First round of resurrected US-Taliban peace talks open in Qatar
Doha: The United States has resumed talks with the Taliban in Qatar, three months after President Donald Trump abruptly halted diplomatic efforts that could end the US’s
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Iraqi officials raise Friday’s toll to 25 protesters killed
Baghdad: Iraqi officials raised on Saturday the death toll to 25 protesters killed and over 130 wounded, after a bloody
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Australia fires: blazes ‘too big to put out’ as 140 bushfires rage
Sydney: Dozens of fires will burn across Australia for weeks, fire authorities say, including a “mega-fire”, already the size of
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Russians create solar panel combining protein and quantum dots
Moscow: Scientists at Moscow’s National Research Nuclear University MEPhI have created a new type of solar panels based on hybrid
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Musharraf treason case: Special court to announce verdict on Dec 17
Islamabad: The special court hearing the high treason case against former military ruler General (retd) Pervez Musharraf will announce its verdict
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Norwegian Muslims to distribute Quran in the country
Oslo: The recent Quran burning by anti-Islam activists sparked a debate on the line between religious hatred and free speech
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Scientists find way to save $3 billion a year worth of electricity
Washington: Scientists at National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (NRNU MEPhI), together with their colleagues from Kazakhstan and the United States,
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World’s first fly & drive car to be unveiled in Miami
Miami: The three-wheeled machine – dubbed the Pioneer Personal Air Landing Vehicle (PAL-V) – a 230hp Dutch-made two-seater car boasting
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Afghan peace talks to begin in Doha with Pakistan’s help
Islamabad: Three months after President Donald Trump abruptly called off peace talks with the Afghan Taliban, the United States is
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Inflation jumps to near 8 years high of 12.67 pc on food cost
Karachi: Consumer inflation picked up at the fastest pace in nearly 8 years in November to 12.67 percent year-on-year on
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Former Miss Pakistan World Zanib Naveed killed in car crash
Maryland: Ex-Miss Pakistan World Zanib Naveed, 32, was driving her 2018 Mercedes CL2 eastbound on Maryland’s Inter-City Connector when she flipped the
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More than 600 Pakistani girls ‘sold as brides’ to China
Beijing: More than 600 poor Pakistani girls and women were sold as brides to Chinese men over a period of nearly two years, according
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US warship seizes suspected Iran missile parts set for Yemen
Washington: A Navy warship has seized a “significant cache” of suspected Iranian guided missile parts headed to the Houthi militia in
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Greek plan to deport 10,000 migrants from the country
Athens: Greece has announced a catalogue of measures to deal with rising migration flows, including deporting 10,000 people by the
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Pentagon denies US mulling 14,000 more troops for ME
Washington: The Pentagon has denied a report that the United States was weighing sending up to 14,000 more troops to
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58 migrants dead after boat capsizes off Mauritania
Dakar: Scores of migrants who swam through rough Atlantic Ocean waters to safety from a capsized boat while 58 others
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Moody’s upgrades Pakistan’s credit outlook to stable
Karachi: Moody’s Investors Service – one of the three global credit rating agencies – has changed Pakistan’s credit rating outlook
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Fayyaz ul Hassan Chohan brought back as Punjab info minister
Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Monday reappointed Fayyaz ul Hasan Chohan as the provincial information minister. According to
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Australia thump Pakistan with Lyon’s five-wicket sweep
Adelaide: Australia on Monday thumped Pakistan to secure a victory of an innings and 48 runs as spin king Nathan
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Army chief flies in F-16 in ‘combat mission simulation’
Rawalpindi: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa flew in an F-16 with Chief of Air Staff, Air
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