Saudi Arabia has announced health protocols to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus cases in the 2020 Umrah season, which is due to start from October 4, Sunday. Saudi Arabian Hajj and Umrah ministry, the pilgrims have to seek permission letter prior to performing Umrah from the authorities. The pilgrims are bound to get […]
Violence flares up in Nagorno-Karabakh, with militaries from both sides accusing each other for the major escalation. Armenia has declared martial law. Armeniaordered its military to mobilise after a major flare-up in violence with Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. Heavy fighting between the two arch-foes broke out on Sunday. They blamed each other for […]
Residents of Lake Jackson, Texas, have been warned about using tap water after a deadly brain-eating microbe was found in the city’s public water supply. Tests confirmed the presence of Naegleria fowleri in the system. The amoeba can cause an infection of the brain, which is usually fatal. Infections are rare in the US, with […]
A man suspected of injuring two people with a meat cleaver in Paris. He has admitted to deliberately targeting the former offices of the satirical Charlie Hebdo magazine. The suspect reportedly linked his actions to the magazine’s recent republication of cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad. Charlie Hebdo did this as a trial over the 2015 […]
At least 13 people were killed and seven others were injured as a passenger van caught fire after it overturned on Super Highway Saturday night, according to rescue workers. The van overturned because its tie rod broke, according to the M9 highway police. The police, however, has yet to identify the cause of the fire. […]
A legal battle has emerged between the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and the Pakistan Super League (PSL) over the financial model of the cash-rich 20-over tournament. According to ESPNcricinfo, the teams, Islamabad United, Karachi Kings, Peshawar Zalmi, Multan Sultans, Quetta Gladiators, and Lahore Qalandars, filed a collective petition in the Lahore High Court (LHC) in […]
Ukraine: At least 22 people including military cadets were killed and two others were seriously injured on Friday when a Ukrainian air force plane crashed near Kharkiv in the east of the country, the interior ministry said. Deputy Interior Minister Anton Gerashchenko confirmed the death toll to the local TV channel, describing the incident as […]
A South Korean official has been shot dead and burned by North Korean troops, the South’s defense ministry said, condemning the “brutal act”. Seoul said the man, who worked for the fisheries department, disappeared from a patrol boat near the border and was later found in the North’s waters. North Korean soldiers shot him, then […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan is addressing the 75th session United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) via video link and is set to raise the issue of Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir on the international forum. PM shed light on the following issues: ✔ Global peace ✔ Repatriation of stolen funds ✔ Islamophobia ✔ Riyaasat-e-Medina ✔ Poverty […]
The prime suspect in the Securities Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) data leak issue, Arsalan Zafar, has challenged the formation of the investigation committee in the Islamabad High Court (IHC), Friday. The prime suspect and SECP additional director Arsalan Zafar moved to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to challenge the formation of an investigation committee […]
