ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday appreciated the debt relief measures by G20 countries, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank for developing countries, including Pakistan providing a one-year breather for Pakistan for paying back loans. Imran lauded the debt relief measures after Finance Advisor Dr. Abdul Hafeez …
Read More »New York-area coronavirus outbreak originated in Europe, not China: study
NEW YORK: The coronavirus outbreak in the New York City area – by far the most deadly in the United States – originated from Europe, not China, a leading American newspaper reported, citing two separate American studies. Researchers conducting one of the studies have detected seven separate lineages of viruses …
Read More »3 Pakistanis in US among Covid-19 fatalities
WASHINGTON: As the coronavirus crisis intensified in the United States, three Pakistanis have been identified among 730 people who have died across the country, it emerged on Wednesday. Two of them died in New York and one in the US capital. Rehman Shukr, son of Major General Abeera Choudhry and …
Read More »Prince Charles has been in touch with Harry, William during COVID-19 diagnosis
Prince Charles following his COVID-19 diagnosis has given birth to health concerns for the rest of the British royal family members as well who recently underwent a handful of royal engagements. The 71-year-old Prince of Wales may have put his sons, Prince Harry and William at risk of contracting the …
Read More »Arrogance; A negative human characteristic
Salman Rizwan Arroganceis“A sense of false superiority which shows itself in an unpleasant and offensive manner” However, “arrogance” has different meanings in reference to God and His creatures. In the case of God, the creator of the whole universe and the supreme authority on heaven and earth, His expression ofsuperiority …
Read More »Russia urges int’l sports fraternity to stay calm amid Tokyo Olympics 2020 uncertainty’
Russian officials on Monday appealed to the international sports fraternity to remain calm as the coronavirus pandemic threatened the upcoming Tokyo Olympics 2020. “Panic is the worst that can happen in the current situation,” the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) said in a statement. “The ROC urges all the representatives of …
Read More »Gordon Ramsay fires 500 employees as the world suffers financially over corona outbreak
Acclaimed British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is drawing flak following his decision to lay off 500 of his staff members as the world comes to a standstill amidst the coronavirus. The 53-year-old culinary expert had called a meeting with his employees where he left them in tears after announcing their …
Read More »How the Pandemic Will End
Three months ago, no one knew that SARS-CoV-2 existed. Now the virus has spread to almost every country, infecting at least 446,000 people whom we know about, and many more whom we do not. It has crashed economies and broken health-care systems, filled hospitals and emptied public spaces. It has …
Read More »Hackers target WHO as coronavirus cyberattacks increase
Hackers tried to break into the World Health Organization (WHO) earlier this month, sources have told Reuters, amid what a senior agency official said was a more than two-fold increase in cyberattacks. WHO Chief Information Security Officer Flavio Aggio said the identity of the hackers was unclear and the effort …
Read More »PIMA launches free of charge nationwide telemedicine facility amid coronavirus outbreak
KARACHI: Pakistan Islamic Medical Association (PIMA) on Wednesday launched a free of charge telemedicine project consisting of 42 volunteer medical consultants. In order to provide health and medical consultation to people at their homes, several General Practitioners (GPs) have also been hired by the association to provide telemedicine consultation to …
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