Swedish stabbing motive linked to psychiatry: prosecutor

Stockholm, July 7 (AFP/APP): A prominent Swedish psychiatrist stabbed to death in broad daylight on the island of Gotland during a political event was likely targeted because of her professional background, authorities said Thursday. Ing-Marie Wieselgren, 64, was attacked on Wednesday in the city of […]

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson quits after cabinet bloodbath

London, July 7 (AFP/APP): Boris Johnson resigned on Thursday as leader of Britain’s Conservative party, triggering a race to succeed him as prime minister after a frenzied 48 hours which saw dozens desert his scandal-hit government. Johnson acknowledged it was “clearly the will of the […]

Monsoon rains have claimed 77 lives so far: Sherry Rehman

ISLAMABAD 06 July (Online): Federal Minister for Climate Change Sherry Rehman on Wednesday revealed that monsoon rains across the country — which began on June 14 — have claimed 77 lives so far of which 39 were reported in Balochistan. “The figure includes children, men […]

US donates four mobile Labs to strengthen Pakistan’s COVID-19 testing

Islamabad, July 6 (Online): The U.S. government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), presented four mobile laboratories valued at $4.6 million to Pakistan’s National Institute of Health to strengthen Pakistan’s capacity to diagnose COVID-19 and other communicable diseases. The state-of-the-art facilities will improve […]

Flood takes 23 lives in Balochistan; PDMA

QUETTA 06 July (Online): Flood in the result of monsoon rains has taken 23 live all over the Balochistan, Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) told on Wednesday. President Alvi expressed sorrows and directed authority to help the people. PDMA told that 4 people died in […]

Court extends Imran Khan’s interim bail till July 18

ISLAMABAD, Jul 06 (APP): A lower court of Islamabad on Wednesday extended the interim bail to Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI)’s Leader Imran Khan till July 18, in different First Information Reports (FIRs). District and Sessions Judge Kamran Basharrat Mufti heard the petition seeking pre-arrest […]

Singapore reports 9,989 new COVID-19 cases

SINGAPORE, July 6 (Xinhua) APP):Singapore reported 9,989 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, bringing the total tally to 1,495,953. Of the new cases, 837 cases were detected through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests and 9,152 through ART (antigen rapid test) tests, according to statistics released […]

Maskless pilgrims launch largest hajj of Covid era

Mecca, Saudi Arabia, July 6 (AFP/APP): The biggest hajj pilgrimage since the Covid pandemic began kicked off Wednesday, with hundreds of thousands of mostly maskless worshippers expected to circle Islam’s holiest site in Saudi Arabia’s Mecca. One million fully vaccinated Muslims, including 850,000 from abroad, […]