A crucial polio campaign to immunize more than 8.8 million children under the age of five against the paralyzing poliovirus has begun in 26 districts from Monday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel. This polio outbreak response campaign is being held in 11 districts of Balochistan, seven districts of Sindh and five districts of Punjab after the detection of polio cases in Dera Bugti and Chaman and the detection of wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) in sewage samples of several districts of these provinces. Urging parents to vaccinate their children, Federal Secretary for Health Iftikhar Ali Shallwani said, “Protecting children from incurable…
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A young man lost his life after a kite string slit his throat in Iqbal Division area of Faisalabad on Saturday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel. According to the police, Asif Ashfaq, a young man riding a motorcycle, was going near the Mominabad novelty bridge. Meanwhile, Asif Ashfaq’s throat was cut by the killer string coming from an unknown direction. Asif Ashfaq died on the spot before being shifted to a hospital.
A mother died of shock after hearing about the death of his son in a road accident in Renala Khurd on Tuesday. According to the 24News HD TV channel, a passerby youth died after being hit by a speedy car in Renala Khurd and his mother also died of shock after hearing about the death. A high-speed car overturned in Renala Khurd and a pedestrian youth identified as Muhammad Saleem who was walking on the side of the road was killed on the spot. When the locals approached the deceased home and informed his mother about the death of her…
Apple is releasing a new iPhone that will be vastly cheaper than the models it rolled out last fall at a time when the economy was booming and the pandemic had yet to force people to rethink their spending. The second-generation iPhone SE introduced Wednesday will sell for as little as $399, a 40 per cent markdown from the most affordable iPhone 11 unveiled last year. Higher-end versions of the iPhone 11 sell for more than $1,000. Online orders for the iPhone SE will begin Friday, with the first deliveries expected April 24. Even before the pandemic, many people had begun to…
UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly on Thursday called for the development of a set of international guidelines to address the risks and benefits of artificial intelligence. The resolution, co-sponsored by dozens of countries and adopted by consensus, emphasises the necessity of guidelines “to promote safe, secure and trustworthy artificial intelligence systems,” while excluding military AI from its purview. On the whole, the resolution, prepared by the United States, focuses more on the technology’s positive potential, and calls for special care “to bridge the artificial intelligence and other digital divides between and within countries.” It also seeks “to promote, not…
Britain said Monday it has trimmed its stake in NatWest to just under 30 percent, meaning it is no longer a controlling shareholder in the UK bank it rescued during the global financial crisis. The government’s Treasury said it sold shares Friday to take its holding to about 29.8 percent, as part of a broader plan to fully return it to private hands. That marked a slight reduction of just over one percentage point in its stake. “Although the government remains the largest single shareholder in the bank it is no longer a controlling shareholder,” it added in a statement.…
The Pakistani rupee made another marginal score against the US dollar in interbank market on Tuesday, reported 24NewsHD TV channel. According to information obtained from currency traders, the local unit appreciated by 13 paisas against the greenback and was currently being traded at Rs278. On Monday, the Pakistani rupee remained even against the US dollar by settling at Rs278.41 against the US dollar. In a key development, Pakistan and Afghanistan are likely to finalise the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) during the visit of a Pakistani delegation led by Commerce Secretary, Capt Khurram Agha (retd). Reports said negotiations on the revised Afghanistan-Pakistan…
Pakistani YouTuber Maaz Safder has appeared as a guest on the podcast ‘Seedhi Baat With Reeja Jay’, where he opened up about his relationship with his wife Saba. The YouTuber revealed that they were in a relationship for four years before they got married at 19 and 21, but now he regrets this. While explaining his statement, Maaz mentioned that back then, he wasn’t mature enough and treated relationships as mere pastime activities, leading him to enter a relationship with Saba under similar circumstances.
Pakistani actress Saboor Aly posted a series of pictures on her Instagram account to commemorate Sajal’s significant achievement of receiving the Tamgha-e-Imtiaz award. The Aly sisters are depicted in the photos preparing together and walking hand in hand, showcasing their mutual support and close relationship. While sharing the glimpses from that moment, Saboor wrote a heartfelt note in the caption, showing her affection for her sister. Expressing heartfelt sentiments, Saboor emphasized the importance of recognizing one’s personal struggles and achievements, highlighting the dedication and passion Sajal has shown in her work.
The attack on a Moscow concert hall that killed more than 130 people has raised fresh security fears for the Paris Olympics, leading France’s interior minister to promise Monday that police and intelligence services would be “ready”. The government upgraded the country’s terror threat level to its maximum on Sunday, with France a frequent target of the Islamic State (IS) group which has claimed responsibility for Friday’s bloodshed in the Russian capital. President Emmanuel Macron said Monday that the IS entity believed to be behind the killings — known as Khorasan, which is a branch in Afghanistan and Pakistan –…
