In a tragic incident, a real estate agent and father of two children was killed and another citizen wounded by robbers in the Gulshan-e-Maymar area on Monday.This gruesome event marks the 50th death.
Hyderabad: On Friday, the state government published a statement designating the public holidays, general holidays, and optional holidays for the year 2022. As a result of the Negotiable Instruments Act, there will be 23 public holidays and 28 general holidays for government offices, as well as five optional holidays out of 23 designated holidays for events and festivals.
SOPs flouted as city fails to observe curfew
Markets in residential neighborhoods continue operating past sanctioned business hours, administration turns blind eye
KARACHI:
As the country’s coronavirus positivity ratio continues to drop amid a decline in virus cases, the Sindh government however believes that the province could use another few weeks of restrictions for good measure.
The limitations, which included curtailed business hours and a nighttime curfew, were introduced in the days after Eidul Fitar, considering the relatively high number of Covid-19 cases in Sindh’s urban areas.
It was believed that if urban hubs like Karachi, where cases had spiked, followed protocol and avoided public places for a few weeks, the province could survive the virus’ third-wave and soon return to normalcy.
KMC hospitals told to ensure presence of doctors, paramedics during Eid holidays
Karachi
May 8, 2021
The medical superintendents of all Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) hospitals will ensure the presence of doctors, including all paramedical staff, at the hospital during the Eidul Fitar holidays.
“Citizens are facing health problems due to Covid-19 and there is a lot of patient pressure on hospitals,” Karachi Administrator Laeeq Ahmed passed these remarks while presiding over a meeting, in which the responsibilities of various departments and deployment of officers and staff during the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays were reviewed.
Senior Director Coordination Khalid Khan, Senior Director Municipal Services Masood Alam, Director General Works Shabih ul Hassan Zaidi, Chief Engineer Electrical Abbas Shah, Director Cemetery Iqbal Pervez and other officers were also present on the occasion.
Partial lockdown to be observed in ICT on Eid holidays
National
May 4, 2021
Islamabad: Deputy Commissioner Islamabad Hamza Shafqaat said on Monday that there would be a partial lockdown in the federal capital during Eidul Fitar holidays to contain further spread of novel coronavirus.
The administration has issued non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) ahead of Eid to curtail disease via reducing mobility, said Shafqaat. The order would come into force on May 8 and would remain enforced till May 16. Talking to APP, he said recreational spots/parks and travel nodes leading to tourist spots/picnic areas, tourist destinations like Murree, Galiyat, and Northern areas would be closed.