Iran is dying under US sanctions and China virus

Saadi Shirazi, one of the prominent Iranian poets of the medieval period, once wrote, “Extending a hand in the hour of need is the...

After blackmailing PTI, MQM-P gets two ministries, development funds for Karachi

The government has decided to include two Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) members in the federal cabinet and issue funds for Karachi and Hyderabad after...

Coronavirus Crisis brings robots to medical frontline

Robots are expected to demonstrate their value for “dirty and dangerous” medical tasks in the fight to quell the coronavirus pandemic, researchers said Wednesday....

Al Azhar issues Fatwa: Jummah prayers suspended amid COVID-19

Pakistan continues to face several challenges to deal with novel Coronavirus outbreak. Religious leaders with their myopic worldview and conservative understanding of the religion,...

Funerals in Vienna became online as coronavirus fears ramp up

Vienna funeral homes said Wednesday they are now offering to stream ceremonies online after the government restricted gatherings and travel to stem the COVID-19 outbreak. Only up to...

Challenging aspect of US-Taliban deal: Prisoners swap to begin soon

Afghan government officials will speak face-to-face with the Taliban in a historic meeting to discuss an initial release of insurgent prisoners, Afghanistan's National Security...

Coronavirus: Will the real world please stand up for refugees?

Indiscriminate in targeting its victims, the latest coronavirus (COVID-19) casts a very different light on the need to enforce international law governing wars as...

Prisoners must be released to avoid Coronavirus contagion: UN

Countries must protect people held in overcrowded prisons and other enclosed facilities from the new coronavirus pandemic by releasing vulnerable detainees, the UN rights...

Jamal Khashoggi murder: Turkey charges 20 Saudis

Turkish prosecutors on Wednesday charged 20 suspects including two former top aides to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the brutal 2018 murder of...

People laughed on PM Khan yet IMF, World Bank suspends debt payments from poorest nations

The International Monetary Fund and World Bank on Wednesday called for governments to put a hold on debt payments from the world's poorest nations...

Celebrities hit by the coronavirus so far

Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, has joined the growing list of world celebrities who have been hit by the novel coronavirus. Swedish...

Coronavirus could repeat itself in cycles: Claims a top US scientist

There is a strong chance the new coronavirus could return in seasonal cycles, a senior US scientist said Wednesday, underscoring the urgent need to...