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Islamabad, December 31, 2020 (PPI-OT):The AJK President Sardar Masood Khan has said that India is intensifying tension at the Line of Control to pave the way for some major adventurism against Pakistan and Azad Kashmir, and is fanning war hysteria in the region through frequent violations of the ceasefire. “India …
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Pakistan reports 2,475 new COVID-19 cases, 58 deaths in last 24 hours
Islamabad, December 31, 2020 (PPI-OT):58 more people died of Coronavirus in the country during the last twenty-four hours. According to the latest data shared by the National Command and Operation Center, 2,475 people tested Covid positive during this period after tests of 39,695 people. The figure of active Covid cases …
Read More »Pakistan, China sign agreement of $100m to repair National Highway-5
Islamabad, December 31, 2020 (PPI-OT):Pakistan and China have signed a grant agreement of one hundred million dollars to repair National Highway-5. The signing ceremony in this regard was held at Economic Affairs Division in Islamabad on Thursday. Minister for Economic Affairs Makhdoom Khusro Bukhtiar and Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong …
Read More »Cabinet Committee authorizes procurement of over 1 million vaccines to combat COVID-19
Islamabad, December 31, 2020 (PPI-OT):Cabinet Committee for Procurement of Vaccines has authorized procurement of more than one million vaccines to combat Coronavirus. This was stated by Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar in a tweet. He said after the approval from Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan one million COVID-19 …
Read More »Government decides to purchase 1.2 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from China initially: Fawad
Islamabad, December 31, 2020 (PPI-OT):Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry says the government has decided to purchase one point two million COVID-19 vaccine doses from China initially. In a tweet, he said vaccine doses to be purchased from Sinopharm company will be provided free of cost to frontline workers …
Read More »Pakistan Navy ever ready to give befitting response to any aggression: Naval Chief
Islamabad, December 31, 2020 (PPI-OT):Naval Chief Admiral Amjad Khan Niazi has said Pakistan Navy is ever ready to give a befitting response to any aggression from the enemy. Addressing an annual Fleet Efficiency Competition Parade at Pakistan Navy Dockyard in Karachi on Thursday, he said Pakistan Navy is playing a …
Read More »Pakistan highlights massive HR violations in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir
Islamabad, December 31, 2020 (PPI-OT):At the United Nations, during the year 2020, Pakistan’s key objective remained highlighting the continued military siege and massive human rights violations in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ and K). In a video message, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Munir Akram said …
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