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Pakistan’s Covid positivity ratio dips below 5pc after 10 weeks
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ISLAMABAD: Minister for Federal Education, Shafqat Mahmood, tested positive for coronavirus on Tuesday as Pakistan reported its lowest Covid positivity ratio in 10 weeks 4.82 per cent.
“I have tested positive for coronavirus. I feel fine with mild symptoms. InshAllah will get well soon,” Mahmood tweeted. The minister is vaccinated, and had posted a picture of him receiving a dose of the jab on March 18.
Earlier on Tuesday, Mahmood attended a Hunarmand Pakistan Programme ceremony held at the National Skills University, Islamabad, where he delivered a speech. Special Adviser to the Prime Minister on Youth Affairs, Usman Dar was also in the event. There was no comment from Dar.
Call to expand skill development scope
Islamabad
April 6, 2021
Islamabad:Speaker assistant of the prime minister on youth affairs Usman Dar and MNA Shandana Gulzar Khan on Monday visited the National Vocational and Technical Training Commission (NAVTTC) headquarters and praised the NAVTTC for striving to equip the youth with quality skills.
NAVTTC chairman Syed Javed Hassan and executive director Dr Nasir Khan briefed visitors on the progress and development of the ongoing Hunarmand Pakistan (Skills for All) Programme.
“The NAVTTC’s initiatives under the umbrella of the prime minister’s Hunarmand Pakistan Programme will not only change the TVET landscape in Pakistan by bringing it on par with international standards but also enhance the employability of our youth in the international market thus increasing the image of Pakistani skilled workers worldwide and giving huge boost in foreign remittances,” the NAVTTC chief said.