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Taiwan boosts defence readiness amid Chinese warship movements
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Taiwan's military initiated war-preparedness drills after reports of Chinese warships and coast guard vessels entering the Taiwan Strait and Western Pacific for extended missions. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) reserved airspace near Zhejiang and Fujian provinces, prompting Taiwan to
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Jamaat-i-Islami calls for tribal jirga to address Balochistan's law, order
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Maulana Hidayatur Rehman Baloch, the provincial emir of Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) in Balochistan, has called for a tribal jirga on December 15, consisting of Baloch and Pakhtun elders, to address the worsening law and order situation in the province and to propose potential solutions.
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Pakistan: 7th polio case in Dera Ismail Khan, country's total tally rises
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
A seventh polio case was reported in Dera Ismail Khan district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, taking the total tally to 56 for the current year on Wednesday, Dawn reported.
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Pakistan: Kidnapping of 10-year-old sparks protests, paralyses Balochistan
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The protestors blocked major highways connecting Balochistan to Sindh, Punjab, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with barricades and boulders. In Quetta, vehicles remained off the roads, and railway services, including the Quetta-Chaman passenger train, were suspended. Dawn reported that transporters c
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Germany: Schleswig-Holstein Province celebrates first-ever Diwali event in
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The German province of Schleswig-Holstein made history by celebrating Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, in their parliament for the first time.
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Pakistan: Three more polio cases takes count to 55 this year
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
According to the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) of Pakistan, three new cases were reported from Dera Ismail Khan in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, and Zhob and Jaffarabad in Balochistan, the report said.
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Pakistan: Two new cases of polio this week takes annual count to 52
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) of Pakistan has declared two polio new cases in Sindh province, taking the annual tally to 52 polio cases across Pakistan in 2024. The cases were reported in Dera Ismail Khan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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Pakistan: Mobile, internet services likely to remain suspended ahead of PT
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Mobile and internet services are expected to remain suspended in several areas of Pakistan, especially in Islamabad and Pakistan's Punjab province, due to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) protest scheduled to happen on November 24, ARY News reported.
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Traders demand reopening of closed Pakistan-Iran border points
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Pakistan's heavy-handed restrictions on border trade with Iran have plunged the border towns of Balochistan's Rakhshan and Makran divisions into turmoil, crippling the local economy and intensifying poverty in one of the country's most neglected provinces, according to a report by Dawn.
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Pakistan: 56 new cases of dengue reported in Lahore in 24 hours
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
The Department of Health Care reported 7,451 dengue cases in Pakistan's Punjab province this year.
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Pakistan: Farmers, nationalists join forces against new canals
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Farmers and nationalist groups in Sindh have united to oppose the federal government's plans to build six new canals on the Indus River, claiming they will exacerbate water scarcity in the province. The Sindh Chamber of Agriculture and other organisations criticised the projects for ignoring
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Pakistan: Toxic Smog forces over 75,000 people to seek medical help
Updated : 1 year, 4 months ago IST
Over 75,000 people in Pakistan's Punjab province, sought medical assistance on Saturday due to respiratory issues caused by toxic smog and air pollution, according to sources from healthcare monitoring authorities, as reported by the Express Tribune.
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