Archive for the December 29, 2016
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US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Wednesday that Israel's settlement building in the West Bank threatens both hope for peace with the Palestinians and the country's own future as a democracy. In a major
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At least five people were killed and more than 50 injured on Wednesday when a train slammed into a public bus before dawn near Tunis, the Tunisian interior ministry said. The articulated bus was torn
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The bodies of 11 migrants who died trying to make the perilous journey to Europe have washed up on beaches around Libya's capital Tripoli, the Red Crescent said Wednesday. "Teams from the Tripoli branch of
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Turkish state media Wednesday said Turkey and Russia had agreed a nation-wide truce plan for Syria but none of the key players in the conflict offered an immediate confirmation. The state-run Anadolu news agency said
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The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has announced that all Inland Revenue Offices will remain open and observe extended working hours on December 30 (Friday) until 08:00pm and December 31(Saturday) until 10:00pm. According to the
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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Naeem-ul-Haque on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif cannot run away from Panama Leaks case without clarification. Responding to the PM's speech, Naeem-ul-Haque said that construction of energy project is
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Pakistan Peoples Party's (PPP) rival parties in Sindh remained unimpressed by the announcement of former president Asif Ali Zardari that he and his son Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will contest by-elections to become part of parliament.
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More than 2,000 Saudis are fighting abroad with militant groups, with over 70 percent of them in Syria, the kingdom's interior ministry was reported as saying on Monday. "The number of Saudis proven to be
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Pakistan peoples party (PPP) on Wednesday contradicted a news item that Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will replace Syed Khursheed Shah as Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly. In a clarification statement, the spokesman
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A parliamentarian panel on Wednesday observed that rehabilitation of affectees at the Line of Control (LoC) has been pending since 1998. A meeting of the sub-committee of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) was held under Convenor
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