World at War: Coronavirus invades 166 countries

Nerve-racking Indeed! The virulent ‘Coronavirus COVID-19’ disease is affecting over 166 countries and territories around the world, and 1 international conveyance (the Diamond Princess...

India imposes one-day curfew to combat virus

India's government on Thursday announced a one-day curfew for the 1.3-billion population and banned international flights to test the country's ability to fight the...

Ceasefire with Talibans is inevitable to stop virus: Afghan minister

The Taliban should commit to a ceasefire as a way of tackling the novel coronavirus, Afghanistan's defence minister said Thursday, while also vowing that...

Millions could die if coronavirus allowed to spread unchecked: UN chief

Millions of people could die from the new coronavirus, particularly in poor countries, if it is allowed to spread unchecked, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres...

US-Iran Head to Head: UAE-based firms targeted for shipping Iranian oil

The United States on Thursday slapped sanctions on five companies based in the United Arab Emirates for allegedly shipping oil from Iran in defiance...

Corona Virus: A tale of haves and have-nots

Javed Hassan| With as many as 340 confirmed cases of those infected with the corona virus in Pakistan as of Thursday 19th, many hysterical media...

Punjab govt to sue Dawn for defaming Chief Minister Usman Buzdar

Punjab government to take legal action against Dawn news for a fake report defaming Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar. A piece of news published in...

Huawei Launches AI-Assistance to Diagnose Coronavirus

Huawei cloud in collaboration with Huazhong University of Science and Technology and Lanwon Technology has recently developed and launched an AI-assisted quantitative medical image...

Russia forcibly kicks out and quarantines Chinese

China's Embassy in Russia has demanded authorities in Moscow end what it said are discriminatory anti-coronavirus measures against Chinese nationals, saying they are damaging...

PIA offloads 37 passengers on Toronto bound flight under new restrictions

PIA offloaded as many as 37 passengers from Canada-bound flight traveling on visit visas after Canadian authorities placed temporary restrictions on the entry of...

April Editorial periscope: Afghanistan & Pakistan’s logistic nightmare

Editorial Periscope | March 2020 As we were rushing to print, United States, under Trump, managed to achieve something that had bedevilled three administrations and...

How can Pakistan use the Coronavirus pandemic for its benefit?

Lately the mushrooming and the rapid onslaught of the coronavirus has pinned many countries in a state of disquietude and pandemonium. The rise of...