Friday, September 10th, 2021
Govt firmly believes in freedom of media: Fawad
Islamabad : Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain has said the government firmly believes in freedom of media. Talking to the office bearers of Rawalpindi-Islamabad Union of Journalists, he assured to address reservations regarding the proposed Pakistan Media Development Authority bill. He said we are ready for amendments in the bill except on the issue of fake news and media workers’ rights. He said laws of five countries were studied for the establishment of Pakistan Media Development Authority. The Information Minister said ours is the first government whichRead More
Umar Hopeful Pakistan Will Surpass Jab Target
ISLAMABAD : As many as 50 million citizens have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine while more than 20 million have been fully vaccinated against the viral disease, said NCOC head Asad Umar on Friday. “In the early days of the vaccination campaign we had set a daunting target of vaccinating 7 crore people by the end of this year,” the planning and development minister said in a post on his official Twitter handle. “Happy to report that 5 crore people have now recieved atleast 1 dose.Read More
Pakistan Reports 3,689 Fresh Coronavirus Cases, 83 Deaths
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan reported as many as 3,689 new cases of the coronavirus and 83 deaths during the past 24 hours, said the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Friday. It said the nationwide death toll rose to 26,580 after 83 more people died of the viral disease. A total of 61,128 samples were tested during the previous 24 hours, out of which 3,689 turned out to be positive, taking the country’s caseload to 1,197,887. Infection rate was recorded at 6.03 per cent, the NCOC, Pakistan’s top platform overseeing theRead More