18,000 Hajj pilgrims receive medical care in Madinah

ISLAMABAD, Jun 12 (APP): More than 18,000 pilgrims have received medical care in Madinah since the start of the current Islamic month, according to the figures from the Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health. Of the total, 16,101 people, of different nationalities, were treated at seasonal […]

Eritrea rejoins East African bloc 16 years after walk-out

Nairobi, June 12 (AFP/APP): Eritrea has rejoined the East African bloc, the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD), nearly 16 years after the politically isolated state pulled out of the body, Information Minister Yemane Meskel said Monday. “Eritrea resumed its activity in IGAD and took its […]

Need urged for promoting furniture export to Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD, Jun 11 (APP):Chief Executive Officer Pakistan Furniture Council Mian Kashif Ashfaq Sunday said that Pakistani furniture was very popular in Afghanistan and its demand was growing due to exquisite designs with wider varieties. He said Pakistan has traditionally been one of the major suppliers […]

Four children wounded in knife attack in French Alps

Annecy, France, June 8 (AFP/APP):A man armed with a knife attacked a group of pre-school children playing by a lake in the French Alps Thursday, wounding four as well as an adult and sending shockwaves through the country. Witnesses described the suspected knifeman running around […]

UK lawmaker faces racism public order charge

London, June 5 (AFP/APP): A British lawmaker who once commanded UN peacekeepers in Bosnia was on Monday charged by police with two public order offences, including one that was “racially aggravated”. Conservative MP Bob Stewart faces one charge of “using threatening or abusive words or […]

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