3 Jul, 23 : 21 pm
Pakistan rejects India’s fallacious contentions about polls in Gilgit-Baltistan
Pakistan has categorically rejected India’s fallacious contentions about elections in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Man convicted in New Zealand mosque shooting to be sentenced in August
An Australian white supremacist who was convicted of murdering more than 50 Muslims in the New Zealand mosque shooting, will…
19 killed, several injured as train rams into van of Sikh Yatrees in Sheikhupura
A Lahore-bound train rammed into a passenger van at a railway crossing near Farooq Abad railway station in Sheikhupura on…
Pakistan
3 Jul, 15 : 15 pm
Judge Arshad Malik dismissed following video scandal
Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan on Friday sacked former Islamabad accountability court judge Arshad Malik, who handed the...
Lahore DIG wants permanent ban on PUBG
DIG Operations Lahore Ashfaq Ahmed Khan has been relieved after the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) banned the Player Unknown’s Battlefields (PUBG) game on his recommendation, saying that he would support...
PSX Attack: Vehicle used by the attackers spotted in a TV drama
While investigators are hard at work to make headway into the attack on the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) this week, the vehicle used by the attackers to reach the target...
Oman airline allowed to operate five special repatriation flights to Pakistan
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Thursday allowed SalamAir to operate five special flights for repatriation of Pakistani nationals from Oman.
Around The World
France's Macron picks new prime minister to reinvent presidency
President Emmanuel Macron named Jean Castex, a top civil servant and local mayor who orchestrated France’s coronavirus lockdown exit strategy, as his new prime minister on Friday...
Sport
3 Jul, 19
Messi unwilling to renew Barca contract: report
Barcelona captain Lionel Messi has called off negotiations over renewing his contract with the club and is ready to leave the Catalans when his current deal expires in 2021, according to a report by Spanish radio station Cadena Ser on Friday.
Shashank Manohar steps down as ICC chairman after four years in of…
India's Shashank Manohar stepped down as chairman of the International Cricket Council on Wednesday after…
PTA temporarily banned PUBG in Pakistan
The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has temporarily banned the PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG), an online battle…
Entertainment
3 Jul, 18
Angolan app gives performers a lifeline - streaming to paying public
When the Angolan government imposed its coronavirus lockdown in late March, local entrepreneur and innovator Claudio Kiala saw a gap in the market when it came to virtual entertainment.
Folk Singer Alam Lohar remembered on 41st death anniversary
Legendary Punjabi folk singer Alam Lohar is being remembered on his 41st death anniversary on Friday (July 3).
'Kashmiri lives also matter': Mehwish Hayat wants international co…
A viral picture of the three-year-old Kashmiri boy sitting on the dead body of his grandfather sparked outrage, with people…
Education
27 Jun, 10
Govt to decide on re-opening schools on July 2: Shafqat Mehmood
Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood told the National Assembly on Friday that private schools were pressurising the government to re-open schools across the country.
Federal govt seeks proposals to reopen education institutes
The federal government has asked the provincial authorities to come up with their proposals to resume academic a…
Health
3 Jul, 18
Gilead's COVID-19 antiviral remdesivir gets conditional EU clearance
The European Commission said on Friday it had given conditional approval for the use of antiviral remdesivir in severe COVID-19 patients following an accelerated review process, making it the region’s first therapy to be authorised to treat the virus.
World takes stock of COVID-19 drug
Some governments in Europe and Asia said on Wednesday they have enough of Gilead’s COVID-19 anti-viral remdesivir…
Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine shows potential in human trial
A COVID-19 vaccine developed by German biotech firm BioNTech and U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has shown potenti…