Pakistan

ISLAMABAD: Three people died of Covid-19 and over 600 more contracted the virus in the twin cities on Sunday as the situation started to worsen in hospitals. Islamabad recorded 461 positive cases whereas Rawalpindi reported 142 new patients, the highest number in the garrison city since June. Some areas such as Bhara Kahu, I-8, G-7, G-9, G-6, E-11 and G-11 …

LAHORE: After many days of alarming air quality index (AQI) and thick smog blanketing Lahore and other industrial hubs, several cities and towns received wind and thunderstorm on Sunday, providing relief to the people encountering respiratory and other health issues due to the continuous vaporous weather. “The rain on Sunday and as predicted for Monday (today) will give a sigh …

MUZAFFARABAD: Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan on Sunday asserted that India’s naked aggression along the Line of Control (LoC) and involvement in terrorist activities inside Pakistan had exposed New Delhi before the international community. “The world community is now convinced that India is a terrorist state which is bent upon destroying peace and security of not …

Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said on Monday he had tested positive for the coronavirus. In a statement released by the CM House, he said he had a mild fever on Friday and got himself tested after Friday prayers. “On the advice of my doctors, I have gone into isolation,” he said, adding that he was currently only experiencing …

PESHAWAR: Pakhtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) chief Manzoor Pashteen has said that despite peace talks spike in violence has put a question mark on the ongoing peace process in Afghanistan. Addressing a massive rally in Miramshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan tribal district, on Sunday, he said that on one hand the Taliban and Afghan government had started peace talks and …

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday urged citizens to strictly follow standard operating procedures (SOPs) to prevent the second wave of the coronavirus from wreaking havoc in the country, saying it was time for everyone to “act as a nation”. Addressing the nation after a meeting of the National Coordination Committee (NCC), the premier announced new restrictions on public events, including the …

As unofficial results of the hotly contested Gilgit-Baltistan elections were released on Monday, the PTI was leading after having bagged nine seats, followed by independent candidates who have so far won seven seats. The PPP was able to win on three seats followed by the PML-N with two seats, according to Radio Pakistan. As many as 330 candidates, including four women, …

Islamabad administration deployed 3,113 security personnel including police, Rangers and Frontier Corps at Faizabad – where supporters of Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) have gathered to protest against publication of blasphemous caricatures of Prophet Mohammad (Peace Be Upon Him) in France. The rally in Rawalpindi, which attracted up to 5,000 people on Sunday, continued today, with around a thousand protesters gathered at …

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court has expressed resentment over provincial authorities for not complying with its earlier order about formation of a committee to send proposals to the cabinet for necessary amendment in relevant law to control unauthorised use of CNG kits and cylinders in public transport and school vans. A two-judge bench headed by Justice Mohammad Ali Mazhar directed …

ISLAMABAD: Former president Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday challenged the order of Supreme Court’s registrar office to return his pleas seeking transfer of four references pending against him from the accountability court of Islamabad to any such court in Karachi. While returning the four separate petitions on Tuesday, the assistant registrar of the Supreme Court had observed that the applications amounted to …