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Representative Image — Afghanistan's COVID-19 positive cases soar to 337

People pay tribute to the deceased in Wuhan who died of the coronavirus disease on the Qingming tomb-sweeping festival, observed on April 4

Beijing ramps up public transport service amid tomb-sweeping festival

Apr 05, 2020

Health: Why new viruses continue to spread

Apr 05, 2020

Sindh stops transportation of its wheat to Punjab

Apr 05, 2020

PIA flights bring British citizens to UK

Apr 05, 2020

Family shocked by 'fake' Covid-19 death news

Apr 05, 2020

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Surge in demand for sanitizers exposes flaws in regulation

Apr 05, 2020

Karachi (Pakistan) April 5: An unprecedented surge in demand for hand sanitizers in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed weaknesses in the regulatory...

Procurement shortfall led to wheat crisis: report

Apr 05, 2020

Karachi (Pakistan) April 5: Poor procurement effort led to the wheat crisis in December and January, the inquiry committee looking into the causes of the...

KP has highest Covid-19 fatality rate in country

Apr 05, 2020

Peshawar (Pakistan) April 5: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has recorded over three per cent mortality from novel coronavirus (Covid-19), the highest in the country, say physicians.

Sugar crisis probe report leaves ruling alliance red-faced

Apr 05, 2020

Islamabad (Pakistan) April 5: Two much-awaited reports on the recent sugar and wheat crises in the country were made public on Saturday, exposing ruling Pakistan...

Fear grips health workers as doctor tested positive for Covid-19 put on ventilator in Karachi

Apr 05, 2020

Karachi (Pakistan) April 5: Fear and anxiety gripped health workers on Saturday when a senior doctor, who was active on the front line ever since...

Virus cases may top 50,000 by April end, SC told

Apr 05, 2020

Islamabad (Pakistan) April 5: The Ministry of National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination (NHSRC) informed the Supreme Court on Saturday that the number of coronavirus...

Australian authorities optimistic about COVID-19 despite rising death toll

Apr 05, 2020

Canberra (Australia), Apr 5: The rate of COVID-19 deaths in Australia continues to accelerate, with the national toll rising to 34.

Former Honduras president embroiled in FIFA graft case dies

Apr 05, 2020

Mexico City (Mexico), Apr 5: Rafael Callejas, the former Honduras president convicted in the sprawling FIFA corruption scandal, died in the United States on Saturday.

Vietnam reports no COVID-19 case on Sunday

Apr 05, 2020

Hanoi (Vietnam), Apr 5: Vietnam reported no new COVID-19 case on Sunday morning, with the total confirmed cases in the country remaining to be 240,...

Ill-equipped Punjab police run high risk of contracting virus

Apr 05, 2020

Lahore (Pakistan) April 5: Forty per cent of the total police force (128,319) deployed all over the province has been exposed to the coronavirus threat after the Punjab government provided only five per cent of the demanded personal protective equipment (PPE).