ISLAMABAD, Dec 29 (EW): The Border Health Services of Pakistan has directed authorities at all international airports to ensure strict implementation of the Covid screening of inbound passengers amid rising cases of new variants in parts of the world. In a letter dated Dec 28, the department said that passengers travelling to Pakistan from foreign countries should be strictly …
WASHINGTON, Dec 27 (Reuters): US President Joe Biden authorized federal support for New York state on Monday after a severe winter storm left at least 27 people dead in the Buffalo area and tens of thousands of residents without power, the White House said in a statement. At least 60 lives have been lost in weather-related incidents nationwide, according …
On the 15th death anniversary of Benazir Bhutto, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, other politicians, family members, and well-wishers took to Twitter in memory of the slain former prime minister. The prime minister, calling Benazir a crusader for human rights and democracy, said that Pakistan is observing the martyrdom anniversary of Mohtarama Benazir Bhutto Shaheed. “She left an indelible mark on the …
ISLAMABAD, Dec 27 (EW): – The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday postponed the local government elections scheduled for December 31 in Islamabad. The announcement came following a change in the union councils of the federal capital. The Commission announced the decsion regarding local bodies elections and cancelled the schedule. A five-member bench of the Election Commission heard …
BEIJING, Dec 27 (AP): China will drop a Covid-19 quarantine requirement for passengers arriving from abroad starting Jan. 8, the National Health Commission announced Monday in the latest easing of the country’s once-strict virus-control measures. Currently, arriving passengers must quarantine for five days at a hotel, followed by three days at home. That is down from as much as …
KARACHI: The Sindh Government has once again reached out to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for the delay in the local government polls in Karachi and Hyderabad this time citing a pending work related to a Supreme Court Judgment. In a letter, the provincial government’s Local Government Department said that work is pending related to the implementation of the …
ISLAMABD, dec 27 (EW): After a suicide attack that rocked the federal capital, the Islamabad Police Tuesday issued a “special security plan” considering the current security situation. While sharing the plan on Twitter, the law enforcement agency said that at least 25 temporary security check posts have been established at different locations in Islamabad. The authorities will be using …
LAHORE, Dec 26 (EW): Dense fog again blanketed different cities of Punjab, including Lahore on night between Sunday and Monday, paralysing routine life and disrupting road and air traffic, Dunya News reported. The flight operation at the Allama Iqbal International Airport, Lahore and Multan Airport was also affected due to severe weather condition and several incoming flights were diverted …
Spinners Michael Bracewell and Ajaz Patel grabbed three wickets between them to leave Pakistan struggling on 115-4 at lunch Monday on the opening day of the first Test in Karachi. Bracewell dismissed Shan Masood for three and Imam-ul-Haq for 24, while Patel took the early wicket of Abdullah Shafique for seven after Pakistan won the toss and opted to …
JEDDAH, Dec 26 (EW): The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Sunday condemned the Afghan Taliban’s announcement, which ordered all local and foreign non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to stop their women staff from working, saying that the ban is “self-defeating and disserving the interests of Afghan people”. The statement issued on the cooperation’s official Twitter handle stated that OIC Secretary-General, …
