Thursday, March 11th, 2021
PM orders federal secretaries to visit Balochistan every month to resolve problems
ISLAMABAD, Mar 11 : Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday directed all federal secretaries to visit Balochistan to monitor and resolve the problems of the people on priority. The Prime Minister took the decision to effectively address the sense of deprivation of the people of Balochistan. He asked the federal secretaries to pay the visit at least once a month and resolve issues related to their ministries, divisions and departments. The federal secretaries in consultation with Chief Secretary Balochistan will chalk out a visit programme and keep the Prime Minister’sRead More
Pakistan’s imports topped from China, trade increases over US $6807 million
ISLAMABAD, Mar 11 : China topped the list of countries from where Pakistan imported different products during the seven months of the current financial year (2020-21), followed by United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Singapore. The total imports from China during July-January (2020-21) were recorded at US $ 6807.488 million against the US $ 5794.114 million during July-January (2019-21), showing an increase of 17.48 percent during the period, according to State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). This was followed by UAE, from where Pakistan imported goods worth US $ 3757.486 million againstRead More
PSL 6’s remaining matches likely to take place after Ramadan
Karachi, Mar 11 : The remaining Pakistan Super League (PSL) season six matches are likely to take place after Ramadan. According to details, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and franchise owners will hold an important meeting tomorrow where they will finalize whether to hold the postponed tournament before or after Ramadan. It is unlikely to stage a reminder of the competition before the holy month as Pakistan men’s team is scheduled to tour South Africa and Zimbabwe. Remember, the PSL 6 was postponed after rising COVID-19 cases among participants. AsRead More
Punjab wildlife park welcomes pair of gazelle after long time
MULTAN : The Pirowal wildlife park in Punjab’s Khanewal district witnessed the birth of a pair of gazelle after a long time. According to wildlife officials, the newborn gazelles added to the animal population at the government-managed natural habitat. They said different kinds of deer, including gazelle, and other animals were being provided natural atmosphere for their proper nurturing and population growth. The wildlife park was developed in 1987-90 under a development scheme titled Improvement of Wildlife through development of habitat in irrigated forest plantation of Punjab at a costRead More
Over one mln families get registered under NSER survey in Multan
MULTAN, Mar 11 : National Socio Economic Registry (NSER) survey was in progress under Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) as 1,073,184 families got registered so far across Multan division. Divisional Head of Operation NSER Multan , Muhammad Arshad, told here on Thursday that the NSER survey was continued in a transparent way across the division. He said that the survey was being conducted at Tehsil level by dividing districts into blocks at Multan, Khanewal , Vehari and Lodhran. The district wise registered families during survey included 400828 families in MultanRead More
Sindh health minister gets coronavirus vaccine shot at Jinnah Hospital
KARACHI : Sindh’s Health Minister Dr. Azra Pechuho received coronavirus vaccine shot at a public sector hospital here on Thursday morning. Pakistan, in the second phase, has launched vaccination of senior citizens aged 60 years and above from Wednesday (yesterday). The first dose of Sinopham coronavirus vaccine administered to the health minister at Karachi’s Jinnah Hospital this morning. Dr. Pechuho had earlier got herself registered at 1166 helpline for coronavirus vaccination. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan on Wednesday announced that the next phaseRead More