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Pakistan orders malls to close early amid economic crisisOn Tuesday, Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif and Minister for Power Ghultam Dastghir said the government decided to shut est...
Several provinces in Pakistan announce complete lockdown during Eid holidays: Report"The public transport, tourist destinations, parks, business and shopping malls and markets will remain closed during the eight-day lockdow...
Hong Kong bans flights from India, Pakistan and the Philippines for 2 weeksThe three countries would be classified as "extremely high risk" after there had been multiple imported cases carrying the strain into Hong...
Pakistan to start vaccination of all its citizens next month: MinisterThe vaccination in Pakistan is open for people with more than 50 years of age, as well as all health workers. The vaccination has been goin...
Pakistan political crisis could impact CPEC, economic growthOpposition parties in the country led a joint rally protesting against Prime Minister Imran Khan's "puppet" government and the Army.Besides...
India criticises Pakistan PM for offer on cash transfer programme"Pakistan is better known for making cash transfers to bank accounts outside the country rather than giving to its own people. Clearly, Imr...
Pakistan's economy contracts for first time in 68 years by -0.38%Advisor on Finance Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, releasing the Pakistan Economic Survey 2019-20 said the economy suffered massively due to the coron...
US and India must develop plan to counter China's efforts to strengthen its position in Indian OceanThere have been considerable concerns in India over China's growing presence in the Indian Ocean region. India has been trying to expand ma...
Coronavirus cases in Pakistan rise to 14,079; death toll 301According to the Ministry of National Health Services, 3,233 people have fully recovered from the deadly virus.
Pakistan admits disruption in CPEC due to Covid-19 outbreakThe report states that Pakistan’s plan to expeditiously build Special Economic Zones (SEZs) will also be thwarted or at least face delays a...
IMF to consider USD 1.4 bn loan to Pak to deal with adverse economic impact of COVID-19Meanwhile, Prime Minister Imran Khan has appealed for a "global initiative on debt relief" to help developing countries like Pakistan to ov...
India swipe at Pak for insisting on bringing COVID-19 initiatives under SAARC frameworkIndia said the degree of seriousness of each member nation of the SAARC in collectively fighting the coronavirus pandemic can be gauged by ...
Pakistan's coronavirus cases rise to 4,072The Ministry of National Health Services in its morning update said that 208 new coronavirus patients were added to the list during the las...
Pakistan aiming to score narrow political goals by seeking COVID-19 initiatives under SAARC: ReportOn Wednesday, Pakistan boycotted a video conference of trade officials of the SAARC countries to discuss ways to minimise the economic cost...
Scope of CPEC to be enhanced in 2nd phase: Pakistani officialChina has committed to invest over USD 60 billion in Pakistan as part of the CPEC under which it planned to build a number of special econo...
'India's offer of South Asian response to COVID-19 counter to China's attempts to change narrative'Aparna Pande, Director of the India Initiative at the Hudson Institute, made the remarks on Friday during an online discussion on China's a...
Pakistan emulates ‘Chinese model’ of social distancingHowever, videos of people violating the social distancing measures have gone viral, according to media reports in Pakistan. In this situati...
Coronavirus cases in Pakistan reach 1,865The Ministry of Health Services in its update on dedicated website showed that the largest province of Punjab had maximum 652 patients. It ...
Pakistan suspends international flights for two weeks to contain COVID-19"The Government of Pakistan has decided to suspend operation of all international passenger, chartered and private flights to Pakistan, eff...
Coronavirus slows China's Belt and Road pushChina's top regulator of state-run cos said that virus has caused "difficulties" on some overseas projects.