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Pakistan Published 10 Aug, 2021 11:10am

From Oct 30, only vaccinated can travel by train: Asad Umar

Head of the the National Command and Operation Centre, Asad Umar, announced on Monday that only vaccinated people...

Health Published 10 Aug, 2021 10:35am

Fear, stigma slow Covid vaccine take-up among trans Pakistanis

KARACHI: Nasira Manojee, an HIV-positive transgender woman from Karachi, had to ignore her friends' advice and...

Pakistan Published 10 Aug, 2021 10:28am

Pakistan records 7.84% Covid positivity rate

As the coronavirus restrictions eased in Sindh, the country observed further drop in Covid cases in the last 24 ...

Blog Published 09 Aug, 2021 04:30pm

Many conservatives have a difficult relationship with science – we wanted to find out why

Many scientific findings continue to be disputed by politicians and parts of the public long after a scholarly...

Pakistan Published 09 Aug, 2021 04:10pm

UK is making ‘feeble excuse’ about Pakistan's Covid data: Shireen Mazari

Federal Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari slammed the UK government for making “feeble excuse” under...

Published 09 Aug, 2021 11:02am

Pakistan observes slight drop in Covid cases

With a slight drop in Covid positivity ratio, Pakistan has recorded 4,040 virus cases in the last 24 hours, ...

Pakistan Published 08 Aug, 2021 07:41pm

Sindh eases Covid-19 restrictions, extends business hours till 8p.m

Ban on indoor dining would continue however, outdoor dining have been allowed under strict...

World Published 08 Aug, 2021 05:36pm

Iran records over 500 Covid deaths, hits new high

Iranian health officials have acknowledged that the Islamic republic's Covid figures underestimate the...

Pakistan Updated 08 Aug, 2021 04:22pm

Sindh govt decides to keep schools closed till August 19

The Sindh Education Department has said that intermediate exams that had been postponed due to...

Pakistan Published 07 Aug, 2021 11:50am

Pakistan has vaccinated 33% of adults aged 50 and above: Asad Umar

Federal Minister for Planning, Development, Reforms and Special Initiatives Asad Umar said on Saturday 33 per cent ...

Pakistan Updated 07 Aug, 2021 10:46am

Pakistan records highest daily Covid fatalities in fourth wave

Pakistan has recorded 95 deaths of coronavirus in the last 24 hours which was the highest tally in the fourth wave ...

Business Published 06 Aug, 2021 04:19pm

Brexit and pandemic drive UK road haulage into crisis

Industry warnings of crisis affecting supplies of everything from milk to sweets and tonic water have...

Published 06 Aug, 2021 11:41am

Pakistan records 67 deaths from Covid, 4745 test positive

Pakistan has recorded 67 deaths of coronavirus in the last 24 hours according to data released by the NCOC on ...

Health Published 06 Aug, 2021 11:08am

CanSinoBIO says booster shot can reverse drop in antibodies

Antibody levels in people inoculated with CanSino Biologics' (CanSinoBIO) single-dose COVID-19 vaccine fell by some...

World Published 05 Aug, 2021 11:02pm

Canada's Quebec province to introduce vaccine passport

provincial PM Francois Legault said that the specific terms of the passport will be revealed in the...

Health Published 05 Aug, 2021 10:51am

Pakistan's Covid positivity rate crosses 9%

Pakistan's COVID-19 positivity rate crossed 9% according to NCOC which tweeted on Thursday that it stood to 9.06%,...

World Published 04 Aug, 2021 05:44pm

Iran Covid cases top four million amid new surge: ministry

The official figures are widely believed to underestimate the real toll but even they make...

World Published 04 Aug, 2021 04:58pm

China restricts overseas travel to curb Covid outbreak

The movement of people is coming under more restriction inside China - with localised...

Health Updated 04 Aug, 2021 11:08am

Covid cases continue to rise amid several lockdowns

Wednesday's figures released by NCOC reports no signs of the coronavirus slowing down. Of the 57,398 people who...

Pakistan Published 03 Aug, 2021 06:12pm

Former CM Sindh Qaim Ali Shah tests positive for Covid 19

This was disclosed in a report submitted by Shah’s lawyer in the Sindh High Court during...

Health Published 03 Aug, 2021 03:27pm

Pakistan reaches 1m shots a day after warning unvaccinated face penalties

By Asif Shahzad Pakistan hit a target on Tuesday to vaccinate one million people a day against COVID-19, making...

Health Updated 03 Aug, 2021 02:00pm

Vietnam to approve remdesivir for Covid treatment

Vietnam is set to approve the use of Gilead Sciences Inc's antiviral drug remdesivir for the treatment of patients...

Business Published 03 Aug, 2021 12:53pm

India's female labour participation rate falls to 16.1% as pandemic hits jobs

By Manoj Kumar Female labour participation rate in India fell to 16.1% during the July-September 2020 quarter, the...

Health Published 03 Aug, 2021 12:42pm

Sindh to vaccinate people without CNICs in Karachi

The Sindh Health Department told Dawn on Monday that it would vaccinate people without a computerised national...