Thursday, September 17th, 2020
Babar Azam reaches another milestone
Karachi : Pakistan’s right-handed batsman Babar Azam has reached yet another milestone after he completed 5000 T20 runs while representing Somerset in Vitality Blast 2020. Babar achieved the milestone in the 145th inning while playing a group match for Somerset against Glamorgan. The right-handed batsman scored 114 runs, his 4th T20 century, to lead Somerset to score 183-3 against Glamorgan. It must be noted here that Babar made his T20 debut for Lahore Eagles in 2012. The lad then went onto represent Pakistani in 41 T20Is, 74 ODIs, and 29Read More
SC orders arrest of Mehar triple murder case accused in a week
ISLAMABAD : A bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the police to arrest absconding accused in Mehar triple murder case within a week. A bench comprised of Justice Faisal Arab and Justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi ordered the DIG Hyderabad to present the investigation record of the triple murder case before the court in next hearing. The bench in suo moto hearing of the triple murder in Mehar taluka in Dadu district of Sindh blasted the police performance and remarked that “police deliberately avoiding arrest of the accused.”Read More
Kanwal Shauzab calls for collective efforts to end violence against women
ISLAMABAD, Sep 17 : Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) MNA Kanwal Shauzab Thursday urged academia, civil society, media and other organizations to make collective efforts to bring an end to violence and all ill practices against women. She called upon the all sections of society to take joint steps to eradicate violence against women, adding that the law enforcement agencies should also adopt modern methods of investigation in such cases. She stressed measures to upgrade the police department so that it could efficiently serve victims of violence, adding, rape and violence victimsRead More
US provides fortified food to malnourished kids
We commend the Government of Pakistan’s efforts to include improved nutrition at the core of its development agenda,” said USAID/Pakistan Mission Director Julie Koenen Shujaat Hamza ISLAMABAD: The government of Pakistan and the United States Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), are delivering 340 metric tons of vitamin and mineral-enriched food for Pakistani children who are suffering from severe acute malnutrition. According to the National Nutrition Survey jointly published by the Government of Pakistan and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in 2018, more than 40Read More
PM Khan congratulates Japan’s Yoshihide Sude on election as premier
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan has congratulated Yoshihide Suga for being elected as the new Prime Minister of Japan. In his tweet, Imran Khan said he looks forward to working with his Japanese counterpart to further strengthen friendship and cooperation between both the countries. Japan’s Yoshihide Suga was voted prime minister by parliament’s lower house on Wednesday, becoming the country’s first new leader in nearly eight years, as he readied a “continuity cabinet” expected to keep about half of predecessor Shinzo Abe’s lineup. Suga, 71, Abe’s longtime right-hand man,Read More