Thursday, July 1st, 2021
Saudi authorities unveil operational plan for Hajj season
ISLAMABAD, Jul 01:Saudi Arabia’s General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques launched its operational plan for this year’s Hajj season. Acting Minister of Media Majid Al-Qasabi said the country’s leaders and people are honored to serve the Two Holy Mosques and all who come to them as pilgrims or visitors. “The Kingdom’s government has enabled all the concerned sectors in the country to facilitate the service of pilgrims, and to harness all the security, safety and health capabilities to facilitate the services (that allow) pilgrims to performRead More
Over 50M corona-virus vaccine jabs administered in Turkey
ANKARA, Jul 1:More than 50 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines have now been administered in Turkey, the country’s president announced on Thursday. Vaccines are “our most effective weapon in the fight against the corona-virus pandemic,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Twitter. He said Turkovac, the country’s homegrown corona-virus vaccine currently in Phase 3 of clinical trials, will be launched soon to boost Turkey’s efforts to overcome the pandemic.“We will carry Turkey to a healthier future,” the president vowed. Amid a nationwide decline in infections, Turkey has further eased COVID-19Read More
*Raza Bashir thanks compatriots on successful completion of tour of duty in Canada*
Pakistan High Commissioner to Canada Raza Bashir Tarar has said that he has completed a rewarding tour of duty in Canada and is returning to Pakistan with loads of love and affection of Canadian Pakistanis who stood by him and his team and helped in improvement of bilateral relations, trade, cultural links and enhancement of Pakistan’s image abroad. He was addressing an online monthly public forum-cum-ekatchehry arranged by the Pakistan High Commission Canada and its Consulates in Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal to receive and address queries and concerns of membersRead More
Post pandemic Poland: crisis-proof, equitable
Post pandemic Poland: crisis-proof, equitable Mateusz Morawiecki STRAPLINE: Poland will use the time after the pandemic to refashion its economic and social system so that it is more crisis-proof and equitable, setting the country on a new path of development. We live in amazing times. The last dozen or so months have been marked by health concerns and fears about the future. A lot of Poles wondered not only whether they would be able to avoid the coronavirus, but also whether they would still have a job to provide forRead More