ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is estimated to annually lose more than Rs300 billion on tax evasion in five economic sectors and illicit auto lubricants and tyres trade leaves major dent to exchequer among.
Today’s outlook: PM heads to Quetta, DRAP approves Pfizer vaccine
Notes from the newsroom SAMAA | Web desk Posted: Jun 1, 2021 | Last Updated: 1 hour ago
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Here are some of the stories we will be following today (Tuesday):
Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Quetta and Ziarat. He will visit the residency of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah and the Command and Staff College Quetta. NCOC head Asad Umar has said that Pakistan aims to vaccinate 70 million people by the end of this year. Over 5.2 million people have been inoculated so far. Pakistan will begin coronavirus vaccination of people above 18 years from June 3. In the last 24 hours, over 1,700 new cases were reported, while 71 people died from the deadly virus. Petrol prices across the country will remain the same for the next 15 days. Rain was reported in multiple areas of Lahore Monday night. The Met Office has predicted more rain in the next 12 hours. The Drug
Eidul Azha may pass off free of curbs
Asad Umar says the positivity ratio declines to 4%; vaccination of all adults from Thursday
Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar briefing the media in Islamabad on May 31, 2021. SCREENGRAB
The third wave of coronavirus is on the wane and the government intended to gradually open up business activities, Planning Minister Asad Umar, who supervises the government’s unified strategy against the pandemic, said on Monday.
Umar, the head of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), revealed at a press conference that the positivity ratio of Covid-19 had declined to 4%, from almost 11% peak of the pandemic in the month of April.