The World Health Organisation warned on Tuesday that it has enough medical supplies to last it “one week”, following the blistering Taliban takeover of Afghanistan’s capital Kabul 10 days ago. “WHO now only has enough supplies in-country to last for one week,” said Ahmed al-Mandhari, the head of WHO’s Eastern Mediterranean region — stretching from Morocco to Afghanistan. “Yesterday, 70 per cent …

Ukraine on Tuesday issued a denial after earlier stating that a plane for evacuating Ukrainian citizens from Afghanistan was hijacked by unidentified people who flew it into Iran. According to Kiev-based news agency Interfax-Ukraine, Ukraine’s foreign ministry denied the reports saying: “There are no hijacked Ukrainian planes in Kabul or anywhere else. The information about the hijacked plane, which is being …

BUDAPEST: The head of the World Health Organisation on Monday called for a two-month moratorium on administering booster shots of Covid-19 vaccines as a means of reducing global vaccine inequality and preventing the emergence of new coronavirus variants. WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters in Hungary’s capital, Budapest, that he was really disappointed with the scope of vaccine …

PESHAWAR: The Faqirabad police on Monday arrested two persons for putting up a banner in the Government College Chowk here, congratulating the Taliban over the fall of Kabul. The arrests were made after pictures of the banner were widely shared on social media on Sunday. A police official told Dawn that they had arrested Rahimullah, the owner of the plaza where the …

ISLAMABAD: Investigators in Noor Mukadam murder case have failed to submit the challan to court despite expiry of the legal deadline almost a week ago. Police officers close to the investigation told Dawn on condition of anonymity that under the law, the challan of a case should be submitted to court within 14 days after the suspect is sent on judicial remand. …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court put in abeyance on Monday the Aug 20 order by a different bench in the journalist harassment case, but sought assistance from the stakeholders in determining the contours of exercising suo motu actions. A five-judge SC bench, headed by Acting Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, observed that since implementation of the Aug 20 order may obscure …

LAHORE: The Punjab School Education Department (SED) on Monday decided to take action against the teachers who failed to get themselves vaccinated against Covid. Earlier, the Punjab government had made coronavirus vaccination compulsory for the teachers, administration and other staff members of all the public and private schools. The officials, who did not get themselves vaccinated till Aug 22, were …

PESHAWAR: The district administration again warned the unvaccinated people of blocking their mobile phone SIM cards after August 31 as positivity for Covid-19 soared to 16.3 per cent in Peshawar, the highest level in the country, on Monday. Coronavirus claimed 22 more lives and infected 573 persons in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including six in Peshawar, five in Abbottabad, four in Swat, …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday urged the provinces to ensure implementation of uniform national curriculum and finalise their preparations for Dubai Expo, beginning in October, to highlight the immense investment opportunities Pakistan offers in tourism and other sectors. While chairing a review meeting on the implementation of single national curriculum, the prime minister expressed satisfaction over the performance …

Pakistan Army on Tuesday conducted a successful test of indigenously developed “Fatah-1” guided Multi Launch Rocket System (MLRS), according to a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The military’s media wing, in a statement, said the extended-range rocket system was capable of delivering a conventional warhead. “The weapon system will give Pakistan Army capability of precision target engagement deep …