduce a six-month ban on gasoline exports, beginning March 1, a spokesperson for Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander…
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Pakistan court indicts Imran Khan, Bushra Bibi in graft case
An accountability court in Pakistan on Tuesday indicted former prime minister and jailed PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife…
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