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Hospitals in Pakistan run short of beds as dengue cases surge countrywide
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 10 (ANI): Amid the COVID-19 health crisis, dengue has emerged as another major concern for Pakistan, with hospitals in Punjab province, especially in Lahore, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh snowed under with the patients of mosquito-borne viral infection to a point
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Architect of Pakistan's nuclear programme AQ Khan dies
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 10 (ANI): Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, the architect of Pakistan's nuclear programme has passed away, local media reported on Sunday. He was 85.
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Pak opposition calls for early elections, says people want to get rid of I
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan] October 9 (ANI): The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) on Saturday called for early elections in the country, and said that the people want to get rid of Imran Khan-led government amid rising inflation and economic crisis in the country, local media reported.
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Taiwan says it is sovereign, independent country as Xi pledges 'reunificat
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], October 9 (ANI): After the Chinese President Xi Jinping's vowed to "reunify" with Taipei, Taiwan on Saturday said that the island is an independent country, and not part of the People's Republic of China, local media reported.
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Japan considers financial support for Taiwan's TSMC to build chip plant
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan] October 8 (ANI): The Japanese government is considering financial support for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) to build a chip-making factory, potentially with Sony Group Corp., in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto, local media reported citing sources o
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Rain-triggered landslide kills 3 in China's Shaanxi province
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 7 (ANI): Three people have been killed in a landslide triggered by continuous downpours in northwest China's Shaanxi province, local media reported citing authorities on Thursday.
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Pakistan earthquake kills 20 people, injures 300 in Balochistan
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], October 7 (ANI): At least 20 people were killed and 300 others injured in an earthquake that struck several parts of Balochistan including Quetta in the early hours of Thursday, local media reports said.
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At least 8 killed in earthquake in Pakistan: Report
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Quetta (Balochistan) [Pakistan], October 6 (ANI): At least eight people were killed and several injured in an earthquake that struck parts of Balochistan including Quetta in the early hours of Thursday, local media reported.
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Turkish parliament ratifies Paris climate deal
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Istanbul [Turkey], October 7 (ANI): Turkey's parliament ratified the Paris climate agreement on Wednesday, local media reported quoting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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US school shooting: 18-yr-old suspect at large, 4 injured
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Arlington [US], October 6 (ANI): An 18-year-old has been identified as a suspect in Wednesday's shooting at a school in Texas, the US in which at least four people sustained injuries, local media reported.
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Shooting at Texas school, Police say multiple victims injured
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Arlington [US], October 6 (ANI): At least three people have been hospitalized with injuries after reports of an active shooter on Wednesday morning at Timberview High School in Arlington, Texas, according to local media reports citing police sources.
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Major military reshuffle in Pakistan, Lt Gen Nadeem Anjum named new ISI ch
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], October 6 (ANI): In a major military reshuffle in Pakistan, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lieutenant General Faiz Hameed has been replaced and Lieutenant General Nadeem Anjum has been appointed in his place, local media reported on Wednesday.
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