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Coronavirus: KP government confirms Pakistan's first two deaths
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Coronavirus: KP government confirms Pakistan's first two deaths

Pakistan has confirmed its two coronavirus-related deaths as two patients died in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from the novel coronavirus, KP Health Minister Taimur Saleem Jhagra tweeted. The second announcement came less than two hours after a COVID-19 death was r
Published 19 Mar, 2020 12:00am
COAS visits family of martyred Noman Akram
Pakistan

COAS visits family of martyred Noman Akram

Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited the home of Wing Commander Noman Akram on Sunday, Aaj News reported. COAS prayed for the departed soul and offered Fateha. COAS said, "We owe improved peace & stability to supreme sacrifices
Published 16 Mar, 2020 12:00am
First case surfaces in Quetta
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First case surfaces in Quetta

First case of COVID-19, the mysterious viral pneumonia-like disease caused by the novel coronavirus, has emerged in the Quetta on Tuesday, pushing the countrywide tally to 19, Aaj news reported. The 12-year-old patient had arrived in Quetta along with his
Published 11 Mar, 2020 12:00am
Over 300 Pakistanis reach Taftan from Iran
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Over 300 Pakistanis reach Taftan from Iran

Over 300 pilgrims, among them women, have reached Taftan after being permitted to enter from the Pakistan-Iran border, the spokesperson for the Balochistan government Liaquat Shahwani said on Friday. Liaquat Shahwani said that all those who are arriving i
Published 29 Feb, 2020 12:00am
20 killed in bus-train collision
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20 killed in bus-train collision

At least 20 people were killed while several others were injured after a passenger train collided with a bus near Rohri on Friday night, Aaj News reported. Casualties were expected to rise as rescue workers reached the site and shifted the injured
Published 29 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Trump reiterates offer to mediate on Kashmir
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Trump reiterates offer to mediate on Kashmir

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday reiterated his earlier offer to mediate between India and Pakistan on Kashmir, adding that his relationship with the leaders of both the countries is strong, reported NDTV.
Published 26 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Five dead after inhaling toxic gas in Karachi
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Five dead after inhaling toxic gas in Karachi

Five persons, including an elderly woman died, while 50 others became unconscious after inhaling toxic gas in Keamari area, here on Sunday, said police, Aaj News reported. South Zone DIG Sharjeel Kharal said that a total of 50 persons, all of whom were re
Published 17 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Hafeez heaps praise on Shabbar
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Hafeez heaps praise on Shabbar

Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh says "we need to understand the causes of inflation". Government took initiatives to prevent bankruptcy, he added.
Published 07 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Five Pakistani students diagnosed with coronavirus
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Five Pakistani students diagnosed with coronavirus

Five Pakistani students have been diagnosed with coronavirus in China, Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing confirmed on Wednesday. "There are not four... five have been confirmed," the Chinese ambassador told Independent Urdu. He, however, clarified t
Published 06 Feb, 2020 12:00am
Nasir Shah made Sindh Information Minister
Pakistan

Nasir Shah made Sindh Information Minister

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Muad Ali Shah reshuffled the Sindh cabinet on Monday, by assigning additional and new portfolios to certain ministers, Aaj news reported. According to a notification by the chief secretary, Saeed Ghani has been given the addition
Published 04 Feb, 2020 12:00am
BJP preparing to repeat Myanmar-style genocide in India: PM
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BJP preparing to repeat Myanmar-style genocide in India: PM

Prime Minister Imran Khan has warned the international community that India's ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) was preparing to repeat the Myanmar-style genocide and exclusion of its minority Muslim population. He said that as many as 500 million people
Published 02 Feb, 2020 12:00am
PM Imran Khan meets US President Donald Trump in Davos
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PM Imran Khan meets US President Donald Trump in Davos

Prime Minister Imran Khan met US President Donald Trump, hours after arriving in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday to attend the World Economic Forum assembly scheduled from January 21 to January 24. The occasion marks the third time the two world leaders ha
Updated 22 Jan, 2020 05:41am
6 killed as van, rickshaw erupt in flames
Pakistan

6 killed as van, rickshaw erupt in flames

Six people were killed and five injured as a Suzuki hi-roof and rickshaw caught fire near the Powerhouse Chowrangi, on Friday, Aaj News reported. A woman and four children were among the six people who died when the hi-roof and the rickshaw caught fire, a
Published 11 Jan, 2020 12:00am
Verdict against Musharraf beyond constitution: Khalid
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Verdict against Musharraf beyond constitution: Khalid

Federal Minister for Technology and Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui on Sunday said that a court has given verdict beyond the country's constitution and values in high treasons case against former president General Pervez
Published 23 Dec, 2019 12:00am
Mahathir criticises India's citizenship law
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Mahathir criticises India's citizenship law

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Saturday criticised a new citizenship law in India that excludes Muslim immigrants. At a news conference following the conclusion of an Islamic summit in Kuala Lumpur, Mahathir said India is a secular state and
Updated 22 Dec, 2019 11:39pm
India praises DG ISPR
Pakistan

India praises DG ISPR

The Indian cybersecurity chief has heaped praise on the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), and its director general Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor, saying "they [Pakistan] have got their act together" in information warfare against India, Aaj News reported.
Published 22 Dec, 2019 12:00am