Islamabad records 141 new dengue cases By: Web Desk on October 18, 2021The situation of the dengue outbreak is getting worse in Islamabad as 141 new cases were reported from the federal capital overnight. Meanwhile, KPK reported 107 new cases of the mosquito-borne disease during the last 24 hours. Punjab reports 459 new dengue cases With continuing dengue outbreak in the country, 459 cases were reported in […]
Noor Mukaddam murder case: SC grants bail to Zahir Jaffar’s mother By: Web Desk on October 18, 2021ISLAMABAD: In Noor Mukadam murder case, the bail plea of Zahir Jaffe’s mother, Asmat Adamjee, has been accepted by the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday (today). According to the apex court prime suspect’s mother was not at the place of the incident when it had happened. However, the Supreme Court ordered Asmat Adamjee to […]
Rupee falls to all time low against dollar By: Web Desk on October 18, 2021KARACHI: Despite multiple steps taken by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) to ease the pressure on the exchange rate, the Pakistani rupee’s slide continued against the US dollar in the interbank currency market on the first trading day of the week. According to forex dealers, the local unit today tumbled to an all-time low […]
Siraj-ul-Haq announces protest at D-Chowk against inflation, unemployment By: Web Desk on October 18, 2021ISLAMABAD: On Sunday, Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer, Sirajul Haq, announced to hold a public rally at Islamabad’s D-Chowk on October 31 against increasing inflation and lack of employment opportunities in the country. However, while addressing the Central Youth Board in Islamabad, Sirajul Haq opposed the recent hike in petrol and electricity prices and demanded the federal government […]
Dengue killed 21 people in Punjab this year: health secretary By: Web Desk on October 18, 2021LAHORE: The death toll by dengue this year in Punjab has surged to 21, according to the health secretary. Secretary Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department Punjab, Imran Sikandar Baloch said that Punjab has reported 279 dengue fever cases in the last 24 hours. “Lahore reported 204 dengue cases,” top health official said. “Overall 1809 dengue […]
COVID-19 positivity rate continues to show downward trend in Pakistan By: Web Desk on October 18, 2021Coronavirus has been continuously showing a downward trend for about two weeks. Pakistan has recorded 11 deaths and 663 new cases from in the last 24 hours (Sunday), according to the latest figures released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Monday (today) morning. After adding the new 663 cases, the number of […]
Shaukat Tarin appointed as PM’s advisor on finance By: Web Desk on October 18, 2021Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin has been appointed the advisor to the Prime Minister on finance today. An official notification read that Tarin’s new status will be equivalent to that of a federal minister. Shaukat Tarin’s tenure as finance minister ends On Friday, the government had decided to appoint Tarin as an advisor to the PM […]
Inflation in country a ‘gift’ from former rulers: FM By: Agencies on October 18, 2021Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Sunday said the inflation in the country has occurred because of previous government. “Inflation in the country is a gift from former rulers,” Qureshi said while addressing a corner meeting in Multan. He said that economic hardships were temporary as the government was trying its best to strengthen country’s […]
Persistent decline in Covid positivity ratio By: Agencies on October 18, 2021The national tally of Covid-19 pandemic on Sunday reported decline in national positivity ratio below 2% amid declining disease trend and death rate. The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) in a tweet on its official handle shares the latest disease statistics. The nerve centre of the country in its fight against the pandemic wrote […]
‘Why can’t we study?’ — Afghan girls still barred from school By: AFP on October 18, 2021Afghan teenager Amena saw dozens of classmates killed when her girls’ school was targeted by an Islamic State bomb attack in May, but she was determined to continue her education. Now, like most secondary school girls in the country, she is banned from lessons altogether after the Taliban’s hardline government excluded them from returning to […]