Friday, March 26th, 2021
Broadsheet- the ultimate cost of corruption
Mahroo Arshad Since the Broadsheet scandal surfaced a few weeks ago, it has been wrongly perceived from a narrow skewed lens. Mossauvi capitalised on the opportunity provided by the lack of comprehension to command the media airwaves and set a narrative that presented everyone involved from the Pakistani side in a bad light. The government did the right thing by making the arbitration award documents public. However, this is just the beginning; the whole broadsheet episode calls for accountability and for fixing responsibility of this fiasco. Historically, the Broadsheet disputeRead More
Rookies steer New Zealand to Bangladesh ODI series sweep
Wellington, March 26 : Maiden centuries for Devon Conway and Daryl Mitchell set up a crushing 164-run win for New Zealand in the third one-day international in Wellington on Friday, giving the hosts a series clean sweep. Conway blasted 126 from 110 balls and Mitchell finished on 100 not out after New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat, making 318 for six. Bangladesh were never in the hunt for the 319 target, all out for 154 after 42.4 overs, with Mahmudullah’s unbeaten 76 the only highlight as eightRead More
Kamran directs HED to finalize E- transfer policy to facilitate teachers
Peshawar : Special Assistant to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Information and Higher Education, Kamran Khan Bangash has directed Higher Education Department to finalise E- transfer policy in a week time to facilitate teachers. He was chairing a meeting held in Peshawar to review and finalize e-transfer posting policy. He directed the concerned officials to finalise the E- transfer and posting policy within a week as the provincial is committed to resolve all issues of teachers and giving them facilities. He said that E-transfer policy is being implemented to getRead More
CPEC to provide employment opportunities to youth of province: Yasinzai
Quetta : Governor Balochistan Amanullah Khan Yasinzai says China-Pak Economic Corridor project would provide employment opportunities to the youth of the province. He was talking to German Consul in Pakistan Holiger Ziegler in Quetta. He said despite, the economic and trade activities would be launched throughout the region of completion of the CPEC and in this regard, Balochistan link was an important. He expressed the confidence that Germany’s cooperation in different fields including education, health technology for enhancing capacity building of sectors in Balochistan would be very helpful in teachingRead More
More than 300 people killed since Myanmar’s coup
Myanmar’s security forces have killed more than 300 people in attempts to crush opposition to a Feb. 1 coup, with nearly 90% of victims shot dead and a quarter of them shot in the head, according to data from an advocacy group and local media. A junta spokesman said 164 protesters and nine members of the security forces had been killed as of Tuesday. Reuters could not independently verify all the accounts. The killings have drawn outrage and prompted some sanctions from Western countries, including the United States. The useRead More
Pakistan records 4,368 Covid cases, positivity rate rises to 10.29 pc
ISLAMABAD : Coronavirus has claimed 63 more lives in Pakistan during the past 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 14,091. The latest statistics of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) showed the COVID-19 has claimed 63 more lives and 4,368 fresh infections were reported during the period. The total count of active cases is 40,120 and the positivity rate stands at 10.29 per cent. A total of 42,418 tests were conducted across the country during this period. Since the detection of the first COVID-19 case in theRead More