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Afridi, JUI-F chief discuss KP’s constitutional, financial rights

Peshawar – Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Muhammad Sohail Afridi addressed a joint press conference alongside Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazl) Chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rahman here at Mufti Mahmood Markaz on Monday late night, stating that the purpose o…

#KP #JUIF #Politics

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Mansoor Arshad assumes DC Mohmand charge

MOHMAND – Mansoor Arshad on Tuesday formally assumed charge as Deputy Commissioner of Mohmand district following his transfer and posting by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government.

#Mohmand #CivilService #Bureaucracy

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GB victory reflects public trust in leadership, says PPP leader

ISLAMABAD – Senator Waqar Mehdi, General Secretary of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Sindh chapter, on Tuesday said that the party’s emphatic victory in the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly elections is a clear acknowledgment of its unwavering commitme…

#Gilgit #PPP #Elections

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China preparing $295B plan to fund nationwide AI infrastructure push: Report

China is preparing a roughly 2 trillion yuan ($295 billion) plan to finance a nationwide artificial intelligence infrastructure buildout over the next five years, as Beijing seeks to strengthen its domestic AI industry and reduce reliance on forei…

#China #ArtificialIntelligence #TechInnovation

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Iranian military says US bases targeted in region

Iran’s military headquarters said early Wednesday that attacks had been launched on some US bases in the region in response to American strikes on southern Iran.

#Iran #US #MissileAttacks

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UK, Canada, France and Norway announce coordinated sanctions over West Bank settler violence

LONDON – Britain, Canada, France and Norway announced new coordinated sanctions on Tuesday against Israeli networks involved in financing, enabling and carrying out violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

#WestBank #Sanctions #GlobalDiplomacy

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Police crack down on anti-hijab protests in western Afghanistan

KABUL – Afghan security officials dispersed a women’s rights protest in the western province of Herat on Tuesday that started after Taliban morality police detained women accused of violating mandatory dress rules, residents said.

#Afghanistan #HumanRights #Protests

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Brussels presses Albania as Kushner resort threatens to flout EU environmental law

BRUSSELS – The European Commission has urged Albania to act without delay to ensure it is aligned with EU environmental legislation if it wants to accede to the bloc, a Commission spokesperson said on Tuesday, commenting on a planned Kushner-backe…

#Albania #EU #Environment

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Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un vow stronger ties as North Korea visit wraps up

PYONGYANG – Chinese President Xi Jinping has wrapped up a two-day visit to Pyongyang, his first official trip to North Korea since 2019.

#China #NorthKorea #GlobalDiplomacy

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Man reportedly shot at Kenya protest against US Ebola quarantine centre

NANYUKI – A demonstrator has been shot during a protest in the Kenyan town of Nanyuki against the construction of an Ebola quarantine centre for US citizens, witnesses have told journalists.

#Kenya #Protests #Ebola