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Rawalpindi : Another four patients suffering from coronavirus illness, COVID-19 from Islamabad Capital Territory and Rawalpindi district lost their lives due to the illness in the last 24 hours.
Islamabad : President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday telephoned the families of martyred soldiers of Kurram military operation, who laid their lives for the country.The President spoke to the families of.
FDE decision on Saturday working day draws flak
August 4, 2021
Islamabad : The Federal Directorate of Education (FDE) has declared Saturday as a working day for the public sector educational institutions it regulates in Islamabad Capital Territory.
The FDE declared a six days work week amid the COVID-19 surge when the ICT administration imposed a smart lockdown in various sectors and restricted the movement of residents in 27 streets in different sectors due to a COVID-19 spike and higher positivity ratio.
The teachers said the most paradoxical thing was that the controlling office, FDE, was closed on Saturdays.
A teacher at the Islamabad Model Postgraduate College told The News that though the monsoon arrival had provided relief to the people from hot and humid weather, infectious diseases were spreading.
August 4, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The World Bank has reallocated $150 million (Rs24.27) for Pakistan to procure COVID-19 vaccines, South Asia Regional Vice President (SARVP) World Bank Hartwig Schafer said on Tuesday.
Talking to Minister for Finance Shaukat Tarin here, Schafer said, The WB is fully committed to providing assistance to the developing countries for procurement of COVID-19 vaccines and for the purpose, $150 million has been re-allocated for Pakistan by the Bank.”
Pakistan s Country Director World Bank Najy Benhassine and Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Finance and Revenue Dr Waqar Masood were also present in the meeting.
The finance minister acknowledged the significant contribution of the World Bank in the socio-economic development of the country since the 1950s. He welcomed the World Bank Group’s proposed $12 billion initiative to help developing countries procure COVID-19 vaccines to treat up to one billion people.