Pakistan ranks 2nd among 50 countries for handling Covid-19: Aon Abbas

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on E-commerce, Aon Abbas Buppi said that Pakistan stood at second among 50 countries for better handling of COVID-19. “Economist Magazine’s normalcy index, Pakistan ranked 2nd among 50 countries where “commercial, recreational, and traffic (mobility)” activities have gone back to normal, in fact better than the pre-pandemic level in […]

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PM directs for timely completion of water reservoirs

ISLAMABAD:Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday directed officials to complete the ongoing water reservoir projects within the stipulated time. He said it was very important to timely complete the water reservoirs projects for maintaining the country’s food security. The prime minister was chairing the review meeting here on a coordinated strategy to improve the system of […]

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Indoor dining banned due to rising trend of COVID-19 in Hyderabad

HYDERABAD:Amid rising trend of COVID-19, Sindh Government has imposed ban on indoor dining in Hyderabad with effect from Friday (Jan 21). According to notification, die to COVID-19 positivity rate above 10 percent, indoor dining has been banned in the city from January 21 instead of Jan 24 as mentioned in earlier notification. The district administration […]

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Spurious medicines worth Rs 3.5m recovered, accused held

PESHAWAR: The district administration of Mardan accompanied by the officials from the Health Department on Thursday recovered a huge quantity of counterfeit medicines during an action and arrested accused involved in its business. Deputy Commissioner Habibullah Arif while talking to media said the action was taken on a tip-off regarding sale of counterfeit medicines in […]

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KP Martial Arts team winning gold medals warmly received

PESHAWAR:Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Martial Arts SIVATA team warmly received soon after arrival from Lahore after winning three gold and as many bronze medals in the International Martial Arts SIVATA Championship held in Lahore on Thursday. Representing Pakistan team against Sri Lanka, the players hailing from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa including Obaidullah, Najamullah and Sana Fazal claimed gold medals […]

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Rs 37 mln earmarked for construction of Qasim Bagh stadium pavilion

MULTAN: Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) has earmarked Rs 37 million for the construction of pavilion at Qasim Bagh stadium with the efforts of SAPM on Political Affairs Malik Amir Dogar. Divisional Sports Officer (DSO), Rana Nadeem Anjum, told reporter here on Thursday that it was a federal government scheme,adding that the PCB officials have also […]

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Rasheed condemns Lahore bomb attack, expresses sorrow over loss of lives

ISLAMABAD: Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Thursday condemned Lahore bomb attack in which two persons were killed and several others sustained injuries. In an interview with a private television channel, he said terrorists wanted to create panic in crowded areas like Anarkali in Lahore. He said recently a defunct organization had claimed the responsibility […]

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