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May 16, 2021
KARACHI: President Dr Arif Alvi on Saturday chaired a high-level meeting here at Sindh Governor House to review the measures taken by the government to contain further spread of Covid-19.
The meeting was attended by Governor of Sindh Imran Ismail, Federal Ministers Asad Umar and Ali Haider Zaidi, Senator Saif Abro, MNA Jay Prakash and MPA Firdous Shamim Naqvi, Haleem Adil Sheikh, Khurram Sher Zaman, Bilal Ghaffar, Saeed Afridi and others, said a Sindh Governor spokesperson.
Expressing his satisfaction over the government s initiatives on coronavirus, President Dr Arif Alvi said that the people followed the Covid-19 standard operating procedures (SOPs) on the occasion of Eidul Fitr in a good manner which was the success of the government s strategy. He said that the epidemic would soon be brought under control with the mutual cooperation of the government and masses.
Karachi: Sindh Governor Imran Ismail recently visited ‘the world’s longest restaurant on wheels’ in Karachi.
The mobile restaurant has been providing free meals twice a day. The people are also allowed to take away as many parcels of free meals as they like for their family members who are not able to reach the restaurant.
The restaurant is housed in a shipping container specially equipped to be used as a kitchen and dine-in facility. A non-profit JDC Foundation Pakistan has been running this novel charitable venture since the start of Ramadan. Sindh Governor Imran Ismail tries his hand at frying samosas in the mobile restaurant s kitchen.
Fawad terms Fazlur Rehman s statement about security institutions irresponsible
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PM s visit to Saudi Arabia to further boost bilateral ties in diversified areas: Fawad
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ch Fawad Hussain has said that Maulana Fazlur Rehman has given an irresponsible statement about the security institutions.
Minister said upcoming visit of Prime Minister Imran Khan to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia would prove a milestone in bilateral relations and cooperation in diversified areas especially economic field would get further boost.
Taking to media persons along with Sindh Governor Imran Ismail, he said Pakistan and Saudi Arabia enjoyed deep fraternal relations.
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ISLAMABAD/LAHORE/KARACHI: Pakistan has reported 157 deaths in 24 hours due to COVID-19, which is highest death toll in the country in a single day since start of the pandemic last year. Last time, as many as 153 people died of COVID-19 in Pakistan on June 20, 2020.
The authorities are mulling over complete lockdown across the country including closure of markets, malls, transport and schools. The Punjab province also called out army in five cities, including Lahore, Rawalpindi and Gujranwala, to help local authorities enforce precautionary measures. The total number of deaths has now reached 16,999 mark with death rate of 2.2 percent. The data shared on official portal of the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) shows that 98 COVID-19 patient died in Punjab followed by 37 deaths in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The Punjab also leads the tally with 7,897 deaths, followed by Sindh 4,587, KP 3,066, Islamabad 657, AJK 458, Balochistan 230 while 104 people lost their lives in
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