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- The project was launched last week and involves the distribution of blankets, warm clothes and essential food items
- 20 trucks have taken the kits to destinations in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Azad Jammu Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan
- Falconers from Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar and Bahrain arrive in Pakistan to hunt houbara bustard birds between December to February every year
- World Wildlife Fund and other conservationists have raised alarm about continued hunting of the species in the absence of annual population surveys
- Travelers especially from the UK and South Africa to face mandatory testing upon arrival in Pakistan
- Those who test positive would be quarantined, National Command and Operation Center says
- Crown prince pledges 1.8m new jobs
- PIF to invest $40bn a year until 2025
- A 10 percent discount to residents who have taken the first dose of a vaccine and 20 percent for those who have taken two
- Chelsea has lost five of its last eight Premier League games and dropped to ninth place
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The local term for camping, "kashta" is one of the most popular winter activities in Saudi Arabia, when people head to the desert to enjoy the fresh air, away from crowds.
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On May 31, 2019, leaders of Muslim nations gathered at the 14th Session of the Islamic Summit Conference in Makkah, adopted a 12-point set of principles. Among these were: "denouncing terrorism, extremism and fanaticism in all their forms and manifestations, whatever their causes and motives"; "condemn(ing) all forms of intolerance and discrimination based on religion, color or faith"; "rejecting sectarianism and confessional fanaticism in all their forms and manifestations"; and "standing by Muslims in nonIslamic countries who suffer persecution, injustice, coercion and aggression."
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Gilgit-Baltistan Elections 2020
- Left-wing activist Baba Jan and over a dozen other political prisoners were released last month
- Analysts say the releases have raised hope the long neglected region might see improvements
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CORONAVIRUS IN PAKISTAN
- Travelers especially from the UK and South Africa to face mandatory testing upon arrival in Pakistan
- Those who test positive would be quarantined, National Command and Operation Center says
