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Kabul offers peace dialogue to Pakistan
02-Sep-17KABUL: Afghanistan’s President Ashraf Ghani in his Eidul Azha message reached out to Pakistan offering “comprehensive negotiations” to bring peace to their troubled relationship. Like most Muslim countries, Afghanistan is celebrating Eid on Friday, while in Pakistan it is being celebrated on Saturday. “Ties between Pakistan and Afghanistan have been steadily deteriorating amid spate of all ...
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People urged to sacrifice ego to bring peace in lives
02-Sep-17ISLAMABAD: President Mamnoon Hussain on Friday greeted the nation on the occasion of Eidul Azha. “On the joyous occasion of Eidul Azha, I wish to felicitate the nation and pray to Almighty Allah to accept the prayers and sacrificial offerings of the Pakistani nation and the Muslim Ummah to make it a source for earning Allah’s blessings, Amen,” he said in his message. “Hajj and Eidul Azha a ...
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Blast after Eid prayers kills three in Mohmand
02-Sep-17PESHAWAR: A bomb attack killed three people and wounded two others in a relatively peaceful area of Pakistan’s northwestern tribal district early Friday, officials said. A father and his son were among those killed as they returned home after offering Eid prayers in the Ambar area of Mohmand, one of the seven semi-autonomous tribal districts along the Afghan border. “The improvised explosive device (IED) planted ne ...
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NAB likely to file references against Sharifs by Sept 8
02-Sep-17ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) is all set to file references against Nawaz Sharif, his children, son-in-law and Ishaq Dar by September 8. According to a senior NAB official, the anti-graft body’s team investigating the Sharif family’s offshore holdings has removed all lacunas and finalised all legal formalities to file the references even if they do not appear before the bureau’s i ...
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Two million Muslim pilgrims mark final Hajj rite with 'stoning of devil'
02-Sep-17MAKKAH: Two million Muslims pilgrims from around the world took part Friday in the symbolic stoning of the devil in Saudi Arabia, with tight security measures in place two years after a deadly stampede. The ritual at the Jamarat Bridge in Mina near Makkah marks the final major rite of Hajj, a five-day pilgrimage which all Muslims must perform at least once if physically and financially able. The stampede in Mina ...
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