Monday, February 1st, 2021
Indonesia likely to get millions of COVID-19 doses
JAKARTA, FEB 1 – The Indonesian government is likely to receive tens of millions of doses of COVID-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca through the COVAX facility, co-led by the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), the World Health Organization and the vaccine alliance, Gavi. This scheme allows participating countries to get vaccines up to 20% of their total population once they are available, said the Health Ministry in Jakarta on Monday. Siti Nadia Tarmizi, the ministry’s spokesperson for vaccination, said in a statement that based on the latest letter from Gavi, thereRead More
Employees; backbone of the legislative body: says NA Speaker
ISLAMABAD, FEB 1 (DNA) – Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser has said that the Employees of the National Assembly Secretariat irrespective of grades are backbone of the legislative body who have served this House with dedication. He said that career progression and incentivizing of employees was imperative to enhance their productivity. He expressed these views while chairing the ceremony of distributing orders of promotion and up-gradation of the Employees of National Assembly Secretariat in the Parliament House today. Speaker Asad Qaiser said that after assuming office of the Speaker, heRead More
US Republicans invited to White House for relief bill
ANKARA, FEB 1 – US President Joe Biden has invited a group of Republican senators to discuss his $1.9 trillion relief plan, the White House said in a statement on Sunday. The president received a letter from 10 GOP senators who asked to meet with him in the White House to discuss their ideas about the actions needed to address the pandemic-led economic crisis. “We recognize your calls for unity and want to work in good faith with your Administration to meet the health, economic, and societal challenges of the COVIDRead More
CDA conducts mega operation against encroachments in sector I-15/4
ISLAMABAD, FEB 1 (DNA) – The administration of Capital Development Authority (CDA) conducted a mega operation against encroachments in sector I-15/4 and retrieved 350 kanal government’s land here on Monday. CDA got the occupation of said sector after 16 years. Those who interfered in the operation of CDA were arrested from the spot. According to detail, anti-encroachment operation under the current administration of CDA is underway. In this regard, the enforcement department of CDA conducted a mega operation in the sub sector of I-15 on Monday. 350 kanal land wasRead More
‘Turkey cannot be ignored in Karabakh’
MOSCOW, FEB 1 – Russia cannot ignore Turkey’s position on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council and former Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday. Speaking in an interview with the Russian media about Turkey’s role in the Karabakh issue, Medvedev stressed close Turkish-Azerbaijani relations and the significance of the Russia-Turkey partnership. He also called the Russian-Turkish cooperation in Nagorno-Karabakh “a stabilizing factor”. “Turkey is our neighbor and a very important partner. And a very close country for Azerbaijan. This factor cannot be ignored. We have aRead More
COAS, ISI chief meet PM Imran Khan
ISLAMABAD, FEB 1 (DNA) – Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa called on Prime Minister Imran Khan in Islamabad. Director General ISI Lt. Gen. Faiz Hamid was also present during the meeting. Matters pertaining to internal and external security were discussed during the meeting.=DNA =============