Thursday, January 21st, 2021
Pak US Business Council congrats Joe Biden on becoming 46th president of the United States
LAHORE Jan 21 (DNA) : Founder Chairman Pak-US Business Council and veteran trade leader Iftikhar Ali Malik Thursday congratulated Democrat Joe Biden on becoming 46th president of the United States. He expressed these views while talking to media here today.He also further extended greetings to Kamala Harris first ever woman Vice President and hoped new leadership will focus on bringing durable peace worldwide especially in South Asia besides restoring the confidence of entire Muslim Ummah in addition to fully ensuring equal rights to all irrespective of color, creed, religion andRead More
ICC’s delegation meets Mayor of MCI to get improved civic conditions
Islamabad, January 21 (DNA) : A delegation of Islamabad Citizens Committee (ICC) led by its President Syed Sadiq Hasan had a meeting with the Mayor, Metropolitan Corporation, Islamabad (MCI) Adil Shah in his office. They discussed ways and means to get improved the civic conditions in the Federal Capital. According to a ICC’s press release issued here on Thursday, the President apprised the Mayor of various problems being faced by the citizens of the capital city. The following areas came under discussion Water Supply, Sewerage System, Parks, Cleanliness of Markets, Encroachments in Markets and ResidentialRead More
Cristiano Ronaldo becomes top goalscorer in history of football
Karachi : Portugal and Juventus’ forward Cristiano Ronaldo has surpassed Josef Bican (759) for the most goals scored for club and country in football history. The 35-year-old has now scored 760 goals in his 19-year career. He reached the landmark after a strike in the 64th minute against Napoli in the Italian Super Cup on Wednesday. The five-time Ballon d’Or winner recently went ahead Brazilian legend Pele (757), who moves down to third on the all-time list while Romario is fourth (743) and his rival Barcelona’s Lionel Messi is at theRead More
Pakistan records 54 COVID-19 deaths, 2,363 infections in past 24 hours
ISLAMABAD : Pakistan has recorded 53 more COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours, surging the overall death toll to 11,157. According to the latest statistics of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) the COVID-19 has claimed 53 more lives and 2,363 fresh infections were reported. In the past 24 hours, as many as 2,179 patients have recovered from the virus in a day and 2,324 patients are still in critical condition including 27 new cases. The total count of active cases is 35,293. According to the National Command andRead More
The case of Ertugrul
By Muhammad Omar Iftikhar The popularity of the TV show, Dirilis Ertugrul, a Turkish historical fiction, and adventure television series, swept across Pakistan. Perhaps no other TV show in recent memory could match the excitement viewers had when they were watching this drama. Social media remained abuzz when aficionados of the show and its characters shared posts and commented on the aspects they liked. The case of Dirilis Ertugrul should be taken up by the producers and directors who have been delivering drama series to Pakistan’s various TV channels. TheyRead More
Civil engineering work of Gwadar Vocational Institute completed
ISLAMABAD,, Jan. 21 : The civil engineering construction of Gwadar Technical and Vocational Institute’s main structure has been completed, which lays a solid foundation for the project’s delivery as scheduled in August 2021. According to the News network Gwadar Pro, this institute’s total floor area is 7,350 square meters, which includes the teaching building, training workshop, multi-function hall and dormitories for students and faculty. The construction of the institute project kicked off at the end of 2019. Despite of the impact of the COVID-19, the project construction went smoothly. ItRead More