Abul Hasanat Muhammad Zulqarnain, has been appointed to preside over this court. All such cases across the country will be handled by this single court. The court will conduct in-camera proceedings. In a significant advancement, a dedicated special court has been set up in Islamabad to handle cases falling under the Official Secrets Act. This … Read more
SHC grants relief to Shahbaz Gill in three cases The cases were disposed off in Karachi He was arrested for derogatory remarks KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) Thursday granted relief to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shahbaz Gill in three cases. SHC has dismissed the sedition cases against the PTI leader after the submission of … Read more
Cases against Azam Swati in Quetta have been quashed Five cases filed against Senator Swati were dismissed earlier While, hearing on bail plea adjourned till tomorrow QUETTA: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Senator Azam Swati got relief as a court in Quetta quashed cases against him filed in the province. While announcing a reserved decision, the court … Read more
Supreme Court witnessed a decline in pending cases The number of pending cases reduced by 2,653. This is the first time cases dropped since records were kept in 2013 ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has witnessed a reduction in the number of pending cases by 2,653 in the current calendar year 2022. The apex … Read more
KARACHI: The number of people infected with the vector-borne viral disease dengue continue in Karachi as hospitals surge with patients. The rising number of cases have rung alarm bells for health authorities as the port city reports 100-150 cases per day, putting a strain on health facilities and hospital reach full bed capacity. According to … Read more
Chinese police have solved more than 7,880 cases of elder fraud since April. More than 17,510 offenders were apprehended and 1,040 criminal gangs were dismantled. The national operation recovered about 8,4 billion yuan (approximately $1.26 billion) in financial loss for victims. In a six-month special operation beginning in April, Chinese police have solved more than … Read more
Bayer’s Roundup weedkiller did not cause an Oregon man’s cancer, jury finds. It is the firm’s fourth consecutive trial victory over such claims. Bayer has spent billions of dollars to settle close to 100,000 Roundup cases in the U.S. alone. A U.S. jury viewed as Bayer’s (BAYGn.DE) Roundup weedkiller didn’t cause an Oregon man’s malignant … Read more
In the UK, 77 new cases of monkeypox are discovered. The overall number of confirmed cases now stands at 302. The government’s failure to release updates on monkeypox cases over the long bank holiday weekend contributed to dramatic rise. In the United Kingdom, 77 new cases of monkeypox are discovered. The overall number of confirmed … Read more
According to the Ministry of Health, Vietnam registered 1,047 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, up 37 from Tuesday. In 40 provinces and cities, all of the new diseases were spread domestically. On Wednesday, the Vietnamese capital Hanoi was the pandemic hotspot, with 245 new cases reported, followed by 67 cases in northern Yen Bai province … Read more
Health professionals target blood-sucking ticks at the core of Iraq’s worst-known outbreak of a fever that causes people to bleed to death by spraying pesticides on a cow. The sight of the health workers, dressed in full protective kit, is one that has become common in the Iraqi countryside, as the Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever spreads, … Read more
LOS ANGELES – Nearly 270,000 child COVID-19 cases have been reported in the United States in the past four weeks, according to the report published Monday by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the Children’s Hospital Association. About 12.8 million children have tested positive for COVID-19 since the onset of the pandemic in the … Read more
SEOUL – South Korea reported 209,169 new COVID-19 cases as of midnight Sunday compared to 24 hours ago, raising the total number of infections to 9,582,815, the health authorities said Monday. The daily caseload was sharply down from 334,708 in the previous day due to fewer virus tests over the weekend, according to the Korea … Read more
SUVA – The number of COVID-19 community active cases on Efate, part of the Shefa Province in Vanuatu, has increased to 10 since last Saturday with seven cases recorded in the last 24 hours alone. According to Vanuatu’s newspaper Daily Post Tuesday, Vanuatu’s Minister of Health Bruno Leingkone said contact tracing has shown that the … Read more
BEIJING: China on Monday reported its highest number of coronavirus cases in two years as clusters emerged in more than a dozen cities, posing a fresh challenge to Beijing’s zero-Covid policy. The country’s borders remain mostly closed as policymakers continue to pursue the zero-tolerance approach even as many parts of the world turn to living … Read more
LAHORE: District and Sessions Judge Dera Ghazi Khan Abdul Rahim said that all pending cases of the District and Overseas Pakistanis Committee would be resolved on a priority basis. He expressed his views during a meeting with Commissioner Overseas Pakistanis Commission Punjab Syed Khadim Abbas at his office on Thursday. Director Legal OPC Raja Muhammad … Read more
SUVA – Fiji has seen an increase in the number of people being admitted to the hospital with leptospirosis and dengue fever, said Fiji’s Ministry of Health Permanent Secretary James Fong. Fong said on Thursday nine children were admitted to the Colonial War Memorial Hospital in Suva, capital of the island country, over the weekend. … Read more
NEW DELHI – India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 42,655,534 on Monday, as 34,113 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the health ministry’s latest data. Besides, 346 deaths due to the pandemic since Sunday morning took the total death toll to 509,011. There are still 478,882 active COVID-19 cases … Read more
ADDIS ABABA – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Africa reached 11,031,215 as of Sunday evening, the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The COVID-19 death toll across the continent stands at 244,282 and 10,139,776 patients have recovered from the disease so far, said the agency. Read more: Africa’s COVID-19 cases surpass … Read more
THE HAGUE – The Omicron wave is far from over in the Netherlands, with the country recording more than half a million COVID-19 cases in the last week, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) said on Tuesday. From Jan. 26 to Feb. 1, the number of positive COVID-19 tests reported amounted … Read more
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
BEIJING: One of China’s longest coronavirus lockdowns since the start of the pandemic came to an end on Monday as authorities announced the lifting of most restrictions in the northern megacity of Xi’an. The historic city’s 13 million residents had been confined to their homes since December 22 after the discovery of a Covid-19 cluster … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia reported 3,856 new COVID-19 infections as of midnight Sunday, bringing the national total to 2,832,945, according to the health ministry. Of the new infections, there are 492 imported cases and 3,364 local transmissions, data released on the ministry’s website showed. A further nine deaths have been reported, bringing the death toll … Read more
ANKARA – Turkey on Tuesday reported 69,658 new COVID-19 cases, raising its tally of infections to 10,591,757, according to its health ministry. The death toll from the virus in Turkey rose by 157 to 85,077, while 77,612 more people recovered in the last 24 hours. A total of 418,253 tests were conducted over the past … Read more
GENEVA: The World Health Organization has warned that the Covid-19 pandemic is far from over, as France, Germany and Brazil posted new records of infections in the past 24 hours. The highly transmissible Omicron strain has spread unabated around the world, pushing some governments to impose fresh measures while speeding up the rollout of vaccine … Read more
SEOUL, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) — South Korea registered a total of 199,749 breakthrough COVID-19 infections, which refer to the vaccinated people who were infected with the virus, the health authorities said Monday. The number of those who tested positive for COVID-19 after receiving two vaccine doses came in at 199,749 as of Jan. 9, up … Read more
WELLINGTON, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) — New Zealand reported 29 new community cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, said the Ministry of Health in a statement. Among the new community infections, 11 were recorded in the largest city of Auckland, 14 in the Lakes region, two in Northland, one in Bay of Plenty and one in Wellington, … Read more
NEW DELHI, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) — India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 36,317,927 on Thursday, as 247,417 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. This is the first day when more than 200,000 new cases were registered in a day in the country in … Read more
HONG KONG, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) — Hong Kong on Wednesday reported 22 new cases of COVID-19 over the past 24 hours, taking the total tally of cases tested positive to 13,002, data from the Center for Health Protection showed. The newly reported cases consist of 17 imported cases, four epidemiologically linked with imported cases and … Read more
