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DUBAI 05 Mar (Online): Worried parents protested in Iran’s capital Tehran and other cities on Saturday over a wave of suspected poison attacks that have affected schoolgirls in dozens of schools, according to Iranian news agencies and social media videos. The so-far unexplained illnesses have […]

ISLAMABAD, Mar 04 (APP): Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Saturday announced flight operation for Hajj 2023 scheduled to start from May 21 to August 2 transporting more than 38,000 pilgrims. About 44,000 pilgrims would travel to Hijaz-e-Muqaddas through Saudi Airlines; 38,000 pilgrims would travel from […]

Kinshasa, March 4 (AFP/APP): Brussels said Saturday it was setting up a “humanitarian air bridge” to deliver aid to conflict-hit eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, as the visiting French president said all sides had given support to a ceasefire next week. The air bridge will […]

Tehran, March 3 (AFP/APP): UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi arrived in Tehran Friday for discussions with officials after his agency’s inspectors in Iran found uranium particles enriched to just under weapons-grade level. The visit by the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency comes […]

WASHINGTION, Mar 03 (APP): A State Department spokesman Thursday sidestepped a question about arrest warrants issued against PTI chief Imran Khan, saying the U.S. supported peaceful upholding of democratic, constitutional, and legal principles in Pakistan. “These are questions for the Pakistani people, not for the […]

Phnom Penh, March 3 (AFP/APP): Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha was on Friday sentenced to 27 years in jail for treason, a verdict that ruled him out of elections this year and was immediately denounced by the United States as a “miscarriage of justice”. Kem […]

Mogadishu, March 2 (AFP/APP):More than 200 people lost their lives over 24 days of clashes between security forces and clans in a disputed part of Somalia’s breakaway Somaliland region, an official said on Thursday. “210 civilians were killed and 680 others were wounded in the […]

Athens, March 2 (AFP/APP): About 700 people gathered Thursday outside the headquarters of Greek rail operator Hellenic Train to protest chronic failures that led to a collision between two trains this week that claimed dozens of lives. “We are angry towards the company, towards the […]

Beirut, March 2 (AFP/APP): Eight truffle-hunters were killed and more than 30 injured in eastern Syria when the vehicle they were travelling in hit a landmine, a war monitor said Thursday. “Eight citizens were killed and at least 35 wounded when a landmine… exploded as […]

Karachi (PNI) In accordance with the several conditions set by the International Monetary Fund, the State Bank of Pakistan on Thursday jacked up the key interest rate — in an off-cycle review — by a massive 300 basis points (bps) taking it to a record […]