Islamabad: Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) that has been providing treatment to majority of dengue fever patients on outpatient department (OPD) basis has so far received well over 4,000 confirmed cases of dengue fever of which nearly 3,500 have been tested positive at PIMS.According to a PIMS spokesman, Dr. Waseem Ahmed Khawaja, PIMS has been receiving dengue fever patients from different...
Monday, 30 September 2019
China donates $100,000 to PRCS for AJK quake victims
Islamabad: China on Monday handed over an emergency relief fund to the Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) for rehabilitation operation in Mirpur district of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where a devastating earthquake on September 24 caused serious damage to infrastructure besides loss of several lives.On behalf of the Red Cross Society of China, Chinese Deputy Chief of Mission in Pakistan Pang Chunxue...
PIMS observes two-hour token strike
ISLAMABAD: Patient services remained suspended for two-hours at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) here Monday as protests continue to pressurise the government for withdrawal of the ‘draconian’ PIMS Reforms Act 2019, which the medical community sees as an attempt to privatize the capital’s largest public sector hospital.Joining the protest was the vice president of Jamaat-e-Islami...
German admiral calls on naval chief
Islamabad: German Naval Chief (Inspector of German Navy), Vice Admiral Andreas Krause called on Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi at Naval Headquarters, here.Upon arrival at Naval Headquarters, the visiting dignitary was received by chief of the naval staff. A smartly turned out contingent of Pakistan Navy presented guard of honour Thereafter, the dignitary laid floral wreath at...
Chinese National Day celebrated at NUML
Islamabad: Cultural Counsellor of the Chinese Embassy Zhang Heqing on Monday said Pakistan and China were both peace loving countries.Both the countries shared ancient civilizations, and were a model of friendship and trust for the whole world, he said while speaking during his visit to the National University of Modern Languages (NUML) as guest of honour on the Chinese National Day’s celebration...
NUST ranks 400 among world universities
Islamabad: Continuing its upward trajectory in the world university rankings, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) has been ranked 400 in the world by the prestigious UK-based ranking agency Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), in its 2020 rankings, NUST has been featured in several categories of the QS Ranking since 2007.The NUST ascends 17 positions from last year, which is indeed a meritorious...
Misuse of church property alleged
PESHAWAR: President of Save the Church Property Movement, Bishop Jimmy Mathew on Monday asked the government to take notice of the real issue confronting the historic Edwardes College in Peshawar. Speaking at a news conference at Peshawar Press Club, Jimmy Mathew and other members of the movement claimed the Peshawar Diocese was registered with a joint-stock company.
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‘Rs2 bn allocated for promotion of tourism in Malakand’
PESHAWAR: Senior Minister Muhammad Atif Khan has said an amount of Rs2 billion has been earmarked for the promotion of tourism in various districts in Malakand division.Talking to a delegation of elected representatives from Malakand division in a meeting here on Monday, he said that tourist spots in Dir, Swat, Buner and Kohistan districts would be developed with proper planning.He said roads leading...
KP govt asked to implement Senior Citizens Act
PESHAWAR: Senior citizens on Monday asked the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to implement the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Senior Citizens Act 2014 in letter and spirit as the International Day of Older Persons is being observed today.The older people from Peshawar renewed the demand from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government to implement the KP Senior Citizens Act and commitments made with them by the previous...
Ombudsperson reviews progress on KP prison reforms
PESHAWAR: Federal Ombudsperson Syed Tahir Shahbaz on Monday visited Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to review the implementation status of the recommendations of the Prisons Reforms Committee endorsed by the Supreme Court.During his visit, he co-chaired a meeting with the chief secretary wherein the advocate general, special secretary, Home Department, inspector general prisons and representatives of other departments...
CM inaugurates gas supply scheme in Darra Adamkhel
PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Mahmood Khan on Monday inaugurated the natural gas supply scheme in Darra Adamkhel which has been completed at a cost of Rs350 million.It will ensure supply of natural gas to the people of five tribes in Darra Adamkhel. He also announced gas supply scheme for the remaining two tribes of Darra Adamkhel. According to a handout, he was addressing a gathering after the inaugural...
Alleged police highhandedness: KP lawyers observe strike
PESHAWAR: The legal fraternity on Monday observed a strike across the province to protest the police officer's highhandedness with a lawyer in Chitral district.Like other parts of the province, the lawyers observed a strike in the provincial capital and sought action against a police officer in Booni Police, Rajab Ali. The lawyers observed the strike on the call of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bar Council...
Pakistan, Turkey discuss education
Islamabad: Ambassador of Turkey in Pakistan Ihsan Mustafa Yurdakul called on Minister for Federal Education and Professional Training Shafqat Mahmood here on Monday and discussed the ways to enhance bilateral cooperation in education and vocational training. The minister said Pakistanis loved Turkish people and the bond had got stronger in the current times.He praised the Turkish government for being...
Paracha elected APCNGA central chairman
ISLAMABAD: All Pakistan Compressed Natural Gas Association (APCNGA) on Monday elected its senior leader Ghiyas Paracha as Central Chairman of the association unopposed for the year 2019-20. Paracha, who is associated with petroleum, gas and CNG industry for the last 25 years, has made tireless efforts for promotion of the CNG sector. During the elections, which were held here, Muhammad Siddique Khan...
KP IGP orders investigators to implement developed standards
PESHAWAR: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Muhammad Naeem Khan has directed the heads of investigation wings in all the districts to implement the newly developed standards and carry out monthly inspections, focusing on serious and violent crimes.The directives were issued to all heads of investigation wings throughout the province on Monday. The investigation wing is considered the backbone of policing....
Man sentenced to death for murdering six persons
DIR: The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge here on Monday sentenced to death a man for murdering six people. Kamal Muhammad, a resident of Darora area in Upper Dir, had been accused of killing six persons and injuring two over a land dispute back in 2010. The prosecution proved the case against the accused. He was handed death, 10 years imprisonment and a fine of Rs5 million.
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Boat capsizing incident: Victim families awaiting compensation
MANSEHRA: Families of 26 people, who had drowned in the Tarbela lake when a ferry capsized near Haripur some three months ago, are still awaiting the compensation amount announced by chief minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after the tragedy struck. "I lost my son, his wife and their three sons in the incident but the government has not paid a single penny to me and the families of other victims," Rehmzar...
Arms recovered in Peshawar
PESHAWAR: The local police during an action in Hashtnagri recovered ammunition from a store and arrested one person on Monday. Hashtnagri police station in-charge Imaduddin told reporters that police during an action recovered 19 pistols and 18 rifles along with 2000 rounds from a shop in the area. One Sajjad was arrested..
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Court confiscates properties of Salman Shahbaz
LAHORE: An accountability court on Monday confiscated properties belonging to Salman Shahbaz, son of Shahbaz Sharif, an accused of alleged money laundering and having assets beyond means.Previously, the court had issued orders to initiate proceedings to declare Salman an absconder and ordered to publish advertisements in this regard. The officials concerned informed the court that the advertisements...
Hafiz Saeed case transferred to Lahore
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday allowed transfer of a case against chief of the banned organisation Jamaatud Dawa (JuD), Hafiz Saeed, from Gujranwala anti-terrorism court to Lahore.Chief Justice Sardar Shamim Khan issued this order on a petition of Hafiz Saeed, who pleaded that he was being kept in a jail in Lahore and was taken to Gujranwala for every hearing of the case in the court.He...
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Global opera legend Jessye Norman dies at 74: family
NEW YORK: Superstar singer Jessye Norman, an American soprano who showcased her majestic yet intimate voice at opera houses and orchestras around the world, died Monday, her family said. She was 74 years old.One of the contemporary era´s most revered opera singers, the Grammy-winner died "surrounded by loved ones" at a New York hospital due to septic shock and multi-organ failure, the result of complications...
Sunday, 29 September 2019
Islamabad Literature Festival concludes on high note
Islamabad: The third and final day of the 6th Islamabad Literature Festival drew a very large number of people. Book lovers and culture enthusiasts flocked to the Festival to learn more about the literary endeavours of Pakistani authors from all parts of the country and to experience the nation’s cultural heritage.The day started with a discussion on ‘Pakistan's Foreign Policy Challenges’ with Talat...
Ulema Mashaikh Convention: PM’s speech at UNGA widely praised
LAHORE: More than 28 political and religious organisations of the country termed speech of Prime Minister Imran Khan at UN's General Assembly voice of Pakistan, Kashmiris and Muslim Ummah.Representatives of different religious and political organisations addressing "Ulema Mashaykh Convention" which held here Sunday under the aegis of Pakistan Ulema Council stated that Prime Minister Imran Khan in...
PM the best ambassador of Kashmir: Sarwar
GUJRANWALA: Punjab Governor Ch Muhammad Sarwar has said that PM Imran Khan has proved himself the best ambassador of Kashmiris by delivering a speech regarding the worst situation in the Indian Held Kashmir in the United Nations General Assembly session.Talking to reporters at a private housing society on Sunday, Ch Muhammad Sarwar said that Indian PM Modi had become the butcher of Kashmiris and Imran...
1500-km roads to be repaired, built till December: Buzdar
LAHORE: Chief Minister Usman Buzdar on Sunday said that the construction work for 1,500-km rural roads would continue until December, 2019, in the province, and the first phase would cost Rs15 billion.Talking to National Assembly members, including Khurram Shahzad, Malik Nawab Sher Waseer and Raza Nasrallah, who held a consultative meeting with the chief minister to discuss public welfare and development...
Cops booked for torturing man to death
LAHORE: Nawab Town police have registered a case against five police officials, including an assistant sub-inspector, for torturing a citizen to death. The accused officials include ASI Younas, two constables Yasar and Ansar and driver Arshad. Meanwhile, the victim Ishfaq’s family also staged a protest against the police brutality and blocked a road. They also chanted slogans against Lahore police...
Woman poisoned to death by in-laws
OKARA: A married woman was allegedly poisoned to death by her in-laws at 52/3R village on Sunday. Faran had contracted marriage with Robina Bibi, d/o Muhammad Ashraf, some six months ago. Later, the couple developed differences over some issues and the girl started living with her parents. The bother-in-law of Robina went to her parents’ house and brought her back. On the day of the incident, her...
Rallies express solidarity with Kashmiris
PAKPATTAN: Various rallies were taken out to show solidarity with the people of Indian Held Kashmir here on Sunday. The first rally was taken out under the leadership of traders leaders. The participants chanted slogans in favour of the Kashmiris. Similarly, civil society members and different educational institutions also took out rallies in support of Kashmiris.
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Heavy rain ruins crops in TT Singh
TOBA TEK SINGH: The city received heavy rain followed by windstorm, which ruined hundreds of acres of crops in the district on Saturday night. The standing crops, including maize, sugarcane, cotton and rice, were damaged due to heavy rain. Talking here, farmers Abdul Razzaq of Kamalia, Mian Asad Hafeez of Pirmahal and Ch Naeem Fateh of Toba said that the growers had faced a great loss due to the rains...
Truck driver shot dead by dacoits
TOBA TEK SINGH: A truck driver was shot dead during a dacoity incident on Toba-Gojra Road on Saturday night. Mazhar Abbas of Nawan Lahore was on his way to Gojra from Toba when three dacoits tried to stop his vehicle for looting. On seeing the dacoits, the truck driver tried to flee from the spot. To it, the dacoits opened fire. As a result, he died instantly.
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Govt in a fix on PHC judgment over funds allocation for uplift schemes
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is yet to decide whether to move the Supreme Court against the Peshawar High Court (PHC) verdict or formulate rules for the allocation of development schemes for equal distribution within seven days.Sources told The News the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government was undecided over the issue even on the fifth day of the decision. When contacted, Advocate General,...
Real, figurehead selectors of NAB chairman in prison
ISLAMABAD: Four leading politicians including two former prime ministers and one ex-president of Pakistan, who had played the foremost role in appointing retired Justice Javed Iqbal as Chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), are behind bars for having been arraigned by the same anti-graft agency on corruption charges.On the surface, two consultees – the then Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan...
Scientists discover a worm that has three sexes and a pouch like a kangaroo’s
NEW YORK: There's a new species of worm, and this one has three different sexes, can survive 500 times the dose of arsenic it would take to kill a human and keeps its young in a pouch, not unlike a kangaroo.Researchers think humans might have something to learn from the worm's resilience. Caltech researchers discovered eight species of worms that live in the arsenic-rich Mono Lake in California. The...
Party alone entitled to keep CM even in prison: Murad
KARACHI: Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said the party nominates a candidate for the chief minister and the provincial assembly elects him, and then it becomes the prerogative of the party and assembly to continue with the chief minister whether he is in the jail or anywhere else. This he said on Saturday while addressing a press conference here at CM House.To a question, the CM said the party...
Why Asia has millions of stateless people
GUWAHATI: In India's northeastern Assam state, almost 2 million people are struggling to have their citizenship recognized, a German media outlet reported.After years of discussion and a highly controversial process, the state government published the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in August. The register lists officially recognised citizens out of the state's population of 31 million. Those...
PSPs from KP oppose proposed police reforms in Punjab
PESHAWAR: The officers of the Police Service of Pakistan (PSPs) from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have joined hands with the cops from Punjab to oppose the proposed police reforms that, they believed, strengthen other cadres.The Pakistan Administrative Service (PAS) and the PSPs have once again locked horns recently, this time over the proposed police reforms in Punjab province. The PSP officers from KP have...
Youth’s head, eyebrows shaved for teasing schoolgirls
TOBA TEK SINGH: Eighteen people shaved eyebrows and head of a youth for allegedly teasing schoolgirls in Kamalia on Sunday. Complainant Zulqarnain Khan of Jandi Wala Mohallah, Kamalia, lodged a complaint with the police in which he alleged that he was present at his home when accused Aqeel and his 17 accomplices entered the house and abducted him. Zulqarnain alleged that the accused took him to some...
Missing student’s body found in Takhtbhai
TAKHTBHAI: A missing student was found dead in a field at the Jewar locality in the limits of the Lundkhwar Police Station on Sunday, sources said.They said Farhan Khan, a student of grade-4, at Government Primary School in Maskinabad Jalala went missing on Thursday. The family members searched him everywhere but did not find any clue about his whereabouts. They said the locals spotted the body of...
10 kg charas seized in Lahore
LAHORE: CIA arrested two drug pushers from a bus stand at Lorri Adda and seized 10kg charas from their possession. The arrested accused identified as Umar Farooq and Arsalan Khan had a plan to smuggle out the charas.
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Indonesian ambassador to visit UAF today
FAISALABAD: Indonesian Ambassador to Pakistan Iwan Suyudhie Amri will visit the University of Agriculture Faisalabad to attend the interactive session on food and nutrition on Monday (today). During his visit, he would meet UAF Vice Chancellor Dr Muhammad Ashraf at his chamber. The ambassador would address the students on the interactive session on Pak-Indonesia food and nutrition collaborations....
Missing woman found dead in Swat
MINGORA: A woman, who had gone missing early this month, was found dead in the Barikot tehsil of the Swat district on Sunday, official sources said. They said a young woman (S) went missing on September 6 in the Zarkhela locality and her relatives got registered a case with the police concerned. Her body was spotted in a water well in Zarkhela, adding, first she was murdered and later her body thrown...
Locusts extensively damage crops in Umerkot as govt watches in silence
SUKKUR: Swarms of short-horned grasshoppers have played havoc with the vegetation and crops in Chhachhro and Umerkot’s arid and barrage areas, spreading gloom among the farmers.Extensive locust damage to crops has been reported from Ghulam Nabi Shah, Dhoronaro, Chhor, Dodhar, Parchi je Veri, Hasisar, Haveli, Danboro and a number of other areas but no proactive government action was seen to destroy...
IOK gets world attention: Firdous
SIALKOT: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan says the burning issue of Indian Occupied Kashmir (IOK) has attained the world attention due to Prime Minister Imran Khan's historic address to the UN General Assembly.Addressing a public meeting in Gunnah Village here on Saturday, she expressed complete solidarity with the oppressed Kashmiri...
Career counselling: Questions and answers
Q1: Respected Sir, I have recently done my FSc pre-engineering Part-1 with 90%. I really want to pursue my further education in business related profession. However, my parents don't want me to do that. I would appreciate if you give your suggestion on CA and its future prospects. Do you think I should do this? I'm not particularly interested in studying engineering. (Abid Mohsin - Mirpur, AJK)Ans:...
Saturday, 28 September 2019
Scientists discover a worm that has three sexes and a pouch like a kangaroo’s
NEW YORK: There's a new species of worm, and this one has three different sexes, can survive 500 times the dose of arsenic it would take to kill a human and keeps its young in a pouch, not unlike a kangaroo. Researchers think humans might have something to learn from the worm's resilience. Caltech researchers discovered eight species of worms that live in the arsenic-rich Mono Lake in California....
India responds to PM Imran’s UN speech
By Muhammad Saleh ZaafirNEW YORK/ISLAMABAD: Exercising its right to reply to Prime Minister Imran Khan’s speech at 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, India Saturday said Mr. Khan's threat of unleashing nuclear devastation "qualifies as brinkmanship not statesmanship"."Rarely has the General Assembly witnessed such misuse, rather abuse, of an opportunity to reflect. Words matter in...
Man gunned down
GUJRANWALA: A man was gunned down over a property issue on Nowshera Road on Saturday. Yaqoob had a property dispute with Shahbaz. On the day of the incident, both exchanged hot words with each other over the issue. Later, accused Shahbaz allegedly shot Yaqoob dead.
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‘UNGA format is obsolete’
UNITED NATIONS: El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele takes a selfie before speaking during the 74th Session of the General Assembly at UN Headquarters in New York, Saturday. Nayib Bukele said that the current format of the United Nations General Assembly is ‘obsolete’ after he took a selfie and claimed that more people will see that picture than hear his speech.
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Six killed in van firing at Hangu
HANGU: Six people, including a woman and child, were killed and four others sustained injuries when gunmen opened fire on a van at Zargari in the limits of Doaba Police Station on Saturday, official sources said.They said that the members of a rival group were on way home in Shamshadin Banda after attending the court hearing in Hangu kutchery when their van was ambushed at Zargari. Resultantly, six...
PM raised Kashmir issue at UNGA effectively: Dr Firdous
SIALKOT: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan has said that Prime Minister Imran Khan's Kashmir mission has met with great success globally, as Imran Khan highlighted the case effectively at the UN General Assembly and raised the voice for the rights of oppressed Kashmiri.Talking to the media here on Saturday, she said that Prime Minister Imran...
Sh Rashid advises Fazl to review decision
LAHORE: Superpowers always play double game, said Federal Minister for Pakistan Railways Sheikh Rashid while talking on the ongoing tensions between Pakistan and India over the Kashmir dispute.Addressing a press conference at the Pakistan Railways Headquarter on Saturday, he stressed that if a full-blown conflict breaks out between Pakistan and India, it will be the last one and will end up in a nuclear...
Scientists discover worm having three sexes and pouch like a kangaroo’s
NEW YORK: There's a new species of worm, and this one has three different sexes, can survive 500 times the dose of arsenic it would take to kill a human and keeps its young in a pouch, not unlike a kangaroo.Researchers think humans might have something to learn from the worm's resilience.Caltech researchers discovered eight species of worms that live in the arsenic-rich Mono Lake in California. The...
Party alone entitled to keep CM even in prison: Murad
KARACHI: Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah has said the party nominates a candidate for the chief minister and the provincial assembly elects him, and then it becomes the prerogative of the party and assembly to continue with the chief minister whether he is in the jail or anywhere else. This he said on Saturday while addressing a press conference here at CM House.To a question, the CM said the party...
Pak Navy ship visits Port Jeddah
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Navy Ship Alamgir with embarked Alouette helicopter, visited Port Jeddah, Saudi Arabia as part of Overseas Deployment for Regional Maritime Security Patrols (RMSP); aimed to ensure safety and security of international shipping along critical choke points, says a press release on Saturday.PNS Alamgir is fitted with state of the art weapons and sensors; capable of undertaking wide...
If it deteriorates further, Kashmir situation may spiral out of Trump and my control: Imran
NEW YORK: Prime Minister Imran Khan has said President Donald Trump headed the most powerful country in the world, and he was in the best position to do something about the issue of Kashmir.In an interview with American television network CNN, he said: “[Indian premier Narendra] Modi does not want international mediation as he knows the moment this issue becomes internationalised, the world will understand...
PTI plans rousing reception to PM on return
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on Saturday announced to give an overwhelming reception to Prime Minister Imran Khan on return home on Sunday after his ‘historic address at the United Nations General Assembly and highly successful interaction with world leaders’.Chief Organiser of the ruling PTI Saifullah Khan Niazi has directed the party office-bearers and workers in the twin cities of Rawalpindi...
PM Imran leaves US for Riyadh by commercial flight
UNITED NATIONS: Prime Minister Imran Khan Saturday afternoon departed for Riyadh on way back to Pakistan by a commercial flight after his special plane had to turn back to New York with a technical fault last evening.The prime minister, who was accompanied by Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood, was seen off at New York's Kennedy International Airport by Pakistan's...
Known Pushto singer Hidayatullah passes away at 79
PESHAWAR: Known singer and Pride of Performance Award recipient Hidayatullah passed away due to multiple health complications here on Saturday. He was 79.His funeral prayer was held at Daag Besud village in Pabbi tehsil in Nowshera district. A large number of people, well-wishers and villagers attended the funeral.Later, he was laid to rest at this ancestral graveyard. He is survived by two widows....
Tribal elder killed in Bajaur IED blast
KHAR: A tribal elder was killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Mamond tehsil in Bajaur tribal district on Saturday, official sources said.They said that militants had planted an IED near the house of Malik Nadir Khan in Laghzai Mulla Killay and an explosion took place as soon as he left his home. He sustained serious injuries in the explosion.The injured elder was rushed to the District...
Ahsan dares Imran not to take U-turn on UNGA speech
LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Secretary General and former interior minister Ahsan Iqbal, commenting on Prime Minister Imran Khan’s address to the United Nation General Assembly, has said he has an earlier record of doing splendid speeches and later he also took U-turns.Talking to the media before the appearance of Rana Sanaullah in an anti-narcotics court, he said it is welcoming to...
Malik takes suo moto notice on rise of dengue fever in Islamabad
ISLAMABAD: Chairman Senate Committee on Interior Senator Abdul Rehman Malik on Saturday took a suo moto notice of alarming increase of patients of dengue fever in Islamabad and sought a report on it within a week time.Senator A. Rehman Malik sought a report from Chairman Capital Development Authority, Mayor Islamabad, Islamabad capital Administration and all other departments on rise of dengue fever...