Pompeo urges Kabul, Taliban cooperation after ‘appalling’ attack
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday urged the Afghan government and Taliban to cooperate after grisly attacks on a maternity hospital and a funeral dealt a blow to US efforts to end…
Amid clash between soldiers, China asks India to maintain peace
APP: China asked India to maintain peace at the border on Tuesday, a day after physical altercations and clashes between the two countries' soldiers left at least seven injured.
“We hope…
England’s Jos Buttler to auction World Cup 2019 shirt to raise COVID-19 funds
Wicketkeeper-batsman Jos Buttler has said he will auction the shirt he wore in England’s 2019 World Cup final victory to raise funds for efforts to fight the coronavirus.
Buttler was…
Saudi Arabia to impose 24-hour curfew on Eid holidays
REUTERS: Saudi Arabia will enforce a 24-hour curfew across the kingdom during a 5-day holiday to celebrate Muslim Eid al-Fitr which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan, the interior…
PM Imran will attend parliamentary session on coronavirus: Info minister
PM Imran will appear in the Assembly session; he didn’t earlier as he was busy with other matters at hand, says Faraz
Zulfi Bokhari slams Bilawal for tirade against FM Qureshi
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis Zulfi Bokhari slammed PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari after the latter demanded Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi to…
Pakistan condemns ‘inhuman’ Kabul attack
Pakistan strongly condemned the "inhuman and cowardly terrorist" attack on a medical facility in Kabul and suicide attack on a funeral in Nangarhar province, resulting in the loss of so many…
WHO sees ‘potentially positive data’ in treating coronavirus
The Geneva-based WHO is leading a global initiative to develop safe and effective vaccines, tests and drugs to prevent, diagnose and treat COVID-19. The respiratory illness has infected 4.19…
Diamer Bhasha dam ready for commencement of physical work, PM told
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday chaired a briefing on national water security strategy and construction of dams to meet agricultural as well as energy requirements of the…
COVID-19 pandemic: Pakistan pays tribute to brave healthcare providers
By Daniya Ghauri
Pakistani doctors, nurses, and paramedics have emerged as the most-affected ones by COVID-19 among their healthcare peers, according to a May 4 situation report by the…
Pakistan reports 39 new deaths, 1140 coronavirus cases
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan recorded 1,140 new cases on Monday, taking the tally to 32,081 with 706 deaths,
According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC),…
Twitter to label ‘misleading’ virus content
Twitter said Monday it began tagging "misleading" and "disputed" claims about the coronavirus pandemic in a stepped-up effort to label potentially harmful content.
The move by Twitter…
IPL cancellation could cost Indian cricket half a billion dollars
Scrapping the money-spinning Indian Premier League this year because of the coronavirus pandemic would cost more than half a billion dollars, but cutting players' pay was not yet being…
Pakistan, Iran vow to improve border security
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran have expressed the resolve to enhance security measures on either side of the border to ensure border security.
According to ISPR, the resolve came during a…
Cheers and tears as Europe’s kids go back to school
Excited children greeted their friends and weary parents got used to early starts again as schools in several European countries reopened after a nearly two-month coronavirus break.…