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At least 60 killed in train derailment in southeastern DR Congo
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kinshasa [DRC], March 12 (ANI/Xinhua): At least 60 people were killed late Thursday following a freight train derailed in southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), local authorities confirmed Saturday.
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Blasphemy case registered against prayer leader in Pakistan's Punjab provi
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Punjab [Pakistan], March 12 (ANI): Pressure from extremist elements in Pakistan have led to a sharp rise in blasphemy cases and a case was registered on Friday against the prayer leader of a mosque for allegedly uttering blasphemous words in his speech against religious figures, local media
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One-third of 8,500 missing people in Pakistan have returned home in 11 yea
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 12 (ANI): Only one-third of 8,500 missing Pakistani citizens have returned home after missing since March 2011 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, local media reported citing the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances report.
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Russia-Ukraine war: Missile attack by Russian troops destroy Vasylkiv mili
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Kyiv [Ukraine], March 12 (ANI): The Russian forces destroyed Vasylkiv military airfield in Vasylkiv city of Kyiv Oblast in Ukraine by dropping eight missiles, said mayor Nataliia Balasynovych on Saturday (local time).
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Seven injured in blast in Afghanistan's Helmand province
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], March 12 (ANI): Seven people of the same family were injured as a device exploded in a house of Marja district of Afghanistan's southern Helmand province on Friday, local media reported.
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Pakistan: Opposition accuses Imran Khan of coercive measures ahead of no-t
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 12 (ANI): The use of force by deploying a heavy contingent of police commandos and the anti-terrorist force to expel volunteers of Ansarul Islam from Parliament Lodges shows how the Imran Khan government has now resorted to violence to suppress opponents, reported
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Pakistan's election commission summons Imran Khan for violating poll code
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 12 (ANI): Pakistan's election commission has summoned Imran Khan for violating the code of conduct issued for local body elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
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Pakistan: Opposition to hit street if no-trust motion against Imran Khan f
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 12 (ANI): Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Friday said that the Opposition would hit the street, bringing anarchy in the country, if the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan fails, local media reported.
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Blast injures two children in Afghanistan's Faryab province
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Faryab [Afghanistan], March 12 (ANI): Two children were injured as an explosive device went off in Maimana, the capital city of Afghanistan's Faryab province on Friday, local media said.
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Pakistan Opposition leader arrested in Karachi on corruption charges
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], March 12 (ANI): Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Friday arrested Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader and former senator Chaudhary Tanvir Khan in Karachi in connection with a corruption case, local media reported.
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Sri Lanka: Prices of essential commodities rise following currency devalua
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], March 12 (ANI): The prices of a number of essential commodities including fuel and wheat increased significantly on Friday following Sri Lanka's decision to relax the controls over the value of the Sri Lankan rupee, local media reported.
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Imran Khan government will do 'whatever it takes' to win no-trust motion
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 12 (ANI): Imran Khan government's bizarre interpretation of the floor-crossing clause has not only left legal experts bewildered, but has also demonstrated that the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will do anything it takes to ensure the failure of the no-con
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