Country News

SEOUL: South Korea will impose stricter social distancing rules for the greater Seoul area a month after easing them, officials said on Tuesday, warning of an even bigger crisis if anti-COVID-19 efforts fail to dampen a spike in new cases.…

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump, with two months left in office, last week asked for options on attacking Iran’s main nuclear site, but ultimately decided against taking the dramatic step, a U.S. official said on Monday. Trump made…

HAMBURG: Bird flu has been found on another chicken farm in Germany and a programme to slaughter up to 70,000 poultry is being prepared, authorities said on Tuesday. Type H5N8 bird flu was confirmed in a farm near Rostock in the eastern…

BEIRUT: She stands nearly three metres tall with her arm raised, the wind whipping the hair away from her scarred face, and a broken clock at her feet with the hands showing 6.08, the time that a blast ripped through Beirut port on the…

ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet approved on Tuesday waiving duty and tax on the import of Covid-19 preventive products, quoting sources. The cabinet that met today with Prime Minister Imran Khan in the chair gave the go-ahead to…

LAHORE: A meeting of the Punjab cabinet with Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar in the chair on Tuesday failed to make a decision about wheat support price. The meeting decided to constitute a cabinet committee to fix wheat support…

NAWABSHAH: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) conducted raid at warehouses of Sindh Food Department here. The NAB officials accompanied by a magistrate, raided food department warehouses and taken official record in their custody,…

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan on Tuesday announced to introduce electronic voting system to ensure fair and transparent polls in the country. “Talks are underway with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for E-voting in…

KARACHI: The novel coronavirus cases have been reported in a government school in Karachi, citing DEO Karachi South. COVID-19 positive cases have been diagnosed in the Government Boys Primary School Lyari, according to the District…

ISLAMABAD: An accountability court on Tuesday issued bailable arrest warrants for four accused over non-appearance in a case related to alleged corruption in Benazir Income Support Program (BISP). The case was taken up by AC Judge Syed…