World

Italy: Easing pressure on hospitals

Alessandria: An Italian city at the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic is asking its highest-risk residents to undergo drive-through COVID-19 checks.The

High commission making efforts to repatriate stranded Pakistanis in UK: Nafees Zakaria

London: Pakistan High Commissioner (PHC) to United Kingdom (UK) Mohammad Nafees Zakaria, in a video message, Thursday said the government of

Foreign Minister holds telephonic conversation with Secretary General UN

Islamabad: Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi held a telephone conversation with UN Secretary General Antonio Guetteres today, to discuss, inter

Pakistan lauds China’s help

Islamabad: Pakistan Thursday lauded China’s help to counter the coronavirus pandemic.In her weekly press briefing in Islamabad, Foreign Office Spokesperson

Italy: A town that defeated coronavirus

Venice: There is a place in Italy where the coronavirus has already been defeated. Its name is Vo', a small settlement

UN launches new plan aimed at defeating coronavirus

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has launched a new plan to counter the devastating socio-economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic,

More commercial airlines operate cargo-only services to China

Beijing: With many airlines in the world canceling or sharply reducing their international flights, a rising number of passenger planes now

China enterprises donate 35 ton medical supplies to Pakistan: Ambassador Naghmana Hashmi

Beijing: Pakistan Ambassador to China, Naghmana Alamgir Hashmi said on Wednesday that the Chinese companies, foundations and individuals had donated 35

Xi stresses coordinating epidemic control, economic work, achieving development goals

Hangzhou: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, has stressed coordinating efforts for the novel

Italy will be free of coronavirus soon

Rome: Italy may be virtually free of new COVID-19 cases by the middle of May, statistical research has indicatedExperts from the

EAP countries must act now to mitigate economic shock of COVID-19: WB report

Islamabad: :The World Bank (WB) in its latest report urged the East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) countries to act now

Wuhan sees second newborn Pakistani baby girl during the epidemic

Beijing: The second Pakistani female citizen gave birth to a healthy baby-girl, on Friday at Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital of

Xi inspects wetland conservation, urban management in Hangzhou

Hangzhou: Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Tuesday inspected wetland conservation and technology-based urban

Coronavirus: Boris Johnson says 20,000 ex-NHS staff have returned to help fight COVID-19

London: Boris Johnson has revealed 20,000 ex-staff have returned to the NHS to help fight coronavirus after Britons were warned restrictions

Pakistani, other foreign students praise support in Wuhan

Beijing: Pakistani and other international students in Wuhan, Hubei province of China said that they have been receiving good care during

Phase-wise repatriation of Pakistanis reviewed

Islamabad: A high-level meeting chaired by Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday discussed situation on COVID-19 with reference to phase-wise

Trump extends coronavirus social distancing to April 30

New York: US President Donald Trump has extended the national social-distancing guidelines aimed at fighting the coronavirus pandemic to April 30,

Rehman Malik fears coronavirus spread

Islamabad: Chairman Senate Standing Committee on Interior Senator A. Rehman Malik has shown his serious apprehensions that Coronavirus will multiply its