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Planning Minister Asad Umar said the issue of those who were registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and had ‘Proof of Registration (PoR)’ cards was discussed at the forum and it was decided that they would be vaccinated. APP/File
• Says NCOC working to find a way out
• Pakistan among 30 nations to have given over 5m doses
• Vaccination of people over 30 years begins
• 88 die, over 4,000 infected in single day
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Saturday said it was a huge challenge to vaccinate those residents of the country who did not possess computerised national identity cards (CNICs), but the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) was trying to devise a mechanism to have them inoculated as well.
Planning Minister Asad Umar said the issue of those who were registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and had ‘Proof of Registration (PoR)’ cards was discussed at the forum and it was decided that they would be vaccinated. APP/File
• Says NCOC working to find a way out
• Pakistan among 30 nations to have given over 5m doses
• Vaccination of people over 30 years begins
• 88 die, over 4,000 infected in single day
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Saturday said it was a huge challenge to vaccinate those residents of the country who did not possess computerised national identity cards (CNICs), but the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) was trying to devise a mechanism to have them inoculated as well.
Sindh not to relax SOPs after exponential rise in Covid cases
Karachi
May 21, 2021
Considering the exponential increase in the number of Covid-19 cases observed across Sindh since Eidul Fitr, the provincial government on Thursday decided against relaxing the standard operating procedures (SOPs), and resolved to review the situation on Saturday (tomorrow) to see if more restrictions will be needed.
Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah chaired a meeting of the provincial task force on Covid-19 that was told that on April 19, during the first week of Ramazan, Sindh had reported 737 positive cases, which was 5.2 per cent of those tested.
In mid-Ramazan 1,155 fresh cases were reported, which was eight per cent of those tested. On May 13, Eid Day, 1,232 cases were reported, while six days after Eid 2,076 new cases were reported, which was 10.2 per cent of those tested.
Demonstrators take part in a protest rally against Israel s attacks on the Gaza Strip in Karachi on Wednesday. AFP
Demonstrators take part in a protest rally against Israel s attacks on the Gaza Strip in Karachi on Wednesday. AFP
In a massive show of solidarity with Palestinians, thousands of Karachiites turned up at the unprecedented ‘Pakistan for Palestine’ demonstration at the Karachi Press Club (KPC) on Wednesday, demanding an immediate ceasefire from Israel and an end to the bombing of Gaza.
The demonstrators, including representatives of the the Karachi Union of Journalists (KUJ), Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ), Pakistan Medical Association (PMA), National Trade Union Federation (NTBA), Home-Based Women Workers Association and the Karachi Tax Bar Association (KTBA) along with thousands of citizens, called for an immediate end to the occupation and demolition of Al-Aqsa Mosque and Palestinian settlements, including Sheikh Jarrah, and for an end to the fo