NEW YORK: New York’s public schools closed on Thursday, sparking debate over whether the measure would help fend off a second coronavirus wave when classroom transmission is low and non-essential businesses remain open. While European countries have so far kept schools open, focusing instead on shutting down indoor dining, bars and gyms, America’s most populous city has taken the opposite …

us LAHORE: Chief Minister Usman Buzdar says empowerment of the Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) bore fruit as it recovered the state land from land grabbers and made recoveries worth Rs206 billion during the tenure of the PTI government. Flanked by Adviser to Prime Minister on Accountability and Interior Shahzad Akbar, the chief minister told a news conference through a video link …

India’s coronavirus caseload passed nine million on Friday, as hospitals in the capital New Delhi came under increasing pressure and graveyards began to fill up. The world’s second worst hit country has now also registered more than 132,000 deaths from the disease, according to the latest official figures, which are widely seen as understating the true scale of infection. India …

ISLAMABAD: A group of public-spirited individuals, including I.A. Rehman, on Thursday challenged the Supreme Court office’s Oct 29 decision to return a petition they had moved against the alleged kidnapping and detention of the Sindh police chief. The petition had sought an SC declaration that the Oct 19 detention of the Sindh inspector general as well as illegal and mala …

mer ISLAMABAD: The government has been supporting demands of the business community for revival of industrialisation as it is essential for economic growth in the country, Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar said whilst addressing a delegation of Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI). “The government is fully focused on reviving industrialisation to achieve rapid economic …

KARACHI: A recently replaced senior doctor serving at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) claimed on Thursday that the hospital management had decided to ignore all guidelines during the ongoing Covid pandemic only because of “political” reasons. The situation, he said, could lead to rise in mortality among operated-upon patients of the hospital which was as high as 26 …

LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday detected another $2.9 million alleged money laundering transactions of PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif’s sons – Hamza and Salman. “Hamza Shehbaz (opposition leader in Punjab Assembly) and Salman Shehbaz had laundered $2.9m through 18 persons, most of them never visited the United Kingdom,” an official source told Dawn on Thursday. All the suspects involved in …

ISLAMABAD: Members of the federal cabinet on Thursday announced a Rs600 billion package for development projects in south Balochistan. The announcement was made by Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar along with Information Minister Senator Shibli Faraz, Minister for Defence Production Zubaida Jalal and Minister for Communication Murad Saeed. The projects will be implemented in nine districts of southern …

ISLAMABAD: A key federal minister says the government is determined to introduce electoral reforms with or without support of the opposition parties, with PPP Senator Raza Rabbani opposing the Senate vote through show of hand, terming it against the basic spirit behind the creation of the upper house. Talking to here on Thursday, federal Minister for Narcotics Control Azam Swati said …

ISLAMABAD: The utilisation of ventilators allocated for Covid-19 patients in the capital has increased to 61 per cent, the second highest occupancy ratio in the country, officials of the capital administration on Thursday. They said 295 ventilators were available in different hospitals in the capital city out of which 70 were allocated for the coronavirus patients. Currently, 43 of the …