Thursday, June 18th, 2020
FM Qureshi briefs Russian counterpart about Kashmir
ANSAR BHATTI ISLAMABAD : Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi during a telephonic conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, briefed him about latest situation in the occupied Kashmir. Matters of mutual interest, including the Covid-19 pandemic, cooperation at the multilateral fora, prospects of enhanced bilateral cooperation, and regional issues were discussed. Foreign Minister Qureshi underlined that Pakistan considered Russia an important partner and desired to forge a long-term and multi-dimensional partnership with Russia. Foreign Minister Qureshi offered condolences on the loss of precious lives in RussiaRead More
Vote on Africa’s Security Council seat goes to runoff
Kenya and Djibouti will compete in a runoff vote on Thursday to become Africa’s next representative on the Security Council after an inconclusive first round of voting. The United Nations General Assembly voted on Wednesday on who will occupy the non-permanent seats on the council for the next two years. The vote for Africa’s third seat was pushed after neither Kenya nor Djibouti managed to achieve the required two-thirds majority required to win. Kenya received 113 votes against Djibouti, which got 78. The winner will join Niger and Tunisia currentlyRead More
PCB chairman rules out holding of ICC events during ongoing year
DNA LAHORE, JUNE 18 : Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ehsan Mani is of the view that during the current year no International Cricket Council event can take place due to ongoing situation of coronavirus pandemic all over the world. There are chances that next year when situation becomes conducive ICC will take place, he said this while addressing an online video conference here. “Although New Zealand and Australia have almost controlled Covid19 yet their cricket boards are very careful and they are not ready take any risk in thisRead More
IHC judge tests positive for coronavirus
ISLAMABAD, JUN 18 : An Islamabad High Court (IHC) judge, Justice Lubna Saleem Pervaiz has tested positive for the novel coronavirus. Official sources at the high court confirmed the news saying the IHC judge took a coronavirus test after her secretary was diagnosed as positive for the infection last week. Last month, Islamabad High Court (IHC) Chief Justice Athar Minallah had tested negative for the novel coronavirus. He took a COVID-19 test after his secretary Asad Khokhar was diagnosed with the deadly virus. It merits mentioning here that the IHCRead More
Pakistan’s coronavirus deaths top 3,000
The countrywide tally of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases has jumped to 160,118 after 5,358 new infections were detected in the country over the past 24 hours while 118 more people succumbed to the deadly disease. So far, 60,138 cases have been detected in Punjab, 59,983 in Sindh, 19,613 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 8,794 in Balochistan, 9,637 in Islamabad, 740 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and 1,213 in Gilgit Baltistan, according to data released by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC). With 118 more Covid-19 related fatalities recorded over the past 24Read More