Wednesday, December 30th, 2020
CSC on COVID Vaccine reviews procurement of Vaccine for Frontline Health Workers
DNA Islamabad, DEC 30 – The Special Cabinet Committee constituted as an oversight body for procurement of the COVID-19 vaccine, held its second meeting with the Minister for Planning Asad Umar in the chair. Minister for Science & Technology Fawad Chaudhry and Minister for Industries Hammad Azhar are the other members of the committee who attended the meeting. The Special Assistant to PM on Poverty Alleviation Dr Sania Nishtar and SAPM on Health Dr Faisal Sultan attended the meeting on the invitation. The meeting reviewed the overall situationRead More
Almost 8,000 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Ukraine as of Dec 30
Ukraine said 7,986 new active COVID-19 cases had been confirmed across the country in the past 24 hours as of December 30, 2020, The total number of confirmed cases grew to 1,045,348 as of December 30, 2020, according to the interactive map compiled by the National Security and Defense Council. As many as 698,190 patients, including 16,355 in the past day, have recovered. The death toll has hit 18,324 with 243 fatalities recorded in the past 24 hours. The government reported 328,834 active cases as of December 30. In total, thereRead More
Fuel prices to go up by Rs3 from Jan 01: sources
ISLAMABAD, DEC 30 (DNA) – The fuel prices in the country are likely to be raised by over Rs3 per litre as petroleum division has received a summary in this regard. According to sources, the petroleum division has received a summary from Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA), recommending an increase of Rs 2.96 per litre on petroleum from January 01. Besides this, the sources said that the prices of high-speed diesel would go up by Rs3.12 per litre along with an increase recommended by OGRA on kerosene oil and lightRead More
India cannot defeat Pakistan militarily: Indian defense analyst
ISLAMABAD, DEC 30 (DNA) – A former officer of Indian police service (IPS) N.C. Asthana, in his book has admitted that India has no clarity about its military and strategic objectives against its stated adversaries, Pakistan and China and the reality is that India cannot defeat either country militarily. N.C. Asthana, in his latest book, National Security and Conventional Arms Race: Spectre of a Nuclear War, argues that instead of pouring vast sums of money into expensive weapons imports, India would be better served by finding solutions by strengthening itself internallyRead More
PPP decisions crack up PDM: Qureshi
ISLAMABAD, DEC 30 (DNA) – Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Wednesday while calling the opposition’s narrative a plethora of antitheses, said the decisions made by Pakistan Peoples Party had cracked up the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM). “The decision-making power in Peoples Party lies with Asif Ali Zardari who has announced his verdict. Bilawal is just a showpiece. PPP has shattered the PDM’s narrative,” he remarked in a statement. He said the PPP’s Central Executive Committee had exposed the differences with the PDM while the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam wereRead More
Accountability court approves transit remand of Khawaja Asif
ISLAMABAD, DEC 30 (DNA) – An accountability court in Islamabad has approved one-day transit remand of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) lawmaker Khawaja Muhammad Asif in assets beyond income case. The officials of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) have produced PML-N’s central leader Khawaja Asif before the accountability court. Judge Muhammad Bashir conducted the hearing. The anti-corruption watchdog sought transit remand of the politician which was approved by the court besides directing to produce him before the concerned court tomorrow. The judge directed concerned authorities to transfer the accused to LahoreRead More