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Coronavirus has claimed 63 more lives in Pakistan during the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 14,028, reported on Thursday. The latest statistics of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) showed the COVID-19 has claimed 63 more lives and 3,946 fresh infections were reported during the period. The total count of active cases is 36,849. A total of 38,858 tests were conducted across the country during this period. Since the detection of the first COVID-19 case in the country, overall 9,934,373 tests have been conducted so far. Read more: Govt issues guidelines for AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine 2,587 patients are in critical condition across the country, whereas, 27,47 people recovered from the deadly disease during the last 24 hours. Overall 588,975 have regained their health from the COVID-19. Sindh remains top on the list with 263,815 cases reported in the province so far, followed by Punjab with 205,314 COVID cases so far. 81,787 cases have been reporte...

The military parade in connection with Pakistan Day celebrations is currently underway in Islamabad on Thursday. President of Pakistan, Dr Arif Alvi, Defence Minister, Pervez Khattak, Chief of Army Staff, General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Naval Chief, Admiral Amjad Khan Niazi and other distinguished guests are attending the cermony. The contingents of the three armed forces and other security forces will conduct march past whilst fighter jets will present aerobatic maneuvers. As per notifications of Deputy Commissioners Islamabad and Rawalpindi, there is a local holiday in the twin cities in connection with the military parade. To facilitate the Parade, Islamabad Traffic Police will restrict traffic on Islamabad Expressway from Khanna Bridge to zero points between 5:00 in the morning to 2:00 in the afternoon. Islamabad Traffic police have specified alternate routes to facilitate Traffic flow. It is to be noted that the Parade scheduled to take place on March 23, was postponed owing to...

Islamabad's administration has amended days for commercial activities in line with the National Command and Operations Centre's (NCOC) recommendations that will remain in place till April 11. In a notification, the District Magistrate's Office said all commercial activities, establishments, and areas will close by 10pm on weekdays and shall remain completely closed on weekends — Fridays and Saturdays. Indoor dining in restaurants has been banned, however, outdoor dining is permitted till 10pm on weekdays only. On weekends, both indoor and outdoor dining will be prohibited in the capital, whereas takeaway and home delivery will be permitted. "50% work from home policy will be implemented in ICT with immediate effect," the notification said, adding the cinemas and shrines will continue to remain closed. The ban imposed on indoor gatherings will remain in place, while outdoor events will be allowed with a cap of 300 persons — with strict adherence to COVID-19 S...

Schools in Pakistan that are located in coronavirus hotspot areas will remain closed till April 11, Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood announced Wednesday. He was speaking to the media after an important meeting of education and health ministers at the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) to decide on the closure of schools amid an alarming rise of coronavirus cases in the country. The number of COVID-19 active cases has doubled in the last three weeks while the positivity ratio has remained above 8% in the last few days. According to the NCOC data, the number of active cases was 17,352 on March 6 which reached 36,849 on Wednesday. Mehmood said the government will hold a meeting with the Cambridge exams board to see whether examinations can be postponed or not. Board examinations of classes nine to 12 will be held as per the timetable, he said. We have seen that the number of cases in Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Azad Kashmir has increased, he said. “The number...

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) reserved on Wednesday a verdict on former prime minister Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani’s petition challenging the election of the Senate chairman. IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah took up the petition. After a preliminary hearing, the court reserved its judgement on the maintainability of the petition, which is likely to be announced shortly. During the hearing, the top IHC judge suggested that the petitioner could send a reference to the National Assembly speaker under Article 63 to have his grievance redressed. “Has the Senate chairman ever been removed from the post in the past?” Justice Minallah asked Farooq H Naek, who represented Gillani. “What is the procedure for removal of the Senate chairman?” he further asked. The judge observed that the court abstains from unnecessarily intervening in the matter. “You can take the matter to a Senate committee,” he suggested. At this, the counsel said no committee has powers to dislodge the Senate chairman. S...

Coronavirus has claimed 30 more lives in Pakistan during the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 13,965, reported on Wednesday. The latest statistics of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) showed the COVID-19 has claimed 30 more lives and 3,301 fresh infections were reported during the period. The total count of active cases is 36,849. A total of 38,282 tests were conducted across the country during this period. Since the detection of the first COVID-19 case in the country, overall 9,895,515 tests have been conducted so far. 2,564 patients are in critical condition across the country, whereas, 957 people recovered from the deadly disease during the last 24 hours. Overall 586,228 have regained their health from the COVID-19. from latest-news - SUCH TV https://ift.tt/3f8Pvsh

US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday reiterated Washington's "commitment to maintaining strong bilateral defense relationship with Pakistan". The Pentagon chief renewed the commitment in a phone call with Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on March 21. "Secretary Austin reinforced the United States’ commitment to maintaining a strong bilateral defense relationship with Pakistan and expressed gratitude for Islamabad’s continued support for the Afghan peace process," said a press statement issued by the Department of Defense. In the phone call, the US defence chief noted that he looks forward to "further cooperation" between the two countries in areas of common interest. The phone call came just weeks before Washington is due to withdraw the last of its troops under a deal struck with the Afghan Taliban and Austin's unannounced trip to Afghanistan on Sunday. Kabul was the last stop on a whirlwind tour of Asia for the new Pent...