Sunday, February 28th, 2021
Attorney General Khalid Jawed tests positive for coronavirus
ISLAMABAD, FEB 28: Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Khalid Jawed Khan has tested positive for coronavirus, it emerged on Sunday. Khan, who was appointed to his position in February 2020, is representing the government in the presidential reference seeking the Supreme Court’s opinion on holding Senate elections through open ballot. The top court will announce its opinion on Monday (tomorrow). As per the cause list, a copy of which is available with Dawn.com, notices were issued to the AGP, chief election commissioner, Senate chairman and the speaker of the National Assembly. Additionally, noticesRead More
Long march may not be needed: Maryam Nawaz
LAHORE, FEB 28: PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz on Saturday hinted at the chance that the Pakistan Democratic Movement’s (PDM) long march, planned for the next month to supposedly oust the Imran Khan government, may not be held after all. “There is a possibility that the long march may not be needed,” said the PML-N leader in reply to a question whether the PDM’s long march would end before moving beyond the PML-N’s bastion of Gujranwala. She was talking to reporters here on Saturday before receiving her cousin Hamza Shehbaz,Read More
Russia launches its first Arctic monitoring satellite
Moscow, Feb 28 : A Soyuz rocket blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Sunday carrying Russia’s first satellite for monitoring the Arctic’s climate, the Roscosmos space agency said. Video published by the Russian space agency showed the Soyuz blaster launching against grey skies at 0655 GMT, carrying an Arktika-M satellite. Space agency chief Dmitry Rogozin wrote on Twitter Sunday that the launch was routine. “The ‘Arktika’ hydrometeorological and climate monitoring space system is designed to monitor the climate and environment in the Arctic region,” Roscosmos said inRead More
PCB BoG approves boards of six cricket associations
LAHORE, Feb 28 : The Board of Governors of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) which held their 61st meeting in Karachi on Saturday approved the boards of six provincial cricket associations. A spokesman of the PCB said here that Chairman PCB Ehsan Mani presided over the meeting which took the following decisions. (First Boards of six Cricket Associations) In line with Clause 16 of the PCB Constitution 2019, the BoG approved First Boards of the six Cricket Associations for a one-year term. During this period, the First BoardsRead More
OGDCL spending Rs10.22mln in Lakki Marwat under CSR initiative
ISLAMABAD, Feb 28 : The Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDCL) is spending an amount of Rs 10.22 million, under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), in Lakki Marwat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. “The Wali, Mianwali and Pezu blocks partially fall in District Lakki Marwat, and the OGDCL has deposited Rs 10.22 million in the joint bank account of the concerned deputy commissioner as per its social welfare obligation,” The company has so far executed three different schemes approved by the respective social welfare committee, headed by the local Member NationalRead More
FATF decision regarding Pakistan labelled as biased
Islamabad,Feb 28, 2021 : The Pakistan Economy Watch (PEW) on Sunday said Financial Action Task Force (FATF) decision to keep Pakistan on the Greylist until June is political, disappointing, and against merit. The FATF’s decision to keep Pakistan on the grey list until June despite Pakistan’s significant progress on the recommended actions have disappointed many, it said. People are terming the decision of the global watchdog as slanted as many countries have taken off the watch list despite their performance was below than that of Pakistan, said Dr Murtaza Mughal,Read More