Friday, May 15th, 2020
UNICEF procures PPEs for Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, MAY 15 (DNA) – 8 Metric Tons of much-needed Personal Protective Equipment for health workers ordered by the Government of Pakistan arrived at Islamabad airport. The N-95 masks and surgical gowns were procured by UNICEF on behalf of the Government in response to the COVID19 pandemic, with financial support from the World Bank. UNICEF thanked the National Disaster Management Authority, Pakistan and the Chinese Embassy in Pakistan for facilitating the shipment. UNICEF supports the national response to COVID-19 through Risk Communication and Community Engagement; Infection and Prevention Control inRead More
Int’l flights suspension till May 31
NEHAL MIRAJ ISLAMABAD, MAY 15 (DNA) – Pakistan on Friday extended the suspension of international flight operations till May 31 in line with the national strategy to contain the spread of novel coronavirus (COVID-19). “As per the government decision, the suspension of international flight operations, as effected earlier, has been extended up to Sunday, May 31, 2020 at 2359 hours PST,” a spokesman for the Aviation Division said. Remaining provisions as applicable to the suspension of international flights, reflected in the previous orders, would remain unchanged, he added. On MarchRead More
Women-led businesses facing severe financial stress: Founder IWCCI
ISLAMABAD, MAY 15 (DNA) – Samina Fazil, founder President, Islamabad Women’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IWCCI) has said the prolonged lockdown has damaged the businesses of women and they are desperately seeking help. Women running small businesses are among the hardest hit their plight is not being taken seriously by the policymakers, she said. Samina Fazil said that majority of the population comprises of the women but they are subjected to negative treatment announcements regarding helping out businesswomen never got implemented. She added that the government officials are notRead More
Zafar Mirza urges ‘rational use’ of personal protective equipment
ISLAMABAD, MAY 15 (DNA) – “No matter how much personal protective equipment we provide to doctors and nurses, unless it isn’t used rationally, no quantity will be enough to meet the demand,” Prime Minister’s Special Assistant on Health Dr Zafar Mirza said. Addressing doctors and paramedical staff at the inauguration of a training centre in Islamabad, he said that along with the increase in the production of PPEs and N-95 masks, the government was also working on “promoting and training doctors on how to rationally use the equipment”. “My visionRead More
PIAF calls for running businesses 24/7 till Eid
LAHORE, MAY 15 (DNA) – The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Association Front (PIAF) has appealed to the government to extend permission to the business community to run their businesses 24/7 till Eid ul Fitar. All shopping malls should be reopened with strict implementation of the government SOPs in their true spirit. PIAF chairman Mian Nauman Kabir, in a joint statement with senior vice chairman Nasir Hameed Khan and vice chairman Javed Iqbal Siddiqi, asked the government to avoid issuing threatening statements of re-imposing lockdown, as it would create panic furtherRead More
FM Qureshi phones Japanese counterpart
A.M.BHATTI ISLAMABAD (DNA) -Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Friday telephoned Japanese counterpart, Toshimitsu Motegi, on the Covid-19 pandemic and its aftermath and thanked for support. Underscoring that the Pandemic was the gravest challenge to confront humanity this century, the Foreign Minister offered condolences over loss of precious lives, and commended the effective measures being taken by Japan to contain the outbreak. The Foreign Minister thanked Japan for its assistance to Pakistan to combat the pandemic, as well as in dealing with the desert locust attack. While conveyingRead More