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World

Twin hurricanes threaten US as deadly floods hit Haiti

The Atlantic storm season, which runs through November, could be one of the busiest ever this year, with the Hurricane Center predicting as many as 25 named storms. Laura is the 12th so far.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 11:54pm

Europe

Virus cases keep rising in Italy

Despite the steady rise in cases, Health Minister Roberto Speranza ruled out any general return to lockdown, saying the situation was under control.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 11:50pm

USA

Firefighters tackle California fires covering 1 million acres

About 2,600 firefighters are tackling the two largest blazes, out of 13,700 battling "nearly two dozen major fires," according to Rahn.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 11:42pm

World

Tens of thousands in Lithuania form human chain for Belarus

"We are with you, free Belarus, and we extend our hand to you," Lithuania's President Gitanas Nauseda said after linking hands at the border checkpoint.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 11:40pm

World

Pompeo to tour region after UAE-Israel deal

During his visit, Pompeo will discuss regional security issues related to Iran's malicious influence.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 08:49pm

Middle East

Iran says black boxes show pilots alive after missile hit Ukraine jet

Iran admitted days later that its forces accidentally shot down the Kiev-bound Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 08:46pm

Sports

Zaheer Abbas, Kallis and women's star Sthalekar inducted into ICC Hall of Fame

Zaheer scored a double-century and a century in the same first-class match on a record four occasions.
Zaheer was the first batsman to score three successive centuries in one-day international cricket.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 06:44pm

South Asia

Local virus outbreak in Myanmar sparks fears for Rohingya camps

The city has recorded 48 cases in the past week.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 06:30pm

Europe

EU hopes to avoid 'second Ukraine' in Belarus

Maduro and Lukashenko are in exactly the same situation. We don't recognise their elections as legitimate, Borell said.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 06:03pm

Sports

England's Anderson closes on 600 Test wickets as rain aids Pakistan

Muralitharan is the top of the list with 800 Test wickets, Shane Warne (708) and Kumble (619).

Published 23 Aug, 2020 06:00pm

Europe

Belarus protesters demand Lukashenko's resignation

The EU has rejected the results of the election and has vowed to sanction Belarusians responsible for ballot fraud.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 05:56pm

Pakistan

PML- N leadership always adopted path of escaping from the country, law: Shibli

Tagging the opposition draft for amendments in National Accountability Ordinance, in a tweet, he said these were the sources and documents through which the NRO was requested.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 03:50pm

Pakistan

Nawaz Sharif had left the country on fraudulent pretext: Fawad

Fawad Chaudhry said Nawaz Sharif had left for abroad after formally signing an affidavit in 2001, but this time he made a fraudulent pretext.

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 03:50pm

Punjab govt imposes “micro smart lockdown” in three cities as coronavirus cases continue to surface

The lockdown has been put in place in Lahore, Rawalpindi and Gujranwala for a period of 14 days to prevent the spread of deadly disease

Published 23 Aug, 2020 03:27pm

Pakistan

Karachi to receive sporadic rain till Tuesday, says PMD

A monsoon low persists over eastern Sindh with another low pressure area prevailing over central India.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 03:13pm

COVID-19 situation in India alarming as tally reaches three million

Report states cases in Pakistan rose by only one percent as compared to India where 65,000 infections are being recorded each day

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 02:30pm

South Asia

South Korea reports biggest rise in coronavirus cases since March

That brings South Korea's total infections of the new coronavirus to 17,399 with 309 COVID-19 deaths, it said.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 01:57pm

Asia

Indonesia reports 2,037 new coronavirus cases

The Southeast Asian country also added 86 new deaths on Sunday, taking the total number to 6,680, the highest COVID-19 death toll in Southeast Asia.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 01:52pm

Europe

Italy rules out new lockdown as coronavirus cases rise

The number of new infections remains considerably lower than those registered in Spain and France and daily death tolls are low.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 01:50pm

South Asia

Philippines' coronavirus cases rise close to 190,000

In a bulletin, the Department of Health also reported 32 more fatalities, bringing the country's death toll to 2,998.

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 01:50pm

PM Imran declared "Man of the Year" by Jordanian institute

The report also contains names of religious scholars Mufti Taqi Usmani and Tariq Jameel among most influential people

Published 23 Aug, 2020 12:52pm

China launches first Type 054A/P frigate for Pakistan Navy

The vessel is equipped with modern surface, subsurface and anti air weapons and sensors

Published 23 Aug, 2020 11:47am

Europe

Germany's confirmed coronavirus cases rise by 782 to 232,864

The reported death toll rose by 2 to 9,269, the tally showed.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 10:49am

Europe

UK PM Johnson says failure to reopen schools not an option

Johnson said reopening schools in September was a social, economic and moral imperative, insisting schools would be able to operate safely despite the COVID-19 pandemic.

Published 23 Aug, 2020 10:47am

Kaira meets Rasheed

LAHORE: Contacts have been established between the incumbent federal government and Pakistan People's Party as the...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:45am

Exchange

South Korea, China hold highest-level talks

SEOUL: South Korea said on Saturday it held talks with China's top diplomat over trade, denuclearisation and the...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:45am

SC verdict explains how a disqualification can be imposed

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has held that a permanent bar to the eligibility of a candidate for election is ...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:45am

Rains cause urban flooding

ISLAMABAD: The latest spell of rain in Karachi has submerged many areas of metropolis, damaging houses and vehicles...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:45am

Virus recovery plan: France delays launch

PARIS: The French government said Saturday that it will unveil a week later than originally planned a...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:45am

Exchange

Commissioner Insurance, others empowered to exercise powers of court

ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has empowered the Commissioner (Insurance) and...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:45am

Pakistan

Covid-19 vaccine: Phase-III of clinical trials to start in Sept

LAHORE: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) is learnt to have accorded approval of Phase-III clinical...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:39am

Pakistan

Disproportionate growth in hate speech against Muslim communities: Qureshi

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Saturday reiterated Pakistan's resolve to advance international...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:39am

Pakistan

'PM's Electric Wheelchair Scheme for Students'

ISLAMABAD: The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has invited applications from students having ambulatory disability...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:38am

Pakistan

19 new cases of Covid-19 reported

ISLAMABAD: The coronavirus positive cases' rate on Saturday in the federal capital remained at 0.5 percent as only ...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:38am

Pakistan

Overcoming price-hike top priority, says Punjab CM

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar said on Saturday that overcoming price-hike is the top...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:38am

Pakistan

Removal of encroachment on major nullahs from 24th: Asad

KARACHI: Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has reassured that Federal...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:38am

New COVID-19 vaccine can help develop antibodies in one month, claims Chinese biotech firm

Sinovac CEO Yin says more than 1,000 volunteers were administered vaccine and almost all of them developed antibodies

Published 23 Aug, 2020 10:20am

Pakistan

KU to reserve quota for minority communities

KARACHI: The Syndicate meeting of the University of Karachi has principally agreed to reserve quota for the minority...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:36am

Pakistan

IHC orders implementation of law to eliminate environmental pollution

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday has ordered implementation on the law pertaining to ...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:35am

Pakistan

SHC marks corrections in petition against quota system

KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) has ordered a petitioner to file a constitutional petition filed against quota ...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:35am

Pakistan

Marriyum lambastes PTI govt's 2-year performance

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) secretary information Marriyum Aurangzeb said the Pakistan...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:35am

Pakistan

Covid-19 claims one more life, infects 274 in Sindh

KARACHI: New 274 positive cases of Covid-19 were emerged out of 9,311 tested samples and one more patient died...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:34am

Pakistan

More rains likely

KARACHI: The Met Office on Saturday said the monsoon persists over eastern Sindh with another low pressure area...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:34am

Pakistan

Court appearance: Rana Sana gets one-time exemption

LAHORE: A special court for Control of Narcotics Substance (CNS) on Saturday allowed one-time exemption to former...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:34am

Pakistan

Party organizations: PPP starts performance review

LAHORE: On the instructions of PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto, Qamar Zaman Kaira has started review of divisional and...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:34am

Pakistan

The Weather

KARACHI: The weather report on Saturday (August 22, 2020) and the forecast for Sunday (August 23, 2020)....

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:34am

Energy

US natural gas falls from 8-month high

NEW YORK: US natural gas futures fell over 3% on Thursday following the release of a report that showed hot weather...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:32am

Business & Finance

Razak urged to invite Malaysian ministers: Call to enhance import of palm oil from Malaysia to boost Pak exports

KARACHI: Chairman Pak-Malaysia Business Council of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:31am

Currency

Rising inflation: Present rulers urged to stop blaming former govt: PBIF

KARACHI: President Pakistan Businessmen and Intellectuals Forum (PBIF) Mian Zahid Hussain has said that the...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:31am

Middle East

Seven killed in South Sudan plane crash

JUBA: Four passengers and three crew were killed Saturday when a cargo plane belonging to a local operator crashed...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:28am

USA

US imposes visa restrictions on 14 Iranians over human rights violations

WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday said it was imposing visa restrictions on 13 Iranian officials it accused of...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:26am

Africa

'Unofficial' world's oldest man dies in South Africa

JOHANNESBURG: A 116-year-old survivor of the 1918 Spanish Flu believed to be among the world's oldest people died...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:24am

Exchange

Chabahar-Gwadar connectivity to boost Pakistan-Iran ties: speakers

ISLAMABAD: A group of diplomats and foreign relations experts from the Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistan,...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:19am

Ehsaas Programme: Rs 203 billion distribution to 17 million families to end on 31st

ISLAMABAD: The ongoing distribution of Rs 203 billion to almost 17 million deserving families would come to an end ...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:17am

NAB decides to take Interpol's help to bring back Nawaz?

ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has decided to seek the help of Interpol to bring back former...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:17am

Nawaz's departure caused setback to PTI narrative: Fawad

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry said on Saturday that former prime minister...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:17am

IAEA head to make first visit to Iran tomorrow

VIENNA: The head of the UN atomic watchdog will to go Tehran on Monday for meetings with senior Iranian officials...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:17am

Bank transactions: FBR agrees to proposal of lowering tax on non-filers

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has agreed to a proposal to bring down the rate of 0.3 percent...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:16am

Nepra returns Power Division's 'flawed' IGCEP to NTDC

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has returned the Power Division's flawed...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:16am

China committed to add value to CPEC: envoy

ISLAMABAD: Chinese Ambassador Yao Jing has reaffirmed commitment to add value to China-Pakistan Economic Corridor ...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:16am

Exchange

Pakistan slaps sanctions on Baradar, Haqqani, others

ISLAMABAD: The Afghan Taliban chief negotiator Abdul Ghani Baradar, who brokered the historic peace deal between the...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:13am

Opinion

Defusing the pension bomb

ARTICLE: Tick tock tick. That is the sound that the consolidated budget position of any growing expenditure element...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:11am

Flooding feared after India releases water into Chenab

CHINIOT: The water level is soaring in the River Chenab at Head Marala as the local authorities apprehended medium...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:10am

Global coronavirus death toll tops 800,000: AFP tally

PARIS: The number of deaths from the new coronavirus has surpassed 800,000 around the world, according to an AFP...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:06am

China approves human testing for vaccine

BEIJING: China has approved human testing for a potential coronavirus vaccine cultivated within insect cells, local...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:06am

Kremlin critic Navalny 'stable' after landing in Germany

BERLIN: Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is in a stable condition after arriving in Berlin by air ambulance...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:05am

Exchange

PM's advisor vows to bring back Nawaz, his sons

LAHORE: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Accountability and Interior Barrister Mirza Shahzad Akbar said on Saturday...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 10:01am

COVID-19: Four deaths, 591 cases reported across country in 24 hours

The total number of confirmed infections in the country has reached 292,765 with 6,235 fatalities

Published 23 Aug, 2020 09:25am

Opinion

Adoption of Shariah-compliant instruments in construction industry of Pakistan

ARTICLE: The Construction industry plays a vital role in uplifting and developing economic structure of a country. ...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 03:27am

Opinion

The Gazans speaking Hebrew 15 years after Israel left

ARTICLE: When Abdel Rahman al-Najjar works among the plants in his Gaza nursery, Hebrew words still slip from his...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 03:26am

Letters

Banks' sterling performance

LETTER: That the country's banks have done really well despite economic slowdown exacerbated by the coronavirus...

Updated 23 Aug, 2020 03:23am

Life & Style

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