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Four children killed in blast in Afghanistan's Kandahar
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kandahar [Afghanistan], March 19 (ANI): At least four children were killed in a rocket explosion in Kandahar province's Sha Walikot district on Friday, local media reported.
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Imran Khan should step down to end political crisis, says ruling PTI found
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 19 (ANI): Amid the ongoing political unrest in the country, Founding member of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government Najeeb Haroon said the only way to end the turmoil is the resignation of Prime Minister Imran Khan, local media reported.
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Pakistan Democratic Movement to hold long march against Imran Khan govt in
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 19 (ANI): The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) has amended its plan to hold a long march on March 27 in order to counter the Imran Khan government, local media reported.
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Pak opposition seeks police help to protect Sindh House premises
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 18 (ANI): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)-led Sindh government called in the provincial police to help protect the premises of Sindh House, local media reported.
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Pakistan: Ahead of no-trust vote, dozens of dissident PTI lawmakers come o
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 17 (ANI): Ahead of the vote on the no-confidence motion moved by the Opposition against Prime Minister Imran Khan, dozens of dissident Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNAs came out in the open on Thursday, local media reported.
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180 media outlets closed in past seven months in Afghanistan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 17 (ANI): As many as 180 media outlets out of 475 have been closed in Afghanistan in the past seven months following the takeover by the Taliban in August this year, local media reported.
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UN to host pledging conference with UK, Germany, Qatar in Afghanistan f
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 17 (ANI): The United Nations along with the United Kingdom, Germany and Qatar will host an international pledging conference in Afghanistan on March 31, in support of the humanitarian response, local media reported.
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Chinese national gets 9-year prison term in Ethiopia for smuggling telecom
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Addis Ababa [Ethiopia], March 16 (ANI): A court in Ethiopia has sentenced a Chinese national to nine years in jail for reportedly trying to smuggle highly censored communication gear into the country, local media reported citing the country's ministry of justice on Wednesday.
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Peshawar mosque attack lays bare intolerance against Shias in Pakistan
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 16 (ANI): The Peshawar mosque attack is a reminder of how Pakistanis continue to be openly intolerant towards Shias in the country and there is still active support for groups that target their communities, local media reported.
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Afghan authority claims foreign institutions presenting false statistics a
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 16 (ANI): Afghanistan's National Statistics and Information Authority (NSIA) has claimed that certain foreign institutions were misleading the world by presenting false statistics about humanitarian aid and embezzling tens of millions of dollars in the name of Afgh
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Pakistan: IED blast in Sibi kills four soldiers, 10 injured
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], March 16 (ANI): Four Pakistani soldiers were killed and 10 more were critically injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack in the Sibi district of Balochistan, local media reported.
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Pakistan facing a staggering 52 pc water shortage
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 16 (ANI): Pakistan faces a staggering 52 per cent water shortage with the acute water crisis causing disruptions in even essential services like healthcare, local media reported on Tuesday.
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