Interior Ministry issues security alert over terror threat
ISLAMABAD: Interior Ministry issued a threat alert and directed law-enforcement agencies to take extra security measures amid the law and order situation. The minister issued a notification stating that in view of the “threat posed by activities of anti-state elements,
PMD issues countrywide heatwave alert
KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has issued a warning regarding the first heatwave of the season expected to hit many parts of the country during the current week. According to the PMD, hot and dry weather is expected during
One terrorist killed, five arrested in Karachi raid
KARACHI: Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) claimed to have foiled a major terror attack in the city and killed one terrorist and arrested five others. The CTD conducted an operation in Shah Latif Town early Monday morning and killed a terror suspect
Google turning Android smartphones into earthquake detectors
SAN FRANCISCO: Google added an earthquake alert system in California and is working on converting Android-powered smartphones as tremor detectors. Android phones will receive warnings triggered by ‘ShakeAlert’ earthquake early-warning system implemented on the West Coast by the US Geological
US issues alert over COVID-19 linked childhood illness
NEW YORK: US health authorities issued an alert over a rare but sometimes deadly autoimmune condition among children believed to be linked to COVID-19. The illness, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) called multisystem inflammatory syndrome in
National Assembly passes Zainab Alert Bill with majority vote
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Wednesday passed “The Zainab Alert, Response and Recovery Bill, 2020 with a majority vote, days after the Senate had passed the bill after making certain amendments. The bill is aimed at making provisions for raising
Zainab Alert Bill
Exactly two years after the brutal rape and murder of minor girl Zainab Ansari, a heart-wrenching incident that shook our conscience and caused a massive uproar, the National Assembly has passed the Zainab Alert bill for missing children and minor