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BTS to drop ‘BE (Essential Edition)’ on February 19


January 25, 2021

BTS, the South Korea’s K-pop group, has announced to drop ‘BE (Essential Edition)’, the new edition of their latest album on February 19, 2021. The K-pop supergroup announced the release of ‘BE (Essential Edition)’ in a statement on Weverse, social media platform and shared the link on Twitter as well. The statement read: “BTS’ new album “BE (Essential Edition)” will …

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1,629 fresh coronavirus cases reported across Pakistan


January 25, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan recorded as many as 1,629 new cases of the novel coronavirus in a single day with 23 more fatalities. According to the latest update released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 1,629 new cases emerged after 36,607 samples were tested in the last 24 hours. The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the country has …

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Biden administration fights for $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan


January 25, 2021

WASHINGTON: Officials in President Joe Biden’s administration tried to head off Republican concerns that his $1.9 trillion pandemic relief proposal was too expensive on a Sunday call with Republican and Democratic lawmakers, some of whom pushed for a smaller plan targeting vaccine distribution. Lawmakers from both parties said they had agreed that getting the COVID-19 vaccine to Americans should be …

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Punjab records 607 fresh Covid-19 cases, 7 fatalities


January 25, 2021

LAHORE: A total of 607 fresh cases of the novel coronavirus surfaced across Punjab during the previous 24 hours, taking the provincial tally to 154,017. According to the Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department, seven more people succumbed to the disease during this period, pushing the death toll to 4,568. The number of people recovering from the infection in the province …

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‘Govt to implement EV Policy for four wheelers soon’


January 25, 2021

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Science Technology Fawad Chaudhry said the government will soon finalize the mechanism for the successful implementation of the Electric Vehicle (EV) policy for four-wheelers in the country aimed to reduce pollution levels and generate employment in the transport sector.     “There was a delay in the issuance of an ordinance but hopefully it would be addressed soon,” …

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Punjab cabinet approved Sehat Insaf Cards for all families: minister


January 25, 2021

LAHORE: Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid has announced that the issuance of Sehat Insaf Cards approved for all families across the province. Dr Yasmin Rashid, while talking to media today, said that Punjab cabinet approved the decision to provide Sehat Insaf Cards to all families across the province. She said that it is the responsibility of the government to …

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Systems Ltd: leading the tech wave


January 25, 2021

Every now and then, one sees the policymakers or leading industry people talk about the potential of digital and how Pakistan needs to leverage that. Comparisons are offered with respect to regional countries like the Philippines and India and how they have boosted their IT exports. But how can that be when there is no proper infrastructure or robust capital …

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