ISLAMABAD: The government on Saturday extended the suspension of international and domestic flight operations till April 30 in line with national strategy to stem the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19). “As per the decision of the Government of Pakistan, the suspension of international and domestic flight operations as effected earlier has been extended upto Thursday, April 30, this year at …
ISLAMABAD: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is set to provide Pakistan the equipment for testing of COVID-19 through use of nuclear-derived technique, the Foreign Office said on Friday. “IAEA will provide Pakistan a Polymerase Chain Reaction PCR machine, bio-hazard safety cabinets, test kits and related consumer goods to help fight the novel coronavirus through the nuclear derived technique,” Foreign Office …
ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Thursday said the decision by G-20 countries to give debt relief to developing countries will have “substantial impact” on Pakistan, allowing the country a much needed “fiscal space” to focus on the downtrodden against the backdrop of Covid-19. Qureshi’s statement came just hours after finance ministers of G-20 countries announced a major debt relief …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday appreciated the debt relief measures taken by the G20 countries, International Monetary Fund and the World Bank for the developing countries including Pakistan. The prime minister said this in a meeting with his Finance Advisor Dr Abdul Hafeez Sheikh who called on him here, a PM Office press release said. The finance advisor informed …
BEIJING: China has approved three COVID-19 vaccine candidates for clinical trials, said an official with the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) on Tuesday. An adenovirus vector vaccine, developed by a research team led by Chen Wei, an academician with the Chinese Academy of Engineering and a researcher at the Institute of Military Medicine under the Academy of Military Sciences, …
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said Ehsaas Cash Emergency Programme was being carried out regardless of any political affiliation besides ensuring utmost transparency and merit. In a meeting with Central Vice President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Haleem Adil Sheikh, the Prime Minister said the federal government was taking every possible step to provide relief to general public during the tough …
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has written a letter to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) drawing its attention to the Indian government’s move to change domicile rules in Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir. Sources in the foreign office said, Qureshi stated that the new law has triggered fear among the people of the disputed region as it has …
Asia markets fell on Monday with investors cautious on news of an international deal to shore up oil prices and tentative signs of progress in efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic. OPEC producers dominated by Saudi Arabia and allies led by Russia thrashed out a compromise deal on Sunday to cut production by nearly 10 million barrels per day from …
ISLAMABAD: President Dr. Arif Alvi on Monday chaired a consultative conference with all provincial governors and the president of Azad Jammu and Kashmir to seek their cooperation and suggestions on meeting the challenge of COVID-19 pandemic. President AJK Masood Khan, Governor Punjab Chaudhary Muhammad Sarwar, Governor Sindh Imran Ismail, Governor Balochistan Amanullah Khan Yasinzai, Governor Khyber Pukhtunkhwa Shah Farman, Governor Gilgit …
ISLAMABAD – Prime Minister Imran Khan Sunday appealed to donor agencies, United Nations Secretary General and financial institutions to launch a ‘Global Initiative on Debt Relief’ amid fears of a global economic recession due to Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19). Meanwhile, global leaders have also joined Imran Khan’s call for debt relief to the developing nations. On Sunday, Pope Francis also called …