India has sought to take advantage of the world's preoccupation with the coronavirus crisis to further push its "Hindutva" agenda in Indian-occupied Kashmir including by attempting to alter the......
French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe on Tuesday said that the lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus in France has saved tens of thousands of lives but that it was time to ease the......
When Kainat Naz joined a women-friendly technology boot camp a year ago, she had no idea it would completely change her life and her views on how women can work in conservative Pakistan.Naz, 22, had......
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday said that the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and others "cannot stand by and let another Gujarat happen" — referring to the 2002 massacre......
Buy a mask and let his family go hungry, or buy food and go out into the crowded city without one — that is the stark choice facing Hayatullah Khan, an Afghan labourer whose daily earnings have......
Some children in the United Kingdom with no underlying health conditions have died from a rare inflammatory syndrome which researchers believe to be linked to Covid-19, Health Secretary Matt Hancock......
Independent Senator Mirza Mohammad Afridi has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, it emerged on Tuesday.He is the latest politician to have contracted the virus that has so far infected nearly......
Oil prices slumped again on Tuesday amid concern about dwindling crude storage capacity worldwide and fears that fuel demand may only recover slowly once countries ease curbs imposed on economic and......
Kim Jong Un may have missed a key holiday on April 15 because of concerns over the coronavirus, not because he is ill, South Korea’s minister for North Korean affairs said on Tuesday.North Korean......
Like thousands of Saudi women, Rouaa al-Mousa entered the workforce as reforms sweep the ultra-conservative kingdom and is certain that neither grumbling male bosses nor the coronavirus will change......
United States President Donald Trump was repeatedly warned about the dangers of the novel coronavirus in intelligence briefings in January and February, The Washington Post reported late Monday.The......
ISLAMABAD: Parks and hiking trails in the Margalla Hills have been opened to the public for the purposes of exercise.A notification was issued by Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Hamza Shafqaat, which......
Lahore: Scores of doctors and nurses under the banner of the Grand Health Alliance on Monday took to the street to press the Punjab government for accepting, what they call, their legitimate......
“His worst fault is, that he is given to prayer” — (Shakespeare)IN times of a pandemic, it is hard to imagine that a prayer can dominate the national conversation but it was a prayer telecast live by......
The United States on Monday said that it was ready to recognise Israel's annexation of much of the West Bank but asked the new unity government also to negotiate with the Palestinians.Prime Minister......
PARIS: The opening race in Spielberg at the Red Bull Ring, belonging to the Austrian energy drink company that owns two of the 10 teams on the starting grid, would be held as planned over the July......
ST ALBANS: Arsenal reopened their London Colney training ground to first team players for individual training on Monday as the Premier League club continued to observe social distancing protocols......
QUETTA: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB), Balochistan, on Monday filed a reference against some employees of the District Accounts Office, Dera Allah Yar, and others for alleged corruption in......
KARACHI: Pakistan’s brilliant ex-off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq, who is also known as the inventor of ‘Doosra’, said on Monday that Babar Azam is among the best and most versatile Pakistani batsmen in......
After he had spent nearly three weeks in an intensive care unit being treated for Covid-19, Broadway and TV actor Nick Cordero's doctors were forced to amputate his right leg.The 41-year-old's blood......
SWABI: Head of seminary in Maini village of Topi on Monday beat up a 12-year-old student when he failed to learn his lesson, the boy’s parents complained. Later, the police arrested the teacher.The......
PESHAWAR: The elected bodies of traders, including the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry, have rejected the government’s decisions on coronavirus control and called for a meeting of all......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court was requested on Monday to set aside the March 30 order of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) that had rejected a plea against the prime minister’s aide Syed Zulfiqar Abbas......
KHAR: The police claimed to have thwarted sabotage bids by defusing a bomb in hilly Nawagai subdivision and recovering two hand grenades from a field in Khar tehsil.According to a statement issued by......
PESHAWAR: Health workers are becoming source of spreading Covid-19 as they come across asymptomatic patients, getting infected unknowingly and move around in hospitals due to shortage of personal......
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa became the first province of the country to record more than 100 confirmed deaths of Covid-19 patients with six new fatalities it recorded on Monday.The province has now......
CHAGAI: At least 20 trucks loaded with dates arrived on Monday through the Taftan border crossing after the government decided to start importing food items from Iran.The National Command and......
NOWSHERA: Senior leader of the Awami National Party (ANP) Mian Iftikhar Hussain has criticised the PTI-led federal government’s alleged plan to review the 18th Constitution Amendment, calling it a......
KARACHI: A man, suspected of being a coronavirus patient, committed suicide by jumping from the third-floor isolation ward of the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre on Monday.JPMC’s executive......
QUETTA: Balochistan Home Minister Mir Zia Langove has warned that if people do not adopt safety precautions to contain the spread of coronavirus, the government will have to tighten lockdown across......
KARACHI: Yes, the supermarkets, stores and chemists have remained open. Yes, the greengrocer, fruit shops and butchers, too. But there have been so many other things that had to be put on hold during......
KARACHI: The growing number of Covid-19 cases among healthcare providers indicates that a majority of health professionals, especially those in the private sector, are still without sufficient......
KARACHI: The Sindh cabinet on Monday approved the Sindh Covid-19 Emergency Relief Ordinance, 2020 to provide relief to the people and mitigate the challenges emanating from the province-wide......
ISLAMABAD: The parliamentary committee on Covid-19 on Monday recommended the release of arrested traders and invited the business community to share their concerns caused by the lockdown.Chairing a......
BEIRUT: Israeli warplanes flying over Lebanon fired missiles towards areas near Damascus early on Monday, killing three civilians, the Syrian military and state media said while a war monitoring......
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has asked the Establishment Division to explain how the recent promotion rules that have given discretionary powers to the Central Selection Board (CSB) are......
TEHRAN: The false belief that toxic methanol cures the coronavirus has seen over 700 people killed in Iran, an official said on Monday.That represents a higher death toll than so far released by the......
KARACHI: Amreli Steels Ltd (ASTL) posted 9MFY20 net loss at Rs688 million and loss per share at Rs2.32.It was compared to profit after tax (PAT) at Rs224m and earnings per share (EPS) at Rs0.75 for......
NEW DELHI: More than 500 garment factories in Bangladesh that supply to global brands reopened on Monday after a month-long shutdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus, while India considered ways......
NEW YORK: The United States on Monday posted rule changes that impose new restrictions on exports to China, including on civil aircraft components and items related to semiconductors.The new rules......
ISLAMABAD: The FBR on Monday issued a notification for exemption of sales tax on services of property developers and promoters in the federal capital.Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the......
ISLAMABAD: Expressing their concern over controversial remarks by some federal ministers about the 18th Amendment, the opposition parties on Monday vowed to protect the provincial autonomy granted......
BEIJING: Three Beijing-based internet activists have disappeared and are believed to be detained by police for archiving censored coronavirus news stories online, according to a relative.China has......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s exports to the Middle Eastern countries increased by 36 per cent during the current fiscal year, data released by the Ministry of Commerce showed on Monday.The ministry claimed......
RAWALPINDI: Following Pakistan government’s decision to extend suspension of international flights operation till May 15 and limited options available for British citizens stranded in Pakistan to......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said the intensity of the coronavirus in Pakistan was not as severe as it was in other parts of the world.He stated this while presiding over a meeting......
• Coronavirus death toll close to 300 in Pakistan • Sindh governor tests positive for Covid-19ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: As the novel coronavirus cases surged to 13,947 on Monday with Sindh Governor Imran......
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Monday approved a support package of over Rs50 billion for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and allowed negotiations with 11......
“His worst fault is, that he is given to prayer” — (Shakespeare)IN times of a pandemic, it is hard to imagine that a prayer can dominate the national conversation but it was a prayer telecast live by......
THE coronavirus pandemic has assigned more responsibilities and roles to police. Globally, the police are making changes in operational strategies and reallocating whatever human and financial......
Sindh Governor Imran Ismail has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, he announced on Twitter late on Monday."I have just been tested Covid-19 positive, ... Inshallah will fight it out," he......
