Prime Minister Imran Khan to visit Lahore on Sep 15

Prime Minister

Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Lahore on September 15. According to the details, during his visit to Lahore, Prime Minister Imran Khan will lay the foundation stone of the Ravi River Front project and will also meet the Punjab Chief Minister. The Prime Minister will be briefed on the administrative and political affairs of … Read more

Allama Syed Zameer Akhtar Naqvi on Coronavirus Pandemic

Syed Allama Zameer Akhtar Naqv

Religious scholar Allama Syed Zameer Akhtar Naqvi said coronavirus pandemic can be controlled by implementing the strict standard operating procedures (SOPs). He said that government officials and Religious scholars should united on forum to educate masses regarding the cure of the virus. This video was first published on April 15 2020. The coronavirus (or COVID-19) … Read more

Naomi Osaka takes the US Open 2020 crown

Naomi Osaka

The Japanese Tennis Star Naomi Osaka hit headlines on Sunday as she defeated Victoria Azarenka and won the US Open 2020 finals. According to the details, Naomi Osaka won the final by 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 to claim her second US Open title and third Grand Slam of her professional career. She is the first women’s player … Read more

US budget deficit increases to $3tn record

US budget deficit increases to $3tn record

The US budget deficit has increased to more than $3tn, a record high increase is seen.  The Treasury Department said that the federal government has spent more than $6tn in the first 11 months of its financial year, including $2tn on coronavirus programmes. According to the international news agency, the deficit is more than double the previous … Read more

PM tops the list of World Leaders who fought hard to overcome COVID-19

PM

A British based monthly news magazine, ‘The Asian World’, has issued a list of 10 international leaders who fought hard to overcome the effect of the coronavirus pandemic, and Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan is on top of the list. According to the details The Asian World News has selected 10 world politicians for working … Read more

Pakistan coronavirus active cases toll down to 5795

Coronavirus

After more people recovered from the novel coronavirus in Pakistan, the active cases toll now stands at 5,795 with 6,370 deaths. According to the latest statistics of the 29534 coronavirus tests carried out over the last twenty-four hours, 548 people tested positive.  Five people died from the virus during the last twenty-four hours. So far … Read more

IMF wants Pak to decrease circular debt by increasing prices on utilities

IMF Pakistan

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has asked Pakistani authorities to decrease the circular debt and electricity losses by increasing the price for consumers. According to the details, in order to achieve the tax collection target set for the fiscal year the global lender has asked the Pakistani government to increase the prices of gas and electricity … Read more

Asian Shares shake in Friday trading after US Tech stocks tumbled on Wall Street

Asian Shares

Asian shares struggle to shake off bearish mood after United States technology stocks giant fell anew on Friday on Wall Street. According to the details, Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 recouped early losses to rise 0.3% in morning trading to 23,310.94. South Korea’s Kospi dropped 0.8% to 2,377.92, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 lost 0.8% to 5,860.50. … Read more

Oil Prices fall in Friday trade after reductions at refineries along Gulf of Mexico

Nadeem Babar

Oil prices fall on Friday, in part to ongoing reductions at refineries along the Gulf of Mexico following Hurricane Laura. According to the details, oil prices slid nearly 2% on the last day of the business week. Brent futures fell 73 cents, or 1.8%, to settle at $40.06 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate … Read more

Asian Stocks gain strength after Wall Street rebound in Thursday trade

Asian Stocks

Asian stock market rebounded on the fourth day of the business week after tech stocks gained strength struggling for three days. According to the details, Wall Street’s S&P 500 index ended Wednesday up 2% for its best day in three months. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.3% to 3,264.19 and the Nikkei 225 in Tokyo added … Read more

Coronavirus: Pakistan Active Cases toll down to 6794

Coronavirus

After more people recovered from the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours in Pakistan, the active cases toll has dipped to 6794. According to the latest statistics by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 286,506 patients have recovered from coronavirus in Pakistan. Nine new deaths have also been reported from the virus during … Read more

Coronavirus claims five more lives in Sindh during past 24 hours

Murad Ali Shah resigns as CM

Five more people lost the battle against coronavirus and 162 people got infected by the novel virus in Sindh during the past 24 hours. Sindh Chief Minister said in a statement on the COVID-19 situations that five people have lost their lives due to coronavirus, taking the death toll to 2430 in Sindh. He further … Read more

Coronavirus: Pakistan active cases toll now stands at 6,726

Karachi

After more recoveries from the novel coronavirus reported in Pakistan, the country’s active toll now stands at 6,726 with 6,350 deaths. According to the COVID-19 portal, 286,157 patients have recovered from coronavirus in Pakistan. There are 6726 active coronavirus cases in the country. Of the 23,521 coronavirus tests carried out over the last twenty-four hours, 330 … Read more

Apply Now for Ehsaas Undergraduate Scholarship

Ehsaas

The government has opened the Ehsaas Undergraduate Scholarship Portal for the submission of online scholarship applications for the academic year 2020-21. In a tweet on Tuesday, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation Sania Nishtar said the portal will remain open till the 30th of next month. She said all students studying in … Read more

State Bank of Pakistan Rozgar scheme saves over 1.4 mn jobs

Pakistan’s Total Liquid Foreign Reserves Stand at US$ 23.02 billion

Under the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) Rozgar scheme during the novel coronavirus pandemic, it has been revealed that over 1.4 million employees have got their employment protected. According to the details, to be exact the jobs of 1,427,097 employees have been saved so far due to the Rozgar scheme. Soon after the outbreak of … Read more

Entry of Pakistanis Banned in Malaysia

Malaysia

Malaysia has banned the entry of people from 23 countries, including Pakistan to curb the spread of coronavirus also known as COVID-19. According to the details, Malaysia’s immigration department announced on social media that it was restricting the entry of “Long Term Visit Pass Holders” from the 23 countries as they had reported over 150,000 COVID-19 … Read more

Brent Crude adds 6 cents in price amid concerns of a possible rise in COVID-19 cases

Oil Prices Keep Falling On Fears Over Worldwide Demand Amid Lockdown

Oil prices witnessed a mixed trend in Tuesday morning trade amid the concerns of a possible rise in COVID-19 cases following the U.S. Labor Day long weekend. U.S. Labor Day long weekend also marks the end of the peak U.S. driving season. Coronavirus cases rose in 22 of the 50 U.S. states on the holiday … Read more

WHO working with China on requirements for coronavirus vaccine approval

WHO reports record daily rise in new coronavirus infections

On requirements for international approval of any Chinese coronavirus vaccine, a senior WHO official said on Monday that the World Health Organization (WHO) is working with China. Mariangela Simao, assistant director-general told a briefing in Geneva that, “WHO’s office in China and WHO headquarters has been working with the regulatory authorities in China. We are … Read more