RIYADH: Around 1,000 pilgrims will be allowed to perform Hajj this year as the coronavirus pandemic forced Saudi Arabia to scale back the ritual. “The number of pilgrims will be around 1,000, maybe less, maybe a little more,” Hajj Minister Mohammad Benten told reporters. “The number won’t be in tens or hundreds of thousands” this […]
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KUNDUZ: Dozens of Taliban fighters stormed three checkposts in pre-dawn raids in northern Afghanistan Tuesday, killing at least eight security personnel, in the latest attack on government forces ahead of expected peace talks. It comes after authorities this week accused the Taliban of increasing attacks on Afghan forces at a time when both sides are […]
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After the COVID-19 pandemic, the world is continuously battling the disease meanwhile devising a post-coronavirus world order to put economies back on the track. Among such measures is the idea of an immunity passport, a form of a document given to those who have recovered from the coronavirus disease. According to a World Economic Forum […]
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LONDON: Children across Britain in reception, Years 1 and 6 have returned to schools, with many having been out of school for over 10 weeks due to Covid-19 lockdown. The decision to reopen almost 18,000 of England’s primary schools starting with reception, year 1 and year 6 has been taken after the British government put […]
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KARACHI: MQM-P lawmaker Sadaqat Hussain’s sister and brother-in-law were left injured in a firing incident in the port city’s Orangi Town on Monday, police said. The police said both the injured have been shifted to the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital. It was not confirmed that the firing incident took place outside the residence of MQM-P’s Sindh MPA. […]
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KARACHI: A man claiming to be the grandson of Quaid-e-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah, passed away on Monday. Local media reported that Aslam Jinnah was suffering from a prolonged illness. Funeral prayers of the 70-year-old man who claimed he was Jinnah;s grandson, were offered at Jama Masjid Habibia, Anda Mor in Karachi. Aslam was laid to […]
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ISLAMABAD: When Saifullah Khan’s friend and his father in Quetta got sick after going to a funeral in Chaman, he asked them to get tested for the new coronavirus. His friend refused. Two weeks later, his father died. “He had all the symptoms of Covid-19, but they never got him tested and never disclosed to […]
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ISLAMABAD: The government is considering creation of a National Executive Service as an All Pakistan Service to draw a large pool of talent from within the whole range of civil services through an open, transparent competitive process A draft prepared by the Task Force on Civil Service Reform envisages that through regional representation and provincial […]
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The Islamabad High Court Saturday vacated the stay order on sugar inquiry report and allowed the government to take action against those found involved in the scam. Chief Justice Athar Minallah on June 11 had barred the authorities from proceeding in this regard and issued directives for the commodity to be sold at the rate […]
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday quashed the presidential reference against Justice Qazi Faez Isa and ordered the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to seek explanation from his family members on the nature and source of funding for the offshore properties in their names. “The Order of the Court is that Reference No 1 […]
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