US Senate passes $2tn lifeline rescue package for suffering American nationals
WASHINGTON: US Senate unanimously passed the nation’s largest-ever rescue package late Wednesday, a $2 trillion lifeline to suffering Americans, critically depleted hospitals and an...
US dollar hits all-time high against rupee
KARACHI: US dollar has hit all-time high against the Pakistani rupee in the interbank market on Thursday as value of dollar increased by Rs...
Financial experts criticize government for ‘ill thought out’ virus relief plan
ISLAMABAD: Financial experts round the country have strongly criticized Federal Government for its 'ill thought out' Coronavirus relief plan for poor people.
The government earlier...
Lahore High Court asks NAB to submit response in plea against Mir Shakeel’s arrest
LAHORE: Lahore High Court asked the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Thursday to submit clause-wise response in the plea against the arrest of Jang...
Death toll of COVID-19 patients surpasses 20,000 world-wide
MADRID: Death toll of the coronavirus pandemic has claimed more than 20,000 lives worldwide as governments stepped up their efforts against the disease.
As the...
Young adults form majority of positive coronavirus cases: Dr Mirza
ISLAMABAD: Young people are majority of the 1102 confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Pakistan constitute young adults falling in the age bracket of...
Toll of COVID-19 infections jumps to 1102, with eight fatalities
ISLAMABAD: Toll of confirmed infections of coronavirus cases in Pakistan jumped to 1,102 on Thursday morning after new cases were reported in Balochistan, Sindh...
Pakistan in talks with IMF for additional $1.4bn amid coronavirus crisis: Hafeez Shaikh
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is in talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for an additional sum of $1.4 billion owing to the ongoing coronavirus crisis,...
CTD foils terror bid, arrests five terrorists of BLA
RAJANPUR: Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) and bomb disposal squad on Wednesday foiled a terrorist bid in Rojhan area of the district and diffused two...
NDMA gets US$ 50 million to meet COVID-19 challenge
ISLAMABAD: National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF)on Wednesday extended a grant of US$ 50 million to National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to equip it,...
