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Can transfusion of plasma from the body of a person who has recovered from COVID-19, be a magical cure for averting coronavirus infection? There is still very little empirical evidence to prove this proposition, one way...

Europe is leading the way toward reopening tourism sites while Egypt is planning to resume tourist activities in July but the international scene is still a far cry from what it was before the COVID-19 outbreak....

Wali of Swat with Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh  at the Wali’s palace  in Saidu Sharif, 1961 The Wali of Swat was the stuff of legend. Edward Lear wrote a nonsense rhyme about his...

Editorial Since the outbreak of COVID-19 Pakistan has been in a state of deep troubles. The infectious disease has exacerbated the multiple economic challenges, and businesses, workers and daily wage earners are finding it hard to...

Confronted with a tough foreign policy challenge in the wake of a contentious border clash with China, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has found no public support from South Asian countries. And that is not the...

Those of us who grew up in the golden era of Pakistan Television can vividly recall how important a role Tariq Aziz played in popularizing the channel with his trademark “Neelam Ghar – a quiz and...

In a dangerous turn in their weeks-long tensions, Chinese and Indian troops clashed in a face-to-face standoff in Ladakh on their disputed Himalayan border, resulting in deaths of 20 Indian forces and deaths or injuries to...

Voicing concern over India’s brutalities against Kashmiri children including torture, illegal detention, and pellet gun shootings, UN Secretary-General has called for an immediate end to such practices. Antonio Guterres issued the call in an annual report...

Nearly half of the global population, 46.4 percent, cannot connect to the Internet at a time when digital technology is vital to mounting an effective response to the COVID-19 pandemic. According to the International Telecommunication Union, ...

The number of COVID -19 cases in Pakistan may touch the alarming level of 1.2 million by the end of July, warned Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Sunday. The number of...