World underestimated pandemic, says economist who saw it coming
In 2015, Ian Goldin, an Oxford University professor, warned in his book "The Butterfly Defect" about the risks of a global pandemic in a...
PM Imran Khan calls for lifting of Iran sanctions
Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan called Friday for the lifting of "unjust" US-led sanctions on neighbouring Iran, so Tehran can better deal with the...
NASA shuts down rocket facilities after Covid-19 cases
NASA has announced the closure of two rocket production and testing centers after an engineer at one facility contracted the coronavirus, potentially shattering the...
Coronavirus: Army helicopters will not spray anti-corona pesticides
The viral message of Pakistan army choppers spraying anti-coronavirus pesticides turned out fake. Earlier, a fake Whatsapp urging people to remain indoor at midnight...
Economically challenged Russia starts testing coronavirus vaccine
Russian President Vladimir Putin insists the economy can weather the coronavirus storm and low oil prices but the two-pronged crisis is a huge challenge...
Pakistan opens Afghan border despite corona threat
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday directed authorities to open the Chaman-Spinbuldak border between Pakistan and Afghanistan and said Islamabad would continue to support...
Dozens of Afghan troops killed in insider attack
At least two dozen Afghan security forces were killed Friday in an insider attack on their base in southern Afghanistan, officials told AFP, as...
Is India ready to tackle coronavirus spike?
Watching the interview of Dr. R. Laxminarayan, director of the Washington-based Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy and lecturer at Princeton University, with...
Busting the Corona virus myths
Amid global fear, ignited by corona virus, different myths pertaining to this global contagion have also surfaced. People obsessed with coronaphobia are blindly relying...
Social distancing: President Arif Alvi offers Juma prayer at home
President Arif Alvi has urged people to offer Juma prayer at home instead of congregational prayers in mosques to reduce human-to-human contact as a...
Unity above politics: Bilawal Bhutto hailed for responsible presser
Chairman Bilawal Bhutto, Pakistan People's Party earned praise for adopting 'no criticism policy' on the federal government and other provincial governments over their response...
Hey, Pakistani leaders! Stop scoring points on Coronavirus
Many experts fear that global recession is not conjecture but reality as Coronavirus has caused short term economic disruption across the world from China...