ISLAMABAD (REUTERS) – Pakistan has decided to lift a ban on popular social media app TikTok after the company vowed to block all accounts involved…
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Pilots rusty after coronavirus lockdown could be factor in Pakistan plane crash, safety head says
BRUSSELS (BLOOMBERG) – Europe’s top aviation-safety official said that pilot rustiness following global groundings at the height of the coronavirus crisis may have been a…
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Marble quarry collapse in remote Pakistan kills at least 17
PESHAWAR (REUTERS) – A collapse at a marble quarry in a remote area of Pakistan on Monday (Sept 7) has killed at least 17 people,…
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Afghanistan and Pakistan floods: At least 160 dead and hundreds of homes destroyed amid heavy rainfall
At least 70 people are dead and dozens are injured from flooding after heavy seasonal rains drenched northern and eastern Afghanistan, while 90 have died…
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Pakistan sanctions Taliban 'to avoid global finance blacklist'
Islamabad says it only followed UN resolution sanctioning the Afghan group and rejected media reports of any new move. Pakistan has issued sweeping financial sanctions…
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Pakistani army chief visits Saudi Arabia to revive ties strained over Kashmir
RIYADH/ISLAMABAD (REUTERS) – Pakistan’s army chief met with senior Saudi Arabian officials in Riyadh on Monday (Aug 17) in an effort to ease a row…
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Remittances to Pakistan hit record high due to subdued Haj spending
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Remittances from Pakistani workers employed abroad hit the highest level for a single month in July, officials said on Monday, increasing…
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Pakistan army chief to visit Saudi Arabia in quest to smooth ties
Saudi Arabia has pulled support to Pakistan after the latter slammed Riyadh for its stand on the Kashmir dispute. Pakistan’s army chief will visit Saudi…
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Protesters killed at Pakistan-Afghanistan border: Officials
ISLAMABAD (AFP) – Several people were killed in clashes between Pakistan’s border forces and crowds trying to cross into Afghanistan for the Muslim festival of…
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Pakistan artillery kills 15 civilians in Afghanistan, Kabul says, after clashes at closed border
KABUL/QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Cross-border artillery fire by Pakistan killed at least 15 civilians in Afghanistan on Thursday, Afghan officials said, prompting Kabul to put…
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Coronavirus: Pakistan virus deaths drop, but government warns of Eid spike
ISLAMABAD (AFP) – Pakistan has seen an 80 per cent drop in coronavirus deaths, but risks a spike in new cases after the upcoming Eid…
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Pakistan resumes polio vaccinations after coronavirus hiatus
Door-to-door vaccination of more than 800,000 children under the age of five to be conducted in several cities. Quetta, Pakistan – Pakistan is resuming polio vaccination…
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Most licences valid for Pakistan pilots working abroad, says regulator
KARACHI (AFP) – Pakistani authorities said on Thursday (July 16) they had confirmed the credentials of almost all Pakistani pilots working for foreign airlines, as…
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Pakistani ministers test positive for coronavirus as cases rise
ISLAMABAD (BLOOMBERG) – Two of Pakistan’s top ministers tested positive for the coronavirus, as the south Asian nation becomes a hot spot for the pandemic…
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