PAKISTAN’s high-level security meeting at the parliament has stressed the need for consensus and unified political commitment to curb the menace of terrorism. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said in a statement after meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security, which was convened amid a surge in terrorist attacks …
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THE Trump administration is considering imposing travel restrictions on citizens from 41 countries, according to an internal memo seen by a media agency. A US official, speaking anonymously, stated that the list is still under review and has not yet been approved by the administration, including Secretary of State Marco …
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Armed militants in Pakistan’s Balochistan region have attacked a train carrying hundreds of passengers and taken a number of hostages, put at no fewer than 182. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) fired at the Jaffar Express Train as it travelled from Quetta to Peshawar. A statement from the separatist group …
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PAKISTAN Health Ministry on Tuesday said the country recorded another polio case, increasing the overall number to 50 in 2024. The new case was reported from the country’s northwest Tank district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province as health officials confirmed the detection of type 1 wild poliovirus in a 20-month-old …
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As part of concerted efforts to facilitate direct air connectivity between Nigeria and Pakistan, the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has led a delegation to Islamabad, Pakistan, to hold talks on the commencement of direct flights. The move was also targeted at fostering economic and trade relations between the …
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A 25-year-old man, Dawlat Khan, convicted for rape has been freed by a Pakistan court after he married his victim in a out-of-court settlement. The settlement was brokered by a council of elders in the northwest of the country, his lawyer said Wednesday, according to AFP. The decision angered rights …
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‘We are living in hell’: Pakistan and India suffer extreme spring heatwaves.For the past few weeks, Nazeer Ahmed has been living in one of the hottest places on Earth. As a brutal heatwave has swept across India and Pakistan, his home in Turbat, in Pakistan’s Balochistan region, has been suffering through …
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A housemaid was killed by her employers in Pakistan’s Punjab province after being set on fire for failing to repay a debt, police said Wednesday. The incident occurred on Sunday in Nankana Sahib district about 60 miles (95 kilometers) from the eastern city of Lahore. “Fouzia Bibi, the victim, and …
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Abuja Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), says over 20 countries have indicated interest to attend its 12th International Trade Fair, scheduled for Sept. 21 to Oct. 7. Mr Chijioke Ekechukwu, the Director-General of ACCI, who spoke in an interview with the Newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja, also said that …
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A 10-year boy was killed and five others were wounded Thursday when a mob attacked a police station in an attempt to lynch a Hindu man charged with blasphemy in southwest Pakistan, officials said. It was the third major vigilante attack linked to accusations of insulting Islam in less than …
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