Wednesday, April 28th, 2021
PM, Bill Gates discuss Covid-19 situation
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan held a telephonic conversation with Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the prime minister office in Islamabad said on Wednesday. Both exchanged views on the latest status of COVID-19 pandemic, polio eradication campaign, health and development issues, and climate change, a statement from the prime minister’s office said. “The Prime Minister expressed appreciation for the work of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for fighting poverty, combating COVID-19 pandemic and inequalities around the world,” according to the statement. While commending the GatesRead More
NEPRA likely to slash power tariff by 68 paisa
ISLAMABAD, APR 28 (DNA) – Power tariff is likely to witness a decline of 68 paisa per unit as a result of fuel adjustment for the month of March. National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) has completed hearing for reduction in the price of electricity for the month of March under fuel price adjustment and is likely to cut power tariff by 63 to 68 paisa per unit. According to NEPRA, the Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) had requested a reduction of 61 paisa per unit in the price ofRead More
FM of six nations urge equity in COVID-19 vaccine distribution
ISLAMABAD, APR 28 (DNA) – The foreign ministers of Pakistan, China, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka have agreed upon distribution of COVID-19 vaccine in accordance with the “principle of equity and justice”. Terming the vaccine as “key weapon to defeat COVID-19”, the foreign ministers expressed that “vaccine nationalism” would hinder the global efforts to defeat the pandemic and underscored the need to avoid the “immunity gap”. In a joint statement issued on Wednesday by the Foreign Office, the foreign ministers held a video conference on joint response to COVID-19,Read More
Norway slaps curbs on Pakistan
Mubashar Bhatti OSLO: Norway and Iran on Wednesday became the latest countries to impose restrictions or close their borders to Pakistani citizens entering their country out of fear of the dangerous Indian variant of coronavirus. “The rate of infections is very high in India, among other countries. In order to limit the risk of imported cases of new COVID-19 variants, we are now introducing stricter entry restrictions for travelers arriving from India and its neighboring countries, as well as Iraq”, Norway’s Justice and Public Security Minister Monica Maeland was quotedRead More
Turkish, Azerbaijani capital markets regulators ink MoU
ANKARA – Turkey’s Capital Markets Board (SPK) and the Central Bank of Azerbaijan signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU). According to a SPK statement on Wednesday, the MoU aims to improve the exchange of information and technical cooperation about capital markets between the authorities of the two countries. “This MoU is considered an important step … towards enhancing dialogue on regulations and practices as well as sharing of expertise about capital markets,” the statement said. To date, SPK has signed bilateral MoU with foreign counterpart authorities in 36 countries.
All set to hold by-elections on NA-249, Karachi West-II on Thursday
KARACHI, APR 28 (DNA) – All is set to hold by-elections on national assembly constituency NA-249, Karachi West-II on Thursday. Presiding officers have been directed that pictures of Form-45 be sent to returning officers in presence of polling agents of contesting candidates. Amjad Afridi of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Miftah Ismail of PML(N), Qadir Khan Madokhel of Pakistan People s party, Mustafa Kamal of Pak Sarzameen party and Mohammad Mursaleen of MQM Pakistan are taking part in the election in constituency. = DNA =======================