Pakistan offers assistance to India to deal with COVID-19 crisis
Pakistan late Saturday night offered medical assistance to neighboring India, which is battling with one of the worst coronavirus crises in the world.
Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said in a Twitter post, On behalf of the people of Pakistan, I extend our heartfelt sympathies to the affected families in India and, as a gesture of solidarity with them, Pakistan offered to provide ventilators, digital X-ray machines and personal protective equipment.
The archrival neighbors have had very tense ties since August 2019 when India annexed its portion of the disputed territory of Kashmir.
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It’s estimated that vaccine manufacturers will be able to produce enough doses by early June to inoculate every American The Biden administration has came under intense pressure from various quarters, including the powerful US Chambers of Commerce, lawmakers and eminent Indian-Americans, to ship AstraZeneca and other Covid-19 vaccines along with several life-saving medical supplies to India, which is witnessing a deadly surge in coronavirus cases. “As the Covid pandemic inflicts a heavy toll on countries around the globe, the U.S. Chamber strongly encourages the administration to release the millions of AstraZeneca vaccine doses in storage - as well as other life-saving support - for shipment to India, Brazil, and other nations hard-hit by the pandemic,” said Myron Brilliante, executive vice president and head of international affairs at the US Ch
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PTI | April 24, 2021 | Updated 08:15 IST
US President Joe Biden
The Biden administration has came under intense pressure from various quarters, including the powerful US Chambers of Commerce, lawmakers and eminent Indian-Americans, to ship AstraZeneca and other Coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccines along with several life-saving medical supplies to India, which is witnessing a deadly surge in coronavirus cases.
Pressure mounts on Joe Biden admin to ship AstraZeneca vaccine, other medical supplies to India
Pressure mounts on Joe Biden admin to ship AstraZeneca vaccine, other medical supplies to India
The Joe Biden administration has come under intense pressure from various quarters to ship AstraZeneca, other Covid-19 vaccines and several life-saving medical supplies to India, which is witnessing a deadly surge in coronavirus cases.
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US President Joe Biden (Reuters photo)
The Biden administration has come under intense pressure from various quarters, including the powerful US Chambers of Commerce, lawmakers and eminent Indian-Americans, to ship AstraZeneca and other COVID-19 vaccines along with several life-saving medical supplies to India, which is witnessing a deadly surge in coronavirus cases.
The Biden administration has came under intense pressure from various quarters, including the powerful US Chambers of Commerce, lawmakers and eminent Indian-Americans, to ship AstraZeneca and other Coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccines along with several life-saving medical supplies to India, which is witnessing a deadly surge in coronavirus cases. As the Covid pandemic inflicts a heavy toll on countries around the globe, the US Chamber strongly encourages the administration to release the millions of AstraZeneca vaccine doses in storage - as well as other life-saving support - for shipment to India, Brazil, and other nations hard-hit by the pandemic, said Myron Brilliante, executive vice president and head of international affairs at the US Chamber of Commerce.