Tag: Dr Faisal Sultan
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‘Phir call doonga, dobara sarkon pe nikloonga’: Imran Khan breaks silence after his attempted assassination
Former Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan addressed the nation for the first time since his attempted assassination in Wazirabad. Khan is currently hospitalised in Shaukat Khanum Hospital, Lahore from where he spoke to the nation. In the beginning, Dr Faisal Sultan, the former assistant to Khan on health, gave some details on Khan’s injuries. He…
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Pakistan reports no deaths due to Covid for the first time in two years
For the first time since the outbreak of Covid-19 in the country, Pakistan has reported zero Covid deaths today (Wednesday). The country witnessed a slight rise in cases, with a 1.28 per cent positivity rate and 443 reported new cases, as per the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). However, the country has been maintaining…
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Govt to close the National Command and Operation centre: Dr Faisal Sultan
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (PM) on National Health Services, Regulations, and Coordination, Dr Faisal Sultan has announced that the government has decided to shut down the National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC). According to Dr Sultan, PM Khan himself is expected to formally announce the shutting down of NCOC by the end of…
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Bill Gates reaches Pakistan on first-ever visit
Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), has arrived in Pakistan for a one-day visit. Gates will meet with Prime Minister Imran Khan and President Arif Alvi. He will also visit the National Command and Operation Centre headquarters. Gates will pay a visit to the COVID-19 treatment facility in Chak Shahzad.…
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‘Masks, avoid crowds, vaccinate’: Dr Faisal Sultan urges people to take Omicron seriously
Urging people not to take the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 lightly, Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on health Dr. Faisal Sultan on Tuesday said there will be some increase in hospitalisation of patients in the next one to two weeks and urged people to wear masks, avoid crowds and get vaccinated at the…
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Unvaccinated people to face new restrictions in next 24 hours: NCOC
Strict restrictions will be enforced for non-vaccinated individuals from October 1, 2021. National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) announced vaccination certificates will be made “mandatory for domestic travellers from October 1”. Confirming the news, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) spokesperson said: “From October 1, only vaccinated passengers will be able to travel on all domestic and…
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Pakistan responds to UK’s concerns amid Red List travel ban
The Pakistan government has responded to the United Kingdom (UK) government’s reasons for keeping the former on its travel Red List in a detailed letter written by Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan. Federal Minister for Human Rights Shireen Mazari shared the letter on Twitter and said, “The table exposes…
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Pakistan hits one million Covid-19 vaccination doses per day: Asad Umar
Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar announced on Tuesday that Pakistan had hit the target of administering one million Covid-19 vaccination doses in a day. The minister took to Twitter and said, “Happy to report that the target we had set for 1 million vaccinations in a day was crossed yesterday with 10 lakh…
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Asad Umar says unvaccinated people are seven times more likely to get Covid
Minister for Planning, Development, and Special Initiatives Asad Umar on Friday said unvaccinated people were seven times more likely to contract the coronavirus than those inoculated. After the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) meeting, the minister said vaccination was the only way solution to the virus. Umar later took to Twitter and said, “The…
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VIDEO: Model, baffled federal minister in hot water over out-of-turn vaccine allegations
The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) has decided to conduct a probe to reveal facts regarding the video clip wherein family members of Federal Minister for Housing Tariq Bashir Cheema were seen allegedly getting vaccinated out of turn. Model Iffat Omar could also be seen in the video. Cheema belongs to the Pakistan Muslim…