Former Secretary-General of United Nations Kofi Annan, passes away at 80
Kofi Annan, former Secretary General of the United Nations passed away today on Saturday. He was 80 years of age. An official statement was issued...
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Former UN chief Kofi Annan has died: foundation
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Geneva | Former United Nations Secretary-General and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Kofi Annan has died today after a short illness at the age of 80, his...
Taliban say no peace with ‘occupation,’ want US talks
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Kabul | The leader of the Taliban said today there will be no peace in Afghanistan as long as the foreign “occupation” continues, reiterating the group’s...
Stocks wobble on Turkey, US-China concerns
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London | US and European stocks wobbled yesterday on investor concerns over Turkey and the ongoing trade war between China and the United States. A rebound...
Former Pakistani cricket captain Imran Khan comes to power, becomes the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan
Chairman of Tehreek –e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan has been voted to be the next Prime Minister of Pakistan. Asad Qaisar, Speaker of National Assembly declared...
‘Hacky hack hack’: Australia teen breaches Apple’s secure network
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Sydney | A schoolboy who “dreamed” of working for Apple hacked the firm’s computer systems, Australian media has reported, although the tech giant said today no...
Pakistan army chief endorses death sentences of 15 ‘hardcore terrorists’
Islamabad | Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa today endorsed the death sentences of 15 “hardcore terrorists” convicted by special military courts. These courts were...
India-US bilateral relationship continues to benefit from Vajpayee’s vision: Pompeo
New York | Atal Bihari Vajpayee recognised early on that the US-India partnership would contribute to the world’s economic prosperity and security and the two democracies...
PTI’s Mahmud Khan elected Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CM
Peshawar | The nominee of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), Mahmud Khan, was elected today as 22nd chief minister of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province. The KP Assembly...
Asia Pacific Group talks tough, asks Pak to enact appropriate laws to curb terror financing
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Islamabad | An international delegation monitoring Pakistan’s commitments to the global financial watchdog FATF has urged Islamabad to make terror financing and money laundering extraditable offences,...