Tuesday, December 1st, 2020
Punjab govt to establish int’l standard bus station in Lahore
LAHORE : With an aim to improve the transport system in the province, Chief Minister (CM) Punjab Usman Buzdar has given approval for the establishment of international standard bus terminal in Lahore. In this context, CM Usman Buzdar has set deadline of December 10 for the concerned officials to present the design of the new terminal, which will be constructed at Thokar Niaz Baig. He has also announced that similar terminals will also be constructed in Multan and Faisalabad while green electric busses are being introduced in major cities includingRead More
ECC expected to give go-ahead to Karachi transformation plan: sources
ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance Abdul Hafeez Shaikh will chair the meeting of the Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) on Wednesday (tomorrow) to discuss a 10-point agenda. In the forthcoming meeting, ECC is likely to approve Karachi transformation plan announced by Prime Minister Imran Khan in September. The premier had announced ‘historic’ Rs1100 billion financial package for the execution of a transformation plan meant to address the city’s issues and developmental requirements. The committee will deliberate upon the recommendations for ending regulatory duty on cotton import which aims toRead More
PAK vs NZ: 42 members of Pakistan squad clear coronavirus test for 3rd time
KARACHI : 42 members of Pakistani contingent have received their 3rd negative COVID-19 test results after day-6 testing, an official of New Zealand health ministry said on Tuesday. Total 46 members of the squad, who were initially tested negative, were tested on Monday and of them, 42 have received negative results, while three results are still under investigation to determine if they are historical cases and one result is pending. “Day 6 swabs were taken yesterday from 46 members of the Pakistan cricket squad in Christchurch who to date haveRead More
Federal cabinet likely to approve cut in injections prices for COVID-19 patients
ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Imran Khan has summoned a session of the federal cabinet today in order to discuss a 14-point agenda which includes mulling over the reduction in injections’ prices for COVID-19 patients, as well as reviewed notification regarding rates of medicines. A summary will be presented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the federal cabinet members for taking the policy decision to end diplomatic ties with France. It is pertinent to mention here that the high court had issued directives for presenting the summary for taking policyRead More
2,458 COVID-19 cases, 67 deaths reported in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD : Pakistan has recorded fresh 2,458 COVID-19 cases and 67 deaths due to the virus in the last 24 hours. In the past 24 hours, 40 more people succumbed to the disease, taking the death toll to 8,091. 1,863 patients have recovered from the virus during the last 24 hours and 2,165 patients are in critical condition. The positivity rate of COVID-19 cases reaches up to 5.9 per cent during 24 hours. The total count of active cases increased up to 49,105. According to the National Command and OperationRead More