Cabinet okays fixing vaccine retail price
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April 28, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Tuesday approved setting of the retail price for COVID-19 vaccine in the country.
Briefing media persons after the federal cabinet meeting, which was chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan, Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry said Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health Dr Faisal Sultan and Minister for Planning Asad Umar briefed the cabinet on the COVID-19 pandemic situation in the country.
The forum was informed that around 5,000 patients suffering from coronavirus were in critical condition, which was the highest number of COVID-19 victims as compared to the last two peaks of the virus when the maximum number of critical patients remained 3,400.
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April 28, 2021
Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry Tuesday said Pakistan will import oxygen from Iran and China if the country’s coronavirus situation worsens.
Addressing a press conference here after the cabinet meeting, Chaudhry said it is bit difficult to bring oxygen into the country from other states as it is not possible to transport it into the country via air. “Oxygen has to be transported via land,” he said, adding that while Pakistan is facing a crisis, but there is no need to panic right now.
Fawad urges opposition to submit suggestions for electoral reforms
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He said we want to move forward on electoral reforms with political consensus.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday urged the opposition to submit their suggestion for electoral reforms to hold the next general elections through electronic voting system.
Addressing a press conference in Islamabad on Tuesday, about decisions taken by the Federal Cabinet, which met in in the federal capital with Prime Minister Imran Khan in the chair.
Fawad Chaudhry said Prime Minister s Advisor on Parliamentary Affairs Dr Babar Awan briefed the cabinet about electoral reforms and electronic voting machine. He said we want to move forward on electoral reforms with political consensus.
Fawad says govt also wants opposition parties’ input on granting overseas Pakistanis right to vote
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April 27, 2021
ISLAMABAD:
Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry has urged the opposition to submit their suggestions for electoral reforms to hold next general elections through electronic voting system and granting the right of vote to 9 million overseas Pakistanis.
Briefing media persons in Islamabad on Tuesday about decisions taken by the federal cabinet, with Prime Minister Imran Khan in chair, Fawad said PM s Adviser on Parliamentary Affairs Dr Babar Awan briefed the cabinet about the electoral reforms and electronic voting machines.
The government, he said, wanted to move forward on the electoral reforms with political consensus and the prime minister had written a letter to the National Assembly speaker to engage the opposition on the matter.