Nearly 33,000 children flee Mozambique violence

Maputo, July 1 (AFP/APP): A new wave of violence in militant-hit northern Mozambique uprooted nearly 33,000 children last month, the UN reported Friday. June saw a surge in attacks in Cabo Delgado province, where militants launched a bloody insurgency in 2017, sparking a regional military […]

Mercury dropped after city receives light rain

LAHORE, Jul 01 (APP): Mercury dropped in the provincial capital after it received light rain while cloudy weather condition along with winds provided relief to the people from humid weather. Maximum temperature was recorded at 32 degree celsius on Friday in the city. More rain-wind/thundershower […]

Death toll from northeast India landslide rises to 20

Guwahati, India, July 1 (AFP/APP):Rescuers in India’s northeast have recovered 20 bodies from the site of a landslide that buried a railway construction camp, the army said Friday, after a second day of search efforts. Security forces and disaster relief teams are still racing to […]

Punjab CM re-election on July 22: Supreme Court

ISLAMABAD, Jul 01 (APP): The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that election for the Punjab chief minister would be held on July 22 after the rival parties, including the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N), the Pakistan Muslim League Quaid-e-Azam (PML-Q) and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) […]

Dialogue with Suu Kyi ‘not impossible’ says Myanmar junta

Naypyidaw, Myanmar, July 1 (AFP/APP): Dialogue between Myanmar’s junta and ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi to end the bloody crisis unleashed by the toppling of her government last year is “not impossible”, a junta spokesman told AFP on Friday. The Southeast Asian nation has […]

Man sentenced to death for killing wife

MUZAFFARGARH, Jul 01 (APP):Additional District and Sessions Judge Kot Addu, Mahmood Hayat, on Friday awarded death sentence to a man on charge of killing his wife. Accused Abdul Ghaffar had slaughtered his wife by a grass cutting tool over a domestic dispute six months back, […]

Hajj pilgrims offer Friday prayers at Masjid-ul-Haram

ISLAMABAD, Jul 01 (APP): Over 60,0000 Pakistanis and hundreds of thousands from across the globe offered Friday prayers at the Masjid-ul-Haram. The pilgrims were transported to Masjid-ul-Haram through shuttle service from their residential blocks in the morning to protect them from scorching heat, said a […]

Australia PM hails ‘new start’ in ties with France

Paris, July 1 (AFP/APP): Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese welcomed a “new start” in relations with France as he met President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday, after an acrimonious row between the countries over a submarine contract last year. “My presence here represents a […]

Djokovic, Alcaraz close in on Wimbledon duel as women draw opens up

London, July 1 (AFP/APP):Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz closed in on a Wimbledon generational clash on Friday as the women’s draw was left with just four top-10 seeds standing. Three-time defending champion Djokovic demolished Serbian compatriot Miomir Kecmanovic 6-0, 6-3, 6-4 in the third round […]

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