Indian airplane welcomed in Pakistani airspaceBy: Web Desk on April 4, 2020Pakistan Air Traffic controller generously acknowledged the efforts and appreciated Indian special flight operation to Frankfurt with relief materials and evacuated European nationals, who were stranded in India due to sudden spike in COVID-19 cases and ban on international flights. As the Air India plane entered in the Pakistan’s Flight Information Region (FIR), the Pakistan […]
US businesses swarm coronavirus bailout fund after days of confusionBy: Agencies on April 4, 2020Like many small business owners, New York City restaurateur Dan Kluger spent his Friday scrambling to apply for a loan under the US government’s $349 billion small business bailout fund, which officially launched in the morning. Kluger’s regular banker at First Republic Bank had told him on Thursday it could not process his application due […]
Oil crash ‘not permanent,’ Mexico sticks to output, investment plansBy: Agencies on April 4, 2020MEXICO CITY: Mexico will press ahead with oil investment and production plans, its energy minister told Reuters on Friday, arguing that a global crash in crude and fuel markets will be short lived and does not merit a change in strategy. In the coming days, the government will offer investment opportunities in more of its […]
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 […]
BJP sees Indian Muslims just as Nazis saw Jews: PMBy: Web Desk on April 3, 2020Prime Minister Imran Khan has slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for speaking against the Indian Muslims just as the Nazis spoke about the Jews. The prime minister in a tweet slammed the BJP MP Subramanian Swamy who in an interview told that where there is a Muslim majority, there is always trouble. According to […]
Global coronavirus infections could be as high as 10M: AustraliaBy: Web Desk on April 3, 2020Australia’s chief medical officer – Brendan Murphy – has claimed that at least 10 million people globally may have been infected by the novel coronavirus. Talking to journalists today (Friday), “Worldwide we have passed 1 million infections, but we believe the true number is five or 10 times as much.” He further said that the […]
Trajectory of coronavirus spread in Pakistan relatively flat: ImranBy: Agencies on April 3, 2020Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said the government is constantly monitoring the steps being taken by different countries to curb coronavirus so that the best measures could be adopted according to the country’s situation. Chairing a meeting to review pandemic situation in the country, he said Pakistan’s situation is different from other countries as […]