Friday, June 12th, 2020
49 succumb to coronavirus in Punjab within 24 hours
LAHORE: Punjab province on Friday witnessed an increase of 1,919 COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours, raising the provincial virus tally to 47,382. According to statistics provided by the provincial health department, 49 more people lost their lives in the province while battling COVID-19. The total number of patients who succumbed to the virus has reached 890 in the province. The provincial capital of Punjab, Lahore reported more than half of the virus cases today as its tally went up to 971 today. The province has so far performed 327,072Read More
Federal Budget with total outlay of Rs7294.9b announced
ISLAMABAD, JUNE 12 (DNA) – A tax-free and relief oriented budget for the next fiscal year with a total outlay of 7294.9 billion rupees has been announced. Minister for Industries and Production Hammad Azhar presented the budgetary proposals in the National Assembly on Friday. The Minister said the gross revenue receipts have been estimated at 6573 billion rupees. The FBR tax collection target has been set at 4963 billion rupees while the non-tax revenue is estimated to be about 1610 billion rupees. Under the NFC Award, 2874 billion rupees willRead More
UN: Missiles Used to Attack Aramco Were of Iranian Origin
Cruise missiles used in several attacks on Aramco’s oil facilities and an international airport in Saudi Arabia last year were of “Iranian origin,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the Security Council in a report seen by Reuters on Thursday. Guterres also said several items in US seizures of weapons and related materiel in November 2019 and February 2020 were “of Iranian origin.” Some have design characteristics similar to those also produced by a commercial entity in Iran, or bear Farsi markings, Guterres said, and some were delivered toRead More
DRAP approves Pakistan’s first COVID-19 testing kit
The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan has approved the first ever COVID-19 testing kit developed in Pakistan by NUST. Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry announced the news on Twitter on Friday. The testing kit, a PCR-based assay called N-CovKit, was developed by scientists and professors Dr Aneela Javed and Dr Ali Zohaib at the Attaur Rahman School of Applied Biosciences at NUST. The university says it has successfully performed lab trials of the N-CovKit on 330 blinded samples. The kits will soon be mass produced by aRead More
Amitabh Bachchan might be giving directions on Google Maps soon
Google has approached Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan to use his instantly-recognisable baritone voice to give directions when navigating routes via Google Maps. A Mid-Day report suggests that the 77-year old actor has been approached by Google to use his voice in Google Maps. Bachchan has lent his voice to several films and ads but giving directions while navigating Google Maps will make his iconic voice a staple for everyday commuters. The iconic Bollywood star has been offered an exorbitant sum of money to come onboard the project. It’s not the first timeRead More
Five police stations awarded ISO certificates in Faisalabad
FAISALABAD, JUNE 12 / DNA / = Historical Honors in The Name of Faisalabad Police Five Police Stations Were Awarded ISO Certificates. Police Station Culture Change The Claims Began to come true Pakistan’s third largest And the other big ones of Punjab Of the industrial city 5 Performance of Police Station International ally Acclaimed For the first time in the history of the Country Awarded ISO 9001 certificate For the first time in the history of the country, this award has been given to a police station of a city OperationsRead More