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National Conference and Congress alliance with Pakistan exposed: Tarun Chugh

19 Sep, 2024 14:34 PM

Kathua, Sep 19 (IANS) BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Thursday accused the National Conference and the Congress of advancing Pakistan's agenda during the Jammu and Kashmir elections.

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NEWS DATE: 18 Sep, 2024


Agricultural fair opens in Afghanistan's Mazar-i-Sharif

18 Sep, 2024 16:30 PM

Kabul, Sep 18 (IANS) A two-day fair held to display local agricultural products opened in Mazar-i-Sharif, the capital of northern Afghanistan's Balkh province, provincial agricultural directorate official Mohammad Farooq said on Wednesday.

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NEWS DATE: 15 Sep, 2024


Death toll rises to six from Bangladesh's ship-breaking yard fire

15 Sep, 2024 06:27 AM

Dhaka, Sep 15 (IANS) The death toll from last week's explosion and fire at a ship-breaking yard in southeastern Bangladesh rose to six with two more injured succumbing to their wounds, an official said.

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Hasina, 58 others sued over attempt to murder case in B'desh's Dinajpur

15 Sep, 2024 03:09 AM

Dhaka, Sep 15 (IANS) A case has been filed against 59 people, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on charge of attempting to murder a student during an anti-government protest in Dinajpur on August 4.

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US diplomat Donald Lu arrives in Dhaka, to hold talks with Muhammad Yunus

15 Sep, 2024 02:43 AM

Dhaka, Sep 15 (IANS) The US State Department's key diplomat Donald Lu has arrived in Dhaka to hold discussions with the interim government led by Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus.

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NEWS DATE: 13 Sep, 2024


'Good comedy': Islamabad HC pans FIR, declares PTI lawmakers custody void

13 Sep, 2024 14:47 PM

Islamabad, Sep 13 (IANS) The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Friday struck down, as null and void, the eight-day remand of several Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers, with Chief Justice Aamer Farooq terming the FIRs in the incident a "good comedy" and even breaking down in laughter, along with the entire court, at one of the charges.

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NEWS DATE: 12 Sep, 2024


US imposes sanctions on 3 Chinese companies for aiding Pakistan’s ballistic missiles programme

12 Sep, 2024 22:28 PM

New York, Sep 12 (IANS) The US has imposed sanctions on three Chinese and one Pakistani company, as well as a Chinese citizen, for helping Pakistan’s ballistic missile programme, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller announced on Thursday.

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Questions after Monkeypox case missed at Islamabad airport, identified in Peshawar

12 Sep, 2024 22:02 PM

Islamabad, Sep 12 (IANS) Questions are being raised about the screening procedures and performance of Pakistan's Border Health Services (BHS) staff after a monkeypox patient evaded detection at Islamabad airport and was only later identified in Peshawar, reports said,

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'Butter chicken battle': Peshawar residents recall Moti Mahal, not the contested dish

12 Sep, 2024 14:55 PM

Islamabad, Sep 12 (IANS) Adding a new ingredient to the sizzling legal stew as two Delhi restaurants fight it out over who "invented" butter chicken, old-time Peshawar residents have fond recollections of the erstwhile Moti Mahal restaurant in the city but do not recall the now-iconic dish being on the bill of fare.

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NEWS DATE: 11 Sep, 2024


Pakistan gets second woman Foreign Secretary as Amna Baloch takes charge

11 Sep, 2024 15:23 PM

Islamabad, Sep 11 (IANS) Pakistan on Wednesday got its second woman Foreign Secretary as Amna Baloch took over the top diplomatic post.

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