Keep borders open as we tackle new Covid variant: WHO

Brazzaville, Nov 28 (AFP/APP):The head of the World Health Organization in Africa on Sunday urged countries to follow the science rather than imposing flight bans in a bid to contain the new Omicron Coronavirus variant. “With the Omicron variant now detected in several regions of […]

Williams Racing founder Frank Williams dies

London, Nov 28 (AFP/APP):Frank Williams, whose team dominated Formula One in the 1980s and 1990s, has died at the age of 79, the team announced on Sunday. The Williams team won the F1 drivers’ title seven times and the constructors’ championship on nine occasions under […]

S.African president wants travel bans ‘urgently’ lifted

Johannesburg, Nov 28 (AFP/APP):South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday called on countries to “urgently” reverse travel bans linked to the discovery of the new coronavirus variant Omicron. “We call upon all those countries that have imposed travel bans on our country and our southern […]

JI’s protest against countrywide inflation ends at D-Chowk

Islamabad-November 28(Online): Jamaat-i-Islami s (JI) mass demonstration against countrywide inflation ended at D-Chowk in Islamabad on Sunday. Earlier, Jamaat-i-Islami(JI) held protests against countrywide inflation at D-Chowk in Islamabad. According to the media report, Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) protesters crossed all the barriers placed in D-Chowk the held […]

QAU VC seeks exit, as problems mount

Islamabad-November 28(Online): Facing mounting criticism over deteriorating administrative and academic situation at the Quaid-e-Azam University, its Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Ali Shah is seeking exit a year before the end of his tenure, through his candidature forthe post of VC at 3 regional public sector […]

FBR Hunts 1st Non-Tax Stamped Sugar Consignment in Hyderabad

Islamabad (PNI) Inland Revenue Enforcement Network (IREN) Squad of Directorate of Intelligence & Investigation (I&I)-IR, Hyderabad, in a major counter-tax evasion operation, has seized 172 Sugar Bags, which were found without affixation of tax stamps in one warehouse. In compliance of STGO 05 of 2021 […]

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