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Members of the Islamic Movement announced at a press conference that their leader Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky health condition has continued to deteriorate because of the injuries he sustained during the December 2015 Massacre in Zaria. The members said the seriously ailing Sheikh and his wife Zeenat are being held in …

TEL AVIV: Thousands of Israeli protesters have demonstrated outside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s official residence in the occupied Jerusalem al-Quds, calling for his resignation over corruption and mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic. The Israeli police have reportedly detained several protesters in the course of the latest round of demonstrations. The …

LONDON: Renowned TV naturalist David Attenborough gives a clear-cut warning for humanity to protect species from mass extinction for the sake of our own survival in his recent documentary. His one-hour film “Extinction: The Facts”, airing Sunday on the BBC in Britain, does not hold back in portraying the devastating …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday proposed four-point way forward for the Afghan peace process that envisages continued support to Afghan-led and Afghan-owned process while respecting consensus emerging from intra-Afghan talks and ensuring violence never returns to the country nor the Afghan soil is used by terrorist outfits. The strategy was proposed …

LAHORE: The Punjab government has launched a manhunt to apprehend the suspects in the Lahore motorway gang rape case after having identified both of them “using scientific evidence”. Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar announced a reward of Rs2.5 million for each of the suspects if information leading to their arrest …

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb said Leader of Opposition in the Punjab Assembly Hamza Shahbaz has tested positive for novel coronavirus and he has been suffering from fever for the last three days. “In view of his deteriorating health, he should be shifted from the Kot Lakhpat …

A soldier was martyred on Saturday in a improvised explosive device attack in North Waziristan, the military’s media wing said. According to Inter-Services Public Relations, the device exploded near a security forces check post on Boya Road in Miranshah. “Sepoy Sajid, [aged] 33 years embraced shahadat,” said ISPR. It added …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday voiced support for China on resumption of ‘Code of Conduct’ (CoC) negotiations in South China Sea. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, while virtually participating in the 27th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Regional Forum (ARF), reaffirmed “Pakistan’s support for the ongoing negotiations of Code of …

TAXILA: National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser on Saturday said the government would take all opposition parties on board for legislation related to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) before convening a joint session of parliament to pass the bills. Talking to mediapersons in Wah, Mr Qaiser said political parties would …

GWADAR: A Baloch nationalist leader, who remained affiliated with a resistance movement for over 20 years, has announced abandoning the armed struggle against the state and joining mainstream politics. Master Salem Baloch along with some other people of his group vowed to work for the betterment of the country and …