Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced a new round of tight restrictions in a bid to stem a surge in coronavirus infections; extending curfews to weeknights and imposing a full lockdown during the weekend. After only reporting symptomatic cases for four months, Turkey last week resumed reporting all positive COVID-19 cases that saw logged […]
Doctors are studying the impact of Covid-19 on unborn babies in Singapore, where an infant delivered by an infected mother earlier this month had antibodies against the virus but did not carry the disease. The ongoing study among the city-state’s public hospitals adds to international efforts to better understand whether the infection or antibodies can […]
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has unanimously adopted a resolution condemning India’s illegal action of revoking Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir’s (IIOJK) autonomous status and steps to change the demography of the Muslim-majority region. “In a Resolution adopted unanimously by the 47th Session of the OIC in Niamey today, the Council of Foreign […]
Iran’s president on Saturday accused Israel of killing a prominent Iranian scientist long suspected by the West of masterminding a secret nuclear bomb programme, state TV reported. Iran’s clerical and military rulers have threatened revenge for Friday’s killing of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh; who Iranian media said died in hospital after assassins gunned him down in his […]
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi confirmed about banning work visas for Pakistanis by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). However, another prominent cabinet member refuted the restrictions imposed on Pakistan by the friendly Arab country. The special assistant to the prime minister (SAPM) on Overseas Pakistanis on Thursday quoted a UAE minister to categorically deny the […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan said that after facing various economic challenges; Pakistan’s economy was now stable. It is moving in the right direction and getting stronger with the passage of time. The prime minister said he was convinced that US President-elect Joe Biden. It would not reverse the Afghan peace process. Being the greatest achievement […]
CHRISTCHURCH: The Pakistan cricket team has been given a “final warning” by the New Zealand health authorities over “breaching isolation rules” after six cricketers tested positive for coronavirus. In a statement, carried by the local media, the ministry said that the team has been issued a final warning. Earlier today, New Zealand Cricket said that […]
Pakistan foreign office rejects ‘baseless speculation’, as it says the country ‘steadfastly’ supports Palestinian self-determination. Pakistan’s foreign ministry has reiterated the country is not considering recognizing the state of Israel, in line with existing policy, according to a statement, even as Arab allies have moved to do so. In a statement released on Tuesday, Pakistani […]
Pakistan has handed over a dossier on India’s terror campaign to United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, urging him to prevail on New Delhi to desist from its illegal and aggressive activities. The secretary-general promised to “study the dossier and take appropriate action”, said Pakistan’s envoy to the UN Munir Akram, who presented the dossier to […]
The Foreign Office (FO) said the Indian government had escalated its anti-Pakistan campaign — marked by false narratives, concocted evidence, and orchestration of false flag operations — after Islamabad made public a dossier containing “irrefutable proof” of Indian sponsorship of terrorism in the country. The statement was issued in response to media queries regarding the […]