LAHORE: Four more patients of the mosquito-borne dengue virus fever died while 277 new cases surfaced in Punjab in the last 24 hours. The death toll by dengue hemorrhagic fever in the province in this season has reached to 90 with two more deaths in Lahore and one each in Gujranwala and Attock, according to the health department. Of the …

The International Cricket Council (ICC) says Afghanistan has communicated its intent to keep up the women’s game in the country but the world body still awaits more action. Afghanistan’s participation in the ongoing men’s Twenty20 World Cup was under threat after reports emerged of the new Taliban regime not allowing women to play cricket. The team led by Mohammad Nabi …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday rejected the criticism by India over acquittal of UN-designated persons by the Lahore High Court. “This is not the first time that the Indian media has tried to sensationalise legal proceedings of UN-designated persons and this is basically designed to serve a vested agenda,” Foreign Office spokesman Asim Iftikhar told the weekly press briefing. He said …

The United States on Friday agreed to set up an interests section in Afghanistan under Qatar, assisting US citizens following the shuttering of the embassy during the Taliban takeover. Welcoming his Qatari counterpart to Washington, US State Secretary Antony Blinken signed an agreement that established Qatar as the United States’ “protecting power in Afghanistan” with the Gulf ally to establish …

LONDON: Britain on Friday said the number of migrants trying to cross the Channel illegally from France was “unacceptable”, after a daily record of 1,185 people made the journey. The authorities rescued or intercepted the unprecedented numbers on Thursday in 33 separate events, while French officials prevented 99 people reaching the UK in seven incidents, according to the interior ministry …

LONDON: British prison authorities have given WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange permission to marry while in custody, his fiancee has said, as he awaits a key court decision over possible US extradition. Assange, wanted by Washington to face various charges related to the mass leak of classified documents, plans to marry Stella Moris, a former member of his legal team with …

NEW DELHI: Pakistan High Commission on Friday issued about 3,000 visas to Indian Sikh pilgrims to enable them to participate in the 552nd birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak in Pakistan on Nov 17-26. According to a press release issued by the High Commission, the Sikh pilgrims during their stay in Pakistan will visit different Gurdwaras, including Gurd­wara Janam Asthan …

GLASGOW: A draft statement of the COP26 summit on Friday called on nations to ease their reliance on fossil fuels as talks entered their final hours without any sign of delivering the emissions cuts needed to limit global warming to 1.5C. After two weeks of round-the-clock negotiations, delegates produced a round-up of their progress, which urged governments to accelerate “the …

US President Joe Biden will hold a virtual meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday, the White House said, talks Washington hopes will create some stability amid increased tensions between the world’s two largest economies. It is expected to be the leaders’ most extensive meeting under the Biden administration and will follow on from a telephone call between the two on …

TAXILA: Minister for Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan dispelled the impression that there was deadlock between government and coalition over use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the next general elections which led to cancellation of the joint session of the parliament. He was talking to newsmen after inaugurating different development projects in Jameelabad area on Friday. “Even the ministry which …