Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021
Army to make all efforts towards achievement of enduring peace in Balochistan: Army Chief
Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa says Pakistan army will make all possible efforts towards achievement of an enduring peace for sustainable socio-economic development in Balochistan. He expressed these views during his visit to Corps Headquarters Quetta. The Army Chief said all out efforts will be made to assist Balochistan government in ensuring law and order and the terrorists would not be allowed to destabilize peace efforts. The Army Chief was given a detailed briefing on security situation, operational preparedness, border management including fencing along Pak-Afghan and Pak-IranRead More
Pakistan to defend Champions Trophy title in 2025
DUBAI: International Cricket Council (ICC) has reintroduced the Champions Trophy which will take place in 2025 from 2029. In its board meeting on Tuesday, ICC decided to reintroduce the Champions Trophy based on eight teams. Pakistan will now have to defend the title. Last time, Green Shirts won the tournament by defeating India by 180 runs in the final. Meanwhile, the ICC board has decided to increase the number of teams in 50-overs World Cups in 2027 and 2031. ICC Men’s T20 World Cup will be expanded to a 20Read More
Turkey’s Erdogan to announce ‘good news’ on gas reserves in Black Sea on Friday
ANKARA : Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said late on Tuesday he would announce “good news” regarding natural gas reserves in the Black Sea on Friday. In one of the world’s biggest finds last year, Turkey said it discovered 405 billion cubic metres of natural gas in the Black Sea’s Sakarya field, about 100 nautical miles north of the Turkish coast. Speaking at an interview on state broadcaster TRT Haber, Erdogan said he would make the announcement during an opening ceremony in the Black Sea province of Zonguldak, where he saidRead More
Shafqat Mahmood recovers from coronavirus
ISLAMABAD: Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood has recovered from the novel coronavirus (Covid-19). In his Tweet, Shafqat Mahmood said that he has fully recovered from the COVID-19 by the grace of God. “My latest two tests are negative. Going back to work today. The mild symptoms and quick recovery are without a doubt because of the vaccination.” On May 25, Mahmood had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. It is noteworthy that the education minister had got vaccinated against the coronavirus in March. Since the pandemic began last year inRead More
Pakistan reports 1,843 coronavirus cases in 24 hours
ISLAMABAD : Pakistan has reported 80 more deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus, pushing the nationwide tally of fatalities to 20,930. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) data, as many as 1,843 new cases of the COVID-19 detected over the previous 24 hours. The overall country’s caseload stands at 924,667. A total of 47,183 samples were tested, out of which 1,843 turned out to be positive. The positivity rate of infections was recorded at 3.90%, the NCOC said. 4,047 more people recuperated from theRead More