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Pakistan: Punjab Assembly speaker's elections to be held today
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): The election for Punjab Assembly speaker will be held on Friday at 4 pm through a secret ballot. Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan-led Pakistan Tahreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) have jointly fielded Sibtain Khan whereas Mali
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Pakistan: 6 killed, 18 injured after roof collapses due to heavy rains
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Sahiwal [Pakistan], July 29 (ANI): At least six persons including five women were killed after a roof collapsed in Sahiwal during heavy rainfall, local media reported on Thursday adding that another 18 persons sustained injuries in the horrific incident.
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China issues blue alert for rainstorms
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 27 (ANI): China's water and meteorological authorities and agencies issued alerts on Wednesday for rainstorms and mountain torrents in some parts of the country, according to local media.
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Pakistan-occupied Kashmir to hold local body polls after 31 years
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Muzaffarabad [PoK], July 26 (ANI): Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) will hold local body elections in the month of September on a party basis after 31 years, local media reported citing the region's poll body.
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No harm in appointing next army chief before time: Pakistan President
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 26 (ANI): Pakistan President Arif Alvi on Tuesday said that there was no harm in appointing the next army chief before the expiry of the incumbent's term, local media reported.
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Chinese Xi holds talks with Indonesian President Widodo in Beijing ahead o
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 26 (ANI): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Beijing, local media reported, noting a rare visit under China's so-called zero COVID policy.
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Pakistani rupee slumps further to PKR 231 against dollar
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 26 (ANI): Pakistan rupee depreciated at a record low against the US dollar on Tuesday as it dropped to PKR 231 against the dollar in the interbank market, local media reported.
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55 Pakistani cops killed in target killings in KP since January: Report
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], July 25 (ANI): At least 55 policemen have been killed and 60 were injured in various attacks across Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province between January to mid-July this year, local media reported citing sources.
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Protest continues in Pakistan's North Waziristan against targeted killings
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 25 (ANI): Jamiat Ulema-e Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) has protested in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's North Waziristan against the killing of its local leaders and lawlessness in the district, according to local media.
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Japan confirms its first Monkeypox case
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 25 (ANI): Japan reported its first case of Monkeypox on Monday in Tokyo with a 30-year-old man testing positive, local media reported citing a government source.
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Pakistani rupee slumps to 230 against US Dollar
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 25 (ANI): The Pakistani rupee has dropped to a record low against the US dollar with the exchange rate sliding to PKR 230, local media reported on Monday.
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24 people killed after bus plunges into river in Kenya
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Nairobi [Kenya], July 25 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 24 people died on Sunday evening after a bus plunged into a river along a highway in Kenya, local media reported, citing the rescue team and the Kenya Red Cross Society.
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