When musician Zoraiz Riaz set up a Facebook group to help coordinate convalescent plasma donations for people fighting COVID-19 in Pakistan, he expected perhaps a few hundred responses. Within a month, however, the "Corona Recovered Warriors" group had more than 320,000 members, needing a team of 33 volunteers to manage posts
Month: June 2020
Flydubai Launches New Guidelines Named ‘Passenger Partnership’ to Reduce COVID-19 Risk, Watch Video if You are Planning to Join the Flight
Dubai’s budget airliner flydubai has launched new guidelines for passengers in the form of a redesigned “passenger partnership” to help limit the spread of coronavirus as it restarts flights in and out of the United Arab Emirates. The new guidelines, published by the UAE’s official WAM news agency, outline the steps that passengers
Punjab Govt Extends Smart Lockdown Till 15 July
According to a notification, educational institutes, wedding halls, restaurants, parks, cinemas will remain closed across the province by July 15. The notification further said the small markets and shops will remain open between 9:00 am 7:00 pm. These businesses will be allowed to run five days a week and will remain
TOMC Organic Meat Company’s Offering Shares, Aims to Raise Rs720m
Vivo X50 Series Page Goes Live on Global Website; Official Video Teaser Released
Diamer-Bhasha Dam: Wapda, GB Scouts ink MoU for Project’s Security
In a major development, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed on Monday between the Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority (Wapda) and Gilgit Baltistan (GB) Scouts for raising a GB Scouts Wing for security of Diamer Bhasha Dam Project. The MoU signing ceremony was held at Wapda House. Wapda General
Punjab Launch Monsoon Tree Plantation Campaign 2020
Directorate of Public Instruction (SE) Punjab has issued the official Notification letter on 30th June, 2020 in connection with monsoon tree plantation campaign 2020. The Government of the Punjab School Education Deportment has conveyed that the Monsoon Tree Plantation Campaign commenced of July, 2020. The Government has desired that necessary arrangements
SBP Extends Employment Support Scheme for Three Months
State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has extended the Rozgar scheme for another three months and, in collaboration with the Government of Pakistan, has increased the risk coverage for SMEs under the scheme. Soon after the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, SBP took a number of steps to provide economic support to businesses
EASA Suspend PIA to Operateto EU Member States for 6 Month
EASA’s decision is set to come into effect from tomorrow, 1 July. However, EASA has accorded PIA the right to appeal against its decision. As a result of this decision, PIA has been forced to discontinue its Coronavirus repatriation operations to and from the European Union states with immediate effect. Ticket holders
