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Biden to headline anti-extremism conference

Posted on August 20, 2022

Washington, Aug 19 (AFP/APP): President Joe Biden will host a conference on combating racist, anti-democratic and other extremist threats in September, less than two months before tense midterm elections, the White House said Friday. The “United We Stand” summit on September 15 will address “the […]

ECP issues contempt notices to Imran Khan for inappropriate remarks against CEC

Posted on August 20, 2022

ISLAMABAD, Aug 19 (APP): The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Friday issued contempt notices to PTI Chairman Imran Khan, Asad Umer and Fawad Chaudhry for passing inappropriate remarks and levelling allegations against the commission and its members. The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders had been […]

Nawaz calls out for political consensus to resolve economic issues

Posted on August 20, 2022

ISLAMABAD, Aug 19 (APP): Former prime minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif on Friday said present economic issues could be resolved through political consensus across the board. This he said while meeting the National Assembly Deputy Speaker Zahid Akram Durrani, who had called on the PML(N) supremo […]

Shanaka leads 20-man Sri Lanka squad for Asia Cup

Posted on August 20, 2022

Colombo, Aug 19 (AFP/APP): Sri Lanka Friday named a 20-man squad led by Dasun Shanaka for the Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament starting later this month in the United Arab Emirates. The tournament was originally scheduled to be held in Sri Lanka, but shifted to the […]

United Nations to study reports about India’s attempt to rig polls in Kashmir: UN spokesman

Posted on August 20, 2022

UNITED NATIONS, Aug 19 (APP): The United Nations is set to study reports about India’s attempts at rigging the upcoming elections in Jammu and Kashmir, the Secretary-General’s Deputy spokesman said, while emphasizing that all communities should be “fairly” treated and represented. Responding to a question […]

Canada nominates O’Bonsawin as first Indigenous Supreme Court judge

Posted on August 20, 2022

Montreal, Aug 19 (AFP/APP): Canada on Friday nominated Michelle O’Bonsawin as the first Indigenous person to serve on its Supreme Court, a historic first for a country seeking to make amends for abuses against native peoples. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said O’Bonsawin, a member of […]

Golf: Czech Masters scores

Posted on August 20, 2022

Prague, Aug 19 (AFP/APP): Leading second round scores in the European Tour/DP World Tour Czech Masters at the Albatross Golf Resort, Prague, on Friday (GBR/IRL unless stated, Par 72): 130 – Gavin Green (MAS) 67-63 133 – Thomas Pieters (BEL) 65-68, Marcel Schneider (GER) 66-67, […]

PM Shehbaz meets Harvard University students, shares vision for Pakistan

Posted on August 20, 2022

ISLAMABAD, Aug 19 (APP):A delegation of students from Harvard University, United States Friday called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif here and discussed matters related to Pakistan. Federal Ministers Ahsan Iqbal, Marriyum Aurangzeb, SAPMs Ahad Cheema, Syed Fahad Hussain, Jahanzeb Khan, Coordinators to PM Bilal Azhar […]

Germany’s Scholz denies influence in tax fraud probe

Posted on August 20, 2022

Hamburg, Aug 19 (AFP/APP): German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday he believed he had been exonerated after being grilled by a committee on his potential role in a huge tax fraud scam that cost the government billions. Scholz had testified for the second time […]

NADRA embraces massive digital transformation, gender parity: Chairman

Posted on August 20, 2022

ISLAMABAD, Aug 19 (APP): National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) Chairman Muhammad Tariq Malik on Friday said the authority embraced massive digital transformation through procedural and structural reforms during the last one year. He, while talking to PTV, said some 43 initiatives were planned during […]

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Biden to headline anti-extremism conference

ECP issues contempt notices to Imran Khan for inappropriate remarks against CEC

Nawaz calls out for political consensus to resolve economic issues

Shanaka leads 20-man Sri Lanka squad for Asia Cup

United Nations to study reports about India’s attempt to rig polls in Kashmir: UN spokesman

Canada nominates O’Bonsawin as first Indigenous Supreme Court judge

Golf: Czech Masters scores

PM Shehbaz meets Harvard University students, shares vision for Pakistan

Germany’s Scholz denies influence in tax fraud probe

NADRA embraces massive digital transformation, gender parity: Chairman

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