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Pakistan slips further in Press Freedom Index, down to 145th position
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 19 (ANI): Pakistan is among one of the deadliest countries for journalists in South Asia as Islamabad has gone down by six points and slipped to 145th position this year in the global index of press freedom, local media reported on Sunday.
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ANP mayoral candidate shot dead in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 19 (ANI): Pakistan's Awami National Party leader and candidate for tehsil mayor in Dera Ismail Khan was shot dead, a day before polling for local government seats which were scheduled to take place in parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, local media reported on Sunday.
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Gas crisis worsens in Pakistan's cities, residents forced to pay high pric
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Rawalpindi [Pakistan], December 19 (ANI): Amid severe cold in Pakistan, most of the residents continue to face gas crisis as Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Ltd (SNGPL) has completely failed to meet the demand in the region, reported local media.
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Pakistan: OIC Foreign Ministers begin discussion on humanitarian situation
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 19 (ANI): The 17th Extraordinary Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) started in Islamabad on Sunday to discuss the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan, reported local media.
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Afghanistan: Government employees take to streets in Kabul over unpaid sal
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 19 (ANI): As the situation deteriorates in Afghanistan, government employees took to the streets in Kabul demanding the immediate release of their unpaid salaries, local media reported.
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Pakistan: Death toll in Karachi blast climbs to 15
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Sindh [Pakistan], December 18 (ANI): The death toll in Pakistan's Karachi blast has climbed to 15 as authorities are still trying to recuse people trapped under the debris of a building that collapsed after the explosion, local media reported on Saturday.
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Kabul locals struggle with higher food, fuel prices
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 18 (ANI): Amidst harsh winter, people living in Kabul are struggling for food, fuel and other basic items in the face of surge in fuel prices coupled with high unemployment rates, according to local media.
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Russia delivers 36 tons of humanitarian aid to Kabul
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], December 18 (ANI): Three Russian military transport aircraft have delivered 36 tons of humanitarian aid to Kabul, local media reported on Saturday.
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Taliban's acting Foreign Minister leaves for Pakistan to attend OIC summit
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 18 (ANI): Taliban's acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Saturday left for Pakistan to attend the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit on Afghanistan, local media reported.
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Chinese reports 89 new COVID-19 cases
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 18 (ANI): At least 89 new cases of COVID-19 were reported from the Chinese mainland on Friday, local media reported on Saturday.
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At least 5 dead as powerful typhoon lashes Philippines
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], December 17 (ANI/Xinhua): At least five people have died as powerful Typhoon Rai pounded the Philippines, according to authorities and local media.
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Japan: 27 feared dead in fire in Osaka building
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], December 17 (ANI): As many as 27 people were feared dead as a fire broke out in a building in Japan's Osaka prefecture, local media reported on Friday.
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