QUETTA: Balochistan federal government representative Liaquat Shahwani on Thursday stated that the province’s testing capacity had increased from 80 tests daily to 1,200 checks a day, an exceptional boost provided the absence of health care centers in the denied province. Highlighting the development the province has actually made in its battle versus the Covid-19 pandemic, […]

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— Rs23 bn allocated for education, Rs28 bn for health and Rs5bn for Covid-19 avoidance –CM states no brand-new tax will be presented in FY21; reveals approximately 10 pc boost in govt workers’ incomes KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah on Wednesday provided a Rs1.24 trillion provincial budget for the year 2020-2021, with […]

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— Repatriation flights through all providers will start operating at 25 percent capability from June 20 ISLAMABAD: While revealing the resumption of all flight operations from June 20, the federal government on Wednesday stated that international travelers looking for to board incoming flights can now purchase tickets straight from the airline company rather of scheduling […]

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KARACHI: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday reached Karachi on a two-day go to throughout which he is likewise anticipated to meet the managements of the Muttahida Qaumi Motion (MQM) and Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA). The prime minister was accompanied by Minister for Shipping and Maritime Affairs Ali Haider Zaidi, Privatisation Minister Muhammad Mian Soomro, […]

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ISLAMABAD: A petition has actually been submitted in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) challenging the “out of turn” allotment of plots to nine senior civil servants consisting of Azam Khan, primary secretary to Prime Minister Imran Khan, in D-12 sector of Islamabad. The petitioner– Syed Abu Ahmad Akif, a retired BPS-22 officer of the Pakistan […]

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Pakistan’s positivity rate of the lethal coronavirus is now 22 percent, finds a report by the World Health Organisation (WHO). Positivity rates, which are being kept track of in all pandemic-struck countries all over the world, is the portion of favorable results out of the overall number of evaluates tested. Standards from the WHO advise […]

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ISLAMABAD: Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry on Monday revealed that Eid-ul-Adha will be commemorated on July 31 according to the Islamic calendar provided by his ministry. Requiring To Twitter, Chaudhry stated that the Zil Haj moon will be seen “over Karachi and its peripheral areas on July 21”. Based on calender of @MinistryofST […]

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LAHORE: Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday advised the federal government for a minimum of a 10 per cent increase in salaries of civil servant as he called the federal government’s decision of no raise in the salaries “totally unacceptable”. President of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Shehbaz Sharif stated […]

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RAWALPINDI: Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad, who just recently checked favorable for coronavirus, has actually been admitted to a hospital. Family sources, nevertheless, rejected that the Awami Muslim League (AML) leader was moved to a hospital over any issues due to Covid-19 “He is in stable condition and is only shifted to the […]

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ISLAMABAD: Authorities have actually determined and sealed off almost 1,300 coronavirus hotspots across the country on Saturday to consist of the increasing trajectory of brand-new infections. The sealing of high-risk locations comes as federal government’s Covid-19 website reported 6,472 brand-new cases in the last 24 hours, the country’s highest single-day overall. Pakistan has actually reported […]

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