A group of senior doctors in Pakistan and abroad on Tuesday wrote a letter to the government, urging it to review its decision to allow congregational prayers to be held in mosques and limit the......
About 500 people entered self-isolation in staff quarters of India’s presidential palace on Tuesday as the coronavirus spreading through South Asia hit the heart of the region’s governments.The alarm......
While most countries are working on ways to contain the coronavirus, New Zealand has set itself a much more ambitious goal: eliminating it altogether.And experts believe the country could pull it......
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that Pakistan is "an independent nation" while addressing a question regarding the government's decision to continue to keep mosques open even as Muslim......
The world is awash in oil, there’s little demand for it and we’re running out of places to put it.That, in a nutshell, explains Monday’s strange and unprecedented action in the market for crude oil......
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan on Tuesday said that the federal cabinet has decided to send chloroquine tablets to "friendly nations" to......
Shares at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) were in the red on Tuesday with the benchmark KSE-100 index closing down 3.21 per cent or 1076.82 points to 32,422.83, as stock markets all over the world......
Whether it came from a bat or a pangolin is not certain, but one thing is: the coronavirus outbreak that has killed tens of thousands and turned the world upside down comes from the animal world.It......
The National Accountability Bureau on Tuesday said it will begin a “comprehensive” investigation on all aspects of the wheat and sugar scandals in the country.In a statement released to the media,......
The coronavirus pandemic threatens to unravel a US effort to end the war in Afghanistan if Taliban and government prisoners die in custody before they can be exchanged, four sources familiar with the......
Faisal Edhi, son of world-famous philanthropist Abdul Sattar Edhi and chairman of the Edhi Foundation, has tested positive for the coronavirus, it emerged on Tuesday.Speaking to Dawn, his son Saad......
Cash-strapped Virgin Australia collapsed on Tuesday, making it the largest carrier yet to buckle under the strain of the coronavirus pandemic, which has ravaged the global airline industry.In an......
ISLAMABAD: In view of the prevailing situation triggered due to the global coronavirus pandemic, the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has released over Rs5 million to financially support around 57......
LAHORE: Chairman of the Disciplinary Panel retired Justice Fazal-e-Miran Chauhan has issued notices to Umar Akmal and the Pakistan Cricket Board, requiring their attendance for a hearing on April 27......
MILAN: UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said Monday that leagues across Europe were ready to return to action behind closed doors in a bid to limit the damage caused by coronavirus.Football leagues......
DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) will on Thursday review contingency plans for this year’s men’s Twenty20 World Cup in Australia and discuss ways to re-start the sport once the COVID-19......
US President Donald Trump said on Monday he will suspend all immigration into the United States temporarily through an executive order in response to the coronavirus outbreak and to protect American......
EVERY crisis presents opportunities for a better life later. Optimists feel the Covid-19 crisis does so for Pakistan. There is no denying the opportunities. But will the state and society grasp or......
INTERNATIONAL traffic, trade, investment and finance have been severely disrupted because of the global spread of Covid-19. The pandemic has had an adverse impact on the world economy, resulting in......
ISLAMABAD: Covid-19 appears to be spreading among younger residents of the capital, with 30-39 year olds becoming the third most vulnerable age groups, according to data collected by the capital......
MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir government has extended lockdown in the territory until April 24, an official spokesperson said on Monday.Minister for Information Technology Dr Mustafa......
KARACHI: Former Pakistan head coach Mickey Arthur says leaving out fast bowler Mohammad Amir from the T20 World Cup squad would be detrimental to team’s title chances.“Amir spoke to me about it and......
KARACHI: After Quetta Gladiators, another Pakistan Super League franchise, Karachi Kings, have expressed reservations over the schedule of the fifth PSL which was entirely held in Pakistan for the......
LAHORE: Former legendary Test fast bowler Sarfaraz Nawaz, who is a blunt critic of the corrupt practices in the game of cricket, has advised the Pakistan Cricket Board that prior to asking the......
KARACHI: As major industrial activities are resuming in the province following a recent home department notification, experts have demanded that the government immediately open all labour-related......
LAHORE: With Lahore emerging as epicenter of the Covid-19, Punjab has witnessed fast spread of the virus since March 31 as the disease has reached its 32 districts out of total 36.The total number of......
LAHORE: Despite imposition of Section 144, shops and bazaars are still not completely following guidelines regarding social distancing and other safety protocols. Most shops continue accommodating......
ISLAMABAD: Expressing concern over the “ambiguous government stance” on lockdown and rise in the number of coronavirus patients, opposition members of the Special Parliamentary Committee on......
KARACHI: Health and medical science experts on Sunday agreed that Covid-19 patients with no symptoms, even if they were diabetic, could fast in Ramazan in consultation with their physicians while......
KARACHI: Opponents of reproductive health around the world are developing and promoting digital tools and tactics that attempt to curtail the ability of people to exercise their reproductive rights,......
ISLAMABAD: The Punjab government is seeking a loan of $150 million from the World Bank for a land mapping project for accessing land records and for housing programmes in the province, it is......
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said on Monday that there would be congregational prayers in mosques but compliance with the standard operating procedures (SOPs) and health......
LONDON: Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons MP Afzal Khan has written a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan appealing to repatriate Pakistani nationals stranded in the UK.The MP from......
KARACHI: As part of the Rs1 billion Hussain Dawood Pledge, Engro Fertilisers — a subsidiary of Engro Corporation — has committed to provide Rs95 million to the Indus Hospital to expand the Covid-19......
PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has said that capacity to investigate Covid-19 patients has been enhanced to 1,000 tests per day from 40 tests.Addressing a tele-conference at Chief Minister’s......
ISLAMABAD: People maintaining a minimum of Rs46,329 balance in savings, profit and loss sharing or similar bank accounts in Pakistan on the first day of Ramazan will be liable to pay 2.5 per cent......
GWADAR: Inspector General of Frontier Corps South Maj Gen Sarfaraz Ali during a visit to the Pak-Iran bordering town of Mand on Monday said the FC was taking all possible measures to maintain peace......
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has recorded seven more deaths due to Covid-19 as government is set to start pool testing to be able to ensure prompt diagnosis of the patients and manage them in......
WASHINGTON: With close to 800,000 confirmed patients and 41,500 deaths, the United States on Monday expedited its search for a cure for the respiratory disease that has also killed almost170,000......
KUNDUZ: The Taliban have killed at least 23 Afghan troops and nine civilians, officials said on Monday, as a fresh wave of violence grips Afghanistan despite a deal with the US and a worsening......
ISLAMABAD: The government is moving towards reopening of power tariff agreements with older independent power producers (IPPs) and may engage with their lenders as part of efforts to reduce......
KARACHI: Bulls went on a rampage at the stock market on Monday tossing the the KSE-100 index high by 667.82 points, 2.03 per cent, to close at 33,499.65.The market built on the strong rally seen on......
ISLAMABAD: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday supported the government’s construction package to absorb daily wage earners and advised appropriate taxation for petroleum products,......
KARACHI: Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the country continued its rising trend despite the emergence of coronavirus as it jumped by 137 per cent during the first nine months of current fiscal......
• Vow to implement 20-point guidelines for Ramazan • Imran agrees to announce package for khateebs, muezzins • Yaum-i-Tauba, Yaumi-i-Rehmat to be observed this weekISLAMABAD: While expressing......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan on Monday agreed on revitalising their bilateral engagement framework — Afghanistan-Pakistan Action Plan for Peace and Solidarity (APAPPS) which has been largely......
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court on Monday dismissed bail petitions of leading banker Hussain Lawai and former director general parks of the Karachi Metropolitan Authority (KDA) Liaqat Ali......
ISLAMABAD: As the number of coronavirus cases surged past 8,500 with the addition of 425 new cases and the toll hitting 192 with 24 deaths on Monday, diplomats visited the National Command and......
RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has promised to ‘rationalise’ its fares, following complaints by passengers they are being overcharged for special flights.Air Marshal Arshad......
ISLAMABAD: More than 84 per cent households in a Pakistan Social and Living Standards Measurement (PSLM) survey have reported that they are food secure, while 16pc households are experiencing......
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) sought an explanation from the interior secretary on Monday for denying benefits of internet to people of the erstwhile Federally Administrated Tribal......
TO lockdown or not to lockdown. That appeared to be the question, this past week, once again as the PTI government in the centre decided to ease the lockdown to allow some economic activity. There......
INTERNATIONAL traffic, trade, investment and finance have been severely disrupted because of the global spread of Covid-19. The pandemic has had an adverse impact on the world economy, resulting in......
US crude oil futures turned negative on Monday for the first time in history as storage space was filling up, discouraging buyers as weak economic data from Germany and Japan cast doubt on when fuel......
