Tuesday, April 20th, 2021
Any artificial increase in prices of essential commodities will not be tolerated: Buzdar
Lahore : Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar says any artificial increase in prices of essential commodities will not be tolerated. Chairing a meeting of Provincial Ministers in Lahore, he reviewed measures for provision of relief to the people under Ramadan package, progress on development projects in the province and sanitation arrangements in Lahore. The Chief Minister said government will continue to take every possible step for protection of rights of the people. Chief Minister Usman Buzdar directed Provincial Ministers to visit Ramzan Bazaars to monitor relief activities. He directed toRead More
Akhtar suggests Haider ‘be responsible’ while batting
KARACHI: Shoaib Akhtar said young Haider Ali should take responsibility while batting otherwise he wouldn’t get too many chances. Speaking on PTV Sports, Akhtar suggested Haider to become responsible and play according to the situation. “It is not compulsory for you to play aggressively every single time. Sometimes you need to play according to the situation,” he said. “Haider should learn how to take singles and doubles to make a game for his team. Every time I saw him getting out in a hurry,” he added. Akhtar thinks that HaiderRead More
CAA updates its international travel categories amid COVID-19 third wave
KARACHI : The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) on Tuesday has extended its travel advisory for passengers arriving from foreign countries till April 24 in wake of COVID-19 third wave. The CAA has updated its category C for international travel and added India to the list. South Africa, UK, Portugal, Ireland, Netherland, Botswana, Zambia and Brazil are already included in the list. The number of countries included in category C currently stands at 24. Those coming from countries in the C travel category will have to take prior permission from theRead More
Pakistan sees 137 COVID-related deaths, 5,445 new infections
ISLAMABAD: The novel coronavirus has claimed 137 more lives in Pakistan during the last 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 16,453. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Covid-19, the country reported 137 more deaths due to the pandemic, while 5,445 new cases were reported during the said period. The national tally of confirmed cases climbed to 766,882 as 5,445 new infections surfaced during the past 24 hours. As many as 68,002 samples were tested, out of which 5,152 turned out to be positive withRead More