KARACHI: The International Press Institute (IPI), in a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan, has expressed extreme concern over the continued detention of Mir Shakilur Rehman, editor-in-chief of the Jang Media Group. The IPI is an umbrella group of editors, media executives and journalists working for press freedom. In his letter to the prime minister, […]
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ISLAMABAD: Decision-makers need accurate data for tackling the coronavirus situation, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday at a meeting of the National Command and Operation Centre convened to review measures to cope with the disease during Ramazan. The meeting decided to establish quarantine facilities in all major cities across the country to treat Covid-19 patients. […]
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ISLAMABAD: Just two days after the government’s announcement relaxing the lockdown, a record number of 23 deaths and staggering 627 cases of the novel coronavirus have been reported during the last 24 hours, taking the tally of confirmed cases to 7,010, with 134 deaths on Thursday. Experts fear that the number of cases will further […]
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The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday ordered for the creation of an 11-member ad hoc committee to run the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC). The orders were given in a case pertaining to a petition filed by the government, seeking removal of the PMDC registrar. Justice Ijazul Ahsan read out the short order, […]
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Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly and PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif on Friday asked the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) to grant him an extension for his appearance, stating that medical professionals had “advised him to restrict his movements due to life threatening risks associated with Covid-19” as he was a cancer survivor. NAB […]
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DHAKA: Bangladesh has executed a military captain less than a week after he was arrested after nearly 25 years on the run over the assassination of the country’s founding leader, a minister said on Sunday. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, father of current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was killed along with most of his family in a […]
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WASHINGTON: Is “April 2020 the cruellest month,” asks a University of Louisiana guideline for Easter, which was celebrated across America on Sunday. The notice shows how the coronavirus pandemic had subdued Easter celebrations. At the White House, First Lady Melania postponed the annual Easter Egg Roll and an April state dinner for Spain’s king and […]
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ROME: Italy on Sunday reported its lowest coronavirus death toll in more than three weeks, confirming trends showing the Covid-19 outbreak in Europe’s worst-hit nation had peaked. France also reported fewer deaths as compared to the previous day. The 431 new deaths reported by Italy’s civil protection service were the lowest since March 19. The […]
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LONDON: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange fathered two children with one of his lawyers while holed up in Ecuador’s embassy in London for much of the past decade, according to a report on Sunday confirmed by the mother. The 48-year-old Australian is the dad of two boys, aged two and one, with lawyer Stella Morris, to […]
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