Thursday, July 8th, 2021
Zilhaj Moon sighting on 10th
KARACHI, As the Eid al-Adha approaches and is expected to fall on either July 20th or 21st, the central Ruet e Hilal committee isall set to meet on July 10 (i.e. 29th of Ziquad) for Zilhaj moon-sighting.The committee comprising officials from the Met department, Suparco, Navy and religious affiars ministry will meet on Saturday with Maulana Abdul Khabeer Azad as its chair.On the same day, the sessions of zonal ruet-e-hilal committees will take place in their respective regions.Separately, it may be noted that late last month, the Pakistan Meteorological DepartmentRead More
PM likely to visit Lahore on July 12
LAHORE: Prime Minister Imran Khan will pay a day-long visit to Lahore on July 12 (Monday) where he will inaugurate severaldevelopment projects.During his visit, the premier will hold a one-on-one meeting with Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar to get a briefing about the political and administrative situation of the province.The chief minister will brief the premier on the steps taken by the provincial government to tackle to deadly Covid-19 third wave.He will also chair important meetings at CM House. The prime minister will get a briefing on ongoing development projectsRead More
Girl commits suicide over domestic issue
Burewala, Jul 08:A girl here committed suicide by consuming black stone over some domestic dispute in Gagu Mandi Police limits on Thursday. According to Police sources, a girl named Sana daughter of Muhammad Hanif Resident of Burewala had some dispute with her elder sister. In fit of rage she consumed black stone from which her condition went deteriorated. The girl was shifted to District Head Quarter Hospital .Later the victim was referred to Nishtar hospital due to critical condition, where she breathed her last. Police handed over the body toRead More
Pakistan Provides Lifesaving Medical Equipment for Bangladesh’s COVID-19 Response
High Commission for Pakistan, Dhaka has provided lifesaving equipment to Ahsania Mission Cancer and General Hospital, Dhaka. The equipment, which will be used in a separate Covid ward of the Hospital include 10 ventilators, 20 C-PAP breathing aid machines, 10 beds, an elevator for the Hospital building and a vehicle for use by the Covid ward staff. High Commissioner Imran Ahmed Siddiqui handed over financial assistance to President, Ahsania Mission, Kazi Rafiqul Alam for locally sourced items this afternoon. On this occasion, High Commissioner Siddiqui underscored Pakistan’s vision of regionalRead More
US, top threat to global cybersecurity: Chinese spokesperson
BEIJING, July 8 : “As facts have proven time and again, it is the US that has been forcing companies to install backdoors and obtaining user data in violation of relevant rules. The US itself is the top threat to global cybersecurity,” said Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin at a regular press conference in response to the overusing of secret orders for Americans’ data by the US government, according to Gwadar Pro. It’s reported that in the last five years Microsoft had received 2,400 to 3,500 secrecy orders aRead More
Heavy rain forecasted across much of Japan, warning of landslides, flooding issued
TOKYO, July 8:Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) Thursday issued a warning of landslides and flooding as heavy rain is expected across much of Japan, local media reported. According to the JMA, rain clouds have developed over western Japan and the rain is also getting heavy in eastern Japan. Atami City, where massive mudslides occurred and left 20 people missing last week, will likely undergo thunderstorms on Thursday, and cloudy or rainy weather through Monday. Parts of western Japan along the Sea of Japan coast had recorded rainfall on Wednesday. Landslide alertsRead More