The Foreign Office said on Saturday that it has established a hotline to facilitate contact with the stranded Pakistani students and community members in China’s coronavirus-hit Wuhan. The development came a day after the Islamabad High Court heard a petition filed by the parents of the Pakistani students stuck in China. The High court, while … Read more
Pakistan’s PhD student Hassan locked-down in the Chinese city of Wuhan, spoke to his father for the last time on Thursday. Hassan’s 80-year-old father begged him to come home. The next day after the phone call, his father died of a heart ailment. Hassan is one of more than 1,000 Pakistani students in China’s Hubei … Read more
The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) partially suspended all direct flight operations between China and Pakistan amid fear of deadly coronavirus. According to a notification issued by CAA, the direct flight operations between two countries will remain suspended till February 02. “Please be informed that as per a decision by the Competent Authority at the appropriate … Read more
The UN health agency, World Health Organization (WHO) declared an international emergency over the deadly coronavirus from China. “Our greatest concern is the potential for the virus to spread to countries with weaker health systems. This is not a vote of no confidence in China,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told. China reported its biggest … Read more
Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on Thursday that Pakistan stands by the Chinese people and leadership in their efforts to contain a deadly coronavirus outbreak. Shah Mehmood Qureshi in a statement said Chinese authorities have been making great efforts to tackle the deadly disease. He said the global community, including Secretary-General UN, has widely … Read more
