Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Mongolia adds 1,206 new COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths

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ULAN BATOR – Mongolia registered 1,206 new COVID-19 cases and two more related deaths over the past 24 hours, bringing the national tallies to 444,719 and 2,036 respectively, the country’s health ministry said Monday. The latest confirmed infections were all locally transmitted, the ministry said, adding that there are a total of 64,365 active COVID-19 … Read more

More stars join in the protest over the ban on Javed Iqbal

Javed Iqbal, starring Yasir Hussain and Ayesha Omar, was removed from theatres a day before its release. The decision was made by the Punjab government and the Central Board of Film Censors (CBFC). Previously, the Abu Aleeha-directed film was set to premiere in Pakistani theatres on Friday.   View this post on Instagram   A … Read more

Photos: A sneak peek into Hiba Bukhari & Arez Ahmed’s honeymoon clicks

The newlywed couple Hiba Bukhari and Arez Ahmed jetted off to Sri Lanka for their honeymoon and have been throwing some major holiday vibes for their fans. The couple tied the knot in a lavish wedding ceremony a few days back and right now relishing their time at the island. Read more: Hiba Bukhari gets … Read more

Philippines logs 14,546 new COVID-19 cases, death toll exceeds 54,000

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MANILA – The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported 14,546 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 3,560,202. The DOH said 112 more people died from COVID-19 complications, pushing the country’s death toll to 54,003. According to the DOH, the number of active cases dropped … Read more

West Indies grabs 17 runs victory in thrilling last over

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Jason Holder leads the West Indies to an epic 17 runs victory against England in the fifth and the final T20I of the five-match series at the Kensington Oval on Sunday. The Caribbeans won the series 3-2. England needed 20 runs to reach a target of 180 when all-rounder Holder began to bowl the final … Read more

Pakistan registers over 7,000 new COVID-19 cases for 5 consecutive days

Pakistan records 462 new COVID-19 cases, 1,519,154 in total

ISLAMABAD – Pakistan reported 7,048 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the fifth day with over 7,000 new infections amid the country’s ongoing battle against the Omicron variant of the virus, according to figures released by the National Command and Operation Center on Monday. With the new cases, the country’s number of overall confirmed cases has … Read more

WATCH VIDEO : Little Girl Drinks Milk From Elephant in Assam, and the Internet Goes Crazy Over It

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People often drink milk from domestic animals like as cows, goats, and buffaloes, but a little girl in Assam’s Golaghat region received milk from an elephant, allowing everyone to see a fantastic bonding of love between an animal mother and a human kid. The viral video shows three-year-old Harshita Bora playing with their domestic elephant … Read more

NADRA working to convert national ID cards into digital wallets

NADRA working to convert national ID cards into digital wallets

ISLAMABAD: Under the government’s Digital Pakistan Vision, the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) is working to make computerized National Identity Cards a digital wallet and an update to an existing application is likely to be available by the end of this year. ۔ NADRA Chief Tariq Malik while talking to the private news channel … Read more

Unisame invites UN attention to khashkhash trade

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KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has urged the Ministry of Commerce to assist in adopting khashkhash as food and food ingredient, a statement said on Monday. The Unisame asked the Ministry of Commerce to urge the United Nations (UN) to revisit the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs 1961, and remove the … Read more

Sharmila Faruqui sent an 50 million defamation notice to Nadia Khan

On Saturday, the legal team of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) legislator submitted an Rs50 million defamation notice. This notice is against prominent television personality Nadia Khan by Sharmila Faruqui over her viral video involving the latter’s mother. Read more: Sharmila Faruqui schools Iqra Aziz over Yasir Hussian’s father duties The notice reads that Nadia … Read more

Gill rebuts Shehbaz Sharif’s statement alleging govt of curtailing press freedom

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ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Political Communication Dr Shahbaz Gill on Monday rebutted Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif’s statement alleging the government of curtailing the media freedom. “How would the ones controlling media through money know about media’s freedom?” Dr Shahbaz Gill asked in response to Shehbaz’s statement. Read more: Shahbaz … Read more

Illegal construction in Murree to create ‘big issues’ in next five years, warns LHC

Visitors urged to follow traffic rules to avoid traffic congestion, road mishaps in Murree

ISLAMABAD: The Lahore High Court (LHC) Rawalpindi bench on Monday remarked that the situation in Murreewould worsen in the next five years if the construction of illegal buildings does not stop. The LHC resumed hearing of the case on Murree disaster which took the lives of 22 tourists recently. Read more: Tourists stranded in Murree … Read more

Security forces kill one terrorist in North Waziristan IBO: ISPR

The security forces on Monday killed a terrorist in North Waziristan in an Intelligence Based Operation (IBO), Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. The military’s media wing said the security forces conducted an IBO in the Dossali area of North Waziristan district on the reported presence of terrorists. During an intense exchange of fire, terrorist Mobeen … Read more

Aaradhya Bachchan: A star in the making

Actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s only daughter Aaradhya is no less than her celebrity parents and is winning hearts from a very young age. Being the youngest in a family of celebrities, Aaradhya is surely the apple of the eyes of Bachchans. Read more: Iconic Aishwarya Rai in her teenage days! Aish keeps sharing the pictures … Read more

Govt finalises plan to borrow $5bn from Russia, China, Kazakhstan

Govt finalises plan to borrow $5bn from Russia, China, Kazakhstan

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Economic Affairs has prepared a plan for obtaining $5 billion in loans from China, Russia, and Kazakhstan. The incumbent government plans to borrow $3 billion from China and $2 billion from Russia and Kazakhstan, BOL News reported on Monday. According to sources privy to the development, the finance ministry has finalised … Read more

Govt welcomes suggestions on law reforms package approved by cabinet: Babar Awan

The Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs Dr Babar Awan on Monday said the government welcomes suggestions on its law reforms package approved by the cabinet recently to dispense speedy justice to the people, Radio Pakistan reported. Talking to the media in Islamabad, he clarified that the law reforms package will not be … Read more

‘Until everyone is safe, no one is safe’: British HC reacts to Peshawar priest killing

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A day after gunmen killed a Christian priest and wounded another as they drove home from church in Peshawar on Sunday, British High Commissioner to Pakistan Christian Turner said that “until everyone is safe, no one is safe” in Pakistan. Read more: Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid promises building ‘Christian Colony’ in Islamabad The UK envoy … Read more

Ukraine crisis adds to inflation jitters as ECB meets

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FRANKFURT: Soaring inflation will be in focus when European Central Bank governors meet on Thursday, as the threat of war in Ukraine risked further fuelling already sky-high energy prices in the region. Prices rose in the eurozone at an annual rate of five per cent in December, the highest value on record for the currency … Read more

Ryanair slashes losses but Omicron hit winter bookings

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LONDON: Ryanair slashed its losses sharply in final three months of 2021 but the emergence of the Omicron variant cut into the normally busy winter holiday travel season, the low-cost airline said Monday. Ryanair said its final quarter of the year had started well, with strong bookings as there was “less confusion” about the British government’s … Read more

Minister Farrukh Habib lambastes Sindh govt for its failure to protect journalists

Farrukh lambastes Sindh govt for its failure to protect journalists

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Monday slammed the Sindh government for failing to protect journalists. In a tweet, the minister expressed regret over the death of another journalist, Ghulam Murtaza, in the line of duty. He demanded an explanation from PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari as to why the … Read more

Economic diplomacy, promotion of regional connectivity govt’s top priority: FM Qureshi

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday said economic diplomacy and promotion of regional connectivity and peace were the priorities that Pakistan was pursuing in the light of vision of Prime Minister Imran Khan. He said this while chairing a meeting of the Board of Governors of Institute of Regional Studies in Islamabad. Read … Read more

Preity Zinta celebrates 47th birthday today

Bollywood former actress Preity Zinta is celebrating her 47th birthday today. The actress with two beautiful dimples on her face has ruled the entertainment industry for a long time. Read more: Preity Zinta goes ‘down memory lane’ as she praises the movie ‘Main Ne Pyar Kiya’ Her charm had fascinated thousands of her fans who … Read more

Japanese PM not yet considering COVID-19 state of emergency for Tokyo

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TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday said a state of emergency for Tokyo was not considered over a surge in COVID-19 cases at the moment as the Omicron variant of the virus continued to wreak havoc. The hospitalization rate in Tokyo of those with COVID-19 is moving towards the 50 percent threshold … Read more