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Lakhvi seeks exemption from court appearance
Lahore: LeT operations commander Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi, the mastermind of 2008 Mumbai terror attack, has pleaded before an Anti-Terrorism Court to exempt him from appearing in the court, citing alleged security threat.
Advocate Raja Rizwan…
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Pakistan court debates possibility of secular state
Islamabad: Can Islamic Republic of Pakistan be a secular state?
The question was raised by Pakistan's Chief Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk himself while hearing petitions challenging the procedure for appointment of superior court judges under the…
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Quake sows panic in Papua New Guinea, tsunami threat passes
Sydney: A 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck off Papua New Guinea today, sending frightened residents fleeing from their homes, but a threatened tsunami passed without incident, seismologists said.
The quake struck 133 kilometres (83 miles)…
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Fresh quake jolts Nepal as death toll crosses 7,500.
Kathmandu: A fresh tremor of magnitude 4.0 today jolted the quake-hit Nepal, where the death toll from the April 25 deadly temblor has risen to over 7,500.
The feeble tremor at "6:39 am, was epicentred on the border of Dhading and Nuwakot…
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Rights group: 64 civilians killed in Syria coalition strike
Beirut : A Syrian rights group reported today that the death toll of civilians purportedly killed in airstrikes by the US-led coalition on a village controlled by the Islamic State group in Syria has risen to 64, including 31 children, as…
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Nepal asks foreign rescue workers to return home
Kathmandu: Nepal government today asked hundreds of foreign rescue workers to leave the quake-hit country as immediate relief has already been provided and the remaining tasks will be carried out by its army and police.
The major rescue…
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Mt Everest to remain shut this season: Icefall Doctors
Kathmandu: Nepal government has decided to close Mt Everest for climbing activities this season as routes above the base camp were impossible to be fixed, which were destroyed by the deadly avalanche.
At least 22 climbers have died and 217…
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Nepal’s tourism industry hit hard; to lose 2 lakh visitors
Kathmandu: Nepal's devastating earthquake that has claimed nearly 7,300 lives so far is likely to hit the 10 billion-rupee tourism industry - the country's main forex earner - hard, losing as many as two lakh international tourists,…
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5,800 migrants rescued in Mediterranean
Rome: Another 5,800 migrants desperate to reach Europe were rescued this weekend as they tried to cross the Mediterranean on rickety boats, more than 2,150 of them today, the Italian coastguard said.
The number rescued this weekend was one…
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Two dead, 21 injured in Athens prison fighting
Athens: Two inmates were killed and 21 others injured during fighting that broke out in an Athens prison today, the justice ministry said.
The violence erupted between Albanian and Pakistani groups of prisoners using improvised weapons in…
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