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AFP/APP  Tokyo: Tokyo stocks opened lower on Thursday after hotter-than-expected US inflation data drove down Wall Street shares, while the yen briefly hit a 34-year low. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index dropped 1.07 percent, or 425.06…

News Desk  Islamabad: Former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi formally initiated the process of registering his new political party with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Monday, officially signaling his departure from the…

AFP/APP Kabul: Children sit shoulder to shoulder, crammed in rows on the floor of a shipping container with lesson books in their laps, the remains of their school unrepaired in the six months since a major earthquake devastated their…

APP Islamabad: Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has forecast mainly dry weather for most parts of the country, while hot in southern parts. However, light rain-windstorm/thunderstorm is expected at isolated places in upper…

AFP/APP Tokyo: A magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck northeastern Japan's Fukushima region on Thursday, the Japan Meteorological Agency said, but no tsunami warning was issued. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries after…

Sultan Shoaib Gilgit: The Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Court has extended the hearing date for the much-publicized Falak Noor case, directing the diligent efforts of the Gilgit-Baltistan police to ensure the appearance of the 13-year-old…

APP Peshawar: The meteorological department here predicted rain, wind and thunderstorms with isolated hailstorms in Chitral, Lower & Upper Dir, Malakand, Buner, Swat, Shangla, Kohistan, Battagram, Torghar, Mansehra, Abbottabad and…

News Desk  Islamabad: Beggars in the twin cities, particularly during Ramazan, are increasingly engaged in soliciting alms, causing annoyance to people. Beggars often resort to methods that invite ridicule and scorn instead of…

AFP/APP Indonesia:  Dozens of Rohingya refugees are feared dead or missing after their boat capsized off Indonesia's westernmost coast this week, the United Nations said Friday, as local rescuers called off the search despite survivor…

News Desk Rawalpindi: Rawalpindi Development Authority (RDA) Director General (DG) Kinza Murtaza on Tuesday directed the authorities concerned to renovate the Fawara Chowk parking plaza. According to a RDA spokesman, the DG, during a…