ISLAMABAD: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) government has abolished the requirement of rapid antigen tests at airports for passengers travelling from Pakistan to Dubai. According to the notification, the UAE has scrapped the pre-departure PCR test for inbound travellers. While announcing a major policy shift, the UAE government said that all passengers transiting to Dubai … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Tuesday expressed grief over the martyrdom of Captain Haider Abbas and said the martyrs who sacrificed their lives while defending the motherland were the real ‘national heroes.’ Captain Haider bravely fought with terrorists in an Intelligence-Based Operation in Balochistan, killed the anti-state elements and … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The trial court on Tuesday reserved the verdict of the Noor Mukadam murder case, Bol reported. Additional Sessions Judge Ata Rabbani would announce the verdict on February 24. Read more: Noor Mukadam Murder Case: Strong Forensic Evidence Collected Against Zahir Jaffer The counsel for all suspects had concluded his arguments in the hearing on … Read more
OUAGADOUGOU – An explosion at a gold mine in Burkina Faso Monday afternoon killed at least 55 people and wounded a similar number, local and medical sources told AFP. The blast, at a makeshift gold-panning site at Gomgombiro in the southwest of the country happened when a stock of dynamite blew up, said local officials … Read more
Bangladesh on Tuesday included uncapped opening batsman Munim Shahriar in their 14-man Twenty20 squad for a two-match series against Afghanistan next month. Shahriar, 23, made 178 runs in six matches at a strike rate of 152 for Barishal in the recently-concluded Bangladesh Premier League T20 tournament. Test batsman Yasir Ali, yet to make his white-ball … Read more
NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga – Internet connection was restored in Tonga on Tuesday, five weeks after a massive volcanic eruption shredded the undersea cable that connects the Pacific nation with the rest of the world. Telecom providers Digicel and TCC said data connectivity had been restored to two main islands, after breaks in an 80-kilometre (50-mile) stretch … Read more
JUBA – When Tunda Henry’s family fled South Sudan’s brutal civil war five years ago, they vowed to return after the upheaval. But as the young nation’s shaky peace process struggles to make progress, he fears that day may never come. Tuesday will mark two years since President Salva Kiir and his deputy Riek Machar … Read more
MOSCOW – Moscow said Tuesday Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was still ready for talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, after President Vladimir Putin ordered troops into Ukraine’s two separatist regions. “Even during the most difficult moments… we say: we are ready for negotiations,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in remarks aired … Read more
Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP) Chairman Syed Mustafa Kamal claimed on Tuesday that Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) was not giving jobs to the people of Sindh and had ruined everything. Speaking to the media, the former Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) – now MQM-Pakistan — leader said, “PPP is not giving us jobs, everything is ruined.” Remembering … Read more
Sridharan Sriram, an Indian-born Australian assistant coach, will not accompany the Australians on their historic visit to Pakistan. Sriram has been a spin bowling consultant for the Australian squad for more than three years. Sriram will not be accompanying the Australians to Pakistan, according to Cricbuzz. Meanwhile, Cricket Australia (CA) has told the publication that … Read more
BEIJING – China and Russia set off alarms in the West this month with the most robust declaration of their friendship in decades but Beijing has signalled it would not back Vladimir Putin if he sent troops in to invade Ukraine. The February 4 joint statement by the neighbours included unprecedented support from Beijing for … Read more
NAIROBI – The International Monetary Fund could stop its programme in Somalia in three months if long-postponed national elections encounter fresh delays, a senior official told AFP, as she began a mission to the troubled Horn of Africa nation on Tuesday. The IMF’s programme in Somalia is due for a review in mid-May, but election delays mean … Read more
Islamabad: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Tuesday said that the country desires to trade with all and not to be part of any bloc. He was giving interview to the Russia TV (RT)- the state TV of the Russian Federation. “We do not want to become part of any bloc and desires trade with … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday Pakistan is among those few countries more vulnerable to Climate Change, adding that the youth must commit themselves to tree plantations all over the country. Speaking at the founders’ day of Scouts, he said that every Pakistani family should plant and care for at least five trees. … Read more
Cricket Australia (CA) announced a 16-member squad for the upcoming ODI and T20I series against Pakistan later in March. However, some big names were not included in the squad. According to the statement by CA Aaron Finch will lead the white-ball squad while on the other hand David Warner, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchel Starc … Read more
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa salutes the sacrifices of the martyrs and the spirit of the Pakistani nation as the country marks five years of Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad on Tuesday. On February 22 in 2017, Pakistan Army launched ‘Operation Radd-ul-Fasaad’ — which translates to ‘elimination of discord’ — across the country. Read … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Coronavirus positivity ratio on Tuesday dropped to 2.51 per cent in Pakistan, as 961 people tested Covid-19 positive out of 38,139 tests conducted in the last 24 hours. The NCOC, the department leading Pakistan’s campaign against the pandemic said 13 deaths because of the viral disease occurred in the country during the last day … Read more
NEW DELHI – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 42,851,929 on Tuesday with 13,405 new cases registered during the past 24 hours across the South Asian country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, 235 more deaths were recorded since Monday morning, taking the death toll to 512,344. Currently there are 181,075 active cases in … Read more
JERUSALEM – The death toll from the COVID-19 in Israel exceeded 10,000 on Monday, nearly two years after the first fatality from the virus was reported in the country in March 2020. Israel reported 29 new deaths from the coronavirus in the past 24 hours, increasing the death toll to 10,001, the Ministry of Health … Read more
SANTIAGO – Chile reported 23,254 COVID-19 infections and 144 deaths from the disease in the last 24 hours, for a total of 2,876,455 cases and 41,491 deaths, the Ministry of Health said Monday. In its daily report, the ministry also indicated that there were 131,408 active cases in the South American country. In addition, the … Read more
Prime Minister Imran Khan will pay a two-day official visit to Russia from Wednesday at the special invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The prime minister will be accompanied by a high-level delegation including members of the cabinet, confirmed Radio Pakistan. Pakistan and Russia enjoy friendly relations marked by mutual respect, trust and convergence of … Read more
Ethiopian delegation led by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia Ambassador Redwan Hussien is on an official visit to Pakistan and bilateral political consultation between both countries held in Islamabad. Both delegations reviewed the full gamut of bilateral relations and exchanged views on regional and international issues of mutual interest. Read more: UNICEF … Read more
WELLINGTON – New Zealand recorded 2,846 new community cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. Among the new community infections, 1,802 were in the largest city Auckland. The rest of the cases were confirmed across the nation, including 36 in Northland, 285 in Waikato, 105 in Canterbury, 206 in … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia recorded 25,099 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Monday, bringing the total tally to 3,246,779, according to the health ministry. The newly reported cases were 85 imported cases and 25,014 local transmissions, showed data released on the ministry’s website. A further 43 deaths from the pandemic were reported, bringing the death … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi held a meeting with Special Representative of European Union for Human Rights Eamon Gilmore Monday here and discussed matters of mutual interest. The minister shed light on the importance of the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the European Union and Pakistan. European Union … Read more
BEIJING – The Chinese mainland on Monday reported 59 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, the National Health Commission said on Tuesday. Of the new local infections, 20 were reported in Inner Mongolia, 12 in Jiangsu, six in Liaoning, five each in Sichuan and Yunnan, four each in Beijing and Hubei, and three in Guangdong, the commission … Read more
CANBERRA – Researchers from Australia’s national science agency have developed a technology that could eliminate the need to refrigerate vaccines. In a study published on Tuesday, the team from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) found that encapsulating live virus vaccines in metal organic frameworks (MOFs) protects their integrity for up to 12 … Read more
KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department has predicted rain with thunderstorm, dust and sand along gusty winds is expected in Islamabad, upper and central Punjab, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, north Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir, while snow is expected over the hills during the next twelve hours. Hailstorm is also expected at isolated places during the period. Cold and dry … Read more
