ISLAMABAD: Keeping in view the worsening situation of COVID-19, the Torkham border crossing with Afghanistan has been closed, said Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed on Tuesday. In his tweet, Sheikh Rasheed said, the border crossing has been closed on the directives of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). “The Torkham border crossing will remain closed […]
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Turkey reduces quarantine period for Pakistani visitors
ISLAMABAD: Turkey in its revised policy has reduced the period of mandatory quarantine from 14 to 10 days for the visitors arriving in from Pakistan and Afghanistan, from July 1 onwards. However, the passengers from India, Bangladesh, Brazil, Nepal, South Africa, and Sri Lanka will continue to observe the mandatory 14-day quarantine period. Ever […]
Covid positivity rate drops down to 2%
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan gradually sees an improvement in the spread of the coronavirus. The corona positivity rate has dropped down to 2% for the second time on Saturday. The National Command and Operation Center’s latest data, 36 people have died due to covid-19 in the past 24 hours. The recorded positivity rate was 1.99%. The stats […]
Quetta makes vaccination mandatory for all citizens
QUETTA: The district administration in Quetta has made vaccination mandatory for all public places. Citizens who have not gotten themselves vaccinated against the Coronavirus will not be able to visit shopping malls, banks and government offices in the city. According to the notification issues, the administration has called on all banks, malls and offices in […]
COVID-19 national tally of active cases records over 32,000
ISLAMABAD: The national tally on Wednesday of total active COVID-19 cases was recorded 32,936 with 1,097 more people testing positive for the deadly virus and 1,131 people recovering from the disease during the last 24 hours. Thirty-eight corona patients have died during past 24 hours, 35 of them were under treatment in the hospitals and […]
PM Imran says efforts underway to make Pakistan polio free
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said the government was making earnest efforts to make Pakistan a polio-free country despite the challenges in the wake of COVID-19 crisis. In a telephonic conversation with Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), the prime minister discussed the ongoing polio eradication campaign in […]
China: The emerging soft power and pandemic warrior
Covid19 posed unprecedented challenges to the globalized world. The incompetence of the states of the globe for dealing with the novel coronavirus became quite challenging in all the social, political and economic grounds. In the time of spread of the lethal Covid19, China’s undue efforts for becoming a global leader enabled them to capture the […]
HRCP terms rights situation in Sindh as deteriorating
HYDERABAD: While terming deteriorated human rights situation in Sindh, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) on Monday said Sindh presented the highest number of coronavirus infections and deaths in the country by the end of 2020, with a death toll of 3560. Addressing a press conference here at Hyderabad Press Club (HPC), for releasing the state […]
Coronavirus death toll crosses the 22,000 mark in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s coronavirus death tally surpassed the 22,000 mark after 30 fatalities were reported on Monday morning, pushing the total death tally to 22,007, according to the official data provided by the National and Command and Operation Center (NCOC). The positivity rate of coronavirus currently stands at 2.6%. On Saturday, Pakistan reported its lowest daily […]
ADCG for welfare of people with special needs
MULTAN: Additional Deputy Commissioner General (ADCG) Ehsan-ul-Haq on Saturday said the people with special needs are part of our society and their welfare was our collective responsibility. While presiding over a meeting, the ADCG said the government departments and social organizations could play a vital role in making people with special needs an integral part […]