Wednesday, April 15th, 2020
Under 18th Amendment, provinces free to make decisions: Firdous
ISLAMABAD, Apr 15 : Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Wednesday that all provinces were free in making their own decisions as 18th Amendment guaranteed their constitutional powers. In a tweet, she said that Sindh government should take decisions which it thought were best in accordance with the situation of the province. She said there was no restriction on the part of federal government on extension of the lockdown. She said that protection of the people of Pakistan was topRead More
Corona virus pandemic to make next fiscal year even more painful: Expert
ISLAMABAD, APR 15 (DNA) – The corona virus pandemic has hit Pakistan’s economy hard like the rest of the world but the post-crisis period during the next fiscal year will be even more painful as the country will face $19 billion of debt payment including principal and interest, a big drop in remittances and exports, and a worst-case scenario of up to 5 million job losses, according to an economics expert. Zafar-ul-Hassan Almas, Chief Macroeconomics, Planning Commission of Pakistan, speaking at a webinar titled ‘Economic impact of COVID-19 on Pakistan’Read More
Trump freezes WHO funds as world weighs lockdown lift
WASHINGTON, APR 15 – US President Donald Trump ordered a freeze on funding for the World Health Organisation for “mismanaging” the coronavirus crisis, as world leaders weighed easing lockdowns that threaten to tip the global economy into a second Great Depression. The death toll from the pandemic has topped 125,000, with nearly two million people infected by the disease that has upended society and changed lives for billions around the globe confined to their homes. Across the planet, leaders are agonising over when to lift lockdown measures to jump-start devastated economiesRead More
Wendy Gilmour thanks PIA for helping stranded Canadians to reach home
ISLAMABAD, APR 15 (DNA) – High Commissioner of Canada, Wendy Gilmour has thanked officials of Pakistan International Airline (PIA) and staff members of Islamabad International Airport for arranging special flights for smooth departure of 304 Canadian nationals who were stranded in Pakistan because of suspension of international flights during lockdown in the country. Wendy Gilmour, High Commissioner of Canada expressed these views on her official twitter account. She also praised Canadian staff for their efforts for working 0300 hrs to ensure all Canadian nationals went back smoothly.=DNA =========
A tola of gold is now worth more than Rs100,000
KARACHI, APR 15 – Gold price reached an all-time high of Rs100,400 in Pakistan on Tuesday, according to the All Sindh Saraf and Jewellers Association. This is the first time that gold has shot above Rs100,000 in the country’s history. The precious metal saw an increase of Rs700 per tola in its price. The prices compiled by the ASSJA come with a lag of a day after changes in international prices. The bullion market is closed because of a nationwide lockdown, but the prices were calculated based on an increaseRead More
Darren Sammy urges Pakistanis to donate to coronavirus relief fund
PORT OF SPAIN, – West Indies cricketer Darren Sammy has appealed for donations to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s coronavirus relief fund. “I have an important message for Pakistanis across the world,” Sammy said in a Twitter video. “Your prime minister has put in place a coronavirus relief fund to help the people of Pakistan and I am asking you to donate generously.” The veteran cricketer, who is venerated in Pakistan for his contributions to the return of cricket in the country where he plays for Peshawar Zalmi, said that theRead More