Sunday, June 21st, 2020
CDA begins process for installing traffic signals at Ataturk Avenue
ISLAMABAD, JUNE 21 (DNA) – Capital Development Authority has started the process for installation of traffic signals on Ataturk Avenue from Khyaban-e-Sohrawrdi to Nazim-ud-Din Road. CDA has floated Tenders for installation of traffic signals. NIT amounting to Rs. 7,611,449/- has also been issued. Traffic signals will be installed at six locations including junction of Atta Turk Avenue with Khyaban-e-Soharwardi, NADRA Chowk, junction of Attaturk Avenue with Fazal-e-Haq Road and junction of Attaturk Avenue with Jinnah Avenue. This will be part of smart signaling initiative being taken up by CDA forRead More
Injuries at protests draw scrutiny to use of police weaponry
NEW YORK 21 JUNE : In law enforcement, they’re referred to as “nonlethal” tools for dealing with demonstrations that turn unruly: rubber bullets, pepper spray, batons, flash-bangs. But the now-familiar scenes of U.S. police officers in riot gear clashing with protesters at Lafayette Park across from the White House and in other cities have police critics charging that the weaponry too often escalates tensions and hurts innocent people. “When you see riot gear, it absolutely changes the mood,” said Ron Moten, a longtime community organizer in the nation’s capital whoRead More
Saleem Haider pays tribute to Shaheed Benazir Bhutto
ATTOCK, JUNE 21 (DNA) – Pakistan People’s Party Former State Minister for Defence Sardar Saleem Haider Khan has said the country needs vision of Benazir Bhutto to pull the country out of the political and economic crises. In a statement on 67th birthday of former prime minister Shaheed Benazir Bhutto on Sunday, he said that Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was striving to strengthen democracy in the country. He said both Asif Zardari and Bilawal Bhutto were following the philosophy of Shaheed Benazir Bhutto. He said the workers and leadership of theRead More
Uzbekistan’s total external debt reaches US$25.1 billion
Tashkent, Uzbekistan – The volume of the total external debt of Uzbekistan as of 1 April 2020 made up US$25.1 billion. This was stated in the quarterly review of the balance of payments of the country of the Central Bank of Uzbekistan. According to the regulator, the volume of total external debt since the beginning of 2020 has grown by 2.8% or US$692 million. The Central Bank of Uzbekistan notes that public debt amounted to US$16.2 billion (+ US$385.3 million) and private sector debt – US$8.9 billion (+ US$307 million). TheRead More
Coronavirus could disappear without a vaccine, claims doctor
ITALY : A top Italian doctor has claimed that coronavirus has weakened from being like a “tiger” to a “wild cat” and may even disappear without a vaccine. The bug is becoming less deadly as it spreads, according to Professor Matteo Bassetti, head of an infectious diseases clinic at Italy’s Policlinico San Martino hospital. If the virus’s weakening is true, Covid-19 could even disappear without a for a vaccine by becoming so weak it dies out on its own, he claimed. Professor Matteo Bassetti said that he has recently seenRead More
KP Govt has implemented smart lockdown in Corona affected areas: Ajmal Wazir
PESHAWAR : Advisor to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister on Information Ajmal Wazir says the provincial government has implemented smart lockdown in Corona affected areas. In a media briefing in Peshawar today [Sunday], he said protection of the people from pandemic is top priority of the government. The Advisor appealed to the people to cooperate with the government by following the SOPs. Ajmal Wazir said the provincial government has allocated one hundred and eighty-four billion rupees for tribal districts out of which ninety-six billion will be spent on developmental projects.