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Ex-finance secretary Wajid Rana to head commission; no deadline fixed for recommendations

Urge govt to make necessary amendments in Constitution

Pakistan eases curbs on construction sector to protect earnings, jobs

Says govt should focus on supporting traders to ensure survival

Companies stress need for learning from pandemic to draft future strategies

Court says the government is exercising its powers to protect human life

According to insiders, DeGeneres kept set employees in the dark only to reveal a 60% cut later

K-P mnister Taimur Saleem Jhagra says govt aware of traders’ financial woes

Rawalpindi Police arrest 12 traders for violating lockdown curbs

PTI govt discusses strategy to stem coronavirus spread during Ramazan

Extension of curbs to exasperate woes of professionals barred from resuming work

Murtaza Wahab says barbers, tailors, dry cleaners, plumbers, mechanics, carpenters still not exempted

Delay comes due to absence of signing authority at NCL

Dr Muhammad Iqbal says home secretary refuses to relax lockdown restrictions in region

Separately, SHC seeks details of distribution of rations 'infested with insects'

UK has the fifth-highest official death toll from Covid-19 in the world

Enterprising Bablu Ustad is now providing motorcycle repair services at citizens' homes

183 patients assisted by Sindh Rescue and Medical Services tested positive for Covid-19

There has been a 15% surge in internet usage since the lockdown came into effect, says PTA

In the past 10 days, the number of cases reported in Europe has nearly doubled, says WHO’s European director

Around 150 citizens still awaiting repatriation

Nextdoor, a hyperlocal social media network that demands users post under their real names and verify their locations

Considers cash aid to needy people to avoid crowding at makeshift markets

Authorities take notice of violation of restrictions

Ban on markets stays; tailors, carpenters can work individually

Various service providers did not open their businesses for fear of being arrested

Say abrupt end to restrictions can prove counterproductive

Administration allows specific businesses to open with SOPs

Confusion remains over which businesses allowed to open

SHO says acting on verbal orders but Karachi Commissioner Iftikhar Shallwani denied issuing such directives

PM Imran Khan will give final approval on April 25

Party’s Punjab president says PTI ‘miserably failed’ to enforce lockdown

Besides 41 COVID-19 deaths, there are 15 unexplained ones suspected to be due to virus, he says

Asad Umar says government’s decisions on easing restrictions based on ground facts

Religious affairs minister says president to meet scholars on Saturday

To reduce the risk, measures should be lifted in a phased and step-wise manner, says the global health organisation

In case you thought you were the only one..

The actor revealed she chose her friends and battles wisely to overcome the darkest days of her life

Clearly, Zara has her priorities in check during the lockdown!

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari says sharp spike in Covid-19 cases would be catastrophic for fragile healthcare system

Demand govt direct diplomatic mission to provide them with food, shelter

Traders say already borne immense losses

Escapees included eight persons who were quarantined at a mosque in Saeedabad

Steps have been taken to ensure policemen’s safety and protection

‘Most doctors wear glasses and now have nowhere to get them repaired’

Businessmen say revenue insufficient due to partial operation of export units amid coronavirus lockdown

They present a list of demands to government including provision of cash grants and interest-free loans

Shutdown affects lives of 300 million Indians living below the poverty line

Premier announces opening of construction, several other industries from today

Religious scholars refuse to further comply with ban on congregational prayers