Pakistan Post likely to get contract for delivery of smart cards
Private courier company to be given one last chance to improve before facing the axe
Nisar gives foreigners two months to surrender forged documents. PHOTO: EXPRESS
LAHORE:
The Excise and Taxation Department Punjab is mulling over an agreement with Pakistan Post for the swift delivery of documents and CNICs to the residences and offices of around four million people annually.
Currently, the department has an agreement in place with a private courier company for the delivery of smart cards and registration documents, informed sources.
The excise department hands out more than four million consignments to the company annually, however, the courier service’s delivery rate is not up to scratch. The underlying reason for the shoddy pace of delivery is due to the measly amount of money the courier company receives for each delivery, sources further said.
Islamabad: Pakistan on Thursday reported 2,482 new cases of COVID-19 and 50 deaths during the last 24 hours taking the tally of infections (495,075) close to 500,000 and the fatalities 10,511.
According to the National Command & Operation Centre (NCOC), recoveries from COVID-19 are also picking up in the country 2,122 in the last twenty-four hours and so far 450,515 have been recovered since the outbreak of virus in February last year.
The federal cabinet has approved the procurement of the COVID-19 vaccine by relaxing the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) rules.
In a recent meeting, the Federal Cabinet decided that there would be no need to fulfill the tender requirement to procure the vaccine and it can be procured from one of the six companies registered with the Ministry of National Health Services (NHS).
The federal cabinet on Tuesday approved the procurement of the anti-Covid-19 vaccine by relaxing the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority rules. Reuters/File
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet on Tuesday approved the procurement of the anti-Covid-19 vaccine by relaxing the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) rules.
There will be no need to fulfil the tender requirement to procure the vaccine, which will be procured from any of the six companies registered with the Ministry of National Health Services (NHS).
The cabinet also expressed its concern over the killing of 11 members of the Hazara community in Mach, Balochistan.
The meeting, presided over by Prime Minister Imran Khan, was also briefed on the current situation of coronavirus in the country and the scheduled reopening of educational institutions announced by Education Minister Shafqat Mehmood on Monday.
PTI govt relaxes PPRA rules to procure coronavirus vaccine
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There will be no need to fulfil tender requirement to secure vaccine
ISLAMABAD: The federal cabinet has decided to relax Public Procurement Regulatory Authority (PPRA) rules to approve procurement of novel coronavirus vaccine.
The decision was taken in the weekly meeting of the federal cabinet on Tuesday chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan who was briefed on the ongoing COVID-19 situation in the country and the scheduled reopening of educational institutions in three phases.
Following the federal cabinet approval, there will be no need to fulfil the tender requirement to secure the vaccine, which will be procured from any of the six companies registered with the Ministry of National Health Services (NHS).
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The two buildings in concern are located in the US capitol’s embassy. The expenditure was for the repairs and renovation. However, currently one of those buildings is in a ramshackle condition, and the other building is so devastated that it could collapse at any moment.
These buildings have held important positions for Pakistan in history. One of these, acquired in 1951, served as an embassy until 2004. The other building has been used by Pakistan’s defense and military attaches and has also served as a field office until it was abandoned in 2006. Now both these buildings are in a poor state due to the non-occupancy and lack of proper management.