With the new infections, the overall tally has risen to 1.315 million, while seven more deaths, taking toll to 28,999 casualties.
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PM said Pakistan needed to have inclusive growth, but compulsions to acquire loans from institutions like the International Monetary Fund put the national economy at risk.
Asim Iftikhar said Pakistan was committed to pursuing a meaningful dialogue with India for a peaceful resolution of all outstanding disputes, including Jammu and Kashmir.
In India, allegations of torture and extrajudicial killings persisted with the National Human Rights Commission, registering 143 deaths in police custody and 104 alleged extrajudicial killings in the first nine months in 2021.
The Chief Justice of Pakistan lamented the governance had been beset with such a critical situation that petty issues are reaching the courts in the shape of petitions.
opposition leaders have welcomed the exchange of arguments between PM and Defence Minister saying that it was just beginning of crisis within the PTI government because of wrong policies, very bad governance, energy crisis and rising prices of petroleum, electricity, gas and other essential consumer items.
New increase in power tariff will be recovered from consumers in Jan-2022 bills to be paid in February.
If any passenger’s test appears positive, he/she will be quarantined for 10 days at the government’s quarantine centres and passengers will not be charged any fee.