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Medics and Police appeal to the public to Stay At Home

London: The new, highly contagious Covid-19 variant is spreading fast – 50% to 70% faster than the variant in 2020 – leading to increased pressure on a strained NHS and more deaths. The R-number has risen to 1.3 in many parts of the country, compared to 0.9 at last year’s peak, placing the country into […]

Covid-19; 7 in 10 South Asian adults are motivated to get healthier this year

London: A recent England-wide survey revealed over 90% of South Asian adults have made the decision to make healthy changes in 2021, with 7 in 10 (68%) saying that they are motivated to make these changes due to coronavirus. In addition the survey found that 34% of those surveyed said they wanted to adopt a […]

Reception by Governor Punjab in honour of Tehreek-e-Kashmir UK leadership

LONDON: “Tehreek-e-Kashmir UK has been playing an important role in highlighting the Kashmir issue in UK & Europe for the last four decades. I have worked alongside Tehreek-e-Kashmir UK since it is founded” stated by Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar Governor of Punjab in a reception hosted in honour of Tehreek-e-Kashmir UK leadership Raja Fahim Kayani President […]

A star British GP who is tackling fake news through Social Media

London: A British Pakistai GP has used social media networks including TikTok to urge people not to fall for misinformation about the Covid vaccination. Dr Nighat Arif, who lives and works in Buckinghamshire, has attracted 55,000 followers in nine months on the platform, and recorded messages in Urdu and Punjabi to spread the word to […]

Bright Future of online channels ahead in Middle East and North Africa

COVID-19 has affected many industries adversely but one which saw substantial growth is online E-commerce. Although many workers in the UAE lost their jobs, the others were forced to cut down on their household expenses. During the pandemic shopping using smartphone increased by 53% and half of which is due to purchasing groceries online. So COVID-19 has accelerated the process of digital […]

India’s ruthless persecution of minorities echoed in UK parliament

India, under the rule of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is undergoing immense rise of religious nationalist vigilante groups and worsening social discrimination, posing grave threat to the religious freedom of minorities, particularly Muslims and Christians. This concern was expressed by the British parliamentarians in a debate secured by MP Jim Shannon at the Westminster Hall […]

Aleem Dar and Ahsan Raza to conduct test matches against SA

LAHORE: Pakistan’s most successful ICC elite panel umpire Aleem Dar and Ahsan Raza will officiate as field-umpires in the Pakistan’s two-test rubber against the visiting South African cricket team due to start in Karachi from January 26. South Africa are scheduled to play 2 test matches and 3 T20 internationals during month-long tour. Pakistan Cricket […]

EU remains an important market for Pakistan’s textile sector: Ambassador Janjua

Brussels: The textile sector of Pakistan has immense potential for further expanding its share in the European Union (EU) market. Zaheer A. Janjua, Ambassador of Pakistan to Belgium, Luxembourg and the European Union, said this during a virtual meeting with CEO of the Pakistan Textile Council, Ms Saleha Asif and other board members. Appreciating performance […]

THE KARAKORAM : Ice Mountains of Pakistan

LONDON: The spectacular Karakoram Mountains are among the world’s greatest natural treasures. With its highest peaks located in north-eastern Pakistan, the range includes K2, the second tallest mountain on Earth. This is the most glaciated region on the planet outside the Arctic and Antarctic, yet the mountains are so vertical that they rapidly shed snow, […]