Shaniera and Wasim Akram prove that distance doesn’t matter when you love your significant other. On his 55th birthday, Shaniera made sure to shower Wasim with love through an adorable instagram post. She mentions that Wasim is not her hero, but a legend. Using the social media platform she posted a sweet picture of the […]
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Coronavirus Global Death Toll Over 3.5 Million
The novel coronavirus has killed at least 3,524,960 people since the outbreak emerged in China in December 2019, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 1000 GMT on Saturday. At least 169,379,970 cases of coronavirus have been registered. The vast majority have recovered, though some have continued to experience symptoms weeks […]
Pandemic offers southern Italians chance to return home
Sipping a craft beer on a warm spring evening in Catania, Sicily, Corrado Paterno Castello spares a thought for friends and colleagues he left behind in Milan, 1,000 kilometers (600 miles) north. “Today, between meetings, I had a swim at the beach,” the 29-year-old entrepreneur told AFP, with a beaming smile. “The quality of life […]
COVID-19 claims 102 lives, infects 3,070 more people
ISLAMABAD: The national tally on Friday of total active COVID-19 cases recorded 63,229, with 3,070 more people tested positive for the deadly virus and 6,021 people recovered from the disease during the last 24 hours. According to the latest update issued by the National Command and Operation Center(NCOC), one hundred and two corona patients have […]
Sindh to keep corona limits amid surge in cases
KARACHI – The Coronavirus Task Force of the Sindh government has decided to keep ongoing restrictions to contain surge in coronavirus cases in the province. The task force, chaired by Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, decided to hold another meeting on Saturday to reassess the pandemic situation in the province. The chief minister stated that […]
Covid-19: WHO urges rich nations to stop vaccinating kids, teenagers
GENEVA – The World Health Organization (WHO) urged wealthy countries on Friday to stop vaccinating children against Covid-19 and instead donate doses to poorer nations, while warning that the pandemic’s second year looked set to be more deadly. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus voiced outrage that a number of rich countries were now vaccinating […]
Russia’s Sputnik V corona vaccine rollout begins in India
MOSCOW – India on Friday started deploying Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, the first foreign-made shot to be used in the country as it reels from an explosion in cases and deaths. Sputnik in mid-April became the third vaccine to be approved by New Delhi along with the AstraZeneca shot – made in India […]
Experts say world could have prevented Covid catastrophe
GENEVA – The catastrophic scale of the Covid-19 pandemic could have been prevented, an independent global panel concluded on Wednesday, but a toxic cocktail of dithering and poor coordination meant the warning signs went unheeded. The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPPR) said a series of bad decisions meant Covid-19 went on […]
Pakistan with most matches for an Asian side in post-pandemic world
LAHORE: When Pakistan secured a thumping win by an innings and 147 runs over Zimbabwe at Harare on Monday, they completed their 34th fixture in the last one year – the most by an Asian nation. The Babar Azam-led side has been at the forefront of cricket’s resumption in the Covid-19 affected world, according to […]
Govt imposes ‘the most sever’ Eid holiday shutdown as coronavirus cases soar
Pakistan on Saturday began a nine-day shutdown affecting travel and tourist hotspots in a bid to prevent a surge in Covid-19 cases during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. Already battling a third wave of infections and increasingly nervous about the crisis across the border in India, the government has imposed the most severe […]