LAHORE, Mar 21 (DNA): In a jibe against Pakistan Muslim League – Nawaz (PML-N) president Shehbaz Sharif’s decision to return to Pakistan, Federal minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry has said that it is his request to the Prime minister that Shehbaz Sharif be kept in quarantine in Mayo hospital for two weeks. In a tweet on Saturday, the federal minister said that Shehbaz Sharif should be subjected to quarantine in Mayo hospital for 14 days so that he can understand the importance of hospitals. He further went onRead More

KARACHI, Mar 21 (DNA): At least nine members of a family infected with novel coronavirus after they attended a marriage ceremony in Karachi. According to the details, the nine-member family attended a marriage ceremony, where a woman infected with COVID-19 was in attendance. The woman had arrived from Saudi Arabia and diagnosed with the deadly virus. The coronavirus patient met with the family in the marriage ceremony and had dinner together, infecting all the people with the virus. After attending the function, symptoms of the coronavirus started appearing in theRead More

LAHORE, Mar 21 (DNA): President of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and Leader of the Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif has decided to leave for Pakistan today and will reach the country tomorrow morning. In a Twitter statement, the party’s spokesperson Marriyam Aurangzeb confirmed he will be landing in Islamabad tonight. She said the PML-N president decided to return to the country in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. “Opposition leader in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif will return to Pakistan tonight,” the PML-N twitter account said. Shehbaz Sharif willRead More

LAHORE, Mar 21 (DNA): Punjab Governor Chaudhry Sarwar here on Saturday inaugurated Corona Telemedicine Helpline Centre at Punjab University and Corona Rescue Helpline 1190 at Rescue-1122 Headquarter. Talking to the media on this occasion, the Punjab Governor said, “We have to learn a lesson from Britain, Italy and France because hundreds of deaths are being occurred in the countries where citizens did not adhere to safety measures against coronavirus.” He said that federal and Punjab governments would not hesitate to take even more stringent measures for protection of people fromRead More

QUETTA, Mar 21 (DNA): Chief Minister Balochistan Jam Kamal has urged people to stay inside their homes and take all necessary safety precautions against the virus. Talking to journalists in Quetta, the CM said that government was harnessing all possible resources to provide all possible facilities to the pilgrims at Taftan border. He lauded the transporters who helped transport the pilgrims under such dangerous circumstances. The CM said that the virus was proving to be a challenge for each province and requested the citizens to self-isolate and take necessary precautionsRead More

ISLAMABAD, Mar 21 (DNA): A British national found dead at the Diplomatic Enclave in Islamabad on Saturday night. According to police, the UK citizen, 55, died at the Diplomatic Enclave, adding that the security guards of the British embassy brought his body at the Polyclinic Hospital. The officials said that the reason for the man’s death would be ascertained after a post-mortem report is issued. Least year on March 15, police had said that former member of Capital Development Authority (CDA) Brigadier (Retd) Asad Munir had bee found dead atRead More