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Volunteers from minority community initiate COVID-19 awareness campaign in Tharparkar
The group also provided ration bags to the needy in a village near Islamkot
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AVLC nabs motorcycle lifters
Two stolen motorcycles were also seized from the possession of the suspects
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‘Centre should bear SMS expenses for Ehsaas Programme’
Shah expresses disappointment over charging needy for registration messages
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SHC acquits journalist in banned literature case
Petition seeks access to Dr Aafia Siddiqui, counsel moves court for her repatriation
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ATC approves physical remand of ‘Indian spy’
Siraj, an MQM worker, allegedly provided pictures and information of sensitive locations
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Safety kits provided to gravediggers: Wasim Akhtar
Karachi mayor says all graveyards will be kept closed for Shab-e-Barat, no stalls to be set up outside
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The challenge of keeping Lyari residents at home
Dwellers consider social interaction crucial to their survival, refuse to stay indoors
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Man stabbed over land dispute
A man, Haq Nawaz, and his brothers reportedly attacked his cousin with a knife
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Fragile health facilities may face corona catastrophe
Healthcare system may collapse if COVID-19 outbreak continues to spread in Pakistan
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Non-Muslim volunteers join fight against COVID-19
Scores of Hindu, Christian and Sikh volunteers are providing rations, sanitation products in low-income areas
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Govt hospitals told to reopen OPDs
Sindh Health Minister Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho directs all government hospitals to reopen their OPDs
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COVID-19 report discrepancies raise questions
Two persons, one of whom died, tested positive at one lab and then negative at another
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COVID-19 detection higher in Pakistan than Xinjiang: Chinese doctor
Dr Ma Minghui, whose team is currently in Pakistan, urges authorities to ramp up testing
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Sindh mulls options as provincial tally soars past 1,000
CM Shah stresses devising post-lockdown guidelines while Chinese experts call for observing strict social distancing
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Tenants likely to get two-month reprieve from Sindh govt amid COVID-19 crisis
Sources say provincial government will bring an ordinance to amend the Sindh Rented Premises Ordinance, 1979
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Sindh nurses decry unavailability of safety gear, salary cuts
Five JPMC nurses suspected of having contracted coronavirus, says YNA head
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Alarm sounded over ‘inadequate’ ration distribution among needy
Hari Welfare Association fears situation will worsen if problem remains unaddressed
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Police arrest 248 for lockdown violations
Since the lockdown, the police have registered 604 cases and arrested 1,712 persons for violating lockdown orders
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Sindh govt to introduce ordinance for financial relief
The ordinance will provide relief to different sectors that have suffered financial losses
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Medical experts recommend lockdown extension
Virus will spread like wildfire and huge loss of life will occur otherwise, they warn
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Feeling the pinch: Traders call for opening markets
Association says that have complied with all the directives and expected the government to show them support in return
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Police catch robbers red-handed
Police later entered the bungalow and arrested one of the robbers hiding in a bathroom
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WWF recommends action against wildlife open markets
WWF-Pakistan maintains that there are several open markets in major cities of the country
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Observe Shab-e-Barat at home, pleads PPP minister
The provincial minister also asked the people to pray for the eradication of the contagion
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Court to indict Uzair Baloch in murder case
Will also resume proceedings of another 54 cases registered against him
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COVID-19 treatment at all private hospitals could risk others
Sindh directives to private hospitals to allocate 10% facilities for corona patients would only increase infections
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Sindh govt compelled to shift priorities amid pandemic
Several projects, including wheat procurement plan, remain adjourned as resources redirected towards fighting COVID-19
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Private schools in Sindh ordered to give 20% fee concession for April, May
Parents can lodge complaints if any of the schools fails to follow directives
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SHC orders increased funds for ‘dangerous’ school buildings
Nearly 8,000 government schools in Sindh pose risks for students, teachers and staff
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Doctors peacefully protest lack of safety gear
YDA Sindh asks for PPE, health allowances, payment of salaries, more ventilators
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Uzair Baloch sent to Karachi Central Jail
The gang leader was reportedly sent to the city's main jail after the end of his military trial
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‘PPP discriminating in ration distribution’
Siddiqui complains that ‘political favourites’ are heading distribution committees
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Awaiting PM’s action on sugar crisis
Wahab said the report had raised questions about the Centre’s performance
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Supreme Court approves interim bails
Three men were accused of corruption worth millions of rupees while being deputed as town officers
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ATC extends physical remand of ‘Indian spies’
Separately, local court rejects bail plea of builder in Rizvia Society building collapse case
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‘Lack of testing kits is a hurdle in containing virus’
PPP minister says govt is taking preventive measures but can't halt supply of essential goods, services
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Nine COVID-19 patients from Quaidabad shifted to Malir
Malir deputy commissioner orders immediate closure of OPDs at government and private hospitals in the area
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We must consider easing lockdown in stages, says Naqvi
Opposition leader lays out strategy for reopening industries, says wheel of economy must restart
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Doctor in Karachi loses battle against coronavirus but wins hearts
Dr Abdul Qadir Soomro established a special ward for virus-infected patients at Al-Khidmat Hospital
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NICVD offers Sindh govt assistance to set up mobile labs for COVID-19 testing
Exact number of infected cases could only be known by increasing testing capacity, it maintains
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Three infants burned to death in Ghotki shanty fire
Separately, two killed after armed groups attack each other with axes, sticks in land dispute
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Sindh to release SOPs for daily life after lockdown
CM Shah says everyone will have to reshape domestic, work and social lives
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Two weeks in, lockdown fizzles out in parts of Karachi
Despite government orders, citizens have gradually begun heading out of their homes
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Locked down, Karachiites grab their kites
At least 12 people have been injured by sharpened kite strings in the past few days
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Doctors in Sindh to boycott duties in isolation wards if not provided PPE
PMA, YDA point out that doctors in isolation, regular wards are exposed to risk without safety kits
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Sindh police say nine-year-old boy raped, killed in Tando Muhammad Khan
According to the police, the deceased's cousin lured him to the location where the crime was committed.
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In dire straits: Karachi’s cobblers strive to make ends meet
With all business suspended, city’s cobbler community bears the financial brunt of the lockdown
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Fishermen in coastal villages receive rations, aid
Would continue to provide them aid, says Abdul Hafeez Bar
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‘Sindh needs to focus on economic planning’
Firdous Shamim Naqvi insists focus should be on creating jobs for people
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‘With COVID-19 tally set to keep rising, Sindh CM in touch with experts’
PPP minister assures of full cooperation to Centre, procuring more safety kits for medical staff