SC summons AGP in Haripur Cement plant case By: APP on June 3, 2021The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday summoned the Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) to appear before court in the Haripur Cement plant case. A three-member SC bench, comprising of Justice Mushir Alam, Justice Sardar Tariq Masood and Justice Amin-Ud-Din Khan, heard the case. During the course of proceedings, Justice Mushir Alam asked who acquired the […]
First cruise ship in 17 months arrives in Venice By: AFP on June 3, 2021A cruise ship arrived in Venice for the first time in 17 months Thursday, signalling the return of tourists after the coronavirus pandemic but enraging those who decry the impact of the giant floating hotels on the world heritage site. The MSC Orchestra arrived empty from the Greek port of Piraeus and will pick up […]
Sri Lanka prepares for worst oil spill as weather hits ship salvage By: AFP on June 3, 2021 Sri Lanka was preparing Thursday for a possible major oil leak from the burnt-out cargo ship sinking off Colombo’s main harbour, as worsening weather stalled salvage efforts. The Marine Environment Protection Authority readied oil dispersants and skimmers in case of a leak from the MV X-Press Pearl, which had 350 tonnes of fuel oil […]
Yawar condemns gender based violence By: APP on June 3, 2021LAHORE: Punjab Minister for Social Welfare and Bait ul Mal (SW and BM) Syed Yawar Abbas Bukhari on Thursday said that gender based violence must be condemned at all levels and such acts must be rooted out from society. He expressed these views during a meeting with a delegation of United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) […]
Two new missions by NASA to rediscover Venus By: webdesk on June 3, 2021WASHINGTON: NASA has announced two new missions to Venus which would aim to examine the planet’s atmosphere and geological conditions The project is to launch in 2028 and 2030 with a funding of around $500m awarded to carry it out. According to the NASA administrator Bill Nelson, this mission would give them a “chance to […]
Yellen calls for standardized measurements on green investments By: AFP on June 3, 2021US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen called Thursday for clear standardized systems of measuring green investments, as countries strive to meet their climate goals. Environmental, social and governance (ESG) fund assets have grown from $10 billion in 2015 to $246 billion in March 2021, she said. Yellen urged global partners to “unlock progress towards greater ESG […]
Oil Sales increase by 14 percent YoY in May By: Wafa Sheraz/Web Desk on June 3, 2021Sales’ volumes of oil marketing companies (OMC) continued on a growth trajectory with an increase of 14 percent YoY for May’21 due to a strong rebound post COVID-19 related economic slowdown at 1.7 million tons, while sequentially, volumes grew by 1 percent MoM despite extended Eid holidays during May’21. Shahrukh Saleem, a senior analyst at […]
More than two billion Covid vaccines given: AFP By: AFP on June 3, 2021More than two billion Covid-19 vaccines have been given across the world, according to an AFP tally Thursday drawn from official sources. The milestone comes six months after the first vaccination campaigns against Covid-19 began. At least 2,109,696,022 shots have been given in 215 countries and territories, according to the count from an AFP database […]
China says Hungarian politicians ‘beneath contempt’ for renaming streets By: AFP on June 3, 2021China on Thursday blasted Hungarian politicians as “beneath contempt” after Budapest renamed streets over human rights flashpoints from Hong Kong to Tibet in protest against a planned branch of a top Chinese university. The sprawling project for Fudan University’s first European campus has fed growing unease about Hungary’s diplomatic tilt from West to East and […]
Lack of papal apology for Canada indigenous school abuses ‘shameful’: minister By: AFP on June 3, 2021Canada‘s indigenous services minister said Wednesday it is “shameful” that the Pope has never formally apologized for abuses at the country’s Catholic-run indigenous residential schools, which he termed “labor camps.” Marc Miller‘s comments followed the recent discovery of unmarked graves of 215 children in Kamloops at one of 139 boarding schools set up a century […]