Pak registers 1297 COVID-19 cases, highest in single day
Islamabad: Pakistan registered its highest single day increase in the coronavirus cases with 1,297 new infections, taking the total number to 18,114, officials said on Saturday. The death toll due to the viral infection jumped to 417 with 32 fatalities recorded in the last 24 hours, the Ministry of National Health Services said. As many […]
Casualties in militant attacks in Pakistan increase in April: Study
Islamabad: There is a slight increase in casualties in militant attacks in Pakistan in April, even as the number of such assaults remained the same as compared to March, according to a new study. Militants appear to be trying to get back some territory in North Waziristan tribal district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where most of […]
Five booked for defying prohibitory orders
Kishtwar: Five people were booked in two separate cases on Saturday after they were found travelling on foot from Himachal Pradesh towards their homes in Kishtwar district, police said. Acting on an information, a police party intercepted them while they were coming from Luz Pangi in Himachal Pradesh towards Padder, a police official said. He […]
Wild bear rescued after slipping into water reservoir
Bhadarwah/Jammu: Wildlife officials on Saturday worked for three hours to rescue a black wild bear which had fallen into a near-empty water reservoir in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said. The bear was roaming in the area over the past couple of days and fell into the water reservoir when it was being […]
Covid-19 pandemic: Govt extends lockdown for two more weeks
New Delhi: India will now be under lockdown till May 17 with a complete ban on air travel, trains and inter-state road transport for the general public while educational institutions, theatres, malls, hotels and bars will also remain shut, the government announced on Friday but gave some relaxations for various business activities and people’s movement […]
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 […]