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US donates 100 ventilators to Pakistan to combat Covid-19 pandemic

The US on Thursday provided Pakistan 100 ventilators to help it fight the coronavirus pandemic that has claimed nearly 6,000 lives and infected over 277,000 people in the country. The US embassy in Islamabad said in a statement that the shipment was...

The anti-defection law has failed. It is time to scrap it

Law cannot change the nature of politics. Political parties will always find a way of bypassing the intent of the best of laws. So, in 1985, when the anti-defection law was made to end the malaise of defections, it...

Patiala police books rumour monger for spreading fake information related to COVID-19

Expressing its solidarity with frontline COVID-19 warriors active to contain the pandemic in Patiala, Patiala police have registered an FIR against a social media rumour monger for spreading fake information regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Divulging the details, SSP Patiala Mandeep...

Punjab minister Tript Bajwa’s wife and son also test Covid positive

The wife and son of Punjab Cabinet Minister Tript Rajinder Bajwa, too, tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday. Bajwa had tested positive for COVID-19 on Tuesday. Chief Minister Captain Amarinder tweeted wishing Bajwa good health. The development came a week after Director...

Sikhs protest against Pakistan spy agency ISI for backing pro-Khalistan activities

Members of the Sikh community on Thursday held a protest near the Pakistan High Commission here against ISI for backing pro-Khalistan activities and the ‘Khalistan Referendum 2020’, police said.The protest, led by Sardar Manjit Singh GK, international president of...

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Trump’s Board of Peace and the price of power politics

Trump is full of surprises; he is both leader and entertainer. Nearly nine hours into a long flight-a journey...