Sunday, May 2nd, 2021
Pakistani beef gets sufficient opportunity to enter Chinese market: Report
BEIJING, May 2 : As China has a supply gap of beef and Pakistan has sufficient capacity, it was hoped that Pakistani beef will soon enter the Chinese market, says a report published by China Economic Net (CEN). According to the Pakistan Economic Survey 2019-20, more than 8 million rural households in Pakistan engage in livestock production which contributes to 35% to 40% of their total income. Over the years, animal husbandry has surpassed farm production and become the biggest contributor to value-added agriculture. Pakistan has 208 million food animals,Read More
Punjab CM visits different parts of Lahore, examines implementation of COVID SOPs
Lahore : Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Ahmed Buzdar visited different parts of Lahore today (Sunday) to examine the implementation of restrictions and adherence to Standard Operating Procedures by the people against COVID-19. He appreciated the administration, Pakistan Army and business community for observing SOPs and strict implementation to prevent the spread of deadly virus in the city.
Hasan helps Pakistan restrict Zimbabwe, win first Test by an innings and 16 runs
HARARE: Hasan Ali bagged his fourth Test fifer and helped Pakistan outclass Zimbabwe by an innings and 116 runs in the opening Test here at Harare Sports Club. Pakistan gained a strong lead of 250-runs and let Zimbabwe suffer in the batting. The home side kept on losing wickets after regular intervals. Zimbabwe survived before lunch after Imran Butt dropped a catch at slips off Shaheen Shah Afridi. Imran got puzzled when the ball came to him in the second slip and Pakistan missed a chance to remove Kevin Kasuza in the seventh over.Read More
India: People hire agents to stand in queue for Covid-19 drug Remdesivir
As the COVID-19 cases are spiraling at an alarming rate, the demand for COVID-19 essential drug Remdesivir has increased manifold. In Tamil Nadu’s Chennai, long queues have been witnessed at Remdesivir counters at Kilpauk Medical College and Hospital (KMCH). Owing to long queues, people are paying agents and locals ₹500 -₹1,500 to stand in for them in the drug queue. V Rama Rao, a social activist, said he got about five calls on Friday alone from elderly people who wanted the drug but couldn’t get it. “So, we are seekingRead More
131 more die to coronavirus as death toll crosses 18,000 in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD : The novel coronavirus has claimed 113 more lives across Pakistan over the last 24 hours, pushing the death toll from the disease to 18,070. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) data, 4,414 new infections were detected when 45,275 samples were tested during this period. The positivity rate of new cases was recorded at 9.74%, the NCOC said. The countrywide tally of confirmed cases climbed to 829,933 with the addition of 4, 414 new cases. Thus far, 722,202 patients have recuperated from the disease. The numberRead More