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ISLAMABAD: The country’s two main opposition parties — Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) — on Saturday doubted that Prime Minister Imran Khan would take action against his “cronies” who had been found involved in the recent wheat and sugar crises in the country as per the reports of the Federal Investigation Agency. PML-N information secretary Marriyum …

ISLAMABAD: An unprecedented surge in demand for hand sanitizers in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed weaknesses in the regulatory system in the country where no official agency is responsible for its quality standard and pricing mechanism, it emerged on Saturday. Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhary has apparently taken the lead to curb the sale of …

ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination (NHSRC) informed the Supreme Court on Saturday that the number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan might be over 50,000 by the end of April — 2,392 critical patients needing intensive care, 7,024 serious patients and 41,482 others who would have mild symptoms and just require isolation at their homes. In …

LAHORE: The Sindh government on Saturday stop­ped transportation of its wheat purchased by the private sector to Punjab without assigning any reason. In response to a request from Punjab, the Sindh government on April 1 allowed 10 flour mills from Lahore and Sheikhupura to purchase 300 metric tonnes of wheat each from five districts of the province. The permits were …

ISLAMABAD: The federal information ministry has de-notified more than 6,000 publications after being identified as dummy papers. At the same time, the Office of Press Registrar, Ministry of Information, has given a deadline of April 15 to all presses printing newspapers to fulfil all regulatory requirements. “The process of streamlining and mainstreaming the whole media industry was initiated by the …

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah said on Friday that it was an alarming trend that an 87 per cent rise in coronavirus cases was witnessed across the province during the past 18 days and more focused and collective efforts were needed to control the pandemic. This he said while participating in a meeting, chaired by Prime Minister …

ISLAMABAD: A lawyer has sought permission from the top court to become a party in the hearing of the case regarding release of under-trial prisoners (UTPs) in view of the coronavirus pandemic. Mirza Umar Asadullah, an advocate, stated in his application that he had been motivated to file the plea after reading a paragraph of April 1 Supreme Court order …

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday emphasised uninterrupted supply of essential items during the countrywide preventive restrictions on movement of people and transport during the Covid-19 pandemic. Mr Khan was speaking during his visit to the recently established National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). The total number of confirmed cases in the country on Friday topped 2,686 and 40 …

Minister for Foreign Affairs Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Saturday said that the Untied States government’s apprehensions on the Sindh High Court’s decision to acquit four people earlier convicted in the kidnapping and murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl were only “natural”, adding that the decision will be challenged in the apex court. The SHC had on Thursday acquitted the four, including prime …

GILGIT: The Gilgit-Baltistan government on Thursday announced that the novel coronavirus had killed a resident and affected two more taking the region’s confirmed cases tally to 92. It also said eight residents had recovered from the virus. Information minister Shams Mir told a news conference here that the death toll from the virus in GB had reached three after the …