Shehbaz writes to NA Speaker, demands formation of committee to probe atrocities…
ISLAMABAD: PML-N President and former Punjab chief minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tuesday wrote to the National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser, urging him to form a committee to probe the…
Pakistan must protect religious freedom for Hindus: Amnesty
Pakistan’s authorities must protect the right to freedom of religion and belief for the country’s beleaguered Hindu community, including the construction of temples to exercise that right,…
Beijing reports zero virus cases for first time since new outbreak
Beijing on Tuesday reported zero new coronavirus cases for the first time since the emergence of a cluster in the Chinese capital in June that prompted fears of a domestic second wave.
A…
Tik Tok closes operations in Hong Kong
REUTERS: Chinese social media app Tik Tok has revealed on Tuesday that it is stopping operations in Hong Kong owing to a new security law in the region, as other technology companies stop…
COVID-19: WHO chief recognises ‘positive trend in disease curtailment’ in…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Dr Tedros Adhanom spoke to Prime Minister Imran Khan and recognised the "positive trend in disease curtailment" in Pakistan.
This was revealed…
At least 44 die in Japan as rain wreaks havoc in country
REUTERS: Torrential rain hit Japan’s southwestern island of Kyushu on Monday, with at least one more river bursting its banks, as the death toll from three days of floods and mudslides rose…
Murtaza Wahab recovers from coronavirus
KARACHI: Adviser to the Chief Minister Sindh on Law Syed Murtaza Wahab announced on Twitter that he had recovered from the novel coronavirus, revealing that he had tested negative for the…
DHA ‘dancing fountain show’ creates a stir following first spell of rain…
KARACHI: The city received its very first spell of the monsoon rain and Karachiites' worst fears came true. Roads partly submerged in water became a common sight on social media but this one…
Britain’s decision on Huawei ‘not fixed in stone’
REUTERS: Britain’s decision to grant Huawei a limited role in building its 5G network is not “fixed in stone” and a government update on the Chinese company will be published before July 22,…
Virat Kohli faces conflict of interest probe
India captain Virat Kohli faces an inquiry into a potential conflict of interest over his positions in two business ventures.
DK Jain, ethics officer for the Board of Control for Cricket…
Pakistan summons Indian diplomat to protest ceasefire violations
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Monday summoned a senior Indian diplomat to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to register Islamabad’s strong protest over the ceasefire violations by the occupation…
Health minister Zafar Mirza tests positive for coronavirus
ISLAMABAD: Pakistani State Minister for Health Zafar Mirza has tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
Taking to Twitter on Monday, the state minister said that he was isolating at…
Pakistan reports 3,344 Coronavirus cases, 50 deaths
KARACHI: Pakistan reported another 3,344 cases of coronavirus on Monday, taking the nationwide tally to 231, 817.
According to figures updated by the National Command and Control Centre,…
India overtakes Russia in virus cases
New Delhi - India has overtaken Russia to become the third worst-affected nation by the coronavirus after reporting 24,248 new cases Monday.
India has now confirmed 697,413 cases, including…
Christopher Columbus statue toppled by US protesters
Protesters in the US city of Baltimore pulled down a statue of Christopher Columbus on Saturday, local media reported, the latest monument to be toppled in anti-racism demonstrations.…