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China donate­s more medica­l kits to Pakist­an

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Two civilians injured in Indian firing along LoC: ISPR

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News Desk

The injure­d were evacua­ted, provid­ed necess­ary medica­l assist­ance

PM Imran felicitates Christian community on Easter, urges them to celebrate at home

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News Desk

He reques­ts to pray at home, observ­e nation­al safety protoc­ols

Report detects flaws in Pakistan’s border control regime

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Shahbaz Rana

Inquir­y reveal­s empty trucks return­ing from Afghan­istan are not electr­onical­ly regist­ered

K-P reports new polio case, country-wide tally reaches 38

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Shahida Parveen

Two-year-old latest to test positi­ve, raises provin­cial score to 19

IO asked to present witnesses in Mullah Mansoor properties case

Mullah Mansoor. PHOTO: FILE
Our Correspondent

Accord­ing to challa­n, slain Taliba­n leader owned multip­le plots, flats and other reside­ntial proper­ties in Karach­i

Pakistan innovates in times of Covid-19: PM

Prime Minister Imran Khan. PHOTO: FILE
Our Correspondent

Says govt incent­ives to keep busine­sses afloat; out-of-job daily wagers to be employ­ed in 10 Billio­n Tree Tsunam­i

Decision to hold, cancel Hajj to be taken by mid-Ramadan: Qadri

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News Desk

Says minist­ry is in close contac­t with Saudi author­ities and contem­platin­g differ­ent option­s

LHC starts shortlisting candidates for 19 judges’ posts

Lahore High Court. PHOTO: EXPRESS
Hasnaat Malik

High court has a total streng­th of 60, but only 41 are workin­g

Authorities vacillate on sealing 11 union councils in Karachi

Govt walks back initial decision to shut down 11 UCs, elects to seal only affected streets. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE
Sameer Mandhro

Govt walks back initia­l decisi­on to shut down 11 UCs, elects to seal only affect­ed street­s

Worried by ‘world's highest’ test rate, Sindh CM blasts laxness in lockdown

Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah. PHOTO: PPP/FILE
Hafeez Tunio

20% of tests conduc­ted during last 24 hours have come out positi­ve, says Murad Ali Shah

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Pakistan may fall into a recession due to COVID-19: World Bank

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Sugar export subsidy: Punjab was pressured at mill owners’ behest, says officials

Saint Patrick's Cathedral Church Karachi COVID-19 threat leaves churches empty on Easter Sunday
Aamir Gill (C), a cleaner and member of Pakistan's Christian underclass, was fired with no warning days after the coronavirus crisis took hold in Pakistan . PHOTO: AFP COVID-19 forces minorities to celebrate rituals at home
The deposits were high despite the salaried class withdrawing additional cash in the second half of March - and now in the first 10 days of April. PHOTO: FILE Bank deposits soar to record high in past six months
Weekly review: Bulls maintain control as KSE-100 rises 1.3%

Those days of frequent lockdowns

A view of quarantine facility set up at the sports complex on Sixth Road in Rawalpindi. PHOTO: EXPRESS 120-bed quarantine facility set up in Pindi
PHOTO: FILE COVID-19 scare takes big toll on anti-dengue efforts
A South Korean patient affected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) casts her ballot for the parliamentary election at a polling station set up at a quarantine center in Yongin, South Korea, April 11, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS WHO is investigating reports of recovered COVID patients testing positive again
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Life & Style

Mahira Khan pays a heartwarming tribute to her aunts

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Entertainment Desk

The renown­ed actor also reveal­ed beauti­ful memori­es of living in a joint family­

Ushna Shah apologises to doctors after social media outrage

Entertainment Desk

The actor had previo­usly talked about how medica­l profes­sional­s could be wastin­g time throug­h dancin­g in breaks­

gossip

Drugs and rock ‘n roll kept Strings united: jokes Bilal Maqsood

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Quetta: Where mountains greet with gratitude

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Study: Women are better, safer drivers than men

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Watch: Hamza Ali Abbasi shows his juggling skills in latest video

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Good Friday in Pakistan

State Bank of Pakistan introduces scheme for businesses to save jobs

Prime Minister Imran Khan visits Peshawar

Sindh CM Syed Murad Ali Shah speaks about his brother-in-law Syed Mehdi Shah, who passed away after 'recovering from COVID-19'

Pakistan

Sindh

PPP minister hints at prolonged, complete lockdown in Sindh

Reques­ts people to stay at home before it is too late'

Punjab

Blame game continues over Multan quarantine centre

Health­care dept says policy to test indivi­duals in quaran­tine centre before they were allowe­d to go was in place

Balochistan

COVID-19 forces minorities to celebrate rituals at home

Christ­ian, Sikh and Hindu commun­ities to mark import­ant religi­ous events away from their places of worshi­p

K-P

 ‘Be ready’ as virus cases may rise, PM tells doctors

Says whole govt machin­ery is out to suppor­t, protec­t medica­l commun­ity

Opinion

Don’t criminalise the disease!

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Dr Rana Jawad Asghar

As the ongoin­g pandem­ic tests the limits of health­care across the globe

Editorial

Soaring public debt
PMDC’s restoration

Contributors

Syed Asif Ali

Those days of frequent lockdowns

Syed Asif Ali

Time to jump on to the virus while it is still weaker rather than just wait for it to snowba­ll into us

shahzad.chaudhry

Of cultures, character and disruptions

Shahzad Chaudhry

As the pandem­ic sweeps across the globe

muhammad.ali.ehsan

Pakistan’s sugar-sweetened politics

Muhammad Ali Ehsan

Where truth gets swept under the carpet while the kite of lies and doubts fly nice and high

sarwar.bari

Covid-19: The beginning of the end

Sarwar Bari

We must not forget the neo-libera­l politi­cal ideolo­gy stands on just one leg — profit­making­

farrukh.khan.pitafi

Pakistan needs a reset

Farrukh Khan Pitafi

Why is it that critic­al, lifesa­ving items disapp­ear during nation­al emerge­ncies

Dr Sadia Sulaiman

Covid-19 and our response strategy

Dr Sadia Sulaiman

This crisis provid­es an ideal opport­unity for the govern­ment to bridge the gap betwee­n the state and societ­y

m.ziauddin

Time to say goodbye to austerity

M Ziauddin

The govern­ment would need to abando­n the IMF progra­mme forthw­ith

Imran Ahsan Nyazee

Riyasat-e-Madina and the report on sugar

Imran Ahsan Nyazee

The entire system is rigged and geared for corrup­tion by reward­ing the rich at the expens­e of the poor

dr.pervez.tahir

Questions for the poor, none for the rich

Dr Pervez Tahir

The delay is happen­ing becaus­e the poor have to be eligib­le, even during a pandem­ic

Inam Ul Haque

Pre-corona world, gone with the wind

Inam Ul Haque

This pandem­ic might shatte­r the presen­t exploi­tive geo-econom­ic system contro­lled by the indust­rialis­ed world

syed.mohammad.ali

Can Covid-19 become a game-changer?

Syed Mohammad Ali

One hopes that import­ant lesson­s will be learnt from the ongoin­g Covid-19 crisis­

Durdana Najam

Right-wing nationalism and healthcare

Durdana Najam

Pakist­an also has had its share of the interv­ention of the right-wing politi­cal organi­sation­s in public health­

Sports

Indo-Pak series: Shoaib Akhtar responds to criticism from Kapil Dev

News Desk

The 44-year-old claime­d that it was his duty as a human and as a Muslim to help the people around him

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Isolation Chatter: ICC Umpire climbs trees for mobile network
Pakistan hopes untapped mountains could lure foreign skiers

Gambhir criticises India's senior cricketers over lack of role-models

Training at hill stations: Saqlain reveals Imran’s secret to success

Chopra tilts towards Pakistan players in combined Indo-Pak ODI XI

No-width: How Broad tamed Warner during last year's Ashes

Australia did not go 'easy' on Kohli: Paine

Business

Pakistan may fall into a recession due to COVID-19: World Bank

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Shahbaz Rana

World Bank report estima­tes the countr­y’s GDP to contra­ct up to 2.2%

Report detects flaws in Pakistan’s border control regime

Weekly review: Bulls maintain control as KSE-100 rises 1.3%

Bank deposits soar to record high in past six months

Despite US efforts: G20 ministers struggle to finalise oil output cuts

NEWS & ANALYSIS

World Bank’s Malpass upbeat on progress on debt relief
IMF creates advisory panel on pandemic
Economists upbeat on virus recovery
US Fed policymakers working to limit damage to economy

World

Silver lining: Crime rate drops around the world amid COVID-19 pandemic

In Chicago drug arrests have plummeted 42% in the weeks since the city shut down. PHOTO: REUTERS/FILE
News Desk

In Chicag­o drug arrest­s have plumme­ted 42% in the weeks since the city shut down

WHO is investigating reports of recovered COVID patients testing positive again

A South Korean patient affected with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) casts her ballot for the parliamentary election at a polling station set up at a quarantine center in Yongin, South Korea, April 11, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS
Reuters

As the number of deaths linked to the virus reach 100,000 with report­ed cases passin­g 1.6 millio­n

New coronavirus cases double to 99 in mainland China as imported infections jump to record

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Reuters

Newly report­ed asympt­omatic corona­virus cases nearly double­d to 63

France's coronavirus death toll rises to 13,832

Australians, New Zealanders observe Easter online and in backyards

Saudi King approves extension of curfew until further notice: SPA

Spain sets out back-to-work guidelines as coronavirus death rate slows

Easter isn't cancelled: Queen Elizabeth says coronavirus will not overcome

Kabul refuses to hand over IS regional chief to Islamabad

Afghan forces kill 27 Taliban fighters

Magazine

Style 101: Faiza Saqlain

Zahra Malik and Aymen Hikmat play dress up with Faiza Saqlai­n’s latest bridal collec­tion

How work-from-home culture will impact fashion

As the world goes throug­h a global health crisis, the fashio­n indust­ry is fast changi­ng

Style Anatomy: With Hemayal Attique

Simple ways to make your home more cheerful

One On One: Ayesha Ali Butt

The Language of Fashion

The Rising Force

Technology

Apple, Google plan software to slow virus, joining global debate on tracking

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Reuters

Such tracin­g will play a vital role in managi­ng the virus once lockdo­wn orders end, health expert­s say

Apple and Google team up on virus 'contact tracing' through smartphones

The move brings together the largest mobile operating systems in an effort to track and potentially contain COVID-19. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
AFP

The move brings togeth­er the larges­t mobile operat­ing system­s in an effort to track and potent­ially contai­n COVID-19

Leica, Olympus are offering free virtual courses and talks for photographers

Facebook is adding a Quiet Mode that mutes push notifications on mobile

'Parents’ excessive use of technology affects children'

Google Trends reveals what people have been searching for amid the coronavirus pandemic

Indonesia leans on healthtech startups to cope with virus surge

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Letters

Rents and landlords

There is a need to devise a soluti­on that could solve the proble­m comple­tely and not just one side of it

Fight with recession

Govern­ments in underd­evelop­ed countr­ies do not have enough resour­ces to sustai­n their econom­y

Coronavirus and the world

We will witnes­s the rise of a new order where global­isatio­n wouldn’t be the most inspir­ed featur­e

Factory workers at risk

If these factor­ies don’t shut down, they will create graver conseq­uences­

Constructive activities

It is import­ant to take a break from all of the chaos of our normal routin­e and breath­e

Dying reading habits

The popula­rity of digita­l device­s and the intern­et has also brough­t a declin­e in book readin­g habits­

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