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UNITED NATIONS, Jul 11 (APP): The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk on Tuesday, called for dialogue and respect for religious tolerance as member states met in Geneva in response to the recent burning of the Holy Quran in the Swedish capital. Addressing […]

RAWALPINDI, Jul 10 (APP):Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir on Monday said the Pakistan Army assured all possible support for the economic development of the country as an institution with full dedication and spirit to complete this stage. The Army Chief made […]

Islamabad (PNI) The Ministry of Finance has announced a significant increase in adhoc relief allowances for government employees. The new notification states that employees up to gra TVde-16 will receive a 35% increase in their adhoc relief allowance. Similarly, government officials from grade-17 to grade-22 […]

Mogadishu, June 20 (AFP/APP):At least eight people were killed on Tuesday in gunbattles outside parliament in Somalia’s semi-autonomous region of Puntland between local security forces and armed militiamen loyal to opposition politicians, police and witnesses said. The fierce clashes in the state capital, Garowe, erupted […]

Washington, June 19 (AFP/APP): A submersible vessel used to take tourists to see the wreckage of the Titanic in the North Atlantic has gone missing, triggering a search-and-rescue operation, the US Coast Guard said Monday. It was not immediately known how many people are on […]

Rio de Janeiro, June 18 (AFP/APP): A cyclone tore through southern Brazil killing at least 13 people and forcing thousands from their homes, authorities said Sunday. Authorities lowered the number of people declared missing amid the violent weather in Rio Grande do Sul state Thursday […]

BEIJING 18 June (Online): U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken began meetings in Beijing on Sunday, the first top American diplomat to visit China in five years, amid frosty bilateral ties and dim prospects for any breakthrough on the long list of disputes between the […]

UNITED NATIONS, Jun 17 (APP):UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for equal land rights for women on the occasion of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, saying such a move would help stop land degradation. “I urge all governments to eliminate legal barriers […]

La Laigne, France, June 17 (AFP/APP):Residents of a region in western France on Saturday counted the cost after being stunned by a rare earthquake that has left dozens of homes damaged. Cracks appeared in several homes in the Charente-Maritime department just north of the major […]