5 Kool-Aid Season Predictions
Is there anything better than the pre-season hope we all feel in the days and weeks leading up to a new NHL season? At this time of year, the Kool-Aid goes down real smooth and that’s why I’m feeling confident enough to present my way-too-early predictions for the 2022-23 season. MORE DOMINANCE FROM McDAVID AND DRAISAITLEven though predicting that Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl will best themselves again is hardly a bold take, I’m going to go ahead and offer both guys setting new career highs in points as my first Kool-Aid season prediction. As for Leon, I’m predicting another 50-goal, 110+ point season and doing it without getting anywhere near the credit he deserves from anyone outside of this market. Outside of that, he’s missed 4-6 games a couple of times and that’s pretty much it.
Source:The Nation
September 01, 2022 00:17 UTC
Pakistan looks forward to friendly countries for suffering humanity’s help: PM
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday said Pakistan was looking forward to the friendly countries seeking help for the flood-stricken people. He said Pakistan gratefully acknowledged the British prime minister’s message of sympathy and support for the flood affectees. “We look forward to our friends to step up to the plate and help the suffering humanity,” he commented. We gratefully acknowledge British Prime Minister @BorisJohnson's message of sympathy & support for the flood affectees in Pakistan. — Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) August 31, 2022The British prime minister, in a tweet, said it was heartbreaking to see the continuing devastation wrought by the floods in Pakistan.
Source:Pakistan Today
August 31, 2022 18:45 UTC
World shows solidarity with Pakistan
PHOTO: REUTERSMore world leaders expressed solidarity with Pakistan on Tuesday in the wake of calamitous floods, raging up and down the country, and assured Islamabad of every possible help to mitigate the sufferings of the marooned people. Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Nong Rong conveyed the special messages to President Dr Arif Alvi and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif from the Chinese leadership. Zhao said President Xi Jinping had already sent a message to President Dr Arif Alvi, expressing his sympathies over the severe flooding and disasters in Pakistan. Khan has been visiting Michigan, New York and Chicago to meet the US leadership, businessmen and Pakistani-American community to solicit their support for flood victims in Pakistan. “We should keep in mind those families in Pakistan right now who are experiencing devastation of the flooding,” New York Mayor Eric Adams said.
Source:The Express Tribune
August 31, 2022 05:01 UTC
Imran says country to face more inflation after floods
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman and former prime minister Imran Khan on Tuesday said that the inflation in the country will further increase after the catastrophic floods. Addressing a seminar in Islamabad, the PTI Chairman said that the inflation in the country continues to increase. Talking about his tenure, Imran claimed that the parliament was not allowed to function and conspiracies were happening against his ousted government. Saying that the case against Shehbaz Sharif was open and shut. PTI Chairman said that the incumbent government has not taken a single step for the common man.
Source:The Nation
August 31, 2022 04:55 UTC
Imran a true leader of nation: Cheema
LAHORE:Adviser to CM on Information Omar Sarfaraz Cheema said that collection of more than Rs 5 billion funds in the telethon depicted complete trust of the nation in Imran Khan. In a statement on Tuesday, Omar Sarfaraz Cheema said that the spirit of overseas Pakistanis is praiseworthy adding that the PDM gang want to deprive our overseas benefactors from the right to vote. It has been proved that the nation deems only Imran Khan as their true leader. He informed that the Punjab Cabinet has announced to give one-month salary to help the flood affectees. The Punjab government is sending medicines and medical staff for the flood affectees of Balochistan, Sindh and KPK.
Source:The Nation
August 31, 2022 04:11 UTC
Fishing sector destroyed in flood-stricken districts of KP
The fishing sector has been destroyed in the flood-stricken districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. According to the preliminary report of the Fisheries Department received on Tuesday, the fishing sector in Chitral, Dir Bala, Swat, Shangla, Kohistan and Mansehra was damaged which due to the recent catastrophic floods in the province. Because of the calamitous flood, the fishing sector had to face a loss of more than Rs1.82 billion. More than 250 private fish farms were also destroyed in Swat, while one public and nine private farms in Shangla were also destroyed. As per the report, eight private farms including hatchery nursery unit in Kohistan, while 25 private farms including one government hatchery in Mansehra and 20 private farms including the government hatchery in Dir Bala were completely destroyed.
Source:The Nation
August 31, 2022 02:57 UTC
Contreras Clearly Couldn’t Run Around the Bases, So He Just Hit It Over the Wall Instead
After putting the ball in play in the top of the first inning, Willson Contreras limped his way to first base and then limped his way into the dugout. It was *clear* that something was bothering him (probably his sore ankle), and frankly, I didn’t expect him to come out of the dugout. And this time, he decided to skip all that “sprinting to first” nonsense, by just hitting it over the wall. pic.twitter.com/sND9YoGmPo — Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) August 31, 2022Good plan. But all jokes aside, he is still limping pretty significantly around the bases.
Source:The Nation
August 31, 2022 00:24 UTC
Govt to import onions, tomatoes from Iran, Afghanistan
The Ministry of Commerce has decided to import onions and tomatoes from Afghanistan and Iran to control soaring prices in the country. A meeting chaired by Commerce Minister Naveed Qamar at Federal Ministry of Commerce, reviewed availability of tomatoes and onions in the country. The session decided to facilitate import of onions and tomatoes from Afghanistan and Iran to meet the demand of these vegetables in the country. “The country will face shortage of onions and tomatoes in the next three months,” the meeting was informed in a briefing. “Import of tomatoes and onions will help in availability and stabilization of prices of these vegetables in the country,” the meeting told.
Source:The Nation
August 30, 2022 23:41 UTC
Will take ‘unprecedented decisions’ after coming into power: Imran
Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan has said that he will have to take “unprecedented decisions” to steer the country out of the crises if his party comes into power again. “Now, we have to find out-of-the-box solutions to govern the country like no one ever had. Imran admitted that his administration was not prepared to run the country when it came into power in 2018, saying; “I spoke to [former finance minister] Shaukat Tarin and discussed that we will have to come prepared this time”. The PTI chief said his party’s foremost priority will be to protect the vulnerable from inflation and the aftermath of devastating floods. “They mocked me when I started the billion tree tsunami project.. they [political rivals] did not make any long-term plans to protect the country from climate change..”
Source:The Express Tribune
August 30, 2022 21:58 UTC
Increasing Trade
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has set up the road for economic and trade integration for all regional countries, including Pakistan. Needless to say, our government must explore all avenues the association provides to bring our trade volume up. Up until now, we have managed to maintain a trade volume of $11 billion, but this is nowhere near the potential we possess. Just recently, the federal government decided to grant a six-month reciprocal visa to transporters so that cross-border trade can be encouraged. We have been performing relatively well but we have not reached our full potential when it comes to regional economic activities.
Source:The Nation
August 30, 2022 07:55 UTC
Floods cost at least $10b: Iqbal
People retrieve bamboos from a damaged house following rains and floods during the monsoon season in Dera Allah Yar, district Jafferabad, Balochistan. So far, (a) very early, preliminary estimate is that it is big, it is higher than $10 billion," Ahsan Iqbal told Reuters in an interview. There is damage to almost nearly one million houses," Iqbal said at his office. Read more: Flooded highways hamper relief efforts in BalochistanPakistan has already appealed for international help and some countries have already sent in supplies and rescue teams. The nation's foreign minister told Reuters on Sunday he hoped financial institutions such as the International Monetary Fund would provide financial aid, taking the economic cost of the floods into account.
Source:The Nation
August 30, 2022 06:10 UTC
Weekly Rumours – PTOs, trade targets, and teams in cap hell
He can play with skill in a top-six role or contribute some depth scoring on a team’s third line. Advertisement - Continue Reading BelowThe Oilers of course have been linked to Sam Gagner. I could see a few other PTOs or one-year contracts being handed out for potential fourth-line options as well. TRADE WATCHThere are two big names being talked about on the trade market right now: Patrick Kane and Jakob Chychrun. Cap Friendly currently has 13 teams listed as over the salary cap.
Source:The Nation
August 30, 2022 03:21 UTC
Progress Pakistan
Without good government, institutions, political leaders, and policymakers, development is impossible. In addition, these have been the heftiest drawback for Pakistan on the path of betterment. But still, from the beginning till now we can observe that no alterations occurred in the country that can nurture Pakistan as well as we have thousands of leaders in Pakistan. They do not understand what is the role of an administrator in the parliament. The government is requested to adopt the right steps to shine Pakistan in Infront of the international communities.
Source:The Nation
August 30, 2022 03:10 UTC
Imran raises Rs5b funds for flood victims within hours
Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Monday held an international telethon through which he raised Rs5 billion in funds for the flood-affected people. In his message at the onset of the telethon, Imran said the objective of holding it was to raise funds for the flood victims as no government alone could deal with such catastrophe. He said he received a lot of calls from Pakistanis, including expats who wanted to help the flood victims. The initial economic losses from floods in Pakistan could reach at least $10 billion, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal told Reuters in an interview earlier today. So far, [a] very early, preliminary estimate is that it is big, it is higher than $10 billion," Iqbal said.
Source:The Express Tribune
August 30, 2022 02:01 UTC
PTI's Umar, Jhagra defend IMF letter, audio leak
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) Secretary General Asad Umar and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Finance Minister Taimur Khan Jhagra defended the letter concerning the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) conditions while addressing the matter related to two audio leaks of PTI Senator and former finance minister Shaukat Tarin. Meanwhile, former Human Rights Minister Shireen Mazari also defended the leaked conversation saying that “there is nothing illegal or wrong in the conversation”. — Shireen Mazari (@ShireenMazari1) August 29, 2022She instead criticized the “wiretapping” that made the audio leak possible in the first place. Another voice, reportedly of Punjab Finance Minister Mohsin Leghari can then be heard expressing concern over how this might “hurt the state”. Later during the conversation, Tarin is said to have asked the K-P finance minister if he has drafted “the letter” and he in reply allegedly said “I will do it right away, I have an older letter”.
Source:The Express Tribune
August 30, 2022 00:08 UTC