Tuesday, October 6th, 2020
Qawali night to pays tribute to legendary Qawal Nusrat Fateh Ali on Oct 17
ISLAMABAD, Oct 06 : The Art School,Theater Wallay will hold a Qawali night to pay tribute to legendary Qawal Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan along with providing a soulful evening to citizens of twin cities on October 17. The event is being organized to celebrate the Birthday of timeless legend Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan and to promote the virtues of peace and harmony to rekindle the Qawali music. According to the organizers, well known Bakhshi Brothers would entertain the audience with soulful musical performances decorated with famous qawalisRead More
Fake accounts case: Court extends Liaquat Qaimkhani’s judicial remand
ISLAMABAD: An accountability court has extended the judicial remand of former director-general Parks, Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) Liaquat Qaimkhani for 30 days, in a fake bank accounts case. Qaimkhani was presented before the court of Judge Muhammad Bashir by the jail authorities, as his judicial remand had expired today. The court extending his judicial remand for a month ordered jail authorities to present him before the court on November 6 again. At the last hearing of the case, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) officials had requested the court to extendRead More
Coronavirus hits Trump’s inner circle at White House
NEW YORK: The latest member of the US president’s inner circle or senior Republican to come down with the virus in recent days is Donald Trump’s press secretary Kayleigh McEnany who on Monday announced that she has contracted coronavirus. McEnany on Twitter said that she had tested negative since Thursday, when the president tested positive, and had no symptoms. Indicating that she intended to work during her quarantine period, she said no journalists were listed on her contact tracing information as having been in close contact with her. A shortRead More
PCB gives update on COVID-19 tests of U19 squads, officials
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced l 119 players and officials belonging to the six U19 Cricket Association teams have tested negative in their second Covid-19 tests which were conducted on 5 October. The squads underwent their second tests yesterday which came out negative; they will join the bio-secure bubble at a local hotel from today. Balochistan and Sindh teams were tested at Muridke Country Club and will be traveling to Lahore to join the rest of the teams. The teams will begin their practice session at the National High-Performance CenterRead More
FM Qureshi highlights Indian atrocities in occupied Kashmir
ISLAMABAD : Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said India’s hostile behaviour poses a serious threat to peace and security in the region. Addressing the virtual meeting of Conservative Friends of Pakistan, the foreign minister said he has written a number of letters to the UN Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council on the Indian posture. Referring to Indian blatant human rights violations in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K), Shah Mehmood Qureshi said that on the 5th of August last year, New Delhi illegally and unilaterallyRead More
Wife of Sharjah ruler announces grant for Peshawar cancer hospital
DUBAI/DNA Sheikha Jawaher Bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Wife of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, announces Dhs4.4 million grant for Peshawar cancer hospital Following the directives of Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher Bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Wife of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, Chairperson of The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF), and Founder and Royal Patron of the Friends Of Cancer Patients (FOCP), the Ameera Fund, a global fund run collaboratively by FOCP and TBHF, has announced the allocation of Dhs4.4 million for the procurement of state-of-the-art medical equipment to facilitateRead More