ISLAMABAD: Owing to efforts of the District Health Department and other stakeholders, a decline has been seen in cases of both dengue fever and Covid-19 in the federal capital. According to data, 38 people were diagnosed with Covid-19 and 12 contracted dengue fever during the last 24 hours. The coronavirus positivity ratio in the federal capital remained at 1.1pc on …

NAROWAL: A woman was allegedly strangled to death by her husband and mother-in-law just two days before she was expected to give birth to a daughter. Ishrat Bibi who married Imran Saleem, a businessman belonging to Shakargarh’s Mohallah Rashid almost 14 years ago, often complained that her in-laws would torture and taunt her for having two daughters and only one …

KHARTOUM: Sudanese security forces have arrested the bureau chief of Qatari-based Al Jazeera TV, the network said on Sunday, a day after the latest crackdown on anti-coup protesters left at least six dead. Among those killed were two teenagers, according to a medics’ union. It was one of the bloodiest days since a coup almost three weeks ago, derailing a transition …

BANGKOK: Hundreds of protesters rallied in Bangkok on Sunday against a decision by a top court that ruled calling for royal reforms amounted to a bid to overthrow Thailand’s ultra-powerful monarchy. The Constitutional Court — which critics have long said is politicised — announced on Wednesday that three prominent protest leaders had made speeches that “aim to overthrow the constitutional …

KARACHI: Riding on an unbeaten 102 from skipper Stefanie Taylor, the West Indies beat Pakistan by six wickets to complete a whitewash in the three-match women’s ODI series at the National Stadium on Sunday. Set 226 to win, the visitors recovered from 15-3 in the fifth over to reach the target for the loss of four wickets in 44 overs. …

KARACHI: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin has said that satta or speculation has “definitely” played a role in the recent volatility in the foreign exchange market. “Speculators are taking away Rs8-9,” he said while speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony of Naya Nazimabad Hospital on Sunday. He said rupee was currently undervalued against the dollar, noting that …

A group of women subjected to invasive gynaecological searches at Doha airport will sue Qatari authorities, seeking redress for an ordeal that sparked global condemnation, their lawyer told AFP on Monday. Women on 10 Qatar Airways flights from Doha, including 13 Australians, were subjected to the examinations late last year as authorities searched for the mother of a newborn found abandoned in …

LONDON: Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai on Sunday said she was concerned that the Taliban’s ban on girls’ education in Afghanistan would not be temporary, as claimed. Ms Yousafzai told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show that “I’m afraid that this ban that they have announced right now that they’re calling temporary might not actually be temporary”. A similar ban in 1996 “lasted …

The Taliban have launched a crackdown on hideouts of militant Islamic State group in southern Afghanistan, officials said on Monday, following an increase in bloody attacks by the group in recent weeks. The operation against Islamic State-Khorasan — the local chapter of the group — started around midnight in at least four districts of Kandahar province and continued through Monday morning, Taliban …

KARACHI: The city administration is learnt to have sought directions of the Supreme Court to finalise the demolition of Nasla Tower as one firm sought Rs220 million for razing the high-rise via controlled implosion while the other offered free-of-cost service via mechanical means. Well-placed sources told on Sunday that Commissioner Muhammed Iqbal Memon had submitted a report to the apex court informing …