SpaceX Brings Astronauts Home Safely in a Historic FirstBy: Web Desk on August 3, 2020NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley safely splashed down in a SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule off the Florida coast on Sunday after a two-month stay on the International Space Station. The two men made history earlier this summer when they became the first NASA astronauts to catch a ride to orbit on a private […]
Coronavirus kills another 27 across country; infects 903 more in a dayBy: Agencies on August 1, 2020Pakistan on Friday confirmed 27 deaths in a single day due to novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases surged to 278,892. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 5,967. According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 903 persons tested positive for Covid-19 in 24 hours. Sindh […]
Covid-19: Muslims across Asia perform Eid prayers with social distancing, masksBy: Agencies on August 1, 2020Muslims across Asia, taking precautions against the novel coronavirus such as wearing face masks and temperature checks, performed prayers on Friday to mark the festival of Eid ul Azha in mosques with reduced capacity as well as on the streets. In Indonesia, worshippers were advised to maintain social distancing during the prayers as the world’s […]
At UN, Pakistan voices concern over rising IslamophobiaBy: News Desk on August 1, 2020Pakistan, in an obvious reference to India, told a UN panel that a deliberate campaign of hatred in the region is targeting adherents of a particular religious group that led to state-sponsored violence against them and stepped up attacks on their places of worship. Speaking at the launch of a ‘Group of Friends of Victims […]
FIA constitutes 11-member team for action against sugar mafiaBy: inp on August 1, 2020The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Friday constituted an 11-member team for action on the report submitted by the sugar commission. FIA Islamabad chief Dr Moeen Masood will be the head of team, sources privy to the development said. The team will investigate the matter of illegally exporting sugar to Afghanistan while it will also […]
Govt making legislative process difficult for itself, says Bilawal on July 31, 2020Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said that the government is making those legislations controversial which could have been passed easily. He said that the government has undemocratic behaviour and opposition was censored in the National Assembly. The government is trying to get dictatorial authority in the name of FATF and the […]
Pilgrims pray on Hajj day in shadow of coronavirusBy: Agencies on July 31, 2020Masked pilgrims arrived on Thursday at Mount Arafat, a desert hill near the Holy Kaaba, to pray and repent on the most important day of the Hajj, in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. The global coronavirus pandemic has cast a shadow over every aspect of this year’s pilgrimage, which last year drew 2.5 million Muslims from across […]
Virus kills another 32, infects 1,114 in a dayBy: Agencies on July 31, 2020Pakistan on Thursday confirmed 32 deaths in a single day by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 277,402. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 5,924. According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 1,114 persons have been tested positive for COVID-19 in 24 […]
‘India’s new fleet of Rafale jets might trigger arms race in region’By: News Desk on July 31, 2020Pakistan on Thursday expressing concern over India acquiring a new fleet of Rafale jets warned that such nuclear-capable systems could lead to an arms race in South Asia. “The transfer of advanced systems, where there is an open intention of conversion into nuclear delivery platforms, calls into question the commitment of international suppliers to non-proliferation […]
Foreign Office condemns Indian atrocities in Kashmir on 360th day of lockdown in the regionBy: Tariq Ullah Wardak on July 30, 2020Pakistan Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Ayesha Farooqui said during weekly Press Briefing to media at Foreign Ministry on Thursday said that today is the 360th day of the continued subjugation and brutalization of innocent people in the Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJK). Indian occupation forces over there continued so-called search operations and martyred Aijaz […]