The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Wednesday, after continuous warnings of rising Covid-19 cases across the country, made it compulsory for all citizens to wear a face mask when stepping out of their homes. The directive comes a day after Pakistan’s active cases surpassed the 11,000 marks and Special Assistant to the Prime […]
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has launched a fresh attack on Emmanuel Macron, saying the French president needed treatment and “mental checks” over his attitude towards Muslims and Islam, leading Paris to recall its ambassador in Ankara.Earlier this month, Macron pledged to fight “Islamist separatism”, which he said was threatening to take control in some […]
More than 85,000 new cases of the virus were reported across the country on Friday, shattering an earlier single-day record and stirring new fears about the months ahead. A testing site in The Villages, Fla., on July 16, when the United States set a record of 75,687 new coronavirus cases in a single day. That […]
A Karachi court has taken cognizance of the marriage of an underage Christian girl, who was allegedly abducted and raped after being forcibly converted to Islam, it emerged on Friday. The judge issued bailable warrants for the arrest of cleric Qazi Mufti Ahmed Jaan Raheemi. He was the one who allegedly performed the marriage of […]
The final presidential debate between the two rivals takes on a more civilized tone than the first meeting with 12 days to Election Day. After last month’s chaotic debate, United States President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, took the stage again on Thursday night. The two rivals sparred on coronavirus strategies, leadership […]
ISLAMABAD: Warning that Pakistan is fast approaching a point where there will be “no choice” left but to impose another lockdown, the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) said that there is an urgent and immediate need to ensure the implementation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for coronavirus prevention. The regulatory body noted that there […]
Sweden has banned telecoms equipment from Huawei and ZTE in its 5G network; joining other European nations that have restricted the role of Chinese suppliers on security grounds. The Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) said; the setting of the license conditions followed assessments by the Swedish Armed Forces and the Swedish Security Service. However […]
BHOPAL: A 20-year-old woman has alleged that she was kept in a lock-up and raped for 10 days in May this year by five police personnel, including the police station in-charge and sub-divisional police officer, in Mangawan of MP’s Rewa district. The woman is an accused in a murder case and is now in jail […]
An FIR was registered against actor Kangana Ranaut and her sister Rangoli Chandel on Saturday, a day after the Bandra magistrate court directed the police to conduct investigations against the two for allegedly creating communal tension through tweets and interviews. The Bandra police registered the FIR under Indian Penal Code Sections 124A (sedition), 153A (promoting […]
Many Students and activists take part in a torch procession demanding women’s safety and justice for rape victims in Dhaka. A Bangladesh court has sentenced five men to death for the 2012 gang rape of a 15-year-old girl, amid growing public anger over rampant sexual violence. Court order comes days after government introduced death penalty […]
