Thursday, April 2nd, 2020
Govt to request use of Dam Fund in fight against coronavirus: Asad Umar
ISLAMABAD, APR 2 – Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar said on Thursday that the government aims to request the use of Dam fund in its fight against the deadly coronavirus. The former finance minister took to Twitter to address recently posed questions on utilizing the dam fund in this distressing time for the country. He said that people have been asking questions about the progress of Diamer Bhasha Dam and the Dam fund, in reply to which he said that up till now, almost Rs99 billion haveRead More
Emirates to resume flight operations from April 6
Emirates, a state-owned airline based in the UAE, will resume partial flight operations from April 6, its CEO Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum said on Thursday. “Emirates has received approval from UAE authorities to start flying a limited number of passenger flights,” he wrote in his tweet. “These flights will initially carry travellers outbound from the UAE.” More details are expected to be announced soon. On March 25, the airline suspended most of its passenger flights because of the coronavirus outbreak. The airline had to cancel many routes andRead More
Islamabad police donate 250 blood bottles for thalassemia patients
ISLAMABAD, Apr 02 (DNA): Islamabad Police on Thursday donated 250 bottles of blood for thalassemia patients to overcome shortage of it as the flow of donations has declined due to lockdown in wake of coronavirus. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Islamabad Muhammad Aamir Zulfiqar formally handed over these blood bottles to Chairman Red Crescent Abrar-ul-Haq. Red Crescent, chairman thanked the officials of Islamabad police for donating blood. He said that such cooperation should continue in future and others should also come forward and donate blood as capital police had setRead More
Saudi Arabia calls for OPEC meeting
RIYADH, APR 3 (DNA) – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia would like draw attention to the efforts it has exerted during the past period to reach an agreement within OPEC + group to restore equilibrium in the oil market as it has garnered the support of as many as 22 countries within OPEC + group, but it was not possible to reach an agreement due to lack of consensus. Today, the Kingdom calls for an urgent meeting for OPEC+ group and other countries, with aim of reaching a fair agreementRead More
China combat COVID-19 with struggle and Unity: Pang Chunxue
ISLAMABAD, APR 2 (DNA) – Covid-19 caught us all by surprise from the very beginning, but China, under the strong leadership of Communist Party and Chinese government put the lives of its people first, ensuring confidence, unity, and struggle, however now the life is returning to normalcy, said Ms Pang Chunxue, the Chinese Deputy Chief of Mission in Pakistan. She was speaking at an online policy dialogue titled “Combating COVID-19: Learnings from China” organized by Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) here on Thursday. Sharing her experiences of last three months,Read More
Will control coronavirus outbreak using available resources: PM hopes
ISLAMABAD, Apr 2 (DNA):Prime Minister Imran Khan Thursday hoped that the country would overcome the coronavirus outbreak using the available resources as the current trajectory of the growth in Pakistan was relatively slower than that of the western countries. Pakistan does not have the trajectory like other countries. We will overcome the coronavirus considering the current pace of its growth,” the prime minister said addressing a ceremony of distribution of Rs 100 billion refunds among the businessmen. The prime minister said during the lockdown which had been extended for twoRead More