National
April 21, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Cabinet Tuesday approved the delegation of some powers to the Strategic Export Control Division (SECD) with a view to ensuring effective implementation of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1540 about control on the export of goods, technology and instruments related to nuclear and biological weapons and more effective implementation of Pakistan’s commitment to check the spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs).
The move would enable the division to make timely decisions in that regard.
For bringing about administrative improvement in the Federal Medical Teaching Institutes and allied teaching hospitals, Federal Medical Teaching Institute Ordinance 2020 promulgated by the president had already been implemented in various institutions.
Daily Times
April 21, 2021
The Federal Cabinet, in order to ensure timely decisions about basic food items in the country, demand and supply, assessment of prices, transportation and further strengthening of cooperation between the federal and provincial governments, Tuesday approved the establishment of a Centralized Database.
Prime Minister Imran Khan presided over the cabinet meeting, which also accorded an in-principle approval to the proposed law for the establishment of Centralized Database.
The meeting welcomed the inclusion of Shaukat Tareen as finance minister in the cabinet.
The prime minister stressed for early completion of the process for electronic voting machine and the right of vote to the overseas Pakistanis. The meeting was briefed about the progress made so far in that respect.
Hospitals getting overwhelmed: Ignoring SOPs major mistake, says Asad Umar
Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Monday said due to non-compliance of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) set to control spread of COVID-19, the situation in the country was getting worse.
In his tweet, he said oxygen supply capacity in the country was now under stress and the SOPs compliance remained low. “We are making a huge mistake by not following SOPs,” he warned.
He said the number of COVID patients in the hospitals was growing quickly and the critical care patients were now above 4,500, which was 30 percent higher than peak in June last year.
Cabinet okays setting up of database for food items
Also gives nod to members of boards of governors of five hospitals
ISLAMABAD:
The federal cabinet on Tuesday approved the setting up of a centralised database for basic food items to ensure timely decisions about their demand and supply, assessment of prices, transportation and further strengthening of cooperation between the federal and provincial governments.
Speaking at a post-cabinet briefing, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said the participants of the meeting had also given the nod to the appointment of members of the board of governors of the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, the National Institute of Child Health Karachi, the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases Karachi and the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences.
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