Wednesday, January 13th, 2021
Pearl murder case: SHC hears contempt case against Sindh officials
KARACHI : The Sindh High Court on Wednesday heard a contempt of court petition over detention of four accused of Daniel Pearl murder case. The high court had issued notices to the Chief Secretary Sindh and others in a contempt petition. Superintendent Central Jail Hassan Sehto and special secretary home were present during the contempt hearing. The court expressed displeasure over absence of the Chief Secretary Sindh and the Home Secretary in the case hearing. “They don’t know contempt proceedings against them are in progress in the court,” the benchRead More
Ambassador Walid Abu Ali visits University of Malaysia
DNA KUALUMPUR: Ambassador of the State of Palestine visits the University of Malaysia for Computer Science and Engineering ′′ UNIMY ′′ The ambassador of the State of Palestine to Malaysia Walid Abu Ali, accompanied by Advisor First Mohamed Abu Dakah, University of Malaysia for Computer Science and Engineering ′′ UNIMY ′′ on Tuesday, 12-1-2021 He was in the reception of his happiness and his accompanying delegation, Dr. Mohamed Razli bin Mahmoud, and the Vice-Rector, Dr. Zul Qarnin Qadh, and the visit discussed academic cooperation and scientific communication between the PalestinianRead More
Sahiwal power plant uses advance technologies to control emissions
BEIJING, Jan 13 :In Pakistan, energy projects built hand-in-hand with China have involved meticulous considerations regarding emission controls and lowering the impact on the surrounding environment. As a major investment under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, the 1,320-MW coal-fired Sahiwal power plant provides around 6 percent of the total electricity supply in the country, according to Chinese media here on Wednesday. One important feature about the Sahiwal facility is that it uses advanced technologies to control emissions. “We were the first company to introduce supercritical technology in Pakistan. It is oneRead More
Broadsheet exposed ruling elites’ corruption, money-laundering: PM
ISLAMABAD : Prime Minister Imran Khan took to Twitter on Wednesday to weigh in on “revelations” by UK asset recovery firm Broadsheet’s owner Kaveh Moussavi about Pakistani ruling elites “stashing ill-gotten gains abroad.” “Panama Papers exposed our ruling elites corruption & money laundering earlier. Now Broadsheet revelations have again exposed the massive scale of our ruling elites corruption & money laundering. These elites cannot hide behind “victimisation” card on these int revelations,” he wrote on his official Twitter handle. “What do these revelations expose repeatedly? 1. Exactly what I haveRead More
55 more die of coronavirus, 2,123 test positive in 24 hours
ISLAMABAD : Pakistan recorded as many as 2,123 new cases of the coronavirus over the previous 24 hours with 55 more fatalities. According to the latest update released by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 2,123 new cases emerged after 39,450 samples were tested during this period. The total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in the country has soared to 508,824 with addition of the fresh infections while the countrywide death toll jumped to 10,772. There are a total of 33,102 active cases, out of which 2,366 have beenRead More
Turmoil in Afghanistan Persists
Iqbal Khan According to New York Time, keeping in view rising violence, “some Afghans carry notes with their names, blood types and relatives’ phone numbers in case they are killed or severely wounded.The bearers of pocket notes hope the slips of paper will help emergency medical workers identify an injured person’s blood type for a lifesaving transfusion. They might also help authorities quickly summon family members for precious final moments with a mortally wounded loved one. And they could help identify a badly disfigured corpse”. Both Washington and the TalibanRead More