Friday, September 18th, 2020
32nd Pakistan Scrabble Championship kicks off today
Karachi : 32nd edition of Pakistan Scrabble Championship (masters) will start here today [September 18]. According to the details, the registration of the event will start at 11:00 am and will continue till 12:00 pm. After the opening ceremony, as many as seven matches will be played on an opening day. As many as 40 of the country’s top players will be participating. 15-year-old Hasham Hadi Khan will be defending his title while Pakistan’s No. 1 Waseem Khatri will be vying for a record 9th national title. Other major titleRead More
Kanwal Shauzab says APC being held for seeking NRO
ISLAMABAD, Sep 18:Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MNA Kanwal Shauzab said that the opposition parties have no public agenda and All Parties Conference (APC) was being held to seek NRO-like deal but the government would not bow to the blackmailing tactics of opposition parties. Talking to a private news channel, she claimed that the purpose of opposition parties to convene APC was only to put pressure on the government to get National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO), adding, opposition just making APC a fun for safeguarding their personal interests. She said Imran Khan’s government isRead More
Asim Saleem Bajwa terms Reko Diq case stay ‘great relief’
ISLAMABAD : Chairman China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority Lieutenant general retired Asim Saleem Bajwa has termed the stay order by World Bank tribunal on $6bn award against Pakistan, a ‘great relief’. In his tweet, terming the WB decision a big relief for Pakistan, he said that Prime Minister Imran Khan fully support the government of Balochistan to develop the mining sector. The reforms in the sector will increase foreign investment and human resources, he added. Yesterday, Pakistan was awarded a stay in Reko Diq case from World Bank tribunal. AttorneyRead More