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Pakistan celebrates Eid with pomp and care

Pakistan celebrates Eid with pomp and care

The country celebrated Eid Ul Adha with utmost devotion and care under the shadow of Coronavirus as the number of daily positive cases continues to decline across the country.  The country celebrated Eid by sacrificing

British Airways to resume flights for Pakistan

British Airways to resume flights for Pakistan

The British Airways on Friday said it plans to resume flight operations to Pakistan from August 14 onwards after grounding the planes in the wake of coronavirus. “We are pleased to once again provide a

Army called in to help clean Karachi

Army called in to help clean Karachi

Prime Minister Imran Khan, after watching the damage caused by rains in Karachi, has asked the Pakistan Army to help clean up the rain battered metropolitan city of Karachi. "I have asked the National Disaster

Stocks jump in July as Covid-19 outlook improves

Stocks jump in July as Covid-19 outlook improves

The benchmark KSE-100 index on the last day of week and month -- Thursday -- closed the week in green, gaining 1,651 points or 4.4 percent compared to the last week. “PSX breaks records with

Shahzad Roy recovers from Covid-19

Shahzad Roy recovers from Covid-19

Pakistani singer Shehzad Roy on Thursday said he has successfully recovered from the Covid-19 after contracting the virus. In a tweet accompanying a video message, Roy said that a “few days ago my family and

Punjab bans gatherings for nine days

Punjab bans gatherings for nine days

The provincial government of Punjab on Monday imposed a lockdown from July 27 midnight till August 5 in view of limiting the footfall of general public during the Eid celebrations in order to contain the

Remittances to remain under pressure, says Moodys

Remittances to remain under pressure, says Moodys

The global rating agency Moodys on Monday said that the inflow of remittances into the countries dependent on these earnings will slow down due to the coronavirus implication and have a negative impact on the

87pc decrease in Covid-19 deaths, says SAPM Mirza

87pc decrease in Covid-19 deaths, says SAPM Mirza

Pakistan has successfully reduced the rate of Covid-19 transmission rate in the country pushing it one of the lowest in the world.  The situation, that looked extremely bleak a few months ago, has improved exponentially

103-year-old man becomes oldest Covid-19 survivor

103-year-old man becomes oldest Covid-19 survivor

A 103-year-old man in Chitral, who has safely recovered after contracting Covid-19, is being dubbed as the oldest survivor of the virus in the world.  Doctors and relatives of the centenarian claimed that Aziz Abdul

No monetary policy till September, says State Bank

No monetary policy till September, says State Bank

The State Bank of Pakistan on Thursday said that it will not hold the scheduled monetary policy meeting in August given the meetings that have taken place in recent months.  “Given the number of MPC