Abandoning Afghanistan means risking a civil war: Shah Mahmood Qureshi

All the speculations in the backdrop of the Afghan situation have proved wrong and we wish for the peace to prevail now, said the foreign minister while hosting   his English counterpart in Islamabad during the latter’s three-day official. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi held a joint press conference with the United Kingdom Secretary of State Dominic Raab noting their talks have been constructive with a resolve to further the bilateral ties between the two countries. The two foreign ministers noted that they shared similar sentiments for the rebuilding of Afghan…

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Tribute to Martyrs Families, ISPR released video of BDS official saving children

Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) released the eighth video of its series to pay tribute to the martyrs’ families ahead of the Defence and Martyrs Day, showing a bomb disposal squad (BDS) official leaving her mother on a hospital bed to save school children. The video released by the ISPR shows a BDS official waiting outside a hospital room where his mother had to undergo a heart bypass surgery when he receives a call to be informed regarding a bomb being planted at a school. The video shows the mother…

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China is leading example when it comes to eradicating poverty from world: PM Khan

Prime Minister Imran Khan said the world faces a set of challenges ranging from climate change to poverty and food scarcity which were made worse by COVID-19 outbreak. Addressing virtually a ceremony in China, PM Imran Khan said for the developing countries, it was imperative to deal with food scarcity challenge. The premier said China is the leading example when it comes to eradicating poverty from the world. sharing the example of how Pakistani coped with the acute challenges amid Covid, the premier said it was by the Ehsas Program that…

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Punjab closes schools again amid rising COVID-19 cases: Murad Raas

The provincial government has decided to close schools again from Monday for six days due to the worsening situation of coronavirus, Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas announced on Twitter Friday.

ANNOUNCEMENT:
All Public & Private Schools of Punjab to be closed from September 6th to September 11th, 2021 due COVID 19 conditions. Please stay home and stay safe. Protect yourself and your families.

— Murad Raas (@DrMuradPTI) September 3, 2021

“All Public & Private Schools of Punjab to be closed from September 6th to September 11th, 2021 due COVID 19 conditions,” the minister tweeted.

Murad Raas urged everyone to adhere to COVID-19 SOP. “Please stay home and stay safe. Protect yourself and your families.”

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Punjab closes schools again amid rising COVID-19 cases: Murad Raas

The provincial government has decided to close schools again from Monday for six days due to the worsening situation of coronavirus, Punjab Education Minister Murad Raas announced on Twitter Friday.

ANNOUNCEMENT:
All Public & Private Schools of Punjab to be closed from September 6th to September 11th, 2021 due COVID 19 conditions. Please stay home and stay safe. Protect yourself and your families.

— Murad Raas (@DrMuradPTI) September 3, 2021

“All Public & Private Schools of Punjab to be closed from September 6th to September 11th, 2021 due COVID 19 conditions,” the minister tweeted.

Murad Raas urged everyone to adhere to COVID-19 SOP. “Please stay home and stay safe. Protect yourself and your families.”

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Haider Ali wins Pakistan’s first ever Gold Medal in Paralympics

Pakistan’s Haider Ali has become the first Pakistani to win a gold medal in the Paralympic Games.In the Men’s Discus Throw competition of Paralympic Games 2020, Haider threw a 55.26 metres throw in his fifth attempt out of the total six which is also his personal best.

The silver medal was bagged by Ukraine’s Zhabnyak with a 52.43 metres throw, while Brazilian Teixeira de Souza won bronze with a 51.86 throw.

Haider, who suffers from cerebral palsy, also competed in the discus throw at the World Para-Athletics Championship in Dubai in 2019 and won a silver medal for Pakistan.
Cerebral palsy is a disorder because of which one part of a person’s body becomes weakened as compared to other parts. All para-athletes with cerebral palsy participate in the F37 category.

Remember, Haider had competed in the long jump at the Paralympics, winning a silver medal in 2008 and a bronze medal in 2016.

He was the last hope for Pakistan to win a medal after the other Pakistani athlete, Anila Izzat Baig, had been disqualified.

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Corona claims 57 more lives in a day

COVID-19 has claimed 57 more lives in Pakistan during the last 24 hours, pushing the nationwide tally of fatalities to 26,035.

According to the latest figures issued by the National Command and Operation Center (NCOC), 3,787 persons tested positive for COVID-19, lifting the overall number of infections in the country to 1,171,578.
Pakistan has conducted 59,745 tests in the past 24 hours out of which 3,787 persons tested positive for the disease. The country has conducted overall 17,931,365 tests to diagnose the deadly virus.

The COVID positivity ratio was recorded at 6.33 per cent as compared to yesterday’s 6.65%.

The NCOC said 5,606 people are in critical condition.

So far, a total of 58,156,714 vaccine doses have been administered to the masses across the country.
Out of 58,156,714, the number of fully vaccinated people against the coronavirus is 18,004,529, while 44,701,679 partial doses have been administered to date.

On Thursday, Federal Minister for Planning and Development, Asad Umar had appealed to the public to adhere to the COVID-19 standard operating procedures to avert the chances of any other wave in the country.

In a tweet, the NCOC head urged citizens to follow Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to contain the spread of COVID-19 as the hospital inflow and critical care COVID patients, both reached the highest level since the start of the pandemic.

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