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- Nepal (712)
- Pakistan (3,592)
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FM Qureshi to represent Pakistan at UN Human Rights Council session
F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi departed for Geneva on a three-day visit, to represent Pakistan at the 42nd session of United Nations Human Rights Council, on Monday. According to reports, the UN Human Rights Council meeting is expected to continue for two weeks from September 9 to September 27. UN High Commissioner...
Macron, Putin discussed Ukraine, Iran by phone
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A case for Pakistan’s ‘City Liveability Index’
Karachi is like Damascus. And without a civil war! The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) recently launched, ‘The Global Liveability Index 2019′. According to the Report the Index assesses, ‘which locations around the world provide the best or the worst living conditions’. Hence, the index covers 140 cities around the world, which are...
France, Portugal back on track, England cruise in Euro 2020 qualifiers
PARIS: France and Portugal got their Euro 2020 qualification campaigns back on track with impressive wins over Balkan pair Albania and Serbia that boosted the world and European champions chances of making next summer’s tournament. France moved back top of Group H with a 4-1 thumping of Albania thanks to a Kingsley Coman’s first...
Dark ‘Joker’ wins top Venice Film Festival prize
Todd Phillips’ dark comic book film “Joker” won the Golden Lion Award at the 76th Venice International Film Festival on Saturday and cemented its place as a legitimate contender for the rest of the awards season. Jury president Lucretia Martel announced the winners of the prestigious award during a ceremony on the Lido. The Golden Lion...
Russians go to polls after summer of protests
Russians voted Sunday in local elections after weeks of opposition protests that led to the biggest police crackdown on dissent in nearly a decade. The elections take place a day after after Moscow and Kiev carried out a long-awaited swap of 70 prisoners, a deal hailed as a first step towards ending five years of conflict after Moscow’s...
Ronaldo scores, Portugal beat Serbia 4-2 in Euro qualifier
BELGRADE: Cristiano Ronaldo scored to help ensure Portugal jumpstarted its campaign to qualify for the 2020 European Championship after winning at Serbia 4-2 on Saturday. …read more Source:: The Himalayan...
Russia, Ukraine swap prisoners in first sign of thawing relations
Russia and Ukraine swapped dozens of prisoners on Saturday in a carefully-negotiated rapprochement that brought Western praise and could thaw a freeze in relations since Moscow’s annexation of the Crimea region in 2014. …read more Source::...
Russia, Ukraine swap prisoners in landmark ?first step? to ease tensions
KIEV: Russia and Ukraine carried out a long-awaited swap of 70 prisoners on Saturday, in a deal hailed as a first step towards ending five years of tensions and conflict.Two planes carrying 35 prisoners from each side landed simultaneously in Moscow and Kiev, where the passengers emerged under sunny skies.”We have taken the first...
Russia, Ukraine swap prisoners in first sign of thawing relations
Russia and Ukraine swapped dozens of prisoners on Saturday in a carefully-negotiated rapprochement that brought Western praise and could thaw a freeze in relations since Moscow’s annexation of… …read more Source:: Japan...
