Friday, April 17th, 2020
President Ilham Aliyev: We must confidently go for economic liberalization
BAKU, APR 17 – We must confidently go for economic liberalization, all areas in our country should be open to investment, said Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev at the meeting on the socio-economic results of the first quarter of 2020 through videoconference. “I said in my opening remarks that the government and, of course, the Ministry of Economy should find new sources of revenue. I want to say this again: there are resources, and I know that work in this direction is going on. We can’t delay this. I believe that new proposalsRead More
Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev opens public chamber
TASHKENT, APR 17 – President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev has opened public chamber to strengthen public control and interaction between the state and society. The members of the Chamber will be 50 people, 18 of whom will be appointed by the head of state. In accordance with the Decree, the Public Chamber under the President was created, as well as its departments in each region. A corresponding decree on the creation of the Public Chamber under the President was promulgated by the President. The core activities ofRead More
Embassy thanks Islamic Varsity admin for taking care of Indonesian students
ISLAMABAD(DNA) -A high-level delegation of Embassy of Indonesia called on Provost Men’s Hostels at new campus. The delegation was headed by Colonel Dody Mukhtar Taufik, Defence Attache of the Indonesian Embassy / Embassy’s Covid-19 Task Force Commander. Other members of the delegation were Denny Tri Basuki, Counsellor, Head of Chancery / Socio-cultural Affairs of the Indonesian Embassy, Sulaiman, First Secretary of Political Affairs of the Embassy. On behalf of the Ambassador of Indonesia, the delegation extended profound gratitude to the President, IIUI for taking good care ofRead More
China admits mistake, raises Wuhan’s death toll by 50%
BEIJING, APR 17 – China’s coronavirus ground-zero city of Wuhan on Friday admitted missteps in tallying its death toll as it abruptly raised the count by 50% following growing world doubts about Chinese transparency. The United States has led the charge in questioning China’s handling of the pandemic and how much information it has really shared with the international community since the virus emerged late last year. Authorities in Wuhan initially tried to cover up the outbreak, punishing doctors who had raised the alarm online in December, and there haveRead More
Arrangements being made to repatriate Pakistanis stranded in Kyrgyzstan: President Alvi
ISLAMABAD, APR 17 (DNA) – President Dr Arif Alvi on Friday said that travel arrangements were being made to repatriate Pakistanis stranded in Kyrgyzstan. In his video message on Friday, he said that around 9000 Pakistani students are present in Kyrgyzstan where curfew is being strictly implemented for round the clock and people were being taken into custody for coming out of their houses unnecessarily and without masks. Dr Alvi said that Pakistan is concerned about its citizens in these situations and steps were being taken to facilitate them. The President saidRead More
UK set to start world’s biggest drug trial for COVID-19
LONDON, APR 17 (DNA) – The world’s largest trial of drugs to treat COVID-19 is set to take place in the UK, for which over 5,000 patients in 165 NHS hospitals have been recruited at a record speed, The Guardian reported Friday. Around 10% of COVID-19 patients in the UK are also participating in the trial. “This is by far the largest trial in the world,” said Peter Horby, professor of infectious diseases and global health at the Oxford University, who is leading it. “We’re guessing sometime in June weRead More