COVID-19 patient in KP says happy to get new life
ISLAMABAD: The first patient to recover from the novel coronavirus in Khyber- Pakhtunkhwa (KP) says he was fortunate to get a new lease on life. Adil Rehman, a 29-year old businessman from…
COVID-19: ECC approves Rs1.2tr relief package
–Also approves Rs75bn for FBR to payback sales tax and income tax refunds, duty drawbacks and customs duties which are due for last 10 years ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the…
Why has Shehbaz Sharif returned?
LAHORE: National Assembly Opposition Leader and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif is especially active on Twitter these days. His social media updates are dedicated to COVID-19 and the measures that the…
SC restricts courts from passing orders about prisoners’ release
–CJP says ‘authorities should not exercise powers beyond their limits’ –Says release of prisoners involved in serious crimes cannot be allowed because of coronavirus scare ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday restricted…
Zulfi sends Rs1bn defamation notice to Khawaja Asif over Taftan allegations
ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Zulfi Bukhari on Monday filed Rs1 billion defamation suit against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Khawaja Asif over allegations that he used…
PM calls for unity as corona cases near 1,800 with 24 dead
–Premier rules out complete lockdown, urges all Pakistanis to donate to Corona Relief Fund –SAPM says 27pc cases of local transmission in different provinces LAHORE/ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday urged…
Sindh CM approves release of 4,000 convicts
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Sunday approved a proposal to release about 4,000 convicts from prison in order to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus in the province’s…
Mir Shakilur Rehman’s brother falls critically ill
Jang/Geo Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mir Shakilur Rahman’s elder brother, Mir Javedur Rehman, has been hospitalised and is in a critical condition, according to reports. His family members and the employees…
World Kashmir Awareness Forum expresses solidarity with global Sikh fraternity after terror attacks
WASHINGTON: The World Kashmir Awareness Forum (WKAF) is outraged and condemns the terrorist attacks that have targeted the Karte Parwan Sikh Gurudwara in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing 25 innocent human beings. “We are…
Bilawal says will not tolerate negligence in helping poor people
Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari warned the Sindh government on Sunday against neglecting the needy during the coronavirus outbreak, directing them to help out those affected the most by the…
Shehbaz says timely lockdown would have saved lives
–AJK, GB heads demand formation of commission to probe conditions at Taftan quarantine LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif said on Sunday that the federal government lost previous time as…
PM to announce roadmap for battle against coronavirus
–Imran says govt will assure provision of food to poor, warns of strict action against hoarders and profiteers –Punjab CM says 4,000 to be provided to 250,000 families; KP CM assures support…
AJK PM House converted into quarantine centre
Azad Jammu and Kashmir Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider on Sunday said that newly constructed PM House has been converted into quarantine centre. Talking to journalists, Farooq Haider said that the government…
Pakistan is China’s priority in fight against coronavirus: Yao
ISLAMABAD: China’s ambassador to Pakistan Mr Yao Jing on Sunday addressing a ceremony held in the honor of the Chinese medical staff that arrived in Pakistan to help out during the global…
Pakistan urges India to lift Kashmir restrictions
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Sunday called for India to lift restrictions in occupied Kashmir and to release Kashmiri prisoners as the number of coronavirus cases in the disputed territory continue to increase. In…
Fawad to represent Pakistan in UNESCO dialogue on COVID-19
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry will represent Pakistan in the virtual ministerial dialogue titled “COVID-19 and Open Science” to be held on Monday (today) via video link. The…
Another health worker dies of coronavirus in Gilgit-Baltistan
ISLAMABAD: Days after Dr Usama Riaz died due to coronavirus, another health worker in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) passed away on Sunday. 55-year-old Malik Ashdar was looking after suspected and confirmed coronavirus patients in…