Tuesday, August 4th, 2020
Pilgrims to quarantine for 14 days after Hajj
JEDDAH: Pilgrims who took part in this year’s Hajj must continue wearing electronic tags so authorities can track their 14-day quarantine once they return home. The bracelet is designed to monitor pilgrims’ adherence to quarantine, as well as monitoring and recording their health status through the “Tatamman” app. Pilgrims were required to quarantine before embarking on the Hajj and wore the bracelets to ensure they were obeying the self-isolation rules as part of strict measures to contain the spread of coronavirus. The country continues to experience a decline in COVID-19Read More
NCOC consults provinces over reopening of closed sectors: Azhar
ISLAMABAD : Federal Minister for Industries and Production Hammad Azhar on Tuesday said that the National Command Operation Center (NCOC) has started consultations with provinces on review and possible re-opening of different sectors. The minister in a post on Twitter, said that consultations have been underway over reopening of tourism sector, restaurants, marriage halls and parks etc under proper standard operation procedures (SOPs). The working hours of the markets and industries will also be revisited, he said. “We have collected the proposals from provinces and asked them to finalise SOPsRead More
First Session of Online Internship Program “Contemporary Dynamics of Azerbaijan”
DNA ISLAMABAD – On 4th August 2020, first session of the Online Internship Program “Contemporary Dynamics of Azerbaijan” was held. This internship program is initiated jointly by Center for Global & Strategic Studies (CGSS), Islamabad and Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan to Pakistan. The session was commenced with the remarks of Ms. Mehreen Gul, Director, CGSS and Program Coordinator of the Internship Program. She highlighted the friendly bilateral relations between Pakistan-Azerbaijan. Furthermore, she thanked the Embassy for the efforts for this internship program and also stressed upon the importanceRead More
NDMA enhances scope of cleaning operations in Karachi
KARACHI : A day after it focused on cleaning the Gujjar Nullah in the city, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Tuesday enhanced its scope of operations to other parts of the city as it seeks to unclog the city’s nullahs and drains before the fourth spell of rain wreaks havoc in the city. The local government, in coordination with the NDMA, has also started cleaning the city’s nullahs. According to officials, the waste taken out from the nullahs or stormwater drains is being shifted to a landfill site. TheRead More
Siraj Teli welcomes federal govt.’s resolve to cleanup Karachi
DNA KARACHI: Chairman Businessmen Group (BMG) & Former President Karachi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KCCI) Siraj Kassam Teli, while warmly welcoming federal government’s resolve to cleanup Karachi, stated that the business & industrial community highly appreciates Prime Minister Imran Khan’s move to engage National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and Frontier Work Organization (FWO) in the cleanup operation in Karachi which would certainly yield positive results and provide some relief to the perturbed citizens of this city who face immense hardships whenever the city undergoes torrential rainfalls. “It has justRead More
28 PIA pilots sacked over fake licenses
The Pakistan International Airline sacked on Tuesday 60 pilots, of which 28 had fake flying licences. Twenty-seven other employees were fired over uninformed absences while five pilots were sent home after their licenses were suspected to be fake. “Recently, two employees involved in corruption within the company were also fired,” he said, adding that another employee was sacked over the inefficiency and carelessness. The airline has been very particular about its employees following the coronavirus SOPs. They have, therefore, announced cash rewards and increments for all those whop implement the protocols.Read More