Wednesday, September 1st, 2021
Justice Ali Baig takes oath as acting Chief Justice of Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Court
Gilgit : Justice Ali Baig has taken oath as acting Chief Justice of Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Court. Governor Gilgit-Baltistan Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon administered the oath ceremony to him in Islamabad. The event was attended by Chief Minister Gilgit-Baltistan Khalid Khurshid, Chief Justice Supreme Appellate Court Gilgit-Baltistan Syed Arshad Hussain Shah, Gilgit-Baltistan’s Finance Minister Javed Hussain Manwa and large number of lawyers. Justice Ali Baig was serving as a judge in Chief Court Gilgit-Baltistan. He belongs to Yaseen District Ghizir of Gilgit-Baltistan.
US President calls for focusing on new threats from Africa, Middle East and China
US President Joe Biden has defended his decision to end the country’s two-decade war in Afghanistan. Addressing the nation in connection with the final US pull-out from Afghanistan, Joe Biden said he believes it as a right and best decision for America and we will no longer fight a war that should have ended long ago. Citing high costs of conflict in Afghanistan, including death of 2461 US troops and daily expenditure of 300 million dollars, he emphasized to focus on new threats, including terrorist threats from Africa and MiddleRead More
PM congratulates Dr Amjad Saqib for receiving Ramon Magsaysay award
Islamabad : Prime Minister Imran Khan has congratulated Founder of Akhuwat Foundation, Dr Amjad Saqib for getting this year’s Ramon Magsaysay Award, which is Asia’s highest honour. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said we are proud of Dr Amjad Saqib’s achievement as we move forward in creating a welfare state based on Riasat-e-Madina Model.
COVID-19 CLAIMS 101 MORE LIVES IN PAKISTAN
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has reported 101 more deaths in the last 24 hours by COVID-19. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 25,889 on Wednesday. According to the latest figures issued by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 3,559 persons tested positive for COVID-19, lifting the overall number of infections in the country to 1,163,688. Pakistan has conducted 53,637 tests in the past 24 hours out of which 3,559 persons tested positive for the disease. The COVID Positivity Ratio was recorded at 6.63 per cent as compared to yesterday’sRead More