ISLAMABAD: The next phase of Covid-19 vaccination will start on March 10 (tomorrow), Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan said on Tuesday. “Beginning with the senior most citizens, who will receive SMS with instructions on their cell phones,” he tweeted. Pak Covid-19 vaccination, next phase – starting 10 March, inshallah. Beginning with the senior …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recorded 54 more coronavirus-related deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 13,281. According to the latest statistics of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the COVID-19 has claimed 54 more lives and 1,353 fresh infections were reported during the said period. The total count of active cases is 16,349 and the …

The Huawei P50 will be the first device running HarmonyOS out of the box. According to reports, the device has already gone through beta 2 testing of the new operating system and has moved on to beta 3. Reportedly, the results from the testing have been promising. It won’t be the first phone to run Huawei’s in-house OS, of course, …

Major research is being done towards establishing a proper food source for the astronauts expected to live in space during the mission course. In the latest development towards this pursuit, NASA scientists have managed to grow radishes under microgravity. Scientists aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have been conducting research on plant growth in microgravity in Europe’s Columbus module. As …

OSBOURN (Antigua): All-rounder Fabian Allen clobbered three sixes off the penultimate over to lead West Indies to a nervy three-wicket win against Sri Lanka in the third and final Twenty20 International on Sunday. Chasing a modest target of just 132, the two-time world champions struggled in the run chase as their star trio of Chris Gayle, skipper Kieron Pollard and …

PARIS: Novak Djokovic set a new landmark of 311 weeks as world number one on Monday, one week longer than Roger Federer whose tally of a record 20 Grand Slam titles is now firmly in the Serb’s sights. “Big day today,” tennis superstar wrote on Twitter. Djokovic, 33, won his 18th major at the Australian Open in February. With Federer …

KARACHI: About 50 schoolgirls took part in drills here at the KPT Stadium on Monday as part of the celebrations for the AFC Women’s Football Day. Pakistan women’s football superstar Hajra Khan was there, training the young girls, with an aim to inspire them to take up the game on International Women’s Day. On Tuesday, the action will begin with …

LAUSANNE: Thomas Bach will be re-elected unopposed for a second term as Olympic chief this week, just five months before the opening ceremony of the coronavirus-delayed Tokyo Games and less than a year from the increasingly scrutinised 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. The 67-year-old German’s second mandate as president of the International Olympic Committee promises to be as eventful, or turbulent, …

LAHORE: All six franchises of the HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) have asked the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to hold the remaining 20 matches of Covid-19-hit sixth edition of the league either in April or June, even at the cost of rescheduling Pakistan team’s tours of South Africa and Zimbabwe, scheduled for March-April. The proposal of the franchises came forward …