Category: Pakistan

A special committee formed by the Sindh government to probe the death of Dr Furqanul Haq – who became the third member of the medical fraternity in Karachi to have died from the coronavirus – concluded in its report that “misjudgment” on part of the medical officer at Civil Hospital was the cause of his […]

KARACHI: Sindh Information Minister Syed Nasir Hussain Shah has said that federal ministers keep ‘unnecessarily’ criticising the Sindh government and misleading the people, compelling the ministers of the Sindh government to respond to them to tell people the truth. “On our response it is said that we are creating controversy even though we do not […]

KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan has asked the Election Commission to stop the process of delimitation of local government constituencies in Sindh till the final publication of the results of the sixth population census held in 2017. On April 13, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had issued a letter regarding “delimitation of union council, […]

LAHORE: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has summoned Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif on Monday (today) in cases of money laundering and assets beyond known sources of income. This is NAB’s third summons for the president of the opposition Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) since his return from the United Kingdom about […]

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza on Monday said the government will assign “specific” roles to doctors who had volunteered to be part of Prime Minister’s Corona Relief Tiger Force , adding that their expertise can be utilised in ensuring implementation of standard operating procedures (SOPs) among other things. Speaking […]

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the federal and provincial governments to devise a joint policy to tackle the ongoing coronavirus crisis in the country and submit a report on it within a week. The directions were issued during a hearing of a suo motu case regarding measures taken to tackle the pandemic. A five-member bench […]

Journalist Nadir Hassan passed away on Thursday night at the age of 37 due to a brain haemorrhage. According to his former The News colleague Zebunnisa Burki, Hassan suffered a brain haemorrhage at his home in Karachi late last night. He leaves behind a brother, sister and mother. Hassan worked with a number of publications during his […]

At least 191 more healthcare providers and medical workers have tested positive for the coronavirus within a week, according to data shared by the National Emergency Operation Centre on Thursday. An earlier report shared by the centre on April 23 had revealed that at least 253 healthcare workers in the country had been infected by […]

PPP Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari on Friday accused the PTI-led government of sabotaging the Sindh government’s efforts to tackle the coronavirus outbreak. “The federal government has sabotaged our every attempt through their speeches […] from the start. Through their incompetency, they have let down each and every province,” he said at a press conference in Karachi. […]

The total number of Covid-19 cases in Karachi jumped by 446 on Friday, taking the total to 4,873 — over a quarter of Pakistan’s total of 17,611. Covid-19 cases have risen almost 200pc in Karachi over the last 11 days, from 1,691 on April 20 to 4,873 on May 1. According to Sindh Chief Minister […]