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PTI to hold protest against inflation, 'sinking economy' in Pakistan from
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
"From tomorrow, demonstrations will be staged against inflation and the sinking economy [...] and this movement will continue until the incumbent government is sent packing," Dawn quoted Fawad Chaudhry as saying on Thursday.
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Afghanistan faces severe hunger levels, high levels of food insecurity: Re
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Mohammad Nasir Kazimi, a doctor, as quoted by TOLO News, said "Poor economic and social situation has affected children and has increased food insecurity because it has a direct connection with child nutrition."
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Maoist Center walks out of Nepal coalition government, Prachanda accuses D
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Chairman of Maoist Center Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda, storming out from the coalition meeting announced the end of the coalition, a senior Nepali Congress leader confirmed. "First you promised, now you backtracked. The coalition has lost its relevance" Ram Chandra Paudel, one of the se
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Serial killer Charles Sobhraj's release from Nepal jail delayed by a day
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Gopal Shiwakoti, lawyer of Charles Sobhraj, late on Thursday evening told ANI that he would be kept at central jail for the night as a "special guest". "When he was asked to stay as a special guest here in the prison for the night, then he replied, 'I am happy. I require special attention
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Taliban flogging of 20 people brings back hardline practices of old regime
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The lashings allegedly took place at the sports stadium in Lashkar Gah, the provincial capital of southern Helmand on Wednesday, Khaama Press quoted Mohammad Qasim Riyaz, a spokesperson for the governor's office as saying.
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WHO chief asks China to share requested data to probe origins of Covid-19
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
"We continue to call on China to share the data and conduct the studies that we have requested, to better understand the origins of this virus," the WHO chief told a media briefing, as quoted in a statement on the organization's website.
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"I know that today's era is not the era of war": UK Foreign Secy agrees wi
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
United Kingdom Foreign Secretary James Cleverly on Monday said the only route to peace in Europe is to end this war and quoted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's words, "I know that today's era is not the era of war", according to a statement released by UK government.
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Gen Bajwa's claim of army not interfering in Pak political matters has fal
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The article quoted Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT) President Ahmed Bilal Mehboob as stating that Gen Bajwa "is leaving behind a shattered public image of the army as a legacy because of the choices he made during his six years in command".
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ISIS claims responsibility for attack on top Pak diplomat in Kabul
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
The Khaama Press quoted the regional wing of the Islamic State (ISIS) as claiming credit for the attack on "the apostate Pakistani ambassador and his guards".
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Will defend every inch of motherland, if attacked, says Pak's Army Chief M
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
During a visit to the frontline troops of Line of Control (LoC) in Rakhchikri sector, Munir on Saturday said, "Let me make it categorically clear, Pakistan's armed forces are ever ready, not only to defend every inch of our motherland but, to take the fight back to the enemy, if ever, war
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We had several chances to score 3rd goal: Coach Diego Alonso after Uruguay
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
"We wanted to score the third goal, we knew we could do it, and I think we had several chances to score the third goal. For 80 minutes we were qualified, we had chances and actions in the penalty area. In the end it wasn't possible, of course the emotional side was important but we had to fi
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Guarantee right to demonstrate: UN to China amid COVID protests
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Hundreds of protestors demonstrated in cities across China against President Xi Jinping's zero-Covid strategy, with some of them even calling for his removal. "Step down, Xi Jinping! Step down, Communist Party!" CNN quoted some people as yelling during a protest in the financial hub of Shang
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