Beijing: China has approved emergency use of Sinovac Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine. For, people in age between three and 17, its chairman Yin Weidong told state TV late. Also, mass vaccination drive of China , is currently only open to those of age 18. This has administered 723.5 million doses of vaccines. Furthermore, when Sinovac vaccines […]
The Sindh government on Sunday allowed businesses to remain open till 8pm instead of 6pm; As, this has vehemently demanded by them. Also, made vaccination mandatory for the staff of all shops and markets. Key decisions Shops and markets to remain open till 8pm Schools to reopen for grades 9 and above Outdoor dining allowed […]
Facebook Inc. has suspended former US President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts for two years. Also, blocked indefinitely from both sites in January. After, he made posts on the US Capitol riots, but last month Facebook’s Oversight Board criticized the open-ended penalty. Facebook said Mr. Donald’s actions were “a severe violation of our rules”. […]
Pakistan, on June 5 host’s this year of the United Nations annual World Environment Day. Also, Pakistan is among the countries that worst affected by climate change. It regularly has hit by devastating floods in recent years; meanwhile, that displaced hundreds of thousands of people and destroyed swathes of agricultural land. The world’s richest countries […]
Nissan will invest more than 200 billion yen ($1.8 billion); in building new electric-vehicle battery plants in the U.K. and Japan, according to a report. The Japanese automobile giant and a Chinese-owned battery maker aim to start delivering batteries. Also, to power 700,000 electric vehicles a year from two plants as early as 2024, the […]
The federal education ministry Shafqat Mehmood; issued a no-objection certificate (NOC) to the British Council to conduct “special” O level exams. Since, these exams put off earlier amid rise in coronavirus cases. Also, Shafqat Mehmood tweeted “We issued an NOC today to British Council allowing it to hold special O level exams from July 26 […]
A PIA plane carrying 2 million doses of Sinovac covid vaccines; reached Pakistan Sunday evening; thus according to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). PIA plane carrying 2 Million doses of Sinovac vaccine has reached Pakistan today. pic.twitter.com/wNzPnZ4vsb — NCOC (@OfficialNcoc) May 23, 2021 Also China has been the point of purchasing these doses. […]
Prime Minister Imran Khan said the global public opinion was changing on the Palestinian issue. Also there were rising voices now that criticized Israeli actions, adding that a day would come when Palestinians; would have their own country. Speaking on the occasion of Palestine Solidarity Day, the premier said: “I am seeing a very positive […]
Israel and Hamas have announced a ceasefire, ending a 11-day bloodshed; also that caused widespread destruction in the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says Israel accepted the Egyptian proposal after a late-night meeting of his Security Cabinet. Hamas quickly followed and agreed to the deal. Also, according to Egypt’s state-run MENA news agency, […]
NCOC (National Command and Operation Centre) announced the lifting of a number of restrictions imposed to control the spread of the coronavirus in the country. A session held in Islamabad of the National Command and Operation Centre. This certainly, took place under the Chairmanship of Federal Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives; Asad Umar. […]