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By Iftikhar Ali and Muhammad Luqman The coronavirus may be scuttling world economies and posing one of the gravest challenges to humanity since the WWII. But New Delhi is not showing  any sign of abating in...

Our experience with Nature has not been business as usual this year. A large part of America is seized with the challenge of coronavirus outbreak. Millions of people are obeying stay-at-home instructions – adjusting life to stop...

The World Bank has approved $200 million to support Pakistan’s response to coronavirus outbreak as part of $1.9 billion initial funding for 25 countries. According to the Bank, the $200 million funding will support Pakistan’s “preparedness and...

The coronavirus will push more than six billion living in developing countries to the edge of financial disaster and they will need a $2.5 trillion rescue plan to survive the setback. The UN trade and development...

Responding to an increasing demand for ventilators in the face of fast-spreading coronavirus, Pakistan‘s auto-part manufacturers have started work on local production of the medical equipment. “We have designed the ventilator, and will come up with...

It’s April The season of cherry blossoms Suddenly appearing everywhere All around A riot of subtle pink, burgundy and purple And apple blossom white And their sweet smell Mingles with every kind of magnolia Butterfly, yellow...

USN Comfort approaching Pier 90 in NYC on March 30, 2020  Image: Abseim / Wikimedia The U.S. death toll from coronavirus for a single day exceeded 500 on Monday with New York reported 253 deaths, according to data...

A humanitarian organization is putting in place an emergency field hospital in New York City’s Central Park to treat a growing number of coronavirus infections. New York has been one of the the worst affected cities...

Prime Minister Imran Khan Tuesday said his Government has set up a Coronavirus Relief Fund where people can deposit their contributions to help the country’s fight against coronavirus, which has infected more than 1700 people and...

President Donald Trump Sunday forwarded the countrywide social distancing guidelines to April 30 as coronavirus cases spread across the United States to  number over 140,000. Trump, who had earlier expressed the hope to loosen restrictions by...