NCOC decides to further increase restrictions due to worsening COVID-19 situation

National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Monday has decided to increase restrictions of activities contributing to rise in coronavirus positivity. In a post on social-networking website Twitter, Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar has said, “In the NCOC meeting this morning, we decided to […]

Pakistan reports highest number of daily Covid-19 cases since July

ISLAMABAD   –  Pakistan on Saturday reported 3,876 fresh Covid-19 cases — the highest single day cases since July last year, according to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). The last time the country had reported more cases than this was on July 2, 2020 […]

Babar Azam challenges FIR order in LHC

LAHORE   –  National cricket team Skipper Babar Azam on Saturday challenged Sessions Court’s order of registering case against him in the Lahore High Court (LHC). The skipper through a petition submitted that a Sessions Court had on March 18 ordered Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) for registering a […]

Pakistan’s COVID-19 positivity ratio surges to 7.8pc

Amid a constant surge in coronavirus cases across the country, Pakistan’s positivity rate spiked up to 7.8% on Thursday, according to National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). Daily data issued by the NCOC says that over 61 people have succumbed to the virus during the […]

Air Marshal Zaheer Babar Sidhu appointed new PAF Chief

ISLAMABAD – The government has appointed Air Marshal Zaheer Ahmad Babar Sidhu as new chief of Pakistan Air Force (PAF). He will take charge of his office tomorrow after the retirement of incumbent PAF Chief, Air Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan. Khan is retiring today on completion of […]

Pakistan reports 2,351 new coronavirus cases in one day

Pakistan has reported 61 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 612,315. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 13,656 on Wednesday. According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) […]

Long march postponed as cracks appear in PDM

ISLAMABAD – The 10-party Opposition alliance, Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) stands dysfunctional, virtually, for the time being as PDM Chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman announced to postpone the long march after the main Opposition party, Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) didn’t agree on the en masse resignations from […]

Fazlur Rehman asks Nawaz Sharif to return to Pakistan

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) supremo and Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman on Wednesday has contacted Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) supremo Nawaz Shraifand asked him to return to Pakistan, citing sources. Maulana Fazlur Rehman has made a telephonic conversation with PML-N supremo Nawaz Shraif […]

2,511 persons test positive for COVID-19 in 24 hours

Pakistan has reported 58 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 609,964. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 13,595 on Tuesday. According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation […]

COAS advises troops to keep abreast with changing nature of threat

ISLAMABAD – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited troops of Lahore Corps in the field on Monday. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Directorate, COAS was briefed about operational preparedness of the formation during his visit. Pak Army Chief also interacted […]