Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: At least 75 people succumbed to the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally to 5, 058. According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) on Friday, another  2,751 people…
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UNESCO must be notified of any change in the status of Istanbul’s sixth-century Hagia Sophia museum and the changes may have to be reviewed by its World Heritage committee, the United Nation’s cultural body said on Thursday. Turkey’s top…
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Keeping schools closed in the coming academic year is a greater risk to children’s health than reopening them, even amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Robert Redfield, director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on…
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The U.S. Department of Transportation said it has revoked permission for Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to conduct charter flights to the United States, citing Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) concerns over Pakistani pilot…
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More than 60,000 new COVID-19 infections were reported on Wednesday and U.S. deaths rose by more than 900 for the second straight day, the highest since early June
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ISLAMABAD: The federal minister for education announced on Thursday that the government had taken the decision to reopen schools across the country from September 15, 2020 if health conditions improve. Minister for Education Shafqat…
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KARACHI: The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) announced Thursday that it was revising banks' timings to 9AM-5:30PM, revising the timings due to the COVID-19 outbreak in the country. “Effective from July 13. 2020, the banks/MFBs shall observe…
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ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Religious Affairs has formally written to the the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) seeking its opinion regarding the construction of a new Hindu temple with state funding. Religious Affairs Minister Pir Noorul…
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Pakistani student Taimoor Ahmed is one of hundreds of thousands of foreigners enrolled in American universities now fearing for their future after Donald Trump's administration threatened to revoke their visas. The US Immigration and…
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ISLAMABAD; Pakistan has invited India to file a review and reconsideration petition after refusal by Commander Jadhav to do so. Responding to media queries on the case of Indian intelligence agency RAW’s agent, Commander Kulbushan…
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ISLAMABAD: The President of the International Federation of Airline Pilots' Association (IFALPA) wrote a letter to PM Imran in which it criticised the statement made by Aviation Minister Ghulam Sarwar Khan that as many as 40% of the…
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A US government order directed revocation of student visas for all students whose entire classes have shifted online
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A journalist, who worked as the producer for anchor Asma Shirazi, was arrested late last month on charges of murdering his wife and covering it up as suicide. Ali Salman Alvi was arrested by police on June 29 on charges that he killed…
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Hunger, poor nutrition and obesity not only present a health burden in developing countries but carry a hidden economic penalty that costs businesses up to $850 billion a year, according to a new report published Wednesday. Researchers…
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, China and Afghanistan reached a consensus on cooperation against COVID-19, the Afghan peace and reconciliation process and trilateral cooperation. The development came at the third round of China-Afghanistan-Pakistan…
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