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PM Modi in Singapore: Prime Minister Modi meets counterpart Lawrence Wong

India and Singapore on Thursday elevated their bilateral ties to a “comprehensive strategic partnership” and signed four MoUs, as PM Modi in Singapore held talks with his counterpart Lawrence Wong, reported news agency PTI. During his opening remarks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Singapore is not only a partner nation but it is an inspiration

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Minister urges scientists to help tackle climate, economic challenges

Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal, addresses a symposium on “Climate Change and Health Development Consequences in Pakistan at the Pakistan Academy of Sciences on September 2, 2024. — APP ISLAMABAD: Federal Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal has expressed concern that Pakistan’s scientific community is not contributing enough to national

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Sacked KP minister demands judicial probe into corruption allegations

Former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa minister for communication and works Shakeel Ahmad Khan. — KP Assembly website/File   PESHAWAR: Former provincial minister for communications and works Shakeel Ahmad Khan on Sunday demanded a judicial probe into the allegations of corruption leveled against him. “A judicial inquiry should be conducted into the allegations of corruption against me. I am

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Sports

Ukrainian sport will recover from ‘devastating blow’: sports minister

A destroyed stadium in Ukraine.— AFP/file  PARIS: Ukraine´s sporting infrastructure has been dealt a “devastating blow” since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, but the government is determined to rebuild its sports infrastructure, Sports Minister Matviy Bidnyi told AFP. By the end of the Paris Olympics earlier this month, nearly 500 athletes and coaches had lost

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No constitutional amendment during joint sitting: law minister

Federal Minister for Law and Justice, Senator Azam Nazeer Tarar addressed a press conference in Islamabad on March 28, 2024. — APP ISLAMABAD: Minister for Law and Justice Senator Azam Nazir Tarar on Monday informed Business Advisory of the National Assembly that there would be no constitutional amendment during a joint sitting of Parliament. “There

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KP minister claims merit-based decisions in govt

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Labour Fazal Shakoor Khan seen in this image on April 25, 2024. — Facebook/FazalshakoorkhanOfficial PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Minister for Labour, Fazal Shakoor Khan, stated on Sunday that deserving workers would get residential facilities in labour colonies. “Cnoncrete measures are being taken to address the issue of illegal allotment of family

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Another murder case filed against ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

The latest in a string of legal actions against Bangladesh`s former prime minister Sheikh Hasina since her removal from office is a new murder complaint that was filed against her on Friday in relation to the death of a teacher.  Obaidul Quader, the general secretary of the Awami League, and 99 other party activists and

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Ex-leader Thaksin`s daughter Paetongtarn Shinawatra is Thailand prime minister

Thailand`s Parliament elected Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the youngest daughter of divisive former leader Thaksin Shinawatra, as the country`s new prime minister on Friday. Paetongtarn becomes Thailand`s third leader from the Shinawatra family, after her father – who was ousted in a coup before returning from exile last year – and her aunt Yingluck Shinawatra, who lives

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