Monday, September 14th, 2020
‘Domestic players not required to resign from their departments’ PCB
Lahore : Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has once again reiterated that the domestic players are not required to resign from their parent departments in order to obtain contracts for the 2020-21 domestic season. PCB released its statement after growing opposition to the existing domestic structure, which was introduced as a replacement for the previous departmental set-up. “The PCB is neither asking the players to resign nor to cancel existing contracts with their departments if they are interested in securing player contracts for the 2020-21 domestic season,” the PCB said inRead More
‘Alhamdulillah’: PM says remittances rose 31% in first 2 months of fiscal year
ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Monday the country recorded an increase of 31 per cent in remittances in the first two months of current fiscal year as compared to last year’s the same period. Taking to Twitter, the prime minister said overseas Pakistanis sent $2.095 billion in remittances during the month of August this year which is 24.4 per cent higher than the corresponding period last year. He added the country received record $2.768 billion dollars in remittances in the month of July this year. “For theRead More
NAB can’t raid houses without search warrants: SHC
KARACHI : The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday barred the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) from carrying out raids on the residences of Sindh Irrigation Minister Sohail Anwar Siyal and his relatives. A two-judge bench of the high court gave this restraining order while hearing bail petitions of the PPP minister and others. The court extended the interim bail granted to him as well as Zafar Siyal and Jameel Soomro until November 12 and sought a progress report from the bureau on its ongoing inquiry against them. The bench observed that theRead More
Medical reports of Hamza Shehbaz presented before court
LAHORE : Medical reports of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, Hamza Shehbaz Sharif has been presented before an accountability court of Lahore hearing money laundering case against Shehbaz Sharif family on Monday. According to PML-N leader Atta Tarar, Hamza tested positive for the coronavirus on Sunday. The hearing was conducted by Accountability Court Judge Jawadul Hassan, in which PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif appeared before the court. Doctor Muhammad Afzal Khan of Kot Lakhpat Jail presented medical reports of Hamza Shehbaz and stated that the PML-N stalwart will undergo another coronavirus test. AnotherRead More
PM welcomes children back to school as educational institutions reopen tomorrow
ISLAMABAD : While educational institutions that were closed in March after the outbreak of Covid-19 are set to reopen across the country in phases from Tuesday, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday said they will welcome millions of children back to school tomorrow. In a Twitter post this morning, the prime minister said: “Tomorrow we will welcome millions of children back to school. It is our priority & collective responsibility to ensure that every child can go to school safely to learn.” “We have worked to ensure that school operationsRead More