CHICAGO: Hundreds marched through the streets of Chicago on Friday to protest the police shooting of Adam Toledo, a day after the city released a graphic video of a police officer shooting and killing the 13-year-old Latino boy in an alley two weeks ago. Demonstrators chanted “Hands up, don’t shoot!” and “No justice, no peace!” […]
A gunman killed eight people and wounded several others before killing himself in a late-night shooting at a FedEx facility near the Indianapolis airport, police said, in the latest in a spate of mass shootings after a relative lull during the pandemic. Five people were hospitalized after the Thursday night shooting, according to police. One […]
Coronavirus: Pakistan has banned arrivals from 12 countries from March 23 to April 5; its Civil Aviation Authority announced Saturday. These 12 C-category countries include Botswana, Brazil, Columbia, Comoros, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Peru, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia. Travelers from 20 A-category countries do not require any PCR test of Coronavirus to enter Pakistan. […]
A woman who boarded an Uber ride and did not have a mask on was asked by the driver to wear one. The request was met by an extreme reaction — especially amid a raging coronavirus pandemic. The woman, Arna Kimiai, proceeded to cough on the man, Subhakar Khadka — repeatedly. Her behavior has resulted […]
LONDON: Well-known British-Pakistani Momin Saqib, a former student; has named a Commonwealth Youth COVID-19 Hero at the Commonwealth Youth Awards 2021. The Commonwealth Youth Awards recognize young people; who are actively involved in bringing about meaningful change and are integral to creating a more innovative and interconnected future. In its 2021 edition, the Awards highlighted […]
A federal judge has blocked the US Department of Defense from placing restrictions on Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi that were set to take effect next week. Just before former President Trump left office in January, the Department of Defense designated Xiaomi as a “Chinese Communist military company,” (CCMC) making it subject to Trump’s executive order […]
(WASHINGTON). President Joe Biden announced he is directing US states to open Covid vaccination eligibility to all adults by May 1. A step that he says could allow for small gatherings on Independence Day on July 4.
National Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said that family reunification is a “moral imperative” of the Biden government. Migrant families separated at the border during the previous Donald Trump administration, could be reunited within the United States, said this Monday, the Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas. Mayorkas said the DHS, will offer separated families the option […]
The Pakistani rupee has strengthened against US Dollar by 2 rupees in the interbank on Sunday (today). According to details; Dollar rates in Pakistan (buying rate) increased from 158.1 to 157.9 in the interbank market today. The new rates of US dollar to Pakistani rupee is given below: USD to PKR (Buying rate) = 157.9 […]
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle settled down in California; along with their son Archie after stepping down as working members of the British royal family. The pair recently announced that they had no intention of returning as working royals. Amid all this; a UK publication conducted a survey in several towns of the United States […]
