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The challenges of COVID-19

COVID-19, the deadly pandemic, is moving at a fast pace, killing thousands of people worldwide in its wake every day. The confirmed cases of coronavirus have topped 3.4 million worldwide while over...

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Doctors misguiding, mistreating Coronavirus patients: PMA

LAHORE: The Pakistan Medical Association has expressed serious concern over the increasing number of coronavirus patients and rising death toll of Covid-19 patients in the country.“We are very...

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Pakistan to record 5m births in nine months since Covid-19 declared as pandemic

NEW DELHI: Pakistan is projected to record five million births in the nine months since the COVID-19 was declared pandemic in March and these births expected to take place between March and December,...

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Pakistanis, other ethnics more at risk from COVID-19 in UK

LONDON: Black people and men of Bangladeshi and Pakistani origin are nearly twice as likely to die from the COVID-19 disease than whites, even when adjusting data for deprivation, a new British...

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COVID-19 represents crisis for microfinance in low-income communities

ISLAMABAD: The COVID-19 pandemic has created immediate challenges for institutions that serve affected communities, a study says.It was prepared by six academics associated with prestigious...

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Adviser, FPCCI discuss business issues through video link

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh has said the government is actively resolving the liquidity related issues of the business community by clearing...

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Milan Fashion Week goes digital in July amid virus pandemic

Coronavirus emergency erupted in Italy in late February, during Milan's Fashion Week, causing some designers to present their runway shows without audiences.




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US Space Force chief explains why he didn't want Steve Carell to play him on Netflix film

US Space Force chief explains why he didn't want Steve Carell to play him on Netflix film




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When Gigi Hadid ditched hugging Harry Styles post Zayn Malik's 'One Direction' exit

Gigi Hadid was seen snubbing Harry Styles while embracing other bandmates after Zayn Malik’s ‘One Direction’ exit




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Ariel Winter recounts horrific cooking accident: 'I sliced off my thumb and threw it away'

Ariel Winter shocked her fans after revealing a harrowing accident she had once while cooking at her place




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Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez drop bid to buy baseball franchise New York Mets

Jennifer Lopez, Alex Rodriguez eyed a deal to work with biotech billionaire Wayne Rothbaum to mount the bid for the Mets




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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry residing in actor Tyler Perry's mansion: report

Oprah Winfrey has reportedly arranged for the Duke and Duchess to move into Tyler Perry's mansion




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Hania Aamir's unique dance video goes viral

The video has won the hearts on social media and garnered thousands of hearts within no time.




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Kate Middleton reveals what she is doing during lockdown

Kate Middleton, with home-schooling her three children, is doing royal duties via video calls




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Alia Shawkat steps out of her house without Brad Pitt amid virus lockdown

Brad Pitt and Alia recently made headlines for their growing closeness




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Kate Middleton, Prince William make sweet change to their social media accounts

The profile photo on the Kensington Royal Twitter and Instagram pages was changed to an image of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and their children




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Idris Elba seen walking streets of London after recovering from Covid-19

Idris Elba, along with his wife Sabrina Dhowre Elb, tested positive for a 'very mild' strain of coronavirus in March




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Zayn Malik is 'determined' to marry Gigi Hadid

Marriage is not too unlikely for Zayn Malik and Gigi Hadid, as per a source




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Kim Kardashian shares throwback family photo amid rift reports with Kanye West

Kim Kardashian on Friday said she has started missing her sisters.




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Gigi Hadid flaunts her culinary skills under lockdown

Gigi and her sister Bella have been spending more time in the kitchen under quarantine





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Amid ruins, Ramazan meal reunites a community

ATAREB, Syria: Amid mounds of rubble and the ruins of buildings destroyed during nearly a decade of war, a Ramazan iftar meal has reunited a community in northwestern Syria, foreign media reported.Dozens of men and children sat out on a long line of blankets on the ground in the town of Atareb for...




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China continues supporting Pakistan to fight epidemic

ISLAMABAD: All sections of Chinese society are generously supporting Pakistan, donating medical supplies and funds, sharing experience of anti-epidemic and dispatching medical experts to overcome COVID-19 virous.According to Gwadar Pro, in recent fortnight, Chinese government and the people,...




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Accuser says Joe Biden should quit White House race

WASHINGTON: The woman who accused Joe Biden of sexually assaulting her in 1993 called on him to drop out of the US presidential race, saying Thursday she´d take a polygraph about the alleged encounter if he would. Tara Reade said in March that Biden, the Democratic Party´s presumptive...




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New task for spy agencies: stay ahead of epidemic threats

PARIS: A host of state intelligence services warned early of a new coronavirus with the potential to wreak havoc worldwide, yet many governments failed to heed the warnings — a mistake that experts say they are unlikely to make again.The scramble to contain the outbreak has underscored for...




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India's lavish weddings go online amid lockdown

NEW DELHI: Under lockdown and far apart, Sushen Dang and Keerti Narang went online to say their marriage vows — and pulled off a spectacular Indian wedding complete with thousands of guests and raucous Bollywood dancing.In a country famous for lavish weddings that last for days, the young...




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US Senate fails to override Trump veto on Iran war powers

WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Thursday failed to override President Donald Trump’s veto of a bipartisan measure that would have limited his power to attack Iran. Lawmakers voted 49-44 to support the resolution that passed Congress earlier this year, short of the two-thirds majority necessary...




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Virus-hit Iran holds Friday prayers for first time in months

TEHRAN: Virus-hit Iran allowed worshippers to attend Friday prayers for the first time in more than two months, but the capital remains under restrictions amid the Middle East’s deadliest coronavirus outbreak. Since reporting its first cases in mid-February, the Islamic republic has...




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Malawi court rejects president'sappeal against poll annulment

LILONGWE: Malawi´s top appeals court on Friday rejected President Peter Mutharika´s bid to scrap the annulment of controversial elections last May which he narrowly won, paving the way for a rerun in July. Mutharika had appealed a landmark decision by the Constitutional Court to...




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Malawi court rejects president's appeal against poll annulment

LILONGWE, Malawi: Malawi’s top appeals court on Friday rejected President Peter Mutharika’s bid to scrap the annulment of controversial elections last May which he narrowly won, paving the way for a rerun in July.Mutharika had appealed a landmark decision by the Constitutional Court to...




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New York child dies from rare disease linked to Covid-19

NEW YORK: A five-year-old boy in New York state has died from a rare inflammatory disease believed to be caused by the new coronavirus, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Friday.“There have been 73 reported cases in NY of children getting severely ill with symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease...




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Drop in Covid-19 cases 'a must' for returning to normality

EDINBURGH: The number of cases of Covid-19 needs to come down “substantially” and consistently before there can be any return to normality, a disease expert has said.Professor Hugh Pennington said that while “we may be past the peak of the coronavirus pandemic, the number of...




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700,000 credit payment holidays granted

LONDON: Nearly 700,000 payment holidays on credit cards have been granted as part of stop-gap measures to support borrowers whose finances have been affected by the coronavirus.Lenders have also provided almost 470,000 payment freezes on personal loans, according to the figures for the period up...




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Trump knocks Biden for campaigning from basement amid virus

President Donald Trump needled his Democratic rival Joe Biden Friday for limiting his campaign appearances to virtual events from the basement of his home in Delaware.




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Madrid and Barcelona will not move to next stage of Spain’s lockdown exit

Madrid and Barcelona will not progress to the next phase of Spain's exit from one of Europe’s strictest lockdowns that will allow bars, restaurants and places of worship to reopen in some areas from Monday, the government announced.




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Biggest threat to Brazil coronavirus response? President Bolsonaro, says The Lancet

The biggest threat to Brazil's ability to successfully combat the spread of the coronavirus and tackle the unfolding public health crisis is the country's president, Jair Bolsonaro, according to British medical journal The Lancet.




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Six killed in clashes at Afghanistan food aid event

Two policemen and four other people were killed in Afghanistan Saturday after a deadly clash at a public food donation in central Ghor province, officials said.




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Covid-19 challenges: Imran stresses out-of-box solutions

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday said out-of-box solutions were needed to meet the present day economic challenges in the wake of COVID-19 situation.He was chairing a meeting to review the economic situation and future outlook of economy in the wake of COVID-19 situation. A detailed...




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Arrest of Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman: Countrywide protest of media workers continues

RAWALPINDI/LAHORE/PESHAWAR: The workers of Jang, Geo and The News along with representatives of civil society and political workers continued countrywide protest on Friday against illegal arrest of Editor-in-Chief of Geo and Jang Group Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman and pledged that the protest will...




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Impact of Covid-19 pandemic: Pakistan's GDP to contract by 1.6pc in current fiscal, says Economist Intelligence Unit

ISLAMABAD: Keeping in view the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, Pakistan’s GDP is going to contract by 1.6 percent in the ongoing fiscal 2019-20 and will grow to 2.9 percent in the next financial year 2020-21 and the loans from IMF and other multilateral and bilateral donors will help to ease...




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Arrest of Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman: Countrywide protest of media workers continues

RAWALPINDI/LAHORE/PESHAWAR: The workers of Jang, Geo and The News along with representatives of civil society and political workers continued countrywide protest on Friday against illegal arrest of Editor-in-Chief of Geo and Jang Group Mir Shakil-ur-Rahman and pledged that the protest will...




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COVID-19 challenges: Imran stresses out-of-box solutions

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday said out-of-box solutions were needed to meet the present day economic challenges in the wake of COVID-19 situation.He was chairing a meeting to review the economic situation and future outlook of economy in the wake of COVID-19 situation.A detailed...




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Worldwide COVID-19 toll crosses 274,000

ISLAMABAD: At least 274,625 people have died of the novel coronavirus since the epidemic surfaced in China late last year, according to international media reports.There have been more than 3,984,488 officially recorded cases spanning 195 countries and territories.The United States is the...




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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic: Pakistan's GDP to contract by 1.6pc in current fiscal, says Economist Intelligence Unit

ISLAMABAD: Keeping in view the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, Pakistan’s GDP is going to contract by 1.6 percent in the ongoing fiscal 2019-20 and will grow to 2.9 percent in the next financial year 2020-21 and the loans from IMF and other multilateral and bilateral donors will help to ease...




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COVID-19 challenges: PM Imran Khan stresses out-of-box solutions

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday said out-of-box solutions were needed to meet the present day economic challenges in the wake of COVID-19 situation.He was chairing a meeting to review the economic situation and future outlook of economy in the wake of COVID-19 situation.A detailed...




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COVID-19 death toll tops 274,000

ISLAMABAD: At least 274,625 people have died of the novel coronavirus since the epidemic surfaced in China late last year, according to international media reports.There have been more than 3,984,488 officially recorded cases spanning 195 countries and territories. The United States is the...




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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic: Pak GDP to contract by 1.6pc in current fiscal, says Economist Intelligence Unit

ISLAMABAD: Keeping in view the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, Pakistan’s GDP is going to contract by 1.6 percent in the ongoing fiscal 2019-20 and will grow to 2.9 percent in the next financial year 2020-21 and the loans from IMF and other multilateral and bilateral donors will help to ease...




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Rethinking the design of rural roads -- by Rika Idei

Re-examining the design of rural road projects will make them more effective in improving the lives of the people living nearby.




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Get smart to avoid a global water crisis -- by Stephane Y. Bessadi

Technology is a critical aspect of improving the availability and accessibility of clean water around the world.




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Inside the camps in Cox’s Bazar, lives are gradually being rebuilt -- by Manmohan Parkash

At Camp No 5, in Cox's Bazar, there are about 632,000 displaced people still living in terrible conditions. But an international humanitarian effort is helping people in the community in southern Bangladesh live a better life.