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RAWALPINDI: Jailed PTI founder and former prime minister Imran khan has threatened to observe a hunger strike against what he said ill-treatment in the jail. Talking to media persons in Adiala jail, he said he will decide about date of…

SRINAGAR: Indian forces continue killing innocent people in the occupied territory of Kashmir mostly on the pretext of military operations. A report released by Kashmir Media Service has said that at least 33 innocent people, mostly youth,…

CAIRO: Hizbullah on Friday said it fired over 200 rockets and carried out drone attacks on key targets inside Israel in retaliation to the killing of one of its leaders by the Zionist forces. According to a foreign news agency, Hizbullah…

LONDON: The Labour Party has won the election in the UK, bringing to an end the 14-year-long rule of the Conservatives, it emerged as counting of votes still continued. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak accepted defeat after results showed his…

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Italy to Pakistan Marilina Armelin on Thursday called on Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and discussed different issues related to the two countries. One of the issues raised by the Italian ambassador during the…

OTTAWA: The prime minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, has appointed Lt Gen Jennie Carignan as the chief of the defense staff. This is for the first time in the history of Canada that a woman has been posted to the top position of the…

ISLAMABAD (PR): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday called for joint efforts to ensure peace in Afghanistan for stability in the ECO region and beyond. Mr Sharif was addressing the SCO summit held at the capital city of Qazakistan in…

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakthunkhwa government has put a ban on purchase of new vehicles by government departments as part of its austerity measures. The austerity measures also include a ban on travelling abroad on government expenses by…

CALIFORNIA: A huge fire is raging through the forest areas in the north of the US state of California, forcing over 30,000 affected people to flee to safer places. According to US media reports, over 1,400 firefighters are in the affected…

ISLAMABAD (press release): President Asif Ali Zardari has called for financial autonomy of women and improving their access to financial services and credit to encourage women entrepreneurs. He said economic empowerment of women would not…