Walk-in vaccination against coronavirus for citizens aged 30 and above and teachers older than 18 years started today (Saturday). The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) and Planning Minister Asad Umar gave an update on both vaccination categories on Twitter a day earlier. In the NCOC meeting today it was decided to open up walk […]
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday adjourned hearing till June 9, on appeals in graft references against former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and his family members pertaining to Al-Azizia Steel Mills, Avenfield Property and Flagship Investment. A division bench comprising Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Mohsin Akhter Kiyani heard the appeals filed by National […]
In a major achievement, Pakistan has successfully manufactured a COVID vaccine locally at the National Institute of Health (NIH) Islamabad, according to local news sources. Overall 124,000 doses of single-dose Covid CanSino vaccine were manufactured at the NIH; and would be available for use from the next week. “The vaccine was prepared by Pakistani experts […]
To boost tourism, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Saturday issued TPRI (Tourism Promotion and Regional Integration) license to a newly launched private airline named North Air. As per details of CAA, the privately launched new airline is planned to operate flights for Gilgit, Skardu, Chitral and Gwadar. Initially, the airline will operate flights between […]
An agreement between the European Parliament and EU member states paves the way for a “digital COVID certificate” ; that aims to make travel easier and revive the summer tourism season. European Union lawmakers and member states on Thursday reached an agreement that would allow anyone in the bloc to obtain a digital proof of […]
The crypto bubble that inflated Bitcoin’s value past $1 trillion and added billions to nonsense digital tokens overnight is bursting. Bitcoin plunged almost 22% to $35,000, wiping out more than $500 billion in value from the coin’s peak market value. It has erased all the gains it clocked up following Tesla Inc.’s Feb. 8 announcement […]
Tensions have spiraled between Russia and the US since March; after US President Joe Biden said he thought his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin was a “killer” ; and Moscow recalled its ambassador to Washington for consultations. Russia has formally designated the United States and the Czech Republic as “unfriendly states” amid the biggest crisis in […]
Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip entered its seventh consecutive day with air raids early on Sunday; killing at least 15 Palestinians, wounding dozens more, and flattening at least two residential buildings. In Israel’s Tel Aviv, people dashed for bomb shelters as sirens warning of incoming rocket fire blared across the city. More than 150 […]
Israel’s bombardment of the Gaza Strip continued for a fifth consecutive day, with Israeli air raids hitting a refugee camp where at least 10 Palestinians, including eight children, were killed. At least 139 Palestinians, including some 40 children, have been killed in the Gaza Strip since Monday. Some 950 others have been wounded; In the […]
Israel carried out hundreds of airstrikes in Gaza into Wednesday morning as Hamas and other Palestinian fighters fired multiple rocket barrages over the border at Tel Aviv and the southern city of Beersheba. At least 35 people have been killed in Gaza and five in Israel in the most intense exchanges for years. In Gaza, […]
