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- Coronavirus kills first two victims in Pakistan PM Imran visits quarantine centre near Dera Ghazi Khan; FM Qureshi says China will provide testing kits, ventilators.
- PM orders bifurcation of Drug Regulatory Authority Directs authority to determine prices of medicines through a proper procedure.
- President Alvi garners praise from Chinese citizens for visiting amid coronavirus scare Subscribers on Chinese news platforms commented on a story about Alvi’s visit with praise for Pakistan, the president.
- Govt slammed for claiming virus brought under control at Taftan “We must seek the help of China and South Korea to battle the outbreak,” says National Party’s Mir Kabir Ahmed Shahi.
- Squalid Taftan quarantine camps present a sorry state of affairs Residents of Taftan camp on Iran border say facility lacked running water and flushable toilets.
- Shahbaz says PTI govt ill-prepared to fight virus Demands an investigation into pilgrims allegedly being housed in poor conditions at quarantine in Taftan.
- Sindh seeks suspension of inter-province train service Decision will help the Sindh govt’s efforts to contain the virus, says provincial transport minister.
- Punjab govt to set up field hospital in Taftan The Provincial Apex Committee also plans to convert Hajj Terminal, Lahore into a quarantine centre.
- IHC issues notices to ministry, Pemra on petition over Geo’s cable placement The petitioner argued that the govt had arrested Mir Shakilur Rehman in an attempt to victimise the channel.
- IHC hints at proceedings on contempt against NAB officials Remarks made during hearing of petition seeking pre-arrest bail of former minister Akram Khan Durrani.
- KP govt bans indoor gatherings, orders closure of eateries, barbershops Grocery stores and pharmacies will function as usual; all other shops will open from 10am till 7pm.
- NAB moves Supreme Court against bail granted to Fawad Hassan Fawad Appeal alleges that the LHC had erred by accepting the accused’s bail plea by misreading the controversies.
- Viral message on pesticide spray at midnight fake, says ISPR The same message had circulated in other countries too, with the Kuwaiti and Egyptian armies also denying its validity.
- 37 Toronto-bound passengers offloaded from PIA flight Canada has introduced temporary restrictions on non-essential travel to their country to curb the spread of coronavirus.
- CAD shrinks 71 per cent in eight months On a month-on-month basis, the current account deficit shrank by 60pc to $210 million compared to $534m in January.
- Asian Development Bank, World Bank to give $588m for fight against virus Funds to support COVID-19 emergency response and address socio-economic disruption.
- Wuhan reports no new virus cases, offering hope to world “Today we have seen the dawn after so many days of hard effort,” says Jiao Yahui, a senior inspector at the NHC.
- US sanctions Iran, seeks release of Americans amid coronavirus outbreak Washington will maintain its maximum-pressure campaign to choke off Tehran’s ability to export its oil, says Pompeo.
- US calls for ‘urgent’ Afghan prisoner swap amid coronavirus The call comes as Afghanistan confirms 22 cases and fears arise over return of thousands of Afghans from Iran.
- Volunteers hope vaccine will be found ‘sooner than later’ The vaccine trial will continue for six weeks.
- Once-in-a-generation epidemic passes dubious milestone Coronavirus cases top 200,000, causing nearly 8,500 deaths and triggering emergency lockdowns unseen since WWII.
- All tests conducted on PSL players, staff came out negative: PCB “It was absolutely critical for the integrity, credibility of PSL and PCB that everyone was tested,” says Wasim Khan.
- PSL broadcasting crew members from India refused entry into homeland The 29 officials were denied entry into their country even after clearing their coronavirus tests arranged by the PCB.
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