Pakistan World News
Tue, 04 May 21 05:28:42 +0500Antibody drug neutralizes Covid variants in lab study
No link seen between Covid-19 and aspirin or ibuprofen, the study suggests
Tue, 04 May 21 06:24:37 +0500India Covid cases soar past 20 million: official data
The daily number of new cases has, however, declined in recent days, having peaked at 402,000 on Friday
Tue, 04 May 21 05:53:25 +0500Mexico hopes to finish vaccinating its population in early 2022
So far Mexico has administered one vaccine dose to some 10% of its 126 million inhabitants
Tue, 04 May 21 05:19:45 +0500Bill and Melinda Gates to divorce, but charitable foundation to remain intact
In a joint petition for dissolution of marriage, the couple asserted their legal union was 'irretrievably broken'
Mon, 03 May 21 20:41:17 +0500In historic first, close-up photos of Hajr-e-Aswad captured
Adviser to Saudi information ministry says images are up to 49,000 megapixels
Tue, 04 May 21 08:07:45 +0500Opposition chief calls for lockdown as India’s coronavirus cases cross 20 million
Medical experts say actual numbers could be five to 10 times higher than those reported
Mon, 03 May 21 07:55:00 +0500India's Modi takes electoral hit in key state amid virus surge
Modi's Hindu-nationalist party suffered a setback Sunday when it lost a fiercely contested state poll
Mon, 03 May 21 20:10:38 +0500Jordan partially reopens border posts with Saudi Arabia, Syria
Travellers are required to be in possession of a negative PCR test
Tue, 04 May 21 05:05:09 +0500Mexico City rail overpass collapses onto road, killing 20 people
It appears a girder had given way on the overpass but the cause was being investigated, says Mexico City mayor
Tue, 04 May 21 06:36:22 +0500Rickshaw 'ambulance' offers free oxygen, transport for virus patients
Khan, sold his wife's jewellery and converted his three-wheeled vehicle into a small ambulance
Tue, 04 May 21 07:29:22 +0500Canada’s high-risk populations face COVID-19 vaccine barriers
Study did not look at people who lacked provincial health insurance
Sat, 01 May 21 07:18:33 +0500Scientists say India government ignored warnings amid coronavirus surge
Modi, his top lieutenants, other politicians, opposition figures, held election rallies throughout March and April
Sat, 01 May 21 15:08:09 +0500US State Department approves potential sale of P-8 surveillance planes to India
P-8 aircraft would help expand maritime surveillance capabilities
Mon, 03 May 21 07:05:03 +0500Three dead, dozens hurt when suspected smuggling boat overturns off California
Several people were pulled from the water and some required life-saving efforts on the beach
Wed, 28 Apr 21 08:56:40 +0500China to report first population drop in five decades -FT
Said to add pressure on Beijing to roll out measures encouraging couples to have more children and avert a decline
Sun, 02 May 21 09:36:56 +0500PIA issues new advisory for inbound travellers from KSA
Makes Covid tests mandatory; condition to come into effect from May 5
Wed, 28 Apr 21 13:04:18 +0500Houthis fire drone at Saudi military air base
Saudi-led coalition says kingdom’s air defences intercepted and destroyed the drone
Wed, 28 Apr 21 07:36:17 +0500PM, Bill Gates discuss next steps on Covid-19 response, polio eradication
Premier also apprises of Pakistan’s flagship climate change initiatives, including 10 billion tree tsunami project
Wed, 28 Apr 21 06:50:31 +0500Australia to upgrade military bases, expand wargames with US
The military upgrades will begin this year and be finished by 2026
Wed, 21 Apr 21 07:10:11 +0500Rouhani urges security cooperation with Pakistan
Iranian president meets FM Qureshi; expresses Tehran’s readiness to meet Pakistan's energy needs
Tue, 27 Apr 21 09:36:36 +0500French citizens, imams and police pay tribute to slain police worker
Police administrative worker, a mother of two, was stabbed in the throat on Friday
Sun, 25 Apr 21 17:10:52 +0500UK's MI6 'green-spying' on world's climate pledges
Intelligence chief Richard Moore says climate crisis is ‘foremost international foreign policy agenda item for planet’
Wed, 21 Apr 21 13:41:25 +0500London Bridge station reopens after suspicious item investigated
The station was closed as a precaution while specialist officers assessed the item.