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Meera ordered to leave US within 48 hours


April 9, 2021

Pakistani showbiz star Meera  has reportedly been  released from the mental hospital and ordered to leave America within  48 hours. The ‘Baji’ star,  who remains in news for her controversies, was reportedly declared ‘mentally unwell’ by a doctor and admitted to a mental health facility during her US trip. Meera was reportedly discharged from the mental hospital on Thursday after …

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Sophie Turner, Joe Jonas get vaccinated against COVID-19


April 9, 2021

Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas got vaccinated against coronavirus on Thursday. The couple shared the news in an amusing snap wherein they can be seen flexing their arms. In the photo, Joe and Sophie can be seen showing off the band-aid on their arms after receiving the vaccine. Sophie, 25, looked fierce as she gazed towards the camera with her …

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After Oscars, Priyanka Chopra to present BAFTAs in London


April 9, 2021

Priyanka Chopra is gearing up to headline the upcoming 74th British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) as a presenter. The glitzy award ceremony is scheduled to be held on April 10 and 11 at Royal Albert Hall. Earlier, Pee Cee took to the international stage when she became the first Indian female actor to announce the Oscar nominees. The news was …

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Betrayal of the Constitution will be punished in this world and the hereafter: Justice Isa


April 9, 2021

Supreme Court judge Justice Qazi Faez Isa said on Friday that treachery with the Constitution was an action that would be punished in this world and the hereafter. Addressing a conference on “Fundamental Rights and [the] Constitution” organised by the Islamabad High Court Bar Association, Justice Isa said that a violation of the Constitution would fall into the category of …

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Violence rocks N. Ireland as unionists clash with nationalists


April 9, 2021

BELFAST: Leaders in Northern Ireland came together on Thursday to condemn days of violent unrest stemming from the territory’s pro-UK community, including a petrol-bomb attack on a moving bus. The British and Irish governments also denounced the latest unrest, which has erupted amid anger over apparent economic dislocation as a result of Brexit and existing tensions between the pro-UK unionist …

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12 people, probably foreigners, beheaded in Mozambique


April 9, 2021

JOHANNESBURG: Twelve people, possibly foreigners, were found beheaded following an attack claimed by the militant Islamic State (IS) group on the northern Mozambique town of Palma on Wednesday. Commander Pedro da Silva told journalists visiting the town, near natural gas projects worth $60 billion, that he could not be sure of the nationalities of the 12 people, but he believed …

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Diplomats loyal to Myanmar military seize London embassy


April 9, 2021

LONDON: Britain on Thursday condemned “bullying” by the Myanmar junta after the country’s ambassador to London was ousted in an extraordinary diplomatic coup after calling for the release of civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Diplomats loyal to the Myanmar military authorities seized control of the embassy on Wednesday, leaving ambassador Kyaw Zwar Minn locked out in the street. The …

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British MPs write to Johnson over Pakistan ban


April 9, 2021

LONDON: About 50 members of parliament signed a letter addressed to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, demanding charter flights for stranded citizens in Pakistan and Bangladesh. They also asked for clarity on when the ‘red list’ would be reviewed. Led by Yasmin Qureshi, a British Pakistani MP for Bolton South East, the letter said the ban came into force at …

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US busts Pakistan-based network of human smugglers


April 9, 2021

WASHINGTON: The US Department of Treasury has designated a Nowshera-based travel agency a Transnational Criminal Organisation (TCO) and its head and three associates as facilitators in its criminal activities. In a statement issued on Wednesday evening, the department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said that the Abid Ali Khan TCO “is a human smuggling organisation based in Nowshera, Pakistan, …

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India’s court paves way for Rohingya deportation


April 9, 2021

NEW DELHI: India’s Supreme Court rejected a plea on Thursday to stop the government from deporting to Myanmar some 150 Rohingya Muslims police detained last month, paving the way for them to be sent to a country where hundreds have been killed following a military coup. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has been trying to send back Rohingyas, a Muslim …

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