Monday, August 31st, 2020
NAB recovers Rs 466 billion from corrupt elements: Chairman
ISLAMABAD, AUG 31 (DNA) – Corruption is a curse and is the only solution to eradicate menace of corruption is surgery as the corrupt elements inflicted multiple losses to the country. Corruption is inflicting irreparable losses to country. National Accountability Bureau (NAB) was established in 1999. The main aim of establishing NAB was to recover the looted money from the corrupt and put them to justice as per law. NAB has fulfilled its duties perfectly and deposited a sum of Rs 466 billion in the national exchequer after recovering fromRead More
Babar Azam equals Virat Kohli, Aaron Finch’s T20I record
Manchester: Pakistan’s limited-overs captain Babar Azam against England at the Old Trafford, on Sunday, became the joint-fastest batsman to reach 1500 T20I runs. The 25-year-achieved the feat in his 39th innings. Australia’s Aaron Finch and India’s Virat Kohli had previously reached the milestone in the same number of innings as him. Babar is currently at the first spot in the ICC batting ranking for men, in this format of the game. He is also at the third spot in ODI and fifth spot in Test cricket. It must be notedRead More
Diabetes drug improves survival in kidney disease patients
AstraZeneca said its Farxiga drug improved survival chances for patients suffering from kidney disease, underscoring the medicine’s role outside its established field of diabetes. The British drugmaker said Farxiga was shown in a study to cut the risk of dying from any cause for people suffering from chronic kidney disease by 31% when compared to a group on placebo. Farxiga is among AstaZeneca’s five best-selling drugs and brought in revenues of $1.54 billion in 2019 for treating diabetes. It also reduced the risk of deteriorating kidney function by 39% inRead More
Momal Sheikh, husband welcome a baby girl
Actor Momal Sheikh, the daughter of Javed Sheikh, and her husband Nader Nawaz have been blessed with a baby girl. Sheikh, Nawaz and their son Ibrahim welcomed their new bundle of joy on August 20. I am proud to announce an addition to the Nawaz/Sheikh family! Please welcome my baby sister, Alyeha Nader Nawaz, born on 20.08.20 Please keep my family in your prayers,” reads the post on Sheikh’s Instagram by newborn’s proud and super excited brother Ibrahim. Saba Faisal, Sunita Marshall, Mansha Pasha, Sarwat Gillani, Sanam Jung, Ushna Shah andRead More
DHA residents demand Clifton cantt board CEO resign
Residents of DHA and Cantonment Board Clifton office gathered at its offices in Karachi to protest against the lack of services, master planning, storm water drains that function and the authority’s response during the monsoon flooding crisis that destroyed property. “We won’t pay any more taxes,” chant the protesters. “Get Ahmed Chinoy out!” This is the biggest protest this office has seen in years. Ahmed Chinoy is not the CEO of the CBC, Saleem Hassan Wattoo is. He was appointed two weeks ago. The CEO arrived at the CBC officeRead More
Asia’s biggest children eye hospital to be functional by Jan 2021: Gen Rehmat
RAWALPINDI, AUG 31 (DNA) – Asia’s biggest children eye hospital is scheduled to be functional by January 2021 with a capacity of treating one hundred and fifty thousand children annually, a leading eye trust announced Monday. The Rs one billion project is in final stage at the premises of Al-Shifa Trust Eye Hospital Rawalpindi which will have a capacity to cater for the needs of 500 OPD patients per day, said President Al-Shifa Trust Maj. Gen. (Retd) Rehmat Khan. Talking to the media men here, he said that ourRead More