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 […]
According to an infectious disease expert, Pakistan has dropped 61% of its COVID-19 high, and cases are on the decline as the world fights the third phase of the pandemic. Dr. Faheem Younus, director of infectious diseases at the University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health in the United States, made this comment after reviewing the […]
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi asked his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud on Friday to address the dire situation in the Middle East. Amid a conflict, Israel begins to pound Gaza with artillery and airstrikes. This war has taken more than 120 Palestinian lives. Also, Pakistan promises Saudi Arabia “unwavering support” for […]
19 year old Shehroze Kashif becomes the youngest Pakistani to climb the world’s highest peak Mount Everest. A resident of Lahore, Shehroze Kashif summited Everest as part of the SST Expedition 2021. While standing on top of the 8,849-meter (29,032 ft) mountain on May 11; He proudly raised the flag of Pakistan. Nepalese mountaineer and the […]
After the Shawwal moon was sighted today, the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee (RHC) declared that Pakistan will celebrate Eid ul Fitr 2021 tomorrow, Thursday 13. The news came after a meeting at the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony in Islamabad. It has chaired by RHC Chairman Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad. During the post-meeting press […]
Imran Khan, Pakistan’s prime minister, said on Tuesday that Pakistan will not open negotiations with India. Until New Delhi rolls back its decision to Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. On August 5, 2019, India revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s special status under Article 370. It divides the state into two Union territories. “Until India reverses its […]
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, […]
Tensions in Jerusalem had soared in recent days in advance of the now-delayed Israeli court ruling; on whether authorities can evict dozens of Palestinians from the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood and give their homes to Jewish settlers. On Sunday afternoon, in light of the tensions and after a request from the attorney general, Avichai Mandelblit, the […]
The rise in coronavirus cases in India is posing a threat to neighboring Bangladesh. Health experts caution about impending vaccine shortages at a time; when the country should be ramping up its vaccination campaign and more infectious virus types are being discovered. On Saturday, health officials proclaimed that a coronavirus strain discovered in India had […]
Voting Rights to Expats On Saturday, President Arif Alvi announced an ordinance to grant voting rights to expats (overseas Pakistanis) and permit the use of electronic voting machines in the general elections. Second Election (Amendment) Ordinance Through Second Election (Amendment) Ordinance; the President amended the sections 94(1) & 103 of Election Act 2017. “The Commission […]
