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Churches, hospitals, apartments among hundreds of buildings razed to ground n Some 145 aftershocks registered following devastating quakes n Death toll may rise eight-fold, warns WHO n UN Secretary General calls for an international response to the crisis.   A second earthquake of at least 7.5 magnitude rocked Turkiye and …

 The federal government has changed the date for holding the All Parties Conference (APC) and now fixed February 9 the new date as it was earlier February 7, Information Minister Marriyum Aurangzeb said yesterday. However the minister made no mention of the reasons for changing the APC date. Marriyum Aurangzeb …

 Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamad, former Prime Minister of Malaysia and a renowned global statesman Sunday said the Kashmir Solidarity Day reminded the world that the plight of people of Kashmir had worsened since India’s unilateral revocation of article 370 and 35A of its constitution in August 2019. In a statement …

BEIJING, Jan 20 (APP):The Pak-China border crossing at Khunjrab Pass will be temporarily open for trade from January 30 to February 10 to facilitate crossing of important Pakistani supplies stuck on the Chinese side. In the first phase, the Khunjrab Pass was temporarily opened on Tuesday and Wednesday to facilitate …

By Zahid Rabbani The contest for control of parliaments appears to be just as bitter and divisive as the acrimonious race for power in the past. Unfortunately, beneath the surface, the parliamentary battle has been as much about revenge as about transformation. Preoccupation with settling scores has become a prominent …

  By Sardar Khan Niazi Russia-Ukraine Conflict has entered its second calendar year by marking 330 days with no sign of any pause and compromise as hostility is fueling relentlessly. No direct or indirect diplomacy exists between the parties so far. The highly destructive war maneuvers are causing irreparable losses …

   Ibne Ahmad Nudrat Sheikh’s poetry book Meray Khawab invites contemplation and recognition of our shared humanity. It is a measured poetry book containing pieces about daily emotional struggles. She uses plain language to explore the complex challenges of life. Unusual imagery and pleasing musicality enhance the messages of her poems making the poetry’s emotional impact stronger. The readers cannot erase the impression of what they read; it is …

 Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was the keynote speaker at the International Luncheon, an important part of the National Prayer Breakfast activities in Washington DC on Thursday. Earlier during the breakfast, which was attended by more than 1400 guests from the United States and around the World, the Foreign Minister …

In a strange incident a Bangladeshi boy found himself in Malaysia after the hide and seek game went wrong. Hide and seek can be fun but something can go horribly wrong. A 15-year-old boy hailing from the port city of Chittagong Bangladesh hides in a container while playing hide and …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani and Afghanistan signed a Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation during the third round of negotiations at Federal Bureau Revenue (FBR) headquarters, According to details, the Pakistani delegation signed a convention for the avoidance of double taxation with the Afghanistan delegation during the third round of negotiations …