Tuesday, November 2nd, 2021
Pakistan vs Namibia: Green shirts eye semi-final spot in match against Namibia
Abu Dhabi : After notching up three successive wins against India, New Zealand and Afghanistan, Pakistan is on the brink of qualifying for the semi-finals and is aiming to seal the spot with a win against Namibia in Abu Dhabi tonight (Tuesday). Pakistan and Namibia will face each other for the first time in T20Is. Namibia will face their sternest test yet against Pakistan, who have been unstoppable so far in the Super 12 of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021. Unbeaten in the T20 World Cup so far,Read More
Telling truth with responsibility is journalism : Fawad
ISLAMABAD, 02 Nov 2021 :Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Tuesday said journalism was about telling the truth with responsibility. In a tweet he thanked mainstream media on behalf of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for showing responsibility during the recent crisis. “If media does not show responsibility in such crises, the problems of governments may increase”, Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said.
President calls for paradigm shift in education sector to meet challenges
Islamabad : President Dr. Arif Alvi has called for a paradigm shift in education sector in order to meet the challenges and better compete with the world. Addressing the convocation of Quaid-e-Azam University in Islamabad on Tuesday, he stressed for promotion of higher education and equipping the youth with the Information Technology in order to change the destiny of the nation. The President pointed out that India is producing eight hundred thousand graduates in IT whilst Pakistan only twenty six thousand. He said we are faced with resource constraint butRead More
Pakistan, Uzbekistan sign protocol on establishment of Joint Security Commission
Islamabad : Pakistan and Uzbekistan have signed a protocol on establishment of Joint Security Commission to enhance bilateral cooperation in security related matters. The signing ceremony, held in Islamabad on Tuesday, was followed by the inaugural session of the Commission formed under the protocol. Secretary of the Security Council of Uzbekistan Lt. Gen. Victor Makhmudov and Pakistan’s National Security Advisor Dr. Moeed Yusuf led the respective delegations. The protocol covers wide-ranging security related matters of mutual interest and establishes coordination mechanism between Pakistan’s National Security Division and the Security CouncilRead More
Pakistan stresses need for immediate steps to alleviate sufferings of Afghan people
Islamabad : Pakistan has underscored the importance of international community’s sustained engagement to help promote the shared objectives of a peaceful, stable, sovereign and prosperous Afghanistan. Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood during a meeting with Special Representative of Australia on Afghanistan Daniel Sloper in Islamabad said Pakistan is encouraging to see the international community constructively engaging with Afghanistan. He also cautioned against the forces that could play the role of spoilers. The Foreign Secretary stressed the need for immediate steps to alleviate the sufferings of the Afghan people. He said theRead More
10 More Die Of Covid, 457 Test Positive In Pakistan
ISLAMABAD : At least ten more people died of Covid-19 while 457 others tested positive for the viral disease across Pakistan during the past 24 hours. According to official figures shared by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), the death toll climbed to 28,466 after ten more people succumbed to the infection. A total of 39,296 samples were tested during this period, out of which 457 turned out to be positive, lifting the number of confirmed cases to 1,274,017. The positivity rate was recorded at 1.16 per cent. ThereRead More