PSX closes at 31,837 points amid coronavirus outbreak
The Pakistan Stock Exchange turned around and witnessed a bullish trend as KSE-100 index closed at 31,837.30 points with a positive change of 866.03 points (2.8%) on Thursday.
A total of…
International, domestic flights to remain suspended in Pakistan till April 21
ISLAMABAD: The international and domestic flights to and from the country will remain suspended till April 21, 2020 as the novel coronavirus continues to show no signs of letting up in…
Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah’s brother-in-law dies from coronavirus
KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah's brother-in-law, Mehdi Shah, on Thursday night died from the coronavirus. Various political personalities took to Twitter to express their…
China reclassifies dogs as pets, not livestock
China has drawn up new guidelines to reclassify dogs as pets rather than livestock, the agriculture ministry said, part of a response to the coronavirus outbreak that the Humane Society…
‘Coronavirus ceasefire’ in Yemen’s long conflict begins
The Saudi-led coalition began a unilateral ceasefire in Yemen's long war Thursday, saying it hoped the initiative to prevent coronavirus in the impoverished country would lead to a wider…
Global coronavirus cases top 1.5 million
The coronavirus pandemic notched up another round of record death tolls in the United States and Europe, dousing the optimism of US President Donald Trump who insisted there was light at the…
Indian spy drone shot down by Pakistan army: ISPR
An Indian quadcopter on Thursday violated the Pakistani airspace in Sankh Sector along the Line of Control (LoC), Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
“In this provocative act,…
Govt to dole out Rs144 bln among 12 million families: PM
:Prime Minister Imran Khan Wednesday said that his government would distribute a total of Rs 144 billion among 12 million poor families, affected by the ongoing lock-down in the wake of…
Italy’s daily coronavirus death toll falls
Deaths from the COVID-19 epidemic in Italy rose by 542 on Wednesday, a lower tally than the 604 the day before, but the number of new cases pushed higher to 3,836 compared with a previous…
Bernie Sanders ends bid for US presidency
Bernie Sanders' socialist ideals and calls for universal health care and higher wages have long been mocked in US politics, but he tapped a vein of youth discontent that made him a serious…
Stokes ends Kohli’s reign as Wisden’s leading cricketer
Ben Stokes has ended Virat Kohli's three-year reign as Wisden's leading cricketer in the world after playing a starring role in England's World Cup win last year.
The 2020 Wisden Cricketers'…
British PM in stable condition after receiving oxygen support
LONDON: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson spent a second night in intensive care and was in a stable condition after receiving oxygen support for COVID-19 complications while his foreign…
Pakistani students celebrate as China lifts 76-day Wuhan lockdown
WUHAN: Pakistani students threw a party after the Chinese government ended its 76-day lockdown in Wuhan, the original epicenter of the coronavirus.
The official twitter handle of Chinese…
Coronavirus: Pakistan forms committee to resolve issues of Tableeghi Jamaat
ISLAMABAD: National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaister has said that the corona virus pandemic was a global issue and could be fought through joint efforts and national unity. He also said that…
Coronavirus may spark global condom shortage as pandemic shutters factories
A global condom shortage is looming as the coronavirus pandemic shutters factories and disrupts supply chains, the world's top maker of the contraceptives said, with the United Nations…