In the capital city, 182 new cases were reported on Tuesday.
Officials of the capital administration said a woman in the age group of 70-79, who died of the virus, was the resident of Loi Bher.
During the last 24 hours, 2,515 tests were conducted and 101 males and 81 females were found infected. The positivity rate was 7.23 per cent
The officials said 42 cases were reported in the age group of 30-39 followed by 35 in 40-49, 28 in 20-29, 27 in 10-19, 14 each in 0-9, 50-59, 60-69, six in 70-79 and two in 80 and above.
They said 23 cases were reported from Loi Bher, 12 from Bhara Kahu, nine each from Tarlai, F-7, eight each from G-9, E-11, Kurri, seven from F-8, six each from G-6, I-10, G-5, five each from I-8, F-6, Sohan, three each from G-10, G-11, Rawat, G-13, Chak Shahzad, F-10, I-9, Sihala, two each from G-7, F-11, G-8, Khanna, Chirrah, Gokina and one each from Koral, Kirpa, G-15, Model Town, Bari Imam, Rawal Town, Tarnol, B-17 and E-16.
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People throng Moti Bazaar in Rawalpindi for Eid shopping on Thursday ahead of May 8 to 16 lockdown announced by government. Photo by Mohammad Asim
ISLAMABAD: The capital administration has set up three centres to isolate expatriates coming to Pakistan in case they test positive of Covid-19.
Additional Deputy Commissioner Islamabad (East) Babar Sahib Din told
Dawn that the three quarantine facilities had been set up one each at OGDCL building, Marriott and Redison hotels. The isolation facility is available free of cost at the OGDCL and on the subsidised rate of Rs3,000 to Rs9,000 per day at Marriott and Redison.
It is up to the expatriate to avail of the government free of cost facility or stay at any of the two hotels, he said, adding Margalla Hotel and a guest house at F-7 had also been selected as a backup facilities and would be utilied, if needed.
Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin presided over the ECC meeting. Photo courtesy Radio Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet on Wednesday approved payment of Rs90 billion to 35 independent power producers (IPPs). The ECC also decided to give a last chance to K-Electric (KE) for settling Rs212bn payments and inking an agreement for additional power intake from the national grid on timely payments.
The ECC meeting, presided over by Minister for Finance and Revenue Shaukat Tarin, also approved lowering taxes on Chinese investors of hydropower projects in Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK), exempting the import of oxygen and related equipment from duties and taxes besides an additional Rs27.5bn grant for disaster management schemes in Karachi.
ECC approves Rs90 billion payment to 35 IPPs
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May 6, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee of the Cabinet (ECC) on Wednesday approved Rs90 billion as the first installment of outstanding payments to 35 independent power producers (IPPs) and withheld disbursal for 12 IPPs under the NAB investigation.
The ECC also approved targeted subsidies mechanism for power sector in principle and directed to finalize modalities to link it with Ehsaas program.
When asked about the possibility of $1.5 billion program approval from the World Bank till end June 2021, Minister for Finance Shaukat Tarin said the power tariff could not be hiked but the targeted subsidies were approved because it was prior action of WB’s loan program. Tarin said the power tariff could not be increased and the WB’s high-ups are empathetic about it.