Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Pakistan increases number of flights to bring back stranded Pakistanis

Zulfi Bukhari

Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis Zulfi Bukhari has said the country has increased the number of flights from Saudi Arabia to bring back stranded Pakistanis. “Flights to bring our people back have been increased as per PM Imran Khan’s instructions to facilitate maximum number of people, flights to KSA are also added,” … Read more

Asian stocks fall after U.S. crude collapses for second day

(REUTERS): Asian stocks slipped to two-week lows on Wednesday as the floor fell out from under crude prices, exposing the deep economic disaster due to the global coronavirus pandemic. Skittish investors sought the safety of government debt as Brent oil futures plunged for a second day to a low last seen almost two decades ago, … Read more

King Salman approves performing of Taraweeh prayers in Mecca, Medina

Saudi Arabia

Saudi King Salman Bin Abdul Aziz amidst the deadly pandemic outbreak has approved a reduced version of performing Taraweeh prayers in the two Holy mosques Mecca and Medina. The government continued suspension of entry of pilgrims in the mosques. Sheikh Abdulrahman Bin AbdulAziz Al-Sudais, the President General of the authority, had announced that Taraweeh prayers … Read more

Trump says he’ll suspend immigration’ into the United States

Trump

REUTERS: US President Donald Trump on Monday night said that he was suspending immigration into the U.S. because of the deadly COVID 19 outbreak. Posting on Twitter, Trump said, “In light of the attack from the Invisible Enemy, as well as the need to protect the jobs of our GREAT American Citizens, I will be … Read more

UN chief demands world nations to back WHO

UN chief

United Nations Antonio Guterres has asked world nations to support the World Health Organization. According to the details, UN chief asked the world to support instead of complaining its role against the deadly Coronavirus. Guterres said in a statement that it was not the time to reduce the resources for the operations of the WHO. … Read more

Pakistan will be one of early countries to control pandemic, Fawad Chaudhry

fawad chaudhry

Federal Minister of Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry said that Pakistan will become one of the few early countries to control coronavirus pandemic. He assured that the government will put all efforts to facilitate people during the ongoing pandemic. However, Fawad Chaudhry also said that quality of ventilators and kits is a priority as false … Read more

COVID-19 threatens unemployment of over 25 million people globally, confirms ILO

International Labour Organization

Ongoing Coronavirus is threatening to affect the employment of at least one billion people globally, confirms International Labor Organization (ILO). The COVID-19 pandemic has endangered a large number of human lives, ILO now has warned of the dire situation. According to a report released by ILO, around 29.5 million people may get unemployed due to … Read more

Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh face backlash in India, Afridi comes out in Support

Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh face backlash in India, Afridi came out in Support

The controversy had started when former all rounder Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh wrote that he is supporting Shahid Afridi and his foundation to help out the needy affected by COVID-19 pandemic. He Tweeted “These are testing times, it’s time to lookout for each other specially the ones who are lesser fortunate. Lets do our bit, I … Read more

Punjab overtakes Sindh with highest Coronavirus cases, death toll soars to 11

coronavirus

The number of deaths from the novel coronavirus soars  to eleven, while 1,408 have been affected across Pakistan. The national dashboard, maintained by the federal ministry of health, Punjab has overtaken Sindh as it has reported 490 cases, thus, Sindh’s cases stand at 457. Whereas, Balochistan  has 131, KP 180, Gilgit-Baltistan 91, Islamabad 27 and … Read more

Maya Ali to distribute ration bags among needy over Coronavirus crisis

Maya Ali

Pakistani showbiz’s Maya Ali will distribute ration bags among the needy and underprivileged amid the coronavirus crisis. The first batch of ration bags have arrived at Maya Ali’s residence. Sharing photos on Instagram, the actress wrote, “This is the first batch of ration bags which has just arrived. It’s the right time when we should play … Read more

Arnold Schwarzenegger, Angelina Jolie donate $1 million in battle against COVID 19

Arnold Angelina

Legendary actor Arnold Schwarzenegger actively takes part in awareness campaign to tackle the spread of COVID-19 pandemic. Arnold Schwarzenegger has been using social media to urge fans to follow instructions of the health experts and the government officials in bid to combat COVID 19. The actor has taken his fight against the pandemic to the … Read more

Plex makes LIVE TV free for 3 months for users being quarantined

Plex

Media player Plex joins the chorus of companies handing out freebies to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Plex, the media app makers are offering their LIVE feature free to all users for three months through June 30th. Users will still need a tuner and an over-the-air antenna, but they won’t need a Plex Pass to … Read more

Pet dog going viral on social media shows importance of social distancing

Amidst the spread of deadly Coronavirus outbreak, not only humans, but pets also realize the importance of social distancing. A video of a pet dog is going viral on social media showing the puppy taking his paw away every time its owner tries to hold it. Sharing the video online, the owner of the dog … Read more

Tech giants partner with WHO for coronavirus hackathon

Tech giants

The World Health Organization (WHO) has partnered with Facebook, Microsoft and several other tech companies for a hackathon to promote the development of software to take on challenges related to COVID 10 outbreak. The #BuildforCOVID19 hackathon announced on Tuesday and will begin accepting project submissions on Thursday. Along with Facebook and Microsoft, tech companies Twitter, … Read more

Smoke? Cut or Quit! Otherwise You are at risk of fatal COVID-19

Smokers

If you smoke, then this will be an eye opening story for you as the leading health experts have warned that the smokers are likely at risk of more severe coronavirus. This will be a good time to try to cut or quit! Taylor Hays, M.D. Director of the Nicotine Dependence center at Mayo Clinic … Read more

COVID-19 pandemic: Govt. decides to halt flight operations for 2 weeks

PM Imran

Due to the deadly COVID-19 outbreak, the government announces to halt flight operation in Pakistan for two weeks. According to the details, the government announces to shut air operations for two weeks to prevent the spread of Coronavirus pandemic. Prime Minister Imran Khan has approved the suspension of air operations. Earlier, it was announced that … Read more

Pak-Afghan border opened for trade on PM Imran Khan’s directives

Pakistan

The Chaman-Spin Boldak border between Pakistan and Afghanistan has on Saturday been opened for trade on the directions of Prime Minister Imran Khan as dozens of trucks crossed over into Afghanistan. According to the customs officials, more than 50 transit and export trucks and containers have been allowed to enter Afghanistan in first phase after … Read more