Monday, April 27th, 2020
PCB bans Umar Akmal for three years
Controversial Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal was banned Monday from all forms of cricket for three years after pleading guilty to failing to report match-fixing approaches, the country’s cricket board announced. Umar, who turns 30 in May, withdrew last month from challenging the charges. Umar’s ban is effective from February 20, when he was provisionally suspended by the board under its anti-corruption code, which states a player must report being approached to fix games. The decision was announced by a disciplinary committee after a brief hearing of the Pakistan Cricket Board.Read More
Hashoo group pays tribute to police cops
Islamabad DNA To honour the brave services of front-line police personnel safeguarding the federal capital by putting their own well-being at risk during the Covid-19 outbreak, Hashoo Group has launched an initiative to benefit them by providing Sehr and Iftar meals at their checkpoints during the Holy Month of Ramadan. This was decided in a meeting held between the Hashoo Group Hospitality Division – Chief Operating Officer (COO) Mr. Haseeb Gardezi and the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Islamabad Police Mr. Waqar Uddin Syed in Islamabad on Monday, AprilRead More
Woman killed, 8-year-old girl injured in Indian firing along LoC
RAWALPINDI, APR 27 – A woman was killed and an eight-year-old girl injured after Indian Army troops resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violatons along the Line of Control. The incident was confirmed on the ISPR director-general’s official Twitter handle. The tweet read that the ceasefire violations took place in the Jandrot and Khuiratta sectors. It said the troops “deliberately targeted the civilian population this [Monday] morning.” “A woman embraced shahadat while an 8 years old girl sustained injuries. Injured child evacuated & being provided medical care,” the tweet read.
ICCI welcomes 75 billion relief package for small businesses
ISLAMABAD, APR 27 (DNA) – The Islamabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry has welcomed the relief package of Rs.75billion announced by Federal Minister for Industries Mr. Muhammad HammadAzhar for small businesses and termed it a very positive step that would provide crucial relief to these businesses in these difficult times when they were struggling for survival due to Covid-19 impact. Muhammad Ahmed Waheed, President, Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry said that relief package would benefit around 3.5 million small businesses affected by the lockdowns caused by Covid-19 and wouldRead More
The effective national response of Uzbekistan against COVID-19
BY FURQAT SIDIKOV Nowadays all countries around the world are counteracting to the COVID-19 pandemic, deploying and mobilizing their financial, intellectual and human resources. Unfortunately, Uzbekistan, along with a number of other countries in the world, is facing consequences of COVID-19 pandemic on the economy and social area, including on the lives of people in cities and regions. Today are 1900 confirmed cases and 8 died in Uzbekistan, which is a relatively low number for a country with 32 million population. Good news is more than 800 recovered in Uzbekistan,Read More
Shibli Faraz appointed information minister, Lt Gen (retd) Asim Bajwa replaces Dr Firdous Awan
ISLAMABAD:, APR 27 – Senator Shibli Faraz was appointed as the Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting while Chairman CPEC Lt Gen (r) Asim Saleem Bajwa was appointed as the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting in place of Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan. The development was announced on Monday, with science and technology minister Fawad Chaudhry taking to Twitter to congratulate the two. Faraz is serving as the Leader of the House in the Senate while Lt Gen (retd) Asim Bajwa has served formerly as theRead More