Month: April 2020

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin on Thursday said that he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus and will hence self-isolate. “I have just learned that the test on the coronavirus I took was positive,” […]

The government on Thursday announced that it had slashed petrol prices for May owing to sharp decline in crude oil prices in the international market. The price of petrol has been brought down to Rs81.58 […]

The speaker of the National Assembly (NA), Asad Qaiser, as well as his son and daughter, have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. “I have put myself in self-quarantine,” Qaiser said on Twitter, confirming he […]

Former Pakistan captain and wicketkeeper-batsman Rashid Latif has rated all three national wicketkeepers in the fray including ex-skipper Sarfraz Ahmad, Mohammad Rizwan and Rohail Nazir as mentally strong. In his video session with the three […]

The “Stars Wars” actor Harrison Ford was involved in an incident in which he was piloting a small plane that wrongly crossed a runway where another aircraft was landing. According to Reuters, the United States’ […]

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Pakistan rose to 16,473 on Thursday after new infections were confirmed in the country. The province-wise break up of the total number of cases are as follows: Total […]

The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Pakistan rose to 16,117 on Thursday after new infections were confirmed in the country. The province-wise break up of the total number of cases are as follows: Total confirmed […]

Prime Minister Imran Khan says the country won’t progress towards the “knowledge economy” until it spends its resources on education and research. Speaking at an event at COMSTECH, he said the ongoing coronavirus crisis has […]

The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has said that Pakistan’s dismal human rights record will further deteriorate due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, heaping misery on the already marginalized sections of the society. The […]

For the first time in the country’s history, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has been allowed to operate direct flights to the United States (US). Last week, the Chief Operating Officer (CEO) of the PIA Air […]