NASA astronauts head for ISS on historic SpaceX flight
Kennedy Space Center (United States) (AFP) - Two veteran NASA astronauts were headed for the International Space Station on Saturday after Elon Musk's SpaceX became the first commercial…
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Fawad Chaudhry takes a dig at foreign drama recommended by PM Khan
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minster for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Sunday took a dig at state-run Pakistan Television for airing foreign TV shows and warned that local entertainment…
Face masks are now mandatory: Zafar Mirza
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister's health aide Zafar Mirza has said that the government has made it mandatory for people to wear face masks.
His message came on Sunday morning as Pakistan saw…
PPP expresses alarm over increasing number of Covid-19 deaths, cases
Pakistan Peoples Party Secretary General Syed Nayyar Hussain Bukhari has expressed deep concern over increasing number of Covid-19 patients and deaths due to this virus in the country.
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Pakistan draws UN attention towards India’s attempt to change Kashmir’s…
As part of Pakistan's consistent political and diplomatic efforts, Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi has addressed another comprehensive communication to the UN Security…
ECC approves criteria for disbursement of Rs200 billion in power sector
The Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet on Saturday approved the criteria for disbursement of Rs.200 billion in power sector received through Islamic Sukuk.
According to the…
NCOC recommends extending school closure till August
The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Saturday sought provinces' feedback on negative list aiming to finalise the recommendations of opening some more sectors of the economy…
Queen Elizabeth doesn’t let royal family play Monopoly
Queen Elizabeth has forbidden the members of the royal family to play a particular board game because she thinks it is too “vicious”.
According to Express, the royal family household…
Bafta TV Awards to be held virtually on July 31
Bafta TV Awards 2020 had been due to take place on 17 May, but will now happen on 31 July. The nominations will be announced next Thursday.
The British Academy Television Awards will be…
Protests at White House over black man’s death in police custody
Washington - Several hundred people angrily protesting the death of an African-American man in police custody in Minneapolis rallied outside the White House on Friday, in tense scenes that…
Pakistan records 78 deaths, 2,439 new cases
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan suffered its highest daily death toll from coronavirus on Friday, with 78 people succumbing to the disease.
It brings the total number of deaths in the country to…
Coronavirus hopes and fears centre on ‘immunity’
PARIS: Could exposure to the coronaviruses that cause the common cold help protect against COVID-19? Is herd immunity closer than previously thought?
As nations lift lockdowns and experts…
Pakistani troops shoot down second Indian spy quadcopter
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani army said that it had shot down an Indian spy quadcopter near the Line of Control (LoC) on Friday.
According to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), an Indian spy…
Uzma Khan urges Punjab police to arrest Amber Malik
LAHORE: Uzma Khan has called for the Punjab police to arrest Amber Malik, the woman who is accused of barging into the actor's house and physically assaulting her and her sister.
The…
Pakistan sees highest single-day death toll from coronavirus
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan suffered its highest daily death toll from coronavirus on Thursday, with 57 people succumbing to the disease.
It brings the total number of deaths in the country to…