Sunday, April 5th, 2020
PIA stops Karachi operations after pilots suspected of contracting coronavirus
KARACHI, APR 5 – PIA stopped its flight operations from Karachi on Sunday after four pilots were suspected of contracting the coronavirus. CEO Air Marshal Arshad Malik has issued immediate instructions to ground the planes. Four pilots were stopped as part of precautionary measures against the virus. The Pakistan Airline Pilots Association has stopped the pilots from flying. It has called for safety measures for pilots. It says PIA has been unable to provide a safe environment.
Steps taken to stabilize virus situation in Uzbekistan: Shavkat Mirziyoyev
TASHKENT, APR 5 (DNA) – President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a video conference on business support in the context of countering the crisis caused by coronavirus pandemic. Before discussing the agenda, the Head of the state again addressed people. – Today the whole world and humanity are going through difficult times. All measures are being taken in Uzbekistan to stabilize the epidemiological situation and fully protect the health of the population. The number of detected cases of coronavirus infection has reached 221. Unfortunately, despite the provided medicalRead More
COMSATS holds startup founder workshop
ISLAMABAD, APR 5 (DNA) – “STEM education is important in sustainable growth of the country and also a critical component to win the future, STEM education creates critical thinkers, increases science literacy and enables the next generation of innovators”, stated US-based certified Scrum trainer and Agile coach, Ms. Cathy Simpson, during a Startup Founder Workshop organized recently by the Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS) at its Secretariat in Islamabad. American Institute of Pakistan Studies (AIPS) and the Inter University Consortium for theRead More
Afridi warns UN against human crisis in Afghan camps
BY RAJA FURQAN If Pakistan can roll out a special relief package for Afghan refugees, why can’t the developed nations come to the rescue of the besieged refugees. Afghan refugees migrated due to the Afghan war under launched under UN umbrella. Now it is the responsibility of the UN and the world to help these refugees ISLAMABAD: () Minister for States and Frontier Regions (SAFRON) Shehryar Khan Afridi on Sunday warned the Prosperous World and the United Nations against developing humanitarian crisis in Afghan refugees camps due to prolonged lockdownRead More
PM says release of sugar, wheat price hike reports unprecedented in country’s history
ISLAMABAD, Apr 5 (DNA):Prime Minister Imran Khan as promised on Sunday reiterated his determination to take action against those responsible for sugar and wheat price hike after receiving detailed forensic reports on April 25. He said it was unprecedented in the country’s history that preliminary reports into sudden price hike of these commodities were released without alteration. Previously, the political clout with vested interests lacked the moral courage to order and make such reports public, he added. In a series of tweets posted on his twitter account, the prime ministerRead More
Trump threatens tariffs on oil imports to ‘protect’ U.S. energy workers
WASHINGTON , APR 5 – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday he would impose tariffs on crude imports if he has to “protect” U.S. energy workers from the oil price crash that has been exacerbated by a war between Russia and Saudi Arabia over market share. “If I have to do tariffs on oil coming from outside or if I have to do something to protect our … tens of thousands of energy workers and our great companies that produce all these jobs, I’ll do whatever I have toRead More