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IMF hints at helping Pakistan to fight COVID-19 impact

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has announced that it would consider Pakistans request for financial assistance to shore up the countrys foreign exchange reserves and budgetary support due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on its economy, it was reported on Saturday

Pakistan permits nationwide movement of goods

Amid rising coronavirus cases in Pakistan, Prime Minister Imran Khan has lifted the ban on the nationwide movement of goods and decided to allow opening of food-related industries to ensure adequate supply of essential items

Pakistan to set up youth force to help with COVID-19 response

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said that his government has decided to set up a Corona Tigers Relief Force which would enlist youth volunteers from across the country to help deal with coronavirus relief efforts

Erdogan Trust joins Pakistan's fight against COVID-19

A hospital Turkey gifted to Pakistan is assisting the government in its battle against coronavirus in the remote areas of northeastern Punjab province

Mosques hold congregations despite govt directives

Despite Sindh government's directives that citizens would not be allowed to offer congregational prayers, including Friday prayers, gatherings were seen at Faizan-e-Medina — managed by a religious organisation Dawat-e-Islami, in Hyderabad's Effendi Town

10m people with low income to get Rs12,000 stipend in lump sum

Ten million people belonging to low-income groups will get a Rs12,000 four-month stipend in a lump sum under Prime Minister Imran Khan’s relief package announced by the federal government on Tuesday to mitigate adverse impact of coronavirus on their family budget

Sindh, Balochistan ban congregational prayers

Pakistan's Sindh and Balochistan provinces have banned congregational prayers at mosques in an effort to contain the coronavirus pandemic, it was reported on Friday

Pakistan's areas with COVID-19 cases to be sealed off

The federal and provincial governments of Pakistan have decided to seal the areas where new cases of coronavirus were reported, as the addition of over 100 cases from across the country has taken the overall number of infections to 1,193, the media reported on Friday

Pakistan coronavirus cases rise to 1,041

The number of confirmed cases in Pakistan has increased to 1,041 as of Thursday, while the death toll was recorded at eight, according to authorities

Pakistan president urges clerics to ban congregational prayers

Pakistan President Arif Alvi has urged religious scholars to take urgent action to halt congregational prayers in the country as a preventive measure againt the spread of the novel coronavirus

Pakistan to get $4bn from lending, aid agencies

Pakistan has arranged about $4 billion additional financial assistance from multilateral lending and aid agencies to shore up foreign exchange reserves and budgetary support for fighting adverse impacts of the coronavirus pandemic

Pakistan PM urges provinces to 'reassess' complete lockdowns as strategy

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday reiterated that imposing a national lockdown would be detrimental for the country's economy, adding that it was not possible to "rationally judge the repercussions of decisions taken out of fear and panic"

Imposition of curfew will be last option, says PM

Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday imposition of a curfew would be the last option to prevent the spread of coronavirus and that in such a situation he would first form a team of volunteers to supply food items to people, especially the poor and those belonging to low-income groups, on their doorstep

Pakistan seeks clarity about Saarc’s Covid-19 fund

Pakistan wants the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation’s (Saarc) Covid-19 Emergency Fund to be administered by the bloc’s secretary general and is seeking clarity about its utilisation

Pakistan coronavirus cases reach 903

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Pakistan has reached 903 on Tuesday, while the death toll stood at six, according to authorities