Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020
Petroleum crisis: IHC issues notices on oil company’s petition
ISLAMABAD JUNE 23 : An Islamabad High Court (IHC) bench on Tuesday issued notices to the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and other official respondents on a petition by an oil company. The oil firm challenged the summons issued to it by the agency over the petroleum crisis. The bench headed by IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard the petition and issued notices to the FIA and other respondents to submit their comments in the case by the next hearing slated for June 25. Advocate Ebadur Rehman, representing the petitioner, requestedRead More
Govt mulling reopening schools with compliance of COVID-19 SOPs: Education minister
ISLAMABAD JUNE 23 : Education Minister on Monday said the government was considering opening schools under the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) as COVID-19 cases continue to surge across the country. The minister said suggestions had been sought from the seminaries (Madaris) and private institutions of all provinces, including Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. Mahmood said a meeting had also been scheduled with the Ministry of Health in this regard, and that the decision would be taken in light of the NCOC data. He said the education ministry, through UNICEF,Read More
Pakistan’s COVID-19 death toll rises to 3,695 as 105 more die
ISLAMABAD JUNE 23 : The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) killed 105 more people in the country in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 3,695. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 3,946 fresh cases were detected, taking the national tally of the cases to 185,034. 3,946 new infections were detected when 24,599 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours. Thus far, more than 1.1 million tests have been conducted in the country. 107,863 COVID-19 patients are under treatment while 73,471 patients have so far recoveredRead More