KARACHI (AFP) – Pakistan has suspended six civil servants after they posed for a selfie with a coronavirus patient in a quarantine centre, an official…
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250,000 pilgrims mass in Pakistan despite coronavirus warnings
LAHORE (AFP) – Hundreds of thousands of Islamic worshippers gathered in eastern Pakistan this week amid the coronavirus pandemic, ignoring government warnings that such events…
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Flash floods in Afghanistan, Pakistan kill at least 45 people
At least 25 people killed in Pakistan and 20 in Afghanistan after heavy rains, flash floods and snowfall. At least 45 people have been killed…
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Pakistan convicts two over Mashal Khan blasphemy lynching case
Mashal Khan, 23, was killed by a mob in a university campus in Mardan, in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province two years ago. A Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentenced…
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Saudi Crown Prince MBS to visit Pakistan for investment deals
Originally scheduled for Saturday, Prince Mohammed’s arrival in Islamabad has been delayed by a day. Islamabad, Pakistan – Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is due to arrive…
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Army of 100,000 Chinese ducks on standby to combat locust swarms
BEIJING (BLOOMBERG) – A troop of special Chinese ducks is waiting to be deployed to neighbouring Pakistan to fight a swarm of crop-eating pests that…
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India vs Pakistan: Military strength and arsenal
A comparative look at the military budget, nuclear capabilities, army, air force and navy of the South Asian rivals. India has carried out air raids…
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Donald Trump calls India-Pakistan standoff 'very dangerous'
US president’s remarks come in the backdrop of rising tension between the nuclear-armed neighbours over Kashmir attack. US President Donald Trump has voiced concern over…
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Pakistan says 'will respond' to Indian air raids on its territory
India claims to have destroyed a ‘Jaish-e-Mohammed camp’ while Pakistan says munitions struck uninhabited countryside. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan says it reserves the right to respond to…
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Pakistan's Imran Khan approves military response if India attacks
Islamabad authorises ‘decisive and comprehensive’ reply to any Indian aggression as tensions over Kashmir attack soar. The Pakistani government has authorised its military to “respond…
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Pakistan rights group to protest killing of activist
Friends and family of Arman Loni accuse the police of intentionally targeting and killing him in Balochistan. A Pakistani civil rights group has called for…
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India demands Pakistan take 'credible action' over Kashmir attack
New Delhi calls Imran Khan’s offer to investigate last week’s attack if India provides proof a ‘lame excuse’. India has demanded that Pakistan take “credible and visible…
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Saudi Crown Prince MBS to visit Pakistan for investment deals
Originally scheduled for Saturday, Prince Mohammed’s arrival in Islamabad has been delayed by a day. Islamabad, Pakistan – Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is due to arrive…
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Nine killed in Kashmir gun battle days after deadly attack
The gun battle in Pulwama follows killing of 42 Indian forces in the deadliest attack in 30 years of Kashmir conflict. Srinagar, India-administered Kashmir – At least…
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