The police on Thursday have recorded the initial statement of the wife of prime suspect Abid Ali, in a motorway gang-rape case. Abid is still at large on the ninth day of the incident. Bushra Bibi, Abid Ali’s wife, said that he looked worried when he returned home after the incident and fled when he […]
At least 22 educational institutes in Pakistan have been closed over violations of COVID-19 SOPs. According to the National Command and Operations Center, 22 educational institutions were closed in the last 48 hours for violating coronavirus SOPs. Around 16 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, one in Islamabad and five in Azad Kashmir have been closed. NCOC officials […]
New Zealand is in its deepest recession in decades, following strict measures in response to the Covid-19 pandemic which were widely praised. The country’s GDP shrank by 12.2% between April and June as the lockdown and border closures hit. It is New Zealand’s first recession since the global financial crisis and its worst since 1987 […]
The coronavirus targets the lungs foremost, but also the kidneys, liver, and blood vessels. Still, about half of patients report neurological symptoms, including headaches, delirium, and confusion suggesting the virus may also attack the brain. A new study offers the first clear evidence that in some people, the coronavirus invades brain cells, hijacking them to […]
The joint sitting of the Parliament on Wednesday passed “The Islamabad Capital Territory Waqf Properties Bill”, 2020 with majority bill According to the details, the joint session of the Parliament chaired by National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser approved the bill amid the protest of the opposition members who shouted slogans against the bill. The bill […]
A female student has alleged that she has been receiving rape and murder threats and has exposed the man behind it on social media. A boy named Ibsham Zahid, who is a former student of BBTC in Lahore has been threatening a girl named Fatima. According to a post shared on social media, Ibsham Zahid […]
Japan’s Yoshihide Suga was voted prime minister by parliament’s lower house on Wednesday, becoming the country’s first new leader in nearly eight years, as he readied a “continuity cabinet” expected to keep about half of the predecessor Shinzo Abe’s lineup. Suga, 71, Abe’s longtime right-hand man, has pledged to pursue many of Abe’s programs, including […]
The number of killing transgender people increased across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. This month on Thursday, a transgender man was shot dead by his brother in northwest Pakistan in the second deadly attack in the region to target the long-oppressed community. The incident took place on September 10 in Swabi, a district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province. The […]
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. The court, which took up a petition seeking cancellation of bail granted to the former premier in Avenfield House reference, in a brief ruling observed that the PML-N supreme leader was neither admitted to any hospital nor did […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday said the Ravi River Urban Development Project (RRFUD) would be a reflection of Naya Pakistan, addressing burgeoning issues of the Lahore city like contamination of the Ravi River and fast depletion of underground water, besides stimulating economic activities. Addressing a groundbreaking ceremony of Ravi River Urban Development Project (RRFUD), he […]
