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- Covid-19 relief fund: PM urges people to donate so govt can take care of those in need “The fund will be used to take care of all those who have been made destitute by the lockdown,” says the premier.
- PM Imran orders relief package for Afghan refugees, IDPs Funds will be allocated form the Rs200 billion earmarked for poor farmers.
- PM’s aide wants Covid-19 patients not to be treated like criminals Government to devise a strategy to keep shops and industries open to support economy.
- Govt to provide protective kits to journalists visiting quarantine centres, ICUs SAPM Awan says govt will launch ‘Care for Media’ mobile app to provide information to journalists diagnosed with virus.
- Court rejects Faryal’s plea to unfreeze bank account Judge restores two accounts belonging to the PPP leader’s daughters.
- Six-month-old, 4 doctors test positive in Gujrat The infant is being kept at home, while her mother will also be screened for the virus.
- Capital admin collecting details of 33,000 families living below poverty line to provide edibles So far, only 1,000 families have been provided free food during the last couple of days, say officials.
- Saudi Arabia advises Muslims to defer Haj plans “The kingdom is keen to protect the health of Muslims and citizens,” says Haj minister.
- Opposition rejects PM’s ‘Tiger Force’ PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif has demanded the convening of the National Security Committee.
- Complete lockdown in Raiwind city Move comes after reports that more people from the Tableeghi Markaz may test positive for the virus.
- Railways operations suspended for indefinite period Officials fear the disease could spread if Pakistan Railways continues carrying out routine work at its departments.
- Sindh establishes first coronavirus drive-through testing facility in Karachi Syed Nasir Hussain Shah says it will allow citizens to be tested without going to hospitals or being tested at home.
- Trend of Azan at 10pm from rooftops gathers steam during lockdown ‘It is all of us begging for forgiveness and crying to God to spare humanity from this disease’.
- Important to strike balance between preventing spread of Covid-19 and keep economy running: Asad Umar SAPM Mirza urges authorities not to criminalise patients, says government is working on increasing testing capacity.
- IGP Sindh directs Tableeghi Jamaat members to stay in marakiz, consider them as quarantine centres As per the notification, no person is allowed to enter or leave from the centres.
- Drug regulator dysfunctional as fight against Covid-19 rages Critical drugs needed for the fight against the coronavirus are running out.
- Rangers told to ensure movement of goods transport Federal cabinet also approves Rs1,200 billion coronavirus relief package.
- Demand for electricity, gas, oil drops dramatically Electricity consumption has plummeted by at least 30 pc.
- Govt considering restoring regular flight operations CAA issues SOPs for airline operation from April 4 to 11.
- Attock Refinery says will close in a week unless demand rises If it closes, it would be the third refinery to halt operations because of the collapse in demand due to Covid-19.
- Preliminary study finds UK lockdown is slowing spread of Covid-19 Expert warned, however, that the findings were very preliminary and should not be seen as suggesting “job done”.
- Coronavirus transforms New York as US deaths top 4,000 New York state has seen far more cases — 76,000 — and deaths than any other.
- China lockdown may have blocked 700,000 cases Drastic measures during the first 50 days bought other cities in China valuable time to prepare, say researchers.
- Italy’s coronavirus lockdown measures to be extended to April 13 Italy was the first Western country to introduce the restrictions and has tightened them week by week.
- Europe’s hospitals can’t handle pandemic engulfing continent Experts say early complacency, lack of epidemic experience among top causes for continent’s inability to handle crisis.
- Pressure builds on UK to repatriate citizens from Pakistan Special flight from Islamabad takes stranded Germans home.
- Taliban team arrives in Kabul to monitor prisoner release Progress is being made, says US State Secretary Mike Pompeo.
- Erdogan vows to sustain economy as pressure for lockdown grows With Turkey recovering from a recession, Erdogan aims to avoid endangering it as the number of cases rose above, 10,000.
- Trump is a constant reminder that truth is stranger than fiction Maybe T.S Elliot wasn’t so wrong when he said “April is the cruellest month”.
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