Pakistan lifts ban on international flightsBy: News Desk on May 30, 2020Pakistan has decided to allow international flights to resume, an aviation official said on Friday, after largely closing its airspace to commercial flights since March to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. “Both national and foreign airlines shall be allowed to operate from all international airports of Pakistan with exception of Gwadar and Turbat,” […]
Toshakhana case: AC issues arrest warrant against Nawaz SharifBy: Web Desk on May 29, 2020An arrest warrant of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif has been issued by the accountability court in the Toshakhana case. The accountability court had summoned Nawaz Sharif, former president and ex-premier Asif Ali Zardari and Yousaf Raza Gillani in the same case along with Omni Group Director Abdul Ghani Majeed. Out of the four, only […]
World must see Covid-19 through ‘global lens’: PMBy: News Desk on May 29, 2020Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday reiterated his call for developed countries to augment aid to and ‘look after’ poorer nations, adding that Covid-19 pandemic is a global problem that requires a global solution. Addressing a virtual United Nations event on ‘Financing for Development in the Covid-19 Era and Beyond’ hosted by UN secretary general […]
India’s ‘expansionist’ policies a threat to its neighbours: PMBy: News Desk on May 28, 2020Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said the fascist Modi government in India has become a threat to neighbouring states, putting region’s peace in danger. “The Hindutva Supremacist Modi Govt with its arrogant expansionist policies, akin to Nazi’s Lebensraum (Living Space), is becoming a threat to India’s neighbours,” the prime minister said in a tweet, […]
Trump lashes out at Twitter after it labels ‘fact check’ warning to his recent tweetsBy: Web Desk on May 27, 2020United States President Donald Trump has recently lashed out at Twitter after it labeled two of his tweets with a ‘fact check’ warning for the very first time. Twitter for the first time, prompted readers to check the facts in tweets sent by US President Donald Trump, warning that his claims about mail-in ballots were […]
Govt mulls lockdown across country as tally nears 59,000By: News Desk on May 27, 2020The nationwide tally of Covid-19 patients jumped to 58,477 on Tuesday, with 20,654 cases reported in Punjab, 23,507 in Sindh, 8,080 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 3,468 in Balochistan, 638 in Gilgit Baltistan, 1,728 in Islamabad and 223 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The virus has claimed at least 1,211 lives while about 18,314 coronavirus patients have […]
Pakistan’s coronavirus tally crosses 58,278; death toll at 1202By: Web Desk on May 26, 2020Pakistan’s coronavirus tally crossed 58,278 on Tuesday after new patients were diagnosed in the last 24 hours. India on Tuesday recorded a total of 145,380 coronavirus infections and a death toll of 4,167, comparatively low figures for the world’s second-most populous country. But separate states witnessing millions of migrant labourers returning from the big cities […]
Government plans to reimpose lockdown as cases surge past 56,000: Dr Zafar MirzaBy: Web Desk on May 25, 2020Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza has hinted that the country may be subjected to further lockdown if the number of coronavirus cases and deaths surged. Mirza, while speaking to the media in Islamabad, warned that any further negligence over the implementation of the standard operating procedures (SOPs) could worsen […]
97 lose lives, two survivors as rescue operation finishesBy: Agencies on May 24, 2020The passenger death toll from Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight PK-8303, which crashed on Friday afternoon in Karachi, rose to 97 on Saturday, marking it as the third most catastrophic aviation disaster in Pakistan’s history. Authorities on Saturday confirmed that Muhammad Zubair and Zafar Masood were the only survivors of the ill-fated aircraft, while 97 […]
Plane crash kills dozensBy: Agencies on May 23, 2020A jetliner carrying 98 people crashed Friday in a crowded neighbourhood near the airport in Karachi after an apparent engine failure during landing. Officials said there were at least two survivors from the plane, and it was unknown how many people on the ground were hurt, with at least five houses destroyed. The pilot of […]