At least two police martyred, dozens injured in Quetta blast
At least two policemen were martyred and 30 people, including 15 police officials, were injured when a suspected suicide bomber targeted a patrolling police truck in Quetta’s Belili area on Wednesday. Deputy Inspector General of Police Quetta Azfar Maisar confirmed that two policemen were martyred in the attack and at least two dozen were injured in the blast. "The bomb blast that targeted a police patrol wounded more than 30 people, including 15 police," said another police official, Abdul Haq. The patrol had been guarding a polio vaccination team at the time of the suicide blast, he added. Also, Pakistan gave peace a chance as the Afghan Taliban were not willing to take any action against the TTP.
Source:The Express Tribune
November 30, 2022 06:59 UTC
Aztecs’ Jack Browning is Mountain West Special Teams Player of Year
San Diego State’s Jack Browning earned a scholarship several weeks ago for his punting and place-kicking this season. Browning added another honor for his performance on Tuesday — 2022 Mountain West Special Teams Player of the Year. The Aztecs tied for second with San Jose State, two games behind first-place Fresno State. Fresno State and San Jose State each had four. Boise State head coach Andy Avalos was voted MW Coach of the Year.
Source:The Express Tribune
November 30, 2022 06:58 UTC
Education inevitable for nation's progress, development: Ahsan
Education inevitable for nation's progress, development: AhsanMinister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal says the Government is committed to educate every child of the country as it is their fundamental right. The Planning Minister said education is an inevitable for nation's progress and development. He said in this era of Information Technology, we have to focus and produce students as per the requirements of the market. He said the Youth Development Initiatives recently launched by the Prime Minister, will enhance skills of students across the country. Ahsan Iqbal also announced that under YDI, scholarships will also be awarded to the students of far flung areas of the country.
Source:The Nation
November 30, 2022 06:55 UTC
Kahkonen stops 28 shots, Sharks blank Canadiens 4-0
MONTREAL — Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 28 shots for his first shutout for San Jose and the Sharks beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 on Tuesday night. Kahkonen re-signed with the Sharks in the summer after playing 36 games last season for Minnesota and San Jose. "We'll look at the video and we'll learn lessons for this game, (the power play) was the difference tonight." I mean, I don't know how many chances we had on the power play but we had enough for us to score for sure." In the second, Canadiens forward Christian Dvorak appeared to beat Kahkonen to tie the game, but the goal was called off.
Source:The Express Tribune
November 30, 2022 06:20 UTC
Ali Zafar on bringing football to Pakistan
In a recent Twitter post, journalist Hasan Kazmi penned a post in reference to the ongoing Fifa World Cup 2022 in Qatar. Pakistan.” He added, “Four out of five of these countries are not playing the Fifa World Cup.”World Most Populas Countries1. Pakistan 🇵🇰4 out of 5 these countries are not playing Fifa World Cup.#FIFAWorldCup — Hasan Kazmi (@hasankazmi_) November 28, 2022The post hit home for Zafar, who was quick to respond to Kazmi. “#FifaWorldCup bring football to Pakistan. #FIFAWorldCupBring football to Pakistan.
Source:The Express Tribune
November 29, 2022 22:41 UTC
w Pakistan, England after 17 years: Marriyum
Nation excited for historic Test series b/w Pakistan, England after 17 years: MarriyumBritish High Commission hosted a dinner in honor of Pakistan and England cricket teams. Minister for Information and Broadcasting Marriyum Aurangzeb also participated in the dinner and met with the captains of both teams. Speaking on this occasion, she said the entire nation is excited for the historic Test series between Pakistan and England after 17 years. Congratulations the people of Pakistan on the England cricket team's visit to Pakistan, she said the arrival of international cricket team to Pakistan has not only brought positive activity for domestic cricket but also for Pakistani viewers, fans and public. She said the role of the British High Commissioner, the Government of Pakistan and the Prime Minister's Office is unforgettable for the England cricket team's visit to Pakistan.
Source:The Nation
November 29, 2022 19:26 UTC
Favourable environment being created to promote local investment: Tasneem
Share:LAHORE - Special Assistant to Prime Minister (SAPM) on Industries and Production Tasneem Ahmed Qureshi said on Monday that the government was creating a favourable business and industrial environment in the country to restore confidence of local industrialists, traders and investors. He chaired a meeting at the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Authority (SMEDA) head office, and was briefed by SAMEDA Chief Executive Officer Hashim Raza about authority’s working, achievements and targets. He said political stability was a prerequisite to economic development, asserting that in today’s world, only those nations were truly free which had stabilised their respective economies and developed themselves on strong footing. He hoped that viable economic and business policies of the government would help restore confidence of the local businessmen and industrialists, and they would start diverting their investment from real estate to industry and manufacturing sector. SMEDA CEO Hashim Raza gave a detailed presentation to the SAPM about the authority’s services, projects, working, achievement and targets.
Source:The Nation
November 29, 2022 05:45 UTC
President underlines need for effective awareness campaign over PWDs’ rights
Share:President Dr Arif Alvi on Monday stressed upon the need for a comprehensive and effective awareness campaign to highlight the rights of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). The president expressed these views during a presentation on plans for an awareness campaign on Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) given by Press Secretary to President Qamar Bashir at Aiwan-e-Sadr. First Lady, Begum Samina Arif Alvi and senior officials of the President’s Secretariat also attended the meeting, President Secretariat Press Wing said in a press release. Media was the most effective and useful partner in the dissemination of purpose-made media products on the rights of DAPs and the obligations and responsibilities of society towards them, he added. He also urged upon the need to make the websites of the public and private sector institutions accessible and PWD-friendly.
Source:The Nation
November 29, 2022 05:42 UTC
Pakistan reports 28 coronavirus cases, no death in 24 hours
Share:Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,575,125. The nationwide tally of fatalities stands at 30,630 on Monday. According to the latest figures issued by the National Institute of Health (NIH), at least 28 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 across the country in the past 24 hours. Pakistan has conducted 5,783 tests in the past 24 hours out of which 28 persons were tested positive for the disease. The COVID Positivity Ratio was recorded at 0.48 percent.
Source:The Nation
November 28, 2022 08:51 UTC
Cop out 27: the good, the bad and the ugly
But success in phasing out fossil fuels – the key to halting climate change – once again seemed beyond the international community’s reach. However, behind closed doors, fossil fuel nations forced other countries to fight tenaciously to maintain the inadequate status quo. We should not mention fossil fuels,” said one delegation during final negotiations resulting in the final text duly failing to mention phasing out fossil fuels and instead containing a provision to boost “low-emissions energy”. When getting off fossil fuels is so crucial to people’s survival, the world should be racing full speed ahead to achieve the 1.5-degree Celsius target, but instead, it’s strolling. But we’ve shown with the loss and damage fund that we can do the impossible.
Source:The Nation
November 28, 2022 08:15 UTC
Atta Chakki Owners Association set up stall in Phuleli
Share:HYDERABAD - The Atta Chakki Owners Welfare Association set up a stall in Phuleli area here on Sunday where flour produced from the Sindh Government subsidized wheat was sold at Rs80 per kilogram. The association’s president Haji Muhammad Memon informed that 3,600 bags of 5-kg and 10-kg each were sold at the prices of Rs400 and Rs800 to the people. According to the association’s president, the chakkis in Hyderabad which received wheat from the Food Department were selling flour at reduced rates to the people. He informed that the association would set up a similar stall in the Kohsar area of Latiafbad on November 28. The association’s Vice President Farooq Rathor, General Secretary Haji Najamuddin Chohan and other office bearers were also present on the occasion.
Source:The Nation
November 28, 2022 02:44 UTC
Fans despise 'Aap Jaisa Koi' remake ft Malaika, Ayushmann
Aap Jaisa Koi was a touchstone track in the disco movement back in the day. They remade ‘Aap Jaisa Koi’ by Nazia Hasan. Aap Jaisa Koi by Nazia Hassan + Biddu combo is one of them. aap jaisa koi remake is absolutely deplorable, they have ruined Nazia Hassan’s royalty. aap jaisa koi - y'all need to stop digging your claws into every iconic song & ruin it for the public!
Source:The Express Tribune
November 27, 2022 23:05 UTC
No. 23 Texas vs. Baylor: Five observations and Sunday chat
23 Texas Longhorns concluded their regular season on Friday by taking down the Baylor Bears. As the game wore on, the Texas offensive line along with Bijan Robinson and Roschon Johnson really started to take it to the Baylor defensive front. That’s exactly what the Texas run game did to Baylor down the home stretch and they did it without much of a threat of a passing game. Shapen was an inefficient 18-of-36 for 179 yards and the Baylor run game barely cracked 100 yards as a unit and averaged 2.6 yards per carry. The strip sack resulting in a Baylor touchdown looked like the spot where things could come undone, but instead the defense took apart the Baylor offense and the Texas run game absolutely took over to put the game away.
Source:The Nation
November 27, 2022 22:00 UTC
Asian faiths try to save swastika symbol corrupted by Hitler
White supremacists, neo-Nazi groups and vandals have continued to use Hitler’s symbol to stoke fear and hate. Over the past decade, as the Asian diaspora has grown in North America, the call to reclaim the swastika as a sacred symbol has become louder. Deo believes she and people of other faiths should not have to sacrifice or apologize for a sacred symbol simply because it is often conflated with its tainted version. “I recognize the swastika as a symbol of hate.”New York-based Steven Heller, a design historian and author of “Swastika: Symbol Beyond Redemption?”, said the swastika is “a charged symbol for so many whose loved ones were criminally and brutally murdered.” Heller’s great-grandfather perished during the Holocaust. The swastika also was a Native American symbol used by many southwestern tribes, particularly the Navajo and Hopi.
Source:The Nation
November 27, 2022 21:10 UTC
First phase of LG polls conclude in AJK
According to Express News, the first phase concluded today in the Muzaffarabad division from 8 am to 5 pm without any break. Phase two of the LG polls will be conducted in the Poonch division on December 3 and phase three in the Mirpur division on December 8. According to the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), in the first phase, polls were held in three districts of the Muzaffarabad division today. Read All set for first phase of LG polls in AJK on SundayThe 695,049 voters from the Muzaffarabad division will elect 595 councilors through vote slips. Despite the severe cold weather, the LG polls are expected to witness a voter turnout that is more than the general election.
Source:The Express Tribune
November 27, 2022 11:17 UTC