Saturday, February 29th, 2020
Multan Sultans defeat Quetta Gladiators by 30 runs in their final home game of PSL 2020
MULTAN, FEB 29 (DNA) : The Multan Sultans defeated the Quetta Gladiators by 30 runs despite Australian Shane Watson’s heroics to bring his team closer to the 200 rund target set by the host team. Quetta were locked good to take the game down to the wire after the start they gt from openers Jason Roy and Shane Watson. However, the opening partnership was shattered when Bilawal Bhatti dismissed the former on 30 off 27 balls. He was caught in the deep by Moeen Ali as he attempted to slogRead More
Mahathir loses battle to become prime minister
KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysia’s 94-year-old Mahathir Mohamad lost out in the battle to become prime minister on Saturday as the king named former interior minister Muhyiddin Yassin after a week of political turmoil sparked by Mahathir’s resignation. The decision could again reshape politics in the Southeast Asian country less than two years after an alliance of Mahathir, and old rival Anwar Ibrahim, 72, swept out the former ruling party that had been tarnished by corruption scandals. That former ruling party of six decades, the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), wasRead More
OGRA recommends major reduction in oil prices for March
ISLAMABAD, FEB 29 (DNA) : Oil & Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has submitted a summary to the Petroleum Division recommending major reduction in the prices from March 1. According to sources, the regulatory authority has forwarded a summary to the Petroleum Division suggesting a cut of Rs5.89/ litre in the petrol prices. The summary also recommended to reduce the price of high speed diesel (HSD) by Rs7.23 per litre. New prices will be enforced today midnight, if the summary was approved. Earlier on January 31, the federal government had decidedRead More
Another polio case reported in Sindh province
KARACHI, FEB 29 (DNA) : Another polio case emerged in Sindh province on Saturday, raising the total number of cases in the ongoing year to 20. According to the polio emergency operation centre Sindh, the case was confirmed in a two-year-old minor. This is a seventh confirmed case in Sindh province this year. On Thursday, polio case emerged in Punjab province from Dera Ghazi Khan area. According to a report by Punjab anti-polio program, the case was confirmed in the eight-month-old minor in union council Taunsa of the DG Khan.Read More
Rangers arrest two hoarders, seize thousands of surgical masks
KARACHI, FEB 29 (DNA) : The Rangers in a raid here captured thousands surgical masks and arrested two persons involved in hoarding of masks after two cases of novel coronavirus reported in Pakistan. The paramilitary force conducted a raid at PECHS and arrested an owner of a car showroom who was involved in the illegal practice amid the fear of coronavirus in public. The law enforcement agency on indication of accused Mohammad Usman captured 74,000 surgical masks and 200 infusion water drips from a place in the city, a spokesmanRead More
Sheikh Rashid requests CM Sindh to abolish unmanned railway crossings
LAHORE, FEB 29 (DNA) : Federal Minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid Ahmad on Saturday requested Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah to abolish all unmanned railway crossings. His statement comes a day after a bus collided with a passenger train, resulting in the deaths of 19 and injuring dozens. “I would like to request the chief minister of Sindh to abolish all unmanned crossings,” he said during a press conference. “To put an end to unmanned railway crossings is the prerogative of provincial governments.” At least 19 died, including womenRead More