Sunday, July 4th, 2021
UAE approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use
ABU DHABI – The United Arab Emirates has approved Moderna Inc’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use, the fifth vaccine to receive such approval by the Gulf Arab state, the health ministry said in a statement on state news agency WAM on Sunday. The UAE, the region’s tourism, trade and business hub, has had one of the world’s fastest vaccination campaigns but daily coronavirus cases have remained close to 2,000, though below a peak near 4,000 in February. The UAE, a federation of seven emirates, has reported the spread of theRead More
Ehsaas utilizes 100% of its budget in 2 consecutive years
DNA ISLAMABAD – Islamabad: Since its launch on March 27, 2019, Ehsaas has fully consumed the budget allocations in last two financial years i.e. July 1, 2019- June 30, 2021. Overall, the entire Rs. 206.76 billion Ehsaas allocations for FY 2020-21 have been consumed for various social protection and poverty alleviation initiatives under Ehsaas. Similarly, Rs. 254.95 allocated for FY 2019-20 was fully disbursed and utilised in the said year. “Allocation for the Ehsaas program has been enhanced to Rs. 260 Billion for the fiscal year 2021-22”, said Dr. Sania.Read More
Army wins National Women Handball Title
Afzal Javed Islamabad, July4: Strong and star studded Pakistan Army won the 15th edition of National Women Handball Championship after defeating favourite Wapda by 27-24 at Kunj stadium Abbottabad. Army skipper Ayesha Dilshad showed her best skills with 17 goals to secure Army for the championship title while Nusrat Bano from Wanda scored 6 goals. During interval Wapda was leading with 13-12scores but after interval Army players including Ayesha Dilshad, Asma Altaf and Zobia Shehnaz played attacking game against defending champion to put them in pressure with closing finalRead More
EU launches a new Rule of Law programme in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Today, the European Union and its partners launched a programme that aims to promote the rule of law and enhance the criminal justice system in Pakistan, with a specific focus on the provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan. Anchored in the vision that an enhanced and reformed justice sector is the only sustainable solution for addressing critical and systematic weaknesses in justice delivery, the programme spans from 2021 till 2025, and is financed with EUR20 million. Jointly implemented by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations EntityRead More
Shaheen Afridi welcomes Haris Rauf in central contract list By Sohail Ali
LAHORE, Jul 04:Fast bowler Haris Rauf has been welcomed by his fellow paceman of Pakistan men’s national cricket team, Shaheen Shah Afridi upon his inclusion in the central contract 2021-22 list. Rawalpindi born Haris has been named for the first time in category C on 2 July. The 27-year old fast bowler had got emerging category last year. In the previous 12 months, Haris has featured in 22 white-ball games and took 31 wickets at an average of 26.12 and an economy rate of 7.46. Shaheen Shah Afridi on SundayRead More
European Union launches a new Rule of Law programme in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Staff Report ISLAMABAD: Today, the European Union and its partners launched a programme that aims to promote the rule of law and enhance the criminal justice system in Pakistan, with a specific focus on the provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Balochistan. Anchored in the vision that an enhanced and reformed justice sector is the only sustainable solution for addressing critical and systematic weaknesses in justice delivery, the programme spans from 2021 till 2025, and is financed with EUR20 million. Jointly implemented by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations EntityRead More