ISLAMABAD, Sep 27(ABC): A local court in Islamabad discharged on Tuesday senior journalist Ayaz Amir from the murder case of his daughter-in-law Sarah Inam. Shahnawaz, Ayaz Amir’s son, allegedly killed his wife Sarah at home after a row over a “family issue” on September 23. He was detained by the police from a farmhouse in Islamabad’s Chak Shahzad area for …

ISLAMABAD, Sept 27 (ABC): The Chinese government has provided 400 million RMB worth of humanitarian assistance and China’s civil society has also lent a helping hand, said Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin during a regular press briefing in Beijing. To a question that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Pakistan to seek debt relief from China so …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 27(ABC): The government is working on a possibility of removing duties and taxes on active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) in an effort to ensure uninterrupted supply of paracetamol in the country. The country had recently faced a shortage of paracetamol which had also affected the people in flood-hit areas. Following the shortage of the medicine, the drug regulator had …

ANKARA, Sep 27(ABC):  The 14th plane carrying humanitarian aid from Turkey is heading to flood-hit Pakistan, the country’s disaster management authority announced on Monday. In a statement, the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management (AFAD) said Turkeycontinues to extend its helping hand to Pakistan, where millions of people have been affected by floods. Turkey has so far dispatched 14 planes and …

QUETTA, Sep 27(ABC): Three children were killed in firing by unidentified suspects on Joint Road in Quetta during the wee hours of Tuesday. According to the police, all three victims were sons of a famous local medical practitioner Dr Nasir Achakzai. The police said that Dr Achakzai, along with his family, was returning to his house located in Railway Housing …

LAHORE, Sep 27(ABC): Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,572,410. The nationwide tally of fatalities stands at 30,612 on Tuesday. According to the latest figures by the National Institute of Health (NIH), at least 39 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 across the …

Sep 27(ABC): Amid warning from the authorities about the spread of waterborne diseases in the flood-affected areas of Sindh, a long-eliminated infectious disease, Diphtheria, has reared its ugly head and has killed 10 children in the province in the last two months. Health experts fear that the number of deaths due to the vaccine-preventable disease could be much higher than the …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 26 (ABC): The President of Indonesia Joko Widodo on Monday dispatched humanitarian aid assistance for the flood victims in Pakistan. The Government of Indonesia has joined the international community in providing humanitarian assistance for the flood victims in Pakistan, said a press release issued here by the Embassy of Indonesia in Islamabad. The President of Indonesia Joko Widodo …

QUETTA, Sep 26 (ABC): The Communication and Works Department on Monday said majority of the flood affected highways had been restored in the province. Handout issued by the Communication and Works Department said that highways in worst-hit Naseerabad division were continuously monitored. “More than 104 roads have been restored and the rehabilitation work on 6 link roads is being completed …

ISLAMABAD, Sep 26 (ABC): Federal Minister Mian Javed Latif on Monday said Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) has saved the country from bankruptcy by taking difficult political decisions. Talking to a private news channel, he said PML-N has history to sacrifice personal interests and given priority to the state over politics. Javed Latif said that under the visionary leadership of …