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The Edhi Foundation — famous for its emergency services and shelter homes for the country’s poor, is kitting staff out in rain coats and rubber boots in the battle against coronavirus as it can’t get hold of proper personal protective equipment, the organisation says. Pakistan has reported the highest number of coronavirus infections in South Asia, with 1,238 cases and …

ISLAMABAD: Ten million people belonging to low-income groups will get a Rs12,000 four-month stipend in a lump sum under Prime Minister Imran Khan’s relief package announced by the federal government on Tuesday to mitigate adverse impact of coronavirus on their family budget. According to a document of the Finance Division, the government would provide Rs144 billion under the package and …

ISLAMABAD: The threat from coronavirus has led to grant of post-arrest bail to 24 accused persons facing cases of fake bank accounts and Karkey Rental Power and Modaraba fraud references. Among those who have been granted bail are leading banker Hussain Lawai — who is a close aide to former president Asif Ali Zardari, former director general of the Karachi …

ISLAMABAD: The parliament and the provincial assemblies should take centerstage in order to forge a political consensus and provide leadership to the executive in shaping Pakistan’s response to the multifaceted challenges posed by the rising spread of the novel coronavirus in the country, the Free and Fair Election Network (Fafen) said on Tuesday. Fafen, which is a network of local …

RAWALPINDI: The government has decided to exempt flights from Islamabad International Airport to Gilgit and Skardu from suspension of domestic flight operation which will come into force from March 26 (today). The government has suspended domestic flight operation from March 26 at 6am till April 2. The flights include scheduled, non-scheduled, chartered and private aircraft passengers. The move came as …

PESHAWAR: Leaders of political parties have expressed dissatisfaction over the financial package announced by the federal government to cope with the challenge posed by coronavirus and said it should have taken more steps to give maximum relief to the poverty-stricken people. However, the business community hailed the PM’s financial relief package and demanded to extend the same benefits to the …

LAHORE: A massive fire followed by a huge blast at a Shahdara petrol pump, minutes after leakage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from an overturned tanker, left a man dead and 10 others injured, including a traffic warden, here on Wednesday. Of the injured persons, the condition of six was said to be critical as they suffered over 60 per …

ISLAMABAD: The capital administration has opened four ‘ration warehouses’ in the city to provide necessary food to the underprivileged, along with 15 mobile dastarkhawan facilities to distribute cooked meals. Army and police personnel have also been deployed at city’s entry and exit points after the administration introduced restrictions on the movement of people using public transport. Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Hamza …

• Islamabad locality, two villages in GB sealed • China donates face masks, PPE • Woman dies in Rawalpindi on return from UK ISLAMABAD: While tally for the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) cases entered four digits with eight fatalities on Wednesday, the country witnessed a lockdown which hampered public movement, businesses and daily life activities. In the federal capital, the Bhara Kahu …

WASHINGTON: As the coronavirus crisis intensified in the United States, three Pakistanis have been identified among 730 people who have died across the country, it emerged on Wednesday. Two of them died in New York and one in the US capital. Rehman Shukr, son of Major General Abeera Choudhry and retired Brig Irfan Shukr, contracted Covid-19 earlier this month and …