Category: Pakistan

The United Arab Emirates and Pakistan are working to add more flights to repatriate Pakistani citizens from the Gulf Arab state, a Dubai government source said on Wednesday. Islamabad last week began repatriating some of its citizens from the UAE, which had earlier warned countries refusing to take back nationals stranded by the coronavirus pandemic […]

LAHORE: The Punjab home department’s Corona Crisis Management Cell’s (CCMC) daily situation report generated around Saturday midnight states some 5,336 Tableeghi activists have so far tested negative and allowed to return to their homes. It says 1,560 who tested positive have been quarantined while the results of 4,250 are awaited. According to the overall situation […]

The Lahore High Court on Monday sought a detailed response from the Punjab government on a petition challenging the dismissal of hundreds of thousands of factory workers and private employees during the lockdown imposed in the province to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. Accepting the petition for hearing, LHC Chief Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan […]

• Covid-19 cases cross 8,000 mark• Chaman, Torkham borders to open twice a week ISLAMABAD: While the confirmed cases of Covid-19 surged past 8,000 with the addition of 514 new ones and 20 deaths by 2am on Monday, the federal government on Sunday suggested to the provinces to enforce lockdown in only those localities from where […]

Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed on Monday lamented the lack of “transparency” in the steps the government has taken to combat the coronavirus pandemic so far. The observation was made during a hearing of a suo motu case pertaining to the federal and provincial governments’ response to the Covid-19 crisis. The case is being heard […]

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Monday that the ulema not only endorsed Prime Minister Imran Khan’s strategy to fight against the coronavirus pandemic but also assured him of their complete cooperation. The SAPM was speaking to the media alongside Minister for Religious Affairs and […]

KARACHI: The International Press Institute (IPI), in a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan, has expressed extreme concern over the continued detention of Mir Shakilur Rehman, editor-in-chief of the Jang Media Group. The IPI is an umbrella group of editors, media executives and journalists working for press freedom. In his letter to the prime minister, […]

ISLAMABAD: Decision-makers need accurate data for tackling the coronavirus situation, Prime Min­ister Imran Khan said on Thursday at a meeting of the National Command and Operation Centre convened to review measures to cope with the disease during Ramazan. The meeting decided to establish quarantine facilities in all major cities across the country to treat Covid-19 patients. […]

ISLAMABAD: Just two days after the government’s announcement relaxing the lockdown, a record number of 23 deaths and staggering 627 cases of the novel coronavirus have been reported during the last 24 hours, taking the tally of confirmed cases to 7,010, with 134 deaths on Thursday. Experts fear that the number of cases will further […]

The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday ordered for the creation of an 11-member ad hoc committee to run the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council (PMDC). The orders were given in a case pertaining to a petition filed by the government, seeking removal of the PMDC registrar. Justice Ijazul Ahsan read out the short order, […]