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AFP/APP Tokyo: Tokyo stocks closed lower on Monday as investors took a risk-averse stance and fresh data fuelled worries about the US economy. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index lost 1.83 percent, or 712.12 points, to 38,102.44, while the…

AFP/APP Gaza: Israel struck Gaza on Monday and witnesses reported blasts in the besieged territory's south, but fighting has largely subsided after a day of relative calm and as Muslims marked Eid al-Azha.  In a holiday message late…

AFP/APP Kolkata:At least eight people were killed in India on Monday when a goods train driver missed a signal and slammed into an express passenger train from behind, police and railway officials said. Three passenger carriages were…

Shazia Mehboob Islamabad: In July 2023, Boota Imtiaz, a dedicated human rights defender and award-winning Right to Information (RTI) activist, embarked on a mission to safeguard the cultural heritage of his community.  Armed with a…

News Desk Islamabad: Federal Minister for Interior Mohsin Naqvi expressed deep sorrow over the martyrdom of five policemen in a traffic accident near Lasbela late Sunday night. Naqvi extended his heartfelt sympathy and condolences to…

News Desk  Lahore: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, in her message on International Father's Day, emphasized the invaluable role of fathers in raising and guiding their children.  She likened a father to a shady tree whose shade…

AFP/APP Mina: Pilgrims completed the final major ritual of the hajj, the "stoning of the devil," in western Saudi Arabia on Sunday, as Muslims worldwide celebrated the Eid al-Azha holiday.  Starting at dawn, 1.8 million Muslims…

APP Rawalpindi: The citizens have been advised to adopt all possible precautionary measures to protect themselves from the Congo virus during Eid ul Azha.  In response, the Livestock Department, under the directives of Commissioner…

News Desk  United Nations: As nearly 40 per cent of land across the planet is degraded with more acres lost every second, governments, businesses and communities must galvanize action to reverse the damage and protect Earth, the UN…

AFP London: British voters will head to the polls on July 4 for a general election to select members of the House of Commons.  The lower chamber of parliament comprises 650 Members of Parliament (MPs), each representing a different…