Monday, December 6th, 2021
PM chairs meeting on security; Individuals, mob can’t be allowed to take law into hand
ISLAMABAD, DEC 06 : Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan Monday chaired a meeting to review the overall security situation in the country wherein the participants viewed that individuals and mobs could not be allowed to take the law into their hands. The meeting was attended by Information Minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Jawed Bajwa, National Security Advisor Dr. Moeed Yousaf, Chief Minister Punjab Sardar Usman Buzdar and senior military and civil officers. The meeting expressed serious concern over theRead More
Gayle, Miller among 443 foreign cricketers confirmed for PSL 7 draft
KARACHI , DEC 06 : At least 443 foreign cricketers have registered for the seventh edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL), ahead of the scheduled players’ draft of the league. The seventh edition of the PSL will start on January 27, with 34 matches scheduled to be played in Karachi and Lahore. The players’ draft for the league will be held in Lahore on December 12. Sources privy to the matter confirmed to News that at least 443 players have registered for the players’ draft. Cricketers Chris Gayle, DavidRead More
PDM announces ‘Mehengai March’ towards Islamabad on March 23
ISLAMABAD , DEC 06 :Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) – an anti-government alliance of the opposition parties – on Monday while renaming its much-delayed long march to “Mehengai March” announced to march towards Islamabad on March 23. Addressing a press conference after the PDM meeting in Islamabad on Monday, PDM chairman Maulana Fazlur Rehman said that the PDM leadership would hold meetings in all the four provinces regarding the inflation march. He said that the incumbent government came to power in wake of rigging in 2018 general election. Fazlur Rehman saidRead More
Afghan minister holds talks in Pakistan on collaboration in education, research
ISLAMABAD, DEC 6: Acting Afghan Higher Education Minister Abdul Baqi Haqqani on Monday began talks in Pakistan on possible cooperation between the two countries in the fields of education and research. The minister is leading a delegation that arrived in Pakistan on Sunday amid calls for reopening educational institutions for girls in Afghanistan. The Taliban’s Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has only opened girls’ schools up to sixth grade. According to a press release, an eight-member delegation from the Afghanistan Higher Education Ministry visited the statement released by the Higher EducationRead More
Rain abandons day three of Dhaka Test
DHAKA , DEC 06 : Rain triggered by a weakened cyclone washed out the third day of the second Test between Bangladesh and Pakistan in Dhaka on Monday. Match officials called off play at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium at 2:00pm, with no chance of the weather improving for the day. Only 63.2 overs of play were possible over the first two days with Pakistan reaching 188-2 in their first innings, with skipper Babar Azam batting on 71 alongside Azhar Ali on 52. Both batsmen have rebuilt the innings after TaijulRead More
UN Charter is only viable way forward to meet global challenges:
Istanbul, Dec 6 (DNA): Governor of Punjab, Chaudhry Sarwar was the keynote speaker in the opening session of the 12th Bosphorus Summit being held today at Istanbul, Turkey. Speaking on the conference theme “Meeting the Challenges for a Better World”, Governor Sarwar highlighted that multilateralism, peaceful co-existence and commitment to an international system based on the UN Charter is the only viable way forward to meet global challenges faced by the world. He added that challenges arising out of the pandemic should be addressed through international cooperation and efforts beRead More