Daily Archives: August 13, 2023
Doctors not prescribing generic drugs to face licence suspension
NEW DELHI: The National Medical Commission (NMC) has mandated doctors to prescribe generic medicines or face action, which could include suspension of...
Jail officials told to provide medical facilities to Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday directed the Attock Jail administration to provide former prime minister Imran Khan with “appropriate...
IS claims responsibility for attack that left 33 Syrian soldiers dead
BEIRUT: The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for an ambush in eastern Syria that killed and wounded dozens of soldiers as opposition...
Senator Kakar is caretaker Pak PM ahead of poll
NEW DELHI: A pro-establishment Pashtun from Balochistan, Senator Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar, was on Saturday appointed the caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan till the...
Taiwan VP Lai leaves on sensitive trip to US
TAIPEI: Taiwan Vice President William Lai left on Saturday for a sensitive trip to the United States, which China has condemned and...
Russia thwarts Ukrainian attack on Crimean bridge
KYIV: Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Saturday that Ukraine had tried unsuccessfully to strike the Crimean bridge across the Kerch Strait with...
1 dead, 1 critical, after explosion destroys 3 homes in western Pennsylvania
NEW YORK: One person is dead, another critically injured and several people are unaccounted for following a house explosion in western Pennsylvania...
China condemns visit of ‘troublemaker’ Taiwan Vice-President William Lai to US
BEIJING: China’s foreign ministry on Sunday condemned a brief US visit by Taiwan Vice-President William Lai, saying he was a separatist and...