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Corona cases in Pakistan stand at 1,866, death toll climbs to 25
Pakistan on Tuesday has reported 18 new confirmed coronavirus cases, pushing the total to 1,866.
According to the national dashboard for the coronavirus, managed by the…
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Registration for Corona Relief Tigers force to commence from today
The registration for Prime Minister Imran Khan's 'Corona Relief Tigers' force will be started from today (March 31), Special Assistant of the Prime Minister on Youth Affairs Usman Dar…
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Pakistan COVID-19 infected tally crosses 1,800
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Pakistan has mounted to 1,848 on Tuesday after new cases reported in different parts of the country.
According to the…
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Coronavirus: Pakistan's Exports Crash Amid Global Health Crisis
Pakistan Textile Industry was celebrating a big milestone with 20% jump in exports in February 2020 when coronavirus struck a heavy blow. Some western retailers canceled orders while others put them on hold as the virus spread to Western Europe and the United States in…
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World Media Highlight Pakistani-American's Work on Coronavirus
Mainstream western and Indian media have widely covered a recent MIT paper by a Pakistani-American scientist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on the effects of heat and humidity on coronavirus…
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Pakistan coronavirus infected tally touches 1,000
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Pakistan has risen to 1,000 on Wednesday after new cases reported in Sindh, Balochistan, Islamabad and Gilgit Baltistan.
Balochistan government spokesperson confirmed…
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Number of Coronavirus in Pakistan Rises to 908
The number of coranavirus patients in Pakistan climbed to 908 on Tuesday after new cases reported in Punjab and Sindh.
According to sources, with the rise in the number of cases in Sindh stood at 399, in Punjab at 265, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa at 38, in Balochistan at 110, in Islamabad…
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Pakistan reports 7th coronavirus death
Punjab on Tuesday has reported its first death from coronavirus after which the toll jumped to 7 in the country.
According to provincial Health Minister Yasmin Rashid, a 57-year-old patient admitted to Mayo Hospital, has died.
The number of coranavirus patients in Pakistan climbed to 908 on Tuesday after…
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Pakistani-American Woman Featured in Netflix Documentary "Pandemic"
Dr. Syra Madad, Pakistani-American head of New York City’s Health and Hospitals System-wide Special Pathogens Program, is featured in a 6-part Netflix documentary series "Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak". She had …
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Number of coronavirus cases in Pakistan jumps to 803
The number of corana patients in Pakistan rose to 803 on Monday after new cases reported in Gilgit Baltistan.…
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Sindh wears Deserted look, eerie silence Engulfs province as Lockdown Begins
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Section 144 imposed in Islamabad in a bid to control coronavirus spread
The city administration has imposed Section 144 in federal capital in a bid to control the coronavirus spread.…
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CM Murad Ali Shah Announces lockdown in Sindh
Sindh Chief Minister (CM) Syed Murad Ali Shah has announced the lockdown in the province, here on Sunday.…
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ہم لاک ڈاؤن نہیں کرسکتے، عوام خود کو قرنطینہ کرلیں، عمران خان
ہم لاک ڈاؤن نہیں کرسکتے، عوام خود کو قرنطینہ کرلیں، عمران خانوزیر اعظم عمران خان کا کہنا ہے کہ ملک کو لاک ڈاؤن کرنے کی بحث چل رہی ہے،
اس کے بارے میں بتانا چاہتا ہوں کہ اس کا مطلب ملک میں…
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World Happiness Report 2020: Pakistan is the Happiest Nation in South Asia
The World Happiness Report continues to rank Pakistan as the happiest nation in South Asia for several years now. The country ranks 66th among 153 nations surveyed for the World Happiness Report 2020. India ranks 144, Bangladesh 107, Nepal 92, Sri Lanka 130, Maldives 87 and Afghanistan 153. China ranks 94th. Finland tops the list followed by Denmark second and Switzerland 3rd in the world. …
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Chinese Study: Hot and Humid Weather to Reduce Spread of Coronavirus
An increase of just one degree Celsius and 1% relative humidity increase substantially lower the (Covid-19) virus’s transmission, says a study published on March 10, 2020 by Chinese researchers. In an earlier 2009 study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers had found that high absolute humidity can help kill flu virus particles…
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Can Pakistan Effectively Respond to Coronavirus Pandemic?
Pakistani public health system's ability to deal with Covid19 pandemic is increasingly being questioned with the number of confirmed coronavirus cases spiking in the country. The current hotspot is in southern Sindh province where the provincial government is taking the lead in fighting its spread by shutting schools, closing restaurants and…
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پاکستان میں کورونا وائرس کا پہلا مریض دم توڑ گیا
لاہور: میو اسپتال میں کورونا وائرس کا پہلا مریض دم توڑ گیا ہے۔
لاہور کے میو اسپتال میں زیرعلاج کورونا کا مشتبہ مریض دم توڑ گیا ہے۔ 50 سالہ غلام عمران کا تعلق حافظ آباد کا شہری تھا۔…
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Thar Foundation Celebrated International Women's day in Islamkot
Added by Sobia Anjum on March 8, 2020 at 2:13am — 1 Comment
Women's Day: Gender Gap in Education Narrowing in Pakistan
Women's education, literacy and labor force participation levels remain low in Pakistan but the gender gap is declining in terms of literacy rates and mean years of schooling, according to Pakistan Labor Force Survey 2017-18. There is about one year gap between men and women in terms of education attained. On average, a Pakistani male born after 1995 will…
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Pakistani Student Enrollment in US Universities Hits All Time High
Pakistani student enrollment in America's institutions of higher learning rose 16% last year, outpacing the record 12% growth in the number of international students hosted by the country. This puts Pakistan among eight sources in the top 20 countries with the largest increases in US enrollment. India saw the biggest increase at 35%, followed by Ghana 32%, Bangladesh and…
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Agriculture, Caste, Religion and Happiness in South Asia
Pakistan's agriculture sector GDP grew at a rate of 5.2% in the October-December 2023 quarter, according to the government figures. This is a rare bright spot in the overall national economy that showed just 1% growth during the quarter. Strong performance of the farm sector gives the much needed boost for about …
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