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Pakistan, IMF at odds over Rs 900 billion fiscal gap
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Pakistan, IMF at odds over Rs 900 billion fiscal gap

ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the government of Pakistan are at a stalemate over Rs 900 billion fiscal gap, a major stumbling block…

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Colombia says 'object' spotted overhead after US warning over Chinese balloon
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Colombia says ‘object’ spotted overhead after US warning over Chinese balloon

BOGOTA: Colombia said an “object” had overflown its territory after Washington warned that a suspected Chinese spy balloon similar to the one shot down off…

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Europe bans Russian diesel, other oil products over Ukraine
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Europe bans Russian diesel, other oil products over Ukraine

FRANKFURT (GERMANY): Europe imposed a ban Sunday on Russian diesel fuel and other refined oil products, slashing energy dependency on Moscow and seeking to further…

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Musharraf leaves behind mixed legacy, will be remembered for Kargil
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Musharraf leaves behind mixed legacy, will be remembered for Kargil

With his death, after a protracted illness, former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf leaves behind a Janus-faced legacy in relations with India which saw him presiding…

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Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf leaves behind mixed legacy, will be remembered for Kargil

With his death, after a protracted illness, former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf leaves behind a Janus-faced legacy in relations with India which saw him presiding…

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Voting starts for Cyprus' presidency, with 3 front-runners
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Voting starts for Cyprus’ presidency, with 3 front-runners

NICOSIA: Cypriots on Sunday began voting for their eighth new president in the ethnically divided island’s 63-year history as an independent republic, with three front-runners…

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Pakistan round-up: Wikipedia blocked for 'blasphemous' content
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Pakistan round-up: Wikipedia blocked for ‘blasphemous’ content

NEW DELHI: Talks with IMF for a bailout package to aid Pakistan’s struggling economy hits more hurdles, Wikipedia banned for “blasphemous” content, and other news…

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Migrant workers left with no job, stable income due to Xi's Zero Covid policy: Report
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Migrant workers left with no job, stable income due to Xi’s Zero Covid policy: Report

BEIJING: China lifted the ‘Zero Covid‘ policy hoping it would give their citizens relief but it didn’t go well with migrant workers as they have…

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Iran opposition leader calls for referendum amid protests
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Iran opposition leader calls for referendum amid protests

DUBAI: A long-detained opposition leader in Iran is calling for a nationwide referendum about whether to write a new constitution for the Islamic Republic amid…

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After Musharraf's death, Bilawal changes Twitter profile picture to photo of Benazir and Nawab Bugti
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After Musharraf’s death, Bilawal changes Twitter profile picture to photo of Benazir and Nawab Bugti

ISLAMABAD: After news about the demise of Pakistan’s former president General Pervez Musharraf was confirmed, the country’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday changed…

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