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South Asia
71 dead as severe cold grips Pakistan
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Islamabad: The death toll from snow and rain-related incidents jumped to 71 on Tuesday as severe cold weather spell continued across the country bringing life to a standstill. More deaths are feared as according to weather forecast the current cold spell will continue for another…
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South Asia
173 people confirmed dead in Ukraine plane crash
Kiev: Ukraine’s foreign ministry has confirmed that 173 people have died in the plane crash near Tehran. The ministry tweeted that 82 of the victims were from Iran, 63 from Canada, 11 from Ukraine, 10 from Sweden, four from Afghanistan, three from Germany and three from the United Kingdom. The…
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East Asia
As we bid 2019 adieu, thoughts about the year that was
By Habib Toumi Manama: Any year is a good year to be a journalist. Especially when you are privileged to have an extensive network of fellow journalist friends from various countries. We at the Asia Journalists Association (AJA) are among these lucky journalists. We come from countries that are vastly…
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South Asia
Pakistan launches healthcare program for transgender community
By Nasir Aija AsiaN Representative Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan has launched a healthcare program for the transgender community of Pakistan, stressing on the need to correct the toxic views we hold about trans people. Addressing a ceremony here in the federal capital, the prime minister said: “We will take…
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East Asia
Gyeongju picked as ‘East Asia Culture City 2021’
Gyeongju: Gyeongju, the capital of ancient Korea, has been selected as the South Korean city to represent the Culture City of East Asia 2021, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Monday. South Korea, China and Japan launched the Culture City of East Asia project in 2014 to promote…
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South Asia
High Treason Case: Pakistan Army strongly reacts to court verdict
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Islamabad: A specific portion of the special court’s detailed verdict released Thursday in the high treason case against General (R) Pervez Musharraf drew quite a lot of reactions from experts and analysts — both in mainstream and on social media. The verdict, penned by Peshawar…
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South Asia
High Treason Case: Pakistan court for trial of Gen. Musharraf’s ‘accomplices’
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Islamabad: A special court which had pronounced former Army Chief and President Gen. (R) Pervez Musharraf guilty of high treason earlier this week in a brief judgment, issued its detailed verdict on Thursday, which says: “This Court after the presentation of undeniable, irrefutable and unimpeachable…
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South Asia
Death sentence to Musharraf: Pakistan army unhappy over court verdict
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Islamabad: The Pakistan Army on Tuesday said that it was in “a lot of pain and anguish” over the sentencing to death of former military leader General (R) Pervez Musharraf in the high treason case. “An ex-army chief, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC)…
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Pakistan’s former President Gen. Pervez Musharraf sentenced to death
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Islamabad: A special court in Islamabad on Tuesday found former military ruler Gen. (Retired) Pervez Musharraf guilty of high treason and handed him death sentence – a first in Pakistan’s history. A three-member bench of the special court announced the verdict in the long-drawn high…
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East Asia
Multiple pileups on South Korea highway kill at least 5, injure over two dozens
Seoul: Two massive pileups occurred within moments on a highway in the country’s southeast early Saturday, killing at least five people and injuring more than two dozen others, officials said. The first crash occurred at about 4:40 a.m., when some 10 vehicles, including cargo trucks, collided on a highway en…
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