Another polio case surfaced in SindhBy: Web Desk on April 4, 2020Another new polio case has been reported in Sindh province from Jacobabad district on Saturday. According to the polio emergency operation center Pakistan, with the new polio case detected in Sindh, the total tally of cases across the country reached to 37 this year. The virus has been confirmed in a three-year-old girl in the […]
Citizens thrash policemen for stopping Friday prayer in LiaquatabadBy: Web Desk on April 4, 2020A police party was assaulted when they stopped the citizens from offering Friday prayer in Karachi’s Liaquatabad area. According to the police, a local mosque’s Imam led the Friday prayers despite the three-hour complete lockdown in the metropolis. Upon violation, a police party tried to stop the prayers. However, the police were attacked by the […]
PM to hold meetings with Punjab cabinet members in Lahore todayBy: Web Desk on April 4, 2020Prime Minister Imran Khan will arrive in Lahore today on a one-day visit to hold meetings with Punjab cabinet members. It is to be noted that it will be Imran Khan’s first visit to Lahore after the COVID-19 outbreak, which has affected more than 2,500 people across the country. The meeting will be held at […]
PAF C-130 aircraft carrying zaaireen from Dalbandin lands at SkarduBy: Press Release on April 4, 2020On the instructions of Government of Pakistan, PAF is undertaking relief operations in the fight against COVID-19. In this regard, a PAF C-130 aircraft carrying zaaireen from Dalbandin, landed at Skardu today. The zaaireen were kept in the makeshift arrangements at Taftan, the bordering town between Pakistan and Iran. They acknowledged the concerted efforts of […]
Government announces to open construction sector from 14thBy: Staff Report on April 4, 2020Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday announced the opening of construction sector from April 14 to help daily wagers and labourers affected by continued lockdown due to COVID-19 outbreak to earn their livelihood. Talking to reporters here, the prime minister said the government’s decision taken in coordination with the provinces is also aimed at reviving economic […]
Pakistan cannot afford an ‘indefinite lockdown’: armyBy: News Desk on April 4, 2020Inter-Services Public Relations Director General Major General Babar Iftikhar Friday said based on the information provided to the National Command Operation Centre (NCOC), the country cannot afford an ‘indefinite lockdown’. “We cannot afford an indefinite lockdown,” he told a news conference along with Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq […]
Nationwide coronavirus tally soars to 2,637; death toll at 40By: Agencies on April 4, 2020The nationwide tally of COVID-19 patients Friday crossed 2,600, while six more deaths were reported in the country, taking the total death toll so far to 40. The total number of cases crossed 1,000 mark in Punjab as 155 more cases were confirmed on Friday, taking the provincial tally to 1069. Punjab’s Primary and Secondary […]
Pakistan slams BJP for racist remarks about MuslimsBy: Agencies on April 4, 2020Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday said the RSS inspired-leadership of India’s ruling Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) is speaking about Kashmiris the way Nazis did to Jews. In a tweet, the prime minister said such treatment is being meted out even in the 21st century towards the 200 million Muslims of Kashmir. He also shared a […]
Pakistan re-arrests four men acquitted in Daniel Pearl caseBy: Agencies on April 4, 2020The authorities ordered on Friday four men, including a British national convicted of the 2002 murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl, to be detained for three months despite a lower court’s ruling to overturn their convictions. The Sindh High Court had on Thursday acquitted the four, including Briton Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh, who was sentenced […]
Some mosques in Punjab, Sindh defy curbs on Friday prayersBy: News Desk on April 4, 2020Mosques remained open in the country on Friday, even as the coronavirus pandemic is spreading fast and much of the country has shut down. Prime Minister Imran Khan is relying on restricting the size of congregations attending mosques and advice to stay at home from religious groups like the Islamic Ideology Council. Some provinces have […]