25-04-2021 BAGHDAD: 37 people were killed and 66 injured after a fire broke out on Sunday in a coronavirus intensive care unit in Baghdad, as Iraq faces a growing wave of COVID-19 cases. The fire at the Ibn Khatib hospital in the Iraqi capital was sparked by an accident that …

25-04-2021 LONDON/ WASHINGTON/ OTTAWA: More than one billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered worldwide, according to a tally, with more than half given in just three countries. At least 1,002,938,540 doses had been administered in 207 countries and territories by 17:45 GMT on Saturday, less than five months …

25-04-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ NEW DELHI: Pakistan has officially reached out to India and offered support in the wake of a particularly lethal coronavirus wave in the country. “As a gesture of solidarity with the people of India in the wake of the current wave of …

Ramana will hold the post for about 16 months, until August 26, 2022 New Delhi: Justice Nuthalapati Venkata Ramana was on Saturday sworn as the 48th Chief Justice of India. He was administered the oath of office by President Ram Nath Kovind. He will hold the post for about 16 months, …

24-04-2021 By SJA Jafri + Agencies + Bureau Report ISLAMABAD/ NEW YORK: Pakistan on Saturday assured ‘every possible assistance’ to the family of Nafiah Ikram, a Shia Pakistani descent who was left disfigured in an acid attack outside her home in New York that also left her nearly blind. “The …

Hyderabad, April 24 (PMI): Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G. Kishan Reddy today visited the covid-19 dedicated Gandhi hospital in Secunderabad. During the visit,  Reddy inspected the wards in which Covid positive patients are being treated. He also took stock of the facilities being provided and required in …

Hyderabad, April 24 (PMI): The Chief Minister of the state K Chandrashekhar Rao today greeted people of the state on the occasion of the National Panchayat Raj Day. The CM said the state administration could march towards progress only when there is a partnership of people in the governance. He …

24-04-2021 By SJA Jafri + Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD/ KARACHI: Dozens more Shia people have been killed in Afghanistan during ‘present’ ongoing target killing wave while thirteen (13) others have ether kidnapped or abducted for ransom or slaughtering including five young Shia girls, sources told PMI. According to the reports …

24-04-2021 COLOMBO: The Sri Lankan police have arrested a Muslim leader and member of parliament in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks that killed 279 people as pressure to speed up the investigation mounted. Detectives took Rishad Bathiudeen, leader of the All Ceylon Makkal Party, into custody on Saturday …

24-04-2021 JAKARTA: Indonesian officials say debris from a missing submarine was found after the vessel sank as hopes of rescuing 53 sailors on board faded on Saturday. Items located included a bottle of lubricant and a device that protects a torpedo, Air Marshall Hadi Tjahjanto said. “The objects found near …