Category: National

ISLAMABAD, Jul 09 (APP):As many as seventy five Pakistanis stranded in India due to coronavirus lockdown Thursday returned home via Attari-Wagah border, confirmed the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi. The high commission said the Pakistanis were stranded due to closure of border for regular movement following the pandemic in different Indian cities including Ahmedabad,… Continue reading 75 Pakistanis stranded in India return home via Wagah border

ISLAMABAD, Jul 09 (APP):The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Thursday said that as many as 1,758 Covid-19 patients were currently on oxegenated beds at various hospitals across the country. According to NCOC, total number of beds allocated for COVID patients were 28,692 and total number of beds with oxygen facility allocated for COVID… Continue reading 1,758 COVID-19 patients using oxegenated beds

PESHAWAR, Jul 09 (APP):Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mahmood Khan formally inaugurated an specialized COVID-19 Hospital here on Thursday in an effort to enhance specialized treatment facilities for corona patients in the province. The hospital has been set up on based of global SOPs and guidelines, and was fully equipped with ventilators, monitors, oxygen, ABG machines,… Continue reading KP CM inaugurates specialized COVID-19 model hospital in Peshawar

ISLAMABAD, Jul 9 (APP):Prime Minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Raja Muhammad Farooq Haider Khan Thursday directed the officials and heads of departments to formulate a comprehensive strategy on war footing basis to deal with the upcoming monsoon season. Presiding over a high-level meeting of State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA), he called for maintaining close… Continue reading AJK PM directs concerned departments for formulating strategy to deal with upcoming monsoon season

PESHAWAR, Jul 09 (APP):Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Mahmood Khan Thursday paid a brief visit to Chakdara and formally inaugurated Malik Ahmad Baba Ala Dhand Dheri (Chakdara) Interchange on Swat Motorway. The interchange has been completed recently and opened for traffic. On this occasion, the Chief Minister was given a detailed briefing about the progress made… Continue reading KP CM inaugurates Chakdara Interchange on Swat Motorway

LAHORE, Jul 09 (APP):Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar has said complete implementation of health SOPs regarding COVID-19 in cattle markets on Eidul Azha was vital to curb spread of deadly virus. Speaking at a ceremony to distribute face shields among school students at the Governor’s House here on Thursday, he said failure to adopt safety… Continue reading Sarwar for observing SOPs in cattle markets on Eidul Azha

LAHORE, Jul 09 (APP):Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar and Speaker Punjab Assembly Ch. Pervaiz Elahi during a meeting at Punjab Assembly here on Thursday discussed matters of mutual interests and also agreed to jointly counter the propagandists besides taking the journey of public service forward. Chief Minister Usman Buzdar said on the occasion that… Continue reading CM Buzdar, PA Speaker Elahi discuss matters of mutual interest

MIRPUR (AJK): Jul 09 (APP):UK-based Global Pakistan and Kashmir Supreme Council (GPKSC), a world-fame Kashmiris rights outfit, Wednesday commemorated 4th martyrdom anniversary of Shaheed Burhan Muzaffar Wani, a world-fame icon of Kashmir freedom struggle in the present century, with due solemnity and reverence reiteration of pledge to continue the mission of the valiant son of… Continue reading London street echoes with anti-India slogans, rally held in front of IHC to mark 4th anniversary of Burhan Wani

ISLAMABAD, Jul 9 (APP):The Ehsaas Emergency Cash initiative has so far disbursed an amount of over Rs152.395 billion among over 12,593,361 lockdown affected persons under different categories. The programme was initiated to disburse cash amount of Rs12,000 among those affected from the coronavirus lockdown. The payment process under different categories of the programme was continued… Continue reading Rs152.395 billion disbursed among over 12,593,361 lockdown affectees

ISLAMABAD, Jul 09 (APP):The district magistrate, Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) has issued Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for trading and transportation in cattle markets across the federal capital in wake of COVID-19 pandemic and Congo spread. Metropolitan Corporation, Islamabad (MCI), District Administration, health department, Ministry of Health Services Regulation and Coordination, was taking necessary measures to… Continue reading Eid-ul-Azha: SOPs issued for cattle markets to prevent COVID-19, Congo spread

ISLAMABAD, Jul 09 (APP):Federal Minister for Human Rights Dr.Shrieen M Mazari on Thursday paid glowing tribute to Madre-e-Millat Fatima Jinnah on her death anniversary. In her message on death anniversary of Fatima Jinnah, she said Fatima Jinnah had stood like a rock by her brother Quaid-i-Azam, Mohammad Ali Jinnah for laying down foundation of Pakistan.… Continue reading Shireen Mazari pays tribute to Fatima Jinnah

ISLAMABAD, Jul 9 (APP):Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar Thursday said the federal government would provide full support to the development efforts of the government of Sindh. He was talking to Governor Sindh Imran Ismail here to discuss matters related to work on on-going projects under Public Sector Development Program (PSDP) in… Continue reading Sindh government’s development efforts to get full support: Asad Umar

MIRPUR (AJK): Jul 09 (APP):Azad Jammu Kashmir Sardar Masood Khan, has said that because of US’s protection to India in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), the latter is operating with absolute impunity in the Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJK). This is where, he said, realpolitik is steering dynamics of the Kashmir dispute. Both… Continue reading US sees Kashmir dispute through prism of India due to realpolitik: AJK President.

ISLAMABAD, Jul 9 (APP):Human Rights Minister Dr Shireen Mazari has written a letter to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet to draw her attention on serious human rights violations in the Indian occupied Kashmir (IOK). According to the Press Release issued by Ministry of Human Rights here on Thursday ,She mentioned in… Continue reading Mazari apprise High Commissioner in IOK

ISLAMABAD, Jul 09 (APP):Minister for National Food Security and Research Syed Fakhar Imam on Thursday said that government was making all out efforts in order to eradicate the desert locust attacks. Appreciating the support and assistance provided by different countries to control the swarm, he said China would provide 50 drones in order to further… Continue reading Govt making all out efforts to control locust swarm

ISLAMABAD, Jul 9 (APP):Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid Thursday said that the number of coronavirus cases in Punjab province has significantly decreased in the wake of the smart lockdown policy. She said the figure showed that the number of people with COVID-19 in hospital has fallen at a slower rate than the number of… Continue reading Smart lockdown policy helps ease burden of COVID-19 patients from hospitals: Yasmin Rashid

ISLAMABAD, Jul 09 (APP):Speakers at a webinar eulogized the role and peerless contribution of Shaheed Burhan Muzaffar Wani and said that the martyrdom of the charismatic commander infused new life to Kashmiris’ resistance movement. The webinar was organized by Kashmir Institute of International Relations (KIIR) to mark 4th martyrdom anniversary of the Shaheed Burhan Wani,… Continue reading KIIR webinar eulogizes Shaheed Burhan Wani’s role in freedom struggle