China to hold south Asian FMs meet on COVID-19
India, Maldives and Bhutan not invited
Beijing: China, which is hosting a meeting of Foreign Ministers of some South Asian countries to deal with the COVID-19 situation, said on Tuesday that the virtual conference is open to all countries in the region, including India. Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are invited to the virtual Foreign Ministerial level meeting being […]
China offers 1 million COVID-19 vaccines to Pak
Islamabad: Pakistan has received another batch of one million doses of coronavirus vaccine from China to help it stem the spread of COVID-19 that has infected over 800,000 people and claimed more than 17,100 lives in the country. Three planes of the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) airlifted from China the consignment of one million Chinese-developed […]
Haj Houses to be utilised as COVID-19 care centres: Naqvi
New Delhi: The Minority Affairs Ministry has decided to give Haj Houses to the respective state government for utilisation as temporary care centres for COVID-19 patients. “It has been decided to give Haj Houses in different states of the country to the state governments to utilise them as temporary Corona Care Centre ,” Minority Affairs […]
COVID-19 crisis: Imran Khan expresses solidarity with India
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday expressed solidarity with the people of India battling the deadly wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, saying we must fight this global challenge confronting humanity together. A record single-day rise of 3,46,786 coronavirus cases pushed India’s tally of infection to 1,66,10,481, while active cases crossed the 25-lakh mark, […]
UAE updates India travel ban amid covid surge
Dubai: The UAE on Friday updated its travel ban for India, saying that all incoming flights on national and foreign carriers from the country will be suspended, while transportation of passengers from the Gulf country to India will be allowed. The UAE on Thursday banned travel from India for 10 days from Sunday due to […]
Iran bans flights from India and Pakistan
Tehran: Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency is reporting the country’s civil aviation agency has banned all flights to and from India and Pakistan because of the dramatic surge in coronavirus cases in the two nations. IRNA says the decision was made by Iran’s Health Ministry and it takes effect Saturday at midnight. Mohammad Hassan Zibakhsh, […]
Covid-19: Even a single vaccine dose cuts infection rate, says UK Study
London: A single dose of either the Oxford/AstraZeneca or Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines, currently being administered in the UK, cut the rate of coronavirus infections by around 65 per cent, according to a new UK study on Friday. A combination of two studies by the University of Oxford and the Office of National Statistics (ONS), which are […]
Pak govt warns citizens to follow covid SOP’s
Threatens another lockdown in case violations not stopped
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday urged the people of Pakistan to strictly follow the COVID-19 guidelines, warning that another nationwide lockdown will be imposed if the spiralling coronavirus crisis continues to worsen. Addressing the nation after chairing a meeting of the National Coordination Committee, the highest national forum to tackle the pandemic, Khan […]
‘Red list’ ban: Heathrow Airport refuses to allow extra flights from India
Dubai bans travel from India, Australia announces flight reduction
London/ Melbourne/Dubai: Heathrow Airport in London, the UK’s largest and busiest airport, has declined requests from at least four international aircraft carriers to land eight extra flights from India on Thursday, ahead of the coronavirus pandemic “red list” travel ban which comes into force from Friday. The airport said the decision to decline requests for […]
Bomb blast in hotel parking in Pakistan kills five
Karachi: A powerful bomb blast in the parking area of a luxury hotel in the restive southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta has killed at least five persons and injured 12 others, authorities have said, dismissing reports that the Chinese Ambassador was present in the building when the explosion occurred. The blast took place in the […]
