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South Asia
India confirms participation in 2020 Kabaddi World Cup in Pakistan
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Islamabad: India has confirmed their participation in next year’s Kabaddi World Cup, set to begin from January 12 in Pakistan. According to Pakistan Kabaddi Federation Secretary Rana Mohammad Sarwar, they have received confirmation that the 18-member team would participate in the sport’s most prestigious tournament…
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South Asia
Pakistan’s apex court suspends Army Chief Gen. Bajwa’s job extension
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Islamabad: Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr. Justice Asif Saeed Khosa on Tuesday suspended the government’s notification of Army Chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa’s tenure extension until the top court’s hearing on Wednesday. The chief justice observed that “the summary and approval of army chief’s extension…
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South Asia
Korean Buddhist monks visit Pakistan to promote religious tourism
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Islamabad: A delegation of Korean Buddhist monks led by President of Jogye Order, Won Haeng, the biggest denomination of Buddhism in the Republic of Korea, is currently on a visit to Pakistan to promote religious tourism and to give fresh impetus to the existing cultural…
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South Asia
Turkish Armed Forces’ Chief conferred Pakistan’s Military Award
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Islamabad: President Arif Alvi has conferred the ‘Nishan-e-Imtiaz’ (Symbol of Distinction), a Military Award, upon Turkish Chief of Armed Forces General Yasar Güler at a special investiture ceremony at the Presidency in Islamabad. On the occasion, the president said that the unparalleled fraternal relationship…
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South Asia
Pakistan conducts ‘Training Launch’ of Ballistic Missile
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Islamabad: Pakistan successfully conducted the “training launch” of Surface-to-Surface Ballistic Missile (SSBM) named ‘Shaheen-1’, Director General Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor said on Monday. The head of the military’s media wing, in a tweet, said that the missile is “capable of…
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South Asia
Italy to invest 40 million euros for youth development across Pakistan
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Islamabad: Italian Ambassador to Pakistan Stefano Pontecorvo said that the Italian government plans investing 40 million euros in Pakistan for the development of youth across the country. The ambassador was speaking at the inauguration ceremony in relation to a week-long Program for Poverty Reduction (PPR)…
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Central Asia
Kyrgyz airports serve over 2.7 million passengers in first nine months
Bishkek: The number of passengers who use Manas International Airport (MIA) has increased in the first nine months of the year. The airport served 2,714,706 passengers, an increase of 46,000 over the same period last year. The figure meant that MIA serviced an average of 9,900 passengers per day. According…
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South Asia
Anti-government protesters block highways across Pakistan
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Islamabad: After staging sit-in from November 1 to 12, thousands of workers of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), a religio-political party led by Maulana Fazal-u-Rehman, continued blocking the major highways across the country since Wednesday as part of the party’s Plan to dislodge the government of Prime…
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South Asia
Lightning kills 29 people in Thar Desert of Pakistan
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Karachi: At least 29 people including men and women died and dozens of animals including cows, goats and camels perished due to lightning during the torrential rains which started late last night in Tharparkar, the desert district of Sindh province of Pakistan, according to…
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East Asia
Cold spell sweeps South Korea on college exam day
Seoul: A cold wave swept across the nation on the day of the national college entrance examination Thursday, with the mercury dipping to near or below zero in Seoul and central areas, South Korea’s weather authority said. The morning low dropped to minus 13.8 C in Mount Seorak, while Daegwallyeong,…
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