Wednesday, February 24th, 2021
HBL PSL to grow every year,former Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi
LAHORE, Feb 24 : Mohammad Nabi, the former Afghanistan captain, hopes HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) will grow every year and has the potential of grooming young talent. The 36-year-old Afghanistan all-rounder is representing defending champions Karachi Kings this year after a stint with Quetta Gladiators in the inaugural edition in 2016 in a globetrotting Twenty20 league career. His hard hitting batting and effective off-spin has earned him stints in leading T20 leagues across the globe. Nabi said on Wednesday that HBL PSL is progressing well. “The HBL PSLRead More
Citizens above 65 to get COVID jabs from March 2: Dr Nausheen
ISLAMABAD, Feb 24 : Parliamentary Secretary for National Health Services Dr Nausheen Hamid Wednesday said the citizens above the age of 65 years would get COVID jabs from March 2. Pakistan under Covax programme would get 2.8 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine after which inoculation of the registered senior citizens would start, she said while talking to a private news channel. The health parliamentary secretary said the people above the age of 65 could register themselves for the vaccination as the second drive would start soon after the conclusionRead More
UNEP sounds alarm over loss of wildlife, natural resources
NAIROBI, Feb 24 : The world risks losing wildlife and natural resources if advice by experts is not acted upon promptly, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) warned on Wednesday. The world must start to make peace with nature to prevent catastrophic events from happening in the future, Inger Andersen, UNEP executive director, said on the sidelines of the fifth UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5). “If we don’t take advice seriously, then the future generation will not see the big rhinos and other animal species,” Andersen told journalists atRead More
COVID-19 claims 50 more lives, infects 1,196 people
ISLAMABAD, Feb 24 : The national tally on Wednesday of total active COVID-19 cases recorded 23,665 with 1,196 more people tested positive for the deadly virus and 1,964 people recovered from the disease during the last 24 hours. Fifty corona patients have died during past 24 hours, 44 of them were under treatment in hospital and six in their respective quarantines and homes on Tuesday, according to the latest update issued by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC). During the last 24 hours most of the deaths had occurredRead More
Prime Minister’s Meeting with the President of Sri Lanka
Colombo, 24 Feb 2021 :Prime Minister Imran Khan met with the Sri Lankan President, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, at the President House in Colombo today. The one-on-one meeting between the two leaders was followed by delegation-level talks. The talks were held in a warm and cordial atmosphere. Prime Minister Imran Khan underlined the exceptional quality of Pakistan-Sri Lanka relations marked by trust, understanding and mutual support. The Prime Minister emphasized the importance of building robust economic partnership characterized by enhanced bilateral trade, investments, and commercial cooperation. The Prime Minister also laid emphasisRead More
Sugar being offered at govt subsidized rate at utility stores: MD Lodhi
ISLAMABAD, Feb 24 : Utility Stores Corporation (USC) Managing Director Umer Lodhi Wednesday said sugar was being offered at subsidized rate of Rs68 per kilogram at all the Utility Stores Corporation (USC)’s outlets. Talking to a private news channel, he said as per prime minister’s directives, the relevant departments were cracking down against the essential commodities hoarders in the market. The government machinery was fully active to ensure the availability of quality edibles at affordable prices and no negligence would be tolerated in that regard, he said adding sugar, flourRead More