Saturday, April 11th, 2020
Govt announces historic package to provide maximum relief to masses: Zartaj
ISLAMABAD, Apr 11 (DNA): Minister of State for Climate Change Zartaj Gul Saturday urged emphasized that well-off people should come forward and participate at maximum in the Prime Minister’s Corona relief fund to serve the humanity, as the government has announced a historic package to provide relief to the needy people. Talking to a private news channel, she said the government advising the people to stay at home in the current situation because the entire world including Pakistan is fighting against COVID-19. She appreciated that under Ehsaas program,Read More
US anti-Iran sanctions putting whole region in danger: Zardari
Islamabad, April 11 – Chairman of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) and son of former President warns that inhuman US sanctions are putting Iranian nation and the people of whole region in danger. Bilawal Bhutto Zardari while talking on Saturday said unfortunately the United States has a president who promotes multilateralism, who has engaged in trade wars and who is currently placing inhuman sanctions against Iran putting the people of Iran and people of the region in danger. He said COVID-19 is a global pandemic that has caused the countries inRead More
Pakistan to get rid of coronavirus pandemic soon: Fawad
ISLAMABAD, Apr 11 (DNA): Minister of Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhary on Saturday assured Pakistan would hopefully be the first one among few countries to get rid of coronavirus pandemic. He said few weeks back, Pakistan had no capacity to deal with the challenge of Corona-virus but within a very short span of time we have improved our capacity and capabilities to fight against it. Fawad said we were in dire need of safety kits, masks and ventilators amid COVID-19 outbreak, while we have increased our capacity in health systemRead More
Indian aggression at LOC leaves four civilians seriously injured: ISPR
RAWALPINDI, APR 11 (DNA) – Indian troops resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violations during last 24 hours using artillery and heavy mortars in Sharda, Dhudnial and Shahkot Sectors along Line of Control (LOC), read an ISPR statement on Monday. The inter-services public relations office said that the Indian side deliberately targeted civilian population. Due to Indian Army’s indiscriminate fire of heavy weapons at Bessan Wali and Chhari villages situated alongside the border, four innocent civilians including a 15 year old girl sustained serious injuries. Pakistan Army troops respondedRead More
G20 ministers vow to calm oil markets but quiet on output cuts
RIYADH, APR 11 (DNA) – G20 energy ministers pledged to work together to ensure oil “market stability”, in a statement released Saturday after a virtual summit hosted by Saudi Arabia that did not mention production cuts. The summit came after an output cut agreement between OPEC and its allies to shore up crude prices hit an impasse, with Mexico rejecting the proposed curbs. The standoff had cast doubt on efforts to bolster oil prices, pushed to near two-decade lows by the demand-sapping coronavirus pandemic and a Saudi-Russia priceRead More
Pak receives first ADB-funded consignment to combat COVID-19
ISLAMABAD, APR 11 (DNA) –Pakistan has received first Asian Development Bank (ADB) funded emergency medical equipments and supplies to combat novel Coronavirus (Covid-19). The first consignment of ADB-funded medical equipment and supplies to strengthen hospitals, diagnostic laboratories, isolation units, and other medical facilities has started arriving here, the ADB said in a message through its official twitter account. Responding to Pakistan’s emergency assistance requests, ADB swiftly re-purposed $50 million from Pakistan’s National Disaster Risk Management Fund (NDRMF) to procure the urgently required supplies, it added. TheRead More