Sinovac’s two-dose COVID-19 vaccine followed by a booster Pfizer-BioNTech shot showed a lower immune response against the Omicron variant compared with other strains, according to a study by researchers. The study, which has not been peer-reviewed yet, was conducted by researchers from Yale University, the Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Health and other institutions. Sinovac’s COVID-19 […]

The federal government on Friday slashed the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by Rs5.90 per kg for the next month. According to a notification issued by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra), the LPG will now be available at Rs196.67 per kg from January 1, 2022,Express News reported. Following the decrease, the price […]

Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) MPA Bilal Yaseen was shot and injured by unidentified assailants in Lahore on Friday, police said. According to police officials, the armed men on two motorcycles opened fire on the PML-N MPA after he visited a party worker in Data Darbar area of the city. The MPA suffered two bullet […]

President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Turks should keep all their savings in lira and that recent exchange rate volatility was largely under control after the lira weakened sharply in the last two months. “I want all my citizens to keep their savings in our own money, to run all their business with our […]

ISLAMABAD: Thirty-four new cases of Omicron variant have been reported in Islamabad, taking the total count of infections of the coronavirus mutation to 66, ARY News reported on Friday. The District Health Officer (DHO) Dr Zaeem Zia confirmed that 34 more cases of Omicron were reported in Islamabad during the past 24 hours. The total […]

Britain has approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill for adults who have mild to moderate infection and are at high risk of their illness worsening, its second easily administered antiviral against the coronavirus. Britain is scrambling to build its defences amid a record hit a daily record of new COVID-19 cases on Thursday, government data showed surge […]

Member of Punjab Assembly Bilal Yasin has been wounded in a gun attack in Lahore, his son has confirmed. An unidentified man opened fire on the PML-N lawmaker in his constituency PP-150. He was attending a meeting for the local bodies elections. Bilal has been moved to the hospital. He sustained two bullet wounds, one […]

The federal government on Thursday introduced the Finance (Supplementary) Bill in the National Assembly to withdraw sales tax exemptions on many items. The bill was introduced to meet the conditions set by the IMF. A total of Rs342 billion in taxes will be collected after the National Assembly passes the bill. You may […]

Two men, including a sacked police officer nominated in the murder case of Lyari gang war leader Arshad Pappu, were killed in a targeted attack in Karachi on Friday. SSP East Qamar Raza Jaskani said that Javed Baloch, a former inspector who was dismissed from the service, was returning home with his relative Muhammad Mussaddaq […]

Saudi Arabia reimposed social distancing measures at the Grand Mosque in Makkah, after recording the highest number of infections in months. Workers have returned floor markings removed on October 17 to guide people to social distance in and around the Grand Mosque. Saudi authorities said they will reimpose “social distancing requirements between worshippers and pilgrims” […]