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Daily Times Pakistani nationals, medical emergencies exempted; policy will remain in effect till May 19 midnight
May 3, 2021
In view of keeping new variants of Covid-19 away from Pakistan, the National Command and Coordination Centre (NCOC) has decided to cease the inbound pedestrian movement from Afghanistan and Iran from Wednesday (May 5) with exception to Pakistani nationals desirous to return.
The National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) reviewed on Sunday the existing land border management policy with Afghanistan and Iran in a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19 variants. The revised policy will only be applicable to inbound pedestrian movement, and is to come into effect from May 5.
Pakistani nationals, medical emergencies exempted; policy will remain in effect till May 19 midnight
Pak-Afghan Border. PHOTO: AFP
ISLAMABAD:
The National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) reviewed on Sunday the existing land border management policy with Afghanistan and Iran in a bid to curb the spread of Covid-19 variants.
The revised policy will only be applicable to inbound pedestrian movement, and is to come into effect from May 5. With the emergence of various variants and to restrain import of any new mutation to Pakistan, current policy of land border management with Afghanistan and Iran has been reviewed to ensure regulated inbound pedestrian movement and effective management of COVID protocols at Border Terminals (BTs), the NCOC maintained.
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Critics of the Pakistan armed forces now face two years in jail as well as fines of up to Rs 500,000, as per a new criminal law amendment bill passed on Wednesday by the National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior.
Any Pakistani citizen who criticises the armed forces of the Islamic republic may now land in prison for two years, along with a fine worth Rs500,000 or both. A parliamentary panel in the country has endorsed the controversial law.
Despite the sharp criticism by the Opposition parties which called it ultra vires of the fundamental rights, the legislation was adopted by the National Assembly Standing Committee on Interior on Wednesday.