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TEHRAN – More than 31.2 million people worldwide have been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, and more than 965,000 have died, and more than 22.8 million people have recovered, Johns Hopkins University reported. According to the latest figures on Monday, 31,239,588 people have so far been infected with the novel …

NEW DELHI – India surpassed the 5 million coronavirus case mark on Wednesday as the country continues to fight the spread of the disease. Figures from the Ministry of Health showed 90,123 new cases were registered in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of infections in the country …

KARACHI, Pakistan – As part of Naval Day, the Pakistani Navy released a documentary film “Surkhru”, Pakistani media reported on Tuesday. The documentary film is based on the successful operation of the Pakistani Navy to prevent the Indian submarine from entering Pakistani waters. On March 4 of last year, the …

ISLAMABAD – Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said Pakistan has good relations with China and the United States without joining any particular “side”. “Pakistan does not need to be in any camp. Why can’t we have a good relationship with everyone? The Pakistani Prime Minister said in an interview with …

BEIJING – India and China deployed thousands of additional troops and military equipment to the Ladakh region after the first-ever violent clash on June 15, in which 20 Indian soldiers were killed, second physical combat erupted on August 29 in the Chushul Valley in the Ladakh region. A day after …

MOSCOW – Away from border hostilities, the military from Pakistan, China and India will jointly conduct exercises in Russia next month. An Indian military contingent will participate next month in “Kavkaz 2020” (“Caucasus 2020”), a strategic command post exercise in which various countries, including China and Pakistan, will also participate. …

NEW DELHI – With an additional 66,999 infections of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours as of Thursday, as well as 942 deaths, India has reported a new record for daily cases, bringing its overall total to 2.4 million. According to data from the Department of Health, India …

WASHINGTON – Global cases of COVID-19 have surpassed 20 million, increasing by 10 million in just 43 days. According to Worldometer, a website that provides real-time statistics on the pandemic, the global tally passed the grim milestone early Monday, with a worldwide death toll of 733,000. Based on the latest …

WASHINGTON DC – Coronavirus cases around the world topped 19 million on Thursday, as European countries imposed new travel restrictions and containment measures as fears grew over a second wave of ‘infections. The overall figure, compiled by AFP from official sources at 11:00 p.m. GMT, has been fueled by surges …

ISLAMABAD – The current coronavirus pandemic would strongly affect Pakistan’s remittance inflows, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said in its latest report on Monday. “The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to affect remittances in Asia and the Pacific strongly. In 2019, 6 of the ten largest remittance recipients worldwide were from …