Category: Pakistan

The National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) on Monday identified 20 cities across Pakistan with potential Covid-19 hotspots using a strategy termed as ‘testing, tracing and quarantining (TTQ)’, according to press release issued by the centre. The TTQ strategy involves ramping up Covid-19 testing followed by rapidly tracing the contacts of confirmed positive cases, and […]

KARACHI: Thousands of patients seeking consultation and medical intervention had to return home in sheer disappointment when they visited many government hospitals in Sindh on Thursday as house officers, doctors, paramedics and other support staff observed a boycott of outpatient department (OPD) duties on a call given by the recently formed Grand Health Alliance (GHA). […]

TIMERGARA: Suspected Covid-19 patients and their relatives from Lower Dir have complained that they had been waiting for results of their test for over a week and the delay was troubling them. Talking to mediapersons, they said they had quarantined themselves at homes after developing signs and symptoms of the infection about 10 days ago. […]

ISLAMABAD: The Ac­­count­ability Court of Islam­abad on Thursday issued non-bailable arrest warrants for former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz sup­reme leader Nawaz Sharif in a reference that accused him, Pakistan Peoples Party co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari and PPP leader Yousuf Raza Gilani of receiving luxury vehicles and gifts from Toshakhana. The court directed the […]

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday warned that strict action will now be taken against those found to be violating the government’s standard operating procedures (SOPs) for curbing the spread of the coronavirus, adding that he will be monitoring the situation from the Prime Minister’s Office. Pakistan currently ranks among the top 10 countries in […]

ISLAMABAD: With the novel coronavirus rapidly spreading across the country, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said he was already aware that the number of Covid-19 cases and deaths would increase with the passage of time but smart lockdown was the only option for Pakistan to deal with the disease. The country reported 6,321 Covid-19 […]

ISLAMABAD: Amid reports of rising number of legislators testing positive for Covid-19 and two days before presentation of the federal budget, National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser on Tuesday inspected the main Assembly Hall to review seating and other arrangements to ensure principle of social distancing implemented. Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser visited National Assembly Hall […]

KARACHI: The death toll in the Lyari building collapse tragedy reached 19 as rescue workers pulled 13 more bodies from the rubble on Tuesday, officials said. Moreover, there are fears that more people may be trapped under the debris. The rescue operation, which the authorities earlier claimed would be completed in 24 hours, continued till […]

ISLAMABAD: Facing criticism from the opposition over its alleged partisan role and political victimisation, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has now decided to launch inquiries against Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Zafar Mirza and former health minister Aamer Mehmood Kiani on various charges, including a massive increase in the prices […]

KARACHI: As the Covid-19 situation gets critical in the country with a steep rise in the number of affected patients, the provincial health department announced on Tuesday a series of steps to tackle the emerging challenge. These steps included establishment of five hospitals and high dependency units with 800 beds. “In an effort to provide […]