36 killed in Taiwan train crash
REUTERS: The train, an express travelling from Taipei to Taitung carrying many tourists and people heading home at the start of a long weekend, came off the rails north of Hualien in eastern…
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Pakistan reports highest number of cases since June 20
Pakistan on Thursday reported the highest number of coronavirus cases since June 20, as per data from the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC).
According to data from the…
Another mass shooting in LA claims 4 lives, two injured
REUTERS: Four people were killed and two were injured as shots were fired by a suspect in LA's Orange city on Thursday.
Few official details of the violence in the city south of Los Angeles…
ECC okays import of sugar, cotton from India
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee of the cabinet lifted the ban on import of sugar and cotton from India.
Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, the finance minister said…
Pakistan to consider trade resumption with India
The Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet is likely to lift the ban on the import of sugar and cotton from India, a media report said.
“There are 21 items on the agenda of the…
PMD warns of heatwave in many parts of Pakistan this week
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Tuesday warned of a heatwave in many parts of the country.
According to a tweet from the weather department, parts of Southern Punjab,…
PM Imran Khan responds to Modi’s letter, stresses on resolution of Kashmir…
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday responded to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Singh Modi's letter, urging him to resolve outstanding issues between both countries, particularly…
Imran Khan writes back to India’s Modi
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday wrote to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in reply to the latter’s greetings on Pakistan Day.
In the letter, PM Khan writes that durable peace and…
ADB approves $300 million loan to boost clean energy in Pakistan
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $300 million loan to finance the construction of a 300-megawatt hydropower plant that will increase the share of clean energy in Pakistan and…
Dr Hafeez Sheikh tests positive for Coronavirus
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's outoing finance minister Dr Hafeez Shaikh has tested positive for coronavirus, becoming the latest Pakistan official to contract the disease.
This was shared by new…
PM Imran Khan to be tested for COVID-19 today
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will be tested for the novel coronavirus today, according to a report on Geo News.
Officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that the…
100 die in single day from coronavirus in Pakistan
One hundred persons passed away from the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, data from the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) revealed on Tuesday.
Pakistan continued its trend of…
US President Biden wants states to pause reopening measures
REUTERS: As the Centre for Diseases Control (CDC) in American warned of an "impending doom", US President Joe Biden urged states across the country to rethink reopening measures.
Biden said…
Federal minister Tariq Bashir Cheema denies using political influence for COVID jab
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Housing and Works Tariq Bashir Cheema denied using political influence to get the coronavirus jab, after videos of him went viral on social media a day…
Imran Khan accepts crown prince’s invitation to visit Saudi Arabia
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Monday received a telephone call from the Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Mohammed bin Salman and discussed the bilateral…