Monday, April 19th, 2021
Cops released after successful talks between Punjab government and TLP; says Sheikh Rashid
ISLAMABAD, Apr 19 : Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed on Monday said that 11 policemen, who were taken hostage in Lahore, have been released after successful negotiations between the Punjab government and the proscribed Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP). In a video statement, he said first round of talks have been concluded positively following which the policemen made hostage were released by TLP and the protesters had gone inside the Masjid Rehmatulil Alameen and police had also been withdrawn from there. He hoped that other matters would also be resolved inRead More
Pakistani livestock could tap over $8b Chinese bovine meat market: Report
ISLAMABAD, April 19 : A recent report issued by Pakistan Business Council identifies various issues for redressal to enable Pakistani livestock traders to capture a significant portion of the $8.2 billion bovine meat market next door. According to Gwadar Pro, the report, “Scaling up bovine meat exports of Pakistan”, presents a sectoral review of livestock trade and meat processing in Pakistan. It notes that China imported $8.2 billion worth of bovine meat in 2019, but Pakistan had no share in this huge market despite geographical proximity and concessions offered byRead More
Pakistan, China working jointly to ensure transparency in CPEC projects
ISLAMABAD, April 19 : Pakistan and China are jointly working to ensure transparency in China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) projects, said chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) (Retd) Justice Javed Iqbal, according to a report published by Gwadar Pro. The two friendly countries aimed to eliminate even a shadow of corruption in the execution of the CPEC projects. They are working on this. The CPEC projects will be made corruption free. Anyone found in corruption will be punished severely,” he said at a meeting. He directed NAB officers to utilize all availableRead More
No secret meetings with India, says Pakistani FM on UAE visit
DUBAI , APRIL 19 : Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said in Dubai on Sunday there would be no ‘secret meetings’ between Pakistan and India during his three-day UAE visit. The announcement that Qureshi’s Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar would also be in the UAE at the same time as him triggered speculation about a meeting between the two. Their arrival in the UAE comes just days after the Emirati envoy to Washington confirmed the Gulf state had been mediating between the nuclear-armed rivals to help them reach a “healthyRead More
Pak vs Zim: After testing COVID-19 negative, green shirts to start practice from today
ISLAMABAD , APRIL 19 : Pakistan national team will begin training for their T20I series against Zimbabwe on Monday (today) afternoon after testing negative for the coronavirus, a team official said. The coronavirus tests were conducted on cricketers at their arrival in South Africa where the team continuously stayed in the ‘Bubble’. All squad members of the Pakistan team tested negative at their arrival in Harare (Zimbabwe). According to a news report published in The News on Monday, the team members that were in South Africa reached Harare from JohannesburgRead More
73 more Pakistanis die of coronavirus in past 24 hours
ISLAMABAD: The novel coronavirus has claimed 73 more lives in Pakistan during the last 24 hours, taking the overall death toll to 16,316. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Covid-19, the country reported 73 more deaths due to the pandemic, while 5,152 new cases were reported during the said period. The national tally of confirmed cases climbed to 761,437 as 5,152 new infections surfaced during the past 24 hours. As many as 60,162 samples were tested, out of which 5,152 turned out to be positive withRead More