Saturday, April 4th, 2020
PIA partially restores flight operations to UK
ISLAMABAD, APR 4 (DNA) – Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has partially restored its flight operation to United Kingdom (UK). According to details, PIA flight 9701 has left for Manchester from Islamabad and PIA flight 9702 will return to Islamabad from Manchester. According to sources two Gilgit and one Skardu-bound flight has also left from Islamabad. It is pertinent to mention here that in a bid to contain spread of coronavirus, the government of Pakistan suspended all flight operations.=DNA ==============
Low testing rates leave India, Indonesia, Pak’ blindfolded’ on coronavirus
NEW YORK, APR 04 (DNA) – Low testing rates in India, Indonesia and Pakistan have risked leaving them blindfolded about the extent of coronavirus transmission in their countries. All three nations — which together hold about 25% of the global population — crossed 1,500 cases this week. They have tested the lowest number of residents per million, according to official data for six nations in Asia compiled by Bloomberg. “Without testing, it’s like moving blindfolded,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general at the World Health Organization, said in aRead More
Number of COVID-19 cases rise to 2,708 in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, APR 04 (DNA) – The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Pakistan rose to 2,708 on Saturday after new infections were confirmed in the country, media reported. The national dashboard, maintained by the federal ministry of health says that the death toll has increased to a total of 40 while 13 patients are in critical condition. The latest statistics of the national dashboard say that 130 patients have recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic thus far. Sindh has recorded the most number of deaths since the first caseRead More
Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto’s 41st death anniversary being observed
KARACHI, APR 04 (DNA) – The 41st death anniversary of former prime minister of Pakistan and the founding chairman of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto is being observed across the country. The PPP leadership has cancelled public gathering at Garhi Khuda Bakhsh Bhutto in Larkana due to coronavirus outbreak in the country. Born on January 5, 1928, in Larkana, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto is one of the most prominent politicians of the country, who brought about numerous reforms and changes in the governance of Pakistan. HeRead More
No specific data on total area under landmines in IOK
ISLAMABAD, Apr 04 (dna):As the world observes International Day for Mine Awareness on Saturday , a noted human rights activist in Indian occupied Kashmir said that response of the Indian government to deal with the menace has been disappointing. According to Kashmir Media Service, an award-winning activist Khurram Parvez, also a landmine victim, while monitoring elections in 2004, lost one of his legs in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast. In an exclusive interview with foreign media, Parvez, who also heads the Asian Federation against Involuntary Disappearances and is theRead More
Pakistan faced with dilemma of starvation amid lockdown: PM
ISLAMABAD, APR 04 (DNA) – Prime Minister of Pakistan on Saturday said that Pakistan faced a dilemma where it has to make the most difficult decisions to create an intricate balance amidst the lockdown and stop its poor from starving to death, media reported. Taking to the micro-blogging website Twitter, the premier said that their is a very real danger to Pakistan’s teetering economy as the country and the world goes through the global coronavirus pandemic. “In the subcontinent, with a high rate of poverty, we are faced with theRead More