Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Novartis, U.S. regulators agree to malaria drug trial against COVID-19

Novartis

REUTERS: Novartis has reached an agreement with U.S. regulators to hold a randomized trial of generic malaria drug hydroxychloroquine against COVID-19 disease in 440 hospitalized patients, the Swiss drug-maker said on Monday. The decades-old medicine has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) emergency use authorization for Coronavirus disease, but so far there is no … Read more

Pakistan Army Troops Kill 5 Terrorist in Operation, One Soldier Martyred

Pakistan Army

Pakistan Army in an effective response to fire raid carried out security forces’s Check Post in North Waziristan, killed five terrorist. Pakistan Army’s media wing, Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) in its statement said that Pakistan Army in an effective response to fire raid carried out security forces’s Check Post in North Waziristan, killed five … Read more

Legendary Tom & Jerry, Popeye director Gene Deitch dies at 95

Dene Deitch

Gene Deitch, an American Oscar-winning illustrator, animator, film director and producer has died. He was 95. His Czech publisher, Petr Himmel, told Dene Deitch died unexpectedly during the night from Thursday to Friday in his apartment in Prague’s Little Quarter neighborhood. No further details given. Deitch’s movie “Munro” won the Academy Award for Best Animated … Read more

Chadwick Boseman’s fans agonize over his notable weigh loss

Chadwick Boseman

American actor Chadwick Boseman posted a video with his incredible weigh loss. Hollywood’s Chadwick took to his Instagram to tell that he donated for the African Americans, naming ‘Operation 42’. The African American community suffers much from coronavirus in the United States. The donation worth $4.2 million aims to provide protective gear to the hospitals … Read more

Nasser Hussain expresses his admiration for Pakistan Legend Saeed Anwar

Nasser Hussain

Former English Captain Nasser Hussain has again expressed his admiration for the Pakistan Legend Cricketer Saeed Anwar. Nasser Hussain, the former England skipper, has picked named four batsmen he would pay to watch. In his elite list, Pakistan Legend Cricketer finds a special place. “In terms of being easy on the eye, Saeed Anwar had … Read more

Neiman Marcus to file for bankruptcy this week

Neiman Marcus

REUTERS: Neiman Marcus Group is preparing to seek bankruptcy protection as soon as this week, becoming the first major U.S. department store operator to succumb to the economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak, people familiar with the matter said. The debt-laden Dallas-based company has been left with few options after the pandemic forced it to … Read more

6,500 Pakistanis will be brought back between April 20 and 28

Zulfikar bukhari

Special Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan on overseas Pakistanis, Zulfikar Bukhari, has said that more than 6,500 Pakistanis stranded abroad will be brought back between April 20 and 28. In his tweet, Special Assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan advised passengers “to become familiar with travel SOPs before getting on board to avoid any … Read more

United States Oil Prices witness 20 years historic crash

Oil markets

Witnessing a 20 years historic crash, United States Oil Prices cut as the global pandemic hits international demand for crude. Media reports said that United States oil prices crashed to a more than two-decade low as the coronavirus pandemic hits global demand for crude West Texas Intermediate (WTI)— the US oil benchmark — plunged in … Read more

Imposing a blanket lockdown is not a feasible option

Word 'Base' Was Not Mentioned During Conversation With US Officials: Moeed Yusuf

Dr Moeed Yusuf, Special Assistant to Prime Minister on National Security has said that the smart lock down imposed, only in those areas where coronavirus has posed a threat. As per details, Dr Moeed Yusuf said that the government is implementing a smart lockdown. This means that the lock down will be strict in those … Read more

WhatsApp now makes it easy to stay in touch with your family amid lockdown

WhatsApp new updates

Global messaging App – WhatsApp has come up with another useful feature allowing more than four users to join a single video or audio call.  According to WABetainfo, the latest android beta version of WhatsApp contains code suggesting. Which means that users with the latest version of the app will be able to hold calls … Read more

President urges media to highlight social distancing phenomenon at Mosques

President of Pakistan

President Dr. Arif Alvi has urged the electronic and print media to highlight social distancing phenomenon at Mosques as agreed between the government and the Ulema. In a tweet, he said the worshipers should also be educated so that they themselves ensure social distancing for their own protection and that of others. He also shared … Read more

Coronavirus: Sindh enters in to 28th day of lock down, with death tally of 56

Sindh enters

Sindh enters in to 28th day of lock down, with 2,537 confirmed cases of novel coronavirus also known as COVID-19 and 56 deaths. As per details, Sindh enters in to 28th day of lock down. Karachi and other cities of province, along with other parts of Pakistan, still paralyzed as normal life is limited amid coronavirus … Read more

PM Imran Khan urges citizens to stay at home as the pandemic situation worsens

PM Imran

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said that people in the country need to stay at homes to control the spread of the deadly Coronavirus outbreak. Taking to his Twitter, PM Imran said that if we maintain self-discipline and social distancing by proper means, it will become easy for the government to ease lockdown. He … Read more

Great pyramids in Egypt light up to spread safety messages

Egypt's pyramids

Egypt’s great pyramids light up to spread safety message in celebration of the World Heritage Day. The pyramids carried different messages including ‘stay home and stay safe’ amidst the ongoing deadly virus situation. Egypt’s minister of tourism and antiquities, Khaled El-Enany, attended the celebration, which included a musical performance played on a screen. #VIDEO Egypt's … Read more

Mass Shooting Kills 17 in Canada

Mass Shooting

Canada witnessed worst mass shooting in 30 years after a man disguised as police officer went on shooting rampage in Nova Scotia province, killing 17 people. Media reports said, Canada witnessed worst mass shooting in 30 years after a man disguised as police officer went on shooting rampage in Nova Scotia province, killing 17 people. … Read more

Singer Salman Ahmed is now tested negative for COVID-19

singer salman ahmed

Junoon’s singer Salman Ahmed is now tested for coronavirus pandemic. New York-based singer Salman Ahmad Karuna was earlier diagnosed with the virus. After 14 days in Quarantine and taking precautionary measures, Salman Ahmed is fully healed. Thank God millions of people gave him health, Salman Ahmed Junoon’s Salman Ahmad is in isolation after testing positive … Read more

Pregnant Indian woman beaten up for being Muslim

Indian Muslim woman

A pregnant women beaten up for being Muslim in the hospital. According to the details, an Indian women who came to a Jamshedpur hospital was allegedly asked to clean up her blood as she was, accused of spreading the COVID-19. The Jharkhand Police has taken action of the incident and the Jamshedpur SSP has been asked … Read more