Saturday, August 22nd, 2020
Coronavirus: Quarantine rules kick in after Saturday deadline passes
UK tourists have spent thousands of pounds on new flights and endured long drives in a race to get home before new coronavirus travel rules kicked in. As of 04:00 BST on Saturday, travellers returning to the UK from Croatia, Austria and Trinidad and Tobago must quarantine for 14 days. Children in families who did not return in time will miss the start of school in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. But searches for flights to Portugal rose as it was put on the safe list. Meanwhile, extra restrictions to stemRead More
Sindh government shortlists two bureaucrats for Karachi administrator post
KARACHI, AUG 22 – The Sindh government has finalised the names of two bureaucrats for the Karachi administrator post: Najam Ahmed Shah and Hassan Naqvi. The selected candidate will take over after Karachi Mayor Wasim Akhtar steps down after completing his four years in power by August end. The administrator will stay in power until the local body elections are held in Karachi and a new mayor is sworn in. Both the bureaucrats are Grade 21 officers and currently working as secretaries for different departments of the Sindh government. Related:Read More
Cancer doesn’t have to be frightening, says Nadia Jamil
Cancer does not frighten actor Nadia Jamil anymore. The actor took to Twitter to share an adorable video of her dancing with near radiation machine. Jamil said that cancer does not have to only be a frightening and painful journey. “It has its moments of healing, of strength and grit…because us cancer patients, survivors, carry that grit inside us,” said Jamil. “All of us carry it inside us. It takes something or the other to unlock it.” She remarked that she always love dancing and said that people should notRead More
England, weather continue to frustrate Pakistan in third Test
England wicketkeeper Jos Buttler completed his century on the second day of the third Test against Pakistan on Southampton. The home side were 373-4 at lunch with Zak Crawley and Jos Buttler unbeaten at 186 and 113 respectively. The duo have already put on a partnership of 246 runs for the fifth wicket and needed just nine more to record the highest fifth-wicket partnership for the Three Lions in the history of Test cricket. Earlier, the morning session was interrupted twice due to rain. Day One England are in aRead More
President congratulates Turkey on biggest natural gas discovery
ISLAMABAD, AUG 22 (DNA) – President Dr Arif Alvi has congratulated to the Turkish leadership and people as the country announced making biggest natural gas discovery in the Black Sea. The amount of gas reserves in the discovered field could meet Turkey’s total gas consumption for seven to eight years without any additional gas imports. In the felicitation message, the President said Pakistan must congratulate their friends, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the people of Turkey, on their biggest natural gas discovery in the Black Sea. He said friends revelRead More
CPEC enters new stage of high-quality development: Chinese FM
HAIKOU, AUG 22 (DNA) – The construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor has entered a new stage of high-quality development and will continue to play an important role in the revitalization of Pakistan, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said. Wang made the remarks when holding the second strategic dialogue between China and Pakistan with visiting Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in south China’s Hainan Province. Both parties will push to complete the projects under construction in time, create more job opportunities, vigorously improve the people’s livelihood,Read More