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Pakistan PM Imran Khan, ministers lambast opposition for 'reckless politics'

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and several key federal ministers criticised on Saturday the newly-formed alliance of the opposition parties against the government – Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) – for allegedly playing with the lives of common people by defying a government ban on its public gathering in Peshawar amid the second wave of the coronavirus

Clinical trials of Pakistani COVID-19 treatment show promising results

Clinical trials of Covid-19 intravenous immunoglobulin (C-IVIG), a therapy developed by Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) against coronavirus, showed promising results, the medical institute revealed in a statement on Saturday

Pakistan issues new SOPs for international travellers

Amid an alarming resurgence in the number of new COVID-19 cases and deaths, Pakistan has issued fresh standard operating procedures (SOPs) for international travellers

Pakistan PM Imran Khan, ministers criticise PDM for insisting on Peshawar rally despite Covid threat

Prime Minister Imran Khan and his cabinet members on Saturday lambasted the opposition alliance, Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), for moving ahead with tomorrow's rally in Peshawar despite the threat of COVID-19

Pakistan drug authority clears developed AI software that can detect COVID-19 in under a minute

Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (Drap) Chief Executive Officer Asim Rauf on Saturday said the body has granted approval to a locally invented software that can "detect the coronavirus infection in a person's lungs within a minute"

Pakistan registers more than 2,800 COVID-19 cases

The country saw yet another high in the number of coronavirus cases on Saturday, with at least 2,843 cases being recorded in the last 24-hour period as the pandemic's second wave sweeps through Pakistan

Coronavirus in Pakistan: Sindh decides against school closure, winter vacations

Sindh Education and Literacy Department has decided against closing down schools  and winter vacations but allowed administrations to move education activities online

Tech consortium alarmed over Pakistan's new internet curbs

With the Pakistan government announcing new rules framed under the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (PECA) 2016, imposing more restrictions on internet usage by revealing the Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Online Content (Procedure Oversight and Safeguards) Rules 2020, a tech consortium has hinted at the possible withdrawal of its services from the country

Smart, micro lockdowns back as coronavirus rears head again in Karachi

The city administration decided on Friday to impose smart lockdowns in certain areas of four districts of Karachi and micro-lockdowns in the remaining two, so as to curb the spread of the coronavirus

Pakistan allocates $150m for Covid vaccine

The federal government has conditionally approved $150 million funds to procure the coronavirus vaccine for 5% of the country’s population. It has also decided to request G-20 countries for additional debt relief of $915 million

No airtime relief for absconders, says Islamabad court of former PM Sharif

Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Athar Minallah has said that there would be no relief given to any absconder for airing their speeches on the Pakistani television channels

Fully cognizant to our responsibilities towards children: Pakistan PM Imran Khan

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said that the government was fully cognizant to its responsibilities towards children

Citing COVID, Pakistan government refuses permission for next PDM rally in Peshawar

Peshawar's deputy commissioner (DC) on Friday refused to grant permission for a public meeting planned by the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), citing the rising spread of the novel coronavirus in the district

12 Pakistani teachers on Stanford University’s top scientist list

Twelve teachers from Pakistan made it to a list of the world’s top two per cent scientists compiled by Stanford University

Tech giants threaten to leave Pakistan if social media rules stay

A day after the government notified rules that define how social media will be governed in Pakistan, technology companies announced that the regulations would make it difficult for them to continue their operations in the country