Month: July 2020

Hundreds of scientists say there is evidence that the novel coronavirus in smaller particles in the air can infect people and are calling for the World Health Organization to revise recommendations, the New York Times reported on Saturday. The WHO has said the coronavirus disease spreads primarily from person to person through small droplets from the nose or mouth, which are expelled when a person with COVID-19 coughs, sneezes or speaks In an open letter to the agency, which the researchers plan to publish in a scientific journal next week,…

London’s Imperial College estimates that COVID19 pandemic in Pakistan is “on course to fade out”, a testimony to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s government’s effective handling of the the ongoing global health crisis.  At just 0.74, the effective coronavirus reproduction rate (Rt) in Pakistan is among the lowest in the world. An Rt of less than 1 indicates each infected person is infecting fewer than one person.  Only Italy (0.63), Netherlands (0.62), Canada (0.50) and Spain (0.02) have lower reproduction rates than Pakistan’s. However, this is no time to relax. Pakistanis…

The report also highlighted irregularities worth Rs. 273 million in 21 human resource/employee-related cases. Besides this, irregularities of Rs. 107,328 million in 64 cases related to civil/electrification works, procurement of electrical equipment, consultancy services, and contractual mismanagement were reported. An amount of Rs. 63 billion was discovered in 108 cases related to violation of internal rules and regulations of audited entities. Similarly, violations of regulatory laws and regulations were also highlighted in 50 cases involving an amount of Rs. 184 billion. Irregularities related to the management of accounts with commercial…

ISLAMABAD: The newly-constituted committee headed by Chairman Federal Land Commission , Babar Yaqoob Fateh Muhammad, is extensively engaged with the Independent Power Producers (IPPs) to de-draft Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) aimed at getting maximum relief, well-informed sources told Business Recorder. “The committee has held meetings with most of the IPPs established under 1994 and 2002 power policies and conveyed to them the spirit of Terms of Reference (ToRs). However, a meeting with M/s Rousch and a couple of other IPPs is still pending,” the sources said. The committee, is also holding…