Browsing Category
Pakistan
Six Pakistani civilians injured in Indian firing along LoC: ISPR
Six innocent civilians, including a fifteen year old girl, sustained serious injuries due to unprovoked firing from Indian troops at Bessan Wali and Chhari villages.
According to the ISPR, Indian troops resorted to unprovoked Ceasefire…
Read More...
Read More...
Coronavirus: India’s Modi mulls longer restrictions
In South Asia’s latest moves to curb the coronavirus pandemic, Bangladesh has extended its nationwide lockdown by 11 days while Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold talks on Saturday with states to decide whether to extend its own…
Read More...
Read More...
African community targeted in China virus crackdown
Africans in southern China's largest city say they have become targets of suspicion and subjected to forced evictions, arbitrary quarantines and mass coronavirus testing as the country steps up its fight against imported infections.
China…
Read More...
Read More...
Virus deaths top 100,000 ahead of locked-down Easter
The global coronavirus death toll topped 100,000 as Easter weekend celebrations around the world kicked off in near-empty churches with billions of people stuck indoors to halt the pandemic.
Extraordinary measures from New York to Naples…
Read More...
Read More...
Coronavirus Live Updates April 11, 2020: Pakistan’s coronavirus cases rise to 4788
ISLAMABAD/KARACHI/LAHORE/PESHAWAR: The novel coronavirus continues to take hold of Pakistan and the entire world, as the number of confirmed cases across the country rose to 4788 on Saturday after new infections were confirmed in the…
Read More...
Read More...
International, domestic flights to remain suspended in Pakistan till April 21
ISLAMABAD: The international and domestic flights to and from the country will remain suspended till April 21, 2020 as the novel coronavirus continues to show no signs of letting up in Pakistan or anywhere else in the world.
A notification…
Read More...
Read More...
Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah’s brother-in-law dies from coronavirus
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah's brother-in-law, Mehdi Shah, on Thursday night died from the coronavirus. Various political personalities took to Twitter to express their grief and sorrow over his sad demise.
Mehdi was…
Read More...
Read More...
China reclassifies dogs as pets, not livestock
China has drawn up new guidelines to reclassify dogs as pets rather than livestock, the agriculture ministry said, part of a response to the coronavirus outbreak that the Humane Society called a potential “game changer” in animal welfare.…
Read More...
Read More...
‘Coronavirus ceasefire’ in Yemen’s long conflict begins
The Saudi-led coalition began a unilateral ceasefire in Yemen's long war Thursday, saying it hoped the initiative to prevent coronavirus in the impoverished country would lead to a wider political solution.
The Iran-backed Huthi rebels…
Read More...
Read More...
Global coronavirus cases top 1.5 million
The coronavirus pandemic notched up another round of record death tolls in the United States and Europe, dousing the optimism of US President Donald Trump who insisted there was light at the end of the tunnel.
The virus has now killed more…
Read More...
Read More...
Indian spy drone shot down by Pakistan army: ISPR
An Indian quadcopter on Thursday violated the Pakistani airspace in Sankh Sector along the Line of Control (LoC), Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
“In this provocative act, Indian quadcopter intruded 600 meters inside…
Read More...
Read More...
Govt to dole out Rs144 bln among 12 million families: PM
:Prime Minister Imran Khan Wednesday said that his government would distribute a total of Rs 144 billion among 12 million poor families, affected by the ongoing lock-down in the wake of Coronavirus pandemic across the country, during the…
Read More...
Read More...
Italy’s daily coronavirus death toll falls
Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy rose by 542 on Wednesday, a lower tally than the 604 the day before, but the number of new cases pushed higher to 3,836 compared with a previous 3,039.
The total death toll since the outbreak came…
Read More...
Read More...
Bernie Sanders ends bid for US presidency
Bernie Sanders' socialist ideals and calls for universal health care and higher wages have long been mocked in US politics, but he tapped a vein of youth discontent that made him a serious contender for the White House.
However, the feisty…
Read More...
Read More...
British PM in stable condition after receiving oxygen support
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spent a second night in intensive care and was in a stable condition after receiving oxygen support for COVID-19 complications while his foreign minister directs the country’s battle against the…
Read More...
Read More...
