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Tue, 12 Jul 22 06:21:54 +0500
Covid-19 positivity rate soars above 5 per cent
4,674 tests conducted; highest number of cases reported from Karachi, says NIH

Tue, 12 Jul 22 06:13:10 +0500
NDMA dispatches relief goods for Balochistan rain affectees
Family tents, de-watering pumps amongst other relief items

Tue, 12 Jul 22 04:50:31 +0500
Fact Check: Is the viral PIA plane taxiing video on Karachi’s inundated runway from yesterday?
The popular video has received a lot of attention from news channels as well as Pakistani social media users

Mon, 11 Jul 22 15:01:18 +0500
Like Sri Lanka, two ruling families taking Pakistan towards crisis: Imran
Former PM says July 17 by-polls in Punjab are ‘war for real freedom’

Mon, 11 Jul 22 04:09:31 +0500
At least 26 people killed across Sindh due to monsoon rains, says PDMA
Report says highest number of deaths occurred in Karachi; 11 injured within the same period

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:29:19 +0500
Public hospitals staff to be tested across Sindh
Health department to restart contact tracing for coronavirus

Sun, 28 Jun 20 18:29:02 +0500
MQM-London ‘hitman’ apprehended
Police claim he was involved in over 100 murders

Sun, 28 Jun 20 23:50:45 +0500
2,179 people diagnosed with coronavirus in Sindh
CM Murad says province's daily testing capacity has been stretched to 12,000

Sun, 28 Jun 20 18:39:33 +0500
Youngster killed while shooting TikTok video in Karachi
Faraz lost control of car due to speeding, rammed into tree

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:56:28 +0500
Illegal plasma sale thrives in Lahore
First Covid-19 patient recovered through trial treatment last month

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:41:58 +0500
Woman commits suicide with two daughters
Victim’s husband wanted to marry off girls against their wish

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:45:21 +0500
Letter to Punjab IGP seeks ban on PUBG video game
Official says excessive violence in game triggers aggressive behaviour among youth

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:51:06 +0500
NGO offers transgender people foreign scholarships
Programme will allow selected persons to attend month-long training in host country

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:35:52 +0500
‘Pakistan’s progress linked to Balochistan peace’
NA speaker chairs parliamentary committee meeting to discuss issues facing province

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:38:28 +0500
Balochistan collects Rs2.5b from mineral sector
Computerised weighing scales have been installed

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:35:07 +0500
First phase of HingIaj road construction completed
Project was approved at a cost of Rs120 million

Sun, 28 Jun 20 00:50:02 +0500
Bilawal, Mengal agree on joint strategy for budget
Both leaders express concern over spread of coronavirus in country

Sun, 28 Jun 20 10:37:34 +0500
K-P wants revival of tourism hit hard by Covid
CM Mahmood Khan orders early opening of provincial tourism authority

Sat, 27 Jun 20 09:14:06 +0500
Poor internet access for students echoes in K-P assembly
Debate on Rs55.42b supplementary budget completed

Sat, 27 Jun 20 09:19:02 +0500
K-P up in arms against custodial torture
Govt asks PHC to probe yet another instance of police high-handedness

Sat, 27 Jun 20 09:19:42 +0500
Another case of police excesses surfaces
The report further showed that the additional SHO had been previously found guilty of framing a man in a fake case

Sun, 28 Jun 20 23:11:02 +0500
Virus cases in Indian Occupied Kashmir top 7,000
2,700 infections, including 41 virus-linked deaths, confirmed in last 2 weeks

Sun, 28 Jun 20 22:27:03 +0500
AJK president lauds Joe Biden for urging India to restore people’s rights in IOJ&K
US former vice president has said restrictions on dissent, such as preventing peaceful protests, weaken democracy.

Sun, 28 Jun 20 00:33:43 +0500
Hinduism being masqueraded as secularism in India, says AJK president
Masood says 13,000 Kashmiri boys have been abducted and kept in prison houses where they're being subjected to torture

Fri, 26 Jun 20 21:06:07 +0500
World leaders urged to help end Indian atrocities against Kashmiris
On International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, AJK president condemns BJP-RSS regime

Mon, 11 Jul 22 18:49:09 +0500
Mysterious suicide cases on the rise in Sindh’s Tharparkar district
Desert area emerged as the district with the highest number of reported suicide cases between 2016 and 2020

Sun, 10 Jul 22 12:40:08 +0500
FM Bilawal thanks Nigerian, Pakistani authorities on Dr Abuzar’s safe release
The Pakistani national along with over 60 others was held hostage by a Nigerian terrorist group

Mon, 11 Jul 22 16:17:51 +0500
PML-N leader Awais Leghari resigns as Punjab minister
Development comes ahead of crucial Punjab by-polls

Mon, 11 Jul 22 13:20:33 +0500
WATCH: Pakistani pilgrims take selfies with COAS Gen Bajwa
The army chief performs Hajj, according to a social media video

Sun, 10 Jul 22 13:25:14 +0500
Young Pakistani prodigy set to test his mettle at coveted golf event
The youth is the first Pakistani to represent the country at IMGA Junior World Golf Championship

Fri, 08 Jul 22 11:41:20 +0500
Matchmaking and Facebook
Through platforms such as Facebook groups, many families seek to find potential matches for their children online

Fri, 08 Jul 22 11:41:22 +0500
Let the games begin!
Pakistani game developers join the ranks as local gaming industry takes off

Fri, 08 Jul 22 11:41:24 +0500
Nightmares of online dating
Young Pakistanis retell their worst Tinder dates, making you consider how and whether one searches for love online

Fri, 08 Jul 22 11:43:40 +0500
Justice for Jawaid Bhutto
Amidst a persistent climate of gun violence in the US, a widow fights for justice in Washington DC

Sat, 13 Jun 20 15:20:13 +0500
Over 300,000 put under 1,291 smart lockdowns
Punjab, Sindh cross grim mark of 50,000 cases

Wed, 01 Apr 20 17:32:30 +0500
Tales of survivors: ‘Isolation, not coronavirus, was my worst nightmare’
I was convinced that if my time is not up, this virus can never kill me

Mon, 23 Mar 20 06:55:24 +0500
'We honour his sacrifice': Dr Usama's fight against COVID-19
It is a national tragedy and we will award him the status of national hero, says G-B CM

Wed, 11 Mar 20 09:27:47 +0500
New coronavirus case emerges in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan's tally rises to 20
The 14-year-old boy, a resident of Skardu, was held at an isolation centre where he tested positive for COVID-19



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