COVID-19
Pakistan’s economy is coming back on track: SBP
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According to a report issued by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Pakistan’s economy started to regain its pre-COVID trajectory during the first quarter (Q1)…
Vaccination cells to be established in all public healthcare centres: NCOC
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The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) announced that vaccine administration cells would be established in all district and tehsil headquarter hospitals and regional healthcare…
Pakistan to purchase 1.2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from Chinese firm
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The Government of Pakistan is all set to purchase a total of 1.2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinopharm. The news was…
Alarming mortality rate in Punjab despite second wave of COVID-19 slowing down
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The second wave of COVID-19 seems to be receding as the number of confirmed cases across Pakistan have stayed below the 2,000 mark for three…
Closure of schools in Punjab may be extended: Murad Raas
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According to Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas, schools throughout Punjab may remain closed for an extended period of time as a result of the prevailing…
US says it provided $128m in debt relief to Pakistan this year
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The United States has provided Pakistan with a total of $128 million in debt relief in 2020, as part of the G20 Debt Service Suspension…
Pakistan’s industrial sector showing promising recovery: SBP
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According to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), Pakistan’s industrial sector is back on track despite the rising COVID-19 cases in the country due to…
Pakistan govt gives private firms permission to import COVID-19 vaccine
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The government has reportedly allowed the private sector to purchase COVID-19 vaccine for people who can afford it before the government’s own rollout next year.…
US approves Pfizer vaccine, first immunizations to take place “in less than 24 hours”
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After slightly more than a year of COVID-19 having first announced itself to the world, we are starting to see developments in vaccine treatments, from…
PM Imran Khan and Bill Gates discuss COVID-19 situation in Pakistan
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During a telephonic conversation with Microsoft founder and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation co-chair Bill Gates on Wednesday, Prime Minister Imran Khan discussed the prevailing…
Pandemic pace quickens within the country as active cases surge above 50,000
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For the past month or so, all the graphs relating to the spread of the Novel Coronavirus in the country have been pointing north. Number…
Pakistan now fulfils all criteria to order COVID-19 vaccines
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Pakistan has now successfully checked off all the necessary requirements to order the Novel Coronavirus vaccines. GAVI, the Vaccine alliance, is a public-private global health…
Cyber harassment complaints have increased by 189% during pandemic in Pakistan
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The pandemic has forced us to spend even more time cooped up in our homes, and naturally, has resulted in a drastic increase in cyber…
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