Sunday, June 20th, 2021
Qalandars, Gladiators to return Pakistan tonight
Abu Dhabi : Lahore Qalandars and Quetta Gladiators will return to Pakistan tonight after exit from the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season six. Both sides were unable to qualify for the playoffs. Gladiators will reach Karachi at 2.00 am while Qalandars will fly from Abu Dhabi around midnight. Both teams will arrive in Pakistan on a commercial flight. Meanwhile, players part of the Green Shirts for the tour of England will stay in Abu Dhabi. It must be noted that round-robin games in PSL 6 have been concluded. Islamabad United,Read More
Lahore’s underground water stops falling after 1980 as PM Imran lauds Punjab govt
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said that the Punjab government’s water conservation policies have proved fruitful as for the first time since 1980, Lahore’s groundwater has stopped falling. Making the announcement from his Twitter handle, Imran Khan said owing to water conservation policies, Chief Minister Usman Buzdar-led Punjab government for the first time since 1980 stopped the fall of Lahore’s underground water. He shared that it was achieved through effective water recycling policies, new aquifer charges, underground rain storage, timed well pumping, and other targeted actions. In JulyRead More
Pak-Iran rail service restored after 30 hours
CHAGHI: After suspension of 30 hours, the rail services between Pakistan and Iran has been restored. The Pak-Iran rail service was suspended, when six wagons of a Quetta-bound freight train overturned near Dalbandin tehsil of Chaghi district on Saturday. The freight train was travelling from Iran’s Zahedan city to Quetta when six of its wagons overturned, suspending the Pak-Iran rail service. As per, the railway authorities, the track has been restored on emergency basis and the Quetta-bound freight train has left for its stop. Officials of the Pakistan Railways hadRead More
Rigging to be controlled through EVM: Ali Zaidi
ISLAMABAD, Jun 20 : Minister for Maritime Affairs Ali Zaidi on Sunday said that the rigging, in general elections, will be controlled through Electronic Voting Machine (EVM). He said that new amendment bill of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was good for the common man and opposition’s criticism had no validity. He said that the long standing issue of Overseas Pakistanis about E-Voting system will be resolved very soon adding that in past two major party regimes did not address the issue. It is the right of Overseas Pakistanis toRead More
Our water conservation policies producing results: PM
Islamabad : Prime Minister Imran Khan says our water conservation policies are producing results. In a tweet on Sunday, he said Usman Buzdar-led Punjab government has stopped fall in Lahore’s groundwater for the first time since 1980 through effective water recycling policies, new aquifer charges, underground rain storage, timed well pumping and other targeted actions.
Pakistan leads by example in refugee protection: FM
Islamabad : Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says Pakistan reiterates its call for greater global responsibility-sharing, redoubling of efforts for durable solutions, and an early peaceful political settlement in Afghanistan that paves the way for dignified, time-bound and well-resourced repatriation of Afghan refugees supported by the international community. In his message on the World Refugee Day, he said for over four decades, Pakistan has led by example in refugee protection as the country is one of the world’s largest refugee hosting countries. He said Pakistan still hosts around 3 millionRead More