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Earthquake jolts Kashmir, several Pakistan cities
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: A strong earthquake jolted the federal capital Islamabad, several cities and towns of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtoonkhaw provinces including Lahore, Peshawar and its suburban areas and parts of Pakistan-administered Kashmir on Tuesday evening. Mirpur and surrounding areas of Pakistan-administered Kashmir were more severely affected…
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Pakistan’s documentary film on plight of folk artists, music to be screened in Italy, Germany
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Pakistan’s award-winning documentary film ‘Indus Blues’, which tells about the endangered world of traditional music of the country, is all set to be screened in Italy and Germany next month. “Indus Blues is all set for its German premiere next month. Coming to the…
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Pakistan faces acute shortage of Anti-Rabies Vaccine
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Pakistan has been facing acute shortage of anti-rabies vaccine (ARV) by some 800,000 dosages amid a growing population of stray dogs and almost non-existence of facilities in the rural parts of Sindh and other provinces to face the challenge. By the end of June,…
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Pakistan Army major, sepoy killed in explosion near Afghan border
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: A major and a sepoy of the Pakistan Army were martyred in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion near the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Mohmand tribal district, the military’s media wing said on Friday. “Maj Adeel Shahid and Sepoy Faraz Hussain fell victim to an…
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17 die of dengue fever, 9000 cases reported across Pakistan
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: A health official said that 8,933 dengue cases have been reported from across the country, while 17 people lost their lives during the current year. Chief of Disease Surveillance Division at the National Institute of Health (NIH) Dr. Rana Safdar told the media that…
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Beijing to open one more visa office in Pakistan
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: China has decided to open a visa office in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtoonkhaw province bordering Afghanistan, to boost economic relations with Pakistan, Radio Pakistan reported on Thursday. According to the state-run radio service, Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Yao Jing made the announcement…
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Child murder cases spark violence in Pakistan city
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: The rape and murder of three minor children in Kasur has sparked protests across the Kasur city of Punjab province. The protesters shut down shops and transport and pelted stones at police station on Wednesday. They also blocked roads leading to the police station…
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Pakistan refuses India’s request to open airspace for Indian PM Modi
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi would not be allowed to use Pakistan’s airspace for his upcoming visit to Germany, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said, after New Delhi requested Islamabad’s permission. Announcing the decision via a video statement, Qureshi said the Indian High Commissioner…
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IMF officials, Pakistan PM discus bailout package
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Correspondent Islamabad: International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Director Middle East and Central Asia Jihad Azour met Prime Minister Imran Khan at the PM Office here on Tuesday. Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh and Governor State Bank Dr Reza Baqir were present in…
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Pakistan women’s football captain named mental health champion for British charity
By Nasir Aijaz AsianN Correspondent Islamabad: Pakistan women’s national football captain Hajra Khan has been named as the new ambassador for the British Asian Trust, one of the Prince of Wales’s charities in the United Kingdom. According to a press release issued by the organisation, Hajra will help create mass…
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