ISLAMABAD, MAR 17 (DNA) – Despite several months of National Industrial Relations Commission (NIRC) orders, the ministry of Inter Provincial Coordination (IPC) and Pakistan Sports Board has failed to recovered rupee millions of additional allowances from the officers.According to available details, the National Industrial Relations Commission (NIRC) issued a ruling in June last year against the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) decision to grant 20% additional allowance to the PSB finance and accounts officers and directed Pakistan Sports Board to Immediately stopping the process of granting 20% additional allowance to the Accounts Officer.
China urged United States to lift sanctions on Iran
BEIJING, MAR 17 (DNA) – Geng Shuang Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson: We urge the US to immediately lift unilateral sanction on Iran. Continued sanction is against humanitarianism and hampers Iran’s epidemic response & delivery of humanitarian aid by the UN and other organizations.China on Monday urged the United States to lift sanctions on Iran immediately amid the Middle Eastern country’s response to the Coronavirus outbreak.
Coronavirus: every day counts
By Khalid bin Majeed
Coronavirus has thrown the entire world in a tailspin, forcing the world capitals to declare national emergencies, quarantine hundreds of thousands of people, slap international travel restrictions, padlock their educational institutions, put off international sports events, allocate big sums of money to fight off the deadly infection and manipulate the flow of information.
President Alvi leaves for China on two-day
ISLAMABAD, March 16 (DNA): President Arif Alvi left for Beijing on
Monday a two-day visit to China at the invitation Chinese President Xi
Jinping.The president is accompanied by a delegation including the foreign
minister, minister for planning and senior officials, a foreign office
statement said.Alvi will meet with President Xi and other Chinese leaders. A number of
memorandums of understanding are expected to be signed, the statement
said.
Azerbaijan Airlines temporarily suspends flights to a number of countries
BAKU, – As the World Health Organization has declared coronavirus infection (COVİD-19) a global pandemic, as part of measures to prevent the spread of COVİD-19 virus in the country from March 15, Azerbaijan Airlines temporarily suspended the Baku-Paris-Baku, Baku-Berlin-Baku, Baku-Nursultan-Baku, Baku-Aktau-Baku, Baku-Almaty-Baku flights, the task force established by the Cabinet of Ministers told.
Army chief offers fateha for martyred PAF Pilot
LAHORE, MAR 15 (DNA) – Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa visited family of Wing Commander Noman Akram Shaheed in Lahore.COAS prayed for the departed soul and offered Fateha. ” We owe improved peace & stability to supreme sacrifices rendered by our martyrs. Their sacrifices won’t go waste”. COAS said.=DNA
Coronavirus tally reaches 38 with new Karachi, Islamabad cases
KARACHI, MAR 15 (DNA) – Four new COVID-19 cases have been reported in Karachi and one in Islamabad, taking the country’s count to 38.Three patients tested positive for the virus in Karachi on Sunday. The fourth patient has no recent travel history.Of the 21 cases in Sindh, two have recovered and been discharged and 19 are under treatment.A case was also reported in Islamabad. PIMS spokesperson Dr Waseem Khawaja confirmed the case and said the man was the husband of an already confirmed case. The woman is on the ventilator.=DNA
Norway Closes All Airports To Foreigners As Coronavirus Cases Mount
Just 48 hours after implementing the most drastic emergency measures ever seen in peacetime in Norway, the Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg has announced several additional restrictions. From 8am CET on Monday, March 16, all Norwegian airports and seaports will no longer allow foreigners who are not residents of Norway to enter the country.
Zafar advises for safety measures to fight Coronavirus
ISLAMABAD, Mar 15 (DNA) – Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health, Zafar Mirza on Sunday said the government had tightens security measurements on sealed borders of the country to prevent further spread of pandemic virus.He said masses should not get panic and feel scared of Coronavirus instead adopt safety measures to combat it.He further ensured that federal government had kicked off different special programs to speed up awareness campaign against the disease.
Rawalpindi restaurant offers Matka Biryani to food lovers
Owner got the idea while visiting a Karachi food street
RAWALPINDI, – A local restaurant in Rawalpindi has introduced Matka Biryani for food lovers. Cooked in a pot, this special biryani does not have potatoes.Other ingredients include boiled rice, coriander, spices and salad
