Seven people were killed, two severely injured, and hundreds of buildings were damaged in several cities as an earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale struck off Indonesia’s Java island on Saturday, the country’s disaster mitigation agency BNPB said.The quake, which struck at 2 p.m. (0700 GMT) local time, was felt across East Java, home […]
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KARACHI: A woman died by suicide after being blackmailed by a group of men in Karachi’s Shadman Town, the police confirmed Saturday after voice notes of the victim recorded hours before her death were discovered.The woman sent three audio messages, in which she was crying, and a picture, to her friend before her death, the […]
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NEW DELHI: Gavi the co-lead in the global vaccine sharing facility COVAX has revealed that India is legally bound to ship coronavirus vaccines to them, the law could harm Serum Institute of India’s (SII) efforts to boost domestic supplies.India, where infections have surged to 13.06 million, suspended all major exports of vaccines last month to […]
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Foreign Minister(FM) Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday visited Armed Forces Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine (AFIRM), Rawalpindi, reported, quoting Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The Foreign Minister, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, visited the Armed Forces Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine (AFIRM) in Rawalpindi today. The Foreign Minister met with war-wounded soldiers, inquired about their well-being, and was given a […]
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Coronavirus has claimed 105 more lives in Pakistan during the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 15,229,reported on Friday.The latest statistics of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) showed the COVID-19 has claimed 105 more lives and 5,312 fresh infections were reported during the period.During the period of a day, the […]
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Sindh High Court, in a landmark decision, has deemed the regularisation of contract employees in Grade 16 and above without commission’s examinations as illegal. The Sindh High Court (SHC) ruled on Friday that it is unlawful to regularize contract workers in grades 16 and up without requiring them to pass commission exams. The Sindh High […]
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KARACHI: Pakistan convincingly won the ODI series in South Africa against the home side after seven years courtesy to Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman. There was a lot of gratitude and wild celebration for the Men in Green on social media and in the cricketing community on Wednesday after Pakistan overcame South Africa by 28 […]
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Islamabad: The Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination, Fehmida Mirza termed the suspension of the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) by the FIFA Bureau as highly painful, and absolutely shocking to the millions of football fans. While reacting on the matter, Fehmida emphasized that they had already condemned the act of taking over of Football House by […]
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KARACHI: The Pakistan rupee strengthened by 23 paisas against the United States (US) dollar at the start of today’s trading, hitting a 22-month high. At the beginning of today’s trade, the Pakistani rupee gained 23 paisas against the US dollar, reaching a 22-month high. The local currency is currently selling at Rs152.95 against the US […]
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The United States said Wednesday it was restoring assistance to the Palestinians severed under former president Donald Trump with an announcement of $235 million. The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Unrwa, which has been in financial difficulties since losing $360 million in US financing in 2018, will receive two thirds of the proceeds. Regarding the […]
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