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MUZAFFARABAD: Amidst rising coronavirus cases, the Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government decided on Tuesday to impose a complete lockdown across the region for a fortnight starting November 21. This decision came during a meeting of…

Karachi: England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have consulted with Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to postpone their proposed tour to the country in January next year on grounds of increasing cost and players’ availability. According to…

Karachi: The president and interim head coach of Karachi Kings, Wasim Akram shared his excitement and stated that the boys are pumped for their final clash of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season five against Lahore Qalandars. The…

SHENZHEN: Huawei Technologies is selling its budget brand smartphone unit Honor to a consortium of over 30 agents and dealers in a bid to keep it alive, the company and the consortium said on Tuesday. The deal comes after U.S.…

KARACHI: Three unidentified gunmen looted Rs9mn from the employees of a company situated in the area of Shah Latif Colony, Karachi on Tuesday. According to police, the robbers were following the staff of a private company after they…

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…