Wednesday, June 24th, 2020
Holding backs Pakistan team touring England
The Men-in-green have suffered a major blow ahead of their departure for England on June 28, as 10 squad members were tested positive for coronavirus. West Indies legend Michael Holding has backed Pakistan cricket team to perform well in England rather than playing in home. The Men-in-green have suffered a major blow ahead of their departure for England on June 28, as 10 squad members were tested positive for coronavirus. Despite the fact, the legendary pacer from the Carrabin backed the visitors as he claimed that England was safer thanRead More
Experts call for deepening of Pakistan, Azerbaijan defence ties
DNA ISLAMABAD: Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Islamabad, and Center for Global & Strategic Studies (CGSS), Islamabad jointly organized a Webinar titled “Azerbaijan-Pakistan Defence Cooperation: Successes & Opportunities” dedicated to the 102ndAnniversary of Azerbaijan Armed Forces. The session was commenced with the opening remarks by Lieutenant Colonel Khalid TaimurAkram (Retd), Executive Director, CGSS. He stated that it is an honor for CGSS to organize this Webinar and honoring the Armed forces of Azerbaijan. He stressed the strong bond that the two countries share. Guest of Honor, Lt Gen NasserRead More
Sindh reports 39 deaths, 1414 cases
Sindh reported on Wednesday 1414 new coronavirus cases and 39 deaths. Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah said 7400 people were tested for coronavirus in the past 24 hours. He said out of these, 1414 people were tested positive for the virus. Shah continued that so far Sindh has conducted 402687 tests. “Sindh has recorded 74070 coronavirus cases so far,” the chief minister said. Speaking about the deaths, the CM said 39 more people have passed away from the disease. The province has lost 1161 people to COVID-19.
India using terrorism as state policy to destabilize Pakistan: FO
Aisha says Pakistan had proposed to declare four Indian nationals as terrorists under the United Nations 1267 Sanctions List as they were providing financial, technical and material support to TTP and Jamaat-ul-Ahrar Foreign Office Spokesperson Aisha Farooqi has said that India is “using terrorism as a state policy” to destabilise Pakistan and other neighbouring countries. She added India supports terrorist groups and banned outfits for carrying out terrorist activities inside Pakistan. In a statement on Wednesday, she said Pakistan had proposed to declare four Indian nationals as terrorists under theRead More
With JKT gone, hyenas chase Tania Aidrus
After the ouster of Jahangir Tareen due to the sugar scandal, opposing PTI factions want Ms Aidrus out too. In February 2020 Ms Tania Aidrus was notified the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Digital Pakistan. Before coming back to Pakistan Ms Aidrus had been working for Google for 12 years in various leadership roles, her last one being “Director, Product, Payments for Next Billion Users”. Ms Aidrus’ return to Pakistan, according to various sources within the government, was facilitated by Mr Jahangir Khan Tareen, the erstwhile PTI partyRead More
PIAF for concrete steps to attract investment to save jobs
DNA LAHORE, JUNE 24 – The Pakistan Industrial and Traders Association Front has asked the government to take concrete steps to attract foreign investment, saving the livelihood of millions of workers associated with various sectors, as foreign investment in Pakistan’s long-term projects like power plants, oil and gas exploration and 3G/4G internet has dropped to a nine-month low at $120 million in May 2020. PIAF chairman Mian Nauman Kabir, in a joint statement with the senior vice chairman Nasir Hameed and vice chairman Javed Siddiqi, observed that the government willRead More