Tuesday, September 28th, 2021
European stocks fall at open tracking German deadlock
London, Sept 28 :European stock markets fell at the open Tuesday, as traders tracked high oil prices and the political impasse in Germany. London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index dropped 0.1 percent to 7,054.34 points. In the eurozone, Frankfurt’s DAX index lost 0.3 percent to 15,529.04 points and the Paris CAC 40 retreated 0.3 percent to 6,631.41. Brent crude oil on Tuesday jumped above $80 per barrel for the first time in almost three years on expectations for surging demand and concerns about tight supplies as the world slowly emerges fromRead More
Sindh govt, KWSB responsible for poor water situation in Karachi
ISLAMABAD, Sep 28 (DNA) : Parliamentary Secretary for Religious Affairs Aftab Jehangir on Tuesday said that the Sindh government and Karachi Water & Sewerage Board (KWSB) were responsible for the water crisis in Karachi city. He said that due to the incompetence of the Sindh government several projects including K4 were being delayed in the past, which needs attention on a war footing basis. He said the management of KWSB should revamp the water distribution system in Karachi. He said that the lives of the people of Sindh had becomeRead More
President pays tribute to valour of martyred soldiers
ISLAMABAD, Sep 28 :President Dr Arif Alvi on Tuesday telephoned the families of the soldiers martyred in the September 15 terrorist attack in South Waziristan and paid tribute to their valour. The President spoke to the families of Sawar Muhammad Intezar, Sawar Salman, Sawar Sajid Hussain, Sawar Muhammad Shiraz and Lans Dafadaar Ishtiaq Hussain. President Alvi also called the families of Naib Risaldar Amir Shakeel and Sawar Khurram Shehzad. He prayed to Allah Almighty for grant of elevated ranks to the souls of the martyrs and patience to their families.
Babar Azam may surpass Chris Gayle to smash another world record
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam is inching towards another world record, as he aims to become the fastest batsman to amass 7,000 runs in T20 cricket. As per the record books, the Pakistani captain has scored 6,879 T20 runs from 184 innings so far. This means that he needs a further 121 more runs in seven innings to break Gayle’s world record. The left-handed West Indian pinch-hitter had scored 7,000 T20 runs from 192 innings. Babar Azam has earlier had the distinction to be the fastest Asian batsman to 3,000, 4,000Read More
CHINA – a confident global player
Syed Ali Nawaz Gilani (1st October 2021 is 72nd Founding Anniversary of the People’s Republic of China) People Republic of China’s rise over the past two decades has reshaped the landscape of global politics. After joining WTO, China has rapidly transformed its economy from a low-cost “factory to the world” to a global leader in advanced technologies and also successfully transformed the supply chains around the globe with international diplomacy, leveraging its success to become the primary trading and development partner for emerging economies across Asia, Africa and Latin America.Read More
Local Govt elections to be held in March or April next year: Shafqat
Islamabad : Minister for Education Shafqat Mahmood has said the local government elections will be held in March or April next year. Addressing a National Conference on Future of Local Government in Islamabad on Tuesday, he said the present government firmly believes that democracy is incomplete without local governments. The Minister recalled that the previous PTI government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa had introduced such a local bodies system in the province which ensured transfer of funds to the village councils.