May, 2020
AJK President urges people to play role for alleviating human suffering
RAWALPINDI, MAY 31 (DNA) – Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) President Sardar Masood Khan while acknowledging the social services of BTM Global and its dedicated team, has said that serving the suffering humanity is the greatest virtue. He made these remarks while addressing an event organized by BTM Global to distribute food package among the migrated afectees of Surgan -Neelum valley at Kashmir Colony Chakri Road Rawalpindi. Speaking as Chief Guest at the function, President Masood especially appreciated the BTM Global Chairperson Sumaira Farrukh for extending generous help to theRead More
Curfews and clashes as US race protests escalate
Curfews were imposed in major US cities Saturday as clashes over police brutality escalated across America with demonstrators ignoring warnings from President Donald Trump that his government would stop the violent protests “cold.” Minneapolis, the epicenter of the unrest, was gripped by a fifth consecutive night of violence with police in riot gear firing tear gas and stun grenades at protesters venting fury at the death of a black man during an arrest in the city on Monday. Los Angeles, Chicago and Atlanta were among two dozen cities ordering peopleRead More
Rs3,000 fine for people not wearing masks in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD, MAY 31 (DNA) – People who don’t wear masks in Islamabad will be fined Rs3,000 and may also face jail time. A tweet by the office of Deputy Commissioner announced on Sunday that the local administration would be enforcing the rule strictly. Dr Zafar Mirza, the premier’s aide on health, said on Twitter earlier in the day that masks were mandatory for everyone in Pakistan. The Islamabad administration’s announcement came after Dr Mirza’s. They will be checking public spaces such as markets, mosques, public transport, lanes, roads and offices.Read More
‘All Sindh students from classes 1 to 11 being promoted’
KARACHI, MAY 31 (DNA) – All students of Sindh from classes one to 11 will be passed and promoted to the next grade, Sindh Education Minister Saeed Ghani said. “Each and every student will be given an extra 3% marks and will be promoted to the next grade,” he said in a media briefing on Sunday. The minister said that even those students who had failed their classes will be passed via grace marks. This way, no student in the province will be failed or left behind. “The students ofRead More
COVID-19 Cases increases up to 15,205 in Afghanistan
Kabul, / DNA / = The Ministry of Public Health on Sunday reported 680 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 1,112 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The ministry also reported eight COVID-19 deaths and 25 recovered patients in the last 24 hours. Kabul leads with 371 new positive cases of COVID-19 out of 624 samples tested in the last 24 hours. The positive cases were reported in Kabul (371), Herat (111), Balkh (75), Samangan (33), Takhar (22), Nangarhar (21), Laghman (18), Baghlan (11), Kunar (6), Logar (7),Read More
PNCA organizes live session ‘Eid Gup Shup’
ISLAMABAD, MAY 31 (DNA) – In these hard days of lockdown and social distancing this Eid PNCA by utilizing the technology became the bridge between art lovers and famous artists. Dg PNCA Dr Fouzia Saeed came up with an idea to organize a live session titled ‘Eid Gup Shup’ with famous artists, Sania Saeed, Irfan Khoosat, Qavi khan, Hina Bayat, Khalid Ahmad, Shahid M Nadeem and Ex Dg PNCA Kishwar Naheed. Dr Fouzia Saeed discussed wide range of topics with these celebrities related to not only entertainment industry but alsoRead More