Oxfam warned, “Poverty and hunger can cause more deaths than for coronavirus as it has killed more than 549,000 people worldwide.”Oxfam, an international confederation of 20 non-governmental organizations that work to eliminate hunger and poverty said in a press release that COVID-19 related huger can kill 12,000 people per.According to …
Read More »PM Imran announces Rs30bn subsidy for Naya Pakistan Housing Project
Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday announced a grant of Rs30 billion for Naya Pakistan Housing Project (NPHP), urging the construction industry and investors to take advantage of this opportunity as the government tries to ease the economic impact from coronavirus.He said, “This means a grant of Rs0.3 million will …
Read More »Govt to reopen schools, universities on Sep 15 only if health situation improves
Federal Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood announced that “all educational institutions which include college and universities will be opening from the 15th of September if the health situation of the country has improved.The minister said that the government will be looking into their decision in the first week of September …
Read More »Three special PIA flights to bring back Pakistanis stranded in Iraq ahead of Eid-ul-Azha
Pakistan International Airlines announced that “three special flights are expected to leave for Iraq later this month to bring back Pakistanis stuck in Iraq ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.”A spokesperson for PIA said that we are working our best to bring back Pakistanis from different counties and that why we have scheduled …
Read More »PTI minister says Uzair Baloch JIT report released by Sindh govt ‘different from original’
Minister of Shipping and Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi appealed to Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed to the notice of Uzair Baloch JIT report which was released by Sindh government a day earlier which he stated was different from the original one. During a press conference in Islamabad he …
Read More »LHC stays Pemra decision to suspend TV channel 24NewsHD’s license
The Lahore High Court on Tuesday agreed on the decision of the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Perma) to suspend the license of television channel 24NewsHD. The reason for 24NewsHD to be suspended is the noncompliance with Pemra terms of the license. They had sent a notice to the regulatory …
Read More »Pakistan posts biggest single-day recoveries taking recovery rate to 55%
Recovery Rate of COVID-19 cases in Pakistan has reached 55.5% after 11,471 cases were recorded all around the country over the past 24 hours. According to the government’s COVID-19 portal, the recoveries were the highest in a single day in the country. The total number of recovered cases is 125,094 …
Read More »Karachi: Heavy rainfall predicted from Monday
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) predicted heavy rainfall in Karachi and other cities of Sindh from Monday and advised authorities to take precautionary measure to prevent any unfortunate incidents. In the statement, the PMD announced heavy rainfall may cause flooding of urban areas in Karachi, Thatta, Badin and Hyderabad on …
Read More »COVID-19 situation in Sindh not improving: Asad Umar
Federal Minister of Planning Asad Umair said that the coronavirus situation in Sindh has not improved which is concerning for the government and more consultations are going to be held to review the measures. The federal minister said in his statement that Pakistan’s COVID-19 cases can remain under 400,000 if …
Read More »Pakistan has will and capacity to defend citizens, territorial integrity, vows top brass
Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday had a high-level meeting regarding internal and regional security, with participants expressing the intention that Pakistan’s supremacy should be protected at all cost. The members in the meeting agreed that Pakistan believes in peace with its neighbouring countries pointing out that the county …
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