Indoor dining banned in Karachi
Karachi Commissioner and Administrator Iftikhar Shallwani banned indoor dining in the city from today (Tuesday) as cases of the novel coronavirus surge across the city.
Shallwani ordered…
Sindh, Punjab announce coronavirus restrictions after jump in cases
KARACHI: The Sindh government has introduced social distancing restrictions to contain the second wave of the Coronavirus with a surge in new cases.
According to a notification issued by…
Biden signals US diplomatic shift with new team
President-elect Joe Biden on Monday announced a foreign policy and national security team crammed with veterans from the Barack Obama years, signalling an end to the upheaval under President…
Netanyahu met Saudi crown prince, Pompeo in Saudi Arabia on Sunday – Israeli…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secretly flew to Saudi Arabia on Sunday to meet Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and visiting U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Israel’s Kan…
Pakistan, China vow to push for early execution of Karachi-Peshawar railway project
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China have agreed to beef up efforts for early execution of Karachi-Peshawar Main Line-1 railway project.
The understanding came at a meeting between Railways…
Pakistan lodges protest with India over ceasefire violations
ISLAMABAD: A senior Indian diplomat was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday to register Pakistan’s strong protest over ceasefire violations by the Indian occupation forces…
Govt decides to close all educational institutions from Nov 26
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has decided to close all educational institutes in the country from November 26 in light of the novel coronavirus.
"On January 11, 2021, all educational…
No govt official informed me about grandmother’s demise: Maryam Nawaz
PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz on Sunday said that she had told former prime minister Nawaz Sharif not to return to Pakistan as there was no humanity in the incumbent government since no…
Beware CPEC
By Hassan Daud
As preparations for 10th Joint Cooperation Committee ( JCC) meeting of the CPEC get into full swing, this year the meeting will be held in an environment where production…
Daily coronavirus report on Pakistan: 2756 test positive, 34 die
Pakistan continued to record more than 2,000 coronavirus cases in a single day on Monday, with 2,756 people testing positive for the virus on Sunday and 34 fatalities occurring from the…
WWF-trained fishermen catch 100 m. tons of sea catfish at Khai Creek
KARACHI: In an unusual happening, WWF-Pakistan's trained fishermen caught more than 100 metric tons (m. tons) of sea catfish from the Indus Delta on Saturday evening.
A fishing boat from…
Egypt superstar in hot water after selfies with Israelis
Egypt's self-proclaimed superstar Mohamed Ramadan has sparked a heated political debate after snapping selfies with an Israeli singer and footballer.
Ramadan, a 32-year-old actor and…
Fakhar Zaman ruled out of NZ tour
Batsman Fakhar Zaman has been ruled out of the tour to New Zealand. Fakhar is suffering from fever and has not recovered in time for the Pakistan squad’s departure for the tour.
The…
US hopes to start virus vaccines in December as pandemic surges
The United States hopes to begin coronavirus vaccinations in early December, a top government health official said Sunday, the latest positive news to emerge even as cases surge across the…
Pakistan to decide on school closure amid second Coronavirus wave
The Pakistan government is set to take a decision today on whether schools should be closed in the wake of the second wave of the Coronavirus gripping the country.
Federal Education…