Sunday, June 21st, 2020
Vital Kamerhe: DRC president’s chief of staff found guilty of corruption
A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has found President Felix Tshisekedi’s chief of staff guilty of corruption.Vital Kamerhe was sentenced to 20 years’ hard labour on Saturday, after facing charges of embezzling almost $50m (£39m) of public funds. Kamerhe’s supporters say the trial is a political move designed to prevent him from standing for president. The judge presiding over the case was murdered in May. Kamerhe, who was also a key ally of a former president, is the most high-profile figure to be convicted of corruption in theRead More
Coronavirus kills 119 more people, infects 4,951
ISLAMABAD: The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) killed 119 more people in the country over the previous 24 hours, taking the death toll from the disease to 3,501. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 4,951 fresh cases were detected during this period, taking the national tally of the infected cases to 176,614. 4,951 new infections were detected when 28,855 tests were conducted over the past 24 hours. A total of 10,716,42 tests have been conducted in the country. More than 150,224 COVID-19 patients are under treatment. 67,353 cases haveRead More