WASHINGTON: The United States is perhaps the only country which can persuade India to stop its subversive activities in Pakistan, says the country’s envoy as a US scholar sees merit in Islamabad’s claim that India is supporting separatists in Balochistan. Asad Majeed Khan, Islam­abad’s envoy in Washington, and James Dobbins, a former US special representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, raised …

Moderna Inc’s coronavirus vaccine on Friday became the second to receive emergency use authorisation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), welcome news to a nation with a staggering Covid-19 death toll of over 307,000 lives lost. Millions of doses of the Moderna vaccine are expected to be added to the US rollout, which began this week with healthcare …

It’s only natural to be reflecting on the year gone by as we inch towards 31 December and in his latest post, Sheheryar Munawar took us through his 2020. The actor, who will be making a comeback to our television screens with upcoming drama, Pehli Si Mohabbat, wrote on Instagram, “Sharing a shot from a commercial I shot for last week …

KARACHI: The Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement’s Member of National Assembly, Ali Wazir, who was recently arrested in Peshawar over a host of charges including using provocative language against state institutions during a rally in Karachi, was brought to the metropolis on Friday night. Police sources said that the MNA was brought to Karachi by air and police personnel took him into …

sh ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid on Friday predicted that the anti-government opposition alliance Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) would take part in the coming Senate elections. “Why is the opposition worried about early holding of Senate polls if it is not interested in contesting them?” he asked while addressing a press conference at the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) …

RAWALPINDI: A woman was allegedly raped by a constable at his residence in Sadiqabad which led to his arrest on Friday. The victim, who is a complainant in a criminal case that she had registered with Sadiqabad police last month, had been visiting the police station seeking arrest of the suspects. She said in the FIR that she met with …

Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has tested positive for the coronavirus, he said on Friday night. “Just got my covid test result and it is positive. Will be isolating at home,” Umar tweeted. Umar is also heading the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) – a national body that includes civil, military and health experts and …

RAWALPINDI: Nine localities in the district were placed under smart lockdown on Friday after the number of patients in these areas increased in the last two weeks. Besides, eight people lost their battle against Covid-19 in the twin cities. According to the district administration spokesperson, six areas fall in Rawalpindi, two in Taxila and one in Kallar Syedan. The areas …

LAHORE: The PPP is planning to instill young blood into the party ranks beginning with induction of Aseefa Bhutto-Zardari as chairperson of its youth wing. The younger daughter of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has already exhibited her political abilities in her first formal public appearance at the Multan rally of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) last month. She is …

ISLAMABAD: The National Account­ability Bureau (NAB) on Friday submitted a report to the accountability court of Islamabad, reaffirming allegations against Senate Deputy Chairman Saleem Mandviwalla in connection with the fake bank accounts case. Though the report was submitted to substantiate the role of Tariq Mehmood, the alleged front man of the Mandviwalla Builders and Developers in the case, it focused …