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DESPARDES News Monitor — German footballer Mesut Özil has married his fiancee in Istanbul, with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as his best man. The German midfielder of Turkish origin married his
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DESPARDES News Monitor — From 2.5 million barrels per day in April 2018– just before the U.S. withdrew from the Iran nuclear deal and moved to re-impose sanctions on Iran’s
Several other arrests are expected in weeks ahead, sources say on condition of anonymity. PKONWEB Report — Former President Asif Ali Zardari was arrested on corruption charges in capital Islamabad
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Record U.S. trade deficit in 2018 reflects failure of Trump’s trade policies DESPARDES News Monitor — Statistics show that the trade balance of the United States continues to increase. In
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Those defaming military are against Pakistan, says Naqeebullah Mehsud’s father Muhammad Khan; Urges PTM leadership to support the military instead of pursuing foreign agenda. PKONWEB Report — Slain Waziristan youth
Continue readingNaqeeb Ullah Murder: Father Slams Activists, Labels PTM Movement ‘Foreign Agenda’
A recent PEW poll shows many in emerging economies (e.g. South Asia) see social media as having given them political voice but at the same time having increased the risk
Continue readingCourting The Law: Journalist, TV Channel Head, Owner Arrested In India Over Content
DESPARDES News Monitor — The Trump administration has permitted the construction of high-tech bomb and missile parts in Saudi Arabia, giving Riyadh unprecedented access to a sensitive weapons technology, The
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The World Bank suggests 75 per cent tax compliance as a realistic level for lower-middle-income countries. Presently, the State’s gap between actual and potential tax recovery is less than 50
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Once fully functional, the complex could (conservatively) scrape in anywhere between $1 billion to $2 billion annually, they added. PKONWEB Report — The Senate Standing Committee on Defense Production has
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“We have the Makkah and Madinah of Sikhs”: PM Khan while opening Kartarpur corridor DESPARDES News Monitor — India’s Punjab– where majority of Sikhs live, has over several decades been
Continue readingElephants in Modi’s Room: Kashmir, Khalistan, Babri Masjid
Police executed a search warrant targeting three journalists involved in a two-year investigative report. DESPARDES News Monitor — The Australian Federal Police on Wednesday raided the headquarters of the country’s
Continue reading‘The Afghan Files’ Report By Australian Broadcaster Draws Police Raid
The announcement comes amid reports that the Russians are a step ahead with its hypersonic missile. DESPARDES News Monitor (Updated) — The U.S. Army announced it will test a hypersonic
Continue readingU.S Army Prepares to Test Hypersonic Weapon in 2020