Tag: death toll
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Israel Minister Reprimanded Over Gaza Nuclear ‘Option’ Comment
An Israeli minister was suspended from government meetings “until further notice” Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said, after suggesting in an interview dropping a nuclear bomb on Gaza. The comments by Heritage Minister Amichay Eliyahu advocating a fierce military response to Hamas’s October 7 attacks even at the cost of the lives of hostages…
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Remember their names: Al Jazeera breaks down casualty report from Gaza
Last week, Gaza’s Health Ministry released a list of Palestinians killed by the on-going Israeli attacks on the besieged strip. The list was released a day after US President Joe Biden questioned the accuracy of the death toll of the Palestinian health ministry in Gaza. “I have no notion that the Palestinians are telling the…
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Swat twin bombing: death toll rises to 16
The death toll of Monday’s blasts at Kabal police station in Swat, has increased to 16 now. The cause of the explosions has not been determined yet.According to reports, the blasts took place within the premises of the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) office. As per a report released by the Deputy Commissioner Swat’s office, two…
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15 dead, 60 injured in bus accident near Kallar Kahar
At least 15 people including women and children have died and over 60 were injured after a bus overturned on M2 near Kallar Kahar late on Saturday night.The bus was carrying wedding guests on its way to Rawalpindi. The brakes of the vehicle failed near Kallar Kahar, where the bus broke through road barriers and…
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US Congress members to visit flood affected areas tomorrow
Members of the United States (US) Congress, Representative Sheila Jackson Lee and Rep. Tom Suozzi will arrive in Pakistan on Sunday to visit flood-affected areas in the country. Before departing for Pakistan, Jackson said that they would visit disaster-struck zones and will take “all possible steps” to help flood victims. Separately, the Commander of US…
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‘By the grace of Almighty Allah, this is the first train accident of 2021’: Firdous
Special Assistant to Chief Minister of Punjab, Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan made a shocking statement on the Ghotki Incident. She said: “By the grace of Almighty Allah, ever since the government came into power, this is the first train accident that happened in this year 2021″. Firdous faced backlash from the public calling her statement…