Pakistan s coronavirus positivity rate was 3.72% in the last 24 hours, which is reportedly the lowest since March 3. On March 3, the country s positivity rate was 3.75% after which it kept increasing as the country continued to battle the third wave of the deadly virus. Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were the most affected areas, according to experts. The number of cases dropped after the government increased the pace of the national vaccination drive. In a press conference on Sunday, Punjab Health Minister Yasmin Rashid said that last month [April], over 4,000 cases were reported in Punjab every day. The number has now dropped below 1,000. The credit goes to strict implementati.
Foreign service officers miffed at Imran’s jab
Foreign service officers miffed at Imran’s jab
Anger has been building among the foreign service officers over Prime Minister Imran Khan’s comments accusing them of harbouring ‘colonial mindset’ and ‘callousness’ in dealing with the expatriate community.
Prime Minister Khan had, while speaking to envoys posted in 19 countries through video conferencing on Wednesday, said that he had noticed “shocking callousness” of Pakistani diplomats posted overseas after a few recent incidents involving the expatriates.
He was in particular critical of the missions in Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, which host the largest Pakistani communities overseas, but the way the comments were delivered made it look like a censure of the entire foreign service.
In this file photo, Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks to Pakistani ambassadors posted in world capitals. DawnNewsTV/File
ISLAMABAD: Anger has been building among the foreign service officers over Prime Minister Imran Khan’s comments accusing them of harbouring ‘colonial mindset’ and ‘callousness’ in dealing with the expatriate community.
Prime Minister Khan had, while speaking to envoys posted in 19 countries through video conferencing on Wednesday, said that he had noticed “shocking callousness” of Pakistani diplomats posted overseas after a few recent incidents involving the expatriates.
He was in particular critical of the missions in Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, which host the largest Pakistani communities overseas, but the way the comments were delivered made it look like a censure of the entire foreign service.
National
March 13, 2021
LAHORE: Slogans in the Women March were raised against the ideology and Constitution of Pakistan, said Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi, special aide to prime minister on Religious Harmony and Middle East.
There is a need for a thorough investigation into some videos of the Women March. Endeavours are being made to keep check on misuse of the blasphemy law, he said.
Addressing the Pakistan Stability Conference held at the Cathedral Church here, Ashrafi said the minorities role is imperative for the stability of Pakistan. He said Pakistan s Constitution is supreme and no one is above the law and Constitution. All Pakistanis must work together to make Pakistan a strong Islamic welfare state. He said without electoral reforms, Pakistan s electoral system cannot be right. He said the Constitution of Pakistan is the protector of the rights given by Islam to women and minorities.
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