Over the past two decades, since the US-Nato forces entered the region to help Afghanistan fight the Taliban, India has helped rebuild civic infrastructure.
Lockdown imposed in major Punjab cities after surge in COVID-19 cases
File photo
LAHORE: In view of the recent spike in COVID-19 cases amid the fourth wave of the pandemic, the Punjab government has imposed a lockdown in Lahore, Multan, Rawalpindi and Faisalabad on Tuesday.
The lockdown has been imposed from Tuesday, August 3 and will remain in effect till August 31, according to a notification issued by the provincial government.
It is pertinent to mention here that the decision to re-impose restrictions was taken by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) after reviewing the worsening situation of the pandemic in the country.
Punjab govt imposes lockdown in Lahore, Rawalpindi, Multan and Faisalabad geo.tv - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from geo.tv Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
RAWALPINDI: People wait in queues to purchase sugar from an outlet of the Utility Stores at a weekly bazaar in the Committee Chowk area on Sunday. Online
LAHORE: The sugar price, currently hovering at Rs96 per kilogram, may decline by 10 to 15 per cent in the next two to three weeks if market watchers are to be believed.
“In fact, it should have come down if market dictates are something to go by, but financial might of the millers and their capacity to hold is delaying it,” says a local dealer.
Explaining the context of expectations, the tea leaf readers maintain that sugar factories currently hold 1.58 million tonnes in their stocks. In June, their monthly releases came down to 270,000 tonnes (from 350,000 tonnes in May) as hoarding loses its commercial lure.
Corona claims 78 more lives, infects 3,447
Top Story
May 11, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The national tally of total active COVID-19 cases on Monday recorded 80,375 with 3,447 more people tested positive for the deadly virus and 4,824 people recovered from the disease during the last 24 hours.
Seventy-eight corona patients died during past 24 hours, 68 of them were under treatment in hospital and 10 were quarantined at homes, according to the latest update issued by the National command and Operation Centre (NCOC). During the past 24 hours, most of the deaths occurred in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa followed by the Punjab. Out of total 78 deaths occurred in the last 24 hours, 31 of them died who were on ventilators. The National Covid positivity ratio during past 24 hours was recorded 9.12 percent.