Strong earthquake kills 19 people in Turkey and Greek islands
Nineteen people were killed in Turkey and Greece after a strong earthquake struck the Aegean Sea on Friday, bringing buildings crashing down and setting off tidal waves which slammed into…
Thousands stage anti-France protests in Pakistan, Bangladesh
Muslims in South Asia vented their fury at France on Friday and torched an effigy of President Emmanuel Macron over his recent remarks on Islam, with tens of thousands flooding the streets.…
Strong earthquake strikes Aegean Sea, shaking Turkey, Greece
A strong earthquake struck the Aegean Sea on Friday and was felt in both Greece and Turkey, where some buildings collapsed in the coastal province of Izmir, authorities said.
People flooded…
Pakistan reports highest single day rise in virus deaths since August 6
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday reported 1,078 new Coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours taking total cases to 332,186.
It has also reported 20 more deaths from Coronavirus during this…
Pakistan condemns France knife attack
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has strongly condemned the attack that was carried out inside a church in Nice, France, on Thursday.
"We express our condolences on the loss of precious lives and…
Pakistan says Indian media misrepresenting context of Fawad Chaudhry’s speech
The Indian media has once again acted with gross irresponsibility by misrepresenting the context of the speech delivered by Chaudry Fawad Hussain, Federal Minister for Science &…
Three dead as woman beheaded in attack in French church
NICE, France (Reuters) - A knife-wielding attacker shouting “Allahu Akbar” (God is Greatest) beheaded a woman and killed two other people at a church in the French city of Nice on Thursday.…
Abhinandan statement an attempt to “distort history”: ISPR
Pakistan military on Thursday rubbished a recent political statement on the release of a captured Indian air force pilot as an attempt to “distort history” and tarnish Pakistan’s success…
PM, COAS discuss internal, external security situation
ISLAMABAD: Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa met with Prime Minister Imran Khan to discuss “professional matters pertaining to Pakistan Army and internal and external…
PCB names 15-member squad for Zimbabwe ODI
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday announced its 15-member squad for the first ODI against Zimbabwe which is scheduled to be played tomorrow in Rawalpindi.
The squad was announced…
Europe’s biggest economies, Germany and France, impose nationwide lockdowns
REUTERS: A second wave of coronavirus infections have scared France and Germany enough to announce nationwide lockdowns on Thursday.
World stock markets went into a dive in response to the…
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…