Gulf ban on travellers from South Asia cases leaves many stranded Daily News (via HT Media Ltd.)
What was supposed to have been a short break to visit her parents back in Pakistan in April ended up being an indefinite waiting game for Fariha Nasir.
A worrying surge in COVID-19 cases in South Asian countries had already led the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to suspend flights from India and before Nasir could return, Pakistan along with Bangladesh and Sri Lanka were added to that list in May.
Still stranded in her home country, Nasir has lost her contract job as a copywriter in UAE that she clinched after a two-year job hunt. She had served only 10 months of work.
Opposition blocks govt move to form poll reform panel Dawn 6 hrs ago none@none.com (Amir Wasim)
ISLAMABAD: The opposition on Thursday blocked the government’s move to present a resolution in the National Assembly authorising the speaker to constitute a parliamentary committee on electoral reforms, saying it would not become part of it without prior consultations and at a time when opposition leader Shehbaz Sharif and others were still in jail.
Amid a noisy protest by opposition members, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan hurriedly read out the complete text of the resolution, but Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri did not put it to vote and directed the government to engage opposition parties and bring it again with consensus.
Pakistan among major recipients as Covax details 238m vaccine doses rollout News Desk
Pakistan, Nigeria and Indonesia will be among the biggest recipients of free Covid-19 vaccines before June and each country will get more than 10 million doses, according to the Covax scheme announced on Tuesday
Some 238.2 million doses will be distributed around the world by the end of May through the programme aimed at boosting access to coronavirus jabs in poorer nations. Though vaccination campaigns have gathered pace globally, the majority of injections have been administered in wealthier countries while many nations have yet to receive a single dose.
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