West Indies need 216 runs in second Pakistan Test

Kingston, Jamaica, Aug 24 (AFP/APP):Brief scores at lunch on the fifth and final day of the second Test of the two-match series between the West Indies and Pakistan at Sabina Park on Tuesday: Pakistan 302-9 declared (Fawad Alam 124 n.o., Babar Azam 75, Mohammad Rizwan […]

Health Secretary for speeding up dengue surveillance

LAHORE, Aug 24 (APP):Secretary Primary and Secondary Healthcare department Sarah Aslam has directed the department to speed up dengue prevention activities across Punjab. In a statement on Tuesday, she appealed to the public to take special care of cleanliness and citizens should be more responsible […]

Five billion Covid shots: a state of play worldwide

Paris, Aug 24 (AFP/APP):More than five billion anti-Covid jabs have been given globally, but wide disparities between rich and poor countries in access to vaccines persist. While the most advanced countries are already giving booster shots, vaccination drives are not getting off the ground in […]

EU urges US to secure Kabul airport ‘as long as necessary’

Brussels, Aug 24 (AFP/APP):EU leaders urged US President Joe Biden at Tuesday’s G7 video conference to continue to secure Kabul airport until operations to evacuate vulnerable Afghans are complete. The president of the European Council, Charles Michel, said European leaders had urged their “American friends” […]

PM yet to take any decision about new Chairman PCB: Gill

ISLAMABAD, Aug 24 (APP):Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Political Communication Dr Shahbaz Gill on Monday said that PM Imran Khan has not yet taken any decision about appointment of new Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) so far. Speaking at unveiling ceremony of […]

DC directs magistrates to conduct 50 inspections daily

FAISALABAD, Aug 24 (APP):Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Ali has directed the Price Control Magistrates to conduct at least 50 inspections daily to check profiteering and price hike in daily use items. He was presiding over a meeting to review the individual performance of the price control […]

Abdullah Ishtiaq, Hafiz Abdur Rehman win Poster & Speech competitions

FAISALABAD, Aug 24 (APP):Abdullah Ishtiaq, student of MC Higher Secondary School Allama Iqbal Road and Hafiz Abdur Rehman, student of Government High School No.2 Sammundri have won the Poster and Speech competitions respectively. District Education Authority in collaboration with District Administration arranged the poster and […]

Pakistan receives US$2.75 billion from IMF

ISLAMABAD, The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has received US$ 2.75 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as part of Special Drawing Rights (SDR) allocation announced by the fund recently, the central bank confirmed through a tweet here Tuesday. “#SBP has received US$ 2.75 […]

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