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US Senate Republicans block legislation on voting rights amid tensions
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 23 (ANI): US Senate Republicans on Tuesday (local time) blocked a sweeping bill to overhaul federal elections, heightening already inflamed tensions over voting rights.
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Pakistan: Lawmaker from Imran Khan's party questions own govt's federal bu
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 23 (ANI): Major (Retd.) Tahir Sadiq, a lawmaker from Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), raised questions on his own government's federal budget, asking how will the ruling party overcome the Rs 3 trillion deficit.
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Russia records 16,715 COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 22 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia registered 16,715 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, down from 17,378 the day before, taking the cumulative total to 5,350,919, the federal response center said on Tuesday.
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Pak govt - Sindh tussle: Federal Minister accuses PPP leaders of launderi
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], June 21 (ANI): The tussle between the Pakistan government and Sindh has intensified with the federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry accusing the provincial rulers and top PPP leadership of misusing public funds to launder money abroad and stealing water of the poor f
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PDM chief Fazl calls Pakistan's federal budget 'pack of lies'
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], June 21 (ANI): Amid nationwide criticism over Pakistan's newly introduced federal budget, Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Sunday lashed out at the ruling government, terming the country's budget a 'pack of lies'.
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Shehbaz Sharif calls for Pak govt to change approach in COVID-19 vaccine p
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 21 (ANI): As the Pakistan government faces intense criticism over the shortage of COVID-19 vaccines, opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday expressed grave concern over the matter and called for the federal government to change its approach regarding the procur
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Pak's opposition, treasury members accuse Imran Khan govt of neglecting ag
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 21 (ANI): Taking part in a general discussion on the federal budget in the Pakistan National Assembly, lawmakers from the opposition and the treasury benches castigated the Imran Khan-led government for 'neglecting' the agriculture sector and asked it to announce a
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CPEC delays force China to change strategy in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 20 (ANI): Amid the severe delay in implementation of China Pakistan Economic Corridor projects (CPEC) projects, Beijing is now looking to expand its cooperation in Pakistan beyond federal and state governments and trying to engage with other political parties in the cou
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Russia records over 17,000 COVID-19 cases in past day
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 20 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has registered 17,611 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, down from 17,906 the day before, taking the cumulative total to 5,316,826, the federal response center said on Sunday.
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Russia logs nearly 18,000 COVID-19 cases in 24 hrs
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 19 (ANI/Sputnik): Russia has logged 17,906 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, up from 17,262 the day before, taking the cumulative total to 5,299,215, the federal response center said on Saturday.
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Pakistan opposition stages walkout as federal minister responds to critici
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], June 18 (ANI): As Pakistan Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar on Friday responded to the opposition's severe criticism of the federal budget, Leader of the Opposition Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari staged a walkout from the
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China opposes US Federal Commission's vote to advance ban on Chinese equip
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 18 (ANI): China has opposed US Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) vote to advance a plan to ban equipment from Chinese firms including Huawei in US telecoms networks.
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