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Day: November 28, 2020

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COVID-19 situation: 14 more deaths, 1,389 new cases reported

English, Ministries, Official News
Karachi, November 28, 2020 (PPI-OT): As many as 14 more patients of COVID-19 lost their lives lifting the death toll to 2,911 and 1,389 new cases emerged when 9,072 samples were tested raising the tally to 171,595. This was stated by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah in a statement issued here from CM House on Saturday. He added that 14 more patients of coronavirus died overnight lifting the death toll to 2,911 that constituted 1.7 percent death rate. Murad Ali Shah said that 9,072 samples were tested which diagnosed 1,389 cases that constituted 15.3 percent current detection rate which was the highest during the second wave. He added that so far 1,961,855 tests have been conducted against which 171,595 cases were diagnosed, of them 88 per cent or 150,765 patients have recovered, in...
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Prime Minister expresses resolve to make Pakistan a welfare state

English, Ministries, Official News
Islamabad, November 28, 2020 (PPI-OT): Prime Minister Imran Khan says his aim and ideology is to turn Pakistan into a welfare state. In an interview with a private television channel today (Saturday), he said there is nothing wrong to review and revisit the policies to achieve the goal. Regarding 2018 general elections, the Prime Minister said the statistics prove, including the report of FAFEN, that these were far better and transparent than the ones held in 2013. Imran Khan said he is the only leader after PPP leader Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto who waged a long political struggle. Regarding corruption cases against the PML (N) and the PPP leadership, the Prime Minister said these are old cases registered before his coming to the power. He said we have only registered a case of money laundering a...
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Government announces to revive Pakistan Steel Mills by involving a private investor

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Islamabad, November 28, 2020 (PPI-OT): Government has announced to revive Pakistan Steel Mills by involving a private investor. Addressing a news conference in Islamabad today, Minister for Industries and Production Hammad Azhar clarified that the land of the Steel Mills is not being sold out. He said Pakistan Steel Mills has nineteen thousand acres of land, out of which there will be a lease agreement on twelve hundred to thirteen hundred acre of land to run operations of the Steel Mills. The Minister said this will be done in the most transparent manner as per privatization rules. He said it will be our effort that an international player enters into a partnership with the government. Hamad Azhar clarified that the management control will be handed over to the private party. He said thos...
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Opposition bent upon endangering lives of poor people: Shibli Faraz

English, Ministries, Official News
Islamabad, November 28, 2020 (PPI-OT): Information Minister Shibli Faraz has said the opposition parties are bent upon endangering the lives of poor people for nothing but to protect their loot and plunder. In a tweet today (Saturday), he said what the rejected and corrupt to the core are doing in Multan exposes their arsonists mind-set. For more information, contact: Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Government of Pakistan 4th Floor, Cabinet Block, Pak. Secretariat, Islamabad, Pakistan Tel: +92-51-9103557 Email: info@moib.gov.pk Website: http://www.moib.gov.pk
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Firdous slams opposition of openly violating court orders regarding Covid-19

English, Ministries, Official News
Islamabad, November 28, 2020 (PPI-OT): Punjab’s Special Assistant on Information and Broadcasting Firdous Ashiq Awan has regretted that the opposition parties are openly violating the court orders regarding Covid-19. Talking to the media persons in Rawalpindi today (Saturday), she said the PDM leadership is taking law into hand in Multan and the law will take its course against them. The Special Assistant noted that the second wave of Covid-19 is proving to be more fatal as compared to the first one and the next two weeks are very important. She said the virus positivity ratio is high in Punjab with hospitals filling to capacity. She said we accept the democratic right of the opposition parties but it is also our responsibility to protect the health and lives of the people from Coron...
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Pakistan, Kuwait agree to enhance cooperation in various fields

English, Ministries, Official News
Islamabad, November 28, 2020 (PPI-OT): Pakistan and Kuwait have agreed to enhance cooperation in various fields including agriculture and food security. The understanding came at a meeting between Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Dr Ahmad Nasser Al Mohammad al Sabah on the sidelines of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the OIC in Niamey, Niger. The two Foreign Ministers agreed to enhance contacts at different levels to further strengthen bilateral cooperation. Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Pakistan and Kuwait enjoy close historical and fraternal relations. He underscored Pakistan’s desire to transform close political relations into a robust economic partnership. Referring to the situation in Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, Shah Mahmood Qur...
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