ISIL-K leaders hope to attract intransigent Taliban, other militants: UN Report
United Nations: Leaders of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant-Khorasan are looking to attract Taliban and other militants who reject the peace deal between the US and the Afghan Taliban, according to a UN Security Council report, which voiced concern over the fragile security situation in the war-ravaged country with a risk of […]
US asks Pakistan to keep working with FATF
Says it should 'swiftly complete' its 27-point action plan
Washington: The US has urged Pakistan to continue working with the FATF to “swiftly complete” its 27-point action plan by demonstrating that terrorism financing probes and prosecutions target senior leaders and commanders of the UN-designated terror groups. At its virtual plenary meeting last month, the Paris-based Financial Action Task Force (FATF) retained Pakistan on its […]
WHO assessing Covaxin data for EUL: Report
Hyderabad: The World Health Organisation, which is currently reviewing Bharat Biotech’s application for an Emergency Use Listing (EUL) of its COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, has said it is assessing the data of the jab. In an update on its website, the WHO, which began rolling data on July 6, said the date for a decision on […]
Hospitals have become like huge real estate industries: SC
Says that health institutions need to serve humanity
New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday said hospitals have become like huge real estate industries instead of serving humanity in the face of COVID-19 tragedy while directing that ‘nursing homes’ running from 2-3 room flats in residential colonies which pay little attention to fire and building safety norms should be closed. The apex court also […]
Covid can lead to increase in TB cases: Health Ministry
New Delhi: COVID-19 can make a person more susceptible to developing active tuberculosis as it is an “opportunistic” infection like black fungus but currently there is not enough evidence to suggest TB cases have risen due to the viral disease, the Union Health Ministry said on Saturday. The ministry said notification of tuberculosis cases had […]
Afghan ambassador’s daughter brutally assaulted in Pakistan
Islamabad: The daughter of Afghanistan’s ambassador to Pakistan was abducted in the middle of the Pakistani capital of Islamabad, held for several hours and brutally attacked, officials in both countries said Saturday. No one has been arrested in connection with Friday’s assault on Silsila Alikhil, 26. The Afghan foreign ministry issued a statement demanding a […]
Afghan forces battle Taliban at border post with Pakistan
Islamabad: Afghan government forces battled Friday to retake a border crossing with Pakistan from Taliban insurgents, and the Reuters news agency said one of its photographers was killed in the area. The Taliban had overrun the Spin Boldak crossing earlier in the week. On Friday, witnesses on the Pakistan side of the border said they […]