Added on May 9, 2020
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Islamabad: A record 1,764 new coronavirus cases were reported in Pakistan in one day, taking the total number of patients to 25,837, the health ministry said on Friday. The Ministry of National Health Service said that 35 more patients have died in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 594. As many as […]
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Islamabad: A Pakistani anti-terrorism court has taken over slain Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour’s five properties, estimated to be worth over Rs 3.2 crore, for auction, according to a media report. Mansour, who was killed in a drone strike along the Pakistan-Iran border on May 21, 2016, purchased the properties, including plots and houses, […]
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United Nations: The United Nations called on governments, companies and billionaires on Thursday to contribute to a USD 6.7 billion fund for immediate needs in fighting the coronavirus pandemic in vulnerable countries, warning that a failure to help could lead to a “hunger pandemic”, famine, riots and more conflict. UN humanitarian chief Mark Lowcock said […]
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Jammu: A civilian was injured and two houses suffered damage when the Pakistan Army on Thursday shelled forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in three sectors of Poonch district, drawing retaliation from the Indian Army, a defence spokesperson said. This is the sixth consecutive day of firing and shelling by Pakistani […]
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Jammu: Several workers and cops were injured in clashes and subsequent cane charge on Friday, when violent protests broke out in Kathua district over non-payment of full wages by Chenab Textile Mills, officials said. Police have also detained over two dozen persons in this connection. A large number of workers came out of CTM and […]
Added on May 8, 2020
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1783 deaths reported across India: Health Ministry
New Delhi: The nationwide tally of COVID-19 cases neared 54,000 on Thursday with more people testing positive for the deadly virus infection in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan among other states, but the number of those having recovered also crossed 15,000. At least 4,500 new cases have been detected across […]
Added on May 8, 2020
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Term it a ‘no wonder drug’ for treating COVID-19
New Delhi: As countries around the world explore the potential of hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19 patients, several experts have sounded a note of warning to say it is not a wonder drug and may even be fatal in some cases. While frantic efforts are underway to develop a vaccine and doctors all over try and […]
Added on May 8, 2020
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Srinagar: Sporadic incidents of stonepelting took place in Awantipora area of Pulwama district, the hometown of slain Hizbul Mujahideen chief Reyaz Naikoo, even as curfew-like restrictions were imposed in many parts of Kashmir on Thursday as a precautionary measure, officials said. Naikoo and his aide were killed in an encounter with security forces in Beighpora […]
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New Delhi: The IMD’s Regional Meteorological Centre has started including cities under Pakistan-administered-Kashmir in its forecasts, a departure from its earlier format, officials said on Thursday. The IMD has started including Gilgit-Baltistan and Muzaffarabad, which are parts of PaK, under the Jammu and Kashmir meteorological sub-division since May 5, said Kuldeep Srivastava, the head of […]
Added on May 8, 2020
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Islamabad: Pakistan is going ahead with its strategic USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor project, despite the country’s further economic downturn due to the coronavirus crisis. “There is no political hindrance in its way. The project is Pakistan’s future as well as a tangible reality and no compromise will be made on it,” CPEC Authority […]
