Pakistan registers 25,000 COVID-19 deaths so far
Aug 23, 2021, at 10:56 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan has registered a grim mark of 25,000 deaths due to COVID-19, as per figures released by the government on Monday.
Pakistan govt tells National Assembly that major cities do not have safe drinking water
Aug 11, 2021, at 05:54 pm
Islamabad: The Pakistan government recently told the National Assembly that an overwhelming majority of the cities, including the megacities, in the country do not have safe drinking waters, media reports said.
Pakistan records spike in COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Aug 07, 2021, at 07:35 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan recorded 95 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the highest death toll recorded due to the virus in the country during the ongoing fourth wave.
Pakistan continues to struggle against COVID-19, 40 deaths reported in past 24 hours
Aug 02, 2021, at 11:01 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan is nce again struggling to keep COVID-19 under control as 40 people died due to the virus in the past 24 hours.
Pakistan: Islamabad authorities planning to impose smart lockdown as positivity rate hits 10.66 pct
Aug 02, 2021, at 05:01 am
Islamabad: Authorities in Islamabad city of Pakistan are planning to impose smart lockdown as coronavirus positivity rate hit 10.66 percent on Sunday.
Pakistan: COVID-19 positivity rate crosses 8 percent for first time in 2 months
Jul 31, 2021, at 10:51 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's COVID-19 positivity rate has now touched 8.4 per cent, a major spike in the past couple of months.
Jul 22, 2021, at 12:38 am
The spread of the coronavirus Delta variant is reaching alarming levels in Pakistan’s largest city Karachi amidst the Eid-ul Azha festival with public and some private sector hospitals reaching capacity and starting to refuse patients, according to medical officials.
Pakistan: Sindh bans indoor dining, closes schools amid a spike in COVID-19 cases
Jul 14, 2021, at 11:41 pm
Islamabad/UNI: The Sindh government on Wednesday announced that it had decided to reimpose coronavirus restrictions regarding indoor dining and also ordered the closure of all schools in the province due to a rise in the number of Covid-19 cases.
COVID-19 cases slowly increases in Pakistan, only 3.5 pct people vaccinated so far
Jul 08, 2021, at 12:09 am
Islamabad: Pakistan is witnessing a slow hike in COVID-19 positive cases ever since restrictions were relaxed in the country in recent times.
Experts caution Pakistan may soon witness famine-like situation if water crisis continues
Jul 07, 2021, at 04:12 am
Islamabad: Pakistani experts have warned that the country may face a famine-like situation due to scarcity of water.
COVID-19: Pakistan witnessing slow pace in vaccination
Jul 03, 2021, at 11:33 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan, which has witnessed several waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, is still slow in vaccinating its population, media reports said.
Pakistan registers 1400 COVID-19 cases
Jul 03, 2021, at 11:05 pm
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan on Saturday reported 1,400 fresh cases of novel coronavirus during the past 24 hours, pushing the country's caseload to 9,61,085.
Pakistan: Five killed, six injured as windstorm lashes northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
Jun 15, 2021, at 12:46 am
Islamabad/UNI: At least five people were killed and six others injured in separate rain and windstorm-triggered accidents in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) said.
Pakistan: Over 3 lakh patients fail to receive second dose of vaccine
Jun 11, 2021, at 11:37 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan is witnessing a major trouble in the fight against COVID-19 as around 300,000 recipients of the first dose never returned to receive their second jab of the Covid-19 vaccine.
About 300,000 people fail to get second vaccine dose in Pakistan
Jun 09, 2021, at 02:52 am
Around 300,000 people who got their first dose of vaccines earlier in Pakistan have not turned up for the second dose vaccines since the vaccination drive started in the country on 2 February this year.
Several vaccination centres in Pakistan' Rawalpindi faces Sinopharm vaccine shortage
Jun 03, 2021, at 11:12 pm
Rawalpindi: Shortage of Chinese Sinopharm vaccine has been reported from several vaccination centres in Pakistan's Rawalpindi city, media reports said on Thursday.
PakVac: Pakistan creates own COVID-19 vaccine with Chinese help
Jun 02, 2021, at 10:51 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan joined China's Cansino Bio to develop its own homemade COVID-19 vaccine named PakVac.
Pakistan working on nasal Covid-19 vaccine
May 26, 2021, at 11:11 pm
If everything goes right, Pakistan will soon have its own nasal Covid-19 vaccine, reports say.
Pakistan records 104 new COVID-19 deaths
May 19, 2021, at 10:08 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan on Wednesday registered 104 new deaths due to COVID-19, taking the total fatality figure to 19856, media reports said.
Sniffer dogs to screen Covid-infected people at Islamabad Airport
May 15, 2021, at 01:01 pm
Authorities in Pakistan have decided to deploy trained sniffer dogs at Islamabad International Airport to detected people infected with Covid-19 coming from abroad, reported Dawn.
May 09, 2021, at 05:37 am
It seems that religion has gripped Pakistan and been given more priority by people and authorities even at a time when the country is battling the dangerous wave of COVID-19.
Lahore to go for complete lockdown on weekends from May 1
May 02, 2021, at 07:26 pm
Pakistan’s second largest city Lahore will undergo a complete lockdown on Saturdays and Sundays starting May 1 to continue spread of the coronavirus infection, an official said Friday.
Coronavirus infection touches 10.2 percent positivity rate in Pakistan
Apr 29, 2021, at 12:39 am
The positivity rate has risen to 10.2 percent in Pakistan, with the country recording over 4,400 new infections in the last 24 hours, taking the total tally to 804,939 on Tuesday, reported The News.
Pakistan may also face oxygen shortage, warn manufacturers
Apr 25, 2021, at 07:12 am
Like India, Pakistan may also face shortage of oxygen for the treatment of respiratory insufficiencies during the third wave of COVID-19 if the life-saving gas continues to be supplied for the industrial sector, The News reported.
Pakistan to shift to 60 pc clean energy by 2030
Apr 24, 2021, at 12:46 am
Pakistan has assured the international community that it would shift to 60 percent clean energy and 30 percent electric vehicle use by 2030, Dawn reported.
Pakistan records 144 new COVID-19 deaths
Apr 23, 2021, at 03:35 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan is continuing to witness a spike in COVID-19 related deaths as 144 new casualties were reported in the past 24 hours, media reports said.
Pakistan warns of closing down major cities if cases continue to rise
Apr 22, 2021, at 09:57 pm
Authorities in Pakistan have warned people that they may have to close down major cities if the Covid-19 cases continue to rise with the current rate, as per a report in Dawn. The warning comes at a time when hospitals across the country are filling rapidly with Covid-19 patients.
Pakistan: Death toll due to COVID-19 crosses 16000
Apr 17, 2021, at 09:34 pm
Islamabad: Pakistan's COVID-19 death toll crossed the 16000 mark on Saturday, media reports said.
Pakistan reports 110 COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours
Apr 17, 2021, at 06:19 am
Islamabad: Pakistan on Friday confirmed the deaths of 110 coronavirus deaths during the last 24 hours due to COVID-19, media reports said.
Pakistan faces new challenge as private market opens up to sell vaccines
Apr 16, 2021, at 04:40 am
Islamabad: Pakistan is facing a major challenge as amid growing number of cases and slow vaccination drive carried out by the Imran Khan government, the South Asian nation has been forced to allow the private sector to import and sell vaccines.