WHO acting as PR agency for China: Trump

Washington: US President Donald Trump has said the World Health Organisation should be “ashamed” of itself, as he likened it to a public relations agency for China amidst the coronavirus pandemic after it originated in Wuhan. The Trump administration has launched a probe into the role of the WHO on coronavirus, and has temporarily suspended […]
Coronavirus originated from China’s Wuhan lab: Trump
Washington: The novel coronavirus, which killed over 230,000 people globally so far and has shattered economies, emerged from a virology lab in the Wuhan city of China, US President Donald Trump has claimed. “Yes, I have. Yes, I have,” Trump told reporters on Thursday at a White House briefing when asked if he has seen […]
Coronavirus crisis could continue for months: Imran Khan
Says lockdown not a solution to the pandemic
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday warned that the coronavirus crisis could continue for months and lockdown was not a solution to the pandemic, as the total number of the COVID-19 infections rose to 16,117 with 358 deaths so far in the county. “We don’t know if the current situation will continue for […]
Pak National Assembly speaker tests positive
Islamabad: Pakistan’s National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser has become the latest top politician to be tested positive for the coronavirus on a day when authorities announced a record 990 new COVID-19 cases in the country. The Ministry of National Health Services on Friday said that 24 people have died in the last 24 hours, taking […]
Apni party demands fresh registration of KPs for domicile purposes
Jammu: The JKAP on Friday expressed regret that the provision of domicile does not include such Kashmiri migrants who were registered outside Jammu and Kashmir in other states and union territories, and sought fresh registration of Kashmiri Pandits. The Jammu and Kashmir Apni Party (JKAP) stressed the need for evolving a robust mechanism to protect […]
South Asian countries ignoring vaccination of children: UNICEF

United Nations: South Asia could face another health emergency if the unimmunised or partially immunised children in the region — nearly 4.5 million of whom live in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan — do not receive their life-saving vaccine shots due to the COVID-19 lockdowns, the UNICEF has warned. Sporadic outbreaks of vaccine-preventable diseases, including measles […]