Pro-Palestine rally targeted in Pakistan
Bomb blast leaves 6 killed, 14 injured
Islamabad: At least six people were killed and 14 others injured when a bomb exploded during a pro-Palestine rally in south-western Pakistan’s Balochistan province on Friday, officials said. The rally was taken out to express solidarity with the people of Palestine, which over the last 11 days has been involved in a tense confrontation with […]
Pandemic: WHO claims ‘significant undercount’ of COVID-19 deaths globally
Says real number about two times higher than official stats
United Nations: At least 3 million people are estimated to have died from the COVID-19 pandemic globally in 2020, about 2 times higher than the 1.8 million official fatality figure reported by countries to the WHO, a significant undercount of total deaths directly and indirectly attributed to the coronavirus, the global health agency said on […]
Ladakh reports 107 fresh COVID-19 cases, one death
Leh: Ladakh reported 107 new COVID-19 cases and one fatality on Friday, pushing the union territory’s infection tally to 17,025 and its death toll to 172. Leh has so far registered 124 deaths due to the disease and Kargil 48. Officials said 82 of the new infections were reported from Leh and 25 from Kargil. […]
Imran Khan, Chinese Premier Li hold talks
Vow to further diversify bilateral ties
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang held telephonic talks on Thursday and reaffirmed their resolve to further diversify and deepen strategic cooperation between the all-weather allies. The two leaders held the talks on the eve of the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Pakistan and China and […]
Black fungus: Experts divided over contributing factor of deadly infection
New Delhi: Amid a rise in black fungus cases particularly in COVID patients in Delhi, some medical experts feel that “unhygienic masks” and poorly ventilated rooms could be a contributing factor, while others said “no clinical evidence” has been established linking the two. Doctors at many leading hospitals here said many patients, both COVID and […]