Sunday, September 26th, 2021
Three dead after US train derailment: rail operator
Washington, Sept 26 : At least three people were killed and multiple others injured when a US train derailed Saturday afternoon, rail operator Amtrak said, with rescuers rushing to safely evacuate all passengers and crew. Approximately 141 passengers and 16 crew members were on board when eight train carriages — travelling from Chicago to Seattle — came off the tracks at around 4 pm (2200 GMT) in northern Montana. “We are deeply saddened to learn local authorities are now confirming that three people have lost their lives as a resultRead More
Pakistan army boxes wins bronze medal
MOSCOW: Pakistan Army won Bronze Medal in 58th World Military Boxing Championship held at Moscow, Russia . Sepoy Bilawal Zia , Pakistan Army clinched bronze medal at world military boxing championship.
Minister for Interior terms Modi’s speech at UNGA as worthless
Islamabad : Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmad has termed the Indian Prime Minister’s speech at the United Nations General Assembly as mind-numbing, worthless, insignificant and of inferior quality. Commenting on the Indian Prime Minister’s speech to the UN General Assembly, he said this short and poor speech was not up to the standard of such a world’s big forum. He said Modi was speaking just like a Union Council leader who failed in proper marketing of Indian COVID-19 vaccine to convince the world leader to purchase it. Sheikh RashidRead More
Pakistan Reports 1,780 New Covid-19 Cases, 42 Deaths In 24 Hours
ISLAMABAD: The novel coronavirus claimed 42 more lives in Pakistan during the previous 24 hours, raising the nationwide death toll to 27,566. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), as many as 1,780 new infections were reported after 44,712 samples were tested during last 24 hours, showing a national positivity rate of 3.98 per cent. The country’s tally of confirmed cases surged to 1,238,668 after 1,780 new cases surfaced. The number of Covid patients in the country stands at 50,690, while 4,267 patients were in critical care atRead More
PM’s address to UNGA was constructive, reflective of his statesmanship: FM
Islamabad : Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says he is satisfied with the talks he held with a number of his counterparts and heads of international organizations on global and regional problems, especially Kashmir and Afghanistan. Addressing Pakistani news media representatives in New York, he said he feels there is a better understanding of Pakistan’s viewpoint now among the international community. The Foreign Minister said Prime Minister Imran Khan’s stirring, wide-ranging address to the 193-member Assembly was constructive and statesman-like, especially his call for a probe to determine the backgroundRead More
PM exposed India’s fascist face before world: Fawad
Islamabad : Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan, in his virtual address to United Nations General Assembly, exposed India’s fascist face before the world. In a statement, he said the Prime Minister convinced the world how fascist government of India, based on hard-line RSS ideology, is committing genocide of minorities in India. The Information Minister said the Prime Minister had a reasoned and comprehensive discussion on Kashmir dispute, Afghan situation, looted wealth from poor countries and environment. He said the PrimeRead More