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Greta Thunberg rallies climate activists for German vote


September 25, 2021

BERLIN: Hundreds of thousands of climate activists, including Greta Thunberg, rallied in cities across Germany on Friday ahead of weekend elections as frontrunner Olaf Scholz called for a “change of government” after 16 years of Angela Merkel at the top. Speaking at a rally in front of the Reichstag parliament building in the run-up to Sunday’s poll, Thunberg told cheering …

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Palestinian shot dead by Israeli troops in clashes; eight others injured


September 25, 2021

RAMALLAH: A Palestinian was shot dead by Israeli troops on Friday when clashes broke out on the sidelines of a demonstration in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said. The victim was hit in the head by live fire, the ministry said, in the flashpoint town of Beita, scene of regular demonstrations against Israeli settlement expansion, which often …

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PM solicits world support for new Afghan rulers


September 25, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday made a strong pitch for the world to rally behind Afghanistan’s nascent Taliban government for preserving the progress made by the war-ravaged country over the past two decades and preventing it from turning into a safe haven for terrorists. Speaking at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly via video link, …

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Over 140 killed as Yemeni troops fight Houthis in Marib


September 25, 2021

DUBAI: More than 140 rebels and pro-government troops have been killed this week as fighting has intensified for Yemen’s strategic northern city of Marib, military and medical sources said on Friday. At least 51 loyalists were killed in the past four days, most of them in clashes in the province of Shabwa and the neighbouring governorate of Marib, multiple military …

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Protest lodged with India over targeting of Muslims in India’s Assam state


September 25, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The For­eign Office on Friday summoned the Indian Charge d’ Affaires and conveyed Pakistan government’s grave concern over the recent targeting of Muslims in India’s State of Assam, where a brutal eviction drive against the Muslim residents has been launched. The Indian authorities came under fire on Twitter after a video circulating on social media showed the police opening fire …

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UK seeks smoother waters with France after subs row


September 25, 2021

LONDON: Britain on Friday sought to turn a page with France following a cross-continental diplomatic crisis centred on alleged deceit over a submarine contract with Australia. French President Emmanuel Macron was left furious last week after Australia ditched a mega-deal to buy diesel submarines from France in favour of nuclear-powered US ones, under an agreement secured during secret talks facilitated …

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Executions, amputations to resume: Taliban prisons chief


September 25, 2021

KARACHI: The Taliban’s official in charge of prisons and former justice minister of Afghanistan, Mullah Nooruddin Turabi, has said punishments such as executions and amputations will resume in the country though they may not be meted out in public as they were under their previous rule. Amputations were “necessary for security”, Mullah Nooruddin told The Associated Press, speaking in Kabul. While …

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In meeting with UN chief, Qureshi calls for ‘urgent action’ on humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan


September 25, 2021

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi met UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly in New York on Friday and stressed “urgent action” to address the humanitarian crisis in war-torn Afghanistan, according to a statement issued by the Foreign Office (FO). “Qureshi underscored the need for urgent action to address the …

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Pakistan must abide by HR regimes to qualify for GSP+ after ’23: EU official


September 25, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The Euro­pean Commission has adopted a legislative proposal for 10 years (2024-34) to offer new European Union Generalised Scheme of Preferences (GSP) to remove or reduce duties on import of products to promote sustainable development in low-income countries. Pakistan is the largest beneficiary of the current GSP plus scheme since 2014 — zero per cent duty on several hundred …

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Junior officer manning BS-20 post in UK mission since 2013


September 25, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Although governments in Pakistan have always been sensitive about the country’s image in the West, a media management position at the High Commission in London is being handled on a makeshift basis for the last eight years. According to a petition filed in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) by Kashif Zaman, deputy director general (DDG) in the Press Information …

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