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Fri, 29 Apr 22 04:45:25 +0500
US ex-envoy to Pakistan pleads guilty on Qatar lobbying
He met Pakistani American who proposed working for a business associate from Bahrain, says criminal complaint

Thu, 28 Apr 22 09:22:17 +0500
Beijing firms up COVID screening to prevent Shanghai-like chaos
Fears were growing, however, that China would be trapped in a whack-a-mole game in coming months

Thu, 28 Apr 22 15:47:22 +0500
Bangladesh resurrects precious woven-air Dhaka muslin
Roughly 200-year-old high-priced handloom-based fabric revived after 6 years of research

Thu, 28 Apr 22 09:30:01 +0500
Erdogan visits Saudi to mend ties, putting Khashoggi row behind
After the war of words over Khashoggi, Saudi Arabia in 2020 imposed an unofficial boycott on Turkish imports

Thu, 28 Apr 22 18:22:59 +0500
Russian spy chief says US, Poland plotting division of Ukraine
Washington, Warsaw working to establish Poland's tight military control over historical possessions, says SVR chief

Thu, 28 Apr 22 19:50:51 +0500
Unruly crowd taunts ministers in Madina
Shahzain Bugti verbally and physically attacked, Marriyum puts up with obscenities

Thu, 28 Apr 22 15:20:25 +0500
Russia in receipt of $63b for fossil fuels since start of war
Germany top buyer of Russian fossil fuels, with estimated imports of $9.5 billion

Thu, 28 Apr 22 15:45:22 +0500
Erdogan says his visit to Saudi Arabia will herald new era in ties
Officials say Saudi funding could help Turkey alleviate its economic woes including soaring inflation

Thu, 28 Apr 22 14:52:40 +0500
NATO says it's ready to back Kyiv for years in war against Russia
The alliance's chief also talks about help for Kyiv to shift to modern Western arms and systems

Sat, 16 Apr 22 15:45:21 +0500
The first eight months of the Taliban regime
As easy as it was for Taliban to wrest control of Afghanistan last August, its niggling governance struggles endure

Mon, 25 Apr 22 15:32:00 +0500
World's oldest person dies in Japan aged 119
Born on Jan 2, 1903, Tanaka was confirmed by Guinness World Records in 2019 as the oldest living person

Sun, 24 Apr 22 16:33:53 +0500
In pictures: Holy Fire lights up Jerusalem's Holy Sepulchre
With processions, chants and ululations, thousands of Christian Palestinians and pilgrims celebrated the ceremony

Sat, 23 Apr 22 18:32:33 +0500
Guns became leading killer of US children, teens in 2020: report
Guns surpassed car crashes as the top cause of death in America for those aged 19 and under in 2020, analysis shows

Mon, 18 Apr 22 13:21:21 +0500
Firing squad or electrocution?: US death penalty in spotlight
Capital punishment has been on wane in US but an upcoming slate of executions refocused attention on death penalty

Sat, 23 Apr 22 08:04:55 +0500
US 'welcomes' NSC statement rejecting 'foreign conspiracy' allegation
Senior official says US has always viewed strong, prosperous, democratic Pakistan as critical to US interests

Thu, 28 Apr 22 12:38:57 +0500
India sweats over worst power cuts in six years during extreme heat
Parts of South Asia are facing an extreme heat wave as temperatures rose several degrees above normal

Wed, 20 Apr 22 06:09:33 +0500
Pakistan 'highly' values its relations with UK
British high commissioner calls on PM Shehbaz; expresses desire to work closely with Pakistan

Fri, 22 Apr 22 18:42:07 +0500
Lights go out on Erdogan rival who refused to pay soaring power bills
I will sit in the darkness to experience the pain of my people, says opposition party chief

Tue, 19 Apr 22 09:24:42 +0500
US 'looks forward' to closer cooperation with new Pakistani government
Price terms Islamabad 'important stakeholder' for stability in Afghanistan

Tue, 19 Apr 22 10:45:00 +0500
PML-N holds protests outside residence of Jemima's 88-year-old mother
Protestor threatens breaking into bedrooms of Imran Khan's family if protests don't stop outside Nawaz family's homes

Wed, 13 Apr 22 11:00:00 +0500
Pakistan rejects ‘unwarranted’ reference in Indo-US talks
FO says unfortunate that bilateral cooperation mechanism was being used to target third country

Wed, 13 Apr 22 19:54:25 +0500
In a first, Pakistani author receives highest honour in London
Express columnist Arif Anis has become a Freeman of the City of London

Tue, 12 Apr 22 13:18:01 +0500
Sri Lanka defaults on entire $51b external debt
Island nation is grappling with its worst economic downturn since independence with regular blackouts



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