National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser on Thursday became the highest government functionary to test positive for the novel coronavirus."My coronavirus test has returned positive. I have quarantined......
A lockdown imposed with certain exemptions to curb the spread of the coronavirus in Sindh will remain in place until the end of Ramazan, Sindh government spokesperson Murtaza Wahab clarified on......
The government on Thursday announced a reduction of Rs15 per litre in the price of petrol, of Rs27.15 per litre in the price of high speed diesel (HSD), Rs30.01 per litre in the price of kerosene and......
As the United States pressed Saudi Arabia to end its oil price war with Russia, US President Donald Trump gave Saudi leaders an ultimatum.In an April 2 phone call, Trump told Saudi Crown Prince......
US President Donald Trump erupted at his top political advisers last week when they presented him with worrisome polling data that showed his support eroding in a series of battleground states as his......
On a sunny Sunday in April, 20 people were enjoying a barbecue in the city of Schwerin in northern Germany.The police promptly intervened, slapping them with a fine for breaking new social distancing......
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said that the death rate in the country from the coronavirus was "lower than feared".Addressing a news briefing along with his aides in Islamabad, the premier......
The district administration of Islamabad on Thursday sealed two residential areas of Sector I-10 after cases of Covid-19 were confirmed among residents there.According to a notification, a copy of......
The United States Department of Transportation has granted permission to Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) to conduct direct flights to the US, the airline's spokesman Abdullah Hafeez confirmed......
Silicon Valley billionaires Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg offered dueling views on lockdown measures designed to slow the spread of the coronavirus on Wednesday, with Facebook’s Zuckerberg endorsing......
“WHEN Man ceases to believe in God,” according to G.K. Chesterton’s aphorism, “the danger is not that he will believe in nothing, but that he will believe in anything.” Including the power of......
A NUMBER of developments that are happening around the world could play out in significant ways here in Pakistan in the days to come. Several countries, along with some states in the US, have......
KARACHI: The All Pakistan Newspapers Society (APNS) and the Council of Pakistan Newspaper Editors (CPNE) have welcomed the appointment of Senator Shibli Faraz as information minister and retired Lt......
KARACHI: As part of the Hussain Dawood Pledge worth Rs1 billion, the Engro Foundation has committed to providing Rs20 million in financial assistance to the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital to......
ISLAMABAD: Another 36 cases of Covid-19 have been reported in the capital, the single biggest increase in the city since the outbreak began. The total number of cases in Islamabad is now 297.Capital......
TAXILA: A man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting his niece while two people including a minor were killed in separate incidents in Attock and Taxila on Wednesday.A woman in Mohallah......
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he believes China’s handling of the coronavirus is proof that Beijing “will do anything they can” to make him lose his re-election bid in November.In an......
RAWALPINDI: The government has allowed Qatar Airways to operate chartered flights to repatriate British nationals stranded in Pakistan.Special flights will be operated from Islamabad, Lahore and......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court observed on Wednesday that though it was not here to make business decisions which should be left to experts, the feasibility of projects needed to ensure that the public......
ISLAMABAD: The federal government has extended for two months the validity of visa for foreign nationals stranded in Pakistan due to the Covid-19 pandemic.The expired visas will now be treated as......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday directed the Establishment Division to implement new retirement rules for government employees under which they can be retired even before reaching......
TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday that the Tokyo Olympics could not take place next year unless the coronavirus pandemic is contained, as the city’s governor called for an......
SYDNEY: Veteran batsman David Warner believes Australia’s upcoming limited-overs tour of England will be scrapped because of the coronavirus pandemic.The Australians were scheduled to play three......
LAHORE: Former Pakistan captain and wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif has rated all three national wicketkeepers in the fray including ex-skipper Sarfraz Ahmad, Mohammad Rizwan and Rohail Nazir as......
LAHORE: The Punjab government is anticipating a shortfall of close to Rs550 billion in federal transfers this financial year under the National Finance Commission (NFC) award because of a sharp......
BAHAWALPUR: At least 1,155 Covid-19 patients belonging to various parts of the province and quarantined here were allowed to go home after their tests came out negative.According to the focal person......
PESHAWAR: Two brothers working as reporters with private news channels isolated themselves in own house here on Wednesday after they tested positive for novel coronavirus (Covid-19).Asif Shehzad of......
KARACHI: Faisal Edhi, head of the Edhi Foundation and son of Abdul Sattar Edhi, told Dawn on Wednesday that his second test was carried out at PIMS which also proved positive for Covid-19.He said he......
KARACHI: Mayor Wasim Akhtar asked the people on Wednesday to cooperate with graveyard administrations and not insist on a specific spot for grave for the burial of a loved one who had died of the......
KARACHI: Provincial authorities on Wednesday informed the Sindh High Court that a new notification had been issued to provide 20 per cent concession to parents in school fees for the months of April......
KARACHI: The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) of the police ruled out on Wednesday the possibility of any sabotage behind Tuesday’s cylinder blast at a Defence Housing Authority bakery that caused huge......
Actor Rishi Kapoor has passed away at a Mumbai hospital, Hindustan Times said on Wednesday.According to Hindustan Times, Rishi's brother Randhir Kapoor confirmed the development.The 67-year-old actor......
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo vowed on Wednesday to use all means available to extend a UN arms embargo on Iran, including working through a nuclear accord that President Donald Trump......
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Wednesday directed the Public-Private Partnership Authority (PPPA) to come up with well-structured......
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Peoples Party-Parliamentarians (PPP-P) has said that any delimitation of constituencies for local government (LG) elections on the basis of provisional census results will......
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday restrained the Islamabad High Court (IHC) from pressing a contempt charge against the federal government for not allowing heavy motorbikes to run on the......
KARACHI: Wednesday was ruled by bulls as they pervaded the market right from the start when the KSE-100 index opened up by 211 points. Moving slightly back and forth, the benchmark did not once drop......
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran on Wednesday discussed full resumption of bilateral trade, which was halted last month because of the Covid-19 pandemic.“The two sides stressed the need to reactivate......
ISLAMABAD: Export cargo handling at the Karachi ports declined nearly 42 per cent in the last 38 days owing to closure of shipping lines and order deferrals by international buyers.Karachi ports,......
ISLAMABAD: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) on Wednesday issued guidelines for cooperation with international regulatory bodies to strengthen detection and deterrence of......
ISLAMABAD: The prices of petroleum products in Pakistan are set for a steep fall — up to 57 per cent — on Thursday (today) for a month owing to about 30pc slump in the international oil market.Though......
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday called for a global initiative on debt relief for developing countries, including Pakistan, so that they could combat the novel coronavirus in a......
RAWALPINDI: The government on Wednesday enforced the Pakistan Essential Services (Maintenance) Act, 1952 allowing the Pakistan International Airlines Corporation Limited (PIACL) to rescue, evacuate......
ISLAMABAD: As coronavirus cases surpassed the 15,000 mark with the highest number of deaths in a single day, the government on Wednesday decided to bring back 7,500 overseas Pakistanis in the first......
“WHEN Man ceases to believe in God,” according to G.K. Chesterton’s aphorism, “the danger is not that he will believe in nothing, but that he will believe in anything.” Including the power of......
ALTHOUGH Covid-19 cases have been increasing in Pakistan, the rate of spread and number of deaths have not been as dramatic as in many other countries. The case fatality rate in Pakistan so far is......
A NUMBER of developments that are happening around the world could play out in significant ways here in Pakistan in the days to come. Several countries, along with some states in the US, have......
ALTHOUGH Covid-19 cases have been increasing in Pakistan, the rate of spread and number of deaths have not been as dramatic as in many other countries. The case fatality rate in Pakistan so far is......
