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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday directed the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) to come up with a future course of action to mitigate the second wave of the coronavirus, but did not authorise any further…

LAYYAH: An Ehsaas programme officer has been arrested for allegedly raping a teenage girl, police confirmed on Tuesday, adding that while the heinous crime occurred on October 27, the case was filed three days ago. According to police,…

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Information Commission (PIC) on Tuesday ruled that issuing the details of assets and properties owned by the National Accountability Bureau's (NAB) top bosses and their families was "against the public interest". …

MUZAFFARABAD: (Staff Reporter) German Aid for Afghan Children (GAAC) distributed food packages among 400 deserving families of widows, orphans, disables, and others in Muzaffarabad on other day. The food packages distribution ceremony was…

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday summoned a National Coordination Committee meeting tomorrow to discuss the growing trend of COVID-19 infections in the country. Sources told that the premier will be briefed by the …

Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Monday said a meeting of the National Coordination Committee has been summoned to deliberate over additional measures to contain the rising spread of coronavirus in the population.…

LAHORE: Pakistan could be headed for a second nationwide lockdown if coronavirus infections keep spiking and people continue to ignore safety guidelines, health officials have warned. Speaking to Geo.tv, Director of General Health…

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) on Monday clarified that foreign students will be exempted from the MDCAT exam for the academic year 2020-21 only. According to the official announcement, aspiring doctors and dentists…

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry announced on Monday that the government is studying a proposal to run an “electric automatic train from Islamabad Airport to Murree”. “The next major project is the electric…

Stocks continued taking a battering on Monday as the benchmark KSE 100 Index lost around 1,000 points by the mid-day mark as sustained selling pressure sank stocks. The KSE 100 index had lost 1,008 points, or 2.53%, at the time this…