COVID-19 claims 24 more patients, infects 1,423 others
Karachi, August 26, 2021 (PPI-OT):As many as 24 more patients of Coronavirus died overnight lifting the death toll to 6,766 and 1,423 new cases emerged when 20,553 tests were conducted. This was stated by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in a statement issued here on Thursday. He added that 24 more patients of COVID-19 lost their lives lifting the death toll to 6,766 that constituted 1.6 percent death rate. Mr. Shah said that 20,553 samples were tested which detected 1,423 cases that constituted 7 percent current detection rate. He added that so far 5,469,953 tests have been conducted…
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Youth Affairs along with delegation of Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry meet Chairman FBR
Islamabad, August 26, 2021 (PPI-OT):Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Youth Affairs Usman Dar along with delegation of Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry comprising President of the Sialkot Chamber Qaiser Iqbal Baryaar and other senior office bearers of trade bodies met with Chairman Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmed at FBR HQ. Usman Dar and delegates of trade bodies congratulated Dr. Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmed on his appointment as Chairman FBR. The delegation appreciated FBR for taking special initiatives to promote ease of doing business in Sialkot. They also valued the automated issuance of refunds into taxpayer’s…
NAB’s anti-corruption strategy acknowledged reputed national and international organization
Islamabad, August 26, 2021 (PPI-OT):Honourable Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal, Chairman NAB chaired a meeting to review the performance of NAB Sukkur especially conviction made under Section 10 of National Accountability Ordinance (NAO)-1999 and under Section 25 (B) of NAO-1999 during the tenure of the present management of NAB at NAB Headquarter. Hussain Asghar, Deputy Chairman NAB, Syed Asghar Haider, Prosecutor General Accountability (PGA), Zahir Shah, DG Operations NAB and other senior officers of NAB attended at the meeting, Mirza Muhammad Irfan Baig, DG NAB Sukkur also participated in the meeting via video link. During the meeting Mirza Muhammad Irfan Baig,…
Local mobile manufacturing surpasses mobile phone import
Islamabad, August 26, 2021 (PPI-OT):The production of mobile phones by local manufacturing plants has surpassed the number of mobile phones imports in the country. During Jan-July 2021, the production of mobile phones by local manufacturing plants was 12.27 Million and imported mobile phones was recorded at 8.29 Million. This trend reflects a positive uptake on PTA’s Mobile Device Manufacturing (MDM) Authorization regulatory regime whereby local manufacturing within the first year of regime introduction has resulted in production of 12.27 Million phones in a short span of 7 months including 4.87 million 4G smartphones. The successful implementation of Device Identification Registration…
Ambassador of Qatar Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Faisal Al-Thani calls on Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani
Islamabad, August 26, 2021 (PPI-OT):Ambassador of Qatar Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Faisal Al-Thani called on the Chairman Senate Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani at the Parliament House on Thursday. Matters of bilateral significance, regional and international importance were discussed during the meeting. The Chairman Senate, while welcoming the Ambassador of Qatar, observed that Pakistan attaches high importance to its friendly relations with Qatar. The two countries have stood by each other in difficult times, he said. Sanjrani added that Corona Pandemic has created an extraordinary situation globally and regionally and a concerted effort is needed to control the Pandemic. The government…
MNAs and Ms Zala Qaiser’s surprise visit of National Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine
Islamabad, August 26, 2021 (PPI-OT):The Hon. Members of the National Assembly of Pakistan paid a surprise visit to National Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine (NIRM), Islamabad alongside Ms. Zala Qaiser, the daughter of the Hon. Speaker National Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on Thursday the 26th August, 2021. NIRM was established in 1987/88 under a presidential order to provide state of the art health care facilities for all types of disabilities. All services that the hospital provides were thoroughly inspected by the august forum. The faculty members were inquired about their requirements besides taking direct input from the patients…
16th meeting of the Standing Committee on Parliamentary Affairs held
Islamabad, August 26, 2021 (PPI-OT):16th meeting of the Standing Committee on Parliamentary Affairs was held in Committee Room No.7, Parliament House, and Islamabad at 11:00 a.m. under the Chairmanship of Mr. Mujahid Ali, MNA to consider the Government and Private Members’ Bills. The Standing Committee discussed the Bills in detail, Mr. Ali Mohammad Khan, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs requested that the following Bills may be withdrawn. The committee therefore, unanimously recommended that the following Bills may be withdrawn: - i. The Members of Parliament (Salaries and Allowances) (Amendment) Bill, 2020” (moved by Mr. Ali Muhammad Khan, ii. The…
16th meeting of the Standing Committee on Science and Technology held
Islamabad, August 26, 2021 (PPI-OT):16th meeting of the Standing Committee on Science and Technology was held on 26th August, 2021 at 2:00 p.m in Committee Room No.7. Mr. Sajid Mehdi, Chairman presided over the meeting to discuss the various issues pertaining to Ministry of Science and Technology. The Committee discussed the pros and cons of the following Government and Private members Bills. Some members requested that Committee may not pass the Bills in a haste to remove lacunas and to avoid the possibility of overlapping of the existing legislation. The Committee agreed in principle and deferred the following Bills till…
55th meeting of the Standing Committee on Law and Justice held
Islamabad, August 26, 2021 (PPI-OT):55th meeting of the Standing Committee on Law and Justice was held today under the Chairmanship of Mr. Riaz Fatyana, MNA at 03:00 P.M. in Committee Room of Ministry of Law and Justice “S” Block, Pak. Secretariat, Islamabad. The meeting started with recitation from the Holy Quran then, the Committee decided to proceed with the agenda. The Committee unanimously confirmed the minutes of previous meetings and deferred the agenda item No 2 till next meeting. The Committee was briefed by Dr. Ishrat Hussain, Advisor to Prime Minister on Institutional Reforms and Austerity, on various initiatives for…