;Member states of the Group of 20 (G20) meeting during this week’s virtual summit hosted by Saudi Arabia must call on the kingdom to release its jailed women’s rights activists, Amnesty International has said. In a statement released on Thursday, the United Kingdom-based rights group said activists who led campaigns for women’s rights in the […]
The Islamabad High Court on Wednesday observed visible contradictions in the government’s policies to stem the spread of the coronavirus in the country. A single-bench comprising IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah made the observation while hearing a petition challenging the government’s decision to ban indoor weddings. Firstly Justice Minallah said the current wave of infections […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said the government was focusing its energies on the country’s industrialization and on increasing exports. Addressing a ceremony in Faisalabad during a one-day visit to the city. He said it was the government’s job to facilitate industrialization and the business community. “We are now working on how we can […]
Elon Musk, the chief executive officer of electric car company Tesla has leapfrogged Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and has now become the third-richest person in the world! The tech mogul’s fortune swelled by more than $15bn (£11.3bn) in a single week after Tesla’s shares jumped 13% following the news of its selection to join the S&P […]
Pakistan on Tuesday reported 33 deaths due to the coronavirus in the last 24 hours, according to the data issued by the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC). The country’s COVID-19 death toll stands at 7,193 — with the last 193 deaths being reported in just eight days. The NCOC data shows Pakistan recorded 14,606 […]
Pakistan approached two coronavirus vaccine manufacturers after Prime Minister Imran Khan greenlighting authorities to pre-book the vaccine. Parliamentary Secretary for Health Dr. Nausheen Hamid said the federal government has shortlisted two major pharmaceutical companies for this purpose. The government has not revealed the names of the vaccine manufacturers yet. In the first phase, 10 million […]
;ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan announced to suspend political gatherings and rallies across the country as part of his government’s measures to contain the spread of the second wave of Covid-19. “We have decided to suspend rallies countrywide and we [Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf] have suspended our own [rally] and would ask others [parties] to do […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday urged citizens to strictly follow standard operating procedures (SOPs). To prevent the second wave of the coronavirus from wreaking havoc in the country. Saying it was time for everyone to “act as a nation”. Addressing the nation after a meeting of the National Coordination Committee (NCC). The premier announced […]
For the second time in as many weeks, there is promising news from the race for a COVID-19 vaccine as infections surge across the United States and Europe. US biotech firm Moderna Inc on Monday said preliminary data from an ongoing phase three study of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine showed it to be 94.5 percent […]
Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas on Sunday said that instead of closing all schools; following the government’s recommended ‘smart lockdowns’ is a better option; the local news channel reported. In a Twitter update, the minister said that a meeting of all provincial education ministers; will be held on Monday, November 16, to discuss the prevailing […]
