Saturday, December 19th, 2020
Over 400 money laundering cases reported to FIA during 2020
KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Authority (FIA) has received over 400 money laundering cases from the country, a report of the agency revealed showing an increase in the number of such cases during 2020. “The country reported 409 cases of money laundering during the outgoing year 2020,” a report of the FIA said adding that for the first time, even police authorities also referred the money laundering cases to the agency. It said that the FIA received 289 cases of money laundering, referred by the police department. A meeting of theRead More
COVID-19 claims life of 38th doctor in KP
KARACHI, Dec 19 (DNA): Another doctor of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province on Saturday lost his battle against COVID-19, Provincial Doctors Association (PDA) said. According to the association, Dr. Mohsin, who was performing his duties at City Hospital at Kohat Road in Peshawar, succumbed to the infection today. He was undergoing treatment at the Khyber Teaching Hospital in Peshawar, said the Provincial Doctors Association of the KP. “The number of doctors who have died owing to COVID-19 province has now reached 38 since the pandemic hit the country,”Read More
Five rockets fired at major US airbase in Kabul, no causalities: officials
KABUL: Afghan officials said Saturday that a major US airbase north of Kabul was targeted in a dawn rocket attack on Saturday, but there were no casualties or damage to the airfield. Five rockets were fired at Bagram Airfield at 6am, said Parwan province spokeswoman Waheeda Shahkar, adding that police had defused another seven rockets mounted on a vehicle used in the attack. A NATO official also confirmed the assault. “Rockets were fired towards Bagram Airfield this morning. Initial reporting is there were no casualties and the airfield was notRead More
Minister of Defense of Azerbaijan expresses condolences to Russian side
BAKU – The Minister of Defense of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Colonel General Zakir Hasanov has sent a letter of condolences to the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu, Trend reports citing Azerbaijani Defense Ministry. The letter says: “I am deeply saddened by the news the death of an officer of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation during the demining of a road section in the vicinity of the Shusha city. On behalf of the military personnel of the Azerbaijan ArmyRead More
IFC supports projects on providing dialysis services in Uzbekistan
Indian Nephroplus Company won a tender to finance, build, equip, train staff, and operate four dialysis clinics in Tashkent city, the Karakalpakstan Republic, and the Khorezm region in Uzbekistan to provide vital dialysis services. It was noted in the statement, that for the first time in Uzbekistan and Central Asia, the state used an electronic platform to receive applications and conduct a tender. The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, as a transactional advisor to the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Health ofRead More
Kazakhstan and Russia to start joint production of vaccines next week
President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev attended the meeting of the Council of CIS Heads of State. Addressing those attending the Head of State noted that today’s meeting was held amid serious problems in the world economics and politics and unprecedented coronavirus pandemic. He stressed that people’s wide access to coronavirus vaccines becomes top priority. The Head of State highlighted the leading role of Russia in the global fight against COVID-19, the world’s first registered vaccine and vaccination. The Head of State set forward some proposals, including joint efforts to battleRead More