Sydney police call for military to enforce lockdown By: webdesk on July 29, 2021Police in Australia’s largest city have requested military help to enforce a coronavirus lockdown as infections in Sydney reached a new record Thursday. Commissioner Mick Fuller said New South Wales police had asked for 300 Australian Defence Force personnel to be deployed “to boost its operational footprint”. The city of five million people is in […]
Biden says Kabul’s fall to Taliban ‘not inevitable’ as fighting rages on July 9, 2021 US President Joe Biden Thursday defended America’s decision to leave Afghanistan, rejecting the notion that the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban was ‘inevitable’. However, the US president did admit that it was “highly unlikely” that a unified Afghan government would control most of the territory. His remarks came as the US and foreign […]
EU may suspend GSP+ if Pakistan fails to meet Human right conditions By: Web Desk on July 8, 2021Brussels: Pakistan’s GSP Plus (GSP+) status can be suspended temporarily if it does not meet with the protection standards of human rights. The spokesperson in a press briefing referred to a resolution adopted by the European Parliament in April, which had announced for a thorough review of Pakistan’s eligibility criteria for the GSP+ status after […]
Italy re-imposes quarantine on arrivals from Britain By: AFP on June 18, 2021Italy is reintroducing a five-day quarantine on arrivals from Britain after a spike in coronavirus cases there, Health Minister Roberto Speranza announced on Friday. “I have signed a new order that… introduces a five day quarantine with a requirement to take a test for those coming from Britain,” he wrote on Facebook. Britain on Thursday […]
Toxic leak kills two in Czech water treatment plant By: AFP on June 18, 2021Czech Republic: Two men died and two were left in a critical condition after a toxic leak in a water treatment plant in the western Czech city of Pilsen on Friday, rescuers said. Regional emergency services spokeswoman Maria Svobodova told AFP rescuers were called to treat four unconscious men poisoned by an unknown gas. “They […]
Canada buries Pakistani Muslim family killed in hate attack By: AFP/Web Desk on June 13, 2021In a somber, mournful morning in the London area of Ontario, scores of people gathered to offer funeral prayers of the Pakistani-Canadian Muslim family killed by the driver of a pick-up truck, in an attack last week. The attack shocked Canadians and which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called a terrorist. Four members of the Afzaal […]
Only 60,000 KSA residents to perform Hajj this year By: APP on June 12, 2021ISLAMABAD: Saudi Arabia will be limiting this year’s hajj pilgrimage to the 60,000 residents and nationals living in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), says the Saudi minister of health on Saturday. Saudi ministers for health and Hajj disclosed that Saudi Arabia has announced this restriction due to ongoing corona virus pandemic, according to a report […]
Kate Middleton-Prince William’s BTS video of Scotland tour By: Web Desk on June 5, 2021In May, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge established their very own YouTube channel. They have been regularly providing fans with more behind the scenes content of their engagements. In their latest video, they have given fans a glimpse into the making of their Scotland tour. The four and half minutes video shows the Cambridges […]
Instagram modifies algorithm after coming under fire for censored pro-Palestinian content By: Ramsha Rizvi on June 1, 2021Instagram after being accused of not showing pro-Palestinian messages during the conflict will be changing the algorithm and will show the content that has been re-posted at the same rate as an original content. The social media app had given priority to the stories that had original content and not the re-shared stories which had […]
‘You have a bomb onboard’: Belarus told Ryanair pilot By: AFP on May 25, 2021Belarus air traffic control told a Vilnius-bound Ryanair flight that a bomb was on board and suggested it divert to Minsk, according to a transcript released by the transport ministry Tuesday. The forced grounding of the European passenger flight Sunday sparked a global outcry with EU-based carriers cutting air links with Belarus and European leaders […]