The Asian Development Bank (ADB) warned that coronavirus outbreak is set to trim global and developing Asia’s economic growth this year. Reuters has reported that outbreak could cut global gross domestic product by 0.1 to 0.4%. While economic growth in China and developing Asia, excluding China, could trimmed by 0.3 to 1.7% and 0.2 to 0.5%, … Read more
At least 70 people died in three days due to severe cold, rain related incidents,landsliding nd avalanche over fifteen villages of Neelum valley, AJK. Media reports cited The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA)’s official statement. It said an increase in the death toll is anticipated by the authority. According to NDMA, rains in Baluchistan have … Read more
A 12-year-old boy has died in a horror hit-and-run crash near a school today. Four people including an old woman have suffered injuries in the same crash. Their injuries are not believed to be life threatening. A murder probe has now been launched after the silver Ford KA involved left the scene near Debden Park … Read more
Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar took notice of the death of a 12-year-old boy resident of Ferozwala from a dog bite. According to details, the Chief Minister expressed his grief and sorrow over the death of the boy and also expressing heartfelt condolences to the relatives. Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar has taken notice of … Read more
Karachi: The municipality has finalized the Fight against Rabies and Population Control of Street Dog program, Sindh. Secretary Municipality Sindh Roshan Ali Sheikh chaired an important meeting in Karachi. The meeting decided that the vaccination process of 5 million stray dogs would be started from today, while in the first phase of street dog program … Read more
Seven children were killed and at least 57 injured on Monday when a classroom collapsed in Kenya’s capital Nairobi, officials said. Television stations showed images of rescue workers sifting through metal sheeting and slabs of concrete at the Precious Talent School, and carrying white body bags to an ambulance. “There have been 57 students that … Read more
The funeral prayers of the victims of Babusar bus incident was offered in Helipad ground Gilgit here on Monday. Governor Raja Jalal Hussain, Chief Minister Hafeez-ur-Rehman, Speaker Fida Muhammad Nashad Force Commander Northern Area Maj Gen Ehsan Mehmood Khan and other military and civil officials attended the funeral prayer. According to Inter-Service Public Relations, nine … Read more
Widespread dog bites in Sindh are increasing day by day. According to a report issued by Jinnah Hospital, the increase in patients suffering from rabies has a huge percent from all over Sindh. In the last nine months, seven thousand and 741 people were bitten by dogs in Sindh. But the province doesn’t have enough … Read more
Anti-Dengue Drive in the city during a routine survey found 73 houses in the vicinity of Cantt zone infested with larvae of the disease-carrying mosquitoes. During an outdoor surveillance operation, 4 places were found carrying infestation of the harmful virus. A first information report (FIR) was registered against the residents of the vicinity under the … Read more
The third spell of monsoon rain in Karachi isn’t over just yet. The Meteorological department has forecast another day of rain in the city on Thursday. It says there will also be thunder and lightning. The spell is expected to last till Friday. Two people were killed in rain-related incidents on Wednesday. Four were injured. … Read more
Hamas said Wednesday that two overnight bombings killed three Palestinian police officers in the Gaza Strip in what witnesses called suicide attacks as the Palestinian enclave was placed under a state of alert. Witnesses told that both bombings were suicide attacks by assailants on motorbikes, but there was no official confirmation. A source familiar with … Read more
At least 10 people have died in a fuel tanker explosion in the western Uganda on Sunday evening. According to the officials, the rescue teams have retrieved nine additional bodies from the scene of the accident in Rubirizi district. “Those who were recovered were nine yesterday. Even today the recovered are nine, bringing the total … Read more
Six newborns die within 10 hours due to negligence of staff at DHQ Teaching Hospital in Sargodha. Heat and negligence of staff at DHQ Teaching Hospital’s Children’s Ward, Sargodha, killed six newborns in ten hours, according to the relatives of the deceased children. The ward was filled with heat and suffocation that caused the death … Read more
