Pakistan

• Many shifted to different hospitals as vendor failed to arrive on time • CM seeks report as Khyber hospital orders inquiry • KP govt to hold ‘independent’ probe PESHAWAR: For want of oxygen supply, six coronavirus patients in intensive care and isolation units of Peshawar’s Khyber Teaching Hospital died in the early hours of Sunday morning. As the hospital …

The national positivity rate has been recorded at 9.71 per cent as Covid-19 cases across the country continue to soar, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) was told on Monday. Over the last 24 hours, 3,795 cases have been reported in the country, according to NCOC data — the highest since July 2. Thirty seven people passed away from …

RAWALPINDI: British airline Virgin Atlantic will commence its flight operation for the country from Dec 13 as the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (PCAA) has approved its flight operation to and from Pakistan. The PCAA granted approval to Virgin Atlantic to start its flight operation in response to its request made on Dec 2. Virgin Atlantic is scheduled to start its …

• Over 3,000 more infected, 43 succumb to virus • Pakistan finalises prerequisites for vaccine request ISLAMABAD: With the country reporting another 3,119 infections and 43 deaths, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Saturday revealed that Abbottabad, Rawalpindi, Karachi and Hyderabad had recorded the highest Covid-19 positivity ratio. The ratio is calculated on the basis of positive results …

ISLAMABAD: A petition has been filed in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against the recruitment of retired Flight Lieutenant Khaqan Murtaza as the director general of the Civil Aviation Authority (DG CAA) that seeks contempt of court proceedings against the government functionaries for making this appointment. The federal government on Nov 28 appointed Mr Murtaza as the DG CAA. A …

ISLAMABAD: The heads of the constituent parties of the opposition Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) are meeting in Islamabad on Dec 8 to review arrangements for the upcoming public meeting in Lahore and to finalise a strategy for the next phase of its anti-government campaign which includes “final and decisive long march” on the capital and the option of submitting en …

ISLAMABAD: Casualties continued to rise in the twin cities as 12 more people lost their lives to Covid-19 and 489 more tested positive on Saturday.With the latest count, the number of active cases in Islamabad has reached 5,874 — the second highest in the country after Karachi. On the other hand, a number of officials in the Capital Development Authority’s …

ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) is considering converting Pir Sohawa into a tourist spot which would become an alternative to Murree. A number of restaurants and hotels will be established to attract tourists from within and outside the country as Pir Sohawa is one of the most peaceful areas of the country. The decision was taken during a visit …

FAISALABAD: Madina Town police on Saturday registered a case against a man and a woman on charges of thrashing a minor maid in the Eden Valley housing scheme. A footage of torture of the maid identified as Sadaf, 11, had gone viral on social media on Saturday. It showed a teenage boy, his mother and uncle, identified as Rana Munir, …

ISLAMABAD: Expressing disappointment over the casual approach towards the forestation and extension of the existing green cover in the country, the Supreme Court has highlighted the urgent need of taking the matter of vital national importance seriously. In a nine-page order issued at a suo motu hearing that took place on December 1, a two-judge Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice …