ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet on Thursday approved four supplementary grants, including Rs5 billion for the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), to fight the spread of coronavirus in the country on an emergency basis. The ECC meeting, chaired by Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Hafeez Shaikh, approved […]
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Oil prices rose on Friday as governments around the world pledged a huge injection of funds and other measures to limit the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, despite fears the outbreak will destroy demand for oil. Brent crude was up 22 cents, or 0.8 per cent, at $26.56 a barrel by 0415 GMT. US […]
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China’s auto industry has gone from zero to sixty in its post-pandemic campaign drive, with manufacturers and dealers quick to woo back lockdown-weary consumers through campaigns as unusual as a makeup-promoting personality touting car leasing. Social media celebrity Lipstick King urged millions of fans on a live-streamed shopping show to sign up to a lease […]
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ISLAMABAD: Ten million people belonging to low-income groups will get a Rs12,000 four-month stipend in a lump sum under Prime Minister Imran Khan’s relief package announced by the federal government on Tuesday to mitigate adverse impact of coronavirus on their family budget. According to a document of the Finance Division, the government would provide Rs144 […]
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The Edhi Foundation — famous for its emergency services and shelter homes for the country’s poor, is kitting staff out in rain coats and rubber boots in the battle against coronavirus as it can’t get hold of proper personal protective equipment, the organisation says. Pakistan has reported the highest number of coronavirus infections in South […]
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ISLAMABAD: The threat from coronavirus has led to grant of post-arrest bail to 24 accused persons facing cases of fake bank accounts and Karkey Rental Power and Modaraba fraud references. Among those who have been granted bail are leading banker Hussain Lawai — who is a close aide to former president Asif Ali Zardari, former […]
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ISLAMABAD: The parliament and the provincial assemblies should take centerstage in order to forge a political consensus and provide leadership to the executive in shaping Pakistan’s response to the multifaceted challenges posed by the rising spread of the novel coronavirus in the country, the Free and Fair Election Network (Fafen) said on Tuesday. Fafen, which […]
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The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) named former petroleum minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in a reference for allegedly appointing Sheikh Imranul Haq as the managing director of Pakistan State Oil (PSO) “in sheer violation of rules and regulations”. A statement released by NAB’s Karachi chapter on Friday said that non-bailable arrest warrants have been issued for […]
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• Lockdown imposed in Balochistan for 15 days• 10 more patients recover in Sindh• China donates medical supplies ISLAMABAD: With the first death caused by local transmission of novel coronavirus in Pakistan on Tuesday, countrywide tally of fatalities has risen to seven and the Balochistan government has imposed a lockdown across the province for 15 days. […]
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Police and health authorities on Wednesday said an employee of renowned designer Maria B was in quarantine at the District Headquarters Hospital in the Vehari district of Punjab. Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department spokesman Qaiser Asif, while confirming he was under quarantine at the Vehari DHQ, said the patient’s contacts were being traced and […]
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