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Pakistan announces six-day Eid holidays from May 22 to 27
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 17 (ANI): Pakistan will observe Eid holidays from May 22 to May 27, a notification from the interior ministry said on Saturday as COVID-19 cases surge in the country.
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Pakistan to open border crossings with Afghanistan for 6 days a week
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 16 (ANI): Pakistan has decided to open its border crossings with Afghanistan round the clock for six days in a week to facilitate cross-border trade, which has been affected due to the COVID-19 in both countries.
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Father of Pakistan's nuclear program is now a 'prisoner'
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 16 (ANI): The architect of Pakistan's nuclear programme, Abdul Qadeer Khan, has moved a plea apprising country's Supreme Court that he is being kept prisoner and also being restrained from pleading for his free movement.
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Pak senator chides Imran Khan govt for ignoring Balochistan during coronav
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 14 (ANI): Highlighting the discrimination faced against Baloch people at the hands of Prime Minister Imran Khan-led government, Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) Senator Mohammad Usman Khan Kakar has said the authorities have not provided a single ventilator to
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COVID-19 cases soar to 34,336 in Pakistan
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 13 (ANI): The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Pakistan rose to 34,370 on Wednesday after new infections were confirmed in the country.
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Imran Khan discusses situation with Cabinet as coronavirus tally surges to
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 12 (ANI): Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has called a meeting of the federal cabinet to review steps taken by the government to contain the spread of the coronavirus, as the nationwide tally rose to 32,081 on Tuesday, with 1,140 new cases registered in the past
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Pakistan's coronavirus tally reaches 30,941
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 11 (ANI): The nationwide tally of coronavirus infections soared to 30,941 on Monday after 1,476 new cases were reported during the last 24 hours.
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Pakistan's COVID-19 count surges past 30,000, toll rises to 661
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 10 (ANI): As the coronavirus cases in Pakistan crossed 30,000, Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Sunday said that the government would use technology to trace the coronavirus cases and identify virus hotspots throughout the coun
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Pakistan extends partial lockdown to May 31
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 10 (ANI): In view of the incessant surge in daily COVID-19 cases, authorities in the province of Punjab and Islamabad capital territory have extended the lockdown restrictions for another three weeks till May 31 with certain exemptions provided to traders and busine
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COVID-19 tally in Pakistan crosses 28,000; Sindh confirms record 1,080 new
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 9 (ANI): As the number of coronavirus cases in the country rose up to 28,795, the Punjab government extended the provincial lockdown until May 31 with additional exemptions, as per the decisions taken during the National Coordination Committee (NCC) meeting on Ma
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Pakistan: Covid-19 positive doctor exposes country's preparedness to tackl
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 9 (ANI): A female doctor posted at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (Pims) Mother and Child Hospital (MCH), who was tested Covid-19 positive, has exposed Pakistan's mismanagement in handling the patients affected with the deadly virus.
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Pak's eyewash for FATF review: Auctioning properties of ISI's blue-eyed, d
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 9 (ANI): A Pakistani court has ordered the auction of former Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour's properties, which the dreaded terrorist bought with the support of the country's spy agency, Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI). Mansour was smoked out in US drone strik
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