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Bells toll for anti-apartheid icon Tutu, ‘warrior for justice’

Johannesburg, Dec 27 (AFP/APP):South Africa on Monday began a week of mourning for revered anti-apartheid campaigner Archbishop Desmond Tutu. The Nobel Peace Prize laureate passed away on Sunday aged 90, stripping the world of a towering moral figure and the last great protagonist of a […]

No ‘panic,’ but Covid to ‘overrun’ some US hospitals: Biden

Washington, Dec 27 (AFP/APP):President Joe Biden on Monday said some US hospitals could be “overrun” by Covid cases, but the country is generally well prepared to meet the latest surge and Americans need not panic. In a virtual meeting hosted by the White House with […]

Assassination of Benazir Bhutto was conspiracy to kill the entire nation: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari

ISLAMABAD, Dec 27 (Online): : Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto is a beacon of a movement. Paying rich tribute to Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto on her 14th death anniversary he said nation will never forget the national […]

3.5-magnitude quake jolts Quetta, surroundings

ISLAMABAD, Dec 27 (APP):A 3.5-magnitude earthquake jolted the Quetta and its surrounding area on Monday afternoon, however, no casualties were reported yet. According to details, National Seismic Monitoring Centre recorded the magnitude of the earthquake at 3.5 on the Richter scale, while the depth of […]

UN ‘horrified’ by reports of massacre of civilians in Myanmar

United Nations, United States, Dec 26 (AFP/APP):A UN official said Sunday he was “horrified” by credible reports that at least 35 civilians were killed and their bodies burned in Myanmar, and demanded the government launch an investigation. Two workers for non-profit group Save the Children […]

Iran says war games in Gulf were warning to Israel

Tehran – December 26 (ONLINE): War games conducted this week by Iran in the Gulf were intended to send a warning to Israel, the country’s top military commanders said on Friday, amid concerns over possible Israeli plans to target Iranian nuclear sites. The Revolutionary Guards’ […]

Benazir Bhutto Shaheed 14th death anniversary to be observed on Monday

RAWALPINDI, Dec 26 (APP):Pakistan People Party PPP will observe the 14 th death anniversary of Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto tomorrow (December 27) on Monday. The arrangements have been completed and Quran Khawani will be held for the departed soul at Liaquat Bagh her martyrdom place, Pakistan […]

UNGA adopts Pakistan-sponsored resolution targeting disinformation

UNITED NATIONS, Dec 26 (APP):The UN General Assembly Saturday unanimously adopted a Pakistan-sponsored resolution that calls for multidimensional response to counter all forms of disinformation that erodes human rights. The resolution entitled, “Countering Disinformation for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms,” […]

Bodies of 16 killed in Channel boat disaster repatriated to Iraq

Arbil, Iraq, Dec 26 (AFP/APP):The bodies of 16 people killed when their boat sank in the Channel while trying to reach England were repatriated early Sunday to Iraqi Kurdistan where their families were awaiting them, an AFP photographer saw. The plane carrying them arrived around […]

Pope calls for humility in Christmas Eve mass

Vatican City, Dec 25 (AFP/APP):Pope Francis Friday called on the faithful to value the “little things in life” and show solidarity with the poor in his Christmas Eve mass in St. Peter’s Basilica. Some 2,000 members of the public and 200 religious figures attended, wearing […]

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