Category: Pakistan

Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar said on Wednesday that preventive measures undertaken thus far by the country in its fight against Covid-19 will remain in place for two more weeks from April 1 to April 14. He made the announcement during a joint press conference with Special Assistant to the Prime […]

The Sindh government has launched an online portal and an application named Sindh Relief Initiative Application, through which welfare organisations can register themselves and work with official authorities to provide food and necessary items to daily wage workers who are unable to find work during the lockdown. Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, while chairing a […]

Sindh government reported six new locally transmitted cases of the novel coronavirus in Karachi on Monday, taking the provincial tally up to 508. According to Meeran Yousuf, media coordinator to the health and population welfare minister, there are a total of 177 cases of local transmission. Most of the cases reported from Sindh have been […]

The Supreme Court on Monday suspended all decisions taken by high courts regarding the release of under-trial prisoners due to the coronavirus outbreak. The apex court also directed the provincial governments and the high courts to refrain from issuing any further directives. A five-judge bench, comprising Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed, Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice […]

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis Zulfiqar Bukhari has sent a Rs1 billion defamation notice to PML-N stalwart Khawaja Asif over allegations that the PM’s aide used his influence to allow pilgrims from Iran to return to the country via Taftan without fulfilling proper requirements. In the notice, a copy of which […]

Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza revealed on Monday that the Higher Education Commission (HEC) is inviting university researchers, scientists, technicians, manufacturers and other Pakistani experts, based either in the country or abroad, to submit proposals that can assist the government in its fight against the Covid-19 outbreak. Addressing a press […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]