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Iran warns US not to interfere with Venezuela oil shipment

11:31 pm May 23, 2020

Tehran: Iran’s president on Saturday warned the United States not to interfere with a shipment of oil bound for Venezuela after the South American nation said it would provide an armed escort for the tankers. In a statement posted on his website, Hassan Rouhani said the United States had created unacceptable conditions in different parts […]

Downloading, decoding of black box of crashed Pakistani airplane complete: French investigators

Pakistan plane ‘jolted’ thrice before crash: Survivor

11:25 pm May 23, 2020

Islamabad/Karachi: The PIA plane was flying very “smoothly” but while attempting to land, it “jolted” thrice and then the pilot “adroitly lifted” the aircraft off the ground, only to crash moments later, recounts Muhammad Zubair, one of the just two passengers who miraculously survived the fiery crash. Zubair, 24, was among 99 passengers on board […]

Sri Lanka to ease coronavirus restrictions from May 26

11:19 pm May 23, 2020

Colombo: Sri Lanka will ease the coronavirus lockdown restrictions from May 26, limiting the curfew hours from 10.00 pm to 4.00 am among other relaxations. The curfew will be lifted during the day across the country, including hot-spot districts of Colombo and Gampaha, President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s said in a statement. The two districts were identified […]

Pakistan conducts highest number of coronavirus tests over 24-hour period as cases cross 48,000-mark

2:26 pm May 21, 2020

Islamabad: Pakistan conducted the highest number of tests per day during the last 24 hours as the coronavirus cases crossed 48,000-mark on Thursday, the health ministry said. Pakistan recorded 2,193 new cases, taking the total number of infections to 48,091. The death toll stands at 1,017 with 32 new fatalities. As many as 15,346 coronavirus […]

Pakistan’s counter-terrorism steps important but not irreversible: US

2:12 pm May 21, 2020

Washington: The Trump administration is pressing Islamabad to take “credible steps” to dismantle the terror groups operating from its soil, a top US diplomat has said, describing Islamabad’s recent counter-terrorism measures like the prosecution and conviction of JuD chief Hafiz Saeed as important but not irreversible. Speaking at an Atlantic Council-organised virtual discussion, Alice Wells, […]