The first person in Pakistan to get the coronavirus vaccine
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Tuesday Feb 02, 2021
Prime Minister Imran Khan and federal minister supervising the first coronavirus shot as Pakistan kicks off its vaccination drive, on February 2, 2021. Twitter/Asad Umar
Pakistan kick started the coronavirus vaccination drive today
In a ceremony earlier today, the first person was administered the vaccine
Asad Umar, taking to Twitter, revealed who the lucky person was
Pakistan on Tuesday kick-started the coronavirus vaccination drive as the country moves forward in its fight against the pandemic that has taken the lives of over 10,000 Pakistanis.
In a ceremony earlier in the day with Prime Minister Imran Khan, Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar, Special Assistant to PM on Health Dr Faisal Sultan, and other ministers present the first person was administered the vaccine.
Clip from German TV programme circulates in misleading posts about coronavirus vaccines and Bill Gates
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The original clip is from a German TV report about coronavirus conspiracy theories.
AFP – As countries around the world scramble to roll out vaccination campaigns, a video showing computer-generated images of people being implanted with microchips is circulating online alongside warnings that Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates plans to obtain total control of the world through vaccination.
This claim is misleading; the original clip is from a German TV report about coronavirus conspiracy theories. AFP has previously debunked similar claims about Gates and implants.
Court halts new appointments under MTI
Islamabad
January 29, 2021
Islamabad : Hearing a petition against implementation of Medical Teaching Institutes (MTI) Ordinance, the Islamabad Islamabad High Court (IHC) Thursday ordered a halt to all new appointments under the new ordinance, and instructed that the court be informed before making any such appointment.
The court also directed that the Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Medical University (SZABMU) be made a party in the petition and ordered that no action be taken against the existing staff of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), who have been resisting the implementation of MTI for two months now.
Islamabad: Hearing a petition against implementation of Medical Teaching Institutes Ordinance, the Islamabad Islamabad High Court Thursday ordered a halt to all new appointments under the new.
GHA to bar new director from entering PIMS
National
January 27, 2021
Islamabad: The Grand Health Alliance (GHA) Tuesday announced its intention to prevent the newly appointed director of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) from entering the hospital premises for three months.
The announcement was made on the 58th day of the ongoing protest of PIMS employees against the Medical Teaching Institutes (MTI) Ordinance. The protesters chanted slogans against MTI and the Board of Governors, and raised serious objections against both the former executive director of PIMS as well Dean MTI Dr. Rizwan Taj; the latter initially supported the PIMS employeesâ protest against MTI and pledged not to join MTI, but later joined it.