Pakistan

PESHAWAR: Seven new cases have been confirmed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the last 24 hours. According to data shared by the provincial health department on Twitter, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has now 32 cases, "There was a big increase in…
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Rome - From the elderly Italian woman who routinely lines up the glasses of water she sets herself to drink every day, to the British composer leading a virtual orchestra, life for Europeans under coronavirus lockdown is an uncharted mix of…
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LAHORE: Chief Minister Usman Buzdar has announced that Punjab will go into a 14-day lockodown starting from March 24. The announcement comes a day after Prime Minister Imran Khan demonstrated his reluctance to declare a nationwide lockdown…
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KARACHI: Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani has been diagnosed with novel coronavirus. The provincial minister, who has been leading the fight against the disease in Sindh, took to Twitter to confirm he contracted the COVID-19. Ghani…
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Noted Pakistani-American economist Atif Mian on Saturday warned that coronavius was on an explosive trajectory in Pakistan and proposed a series of steps to contain it. His message came as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases in…
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The coronavirus stopped communal Muslim prayers for the first time in living memory in many mosques from Indonesia to Morocco on Friday, but in some places believers have defied medical advice to join together in worship. In Islam’s…
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Johannesburg (AFP) - Sub-Saharan Africa recorded its second coronavirus death on Friday as infections rose in South Africa, where the government warned bluntly of a long haul in the fight against the disease. Despite stringent restrictions…
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Pakistan rejected the Indian Ministry of External Affairs attempts to twist the remarks made by the Minister of State for Health, Dr. Zafar Mirza, at the Covid-19 Video Conference of the SAARC member countries on 15 March 2020. In a…
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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday ordered reopening of Chaman-Spinboldak border crossing that was closed due to Coronavirus pandemic. . Taking to Twitter, PM Khan said that Pakistan was committed to supporting Afghans.…
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(New York, March 20, 2020) – Pakistani authorities should take urgent steps to ensure that prisoners and detainees have access to adequate medical care and protective measures against COVID-19, Human Rights Watch said on Friday. Prisons,…
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ISLAMABAD: The federal government has launched a dedicated website to keep masses updated about the statistics of coronavirus in real time. The website can be accessed via link: www.covid.gov.pk. According to the website, the number of…
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Ulemas and Mashaykh of different religious schools of thought on Thursday refused to shut mosques despite a sharp spike in coronavirus cases. The number of people affected by the novel coronavirus in Pakistan surged to 447, according to…
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US health authorities on Thursday advised medical personnel facing a shortage of protective masks to use bandanas or scarves in an emergency. The guidance was among a series of recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and…
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Italy surpassed China on Thursday as the country with the most deaths from coronavirus as California, home to more than 39 million people, was placed under lockdown in the most drastic containment measure yet by a US state. President Donald…
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REUTERS: The United Kingdom was bracing on Thursday for the virtual shut down of London as underground train stations across the capital closed and Prime Minister Boris Johnson mulled tougher measures to tackle the coronavirus crisis. As…
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