State Minister Shehryar Afridi tests positive for coronavirus

State Minister Shehryar Afridi tests positive for coronavirus

State Minister for Narcotics Control Shehryar Khan Afridi has tested positive for coronavirus. Shehryar Afridi announced the news on his official Twitter account. He tweeted that he has quarantined himself. “I have tested positive of #COVID19 & have isolated myself at home as per advice by medics. I need prayers & blessings. May Allah almighty help save … Read more

Coronavirus live updates: Pakistan reports 78 more deaths in a day

Coronavirus death toll

Pakistan reported 78 more deaths from coronavirus in one day. A total of 1,395 people has lost their lives in Pakistan due to Covid-19 so far. According to the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus has reached 66,457. In addition to this, 2,429 new Covid-19 cases have been … Read more

Educational institutions will not reopen from June 1, notification issued

Educational institutions will not reopen from June 1, notification issued

The Sindh government has announced not to open all educational institutions in the province, including schools, from June 1 in view of the deteriorating Coronavirus situation. A statement issued by the Sindh government said that the steering committee had met on May 12 to discuss the opening of private and public educational institutions in view … Read more

Three more Doctors succumb to coronavirus in Pakistan

Three more Doctors succumb to coronavirus in Pakistan

Three more frontline doctors have died in the country due to the coronavirus, while the number of medical personnel affected by the global Pandemic has risen to 1,904. The dead included Dr Zubair Ahmed, in-charge of the Bolan Medical Complex Trauma Center, Lady Dr Sana Fatima of Punjab and Afghan Dr Khanzada, who was on … Read more

Research shows 10% of diabetic coronavirus patients die within a week

Research shows 10% of diabetic coronavirus patients die within a week

Although the severity of the coronavirus, which spread from the Chinese city of Wuhan in December 2019, has been declining for a few weeks, between 50,000 to 80,000 new cases are reported every day. By then, the number of people infected with Coronavirus worldwide had reached more than 5.8 million. As of the afternoon of … Read more

Government gives green light to International flight operations

Pakistan

The federal government has directed to resume international flights from all international airports from today. International flight operations will be restored from midnight. According to the details, the government has allowed international flight operations to be resume from today that were halted due to coronavirus lockdown. Earlier Pakistan resumed domestic flight operations in a phased … Read more

Death toll in Sindh due to COVID-19 hits 427

Sindh

Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah has confirmed 804 new coronavirus cases, taking the provincial tally to 26113. Giving his daily update, Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah said in the past 24 hours, 31 patients lost their battle to the virus. The death toll in Sindh has reached 427, the CM said. He said … Read more

Tax rate on food items will be reduced in the next budget

budget

In the Budget, for the fiscal year 2020-21 to be announced on June 12; the federal government has decided to increase the defense budget in view of national security. The tax rate on basic food items will be further reduced in the next budget. Tax rates on pharmaceutical items are also likely to be reduced. … Read more

NCC meeting to be held on June 1 regarding coronavirus

NCC

Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar has said that a special meeting of the National Coordination Committee (NCC) on Coronavirus will be held on Monday to finalize the strategy regarding coronavirus for the month of June. He stressed the need for devising a mechanism of providing the latest information about the availability … Read more

Domestic Flights set to resume in Saudi Arabia on Sunday

Domestic Flights

As domestic flights set to resume on Sunday, The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has issued a travelers’ guide. According to the reports the travelers’ guide includes the precautionary measures at airports and the safety rules passengers will have to follow during domestic Flights. Travelers are also needed to reveal their medical information, especially … Read more

Pakistan COVID-19 Update: Punjab, Sindh records highest single day fatalities

recovery toll

The number of confirmed novel coronavirus cases in Pakistan has passed 64000 with 1348 deaths. As per details, 2636 new coronavirus cases have surfaced in the country over the last twenty-four hours, the tally of confirmed cases now stands at  64832. 63 fatalities were confirmed in the last 24 hours in Punjab, Sindh and Islamabad … Read more

How long will coronavirus continue in Pakistan?

BOL Mehfooz Pakistan

Dr Umer Mehmood Butt spoke to BOL News on BOL Mehfooz Pakistan campaign to raise awareness on coronavirus pandemic. According to the details, he was asked about the deadline of coronavirus in Pakistan. He replied that it is very difficult to tell the deadline of COVID-19 as it is the pandemic which means it is … Read more

Will there be a lockdown or not?

Lockdown

Sindh government has taken a big decision regarding lockdown. A delegation of businessmen had called on Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah today (May 28) and Sindh government has decided to allow the business community to open markets under SOPs on Friday and Saturday. Businessman Mirza Ikhtiar Baig while talking to BOL News after … Read more

PM Imran Khan asks rich countries to support developing countries

PM Imran Khan

PM Imran Khan said that coronavirus is a global problem and developed countries should support the developing countries. Addressing the Global Virtual Summit on Investment for Development after Coronavirus, PM Imran Khan said that COVID-19 is a global issue, which can be tackled through joint efforts. Corona has adversely affected the global economy while developing … Read more

1103 new cases reported in Sindh in last 24 hours says CM Shah

Sindh

Confirmed cases in the county jumped past 62,000 on Thursday after new cases were detected in Sindh. According to Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, 1,103 new cases were reported in the province in the last 24 hours to take the provincial tally to 25,309. He added there were 13,723 patients under treatment in the … Read more

Take a look at Major Sporting Events affected by COVID-19

Sporting Events

The global pandemic that has killed more than 350,000 people also resulted in the major downturn of the sporting events across the world. Let’s find out how many sporting events have been victimized by the dread virus. Football The widely watched, one of the major events of Football has suffered big losses due to the … Read more

Pakistan Coronavirus Update: Tally of confirmed cases pass 60,000

Recovery

The tally of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus also known as COVID-19 in Pakistan has passed 60,000 adding 36 more deaths in national toll. According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), Pakistan confirmed 36 more deaths from novel coronavirus in one day as the nationwide tally of fatalities … Read more

Missing ‘Bat woman’ appears on TV, warns against COVID-19

Missing 'Bat woman' appears on TV, warns against COVID-19

A leading Chinese virologist known as “Bat Woman” has appeared on a state television in an first interview after months of disappearance and warned that coronavirus is one of the most dangerous viruses, while lamenting the politicization of science in the matter. The mysterious disappearance of Shi Zhengli Ke, also known as the “Bat Woman” … Read more