Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Traffic warden killed in Lahore

Lahore

LAHORE: In Lahore, a traffic warden was killed after being overrun by a bus after attempting to stop it on overloading charges. The traffic warden Tauseef was doing his duty at the exit gate of Lari Adda when he was overrun by a bus, according to a spokeswoman for the Lahore Traffic Police. “Tauseef tried to … Read more

4.6 Magnitude Earthquake shakes Swat

Swat

SWAT: The National Seismic Monitoring Centre confirmed today that an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.6 on the Richter Scale struck the Swat region and surrounding regions. According to NSMC, the quake had a depth of 118 kilometers and originated in the Hindu Kash mountain range. However, no one has been killed or injured as a … Read more

Commissioner and CCPO Lahore visit female TikToker

Commissioner

On Thursday, Ghulam Muhammad Dogar, the Capital City Police Officer (CCPO), and Commissioner Lahore Captain (retd) Muhammad Usman paid a visit to the female TikToker who was assaulted and harassed at Minar-e-Pakistan on August 14, according to sources. They visited the victim and her mother at their home and told them that justice would be served throughout the … Read more

Nation observes Youm-e-Ashura amid Delta outbreak

Youm-e-Ashura

Today, the nation is observing Youm-e-Ashura, Muharram 10, with solemnity and security in remembrance of Hazrat Imam Hussain’s martyrdom. Today, mourning processions in connection with the 10th Muharram will be conducted in all of the country’s cities and towns. Standard operating procedures (SOPs) for mourning processions have also been issued to prevent the spread of … Read more

Greater Darwin lockdown lifts but Katherine lockdown extended: CM

Greater Darwin

The Greater Darwin lockdown has been lifted, however, the Katherine lockdown has been prolonged for another 24 hours, according to the Chief Minister. The Katherine lockdown, according to Michael Gunner, is “on track” to end at 12:00 p.m. on Friday. The Greater Darwin lockdown was lifted at 12 p.m. today, although limitations such as the … Read more

Border restrictions of WA with NSW, Mark McGowan says

Mark McGowan

Premier Mark McGowan of Western Australia has warned that the state is likely to raise the danger level in New South Wales to “extreme” in the coming days. The amendment will bring Australia’s toughest state border restrictions since the outbreak began, including compulsory hotel quarantine for newcomers to NSW, extremely restricted exemptions, and three COVID-19 … Read more

“I was forced to leave Afghanistan”, says exiled Afghan President

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani

On Wednesday, exiled Afghan President Ashraf Ghani justified his decision to flee Kabul as the Taliban took control and eventually destroyed his government. He claimed that he was “forced to leave Afghanistan with one set of traditional clothes, a vest and the sandals I was wearing.” Ghani left Afghanistan on Sunday just as the Taliban … Read more

Anti-Taliban protesters killed in Jalalabad against removal of Afghan flag

Anti-Taliban

At least three people have been killed in the protests of anti-Taliban in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad, according to witnesses, as the militant group consolidates authority across the nation. The Taliban fighters opened fire on citizens who were trying to raise the national flag of Afghanistan at a city plaza, according to two … Read more

COVID-19 outbreak grows to 21 cases in New Zealand

New Zealand

COVID-19 outbreak has grown to 21 cases in New Zealand, new 11 cases of Covid19 have been reported today. The Auckland incident was connected to a tourist from Sydney who entered the country’s hotel quarantine system earlier this month, according to Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. “Today, we believe we have uncovered the piece of the … Read more

South Australian Labor MP Tony Piccolo faces claims of bullying

Tony Piccolo

A second South Australian member of parliament has been referred to an official investigator over bullying claims. Treasurer Rob Lucas says accusations against Labor MP Tony Piccolo have been forwarded to the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment. It comes after allegations that a former trainee of MP was exposed to escalating harassment and abuse leading … Read more

RAAF mission underway to rescue Afghan Australians

RAAF

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says a hard and risky effort to rescue Australians and other citizens from the Taliban-controlled Afghan capital is underway. “Last evening, Australia’s operation to commence evacuating Australians and visa holders, Afghan nationals and others, from Kabul, commenced,” Mr. Morrison said. A RAAF C-130 military transport jet took off from Kabul early … Read more

Afghan Australians plead with the government to be evacuated from Kabul

Australians

Afghan Australians and those with Australian visas are pleading with the government to send professional escorts to help them get into the airport. The federal government’s evacuation effort in Afghanistan is being disrupted by the chaotic and hazardous security situation in Kabul, with some Australians missing the first emergency flight out of the country because … Read more

Why more children getting infected with Delta variant in Australia?

Australia

While it has been revealed that more children are becoming infected with COVID-19 in Australia and abroad, the reason for this has yet to be proven. One obvious reason for the increased infection rate among children and teens is that they have the lowest vaccination rates. According to NSW Health statistics, 25% of 15-29-year-olds had … Read more

Pfizer and BioNTech submits data to FDA for authorization

Pfizer and BioNTech

The US Food and Drug Administration has received preliminary data from Pfizer and BioNTech to authorize the use of a booster dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. If compared to those who received two doses, the booster dosage generated a much stronger antibody response against the variants of coronavirus such as Delta and Beta variants. The booster dosage … Read more

NSW records 633 new COVID-19 cases

NSW

Premier Gladys Berejiklian says NSW hasn’t “seen the worst of it” as she confirmed 633 new COVID-19 cases and three fatalities, setting a pandemic record. According to the Premier, some people are still “choosing to break rules,” and their actions are causing the state to regress. Yesterday police caught Police caugh at least 400 cases … Read more

Victoria concerns about mystery cases in Melbourne

Victoria

As the state recorded 24 new cases of COVID-19, the commander of Victoria says officials are “exceptionally concerned” about the virus’s undiscovered spread in Melbourne’s inner south-east. Six of the new cases were in the community for some period before being diagnosed, and 18 were under quarantine while infectious. Twenty of the cases have been … Read more

Texas Governor Greg Abbott tests positive for COVID-19

Texas

Texas Governor Greg Abbott tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday, although he is in good health and does not have any symptoms, according to his office. According to a spokesman Mark Miner, Mr. Abbott, who was vaccinated in December and has refused to have mask regulations as the extremely infectious delta variant spreads across Texas, … Read more

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern warn New Zealanders

New Zealand

WELLINGTON: Following six more positive Covid-19 tests, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern warned New Zealanders that coronavirus will grow. Ardern said that New Zealand was dealing with the highly transmissible Delta variant related to the Australian epidemic, which officials had so far been unable to contain. After the first case of Covid 19 was found, Ardern claimed … Read more

Media bodies reject PMDA bill

PMDA

The proposed Pakistan Media Development Authority (PMDA) Bill was completely rejected by a joint committee of media groups, including PBS, APNS, CPNE, PFUJ, and AEMEND, who called it an unconstitutional and harsh law against the press and speech. Representatives of media organizations claimed in a joint statement that they had no major issues with the … Read more

New Zealand reports first local case of COVID 19 in six months

New Zealand

WELLINGTON:  On Tuesday, New Zealand reported its first domestically transmitted case of Covid-19 in six months, prompting officials to investigate the infection’s sources as they consider a response. The case was discovered in Auckland, New Zealand‘s largest city, according to the health agency, which added that “a relationship between the case and the border or managed isolation … Read more

Pakistan records 3,221 new coronavirus cases: NCOC

Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan recorded 3,221 new coronavirus cases early Tuesday, as the country continues to fight the pandemic’s fourth wave. According to the National Command and Operation Center’s daily statistics, just 3,221 of the 48,181 COVID-19 tests came back positive conducted in the last 24 hours. According to the most recent NCOC statistics, 4,291 people recovered … Read more

Shops, marketplaces, schools remain closed in Kabul

Kabul

Shops, marketplaces, and schools remain closed in Kabul as the Taliban took control of the Afghan capital, causing massive turmoil. According to the reports of Xinhua news agency. Members of the Taliban were observed on the streets on Monday, a day after the city’s collapse, but it seemed that they were unable to preserve law … Read more

Quebec reports more than 400 new COVID 19 cases

Quebec

On Monday, Quebec reported 409 new COVID-19 cases, as pandemic-related viruses in the province continued to rise. The current daily tally is part of a total of 1,163 new cases reported in the previous three days, however, the province did not break down the numbers by the weekend day. Since the last report, one more … Read more

Human clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccine get approved by Spain

Spain

The first phase of human clinical trials for a Covid-19 vaccine produced by Spanish firm Hipra was approved by the pharmaceuticals agency of Spain on Tuesday. The clinical trials will recruit dozens of volunteers from Spanish hospitals “as soon as possible,” according to the statement. If the vaccine is authorized, Hipra, situated in Girona in … Read more

MAP: How and when the Taliban took control of Afghanistan

mapping

After conquering 26 of the country’s 34 provincial capitals in the last ten days, the Taliban armed group is fighting for power in Afghanistan. In May, as foreign forces began to leave the country, the armed group, which was deposed in a US-led invasion in 2001, stepped up its drive to depose the Western-backed government. … Read more

Pakistan exhorts International community to play role in Afghanistan crisis

Pakistan

ISLAMABAD:  Foreign Office Spokesman Zahid Hafeez Chaudhry said that the International community should play a collective role in settling the Afghanistan crisis. Pakistan is actively analyzing developments in Afghanistan, according to the spokesman, and all Afghan officials must work together to pave the road for long-term peace and stability in the country. “Pakistan has stressed … Read more