Pakistani actor Usman Mukhtar tests positive for coronavirus
Pakistan TV and film actor Usman Mukhtar announced Wednesday that he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Mukhtar, whose recent TV show Sabaat gained a lot of popularity over…
ATC acquits PM Imran Khan in PTV attack case
ISLAMABAD: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) acquitted Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday in the PTV attack case, when scores of the PTI and the Pakistan Awami Tehreek's (PAT) workers…
Iran’s Khamenei says Macron’s support for Prophet cartoons ‘stupid…
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday called the French president's defence of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed a "stupid act" and an "insult" to those who voted…
No one knows when schools will close: Saeed Ghani
KARACHI: Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani said on Thursday that no one knew when schools across the province would once again close due to coronavirus.
Recently, COVID-19 cases across…
Trump holds rallies in Arizona despite surge in US coronavirus cases
REUTERS: US President Donald Trump continued to hold huge rallies with only a week left in the US election, despite criticism that he was putting his re-election campaign before his…
Pakistan COVID-19 update: 908 test positive for coronavirus in single day
ISLAMABAD: The upward trajectory of the coronavirus cases in Pakistan continued as 908 people tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday, data from the NCOC showed.
The NCOC said 16…
As terrorism increases, Gen Bajwa asks troops to stay alert
Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Wednesday asked Pakistan Army troops to stay vigilent, as incidences of terrorism rise across the country.
The army chief was speaking to…
FO rejects ‘unwarranted’ Pakistan reference in India-US joint statement
The Foreign Office on Wednesday rejected Pakistan-specific referenence in a jooint statement isseud by India and the US after their ministerial dialogue.
Responding to media queries…
PM Imran Khan urges Muslim leaders to counter Islamophobia in Europe
Prime Minister Imran Khan has written a letter to leaders of Muslim states, urging them to act collectively to counter the growing Islamophobia in non-Muslim states especially, Western…
PCB releases broadcast details for Pakistan v Zimbabwe series
Alan Wilkins, Bazid Khan, Ramiz Raja and Wasim Akram will be joined by former Test batsman Tino Mawoyo and Urooj Mumtaz as the Pakistan Cricket Board today announced broadcast details of the…
NCOC approves use of antigen testing for Covid-19
The National Command and Cooperation Center (NCOC) Wednesday approved the use of antigen testing for COVID-19 in addition to the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests being carried out in…
Turkey slams Charlie Hebdo for Erdogan caricature
REUTERS: Turkey on Wednesday slammed French weekly satirical Charlie Hebdo for mocking president Erdogan, calling the attack "a disgusting effort to spread its cultural racism and hatred".…
PM Imran Khan to raise issue of French blasphemous cartoons at global forums
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided to raise his voice against the republication of blasphemous cartoons in France, according to a report in Geo News.
According to sources,…
Pakistan Navy conducts successful live weapon firing in North Arabian sea
In an impressive fire power display, Pakistan Navy Fleet units demonstrated their optimum standard of combat readiness through live weapon firing of anti-ship missiles in North Arabian Sea.…
Pakistan records 828 new Covid cases, 14 deaths
The total active COVID-19 cases in Pakistan on Wednesday were recorded 11,627 as 825 more people tested positive for the deadly virus during the last 24 hours.
Fourteen corona patients,…