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Fresh SOPs issued as schools reopen in Punjab


February 1, 2021

LAHORE: As the educational institutions are opening after a long break on Monday (today), the Punjab primary and secondary healthcare department has issued fresh instructions for the observance of SOPs to keep masses from the still raging coronavirus infection. After getting formal approval from the chief minister, the primary and secondary healthcare department has instructed that all public and private …

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Scores of houses razed, many others marked to make way for Malir Expressway


February 1, 2021

KARACHI: The name of the place from where reports are emerging about demolition of 40 to 50 houses of Christians, to make way for the Malir Expressway, is said to be Gulshan-i-Maryam. No one, if asked for directions around Memon Goth in Malir, would be familiar with this place but when if asked about location of the Christian settlement, anyone …

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Centre accuses Sindh of not owning Karachi


February 1, 2021

KARACHI: While complaining about hurdles in execution of federal government projects in the metropolis, Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Sunday accused the Sindh government of not owning Karachi and termed the current local bodies system in the city against the spirit of the Constitution. The federal minister, who was speaking at a public meeting after inaugurating a …

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First batch of 0.5m vaccine doses arrives in Islamabad from China


February 1, 2021

The first batch of Covid-19 vaccines arrived in Pakistan from China on Monday via a special Pakistan Air Force (PAF) aircraft. The batch contains 500,000 doses of the Sinopharm vaccine that has been gifted by China. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Health (SAPM) Dr Faisal Sultan announced the development in a tweet and expressed his gratitude to the …

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PPP politicising vaccine deployment: Asad Umar


February 1, 2021

Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar alleged on Monday that the PPP’s Sindh government was politicising the coronavirus vaccine deployment despite not having a “single dose” of the vaccine. Umar was addressing a PTI workers’ convention in Shikarpur on development projects in the area when he made the remarks. The federal minister said the Sindh government was …

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Dallas board approves millions more for tornado-ravaged high school, but trustees unhappy with process


February 1, 2021

Dallas ISD will spend an additional $26.3 million for construction at Thomas Jefferson High School, one of three district campuses heavily damaged by an October 2019 tornado. The district’s trustees unanimously approved the cost increase during its monthly board meeting last week, but not without consternation. Several trustees expressed their displeasure for the last-minute way in which the items appeared …

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Missing 71-year-old man was last seen walking in central Oak Cliff, police say


February 1, 2021

Dallas police are asking for the public’s help finding a missing 71-year-old man last seen in central Oak Cliff. Ramiro Ybarra(Dallas Police Department) Ramiro Ybarra was last seen about 9 a.m. Saturday walking in the 1700 block of Engle Avenue, near Rugged Drive and West Illinois Avenue. Here’s what to expect after getting the COVID-19 vaccine He is described by …

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Here’s what to expect after getting the COVID-19 vaccine


February 1, 2021

A growing number of North Texans have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine since the shots were first approved, and more residents are becoming eligible for their second doses with each passing week. The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines were approved and ready for the public with unprecedented speed, and questions remain about the short- and long-term effects …

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