FO expresses grief over death of pakistani,s in Canada

Foreign Office on Saturday expressed deep grief and sorrow over the tragic death of seven ‎Canadian Pakistanis including four children due to a house fire in Alberta, Canada.‎

In a statement, Foreign Office Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said that their thoughts ‎and prayers are with the families of the victims of this tragic incident. We also pray for the quick ‎and full recovery of the injured.‎

The Spokesperson said our Consulate General in Vancouver is in contact with the relevant ‎Canadian authorities to ascertain the facts, and with the bereaved family to offer all possible ‎assistance.‎
Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri said as per the relevant Canadian authorities, the cause of the fire is still ‎unknown. However, preliminary investigations indicate that it’s not criminal in nature.‎

According to local media reports, seven members of two Pakistani families have been killed, including four young children, when a fire ripped through a home in Chestermere, Alberta, local officials say. Five other people were able to escape.

The incident happened at around 2:30 a.m. on Friday when neighbors reported hearing a loud bang at a home in the 300 block of Oakmere Close in Chestermere, just east of Calgary. The back of the home was completely destroyed in the fire.

“Two related family units were in the home at the time of the fire,” Alberta RCMP said in a statement. “One adult male and four children were able to escape the fire; tragically, seven other occupants were unable to. ”

The victims were identified as a man and a woman in their late 30s, a 35-year-old woman, a 12-year-old boy, a 12-year-old girl, an 8-year-old girl, and a 4-year-old boy.

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CITIZENS TRAVELLING ABROAD TO GET MODERNA VACCINE: Asad umer

Planning and Development Minister Asad Umar said on Saturday that overseas workers and students travelling abroad will be administered Moderna vaccine.

In a message on his official Twitter handle, the minister said: “Received 2.5 million doses of moderna sent by US govt. This will [be administered to] particularly those who have to travel for work or study to countries which are only accepting certain vaccines.”

Umar, who also heads the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), appreciated US President Joe Biden’s “progressive policy” on Covid-19.
On Friday, Pakistan received 2.5 million doses of Moderna vaccine from the US. “The United States Mission to Pakistan is pleased to share these safe and effective vaccines with the people of Pakistan,” said U.S. Embassy Chargé d’affaires Angela P. Aggeler.

“These vaccines will save lives and help Pakistan emerge from this crisis, which has devastated so many families and communities in both our countries. A vaccinated public will also help bring back the economic and social interactions.”

The statement further shared that the United States has already delivered nearly US$50 million in COVID assistance through their partnership with the Pakistani government in addition to the vaccine received today.

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Corona claims 34 more lives, 1,400 new infections in a day

34 more people succumbed to the coronavirus (COVID-19) across the country over the previous 24 hours, taking the death toll from the disease to 22,379.

According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the country’s caseload rose to 961,085 after 1,400 new infections were detected during this period.

A total of 27,048 samples were tested, out of which 1,400 turned out to be positive for the deadly virus. The positivity ratio of cases was recorded at 2.91.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease since the pandemic began climbed to 906,387 after 957 more recovered in the last 24 hours.

Thus far, Punjab has reported a total of 346,582 infections, Sindh 339,268, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 138,306, Islamabad 82,845, Balochistan 27,295, Azad Jammu and Kashmir 20,458 and Gilgit Baltistan 6,331.

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Corona claims 34 more lives, 1,400 new infections in a day

34 more people succumbed to the coronavirus (COVID-19) across the country over the previous 24 hours, taking the death toll from the disease to 22,379.

According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), the country’s caseload rose to 961,085 after 1,400 new infections were detected during this period.

A total of 27,048 samples were tested, out of which 1,400 turned out to be positive for the deadly virus. The positivity ratio of cases was recorded at 2.91.
The number of people who have recuperated from the disease since the pandemic began climbed to 906,387 after 957 more recovered in the last 24 hours.

Thus far, Punjab has reported a total of 346,582 infections, Sindh 339,268, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 138,306, Islamabad 82,845, Balochistan 27,295, Azad Jammu and Kashmir 20,458 and Gilgit Baltistan 6,331.

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PM did not attend security briefing as Shahbaz would have walked out if he did: Fawad Ch

Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry on Friday commented on the prime minister's absence from the military and intelligence leadership's briefing on national security, Afghanistan and Kashmir to parliamentary leaders, claiming that the premier had not attended the briefing to accommodate the leader of opposition.

"The prime minister was scheduled to attend the national security huddle, but the opposition leader [Shahbaz Sharif] had conveyed to the speaker that if [Prime Minister Imran Khan] came to the briefing, he would not attend," Fawad said during an appearance on Geo News's morning show Geo Pakistan.

Echoing the talking points from a day earlier, Fawad said the government hopes and prays that there is a peaceful transfer of power in Afghanistan.

"There are three million Afghan nationals in Pakistan — if another three million are pushed in, it will put a lot of pressure on our economy," he said.

"It won't be so easy for the Taliban to take over the government," Chaudhry said on the prospects for peace in the war-torn neighbour. "We want that the Afghan Taliban and the Ghani government negotiate [a way out]."

"We are only concerned when India uses Afghan territories against us," he added. "[Meanwhile, we will continue to try and mediate between the Afghan Taliban and the Ghani government."

Responding to the information minister's comments, PML-N spokesperson Marriyum Aurangzeb, in a statement, said: "Fawad Chaudhry is lying [...] He is a propaganda machine."

The PML-N spokesperson asked how Shahbaz could deny the request when the Speaker had invited him. "Please present any official document from Shahbaz or his office" denying the Speaker's request, she demanded.

"Did Imran Khan leave the National Parliamentary Committee meeting on coronavirus because of Shahbaz?" she asked.

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Pakistan rejects Indian claims of a drone flying over the Indian High Commission

Pakistan rejects Indian claims of a drone flying over the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, a statement from the Foreign Office said on Friday.

According to FO spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri: "These preposterous claims have no basis in facts and no proof whatsoever has been shared with Pakistan to substantiate these allegations."

"Curiously, this propaganda campaign by India is also happening at a time when evidence so far collected in the Lahore blast of 23 June is increasingly pointing to external forces with a history of perpetrating state-sponsored terrorism against Pakistan," Chaudhri said.

"Pakistan rejects these patently false allegations and diversionary Indian tactics and will continue to stand by the people of Indian-occupied Jammu and Kashmir in their just struggle for the right to self-determination, as enshrined in the UNSC resolutions," the spokesperson added.

India's external affairs ministry, earlier in the day, had claimed a drone was spotted over the Indian High Commission's complex last week.

The Foreign Office, two days ago, had also rejected Indian Home Minister G Kishan Reddy's claim that Pakistan could not be ruled out as a possible force behind the recent drone attack on the Indian Air Force base at Jammu airport.

In a statement, the Foreign Office categorically rejected the "irresponsible and misleading statement" as the Indian official chose not to share any evidence in this regard.

"The Indian government has once again leveled serious allegations against Pakistan. This is yet another manifestation of the unsubstantiated propaganda and smear campaign against Pakistan that is characteristic of the Indian government and an obliging Indian media," the statement said.

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Asif Ali Zardari admitted in hospital after health deterioration

Former president Asif Ali Zardari has been admitted to a hospital earlier today (Friday) after his health deteriorated, PPP sources told ۔

PPP Co-chairperson Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has arrived in Karachi from Islamabad while Bakhtawar Bhutto-Zardari and her husband have also reached the city from Dubai to attend to her father.

Last year in October, the PPP leader and former president was admitted to a hospital due to low sugar level.

Bilawal, during his recent address at the National Assembly, had said that Zardari had attended a budget session despite being unwell.

The former president had arrived in Karachi recently from Lahore and Islamabad. In Lahore, he had recently attended a meeting with former Punjab chief minister Pervaiz Elahi.

Dr Asim Hussain said the former president had undergone a medical check-up at a private hospital during which he had complained of severe back pain.

"An orthopedic surgeon is treating Asif Zardari, and he has undergone necessary medical tests,

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