Pakistan records highest number of coronavirus deaths since mid-July
Pakistan has reported the highest death toll in the past four months from the novel coronavirus in a single day, according to figures from the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC).…
‘Decision to close schools will be taken after education ministers meeting on…
KARACHI: Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani on Saturday tweeted that the final decision on whether or not schools across the province will be closed will be taken during the education…
Thousands turn up for Khadim Hussain Rizvi’s funeral in Lahore
LAHORE: Thousands gathered at the Minar-e-Pakistan in Lahore on Saturday to offer funeral prayers for Khadim Hussain Rizvi, who died on Thursday night after being ill for the past few days.…
Karachi SKMT will be the biggest cancer hospital in Pakistan: PM Imran Khan
Prime Minister Imran Khan has high hopes from the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust cancer hospital in Karachi, going by his latest tweet.
Taking to Twitter, the prime minister revealed that…
Shireen Mazari condemns killing of minority Ahmadi community
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari on Saturday broke her silence against the killing of an Ahmadi doctor inside his home in Punjab's Nankhana Sahib district.
A…
PM takes a swipe at PDM over Peshawar protest
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday took a shot at opposition parties on the eve of their anti-governmental rally in Peshawar.
"The same PDM mbrs who had wanted a strict…
Pakistan rubbishes Modi’s ‘groundless’ allegations
Pakistan on Friday rejected as “groundless” the allegations levelled against Pakistan by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling it a desperate attempt to divert the international…
Pfizer/BioNTech to seek emergency use approval for virus vaccine Friday
Pfizer and its partner BioNTech confirmed they will apply Friday for emergency use authorization for their coronavirus vaccine, becoming the first to do so in the US as the pandemic rages…
Pakistan renews commitment to promote, protect children’s rights
ISLAMABAD: On the occasion of World Children’s Day, commemorated each year on 20 November to mark the anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Child…
COVID deals blow to Saudi Arabia’s G20 summit ambitions
When Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter and a leading U.S. ally, took over the G20 presidency in December 2019, hopes in the kingdom were high.
A global summit would help…
Pakistan condemns extra-judicial killing of 4 more innocent Kashmiris
Pakistan on Thursday strongly condemned the extra-judicial killing of four more innocent Kashmiris in a fake encounter outside the city of Jammu by the occupation forces in Indian Illegally…
December vaccine rollout possible, BioNTech CEO says
BioNTech co-founder Ugur Sahin said on Thursday the frontrunner Covid-19 vaccine his German firm is developing with Pfizer could be rolled out before the year is over in the United States or…
TLP head Khadim Hussain Rizvi dies at 54
Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) head Allama Khadim Hussain Rizvi has passed away from Coronavirus at the age of 54, family and party sources said.
Rizvi was suffering from fever since the…
Imran, Ghani agree to make joint efforts for violence reduction
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan on Thursday agreed to pace up their joint efforts to reduce recent spate of terrorist incidents in Afghanistan through close coordination and intelligence…
Two soldiers martyred in South Waziristan terrorist attack
RAWALPINDI: Two Pakistan army soldiers have been martyred in a terrorist attack in South Waziristan last night.
According to ISPR, the media arm of Pakistan army, terrorists attacked a…