After the landing of the first international flight of Pakistan International Airline (PIA), Skardu got the status of an international airport. On the occasion of Pakistan’s 76th Independence Day, the first international flight of PIA – flight 234 – from Dubai landed in Skardu. The passengers on board were welcomed with the iconic traditional caps […]
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TEHRAN: A shooting Sunday at a shrine in Iran’s south killed at least four people, state media said, less than a year after a similar attack on the same site. “Four people have been killed so far following a terrorist attack by two armed men on the holy shrine of Shah Cheragh” in the city […]
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The King of Jordan approved a cybercrime bill that will crack down on online speech deemed harmful to national unity, a bill opposition lawmakers and human rights groups have warned against. King Abdullah II gave his approval on Saturday with the bill now slated as law and set to take effect one month after it […]
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ISLAMABAD: Two terrorists were killed by security forces after they attacked a military convoy in Balochistan’s Gwadar on Sunday morning, according to the army’s media affairs wing. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement that the terrorists carried out the attack at 10am, using small arms and hand grenades. “On 13 August 2023 […]
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WARSAW: Poland’s ruling party wants to ask voters in a referendum whether they support accepting “thousands of illegal immigrants from the Middle East and Africa” as part of a European Union relocation plan, the prime minister said Sunday, as his conservative party seeks to hold onto power in an October parliamentary election. Mateusz Morawiecki announced […]
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Ninety-three people have been confirmed killed in the Maui fire that razed the historic town of Lahaina, marking the most deadly US fire in a century. The number of victims could rise “significantly”, Hawaii Governor Josh Green warned on Saturday, as forensic work continues to identify the victims. Hundreds remain unaccounted for while hundreds of […]
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KARACHI: The import of crude oil from Russia has been suspended after more furnace oil was produced than petrol from the Russian oil during the refining process, according to sources in the energy sector. Sources claimed that the Pakistan Refinery had refused to process more Russian oil, as less petrol was being produced from it […]
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TEL AVIV, ISRAEL: Thousands of Israelis took to the streets Saturday in Tel Aviv in the latest protest of the hard-right government’s controversial plans for a judicial overhaul that opponents see as a threat to democracy. Since the government unveiled the changes in January, tens of thousands of Israelis have joined weekly demonstrations in what […]
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Srinagar, August 12: India has deployed a squadron of upgraded MiG-29 fighter jets at the Srinagar air base to tackle threats from both the Pakistani and Chinese front. The Tridents squadron which is now also known as the ‘Defender of the North’ has replaced the MiG-21 squadron at the Srinagar air base which has traditionally […]
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Anwaarul Haq Kakar, who has been named the eighth caretaker prime minister of Pakistan, will be taking the government’s reins at a time when the country is struggling in the face of political and economic crises. He will be the second person from Balochistan to assume the role of the country’s interim prime minister, the […]
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