Shootout in Kabul leaves six dead
Kabul: A shootout erupted on Saturday at a protest in western Afghanistan by residents demanding economic assistance, leading to the deaths of at least six people, including a local reporter and two police officers, officials said. Interior Ministry spokesman Tareq Arian said the protesters had gathered outside the governor’s office in Feroz Koh, the capital […]
All airport arrivals to face 14 day quarantine in UK
London: The UK is planning to bring in compulsory 14-day quarantine for all travellers arriving in the country from any part of the world, except the Republic of Ireland, as part of measures to track the spread of coronavirus, according to media reports. The new restriction, which means travellers including Britons arriving in the UK […]
COVID-19: Pakistan eases nationwide lockdown
Islamabad: Pakistan on Saturday began easing the month-long lockdown despite a steady rise in the number of coronavirus cases which has now crossed the 28,000-mark with 618 deaths. Doctors have warned against easing restrictions. The Representative of Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) have demanded that the government observe World Health Organisation protocols and implement strict lockdown. […]
Expats in Gulf nations seek more flights
Muscat/Riyadh: As India began to evacuate its stranded citizens from the Gulf nations due to COVID-19 linked travel restrictions, the country’s envoys have assured the worried expatriates that there would be more flights in the coming days for people with compelling reasons to return home. India began evacuating stranded nationals in Oman and Saudi Arabia […]
Pandemic unleashing a ‘tsunami of hate’: UN Chief
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday the coronavirus pandemic keeps unleashing a tsunami of hate and xenophobia, scapegoating and scare-mongering. The UN chief said anti-foreigner sentiment has surged online and in the streets, anti-Semitic conspiracy theories have spread, and COVID-19-related anti-Muslim attacks have occurred. Guterres said migrants and refugees have been vilified as […]
COVID-19 cases surge to 1,764 in Pak, death toll nears 600
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 […]
Pak anti-terror court seizes Afghan Taliban chief’s properties
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, […]
UN appeals for USD 6.7 billion to fight virus in poor countries
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 […]
Despite Covid setback Pak goes ahead with CPEC
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 […]
Pak COVID-19 cases cross 24,000
Islamabad: Pakistan’s COVID-19 cases have crossed 24,000 after 1,523 new infections were detected, while the death toll has jumped to 564 with 38 more people succumbing to the coronavirus, health officials said on Thursday. Even as the country is seeing an increase in the number of coronavirus cases and fatalities, Prime Minister Imran Khan will […]