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PARIS: (Web Desk) Scientists including the World Health Organization (WHO) experts have concluded that despite the threat of Delta, “booster doses for the general population are not appropriate at this stage in the pandemic.” A report published in The Lancet says vaccines are effective enough at preventing severe Covid-19 and that there is no need for the masses to be …

SAN FRANCISCO: (Web Desk) With a view to replacing mobile phones in the future, Facebook and world-renowned eye-wear brand Ray-Ban have launched their new smart glasses. Being futuristic and a substitute for cell phones, the “Ray-Ban Stories” shades will work upon the wearer’s voice command. The glasses can be connected wirelessly to the Facebook platform through an app. Notably, the …

KABUL: (Web Desk) Finally the US forces that invaded Afghanistan in broad daylight 20 years ago had to leave the country on the dark night of 31 August – the deadline Taliban gave to the foreign forces for withdrawal. Centcom chief Gen McKenzie said the plan was changed keeping in mind the security situation in Kabul. He said the Taliban …

WASHINGTON: (Web Desk) Gen Frank McKenzie, head of the US Central Command (Centcom), said during a recent briefing that the United States and Taliban now share a “common purpose” in Afghanistan. According to The Wall Street Journal report, Gen McKenzie said, “We share a common purpose and have been useful to work with each other.” “As long as we’ve kept …

LONDON: (Web Desk) Pakistan to still remain on UK’s red list for travel as weeks of lobbying by the Pakistani High Commission and British Pakistani MPs failed to produce results. The UK government’s decision will be a shock to travelers from Pakistan who face a mandatory 10-day quarantine that costs 2,250 pounds on arriving in the UK. Labour MP for …

KABUL: (Web Desk) What is the Taliban’s chain of command has always been a mystery. Even during their rule from 1996 to 2001, the Taliban hierarchy remained covert. Now as the Taliban have successfully taken over Kabul last weekend what is known about them so far is as follows: Haibatullah Akhundzada, the supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada was appointed leader of …

LONDON: (Web Desk) Diagnosing dementia in a single day will no doubt be a revolution in the field of medicine. According to a report on BBC, scientists, these days, are testing an artificial-intelligence based system thought to be capable of diagnosing dementia after a single brain scan. It may also be able to predict whether the condition will remain stable …

LAHORE: (Web Desk) The United Nation’s atomic watchdog has accused Iran of continuously producing uranium metal which can be used for the production of a nuclear bomb. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has issued a report to the member nations in which Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said that his inspectors had confirmed that Iran could now produce 200 …

WASHINGTON: (Web Desk) Pakistan assures the international community that it is not in a hurry to give recognition to the Taliban government in Afghanistan. Pakistan’s envoys in US and UN have assured the world that Islamabad won’t take any unilateral decision to provide diplomatic recognition to the Taliban government in Afghanistan. Also Read: Afghanistan and Taliban; Test Case for Pakistan …

LAHORE: (Web Desk) — In a desperate move to Create financial restraints for the Taliban, the Biden administration has frozen about $9.5 billion of the Afghan government’s reserves in US banks. Though undeclared, the action was first reported by The Washington Post saying US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and personnel at the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control had decided …