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ISLAMABAD: Restrictions on entry into the capital have been enhanced to limit the movement of non-residents owing to the coronavirus outbreak. With the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases rising to 64 on Thursday after six more people tested positive, the duration of the partial lockdown in the capital has also been increased by 10 to 14 days. Capital administration and …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan would start a week-long repatriation flight programme from Saturday for bringing back its nationals stranded overseas because of disruption of flights and tightening of travel restrictions during the Covid-19 pandemic. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said 17 repatriation flights would be flown between April 4 -11. Under the plan approved by the National Coordination Committee on the Covid-19 …

LONDON: Health officials attempting to eradicate polio say they are being forced to suspend their mass immunisation efforts amid the surging coronavirus pandemic. The World Health Organisation and partners decided that for the next six months, all polio activities, including national vaccination campaigns and house-to-house surveillance, should be suspended to avoid placing communities and frontline workers at unnecessary risk. The …

LAHORE: A woman died of coronavirus in the provincial capital which also witnessed a sharp spike in cases after 101 more members at Tableeghi Jamaat Headquarters at Raiwind City tested positive for the virus besides 40 citizens in other parts of the city during the last 24 hours. This surge has perturbed the health authorities who were already using all …

ISLAMABAD: In response to complaints regarding online classes in some universities the Higher Education Commission (HEC) on Tuesday asked for information on these courses in order to inspect the quality of the content, delivery and connectivity. In a statement, HEC Chairman Dr Tariq Banuri said if a university was found lacking in capacity to deliver good quality online lectures, they …

KARACHI: With authorities trying to confront the coronavirus challenge, Karachi is facing another health crisis as hundreds of thousands of patients suffering from other ailments have been left without regular treatment due to the closure of outpatient departments (OPDs) of both public and private hospitals, it emerged on Tuesday. Even many emergency departments are reluctant to give treatment to patients …

ISLAMABAD: The capital administration is collecting details of around 33,000 families living below the poverty line and relying on daily-wage work in order to make arrangements for them to obtain edible goods during the lockdown. Officials in the capital administration have said that only 1,000 families have been provided free edible products in the last couple of days, and the …

GUJRAT: A six-month-old girl has tested positive for coronavirus in Gujrat after her father was declared a Covid-19 patient around a week ago. The infant is being kept at home, while her mother will also be screened for the virus. At least 317 suspected patients of coronavirus have so far tested negative in Gujrat out of a total of 428; …

ISLAMABAD: An accountability court on Tuesday rejected a petition of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Faryal Talpur seeking to unfreeze her personal bank account, but restored two accounts of her daughters. Accountability Court-II Judge Azam Khan issued the order on Ms Talpur’s petition challenging the freezing of her account in connection with the fake bank accounts case. The National Accountability …

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah directed the police department on Monday to withdraw all the FIRs registered against prayer leaders and others for violating the code of conduct made for Juma prayers. He said: “We, in consultation with leading doctors and ulema of different schools of thought, have decided that due to the threat of coronavirus, the …