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Day: November 24, 2020

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BPSGA rejects closure of educational institutions in Balochistan

Quetta
QUETTA:Balochistan Private School Grand Alliance has categorically rejected the closure of educational institutions and announced to continue academic activities till December 15.   Addressing a press conference at Quetta Press Club here on Tuesday, Nazar Bareach, spokesman of Balochistan Private School Grand Alliance said that it was not known as to why educational institutions were being closed when permission had been granted to business centres and shops for continuing their activities. He said that educational institutions of winter zone areas of the province would remain open till December 15.   CONSPIRACEY: Leader of Jhalawan Awami Panel, Mir Shafiq Mengal said that Balochistan is the strongest fort of Pakistan. Addressing a press conference at Quetta Press Clu...
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Minister says blood donation is a best social service to humanity

District
DALBANDIN:Mir Muhammad Arif Muhammad Hasni, Provincial Minister for Communication and Works Department while lauding the performance of Bolan Blood Bank has said that blood donation service is one of the best social services to humanity. A statement issued here on Tuesday says that these views were expressed by him during his visit to Bolan Blood Bank Dalbandin.   On the occasion, Incharge, Bolan Blood Bank, Muhammad Bakhsh Baloch, Focal Person, Ilyas Duhani, contractor, Sanaullah Bareach and others were also present. Hasni also donated his blood.   Lauding the services of Boan Blood Bank for donating free of cost blood to the patients of Thalassemia, he said all measures would be taken to address the problems being faced by the administration of Bolan Blood Bank. Mor...
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Balochistan Regulatory Reform Committee holds first meeting

Quetta
QUETTA:The first meeting of the Balochistan Regulatory Reform Committee (BRRC) was held Tuesday in Quetta. Formed with the support and technical assistance of the International Trade Centre (ITC) under the European Union funded Growth for Rural Advancement and Sustainable Progress (GRASP) project, the Planning and Development Department notified the constitution of Balochistan Regulatory Reform Committee (BRRC) on 8th September 2020.   According to a press release issued UN Information Centre Islamabad, Ghulam Farooq, Secretary Planning and Development Department, chaired the meeting attended by BRRC members, which included representatives from key provincial government departments, private sector organizations and academia. Secretary Livestock Tayyab Lahry expressed his interes...
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SHC orders implementation of 5% job quota for disabled

Karachi
KARACHI:The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday ordered the Sindh government to ensure implementation of 5% job quota for disabled persons.   The high court bench, headed by Justice Nadeem Akhtar, hearing a plea seeking recruitment on blind and disabled quota, ordered the Sindh government to implement a 5% disability quota.   The court rejected the Sindh government's report which stated it has given government jobs to 75 people with disabilities. All disabled applicants should be given jobs, the court ordered the government.   If an applicant is not eligible for government employment, the full reason should be told to the court, the court said. “The 102 more disabled and blind people of Sindh should be provided government jobs,” Justice Nadeem Akhtar remarked...
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Over dozen NICVD employees contract COVID-19 in a week

Karachi
KARACHI:The National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases (NICVD) has launched screening of doctors, nurses, paramedical staff and administrative officials after reporting of over a dozen coronavirus positive cases in a week.   Spokesperson, NICVD, while talking to PPI, said Tuesday that more than 12 employees of NICVD, including doctors, nurses, paramedics and others, had been tested positive for COVID-19 in a week. He informed that corona was spreading in different wards of the hospital, therefore, the administration had started screening of staff to control its further prevalence.   He further informed that majority of corona affected staff had been isolated at their homes but some had been admitted to the hospital. He said that the healthcare workers had been inst...
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Hamid stuns third seed Nepalese Aryan Giri in tennis tourney

Sport News
KARACHI:Hamid Israr Gul of Pakistan pulled a major upset in the second round in General Tyre ITF J5 Junior Tennis Championships when he eliminated third seed Aryan Giri of Nepal in a two set match at the PTF Complex, Islamabad on Tuesday.   After a tough battle in first set, Hamid played better in the second to eventually record 7-6(3), 6-4 victory.   Top seeded Muhammad Shoaib of Pakistan also won his second round match of boy’s singles event beating another Nepalese player Aarav Samrat by 6-0, 6-4 score.   Meanwhile, Alexander Karman of USA defeated local player Muhammad Huzaifa Khan by 6-2, 6-1 score. Another British player Roy Keegan thrashed Pakistan’s Abdul Hanan by 6-0, 6-1 score.   Several first round matches were abandoned on the first d...
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