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Nukus, Uzbekistan, July 6 (AFP/APP): Uzbek builder Salamat Khalilov does not know exactly what blew off his left leg when he was on the fringes of a protest that shook Nukus, the capital of Uzbekistan’s autonomous Karakalpakstan region. The 46-year-old is one of thousands injured […]

ISLAMABAD, Jul 6 (APP):Three hundred persons with disabilities arrived at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah to perform the Hajj. Their arrival is part of the national initiative launched by the Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, for the second consecutive year, targeting persons […]

Kinshasa, July 6 (AFP/APP): The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have agreed to a “de-escalation process” following weeks of rising tensions over rebel fighting in eastern DRC, the Congolese presidency said Wednesday. It said a “roadmap” had been established towards normalising diplomatic ties, including […]

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 06 (APP): Pakistan has called for an urgent “plan of action” to grapple with poverty and hunger that have been made more acute by the current geo-political tensions, especially for the peoples facing war and occupation for decades. “The consequence of current […]