Monday, March 16th, 2020
Sindh’s tally of Covid-19 cases rises to 88 as CM Murad reports 11 new cases
KARACHI, MARCH 16 (DNA) : Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Monday confirmed 11 more new coronavirus cases in Sindh, taking Pakistan’s toll to 106. Addressing a press conference in Karachi on Monday, Murad Ali Shah said that so far 88 people have been tested positive for COVID-19 across the province. He said that there was no need to panic as things are under control. “Cases reported in Sukkur are those which were shifted to Sukkur from Taftan. All these patients had travelled to Iran and were keptRead More
Coronavirus: PM Imran Khan, Maulana Tariq Jamil enact ‘social distancing’
ISLAMABAD, MARCH 16 (DNA) : Religious cleric Maulana Tariq Jamil called upon Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan at the Prime Minister office in Islamabad on Monday amid fast-spreading coronavirus fears for a consultative meeting. PM Imran Khan and Maulana Tariq Jamil leading by example took strict precautionary measures in times of the deadly coronavirus pandemic. In a picture released by the Prime Minister office after the meeting concluded, the premier and Maulana Tariq Jamil can be seen enacting social distancing as an example for the people to follow asRead More
Coronavirus: PM chairs meeting on the state of economy
ISLAMABAD, MARCH 16 (DNA) : Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday chaired a meeting of his economic team to discuss the state of the economy in perspective of novel coronavirus pandemic. Prime minister Imran Khan directed the Ministry of Finance to take all possible steps to ensure provision of resources amid the crisis situation, sources said. The National Ministry of Food Security briefed the session about availability of essential items in the country. Prime Minister Imran Khan directed the officials to ensure availability of essential commodities in the country, sourcesRead More
President Alvi leaves for China on two-day
ISLAMABAD, March 16 (DNA): President Arif Alvi left for Beijing on Monday a two-day visit to China at the invitation Chinese President Xi Jinping. The president is accompanied by a delegation including the foreign minister, minister for planning and senior officials, a foreign office statement said. Alvi will meet with President Xi and other Chinese leaders. A number of memorandums of understanding are expected to be signed, the statement said. This will be Alvi’s first visit to China, which is “singularly aimed at conveying strong support and solidarity of PakistanRead More
UK police charge another man over Vietnamese truck deaths
LONDON : British police said on Monday they had charged another man as part of their investigation into the deaths of 39 Vietnamese migrants found dead in the back of a truck near London last year. Valentin Calota, 37, will appear at Basildon Magistrates’ Court near London on Monday charged with facilitating illegal immigration between May 2018 and Oct 2019. The victims, who included two 15-year-old boys, were discovered in October in the truck container on an industrial estate in Grays in Essex, about 20 miles (32 km) east ofRead More
Coronavirus fears: Pakistan Stock Exchange plunges over 2000 points
KARACHI, MARCH 16 (DNA) : Bloodbath continues at Pakistan Stock Exchange as KSE-100 index dropped by 2100 points in intraday trading. The PSX market halted trade for 45 minutes-the fourth time after the index suffered another major loss here on Monday. The KSE-100 index is currently trading at 33,952 points and lost level of 34,000. It is pertinent to mention here that at least 41 more people were confirmed positive for the novel coronavirus in Sindh on Monday morning, pushing Pakistan’s tally to 94. Meanwhile, Chinese stocks tumbled Monday asRead More