Monday, March 1st, 2021
Govt ordinance stands void with Supreme Court opinion: Khosa
ISLAMABAD : The government’s ordinance stands void with the Supreme Court’s opinion over the Presidential Reference seeking open ballot for Senate election, Sardar Latif Khosa said. The Election Commission of Pakistan has authority and responsibility to ensure transparent elections, Latif Khosa said while commenting on the Supreme Court’s opinion over the Presidential Reference. “The Supreme Court when gives a decision it determines the direction,” Khosa commented. Khosa, a former Attorney General, said that it will be upto the election commission to decide the mechanism for scrutiny of the ballot inRead More
Myanmar protesters march again after bloodiest post-coup unrest
In Myanmar, protestors marched again today after bloodiest crackdown and demanding the restoration of Aung San Suu Kyi’s government. Police with water cannon and military vehicles are mobilized at protest hotspots in Yangon while demonstrators marched in Kale, in northwest Myanmar, holding up pictures of Suu Kyi. Meanwhile, at least eighteen people were killed and over thirty injured when police opened fire on crowd protesting against the military coup yesterday.
Court turns down bail plea of Haleem Adil in two cases
KARACHI : An anti-terrorism court on Monday turned down a bail plea of Opposition Leader in the Sindh Assembly Haleem Adil Shaikh in two cases. The court announced its verdict after hearing arguments of both defence and prosecution sides. One of the two cases pertained to attempted murder, interference in government duties and disruption during an anti-encroachment drive while the other related to violence, firing and causing terror during the by-polls in Karachi’s PS-88. On Feb 16, he was arrested for allegedly violating law and order during the by-polls. Subsequently,Read More
India’s premier takes first dose of COVID-19 vaccine
NEW DELHI, Mar 1 : Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi received his first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine Monday as the country kicked off the second phase of a vaccination drive. Announcing the news on social media, Modi said he took the first shot at New Delhi’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). “Took my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at AIIMS. Remarkable how our doctors and scientists have worked in quick time to strengthen the global fight against COVID-19,” he wrote on Twitter, while appealing to allRead More
Govt respects SC decision on Senate election: Sheikh Rashid
ISLAMABAD, Mar 1 : Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed Monday said the government fully respected the Supreme Court’s decision to conduct the forthcoming Senate elections through secret ballot under Article 226 of the Constitution. The government was committed to ensure free, fair and transparent elections and expecting to clinch the majority seats in the senate polls, he said while talking to a private news channel. He said that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was fully empowered to take all necessary steps including the use of the latest technologyRead More
COVID-19 claims 36 lives, infects 1,392 more people
ISLAMABAD, Mar 01 : The national tally on Monday of total active COVID-19 cases recorded 22,098 with 1,392 more people tested positive for the deadly virus and 1,094 people recovered from the disease during the last 24 hours. Thirty six corona patients have died during past 24 hours, 32 of them were under treatment in hospital and four in their respective quarantines and homes on Sunday, according to the latest update issued by the National command and Operation Centre (NCOC). During the last 24 hours most of the deaths hadRead More