Sunday, October 24th, 2021
Pakistan accuses US of trying to derail China economic corridor project
ISLAMABAD, OCT 24: Pakistan has accused the US of colluding with its longtime rival India to sabotage the multibillion-dollar China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. The rare direct charge came from the head of the local CPEC authority, Khalid Mansoor, who is also a special assistant to Prime Minister Imran Khan, at a seminar organized by the prestigious Institute of Business Administration in the business capital of Karachi, local English-language daily Dawn reported on Sunday. Washington has long opposed the $64 billion project, calling it a “debt trap” for Pakistan, but this isRead More
Door-to-door corona vaccination drive from Oct 25: minister
LAHORE, Oct 24 : Punjab Minister for Local Governments and Community Development (LG&CD) Mian Mahmood-ur-Rasheed Sunday said that special door-to-door corona vaccination campaign would start from Oct 25 and continue till Nov 12. In a statement, he said that success in drive against coronavirus could only be possible if maximum number of people were vaccinated. He said 12,000 teams would go door to door for administering vaccine to people, adding that the drive was being started in all districts of the province and 14,000 new vaccination centres were being establishedRead More
Sloganeering against heads of armed forces against national interest, shouldn’t be allowed: Shehbaz
LAHORE, OCT 24: PML-N President Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday said that sloganeering against heads of the Pakistan Army’s various wings was against the national interest and must not be allowed at any cost. His comments come in the aftermath of the October 16 rally by the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) – an anti-government alliance of opposition parties – in Faisalabad. On the occasion, PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz had referred to the recent controversy and speculation over the appointment of the Inter-Services Intelligence director general and had alluded to Lt Gen Faiz Hameed,Read More
T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka defeat Bangladesh by five wickets
SHARJAH , OCT 24 : Sri Lanka defeats Bangladesh by five wickets in their T20 World Cup on Sunday. Bangladesh had given Sri Lanka a 172-run target but the match was overshadowed by an angry exchange of words and a physical confrontation at the fall of the first wicket. Mushfiqur Rahim, with an undefeated 57 and opener Mohammad Naim, who hit 62, starred for the Tigers after being put into bat by the 2014 champions at a hot and humid Sharjah. Bangladesh went to 40 in the sixth over beforeRead More
Presidential elections in Uzbekistan recognized as valid
Uzbek people expect their country to achieve further modernization during fresh tenure of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev Ansar M Bhatti in Tashkent TASHKENT: The Presidential elections in Uzbekistan have been declared by the international observers and delegates as valid where all the candidates had equal opportunities of putting forth their agendas and future plans. The turnout remained extremely high as a majority of the Uzbek voters thronged to the polling stations in order to cast their vote. It was quite encouraging to see a large number of youths casting their votes,Read More
Steps being taken to improve law, order in country: Sheikh Rashid
Islamabad : Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid has said steps are being taken to improve law and order in the country. Talking to the media in Islamabad on Sunday, he expressed the hope that all issues will be resolved amicably during talks with a TLP delegation visiting the Interior Ministry on Monday. The Interior Minister said he, along with other members of the government team, held lengthy discussions with the TLP leadership, including a one-on-one meeting with TLP Chief Saad Hussain Rizvi. He said it has been decided that the TLPRead More