Harvard, MIT move court to ban govt order revoking visas for foreign students
A US government order directed revocation of student visas for all students whose entire classes have shifted online
Journalist Ali Salman Alvi arrested for allegedly murdering wife Sadaf Zahra
A journalist, who worked as the producer for anchor Asma Shirazi, was arrested late last month on charges of murdering his wife and covering it up as suicide.
Ali Salman Alvi was arrested…
Malnutrition in poorer nations costs firms up to $850 bln: study
Hunger, poor nutrition and obesity not only present a health burden in developing countries but carry a hidden economic penalty that costs businesses up to $850 billion a year, according to…
Pakistan, China, Afghanistan to enhance cooperation on Covid-19, Afghan peace
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, China and Afghanistan reached a consensus on cooperation against COVID-19, the Afghan peace and reconciliation process and trilateral cooperation.
The development…
Trump begins US withdrawal from WHO
President Donald Trump on Tuesday formally started the withdrawal of the United States from the World Health Organization, making good on threats to deprive the UN body of its top funding…
With relegation battle in full swing, tensions dominate English Premier League
AFP: Tensions are high as the fight to avoid relegation heads towards a dramatic conclusion in the English Premier League with only a few games left to go.
With just five games left, rock…
Amnesty International tells Pakistan to ‘reverse’ decision to halt…
The Amnesty International has criticised the government of Pakistan and urged it to review its decision to halt a temple in Islamabad, on Tuesday.
A tweet by the international body said…
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…