Thursday, May 27th, 2021
PSL 2021 : Departure of players, officials for UAE delayed again
KARACHI : The departure of chartered flights to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the remaining matches of the Pakistan Super League (PSL)’s sixth edition has been delayed at least by two hours due to some technical reason on Thursday. This is the second time the players and officials’ departure for the UAE has been postponed. The flight was previously scheduled to leave for the UAE at 8:00 am on Wednesday, which was later rescheduled to Thursday, 1 pm. The same flight has now been rescheduled again, due to technicalRead More
Fresh Congo volcano warning prompts evacuation order
The authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo have ordered compulsory evacuation in parts of Goma, a city of two million just south of Mount Nyiragongo that erupted on Saturday. The order comes after a warning of further volcanic eruptions on land and under the nearby Lake Kivu. “This could happen with very little, or even without any warning” and could expose residents to the risk associated with lava flows, said Gen Costant Ndima, the military governor of North-Kivu region. “The evacuation must be carried out calmly and without haste underRead More
Azam Swati visits Khanewal, Multan Railway stations
Islamabad, 27 May 2021 : Federal Minister for Railways Azam Swati visited the Khanewal and Multan Railway stations and said that inquiries will be conducted against those railway officials who have harmed Pakistan Railways. During the visit he also inspected the Railway track from Sahiwal to Multan and said that air conditioned cabin will be established at Khanewal and other railway stations to facilitate the railway male and female staff. He directed the railway officers to adopt latest technology for cleanliness replacing the old dusting method. During the visit ofRead More
S$ 24.2 billion remittances in 10 months a trust of overseas Pakistanis in government, says Raza Bashir Tarar
Ottawa – May 27, 2021 : Pakistan High Commissioner to Canada Raza Bashir Tarar has described a record and unprecedented surge in remittances up to US$ 24.2 billion sent by overseas Pakistanis back home in the first 10 months of the current fiscal year as a vote of confidence in the government and its policies. He made this statement while addressing an e-katchehry-cum-public forum organised online for the Pakistanis living in Canada for redress of their issues and addressing their concerns about consular services and other community related issues. ConsulRead More
Coronavirus cases, deaths continue to go down in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The number of coronavirus cases and deaths continues to go down in Pakistan as the country reported 75 deaths in the last 24 hours. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) data, 75 more people died of the infection, raising the death toll to 20,540. A total of 62,706 samples were tested, out of which 2,726 turned out to be positive. The positivity ratio of new infections was recorded at 4.34%, the NCOC said. The number of people recuperating from the infection climbed to 831,744 with 3,901Read More