Pakistan

PESHAWAR: The health department made Covid-19 testing mandatory for patients before hospitalisation or undergoing surgeries as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa recorded three deaths due to the virus for the first time during the current year in a single day. A notification issued from the office of director-general health services on Tuesday said that each and every patient requiring admission in hospitals must …

ISLAMABAD: While the world is off-track in the fight against hunger and moving further away from the binding goal of ending hunger by 2030, the 2021 Global Hunger Index (GHI) showed that over the years, Pakistan has shown improvement as the country was ranked 92nd out of 116. GHI is a peer-reviewed report published by the Concern Worldwide of Ireland …

PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Tuesday claimed that the law and order situation arising in Swat a few days ago had been effectively tackled due to timely measures adopted by the law-enforcement agencies under the personal supervision of the chief minister. Briefing reporters after the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Mahmood Khan, spokesman for the government Barrister Mohammad …

ISLAMABAD: The Senate Standing Committee on Maritime Affairs on Tues­day expressed concern and dismay over the administrative crisis in the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC), triggered by the refusal of the former chairman to hand over charge to his successor, on the basis of a stay order. The committee meeting, presided over by Senator Rubina Khalid, was informed that Prime …

QUETTA: Balochistan’s capital Quetta was practically cut off from the rest of the country as the city’s main railway line and the highway, which were damaged due to rain, are yet to be repaired. The railway service was suspended after the track was submerged on Monday, while the traffic on Quetta-Karachi National Highway has been suspended for four days as …

United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has conferred the Order of the Union medal on Chief of Army Staff Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa “in recognition of his significant contributions to the promotion of bilateral ties”, the military’s media affairs wing said on Wednesday. According to UAE-based Khaleej Times, the medal is the second highest honour awarded …

An Islamabad district and sessions court on Wednesday approved a two-day physical remand of PTI leader Shahbaz Gill at the request of the capital police. Additional District and Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry announced a verdict that was reserved earlier today. The PTI has alleged that Gill was tortured in police custody previously and remains in danger of being subjected to …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported eight deaths and 358 fresh Covid-19 cases during the past 24 hours, quoting the National Institute of Health (NIH). According to the data issued by the National Institute of Health (NIH), a total of 12,273 tests COVID-19 diagnostic tests were conducted during the past 24 hours, of which 358 samples came out positive. Eight more patients …

ISLAMABAD: The engineering wing of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has directed the Frontier Work Organisation (FWO) to ensure construction of Margalla Road near D-12 as per the approved drawing issued by the civic agency to avoid any access to unauthorised housing societies. Through a letter dated August 12, the engineering wing asked the FWO, the contractor, to construct the …

At least 20 people were killed and six injured when a passenger bus collided with an oil tanker on the Multan-Sukkur Motorway (M-5) in the early hours of Tuesday, officials said. Multan Deputy Commissioner Tahir Wattoo confirmed the incident in a statement, saying that the passenger bus, which was travelling from Lahore to Karachi, hit the oil tanker from the …