Monday, March 2nd, 2020
Coronavirus epidemic: US reports second death
WASHINGTON : A second person has died in United States from COVID-19, the disease from coronavirus, health officials said Sunday. The man, who was in his 70s, had underlying health conditions, they said. The announcement came one day after officials said a man in his 50s in Kirkland, east of Seattle, died after contracting the disease through community spread, the term used when there is no known source of transmission. Officials also confirmed three new cases, two women in their 80s and 90s and a man in his 70s, whoRead More
Foreign Minister to take Senate into confidence on US-Taliban peace deal
ISLAMABAD, MARCH 02 (DNA) : Leader of the House in Senate Shibli Faraz on Monday assured the opposition lawmakers that Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi would take the Senate into confidence over the country’s role in the United States (US)-Taliban peace deal. The Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) senator was responding to a query from Pakistan People’s Party Senator Raza Rabbani who demanded of the foreign minister to take the Senate into confidence over the deal. “The government should take both the houses of the Parliament seriously,” he said. Pakistan Muslim League-NawazRead More
Events in Modi’s India vindicated Quaid-i-Azam, says Mushahid
ISLAMABAD, MAR 02 (DNA) – A special function was hosted by Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, Chairman, Senate Foreign Affairs Committee and Chairman, National Forum Celebrating 80 Years of Pakistan Resolution, today in Islamabad which was attended by a jam-packed, standing room only audience at the Pakistan Institute for Parliamentary Services (PIPS). The function was organized to commemorate 80 years of the passage of the Pakistan Resolution at the historic Lahore session of the All India Muslim League in March 1940, which ultimately led to the creation of Pakistan and theRead More
PSL 2020: Peshawar Zalmi take on Karachi Kings in Rawalpindi
RAWALPINDI MARCH 02 (DNA) : Former Pakistan Super League (PSL) champions Peshawar Zalmi will take on Karachi Kings in the 15th match of PSL 2020 at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium today. The match, scheduled to start at 7pm, will be the sixth outing for the Peshawar boys in the tournament, while the Kings will come to the ground for their fifth game. The two teams have already clashed once against each other in the tournament this year. Kings, considered the underdogs going into the game, emerged victorious in the encounterRead More
Logical conclusion of corruption cases NAB’s top priority: Chairman NAB
ISLAMABAD, MAR 02 (DNA) – Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal, Chairman NAB has chaired a meeting to review overall performance of NAB at NAB Headquarters. The meeting was attended by Deputy Chairman NAB, Prosecutor General Accountability (PGA) DG Operations and other senior members of NAB including Director General of all Regional Bureaus attended the meeting through via video link. Speaking on the occasion, Chairman NAB said that taking mega corruption cases/white collar crime cases to logical conclusion is top most priority of NAB. NAB strongly believes in conducting the inquiries andRead More
Ehsaas’ scholarships to be first ever state sponsored mega initiative: Dr. Sania
ISLAMABAD, MAR 02 (DNA) – Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Social Protection and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Sania Nishtar Monday said it is for the first time in the history that such a big Undergraduate Scholarship Programme has been initiated purely on government expenses under Ehsaas’ initiative to ensure 50,000 deserving students’ access to higher education annually. She was addressing a press conference here along with a senior leader of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf, Dr. Shahbaz Gill. Dr. Sania Nishtar said this scholarship will accommodate 200,000 students including 50 percent girls fromRead More