ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported a daily coronavirus case count over 1,500 for the third consecutive day on Friday, as the country continues to record a small, but definitive uptick in the virus cases. According to National Command and Operation Center’s (NCOC) daily data, 1,737 new coronavirus cases were detected in the last 24 hours after 47,528 […]
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Lower court judges barred by LHC from using social media
LAHORE: The Judges of the lower judiciary are barred from using social media by the Lahore High Court (LHC). They have been directed to quit all platforms except for official Whatsapp groups. The LHC released a circular on Friday, that the provincial high court banned the use of social media by the lower courts’ adjudicators […]
Biden says Kabul’s fall to Taliban ‘not inevitable’ as fighting rages
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 […]
Burhan Wani’s 5th martyrdom anniversary observed in AJK
The people of Jammu and Kashmir people living at both sides of the line of control (AJK and IIOJK) and rest of the world Thursday paid glorious tributes to the young martyred hero of the Kashmir freedom struggle Burhan Muzaffar Wani and his companions on his 5th martyrdom anniversary with the renewal of pledge to […]
Police arrest murderer of PPP leader Malik Shahan in Attock
On Thursday the police arrested the murderer of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) leader and former MPA Punjab Assembly, Malik Shahan, who was shot dead in an armed attack in Attock. As per the Police, the accused was identified as Sher Dil, nephew of the murdered PPP leader who gunned down his uncle over a property […]
PM takes notice of Islamabad couple assault incident
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan has taken note of an incident in Islamabad in which a couple was stripped and attacked by a guy and his assistants. The TV reported that the prime minister telephoned IG Police Islamabad and sought details of the incident from him. “The police should use all their energies to bring […]
Zahoor Agha appointed new Balochistan governor
QUETTA: Balochistan Governor Justice (retd) Amanullah Khan Yasinzai has stepped down “with immediate effect” after submitting a resignation letter to the President of Pakistan Dr Arif Alvi. The president appointed PTI’s Syed Zahoor Ahmed Agha as the new Balochistan governor, according to a statement issued by Awan-e-Sadr. The president made the appointment after accepting the […]
Delta, other coronavirus variants ‘winning race against vaccines’: warns WHO
UNITED NATIONS, Variants like Delta, which was first found in India, are “currently winning the race against vaccines”, the World Health Organization (WHO) chief has said, pinning the blame squarely on a lack of equitable vaccine production and distribution. During his biweekly conference in Geneva on Wednesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus added that passing […]
12 Indian ministers resign in major reshuffle
Twelve Indian ministers resigned on Wednesday including the ministers for health, the environment and education, the president’s office said. The resignations form part of a major reshuffle by Prime Minister Narendra Modi following a catastrophic spike in Covid-19 cases and ahead of important state elections. Health Minister Harsh Vardhan came in for particular criticism during […]
Nation commemorates 22nd anniversary of Shaheed Lalak Jan Nishan-e-Haider’s martyrdom
Shaheed Havaldar Lalak Jan, Nishan-e-Haider, laid his life for his motherland 22 years ago today. The 22nd martyrdom anniversary of the brave soldier is being observed in the country today. Shaheed Lalak Jan was awarded the country’s highest award Nishan-e-Haider for the courage he showed in the Kargil War in 1999. To commemorate the anniversay, […]