Sunday, July 5th, 2020
Faisalabad police broke all records of police encounters
DNA FAISALABAD, JULY 5 — During the first five months of this year There were 41 police encounters in which 66 accused were arrested Forty-eight were killed On the other hand, last year As of June, there were only 19 competitions. But the crime situation has not improved To control criminal elements Faisalabad police efforts continue this year The first five of the twenty-two There have been 41 police encounters Out of which 66 accused were Arrested While forty-eight were killed And captured by bandits Exports of goods worth croresRead More
NEPRA asks K-Electric to ensure prevention of mishaps in rainfall
KARACHI: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has asked K-Electric to ensure prevention of mishaps during the rainfall, sources said. The power utility should take steps ahead of the monsoon season to avoid repeat of the incidents took place last year during the rainfall, sources said. NEPRA sources said that the regulatory authority had found K-Electric responsible for 19 deaths out of 49 fatalities by electrocution during the rainfall in previous year. The power utility was not fined over the electrocution deaths in Karachi last year, NEPRA sources said.Read More
NATO demands the Taliban to decrease violence
DNA KABUL, JULY 5 – The NATO called on the Taliban group to decrease violence as the country is going towards an intra-Afghan peace dialogue. NATO Senior Civilian Representative to Afghanistan, Stefano Pontecorvo in a video message published on his twitter account has said that the Taliban violence has to go down as it creates an issue for the ongoing peace efforts. “Taliban violence has to go down, it is simply unacceptable and it is creating an issue, a problem for getting to the peace talks”, Stefano said in aRead More
Ex-MD of PSO declared fugitive in LNG case
ISLAMABAD: An accountability court of Islamabad has declared Shahidul Islam, former managing director of the Pakistan State Oil (PSO), a proclaimed offender in a case pertaining to the LNG scam that also involved former prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. The accountability judge ordered the authorities concerned to block his national identity card. The decision to start the proceedings of proclamation of the accused was taken after a National Accountability Bureau (NAB) prosecutor informed the judge that the accused had fled abroad. The prosecutor said the accused had intentionally flown outRead More
Fourth of July: Trump vows to defeat ‘radical left’ in Independence Day speech
US President Donald Trump has used an Independence Day address to vow to defeat the “radical left” as protests sweep the country. Striking a combative tone, Mr Trump said he would “fight… to preserve American way of life”, while railing at “mobs” targeting historical monuments. Ahead of his speech, Black Lives Matter protesters gathered nearby. Mr Trump’s 2020 election rival Joe Biden said everyone deserved “a full share of the American dream”. The 4 July holiday marks the nation’s declaration of independence from Britain in 1776 and is one ofRead More
Mexico becomes fifth-hardest hit country in pandemic, surpassing France
Mexico’s death toll from the new coronavirus rose to 30,366 Saturday, propelling it past France to become the country with the fifth-highest number of fatalities in the global pandemic, according to the health ministry. “As of today, 30,366 people who had tested positive for COVID-19 in the laboratory have died,” Jose Luis Alomia, national director of the Department of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Health, told a press conference. The US remains the hardest-hit country in the world, followed by Brazil, Britain and Italy, according to a tally of officialRead More