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LAHORE: Over 10,000 people living in the vicinity of River Sutlej have been evacuated to higher grounds after an unprecedented flood in 35 years was reported as India continues to release water.  Punjab Caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin…

BEIJING: The 7th China-South Asia Exposition and the 27th China Kunming Import and Export Fair kicked off in Kunming, the capital city of Yunnan Province. The five-day expo invites substantial impetus for fast-growing trade and business…

LONDON: Around 1,150 athletes from more than 70 countries, including Pakistan, Brazil, China, India, United States and Canada, are attending the World Games which started on Aug 18  and will end on Aug 27, and it is the first time the World…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strongly condemned another provocative and deeply offensive act of desecration of the Holy Quran in The Hague, Netherlands.   In a statement issues on Saturday, the Foreign Office said this deliberate Islamophobic…

NEW YORK: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has weaponized religion that allows Hindu nationalists to target Muslims and other minorities in India, according to a US-based Indian academic and…

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi was taken into custody from his residence in Islamabad.  “PTI vice chairman Shah Mahmood Qureshi has been illegally arrested once again,” the social media post on…

KARACHI: Ambassador of Uzbekistan Aybek Arif Usmanov called on Sindh Governor Kamran Khan Tessori in Karachi and discussed bilateral relations and promotion of economic cooperation. On the occasion, the governor said Sindh had great…

ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Minister for National Heritage and Culture Jamal Shah says necessary measures will be taken to ensure various welfare projects for artist community in the country. Talking to PTV news channel, he reiterated…

A US military judge ruled for the first time that an Al-Qaeda bombing suspect’s confession cannot be used as evidence because it was derived from torture, potentially setting a new hurdle for September 11 prosecutions. The judge in the…