Daily Times Two people have died from Congo virus on Sunday. The victims belonged to Karachi and Quetta. The victim from Quetta was a 20-year-old Afghan woman who was also pregnant, according to the doctors. Upon showing the symptoms of the virus, 20-year-old Gul NAZ was admitted to the Quetta’s Fatima Jinnah Chest Hospital. She […]
A UNICEF report states that Maldives, Sri Lanka and Pakistan are the top three countries in South Asia to reduce the number of child marriages. Although South Asia is doing great efforts in reducing the rate of child marriages, it will still take the region another 55 years to completely eradicate this practice. According to […]
Image: WHO A meeting of global health experts has been called to decide whether COVID-19 is still an emergency under the rules defined by the World Health Organization. COVID was first declared an international emergency on Jan. 30, 2020, and since then, in every meeting held after three months the same label was attached to […]
Image: The Guardian TikTok announced on Wednesday that its new product will allow advertisers to run their ads alongside posts of premium content creators and half of the revenue generated by these ads will then be given with those publishers. The new product called “Pulse Premiere” which is going to be launched on May 4th […]
Image: ESPNCricinfo After performing exceptionally well in OD matches and T20I matches again New Zealand, Pakistani batsman Fakhar Zaman has been nominated for the ICC Men’s Player of the Month Award. For this award, the ICC has selected two batters who are in complete form and a spinner. Along with Zaman, the other two players […]
Image: Business Recorder Wheat production in Punjab reached 75-year high this year with 21 million tons of wheat ready to be cultivated in the upcoming months. The average production per acre also increased from 31 and half a ton to 33 tons per acre. With this high wheat production, Punjab has broken it’s own 75-year […]
Image: AFP Talha Mehmood, Religious Affairs Minister, while addressing the National Assembly on Tuesday said that there will be no VIP Hajj Facilities for the members of parliament (MPs). Mehmood said, “The facilities that will be provided to the common Hujjaj will also be provided to the MPs. I have clearly said that no one […]
Image: Profit by Pakistan Today Chinese authorities have agreed to keep Khunjerab Pass open throughout the year for travel and trade activities. Amjad Hussain, a PPP leader from Gilgit-Baltistan told the media that China has also allowed import of different items from Pakistan on easy terms and conditions. Hussain also added that the people of […]
Image: FunMag Mahnoor Baloch is one of the finest actresses Pakistani entertainment industry have ever had. However, the actor is now rarely seen on screen. While appearing on an Eid special show, the actor finally spilled the bean about being missing in action. Baloch said that it will take our media a lot of time […]
Austria’s Wiener Zeitung is considered to be one of the world’s oldest newspapers still in print. Now the newspaper intend to start publishing online after a decision given by the Austrian Parliament. The decision was long pending due to a dispute between the newspaper and the government authorities about the future of the newspaper. Now […]
Image: Geo.TV Pakistan is one of the 20 countries which are likely to get excessive rainfall this year, as predicted by the United Nations’ Globally Information and Early Warning System (GIEWS) of the food and agricultural organization (FAO). The report also suggests that while 20 countries will receive more rain than usual 42 countries are […]
Image: Prevention.com The World Health Organization (WHO) identified the presence of a contaminated cough syrup in Marshall Islands and Micronesia. The syrup is said to be made by an Indian manufacturer. Up on carefully analyzing the contents of the syrup, the Therapeutic Goods Administration concluded that the syrup has “unacceptable” amounts of diethylene glycol and […]
Image: Al Jazeera A local media outlet on Wednesday reported that for the first time in the history of Pakistan, the government received less Hajj applications against the quota allocated by the Saudi Government. The Express Tribune also reported that the government is thinking to surrendering the used quota to the Saudi Government. However, the […]
Image: The News International A fresh spell of torrential rain is expected to start from 28th April in Sindh. The Pakistan Metrological Department (PMD) has also predicted flooding in different areas of Balochistan. The Met Office, on Wednesday, issued a warning that the westerly system is causing depression in the Arabian Sea and Gwadar and […]
Image: CNN In order to give more users an access to Twitter’s paid services, Elon Musk introduced paid Twitter Blue Verification. However, the new service has been creating more chaos as scam, fake and deceased accounts are getting verified. Twitter gave a deadline of 29th April to it’s verified users to start opting for the […]
Image: Geo.Tv Social media went crazy yesterday when the news of model and actor Saeeda Imtiaz’s death was posted from her official Facebook and verified Instagram accounts. The posts said that the actor was “found dead in her room.” However, the actor has come back and posted a video to clear the air. She said, […]
Image: NADRA NADRA (National Database and Registration Authority) has come up with a new fingerprint identification system with 99.5% accuracy. The system, named as “NADIR” is based on Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) technology, which is a major breakthrough in biometrics. The newly launched system will assist public with automatic fingerprint identification. NADRA has also […]
Image: The Current Malala Yousufzai is a survival of Taliban’s assassination attempt and an advocate of girls’education. She is currently working on her new book in which she plans to share her most personal story. The name of the book and its title is not announced yet. Previously, Yousufzai has launched the bestselling “I Am […]
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) may announce another march toward Islamabad if elections are not announced on time. PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry told this to the media outside Lahore High Court. While answering a question related to the elections, Chaudhry said that the government is liable to implement Supreme Court’s decision. However, if this does not happen, […]
Naila Kiani becomes the first ever female Pakistani to summit Annapurna peak in Nepal. Earlier share has also reached the peaks of Gasherbrum-1, K2, and Gasherbrum-II. Annapurna is the tenth highest peak in the world standing at 8,091 metres above sea level. Kiani climbed the peak on Monday morning becoming the first Pakistani woman to […]
