UN chief calls for vaccine equity as global coronavirus deaths exceed 5 million

As the world on Monday passed yet another sombre pandemic milestone – five million lives lost to COVID-19 – Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on global leaders to back the UN strategy to make vaccine equity a reality by accelerating efforts and ensuring maximum vigilance to defeat the virus. In a statement issued to mark the […]

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Three labs services suspended on issuing fake COVID-19 reports

ISLAMABAD:The inspection team of the Islamabad Healthcare Regulatory Authority (IHRA) has suspended the services of three laboratories, taking notice of complaints on preparing and issuing fake reports of COVID-19 in the federal capital. According to an official of the authority, the IHRA had suspended the services of 11 healthcare establishments (HCEs) including DNA Digger Lab, […]

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Pakistan debunks ex-Afghan official’s ‘outlandish’ claim of its role in Taliban’s summer offensive

NEW YORK:Dismissing a former Afghan diplomat’s allegations about its role in Afghanistan, Pakistan has said that former President Ashraf Ghani’s regime remains unable to own up to its mistakes that led its ouster. “For 20 years, successive Afghan governments laid the blame for every problem in Afghanistan on Pakistan’s doorstep,” Maliha Shahid, spokesperson for the […]

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Indian NIA arrests two more persons in IIOJK

ISLAMABAD:India’s infamous probe agency, National Investigation Agency (NIA), has arrested two more persons from Srinagar and Sopore, In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir. The arrested persons were Ishfaq Ahmed Wani, resident of Srinagar, and Umar Butt, resident of Sopore, who were held in a fake case registered against them on October 10, 2021, reported.

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Petition filed against Nooriabad reference under NAB ordinance

ISLAMABAD:Accountability Court (AC) on Monday served notices to National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on a plea seeking to dismiss Nooriabad power project reference against Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah. The court once again deferred the indictment of the accused till next date due to the absence of the accused. AC-III Judge Syed Aghar Ali […]

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India not yet recovered from Shaheen’s spell: Aaqib Javed

ISLAMABAD:Former pacer Aaqib Javed believes that Pakistani pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi’s spell has severely affected the Indian team which has made the Men in Blue change their opening combination in the ongoing T20 Cricket World Cup match against New Zealand. Left-arm fast-bowler Shaheen set up Pakistan’s victory with figures of 3/31 in the crucial match […]

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