ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser has directed for making special arrangements for holding of meetings of committees of National Assembly through video conferencing. The decision of the Speaker came in order to initially make the non-legislative business of the National Assembly functional. This decision would facilitate the Standing Committees, Public Accounts Committee, Parliamentary and Special Committees to hold meetings …

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Saturday that Ehsaas Cash Emergency Programme was reflection of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s feeling for the labour, working class and the poor segments of the society facing financial hardships owing to ongoing lockdown in the wake of spread of coronavirus. This she said during …

PESHAWAR: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday afternoon visited Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC) in Peshawar where he was briefed by the hospital administration about arrangements made for the treatment of Coronavirus patients. He was accompanied by Governor KP Shah Farman, Chief Minister KP Mahmmod Khan, Federal Ministers Asad Umar, Shahryar Afridi and Special Assistant to PM on Social Protection Dr Sania …

President Dr Arif Alvi has thanked the Chinese medical team for visiting Pakistan when it was relentlessly engaged in containing the spread of the novel coronavirus. The appreciation came during a meeting with the eight-member team of Chinese doctors and medical experts. The team was led by Dr Ma Minghui, an expert in infectious diseases. The president particularly thanked the …

The United States National Institute of Health has approved a proposal of medical teaching institution Ayub Medical College and Ayub Teaching Hospital Abbottabad to conduct trial on Covid-19 patients to find out treatment for the pandemic, which has no cure so far. The trial entitled “effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine in Covid-19 patients” was approved by the US National Library of Medicine …

Pakistan Thursday asked Afghanistan to hand over Aslam Farooqi, the leader of the Afghan affiliate of the terror outfit IS group, who was arrested by Afghan authorities last week. A Foreign Office statement said the Afghanistan ambassador to Pakistan was called to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to convey Pakistan’s views with regard to the arrest of Islamic State Khorasan …

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr. Zafar Mirza on Thursday said low Covid-19 deaths in Pakistan does not mean people start becoming lax about preventive measures against the virus outbreak. Speaking at a news briefing in Islamabad, Mirza said: “I am seeing reports on some media programs that Pakistan’s Covid-19 death rates are lower as compared to …

Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said on Thursday said that the provincial government “was worried that more cases of the novel coronavirus are being reported from slum areas”, after informing the public that seven members of one family had been infected in Karachi. In a video message, the chief minister said that initially, one person from the family had …

Pakistan Army on Thursday shot down an Indian quadcopter after it intruded into Pakistan’s airspace in Sankh district in Kashmir. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said, the quadcopter “intruded 600 metres into Pakistan’s territory to conduct surveillance”. “This blatant act was aggressively responded to by Pakistan Army troops shooting down [the] Indian quadcopter.” “Such unwarranted acts by the Indian Army …

Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday arrived in Quetta, where he was welcomed by Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal. The premier toured the quarantine centre at the Bolan Medical College Hospital. He chaired a meeting where he was briefed on COVID-19 situation in Balochistan and the steps being taken to contain spread of the virus. Prime Minister Imran Khan is expected to hold …