Thursday, July 30th, 2020
Diplomats misusing imported car facility
ISLAMABAD: Foreign diplomats have continuously been misusing their privileges available under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and selling duty-free imported luxury vehicles to local businessmen, official documents have revealed. During the last three weeks, Pakistan Customs seized nine very expensive vehicles that were imported by foreign diplomats — including an ambassador — but were in the use of private persons, the documents stated. This has not only caused a Rs250-million revenue loss in nine cases but also put the security of other diplomats at risk due to the use ofRead More
Ivory Coast President Ouattara nominated for third term
Ivory Coast’s ruling party has officially nominated President Alassane Ouattara to seek re-election for a third term. Mr Ouattara on Wednesday asked for more time to consider the nomination. He would announce his decision in a speech to the nation on 6 August. Earlier this year, the 76-year-old Ouattara spoke of paving way for a new generation to lead. His prime minister and preferred successor Amadou Gon Coulibaly died of cardiac arrest earlier this month. The opposition has been against the president’s push for a third term. Ivory Coast isRead More
China’s Sinopharm to test potential COVID-19 vaccine in Brazil
Chinese drug company Sinopharm and Parana state have agreed to launch the fourth major COVID-19 vaccine trial in Brazil and will seek regulatory approval in the next two weeks, the Brazilian partners said on Wednesday. A trial by Sinopharm would join Phase III trials already announced in Brazil by AstraZeneca, Sinovac Biotech and a Pfizer partnership with BioNTech. Jorge Callado, head of the Parana Technology Institute (Tecpar), said they would soon finalize their proposal and submit it for approval with federal health regulator Anvisa. Brazil’s COVID-19 outbreak, the world’s worstRead More
Pir Shah Abdul Haq Gilani of Golra Sharif passes away
ISLAMABAD : Sajada Nasheen of Golra Sharif Dargah, Pir Shah Abdul Haq Gilani on Thursday passed away at the age of 94 years. The funeral prayers of Pir Shah Abdul Haq Gilani will be offered after Asar prayers at the Dargah Golra Sharif today. Pir Abdul Haq Gilani was son of Pir Syed Ghulam Muhiuddin and grandson of Pir Mehr Ali Shah Gilani. The township of Golra is situated at the foot of the Margalla Hills at a distance of about 11 miles form Rawalpindi city and in the centreRead More
32 more COVID-19 deaths take Pakistan’s toll to 5,924
ISLAMABAD: The country reported 1,114 new novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the last 24 hours, taking the nationwide tally of cases to 277,402. According to the latest figures released by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 32 deaths were also reported due to the virus in the last 24 hours. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 5,924. Pakistan has so far conducted 1,952,730 coronavirus tests and 21,628 in past 24 hours. 246,131 coronavirus patients have recovered in the country so far. Sindh remains the worst-hit province byRead More