China sends first-batch of epidemic relief materials to Pakistan
China sends first-batch ISLAMABAD: A cargo plane bound for Pakistan carrying a big supply of epidemic relief material has departed for…
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KP-Mardan UC reports 39 new coronavirus cases
KP-Mardan UC reports PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa KP-Mardan on Wednesday reported 39 new coronavirus cases after 46 people were tested in…
French coronavirus death toll tops 1,000, lockdown likely to be extended
French coronavirus death PARIS: French became the fifth country to report more than 1,000 deaths from coronavirus on Tuesday and…
Actress Mehwish Hayat lauds director Nadeem Baig’s role in revival of Pakistani cinema
Actress Mehwish Hayat Pakistani actress Mehwish Hayat has penned down an appreciation note for film director Nadeem Baig for his…
PM Imran Khan to chair Federal Cabinet meeting via video link today
PM Imran Khan ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will chair a federal cabinet meeting in Islamabad via video link today…
LPG tanker topples in Lahore; blazing inferno continues to spread as rescue, relief efforts underway
LPG tanker topples in Lahore LAHORE: A Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) filled tanker toppled on the roadway and erupted into…
Corona Virus outbreak: Number of confirmed cases in Pakistan surges to 1,000
Number of confirmed cases in Pakistan surges The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Pakistan soared to 1,000 on Wednesday.…
Coronavirus outbreak: Hajj-2020 preparations underway as routine, says Religious Minister
Hajj 2020 preparations underway as routine ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Sahibzada Noor-ul-Haq Qadri on Tuesday…
Partial lockdown imposes in Federal Capital
Partial lockdown ISLAMABAD: Islamabad district administration on Tuesday imposed partial lockdown in the capital city amid Corona Virus outbreak, reported…
Turkish Govt taking care of Pakistanis like their own people: Cavusoglu
ISLAMABAD: Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said that Turkey is taking care of Pakistani citizens as their own people, media…
Private hospitals in twin cites offer free coronavirus treatment
coronavirus treatment ISLAMABAD: coronavirus treatment Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Zafar Mirza on Tuesday announced that…
Thousands gather at Karachi station as train operations to shut by midnight
KARACHI: Thousands of people on Tuesday gathered at the Karachi Cantonment railway station to travel to their desired locations from…
CAA announces to reduce non-essential staff amid coronavirus pandemic
KARACHI: The Civil Aviation Authority CAA announces on Tuesday announced to reduce the non-essential staff working in its offices aimed…
PM Imran Khan announces multi-billion package amid coronavirus pandemic
Prime Minister Imran Khan ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday announced a multi-billion package involving relief for labour and…
Trading halted at PSX for 2-hour as index craters amidst near-complete shutdown nationwide
complete shutdown nationwide The Pakistan Stock Exchange saw yet another enforced halt in activity as trading resumed after a long…
Coronavirus outbreak: PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif says not the time to do politics
Coronavirus outbreak PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif says this was not the time to do politics and the entire nation needed…
PM Imran to announce coronavirus relief, stimulus package today
ISLAMABAD: PM Imran Imran Khan will announce a comprehensive economic package today to protect the people, industry and the country’s…
Sindh minister hints at imposing curfew as people ignore lockdown orders
KARACHI: Sindh Minister Nasir Hussain Shah on Wednesday hinted at imposing curfew across the province as people ignored government’s lockdown…
IHC grants bail to 408 prisoners amid coronavirus fears
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has granted bail to 408 prisoners imprisoned at Adiala Jail under minor offences amid…
Pakistan coronavirus cases jump to 892
ISLAMABAD: The total number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan coronavirus has surged to 892 after new cases were reported in…
DG ISPR addresses nation on Pakistan-Day, talks about corona virus pandemic
DG ISPR addresses nation on Pakistan-Day RAWALPINDI: DG ISPR of Inter-Services Public Relations Maj Gen Babar Iftikhar on Monday addressed…
CM Sindh Murad Ali Shah, Murtaza Wahab test negative for coronavirus
CM Sindh Murad Ali Shah KARACHI: CM Sindh Murad Ali Shah and the provincial government’s spokesperson Murtaza Wahab tested negative…
AJK Govt announces three-week lockdown amid corona virus outbreak
AJK Govt announces MUZAFFARABAD: Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Raja Farooq Haider on Monday announced a three-week…
Government calls in Pakistan Army troops to combat coronavirus outbreak
Government calls in Pakistan Army ISLAMABAD: Government calls The interior ministry on Monday issued a notification according to which Pakistan…
CM Punjab Usman Buzdar announces lockdown in Punjab amid Corona Virus outbreak
CM Punjab Usman Buzdar announces lockdown LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar announced a lockdown across the province starting midnight…
Sindh Provincial Minister Saeed Ghani tests positive for coronavirus
KARACHI: In a shocking development, Sindh Provincial Minister Saeed Ghani revealed on Monday he has tested positive for the novel…
Indian actress Priyanka Chopra shares video to support people fighting against coronavirus
Priyanka Chopra Jonas has been very active in fight against the coronavirus, Priyanka Chopra also supporting the people doing their…
Interior Minister urges nation to remain in homes amid coronavirus fear
ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister, Ijaz Ahmed Shah has urged people to remain in their homes due to coronavirus fear, private TV…
Meghan Markle, Prince Harry celebrate Mother’s Day with the UK
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry turned to their official Instagram to pay a tribute to mothers Meghan Markle and Prince…
Kashmir is unfinished agenda of partition: PM Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister PM Imran Khan has on Monday appealed the masses not to panic due to novel coronavirus threat…
60 citizens arrest over violating lockdown in Malir police
KARACHI: Malir police on Monday rounded up as many as 60 citizens lockdown in Malir police over violating lockdown enforced…
President, Prime Minister pledge to defeat corona virus, on 23rd March Pakistan-Day
Prime Minister pledge to defeat corona virus The nation celebrates Pakistan Day today with simplicity in the face of an…
Country wide corona virus cases jump to 799
ISLAMABAD: The nationwide tally of coronavirus cases has jumped to 779 with 23 new COVID-19 cases reported in the country…
Play an active role in helping civilian government amid coronavirus outbreak: COAS addresses Corps
RAWALPINDI: government Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa chaired a special Corps Commanders’ Conference at General Headquarters…
No ablution for Corona Virus victims
Corona Virus victims Lahore: Ulama-e-Karam decides that no ablution of coronavirus victims as due to fear of virus spreading. During…
How corona virus victims are buried
How corona virus victims are buried? A burial of corona virus victim scenes was too much terrifying, it was horrific,…
Corona virus outbreak: CM Sindh Murad announces lockdown in province
KARACHI: Sindh CM Sindh Murad Ali announced that the province will undergo a lockdown after midnight tonight (Sunday). “After 12:00AM…
Coronavirus outbreak: KP Govt bans inter-district public transport
PESHAWAR: The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government on Sunday imposed a complete ban on inter-district public transport from March 23, media reported. The…
Pakistan economic situation incapable of national lockdown: PM Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan is addressing the countrymen on government strategy and current development with regards to the global…
PM Imran Khan to address nation on coronavirus outbreak today
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Media and Broadcasting, Firdous Ashiq Awan on Sunday informed that the PM…
Section 144 imposes in Islamabad amid coronavirus outbreak
ISLAMABAD: The city administration decided to impose Section 144 in Islamabad on Saturday, as new cases of the novel coronavirus…
Coronavirus outbreak: Balochistan seeks deployment of military troops
QUETTA: The government of Balochistan has written a letter to the federal government seeking deployment of military troops amid rising…
Opposition Leader Shehbaz Sharif arrives in Pakistan after four-month stay in London
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) president and opposition leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif arrived at Islamabad airport from…
Sindh Govt seeks Army help to deal with coronavirus disease
KARACHI: Sindh Govt In the wake of prevailing situation of increasing number of COVID-19 cases in the province, the Sindh…
Coronavirus outbreak: KP Govt announces three-day partial lockdown
PESHAWAR: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has announced a partial lockdown in the province for three days from Sunday (Today) as…
Coronavirus outbreak: Pakistan must move towards a lockdown, says Bilawal
Bilawal wants government to act now and initiate a lockdown to save lives as coronavirus cases continue to emerge in…
Opposition Leader Shehbaz Sharif to arrive in Pakistan tonight: PML-N spokesperson
PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb said on Saturday that party President Shehbaz Sharif, who was abroad to tend to his ailing…
Nationwide tally of coronavirus patients rises to 720
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Pakistan rose to 720 after new cases were reported on Saturday from throughout…
Baluchistan corona virus tally at 104 after 12 new cases
Twelve new cases of corona virus were reported in Baluchistan on Saturday, taking the province’s tally to 104. The figures…
Singer Fakhr-e-Alam asks PM Imran Khan to reconsider lock-down decision
Singer and songwriter Fakhr-e-Alam took to social media to ask Prime Minister Imran Khan to reconsider his decision regarding a…
Coronavirus patients, suspects break out of Sukkur quarantine facility
SUKKUR: Chaos at Sukkur Quarantined isolation center after incitement from miscreants lead to an uproar resulting in patients tested with…
PIA suspends international flight operations amid coronavirus outbreak
KARACHI: Increasing threat of novel coronavirus, the Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has suspended its international flight operations PIA . The…
Coronavirus outbreak: Number of confirmed cases in Sindh jumps to 267
KARACHI: The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Sindh on Saturday jumped to 297 as Sukkur reported 15 new cases,…
DRAP allows NUST to produce heart stents locally
ISLAMABAD: Major development for heart patients in the country as Drugs Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has allowed private university…
Punjab Governor asks for immediate notice on Kashmir situation
LAHORE: Governor Punjab Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar on Saturday said that India was punishing Kashmiri resistance leader Yasin Malik for demanding…
Punjab govt sets up country’s largest quarantine centre in Multan amid corona virus outbreak
MULTAN: The Punjab government has established the largest quarantine center at Multan Industrial Estate to keep pilgrims returning from Iran…
Travel restrictions: CAA decides to isolate travelers for 14-day on arrival in Pakistan
KARACHI: Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) issued a notification to All Airlines Operating in Pakistan that COVID-19 is test must…
Govt decides to unite all political parties in fight against coronavirus
ISLAMABAD: Following the positive gesture by Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari for PM Imran Khan, the government of…
Coronaviurs updates
Total confirmed cases: 451 Coronaviurs • Sindh: 238 • Punjab: 80 • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 23 • Balochistan: 81 • Islamabad Capital Territory: 07 • Gilgit-Baltistan:…
842 more pilgrims arrive at DI Khan quarantine center
PESHAWAR: As many as 842 more pilgrims have arrived in DI Khan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from Taftan border here…
FM Qureshi calls for Iranian sanctions to be lifted amid coronavirus outbreak
amid coronavirus outbreak ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi who is under self-imposed isolation after his recent visit to China…
Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa orders to vacate guest houses, rest houses to use as quarantine centers
Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan on Friday ordered the closure of all…
US Secretary Defense Esper telephones COAS General Bajwa
US Secretary Defense WASHINGTON: US Secretary Defense, Mark Esper on Friday telephoned Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa,…
Interior ministry announces closure of offices, businesses for 15-day
businesses for 15-day ISLAMABAD: The interior ministry announced the closure of some major public dealing offices and businesses for 15…
Sindh Minister confirms third Coronavirus death in Karachi
Coronavirus death in Karachi KARACHI: Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho has confirmed the death of a 77 years…
PM Imran Khan orders opening of Chaman-Spin Boldak border to Afghanistan
Boldak border to Afghanistan ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday took to Twitter to announce the opening of the…
US announces $1 million aid for Pakistan to combat coronavirus
US announces $1 million aid WASHINGTON: US announces Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Alice…
Sindh Govt ready to distribute two million ration bags amid corona virus outbreak
corona virus outbreak KARACHI: The government of Sindh has decided to distribute two million ration bags across the province in…
Pakistan cannot afford lockdown: Sindh Governor
Pakistan cannot afford lockdown KARACHI: Sindh Governor Imran Ismail on Thursday said that Pakistan cannot afford a lockdown as country’s…
Hajj 2020 preparations underway as per routine, says Noor-ul-Haq
Hajj 2020 preparations ISLAMABAD: Minister for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony Noorul Haq Qadri Thursday said preparations for Hajj 2020…
School seals in Karachi over violating closure orders amid Coronavirus outbreak
orders amid Coronavirus outbreak KARACHI: Registration of a private school on Thursday was suspended in Karachi over violating the orders…
Coronavirus: Pakistan’s tally rises to 299 with two confirmed deaths
two confirmed deaths ISLAMABAD: The number of novel coronavirus cases on Thursday surged to 299 in Pakistan with two confirmed deaths…
Pakistan rejects Indian propaganda against CPEC
Indian propaganda against ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has categorically rejected the Indian propaganda against China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), terming it desperate attempts…
First coronavirus case in Indian army as soldier tests positive
Ladakh after he tested for First coronavirus case New Delhi: An Indian Army soldier has been placed in an isolation…
Sarah Hyland reveals how surgery increases her CONVID-19 risk
Sarah Hyland spoke at length Talking to media, Sarah Hyland spoke at length about her personal health struggles and how…
Actress Saba Qamar addresses mental health issues
Pakistani actress Saba Qamar has opened up about Pakistani actress Saba Qamar has opened up about dealing with mental health…
Sindh reported nine new coronavirus cases, Pakistan’s tally reaches 247
Sindh reported nine new COVID-19 cases KARACHI: The number of coronavirus cases increased up to 247 in Pakistan as Sindh…
Govt, nation to jointly fight and win against coronavirus: PM Imran Khan
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday night ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday night addressed the nation and urged…
UN, WFP emergency supplies may expire in AJK due to unclear policy
WFP emergency supplies The emergency supplies of United Nation’s World Food Programme (WFP) may expire in AJK due to unclear…
Standard Chartered Pakistan posts highest ever Profit of PKR 27.2 bn
Standard Chartered Pakistan KARACHI, 28 February 2019 – Standard Chartered Bank (Pakistan) Limited, the country’s largest and oldest International bank, today…