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‘Pakistan Independence Day celebrated in Indonesia’

Jakarta: Hundreds of the members of the Pakistani Diaspora in Indonesia, along with their families, and friends celebrated the 75the anniversary of Pakistan’s independence at the Embassy of Pakistan, Jakarta. The event commenced with the hoisti...

Pak Independence Day: Flag hoisting ceremony in Belarus

Minsk: commemorates the 75th Independence day of Pakistan, a flag-hoisting ceremony was held at the Residence of the Embassy of Pakistan, Minsk today on 14 August 2022. The ceremony was attended by the Pakistani diaspora, students, and a few Belarusi...

Netflix ‘The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives’, Season 2 release date announced

Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives, Season 2 has got its premiere date, show which gives a glimpse of happening lives of four slaying ladies.  Show revolves around wives of four Bollywood stars and their lives. Mark your calendars and grab your p...

Scotland police probe ‘online threat’ to JK Rowling over Rushdie tweet

Scotland: Scottish police said they were investigating an apparent “online threat” made to Harry Potter author JK Rowling in response to her tweet supporting Salman Rushdie following his stabbing. “We have received a report of an on...

EU scolds Taliban after crackdown on women’s rally

Brussels: “EU is particularly concerned by fate of Afghan women and girls who have seen their freedoms, rights and access to basic services such as education being systematically denied,” office of EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell sa...

At least 41 killed in Egyptian church fire, security sources say

CAIRO: At least 41 people were killed and 45 injured in a fire inside a church in Egyptian city of Giza, two security sources told Reuters. An electrical fire broke out during Mass as 5,000 people gathered at Coptic Abu Sifin church in Imbaba neighbo...

Jennifer posts throwback snap with siblings on National Middle Child Day

Jennifer Garner is showering love on her siblings with adorable throwback snap as she celebrates National Middle Child day. Taking to her Instagram handle, 13 Going On 30 actress posted a memorable picture with her sisters Melissa and Susannah. In sn...

Police names suspect stabbing Salman Rushdie

New York: A 24-year-old man from Fairview, New Jersey has been named as suspect in Friday’s stabbing of author Salman Rushdie on stage in western New York. In a press release issued several hours after attack on Indian-born author, police named...

Arab states express solidarity with KSA over suicide bomb blast

DUBAI: Arab nations have expressed solidarity with Saudi Arabia in wake of death of a suicide bomber in Jeddah. Abdullah Al-Shehri detonated a suicide vest when authorities attempted to arrest him in Jeddah, injuring a Pakistani resident and three se...

UN’s Guterres expresses ‘clear commitment’ to North Korea denuclearization

SEOUL: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed his “clear commitment” to North Korea’s denuclearisation during his visit to Seoul, weeks after Pyongyang said it was “ready to mobilise” its nuclear det...

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Pakistan will respond with full force to any Indian misadventure

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif yesterday held a telephone conversation with the United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres and discussed recent developments in South Asia. "During the telephone call, the prime minister affi...

Security Forces kill at least three terrorists in Turbat IBO

TURBAT: At least three terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) by security forces in the Turbat area of Balochistan, the military's media affairs wing said yesterday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)...

Indian Army in 'crisis, chaos' as northern command chief dismissed

KARACHI: The Indian Army is facing a deep internal crisis following the controversial Pahalgam incident, which has been labelled a "failed false flag operation" by insiders. In what appears to be a panicked move, the Modi government has dismissed the...

Pakistan set to become next major tech destination: PM

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif yesterday reaffirmed Pakistan's commitment to becoming the next major tech destination in light of $700 million pledged in foreign investment in the IT sector at the Digital Foreign Direct Investment (DFDI) co...
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