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Pentagon admits killing innocents in Kabul

In a statement, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said that we apologies, and we will endeavour to learn from this horrible mistake.

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4 weeks ago

Sep 18, 2021 04:13 PM

Meesam Javaid

Pentagon admits killing innocents in Kabul

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Washington: The United States (US) military admits killing innocents in last month’s Kabul drone attack and apologies for this “tragic mistake”.

The Pentagon said that their target was a suicide bomber who was a potential threat to our troops at the airport.

Marine Corps General Frank McKenzie, the head of US Central Command says, “At the time of the strike, I was confident that the strike had averted an imminent threat to our forces at the airport. Our investigation now concludes that the strike was a tragic mistake.”

In a statement, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said that we apologies, and we will endeavour to learn from this horrible mistake.

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Pakistan’s COVID positivity rate stays below 4% for fifth consecutive day

Pakistan is presently experiencing the fourth wave of coronavirus which is said to be deadlier and more contagious than the previous three COVID waves. Today, the daily positivity rate in-country is at 3.19%.

Published

2 weeks ago

Sep 29, 2021 08:39 AM

Mehak Javed

Pakistan’s COVID positivity rate stays below 4% for fifth consecutive day

Islamabad: Pakistan’s coronavirus positivity rate is less than 4% for the fifth consecutive day, government data showed Wednesday morning.

According to National Command and Operations Center (NCOC), around 1,560 cases of coronavirus were reported while 52 people succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 27,690.

The total number of cases has reached 1,243,385.

As many as 1,167,189 patients have recovered from the disease with 3,948 critical cases.

Punjab

The number of patients swelled to 430,353 in the province with 12,595 causalities.

Sindh

The number of infections has surged to 456,897 in the province, while the death toll has reached 7,379.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The confirmed cases have surged to 173,548 in the province with 5,525 casualties.

Balochistan

There are 32,888 confirmed cases while 348 patients have died from the infection so far.

AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan

There are 34,101 coronavirus cases in the AJK while the death toll has reached 737. On the other hand, there are 10,311 cases in GB with 184 coronavirus deaths.

Islamabad

There are 105,287 cases in the capital city while 922 people have lost their lives.

Pakistan

34 more succumb to COVID-19 in Pakistan; 1,656 new cases emerge

Published

1 week ago

Oct 03, 2021 08:39 AM

Mehak Javed

34 more succumb to COVID-19 in Pakistan; 1,656 new cases emerge

Islamabad: Pakistan is presently experiencing the fourth wave of coronavirus which is said to be deadlier and more contagious than the previous three COVID waves. Today, the daily positivity rate in-country is at 3.26%.

According to National Command and Operations Center (NCOC), around 1,656 cases of coronavirus were reported while 35 people succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 27,785.

The total number of cases has reached 1,249,858.

As many as 1,175,489 patients have recovered from the disease with 3,444 critical cases.

Punjab

The number of patients swelled to 432,809 in the province with 12,672 causalities.

Sindh

The number of infections has surged to 459,392 in the province, while the death toll has reached 7,425.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The confirmed cases have surged to 174,490 in the province with 5,571 casualties.

Balochistan

There are 32,956 confirmed cases while 349 patients have died from the infection so far.

AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan

There are 34,216 coronavirus cases in the AJK while the death toll has reached 738. On the other hand, there are 10,331 cases in GB with 184 coronavirus deaths.

Islamabad

There are 105,664 cases in the capital city while 927 people have lost their lives.

Pakistan

‘Covid fourth wave’: Pakistan reports 1016 new cases, 28 deaths

According to National Command and Operations Center (NCOC), around 1,016 cases of coronavirus were reported while 28 people succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours, taking the total death toll to 28,201.

Published

2 days ago

Oct 14, 2021 08:47 AM

Mehak Javed

‘Covid fourth wave’: Pakistan reports 1016 new cases, 28 deaths

Islamabad: Pakistan is presently experiencing the fourth wave of coronavirus which is said to be deadlier and more contagious than the previous three COVID waves.

The total number of cases has reached 1,261,685.

As many as 1,193,175 patients have recovered from the disease with 2,195 critical cases.

Punjab

The number of patients swelled to 437,032 in the province with 12,808 causalities.

Sindh

The number of infections has surged to 464,142 in the province, while the death toll has reached 7,514.

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The confirmed cases have surged to 176,366 in the province with 5,666 casualties.

Balochistan

There are 33,100 confirmed cases while 352 patients have died from the infection so far.

AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan

There are 34,372 coronavirus cases in the AJK while the death toll has reached 740. On the other hand, there are 10,361 cases in GB with 186 coronavirus deaths.

Islamabad

There are 106,312 cases in the capital city while 935 people have lost their lives.