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Pakistanis aged 40 years and above can register for coronavirus vaccine from tomorrow
ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Monday announced registration for the coronavirus vaccine for those aged 40 and above will initiate from tomorrow throughout the country.
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India’s health system on brink of collapse as coronavirus infections surge
REUTERS: India reported the world's highest daily tally of coronavirus infections for a second day on Friday, surpassing 330,000 new cases, as it struggles with a health system overwhelmed by patients and plagued by accidents.
Deaths in…
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11 killed, multiple injured as train in Egypt derails
REUTERS: Eleven people were killed and 98 injured on Sunday in a train accident in Egypt's Qalioubia province north of Cairo, the health ministry said in a statement.
The train was heading from Cairo to the Nile Delta city of…
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11 police officers taken hostage by TLP have been released, says interior minister
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Interior Sheikh Rasheed said Sunday that the government has released the 11 police officers that were held hostage by the banned outfit Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP).
He said after the first round of…
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PM should voluntarily resign, says Ahsan Iqbal
ISLAMABAD: PML-N stalwart Ahsan Iqbal has fired a broadside at Prime Minister Imran Khan, urging him to tender his resignation voluntarily.
The interior minister told the Supreme Court of Pakistan during a hearing that the government had…
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Veteran journalist, human rights activist IA Rehman passes away in Lahore
LAHORE: Prominent human rights activist and veteran journalist IA Rehman has passed away at the age of 90, reported various news outlets on Monday.
His family spoke to media to say the man was a patient of blood and sugar. However, they…
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PPP, ANP criticise Maryam, blame her for PDM’s split
The Pakistan Peoples Party and the Awami National Party have both blamed Maryam Nawaz for the split within the Opposition's Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) alliance.
Led by Nayyar Hussain Bukhari, a PPP delegation comprising Sherry…
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105 die in single day as third wave of coronavirus intensifies
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's total death toll climbed to 15,229 on Friday as more than 100 people succumbed to the virus in the past 24 hours.
As per data from the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) a staggering 5,312 new cases of the…
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New Zealand bans entry of Indians following surge in coronavirus cases
REUTERS: New Zealand on Wednesday decided to ban travellers from India after the country continued to report a high number of coronavirus cases.
The move comes after New Zealand recorded 23 new positive coronavirus cases at its border on…
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‘The Imran I knew’: Jemima Khan slams PM Imran Khan for comments on rape
Prime Minister Imran Khan's ex-wife, Jemima Khan, on Wednesday criticised her husband for his statement on the rape of women, saying the Imran Khan she knew was more about men acting modestly than policing women.
A few days ago, the…
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Punjab to buy 1mn doses of coronavirus vaccine: Dr Yasmin Rashid
LAHORE: The Punjab government will soon procure a million doses of the coronavirus vaccine, said provincial health minister Dr Yasmin Rashid on Thursday.
The minister said the purchase of the doses will be made after the federal cabinet…
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PDM to issue show-cause notices to PPP, ANP today
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) will send show-cause notices to the PPP and the ANP for allegedly violating the principles and decisions reached through consensus by the alliance.
According to details, JUI-F chief…
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Qureshi says Chinese FM’s statement not directed at Pakistan
MULTAN: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said Chinese foreign minister's statement from the other day about some countries changing their policy towards China "over one phone call" was not a jibe from Beijing directed at Pakistan.…
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Despite internet curbs, Myanmar protesters defy military
REUTERS: Demonstrators in Myanmar held protests demanding the restoration of Aung San Suu Kyi government on Monday and called for more coordinated nationwide dissent, defying the military’s moves to suppress attempts to rally opposition to…
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Pakistan reports over 5,000 new COVID-19 cases in a single day
As the third wave of the novel coronavirus intensifies, Pakistan reported over 5,000 cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday.
According to data from the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the total number of coronavirus cases…
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