COVID-19 testing capacity to be increased in Punjab: Minister

MULTAN: COVID-19 pandemic testing capacity will be increased to 5000 in Punjab by the end of this week, said Dr Yasmin Rashid, Punjab Health...

Premature to link all deaths in Karachi with coronavirus: PM aide

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Zafar Mirza said on Friday it will be premature to say that all deaths...

Complete lockdown in Sindh enforced to contain coronavirus spread

KARACHI: Complete and strict lockdown was enforced in Sindh on Friday from 12 noon to 3:30pm as a measure to contain spread of coronavirus. The...

Tests of 37 prisoners in Camp Jail returns as negative

LAHORE: Tests results of 37 prisoners in Camp Jail Lahore are negative, said Punjab Health Minister Dr. Yasmin Rashid here on Thursday. The Minister said...

Businessmen all over country take undue advantage of relaxation of lockdown

LAHORE: Businessmen all over Pakistan are taking undue advantage after the National Coordination Committee (NCC) meeting decided to extend the nationwide lockdown by two...

Brig Ahmed takes as new military secretary to PM

ISLAMABAD: Brig. Mohammad Ahmed has assumed the charge of new Military Secretary to the Prime Minister. The outgoing Military Secretary Brig. Waseem Iftikhar Cheema paid...

Seven Karachi policemen have tested positive for coronavirus: Police chief

KARACHI: Seven policemen of Karachi have been reported to have contracted the coronavirus and they have sent to isolation centres, said Karachi police chief...

17 new coronavirus cases reported in Lahore’s Chah Miran vicinity

LAHORE: 17 new coronavirus cases have been reported in the provincial capital’s Chah Miran area on Friday, taking the number of confirmed patients to...

Working to protect street children from COVID-19: Sarah Ahmed

LAHORE: Chairperson, Child Protection Bureau, Sarah Ahmed has said the Bureau is working for protection of street children in the country from contracting coronavirus...

Over 200 retirees of PMRC without pension for 15 months

ISLAMABAD: Over 200 retired employees of the Pakistan Medical Research Council (PMRC) have been facing great hardship for not getting monthly pensions during the...