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Fit-again Keemo Paul replaces Miguel Cummins for Jamaica Test

Keemo Paul recovered from ankle injury and immediately returned to the West Indies team for a second and final test in India at Kingston, replacing Miguel Cummins, who replaced him in Antigua. squad: Jason Holder (cap), Kraigg Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Shamarh Brooks, John Campbell, Roston Chase, Rahkeem Cornwall, Jahmar Hamilton (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope […]

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PM terms ties with China ‘anchor for regional stability’ – Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan and a visiting Chinese commander reaffirmed on Tuesday their countries' commitment to collaborate for peace and stability in the region. "Pakistan and China will continue to consult closely and coordinate for the promotion of peace and stability in the region and the maintenance of strategic balance," said the Prime Minister's

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Govt accused of playing with lives of Nawaz, Zardari – Pakistan

LAHORE: The Pakistan-Nawaz Muslim League and the Pakistan People's Party have accused Pakistan's Tehreek-i-Insaf government of not providing adequate health facilities to their leaders, Nawaz Sharif and Asif Ali Zardari, saying the prime minister selected , Imran Khan, will be responsible if something happens to them. Expressing concern about the government's apathetic attitude towards the

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20,000 trafficking, domestic violence cases reported in ’18 – Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Around 20,000 cases of human trafficking and domestic violence occurred in the country last year and 92 percent of cases related to women and girls, experts highlighted in a seminar held here on Tuesday. The seminar was informed that women and girls were disproportionately affected by the problem of trafficking in persons, and global

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FM to attend Human Rights Council session next month – Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will attend the next session of the United Nations Human Rights Council next month to highlight the plight of cashmere in Kashmir in India. "I will personally attend the Human Rights Council meeting and inform the members about the aggravating human rights situation in occupied Kashmir," Qureshi told the

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In first year, govt sees record high fiscal deficit – Newspaper

ISLAMABAD: The first year of the Pakistani government Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) concluded with a record fiscal deficit of 8.9 percent, perhaps the highest in the country's history, as revenues plummeted while expenditures they remained at the same level as in the previous year, when expressed as a percentage of GDP. In absolute terms, however, expenses broke

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Facebook blocks 31 pages over propaganda against polio vaccine – Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: After a vicious social media campaign against the polio vaccine was launched, Facebook blocked up to 31 accounts / pages involved in propaganda against vaccination in Pakistan at the request of the government polio program. On Monday, rumors circulated on social networks that a one-year-old girl had died in Swabi due to the polio

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IMC profit falls 13 percent in FY19

Indus Motor Company's profits fell 13.04 percent to 17.17 billion rupees in the year ending June 30, 2019, up from 155.7 billion rupees posted last year. It announced final cash dividend of the year at Rs27.50 per share. This is in addition to the median cash dividend of Rs87.50 per share. Net sales increased 13.08

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Texas cities gained most jobs in nation in July

Houston's annual employment growth rate for July was 3{7be40b84a6a43fc4fae13304fce9a2695859798abfc41afd127b9f8b21c5f9c5}, the second highest in the country, double the national growth rate. Houston's annual employment growth rate for July was 3{7be40b84a6a43fc4fae13304fce9a2695859798abfc41afd127b9f8b21c5f9c5}, the second highest in the country, double the national growth rate. Photo: David J. Phillip, STF / AP Photo: David J. Phillip, STF / AP Houston's

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