Category: National

KARACHI, Mar 29 (APP):Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has established a Sindh Relief Initiative Application with a URL address under which social welfare organisaztions interested in working with government would have to get them registered so that ration could be distributed among daily waters at their door steps. The URL address ihttps://play.google.com/store/apps/detailes?id=inc.codelabs.krtvolunteer. This… Continue reading Sindh govt develops URL to register welfare organizations for ration distribution at door steps

ISLAMABAD, Mar 29 (APP):Deputy Inspector General (Operations), Islamabad Waqar Uddin Syed Sunday said the police were making all-out efforts to ensure implementation of the section 144 imposed by the district administration to contain spread of the coronavirus in the federal capital. “The Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) police have already launched an awareness drive to sensitize… Continue reading COVID-19: Police strives to implement sec 144 in capital

ISLAMABAD, Mar 29 (APP):The Air Transport fleet of Pakistan Air Force (PAF) has been assigned the onerous responsibility to Air lift medical equipment and relief goods from People’s Republic of China to help fight COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan. In this regard, a PAF IL- 78 aircraft laden with 14 tonnes of cargo comprising ventilators, N95… Continue reading PAF IL-78 aircraft carrying medical equipment from China arrives Pakistan

LAHORE, Mar 29 (APP):Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has said that labour class would get substantial relief from the economic package of PTI government. According to handout issued here on Sunday, he said “We will undergo all sorts of stress and strain in order to provide maximum relief to the poor segment and effectively… Continue reading Government to provide substantial relief to labour class: CM

ISLAMABAD, Mar 29 (APP):Following impending coronavirus situation, Pakistan Academy of Letters (PAL) planned to announce an award for the writers’ community of Pakistan focusing the disaster of humanity by this epidemic. The newly one time award under title“Pakistan Umeed-e-Zeest Award-2020” will be given on three best writings in all Pakistani languages, to be judged by… Continue reading PAL to announce writers award on contribution in coronavirus

LAHORE, Mar 29 (APP)::Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar said on Sunday that unfortunately people were not taking corona danger seriously, though going out of home make one highly vulnerable to the dreaded virus. He was talking to a social figure, Robinson Aziz Francis, who called on him here at Governor’s House and handed him over… Continue reading Out of home means high vulnerable to corona: governor

ISLAMABAD, Mar 29 (APP):Chairman National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Lieutenant General Muhammad Afzal Sunday said the government of China had supported Pakistan in the testing times of coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and played the role of a true friend. Addressing media persons after receiving the medical aid reached from Wuhan, he said this was the second… Continue reading Chinese govt supports Pakistan in testing times of COVID-19 outbreak: Gen Afzal

ISLAMABAD, Mar 29 (APP):Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Chairperson Nasreen Azhar has demanded of the authorities concerned to provide salaries to the daily waged workforce across the country on priority basis. Talking to APP, the HRCP Chairperson highlighted that the daily waged employees should be given financial support by the government amid coronavirus outbreak.… Continue reading HRCP head demands govt to assist daily wagers amid COVID-19 outbreak

PESHAWAR, Mar 29 (APP):Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Government Sunday decided to pay compensation to bereaved family of employees of all departments deployed on corona duty in case of death from Coronavirus infection. KP government spokesman Ajmal Wazir, in a media brief, said that Chief Minister Mehmood Khan has highly appreciated the services of doctors, paramedics, Pak Army,… Continue reading KP announces death compensation for frontliners of Corona duty: Ajmal

ISLAMABAD, Mar 29 (APP):Ministry of Human Rights Family Protection & Rehabilitation Center (FP& RC) has provided rehabilitative services to 18,420 so far to the vulnerable women who were seeking shelters. Director General Muhammad Arshad, talking to APP, said that the center provided rehabilitative services including counseling, medical and legal aid, non-formal education, vocational skills and… Continue reading MoHR FP&RC provides protection to vulnerable women

ISLAMABAD, Mar 29 (APP):Five Pakistan nationals, stranded in India owing to the restrictions imposed after the coronavirus outbreak, have finally returned to homeland via Attari-Wagah border. The Pakistani nationals namely Chaudhary Muhammad Ashfaq, Nighat Mukhtar, Yasir Mukhtar, Muhammad Khalid and Chaudhry Muhammad Asif were visiting India on medical visas but stranded in Noida/New Delhi after… Continue reading Five stranded Pakistani nationals return from India amid COVID-19

ISLAMABAD, Mar 29 (APP):The pandemic of coronavirus (COVID-19) has gripped the entire world where personal hygiene was significantly helpful in curbing the spread of the deadly infectious diseases in the society. This was stated by Consultant Microbiologist and Expert of Infectious Diseases Dr Rashid Jehangir Sheikh in an exclusive talk with APP. He said Coronavirus… Continue reading Personal hygiene significant to curb Coronavirus spread: Dr Rashid

ISLAMABAD, Mar 28 (APP):Pakistan army troops have been deployed across the country, assisting federal and provincial administrations in ensuring enforcement measures for containment of COVID-19 with focus on public safety. All points of entries( POE) were being manned and monitored, establishment of joint Check posts and joint patrolling with other Law Enforcement Agencies ( LEAs)… Continue reading Army troops deployed across Pakistan to contain COVID-19 outbreak

ISLAMABAD, Mar 28 (APP):Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on National Security Division (SAPM) Moeed Yusuf Saturday said the National Coordination Committee (NCC) had decided to close Eastern and Western borders both for trade and passenger traffic for two more weeks. Addressing a press conference along with Chairman National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Lieutenant General… Continue reading NCC decides to close Eastern, Western borders for two more weeks: Moeed Yusuf

ISLAMABAD, Mar 28 (APP):Special Assistant to Prime Minister on National Health Services, Dr Zafar Mirza on Saturday said that the coronavirus caseload in Pakistan had reached 1,408 with only 0.78 death ratio from the disease. In a televised daily briefing on COVID-19, Dr Mirza said that total 11 deaths had been reported from the disease… Continue reading Confirmed coronavirus cases reach 1,408 with only 0.78 death ratio: Mirza

ISLAMABAD, Mar 28 (APP):Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan on Saturday called for better coordination and cooperation among the federal and provincial information ministries to further improve media strategy in the wake of coronavirus spread. Chairing a video conference attended by the information ministers of all the… Continue reading Firdous for better coordination among federal, provincial info ministries to counter coronavirus

ISLAMABAD, Mar 28 (APP):Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi in his recent letter to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has demanded its role in resolving the Jammu and Kashmir dispute and ensure giving right of self-determination to Kashmiris under relevant resolutions. In line with the government’s efforts to continuously highlight the dire human rights and… Continue reading FM urges UNSC to play role in resolving Kashmir dispute