Wednesday, April 8th, 2020
UK man jailed for stealing hospital face masks
London, April 8 (dna):A man who stole three face masks from a London hospital during the coronavirus crisis has been jailed for three months. Lerun Hussain, 34, pleaded guilty to the theft at a London magistrates’ court on Tuesday after the theft from King’s College Hospital late on Sunday. Hussain, from south London, was arrested on suspicion of theft and also detained for being in breach of a court order. Meanwhile, a doctors’ surgery in Kidderminster, in the English midlands, has urged thieves to return its only box of faceRead More
10 Attock shopkeepers arrested for gambling
ATTOCK , APR 8 – The Attock police arrested 10 shopkeepers for gambling on Wednesday morning. The police say the shopkeepers had gathered despite the lockdown. They were found gambling money in an under-construction house. Rs20,000 and six cell phones were seized from them and a case has been registered. One shopkeeper had escaped but the police say they are searching for him.
Pakistan Railways shuts down Moghalpura engine sheds, workshops over coronavirus
LAHORE, APR 8 (DNA) – The Pakistan Railways shut down on Wednesday engine sheds and workshops at the Moghalpura Railway Station, Federal Railway Minister Sheikh Rasheed confirmed. The decision was taken after an employees of the department working at the railway workshop tested positive for the novel coronavirus, he said. According to the minister, employees have been instructed to stay at home until April 12. “We will ensure that all these employees are paid on time during this time,” he said. Rasheed added that presently 122 freight trains were beingRead More
ICCI calls for early bailout package for SMEs
ISLAMABAD, APR 8 (DNA) – The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) has called upon the government to finalize a bailout package for coronavirus-hit SMEs at the earliest in order to save them from default and extinction. Ahmed Waheed, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry said that due to Covid-19, business and industrial firms were closed for the last one month due to which business activities were on the verge of destruction. He urged that government should finalize a bailout package for SMEs as early as possible becauseRead More
WhatsApp tightens message sharing limit to curb coronavirus misinformation
WhatsApp on Tuesday placed new limits on message forwarding as part of an effort to curb the spread of misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic. The new policy limits users to forwarding certain messages to one “chat” at a time, aiming to limit the rapid propagation of content that is provocative but likely to be false. The Facebook-owned messaging platform said it took the action to enable people to concentrate on personal and private communications during the health crisis. In recent weeks, “we’ve seen a significant increase in the amount ofRead More
Nigerian man arrested for defrauding people in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, APR 8 (DNA) – A Nigerian national was arrested on Wednesday for defrauding people in a fake coronavirus fund scheme in Islamabad, according to the Federal Investigation Agency. The suspect approached people on social media platforms such as Facebook and then became friends with them. “He then took their account numbers and took money out of that,” FIA spokesperson said. He tricked residents by telling them that he will send them funds for the coronavirus, the spokesperson added. A case has been registered under the cybercrime law and furtherRead More