A bombing and a shooting attack in Kabul killed at least three people, including a deputy provincial governor, while a deputy provincial council chief was killed in western Afghanistan on Tuesday, officials said. The attacks are the latest in relentless violence in Afghanistan even as the Taliban and Afghan government negotiators hold talks in Qatar, […]
NEW DELHI: With Americans, Britons, and Canadians rolling up their sleeves to receive coronavirus vaccines, the route out of the pandemic now seems clear to many in the West, even if the rollout will take many months. But for poorer countries, the road will be far longer and rougher. The ambitious initiative known as COVAX […]
The United States green-lighted the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine late on Friday, paving the way for millions of vulnerable people to receive their shots in the world’s hardest-hit country. President Donald Trump immediately released a video on Twitter; where he hailed the news as a “medical miracle” and said the first immunizations would take place “in […]
ISLAMABAD: As the country grapples with rising COVID-19 cases amid the second wave of coronavirus, Pakistan records the highest single-day deaths on Tuesday with 89 new fatalities over the past 24 hours, revealed the data issued by the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC). As of today, Pakistan reported 2,885 new infections during the past […]
The pandemic has gained momentum across the country. 67 more people succumbed to coronavirus on November 30. It is the highest death toll in nearly five months. According to the data provided by the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC), the virus claimed 67 lives in the past 24 hours. Taking the death toll to […]
The funeral prayers of Begum Shamim Akhtar; the mother of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif have offered at Sharif Medical City (SMC). However as per details, the prayers led by Maulana Raghim Naeemi. Scores of PML-N leaders and workers attended it. She will be laid to rest […]
Argentinian football legend Diego Armando Maradona, one of the greatest players of all time, has died after suffering a heart attack. He was 60. Argentina President Alberto Fernandez declared three days of national mourning following Maradona’s death in the city of Tigre on Wednesday. “You took us to the top of the world. You made […]
PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Thursday that he is self-isolating after testing positive for Covid-19. The news comes just a day before the engagement of Bilawal’s sister, Bakhtawar Bhutto-Zardari, to a Dubai-based businessman and several days before the Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM) next rally in Multan scheduled for November 30. I have tested positive […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday warned that the government may be compelled to enforce a “complete lockdown” across Pakistan is coronavirus cases continue to rise at the same rate, blaming Opposition for holding jalsas and endangering people’s lives as a result. Pakistan’s second COVID 19 spike data is of concern: Increase in Covid […]
At least eight people were killed on Saturday when a barrage of rockets struck densely populated parts of Kabul, marking the latest big attack in a wave of violence sweeping the Afghan capital. The salvo slammed into various parts of central and north Kabul — including in and around the heavily fortified Green Zone that […]
