Saturday, July 2nd, 2022
Imran Khan claims govt wants him to pick fight with institutions
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and Imran Khan on Saturday said the government wanted him to pick fight with Pakistan Army and judiciary, clarifying that they would not resort to it. PTI Chairman Imran Khan is currently addressing a public gathering of his party at Islamabad’s Parade Ground against inflation, political destabilisation, excessive load-shedding and continued hikes in fuel prices. He had announced the protest rally last Saturday, saying that the demonstration would be held for Islamabad locals and those from Rawalpindi, while people from other major cities would have their ownRead More
Australian tourist injured in Kot Addu road accident
ISLAMABAD, July 02 (DNA): An Australian tourist visiting Pakistan, MrBianco Paul Nichols, on Saturday sustained injuries when his motorcyclecollided with a truck near Kot Addu. According to rescue sources, the Australian tourist was on his way fromMultan to Quetta on his heavyduty bike when he was involved in anaccident at Head Walo Wala, close to Kot Addu. According to rescue sources, the Australian visitor was shifted to KotAddu’s Tehsil Headquarters Hospital for medical treatment.
Covid air war being lost, experts warn
The world is still not using one of its most effective weapons against Covid – properly ventilating public spaces – more than two years into the pandemic, experts warn. At the moment there is a “fragile, armed peace” with Covid-19, said Antoine Flahault, director of the Institute of Global Health at the University of Geneva. “In the hopes of stemming the tide of the pandemic and reducing mortality, we need to reduce the level of contamination, which the vaccine cannot do alone,” he told. “We need a new phase –Read More
Imran Khan leaves for Islamabad’s Parade Ground
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will stage an anti-government demonstration in Islamabad’s Parade Ground today with simultaneous power shows in different cities. PTI Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan is leading a convoy from the twin city of Rawalpindi to the protest site in Islamabad while the party’s organizations have completed arrangements for the live screening of his speech in different cities. The arrangements in the Parade Ground have been completed and PTI convoys from different cities have started reaching the federal capital to join the main protest. Videos, shared byRead More
Stuart Broad concedes costliest over in Test history during India run-spree
Edgbaston: Stuart Broad conceded the most expensive over in Test history, giving up 35 runs, as India continued their stunning start against England at Edgbaston on Saturday, with all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja hitting a hundred. India were all out for a breathtaking 416 in their first innings and then reduced England to 16-1 in reply when stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah — Broad’s tormentor-in-chief with the bat — bowled Alex Lees with the last ball before rain stopped play on the second day of the Covid-delayed fifth Test. Broad had become justRead More
JCSC chairman holds talks with Iranian president, defence chiefs
TEHRAN, JUL 02 (DNA) — Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Nadeem Raza, who is on an official visit to Islamic Republic of Iran, called on Iranian President Sayyid Ebrahim Raisol-Sadati in Tehran. An ISPR statement, released on Saturday, said matters of bilateral strategic interest and regional security environment including strengthening of bilateral security and defence cooperation between the two countries were brought into discussion. Both sides displayed the desire to initiate meaningful and long-lasting security and defence cooperation between the two countries. The JCSC chairman also had separateRead More