Saturday, June 13th, 2020
Shahid Afridi tested positive for coronavirus
ISLAMABAD, Jun 13 (dna):Former Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Khan Afridi on Saturday said that he has tested positive for coronavirus. Afridi, who played 27 Tests, 398 One-day Internationals and 99 Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is) for Pakistan, took to his twitter handle to break the news. “I’ve been feeling unwell since Thursday; my body had been aching badly. I’ve been tested and unfortunately I’m COVID positive. Need prayers for a speedy recovery, InshaAllah” Afridi tweeted. Afridi, retired from international cricket at the Lord’s Cricket Stadium in 2018. However, he keeps on featuring inRead More
Masood condemns unprovoked Indian shelling along LoC
MUZAFFARABAD, JUNE 13 / DNA / = Terming the Indian firing from across the Line of Control (LoC) as an attempt to divert world’s attention from grave human rights abuses in IOK, AJK President, Sardar Masood Khan urged United Nations Military Observers Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) to inform UN Secretary General and the members of the Security Council about the deteriorating security situation in the region. The President condemned Indian shelling on unarmed civilian populations in different sectors of Azad Kashmir that killed an elderly woman in HaveliRead More
Economy to suffer loss of Rs3000 billion due to COVID-19: Hafeez Sheikh
ISLAMABAD – Finance Advisor Abdul Hafeez Sheikh has said that country’s economy will suffer an estimated loss of Rs3000 billion to coronavirus pandemic. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, while addressing a post budget press conference said that efforts are being made to provide maximum relief to the people and government did not put burden on the masses in the budget. Finance Advisor told the media that government has abolished 10 types of different withholding taxes and duty on tariff lines of 1600 imported goods has been reduced to zero. He added thatRead More
PM Imran, CM Punjab discuss coronavirus situation
LAHORE – Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief Minister of Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar discussed coronavirus and locust situation in the province. According to details, Prime Minister Imran is in Lahore on a two-day-long visit. The prime minister is scheduled to chair an important meeting of Punjab corona cabinet committee. The meeting will deliberate over increasing number of coronavirus cases and take important decisions to curb the spread of the novel virus. Prime Minister Imran Khan will also chair a meeting on locust situation in the province. The PM willRead More
Ex-PM Yousaf Raza Gilani tests positive for COVID-19
MULTAN – Former Prime Minister and senior leader of Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) Yousaf Raza Gilani has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. According to details, Son of the ex-PM revealed that his father has contracted the deadly virus and appealed to people to pray for speedy recovery of his father. Kasim Gilani blamed National Accountability Bureau (NAB) and Imran Khan’s government for putting his father’s life in danger.
Virus returns to China; Lockdown in Beijing
BEIJING, June 13 (DNA):Parts of Beijing were placed under lockdown on Saturday as six new domestic coronavirus cases were reported, fuelling fears of a resurgence in local transmission. People were prevented from leaving their homes at 11 residential estates in south Beijing’s Fengtai district after most of the cases were linked to a nearby meat market, city officials said in a press briefing. Beijing’s first COVID-19 case in two months, announced on Thursday, had visited Xinfadi meat market last week and had no recent travel history outside the city. China’sRead More