The value of the United States dollar against the rupee rose Rs4.4 to Rs166 in the interbank market on Thursday at 1:31pm. A day earlier, the dollar touched Rs161.6 agai­nst the rupee from Rs159 on close of business, according to the ready rates provided by the State Bank of Pakistan. …

ISLAMABAD: An important meeting between religious scholars from all denominations is currently underway to decide on whether religious congregations and Friday prayers should be suspended during the coronavirus outbreak. President Arif Alvi is presiding over the meeting at President House. Scholars from all four provinces, Gilgit Baltistan (GB) and Azad …

ISLAMABAD: A majority of the 1,022 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Pakistan constitute young adults falling in the age bracket of 21-30 years, contrary to the trend seen in China where cases of the contagion were highest among elderly people aged 65 years and above. “24% of the confirmed …

TEHRAN: Stepping up its fight against the new coronavirus outbreak, Iran has begun banning people from leaving their cities and requiring those who are already on Persian New Year trips to return to their hometowns at the earliest opportunity. Spokesman for the Iranian administration Ali Rabiei made the remarks in …

TEHRAN: A manager of an Iranian knowledge-based company says their domestically-developed coronavirus diagnostic test kits are ready to be put to the market, adding that the firm is fairly capable of providing 80,000 kits on a weekly basis to the laboratories recommended by the country’s ministry of health. Vahid Younesi, …

ISLAMABAD: The government on Wednesday sought the opposition’s support to jointly fight global disease of coronavirus while announcing that its suggestions would be incorporated in the national roadmap being devised to handle the situation. “We invite the opposition to give us productive suggestions and avoid mere criticism as a national …

Tennis great, Roger Federer, has joined the list of sports icons helping out the needy during the coronavirus pandemic, with the Swiss Maestro donating more than a Million Dollars to vulnerable families in his homeland. The 20-time Grand Slam Champion and his wife, donated one Million Swiss Francs, equal to …

WASHINGTON: There is a strong chance the new coronavirus could return in seasonal cycles, a senior US scientist said Wednesday, underscoring the urgent need to find a vaccine and effective treatments. Anthony Fauci, who leads research into infectious diseases at the National Institutes of Health, told a briefing the virus …

KARACHI: District Central in Karachi has been most affected by the spread of the coronavirus in the port city so far, according to a report on the contagious disease. The central district, which comprises the areas of Gulberg, North Nazimabad, Liaquatabad, and North Karachi, has registered 89 cases of the …