Pak govt restores 200-year-old gurdwara in Balochistan
Hands it back to Sikhs after refurbishment
Karachi: A 200-year-old gurdwara in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province, which was being used as a government high school for the last seven decades, has been handed back to the minority Sikh community after restoration by the provincial government. The Siri Guru Singh Gurdwara on Masjid Road in the centre of Quetta was handed back officially […]
Two killed as vehicle rolls down in gorge
Banihal/Jammu: Two persons were killed on Thursday after a vehicle they were travelling in skidded off the road and rolled down a deep gorge in Ramban district, police said. The Kashmir-bound mobile vehicle also had 10 cattle who died in the accident at Digdool, they said. The deceased have been identified as Irshad Ahmad Kohli […]
Imran Khan discusses COVID-19 situation with Bangladesh premier
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan called on his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday during which the two leaders discussed the steps taken by their respective countries to contain the spread of the coronavirus, officials said. Khan also extended condolences on the loss of lives due to COVID-19 in Bangladesh, according to a statement […]
Pakistan reports mere 1,332 new COVID-19 cases
Islamabad: Pakistan has recorded 1,332 new coronavirus cases, taking the nation-wide tally of infections to 267,428, the health ministry said on Wednesday, a day after the country registered its lowest daily COVID-19 count in more than two and a half months. The Ministry of National Health Services said that 38 patients also died in the […]
US signs contract with Pfizer for COVID-19 vaccine doses
Washington: The Trump administration will pay Pfizer nearly 2 billion for a December delivery of 100 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine the pharmaceutical company is developing, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced on Wednesday. The US could buy another 500 million doses under the agreement, Azar said. Now those would, of course, […]
Man arrested for attempt to murder
Jammu: A man was arrested in connection with an attempt to murder case in Samba district in the early hours of Wednesday, police said. Identified as Parveen Kumar, the man is accused of attacking a person, Krishan Lal, with a sharp-edged weapon on Tuesday night and severely injuring him, they said. A complaint was filed […]
