Red carpet welcome for Rahane on return By: Agencies on January 22, 2021MUMBAI: India’s stand-in captain Ajinkya Rahane returned home to a red carpet welcome in Mumbai on Thursday, having led a severely depleted side to a famous Test series win in Australia. India’s regular captain and main batsman Virat Kohli had flown home to attend the birth of his daughter after the opening defeat in Adelaide […]
Oil drops 1pc as China’s surging Covid-19 cases trigger clampdowns By: Reuters on January 22, 2021Oil prices fell on Friday, retreating further from 11-month highs hit last week, weighed down by worries that new pandemic restrictions in China will curb fuel demand in the world’s biggest oil importer. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures dropped 65 cents, or 1.2 per cent, to $52.48 a barrel, after slipping 18 cents on […]
China finds coronavirus cluster in major chicken processing plant By: Reuters on January 22, 2021BEIJING: China reported its first cluster of Covid-19 cases among workers in a meat processing plant, raising fears among local consumers who have until now mainly worried about the safety of imported foods. Ten confirmed cases were found in a factory which slaughters 50 million chickens a year in the northeastern city of Harbin and […]
New Covid-19 variant defeats plasma treatment, may reduce vaccine efficacy By: Reuters on January 22, 2021JOHANNESBURG: The new Covid-19 variant identified in South Africa can evade the antibodies that attack it in treatments using blood plasma from previously recovered patients, and may reduce the efficacy of the current line of vaccines, scientists said on Wednesday. Researchers are racing to establish whether the vaccines currently being rolled out across the globe are effective […]
UNGA adopts resolution on protecting religious sites; Pakistan calls it part of PM Imran’s anti-Islamophobia efforts By: APP on January 22, 2021UNITED NATIONS: The UN General Assembly has unanimously adopted a new resolution sponsored by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and other Islamic countries that condemns offences against religious sites and calls for greater efforts to promote a culture of tolerance and peace at all levels. “The adoption of this resolution is a part of the efforts initiated […]
Modi’s election victory based on ‘celebrating 40 killed soldiers’: Dutch activist By: APP on January 22, 2021ISLAMABAD: Indian State-sponsored terrorism in Pulwama attack has been fully exposed after disclosure of 500-page chat of Republic TV anchor that revealed celebration over the incident that killed 40 security personnel, a Dutch human rights activist has said. “This victory of election of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi is actually celebration of killing of your […]
Pakistan urges Biden to stick to Afghan troops withdrawal By: APP on January 22, 2021ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said Pakistan hopes for greater engagement with the new United States government and called on President Joe Biden to follow up on the ongoing Afghan peace process and withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country. “I think they (Biden administration) should realize there is an opportunity in Afghanistan […]
Ravi Urban project important for Lahore’s economic, social development: PM By: APP on January 22, 2021ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said the Ravi Urban Development Project was significant for the economic and social uplift of Lahore and would generate immense job opportunities. “The completion of the project will not only increase economic activity, but also create employment opportunities through quality construction on unused land,” the Prime Minister said […]
Lack of Implementation of health levy bill by FBR costs the Government a loss of approx. 50 billion in a year By: Web Desk on January 22, 2021ISLAMABAD: Tobacco control activists are still looking up to the government to take notice of the lag in implementation of Health Levy Bill by FBR. Cabinet approved health levy bill in 2019 is still in the process of being forward from one department to another, causing a two years delay in its implementation Despite the […]
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY SUMMONED TO MEET ON 22ND JANUARY, 2021 AT 10:30 A.M By: Press Release on January 22, 2021Islamabad: The President of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan has summoned the session of the National Assembly on 22nd January 2021 at 10:30 am in the Parliament House, Islamabad. The President has summoned the National Assembly Session in the exercise of powers conferred by clause (1) of Article 54 of the Constitution of the Islamic […]