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Pakistan vaccinates minors against COVID-19

Arif Ali, AFP
Posted at Oct 05 10:12 PM

A health worker inoculates a student against COVID-19 at a school after the government began a drive to vaccinate children aged 12 and above. Read more »

Rush to Pakistan border

Bulent Kilic, AFP
Posted at Sep 26 07:00 PM

Islamabad restricted entry at the key international intersection following a rush toward the entry checkpoint of the Pakistan border as tensions between the two countries rise. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 16, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 17 12:06 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Schools reopen in Peshawar, Pakistan

Abdul Majeed, AFP
Updated as of Sep 16 05:15 PM

A teacher sprays sanitizer on a student's hands as they arrive at a school in Peshawar after government reopened schools. Read more »

Remote learning setting back South Asian kids - UNICEF

Reuters
Posted at Sep 09 04:58 PM

Hundreds of millions of children in South Asia are suffering because their schools have been closed because of the coronavirus. Read more »

DOH: Strict measures remain despite travel ban lifting

Davinci Maru, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 06 06:11 PM

The DOH on assuaged concerns over the lifting of travel restrictions on 10 countries, including those with Delta variant cases. Read more »

China, Pakistan, India jockey for position in Afghanistan

Sanjeev Miglani, Asif Shahzad and Yew Lun Tian, Reuters
Posted at Aug 23 07:32 PM

China has held out an olive branch to the Taliban, enticed by the country's mineral wealth, including its large reserves of lithium. Read more »

Threats of cellphone blocks boost Pakistan's vaccination rate

Asif Shahzad, Reuters
Posted at Aug 05 07:40 PM

ISLAMABAD - Tens of thousands of Pakistanis are thronging coronavirus vaccination centers daily after officials announced penalties for the unvaccinated, including blocked cell phones and barred access to offices, restaurants, shopping malls and transport. Read more »

Dubai airport sees passenger surge as UAE eases curbs

Reuters
Posted at Aug 04 03:36 PM

Dubai's state airport operator expects a "surge" in passenger traffic over the coming weeks and months, its chief executive said on Wednesday. Read more »

Mga Pilipino sa Pakistan, hinihikayat na magpabakuna laban sa COVID-19

TFC News Pakistan
Posted at Aug 03 02:26 PM

Hinihikayat ng Embahada ng Pilipinas sa Pakistan ang lahat ng mga Pilipino na magpabakuna laban sa COVID-19. Libre ang pagpapabakuna sa Pakistan, kailangan lamang bayaran ang vaccination certificate.  Read more »

Pakistan bus blast kills 8, including 6 Chinese - sources

Reuters
Updated as of Jul 14 03:28 PM

At least 8 people, including at least 6 Chinese nationals and 1 Pakistani soldier, were killed in a blast targeting a bus in a remote region of northern Pakistan on Wednesday, multiple sources told Reuters. Read more »

Filipinos to be repatriated from India, 6 other nations not covered by travel ban: Palace

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 20 02:29 PM

Filipinos in India and six other nations who are part of repatriation programs by the government and recruitment agencies may enter the Philippines despite a travel ban covering their host countries, Malacañang said Sunday. Read more »

19 fastfood staff na ayaw magbigay ng libreng burgers sa mga pulis sa Pakistan, kinulong

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 17 11:49 AM

LAHORE, Pakistan - Hinuli ang 19 staff ng isang sikat na fastfood chain sa lugar na ito dahil ayaw nilang magbigay ng libreng hamburgers sa isang grupo ng mga pulis.  Read more »

Hardline Pakistani cleric detained for threatening to kill Nobel prize laureate

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 11 07:54 PM

A Pakistani cleric has been detained for making death threats against Nobel prize laureate Malala Yousafzai over her comments on marriage, officials said Friday. Read more »

Death toll in Pakistan train collision rises to 63

Kyodo News
Posted at Jun 08 06:45 PM

The death toll from a train collision in Pakistan's southeastern province of Sindh rose to 63 as the rescue operation was completed Tuesday. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: June 7, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:19 PM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Deadly train crash in Pakistan

Reuters
Updated as of Jun 07 11:06 PM

At least 30 people are feared dead and dozens more injured after two passenger trains collided.  Read more »

At least 30 killed in Pakistan train crash

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Jun 07 07:55 PM

(UPDATED) At least 40 people were killed and dozens injured Monday when a packed Pakistani inter-city train ploughed into another express that had derailed just minutes earlier, officials said. Read more »

Philippines extends, expands travel ban vs COVID-19 variant from India

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 14 12:11 AM

The Philippines on Thursday extended its ban on travelers from India until the end of May, to arrest the spread of a COVID-19 first detected in the South Asian nation, and expanded the restriction to two more countries.  Read more »

Palace says 'doing best' to keep out India COVID-19 variant

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 06 03:58 PM

The Philippines is doing its "best" to keep out the COVID-19 variant detected in India, where are a record surge of coronavirus infections has pushed the healthcare system to the brink of collapse, Malacañang said on Thursday.  Read more »