08 ‘SIAL takes full care of its PR redressed 99pc complaints passengers, airlines’ lodged on Citizen Portal SIALKOT: Sialkot International Airport Limited ISLAMABAD: The Railways was ranked (SIAL) Chairman Mian Naeem Javed said the management The among the top ten performing federal departments on the of airport had taken full care of the needs and regulations Pakistan Citizen Portal as 99 percent of the public com - of its passengers and airlines during the corona pandemic plaints lodged against it on the portal were redressed suc - and took all possible steps for them. He stated this while cessfully. Talking to APP, an official of the Citizen Portal talking to representatives of airlines at the SIAL Secretariat. said Pakistan Railways was ranked eighth among all fed - Vice Chairman Chaudhry Afzal Shaheen, Airport Manager eral departments and divisions on the basis of its perform - Nisar Ahmed and other officials were also present. —APP FaisalaBbad, Mounday, Jasnuariy 04n, 2021 Jaemadi-usl-Aws al 19, 1442 ance and public facilitation in terms of redressing queries. National COVID ‘Physical work’ positivity surges on PARCO at 5.12pc; 2,284 coastal refinery patients critical likely From Our Staff Correspondent From Our Staff Correspondent ISLAMABAD: The government has ISLAMABAD: The National COVID Pos - planned to start ‘physical work’ on the much- itivity Ratio on Sunday was recorded 5.12 delayed Pakistan Arab Refinery Company percent where 2,284 Coronavirus patients (PARCO) Coastal Refinery before the next were in critical condition across the country summer to achieve self-reliance in the oil pro - with the number of critical patients rising at a duction sector. fast pace. A senior official privy to petroleum sector The positivity ratio was determined on the developments told APP that all the formalities basis of positive cases appearing in 100 sam - including refinery’s design, licensing, engi - ples of COVID patients. neering work, sizing and product-slab have The highest positivity ratio was observed been completed. Hopefully the physical work in Mirpur which was 15.69 percent followed on the seven-billion dollar project would start by Peshawar 12.13 percent and Karachi 11.27 before next summer after its formal ground - percent, according to the latest update issued MULTAN: Foreign Minister addresses during groundbreaking ceremony of Madni Chowk Flyover. breaking. by the National Command and Operation The refinery approved in October 2007 but Center (NCOC). remained suspended due to paucity of funds The positivity ratio in various federating would have the capacity to refine 250,000 bar - units was as in Azad Jammu and Kashmir rels BPD, equal to 13 million tons of petroleum (AJK) was 6.16 percent, Balochistan 9.02 products per annum. percent, Gilgit Baltistan (GB) 1.11 percent, He said the present government was work - Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) 3.12 per - ing on a prudent strategy to achieve self-re - cent, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) 4.65 percent, ‘Extension in fixed liance in the oil refining sector by upgrading Punjab 4.16 percent and Sindh had 7.23 per - the existing facilities and establishing new cent positivity ratio. It also mentioned the deep conversion refineries in different parts of Province wise COVID Positivity Ratio break - the country. down that indicated in Punjab, had According to an official report, currently as maximum positivity ratio of 8.39 percent, tax regime to attract many as five refineries were operating in the Rawalpindi had 3.84 percent, 2.22 country with an overall installed capacity of percent and Multan 1.52 percent. 417,400 barrel per day (BPD) oil and con - In Sindh, Karachi had 11.27 percent, Hy - tributing significantly in meeting the petroleum derabad 9.59 percent, in KP, Peshawar had needs through indigenous production. 12.13 percent, Swat 1.85 and Abbotabad 2.02 percent, in Baluchistan, Quetta had 2.9 per - more investment’ cent, in ICT 3.12 percent positivity ratio was By Our Staff Reporter activities till December 31 to fully ex - first 100,000 houses built under this prevailing. In AJK, Mirpur had 15.69 percent ploit the potential of this sector. He said scheme would be given a grant of Rs ‘IT industry positivity ratio. The update aslo showed Mor - LAHORE: Business community on thousands of construction projects had 300,000 each. He demanded that more tality Analysis during the prevailing pan - Sunday hailing extension in construction been launched in Punjab, Khyber similar packages be offered to investors growth surpassing demic outbreak as a total of 10,311 deaths sector amnesty plan, said it will not only Pakhtunkhwa, Karachi and Baluchistan for the establishment of new Industry. He were recorded with prevailing Case Fatality boost the confidence of investors but also without disclosing the source of income. hoped hidden trillions of rupees would all sectors’ Rate of 2.12 percent against the global death further stimulate economic activities in He said that it’s another feather in the be pumped in the mainstream of the na - rate of 2.17 percent. the country. cap of Prime Minister that tional economy. From Our Staff Correspondent It added that as per the gender analysis of Founder Chairman Pak-US Business the deceased around 69 percent were males Council and Chairman United Business ISLAMABAD: Minister for Information with 77.5 percent over the age of 50-year. Group ( UBG) Iftikhar Ali Malik said it PR retrieves over seven Technology and Telecom Syed Amin Ul As many as 73 percent of the perished was a new year gift by Prime Minister Haque on Sunday said recent growth of Infor - COVID-19 patients had chronic comorbidi - Imran Khan to the nation which was a mation Technology (IT) industry was remark - ties (affected with another disease prior to good step in right direction at right time acres land worth Rs116m able and surpassing all traditional sectors. contracting Coronavirus). which would yield better impact on the From Our Staff Correspondent “Recent growth figures of our IT Industry Out of the total died COVID patients 91 economy besides accelerating activities are remarkable and surpassing all traditional percent of the deceased remained hospitalised in construction sector across the country. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Railways (PR) has retrieved over seven acres railway land sectors in the country,” the Minister said while and out if these patients 57 percent were on He said that extension in fixed tax worth over Rs116 million from the land encroachers in Rawalpindi Division in its op - attending a ceremony organized by a celebra - ventilators, it added. regime and non disclosure of source eration against land grabbers. tory. would attract more investment in this The operation was launched under the supervision of Divisional Superintendent of He was of the view that this was the right sector and play a key role to offset the Rawalpindi Division Munawar Shah on the direction of Railways Minister Azam time for country’s traditional sectors to con - negative impact of COVID-19 on the na - Khan Swati. congratulated the PR officers, who took part in the op - sider about the potential of IT exports business SC forms three tional economy. eration against the land grabbers in Rawalpindi and Karachi divisions adding that the in Pakistan, said a press release. He said the facility could not be fully ministry would deal land grabbers with iron hands. “With overwhelming business response, larger benches availed in a real manner due to coron - The minister said that instructions have been issued to all the divisions to launch a Pakistan needs serious investments in brand - avirus. grand operation to get rid of railway land grabbers. ing, infrastructure and capacity building and He said that investors had so far in - Railways Minister said that incompetence and corrupt elements would not be tol - other resource, not only from government but for next week jected Rs 186 billion in construction erated at any cost, adding that the officers who would perform in good faith be ap - also from private sector” he added. From Our Staff Correspondent projects while another investment of Rs preciated at the Ministry level. Recently, the ministry has retrieved as many as 180.754 The minister also acknowledged and ap - 116 billion is in pipeline which on the acres of its precious land in eight divisions of the country in its anti-encroachment plauded Systems Ltd. recent award winning as hand was also generating huge job op - Forbes Asia’s best under a billion 2020 award. ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan drive conducted during last year. "Regular anti-encroachment operations are being portunities. Forbes Asia’s Best Under A Billion list aims Gulzar Ahmed has constituted three larger carried out at all railway divisions with assistance of Railways Police and District Ad - Iftikhar Ali Malik said it’s first time to honor the high achievers of the region across benches, a special bench and six regular ministration," an official said. "Pakistan Railways has owned 167,690 acres land that all commercial banks vowed to allo - across the country out of which Punjab has 90,326 acres, Sindh 39,428 acres, different industries. System Ltd. competed benches at the principal seat Islamabad to cate Rs 378 billion for the construction Balochistan 28,228 acres and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has 9,708 acres," he added. amongst 18,000 publicly traded companies in hear a number of important cases during the the Asia-Pacific region with annual revenue next week, starting from Monday. above US $ 10 million and below US $ 1 bil - On Monday, a five-member larger bench lion and secured a position amongst 200 Asian headed by the CJP and comprising Justice companies. Mushir Alam, Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Jus - tice Ijaz Ul Ahsan and Justice Yahya Afridi Directive to use DRAP’s mobile will hear the reference filed by President Dr under Article 186 of the Constituion Zardari, Shehbaz of Pakistan regarding elections for the mem - bers of the Senate of Pakistan. App to report reaction cases puncture PDM On Wednesday, a five-member larger bench headed by Justice Mushir ALam and From Our Staff Correspondent complainer can also see immediate ac - download the App, open the tap, select a tyre: Chohan comprising Justice Maqbool Baqar, Justice knowledgement of receipt of report. region which is Pakistan, click continue as Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Yahya Afridi ISLAMABAD: Drug Regulatory Au - He said that there is a watch list of med - guest or create an account and last step is By Our Staff Reporter and Justice Amin-Ud-Din Khan will hear pe - thority of Pakistan (DRAP) has asked the ications to receive personalized news and report suspected adverse reactions to med - titions of different politicians regarding elec - citizens to submit online complaint alert. He added while using this option one icines that have been used. LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Prisons tions and fake degrees. through its can create a watch list for drugs that are He advised citizens to keep updated Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chohan on Sunday said that On Monday, a five-member larger bench ‘MED safety mobile application’ across using for receiving specific news. He said with the safety alerts issued by the Na - those who had ruined the country for the last headed by Justice Manzoor Ahmed Malik and the country to report adverse drug reac - on emergency cases, quick action will be tional Pharmacovigilance Centre at seven decades could not be given one more comprising Justice Sardar Tariq Masood, Jus - tions (ADRs) cases for taking taken and in this regard SOPs have been DRAP. He said that several innovative chance. tice Ijaz UL Ahsan, Justice Mazhar Alam action by the authorities concerned. developed by the authority. He added that steps have been taken for maintaining While commenting on the Pakistan Demo - Khan Miankhel and Justice Syed Mansoor Ali According to Director Pharmacy Serv - the app was launched on the occasion of quality and availability of necessary med - cratic Movement (PDM) rally in Bahawalpur, Shah will hear appeals of different accused ices DRAP Dr Abdur Rashid, in case of Med Safety Week. icines in the country. He said that as a na - he said that Asif Ali Zardari and Shehbaz against life terms and death sentences. any such grievance, the victims can sub - Dr Rashid said that there will be sepa - tional regulatory body DRAP ensures Sharif had punctured the PDM tyre. On Tuesday, a three-member special bench mit complaint with the DRAP through this rate reporting form for suspected adverse access of safe, quality and efficacious ther - He said that now PDM could not go for headed by the CJP and comprising Justice mobile App, which was launched for the drug reactions in relation to COVID-19. apeutic goods at affordable prices in the short, medium or long march. He said, "Let me Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel and Justice purpose in Pakistan. “ADR reporting is a just a touch way and country. remind the PDM leadership that the date of Yahya Afridi will hear a suo moto review pe - He said that only seven countries have with active participation, citizens can con - Dr Rashid said that DRAP is on the way their resignations had passed four days ago." tition on the court direction passed in Civil created this mobile App so far for the pur - tribute to the cause of safety of medicines to become a world class regulatory organ - He further said that decision to take part in pose. He added World Health Organiza - Petition No.314/2019 regarding grant of bail in the country”. ization at par with international standards by-polls was the biggest U-turn as earlier PDM tion (WHO) will directly receive this He said that all submitted reports can and best practices, through effective man - to co-accused in Civil Petition Nos.258, 260, made hollow slogans of long march, resigna - complaint on any such matter regarding also be viewed later for adding more in - agement strategies for implementations of 268 and 457 of 2017 and delay in trial of tions etc. adverse reactions of drug. formation. He said that the process of hav - regulations and their enforcement through - Fayyaz-ul-Hassan Chohan said that accord - cases by the accountability courts in the light He said that the complainer can submit ing this app is very simple and phase wise out the country. He said that DRAP is of Section 16 of the National Accountability report on adverse reactions even when of - like opening the play store (Android) or adopting the globally harmonized science- ing to Hafiz Hussain Ahmad, JUI (F) of Ordinance, 1999 requiring decision of NAB fline or to view and submit updates to pre - the App store, search for Med Safety, tap based standards for the evaluation, regis - Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman had just confined to cases within 30 days. viously submitted reports. He added the the Med safety Icon, tap to ‘install’ to tration and monitoring of safety, quality personal motives. KP govt launches projects for uplift of tourism From Our Staff Correspondent alleviate poverty and expedite pace of Districts of KP. Establishment of au - economic development. The tonomous authority for tourism and PESHAWAR: The Khyber Spokesperson while highlighting the culture, special tourism authorities for Pakhtunkhwa Government is going to last year performance of his depart - Kalam, Komrat and Kalash and a launch Rs 2.3 billion small and mega ment said state-of-art tourism centres state-of-the art Tourism Complex at projects for development and promo - were being established at scenic Tirah Peshawar were achieved in 2020. tion of tourism in merged areas under valley in Khyber, Michani, Bajaur, Initiation of work on Integrated Accelerated Implementation Pro - Mohmand, Kurrum, Orakzai, North Tourism Development Project gramme (AIP) to generate employ - Waziristan and South Waziristan (KITE) with assistance of World ment opportunities for tribal youth tribal districts at a cost of Rs 3 billion Bank worth Rs 17 billion, handing and explore the hidden tourism po - to explore its mesmerizing natural over of 169 Government rest houses tential before world. beauty before domestic and foreign to private sector on lease, recreational Latifur Rehman, Spokesperson tourists. Similarly, a tourist centre at parks on agriculture dams, tourism fa - Sports, Tourism, Archeology and Sheikh Badin located on confluence cilitation centres and residential huts Youth Affairs Department KP told of Koh-e-Suleman mountains range, were started. Holding of Tourism APP on Sunday that a Special Bannu and DI Khan districts was in Mela at Broghal in Chitral, enhance - Tourism Wing (STW) has been es - priority list of the PTI Government. ment of performance of TDS, compi - tablished to ensure speedy completion The government has started work lation of Marketing Mix new policies, of these projects in merged areas on construction of mega road project approval of Tourism Police and Rs2 aimed at to bolster tourism, generate worth Rs 3.4 billion to link Sheikh billion for devolopment and provision IALKOT: Special Assistant to Chief Minister (SACM ) on Information Dr employment opportunities for youth, Badin tourists resorts with Southern of facilities at tourism. shares food with an elder woman in shelter room of Civil Hospital Daska.

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