Thursday, February 25th, 2021
Pak to stay on FATF grey list till June
PARIS: The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) on Thursday decided to keep Pakistan on the greylist for another four months till June 2021. Pakistan has largely addressed 24 of 27 action items. The FATF takes note of the significant progress made on the entire action plan. To date, Pakistan has made progress across all action plan items and has now largely addressed 24 of the 27 action items. As all action plan deadlines have expired, the FATF strongly urges Pakistan to swiftly complete its full action plan before June 2021.Read More
COVID-19 vaccination: Dr Nausheen calls for registration to people above 65
ISLAMABAD, Feb 25 : Parliamentary Secretary for National Health Services Dr Nausheen Hamid Thursday asked the people above the age of 65 to registered themselves for COVID-19 vaccination as inoculation process was going to start from March 2. Talking to a private news channel, she said over 100,00 people had immunized the COVID vaccine and majority of them were the healthcare workers. The health parliamentary secretary said the government had not made it mandatory for the people to get vaccinated. The Pakistan was on track to vaccinate 70 per centRead More
Facebook bans Myanmar military accounts citing the coup
Bangkok, Feb 25 : Facebook said it has banned all remaining accounts linked to the Myanmar military on Thursday, citing the junta’s use of deadly force against anti-coup demonstrators. The move, which takes effect immediately, applies to the military and entities controlled by the armed forces on both Facebook and Instagram. It also bans “military-linked commercial entities” from advertising on the platforms. “Events since the February 1 coup, including deadly violence, have precipitated a need for this ban,” the social media giant said in a statement. “We believe the risksRead More
COVID-19 claims 64 lives, infects 1,361 more people
ISLAMABAD, Feb 25 : The national tally on Thursday of total active COVID-19 cases was recorded 23,281 with 1,361 more people tested positive for the deadly virus and 1,681 people recovered from the disease during the last 24 hours. Sixty four corona patients have died during past 24 hours, 58 of them were under treatment in hospital and six in their respective quarantines and homes on Wednesday, according to the latest update issued by the National command and Operation Centre (NCOC). During the last 24 hours most ofRead More
Govt taking steps to further strengthen interfaith harmony in country: Imran Ismail
Karachi : Governor Sindh Imran Ismail has said that the incumbent government is taking steps to further strengthen the interfaith harmony in the country and purses the policy of zero tolerance for propaganda any religion or sects in the name of freedom of expression and religious sentiments. Talking to the 12-member delegation of International Religions Freedom headed by Ilyas Younus Masih, who was called on at the governor’s house in Karachi, Imran Ismail said that Prime Minister Imran Khan is committed to building an enlightened and interfaith society in theRead More
Govt committed to provide best education facilities to students : KP CM
Peshawar : Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has said the provincial government is committed to provide best education facilities to students belonged to merged districts. In a statement, he said the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has approved admission quota for students hailing from merged tribal districts in medical and dental colleges across the province. Meanwhile, according to a notification of Homes and Tribal Affairs Department, total 334 students will be able to get admission in medical and dental colleges on quota seats. The quota seats allocated for Khyber Medical CollegeRead More