Govt to restrain congregational prayers: What does Mufti Taqi Usmani say?
Contrary to earlier reports, prominent religious scholar Mufti Taqi Usmani on Friday urged people to respect the decision of the federal government to limit...
US virus cases mount to 85,000: 3.5M unemployed despite $2T package
The United States was quickly becoming a new epicenter of the global coronavirus pandemic Thursday as new infections soared and unemployment claims skyrocketed to...
US puts NEW sanctions on Iran, despite calls for relief
The US Treasury Department has slapped fresh sanctions on Iran, accusing several Iranian firms of aiding terrorism. Meanwhile, Tehran and the UN have called...
London hospitals overwhelmed with virus patients, risking collapse
Hospital bosses and doctors on Thursday warned of being swamped by a "tsunami" of COVID-19 patients in London, as Britain braced for a peak...
Covid-19 through Behavioral Economist’s Eyes: Pakistan needs extraordinary steps
Infectious diseases like Black Death, Plague, Cholera, Spanish Flu and SARS have shaped history and economies. The new coronavirus (Covid-19) is a threat to...
G20 leaders’ ‘united’ response to coronavirus crisis: pledge $5tr to fight the disease
G20 nations pledged a "united front" Thursday in the fight against coronavirus, saying they were injecting $5 trillion into the global economy to counter...
SWAP announces full support to the Government to fight Coronavirus
The Solid Waste Association of Pakistan (SWAP) held an emergency meeting of the trade organization at its Head Office in Islamabad to discuss the...
Foreign Direct Investment to get hurt amid the pandemic: UN
The global COVID-19 pandemic is now expected to take a far worse toll on foreign direct investments worldwide than feared just a few weeks...
COVID-19 transmission among new-born babies rare but possible
Chinese scientists reported Thursday it is possible, although rare, for pregnant mothers with the COVID-19 illness to pass the infection down to their babies. The...
Sindh govt releases prisoners to avoid coronavirus spread
The Sindh government released 829 prisoners charged under minor offences across jails in the province as coronavirus cases increase, media reported on Thursday. The...
PTI and PPP at war of words over donations from China’s Alibaba Company
The donations of medical supplies from Alibaba Group arriving from China in Pakistan became a matter of contention between the PPP and PTI. https://twitter.com/AlibabaGroup/status/1242747090582659072?s=20 While PTI...
7.8 billion people are falling in Corona anxiety: Here’s how you can cope it
As news and discussions on Corona virus dominate our screens, on TV, newspapers and e-papers and even social media, we all feel a sense...