Pak govt restores 200-year-old gurdwara in Balochistan
Hands it back to Sikhs after refurbishment
Karachi: A 200-year-old gurdwara in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province, which was being used as a government high school for the last seven decades, has been handed back to the minority Sikh community after restoration by the provincial government. The Siri Guru Singh Gurdwara on Masjid Road in the centre of Quetta was handed back officially […]
Imran Khan discusses COVID-19 situation with Bangladesh premier
Islamabad: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan called on his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday during which the two leaders discussed the steps taken by their respective countries to contain the spread of the coronavirus, officials said. Khan also extended condolences on the loss of lives due to COVID-19 in Bangladesh, according to a statement […]
Pakistan reports mere 1,332 new COVID-19 cases
Islamabad: Pakistan has recorded 1,332 new coronavirus cases, taking the nation-wide tally of infections to 267,428, the health ministry said on Wednesday, a day after the country registered its lowest daily COVID-19 count in more than two and a half months. The Ministry of National Health Services said that 38 patients also died in the […]
US signs contract with Pfizer for COVID-19 vaccine doses
Washington: The Trump administration will pay Pfizer nearly 2 billion for a December delivery of 100 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine the pharmaceutical company is developing, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced on Wednesday. The US could buy another 500 million doses under the agreement, Azar said. Now those would, of course, […]
US sanctions Chinese companies over Muslim abuse complaints
Washington: The US government has imposed trade sanctions on 11 companies it says are implicated in human rights abuses in China’s Muslim northwestern region of Xinjiang. Monday’s announcement adds to U.S. pressure on Beijing over Xinjiang, where the ruling Communist Party is accused of mass detentions, forced labor and other abuses against Muslim minorities. Xinjiang […]
Ban on social media use: HC orders in-camera proceedings in Army officer’s plea
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Tuesday ordered in-camera proceedings in a senior army officers plea challenging the Indian Army’s recent policy banning armed forces personnel from using social networking platforms like Facebook and Instagram. The high court conducted the hearing in-camera after the counsel for the Centre requested for it on the ground that […]
Will thwart any threat to the country’s security, says Pak army
Islamabad: Pakistan’s top military leadership on Tuesday reaffirmed its resolve to thwart any threat to the country’s security. The 233rd Corps Commanders’ Conference was presided over by Army chief Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa, according to a statement by the Army. The meeting reviewed operational readiness and the evolving threat spectrum in the context of external […]
US lawmakers urge China to de-escalate border tension with India
Washington: Voicing concern over the recent Chinese military aggression against India, a bipartisan group of nine influential Congressmen have introduced a resolution in the US House of Representatives, urging Beijing that it should work towards de-escalating the situation at the border through existing diplomatic mechanisms and not by force. The troops of India and China […]
India’s COVID-19 case tally crosses 11 lakh
New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 case tally crossed the 11-lakh mark on Monday, while the total number of recovered patients increased to over seven lakh, according to Union health ministry data. The death toll due to the disease rose to 27,497 with 681 fatalities reported in one day. The data updated at 8 am on Monday […]