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Prince Harry already told royal family about his plans of penning a memoir


July 20, 2021

Prince Harry had already informed the British royal family about his plans of penning a memoir. Speaking to Harper’s Bazaar, a spokesperson for the Duke of Sussex confirmed that the royal family was informed very recently about the prince’s decision of shedding light on his life a royal and now as a husband and a father. Harry explained the reason …

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Britney Spears’ lawyer vows to bring her conservatorship to an end soon


July 20, 2021

Pop icon Britney Spears’ new lawyer is vowing to move forward with her case in a more aggressive manner to end her abusive conservatorship as quickly as he can. The Toxic singer’s recently-hired new attorney Matthew Rosengart said outside the Stanley Mosk Courthouse in Los Angeles that he and his firm are taking aggressive measures to remove the singer’s dad Jamie Spears …

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21 killed, 33 injured in Iraq market blast


July 20, 2021

BAGHDAD: At least 21 people were killed and 33 wounded on Monday in a bomb blast in a busy market in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, a medical source said. The blast in the densely populated majority-Shia suburb of Sadr City came as shoppers crowded the market buying food ahead of Eidul Azha. Video footage shared on social media after the …

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Egypt finds ancient military vessel, Greek graves in sunken city


July 20, 2021

CAIRO: Divers have discovered rare remains of a military vessel in the ancient sunken city of Thnis-Heracleion — once Egypt’s largest port on the Mediterranean — and a funerary complex illustrating the presence of Greek merchants, officials said on Monday. The city, which controlled the entrance to Egypt at the mouth of a western branch of the Nile, dominated the …

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Pakistan to raise hacking by India of Imran’s phone


July 20, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday decided to raise the issue of hacking of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s telephone calls by India with relevant forums. “We are waiting for details of the hacking,” Information Minis­ter Fawad Chaudhry told. Once details are received the issue will be raised at appropriate forums, the minister said when asked whether the government will take up the …

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Prices of sacrificial animals see sharp increase in Rawalpindi


July 20, 2021

RAWALPINDI: With just a few days left until Eidul Azha, prices of sacrificial animals have increased sharply. Traders as well as buyers at cattle sale points have expressed concern over high cost of the animal as well as transportation charges. Cattle traders usually come to Rawalpindi from other parts of the district like Fatahjang, Talagang, Attock, Taxila and Gujar Khan. …

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PPP seeks parliament’s joint session to discuss security


July 20, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Expressing concern over what he called the worsening internal security situation in the country, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Senator Raza Rabbani on Monday called for convening an in-camera joint session of parliament and constitution of a parliamentary committee on national security (PCNS) for drafting a consensus strategy paper. The PPP senator in a statement suggested a way forward to …

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SECP asks companies to get employees vaccinated by Aug 31


July 20, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) on Monday warned all companies of regulatory action if their employees and families are not vaccinated against Covid-19 by Aug 31. “The SECP will consider regulatory measures against companies that fail to effectively adhere to the directions and policies of the government for combating the pandemic,” the corporate sector regulator said …

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Health crisis looms large over Karachi as Delta variant spreads


July 20, 2021

KARACHI: A health crisis driven by the Delta variant — the most dangerous and transmissible form of the coronavirus to date — has emerged in the city ahead of Eidul Azha with sudden increase in Covid-19 positive cases over the past few days. Sources told Dawn the patients’ growing number had burdened major tertiary care hospitals where Covid-19 units were almost full …

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