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Pakistan PM presents 10-point agenda for recovery from pandemic

Prime Minister Imran Khan presented a 10-point agenda for urgent action before the UN General Assembly on Thursday, underlining the measures the international community needs to take to defeat the COVID-19 pandemic

European Union retains ban on PIA flights

The European Commission has decided to retain the ban on Pakistan International Airlines operations in its member countries and asked the country’s aviation authorities to remove safety deficiencies and improve the whole process of issuing licences to commercial pilots

Sample size of vaccine trial nearly doubled in Pakistan

As sample sizes of studies involving local populations matter a lot, the Pakistan government has decided to almost double the sample size of clinical trial of a COVID-19 vaccine

Pakistan's COVID-19 cases surpass 406k mark

Pakistan's overall coronavirus caseload has increased to 406,810 after an additional 3,499 people tested positive in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Thursday

Peshawar hospitals run out of beds for Covid patients

Major government and private hospitals in Peshawar have run out of beds for coronavirus patients due to a surge in cases, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly was informed on Wednesday

‘Pakistan to provide free corona vaccine to citizens’

Pakistan's Parliamentary Secretary National Health Services Regulations and Coordination (NHSRC) Dr Nausheen Hamid on Wednesday said that the cabinet has approved initial funds to purchase coronavirus vaccines and these would be available to citizens for free

Pakistan PM Imran Khan faces bouncer barrage as NextGen women leaders mount attack

Two women, one a relatively experienced hand at politics and the other a debutant, took centre stage at the Multan rally of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) a few days back

Pakistan promises free vaccination from second quarter of next year

As the highest number of deaths i.e. 75 due to coronavirus in a single day was reported on Wednesday, since July, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) decided to observe COVID-19 week to raise public awareness about the disease

Pearl’s murder was related to international terrorism, Pakistani court told

The Sindh government’s counsel Farooq H. Naek on Wednesday tried to convince the Supreme Court that the kidnapping and subsequent cold-blooded murder of US journalist Daniel Pearl was part of events related to international terrorism

IHC declares Nawaz Sharif proclaimed offender

In the Al-Azizia and Avenfield references, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday declared former prime minister Nawaz Sharif a proclaimed offender for his continuous absence from the court

Gilgit Baltistan's provisional provincial status on priority: Pakistan PM Imran Khan

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said that the PTI government would grant provisional provincial status to Gilgit Baltistan on a priority basis as promised earlier

IHC terms former PM Nawaz Sharif proclaimed offender

The Islamabad High Court bench, hearing two appeals by former premier Nawaz Sharif against his conviction in the Al Azizia and Avenfield corruption references, said on Wednesday that he would be declared a proclaimed offender

PM Imran Khan approves new rules for Pakistani civil servants

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday approved new rules for civil servants in the country in order to ensure transparent and effective internal accountability

Several trains cancelled after laid-off Pakistan steel mill employees block tracks in Karachi

Several trains en route to Karachi or leaving the port city were cancelled on Wednesday after former employees of the Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) protested by blocking the tracks

Pakistan PM wants action against opposition leaders over rallies

Rebuking the Punjab government for not “properly” handling Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) public meetings, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday directed authorities concerned to take stern action against opposition leaders, including the lodging of first information reports (FIRs), if they hold a public meeting in Lahore on Dec 13 and violate coronavirus-related preventive guidelines