Christchurch mosques attack could only have been prevented ‘by chance’: inquiry

WELLINGTON – New Zealand security services did not focus enough on the threat from right-wing terror in the run-up to last year s Christchurch mosques attack, but could only have prevented the murders “by chance”, an inquiry reported Tuesday. The royal commission — the most powerful judicial probe available under New Zealand law — called for […]

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Indian farmers launch nationwide shutdown against new laws

NEW DELHI – Indian farmers who have been blockading New Delhi on Tuesday launched a one-day, nationwide general strike to push their demands for the government to repeal reform laws opening up trade in agricultural produce. Tens of thousands of farmers have been camped on the outskirts of the capital since November 27 in protest […]

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Legal action to be taken if SOPs violated: Firdous Ashiq

LAHORE – Special Assistant to Chief Minister of Punjab for Information Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that legal action will be taken whenever coronavirus related Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) are violated. Addressing a press conference, Firdous Ashiq Awan said that ‘fake resignations’ from the assemblies will do no harm to the government and people who […]

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Lahore rally will be final nail in coffin of PDM’s anti-Pakistan narrative: Gill

ISLAMABAD – Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Communication Dr. Shahbaz Gill said Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) faced embarrassment in all four provinces and Lahore rally will be the final nail in its coffin of anti-Pakistan narrative. The SAPM took to Twitter on Tuesday and said the positivity ratio of coronavirus cases in […]

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Coronavirus positivity rate reaches 8.58pc in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) on Tuesday said that coronavirus positivity rate has climbed to 8.58 percent in Pakistan with highest positivity ratio being observed in Karachi at 21.80%. As per NCOC, the positivity rate in Azad Kashmir is at 9.77 with Mirpur standing at 18.31pc and Muzaffarabad at 16pc. Positivity ratio […]

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British grandma is first in world to get Pfizer vaccine outside trial

LONDON (Reuters) – Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old grandmother, on Tuesday became the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine shot outside of a trial as Britain began vaccinating its population. An early riser, Keenan received the vaccine at her local hospital in Coventry, central England, on Tuesday morning at 0631 GMT, […]

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Pakistan team reach Queenstown after leaving managed isolation

CHRISTCHURCH – Fifty-two members of Pakistan cricket squad have on Tuesday left Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) in Christchurch after testing negative for coronavirus and reached Queenstown. The players are now allowed to start training and practice sessions in groups and will begin the activities from Wednesday. The squads of Pakistan national team and Pakistan […]

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PDM meets to devise strategy for second phase of anti-govt movement

ISLAMABAD – The leadership of the 11-party opposition alliance, Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), has met in Islamabad today (Tuesday) to devise strategy for second phase of anti-government movement. According to details, the session was chaired by Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief and PDM head Maulana Fazlur Rehman. Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Pakistan Muslim […]

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Money laundering case: Court declares Shehbaz’s wife Nusrat as proclaimed offender

LAHORE – Accountability court on Tuesday has declared Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif’s wife Nusrat Shahbaz as proclaimed offender in money laundering case. During the hearing, the judge said the 30-day deadline that was given to Nusrat Shahbaz to appear before the court has expired. Accused have to present arguments on the testimonies […]

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Upping the ante: PML-N lawmakers hand in resignation to party leadership

LAHORE – Several senior leaders of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) have started to hand over their resignations from the assemblies to the leadership of the party. As per details, Member of National Assembly (MNA) Malik Afzal Khokar and Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Saiful Malook Khokhar have submitted their resignation while MPA Rana Munawar Ghous […]

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