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President Biden asserted full command of the nation’s vaccination campaignin his prime time address Thursday, framing his first 100 days around a series of new promises that build on the program’s momentum and appear within reach. Most notably, he directed states and other jurisdictions to make all adults eligible by May 1, setting off a seven-week sprint throughout the country consistent with the accelerating pace of inoculations. Benefiting from manufacturing improvements now boostingthe store of doses after months of scarcity, his team has seized the opportunity to mobilize federal resources to rush those doses to Americans whom he promised a semblance of normalcy by July Fourth.…

ISLAMABAD: Power consumer will benefit from reduction of around Rs325 billion in the circular debt due to target set for the next two years to keep power sector losses in check and improve receipts, Prime Minister Imran Khan was informed during a meeting on Friday. The meeting was held to discuss electricity prices, with special focus on the reduction of circular debt. The prime minister was briefed about the proposed strategy to check electricity prices as well as reduce the circular debt. The meeting was told that as a result of the present government’s efforts, decreasing trend in technical and…

PTI candidate Sadiq Sanjrani won another term as the Senate chairman on Friday in a blow to the joint opposition — despite the latter having a majority in the Upper House. In a second win for the ruling coalition, PTI-backed Senator Mirza Moha­m­mad Afridi was elected deputy chairman, beating opposition candidate Maulana Abdul Gha­foor Haideri of the JUI-F. The opposition challenged the result of the Senate chairman election after it was announced that seven votes cast in favour of opposition candidate Yousuf Raza Gilani were rejected. Read more : https://www.dawn.com/news/1612088

The Damascus wood ring is a new entrant in the world of wedding bands. It was developed in Syria, but due to the Arab Spring uprisings many people now view it as an international product. It was created by the internationally famous jeweller Dr. Zein al-Khatib as a means to create a more durable alternative to the steel bands available at the time. In order to achieve this, he created what is known as ‘oxidation’ in the industry. This is where metal is placed in a solution that reacts with oxygen and forms a new alloy. The band in question…

HISANOHAMA, Japan: Japan fell silent on Thursday to mark 10 years since the worst natural disaster in the country’s living memory: a powerful earthquake, deadly tsunami and nuclear meltdown that traumatised a nation. A minute’s silence was observed across the country at 2.46 pm local time (0546 GMT), the precise moment a 9.0 magnitude quake hit off the northeast coast on March 11, 2011. Around 18,500 people were killed or left missing in the disaster, most of them claimed by the towering waves triggered by one of the strongest quakes ever recorded. Read More : https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/802958-japan-falls-silent-to-mark-decade-since-tsunami-disaster

ISLAMABAD: To boost the Digital Pakistan initiative, the government has decided to accord major concessions to the IT & Telecom sector by granting it the status of ‘industry’, with reduced taxes and duties, Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication Syed Amin-ul-Haque said on Thursday. Various heavy taxes on the telecom sector will be reduced gradually, Mr Haque said at a press conference where he highlighted the decisions made by the federal cabinet earlier this week. The cabinet has approved grant of the status of “industry” to the telecom sector in next fiscal year 2021-22, while advance income tax on…

THC, the psychoactive molecule that makes you high, is undoubtedly something you’ve heard about. Delta – 9 Tetrahydrocannabinol is the scientific name for it. It can sometimes cause users to experience a powerful high that borders on anxiety and paranoia. In the burgeoning cannabis market, an alternative known as Delta – 8 THC has begun to make a name for itself. This is due to the fact that the Delta 8 flower allows people to get high without jeopardizing their peace. As a result, it’s sold as tinctures, edibles, flowers, oils, and vaporizers. You’ll find everything you need to know…

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia will take action to deter attacks on its oil facilities, its foreign minister said on Wednesday, following an attack on the heart of the industry this week by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement. Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, speaking at a news conference with Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, also said Riyadh would continue to cooperate with Moscow in the Opec+ framework to ensure oil prices that are fair for producers and consumers. Oil prices spiked briefly following Sunday’s missile and drone assault on the kingdom, including on an oil storage yard at Ras Tanura, site of a refinery…

ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) dismissed an application filed by the ruling PTI seeking disqualification of former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani and notified his victory in the recent elections for the upper house of parliament. With the official confirmation, the stage is set for a contest on the chairman’s slot between incumbent Sadiq Sanjrani, who has been nominated by Prime Minister Imran Khan as the ruling party’s candidate and Gilani on March 12. The commissioned also announced the names of returned candidates on various vacant seats of Senate in place of those members whose term will expire…

• Two-week spring break announced in educational institutions of 10 cities• Final exams to go ahead as per schedule• 1,786 cases, 43 deaths reported in single day• Study claims 15m people in Pakistan infected ISLAMABAD: With no let-up in Covid-19 cases, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Wednesday re-imposed a number of restrictions that had been in force in the country prior to Feb 24. The centre announced a two-week spring vacation in educational institutions in 10 cities whereas Balochis­tan and Sindh were suggested to limit attendance to 50 per cent. Read More : https://www.dawn.com/news/1611857/ncoc-re-imposes-restrictions-as-covid-cases-surge