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East Asia
South Korea: 7 missing in chopper crash near Dokdo
Pohang/Daegu, South Korea: Seven South Koreans were still unaccounted for Friday morning, hours after a chopper carrying them crashed into waters near the Dokdo islets in the East Sea, according to local fire authorities. It took off from Dokdo at around 11:26 p.m. Thursday and fell into the water.…
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South Asia
Scores killed, injured as passenger train catches fire in Pakistan
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Islamabad: More than 70 people were killed and several injured when a train caught fire near Liaquatpur town of Punjab province on Thursday morning. The train, named ‘Tezgam’, which means ‘Fast-moving’, was on its way from Karachi, capital of Sindh province, to Rawalpindi, Punjab when a…
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Pakistan: Restrictions imposed on electronic media ahead of massive anti-govt rallies
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Islamabad: Ahead of massive anti-government rally and sit-in, by a religio-political party, supported by other opposition parties, in country’s capital, on October 31, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has barred television anchors from offering their “opinions” during talk shows and limited their role…
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South Asia
Pakistan: Restrictions imposed on electronic media ahead of massive anti-govt rallies
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Islamabad: Ahead of massive anti-government rally and sit-in, by a religio-political party, supported by other opposition parties, in country’s capital, on October 31, the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) has barred television anchors from offering their “opinions” during talk shows and limited their role…
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South Asia
Siemens, Chinese Company Harbin to build 900MW Power Plant in Pakistan
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Karachi: K-Electric, a power utility that produces and supplies electricity to Karachi, the largest city of Pakistan and capital of Sindh province, has awarded the contracts to global technology powerhouse Siemens AG and Chinese construction contractor Harbin Electric for a 900MW Combined Cycle Power Plant…
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South East Asia
Malaysia, Azerbaijan agree to boost cooperation
Baku: Malaysia and Azerbaijan have agreed to strengthen their bilateral ties, especially in the energy and tourism sectors. Malaysia’s Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad and Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev reached the agreement during a meeting at the Presidential Palace today. In the 20-minute meeting, held on the sidelines of the…
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South Asia
Pakistan, India sign Kartarpur Corridor agreement for Sikh Pilgrims
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Islamabad: Pakistan and India signed the Kartarpur Corridor agreement at zero line of Pakistan-India Narowal border in Punjab province on Thursday. “The corridor will be open from dawn to dusk. Pilgrims travelling in the morning will have to return the same day,” Dr. Faisal,…
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South Asia
Public sector job quota fixed for transgender folks in Pakistan
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Karachi: The provincial government of Sindh on Wednesday announced a fixed five per cent quota to employ transgender folks in all government departments. Sindh Chief Minister’s Adviser on Information Senator Murtaza Wahab confirmed the news in a post on social media. “Sindh Cabinet has decided…
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South Asia
Bangladesh women cricket team arrives in Pakistan
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representatives Lahore: The Bangladesh women cricket team arrived in Lahore, the capital of Punjab province, on Wednesday to play limited-overs series in Pakistan. Pakistan women and Bangladesh women will feature in a three-match T20I series and two one-day internationals at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The…
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South Asia
Nine Indian soldiers killed as Pakistan Army retaliates to unprovoked Cross-Border firing
By Nasir Aijaz AsiaN Representative Islamabad: Nine Indian army soldiers were killed and many others injured when Pakistan army troops retaliated to Indian ceasefire violations in Jura, Shahkot and Nousehri Khuiratta and Kotkhetera Tatta Pani Sectors along the Line of Control (LoC), the international border between two parts of Jammu…
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