Pakistan News

Pakistan will launch a nationwide anti-polio campaign from Monday, March 29.  The immunisation drive will last for five days. More than 40 million children under the age of five will get the polio vaccine. Around 285,000 frontline workers…
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The closely contested election for Senate chairmanship between the opposition parties and the government and its allies will be held on Friday. The ruling party is backing Sadiq Sanjrani, the current Senate chairman, for the slot of…
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The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority has reduced the electricity price for K-Electric consumers by Rs2.17 per unit. The power tariff was reduced because of fuel adjustment charges for the last 11 months, Nepra said in a…
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Prime Minister Imran Khan won the confidence of the National Assembly after 178 out of 342 lawmakers expressed their trust in his leadership. He took a confidence vote on Saturday to know if the country’s MNAs trust him or not. “One…
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Health authorities will start vaccinating Pakistanis aged 65 or above against the coronavirus from March 15, officials told the Public Accounts Committee Thursday. The country requires vaccine doses for 100 million people, according to…
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Pakistan, Nigeria and Indonesia will be among the biggest recipients of free Covid-19 vaccines before June — more than 10 million doses each — the Covax scheme announced Tuesday. Some 238.2 million doses will be distributed around the…
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Directorate General of Customs Valuation Karachi has fixed customs values of old and used computer systems, laptops, printers, and their accessories on the much higher side, stopping commercial importers of such items by the importers and…
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Sri Lanka’s Muslims demonstrated in Colombo Tuesday demanding an end to forced cremations of Covid-19 victims as Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived on an official visit. Dozens of Muslims carried a mock janazah, or coffin,…
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The Punjab Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department has decided to place seven neighbourhoods in Lahore under smart lockdown after the coronavirus cases in the areas rose. The areas that will be sealed include Askari X, Defence Phase…
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The Election Commission of Pakistan has extended the deadline for the submission of the nomination papers for Senate Elections 2021 to February 15. The elections, on March 3, will take place simultaneously in National Assembly and all…
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