Thursday, August 6th, 2020
Punjab govt unveils austerity policy for FY2020-21
LAHORE: Punjab government on Thursday unveiled its austerity policy for the new fiscal year 2020-21. According to the policy, unnecessary expenses will be avoided while purchase of new vehicles and foreign trips of ministers and officials will be banned. The ministers and the officials can only go on foreign tours after prior permission from CM Punjab Usman Buzdar. Expenditure on decoration of houses of provincial ministers will not be allowed. During his visit to US, last year, PM Imran Khan had set an example of austerity and simplicity which visiblyRead More
Anti-polio campaign to kick off in Punjab from Aug 15
LAHORE: A polio vaccination drive will be carried out in different cities of Punjab province from August 15 to 19, according to the Punjab Primary and Secondary Health Care Department. According to details, the Secretary Punjab Primary and Secondary Health Care Department, Captain (R) Muhammad Usman has written a letter to security coordination committee seeking security for polio vaccination teams. Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), hand gloves and surgical masks will be provided to polio team for vaccination drive. It is pertinent to mention here that the government of Pakistan resumedRead More
Pakistan plans coronavirus vaccine clinical trials in next two weeks
LAHORE : The University of Health Sciences (UHS) Punjab, in collaboration with Australia’s Flinders University, has begun preparations for a coronavirus vaccine trials in Pakistan to combat the novel coronavirus. According to UHS Vice-Chancellor Dr Javed, the preliminary clinical trials for a coronavirus vaccine produced by Australia will begin in two weeks in Pakistan. Giving details about the pilot project in a video link session held in UHS, Lahore, Dr Javed said that 25 people will be given the vaccine. “If the vaccine produced promising results, the trial will beRead More
Video Teleconference between Defense Minister Kono and Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan
DNA ISLAMABAD: On August 6, 2020, Minister KONO had a video teleconference with General Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff of Islamic Republic of Pakistan. During the video teleconference, the two parties exchanged views on issues such as the roles to be played by the defense authorities given the global spread of COVID-19. Minister Kono explained the Japan Self-Defense Forces’ activities on the cruise ship Diamond Princess, activities to take measures at the airport and to prevent community spread infection, infection-preventative measures undertaken in their operation which resulted in havingRead More
Japan marks 75th anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing
Japan on Thursday marked 75 years since the world’s first atomic bomb attack, with the coronavirus pandemic forcing a scaling back of ceremonies to remember the victims. Survivors, relatives and a handful of foreign dignitaries attended this year’s main event in Hiroshima to pray for those killed or wounded in the bombing and call for world peace. But the general public was kept away, with the ceremony instead broadcast online. Participants, many of them dressed in black and wearing face masks, offered a silent prayer at exactly 8:15 am (2315Read More
Fire kills eight coronavirus patients in Indian hospital
AHMEDABAD : Eight coronavirus patients were killed after a fire broke out in the Indian city of Ahmedabad early on Thursday. Police stopped angry relatives from entering the Shrey Hospital in Gujarat state’s largest city after the tragedy which, according to emergency services, was caused by a medical staff member’s personal protective equipment (PPE) catching alight. “A staffer whose PPE caught fire ran out of the ward to douse it but the fire spread rapidly to the whole ward,” said Rajesh Bhatt, additional chief fire officer of the Ahmedabad FireRead More