A Pakistani pharmaceutical company will start to manufacture coronavirus drug Remdesivir within two months, said Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza

Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani said on Thursday that the board examinations for matriculation and intermediate students will not be held this year due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.

On the direction of Commissioner Karachi Iftikhar Sahallwani, several markets and shops were sealed in the District South and East for blatantly violating the social distancing order for the past two days.

PTI Senator and Information Minister Shibli Faraz has advised the opposition not to raise "sensitive issues for political expediency".

The National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) on Wednesday reviewed the coronavirus situation in the country after the government eased the lockdown restrictions last week to mitigate the economic impact of the pandemic.

Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa on Monday sought Iran’s cooperation in dealing with Baloch militants allegedly operating from its soil.

Khyber Pakhtunkhawa (KP) Minister for Health and Finance Taimur Khan Jhagra on Saturday announced that the province will have a four-day week as the government seeks to ease the lockdown restrictions which were imposed to curb the spread of Covid-19.

The government has announced to gradually lift the lockdown restrictions, imposed to contain the impact of coronavirus, from Saturday. Prime Minister Imran Khan has urged people to take responsibility, saying that the success of the next phase depends on people following the standard operating procedures (SOPs) issued by the government.

The National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) Tuesday firmed up multiple recommendations to ease the lockdown restrictions imposed to curb the spread of coronavirus. The measures include opening of inter-provincial transportation in line with laid down Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and operationalisation of selective of Outdoor Patients Departments (OPDs) in the federal capital.

The Sindh Government formed a committee late Monday night to probe the circumstances that lead to the death of Dr Furqanul Haq – the third member of the medical fraternity in Karachi to have fallen victim to the coronavirus – after it was initially alleged he had died because he could not be provided a ventilator in time.

Following implementation of 20-point guidelines regarding safety measures against the spread of Covid-19, a report on 250 sensitive mosques and imambargahs in the Rawalpindi division has found flaws in majority of the worship places, including security deficiencies.

Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed on Monday expressed his indignation over 'inadequate' procedures and measures adopted by the goverment against the coronavirus outbreak, while questioning the transparency in distribution of aid and medical supplies.

Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Sunday the government will decide the fate of the lockdown, imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus, after a meeting of the National Coordination Committee (NCC), which is expected to take place before May 9.

Prime Minister Imran Khan in a special message for labourers, said that Labour Day is a symbol of the pride of workers. “The incumbent government is determined to provide basic rights to workers,” the prime minister said, adding that the day reminds us of the sacrifices made by the workers who laid down their lives for their rights.

The government on Thursday reduced the prices of petroleum products by Rs15 to Rs30 to facilitate the general public amid falling crude prices internationally.