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Pakistan World News

Fri, 30 Jul 21 13:28:14 +0500
Delta variant as contagious as chickenpox: report
Variant more likely to break through protections afforded by the vaccines, says report

Sat, 31 Jul 21 08:27:55 +0500
Four killed as wildfires sweep Turkey, villages evacuated
More than 70 wildfires have broken out this week in provinces on Turkey's Aegean and Mediterranean coasts

Sat, 31 Jul 21 08:38:31 +0500
COVID-19 cases surge in Sydney as police cordon deters protest
There are 210 locally acquired cases of COVID-19 reported in Sydney and vicinities

Fri, 30 Jul 21 19:29:53 +0500
Taliban admit killing Afghan comic beaten in viral video
He (Mohammad Fazal) tried to flee when we detained him, prompting our gunmen to kill him, says Taliban spokesman

Fri, 30 Jul 21 18:59:58 +0500
WHO urges action to suppress Covid before deadlier variants emerge
Delta variant is a warning that virus can mutate again into something even worse, says director Michael Ryan

Fri, 30 Jul 21 13:45:43 +0500
Taliban fighters enter provincial capital, clash with Afghan forces
Taliban have made swift territorial gains over last two months but have not yet captured any provincial capitals

Fri, 30 Jul 21 17:10:09 +0500
Aunt drives for months in US with dead kids in trunk
Nicole Johnson faces multiple charges including child abuse resulting in deaths of her young nephew, niece

Fri, 30 Jul 21 15:02:12 +0500
Covid vaccine protection highly likely to wane over time: UK advisers
Coronavirus vaccination campaigns may continue for many years to come, say scientists

Fri, 30 Jul 21 13:48:23 +0500
COAS urges Afghan media to defeat spoilers of peace
Gen Qamar says peace in Afghanistan is Pakistan’s earnest desire

Thu, 29 Jul 21 13:43:11 +0500
Road to ruin: Double tax and bandits on Pak-Afghan trade route
We loaded grapes in Kandahar and on the way we have been extorted at least three times, says trucker Hidayatullah

Thu, 29 Jul 21 08:58:18 +0500
Australia's Sydney posts record daily rise in COVID-19 cases, seeks military help
Country has struggled to contain an outbreak of highly infectious Delta variant in and around Sydney in recent weeks

Tue, 27 Jul 21 05:18:46 +0500
Ready to work with Pakistan on climate change: Kerry
Praises Prime Minister Imran Khan's Ten Billion Tree Tsunami project

Fri, 30 Jul 21 09:01:06 +0500
Japan to expand state of emergency as COVID-19 shadows Olympics
Country enters a new 'extremely frightening' stage, highly transmissible Delta variant a big factor.

Wed, 28 Jul 21 11:29:59 +0500
Canada's Trudeau to gamble on vaccinations, economic rebound in likely September snap vote
Trudeau, 49, is eyeing September for what would be his third election

Fri, 30 Jul 21 19:57:42 +0500
UN compound attacked in western Afghanistan, at least one guard killed
The attack involving rocket-propelled grenades happened hours after Taliban fighters penetrated deep into Herat city

Tue, 27 Jul 21 11:35:40 +0500
FO calls US report on Pakistan's judicial system 'gratuitous, unwarranted'
Spokesperson says govt firmly believes in separation of powers between executive, legislative and judiciary

Fri, 30 Jul 21 05:31:08 +0500
Bahrain acknowledges Pak role in defence development
FM discusses bilateral ties with Bahrain’s PM

Tue, 27 Jul 21 07:15:19 +0500
KSA urged to allow back Pak workers
Imran raises with Prince Faisal issue of 400,000 expats who couldn’t go back to S Arabia due to Covid curbs

Tue, 27 Jul 21 14:30:54 +0500
Tokyo's virus cases surge to record high just days into Olympics
Delta variant wave pushes daily infections in Japan's capital to 2,848, highest since start of pandemic

Wed, 28 Jul 21 10:52:48 +0500
North, South Korea in talks over summit, reopening liaison office
Talks may help restart negotiations aimed at dismantling North's nuclear programmes in return for sanctions relief.

Mon, 26 Jul 21 05:39:43 +0500
Saudi foreign minister to visit Pakistan tomorrow
FO says bilateral ties, regional issues will be discussed during Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud's visit

Mon, 26 Jul 21 11:17:25 +0500
First Kashmir Conference held in Germany
Participants unanimously approve resolution against Indian aggression

Fri, 23 Jul 21 11:37:36 +0500
Bodies of Chinese engineers killed in Dasu incident to be handed over
Bodies trasnsported to Islamabad airpot to be sent to China



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