Relief

Insists it will help shopkeepers with rented premises to recover losses

Several beneficiaries had faced difficulties in collecting the amount due to previous requirement

Community providing aid to poor finding survival hard in lockdown, PPE to doctors

JI’s welfare organisation has spent millions on assisting minority communities during the pandemic

FM Qureshi emphasises need for addressing debt distress which could eventually become a debt crisis

Subsidy of Rs37b to be given on urea and DAP fertilisers

On May 7, two PIA special flights will depart from Lahore to Dubai and bring back stranded Pakistanis

Says jobs of thousands of schoolteachers, staff at stake due to lockdown

Food ministry requests ECC to delay bank instalments for one year

Special package of Rs70 billion to be announced soon for laid-off workers, says minister

CS claims 345,000 metric tonnes of wheat has been procured; distribution process goes online

Bar association contends all other sectors have been allocated funds

Supreme Court told that Sindh govt spent Rs1.08b for providing relief to poor

They said the federal, provincial govt must provide them rations and cash grants

Pakistan also expects to get $1.5b relief in shape of delay in repayment of loans to bilateral creditors

Qureshi says initial debt relief was for a year but could be extended since the situation was still evolving

Punjab announced cut but registrar office shut due to lockdown

Brother of the deceased among three injured

Social welfare organisations hand out rations, protective gear and medical items amid crisis

As the number of infected cases in the South Asia region crossed 14,500

Proposal to be discussed next week by officials of G7 and G20 economies

Organizers have already raised $35 million to help with the crisis

12 million families to be awarded Rs12,000 each

Provincial government all set to roll out a relief package for those suffering due to the outbreak

Says the provincial govt is taking measures to ensure the provision of a relief package

Needy families can apply online or through SMS for financial assistance

Official opposes proposal to convert hotels into quarantine centres

PM Imran Khan meets FPCCI officials who share concerns about sick industrial units

IGP says new initiatives will protect properties, lives of citizens

The resolution won the suppourt of 13 council members

Imran Khan’s Monday statement seems to echo complaint earlier aired by PML-N, PPP

For the first time, the IHC as well as the LHC gave relief to PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif

They also requested the authorities to take notice of the allotment of lands to people of other regions in Cholistan

Additional DC briefed on law and order situation in Zhob and Sherani districts

Says ongoing development projects will provide relief to the people of Balochistan

Increases its stock of enriched uranium, refining it to a greater purity than allowed

KSE-100 index gains 68 points to settle at 35,573 points

Soon to be available online on a trial basis

Imran praises Asad Umar for his services; hopes Dr Hafeez Shaikh will meet expectations

CM says government has vowed to remove sense of deprivation from province

This is in addition to the Rs25b gas subsidy for textile, other export-focused sectors

Despite reluctance from Russia

Pakistan’s solidarity and support for the Palestinian people has been historic and important, says UNRWA official

Home minister says cannot leave the people alone in difficult times

208,245 families registered for wheat distribution, 67,905 more being included

Every fifth traveller now books ticket online, does not have to deal with uncooperative staff

Managing stress should be a priority, but is often difficult to achieve due to lack of time or simple methods

Directs finance department to open bank account where civil society, philanthropists can deposit donations

After US back off only Kuwait has stepped up to offer Palestine additional funding

In need: Compensation announced for 430 calamity-hit families