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Schools to start 5-day regular classes from March 1: Shafqat Mehmood

Geo News
25 Feb 2021
  Pakistan

Pfizer, BioNTech start testing Covid-19 vaccine in pregnant women

The Straits Times
19 Feb 2021
  Global

Pakistan to receive 2.8 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine under COVAX scheme on March 2

Reuters
18 Feb 2021
  Pakistan

UK’s support to global vaccine facility Covax will help Pakistan’s COVID-19 vaccination programme

GOV.UK
15 Feb 2021
  United Kingdom;   Pakistan

Pakistan lab expects Sputnik V doses for commercial sale in a week

Reuters
14 Feb 2021
  Pakistan

Virus expected to last long-term despite global vaccine rollout: ECDC chief

CNA
13 Feb 2021
  Global

Pakistan approves Chinese CanSinoBIO COVID vaccine for emergency use

Reuters
12 Feb 2021
  Pakistan

Leveraging digital technologies key to Asia’s COVID-19 recovery

ADB
10 Feb 2021
  Global

Pakistan approves Russia's Sputnik-V COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use

Reuters
09 Feb 2021
  Pakistan

Pakistan starts COVID-19 inoculation drive

VOA
02 Feb 2021
  Pakistan

China-donated COVID-19 vaccines handed over to Pakistan

Xinhuanet
01 Feb 2021
  People's Republic of China;   Pakistan

Running on empty? Emerging markets burn through reserves fighting virus

Reuters
27 Aug 2020
  Global

Banks disbursed Rs 1,215 billion during FY 2019-20 to agriculture sector amid COVID-19 pandemic

State Bank of Pakistan
24 Aug 2020
  Pakistan

Punjab health secretary warns of a second wave of coronavirus

Samaa
15 Aug 2020
  Pakistan

Pakistan rolls back social distancing restrictions as virus counts drop

Reuters
11 Aug 2020
  Pakistan

SBP enhances loan limits and expands relief measures for microfinance borrowers

State Bank of Pakistan
10 Aug 2020
  Pakistan

Global coronavirus cases surpass 6 million

Reuters
31 May 2020
  Global

Covid-19 could cause $8.5 trillion loss in global output: UN Secretary General

ET Healthworld
30 May 2020
  Global

Pakistan plans to raise $1.5bn in Eurobonds, officials say

The Times of India
29 May 2020
  Pakistan

World Bank suggests possible extra replenishment of IDA lending arm

Reuters
29 May 2020
  Global