Chinese Covid-19 vaccine trial results likely in few days: minister
LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid on Thursday said that the late-stage trial for a Chinese Covid-19 vaccine was completed and the government...
PIA to airlift half million vaccine shots from Beijing
LAHORE: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) aircraft will airlift more than half a million doses of a coronavirus vaccine from Beijing, the airline said.
According...
SC judge advises CEC to ‘step down’ due to poor performance
Justice Qazi Faez Isa, during the hearing of the Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday, advised the chief election commissioner (CEC) to "step down from...
KP proposes to hold LB elections in September
PESHAWAR: Following in the footsteps of the Punjab government, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has assured the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) of holding local bodies...
Alvi confers Hilal-i-Imtiaz on Jordan’s military chief
ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday conferred Hilal-i-Imtiaz (military) on Gen Yousef Huneiti, chairman joint chiefs of staff of the Jordanian armed forces.
President...
Court indicts Shakil in illegal land allotment case
LAHORE: An accountability court in Lahore on Thursday indicted Jang group chief executive officer (CEO) Mir Shakilur Rahman and two others in a National...
CTD foils terror bid
KHUZDAR: Foiling a major terrorism bid, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Balochistan police on Thursday recovered ten hand grenades from a wagon in Khuzdar.
On...
Pakistan renews call for equitable access to coronavirus vaccine
NEW YORK: Pakistan Ambassador at the United Nations Munir Akram renewed the call for ensuring equitable access and distribution of the coronavirus vaccine, saying...
Opp lambasts PTI as country falls four spots on corruption perception index
ISLAMABAD: The opposition leaders expressed their displeasure on Thursday after Pakistan fell four spots on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)
Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader Senator...
SC releases all suspects in Daniel Pearl case
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday ordered the release of a Pakistan-origin British suspect convicted and later acquitted in the gruesome 2002 beheading...
Biden administration halts arms sales to UAE, Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden's administration has temporarily frozen for review a massive package of F-35 jets to the United Arab Emirates and arms...
US terrorism alert warns of politically motivated violence
WASHINGTON: The United States' Department of Homeland Security issued a national terrorism bulletin Wednesday warning of the lingering potential for violence from people motivated...
Don’t treat China as ‘strategic rival’, says Beijing’s ambassador to US
BEIJING: Treating China as a “strategic rival” of the United States is a misjudgement that could lead to mistakes, China’s ambassador to the United...
WHO team in Wuhan set to leave quarantine to probe Covid-19 origins
WUHAN: A World Health Organisation-led team investigating the origins of the deadly Covid-19 pandemic was expected to leave their quarantine hotel on Thursday to...
