ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) aircraft, carrying medical relief goods donated by China, reached Islamabad on Saturday. Speaking at the Islamabad International Airport, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Chairman Lt Gen Muhammad Afzal said this relief equipment is a donation from the Pakistani community in China. The NDMA chief said Pakistan currently has the ability to conduct about 40,000 …

ISLAMABAD – Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar Saturday said that Pakistan now had the capacity to conduct at least 100,000 Covid-19 tests in 26 laboratories situated across the country, adding that the government may begin testing asymptomatic individuals moving forward. “We’ve only been testing visibly symptomatic patients thus far. It is possible that we will start …

Report asks for immediate recovery of Rs 100 billion from owners of power plants and review in signed agreements for power plant installation ISLAMABAD: An Inquiry committee has recommended to recover Rs 100 billion immediately from the owners of power plants and review the signed agreements for installation of a power plant in the country. Government sources have revealed that …

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ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser said on Saturday the government would make all necessary arrangements to bring back all Pakistanis overseas to the country. In a message, he said the government planned to run special flights for this purpose adding we would reach out to every stranded citizen of this country, Radio Pakistan reported. He said that a special …

BEIJING: China will provide Pakistan with unrequited assistance of Rs 2.048 billion for the completion of a smart university transformation project. The project belongs to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) framework to promote Pakistan’s economic and social development. The first phase of the pilot program includes 50 public universities, according to qq.com, a Chinese news website. The project aims to …

ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser has directed for making special arrangements for holding of meetings of committees of National Assembly through video conferencing. The decision of the Speaker came in order to initially make the non-legislative business of the National Assembly functional. This decision would facilitate the Standing Committees, Public Accounts Committee, Parliamentary and Special Committees to hold meetings …

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan said on Saturday that Ehsaas Cash Emergency Programme was reflection of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s feeling for the labour, working class and the poor segments of the society facing financial hardships owing to ongoing lockdown in the wake of spread of coronavirus. This she said during …

PESHAWAR: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday afternoon visited Hayatabad Medical Complex (HMC) in Peshawar where he was briefed by the hospital administration about arrangements made for the treatment of Coronavirus patients. He was accompanied by Governor KP Shah Farman, Chief Minister KP Mahmmod Khan, Federal Ministers Asad Umar, Shahryar Afridi and Special Assistant to PM on Social Protection Dr Sania …

President Dr Arif Alvi has thanked the Chinese medical team for visiting Pakistan when it was relentlessly engaged in containing the spread of the novel coronavirus. The appreciation came during a meeting with the eight-member team of Chinese doctors and medical experts. The team was led by Dr Ma Minghui, an expert in infectious diseases. The president particularly thanked the …