Coronavirus crisis only getting worse By: APP on August 1, 2021The national tally on Saturday of total active Covid-19 cases was recorded at 66,287 as 4,950 more people tested positive for the deadly virus. Sixty-five patients died on Saturday, 59 of whom were under treatment in hospitals and six perished in their respective quarantines or homes, according to the latest update issued by the National […]
Circular debt balloons to Rs 2.3tr as govt fails to enforce revised contracts with IPPs By: Naveed Miraj on August 1, 2021There is no end to the vicious cycle of power sector’s circular debt. It is rather burgeoning and as of today, it has increased to more than Rs 2,300 billion, mainly due to the mismanagement, hidden interest and incompetence of the Power Division. Sources within the Power Division told Daily Timesthat the dues of the […]
Pakistan urges ICC to take cognisance of BCCI’s propaganda against KPL By: Staff Report on August 1, 2021Shehryar Khan AfridiChairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Kashmir Shehryar Afridi Saturday urged the International Cricket Council (ICC) to take cognizance of vicious agenda of the Board of Control of Cricket in India who is threatening international cricketers to prevent from taking part in the Kashmir Premier League (KPL) and using cricket for India’s political […]
Biden appoints Pakistan-born lawyer to commission on religious freedom By: APP on August 1, 2021US President Joe Biden has appointed Pakistani-American lawyer Khizr Khan – also a critic of ex-president Donald Trump and the father of a soldier slain in Baghdad – as the commissioner for the US Commission on International Religious Freedom, according to a statement released by the White House. The announcement is one of four such […]
I would shoot Noor Muqaddam’s killer if I have my own way: Sheikh Rashid By: Web Desk on July 31, 2021Speaking to the media, Sheikh Rasheed said that those involved in the murder of Noor Muqaddam, ex-Pakistan’s envoy’ daughter, would not be spared. “If I have my own way, I will shoot dead the murderer,” the interior minister said. The interior minister added on Saturday that his prediction about the separation between former prime minister and […]
Fawad lashes out at Indian govt over spread of Delta variant of COVID-19 By: Web Desk on July 31, 2021ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry has slammed the Indian government for failing to control the spread of the Delta version of the corona virus. The minister, Fawad Chaudhry in a tweet said that the world was trying very hard to defeat the virus and the pandemic but Modi government’s irresponsible handling […]
Court acquits ex-chairman and others in steel mill corruption reference By: Web Desk on July 31, 2021KARACHI: All accused including a former chairman of a reference in connection with committing corruption in Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) have been acquitted by an accountability court in Karachi. The former PSM chairman Moeen Aftab Sheikh was subject to charges of selling the traders goods at lower rates but the court acquitted them all on the benefit of the doubt. Others accused were also subject to the […]
PM Khan lauds efforts of FBR on tax collection of Rs 410 bn in July By: Web Desk on July 31, 2021ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has lauded the work of the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) for collecting the highest ever tax in the month of July. In a tweet through his Twitter account, the prime minister said the collection in the month of July remained Rs.410 bn which is the highest ever in […]
Suspect confesses to raping and killing six-year old in Korangi on July 31, 2021On Saturday, Karachi police arrested a suspect who confessed to raping and killing a six-year old in the Korangi area. The child’s body was found wrapped in a thick mat at 6 in the morning on Wednesday last week. Investigators had said that her post-mortem reports showed she was raped and her neck was broken. […]
Afghan peace is Pakistan’s earnest desire: COAS By: Staff Report on July 31, 2021Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Friday said that peace in Afghanistan is Pakistan’s earnest desire because peace of the two neighbouring countries is interlinked. Speaking to a 15-member Afghan media delegation who visited GHQ, the COAS said media can act as a bridge to create conducive environment for promoting cultural/social […]