Monday, April 6th, 2020
22 Uzbek nationals repatriate to Tashkent
A.M.BHATTI ISLAMABAD, APR 6 (DNA) – The Embassy of Uzbekistan in Pakistan with help of Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pakistan and PIA, successfully repatriated 22 Uzbek citizens from Pakistan to Tashkent through a special flight of Pakistan International Airlines. This flight also brought back 128 stranded Pakistani nationals from Republic of Uzbekistan to Pakistan. Taking this opportunity, Embassy of Uzbekistan and Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Pakistan Furqat Sikikov emphasized that significant and friendly gesture made by Pakistani partners once again demonstrated bright example of brotherly and close relationships between UzbekistanRead More
Islamophobia spreading like wild fire in India: Masood
ISLAMABAD, APR 6 (DNA) – Sardar Masood Khan, President Azad Jammu and Kashmir, has expressed grave concern about a vicious campaign in India to demonize Muslims in pursuance of the Hindutva agenda. Two hundred million Muslims living in India are being stereotyped and projected as aliens, dangerous and even responsible for spreading the coronavirus. “Islamophobia is spreading like wild fire in India”, the President said adding that Muslims were being hounded by a social media pandemic. The AJK President said that prestigious international newspapers and magazines have exposed the BharatiyaRead More
117 Punjab factories to resume operations with COVID-19 precautionary measures
LAHORE, APR 6 – The Punjab government has decided to reopen 117 factories after a 14-day suspension of business across the province due to spike in the number of coronavirus cases. The Punjab Home Department issued a notification announcing this on Monday. The decision was taken to curb financial losses and unemployment for thousands of daily wage workers. These factories are related to eight industries that deal in meat, food processing, textile, leather and auto parts. On Saturday, the Punjab government allowed auto workshops, spare-part shops and oil depots alongRead More
Clinical trials for Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine start September
Johnson & Johnson says it has selected a lead candidate vaccine for the new coronavirus that would move to human trials by September and could be ready for emergency use by early next year. The pharmaceutical company has signed an agreement with the US government’s Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority to invest $1 billion in the effort, it said in a statement. J&J began working on the vaccine under investigation, Ad26 SARS-CoV-2, in January using the same technology it used to develop a candidate vaccine for Ebola. Paul Stoffels,Read More
Asad Qaisar writes letter to Larijani
A.M.BHATTI ISLAMABAD, APR 6 (DNA) – Speaker National Assembly of Pakistan Asad Qaisar has expressed solidarity with Dr. Ali Ardeshir Larijani Speaker of Islamic Consultative Assembly of Iran and people of Iran, in a letter written on April 6, 2020. Asad Qaisar said ongoing issue of Coronavirus poses a threat to the well being of the entire humanity, which is all the more reason the world should come together to combat the epidemic disease for safety of our people. It is with this intent that Prime Minister Imran Khan isRead More
Pakistanis brought back from Uzbekistan
ISLAMABAD, APR 6 (DNA) – One hundred and twenty-eight stranded Pakistanis in Uzbekistan were brought back to the country through a special flight of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Monday. According to a press release issued by the embassy, as a humanitarian gesture, the same flight also brought back 22 Uzbek nationals from Pakistan. These stranded Pakistani nationals included tourists who came to Republic of Uzbekistan on short-term visa and could not return to Pakistan due to suspension of international flights following COVID-19 outbreak. During their stay in Uzbekistan,Read More