PM Khan has made announcement during distribution ceremony of one hundred billion rupees tax refunds amongst the businessmen in Islamabad on Thursday.

Over 1 million Israeli citizens, or nearly a quarter of the population, have lost their jobs as a result of the restrictions imposed by the government in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, media reported on Wednesday, citing the Israel National Employment Service (INES).

Afghanistan's southeastern province of Paktika is facing a severe lack of female doctors due to the nation's long-term war against girls' education, which has consequently created a real crisis for local women who cannot receive care from male doctors and thereby cannot be treated in the majority of health centers

UNCTAD Globalization and Development Strategies Director Richard Kozul-Wright says Sub-Saharan African countries will be among the hardest hit alongside others including Pakistan and Argentina,”.