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PILDAT says Feb 8 polls record lowest fairness score since 2013

  The Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT) has issued a report detailing its assessment of the recently-concluded general election, expressing deep concerns over a decline in fairness scores compared to previous election cycles.

Corona Pandemic: Tokyo 2020 Olympics postponed

Tokyo : Tokyo Olympics are postponed until 2021. The  decision was made by Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe, and the International Olympic Committee president, Thomas Bach, after a conference call on Tuesday at 11am GMT. 

Corona Pandemic: Govt announces a relief package of worth of 950 billion

Islamabad : Prime Minister Imran Khan after convening a National Coordination Committee (NCC) meeting today (Friday) to review the measures taken against the pandemic has announced relief measures for the nation.

Corona Pandemic: Lock Down in Sindh, will it work?

Chief Minister of Sindh has announced a fully lockdown in the province in contradiction to the decision of Prime Minister Imran Khan that he thinks that locking down the nation will be more dangerous than the epidemic itself.

Corona Pandemic: Sindh Imposes Fully lock down for fifteen days

Karachi : Sindh Chief Minister announces fully lock down  for next fifteen days, with effect from Midnight today, according to Ary News .

Corona Pandemic: Iran seeks help from Pakistan to ease US sanctions

Islamabad : Iranian President seeks Pakistan help to lift US sanction on his country to fight Corona Pandemic, according to media reports.

Corona Pandemic: US bolsters Pakistan help to combat coronavirus with $1m aid

The United States is helping Pakistan in fight against novel coronavirus with initial funding worth one million dollars.

Corona Pandemic: Italy's death toll overtakes China's

The number of deaths now stands at 3,405, which is more than in China where the virus originated last year, reported BBC news. There have been 3,245 reported deaths in China, but there have been questions over the reliability of its data. A lockdown imposed on 12 March in Italy has been extended beyond the original 25 March end date.  Nearly all Italians have been told to stay at home. Coronavirus has killed more people in Italy than in any other country, after deaths there rose by 427 in a day.  Despite these measures, the number of new cases and deaths has continued to spiral.  There have been 220,000 cases of the virus worldwide with more than 9,000 deaths.

Corona Pandemic: Sindh announces partial lockdown

The Sindh government has announced a partial lockdown across the province to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

Corona Pandemic : PSL matches postponed , PCB

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has postponed the Pakistan Super League (PSL) 2020 on the day of the semi-finals amid the coronavirus outbreak.

Corona Pandemic: Schools, colleges, universities in Sindh to remain closed till May 30

Karachi : Sindh government announced on Thursday that all educational institutions in the province will remain closed till May 30, 2020. The decision was taken after an important meeting was held by the Sindh cabinet. 

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