Rawalpindi man jailed for life over robbery, murder charges
Abdul Gh Lone 1 December 2020 0 COMMENTSA Rawalpindi sessions court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment over robbery and murder charges. A fine of Rs500,000 has been imposed too. Tanveer has been proven guilty of shooting his accomplice by mistake while they were robbing a trader, Naimat Khan. The trader was getting his money changed when the robbers had approached […]
READ MOREToday’s outlook: Federal Cabinet meets, Shehbaz Sharif’s parole ends
Abdul Gh Lone 1 December 2020 0 COMMENTSHere are some of the stories we will be following today (Tuesday): PML-N’s Maryam Nawaz has accused Prime Minister Imran Khan of playing county cricket instead of attending her grandmother’s funeral. The parole of PML-N leaders Shehbaz Sharif and Hamza Shehbaz will end today. Hamza will appear in court in the Ramazan Sugar Mills case. […]
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Federal cabinet likely to approve cut in injections prices for COVID-19 patients
Abdul Gh Lone 1 December 2020 0 COMMENTSPrime Minister Imran Khan has summoned a session of the federal cabinet today in order to discuss a 14-point agenda which includes mulling over the reduction in injections’ prices for COVID-19 patients, as well as reviewed notification regarding rates of medicines, reported on Tuesday. A summary will be presented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs […]
READ MOREModerna requests US, Europe vaccine approvals after full results
Abdul Gh Lone 1 December 2020 0 COMMENTSUS firm Moderna said it would file requests for emergency authorization of its Covid-19 vaccine in the United States and Europe on Monday, after full results confirmed a high efficacy estimated at 94.1 percent. The highly-anticipated news comes as the US braces for a supercharged post-Thanksgiving coronavirus surge. More than 265,000 Americans have died from […]
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Pandemic hair getting out of control? Take a tip from George Clooney: the Hollywood style icon has revealed he trims his signature silver locks with a Flowbee — a quirky home-styling device that attaches to a vacuum cleaner. The Flowbee has long been the butt of jokes since it appeared on late-night television infomercials in […]
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COVID-19: Pakistan records 2,458 new cases and 67 deaths in last 24 hrs
Abdul Gh Lone 1 December 2020 0 COMMENTSPakistan has recorded fresh 2,458 COVID-19 cases and 67 deaths due to the virus in the last 24 hours, reported on Tuesday. In the past 24 hours, 40 more people succumbed to the disease, taking the death toll to 8,091. 1,863 patients have recovered from the virus during the last 24 hours and 2,165 patients […]
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Blog: 20 Karachiites, 1km, public transport and air pollution
Abdul Gh Lone 1 December 2020 0 COMMENTSPre-Covid snazzy bus-hailing apps surfaced in Karachi and became popular. While they have since been forced to suspend operations, it is worth considering their contribution to the transport sector in the hope that if and when they do return, they will renew our debate on public transport models and air pollution solutions. These bus-hailing services became […]
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Kamila Shamsie appointed vice-president of Royal Literature Society
Abdul Gh Lone 1 December 2020 0 COMMENTSAuthor Kamila Shamsie has been appointed a vice-president of the Royal Society of Literature along with eight other people. The other authors are Simon Armitage, Mary Beard, Bernardine Evari, Grace Nichols, Jackie Kay, Blake Morrison, Elif Safak and Colm Toibin. Shamsie and the others have lifetime voting rights to elect new Fellows. Today we announce […]
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