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Dengue death toll in Lahore reaches 106
LAHORE – All measures taken by the Punjab government to contain dengue mosquito appear to be failing as another five people have succumbed to the deadly virus in Lahore on Tuesday taking death toll in Lahore to 106. According to the Punjab Health Department, more than 10, 000 people have been affected by the mosquito-borne virus in…
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China supports Pakistan’s sovereignty, says vice PM
ISLAMABAD: China on Tuesday extended its full support to Pakistan’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity and vowed to work with Pakistan for progress and peace in the region and the world. Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani who met the Deputy Premier of China Meng Jianzhu here at the PM House termed China as its close…
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Death toll rises to 38 after school bus accident in Pakistan
The death toll has risen to nearly 40 after a school bus carrying more than 100 young people overturned in Pakistan’s Punjab province on Monday evening, police said on Tuesday. The accident happened near the town of Kallar Kahar, located in Chakwal District, where the students had visited a salt mine and joined a school…
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25 students killed in school bus accident near Kalla Kahar
Islamabad,Chakwal: In a tragic accident more than 25 students were died and several wounded when a bus overturned near Kallar Kahar Chakwal on Motorway. According to police, the crash took place near Salt Range due to failure of bus brakes. All the victims aged between 12 to 20 and they belonged to Millat Grammar School…
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Haqqani group was once CIA’s ‘blue-eyed boy’: Hina Khar
NEW YORK: Pakistan Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar says the Haqqani group that the US holds responsible for last week’s attack against the American embassy inKabul was CIA’s “blue-eyed boy” for many years. Responding to questions during an interview with Al Jazeera television, Khar, who is in New York leading Pakistan’s delegation to the UN General Assembly, rejected US accusations against the Pakistani…