Pakistan

KARACHI: The Sindh government on Monday announced extending the closure of schools, colleges and universities across the province, as cases of the coronavirus continue to surge across the country and the province. Sindh government…
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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. The announcement was made by NCOC…
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ISLAMABAD: One hundred and fifty academics and members of the civil society on Monday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan, calling on him to withdraw the HEC Amendment Ordinance. In the letter, the academics demanded the premier…
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Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Sunday said that Pakistan would be happy to talk out differences and resolve outstanding issues through dialogue if India was willing to revisit the unilateral decisions taken on August 5, 2019. “If…
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Three planes of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) carrying a consignment of one million doses of COVID-19 vaccine left here on Sunday for Pakistan as the country sees sharp increase in new coronavirus cases. Another consignment of…
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Chloe Zhao, the Beijing-born filmmaker whose indie movies chronicle life in the US heartland, on Sunday became only the second woman ever to win best director in the Oscars' 93-year history. The diminutive 39-year-old wowed Academy…
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India's capital New Delhi on Sunday extended its lockdown as the country's Covid-19 crisis grew with infections and deaths hitting record highs. The vast nation of 1.3 billion people recorded 349,691 fresh cases and 2,767 deaths -- the…
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Prime Minister Imran Khan has stopped short of order a complete lockdown, urging people to follow coronavirus standard operating procedures to minimize the spread of the virus. "If everyone follows Covid SOPs, then perhaps there won't be…
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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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India posted a record rise in new coronavirus cases on Thursday, in an alarming surge being blamed on a "double mutant" variant and super-spreader events, even as countries in Europe prepare to ease some of their restrictions and express…
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As Poonam Sinha fought for her life, her distraught son found himself fending off black marketeers for coronavirus drugs after the Indian hospital treating her ran out of supplies. Dire medicine and oxygen shortages as India battles a…
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday recorded 5,857 new coronavirus infections with a positivity rate of 10.16%. As per the official data issued on Thursday by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 57,591 tests were conducted in…
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ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi called on Iranian President Dr. Hassan Rouhani in Tehran. The Foreign Minister conveyed warm greetings on behalf of Pakistani leadership to Dr. Rouhani and best wishes for the…
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ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar has warned that the government will introduce more restrictions if people fail to follow government's guidelines to slow the spread of the disease. The minister issued the stern warning…
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President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia is aiming for herd immunity against the coronavirus by the autumn and hailed his country’s development of three vaccines. “Vaccination is now of paramount importance... to allow herd…
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