COVID-19: National positivity ratio, per day cases lowest since second wave

ISLAMABAD: The national tally of Covid-19 pandemic on Monday was recorded declining with one of the lowest positivity ratio during past 24 hours and reduced per day positive cases, disease trend and death rate since second wave. The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) in a tweet on it’s official handle shared the latest disease […]

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Punjab to introduce digital funding machines for short-term schemes: Hashim

LAHORE:Provincial Finance Minister Hashim Jawan Bakht said on Monday that Punjab Finance Department is introducing a digital funding mechanism for uninterrupted disbursement of funds to short-term completed schemes. Chairing the 67th meeting of Cabinet Standing Committee on Finance and Development here at Chief Minister’s House, he elaborated that under the system, all short-term completed schemes […]

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NA panel meeting postponed due to lack of quorum

ISLAMABAD:The meeting of National Assembly’s Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting scheduled for Monday was postponed due to lack of quorum. Besides its chairman Javed Latif, MNAs Kanwal Shozab, Aftab Jehangir and Ali Nawaz Awan, all belonging to PTI turned up for the meeting. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib also came […]

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Senate passes Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2021 unanimously

ISLAMABAD:Senate on Monday passed a private member bill the Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2021 unanimously as reported by the Standing Committee. Senator Mohsin Aziz moved the bill to further amend the Factories Act, 1934 [The Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2021 in the Houses. Statement of Objects and Reasons of the bill says that the Factories Act 1934 […]

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NA body on Interior meets

ISLAMABAD:The meeting of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior was held here on Monday under the chairmanship of Raja Khurram Shahzad Nawaz. The committee inquired about recent agreement executed with the Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) and ongoing talks with Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The committee desired briefing by the Ministry of Interior regarding details of the […]

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Child specialist urges media to promote anti-measles, rubella vaccination campaigns

ISLAMABAD:Child specialist urged upon the media to play its vital role for creating an awareness among masses regarding the benefits of mega anti-measles and rubella vaccination drive which kicks off on Monday. Talking to PTV, Child Specialist Dr Abdul Ghafar Bhutto said that collaboration of all stakeholders was key to success for MR campaign in […]

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EPA Chief urges citizens to reduce vehicular mobility amid soaring air pollution

ISLAMABAD: Director General Environmental Protection Agency (Pak-EPA) Farzana Altaf Shah Monday urged the citizens to reduce mobility on vehicles for three months amid soaring air pollution in the federal capital. The EPA DG was of the view that increasing smog in Lahore has ringed the alarm bells to ensure strict monitoring and measures to avert […]

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