Karachi: Eid Milad un Nabi rally to start from Boulton Market and to conclude in Nistar park

The central procession of Eid Milad un Nabi will begin from Boulton Market in the old city area and conclude at Nishtar Park after passing through the approved route.

Muslims around the world celebrate the birth of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), as Eid Milad un Nabi, on the 12th of Rabi ul Awwal, which is the third month in the Islamic lunar calendar.

The city administration in a statement has said that pedestrians could join the central procession in the city from eight points along the route.

The participants will reach to the central procession after passing the walk-through gates.

“No arms will be allowed in the procession,” according to the statement.

“The entry of women and the children will be prohibited in procession, while cars, motorbikes and camel carts would also not be allowed,” said the statement.

The trucks used to distribute ‘Niaz’ will be parked on the side of the procession, police sources said. “Only vehicles issued special passes will be allowed entry on the route of the procession,” according to police.

Large contingents of policemen and other law enforcement agencies will be deployed along the route to secure the Eid Miladun Nabi processions in Karachi.

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ATC vindicates PM Imran in Parliament House assault case

An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) of Islamabad on Thursday acquitted Prime Minister Imran Khan in the Parliament House attack case.

Judge Raja Jawad Abbas announced this decision on an application seeking acquittal of Prime Minister Khan.

The case pertains to violence that took place during the 2014 sit-in jointly organised by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) against alleged rigging in 2013 general elections.

PM Khan, President Arif Alvi, Planning Minister Asad Umar, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and other PTI leaders were named in the case registered under sections of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA). They were all accused of inciting violence during the sit-in in the federal capital.

ATC acquits PM Imran in Parliament House attack case

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Covid-19: 908 new cases reported in Pakistan

The coronavirus seems to be gradually spreading again across the country as 908 fresh cases of the deadly disease emerged over the past 24 hours.

According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the total number of confirmed patients of Covid-19 has risen to 331,108. Sixteen people succumbed to the infection during the past 24 hours, pushing the death toll to 6,775.
As many as 29,449 samples were tested for the coronavirus. There are a total of 11,695 active cases of Covid-19 as 312,638 out of the total confirmed patients have recuperated.

624 of the patients under treatment in hospitals across the country are said to be in critical condition.

Thus far, Sindh has reported 144,765 cases, followed by Punjab that has reported 103,587 cases while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reported 39,277, Balochistan 15,876, Islamabad 19,454, Gilgit Baltistan 4,211 and Azad Jammu and Kashmir 3,938.

On Wednesday, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) had announced new Covid-19 restrictions for cities and districts where the Covid-19 positivity rate has exceeded two per cent.

According to a notification, the NCOC ordered all shopping malls, restaurants, shops and marriage halls to shut by 10 pm from today (Thursday). The foram also ordered to shut public parks and recreational spots by 6 pm from Thursday.

The cities include Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Multan, Hyderabad, Gilgit, Muzaffarabad, Mirpur, Peshawar and Quetta. The NCOC has made it mandatory to wear face masks and ordered the provincial government for taking strict measures in view of the rising cases of coronavirus pandemic.

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Covid-19: 908 new cases reported in Pakistan

The coronavirus seems to be gradually spreading again across the country as 908 fresh cases of the deadly disease emerged over the past 24 hours.

According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the total number of confirmed patients of Covid-19 has risen to 331,108. Sixteen people succumbed to the infection during the past 24 hours, pushing the death toll to 6,775.
As many as 29,449 samples were tested for the coronavirus. There are a total of 11,695 active cases of Covid-19 as 312,638 out of the total confirmed patients have recuperated.

624 of the patients under treatment in hospitals across the country are said to be in critical condition.

Thus far, Sindh has reported 144,765 cases, followed by Punjab that has reported 103,587 cases while Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reported 39,277, Balochistan 15,876, Islamabad 19,454, Gilgit Baltistan 4,211 and Azad Jammu and Kashmir 3,938.

On Wednesday, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) had announced new Covid-19 restrictions for cities and districts where the Covid-19 positivity rate has exceeded two per cent.

According to a notification, the NCOC ordered all shopping malls, restaurants, shops and marriage halls to shut by 10 pm from today (Thursday). The foram also ordered to shut public parks and recreational spots by 6 pm from Thursday.

The cities include Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Multan, Hyderabad, Gilgit, Muzaffarabad, Mirpur, Peshawar and Quetta. The NCOC has made it mandatory to wear face masks and ordered the provincial government for taking strict measures in view of the rising cases of coronavirus pandemic.

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Instagram users can now stream live for four hours

Facebook-owned Instagram on Tuesday announced extending the maximum length of a stream to four hours.

This extended timeframe will be available to all Instagram users globally, so long as they have no history of IP or policy violations.

Explaining the reason behind extending time limits on live steams, the company said that change is meant to help those who’ve had to pivot to virtual events, like fitness instructors, teachers, musicians, artists, activists and among others.

Related to this change, Instagram will also update the “Live Now” section in IGTV and at the end of live streams to help direct users to more live content.

Instagram also today pre-announced another feature which has yet to arrive.

It says that it will “soon” add an option that will allow creators to archive their live streams for up to 30 days.

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Sanofi, GSK to supply vaccine doses to WHO-backed alliance

French drugmaker Sanofi and Britain’s GlaxoSmithKline will supply 200 million doses of their COVID-19 candidate vaccine to a global inoculation scheme backed by the World Health Organization.

There is no internationally-approved treatment against COVID-19, which has killed more than 1.16 million people, and the two companies’ vaccine is still undergoing phase 1 and 2 trials, from which first results are expected by late November or early December.

They said on Wednesday they had signed a statement of intent with vaccine alliance GAVI, which is coordinating the global scheme, known as COVAX.

COVAX, which aims to deliver 2 billion vaccine doses around the world by the end of 2021, has already sealed agreements this year with AstraZeneca and Novavax.

It aims to discourage national governments from hoarding COVID-19 vaccines and to focus vaccinating the most high-risk people first in every country.

More than 180 nations including China have joined the plan but some, including the United States, have opted to stick with their own supply deals.

Sanofi and GSK signed a $2.1 billion deal with Washington during the summer to supply it with more than 100 million doses of the same vaccine, which they hope to present for regulatory approval next year.

The companies also have similar agreements with the European Union, Britain and Canada.

Their candidate vaccine uses the same recombinant protein-based technology as one of Sanofi’s seasonal influenza vaccines. It will be coupled with an adjuvant, a substance that acts as a booster to the vaccine, made by GSK.

Sanofi is also working on another vaccine project with U.S. company Translate Bio TBIO.O that will use a technology known as messenger RNA (mRNA) which instructs cells in the body to make coronavirus proteins that then produce an immune response.

Clinical trials for this project are expected to start in the fourth quarter.

COVAX is co-led by GAVI, the WHO and the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI).

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Commentary panel for PAKvZIM series announced

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has announced the broadcast details of the upcoming series of Pakistan and Zimbabwe at Pindi Cricket Stadium.

Renowned international commentator/presenter Alan Wilkins will call the action alongside Pakistan’s Bazid Khan, Ramiz Raja and Wasim Akram.

Zimbabwe’s former Test batsman Tino Mawoyo and women’s chief selector Urooj Mumtaz will also be part of the commentary panel.

Urooj will be involved in the ODIs to be played on 30 October, 1 and 3 November and Wasim will join the panel in the three T20Is. Bazid, Mawoyo, Ramiz, and Wilkins will commentate on both formats.

PCB releases broadcast details for Pakistan v Zimbabwe series

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The PCB, through the consortium of Tower Sports and SportzWorkz, will produce the series in High Definition.

“The production set-up will comprise 18 HD cameras – 10 manned and eight unmanned – as well as the Decision Review System (DRS) using ball-tracking and edge detection technology, as part of the ICC regulations,” PCB said in a statement.

The list of international broadcasters will be shared later. Both teams are in Rawalpindi where they will take play the first ODI on October 30.

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