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Pak Health Minister happy to be called 'Munna Bhai MBBS'
The Health Minister was responding to questions from reporters who reminded him of the criticism he has faced for not being a physician himself, Samaa TV reported. Speaking at the Karachi Press Club, Patel said that he never said that he would perform surgeries or write prescriptions. Patel said that when someone calls him 'Munna Bhai MBBS', he enjoys it.
It's my right to disagree with policies of Imran Khan as PM: Afridi
In a video statement on his YouTube channel, Afridi said: "I always praised Imran Khan as captain, but it's my right to disagree with his policies as Prime Minister." In civilised societies, a difference of opinion is respected, he said, adding that the difference of opinion should not be converted into hate. "I knew that I was criticised when I congratulated Shehbaz Sharif on becoming the Prime Minister," he added.
Taliban supreme leader orders women to wear burqa in public
At a press conference in Kabul, a spokesman for the Ministry for Propagation of Virtue and Prevention of Vice read out a statement issued by the Afghan supreme leader, Khaama News reported. This statement detailed the procedures laid down by the ministry authorities to supervise the process of mandatory hijab. The initial stage in this procedure is to locate the residences of unveiled ladies and to counsel and warn their parents.
Shehbaz Sharif govt in damage control mode on Pak-US relations
Since then, Imran Khan has launched his campaign by holding political gatherings across the major cities of Pakistan, carrying the same anti-US narrative, and publicly slamming the Joe Biden administration for 'plotting a conspiracy' against his government, which he said refused to be a slave to Washington's demands and dictations. Now, the new government in place under Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is working towards mending the damaged ties with the United States.
Sharif government wants Dubai to extradite Imran Khan's wife's friend Farah
The picture, circulating widely on Twitter, shows Khan in a flight with the bag kept near her feet. The leaders of opposition parties in Pakistan claimed that the bag is worth $90,000. "Farah Khan, Bushra's Frontwoman who ran away. The bag with her is for $90,000. Yes, that's ninety thousand dollars," tweeted Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Romina Khurshid Alam.
Alina Kabaeva: Putin's alleged girlfriend and mother to some of his children
The sanctions imposed by the EU and others are designed to punish those closest to Putin -- the oligarchs, politicians and other officials said to have benefited from their proximity to the President, said the BBC report. Last month, the US and UK imposed sanctions on Putin's daughters Maria Vorontsova and Katerina Tikhonova. They are his children with former wife Lyudmila.
Blinken invites Bilawal Bhutto to attend food security meet in US
During the telephonic conversation, Secretary Blinken congratulated his Pakistani counterpart on the assumption of his office and expressed the desire to continue strengthening the mutually beneficial Pakistan-US bilateral relationship, Geo News quoted the statement as saying.
Pakistan rejects WHO's 'baseless' report on Covid death estimates
Going by WHO estimates, almost three times as many people have died around the world as a result of Covid-19 "Coronavirus pandemic killed around 15 million people worldwide in 2020 and 2021, nearly triple the number of deaths officially attributed to the disease," the report stated.
Ukraine urges Russia's troop pullback to resume talks
"They need to withdraw to those temporary contact lines or dividing lines, they must withdraw troops there. Then we can start the full-scale talks," Xinhua news agency quoted Zelensky as saying while speaking to mediapersons. "To stop the war between Russia and Ukraine the step should be regaining the situation as of 23 February," he said, referring to the day before the war began.
North Korea could stage nuke test this month: US State Dept
Principal Deputy spokesperson Jalina Porter said on Friday the U.S has also shared the information with allies and partners, reports Yonhap News Agency. "The US assesses that the DPRK is preparing its Punggye-ri test site and could be ready to conduct a test there as early as this month, which would be its seventh test," she said in a telephonic press briefing. DPRK stands for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the North's official name.
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