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Award winning Muktijoddha to get special fund
Covid-19: 22 deaths, 1,541 new cases in 24 hours
Bangladesh Farmer Murder: One to be hanged, five gets lifer
Myanmar Army burns down another village in Rakhine
Bangladesh Medical Research Council approves COVID-19 vaccine trial of Chinese firm
Dhaka: Bangladesh Medical Research Council (BMRC) has approved the phase 3 trial of a COVID-19 vaccine developed by a Chinese firm Sinovac, Doctor Mahmud-Uz-Zaman, Director of the BMRC, confirmed the matter to UNI on Sunday.
British media reports claim massive import of COVID-19 cases in UK are from Pakistan
London: Certains section of the British media have claimed that half of Britain's most-recent imported coronavirus cases are believed to have come from Pakistan.
Coronavirus casts ‘huge shadow’ over Afghan life as multi-dimensional crisis continues
New York: The COVID-19 pandemic is not just a health emergency, but a multi-dimensional crisis for Afghanistan, dealing its people a painful blow just as Kabul and the Taliban prepare for peace talks in Qatar, the top UN official in the country says.
Kashmiris in Pakistan's Muzaffarabad complain about poor isolation ward for COVID-19 patients
Muzaffarabad: When people suffering from COVID-19 need special attention from hospitals, the Kashmiri people are receiving poor treatment in Pakistan's Muzaffarabad city.
Govt reimposes lockdown in PoK as 20 fresh COVID-19 cases surface
Islamabad: Amid rising cases of COVID-19 in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), government officials said the decision to suspend relaxations in lockdown was “need of the hour”.
COVID-19 in Pakistan: Clerics announce resumption of congregational prayers at mosques
Islamabad: With Pakistan still witnessing an increase of COVID-19 cases, several prominent clerics and noted scholars on Monday announced the resumption of five-time congregational prayers at mosques across the country.
Covid-19 cases under reported in Pakistan: Opposition blames Imran Khan govt
Islamabad: Main opposition party, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), has accused the government of under reporting the number of Coronavirus cases in the country and claimed that the tally has crossed the 1,00,000-mark.
Pakistan ranks 19th in COVID-19 infected list
Islamabad: Pakistan has ranked in the 19th position in the global coronavirus ranking, as per data released on Sunday.
Pakistan's COVID-19 outbreak is yet to reach its peak: Minister
Islamabad: Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Monday said the country is yet to witness the peak of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Breaking COVID-19 lockdown norms, Chinese nationals clash with police in Kathmandu
Kathmandu: Breaking all COVID-19 lockdown and social distancing norms, 33 Chinese nationals clashed with the police in Nepal's capital city Kathmandu recently, leaving six people hurt.
Pakistan witnesses jump in COVID-19 cases, death toll at 610
Islamabad: Pakistan has seen a jump of 838 Covid-19 positive cases in Punjab as the nation recorded 26435 positive cases till Friday.
Amid COVID-19 troubles, PoK residents now face power cut troubles
Islamabad: The picture of failure and discrimination faced by people in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir at the hands of the government is becoming evident every day with now reports are emerging that power cut troubles have added to the agony of residents who are already badly disturbed by COVID-19 outbreak.
Pakistan reports highest 24-hour spike in COVID-19 cases
Islamabad: Pakistan witnessed a major jump in the number of COVID-19 cases in a day as the country reported nearly 1000 instances on Saturday, media reports said.
Chinese pharma offers to conduct clinical trials of Coronavirus vaccine in Pakistan
Islamabad: A major Chinese pharmaceutical company has invited Pakistan's National Institute of Health (NIH) to collaborate in conducting clinical trials of the recently developed inactivated vaccine for Covid-19, media reports said.
COVID-19 situation may worsen in Pakistan in next two weeks: Top doctor warns
Islamabad: A top doctor in Pakistan has warned that COVID-19 outbreak situation in the country will be highly alarming in next 2 weeks.