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Saudi approves Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine
Saudi Arabia’s health authority has approved the registration of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in the kingdom, it announced on Thursday.
The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) made the announcement after Pfizer submitted a…
COVID-19 in Pakistan: Highest mortality rates observed in KP,…
ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan's coronavirus death toll rose to 8,653 with the virus claiming 50 lives in the past 24 hours, the highest fatality rates of 2.8% and 2.6% were observed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab respectively.
The two…
Bilawal meet Maryam today to discuss PDM
LAHORE: PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will be visiting PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz at Lahore’s Jati Umrah today (Friday) afternoon ahead of the Pakistan Democratic Movement’s Lahore jalsa scheduled for Sunday.
The PPP…
Pakistan’s COVID-19 death toll exceeds 8,600
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's official death toll from the novel coronavirus infections climbed to 8,603 with the virus claiming 56 lives in the past 24 hours, data issued by the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) showed on…
Police arrest ‘head of gang’ involved in manufacturing…
PESHAWAR: The police officials claimed to have arrested the ‘head of gang’ involved in manufacturing counterfeit coins in Peshawar
Superintendent Police (SP) City told media that a suspected gang leader has been arrested while shifting…
PDM resignations will not harm assembly, Sheikh Rasheed says
LAHORE: Federal Railways Minister Sheikh Rasheed dismissed on Thursday the Opposition’s threat to resign from the assembly, saying it wouldn’t have any impact on the lower house of Parliament.
“The resignation will not harm the…
2,963 COVID-19 cases, 60 deaths reported in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has recorded 60 deaths and 2,963 new cases due to the COVID-19 in the last 24 hours
In the past 24 hours, 60 more people succumbed to the disease, taking the death toll to 8,547. 1,797 patients have recovered from…
More areas in Rawalpindi, Bahawalpur placed under smart lockdown
LAHORE: As many as 19 areas of Rawalpindi and three of Bahawalpur have been placed under smart lockdown owing to the rising COVID-19 cases
Secretary Healthcare Punjab Muhammad Usman has stated that “shopping malls, restaurants and…
PM to inaugurate Air Sial today
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan is scheduled to make a day-trip to Sialkot today.
According to the PM Office, the premier will inaugurate local airline AirSial and meet the city's prominent business personalities. The premier…
Karachi’s positivity ratio highest in country
ISLAMABAD: The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) said on Tuesday the countrywide positivity ratio of Covid-19 cases jumped to 8.58 per cent in the past 24 hours.
Karachi recorded the highest positivity ratio at 21.8pc…