Wednesday, May 5th, 2021
Staying safe this Eid
By Muhammad Omar Iftikhar The second wave of the pandemic is sweeping across the country. While the doctors and healthcare staff are diligently working to help patients recover, the virus is spreading – this is an alarming situation indeed. With the Eid al-Fitr right around the corner, people need to decide how to keep themselves safe. Eid festivities do elate us as people go shopping. However, the pandemic and the continuous deaths caused by it have certainly made the situation ever too gloomy. In such a situation, one needs toRead More
Two members of Indian delegation for G7 meeting test positive for coronavirus
LONDON: Two members of an Indian delegation for this week’s G7 London meeting have tested positive for coronavirus, throwing the future of the summit in danger. The UK government confirmed the Indians had tested positive for coronavirus after rapid tests. It’s understood that the delegation members arrived from India less than 72 hours ago for the important meeting. India is not a G7 member but the UK government invited India to attend the first in-person meeting of the group’s foreign ministers in two years, which is scheduled to be heldRead More
UNGA President Volkan Bozkir to visit Pakistan ‘later this month’
UNITED NATIONS, May 05 : The UN General Assembly President, Volkan Bozkir, will be visiting Pakistan and Bangladesh during a trip to South Asia “later this month” at the invitation of the two governments. Addressing a press conference at UN Headquarters the other day confirming his visit, Volkan Bozkir said that he was also scheduled to visit India during the upcoming trip but had to postpone the trip because of the serious situation created by the coronavirus pandemic. It will be the second visit to Pakistan of President Bozkir, aRead More
Covid fears: Pakistan seals land borders with Iran and Afghanistan
CHAGAI , May 5 : Pakistan has sealed its land borders with Iran and Afghanistan over apprehensions regarding transmission of new variants of the coronavirus to the country. “The routes to the border have been completely sealed,” border sources said. Pakistan had on Sunday announced to revise its land border management policy with neighboring Iran and Afghanistan. In view of the recommendations of the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) competent authorities have taken the decision in order to halt the transfer of new variants of coronavirus from the neighboringRead More
Asian markets swing after Yellen spooks Wall St, eyes on US jobs
HONG KONG , May 5 : Asian markets fluctuated Wednesday after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s suggestion that US interest rates might need to be hiked, as government spending measures fan inflation and the economy surges. The comments appeared to be a deviation from the united front top officials have put up in trying to reassure investors that the Federal Reserve’s ultra-easy monetary policies will remain in place until the recovery is well on track. Investors are also awaiting the release of data on private jobs creation later in the day,Read More
4 soldiers embrass shahadat
Rawalpindi , May 5 : Today during fencing activity in Manzakai Sector, Distt Zhob , Balochistan along Pakistan – Afghanistan Border, Terrorists from across Afghanistan ambushed FC troops moving for fencing. 4 FC soldiers embraced shahadat while 6 got injured. FC troops responded promptly. The injured are being evacuated to CMH Quetta . Those shaheed include Havaldar Noor Zaman, Sepoy Shakeel Abbas, Sepoy Ehsan Ullah and Naik Sultan.