With no chance to celebrate Ramazan, Gazans gather at soup kitchens

In the Jabalia refugee camp, hungry Gazans hold out pots to receive soup during the holy month of Ramazan. As other Muslims around the world consume traditional Ramazan meals and desserts to break their fast after sunset, residents of the besieged strip are lucky to find a few scraps of food, or sips of water, […]

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The Great Successor? Who is North Korea’s Kim Ju Ae

She oversees military drills with her father, a military marshal knelt before her, state media use leader-level honorifics to describe her — a fresh slew of signals indicate Kim Jong Un’s teenage daughter Ju Ae could be North Korea’s next ruler. AFP takes a look at what we know about her: Who is she? First […]

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India’s opposition struggles to battle Modi juggernaut

 Living a precarious existence on odd jobs, manual labourer Virender Singh says his relentless struggles to make money are inconsequential compared to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s endeavours to make India great. Modi’s popularity remains stratospheric a decade after he first swept to power. He has successfully cast himself as the custodian of both India’s rising […]

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KP CM Gandapur’s outburst against corrupt officers

Ali Amin Gandapur, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister, goads the public to take matters into their own hands while punishing corrupt officers.  Speaking to people at a village in Dera Ismail Khan, Gandapur suggested that instead of complaining to him about corrupt officers, the public should take bricks and smash the heads of those involved […]

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PM calls upon nation to become part of govt’s Green Pakistan initiative

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday called upon the provincial governments, civil society and all the citizens to become partners of the government’s quest for Green Pakistan. “Today is about investing in our future. I urge the nation to synergize their efforts in safeguarding this invaluable resource and ensure its effective stewardship for our […]

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Railways planning to run special trains on Eid

Pakistan Railways is planning to run `Eid Special Trains’ on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr to cater to the rush and provide opportunities to celebrate the Islamic festival with their loved ones across the country. “The department has completed all the arrangements regarding Eid Special Trains to facilitate the passengers and the announcement would be made […]

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Security forces kill terrorist, injure two others in Panjgur

Security forces killed a terrorist and injured two others in an intelligence-based operation in Panjgur.  The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement that the operation was carried out on information in Panjgur district.  During the operation, a terrorist named Liaquat Chakar was killed and two others were injured.  The army’s media wing said weapons, […]

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COAS Asim Munir meets PM Shehbaz, briefs on Saudi visit

Chief of Army Staff Gen Syed Asim Munir on Thursday met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.  According to sources, the meeting took place before the Special Investment Facilitation Council (SIFC) apex committee meeting. The army chief took the prime minister into confidence about his visit to Saudi Arabia.  The premier expressed his satisfaction on Pak-Saudi relations.  […]

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Pakistan did not invade Afghanistan but acted against terrorist hideouts: FO

The intelligence-based operation carried out by Pakistan on March 18 was not an invasion of Afghanistan but an action against the sanctuaries of terrorists hiding inside Afghanistan and posing threats to Pakistan’s security, said Foreign Office spokesperson Mumtaz Zahra Baloch in her weekly press briefing on Thursday. “Pakistan has not invaded Afghanistan. We have no […]

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Indonesia’s Jokowi seeks major party takeover to retain decade-long influence

Outgoing President Joko Widodo is trying to take control of one of Indonesia’s biggest political parties to retain the influence he racked up during a decade in power and protect it from his successor Prabowo Subianto, four members of the ruling coalition told Reuters. Hugely popular but without a political party of his own, Jokowi, […]

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