Myanmar’s Muslim-minority Rohingya community is once again under threat of attacks and displacement as fighting between a powerful ethnic army and the country’s ruling junta escalates in the western state of Rakhine, according to UN and aid agencies. Tens of thousands of Rohingya are estimated to have fled for safety towards neighbouring Bangladesh since mid-May, […]
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Strong gales and heavy rain brought by cyclone Remal lashed the coastlines of India and Bangladesh on Monday, killing at least four people and cutting electricity supply to millions before losing intensity. The year’s first cyclone in the region is the latest of the frequent storms that have pounded the low-lying coasts of the South […]
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, making his third foreign trip since his re-election in March, arrived in ex-Soviet Uzbekistan on Sunday and met with his counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev ahead of the start of formal talks. Russian news agencies said Mirziyoyev met Putin on arrival in Tashkent in the evening and the two leaders travelled together in […]
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On paper, South Africa’s election this week should present a golden opportunity for the opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) and its leader John Steenhuisen. The African National Congress (ANC) – the party of Nelson Mandela in power for the last 30 years – has little to boast about. The economy has barely grown in the last […]
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Seven more mobile force units will soon arrive as reinforcements in New Caledonia, the Elysée said in a statement on Monday, also indicating a state of emergency would end as planned in the French Pacific territory on Tuesday morning local time. The state of emergency would end on Monday evening at 8:00 pm in Paris […]
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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday issued written verdict on missing person observing that “every missing person will definitely come back to his family.” Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani issued the four-page written verdict making the undertaking of the attorney general part of the veridct. The attorney general gave an undertaking to the court on […]
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Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority’s (PEMRA) notification on court proceedings reporting ban has also been challenged in Sindh High Court (SHC). The court has approved the petition for immediate hearing. A two-member bench headed by SHC chief justice will hear the case today. The petition was filed by Ameen Anwar, Shoukat Korai and others making […]
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Khawaja Saad Rafique, former federal minister, on Monday called on Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif. During the meeting the overall political and economic situation of the country was discussed, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release. Separately, Chairman Prime Minister Youth Programme Rana Mashhood Ahmed also called on the prime minister.
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United States Ambassador Donald Blome said on Monday that the Washington “is a strong partner for Pakistan’s economic future.” According to a US Mission in Islamabad press release, Ambassador Blome met Pakistan Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb here “to discuss key aspects of the US-Pakistan trade, investment, and economic relationship. The Ambassador highlighted ongoing US support […]
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Talat Hussain, a celebrated actor and director who carved out his niche in Pakistan’s drama industry, was laid to rest in Defence Phase 8 graveyard on Sunday night. A number of people including friends and showbiz personalities turned up to bid farewell to the Pakistan Television’s star of yesteryears. The news of his death was […]
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