Tag: Pakistan
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14 killed, 19 injured as rains wreak havoc in Pakistan
Authorities said 14 people were killed and 19 others injured as torrential rains wreaked havoc in Pakistan’s east Punjab and northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. According to a statement by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), the downpour started hitting the country on Tuesday and continued into Wednesday. The authority said that Punjab was worst hit…
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Pakistan seeks Nigeria’s support in maintaining peace, order in Jammu, Kashmir
Pakistani government has urged Nigeria and the international community to intensify their support in maintaining peace and order in Jammu and Kashmir Chargé d’Affaires, Indian High Commission in Abuja, Mr Asim Khan made the call at an event to mark the Kashmir Solidarity Day on Monday. Feb. 5, every year is a public holiday in…
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Pakistan: The wages of separation – Owei Lakemfa
By Owei Lakemfa. The separation of Pakistan from India on August 14, 1947 was quite bloody. Its focus was on religion and a holy, separate state. Unlike India, it had no strong structures, in fact, it had no valid constitution, no independent judiciary and no strong civil leaders aside Muhammed Ali Jinnah. Its first priority…
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Nigeria, Afghanistan, Pakistan may not meet 2020 education target – UNICEF
Nigeria, Afghanistan and Pakistan may not meet the 2020 target of education for children of school age unless a collective involvement of stakeholders with political will is encouraged, the United Nations International Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) has said. The UN agency said: “The number of Out of School Children (OOSC) in Nigeria constitutes 20 per…
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Nigeria, Iran seek partnership in technology
The Nigerian Government and its Iranian counterpart on Thursday expressed their willingness to strengthen partnership in technology. The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, and the Iranian Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Morteza Zarchi, made the commitment when Zarchi paid a courtesy visit to minister in Abuja. Onu expressed Nigeria’s desire to consolidate relationship…
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Death sentence: Facebook meets with Pakistani govt
A senior Facebook official met with Pakistani interior minister on Friday to discuss a demand the company prevent blasphemous content or be blocked. The meeting comes after a Pakistani counter-terrorism court sentenced a 30-year-old man to death for making blasphemous comments on Facebook, part of a wider crack-down. Joel Kaplan, Facebook’s vice president of public…
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Tragedy as 120 die in oil tanker fire
Over 100 people have died and another 100 injured after an overturned oil tanker caught fire. The tragedy at the Ahmad Sharqia area of Bahawalpur in Pakistan on Sunday morning occurred as a crowd attempted to scoop fuel from the tanker. The tanker exploded. Dozens of motorbikes and cars passing by were caught in the…
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Proposed ICT University will equip Nigerians with best skills – Shittu
The Minister of Communications, Mr Adebayo Shittu, said on Thursday that the plan to establish a University of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Nigeria was aimed at equipping Nigerians with the best skills. Shittu told newsmen in Abuja that facilities at the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) would be utilised to achieve this…
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Pakistan executes 4 hardcore terrorists
Pakistani army on Wednesday executed another four hardcore terrorists . An army statement said that the terrorists were tried by the military courts where they confessed their crimes. The statement said the terrorists were involved in committing heinous offences relating to terrorism, including killing of innocent civilians, attacking a mosque, destruction of communication infrastructure, attacking…
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Pakistan hangs 4 hardcore terrorists
Pakistani army said four hardcore terrorists involved in “committing heinous offenses relating to terrorism,” were hanged on Tuesday. An army statement said the terrorists were convicted on the charges of killing innocent civilians, attacking armed forces of Pakistan and law enforcement agencies. The terrorists were tried by military courts and were executed at a prison…