The government has announced its intention to file a reference with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) for the disqualification of Yousuf Raza Gilani as a candidate for the Senate. On Tuesday evening, Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry spoke to media outside the ECP office, stating that since the Election Commission had closed […]
The Sindh government has announced a complete lockdown in the province for this Friday, 17 April, from 12 noon to 3 pm. Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah stated that he had secured the cooperation of the ulema “so far” and that on Saturday, 18 April, a meeting will decide new Standard Operationg Procedures (SOPs) for […]
In a meeting held to secure the cooperation of private hospitals in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic, owners of private hospitals have refused the government’s request to set aside 20% of their beds for Coronavirus patients. The owners of these hospitals have instead asked the government to set aside some publicly-owned hospitals for the […]