Joe Biden ends Muslim ban on his first day in office By: Agencies on January 21, 2021President Joe Biden used his first day in office to reverse multiple immigration policies that formed the cornerstone of his predecessor’s time in the White House, including the 2017 travel ban on people from several predominantly Muslim countries. Biden returned to the White House late on Wednesday afternoon from the swearing-in ceremony, laying a wreath […]
China to gift Pakistan 0.5 mln COVID vaccine doses by Jan 31: FM By: APP on January 21, 2021ISLAMABAD: China will provide 0.5 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine to the government of Pakistan by January 31, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Thursday. “As goodwill gesture, China has pledged to handover the batch of vaccine free of cost,” the Foreign Minister told media here, following his telephonic conversation with his Chinese counterpart Wang […]
One killed, three injured as Faisalabad police open fire on car By: Web Desk on January 21, 2021A young man was killed and three others injured in Faisalabad’s Dijkot area after failing to stop at a checkpoint. A spokesperson for the police department said the young men were instructed to stop the car at a checkpoint but they had sped off. The police officers opened fire at the vehicle which resulted in […]
SRSO organized an inaugural ceremony of ‘Chutti Drib’ By: Babar Ali Memon on January 21, 2021LARKANA: Sindh Education Foundation’s Partner Organization Sindh Rural Support Organization (SRSO) organized an inaugural ceremony of its’ Community Cluster School ‘Chutti Drib’ at Shikarpur. The school was inaugurated by worthy Managing Director, Sindh Education Foundation Mr. Abdul Kabir Kazi along with SEF Senior Management & Regional/District Heads. While Addressing the ceremony, Mr. Kazi said that […]
Policy statement on ancient and archeological sites By: Imdad Ali Khushik on January 21, 2021DADU : The Director-General (DG) Antiquities Sindh Manzoor Ahmed Kanasiro has refuted the print and social media reports regarding the Makli Necropolis and has clarified that no work ofconservation has been carried out on the main monument of Isa Khan Tarkhan. The press statement issued by theDirectorate of Antiquities, Government of Sindh reads, “It is […]
Former cricketers await start of Pak-SA Test series By: Press Release on January 21, 2021Karachi, 21 January 2021: Karachi’s historic National Stadium will play host to the first Pakistan-South Africa Test on Pakistani soil in more than 13 years when play begins on Tuesday, 26 January. The National Stadium Karachi is considered Pakistan’s fortress of Test cricket but South Africa remains one of only two teams to have beaten the home […]
Pakistan cricket to go global through leading broadcasters By: Press Release on January 21, 2021Lahore, 21 January 2021: Resumption of cricket in Pakistan has attracted household sport broadcasters across the globe to partner with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and secure media rights for the HBL Pakistan Super League and all home bilateral international matches till 2023. After premier sport networks PTV Sports and SuperSport had acquired Pakistan and Africa region’s media rights […]
Etihad to restore daily Doha flights from February 15 By: Web Desk on January 21, 2021United Arab Emirates carrier Etihad Airways is to relaunch services from Abu Dhabi to the Qatari capital Doha from 15 February following the restoration of diplomatic links between the Gulf states. As post-blockade relations continue to be restored, the next carrier to announce that it is recommencing services between the UAE and Qatar is Etihad […]
Pakistan employing modern media tools to project heritage of Kashmir: Afridi By: Tariq Ullah Wardak on January 21, 2021ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir Shehryar Khan Afridi Wednesday said that the Pakistan government is employing modern media tools to project the rich heritage of Kashmir. He expressed these views while addressing the participants of the launching ceremony of Turkey Urdu website here. Turkish Ambassador Ihsan Musata Yardakul, Senator Talha Mahmood, Farooq […]
Pakistan ready to engage with Biden for ‘ties based on respect’ By: APP on January 21, 2021Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Wednesday said Pakistan is ready to engage with the new administration of the United States, considering it an ‘opportunity to build a long-term, broad-based and multidimensional relationship’. “Such partnership would require an institutionalized and structured engagement, based on mutual respect and cooperation,” the foreign minister said at a webinar […]