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Islamabad, January 02, 2021 (PPI-OT): Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed says online visa facility has been provided for 192 countries. Talking to media in Rawalpindi on Saturday, he said that two hundred thousand applications were received in a day for online visa. The Minister said 1.5 million Afghan refugees are …
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Pakistan reports 2,184 new COVID-19 cases, 82 deaths in last 24 hours
Islamabad, January 02, 2021 (PPI-OT): 82 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, 2,184 people tested Covid positive during this period after tests of 38,229 people. The figure of active Covid …
Read More »Government prepares interest-free loan package for small private schools
Islamabad, January 02, 2021 (PPI-OT):The government has prepared an interest-free package of loans for low-income private schools, aimed at providing them financial support in this testing time due to COVID-19. This was stated by Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mehmood during a meeting with a delegation of …
Read More »Prime Minister instructs strict action against people involved in smuggling
Islamabad, January 02, 2021 (PPI-OT): Prime Minister Imran Khan says smuggling is causing irreparable loss to the country’s economy and has instructed strict action against the people involved in it. He was chairing a meeting in Islamabad to review the measures to curb smuggling. The Prime Minister said the anti-smuggling …
Read More »President suggests early population census with stakeholders’ consensus
Islamabad, January 02, 2021 (PPI-OT): President Dr. Arif Alvi says in view of controversy over the results of population census, the next census should be held early by incorporating the suggestions of all stakeholders to evolve a consensus. In an interview with a private television channel, he said as per …
Read More »Ban on armed wings of political parties under consideration: Interior Minister
Islamabad, January 02, 2021 (PPI-OT): Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed says the government has taken serious notice of armed wings of political parties and is considering to impose ban on these wings. Addressing a press conference in Peshawar, he said political parties are free to exercise their political rights …
Read More »Shibli terms PDM plan to siege national institutions an indecent attitude
Islamabad, January 02, 2021 (PPI-OT): Minister for Information and Broadcasting Shibli Faraz says it is an indecent attitude of Opposition parties to attack national institutions as a pressure tactics against government. Talking to a private television channel, he criticized the PDM for its future plan to siege public institutions. Shibli …
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