Monday, November 2nd, 2020
CAA bans visitors’ entry to all airports amid Covid 2nd wave
KARACHI : The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Monday banned the entry of visitors to all airports across the country to stem the second wave of the coronavirus. According to the CAA, drivers will be allowed to drop passengers at the airports’ drop lines and those coming to pick travellers up will be required to wait in their vehicles until flyers’ arrival. Moreover, the CAA has made it mandatory for people to put on masks on the premises of the airports. It said these measures are aimed at addressing theRead More
Islamabad court asks govt about its policy on Roosevelt Hotel
ISLAMABAD, NOV 2 (DNA) – The Islamabad High Court wants to know the federal government’s policy on the PIA-owned Roosevelt Hotel in New York. The assistant attorney general has been told to take instructions from the government and inform the court. The hotel, which is a fixture of the Manhattan skyline, decided to close this year because of low demand. “Due to the current, unprecedented environment and the continued uncertain impact from COVID-19, the owners of The Roosevelt Hotel have made the difficult decision to close the hotel,” it saidRead More
Containing resurge: NCC to deliberate on additional COVID-19 measures tomorrow
ISLAMABAD : Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Monday said a meeting of the National Coordination Committee has been summoned to deliberate over additional measures to contain the rising spread of coronavirus in the population. Taking to Twitter, Umar said the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) discussed additional measures today to control the rising spread of COVID-19. “Recommendations will be tabled in the NCC being called for tomorrow,” he continued. “Need to take immediate measures which have the most impact on disease spread without curtailing economicRead More
Pakistan’s pharmaceutical exports rise 22.6% in first quarter
ISLAMABAD : Pakistan’s pharmaceutical exports rose by 22.6 per cent in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Commerce and Investment Abdul Razak Dawood said on Monday. He tweeted: “Alhamdolillah, I am glad to share that our Pharmaceutical exports have gotten off to a good start this year. In value terms, our exports have grown by 22.6% in the first quarter (Q1) to USD 68.1 million as compared to USD 55.6 million in the corresponding period last year.” “All this has been dueRead More
Chinese Hi-Tech, Pakistani cultural elements integrated into OLMT: CEN
BEIJING, Nov. 2 (DNA): Viewed from above, the Orange Line Metro Train (OLMT) is winding through Lahore city like a shinning ribbon. “ The color of the Orange Line was inspired by the national flower of Pakistan, frangipani, which is lively, vibrant and gives people a warm feeling. This was stated by Yuan Jun, President of NORINCO International in an interview to the Report of China Economic Net (CEN) Zhao Xiaopeng. He added, “apart from the appearance, the design of the No. 13 station also absorbs the merits of Pakistan’sRead More
Govt studying proposal for electric train from Islamabad Airport to Murree: Fawad
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry announced on Monday that the government is studying a proposal to run an “electric automatic train from Islamabad Airport to Murree”. “The next major project is the electric automatic train from Islamabad Airport to Murree. The study of which has started and a meeting has been held with the planning ministry in this regard,” said Chaudhry in a tweet. The science minister made the revelations while reacting to a Radio Pakistan news regarding his comments to a private TV channel on electricRead More