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Marriage halls, restaurants to remain close in twin cities for five days

October 10, 2024 by Abid Khan

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad and Rawalpindi administrations have ordered closure of marriage halls, cafes, restaurants and snooker clubs in twin cities from October 12 to 16 ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit.

The SCO summit under the supervision of Pakistan is being held in Islamabad on October 16 and 17, in which the heads of various countries, including Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang, will participate.

According to the police, it has been decided to tighten security in the twin cities during the SEO summit, under which marriage halls, cafes, restaurants and snooker clubs have also been ordered to be closed from October 12 to 16.

Police have issued notices to traders, hotel and restaurant owners stating that legal action will be taken against violators.

On the other hand, the police have sought shorty bonds from the businessmen and hotel owners, while a public holiday has also been announced in both the cities from October 14 to 16.

Due to the summit, suspects at Adiala Jail will also not be presented in court for five days. Courts have started rescheduling all important cases for hearing after October 16.

Commandos and sniper shooters will be deployed on the rooftops of multi-story buildings throughout the city.

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LHC allows restaurants to remain open from Sehr to Iftar

March 13, 2024 by Abid Khan

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) allowed restaurants to remain open from Sehri to Iftar.

Justice Shahid Karim of the Lahore High Court issued a written order of the last hearing on the petitions filed about anti-smog measures.

In the written order, the court directed the school children to conduct one day practical in a week related to environment and asked that a report on the curriculum should be submitted in the next hearing.

According to the order, in the report of the public prosecutor, it has been stated that the electricity of all the tire burning units has been disconnected.

The court further said in its order that instructions have been issued to prevent LESCO (Lahore Electric Supply Company) officials from cutting trees, LESCO should first inform PHA if any tree is to be cut.

Besides, the court has allowed the restaurants to remain open from Iftar to Sehri.

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Man trolled for posting golgappa vendor video

August 3, 2022 by Shaista Zafar

Ankit published the video on his Instagram page Frames by Ankit. In the video, a hawker picks up dropped golgappas while others go by. The web video had 6.5 million views. Netizens ridiculed Ankit for not stopping to help the vendor. Sometimes your idea of kindness differs from others’. A heartbreaking video of a golgappa … Read more

Restaurants can’t make you tip staff, the law says

July 4, 2022 by Mishaal Siddiqui

The government forbids hotels and restaurants from included service fees in the price of the meals they provide. CCPA recently issued an order prohibiting hotels and restaurants from automatically including service costs in invoices. Following an increase in consumer complaints about restaurants demanding a forced gratuity, such rules were published. The government forbids hotels and … Read more

Russia offers redesigned McDonald’s restaurants with a catchy name

June 13, 2022 by Maryam nadeem

McDonald’s restaurants flung open their doors in Moscow under new Russian ownership in Russia. Rebranded outlets rebranded as Vkusno & tochka, which means Tasty and that’s it. Reopens took place on Russia Day, a national holiday celebrating national pride. It could look and smell like McDonald’s nevertheless now it’s Vkusno and tochka. The brilliant curves … Read more

World hits record Covid cases as WHO warns over Omicron

December 29, 2021 by Shaista Zafar

PARIS, Dec 29, 2021 (AFP) – The world smashed a record number of Covid infections in a week, an AFP tally revealed Wednesday, as the WHO warned that Omicron poses a “very high” risk and could yet overwhelm healthcare systems. The highly transmissible variant propelled the United States, France and Denmark into fresh records on Wednesday. The … Read more

Saudi Arabia’s point-of-sale transactions rise 1.2% in October

November 29, 2021 by Muhammad Zubair

RIYADH: The value of point-of-sale transactions in Saudi Arabia reached SR40.5 billion ($10.8 billion) in October, up 1.2 per cent, compared with the previous month, Arab News quoted the Saudi Central Bank, as saying. Some of the sectors that helped drive the increase were restaurants and cafes, hotels, food and beverages, clothing and footwear. For … Read more

Austria bans those unvaccinated against Covid-19 from cafés amid surge in new cases

November 6, 2021 by Gohar Ali Khan

VIENNA: Austria said on Friday it is barring those not fully vaccinated against Covid-19 from cafes, restaurants and hairdressers as infections approach the record set a year ago and the government struggles to convince holdouts to get the shot. Roughly 64 per cent of Austria’s population is fully vaccinated against Covid-19, in line with the European Union … Read more

Shaukat Tareen has allowed the provinces to continue collecting taxes

September 16, 2021 by Syed Ahad

Finance Minister Shaukat Tareen has allowed the provinces to continue collecting taxes from restaurants and transporters. A meeting of the National Tax Council was held under the chairmanship of Finance Minister Shaukat Tareen, which was attended by officials from all four provinces and FBR. In the meeting, Chairman FBR gave a detailed briefing to the … Read more

Sindh reports 1,000 new Covid-19 cases in past 24 hours

July 9, 2021July 8, 2021 by Roman Ahmed

Sindh Issued New Order Regarding Coronavirus SOPs

Sindh has reported above 1000 new Covid-19 cases. Previously province’s tally was 343,303 on Thursday, while it was 342,228 the day before. Karachi has the maximum positivity ratio in the country. Its positivity rate is increasing by 10% almost every day. Whereas, the rate in the rest of the province is below 3%. Qasim Soomro, … Read more

Singapore is considering to resume sports, conferences, and concerts for its immunized citizens

July 7, 2021 by Tahir Yameen

Singapore is considering sports, conferences, and concerts for its immunized citizens

By the end of the month, Singapore anticipates more than half of its people to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, allowing for larger gatherings for conferences, live music, sports, weddings, and religious activities. The plan was introduced after the government announced on Wednesday that it will lift some coronavirus restrictions from next week, allowing … Read more

COVID-19: Pakistan records 131 deaths in a single day

May 20, 2021 by Web Desk

Pakistan COVID-19: Cases Drops To Less Than Thousand After Four Months

Pakistan reported 131 deaths related to the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, pushing the national death tally to 19,987.

According to the latest figures by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 4,207 persons tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours.

Punjab remains the worst-hit province by the pandemic both in terms of cases as well as deaths followed by Sindh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan.

So far 331,102 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Punjab, 303,323 in Sindh, 128,033 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 24,223 in Balochistan, 79,789 in Islamabad, 18,469 in Azad Kashmir, and 5,452 in Gilgit-Baltistan.

As per NCOC statistics, 9,640 individuals have lost their lives to the epidemic in Punjab, 4,854 in Sindh, 3,855 in KP, 270 in Balochistan, 740 in Islamabad, 521 in Azad Kashmir, and 107 in GB.

Meanwhile, NCOC decided to reopen outdoor restaurants and tourism spots, while education institutes in segregated districts will resume their activities from Monday.

It was decided in a meeting with Planning Minister Asad Umar in the chair in Islamabad on Wednesday. The educational institutions in districts with less than a five percent positivity ratio of Covid cases can resume educational activities.

Restaurants

Restaurants will remain open with outdoor dining till 2359 hours whereas takeaways will be allowed 24/7. It was decided that the tourism sector will be opened with strict Covid protocols.

Marriage ceremonies

The forum allowed outdoor marriage ceremonies with a maximum of 150 guests from next month after reviewing the situation on the 27th of this month.

Education sector

It was decided that the education sector, other than those opened from Monday, will be opened after the review meeting.

NCOC decided that shrines, cinemas, indoor dining, indoor gyms, amusement parks, contact sports, festivals, interprovincial public transport on Saturday and Sunday with effect from Saturday will continue to remain closed till further review.

Border policy

It decided that the current inbound and Land Border policy will continue till further orders.

The meeting permitted the reopening of Gadani and Misri Shah Industry from tomorrow.

All Secondary School Certificate and Higher Secondary School Certificate examinations will be held after the 20th of the next month. However, the conduct of all professional and non-professional examinations will take place on a case-to-case basis.

Schools To Reopen In Districts With Less Than 5% COVID Positivity Ratio

May 20, 2021May 19, 2021 by Muhammad Usman

The National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) on Wednesday has decided to reopen schools in districts with less than a 5% coronavirus positivity ratio.

The National Command and Operations Center (NCOC) has announced a relaxation of Corona restrictions.

The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by NCOC chief Asad Umar in Islamabad.

According to the NCOC announcement, tourism with SOPs has been allowed to open from May 24.

Outdoor dining in restaurants and hotels has been announced to be open till 12 noon, the permission of a 24-hour takeaway facility in restaurants and hotels has been granted.

Staggered opening of educational institutions from June 7 — other than those opened from May 24.

In addition, celebrations will be allowed in the open-air marriage hall with 150 people from June 1.

However, shrines, cinemas, indoor dining, indoor gyms, and parks will remain closed while inter-provincial transport will also be closed on Saturday and Sunday.

It should be mentioned here that from June 1, several sectors will be allowed to reopen, but a review meeting will be held on May 27.

Markets, Shops To Reopen From May 17: NCOC

Earlier on May 15th, the National Command and Operations Center (NCOC) had decided to allow all markets and shops to open from May 17.

The NCOC meeting was chaired by the Federal Minister and head of the NCOC Asad Umar on Saturday to review the latest corona situation in the country.

The meeting decided to allow shops and markets to remain open from May 17 until 8 pm.

According to the NCOC, all offices will be open under normal working hours from May 17, but 50 percent attendance will be maintained in the offices.

In addition, the NCOC had decided to restore inter-city and intra-city transport, intra-city and inter-city transport from May 16 instead of 17.

Expressing satisfaction over the implementation of SOPs during Eid, the NCOC also decided to run trains with 70% passengers.

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Dubai: Ban On Covering Restaurants Till Iftar Lifted

April 12, 2021 by Aizbah Khan

In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Dubai has lifted the ban on covering restaurants to keep food out of the sight of fasting people in honour of the month of Ramadan. According to the reports, the City-State Department of Economic Development announced on Sunday that during Ramadan, it will not be prohibited to cover food … Read more

Dine-in restaurants, businesses to reopen in Pakistan today

August 10, 2020 by Komal Fatima

Lockdown restrictions have been eased across Pakistan as dine-in restaurants, gyms, salons, and other businesses have been allowed to reopen from Monday. The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) had announced on Thursday that cinemas, theatres, gyms, public points, and dine-in restaurants will be allowed to reopen from Monday, meanwhile considering safety guidelines and SOPs … Read more

PM Imran Khan’s special message to people on occasion of Eid-al-Adha

July 27, 2020 by Atta Ur Rehman Khan

Opposition leaders become desperate to save their corrupt money

Prime Minister Imran Khan has said that Pakistan is one of the few countries to control the Coronavirus epidemic. Addressing the nation, Prime Minister Imran Khan said that our smart lockdown policy was successful. Coronavirus has the lowest death toll in the last three days. [embedpost id=”50366″ slug=”punjab-government-decides-to-implement-smart-lockdown”] The Prime Minister said that we did … Read more

Punjab Government decides to reopen restaurants and theaters

May 22, 2020 by Web Desk

Punjab government has decided to reopen restaurants and theaters after Eid-ul-Fitr amid coronavirus outbreak. As per details, Chief Minister of Punjab Sardar Usman Buzadar has given approval on opening or theaters and restaurants across the province after Eid. In addition to this, CM has sought standard operating procedures (SOPs) from Information and Culture Department in … Read more

McDonald’s CEO steps down over having relationship with an employee

November 4, 2019 by Arhama Altaf

McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook was forced to step down from his position as he break company rules by having a relationship with an employee. Steve Easterbrook called his recent relationship with an employee “a mistake” in an email to McDonald’s employees. According to sources, Easterbrook is recently divorced and has three children. Steve Easterbrook has … Read more

Markets, Shops To Reopen From May 17: NCOC

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