Sunday, April 19th, 2020
Lockdown tightened in Karachi’s DHA, Saddar after COVID-19 cases spike
KARACHI, APR 19 – Saddar, Lyari and Defence were declared hotspots for the novel coronavirus in Karachi after the areas reported more than 300 cases on Sunday. The numbers were revealed in a meeting presided over by the South district commissioner. An exponential rise in COVID-19 cases in Lyari, Defence Phase V and VI, Gizri and Garden has been noted. Following this, the commissioner ordered a stricter lockdown to be imposed. Mass testing will commence in the areas through mobile labs. Three mobile teams with female volunteers have been formed.Read More
Balochistan’s private schools threaten to drop keys at CM House
QUETTA, APR 19 – Balochistan’s private schools say they are facing massive financial losses and want the government’s help. If they don’t get any financial help, they’ve threatened to drop the school keys off at Chief Minister House. During a press conference, representatives of the Balochistan Private School Grand Alliance said there are 1,800 private schools educating around 800,000 students in the province for Rs1,000 to Rs1,500 per month. Due to the long-term closure of schools in the province, school owners are finding it difficult to pay building rent, teachers’Read More
OIC condemns unrelenting vicious Islamophobic campaign in India
JEDDAH, Apr 19 (DNA): The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Sunday while condemning the increase in violence against Muslims in India urged the New Delhi government to stop the ongoing Islamophobia campaign maligning Muslims for spread of COVID-19. The Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission of the Organization in a tweet said Indian media is negatively profiling the Muslims in media and subjecting them to discrimination and violence with impunity. It said that Indian government must take urgent steps to stop the growing tide of Islamophobia in IndiaRead More
Modi govt targeting Muslims to divert backlash over Covid-19 policy: PM
ISLAMABAD, Apr 19 (DNA): Prime Minister Imran Khan in a tweet on Sunday termed the deliberate and violent targeting of Muslims in India by the Modi government an attempt to divert “the backlash” over its Covid-19 policy. “The deliberate and violent targeting of Muslims in India by Modi Govt to divert the backlash over its COVID19 policy, which has left thousands stranded and hungry, is akin to what Nazis did to Jews in Gerrmany,” he tweeted. The Prime Minister said targeting the Indian Muslims is yet “more proofRead More
Suppressing Kashmiris is ‘dirty priority’ of Indian govt: President Alvi
ISLAMABAD, Apr 19 (DNA): President Arif Alvi on Sunday denounced the state-sponsored aggression in held Kashmir, saying that suppressing the Kashmiris is the “dirty” priority of the Indian government. Tweeting a picture showing the number of medical facilities available for the people of the occupied valley, in relation to the outbreak of Covid-19, the president said: “Their soldiers have carried out this primary task through heinous brutalisation, torture and suppression. With more than 95K innocent [people] killed since 1989 these numbers shout out to the world.” TheRead More
NAB tells Shehbaz to appear before it on Apr 22
ISLAMABAD, APR 19 (DNA) – The National Accountability Bureau has rejected PML-N leader Shehbaz Sharif’s request of exemption from appearing before the accountability watchdog on April 22. On April 17, Sharif wrote a letter to NAB and said he is 69 years old and a cancer survivor, and requested NAB to extend his date of appearance. NAB, however, rejected his request and asked him to appear before it on April 22. The accountability watchdog said it will assure that precautionary measures are taken when Shehbaz arrives at the office. ItRead More