Govt to consult CII on Hindu temple fund allocation
ISLAMABAD: The government has referred the issue of fund allocation for a Hindu temple in Islamabad to the Council for Islamic Ideology (CII), a top official said.
The move came after the…
Coronavirus cases rising in Saudi Arabia, UAE after curfews lifted
Saudi Arabia’s coronavirus infections have passed 200,000 and neighbouring United Arab Emirates 50,000, with the number of new cases climbing after the Arab world’s two largest economies…
PM orders strict enforcement of virus SOPs during Eid-ul-Adha
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has ordered strict implementation of SOPs to curtail the spread of Coronavirus during Eid-ul-Azha.
He expressed these views during his visit to…
Etihad auditing licences of Pakistani pilots amid concerns
Etihad Airways is auditing its pilots with Pakistan-issued licenses, the Abu Dhabi airline said on Thursday.
Last month, Pakistan grounded 262 pilots amid suspicions they cheated on their…
Religious schools to resume classes, hold exams next month
Islamic religious schools announced that they would resume regular classes and hold annual exams from August 5, a media report said.
Wifaq ul Madaris Al-Arabia Pakistan, one of the…
Modi visits Ladakh military base after China border clash
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a surprise visit to India's northern frontier region with China on Friday in his first trip to the area since a deadly border clash last month.
The…
US posts a record 53,000 new coronavirus cases
The United States posted a record 53,000 new coronavirus cases as the deadly pandemic accelerated across the Americas, but its slowdown in Europe led Britain to announce Friday the first…
Malaysia suspends Pakistan pilots after licence fraud revelation
Malaysia’s aviation regulator has temporarily suspended pilots employed by domestic airlines who hold Pakistani licences, after the government of the South Asian nation revealed that many…
OIC seeks to implement UN resolutions on Kashmir
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has called on the UN Human Rights Council to equitably address the human rights violations of people in conflict situations that are on the UN and the…
I will not be silenced: Palwasha Khan
ISLAMABAD: The hashtag #BoycottBakeryChannel was trending on Twitter on Thursday, hours after PPP leader Palwasha Khan was controversially asked by TV anchor Imran Khan to leave his current…
India’s TikTok stars feel pained by government app ban
Geetha Sridhar never used to enter her kitchen in Mumbai without her smartphone. The 54-year-old homemaker used to post dozens of short videos daily on the Chinese video app TikTok, mostly…
Some nations still face ‘long, hard’ battle with COVID-19: WHO
Nations who fail to use every mechanism available to combat the still-raging novel coronavirus will struggle to beat it, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
“Some…
Protests in Indian-occupied Kashmir over civilian death
Hundreds of people in the Indian-occupied Kashmir staged protests on Wednesday, accusing government forces of killing a man during a rebel attack which also left a trooper dead.
Rebels …
Pakistan bans ‘addictive’ online game PUBG
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority has temporarily suspended online game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), calling it addictive.
In a statement on Wednesday, the telecom…
Two Kashmiris martyred in IOK
Srinagar: Indian troops in their fresh acts of state terrorism martyred two more Kashmiris in Sopore town and Rajouri district, today, according to Kashmir Media Service.
These killings…