United States to Enhance Counternarcotics Inspections in KP
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United States to Enhance Counternarcotics Inspections in KP

PESHAWAR: The United States delivered two vehicles to the Planning and Development Department, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Islamabad on June 21. A ceremony was held in which the vehicles were handed over, donated by the US Embassy’s Office of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL).  The vehicles will support Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s efforts to conduct counternarcotics

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US reaffirms security ties with Pakistan
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US reaffirms security ties with Pakistan

…As General Kurilla visits Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to discuss the security situation along the border with Afghanistan ISLAMABAD:Commander of US forces Central Command (CENTCOM), General Michael E. Kurilla on Thursday reached Pakistan on three days official visit. In his first meeting, General Kurilla met with Chief of Army Staff, General Sayed Asim Munir to conduct a

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US Launches Training Project for KP Farmers
Agriculture

US Launches Training Project for KP Farmers

…The training will provide important skills for women farmers in the newly merged districts ISLAMABAD: The United States embassy in Pakistan and the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Planning and Development Department jointly launched a new development project worth $1 million to provide  training for farmers and improve irrigation systems in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. This US assistance would fund

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US to assist Pakistan in fight against COVID-19
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US to assist Pakistan in fight against COVID-19

…The US government will also develop a web-based information system that will allow real-time surveillance of patient oxygen levels The United States  government through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), donated $7.5 million worth of medical oxygen supplies to the Ministry of National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination.  The support would also provide training

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APC debunks claims of US denying Tinubu Visa
Politics

APC debunks claims of US denying Tinubu Visa

…says the rumours that Tinubu was denied a visa were unfounded The All Progressives Congress, (APC) presidential Campaign Council, has dismissed claims that the United States, denied its flag bearer, Bola Tinubu a visa. Spokesman of the Tinubu/Shettima campaign council, Festus Keyamo, said the rumour was the handiwork of mischief makers. The Minister of State

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WTO: US declares support for Okonjo-Iweala 2
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WTO: US declares support for Okonjo-Iweala

The United States government on Friday declared its “strong support” for Nigeria’s former Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, to lead the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The US Trade Representative in a statement confirming President Joe Biden administration’s support for the Nigerian candidate, said the former World Bank’s managing director has a “wealth of knowledge

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Coup: US threatens sanction as Myanmar's soldiers chase Prime Minister out of power 3
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Coup: US threatens sanction as Myanmar’s soldiers chase Prime Minister out of power

The military in Myanmar has removed the Prime Minister, Aung San Suu Kyi from power. The military seized power on Monday in a coup against the democratically elected government of the Nobel laureate. Aung San Suu Kyi before her ouster was de facto prime minister in her position as state counsellor. The United States has

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FBI screens troops ahead of US inauguration 5
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FBI screens troops ahead of US inauguration

‌US law enforcement agencies are screening National Guard members to make sure they do not pose a security risk during President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, a four-star general said in comments broadcast Sunday. Following the January 6 riots at the Capitol building in support of outgoing President Donald Trump, it emerged that some of those involved

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US House Speaker Pelosi insists Congress will proceed with Biden certification 6
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US House Speaker Pelosi insists Congress will proceed with Biden certification

Despite violent protests by President Donald Trump’s supporters at the United States Capitol building as Congress leaders sat to certify the election of President-elect, Joe Biden, House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, has insisted that leaders of Congress will proceed with the certification. In a letter to her colleagues, Pelosi announced that the Congress leaders will reconvene

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US approves Moderna coronavirus vaccine for emergency use 8
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US approves Moderna coronavirus vaccine for emergency use

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized a vaccine developed by Moderna and federal researchers, the second Covid-19 vaccine to receive such approval for emergency use across the US. The vaccine’s emergency authorization brings the second drug to prevent Covid-19 to the American public within a week, and millions of doses are expected to

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