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In reality check, Pakistan reimposes lockdown to contain coronavirus spread
Pakistan‘s government has decided to seal selected areas of various cities from Monday night to help check the spread of the coronavirus as the number of infected people in this part of the world is feared...Jun 15, 2020 837 0 -
Arundhati Roy warns of genocidal horrors hanging over Indian Muslims
Renowned writer Arundhati Roy has echoed another warning about the perilous state of Indian Muslims, saying India has created a genocidal climate for its Muslim population. In her latest comments, the novelist says India is carrying...Jun 13, 2020 955 0 -
Coronavirus, locust invasion push Pakistan into negative growth for the first time in 68 years
The twin monsters of coronavirus and locust invasion have pushed Pakistan into negative territory, causing a contraction of 0.38 per cent in growth – something that the country has not witnessed in almost seven decades. Even...Jun 12, 2020 751 0 -
What kind of masks are best for use against coronavirus?
With the cities and towns gradually opening, everyone needs to wear a mask at public places to keep the coronavirus away, especially when social distancing is not possible. But what kind of mask? There are extremely...Jun 8, 2020 524 0 -
Coronavirus has now claimed more than 100,000 American lives
By Iftikhar Ali in New York and Huma Nisar in Washington D.C. The grim milestone means the United States has lost more people to the novel coronavirus than the combined casualties of conflicts since the 1950s...May 27, 2020 650 0 -
US, Pakistan welcome Afghan ceasefire during Eid
The United States and Pakistan, two major players pushing the Afghans toward peace through a power-sharing arrangement, have welcomed the announcement of a three-day ceasefire by the Taliban and the Afghan government during the Muslim festival...May 24, 2020 909 0 -
US says China should ease loan burden on Pakistan
By Huma Nisar and Muhammad Luqman America’ top State Department official dealing with South Asia has called on China to alleviate the burden of its “predatory, unsustainable and unfair lending” to Pakistan in view of the...May 22, 2020 829 0 -
As gesture of solidarity, Pakistan gifts protective equipment to U.S. amid coronavirus pandemic
Pakistan’s Armed Forces have made a gift of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the U.S. Armed Forces as a gesture of solidarity amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Pakistani embassy in Washington D.C. said. The consignment of...May 22, 2020 727 0 -
Scientists developing a face mask that may light up upon detecting coronavirus
Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the use of face masks has become ubiquitous, and wearing it is widely considered a good easy preventive measure. But masks come with a variety of protective layers like the...May 18, 2020 913 0 -
Prominent Saudi says India’s Islamophobia has angered the Arab world
A leading Saudi journalist and former editor of newspaper Saudi Gazette, Khaled Al-Maeena has said that the Arab world faced the worst kind of malicious and hatred attacks from Indians amid criticism of ongoing violence against...May 17, 2020 1290 0