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US special envoy calls on Muslim world to champion Afghan women's rights
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 3 (ANI): The US special envoy has said that the "Muslim world must champion the rights of Afghan women and girls", reported local media.
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Chinese man declared dead at hospital, found alive in morgue
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 2 (ANI): In a bizarre incident, an elderly person in a Shanghai nursing home was mistakenly taken to the morgue while still alive, local media reported, as the city's prolonged lockdown continues to put a strain on city health facilities amid renewed COVID-19 outbreak.
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Pak Minister claims Imran Khan retained official vehicle worth PKR 150 mln
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 2 (ANI): Pakistan Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb on Sunday claimed that former Prime Minister Imran Khan has retained an official vehicle worth Pakistani rupees 150 million, reported local media.
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Amid surge in daily cases, Taiwan likely to witness COVID-19 peak in secon
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Taipei [Taiwan], May 2 (ANI): As the daily COVID-19 infections in Taiwan continue to rise, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) has predicted that the country could witness the peak of the pandemic wave in the second half of May, reported local media.
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Pakistan: Shehbaz regime considering quashing ex-PM Nawaz Sharif's graft c
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 2 (ANI): With Shehbaz Sharif as the country's Prime Minister, the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz is considering quashing or suspending the punishment of his brother and former prime minister Nawaz Minister in alleged corruption cases, local media reported.
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8 shot dead, 16 injured in weekend shootings in Chicago
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Chicago [US], May 2 (ANI): At least 8 people were shot dead and 16 left injured in a number of shooting incidents in Chicago over the weekend, local media reported.
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Beijing reports 55 new local COVID-19 cases
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Beijing [China], May 1 (ANI): As China's COVID-19 cases continue to rise at an alarming rate, the Chinese capital, Beijing reported 51 locally transmitted confirmed COVID-19 cases and four asymptomatic cases on Sunday, local media reported citing authorities as saying.
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Islamic scholars call on Taliban to reopen schools for girls in Afghanista
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 1 (ANI): Islamic scholars at a gathering in Afghanistan's Paktia province called on the Taliban to reopen schools for girls, local media reported.
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Sri Lankan President calls for political consensus to deal with economic c
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 1 (ANI): Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has reiterated his call for a political consensus to deal with the challenges faced by the country, local media reported.
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Banners in support of Pak army in Islamabad against PTI's smear campaign
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 1 (ANI): In an apparent retaliation to the criticism of the armed forces at Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) rallies, banners inscribed with slogans in favour of the military establishment were put up in different areas of Islamabad on Saturday, reported local media.
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Pakistan secures USD 8 billion package from Saudi Arabia amid sinking econ
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 1 (ANI): Pakistan, which is grappling with an economic slump, has secured a "sizeable package" of around USD 8 billion from Saudi Arabia during the visit of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, reported local media.
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Massive fire breaks out at oil depot in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], May 1 (ANI): About 30 oil tankers were gutted in a massive fire that broke out at an oil depot in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, local media reported.
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