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Punjab transporters refuse to resume inter-city bus operations despite govt orders

Despite orders from the provincial government, public transport owners in Punjab have refused to resume operations in the province, with bus stands wearing an empty look on Monday morning. According to Geo News, no drivers, conductors or any staff could be seen at the inter-city bus stands. The Punjab government on Sunday had issued a notification outlining protocols for inter-city transport following an outcry by transport owners over lack of collaboration on SOPs and reduced fares announced by the provincial government. The notification contains directives for owners of buses and minibuses, terminals, passengers, drivers and conductors. According to the notification, air-conditioned buses will have a 20% reduced fare, whereas non-air-conditioned buses will charge 78 paisas per kilometre as opposed to the previous 93 paisas.

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18. May 2020

Over 140 prisoners infected with COVID-19 in Pakistan

Over 140 prisoners have tested positive for coronavirus to date in Pakistan, according to the Justice Project Pakistan (JPP). As per the not-for-profit organisation, which keeps a tally of prisoners infected in the country, majority of the inmates who have contracted the virus are in Lahore, 59, followed by Karachi, 40. The JPP also warned that after 40 prisoners tested positive for the deadly virus in Karachi, the city’s central jail could soon become the “new flash point” for the disease. “Urgent mitigating steps need to be taken to prevent its further spread in the facility which is already grossly overcrowded,” the organisation tweeted. The Karachi Central Prison houses 3,527 inmates, while it only has the capacity of 2,400. The number of sickened prisoners are highest in Punjab, 100. Separately, one case has been reported from Quetta in Balochistan.

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18. May 2020

SC orders shopping malls, markets to remain open seven days a week

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered on Monday that shopping malls and markets should remain open seven days a week, which were earlier shut down during the lockdown imposed to curb the coronavirus pandemic. The five-member larger bench of the Supreme Court was hearing a suo moto case regarding measures taken against the virus outbreak. The bench was headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed while Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel, Justice Sajjad Ali Shah and Justice Qazi Muhammad Amin Ahmed were also on the bench. Today, the court also ordered the reopening of shopping malls across the country. During the hearing today, Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed remarked that if the shops are shut down then shopkeepers will ‘die of hunger rather than the coronavirus’. CJP Ahmed said that in Karachi, except for five big malls every market has resumed operations. Upon which, Commissioner Karachi Iftikhar Shallwani said that a few markets were sealed for not following the Standard Operating Procedures laid out by the government. “The sealed markets should be opened and instead of intimidating them (shop owners) make them understand (the situation and SOPs),” remarked the top judge. Also […]

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18. May 2020

Pakistani UN peacekeeper determined to fight COVID-19

In February, Pakistan’s female peacekeepers, part of the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in DR Congo (MONUSCO), were awarded a UN medal at a ceremony in Adikivu in South Kivu, one of the provinces of the central African country. The team of 15 female officers, who serve at the ranks of major and captain, have been stationed in the war-torn country since June last year. The officers are psychologists, stress counsellors, vocational training officers, gender advisors, doctors, nurses, operations officers, information officers and logistics officers.

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12. May 2020

London calling, our second visit

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Jenny Roberts

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7. Jan 2015

Our late night visit in New York City

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Aaron Cooper

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5. Jan 2015

English countryside fairytale

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Jenny Roberts

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31. Dec 2014

Once upon a time in Beijing China

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Hailey Bryant

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27. Dec 2014

Beautiful beach sunset in Africa

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15. Dec 2014

Sun Pyramid in Mexico during the day

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12. Dec 2014

And we met again king of all animals – The Lion

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Hailey Bryant

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1. Dec 2014

Incredible hills over the river

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30. Nov 2014

Melbourne City Centre visit

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13. Nov 2014

Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu

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Aaron Cooper

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2. Nov 2014

Let’s take a rest, animal siesta is on

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24. Oct 2014

Come and spend a dream vacation in Morocco

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1. Oct 2014

The best ski holidays in Italian Alps

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27. Sep 2014

Sunny day on the boat in Thailand

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24. Sep 2014

Cliffs and rocks of Australia

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