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Pak cleric threatens to kill Malala Yousafzai, arrested

Pak cleric threatens to kill Malala Yousafzai, arrested

Islamabad: A Muslim cleric in northwest Pakistan has been arrested under the tough anti-terrorism act for threatening to kill Malala Yousafzai in a suicide attack and instigating people against the Nobel Laureate for her recent comments on marriage, police said. Mufti Sardar Ali Haqqani, a cleric, was arrested in Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa […]

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Seizure of ‘radioactive’ material claim

India blasts Pakistan for making unsubstantiated statement

New Delhi: India slammed Pakistan on Thursday for making an unverified claim that some material seized in Jharkhand’s Bokaro recently was uranium, describing it as an attempt to malign the country. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the material seized was not uranium and asserted that India maintains a stringent law-based regulatory system for […]

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Illegal telephone exchanges ‘spying’ for Pak: Officials

Bengaluru/New Delhi: A call from a Pakistani spy agency to an Army installation in eastern India has led to the unravelling of an illegal telephone exchange in Bengaluru, raising questions whether similar systems were operational in other parts of the country, officials said on Thursday. The entire racket was busted by the Military Intelligence wing […]

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Pak administers 10 million anti-coronavirus vaccinations; says third wave contained

Pak administers 10 million anti-coronavirus vaccinations; says third wave contained

Islamabad: Pakistan has completed administering 10 million (1 crore) anti-coronavirus vaccinations on Wednesday and claimed to have successfully contained the third wave of the pandemic. Pakistan has been witnessing the third wave of coronavirus which saw a tremendous surge in the number of coronavirus infections across the country, leading to deaths in all age groups. […]

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US pullout from Afghanistan half done, but questions remain

US pullout from Afghanistan half done, but questions remain

Washington: The US withdrawal from Afghanistan is more than half done, and US officials say that while it could be completed by July 4, the final exit of equipment and troops more likely will be later in the summer. As early as this week, the top US commander for the Middle East, Gen. Frank McKenzie, […]

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Imran Khan grieved over killing of Pakistan-origin family in Canada

Islamabad/Toronto: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday denounced the killing of four members of a Pakistani-origin Canadian family in Canada, saying this “act of terrorism” reveals the growing “Islamophobia” in Western countries. On Sunday, a 20-year-old man, wearing a vest like body armour, slammed a pickup truck into a Pakistani family of five, killing […]

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Tragedy: 50 killed, 70 injured as passenger trains collide in Pakistan

Tragedy: 50 killed, 70 injured as passenger trains collide in Pakistan

Karachi: Two passenger trains collided in Pakistan’s southern Sindh Province early Monday morning, killing at least 50 people and injuring 70 others, prompting authorities to call in the Army and paramilitary forces for the challenging task of rescue and relief operations. The accident occurred when the Millat Express train from Karachi to Sargodha derailed and […]

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AIIMS Delhi starts screening of children for Covaxin trials

New Delhi: The screening of children for trial of Covaxin, India’s first indigenously developed COVID-19 vaccine, among those aged between 2 and 18 started at the AIIMS here on Monday. The trial on children has already started at AIIMS Patna to see if the Bharat Biotech jab is suitable for children. Participants would be given […]

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Lakshadweep admin issues new order to deploy govt officials in fishing boats

Kochi: Amid protests by islanders against its “reform” measures, the Lakshadweep island administration has taken a set of decisions, including deputing government officials onboard local fishing boats for intelligence gathering. The administration also issued a new order on managing cleanliness and hygiene, on June 4, directing the people of the islands to scientifically dispose of […]

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Twitter, Govt lock horns over IT rules

Twitter, Govt lock horns over IT rules

Twitter asked to comply, served ‘one last notice’

New Delhi: The government on Saturday issued a notice to Twitter giving it one last chance to “immediately” comply with the new IT rules and warned that failure to adhere to the norms will lead to the platform losing exemption from liability under the IT Act. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) said […]