;ISLAMABAD: Senior Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and former information minister Qamar Zaman Kaira has tested positive for the novel coronavirus; while he was on the campaign trail for the upcoming polls in Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B). According to family sources, the PPP leader has reached Islamabad from G-B and has quarantined himself for 15 days. Kaira […]
The Pakistan Medical Association (PMA), while appealing to the people to follow the coronavirus SOPs. The PMA warned them against a “more lethal” second wave of the disease. Follow SOPs and safety measures Hailing the government’s decision to impose fines on those not wearing masks in public. The PMA urged the government to take strict […]
Renowned TV host and politician Aamir Liaquat has tested positive for Covid-19, his wife Tuba Aamir announced on Thursday. Tuba also shared that she is Covid-19 positive as well in an Instagram post. She wrote, “Aamir Liaquat and I have tested positive for coronavirus. We are isolating ourselves at home” Tuba then asked fans for […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan said Tuesday Pakistan could not afford to go for another coronavirus lockdown despite officials monitoring the pandemic warning that the second wave of COVID-19 has already hit the country. Addressing a Cabinet meeting here in the federal capital, PM Imran Khan said the provincial governments needed to ensure the implementation of […]
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday summoned a National Coordination Committee meeting tomorrow to discuss the growing trend of COVID-19 infections in the country. According to sources the premier will be briefed by the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) on the coronavirus situation. The development comes hours after Federal Minister for Planning and […]
Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood on Monday clarified that schools and educational institutions across Pakistan are not closing despite a surge in coronavirus cases across the country. “Rumours again afloat regarding school closures. It is again clarified that educational institutions are NOT being closed,” he announced via a tweet. He stated that the government […]
Another doctor gave in to the coronavirus in Peshawar on Saturday. In a statement, the Provincial Doctors Association (PDA) said Dr Sultan Zeb, associate dean at the Khyber College of Dentistry diagnosed with the coronavirus. He was undergoing treatment at Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC). Expressing grief at his death, the association said they will always […]
The late launch of new 5G phones caused Apple Inc’s AAPL.O customers to put off buying new devices, leading the company on Thursday to report the steepest quarterly drop in iPhone sales in two years. Apple fell over 5% at one point in after-hours trade, wiping $100 billion from its stock market value. Even as […]
ISLAMABAD: The Senate was informed on Thursday that Dr. Aafia Siddiqui, a Pakistani neuroscientist convicted by a US court on the charge of shooting at army and FBI officers while in custody in Afghanistan, has finally signed a mercy petition. Adviser to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan said during the question hour […]
Special Assistant to Prime Minister Dr. Sania Nishtar has announced an extension in the last date to submit Ehsaas undergraduate scholarship applications for the year 2020-21. The new deadline is November 30, 2020. Earlier, October 30 was the last date for the submission of online scholarship applications. However, given the COVID-19 fronted delays in the […]
