2 districts Karachi ,Gilgit record more than 25% covid positive ratio

Two districts of Pakistan including Karachi have reported the COVID-19 positivity ratio over 25 percent in last 24 hours, reported on Tuesday.

According to sources at the Ministry for National Health, Gilgit has reported the highest positivity ratio at 28.9 percent, followed by 25.1 percent positivity in Karachi, the country’s largest city.

Twenty-two districts of the country are important to assess the coronavirus situation in the country, according to sources.
The test positivity rate in Muzaffarabad remained 13.2 pct, followed ‎by Peshawar 10 percent, 6.8 percent ratio in capital city of Islamabad and 7.32 percent in Rawalpindi. ‎

The positivity rate in Mirpur remained 5.7 pct, Diamir four percent, while in five districts of the country positive cases ratio has been below one percent, sources said.

In last 24 hours, no coronavirus cases reported in Charsadda, Swabi and Gujrat, sources said.

The positivity rate of the Covid tests remained 3.3 percent in Hyderabad and 5.6 percent in Nowshera.

Moreover, test positivity ratio in Lahore remained 3.7 percent, Multan 2.1 pct, Abbottabad 1.6, Swat 1.2 pct, Bahawalpur 0.7 percent, Gujranwala 1.4 pct and Faisalabad 1.1 percent, sources said.

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Pakistan records 2,145 fresh corona cases in a day

Pakistan has recorded 2,145 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking the tally of confirmed cases to 993,872.

According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 37 more people died from the infection during this period, pushing the death toll to 22,848.
A total of 40,805 samples were tested, out of which 2,145 were found to be carrying the deadly virus. The infection rate was recorded at 5.25 per cent, the NCOC said.

The number of total tests to diagnose the pandemic in the country stands at 15,484,282, while 921,095 people have regained their health from the COVID-19.

2,697 people are still critical and being treated at the various hospitals of the country.
Yesterday, Secretary of the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) Dr. Qaiser Sajjad had warned that a rapid increase of India’s Delta variant in Karachi and Lahore could lead the COVID situation out of control.

Dr. Qaiser Sajjad said that the Delta variant is spreading at a fast pace in Karachi while Lahore is also reporting COVID-19 cases of this variant. “I beg people to implement coronavirus SOPs especially while going to Eid congregations and cattle markets,” he said.

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SAUDI ARABIA OFFERS PREMIUM RESIDENCY VISA HOLDERS CONCESSIONS

Saudi Arabia has launched a campaign against commercial concealment (tasattur).

The Kingdom’s National Program for Combating Commercial Concealment allows enterprises involving commercial concealment to have their status corrected with the provision of some concessions and exemptions during the corrective period, which will end on Aug 23.

The program, which applies to all enterprises regardless of their size, income, and commercial activities, allows non-Saudis who are holders of premium residency visas to take advantage of the opportunity to correct the status of their establishments if they do not meet the required conditions.
The concessions include a reduction in the requirement for establishments to achieve annual revenues from SR40 to SR10 million and increasing the deadline for achieving the capital required for restricted activities from three to five years.

Enterprises will also be exempted from penalties prescribed in the law and the consequences from other penalties, and exemption from paying income tax retroactively, in order to ensure the regular practice of economic activities.

Corrective steps need to be carried out using multiple options on the website of the Ministry of Commerce.

Minister of Investment Khalid Al-Falih has granted approval for the application of these requirements effective from last Sunday by issuing investment licenses to establishments registered in the name of non-Saudis if there is an agreement between Saudis and non-Saudis as partners.

The program confirmed the continuation of the correction process with all other options suitable for establishments in all sizes and sectors, and these include practicing economic activities of Saudis by introducing a new partner in the firm, as well as Saudis running the facility, allowing non-Saudis to obtain Premium Residency to run the firm and the non-Saudis involved in tasattur leaving the Kingdom permanently.

According to the updated requirements for correcting the status, the beneficiaries will be exempted from the requirement of the Ministry of Investment to have international franchisee for the establishment and this will be with the condition that the number of employees of the firm shall be 50 and above or the firm’s revenues for the last year would be SR10 million or more.

The conditions also include that the firm’s registration in the commercial register would be before the start of the corrective campaign and that the foreign partner would be residing in the Kingdom before the start of the correction period.

Moreover, the foreign partner’s employer should not have any objections to the correction process.

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Pakistan records 2,145 fresh corona cases in a day

Pakistan has recorded 2,145 new COVID-19 cases over the past 24 hours, taking the tally of confirmed cases to 993,872.

According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 37 more people died from the infection during this period, pushing the death toll to 22,848.
A total of 40,805 samples were tested, out of which 2,145 were found to be carrying the deadly virus. The infection rate was recorded at 5.25 per cent, the NCOC said.

The number of total tests to diagnose the pandemic in the country stands at 15,484,282, while 921,095 people have regained their health from the COVID-19.

2,697 people are still critical and being treated at the various hospitals of the country.
Yesterday, Secretary of the Pakistan Medical Association (PMA) Dr. Qaiser Sajjad had warned that a rapid increase of India’s Delta variant in Karachi and Lahore could lead the COVID situation out of control.

Dr. Qaiser Sajjad said that the Delta variant is spreading at a fast pace in Karachi while Lahore is also reporting COVID-19 cases of this variant. “I beg people to implement coronavirus SOPs especially while going to Eid congregations and cattle markets,” he said.

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FM Qureshi assures Afghan counterpart to bring culprits to justice in envoy's daughter case

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday assured his Afghan counterpart of taking all possible steps to arrest the culprits involved in the incident regarding the daughter of Afghan ambassador.

Qureshi, in a telephonic call to Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar, briefed him about the steps taken so far by the law enforcement agencies following the July 16 incident and vowed to bring the culprits to justice.

He said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was cognizant of the diplomatic norms and mentioned that the security at Afghan embassy and consulate in Pakistan had been beefed up.

He said Pakistan expected the Afghan government to reconsider its decision to recall its ambassador and senior diplomats given the serious efforts being made by the government of Pakistan.

Foreign Minister Atmar thanked Prime Minister Imran Khan for taking a personal interest in the investigation into the incident, the Foreign Office said.

He also appreciated the efforts of Foreign Minister Qureshi to increase the security at the Afghan embassy and consulate.

Hanif Atmar said Afghanistan attached special importance to bilateral relations with Pakistan and was committed to its peace and stability.

The two foreign ministers agreed to continue collaboration on issues of mutual interest, the FO said.

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FM Qureshi assures Afghan counterpart to bring culprits to justice in envoy's daughter case

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday assured his Afghan counterpart of taking all possible steps to arrest the culprits involved in the incident regarding the daughter of Afghan ambassador.

Qureshi, in a telephonic call to Afghan Foreign Minister Mohammad Hanif Atmar, briefed him about the steps taken so far by the law enforcement agencies following the July 16 incident and vowed to bring the culprits to justice.

He said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was cognizant of the diplomatic norms and mentioned that the security at Afghan embassy and consulate in Pakistan had been beefed up.

He said Pakistan expected the Afghan government to reconsider its decision to recall its ambassador and senior diplomats given the serious efforts being made by the government of Pakistan.

Foreign Minister Atmar thanked Prime Minister Imran Khan for taking a personal interest in the investigation into the incident, the Foreign Office said.

He also appreciated the efforts of Foreign Minister Qureshi to increase the security at the Afghan embassy and consulate.

Hanif Atmar said Afghanistan attached special importance to bilateral relations with Pakistan and was committed to its peace and stability.

The two foreign ministers agreed to continue collaboration on issues of mutual interest, the FO said.

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Concerned over reports of Modi govt using Israeli software for spying on political opponents: Fawad

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Monday has expressed deep concern over reports that Indian government used Israeli software to spy on journalists and political opponents.

In a post on social-networking website Twitter, the minister said, “He was extremely concerned on news reports emerging from @guardiannews that Indian government used Israeli software to spy on journalists, political opponents and politicians.”

Extremely concerned on news reports emerging from @guardiannews that Indian Govt used Israeli software to spy on Journalists,political opponents and politicians,unethical policies of #ModiGovt have dangerously polarised India and the region... more details are emerging

— Ch Fawad Hussain (@fawadchaudhry) July 19, 2021

“Unethical policies of Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi’s government have dangerously polarised India and the region. More details are emerging,” he added.

 

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