WASHINGTON: Voicing concern over India’s controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the United States has said it is monitoring the implementation of this law. “Respect for religious freedom and equal treatment under the law for all communities are fundamental democratic principles,” State Department Spokesperson Mathew Miller said in response to a question from a Pakistani channel […]
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BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Ministry has proclaimed on Friday (15th March, 2024) that diplomat Wang Kejian had visited Israel a day earlier in order to hold talks with Foreign Ministry officials apropos bilateral ties as well as ongoing Gaza conflict. Maintaining that by means of two-state-solution the citoyens of the region could coexist peacefully, Chinese diplomat […]
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ISLAMABAD: An International Monetary Fund(IMF) mission on Thursday called on Federal Minister of Finance and Revenue, Muhammad Aurangzeb in the Ministry of Finance. The IMF mission is in Pakistan to conduct the second review of the Stand by Arrangement (SBA). Muhammad Aurangzeb welcomed the mission and expressed the government’s commitment towards working with IMF on […]
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KARACHI (National Stadiums): Multan has beaten Peshawar Zalmi by 7 wickets, in a PSL9 T20I match to reach the finals for the fourth time, on Thursday (14th March, 2024). Multan Sultans scored 147 for the loss of three wickets in 18.3 overs (with 9 balls remaining): Peshawar Zalmi scored 146 for the loss of seven wickets […]
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ISLAMABAD: The People’s Republic of China on Thursday provided “Emergency Aid” to the government of Pakistan for residents of the rain-hit areas in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “On March 14, the donation ceremony for emergency aid provided by the Chinese government to rain-hit areas in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was held in the Ministry of […]
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Starship, the world’s most powerful rocket, flew further and faster than ever before during its third test flight on Thursday (14th March, 2024) although it was eventually lost as it re-entered the atmosphere over the Indian Ocean, SpaceX said. Lift-off from the company’s Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas came around 8:25am local time (1325 GMT) […]
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ISTANBUL: The killing of a stray cat in Turkiye’s Istanbul has triggered petitions, protests and death threats, pushing the president to intervene and the courts to retry the culprit. On 1st January, Ibrahim K was caught on a security camera in the lobby of the building where he lived kicking to death a stray cat […]
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UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan was ranked at 161st position among 191 countries on UN’s 2022/23 Human Development Index (HDI)’s annual rankings — three steps up from the 2021/22 ranking, according to a new UNDP report. The HDI is a composite of statistics measuring such factors as per capita income, educational attainment and life expectancy. In the […]
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ISLAMABAD: Following opposition from its key coalition ally PPP, the Govt on Thursday (14th March, 2024) has withdrawn notification of appointment of former federal secretary (an advocate of the construction of Kalabagh Dam) Zafar Mahmood (a retired BS-22 officer) as Irsa Chairman. Newspakistan.tv Sana Mehmood
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ISLAMABAD: Coalition Government’s candidates bagged 5 out of 6 seats in the Senate by-polls held simultaneously at the NA and the Provincial Assemblies from 9am to 4pm on Thursday (14th March, 2024). It is pertinent to mention here that PTI was not able to participate in the Senate By-Polls sans Bat – its iconic election […]
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