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Colombo [Sri Lanka], Jan. 3 : Sri Lankan Minister of Parliamentary Reform and Mass Media Gayantha Karunathilaka has said that all arrangements are in place for the implementation of the Right to Information (RTI) Act from February 4.Speaking at a funct…

London [UK], Jan. 02 : The Turkish Police has reportedly arrested eight people in connection with the gun attack on an Istanbul nightclub that killed 39 people on New Year’s Eve.However, the gunman is not among those arrested, reports the Guardian. The…

Karachi [Pakistan], Jan. 02 : A seven-year-boy lost his life while 20 others were injured from stray bullets fired during New Year’s Eve celebrations in the provincial capital.Police said the shots fired into the air by people celebrating the coming ye…

Karachi [Pakistan], Jan. 2 : Jamat-e-Islami (JI) chief Ameer Sirajul Haq has urged all Muslims to create a separate global Muslim entity to address the problems faced by the Islamic world.Addressing the Umat-e-Rasool march staged on Shahrae Quaideen, S…

Kabul [Afghanistan], Jan. 2 : The current state of security in Afghanistan has led to more than 1,000 schools across the country to be closed down.Tole News quoted Acting Minister of Education Asadullah Mohaqiq, as saying that more than 1,000 schools a…

London [UK], Jan. 02 : After North Korea claimed it is close to successfully launch an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the United States issued a sharp rebuke to Pyongyang against “provocative actions.” The toughly worded US statement called…

Landi Kotal [Pakistan], Jan.2 : Starting from January 1, possession of Pakistani passport has been made mandatory for cross-border movement by Pakistan nationals at Torkham border following the arrest of some suspected Afghans with fake Pakistani Compu…

Washington [USA], Jan. 2 : Incoming White House press secretary Sean Spicer has said that President-elect Donald Trump plans to repeal a raft of incumbent Barack Obama’s executive actions in his first day in office.Spicer said on ABC’s “This Week” that…

Ankara [Turkey], Jan. 2 : The ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack on the Reina Club in Istanbul that claimed the lives of 39 people and left several others wounded on New Year’s Eve.Local Turkish media had reported that authorities believe t…

Karachi [Pakistan], Jan.2 : The counter-terrorism department (CTD) of Sindh Police has announced plans to deradicalise and rehabilitate an estimated 300 militants held in different jails of the province with the help of qualified psychologists.Under th…