- Pakistan reports less than 50 daily deaths for 10th consecutive day
Pakistan recorded another 38 fatalities from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, according to latest data issued by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) Thursday morning.
- Russia warns of civil war in Afghanistan after withdrawal of troops
Speaking at the ninth Moscow Conference on International Security, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu stressed upon the key role of Islamabad and Tehran to keep the Afghan groups united.
- PTI Balochistan Minister Yar Mohammad Rind resigns
Amid widening differences among coalition partners in Balochistan, PTI provincial chief and Education Minister Yar Mohammad Rind resigned from the cabinet.
- No leniency for tax defaulters from next fiscal year, warns Tarin
The government will not show leniency towards willful tax defaulters from the next fiscal year, warned Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin Wednesday.
- US to add heart inflammation warning for Covid mRNA vaccines for teens
US health authorities plan to update official guidance about administering mRNA Covid vaccines to adolescents and young adults after finding a likely link to rare cases of heart inflammation, but say the overall benefits still “clearly” outweigh the risks.
- 10% ad-hoc relief for govt workers not enough: Abbasi
PML-N Senior Vice President Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Wednesday while participating in budget debate in the National Assembly maintained that given the current price hike, the 10% ad hoc relief announced for public sector employees was insufficient.
- Opposition members stage walkout in KP assembly
The tribesmen set out for Islamabad in the day to stage a sit-in after seeing the provincial government ignore their street protest, which began on May 31.
- Initial response to Covid-19 lacked enforcement: HRCP
The authorities failed to enforce standard operating procedures in mosques as most religious bodies and mosque committees refused to comply with them.
- IHC reserves verdict on Nawaz’s appeals against conviction
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) is going to decide whether it should reject former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s appeals against conviction or rehear him upon his surrender or arrest.
- Climate change to reshape life sooner than feared: UN
Climate change will fundamentally reshape life on the planet in the coming decades, even if humans can tame planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, according to a landmark draft report from the UN’s climate science advisers.
- The dollar index rose 4 points to 91.84
- Crude oil price rises 9 cents is 73.17
- Gold fell $7.4 to $1,776 an ounce
COVID-19 Updates:
- With 1,097 new COVID-19 cases, 35 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours
- 32,936 COVID-19 cases are active in the country
- The total death tally of Covid-19 stands at 22,108
- 1,131 people recovered from Coronavirus in the last 24 hours
- The positivity rate of Covid-19 is recorded at 2.37%
- Over 179.5 million are infected globally
- More than 3.8 million have died due to the virus
- Over 130.9 million recovered from COVID-19
- 123 virus cases reported in KP, 69 in Balochistan
- Punjab records 198 new Covid infections, 16 deaths
- Islamabad, AJK, and GB collectively report 103 Covid cases
