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Ronaldo handed 30-day suspension after walking out on Portugal

LISBON: Cristiano Ronaldo has been handed a 30-day suspension for leaving the Portuguese national team camp, the country’s football federation (FPF) announced on Monday. The 41-year-old abruptly left the Portugal camp on September 30 during the UEFA Nations League, before accusing coach Jorge Jesus of breaking his word about giving him game time. Ronaldo apologised […]

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Govt calls on all political parties to unite, forge consensus against terrorism and set aside differences

ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday urged all political parties to set aside their differences and forge a consensus on a joint strategy to combat terrorism, saying it was a national issue that required collective efforts and a unified response. “This is a national issue. We can sit together and formulate a policy. When everyone puts […]

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Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari wins Rs84m defamation case against opposition leader

LAHORE: Punjab Information Minister Azma Bokhari won a defamation case against Punjab Assembly Opposition Leader Moeen Riaz Qureshi on Tuesday, with the court ruling in her favour in an Rs84 million damages suit over allegations he made against her during a television programme. Azma had filed the suit before the Lahore Defamation Tribunal under the Defamation […]

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Japan launches world’s first mission to collect samples from Martian moon

Japan successfully launched a spacecraft Tuesday on the world’s first mission to collect rock and sand samples from a Martian moon, according to the country’s space agency. The Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) probe separated successfully from an H3 rocket and entered its planned orbit, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced, according to Kyodo News Agency. The rocket […]

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South Korea orders stern response to any North Korean provocations amid border tensions

South Korea’s top military officer on Tuesday ordered troops to respond decisively to any North Korean provocations a day after Pyongyang threatened additional weapons deployments and renewed propaganda broadcasts along their heavily fortified border. Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) Chairman General Jin Yong-sung issued the directive during a visit to a central front-line military unit, […]

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PHC seeks Centre’s response over imposition of emergency, governor’s rule in K-P

PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Tuesday issued notices to the federal government, the attorney general, the advocate general and other relevant authorities on petitions challenging the imposition of governor’s rule and emergency in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P), after petitioners’ counsel argued that the measures were unconstitutional and had been imposed without fulfilling the legal requirements. […]

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Pakistan, Qatar agree to expand security partnership, strengthen internal security cooperation

Pakistan and Qatar on Tuesday agreed to expand their security partnership and strengthen cooperation in internal security during a meeting between Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and his Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, in Doha, according to a statement by the Ministry of Interior. The meeting, also attended by the commander of Qatar’s […]

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CDF Munir arrives in Tehran for talks with senior officials: Iranian media

Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir arrived in Tehran on Tuesday with a delegation of officials to meet senior Iranian officials, Mehr news agency reported. Earlier, Iranian media reported on Monday that CDF Munir was expected to visit Iran for talks on Pakistan’s diplomatic efforts between the two […]