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Earthquake death toll crosses 19,000 in Turkiye-Syria

ISLAMABAD, Feb 9  The death toll from the Turkiye-Syria earthquakes has climbed above 19,000 as rescuers race to save survivors trapped under debris in freezing weather. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the death toll in his country from Monday’s deadly earthquake had now reached 16,170, bringing the total fatilities …

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PM sets up relief fund for Turkish quake victims: Marriyum

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Tuesday that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had decided to establish the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund to support the earthquake victims of brotherly country, Turkiye. In a tweet, the minister said the federal cabinet had announced to donate one month salary to …

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Pakistan all set to import additional 100MW electricity from Iran

Islamabad-Pakistan is all set to import additional 100MW electricity from the neighbouring Iran as National Transmission and Despatch Company Limited (NTDC) has completed the construction of the transmission line from Polan to Gwadar. The evacuation of additional 100MW power through new transmission line will be started through this transmission line …

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