August, 2020
Pakistan’s Asif Ali reprimanded for violating CPL code of conduct
Pakistan and Jamaica Tallawahs batsman Asif Ali has been charged 20 per cent of his match fee for violating the code of conduct in the ongoing 2020 Caribbean Premier League (CPL). “During the Tallawahs’ match against the Guyana Amazon Warriors on 25 August at Queen’s Park Oval, Ali swung his bat in the direction of opposition bowler Keemo Paul when he was dismissed in the eighth over of his team’s batting innings,” a statement on the CPL website read. The 28-year-old was found guilty of violating section 2.18 of theRead More
Melbourne storm: Three killed as winds cause widespread damage
Three people – including a four-year-old boy – have been killed by falling trees after a storm lashed the Australian state of Victoria. Gusts of up to 158km/h (100mph) were recorded, causing widespread damage and knocking out power to 95,000 homes. The deaths happened in suburbs across the state capital, Melbourne – a city already reeling from a Covid outbreak. On Friday, residents in 88 suburbs were also warned that the storm had contaminated drinking water. Locals made more than 2,100 calls for emergency assistance after the storm crossed theRead More
Harry Potter creator JK Rowling to return award over criticism
“Harry Potter” creator JK Rowling said on Friday she would give back an award presented by the US Kennedy family after one of its members criticised her views on gender issues. The Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights organisation gave Rowling its Ripple of Hope honour last year. But the group’s president, Kerry Kennedy, said this month the British writer’s outspoken views on gender “diminished the identity” of trans people. “Kerry Kennedy recently felt it necessary to publish a statement denouncing my views,” Rowling said in a statement on her website.Read More
Islamabad lower courts to open Sept 1
ISLAMABAD, AUG 29 – The Islamabad High Court has decided to open its katchehri or magistrate courts after five months. It was closed on March 18 because of coronavirus. The crisis management committee said it was opening but people would have to follow SOPs. A notification was issued for the district and sessions court opening as well from September 1. Staff would have to report back to duty.
Experts from Central Asia, Valdai Int’l Discussion Club discussed issues of promoting peace in Afghanistan
DNA On 26 August 2020 the Institute for Strategic and Interregional Studies under the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Valdai International Discussion Club held an online conference on the topic “Opportunities of Russia and Central Asian States in Afghanistan”. Leading experts from Russia and Central Asian countries took part in the online discussion. On the Russian side – diplomats, scientists, and researchers representing the Valdai International Discussion Club, the Center for East Asian and SCO Studies, the Institute for International Studies of the Moscow State Institute ofRead More
Pakistan – An Equaliser to Indo China Maritime Competition
Abid Latif Sindhu Bits of broken pottery are usually found ashore at many places all along the littoral states of Indian Ocean. This depicts the history, revealing itself for any carbon testing to reach a conclusion; IOR (Indian Ocean region) is a single contiguous region since centuries. Sea is the place where future is invented in ebb and flow of waves riding the concentric circles of time. A nation, who knows the importance of this and has a maritime bent, is only likely to survive the coming vagaries of 21stRead More