CM SINDH MURAD ALI SHAH LEAVES FOR US, LIKELY TO BE JOINED BY BILAWAL BHUTTO

Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah has left for the United States, where, he is likely to be joined by Pakistan People’s Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in the next few days.

According to details, Murad Ali Shah left for the United States via Emirates airline flight EK-607. The sources privy to details of the visit said that the chief minister will hold meetings with important personalities in the foreign country.

“Bilawal Bhutto Zardari will also join the chief minister in the US in the next few days,” they said.

This is not the first time that the chief minister had gone to the US as recently on June 09, he left for the country on a week-long private visit.

It was also speculated after his visit that he would be presenting the Sindh budget via video link, however, he later returned ahead of June 15 for presenting the budget for FY2021-22.

A spokesperson for the CM House at that time said the chief minister departed for the US on a three-day visit and would fly back home on Saturday night.

Ahead of the speculated Bilawal Bhutto’s visit to the United States for important meetings, it emerged that the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman will begin the second phase of the election campaign on July 5 before Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) polls.

Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari’s campaign will comprise four power shows as PPP schedules its first rally in Kotli College Ground on July 5 in AJK. The PPP chairman will meet party leaders on July 6 and later address a rally in Rawalakot on July 7.

PPP will hold its third power show on July 8 at Boys Degree College of AJK’s Haveli District and the fourth rally on July 9 in Mirpur District.

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PAKISTAN RECORDS 29 CORONA DEATHS, 1,228 NEW CASES REPORT WITHIN 24 HRS

Pakistan has reported 29 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 962,313. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 22,408 on Sunday.

According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 1,228 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.

Province-wise Details

Punjab remains the worst-hit province in terms of deaths and cases followed by Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Till now 10,772 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab 5,512 in Sindh, 4,336 in KP, 779 in Islamabad, 586 in Azad Kashmir, 312 in Balochistan, and 111 in GB.

Furthermore 346,728 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Punjab, 339,962 in Sindh, 138,421 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 82,916 in Islamabad, 27,387 in Balochistan, 20,505 in Azad Kashmir and 6,394 in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Tests and Recoveries

Pakistan has so far conducted 14,733,030 coronavirus tests and 47,832 in the last 24 hours. 907,284 patients have recovered in the country whereas 1,875 patients are in critical condition.

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PAKISTAN RECORDS 29 CORONA DEATHS, 1,228 NEW CASES REPORT WITHIN 24 HRS

Pakistan has reported 29 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 962,313. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 22,408 on Sunday.

According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC) 1,228 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.

Province-wise Details

Punjab remains the worst-hit province in terms of deaths and cases followed by Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Till now 10,772 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab 5,512 in Sindh, 4,336 in KP, 779 in Islamabad, 586 in Azad Kashmir, 312 in Balochistan, and 111 in GB.

Furthermore 346,728 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Punjab, 339,962 in Sindh, 138,421 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 82,916 in Islamabad, 27,387 in Balochistan, 20,505 in Azad Kashmir and 6,394 in Gilgit-Baltistan.

Tests and Recoveries

Pakistan has so far conducted 14,733,030 coronavirus tests and 47,832 in the last 24 hours. 907,284 patients have recovered in the country whereas 1,875 patients are in critical condition.

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NAB recovered Rs33 billion in fake accounts case: Fawad Ch

Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting, Fawad Chaudhry said that National Accountability Bureau (NAB) had recovered Rs33 billion in fake accounts case involving former president Asif Ali Zardari.

Taking to Twitter, the information minister said that the anti-graft watchdog had so far received Rs33 billion in fake accounts case against PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari.

 

“This indicates the level of corruption carried out in the Sindh and how past rulers plundered the country,” he wrote in a tweet.

Former president Zardari faces a number of graft references stemming from the fake bank accounts scam. He is currently out on bail in all these cases.

The anti-graft watchdog is conducting investigations in pursuance of the Supreme Court’s verdict in the fake accounts case wherein it forwarded the joint investigation team (JIT) report with directions to investigate and file references.

Former president Asif Ali Zardari, chairman of the Pakistan People’s Party Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, his aunt Faryal Talpur, former chief minister Qaim Ali Shah, provincial minister Anwar Siyal and others are among as many as 172 accused in the fake accounts case.

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GOVT TAKES DECISION ON COVID-19 RISK ALLOWANCE TO HEALTH WORKERS

The health ministry has decided to disburse COVID-19 risk allowance only to front line health workers in federal hospitals and institutions.

In a letter to federal-administered hospitals and institutions, the health ministry asked the administration to provide data of health workers for the provision of COVID-19 risk allowance to them.

It read that coronavirus risk allowance will be applicable from April 1, 2020, for front line health workers. It has been directed to provide the list of health workers till July 5, otherwise, the hospitals or institutions will not get the risk allowance.

It further said that the finance ministry had already issued directives for the disbursement of COVID-19 risk allowance to the health workers.

In June last year, the federal government had approved the COVID-19 risk allowance for the health professionals performing coronavirus duties as a token of recognition of their dauntless bravery.

The government had allocated Rs480 million for the special risk allowance to encourage the frontline warriors in the fight against the COVID-19.

It had been announced to provide a special risk allowance, equal to one-month basic salary, to over 3,000 health professionals performing coronavirus duties at the federal government’s hospitals.

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No student will be promoted to next class without examinations this year: Shafqat Mahmood

Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood once again cleared that no student will be promoted to the next class without examinations this year.

Talking to the media here in Lahore, the federal education minister said that neither exams would be cancelled nor postponed this year.

“Let me make it clear that this year nobody will be promoted without exams,” he said.

Putting an end to speculation about cancellation of exams, Shafqat advised students to focus on exams as exams are going ahead as announced.

The minister further said that strict implementation of coronavirus-related standard operating procedures (SOPs) will also be ensured during examinations across the country.

The protesting students were demanding that their final exams should be held online.

Yesterday, a dozen protesting students had been arrested during police action to disperse students staging a protest demanding online examinations.

The protesting students were demanding that their final exams should be held online.

Earlier this month, Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood announced that matric and intermediate exams would begin after July 10 across the country.

Briefing media about the decisions taken in Inter-Provincial Education Ministers Conference (IPEMC) the education minister Shafqat Mahmood once again cleared that no student will be promoted to the next class without examinations this year.

“Exams for students of classes nine and 10 would be held only for mathematics and elective subjects this year,” he said and added that exams for students of classes 11 and 12 would be held for elective subjects only.

While giving details about O Level exams, Shafqat said that Cambridge had decided to take O Level examinations after July 26.

 

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Sindh concerned over Covid incidence in people traveling from abroad

The health department of Sindh has Saturday expressed concerns of rising Covid case incidence in people flying into the city from abroad noting just from May 5 until June end there have been 153 such reported infections.

The reports collected by the Sindh health department Covid testing facility at the airport. These reports were conducted on about 58,851.

The rapid testing facility ensured by the health department of Sindh has furnished these reports and noted the most incidence was found in arrivals from gulf countries.

Separately, it was reported earlier today as students from matric and intermediate standards across Pakistan ready themselves for final exams anticipated after July 10, the top Twitter trend Saturday tells us just how prepared they are as they cry to the Prime Minister to hear them out using #ImranKhanStudentsKiSunlo.

Students looking at board exams right ahead of Eid Al-Adha go on to tell the government they are not ready and each tweet, amongst the 1.37 million count so far, has a story to tell.

 

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