Sindh CM announces Rs3bn coronavirus relief fund

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah announced a Rs 3 billion fund for coronavirus affectees, saying that various officials of the Sindh...

Government launches Messenger experience to aid locals in fight against Coronavirus

KARACHI: Government through National Health Services, Regulations & Coordination (NHSRC) launched a Messenger experience, with support from Facebook and Botisfy.com, to ensure people are...

Death of suspected patient not due to coronavirus: CM Buzdar

LAHORE: Death of the person who passed away in Mayo Hospital was not due to coronavirus, said Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar here...

People acquiring viral disease from those returning from abroad: report

KARACHI: People are acquiring viral disease COVID-19 from those who are returning from abroad, said Health authorities of Sindh, adding total number of coronavirus...

Ayatollah Hashem Bathayi of Iran died from coronavirus

TEHRAN: Ayatollah Hashem Bathayi, Golpayeganim, 78, an important religious and political leader, has died after contracting the coronavirus. He had tested positive for the...

Sindh announces changes to academic calendar for 2020

KARACHI: Sindh education authorities on Monday decided that the new academic year in the province will start from June 1. Addressing a press conference here...

Eight children abused every day in Pakistan in 2019: report

ISLAMABAD: Eight children were sexually abused every day in Pakistan in 2019, according to a new report, which shows a 25 per cent decrease...
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Opposition should end politics on coronavirus: Ch Sarwar

LAHORE: Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar has said that opposition should stop politics on coronavirus and support the government institutions in this regard as...

WHO expresses satisfaction over anti-coronavirus measures at JPMC

KARACHI: A team of World Health Organisation (WHO) officials on Friday paid a visit to Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC) to see the preparations...

‘Right to own land crucial for empowering rural women’

ISLAMABAD: Women’s increased access to land through inheritance and purchase and elimination of discriminatory practices and customs that prevent rural women from acquiring land...