Pakistan

KARACHI: The nationwide tally of Covid-19 patients in Pakistan rose to 43,966 on Tuesday as another 1841 people tested positive for the virus. According to figures updated by the National Control and Operation Center, there are 15,976…
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U.S. President Donald Trump, in a surprise announcement, said on Monday he is taking hydroxychloroquine as a preventive medicine against the coronavirus despite medical warnings about the use of the malaria drug. Trump volunteered the…
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Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus right now: Back on the road The U.S. auto industry is slowly returning to life with assembly plants scheduled to reopen on Monday and suppliers gearing up in support as the sector…
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ISLAMABAD: A senior Indian diplomat was summoned to register Pakistan’s strong protest over the ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces along the Line of Control (LoC) in Khuiratta Sector on Sunday. The violations resulted…
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KARACHI: Amid the soaring number of coronavirus cases, Pakistan's top court has set aside Sindh government's order to keep major shopping malls closed in Karachi as part of its virus containment efforts. A five-member larger bench of the…
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Lahore, 17 May. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) strongly condemned the cold-blooded murder of two teenage girls in a Waziristan village—allegedly an ‘honour’ crime carried out by a family member after a mobile video of the…
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Pakistan welcomed the signing of the agreement between political leaders in Kabul regarding formation of an inclusive government and High Council of National Reconciliation. In a statement on Sunday, Foreign Office said: "At this…
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan hit out at the Indian ruling party for what he described as a "false flag operation" in an attempt to detract world's attention from its state terrorism in occupied Kashmir. Taking to Twitter on…
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Two teenage girls were killed in the name of 'honour' in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa border district  after a short mobile video of victims with a young man surfaced on social media. The Razmak police station in North Waziristan on Friday…
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Pakistan confirmed 39 more deaths from novel coronavirus in one day as the nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 873. According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), the number of infected…
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ISLAMABAD: The government said that there would be public holidays from May 22 to May 27 on account of Eid. In a notification on Saturday, the interior ministry said that all businesses, public places, markets and shops will remain…
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In New Zealand, no one is exempt from the strict coronavirus prevention measures -- not even Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who was denied entry to a cafe because of her own social distancing rules. Ardern, her fiance Clarke Gayford and…
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Saturday dismissed allegations from Indian army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane that Islamabad was supporting a new militant groups in the occupied Kashmir valley. "Responding to media queries, the Spokesperson…
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Europe and the United States have seen sharp surges in recent weeks of a severe immune disorder in children linked to COVID-19, health authorities reported Friday, sounding an alarm. At least five children -- three in New York, and one…
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Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday said with no vaccination developed for the COVID-19 pandemic so far, the people should learn to live with the contagion for about a year and save them by following the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs),…
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