September 15, 2020 – Page 2

SOPs issued for Marriage Halls

September 15, 2020 by Web Desk

Pakistan has issued standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the marriage halls that are set to open from today after six months’ closure. According to the details, in March this year after the break out of the novel coronavirus pandemic, the halls were closed down after the number of coronavirus cases in the country spiked. The … Read more

Amazon selects Amitabh Bachchan for Alexa’s voice

September 15, 2020 by Komal Fatima

Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan gets another big achievement as he becomes the first Indian celebrity whose voice will be used for Amazon’s Alexa digital assistant. Amitabh Bachchan will lend his voice to Amazon’s Alexa as company expands its presence in the international market. Amazon announced in a blog post that “voice experience” feature will become available for … Read more

Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurates Ravi Urban City Project

September 15, 2020 by Web Desk

Prime Minister Imran Khan has on Tuesday inaugurated Ravi Urban City Project. According to the details, Prime Minister Imran Khan has on Tuesday inaugurated Ravi Urban City Project. While addressing the inauguration ceremony, Imran Khan said This project is actually a great example of infrastructural reforms. Imran Khan said that he can visualize Naya Pakistan … Read more

Mohsin Abbas Haider has not tied the knot again! Actor confirms

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 by Komal Fatima

Actor and singer Mohsin Abbas Haider has not tied the knot again. He reveals in the latest post. Fans became curious as Mohsin shared a wedding picture with a girl. He hid the faces. Taking to Instagram, he asked his fans “Can You Guess the Heroine of My Upcoming Drama Serial!!?” He gave hits by … Read more

Islamabad High Court issues non-bailable arrest warrant of Nawaz Sharif

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 by Web Desk

The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday rejected a plea for exemption from personal appearance in the Al-Azizia case and issued a nonbailable arrest warrant for former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. The IHC ordered the authorities to arrest the PML-N leader and produce him before the court

According to the details, The Islamabad High Court heard Nawaz Sharif’s appeal against the sentence in the Azizia reference.

IHC bench comprising Justice Amir Farooqui and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani maintained that Nawaz Sharif’s bail has expired in the said case.

On September 9, former prime minister Nawaz Sharif filed a petition in IHC requesting the court to forgo its order of surrender on September 10 in Al-Azizia reference.

The plea was filed by Nawaz’s lawyer Khawaja Harris wherein it prayed upon the court that in the absence of Nawaz Sharif, his representative counsel should be allowed to appear on his behalf. Nawaz Sharif made the request on medical grounds.

The petition stated that owing to the COVID-19 breakout Nawaz’s medical procedure was delayed and with the ongoing lockdown in the UK he has still not been able to get admission to any hospital in the country for treatment.

Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani had said in his remarks, “Nawaz Sharif has to appear before the court for the hearing. He may face additional three-year imprisonment if he is absconder in the reference. Skipping appearances in the trial is also a crime.”

Stay in London

It should be mentioned here that the fresh medical reports of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif have been submitted to the Lahore High Court.

According to the fresh report, The doctor has advised Nawaz Sharif to stay in London for the best treatment and continue medical therapy.

The report stated that due to the novel coronavirus, medical treatment of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was disrupted.

Nawaz Sharif was restricted from traveling during Corona and is already suffering from depression.

Soon a time will be set for the treatment of Arteries of Nawaz Sharif. Nawaz Sharif’s platelets issue will be treated after the procedure to open the closed arteries of his heart.

Karachi University students dissatisfied over semester examination

September 15, 2020 by Web Desk

The first day after six months closure of Karachi University (KU) witnessed protests by a large number of students that demanded promotion on the basis of assignments submitted during online classes. According to the details, students gathered around the administration block and protested against the decision of the management to conduct semester examinations from September … Read more

Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt enjoy dancing on Nazia Hassan’s ‘Aap Jesa Koi’

September 15, 2020 by Komal Fatima

Ranbir Kapoor’s sister Riddhima Kapoor Sahni celebrates her 40th birthday. She receives a big surprise from Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt. In the video, Ranbir, Alia, Neetu, Riddhima’s husband Bharat Sahni, Aadar Jain, Armaan Jain, and other members from the family can be seen shaking legs on Nazia Hassan’s iconic song ‘Aap Jaisa Koi Meri … Read more

Motorway incident: Celebrities raise voice for the cause

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 by Muhammad Usman

Popular figures of the entertainment industry have taken to the streets to Karachi to demand justice for the Motorway gang-rape incident. Celebrities including Mahira Khan, Ali Rehman Khan, Ayesha Omar, Yasir Hussain, Aijaz Aslam, Wajahat Rauf and many others were seen protesting against the inhuman incident outside the Karachi Press Club. They were holding placards … Read more

US embassy issues travel alert for Americans residing in Islamabad

September 15, 2020 by Web Desk

The United States (US) embassy in the federal capital Islamabad has issued a travel alert for American nationals residing in Pakistan. According to the details, the US diplomatic mission in its alert has warned of the citizens about the reports of a surge in street crimes in the capital territory. The police response time over … Read more

TV host Ahmed Godil ties knot with Asra Ahmed, photos go viral

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 by Komal Fatima

TV Ahmed Godil ties knot with Asra Ahmed, photos go viral

TV host Ahmed Godil has recently tied the knot with Asra Ahmed. Fans adore the couple as their wedding photos went viral. Ahmed Godil shared the news about his wedding on Instagram. The couple looked too beautiful in elegant white outfits. He shared the photos and added the caption, “Of all the bad things happening … Read more

We need to promote inexpensive distance education says President

September 15, 2020 by Web Desk

President Dr. Arif Alvi has said that it is the need of time to promote inexpensive distance education to accelerate country’s pace of progress.

According to the details, he was addressing convocation of a University in Islamabad today.

The President said distance education will help country develop its human resource.

He said the present government gave highest ever number of fifty thousand scholarships this year to enable the deserving students to get higher education.

Earlier President Dr. Arif Alvi in a separate statement asked the students to strike a balance in their curricular and extracurricular activities to excel in their life.The President said the students have an important role to play to carve out a name for the country in the comity of nations.

Dr. Alvi noted the country will move forward on the path of progress and development with the promotion of education.

He said this is a big struggle but expressed the confidence that the country will see improvement in the field of education with each passing year.

He said about twenty million children are out of school and it is our responsibility to bring them into the educational institutions.

Dr. Arif Alvi said enrollment of all children in schools, no dropouts, and introducing the latest technology in the education sector are his foremost priorities.

Dr Arif Alvi said that his goal of entering the politics was not to reach the presidency but to make efforts towards bringing improvement in the living standards of the people by providing them better health and education facilities.

President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi also drew the attention of the students towards the challenges of global warming and water shortages. He asked the students to plant more trees to cope with the issue of climate change and avoid wastage of water.

World recognizes efforts of Pakistan in fight against terrorism says Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri

September 15, 2020 by Web Desk

Pakistan Wins UN’s Committee for Programme and Coordination Election

Pakistan has strongly rejected the unwarranted references to Pakistan in the Joint Statement of U.S-India Counter-Terrorism Joint Working Group and Designations Dialogue. In a statement on Tuesday, Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said our serious concerns and rejection of the unacceptable reference to Pakistan in the afore-mentioned Joint Statement have been conveyed to the … Read more

Lahore Rape Incident: Co-accused Shafqat sent to 6 days physical remand

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 by Web Desk

The Lahore Court has handed Shafqat, a co-accused in the motorway rape case, over to police on a six-day physical remand. According to the details, Shafqat was presented before the Lahore session court for physical remand today in the motorway rape case. Section of Terrorism has also been included in the rape case against the … Read more

Is Meghan Markle pregnant again?

September 15, 2020 by Komal Fatima

Rumors are floating on the internet that Meghan Markle is pregnant again. Reports say that she wants her friend, Amal Clooney, to throw a baby shower for her. Meghan Markle had enjoyed a lavish baby shower in New York before her son’s birth. Reports say that Clooney was one of the people that held the … Read more

Girl dies after falling from staircase of her school in Karachi

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 by Web Desk

A teenage girl died after she fell from the stairs of her school in Karachi. The teenage girl was a grade nine student. According to the details, the girl died after falling from the stairs adding that they had shifted her to a private hospital soon after the incident. The owner of the school, located … Read more

Large Scale Manufacturing Figures witnessed 9 pc growth says Asad Umar

September 15, 2020 by Web Desk

Pakistan Must Make Population Growth Reduction Top Priority: Asad Umar

Federal Minister for Planning, Development, Reforms, and Special Initiatives, Asad Umar, has said that Pakistan is now garnering economic dividends after controlling the novel coronavirus pandemic in its early going.

Taking to his official twitter handle on Tuesday, Federal Minister for Planning, Development, Reforms, and Special Initiatives, Asad Umar said: “Dividend of controlling COVID early paying off on the economic side also, as V-shaped recovery gets confirmed.”

Dividend of controlling covid early paying off on the economic side also, as V shaped recovery gets confirmed. Large scale manufacturing numbers for july show more than 9% growth over june and more than 5% growth vs july 2019

— Asad Umar (@Asad_Umar) September 15, 2020

He continued that Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) figures for July show more than 9 percent growth over June and more than 5 pc growth as compared to July 2019.

Today it was reported that the Asian Development Bank (ADB) forecasted that the scaling up of the Ehsas Program will result in a broader economic recovery of Pakistan.

In its latest report, ADB said the COVID-19 impact will subside by the end of 2020—the end of the second quarter of FY2021—allowing global conditions to normalize and economic sentiment to improve.

The report also assumes the resumption of structural reform under an ongoing IMF Extended Fund Facility program to address macroeconomic imbalances.

Motorway gang-rape case: Another suspect Bala Mistri arrested

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 by Web Desk

Police have arrested a third suspect named Bala Mistri in the Lahore motorway gang-rape case during a raid, while the prime suspect Abid Ali still remains at large. According to the investigation sources, a man named Bala Mistri, identified by the arrested suspect Shafqat Ali as the third person in the Lahore motorway gang rape … Read more

Landmark building in central Beirut catches fire

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 by Komal Fatima

A landmark building in Beirut’s commercial district caught fire on Tuesday, Lebanese media reported. The landmark building was designed by the late British-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid. According to Reuters, a Lebanese civil defense official confirmed that the fire was brought under control shortly after. Reports say that the building had been under construction for years … Read more

NAB believes in transparent accountability process says Justice (R) Javed Iqbal

September 15, 2020 by Web Desk

The Chairman of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has said that the anti-graft body believes in a transparent accountability process and seeks to address public grievances. Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Justice (retd) Javed Iqbal while addressing a ceremony in the federal capital Islamabad said that those who have not read the NAB rules also criticize, … Read more

Punjab CM Approves to make Orange Line train operational from Oct 25

September 15, 2020 by Web Desk

The Punjab Chief Minister (Punjab CM) has given the approval to make the Orange Line train operational from October 25.

According to the details, The Punjab CM directed all the concerned departments to complete the operation arrangements.

The Punjab Cabinet also endorsed the decision of Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar.

In a meeting chaired by Punjab Chief Minister Usman BUzdar yesterday, the proposal to fix the fare of the Orange Line train at Rs 50 was rejected.

To provide relief to the citizens of Lahore, the train fare was fixed at Rs. 40.

The project, which started in 2015, was to be completed at a cost of Rs 162 billion, but it took four years and Rs 300 billion for the train to get on track.

Earlier, the General Manager (GM) of the Punjab Mass Transit Authority had said that the training of the staff of the Orange Line project would be completed by October 1. This will be followed by the inauguration of the Orange Line train on October 25.

Last month, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Asim Saleem Bajwa had said that the Lahore Orange Line train would soon be opened to the public.

California Wildfires: Trump dismisses concerns over climate change

September 15, 2020September 15, 2020 by Komal Fatima

President Donald Trump has talked about disasters caused by wildfires in California. He told an official that it would “start getting cooler”. He has dismissed concerns over climate problems on a visit to California. He met officials working to control the wildfires at a stop near Sacramento, in the center of the state. During his visit to the US … Read more

Strict Action will be taken on Violation of SOPs says Shafqat Mahmood

September 15, 2020 by Web Desk

Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood has said that the district administration will review the arrangements for the prevention of the novel coronavirus in schools. Strict actions will be taken against those who will violate the health protocols. According to the details, in a recent statement, Federal Education Minister Shafqat Mahmood said After 6 months, the … Read more

Fresh Medical Report of Nawaz Sharif submitted in LHC

September 15, 2020 by Web Desk

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s fresh medical reports have been submitted to the Lahore High Court.

According to the fresh report, The doctor has advised Nawaz Sharif to stay in London for the best treatment and continue medical therapy.

Nawaz Sharif’s lawyer Amjad Pervez’s assistant has submitted a report consisting of four pages in the Lahore High Court.

The report stated that due to the novel coronavirus, medical treatment of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif was disrupted.

Nawaz Sharif was restricted from traveling during Corona and is already suffering from depression.

Soon a time will be set for the treatment of Arteries of Nawaz Sharif. Nawaz Sharif’s platelets issue will be treated after the procedure to open the closed arteries of his heart.

Nawaz Sharif’s health is in grave danger and he is suffering from hypertension, heart disease, and other ailments.

Federal Cabinet meets today to review current situation in Pakistan

September 15, 2020 by Web Desk

The Federal Cabinet will meet today in the federal capital Islamabad with Prime Minister Imran Khan in the chair to review the current situation in the country. According to the details, the federal cabinet may give a go-ahead for the proposed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and it’s signing between the Ministry of Industry and IT … Read more

White House: UAE and Bahrain set to normalize ties with Israel today

September 15, 2020 by Komal Fatima

The White House has invited senior Democratic lawmakers to a ceremony in which representatives from the UAE and Bahrain will sign a deal with Israel to normalize relations. According to the international news agency, the House has invited a great number of democrats to the signing ceremony that will take place on the White House … Read more

ADB projects broader economic recovery in Pakistan

September 15, 2020 by Web Desk

ADB to provide $600 million for Ehsaas Programme

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has forecasted that the scaling up of the Ehsas Program will result in broader economic recovery of Pakistan. According to the details, in its latest report, ADB said the COVID-19 impact will subside by the end of 2020—the end of the second quarter of FY2021—allowing global conditions to normalize and … Read more

Papaya: A fruit that provides incredible benefits

September 15, 2020 by Komal Fatima

Papaya is blessed with numerous benefits one can enjoy. The tasty fruit naturally cures several health problems for which we go to see doctors. Here are some of the incredible benefits papaya provides us. Improves digestion Papaya is blessed with an enzyme called papain. This enzyme helps in fast digestion by breaking up the protein … Read more

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