The government has taken steps to address shortages of fuel and gas to some extent when compared to the earlier situation which had long queues that stretched for kilometres outside fuel and gas stations. But a well-planned recovery plan still cannot be seen that can address the long-term food security issues.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced the reopening of malls and markets on the odd-even basis, resuming of metro services and physical attendance at government and private offices with 50 per cent capacity from June 7, Monday onwards, in the national capital which is under COVID-19-induced lockdown since April 19
A recent series of attacks and growing pressure on journalists who criticize the Pakistan government is a cause for serious concern, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, and the International Commission of Jurists have said.
Pakistan recorded an inflation rate of 10.9 per cent in May, as per data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS)
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday called on the developed world to support countries vulnerable to climate change, addressing a function on World Environment Day being hosted for the first time by the country
Facebook has removed close to 100 Pakistani fake accounts and pages involved in suspicious activities including misleading domestic audiences by posing as international news entities through fake social media handles
Bangladesh researchers have confirmed community transmission of the Covid 19 Delta variant, which was first detected in India, and also found one unidentified category of coronavirus
Pakistan has accused the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of forcing the country to hike interest rates and electricity prices that doubled the cost of debt servicing and increased inflation
Nepal is all set to sign a long-term chemical fertilizer supply deal with India following the in-principle approval given this week by Prime Minister K. P. Sharma Oli’s cabinet, in a move to avoid recurring shortages during the peak growing season
India recorded 120,000 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the lowest daily count in the past 58 days, as per the Ministry of Health released data on Saturday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a high-level meeting on Friday to review the progress of India’s vaccination drive. Officials gave a detailed presentation on various aspects of the vaccination drive
The Delhi High Court on Friday dismissed actor Juhi Chawla's plea against the 5G rollout in India stating that the lawsuit was apparently "for publicity"
With Kashmir’s rural areas continuing to have a rise in COVID19 cases, the Jammu and Kashmir government has directed increased testing for earlier detection of cases and better containment
Alleging that international media was biased against his country, a senior Pakistani official has said the US’s sudden withdrawal from Afghanistan was not ideal, and any shifting of blame on Islamabad for “face-saving” would be unacceptabl
Pakistan and Sri Lanka are exploring ways to enhance bilateral trade under the Free Trade Agreement between the two countries, the High Commission of Pakistan in Colombo said
The Delta strain, the coronavirus variant which was first found in India, led to the massive second wave of COVID-19 in the country, a government study has stated
