Новости за 11.04.2020

ISLAMABAD: The European Union has decided to support and strengthen the capacities and engagement of civil society organisations in Pakistan with the purpose of mobilising communities towards mitigating social and economic effects of the Covid-19 outbreak.

KARACHI: A day after digital and human rights groups urged the government to protect the public’s right to privacy while adopting technological solutions to the Covid-19 outbreak, the authorities released a draft personal data protection bill for consultation.

ISLAMABAD: Hearing a matter related to difficulties being faced by borrowers in repayment of small loans, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) observed on Friday that in the prevailing testing times “the state owes a duty of care and duty to rescue those who have obtained loans from micro finance entities”.

KUALA LUMPUR: After managing to keep on top of the first wave of coronavirus cases, Singapore is grappling with an alarming rise in infections among migrant workers housed in crowded dormitories.

ISLAMABAD: A health forum of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has urged its member states to enhance cooperation for fighting the Covid-19 pandemic and mitigating its impact.

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WASHINGTON: There are more than one hundred Pakistanis among the 8,000 people who have died of the coronavirus in the New York region, officials said.

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday restrained Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court (PHC) Waqar Ahmed Seth from hearing a case relating to terms and conditions of services of contract employees in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Workers’ Welfare Board.

PESHAWAR: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday assured doctors that his government was making all-out efforts to ensure their protection while they were battling the Covid-19 pandemic.

ISLAMABAD: At the fag end of current fiscal year, the government has increased the funding for security enhancement by about 67 per cent, to Rs53 billion, by diverting a major portion of funds allocated for development schemes meant for temporary displaced persons (TDPs) of tribal region.

MULTAN: A septuagenarian woman waiting for cash handouts died outside a school in Multan, while poor arrangements at Ehsaas programme disbursement centres in Faisalabad and Dera Ghazi Khan left several women injured on Friday.

ISLAMABAD: Four days after withdrawing a ban on the export of all anti-malaria drugs, the ministry of commerce has again imposed the ban on the medicines to stockpile them in case of their possible use to treat Covid-19 patients.

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NEW YORK (Sputnik) - New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio confirmed on Friday that residents who did not have someone to make burial arrangements or claim their body, including deceased persons infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), are being buried in mass graves on Hart Island in the Bronx borough.

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LIC’s policyholders can pay premiums through LIC’s digital payment options without any service charge. It also informed that policyholders do not need to register on the website for paying premium but can directly pay by giving basic details.

Oman to lock down Muscat governorate from April 10-22: State Media - Region - World Ahram Online

Australian midfielder Reece Bath is out to carve out a career in Spain after spending 18 months at the academy of English Premier League club Watford.

This place’s identity is tied to the Masters, which usually ushers in spring with golf’s first major.

Major League Baseball is planning a virtual season on a popular video game, with Giants outfielder Hunter Pence and A’s pitcher Jesus Luzardo managing their teams and money donated to local Boys and Girls clubs in all big-league cities.

We’ve reached a point where the majority seems to understand the facts.

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