ISLAMABAD: Amid reports of rising number of legislators testing positive for Covid-19 and two days before presentation of the federal budget, National Assembly Speaker Asad Qaiser on Tuesday inspected the main Assembly Hall to review seating and other arrangements to ensure principle of social distancing implemented. Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser visited National Assembly Hall […]
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KARACHI: The death toll in the Lyari building collapse tragedy reached 19 as rescue workers pulled 13 more bodies from the rubble on Tuesday, officials said. Moreover, there are fears that more people may be trapped under the debris. The rescue operation, which the authorities earlier claimed would be completed in 24 hours, continued till […]
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ISLAMABAD: Facing criticism from the opposition over its alleged partisan role and political victimisation, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has now decided to launch inquiries against Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Zafar Mirza and former health minister Aamer Mehmood Kiani on various charges, including a massive increase in the prices […]
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KARACHI: As the Covid-19 situation gets critical in the country with a steep rise in the number of affected patients, the provincial health department announced on Tuesday a series of steps to tackle the emerging challenge. These steps included establishment of five hospitals and high dependency units with 800 beds. “In an effort to provide […]
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Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Zafar Mirza on Wednesday said that the World Health Organisation is viewing the Covid-19 situation in the country through a “health lens” whereas the government has to look at the “holistic picture”. He was referring to a letter from the world health body in which it […]
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ISLAMABAD: The government decided to reduce customs duty on approximately 2,000 tariff lines in the FY2020-21 budget to reduce the cost of doing business, documents seen by Dawn showed on Tuesday. The Tariff Policy Board (TPB), led by Adviser to PM on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood decided the changes in the duty structure on these […]
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ISLAMABAD: The government on Tuesday lifted the ban on exports of seven products classified as personal protective equipment (PPE) in a bid to allow manufacturers to honour international orders. The decision, taken by the National Command and Operation Centre of the National Coordination Committee on June 8, will allow exports of disposable gowns, disposable gloves, […]
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ISLAMABAD: An agreement seems to have been reached to freeze the size and expenditures of the federal government in budget 2021, which is set to be announced on June 12. The decision has been made to keep the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme on track. Informed sources told Dawn that the government’s economic team held a final […]
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ISLAMABAD: In a rapidly evolving situation, the Petroleum Division on Tuesday moved another summary for immediate switching of fuel pricing to quarterly basis, with immediate effect from June 16 with the first price increase of about Rs9-10 per litre. The fresh move was launched on a day the federal cabinet took notice of fuel shortage […]
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The Paris Club of creditor nations have agreed to suspend debt service payments from Pakistan, Chad, Ethiopia and the Republic of Congo as part of a G20 debt relief deal, the group said. The latest agreements bring to 12 the number of countries to receive debt relief under the deal with a total of $1.1 […]
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