Friday, October 8th, 2021
UN ready to help Pakistan to deal with Balochistan earthquake situation: UNSG spokesman
United Nations says it is ready to help Pakistan to deal with the situation arising out due to deadly earthquake that his parts of Balochistan. At a regular press briefing at UN Headquarters in New York, Stephane Dujarric, the spokesman of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, expressed condolences over the loss of lives and damages to properties due to the earthquake. The UN Secretary General spokesman said we are in touch with the national and provincial authorities in Pakistan. He said it does not look that they are requesting anyRead More
Fawad criticizes previous govts for economic woes of country
Islamabad : Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhary Fawad Hussain has strongly criticized the previous governments for the economic woes of the country. In a tweet today (Friday), he said the fifteen billion dollars loan which we paid this year could have been used for giving subsidy on oil and electricity. He said the effects of international increase in prices that Pakistan faces today are the outcome of those disastrous ten years of past governments.
Pm Imran Khan To Chair Nsc Meeting Today
ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan will chair a meeting of the National Security Committee (NSC) today (Friday) to discuss matters of national security in the wake of the current situation in Afghanistan. According to PM Office, the NSC session will be held in Islamabad to discuss the current situation in Afghanistan and the overall security situation in the region. The meeting will be attended by the services chiefs, intelligence officials and civilian leadership. During a recent visit of Tajikistan’s President to Pakistan in June, Prime Minister Imran KhanRead More
Pakistan’s Covid-19 Positivity Rate Under 2 Per Cent
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan continues to record decline in the COVID-19 cases, as the positivity ratio has dropped down to 1.99 per cent during the last 24 hours, According to National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC). The latest figures showed 26 new deaths over the said period, bringing the overall death toll to 28,058. After the emergence of 912 new infections, the total number of confirmed cases in the country has jumped to 1,256,233. Since the emergence of the first COVID-19 case in Pakistan, the country has conducted 19,782,491 total tests soRead More