ENG vs PAK: Pakistan announces 16-member Test squad seriesBy: Web Desk on August 4, 2020The Pakistan team have finalized on their permutations and combinations as they finally named their 16-member squad for the series opener against England in Manchester, starting August 5. According to a tweet from the PCB, the squad will comprise: Azhar Ali (c), Babar Azam (vc), Abid Ali, Asad Shafiq, Fawad Alam, Imam, Kashif Bhatti, Mohammad […]
Balochistan extends lockdown until August 17By: Agencies on August 4, 2020According to a notification issued by Balochistan’s Home and Tribal Affairs Department, the Covid-19 lockdown – imposed in the country since the virus’ outbreak in February – in the province has been extended till August 17. The provincial government has also allowed trade centres to remain open from 9 am to 10 pm while tandoors, […]
MQM-P reiterates demand for a separate provinceBy: Muzammil Ferozi on August 4, 2020Once again Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan has demand for a separate province after the city suffered damages due to heavy monsoon rains. A debate has also been ongoing on social media regarding making Karachi a separate province after the worst situation of heavy rain. “We have been tired of bad governance in Karachi and nothing being […]
Justice Javed Iqbal reviews NAB’s overall performance, TI media reportBy: News Desk on August 4, 2020NAB Chairman Justice Javed Iqbal chaired a meeting at NAB Headquarters. The meeting reviewed overall performance of NAB, especially media report of Transparency International (TI) Pakistan dated July 30, 2020 in which Mr. Sohail Muzaffar Chairman TI Pakistan has stated that NAB under the leadership of Honorable Mr. Justice Javed Iqbal, Chairman NAB, anti-corruption drive […]
With a heavy hand, India rides out Kashmir’s year of disquietBy: Agencies on August 4, 2020The scars of last summer remain in Soura, an enclave that became a symbol of Kashmir’s resistance to India’s central government a year ago on Wednesday. Coils of concertina wire, remnants of makeshift road blocks, lie close to the broken tar of roads dug up to keep the security forces of Prime Minister Narendra Modi […]
World not openly speaking out on Kashmir: PakistanBy: Agencies on August 4, 2020Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi Monday said that the world is not openly speaking out on the issue of occupied valley of Kashmir due to economic and other interests it shares with India. “Indian forces deployed along the Line of Control (LoC) have been targeting innocent Kashmiris and the evidence of that is the wounded […]
Imran hopes full implementation of Afghan peace deal at the earliestBy: News Desk on August 4, 2020Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Monday called Prime Minister Imran Khan and extended felicitations on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha. The prime minister reciprocated the Eid greetings and observed that this year Eid-ul-Azha came when the international community is facing a number of challenges, including Covid-19. He commiserated with President Ghani on the loss of lives […]
Sharp decline in daily Covid-19 cases, deaths in PakistanBy: Agencies on August 4, 2020The number of coronavirus cases and fatalities continues to go down in Pakistan as the country reported eight more deaths in the last 24 hours. According to the latest figures released by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 330 confirmed Covid-19 cases were diagnosed in last 24 hours. The active coronavirus cases in the […]
IHC orders contempt proceedings against Minister of State Zartaj GulBy: Tariq Ullah Wardak on August 3, 2020The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has ordered contempt proceedings against Minister of State Zartaj Gul and her advisor Malik Amin Aslam. High Court Chief Justice Athar Minallah has heard a case against non-transfer of bears from the zoo despite a court order. The court has also summoned the Secretary, Ministry of Climate Change and Chairman […]
Southeast Asia poverty to surge in ‘socio-economic crisis’: UNBy: Agencies on August 1, 2020Southeast Asia is on the brink of a “socio-economic crisis” caused by the COVID-19 pandemic that could reverse decades of poverty reduction, the United Nations has warned. “The crisis threatens to destroy the livelihoods of Southeast Asia’s 218 million informal workers,” a U.N. policy brief released on Thursday said. “Without alternative income, formal social protection […]