- ‘Lockdown Pakistan‘: Twitterati urge PM Imran to take stronger measures against Covid-19 People fear Pakistan’s trajectory of coronavirus matches that of Italy at the moment.
- Govt promises full payment of refunds before month-end Meeting also discusses issues faced by exporters because of coronavirus.
- Confronting coronavirus in China: A Pakistani’s tale A Pakistani student stuck in Wuhan during lockdown gives advice on how Pakistan can win the battle against corona.
- Islamabad urges West to lift sanctions on Iran Foreign minister says removal of sanctions will help Iran fight COVID-19.
- Seven die in explosion inside coal mine The powerful explosion took place when over a dozen miners were working deep inside the mine of a private company.
- Pakistan rejects Indian charge of politicising Saarc video moot FO says entire world has called for an end to lockdown in Kashmir.
- NA speaker contacts opposition leaders to form panel on coronavirus issue Seeks to form parliamentary committee to oversee govt’s efforts to deal with corona pandemic.
- NAB moves SC against bail for Hamza Hamza is facing a corruption reference for allegedly misusing a grant of Rs360m released by the Punjab govt in 2015.
- Baltistan varsity develops hand sanitiser The varsity is massproducing alchohol-based sanitiser for distribution among health workers.
- NAB likely to send questionnaire to Nawaz Lahore NAB had asked Nawaz to appear for a hearing in the case against Mir Shakilur Rehman on Friday.
- Inter-provincial transport suspended by AJK for three days Violators would be punished under Epidemic Diseases Act, 1958, it warned.
- IHC orders release of under-trial prisoners Directs Islamabad police not to make arrest in petty matters.
- Pharmacies in Karachi run out of chloroquine tablets after positive outcome of Covid-19 clinical tests Sindh health department spokesperson advises against bulk buying, says medicine may have side effects for some patients.
- ‘N95 masks and personal protective equipment kits are not meant for general public’ Doctors say N95 masks and PPE kits are only needed for healthcare providers dealing with infectious diseases.
- Medical equipment to be exempted from taxes Govt allows use of non-utilised amount from WB-funded projects worth $40 million for purchase of COVID-19 equipment.
- Textile exporters say order cancellations growing Some textile exporters may have to lay off employees mainly daily-wage workers.
- US locking down 70 million people as virus strains Europe Out of more than 275,000 cases confirmed globally, more than 11,000 deaths reported; nearly 90,000 have recovered.
- Pompeo urges China to share details with ‘whole world’ “Chinese govt was first to know of risk, they are obligated to make sure that data gets to our scientists.”
- Pharma chiefs expect coronavirus vaccine in 12-18 months The time needed for safety testing could not be compromised, say industry chiefs.
