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Islamabad, Dec 18 (UNI) The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Paramedical Association has expressed concerns over Prime Minister Imran Khan’s lack of interest in "resolving paramedic’s genuine problems" and said a meeting of the executive council will be…

Moscow, Dec 18 (UNI/Sputnik) Three planes of the Russian Defense Ministry left Kabul with about 200 Russian and Kyrgyz citizens and Afghan students studying in Russia, the ministry said on Saturday. Earlier in the day, the planes delivered…

Karachi, Dec 18 (UNI) A sewage gas explosion that caused a bank building to collapse in Karachi’s Shershah area on Saturday blew away hundreds of currency notes on the street, while an iron safe was also lying in the rubble. People were…

Dhaka, Dec 17: India registered 3-1 win over the arch-rivals Pakistan in their third match of the Men's Asian Champion’s Trophy here on Friday. Akashdeep Singh and Harmanpreet Singh were the goal scorer for India, while Junaid Manzoor…

Kabul, Dec 17 (UNI/Sputnik) The United Nations should hand the seat of the Afghan ambassador over to the "new government" of the country, the nominee of the Taliban to the UN, Suhail Shaheen, said on Friday. No country has yet recognized…

Riyadh, Dec 17: Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud launched on Friday a development plan of the Jeddah Central Project with a total investment of 75 billion Saudi Riyals (20 billion US dollars). The…

Minsk, Dec 18: The US Air Force is conducting optoelectronic reconnaissance over the western territories of Belarus and electronic reconnaissance over the whole territory of the country, Deputy head of the Belarusian Security Council…

New Delhi, Dec 17: India signed a Euro 442.26 million loan agreement with Germany Development Bank – KFW (Kreditanstalt fürWiederaufbau) for the Surat Metro Rail project on Friday. Rajat Kumar Mishra, Additional Secretary, Department of…

Baghdad, Dec 17: The death toll from flash floods caused by torrential rain in northern Iraq has risen to 11 on Friday. The torrential rain killed 11 people, including a Filipino and a Turk, on Thursday night and Friday morning in Erbil…

Bangkok, Dec 17 (UNI/Sputnik) More than 2,500 people crossed into Thailand from Myanmar in the past two days to escape fighting between Myanmar troops and rebels, Thai media reported on Friday, citing a provincial governor. Somchai…

New Delhi, Dec 17: Vietnam is a key partner for India in the ASEAN and the Indo-Pacific, and their partnership is a significant stabilizing factor, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Friday. In his address at the celebration of…

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Brussels, Dec 17: Leaders of the EU countries have unanimously voted for the prolongation of sanctions against Russia during the EU summit in Brussels, European Council President Charles Michel said on Friday. "Massive consequences &…

United Nations, Dec 16: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his end-of-year address on Thursday called for reforming the international financial system, which has "supercharged" inequalities and instability across the globe. "Today’s…

Washington, Dec 16: The US consolidated its position as the world’s top recipient of foreign investment in 2020, a year in which the global total increased by 6 percent despite the pandemic, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a…

New Delhi, Dec 16: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the presence of President Ram Nath Kovind in Dhaka to attend the country’s 50th Victory Day celebrations as Guest of Honour is of special significance to every Indian, and…

Washington, Dec 16: US and New Zealand defense officials participated in a virtual meeting to discuss enhancing bilateral security cooperation to address challenges in the Indo-Pacific region, the US Defense Department said. " Assistant…

Tokyo, Dec 15: Fighter jets from the Japan Air Self-Defense Force took off on alert as one Russian Il-20 jet and nine, presumably Russian aircraft approached Japanese airspace on Wednesday, the Joint Staff of the Japan Self-Defense Force…

Islamabad, Dec 15: Pakistan’s Leader of Opposition Shehbaz Sharif said that the ongoing protest in Gwadar in Balochistan province is a “watershed event” in the struggle for basic rights guaranteed by the constitution of the country. In a…

Dhaka's handling of 'certain internal matters' has been 'satisfactory': Foreign Secretary Shringla on Durga Puja attacks