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 Coronavirus POSITIVITY RATIO RISES TO 8.46% IN PAKISTAN  ISLAMABAD: Pakistan keeps on recording a sharp expansion in COVID-19 cases as the nation has enlisted 4,950 new diseases throughout the most recent 24 hours, the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) said on Saturday.  The NCOC said that the nation's number of in general affirmed cases has ascended to 1,029,811, including 940,164 recuperations, adding that the energy pace of contaminations was recorded at 8.46 percent.  The COVID-19 asserted 65 additional lives the nation over as of now, incurring significant damage from the infection to 23,360, the NCOC said, adding that 3,187 individuals are in basic condition.  58,479 tests were led during the said period.  Sindh territory is the most influenced locale of the country with 380,093 diseases, trailed by the Punjab region which has announced 356,211 cases. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa stays third on the rundown with 143,673 cases. Islamabad, 87,304, Balochistan, 30,289, AJK, 24,

 BUREAU APPROVES DIGITAL MEDIA ADVERTISEMENT POLICY  ISLAMABAD: The government bureau meeting on Tuesday offered endorsement to Pakistan's first-historically speaking Digital Media Advertisement Policy 2021, ARY News revealed.  This was declared by Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Fawad Chaudhry while preparation media about choices taken in the government bureau that met in Islamabad on Tuesday with Prime Minister Imran Khan in the seat.  Under the approach, promotions will be made computerized, while guaranteeing straightforwardness, the pastor said.  "Without precedent for the set of experiences, zero installment is forthcoming against government's ads," said Fawad, adding that the officeholder government was chipping away at the enactment to ensure columnists against non-installment of pay rates.  Moreover, the government bureau likewise supported National Cyber Security Policy 2021 for information assurance and avoidance of cybercrimes.  The bur

 PTI secures most seats to frame next govt in Azad Jammu and Kashmir  MUZAFFARABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-I-Insaf (PTI) was good to go to shape the following government in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) all alone, as informal and unsubstantiated outcomes for 43 of the absolute 45 general seats of the Legislative Assembly proposed it being a long ways in front of its rivals.  The PTI won in 25 voting public — nine of them in Pakistan — trailed by the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in 10 bodies electorate (one of them in Pakistan) and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz in six voting demographics (two of them in Pakistan), as per the informal outcomes gathered till late on Sunday night from up-and-comers just as sources in the Election Commission.  Among the champs was PTI's territorial boss Barrister Sultan Mahmood who got his seventh accomplishment in the nine general decisions held in LA-3, Mirpur-III since 1985. Aside from these nine general races, two by-decisions were likewise held in this

 Talha Talib completes fifth in Tokyo 2020 Olympics' 67kg weightlifting contest  While weightlifter Talha Talib completed fifth at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in the 67kg weightlifting contest on Sunday his endeavors saw him get acclaim by the country.  The 21-year-old was positioning at the top before he was outperformed by competitors from China, Colombia and Italy in the last endeavors.  Talha, who is the first weightlifter from Pakistan in quite a while, showed his fortitude notwithstanding not having a mentor in the opposition.  Subsequent to lifting 150kg in grab, Talha fell while endeavoring 166kg in first endeavor at quick lift, he lifted 170kg in his subsequent endeavor to have his general lift of 320kg.  He remained board pioneer before Han Mayekon of Korea lifted 174kg in quick lift, pushing Talha to second place.  Later on in the opposition, Colombia's Luis Javier lifted 180kg and Italy's Zalmi Mirko lifted 177 in quick lift.  The gold award was baggedby China's

 A big part of all Afghan locale habitats under Taliban control, says top US general  Taliban guerillas control about portion of Afghanistan's area habitats, the top US general said on Wednesday, showing a quickly breaking down security circumstance.  Weakness has been filling in Afghanistan as of late, to a great extent prodded by battling in its regions as US drove unfamiliar soldiers total their withdrawal and the Taliban dispatch significant offensives, taking areas and line intersections.  "Vital energy has all the earmarks of being somewhat with the Taliban," General Mark Milley, the administrator of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, told journalists.  Milley said more than 200 of the 419 region places were under Taliban control. Last month, he had said the Taliban controlled 81 region places in Afghanistan.  While the radical gathering had not assumed control over any common capitals, they were squeezing the edges of half of them, he said.  The public authority has bla

 Covid cases stack up in Pakistan as country commends second day of Eid  HealthWeb DeskJuly 22, 2021  Dynamic cases cross 50,000 imprint, country reports 2,158 new COVID-19 cases, NCOC information shows  Offer  Covid cases stack up in Pakistan as country commends second day of Eid  ISLAMABAD: Coronavirus cases are proceeding to stack up in Pakistan, with the nation recording 52,752 dynamic infection cases on the second day of Eid ul Adha.  Another 40 passings were accounted for from Covid in Pakistan as of now, while 2,158 new sure cases were recorded in the nation, according to the National Command and Operation Center's insights from Thursday morning.  As indicated by the NCOC, 34,216 tests were led yesterday and the energy proportion stayed more than six percent. The current energy rate remains at 6.30%.  The loss of life because of illness in the nation has now arrived at 22,928 and 922,929 patients stand recuperated from the contamination.  In the interim, multiple hundred 50,

Country CELEBRATES EIDUL AZHA WITH RELIGIOUS ZEAL, Fervour The nation is observing Eidul Azha, the Festival of Sacrifice, with strict enthusiasm and intensity in the midst of Covid-19 measures to forestall the spread of the dangerous infection.  The faithfuls crowded mosques, Eidgahs and open places in all urban areas, towns and towns to offer Eid supplications with the execution of SOPs illustrated by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC).  Uncommon supplications were offered for the prosperity of the Muslim ummah just as progress, thriving and security of the country.  Following the Eid petitions, individuals began forfeiting creatures to recognize the incredible penance of Hazrat Ibrahim (AS) and Hazrat Ismael (AS).  Eidul Al Azha is one of the two significant celebrations in Islam. It denotes the finish of Hajj, the yearly and most significant journey to Makkah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.  President Dr. Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Imran Khan in their different messa

 India Used Israeli Spyware To Hack Imran Khan's Number  India is utilizing an Israeli organization's product considered Pegasus to hack the cell phones of government authorities, writers, and basic liberties activists all throughout the planet. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's number likewise showed up on the observation list as per an examination by 17 media associations.  The news has been generally canvassed in the worldwide media. As per a media source, 1000 PDA numbers in India showed up on the reconnaissance list while 100 were from Pakistan. PM Imran Khan's number was additionally on the reconnaissance list, yet it stays unverified if the endeavor was fruitful.  As per the Indian insightful news site, The Wire, 300 portable numbers showed up on the rundown of which 40 were Indian columnists from a renowned distribution just as the establishing editors of The Wire.  Reacting to the news, Fawad Chaudhry, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, tweet

Explorers to perform Waqoof-e-Arafat today  MAKKAH  - The Hajj ceremonies are proceeding in Hijaz-e-Moqaddas, Saudi Arabia as Muslim explorers from across the world will perform Waqoof-e-Arafat, the principle custom of Hajj in the sacred place where there is Islam, today on Monday.  The explorers will continue to Arafat today, to play out the fundamental custom of "Waqoof-e-Arafat". They will listen the message to be conveyed at Nimra Mosque and perform Zohr and Asr petitions together.  The explorers will invest energy in Arafat with petitions for acknowledgment of their journey and recitation of Qur'anic refrains until dusk.  After dusk, they will go to Muzdalifah, where they will remain until late, occupied with petitions in the wake of performing consolidated Maghreb and Isha supplications.  Recently, the "Ghilaf-e-Kaaba" has been changed in the yearly function held in early morning in Saudi Arabia, where Muslims have accumulated to play out the Hajj.  As ind

 PAKISTAN REPORTS 2,452 COVID-19 CASES IN PAST 24 HOURS  ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has announced 2,452 new COVID-19 cases in the course of recent hours, taking the count of affirmed cases to 991,727.  As per the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 30 additional individuals passed on from the contamination during this period, pushing the loss of life to 22,811.  A sum of 49,503 examples were tried, out of which 2,452 were discovered to convey the dangerous infection. The disease rate was recorded at 4.95 percent, the NCOC said.  The quantity of complete tests to analyze the pandemic in the nation remains at 15,443,477, while 920,066 individuals have recaptured their wellbeing from the COVID-19.  2,532 individuals are as yet basic and being treated at the different emergency clinics of the country.  As of July 19, a sum of 22,735,993 portions have been controlled to individuals the nation over including 18,185,297 incomplete dosages and 4,550,696 completely inoculated.  Coronavirus i

 Afghanistan gets back to represetative, senior negotiators from Pakistan after agent's little girl's kidnapping  Afghanistan on Sunday got back to its represetative and senior negotiators from Pakistan after the concise "capturing" of the Afghan agent's little girl in Islamabad.  "Following the kidnapping of the Afghan minister's girl in Pakistan, the initiative of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan got back to Afghanistan's represetative and senior representatives from Pakistan until all security dangers are tended to including the capture and preliminary of the culprits of snatching," the Afghan unfamiliar service said in a proclamation.  It said an Afghan appointment will visit Pakistan soon to survey and circle back to the case and "every single related issue", adding that "ensuing activities will follow dependent on the discoveries".  Envoy Najibullah Alikhil's girl, Silsila, was kidnapped from Islamabad's busin

Saudi Arabia arranges second downsized Haj of Covid time     Pilgrimage travelers gushed out of the heavenly city of Mecca on Sunday, dispatching the customs of the extraordinary journey which Saudi Arabia is holding in a downsized structure for a subsequent year to avert the novel Covid.  Saudi Arabia is permitting just 60,000 completely inoculated residents and occupants of the Kingdom to partake, a long way from the huge groups that dive on Mecca in typical occasions, when the ceremonial draws some 2.5 million travelers.  Since Saturday, gatherings of pioneers have been playing out the "tawaf" at Mecca's Grand Mosque, surrounding the Kaaba, an enormous cubic construction hung in brilliant weaved dark fabric towards which Muslims all throughout the planet ask.  From that point onward, travelers have been advancing toward the Valley of Mina, where they will go through the evening.  "46,000 travelers have shown up in Mina," Deputy Minister of Haj and Umrah Abdel