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KARACHI: In a rare gesture, Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) chairman Bila­wal Bhu­tto-Zardari on Thursday announced a “no criticism policy” against Prime Minis­ter Imran Khan and his government over its response to the coronavirus pandemic. He expressed the hope that the federal government will meet the challenges posed by the situation, …

KARACHI: Sindh Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mushtaq Ahmed Mahar said on Thursday that clear instructions had been issued to police to ensure that four or more persons should not travel in vehicles or gather on roads or other places unnecessarily and without any convincing reason, otherwise legal proceedings would …

KARACHI: The government of Sindh on Thursday released Rs7.21 billion to tackle the novel coronavirus threat after another 28 patients tested positive and at least 40 new ‘social contact’ cases were identified. With the additional cases, the provincial tally soared to 245 and the country’s total crossed 400 cases. Speaking …

ISLAMABAD: Projecting at least $10 billion losses to the national economy because of coronavirus pandemic, the government is considering an “economic emergency bailout package” within a week to address the likely short-to-medium term liquidity crunch to various sectors of the economy. A series of meetings involving various federal ministries and …

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday ratified the Zainab Alert, Response and Recovery Bill, 2020, effectively making into what he termed was an “excellent law”, after it was passed earlier by both the National Assembly and Senate. “An excellent law for rapid response & recovery in cases of child …

TAFTAN: Hundreds of Pakistanis who returned home from a pilgrimage to Iran, were stuck in filthy coronavirus quarantine camps with limited medical care, and feared squalid conditions were helping spread the disease. Speaking to AFP, former and current residents of Taftan camp on the border with Iran said the facility …

ISLAMABAD: The interior ministry announced the closure of some major public dealing offices and businesses for 15 days starting Friday as part of the measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus. According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Interior, the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) and passport …

LAHORE: The Darul Afta Pakistan, Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) and leadership of Wafaq-ul-Masajid, Madaris-e-Pakistan have unanimously asked the public to take precautions against coronavirus as per government’s directions as these are in accordance with the teachings of Shariah. The PUC leadership and leading religious scholars, including Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood …

LAHORE: The government has converted all public sector universities’ hostels into quarantine centres as an immediate arrangement for likely coronavirus patients as health authorities confirmed first COVID-19 case in the Punjab capital on Sunday. A senior Higher Education Department (HED) official told Dawn that hostels were being vacated and cleaned …

More results have come in. So far 50 people who had arrived in Sukkur from Taftaan have tested positive, 25 at Karachi & 1 at Hyderabad. So the total patients have reached 76 in Sindh. Out of these 76 patients, 2 have recovered & the remaining 74 are being kept …