- Appointment of prime minister’s aides challenged SC urged to declare the executive action by unelected people illegal.
- PM chides Zafar Mirza for not pleading govt case in SC effectively Takes a “very serious view” of recent “immoderate” campaign on social media against the superior judiciary, CJP.
- Pakistan included in G20 debt relief plan The suspension period for debt relief will start from May 1 and continue till Dec 1, 2020.
- Govt mulls zero tax, duties to boost exports Duty drawbacks will be revised and the system vastly simplified for exporters, says PM’s aide.
- Imran’s plea for debt relief benefited developing world during time of crisis: FM Qureshi Says Sindh CM Murad Shah is the first person PM Imran listens to during NCC meetings.
- ‘Strong-arming IPPs will deter future investors’ The govt has moved into high gear to redraw power purchase agreements with investors to control capacity charges.
- 58pc of Pakistan’s coronavirus cases are now locally transmitted Poliovirus surveillance system to be used to detect more cases all over the country.
- WHO oversees research to develop corona treatment in Pakistan Getz Pharma and University of Health Sciences join hands to research a cure.
- Isolation hospital, infectious treatment centre to be built in 35 days The groundbreaking ceremony of the centre was performed by Prime Minister Imran Khan on March 26.
- PIA asks employees to avail privilege leave The airline said the aim of asking staff to avail leaves was to keep the number of employees less in the offices.
- Govt, ulema stand on opposite poles over congregation advisory Friday expected to be a battle of nerves.
- Absence of notification on easing of lockdown restrictions leaves Pindi traders confused New order issued in Islamabad allows some businesses to resume operations.
- ‘Home isolation’ option major contributor to growing Covid-19 cases, say experts According to a health dept official, more than 400 patients in Karachi are self-isolating at home.
- Number of coronavirus patients in Hyderabad on the decline Most of the patients were Tableeghi Jamaat members.
- Punjab extends lockdown to 25th, allows more businesses to open Lockdown to remain in place for 10 more days; “low-risk” businesses to open.
- Ex-PM Abbasi summoned in ‘illegal’ appointments case NAB has filed a reference against the PML-N leader for allegedly making illegal appointments at Pakistan State Oil.
- PIA brings back 1,800 Pakistanis amid complaints of high fare In addition to the relief flights, the PIA is also operating chartered flights to and from Pakistan.
- Junior doctor appointed head of coronavirus control centre in KP Govt should have appointed a senior doctor in order to tackle the Covid-19 situation effectively, some doctors say.
- Asad Umar defends decision to ease restrictions 11 more Covid-19 patients die in a day; 7,000 overseas Pakistanis to be brought back next week.
- Asia’s economy likely to suffer zero growth this year for the first time in 60 years: IMF “Impact of coronavirus on region will be severe, across the board, and unprecedented,” says IMF Asia Pacific director.
- FIA supplementary report on wheat crisis sent to PM Imran New findings say Sindh cabinet did not take timely decision on procurement.
- Pakistan urges China to soften terms for power deals Seeks to bring down mark-up on debt to Libor+2pc, extension in debt repayment in tariff to 20 years.
- Industrialists reject proposed Sindh Covid-19 relief ordinance Urges provincial govt to take industrial community into confidence before finalising the ordinance.
- Only a Covid-19 vaccine will allow return to ‘normalcy’: UN chief “Vaccine must have universal global benefit and allow us to control the pandemic,” says Antonio Guterres.
- Trump says US investigating whether virus came from Wuhan lab Chinese foreign ministry says WHO found no evidence of virus being “created in a laboratory”.
- Trump to ease US lockdown, claims virus cases have ‘passed peak’ Says his “aggressive strategy” against the coronavirus is working.
- Warren endorses Biden for US president “We can’t afford to let Donald Trump continue to endanger the lives and livelihoods of Americans,” says Warren.
- Japan offers $1m to help Afghan refugees fight Covid-19 in Pakistan Japanese govt has already provided $2.41m to Pakistan to support its efforts to combat the infection.
- US sees over 2,400 deaths in one day In the United States, total infections have crossed 620,000 while deaths are close to 27,500.
- ICC welcomes PCB’s plan to criminalise match-fixing in Pakistan Fixing menace cannot be completely eradicated: Arif Abbasi.
