World passes threshold of 4.5 mn Covid deaths
The world has passed the grim threshold of 4.5 million Covid-19 deaths, according to an AFP tally on Monday, as the virulent Delta variant wreaks havoc globally.
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Rockets fly in Kabul as US evacuations wind down
Rockets flew across the Afghan capital on Monday as the United States raced to complete its withdrawal from Afghanistan, with the evacuation of civilians all but over and terror attack fears…
NCOC extends Covid curbs to 27 cities
The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Sunday extended COVID-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs) to 27 cities across the country with higher disease prevalence and…
UAE resume visas for tourists vaccinated against Covid
The United Arab Emirates announced it will resume issuing visas to all tourists fully vaccinated against Covid from Monday, a month before Dubai hosts the delayed Expo 2020 trade fair.…
Where is the Taliban’s supreme leader?
In the days since taking power in Afghanistan, a wide range of Taliban figures have entered Kabul -- hardened commandos, armed madrassa students and greying leaders back from years of exile.…
Slow Covid vaccination to cost global economy $2.3 tn: study
The slow rollout of coronavirus vaccines will cost the global economy $2.3 trillion in lost output, a report released Wednesday found.
The Economist Intelligence Unit's study found that…
Mathira blames TikToker for Minar-e-Pakistan incident
Pakistani model and TV host Mathira appears to have blamed TikToker Ayesha Akram for belling groped and molested by hundreds of men at Minar-e-Pakistan on the country's independence day.…
Pakistan issues visas to Afghan cricket team
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has issued visas to Afghan cricket team who will travel to Sri Lanka to play a series against Babar Azam-led team.
In a tweet yesterday, Information Minister Fawad…
Uncertainty, distress for Afghan cricketers after Taliban takeover
The crack of bat on ball echoes around Kabul's international stadium as Afghanistan's top cricketers prepare for their next tour -- just days after the country fell to the Taliban.
The…
Nice, Marseille game abandoned after bottles thrown and ‘players…
The French Ligue 1 game between Nice and Marseille was abandoned Sunday when fans of the home side invaded the pitch and angrily confronted opposing player Dimitri Payet, who had thrown a…
Afghan baby girl born on US military plane in Germany
An Afghan woman gave birth to a baby girl on a US military plane shortly after arriving on an evacuation flight to Germany, the US Air Force tweeted on Sunday.
During the flight from a…
Pakistan calls for sustained international engagement on Afghanistan
Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi Sunday said the situation in Afghanistan required sustained international engagement and called for solidarity and support to the people of…
Bilal Maqsood called out for ‘illegal’ Carrom move
Pakistani guitarist Bilal Maqsood shares a snippet of him playing a questionable backhand move in carrom and netizens claimed it as an illegal shot.
Maqsood shared a story of him playing…
Bob Dylan sued for alleged sexual abuse of minor in 1960s
Bob Dylan sued by unknown woman, accusing him that he sexually abused her in 1965 when she was 12 years old, after giving her drugs and alcohol.
The charges on Dylan, who is 80 years old…
Yasir Hussain reveals ‘hardest’ thing under quarantine
Pakistani Actor, Yasir Hussain who had been under home quarantine after testing positive for Covid’19 on Sunday unveils the hardest thing he has to go through.
The Naach Na Janay actor…