East-West infrastructure projects in Pakistan pose unique challenges. Sending hundreds of cusecs of water up more than a mile from the River Indus to Balochistan via Kachhi canal is one of these challenges. Another challenge is to improve and expand national east-west highways like N-70.  These recently completed infrastructure projects linking South Punjab with Balochistan will  boost …

Can Pakistan's 88% BCG vaccination rate against tuberculosis (TB) help reduce the impact of coronavirus? A New York Institute of Technology study using data from 178 countries has concluded that both the incidence and mortality of COVID-19  are significantly lower in countries with BCG…

Pakistan Textile Industry was celebrating a big milestone with 20% jump in exports in February 2020 when coronavirus struck a heavy blow. Some western retailers canceled orders while others put them on hold as the virus spread to Western Europe and the United States in…

Mainstream western and Indian media have widely covered a recent MIT paper by a Pakistani-American scientist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) on the effects of heat and humidity on coronavirus…

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The number of corana patients in Pakistan rose to 803 on Monday after new cases reported in Gilgit Baltistan.…

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ہم لاک ڈاؤن نہیں کرسکتے، عوام خود کو قرنطینہ کرلیں، عمران خانوزیر اعظم عمران خان کا کہنا ہے کہ ملک کو لاک ڈاؤن کرنے کی بحث چل رہی ہے،

اس کے بارے میں بتانا چاہتا ہوں کہ اس کا مطلب ملک میں…

The World Happiness Report continues to rank Pakistan as the happiest nation in South Asia for several years now. The country ranks 66th among 153 nations surveyed for the World Happiness Report 2020. India ranks 144, Bangladesh 107, Nepal 92, Sri Lanka 130, Maldives 87 and Afghanistan 153. China ranks 94th.  Finland tops the list followed by Denmark second and Switzerland 3rd in the world. …

An increase of just one degree Celsius and 1% relative humidity increase substantially lower the (Covid-19) virus’s transmission, says a study published on March 10, 2020 by Chinese researchers. In an earlier 2009 study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers had found that high absolute humidity can help kill flu virus particles…

Pakistani public health system's ability to deal with Covid19 pandemic is increasingly being questioned with the number of confirmed coronavirus cases spiking in the country. The current hotspot is in southern Sindh province where the provincial government is taking the lead in fighting its spread by shutting schools, closing restaurants and…

Women's education, literacy and labor force participation levels remain low in Pakistan but the gender gap is declining in terms of literacy rates and mean years of schooling, according to Pakistan Labor Force Survey 2017-18.  There is about one year gap between men and women in terms of education attained. On average, a Pakistani male born after 1995 will…

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Former President, Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari has challenged verdict of Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) regarding Ex-Prime Minister (PM) Benazir…

Congressman Ro Khanna has won 65% of all votes cast to deal a heavy defeat to pro-Modi candidate Ritesh Tandon in primary elections in California's 17th district that covers part of Silicon Valley. Khanna angered many of his Indian-American constituents last summer when he criticized Prime Minster Narendra Modi's Hindutva politics and joined US Congress's Pakistan Caucus. Vast majority…

Securiti.ai has been named "Most Innovative Startup" at RSA Conference in San Francisco, according to media reports. It has been founded by Rehan Jalil, a serial Silicon Valley entrepreneur of Pakistani origin who graduated from NED University located in Karachi. Jalil's startup is taking advantage of the growing global data privacy…

کورونا وائرس سے متاثر  مسافر کے کراچی ائیرپورٹ سے کلیئر ہونے کی تحقیقات شروع کردی گئیں۔

سول ایوی ایشن کے ذرائع کا بتانا ہےکہ ‏تحقیقات میں وفاقی وزارت صحت، سی اے اے اور سیکورٹی ادارے بھی شامل ہیں۔

ذرائع کے مطابق  متاثرہ شخص کا کراچی ائیر پورٹ پر…

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Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohammed on Monday has resigned from his post.

He has submitted a letter of resignation to Malaysia's king, his…

Pakistan English News

The renowned Bollywood icon Shantrungna Sinha called on President Arif Ali, on Saturday late night.  

According to the sources, Bollywood actor Shatrungan Sinha visited Pakistan to attend the wedding of…

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A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit Turkey, severn people were dead, here on Sunday. 

According to the details,  at least 7 people were dead including three children in eastern Turkey after…

Hundreds of Pakistanis and Pakistani-Americans attended Pakistan Tech Summit 2020 at Draper University in San Mateo, California on February 15, 2020. It was organized by Arzish Azam of Ejad Labs with sponsorships from JS Bank, Netsol, VisionX, Pakistan IT ministry, Pakistan National IT Board and Pakistan Software Exports Board. This event came after a recent report in Germany's Deutsche…

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Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) central leader and special assintant Naeembul Haq passed away, here on Saturday.  

He had been battling blood cancer for the last two years. 

His party tweeted its condolences,…