14-05-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ UNITED NATIONS:  Past and present world leaders have urged that any eventual COVID-19 vaccines and treatments should be made available to everyone free of charge. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan were among more than 140 signatories of a letter …

14-05-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies ISTANBUL/ WASHINGTON/ RIYADH: The fiancee of murdered Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi has urged Newcastle United fans in an open letter to oppose a proposed Saudi takeover of the football club. The call by Hatice Cengiz on Wednesday came as news circulated that an investment …

14-05-2020 By SJA Jafri + Int’l News Desk GENEVA/ LONDON: The coronavirus “may never go away”, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned. Speaking at a briefing on Wednesday, WHO emergencies director Dr Mike Ryan warned against trying to predict when the virus would disappear. He added that even if …

Hyderabad May 14 (PMI): Commissioner of Police Rachakonda Sri. Mahesh Bhagwat (IPS) and his team are on forefront to provide all possible help to the people during covid19 lockdown in the city. Helping hands of Rachakonda has been a tremendous initiative by Rachakonda Police which is working seamlessly for the …

13-05-2020 By SJA Jafri + Agencies NEW YORK/ MELBOURNE: The America’s Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has accidentally disclosed the name of a Saudi diplomat suspected of directing support to two al-Qaeda hijackers in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, sources reported. The mistake about the identity of …

Health Minister Dr. Harsh Vardhan today interacted with Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu-Kashmir and Ladakh to review preparedness and containment measures taken for COVID-19 management. He informed that the doubling time in the past 14 days was 10.9, it has improved to 12.2 in the last three days. He said …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a special economic package worth over 20 lakh crore rupees and 10% of India’s GDP in view of the coronavirus pandemic. He said the package would provide relief to almost every segment of the population. He added that the details of the package would be …

12-05-2020 TEHRAN/ WASHINGTON: Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman said the incompetence of the US administration to address the COVID-19 crisis has “imposed intolerable burden” on the American nurses who are on the frontline of the battle against the deadly virus. “Today is International Nurses Day, amid COVID19; we are all indebted …

12-05-2020 Dozens Shia killed during Daesh attacks in Afghanistan By SJA Jafri + Agencies + Bureau Report KABUL/ ISLAMABAD: Afghan forces have evacuated dozens and ended the siege at a maternity hospital in Kabul, killing the three gunmen behind the deadly attack on the government-run hospital in the capital, the interior ministry spokesman …

Hyderabad/Cyberaba May 12 (PMI): with the assistant of Schneider India Pvt Ltd donated Helmets & 10 Littre Sanitizer to Cyberabad Police in an attempt to make a helping hand and give them safety shield to the officers on field. Krishna Reddy Chief Security Officer of Schneider Electric India Pvt Ltd., …