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The Government of China has announced an additional package of flood relief supplies worth 100 million RMB to further support Pakistan’s ongoing efforts in disaster relief and post-flood reconstruction.

Seven-time champions Australia will once again be the team to beat in the Women’s World Cup as eight teams prepare to battle it out for the trophy in India and Sri Lanka. England have won four titles and New Zealand one, while Pakistan, South Africa, Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka will be bidding for their maiden crown. Australia have a shot at cricket history when the Women’s World Cup, co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, begins on September 30. The tournament presents the defending champion Australians, who won three consecutive titles from 1978-1988, with the chance to become the first team in 36 years to win back-to-back women’s one-day World Cups. They have racked up 26 wins in 30 completed matches since their 2022 World Cup triumph, but captain Alyssa Healy said there would be no complacency. “I think there’s genuinely seven other teams that have a really red-hot opportunity of winning this World Cup,” Healy said at the Captains’ Day event in Bengaluru on Friday. “I’m not going to single anybody out. It’...

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Punjab CM pledges to compensate for destroyed homes, livestock, agricultural losses

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Reiterates demand that flood victims be provided relief through BISP

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President Asif Ali Zardari congratulated the security forces on their successful operation in the district of Lakki Marwat that resulted in the elimination of seventeen Indian-sponsored terrorists belonging to Fitna al-Khwarij.

Doctors report fivefold increase in patients as H1N1 virus spreads rapidly

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Police shift the teenagers to shelter, inform their families

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SHC irked as Universities and Boards Department fails to submit reply

ACE seeks record from HMC over alleged irregularities in Rs3.2bn Hyderabad road project

Mayor laments Bagh Ibn-e-Qasim, one of the city's largest public parks, receives barely 130 visitors a day