India promotes yoga to combat coronavirus

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extolled yoga as a way of building a "protective shield" of immunity against the coronavirus, as his nation...

Is ‘smart lockdown’ only way to curb spread of coronavirus?

The head of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) Asad Umar appealed on Thursday that the nationals must strictly follow the standard operating...

Pakistan-Iran border trade resumes amid surge in virus cases

Pakistan has said that its border with Iran, which was closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, will remain open seven days a week for...

Kashmiris congratulate UNGA president-elect Volkan Bozkir

The Kashmiri diaspora in the US has congratulated a Turkish top official on being elected president of the 75th session of the UN General...

Syrian regime under scrutiny from European nations and UN

Here is a roundup of the international investigations and actions that have been launched into alleged crimes by the regime of Syrian President Bashar...

Facebook removes Trump ads for carrying Nazi symbol

Facebook on Thursday removed ads by President Donald Trump's re-election campaign that contained a symbol used in Nazi Germany for political prisoners. The leading social...

CDA approves landmark Rs 49 billion development budget

Capital Development Authority has approved the landmark development focused budget estimates with a total outlay of 49 billion rupees with a surplus of 10...

Pakistan recalls historic win over India in ICC Champions Trophy final

Pakistan is reminiscing the historic win against India in the final match of Champions Trophy in 2017. Pakistan cricket team defeated India to win...

Covid-19 hotspots in Karachi to be shut down from today

The district administration has decided to put COVID-19 hotspots in 41 union councils (UCs) of Karachi under lockdown for a period of two weeks...

Indo-China tensions: US interests & regional implications

On June 15, Sino-Indian tensions spiked with the killing of 20 soldiers during a confrontation in the Galwan Valley-- the mountainous region of Ladakh....

Pakistan to use dexamethasone to treat coronavirus

Pakistan will continue using dexamethasone to treat critical novel coronavirus patients, the country's top health official said on Wednesday as its ally fatalities hit...

How to end prevailing deadlock in Afghanistan

The release of 3,000 Taliban prisoners by President Ashraf Ghani’s administration has generated optimism about the long-delayed intra-Afghan peace talks, with the Taliban announcing...