In the midst of the Coronavirus epidemic, the Islamic Holy Month of Ramadan is coming to an end with the Eid-ul-Fitr celebration just around the corner. In fact, Pakistan came out of both Coronavirus waves moderately unscathed. The primary surge came amid May and June final year but flattened inside a number of weeks. The […]
On opposite ends of the cancel exams debate; activist Jibran Nasir and Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood have engaged in a social media war; against one another with the end result of Mahmood blocking Nasir on Twitter. Mahmood, who had probably had enough of Nasir calling him out; decided it was time to block him. […]
India has found itself in deep, unfamiliar waters, and its citizens are on their knees, gasping for air at unforgiving hospital gates. In this time of great hardship, something good has emerged. Well wishes from across the border in Pakistan, whether from fear of a similar fate or sheer humanness, have been pouring in to […]
Federal education minister Shafqat Mahmood on Tuesday announced that no exams will take place in the country until June 15; amid a surge in coronavirus cases and deaths. A2 exams will keep running Addressing a press conference in Islamabad after a special National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) meeting; he said O and A level […]
Another child succumbed to the coronavirus, said the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC); making it the third one in a week. As per an NCOC report one more child who, falling in the 1-10 years age bracket, passed away from coronavirus. The latest casualty is alarming as this makes it the 10th child, aged […]
Pakistan offered India on Saturday its “relief support” in the fight against the coronavirus, the country’s foreign office (FO) said. “Pakistan has offered to provide relief support to India, including ventilators, Bi PAP, digital X-ray machines, PPEs and related items,” FO said in a statement. The offer, according to the FO spokesperson, made “as a […]
The Edhi Foundation, in a magnanimous gesture offered a fleet of 50 ambulances and its staff to help manage the crisis brought about by the coronavirus pandemic in India. India’s health system is staggering owing to the rising number of coronavirus cases in the country; with several hospitals running out of oxygen to supply coronavirus […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan said he had asked the Pakistan Army to assist the police and law enforcement agencies in enforcing SOPs for curbing the spread of the coronavirus, warning that Pakistan may soon be facing a situation similar to India if the current trend continues. Addressing the nation after a meeting of the National […]
ISLAMABAD/LAHORE/KARACHI: On Friday, the high courts dismissed separate petitions challenging holding in-person Cambridge examinations and seeking a switch to school-assessed grades. Students had filed pleas in the Islamabad High Court, the Sindh High Court, and the Lahore High Court against the Cambridge Assessment International Education’s (CAIE) decision and the government’s approval to hold physical examinations the […]
MEXICO.- Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador reported that he will not put on the COVID-19 vaccine. He stated his doctors told him that he still has a high level of antibodies after contracting the disease in January this year. “I have enough antibodies and it is not essential for now that I get vaccinated,” […]
