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Thu, 08 Apr 21 06:31:11 +0500
US pledges Iraq troop withdrawal but without timeline
Iraqi calls soared for a withdrawal of US troops after former president Trump ordered assassination of Qasem Soleimani

Fri, 09 Apr 21 05:53:36 +0500
India to review Covid-19 vaccines after blood clot warning - report
After Europe’s drug regulator finds a possible link between AstraZeneca’s vaccine and rare blood clotting issues

Fri, 09 Apr 21 07:22:25 +0500
A dozen Bangkok hospitals suspend COVID-19 testing amid shortages
some saying the suspension will last only a few days and others giving no date for resumption of tests

Thu, 08 Apr 21 19:26:07 +0500
Taraweeh prayer returns to mosques in Arab nations
6 countries allow special night prayers in Ramazan; 3 continue ban amid coronavirus pandemic

Fri, 09 Apr 21 06:28:45 +0500
Iran frees South Korean ship, captain after promise to help with frozen funds
Iranian authorities seized the chemical tanker in the Strait of Hormuz off Oman

Fri, 09 Apr 21 06:07:23 +0500
China repeats call to resist 'vaccine nationalism', pledges to keep monetary support
Bank of China governor says the pick-up in global growth “slow and uneven”, fair distribution of vaccines is key

Fri, 09 Apr 21 06:14:05 +0500
Australia doubles Pfizer vaccine order as Astra clotting worries upend rollout
Australia has joined a host of countries in restricting use of the vaccine due to clotting concerns

Fri, 09 Apr 21 07:51:42 +0500
The sudden visit to Covid victims' families that sparked Jordan's royal rift
The March 14 visit to the city of Salt was the “straw that broke the camel’s back”

Thu, 08 Apr 21 18:52:47 +0500
US President Biden announces steps to limit 'ghost' guns
Commenting on recent incidents of mass shooting, Biden says 'this is an epidemic, for God’s sake, and it has to stop'

Thu, 08 Apr 21 15:27:21 +0500
Rivalry between China and Western nations likely to intensify: US report
Rich-poor gap, climate change, conflicts will pose greater challenges in coming decades, concludes Global Trends 2040

Thu, 08 Apr 21 07:18:34 +0500
US to support India’s climate plans: Envoy
Washington's special envoy for climate change John Kerry meets India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi

Thu, 08 Apr 21 07:25:19 +0500
French Senate OKs proposal to ban prayers at universities
Senate approves adding proposal to ban religious practices in university's to bill against 'Islamist separatism'

Thu, 08 Apr 21 10:15:19 +0500
Britons can be confident in vaccine monitoring, health secretary says
“We have more than enough Pfizer and Moderna vaccines to cover all of the remaining eight and a half million people,”

Thu, 08 Apr 21 07:29:02 +0500
India's record Covid-19 surge continues, vaccines run short
The spike, much faster than last year’s first wave, has caught the authorities by surprise

Thu, 08 Apr 21 10:12:26 +0500
Russia to soon supply another 150,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses to Pakistan
Ready to help our Pakistani colleagues meet their needs, says Russian FM during two-day visit to Islamabad

Thu, 08 Apr 21 07:03:32 +0500
Philippines suspends use of AstraZeneca vaccine for people under 60
Temporary suspension does not mean that the vaccine is unsafe or ineffective

Tue, 06 Apr 21 09:53:33 +0500
Visually impaired Pakistani student wins scholarship to Oxford
Born blind, Khansa Maria wishes to use her skills, experience in a way that benefits others with her disability

Wed, 07 Apr 21 10:19:03 +0500
Thai rescue unit frees Buddhist monk trapped in flooded cave
Seventeen divers participated in the effort to find and free the monk

Tue, 06 Apr 21 07:37:33 +0500
‘Pakistan’s diplomacy exposed India’s fascism in Kashmir and region’
Ambassador Akram says India failed in its campaign to isolate Pakistan, a prominent member of international community

Mon, 05 Apr 21 11:53:29 +0500
FO pays condolences to Bangladesh over ferry accident
Ferry carrying around 50 passengers collided with a cargo vessel and sank on April 4 in Shitalakhsya River

Thu, 01 Apr 21 11:57:55 +0500
CJCSC meets top Turkish security, defence officials
ISPR says both sides deliberated upon bilateral cooperation including security and counter-terrorism

Fri, 02 Apr 21 18:52:22 +0500
President Xi wishes Alvi quick recovery from coronavirus
Will always stand with Pakistan to jointly fight Covid-19 pandemic, reiterates Chinese president

Wed, 31 Mar 21 09:22:34 +0500
PM Imran urges financial commitments to address climate change
Asks world’s leading economies to provide finances to Pakistan, other vulnerable countries



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