Monday, November 9th, 2020
Consulate of Azerbaijan in Ukraine’s Kharkov City attacked
BAKU, NOV 9 – The building of the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Ukraine’s Kharkov City was subjected to fire at about 2.30am, on the night of November 6 to 7. Six shots were fired at the door and windows of the consulate building. There are no injuries among employees of the Consulate because there was nobody in the building at night hours. We would like to note that the cameras of the Honorary Consulate recorded two attackers responsible for the incident. In connectionRead More
PM to take part in SCO moot
Ansar M Bhatti ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan will be participating in the 20th Shanghai Cooperation Organization Council of Heads of State (SCO-CHS), being held in video conference format on 10 November 2020. The invitation to the Prime Minister to attend the SCO-CHS was extended by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who would chair the Meeting. Leaders from all 8 SCO Member States and 4 Observer States will attend, besides the UN Secretary General and the Secretary General of SCO. The SCO-CHS is the highest forum of SCO. It adopts documents andRead More
Pakistani-American moves SCP for Presidential System
AGENCIES ISLAMABAD, NOV 9 – A Pakistani-American has moved Supreme Court of Pakistan for the repeal of parliamentary democracy in the country and for the court’s directive to the Prime Minister to hold a referendum for the introduction of a Presidential form of government in Pakistan. Currently living in New York, Mr. Hafeez-ur-Rehman Chaudhry on Monday filed a Constitutional Petition through Khalid Abbas Khan advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan, praying that the “matter in question may kindly be referred to the Prime Minister to hold a referendum in accordance withRead More
Allama Iqbal had great affection with Germany: Envoy
AGENCIES ISLAMABAD, German Ambassador Bernhard Schlagheck on Monday said Pakistan’s national poet Allama Muhammmad Iqbal had a great affection with Germany and its culture. Paying homage to Allama Iqbal on his 143rd birth anniversary, the ambassador said Iqbal had a life long affection with the German writers, poets and culture, as among his wonderful books and writings “Eastern and Western Dewaan” was considered to be his master piece by the Germans. Ambassador Bernhard Schlagheck said Allama Iqbal had studied in Germany and keeping in view his strong affection with GermanyRead More
‘Pfizer corona vaccine over 90% effective’
Today is a great day for science and humanity. The first set of results from our phase 3 Covid-19 vaccine trial provides the initial evidence of our vaccine’s ability to prevent Covid-19,” said Dr Albert DNA/NEWS DESK ISLAMABAD: Large-scale trials of a coronavirus vaccine candidate produced by Pfizer/BioNTech have revealed that it is 90% effective, said the manufacturer in a statement. In what is being touted as possibly the biggest news regarding the virus ever since it originated, the vaccine’s effectiveness can mean in can hit the markets for treatmentRead More
PRCS on high alert to deal with Covid-19 second wave: Abrar
16 patients currently being treated at state-of-the-art Red Crescent Corona Care Hospital in Rawalpindi DNA RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan Red Crescent Society is on high alert to help tackle the second wave of Covid-19 and is taking all possible steps to augment the government’s efforts to fight off the pandemic, said Chairman PRCS Abrar ul Haq during his visit to the hospital. Secretary General PRCS Khalid bin Majeed and officers concerned accompanied him. Abrar ul Haq said all departments of the state-of-the-art medical facility were fully functional and that the medicalRead More