Saturday, April 11th, 2020
HBL, Serena pledge 30,000 meals for frontline Medical Professionals
ISLAMABAD, APR 11 (DNA) – HBL and Serena Hotels join hands to provides 30,000 meal-boxes over a period of one month, in seven cities with Serena Hotel presence, to medical professionals battling at the frontline of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic. Serena Hotels will provide the meal-boxes with the support of HBL. The collaboration, “Jazba-e-Khidmat”, is a joint initiative of HBL and Serena Hotels and aims to provide specially prepared meal-boxes to the medical teams at the COVID-19 designated hospitals and health camps in the seven cities: Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Faisalabad,Read More
Mayor distributes masks, PPE among MCI staff
ISLAMABAD, Apr 11 (DNA): Mayor Islamabad Sheikh Anser Aziz has distributed sanitizers, masks and personal protective equipment (PPE) among the staff of Metropolitan Corporation Islamabad (MCI) in a ceremony held at the sanitation directorate. On the occasion, he said that with the support of friends and philanthropists, he distributed 2,100 sanitizers, 200 PPEs, 2,000 masks and 2,000 gloves. The PPEs were given to doctors, paramedical staff and those fighting the pandemic on the front lines, he said, adding that these people not only serving in quarantine centres but were playingRead More
CDA approves Easter allowance
ISLAMABAD, APR 11 (DNA) – Capital Development Authority (CDA) has approved the Easter allowance for its all the serving Christian employees on the occasion of Easter – 2020 In the light of the Board decisions , Chairman CDA approved the Easter Allowance for its all the serving Christian employees on the occasion of Easter will be solemnized on 12 April, 2020 In this regard, Finance Wing, CDA issued notification and as per notification the Easter Allowance will be allowed with effect from 1st April 2020 and its payments will beRead More
Payment of Rs12000 can be received from ATM, designated centers: Sania
ISLAMABAD, Apr 11 (DNA): Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Poverty Alleviation Dr. Sania Nishtar has asked all deserving people who are sending SMS on 8171 for cash grant not to rush for payment before the final response of payment date. Taking to the micro-blogging website Twitter, she said, after scrutiny and confirmation of eligibility, the deserving person receives the message with date of payment from 8171. The Special Assistant said payment of Rs. 12000 can be received from ATM, designated centers and points. Sania Nishtar said that someRead More
Petroleum Division further relief activities for COVID-19 pandemic
ISLAMABAD, Apr 11 (DNA): Petroleum Division (Ministry of Energy) has extended its unfailing support to Government of Pakistan in the fight to curb COVID-19 Pandemic in country. Latest addition is made by SNGPL, Sui Northern Gas Pipeline Limited Co. through allocation of Rs 38 million for relief activities across the country. The Board of Company has directed the company to deposit Rs19 million in Prime Minister’s Relief Fund for Pandemic and committed Rs 19 million to NDMA for procurement of medical supplies. OGDCL, Oil and Gas Development Company Limited hasRead More
Punjab reports 74 new cases of coronavirus
LAHORE, Apr 11 (DNA): Punjab has reported 74 new cases of the novel coronavirus, taking the provincial tally of COVID-19 cases to 2,410. According to a spokesperson for the Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department, of them, 701 were detected among pilgrims at quarantine centres, while 747 among members of Tableeghi Jamaat. Besides, 80 inmates and 882 citizens tested positive for the virus in the province. Thus far, 21 coronavirus-related deaths have been reported with 39 people recuperating from the contagion. Sources say the Government of Punjab has decided to extendRead More