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PPP leader Bilawal Bhutto tests positive for COVID-19, says will address Multan rally via video

PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari said on Thursday that he is self-isolating after testing positive for COVID-19 but that he will address the upcoming opposition rally via video link

In a first, 'serious' coral bleaching reported in Pakistan near Churna Island

WWF-Pakistan on Thursday appealed to the government to declare Churna Island a Marine Protected Area (MPA) after coral bleaching was reported in some areas of the island

Pakistan's Punjab in grip of Islamist fundamentalists

Twelve years after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, the Pakistan province of Punjab - the place where the attacks were plotted - is imploding

Pakistan PM rules out shutdown of factories, businesses

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan says the government has decided not to shut down factories and businesses despite a spike in coronavirus infections and deaths in the country

181 medical professionals at Islamabad's Pims test positive for COVID-19 in two weeks

As a second wave of the coronavirus takes a grip in Pakistan, a major public hospital in the capital — Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) — is struggling after 181 of its medical professionals tested positive in the last two weeks, it emerged on Wednesday

Fears of Pakistan losing job market to India grow after UAE visa ban

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has suspended issuance of work or employment visas to 13 Muslim-majority countries including Pakistan, a move people associated with recruitment agencies warn could negatively affect the country’s economy

Pakistan's Covid tally crosses 3.8 mn mark with 3k new cases

Pakistan recorded the highest single-day spike of 3,009 coronavirus cases in over four months, taking the cumulative tally to 382,892

Pakistan promotes six Army major generals

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) of Pakistan on Wednesday announced that six major generals have been promoted to the rank of lieutenant general

Pakistan Foreign Minister to attend OIC minister's meet in Niger

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi will leave for Niger on Wednesday where he will lead Pakistan's delegation at the 47th session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation's (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers scheduled to take place in Niamey on November 27-28

Ruling PTI set to form govt in Gilgit Baltistan

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is set to form a government in Gilgit Baltistan after securing majority in the Legislative Assembly

New chairman hints at 'blackout' of opposition on PTV

Newly appointed chairman of Pakistan Television Naeem Bukhari has hinted at 'blackout' of the opposition on PTV

Pakistan minister says Covid stats worsening

Pakistan's Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Tuesday feared that the country might face the worst coronavirus situation after two weeks if preventive measures were not strictly adhered to

Covid kills 48 more in Pakistan as daily cases near 3,000

While as many as 2,954 people tested positive for the novel coronavirus and 48 more patients died during the past 24 hours, a government study has estimated that around 15 million individuals have already been exposed to the virus

Pakistan categorically rules out possibility of recognising Israel

Pakistan has dismissed the “baseless speculations” that the country is contemplating to normalise its ties with Israel

UK extends former Pakistan PM Sharif’s visa for six months

The British government has extended the visa of former prime minister and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Supreme Leader Nawaz Sharif for another six months, sources told The Express Tribune on Tuesday