HARIPUR: The district administration has placed 58 localities of Haripur under smart lockdown for seven days over a spike in coronavirus cases.
The lockdown orders were issued by deputy commissioner Nadeem Nasir on the recommendation of the district health officer.
Sources in the DHO’s offices told Dawn that the district had recorded 3,238 coronavirus cases and 307 of them were active until Thursday, while 2,871 had recovered from the infection.
They said of the active cases, 14 were admitted to the Corona Ward of the district headquarters hospital; 217 were quarantined at home, and 80 were under treatment in different private hospitals.
The sources said 60 deaths from coronavirus had so far been reported in the district.
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FCDO team learns about governance challenges
Peshawar
February 6, 2021
PESHAWAR: A delegation at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) in Pakistan visited Haripur district to learn about the challenges in governance and service delivery in the district administration.
An official handout said the delegation members met Deputy Commissioner Nadeem Nasir, Additional Deputy Commissioner Finance & Planning Tabinda Tariq and other officers.
They also discussed the planned technical assistance of the FCDO and how it is helping them in addressing their reform plans.
The statement said that the FCDO is providing technical assistance through Sub-National Governance (SNG) Programme, a 4-year project supporting the provincial governments of KP and Punjab, as well as local governments (LG), to create better enabling environment for enhanced service delivery through institutional strengthening and efficient use of public funds.