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...

FIEDMC: Allama Iqbal Industrial City is closer to completion

Divisional Commissioner Faisalabad, Ishrat Ali, commended the Punjab government for providing facilities for early completion of the state-of-the-art, CPEC-prioritized Special Economic Zone (SEZ), Allama...

Can Covid-19 bring US and Iran closer?

The ongoing Covid-19 has exposed not only public health facilities in many countries, but also revealed complex manifestations of international politics. For the last three...

Coronavirus in Pakistan: Will ignorance & illiteracy let us fight it?

Visited mosque on the last Friday to attend the Friday prayer. During the sermon, Imam was saying: "Those don't belong to us who are...

Askari Cement is in full swing to fight COVID-19

To fight the widespread coronavirus, Askari Cement Limited has placed strict rules to work in these times. The Health, Safety and Environment Department (HSE)...