Sunday, December 12th, 2021
Fourteen police officers injured during German coronavirus protests
According to police reports, 14 officers were injured during protests against coronavirus policies in central Germany. Following calls on social media, up to 1,000 people had gathered in the town of Greiz in the state of Thuringia on Saturday, the police said on Sunday. They formed a procession at a bridge in the town, which was stopped by the police. Protesters tried to break through the police cordon. The police, who were deployed with a large number of officers and also had a water cannon at the ready, then usedRead More
AIOU all set to establish regional office in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD, Dec 12 (DNA): The Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) is all set to open up its full-fledged regional office in Afghanistan to promote education in the brotherly country at this much needed time, Vice Chancellor AIOU, Dr Zia Ul-Qayyum said. The office would be set up once the university gets permission from the federal government, which is already helping the brotherly country in various fields, the VC told official media in an interview. The initiative of offering helping hand to the brotherly country paced up after the recent visitRead More
Three West Indies cricketers in Pakistan hit by COVID -19
KARACHI , DEC 12 : Three West Indies cricketers have tested positive for coronavirus and will miss the limited-overs series in Pakistan starting next week. Cricket West Indies (CWI) said on Saturday left-arm fast bowler Sheldon Cottrell and all-rounders Roston Chase and Kyle Mayers tested positive in Karachi and are self-isolating for 10 days. All three were in the Twenty20 squad while Chase was also chosen for the three one-day internationals in Karachi that follow the three T20s. A non-coaching member of the West Indies staff also tested positive. CWIRead More
HBL PSL 7 Draft concludes as franchises finalise squads
LAHORE , DEC 12 : Team officials are looking to finalise the best possible combinations for the seventh edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) during the player draft currently underway at the National High-Performance Centre. The action kicked off around 4pm and is expected to continue for the better part of the evening. Platinum category The first pick of the day, in the Platinum Category, was Fakhar Zaman, who has been chosen once more by Lahore Qalandars for its squad this year. Other players chosen by franchises thus farRead More
PM Imran takes notice of Gwadar fishermen’s ‘legitimate demands’ on day 28 of protests
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday took notice of the “very legitimate demands” of the “fishermen of Gwadar” as the protest of the locals in the port city for their basic rights entered its 28th day. The protest, which began roughly a month ago, saw tens of thousands of people, including women and children as well as fishermen, march on the main roads and streets of Gwadar on Friday in support of their movement. Their demands range from the presence of large fishing trawlers encroaching on their livelihood to lack ofRead More
Rally for traffic awareness rules organized in Attock
By Faisal Munir / DNA ATTOCK: A Rally regarding Traffic Awareness Rules was organized inAttock which was led by Deputy Commissioner Attock Imran Hamid Sheikhto inform the public about the traffic rules. The rally was attendedby Assistant Commissioner Zarmina Wazir, CEO Education Malik MohsinAbbas, Secretary DRTA Sardar Zaheer Ahmed Khan and by other officers.The purpose of the rally was to inform the public to strictly followthe traffic rules in order to secure their precious lives. DeputyCommissioner Attock Imran Hamid Sheikh said on the occasion that thediscipline of any country isRead More