Female Daesh returnee charged with crimes against humanity in Germany on November 13, 2020A German woman has been charged with crimes against humanity over her alleged persecution of the Yazidi minority under Daesh (ISIS), German federal prosecutors announced yesterday. The suspect, known only as Nurten J, is believed to be the first woman charged with crimes against humanity for her actions in Syria, Agence Franc-Presse (AFP) reported. Nurten […]
A Muslim man kills 3 people and injures several with a knife attack in France on October 30, 2020Three people were killed and several others injured in what French President Emmanuel Macron said was an “Islamist terrorist attack”. The mayor of the French city of Nice told the foreign news agency in a statement on social media that a man attacked with a knife outside the church in which several people were injured, […]
Opposition has no moral ground to launch anti-govt movement: Shibli on October 7, 2020KARACHI: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz on Wednesday said the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) had been given mandate by the people to bring those who had plundered the national wealth to justice. The opposition parties had no moral ground to launch the anti-government movement. which was in fact aimed at saving their […]
US military suicides surge to record high on October 3, 2020The suicide rate among serving US troops has risen by a record 30% this year compared to last year. Top officials are concerned about the rising suicide rate among soldiers. Talking to News agency Associated Press, Maj. Gen. Christopher Donahue says he is unable to determine the motive for the suicides. In July, however, division […]
Schedule announced for remaining PSL 2020 matches on September 3, 2020Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the schedule of the remaining four HBL Pakistan Super League 2020 matches, which were postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak. According to PCB, the four matches will be held in Lahore on 14, 15 and 17 November with only the Qualifier and Eliminator 1 to be a double-header. Eliminator […]
President Arif Alvi presented with book on ‘blue economy’ by Vice Admiral (r) Iftikhar Ahmed Rao on July 14, 2020President Arif Alvi was presented with a book titled “Elements of Blue Economy” written by Vice Admiral (Retd) Iftikhar Ahmed Rao. The book is an attempt to describe various elements of Blue Economy and is divided into 14 chapters for ease of understanding. It starts by explaining Blue Economy and geography of oceans and seas, […]
ADB, Pakistan sign $5.28m grant to strengthen virus response on June 6, 2020The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Pakistan’s government have signed an agreement today (Friday) to expand support for Pakistan’s response to the novel coronavirus in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province through the National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF). According to a press release issued by the ADB, the Secretary of Pakistan’s Economic Affairs Division Noor Ahmed and […]
Confirmed coronavirus cases in Pakistan to surpass 90,000 on June 5, 2020Pakistan confirmed 4,896 more cases from novel coronavirus in one day as positive cases surged to 89,249. According to the latest statistics by the National Command and Operation Center, the country recorded 68 deaths during the last 24 hours. A total of 1838 people have lost their lives to COVID-19 so far. Around 22,812 tests […]
Coronavirus cases worldwide surpass 4.1 million on May 11, 2020The worldwide tally for novel coronavirus infections surpassed 4.1 million early Monday, according to US-based Johns Hopkins University. The data also shows that the global death toll from the virus has reached 282,700 with the number of recoveries exceeding 1.4 million. The US remains the hardest-hit country by the pandemic with around 1.33 million diagnosed […]
Indian Army Chief threatens to attack and occupy Azad Kashmir on January 11, 2020India’s aggressive posturing and persistent enthusiasm to go to war with Pakistan is a grave threat for regional peace and stability with news reports of the Indian Army Chief threatening to launch an attack to occupy Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK). In a provocative statement that is reflective of Pakistan’s apprehensions that New Delhi seeks […]