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ISLAMABAD: Foreign Office spokesman Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri has said the Pakistani diaspora in France is law abiding and positively contributing to the French economy and there are no complaints from them of difficulties in the aftermath of the recent developments. In a statement issued here on Sunday, the FO spokesman said the Indian media outlets were spreading “fake news” regarding …

US President Donald Trump will hunt for support in four battleground states on Monday while Democratic rival Joe Biden focuses on Pennsylvania and Ohio during the final day of campaigning in their long, bitter race for the White House. The Republican Trump trails Biden in national opinion polls ahead of Tuesday’s Election Day. But the race is seen as close in enough swing …

US President Donald Trump has suggested that he will fire Dr Anthony Fauci after Tuesday’s election, as his rift with the nation’s top infectious disease expert widens while the nation sees its most alarming outbreak of the coronavirus since the spring. Speaking at a campaign rally in Opa-locka, Florida, Trump expressed frustration that the surging cases of the virus — …

Veteran British journalist Robert Fisk has died at the age of 74, The Guardian reported late on Sunday. Fisk was admitted to St Vincent’s hospital in Dublin on Friday after suffering a suspected stroke and died shortly afterwards, according to a report on the BBC. Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar expressed sadness on the journalist’s death. “A fearless journalist who understood the Middle East better …

Gunmen traded fire with Afghan security forces in Kabul University’s campus following a blast in the area, and at least six people were wounded, Afghan government officials said. The Taliban denied their fighters were involved in the assault, and the identity of the attackers was unknown. “Gunshots still can be heard in the area but security forces have blocked it …

BAYRAKLI: Rescuers raced against the clock to save people trapped under rubble in Turkey on Saturday as anguished mourners buried the first victims of a powerful earthquake that claimed 30 lives. The 7.0-magnitude quake killed 28 people and injured nearly 900 in Turkey after striking on Friday afternoon near the west coast town of Seferihisar in Izmir province. Also killing …

BERLIN: Berlin’s new international airport officially opened on Saturday nine years late, massively over-budget and in the middle of a virus-induced air transport crisis. The first flights operated by low-cost pioneer EasyJet and German national carrier Lufthansa touched down at Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) around 2pm after flying in from nearby Tegel Airport and Munich respectively. Many Germans had almost …

SRINAGAR: Shops and businesses were shut in several parts of Occupied Kash­mir on Saturday as separatists challenging Indian rule called for a general strike to denounce new laws that allow any Indian to buy land in the disputed region. Indian forces in riot gear patrolled streets in held Kas­h­mir’s main city of Sri­nagar in anticipation of anti-India protests. Public transport also stayed …

MILWAUKEE: Barack Obama will join forces with Joe Biden in Michigan as Donald Trump goes all in on the crucial state of Pennsylvania on Saturday and the two candidates dig deep on the final weekend before Tuesday’s US presidential election. For the first time since the start of the campaign, Biden, 77, will be joined on stage by his former …

PARIS: President Emm­anuel Macron on Saturday sought to calm flaring tensions with Muslims around the world, telling an Arab TV channel he understood that caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) could be shocking while lashing out at “lies” that the French state was behind them. France is on edge after the republication in early September of cartoons of the …