Covid-19

The rapper expressed confusion over the criteria for testing

She expresses her condolences on the death of Dr Usama Riaz - first Pakistani doctor to die of Covid-19

UN chief says COVID-19 does not care about nationality or ethnicity, faction or faith

Tim Cook, Elon Musk, and Mark Zuckerberg promised 18 million masks to fight COVID-19

Foreign minister thanked his French counterpart for taking care of 13 Pakistanis affected by the virus

Number of confirmed cases rose by 293 to 1,529

Daily tally brings the country’s total infections to 9,037, according to the KCDC

Alvi also requests police, rangers and armed forces personnel to implement social distancing

The singer took to Instagram to reveal his plan of action

Apex court assures lawyers no case will be dismissed on non-prosecution

Says it was possible to resume economic activity in states with what he said were relatively low rates of infection

One of its passengers also became the eighth fatality nationally

All positive cases of the coronavirus have been reported among pilgrims and traders

The chief minister went on to term the role of health workers as critical in fighting the coronavirus

Decision taken to restrict the influx of people at the healthcare facility

Barring pharmacies, grocers, meat, poultry and milk shops all other shops and offices were closed

IHC CJ says those accused who are a threat to society should not be released

PM Johnson orders a three-week shutdown of "non-essential" shops and services

Vice President Mike Pence says 254,000 Americans have been tested for the coronavirus, 10% were positive

If Pakistan ends up having the most conservative estimate of cases, the whole healthcare system could collapse

The provinces and the Centre have to work together — not just in a tweet or press conference, but in actual policy

Iran is one of the countries hit worst by the Covid-19 coronavirus, with over 21,000 cases and 1,650 deaths confirmed

Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan issues directives as Sindh goes into COVID-19 lockdown

The city rolled out the technology just before the epidemic reached Russia

So far, seven coronavirus patients have passed away and 18 recovered across the country

This war is now the flagship project of the Government of Pakistan for the year 2020

Delhi is under lockdown, public gatherings of more than five people have been banned

Federal, provincial strategies appear to be out of sync in the fight against COVID-19

Heads of political parties agree to convening of video conference

Official says procurement of coronavirus medicines under way to cure patients

Those entering the city will also be subject to centralised quarantine, testing for the coronavirus

Applications for divorce also see a massive decline

Hotels in Swat Valley shuttered, workers sent home

All the pilgrims will be screened and their report will be ready in three days

Provincial Food Department arranges sufficient wheat to ensure availability of flour in major cities across Punjab

Order also warns action against hoarding, selling of medical supplies, face masks, sanitisers on exorbitant prices

Confusion prevails over definition of lockdown

Pakistan set to go into nation-wide lockdown

Lack of safety kits irked paramedics, who refused to operate without needed equipment

All medical stores, shops selling food items, fruit, vegetable, meat and milk will remain open

Pakistan’s envoy says joint efforts will help increase bilateral investment, trade, JVs

Room occupancy shrinks to near zero in wake of coronavirus pandemic

Aims to facilitate companies, businesses in dealing with current crisis

Families of novel coronavirus patients, suspected patients in isolation also struggled to visit them

Negative mood fuelled by failure of US lawmakers to agree on trillion-dollar package

Remembers struggle of founding fathers, says drastic decisions have only been made to protect citizens

Majority brokers urge management to shut down market during lockdown

Protesters demand that the quarantine should be established far away from populated areas

Finance adviser meets businessmen to seek input for economic relief package

Shah also directs finance department to begin disbursing pensions to retired govt employees from March 25