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Daesh kills 25 in raid on Kabul Sikh Temple

25 March, 2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Afghan forces have killed gunmen who attacked a Sikh religious complex in the capital Kabul, ending the hours-long siege that has killed 25 people, the Ministry of Interior has said. The deadly attack was claimed by the Daesh/ ISIL (ISIS) …

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Australia limits funerals to just 10 people

25 March, 2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Reports CANBERRA/ SYDNEY/ MELBOURNE: A maximum of 10 people will be allowed to attend funerals and five to attend weddings in Australia under new curbs in the fight against coronavirus. Prime Minister Scott Morrison emerged from a cabinet meeting to announce a …

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India locks down over 100 million people

23 March, 2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Reports + Int’l Monitoring Desk NEW DELHI/ RIYADH/ DUBAI/ ISLAMABAD/ LONDON/ NEW YORK: The novel coronavirus in India rose 324 on Monday, according to Health Ministry data,  out of them 41 are foreign nationals and Maharashtra is worst hit with 63 confirmed cases. …

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Pakistan urges America to halt sanctions on Iran

21 March, 2020 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has called on the US to lift “unjust” sanctions on Iran so its western neighbor can focus on winning the battle against the coronavirus pandemic. “I would stress and insist to the international community to …

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