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Surge in Covid-19 cases likely due to poor following of SOPs: NCOC

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The National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) on Tuesday maintained that a surge in Covid-19 cases is likely due to unsatisfactory following of guidelines and standard operating procedures (SOP) by masses during the Eid holidays. The meeting reviewed and analysed the Covid-19 latest cases, including existing coronavirus cases, deaths, patients on ventilators and estimates of […]

Probe opens as experts visit plane crash site in Karachi

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Airbus experts on Tuesday opened a probe into last week’s plane crash near Karachi airport that killed 97 people, Radio Pakistan reported. Initial reports said the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Airbus A-320 went down after an apparent engine failure. Aviation authorities said on Tuesday that they have shared their initial findings with the visiting 11-member […]

Kabul frees 900 Taliban prisoners

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In a goodwill gesture aimed at convincing the insurgent group to extend a three-day truce set to expire midnight Tuesday, the Afghan government has announced the release of 900 more Taliban prisoners. “The government is releasing up to 900 Taliban prisoners from across Afghanistan to advance the cause of peace, including the continuation of the […]

Pakistan Army fully alive to threat spectrum: COAS

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Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has said that Pakistan Army is fully alive to the threat spectrum and will remain ever ready to perform its part in line with the national aspirations. The COAS visited the Line of Control (LoC) in Puna Sector and spent Eid with troops, said Inter-Services Public […]

Pakistan, Turkey agree to fight Covid-19 jointly

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Prime Minister Imran Khan and President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan have agreed to enhance bilateral cooperation against Covid-19 pandemic to jointly address the situation. During a telephonic conversation, the Turkish president offered condolences on the tragic crash of airplane in Karachi. He reiterated Turkish nation’s strong support to its Pakistani brethren in this difficult […]

Four die as train rams into car in Pattoki

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At least four people were killed when their car was hit by a passenger train in a railway track near Pattoki on Tuesday. According to sources, the car was crossing Landa railway track in Pattoki when a fast-moving passenger train, which was bound for Kara­chi, hit it. It was coming from Lahore. The four people […]

Iran records 34 coronavirus deaths in last 24 hours

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Iran on Monday confirmed 34 more fatalities from coronavirus over the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide death toll to 7,45. A further 2,023 people have tested positive for COVID-19, raising the overall count to 137,724, said the Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour. He said 107,713 patients have recovered and been discharged from hospitals so […]

Govt vows ‘transparent’ inquiry into PIA plane crash as black box found

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Federal Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan on Saturday said a transparent inquiry into Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) plane crash incident will be completed in three months. Addressing a news conference along with PIA CEO Arshad Malik here in Karachi, Ghulam Sarwar said a clear and transparent investigation into the incident will be held and […]

Nationwide coronavirus death toll crosses 1,100; total cases hit 53,500

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The nationwide tally of Covid-19 patients jumped to 53,517 on Saturday, with 18,730 cases reported in Punjab, 21,645 in Sindh, 7,685 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 3,198 in Balochistan, 607 in Gilgit Baltistan, 1,457 in Islamabad and 195 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The virus has claimed at least 1,123 lives while some 16,851 coronavirus patients have […]