The government has received foreign assistance of Rs. 2.207 trillion for 2020-21 against Rs. 3.032 trillion budgeted for the current fiscal year which was later revised downward to Rs. 2.272 trillion. External resources projected for 2020-21 are lower by around 37 percent and 3 percent respectively when compared with budgeted and revised estimates of 2019-20.
CM Sindh expresses concern over increasing number of Coronavirus cases in province
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Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has expressed deep concern over increasing number of Coronavirus cases in the province with each passing day. In a statement issued in Karachi today, he said that Coronavirus cases are increasing in every district of the province. He appealed to the people to adopt precautionary measures in proper
FM Qureshi calls on CM Punjab
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The Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi called on Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar in Lahore today (Saturday). Talking on this occasion, the Chief Minister said posts of Additional Chief Secretary and Additional Inspector General for South Punjab Secretariat have been notified. He said that Additional Chief Secretary and Additional Inspector General will be posted
As Costs Pile Up for COVID-19, Tobacco Companies Should Be Held Accountable for Smoking-Related Health Harms
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As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, STOP (Stopping Tobacco Organizations and Products), a global tobacco industry watchdog, released the following statement urging governments and civil society to hold tobacco companies accountable for the burden they have placed on people and health systems. Tobacco companies have made the COVID-19 pandemic worse, noted the statement. Decades of relentlessly
Coronavirus: Social distancing of Govt employees to start from Monday
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The government has approved social distancing of public sector employees for a period of fifteen days with effect from Monday. The step has been taken as a precautionary and preventive measures against the spread of coronavirus and to mitigate its adverse effects. A memorandum to this effect was issued by Ministry of Interior. Secretary and
Speedy development of tribal areas top most priority of govt: Mahmood Khan
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Chief Minister khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan says speedy development of tribal areas is the top most priority of the present government. Presiding over a meeting in Peshawar today (Saturday), he directed the concerned authorities to fill the vacant posts with transparent and merit basis in tribal districts. He said no leniency will be tolerated for
Masood urges UNMOGIP to apprise UNSG, UNSC about deteriorating situation in IOK
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President Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Sardar Masood Khan has urged United Nations Military Observers Group in India and Pakistan to apprise UN Secretary General and the members of the Security Council about the deteriorating security situation in the region. In a statement, he condemned Indian shelling on unarmed civilian populations in different sectors of Azad
Punjab govt significantly increased its capacity to control locusts attack; PM informed
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Prime Minister Imran Khan chaired a high-level meeting in Lahore today (Saturday) to review the measures to control locusts in Punjab. On this occasion, the Prime Minister was informed that the Punjab government has significantly increased its capacity for prevention and control of locusts attack. Expressing satisfaction over the measures taken by the provincial government
Smart lockdown imposed in G-9/2 & G-9/3 and Markaz Karachi Company areas of Islamabad
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Smart lockdown imposed in G-9/2 & G-9/3 and Markaz Karachi Company areas of Islamabad. Lock down in G-9/2 & G-9/3 and Markaz Karachi Company are designed to prevent disease spread and induce due caution in other high spread areas. During last 24 hours more than 13116 violations of health guidelines/instructions observed across Pakistan. More than