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Dr Arif Alvi: ‘Pave the way to revive football in Pakistan’

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Dr Arif Alvi: 'Pave the way to revive football in Pakistan'

President of Pakistan, Dr Arif Alvi has directed Global Soccer Ventures (GSV) to pave the way to revive football in Pakistan. GSV will host Pakistan Football League (PFL) in Pakistan held a meeting with the President Arif Alvi on Thursday. During the meeting, GSV briefed the Arif on their plans to promote football in Pakistan. … Read more

President urges national players to focus on their performance

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President urges national players to focus on their performance

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi Sunday while expressing his confidence in the capabilities of national sports teams, stressed upon players to focus on their performance in the field, so as to bring further laurels to the country. Addressing a closing ceremony of DTA 14th Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Amateur Golf Cup here at the … Read more

Pakistan’s unique location offers trade opportunities: president

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Pakistan is committed to strengthening ties with Qatar: President Alvi

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has said that Pakistan’s unique geo-economic location offered tremendous opportunities for transport, trade, transit trade and ICT connectivity to the entire region. The president, in a meeting with the envoys-designate of different countries, said Pakistan attached great importance to promotion of trade, business and commercial cooperation with friendly countries under … Read more

President Arif Alvi pays visit to the set of popular Turkish television series ‘Kuruluş: Osman’

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Peace in Afghanistan to lead towards regional economic prosperity: President

He along with his delegation also met with Mehmet Bozdag, the producer of Ertugrul and Kurulus Osman. President visits sets of hit Turkish series ‘Kuruluş: Osman’. President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi who is currently in Turkey on a three-day visit was spotted on the sets of the hit series Kurulis Osman along with the … Read more

IT Ministry to organise first digital summit on August 9

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ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication will organise a digital summit on August 9 at the Aiwan-e-Sadr to focus on innovative technologies, transforming the public sector, a statement said on Friday. The purpose of the summit is to showcase the progress that has been made so far in digitalising various sectors of Pakistan … Read more

President Alvi stresses enhanced trade with Norway

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arif alvi and DG ISI

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has emphasised the need for enhanced economic and cultural relations between Norway and Pakistan. Talking to the outgoing Ambassador of Norway to Pakistan Kjell-Gunnar Eriksen, who called on him at the Aiwan-e-Sadr on Friday, the president said the two countries have huge potential to boost trade and economic cooperation for mutual … Read more

President urges youth to participate in reversing global warming

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tree tsunami

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Saturday urged the young generation to play their dynamic role in the government’s ongoing massive “Ten Billion Tree Tsunami” campaign and reverse the degenerating effects of global warming and environmental pollution. Addressing a ceremony of monsoon tree plantation drive held at the green area adjacent to the Aiwan-e-Sadr, the … Read more

President Alvi wants strong trade ties with South Africa

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Parliament’s digitalisation to be completed by 2023 President Alvi

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi on Thursday said that Pakistan desired to strengthen its relations with South Africa in the areas of trade, investment and defence. Talking to the visiting Chief of South African National Defence Force General Rudzani Maphwanaya at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, the president said there existed huge potential between Pakistan and South Africa … Read more

President calls for proper harnessing of youth’s intellectual potential

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Arif Alvi

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has stressed on the youth to utilise their full potential in accelerating the country’s current pace of progress through intelligence-based contributions, because in the fast changing world, the countries would get edge over each other through human intellect-driven resources. Addressing the 25th Convocation of Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering … Read more

Gwadar Port, CPEC offer enormous investment opportunities: President Alvi

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President Alvi

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has said that the Gwadar Port and the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) offered enormous investment opportunities to regional countries and Tajikistan, in this regard, could benefit from the emerging opportunities by exporting its goods to foreign countries through the Gwadar Port. During a meeting with the Tajik Defence Minister … Read more

Parliament’s digitalisation to be completed by 2023: President Alvi

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Parliament’s digitalisation to be completed by 2023 President Alvi

President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday called for timely completion of all processes with regard to the automation of the Parliament and making it digitally operational by January 2023. Chairing a meeting on President’s Initiative for Cyber Efficient Parliament, the president emphasised that digitalisation would help improve efficiency and smooth running of the legislative business … Read more

President Alvi links Pakistan’s development to Karachi

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President Alvi

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has said that the country’s development and prosperity was directly linked with the development of Karachi and “we can no longer ignore the plight of its people”. Chairing a high-level meeting at the Governor House, Karachi, to discuss Karachi Transformation Plan for the resolution of major infrastructure issues of the … Read more

President cautions of ‘unrest in India’ if persecution of Muslims continues

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President cautions of ‘unrest in India’ if persecution of Muslims continues

President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday cautioned India of an internal strife if it continued persecuting Muslims under its Hindutva ideology, based on racism and hate. “The future of peace within India greatly depends upon the treatment it metes out to its minorities, particularly Muslims,” the president said at the International Conference on ‘Institutionalisation of … Read more

President Alvi calls for enhanced economic cooperation with Saudi Arabia

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President Alvi calls for enhanced economic cooperation with Saudi Arabia

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has underscored the need to further strengthen bilateral economic and investment cooperation with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Pakistan and Saudi Arabia enjoyed strong fraternal ties, based on shared faith, culture, tradition and mutual goodwill, that needed to be further expanded for the mutual benefit of the two countries, he … Read more

President Alvi calls for expanding Federal Insurance Ombudsman outreach

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President Alvi

ISLAMABAD: President Dr Arif Alvi has called for expanding the outreach of the Federal Insurance Ombudsman (FIO) to remote areas of the country for the provision of relief to the maximum number of policyholders against the maladministration of the insurance companies. Inaugurating the FIO’s Regional Office in Quetta at a virtual ceremony, at Aiwan-e-Sadr, on … Read more

President Alvi calls for utilising modern tech to increase honey production

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President Alvi

KARACHI: President Dr Arif Alvi has urged the need to increase the production of honey in the country by utilising modern beekeeping gear and imparting training to beekeepers along modern lines. Chairing a follow-up meeting on honey bee farming and harvesting, at the Aiwan-e-Sadr, on Monday, He said the congenial climate and flora of the … Read more

President Alvi Launches SBP Policy for Persons with Disabilities

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President Alvi

President Dr Arif Alvi launched a comprehensive policy of the State Bank of Pakistan to improve the economic autonomy of persons with disabilities (PWDs). According to the details, the President as a special guest compiled the policy. The policy aims to improve access to banking services and the inclusion of persons with disabilities as bank … Read more

President Arif Alvi urges ulema to motivate people to get vaccinated

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President Alvi

President Arif Alvi on Wednesday urged Ulema to request people to get themselves vaccinated in Friday prayers’ sermons, as Pakistan aims at vaccinating 70 million people by the end of 2021. President Alvi, while addressing a meeting with religious scholars, said medical experts were repeatedly urging people to get vaccinated to control the pandemic. The … Read more

PM Khan To Hold A Meeting Regarding Water Issue Tomorrow

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Prime Minister

Prime Minister Imran Khan has decided to hold a meeting tomorrow regarding the water issue faced by the country. On the other hand, Sindh Irrigation Minister Sohail Anwar Sial has on Thursday discussed the water issue with Prime Minister Imran Khan. According to the details, Sohail Anwar Sial complaint to the PM that Sindh is … Read more

Coronavirus: Schools to remain closed till May 23

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Schools

Schools across the province of Punjab will remain closed till May 23, owing to the spike of coronavirus infections.

According to the details, Education Minister Punjab Murad Raas in his tweet announced that all Public and Private Schools of Punjab will remain closed till May 23, 2021, due to COVID 19 situation.

The Minister added that a review meeting will be held on May 18th, 2021.

He also urged the people to make sure following of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) issued by the Government.

On May 8, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) announced that all educational institutions — schools, colleges, universities, and others — will remain closed till May 23.

The NCOC said a meeting to review the decision would be held on May 18 and the decision to reopen the educational institutions would be taken after taking into account the coronavirus situation at the time.

“In view of ongoing disease trends, education institutes earlier closed till 17th May will continue to remain closed till 23rd May ’21,” said NCOC.

Meanwhile, Pakistan reported 48 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 873,220. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 19,384 on Friday.

According to the latest figures issued by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 2,517 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.

Punjab remains the worst-hit province in terms of deaths and cases followed by Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

324,106 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Punjab, 296,364 in Sindh, 126,403 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 78,969 in Islamabad, 23,778 in Balochistan, 18,186 in Azad Kashmir, and 5,414 in Gilgit-Baltistan.

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COVID-19 in Pakistan: National Death toll jumps to 19,210

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COVID-19 in Pakistan: National Death toll jumps to 19,210

Pakistan recorded 104 deaths related to the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours taking the national tally of fatalities to 19,210. According to the latest figures issued by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 2,869 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours. After the inclusion of fresh infections, the number … Read more

Development projects will provide employment to Balochistan’s Youth: Dr. Alvi

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President Alvi

President Dr. Arif Alvi has said that development projects will provide employment to the youth of Balochistan. President Dr. Arif Alvi called on Governor Balochistan Amanullah Yasinzai on Monday at Governor House. As per the details, The political situation in the country and development plans of the federal government in Balochistan were discussed during the … Read more

New wave of coronavirus is more deadly than before, says President Alvi

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President Alvi

A high-level meeting on the third wave of coronavirus and implementation of SOPs has been held at the Governor House on Saturday under the chairmanship of President Dr. Arif Alvi.

The President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi has said that “You can save the lives of your loved ones and compatriots by taking only a few precautions.”

During the meeting, President Alvi appealed to the people to be very careful as “the new wave of Corona is more deadly than before and is spreading very fast.”

Dr. Arif Alvi has said that “the government needs your cooperation once again, all are requested to take precautionary measures.”
During the meeting, Asad Umar, Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Measures briefed the President and said that the spread of coronavirus in the country is becoming alarming day by day.

Federal Minister Asad Omar has said that the current epidemic is more deadly than ever and it is spreading very fast and there is a significant increase in cases of coronavirus.

Umar further said that the supply of oxygen in hospitals is now under pressure due to the increasing demand for oxygen.

Federal Minister went on to say that “action has also been directed against those who do not comply with the SOPs. At present, some more restrictions have been imposed and it is hoped that the results will be positive.”

Meanwhile, Sindh Governor Imran Ismail said that the process of consultation with the provincial governments on the implementation of SOP and sanctions has been ensured.

Pakistan Reports Highest Single-Day Death Toll Since COVID-19 Pandemic Began:

On Saturday, Pakistan has reported the highest single-day death toll, reaching 157 deaths in the country ever since the pandemic began.

Earlier, the highest death toll was reported on June 20th, 2020 with 153 deaths in 24 hours due to the deadly coronavirus.

As per the details, the total death tally has reached 16,999 in Pakistan. In the past 24 hours, the most deaths were reported in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkwa.

According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), Pakistan’s national positivity ratio has increased to 11.27% on Saturday.

As many as 52,402 samples were tested, out of those 5,908 turned out to be positive.

The national tally of confirmed cases climbed to 790,016 with 285,542 reported in Punjab, 276,670 in Sindh, 112,140 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 72,613 in Islamabad, 21,477 in Balochistan, 16,327 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and 5,247 in Gilgit Baltistan.

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President Arif Alvi recovers from coronavirus

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President Arif Alvi coronavirus

President Dr. Arif Alvi has successfully won the battle against coronavirus. He broke the good news on his Twitter handle today. He wrote that he came out of Covid and spent his first full day at work today. Alvi requested the nation to wear masks and keep following the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). With all … Read more

President Alvi to chair meeting on SOPs to prevent COVID-19 during Ramadan

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President Alvi

President Arif Alvi will chair a virtual meeting regarding the implementation of standard operating procedures to limit the spread of coronavirus during the month of Ramadan. The meeting will begin at 11:00 am today. All provincial governors, the President of Azad Kashmir, and clerics will take part in the meeting through a video link. All … Read more

China stands with Pakistan to jointly fight against Covid-19, Chinese President

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'The 70-year-old friendship between China and Pakistan is rock-solid,' President Xi

Chinese President Xi Jinping said that China will always stand with Pakistan to jointly fight against the Covid-19 pandemic and make joint efforts to build a closer China-Pakistan community with a shared future. He said this in a letter written to President Dr. Arif Alvi. Mr. Xi Jinping also wished Alvi for a speedy recovery … Read more

Pakistan fully capable to defend its territorial integrity, President Alvi

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Arif Alvi Pakistan Day

Pakistan is laced with capabilities to defend its territorial integrity and sovereignty, categorically stating that any misadventure will receive a befitting response. This has been stated by President Arif Alvi as he was addressing the military parade avenue in Islamabad today (Thursday). Arif Alvi said that we will defend our independence at all costs. Alvi … Read more

Coronavirus vaccine takes few weeks to become effective, Arif Alvi clarifies rumors

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President Alvi

President Arif Alvi has given a special message to all regarding the coronavirus vaccine. Taking to Twitter on Sunday, he explains that the coronavirus vaccine takes time to be effective. He also urged everyone to get their vaccine jabs. “Covid-19 vaccination is a must. It is given in two doses & takes a few weeks … Read more

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