Tuesday, August 11th, 2020
K-Electric CEO’s name should be placed on ECL, says CJP
KARACHI : Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed slammed K-Electric on Monday, saying that its chief executive officer’s name should be placed on the no-fly list and murder cases should be registered against the company for the deaths that had taken place in Karachi due to electrocution. The apex court, under Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed, resumed hearing the case pertaining to deaths by electrocution and unscheduled loadshedding. The Supreme Court warned the power distribution company of dire consequences over its poor performance, which the apex court said led to lossRead More
Asad Umar credits masses for decline in COVID-19 cases
ISLAMABAD : Federal Minister for Planning Asad Umar credited the people of Pakistan on Tuesday for the decline in COVID-19 cases, saying that they were the “real heroes” whose cooperation with the government had led to the drastic reduction in the infection. “Whatever the steps taken by the state and the government could not have been effective if the public had not cooperated with us,” he said. ” A large part of the society helped the government. I would like to thank the media as well for sending our messageRead More
Sinovac launches late-stage trial for potential COVID-19 vaccine in Indonesia
China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd launched on Tuesday a late-stage human trial involving as many as 1,620 patients in Indonesia for a COVID-19 vaccine candidate that it is developing with Indonesian state-owned peer Bio Farma. The candidate, known as CoronaVac and previously PiCoVacc, is among few potential vaccines that have entered late-stage trials for a large-scale study to gather proof of efficacy for regulatory approval. CoronaVac is already undergoing a late-stage trial in Brazil slated for as many as 9,000 people. Its Indonesia trial comes as Southeast Asia’s most populous countryRead More
Country’s trade deficit shrinks 22.64 per cent in July
KARACHI : The country’s trade deficit registered a 22.64 per cent decline in July – the first month of current fiscal year, according to data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). As per the figures, exports rose by 6.04 per cent to two billion dollars in the month as compared to exports worth 1.88 billion dollars registered during last year’s corresponding period. Whereas imports registered a 1.97 decline to clock in at 3.60 billion dollars as compared to 3.71 billion dollars seen in July last year. The figuresRead More
Ramiz suggests Sarfaraz to retire from Test cricket gracefully
Lahore : Ramiz Raja suggested Sarfaraz Ahmed to retire from Test cricket gracefully after experiencing four years of captaincy across three formats. Ramiz said Sarfaraz should have taken retirement from Test cricket after being removed from captaincy. “Sarfaraz should have taken retirement from test cricket after captaincy. He should have focused more on white-ball cricket in which he has the potential to do well,” he said. “For me, you better take retirement gracefully after captaincy. Because from captaining a side to sitting on the bench is not an easy taskRead More
CM Usman Buzdar puts officials on rain alert
LAHORE: Chief Minister (CM) Punjab Usman Buzdar on Tuesday put WASA and district administration on alert due to heavy downpour in Punjab. In his statement, CM Buzdar asked all concerned departments to keep machinery and staffers on standby as the Meteorological department had predicted heavy rains. “The people of the province should be saved from miseries during rains,” he said. He asked the officials concerned to immediately start the draining process and ensure the smooth flow of the traffic. Heavy but scattered rain wreaked havoc in most of the province.Read More