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Pakistan claims 2 citizens killed in fir...

Pakistan claims 2 citizens killed in firing from across the LoC

Pakistan on Monday claimed that at least two of its citizens were killed and three others injured in alleged firing by Indian soldiers from across the Line of Control (LoC). The incident occurred in Charwah sector of Sialkot early Monday morning, killing two civilians and wounding three others,... read more »

Ninth polio case detected in Pakistan

Ninth polio case detected in Pakistan

A five-year-old child has been detected with polio in Pakistan’s Sindh province, making him the ninth confirmed case this year in the area, officials said on Friday. Umair was among the four children from across the country whose samples were sent to Islamabad’s National Institute of Health for... read more »

Gaza truce ends with Israel claim of Ham...

Gaza truce ends with Israel claim of Hamas rocket fire

The Israeli military claimed renewed rocket fire by Gaza militants after a three-day truce expired on Friday and negotiations in Cairo on a new border deal for the coastal strip hit a deadlock. The Israeli military said at least 10 rockets were fired at Israel after the temporary truce expired at 8... read more »

Gaza truce ends with Israel claim of Ham...

Gaza truce ends with Israel claim of Hamas rocket fire

The Israeli military claimed renewed rocket fire by Gaza militants after a three-day truce expired on Friday and negotiations in Cairo on a new border deal for the coastal strip hit a deadlock. The Israeli military said at least 10 rockets were fired at Israel after the temporary truce expired at 8... read more »

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Death toll in bus crash rises to 15

Dubai: The death toll in Saturday’s fatal accident on Emirates Road in Dubai has risen from 13 to 15 as two of the 14 injured died in hospital, Senior Chief Traffic Prosecutor Salah Bu... read more »

Two dead, 30 injured in Sindh earthquakes

KARACHI: A series of small earthquakes hit southern Pakistan on Friday, killing at least two persons and injuring 30 others, officials said. Three shallow quakes struck near the city of... read more »

Saudi Mers death toll rises to 126

Riyadh: Saudi Arabia’s death toll from Mers has risen by five to 126 fatalities since the mystery respiratory virus first appeared in the kingdom in 2012, the health ministry said Friday. Two men,... read more »