Guys,
Today I received a confirmation call from an agent who's based in London - Ontario, saying my PR is officially approved. Further, I have to mail them photographs and once they receive them, the card will be mailed which should take at least 2 weeks to be received.
I'm an inland, EE applicant. AOR Jan 2nd. I received a webform response on Jun 29th which said all the checks are currently valid.
Although I didn't post much in the forum, I read the posts here almost everyday. I'd like to thank everybody here and wish each one good luck with their applications. Tough times, we all will get through this! There is a delay but there won't be a denial.
Peace!