Wednesday, March 3rd, 2021
Biden calls on states to prioritize vaccinations for teachers
WASHINGTON : President Joe Biden on Tuesday called on U.S. states to prioritize COVID-19 vaccinations for teachers to ensure children could return to school quickly and safely, and said every educator should receive at least one shot by the end of March. Biden also announced that Merck & Co Inc would help make rival Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot COVID-19 vaccine, a partnership similar to those seen during World War Two. With three vaccines now available, Biden said he was confident there would be enough vaccines available for each adult inRead More
Senate election 2021: Polling underway for 37 seats in NA, provincial assemblies
ISLAMABAD : Pakistan is all set for the high-stakes Senate polls today with polling scheduled from 9am to 5pm. Lawmakers are casting votes in one of the country’s most hotly contested Senate elections where the transparency of the electoral process has become a key issue. The MPs are voting on 37 vacant seats of the Senate with 11 senators elected unopposed from Punjab. Now the polling is being held for 12 seats each of Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 11 of Sindh and two of the federal capital. MPAs from theRead More
Pakistan records 1,388 COVID-19 cases, 75 deaths in a day
ISLAMABAD : Pakistan has recorded 75 more coronavirus-related deaths in the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 13,013. According to the latest statistics of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the COVID-19 has claimed 75 more lives and 1,388 fresh infections were reported during the said period. The total count of active cases is 16,648. In the past 24 hours, as many as 6,849 patients have recovered from the virus in a day and 1,561 patients are still in critical condition. According to the National CommandRead More
PTI’s Hafeez to get over 180 votes in hotly-contested Senate poll: Fawad
ISLAMABAD : Federal Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry said on Wednesday Dr. Abdul Hafeez Shaikh, PTI candidate on a hotly contested Senate seat from Islamabad, will bag over 180 votes out of a total of 341. Speaking to the media after casting his ballot, he said the opposition’s joint candidate would secure 155 votes. Fawad said that the PPP tried to buy votes but doesn’t regret resorting to such tactics. He expressed the hope that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) will take action over a leaked videoRead More
KP province, next potential spot in China’s global poverty alleviation move
Islamabad, 03 Mar. 2021 : Thousands of Chinese political and social leaders will be gathering in Beijing for routine annual meetings of two Parliamentary bodies on March 4. However, the “Two Sessions” this year, have significant importance both from Chinese and Pakistani perspectives. According to a report published by Gwadar Pro on Wednesday, the meetings are being held in the backdrop of an announcement by Chinese President Xi Jinping to have eradicated absolute poverty from the country 9 years ahead of the actual schedule. Also, the meetings are going toRead More