India reports 8,306 new COVID-19 cases

NEW DELHI, Dec. 6 (Xinhua/APP):India’s COVID-19 tally rose to 34,641,561 on Monday, as 8,306 new cases were registered during the past 24 hours across the country, showed the federal health ministry’s latest data. Besides, as many as 211 deaths due to the pandemic since Sunday […]

Mongolia logs lowest daily increase in COVID-19 cases

ULAN BATOR, Dec. 6 (Xinhua/APP):Mongolia recorded 139 new COVID-19 infections over the past 24 hours, the lowest daily count since March 17, raising the total caseload to 384,870, the country’s health ministry said on Monday. Meanwhile, the country’s COVID-19 death toll rose to 1,944 after […]

Gov’t committed to rule of law: minister

PESHAWAR, Dec 06 (APP):Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Law Minister Fazal Shakur Khan has said that the government was committed to rule of law and dispensation of justice was its top priority. Speaking during a meeting with a delegation of NGOs Oxfam and Lassona he said, “Our government […]

Man kills sister for honour

SARGODHA, Dec 06 (APP):A man gunned down his married sister for honour in the jurisdiction of Wah Bachrah police station. Police said on Monday that Ali Akbar of Shekhawali village had suspected that his sister Nimra Bibi (32) had illicit relations with his friend.On the […]

Philippines logs 543 new COVID-19 cases, 113 more deaths

MANILA, Dec. 6 (Xinhua/APP):The Philippines’ Department of Health (DOH) reported 543 new COVID-19 infections on Monday, pushing the number of confirmed cases in the Southeast Asian country to 2,835,154. The DOH also reported that 113 more people died from COVID-19 complications, bringing the country’s death […]

Myanmar junta jails Suu Kyi for four years

Yangon, Dec 6 (AFP/APP):Myanmar’s junta jailed ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday for four years for incitement against the military and breaching Covid rules, the first of a series of possible sentences that could see the Nobel laureate imprisoned for decades. Suu Kyi, […]