Sunday, May 3rd, 2020
Relaxation in lockdown decision after May 9
Fatality rate in Pakistan is far less compared to the United States, the UK and Spain. He, however stressed that we have to adopt the precautionary measures in order to avoid it getting contagious: Asad Umar ISLAMABAD/ADNAN YOUSAF Minister for Planning and Development, Asad Umar has assured to take all the decisions regarding relaxation in lockdown after 9th of this month in consensus with all the provinces. Briefing the media persons in Islamabad on Sunday, he said the National Coordination Committee on Coronavirus will take the decision about the futureRead More
Press Freedom essential for democracy: Dutch envoy
ISLAMABAD (DNA) –Wouter Plomp Ambassador of the Netherland to Pakistan has said press freedom is corner stone of human rights. He added, press freedom in fact protects others fundamental freedom rights. In a message on the Press Freedom Day the ambassador said, free press is essential democracy. In this current corona pandemic reliable information can save lives. The ambassador said media workers should report independently without any fear. We need a free press now than ever, the ambassador added.=DNA ===
German embassy to provide food to 600 families
Fighting consequences of COVID-19 together: Ambassador signed a contract with @Rizq_Sharefood this week to support financing of 240000 meals for 600 widows and vulnerable families in Lahore: Ambassador Bernhard ISLAMABAD, May 2 (DNA):The German Embassy Islamabad has joined hands with a local non-governmental organisation to provide food to some 600 vulnerable families of Lahore during the ongoing lockdown imposed in the country to contain the COVID-19 pandemic. Ambassador Bernhard Schlagheck signed a agreement with the Rizq Sharefood for preparing 240,000 meals for the purpose. “Fighting consequences of COVID-19 together: AmbassadorRead More
Ramadan Kitchen provides cooked food over 200 poor families
DNA ISLAMABAD, May 03: The Ramadan open Kitchen of Muslim Hands Pakistan is fully active to provide high genic cooked food over 200 poor and deserving families daily in the surrounding of federal capital Islamabad. In the middle and poor population of the city, where the Muslim Hands Pakistan is active in relief work, groups of young people also seek self-respect by finding white-clad families. Engaged in helping people with care, said Muslim Hands country director Syed Zia ul Noor. He said that during ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,Read More
Europe prepares for more lockdown easing
Madrid, May 3 (AFP/APP):Europe on Sunday prepared for a further cautious easing of coronavirus restrictions following signs the pandemic may be slowing, after Spaniards flocked to the streets to jog, cycle and rollerskate for the first time after 48 days of confinement. More than 242,000 people have been killed and 3.4 million infected worldwide by the virus, which has left half of humanity under some form of lockdown and pushed the global economy towards its worst downturn since the Great Depression. With signs that the spread of the contagionRead More
UK PM says it was tough moment to be in ICU
London, May 3 Doctors treating Boris Johnson for coronavirus prepared to announce his death after he was taken to intensive care, the British prime minister said on Sunday, in his first detailed comments about his illness. “It was a tough old moment, I won’t deny it,” he was quoted as saying by the Sun on Sunday newspaper in an interview. “They had a strategy to deal with a ‘death of Stalin’-type scenario. “I was not in particularly brilliant shape and I was aware there were contingency plans in place. TheRead More