Sunday, April 25th, 2021
Inzamam says Babar has been lucky to win previous matches despite team facing middle-order crisis
LAHORE , APRIL 25 : Pointing out the Pakistan cricket team’s middle-order crisis, Former Test cricketer Inzamam-ul-Haq has said Babar Azam XI has been lucky to win matches in the recent past. The former cricketer, speaking on his YouTube channel after Pakistan lost to Zimbabwe in the second T20I by 19 runs, said the team had been facing a middle-order crisis but the team management failed to address the issue. “If you look at today’s performance, nothing was different except the luck which didn’t favour them this time. Pakistan hasRead More
End Game of South Caucasus
Dr. Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan Proponents of disability, disharmony, disorientation and destruction have once again started their doctrines of “end game” in the South Caucasus South Region (SCR) due to which infant peace agreement between Azerbaijan and Armenia has again in the “line of fire”. Armenian cross border shelling has now drastically increased which is not a good omen for the peace agreement. Even supporters and guarantors of its peace agreement i.e. Russia and Turkey are not ease to maintain peace and stability in the SCR. Russian president PutinRead More
Walk-in vaccination for people aged 60-64 from Sunday: Asad Umar
ISLAMABAD , APRIL 25 : Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar on Saturday announced that from Sunday, government is starting walk in coronavirus vaccinations for 60 to 64 year-olds. Asad Umar, in a tweet, said that all those over 60 years of age who have registered for the vaccine can go to their respective centers and get the jabs. He further announced that vaccination centers will remain open on Sunday. On the other hand, Pakistan has reported 157 deaths from COVID-19, highest to date as the number ofRead More
FM to return Islamabad today after two-day Turkish visit
ISLAMABAD , APRIL 25 : Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi is set to return Islamabad today after completing his two-day visit to Turkey, mainly to attend Istanbul Conference. Prior to his departure, the foreign minister, in a video message said the purpose of his visit was also to attend the trilateral ministerial meeting of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Turkey. He said though Turkey is also faced with the COVID situation, Istanbul Conference was yet arranged keeping in view the importance of Afghan peace process. However, he said the moot could notRead More
FEBR asks traders to follow SOPs to avoid complete lockdown
ISLAMABAD, APR 25 (DNA) – The Friends of Economic and Business Reforms (FEBR) President Kashif Anwar Sunday said that in view of combating the coronavirus situation the government can impose smart lockdown where required, as complete lockdown would halt industry, leading to loss of millions of jobs and unemployment. Kashif Anwar said that Pakistan cannot afford to opt for another complete lockdown and also appealed the traders to strictly follow the government’s SOPs for curbing the spread of deadly coronavirus. He observed that the complete lockdowns had created havoc globally,Read More
Sufficient Oxygen available for coronavirus patients in Punjab: Dr Yasmin
LAHORE, Apr 25 : Punjab Health Minister Dr Yasmin Rashid said on Sunday that sufficient oxygen was available for coronavirus patients in the hospitals across the province. She said the health department had imposed a ban on elective or scheduled operation in the hospitals for two weeks to save oxygen, adding that the Industrial Secretary had also been asked to cut short the supply of oxygen to factories for a few weeks to avoid any emergency need of oxygen for coronavirus cases. The minister said that a sufficient stock ofRead More