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ISLAMABAD, Apr 12 (NNN-APP) – Pakistan’s confirmed COVID-19 cases rose to 5,011 with 86 deaths, according to the data, updated by the country’s health ministry on Saturday night.

The country’s eastern Punjab province, continued as the most affected area, with a total of 2,414 cases, followed by southern Sindh province, which has 1,318 confirmed cases.

At least 697 cases were registered in northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, 220 in southwest Balochistan province, and 215 in north Gilgit-Baltistan region, and 113 in the capital Islamabad.

ISLAMABAD, Apr 7 (NNN-APP) – Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan, on Monday evening, reshuffled the federal cabinet by changing portfolios for different ministers and by making fresh appointments in different ministries and ministerial departments, the Prime Minister Office said.

According to a statement issued by the Prime Minister Office, Khan appointed Muhammad Hammad Azhar as Federal Minister for Industries, who was earlier serving as Minister for Economic Affairs.

Islamabad, Apr 6 (PTI) The number of the coronavirus cases in Pakistan on Monday reached 3,277 with the infections in the worst-hit Punjab province approaching 1,500 despite government claims that the ongoing lockdown in the country has slowed down the spread of the deadly virus.

Ministry of National Health Services said that 50 patients have so far died of the disease, while 257 people have recovered.

ISLAMABAD, Apr 1 (NNN-APP) – The total number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Pakistan rose to 2,039, with 26 deaths reported across the country, according to the newest data, released on the website of the Health Ministry on Wednesday (today).

The country’s eastern Punjab province and southern Sindh province were the worst-hit areas with 708 and 676 cases respectively, followed by the northwest province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa which has 253 cases.

ISLAMABAD, Mar 11 (NNN-APP) – A Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter jet, crashed near Shakarparian, Islamabad. The aircraft was an F-16 fighter jet, according to eyewitness reports. It was engaged in a rehearsal ahead of Pakistan Day.

As per eyewitnesses, the incident occurred at around 11.00 am on Wednesday morning. As for now, rescue teams have arrived at the scene, while police have cordoned off the area. Army helicopters are hovering over the crash spot.

Islamabad, Mar 10 (PTI) Pakistan witnessed a sudden increase in coronavirus cases as the number of patients rose to 16, officials said on Tuesday.

Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza confirmed that nine new cases were identified in Karachi, capital of Sindh province.

18 Jan 2019; MEMO: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has warned that the Middle East cannot afford a direct military conflict – specifically between Saudi Arabia and Iran – and that such a situation “would be disastrous for Pakistan.”

In an interview with the German newspaper Deutsche Welle yesterday, Khan stressed the neutrality of Pakistan between the two regional rivals Iran and Saudi Arabia, both of which Pakistan has historically had friendly diplomatic, military, and economic relations with.

Islamabad, Dec 23 (PTI) The Pakistan government has denied permission to PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz to travel abroad, saying those involved in any economic crime and institutional fraud could not be allowed to leave the country, according to a media report on Monday.

Maryam, the 46-year-old daughter of Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, was placed on the no-fly list in August 2018 in an alleged corruption case.

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Washington’s special envoy tasked with finding a negotiated end to Afghanistan’s bloody 17-year-old war met Tuesday with Pakistani officials, and a Taliban official said four members from the group’s political office in the Middle Eastern state of Qatar were also in the Pakistani capital.

But the visit by the Taliban leaders, which included a former Taliban ambassador and a former governor who is also on a United Nations sanctions list, is “private,” the official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

By Sajjad Hussain

Islamabad, Oct 28 (PTI) Pakistan President Arif Alvi on Sunday ruled out establishing any kind of relations with Israel as he strongly rejected reports that an Israeli aircraft carrying some officials secretly landed in Islamabad and flew away after several hours at the airport here.

"Islamabad is not establishing any kind of relations with Israel," Alvi told the media before his departure for Turkey on a three-day official visit in the wee hours of Sunday.