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Baghdadi died 'in panic and dread', claims Trump
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Baghdadi died 'in panic and dread', claims Trump

Fugitive Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi died "whimpering and crying" in a raid by U.S. special forces in northwest Syria, President Donald Trump announced on Sunday, in a major blow to the jihadist group.
Published 28 Oct, 2019 12:00am
Pakistan denies Modi permission to use airspace
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Pakistan denies Modi permission to use airspace

Pakistan once again denied Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi the permission to use its airspace in the backdrop of Black Day (October 27) observed to commemorate Indian forces illegal occupation of Jammu and Kashmir, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Quresh
Published 28 Oct, 2019 12:00am
PM describes himself as 'ambassador' of Kashmiris
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PM describes himself as 'ambassador' of Kashmiris

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday termed himself the 'ambassador of the people of Kashmir' and assured them that he would be their "spokesman and representative, who would launch struggle at every forum of the world for the liberation of Kashmir from In
Published 28 Oct, 2019 12:00am
Stray dog's population surges in Islamabad
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Stray dog's population surges in Islamabad

Stray dogs are proliferating in the capital including in the Blue Area and Red Zone which houses the most sensitive entities in the country including the Prime Minister and the President's House and Secretariat, the parliament, Supreme Court and most mini
Published 28 Oct, 2019 12:00am
Bilawal celebrates Diwali with Hindu, Sikh communities
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Bilawal celebrates Diwali with Hindu, Sikh communities

Pakistan People's Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Sunday joined the Hindu and Sikh community of Kashmore district in celebrating Diwali. "Had the pleasure of spending Diwali with the Sikh & Hindu community today in Kashmore. Wishing all tho
Published 28 Oct, 2019 12:00am
Renowned Naat Khawan Yousaf Memon passes away
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Renowned Naat Khawan Yousaf Memon passes away

Renowned Naat Khawan Alhaj Yousaf Memon has passed away in Karachi at 60 after suffering from prolonged ailment of breathing complications. Relatives told media that Memon's funeral prayers will be offered tomorrow (Monday) after Namaz-e-Zuhr in Pahari Ma
Published 28 Oct, 2019 12:00am
Buzdar felicitates Hindu community on Dewali
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Buzdar felicitates Hindu community on Dewali

Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar while felicitating Hindu community on the eve of Dewali festival said that we equally participate in the festivities of Hindu community. Participation in each others celebrations increases love, brotherhood and to
Published 28 Oct, 2019 12:00am
Unesco, BNU join hands on 'Pakistan's Creative Future'
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Unesco, BNU join hands on 'Pakistan's Creative Future'

Beaconhouse National University (BNU) is set to commence its first ever five-day start-up and accelerator creative business training programmes from Oct 27. The programmes are being offered under the Pakistan's Creative Future project in partnership with
Published 28 Oct, 2019 12:00am
Government to announce three-year Hajj policy
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Government to announce three-year Hajj policy

Additional Secretary Hajj & Religious Affairs, Mohammad Daud Warriach has said that this year, the government has planned to announce a three-year Hajj policy to provide maximum opportunities of training to pilgrims.
Published 28 Oct, 2019 12:00am
JUI-F reiterates PM's resignation demand
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JUI-F reiterates PM's resignation demand

Convener of the Rehbar Committee of opposition parties, Akram Khan Durrani has reiterated that the resignation of the Prime Minister is their first demand, adding that their Azadi March will be peaceful.
Published 28 Oct, 2019 12:00am
Kashmir Black Day: One minute silence observed in Tehran
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Kashmir Black Day: One minute silence observed in Tehran

Kashmir Black Day was observed on Sunday at the Embassy of Pakistan, Tehran to express support of the Pakistani nation for the struggle of the Kashmiri people against the atrocities being committed by the Indian security forces in Indian Occupied Kashmir.
Published 28 Oct, 2019 12:00am
'Black Day' observed in Sialkot
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'Black Day' observed in Sialkot

Refugees from Jammu and Kashmir settled in Sialkot and Narowal districts and general public on Sunday observed black day to express complete solidarity with their Kashmiri brothers. On this occasion, they lauded the efforts of Pakistan government for taki
Published 28 Oct, 2019 12:00am
Kashmir 'Black Day' observed across Faisalabad
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Kashmir 'Black Day' observed across Faisalabad

Kashmir Black Day was observed across the Faisalabad Division to express solidarity with the people of Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir and to condemn the illegal occupation of the territory by India on October 27, 1947.
Published 28 Oct, 2019 12:00am
Defying crackdown, Iraqis keep protesting
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Defying crackdown, Iraqis keep protesting

Thousands of Iraqi protesters stood fast in Baghdad's central Tahrir Square on Sunday, defying a bloody crackdown that killed scores over the weekend and an overnight raid by security forces seeking to disperse them. Young men had erected barricades on a
Published 28 Oct, 2019 12:00am
Four Iraqi MPs resign in response to mass protests
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Four Iraqi MPs resign in response to mass protests

Four Iraqi parliamentarians resigned on Sunday in anger at the government's perceived failure to respond to mass protests, piling more pressure on embattled Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi. Rallies demanding an overhaul of the ruling regime have rocked Ir
Published 28 Oct, 2019 12:00am
Thousands rally in Catalan counter-protest
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Thousands rally in Catalan counter-protest

Tens of thousands of people marched Sunday for Spanish unity, staging a counter-rally in Barcelona a day after 350,000 Catalan separatists held a protest over the jailing of nine regional leaders. Around 80,000 people, according to a police estimate, marc
Published 28 Oct, 2019 12:00am
Lebanon protesters form nationwide human chain
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Lebanon protesters form nationwide human chain

Tens of thousands of Lebanese protesters successfully formed a human chain running north-south across the entire country on Sunday to symbolise newfound national unity. Demonstrators joined hands from Tripoli to Tyre, a 170-kilometre (105-mile) chain runn
Published 28 Oct, 2019 12:00am
Top Senegal rebel figure killed
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Top Senegal rebel figure killed

Gunmen killed a leading figure of a Senegalese separatist movement on Sunday while he was attending a traditional ceremony, a military spokesman said. Abdou Elinkine Diatta, spokesman of the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC), was attending
Published 28 Oct, 2019 12:00am
Omanis elect new consultative council
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Omanis elect new consultative council

Omanis on Sunday elected an 86-member consultative council whose powers are limited but may possibly play a role in the selection of a successor to the sultan. The vote comes at a time of uncertainty over a successor to Sultan Qaboos, 78, who has no heir
Published 28 Oct, 2019 12:00am
Belgium's first female prime minister officially named
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Belgium's first female prime minister officially named

Belgium's King Philippe officially named Budget Minister Sophie Wilmes interim prime minister on Sunday, making her the first woman to hold the post. Wilmes, a liberal francophone, replaces Charles Michel, who is set to take over as European Council presi
Published 28 Oct, 2019 12:00am
US envoy in Kabul amid poll uncertainty, stalled talks
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US envoy in Kabul amid poll uncertainty, stalled talks

Zalmay Khalilzad, the US envoy who led talks with the Taliban until negotiations collapsed last month, was in Kabul on Sunday meeting with top Afghan officials including President Ashraf Ghani. His visit comes amid speculation the US is attempting to rest
Published 28 Oct, 2019 12:00am