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ISLAMABAD, SEPT 18 – Virgin Atlantic is delighted to announce that flights from Pakistan to London Heathrow and Manchester are on sale now starting on 11^th December 2020. 

Flying three new routes from Lahore to London Heathrow, Islamabad to London Heathrow, as well as from Islamabad to Manchester, subject to applicable regulatory approvals; these new services will operate on one of Virgin Atlantic’s newest, most fuel-efficient aircraft, the 787-9 boasting31 Upper Class suites,35 Premium and 192 Economy seats.

These new services will open up over 290,000 seats between Pakistan and the UK annually whilst also offering seamless, speedy connections and a consistent long-haul onboard experience for customers travelling from Pakistan to onwards destinations throughout North America, including New York JFK, Los Angeles, Washington, Boston and San Francisco via London Heathrow. Connections to European destinations will also be available through code share and interline partners.

Alex McEwan, Commercial Manager – Pakistan, Virgin Atlantic commented, ‘’ We are excited to open bookings for our first ever flights to Pakistan. This is a great opportunity to offer travellers from Pakistan even more choice when they travel to UK and connect to USA, experiencing our award-winning service on one of our newest aircraft –787 Dream liner. Pakistan is one of the largest foreign-born populations within the UK and our flights will offer the opportunity to visit and reunite with friends and relatives. Alongside our Lahore and Islamabad services to London, the Manchester to Islamabad service is very exciting as it is our first route in Asia from Manchester.’’

Virgin Atlantic will also offer a fast, efficient cargo service presenting new opportunities for companies looking to export and import goods such as fresh produce and textiles between prime markets in the UK and US, and Pakistan.

KARACHI: The Sindh government postponed on Friday the decision to resume classes for students of grade six to eight from September 21 to September 28 amid concerns over violation of SOPs.

While addressing a press conference in Karachi, Sindh Education and Labour Minister Saeed Ghani said that the hardest decision to take after the lockdown was reopening schools.

“I reviewed the SOPs in various private schools in the city,” he said. “Some had made good arrangements, while others did not,” he said.

Ghani added that the situation was likely to worsen with an increase in the number of students from other classes. Hence, the decision to open secondary classes from September 21 has been postponed till September 28.

“If the situation remains the same, the decision to reopen schools will be further postponed,” Ghani added.

According to the education minister, the matter regarding reopening schools in Sindh will be reviewed. “The Sindh government will not compromise on children’s health,” he added.

Ghani informed that the matter was being taken up with federal government and the provincial government was apprising it of the situation.

“All teachers have been asked to undertake [Covid-19] tests,” he said, adding that free tests were being conducted for teachers of private and public educational institutions.

Earlier in the day, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) stated that at least 13 educational institutions across Pakistan had been closed down in the last 24 hours due to non-compliance of health guidelines or standard operating procedures (SOPs).

Out of these 13 educational institutions 10 were closed in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) and three in Sindh.

The current closure of schools came a day after the NCOC had announced closing down 22 schools in the country  due to non-compliance of SOPs.

As many as 16 educational institutions were closed in KP, one in Islamabad and five in Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).

KARACHI, SEPT 18 (DNA) -“Hameed Haroon, President and Sarmad Ali, Secretary General of All Pakistan Newspapers Society have expressed their desire to encourage reading habits in the country with particular emphasis on Newspaper reading.

They stated  that in order to improve newspaper reading, a nationwide campaign catering to all segments of the society will be launched. They also emphasized the need for newspapers to connect with younger segment of the society.

The All Pakistan Newspapers Society announced last year to celebrate National Newspaper Readership Day on 25th September every year. The APNS has therefore, announced 25th September, 2020 as National Newspaper Reading Day. The day was selected in commemoration of the first multi-page newspaper published in 1690.

The decision was taken to disseminate awareness of the importance and efficacy of newspaper reading in Pakistan especially to approach and encourage the young generation to establish newspaper reading habits.

All member publications are requested to publish issues on the Readership Day highlighting the importance of newspaper readership habits focusing on the authentication of news in print.=DNA

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Faisalabad, SEPT 18 – A human rights organization Irshad Parkaash President, Adara  Samaji Bahdood to the statistics of the various prisons in Pakistan at present Including 13 foreign women There are more than 1,600 female prisoners Who are facing various cases  These cases include murder, kidnapping, drug trafficking

In Punjab, the largest province of Pakistan At most about a thousand women are prisoners Punjab accounts for 70% of total female prisoners 20% Sindh, 17% are in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 2% are in Balochistan jails. About 70.7% of women prisoners, or 750 cases, are pending in various courts.

Ali Akbar Gujjar, superintendent of Faisalabad District Jail, said At the District Jail, we have provided the best facilities for women prisoners Women prisoners who love to read We have brought him Islamic books The best lady doctor is available to treat them And the best management of medicine

Women who are incarcerated for minor crimes They pay their fines out of their own pockets and get them released There are a total of 103 women prisoners in Faisalabad There are 98 married women

05 are unmarried Among female prisoners by age 02 female prisoners 10 to 20 years, 19 prisoners 20 to 30 years ,58 prisoners 30 to 40 years ,And 23 prisoners 40 to 50 years, And 01 prisoner is 50 to 60 years, old Out of 37 jails in Punjab, Rawalpindi Central Jail has the highest number of women prisoners

The lowest number of women in Toba Tek Singh District Jail in Punjab is 4 In terms of crime, the highest number of 450 women are imprisoned for murder. Punjab Advocate Mohsin Raza Malik, Advisor to Chairperson, Child Protection and Welfare Bureau Eight women have been executed so far in Pakistan’s 70-year rule The first execution was carried out in October 1958 on a woman named Ghulam Fatima

The last execution was in 1985 in Jhelum Jail for two women No women have been hanged since then. There are currently 99 jails in Pakistan, including Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan Including four women prisoners A Punjab Jail ie Women’s Jail, Multan And three prisons in Sindh province, namely women’s prisons, Larkana, Women’s Jail, Karachi And special women’s prisons. Hyderabad During the rule of former President General (retd) Pervez Musharraf More than seven prisons for women prisoners were approved in principle But since his government left, it has not been implemented.