Bodies of mother and baby found as death toll from Odesa drone attack rises

The death toll from a Russian drone attack on an apartment block in the southern port city of Odesa has risen to 10 after rescuers found the bodies of another mother and baby, Odesa governor Oleh Kiper said on Sunday. A Russian drone crashed into a residential building in Odesa on Saturday. President Volodymyr Zelenskiy […]

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Burkina Faso prosecutor says ‘around 170 people’ killed in attacks on northern villages

Around 170 people were “executed” in attacks on three villages in northern Burkina Faso a week ago, a regional public prosecutor said Sunday. Aly Benjamin Coulibaly said he received reports of the attacks on the villages of Komsilga, Nodin and Soroe in Yatenga province on February 25, with a provisional toll of “around 170 people […]

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KP CM for expediting relief efforts in rain-affected areas

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur has sought a report on losses caused by rain and landslides. Expressing his sorrow and regret over the casualties in rain-related incidents in the province, the chief minister issued instructions to the administration to expedite relief efforts in rain-affected areas. Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur ordered the […]

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Maryam approves reforms in health system, forms body to ensure transparency

Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has approved phase-wise reforms in health system. Chairing a meeting, the CM directed the authorities concerned to ensure that there should be no hospital in the province where doctors, paramedical staff, medicines and required medical equipment were not available. She directed for forming a health advisory council to ensure transparency. The […]

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PTI mandate stolen on February 8, says Aamir Dogar

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) member Malik Aamir Dogar said on Sunday that the country had a quiet revolution on February 8. Speaking to media at the Parliament House before the assembly session to elect prime minister, he said the PTI mandate was stolen on February 8. The party had won 180 seats as the nation voted […]

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Gohar says assembly isn’t bogus, Qaiser and others still claim it is

The Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) is seemingly divided over the stated position on the nature of newly-elected National Assembly, as Barrister Gohar said they were not labelling the House as “bogus” while Asad Qaiser insisted that the rival parties had a fake mandate. Talking to reporters outside the Parliament House on Sunday, Gohar said he […]

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PTI announces intra-party election results, electing Barrister Gohar as chairman again

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has released the results of its intra-party election. Raoof Hassan, PTI’s information secretary, announced the intra-party election results. Barrister Gohar Ali Khan has been elected as the chairman of PTI without facing any opposition in the intra-party elections. Omar Ayub secured the central general secretary position, while Dr. Yasmin Rashid clinched the […]

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Shehbaz lists debt as biggest challenge, promises to punish May 9 perpetrators

PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday listed external and domestic debt as the biggest challenge for Pakistan and promised to provide relief to farmers and ordinary citizens after gaining the support of 201 National Assembly members. He also made it clear that those involved in the May violence would have to face justice at every […]

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Shehbaz Sharif elected prime minister for second time

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif was elected prime minister of Pakistan for the second time on Sunday. Shehbaz, who served as prime minister for 16 months after ouster of the PTI founder in April 2022, polled 201 votes as against 92 of his rival PTI-SIC candidate Omar Ayub Khan. As Speaker Ayaz Sadiq […]

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South Korea’s Yoon says won’t back down over medical reforms as doctors strike

President Yoon Sun Yeol vowed on Tuesday to go ahead with a plan to increase the number of students admitted into medical schools to improve healthcare in South Korea, and said there was no justification for the protests this reform had triggered. More than 9,000 young doctors, or about two-thirds of the total number of […]

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