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Afghan govt meets Taliban in Tehran


July 8, 2021

TEHRAN: Iran on Wednesday hosted the first significant talks in months between Taliban and Afghan government representatives, a surprise meeting that comes as the US completes its withdrawal from Afghanistan and districts fall to the Taliban across the country. The high-level peace talks between the warring sides follow months-old discussions in Qatar that have been stalled by a diplomatic stalemate …

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More than 10pc gender gap among voters in 80 districts


July 8, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Disclosing that around 80 districts have over 10 per cent gender gap among voters, National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) chairman Tariq Malik has said the authority will work with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to address the issue on a war footing. The gender gap was as high as 52 per cent in Bannu district of Khyber …

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Modi fires 7 ministers in Covid crisis reshuffle


July 8, 2021

NEW DELHI: Struggling to salvage his image after a disastrous and widely criticised handling of the second wave of Covid-19 that hit India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expanded his cabinet and fired seven senior ministers, including Health Minister Harsh Vardhan. Minister of Law and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad, known for sharp exchanges with Twitter bosses recently, was also sacked …

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KP reports no death for first time since Covid outbreak


July 8, 2021

PESHAWAR: No death was recorded due to Covid-19 on Wednesday in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for the first time since the onset of the pandemic. The province used to record mortalities due to the virus almost on daily basis since it claimed the first life in Mardan in March last year. The death of a resident of Mardan was also the first …

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Sea to stars: first Arab woman astronaut in training


July 8, 2021

DUBAI: The UAE’s Nora al Matrooshi is the first Arab woman to start training to be an astronaut, one of two Emiratis picked from thousands of applicants as the Gulf nation looks to the stars. The 28-year-old mechanical engineer from Sharjah — one of the seven emirates that make up the UAE — has dreamt about space since she was …

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Imran to lead PTI’s election campaign in AJK: Fawad


July 8, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry on Wednesday said Prime Minister Imran Khan in his capacity as chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) would soon visit Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) to run the election campaign of the party candidates. “He (the PM) will address a public meeting. This is the right of the prime minister to go there (AJK). He …

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AG office may seek review of SC judgement on workplace harassment act


July 8, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The Attorney General office is seriously considering moving a petition to seek review of the recent Supreme Court judgment relating to the Protection Against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act, 2010 (PAHWWA). There is a general realisation among the senior law officers that the Supreme Court through its verdict has given a retrogressive meaning of the 2010 law when being …

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2 Congo virus cases reported in Balochistan


July 8, 2021

With Eidul Azha less than two weeks away, officials in Balochistan reported two Congo virus cases on Thursday. The cases were confirmed by Dr Sadiq Baloch, additional medical superintendent at Quetta’s Fatima Jinnah Chest and General Hospital. He said the two patients had been placed in an isolation ward. “Their condition is stable,” he said. According to the official, one …

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Islamabad court orders FIR against Punjab CM’s aide for sending ‘sexually explicit videos’ to man


July 8, 2021

A sessions court in Islamabad on Thursday ordered registration of a first information report (FIR) against Special Assistant to Punjab Chief Minister on Investment Sardar Tanveer Ilyas for harassing a man through WhatsApp and sending him “sexually explicit videos”. The orders were issued by Additional Sessions Judge Muhammad Ata Rabbani while hearing a petition filed by complainant Khawaja Faheem. According …

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