The meeting of the central Sighting Crescent Committee for Shawwal moon sighting is going on in Islamabad. The moon sighting time has ended in Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi. The moon sighting time in Karachi was till 7:17 PM. The zonal committee says that no proof of moon sighting from Karachi has been received so far,…
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has appointed Mickey Arthur as the Director of Pakistan Cricket Team. According to a statement issued by the PCB, Mickey Arthur’s responsibilities include formulating, designing and overseeing the strategy of the Pakistan Men’s team. It should be noted that Mickey Arthur, the former coach of the Pakistan cricket team, only a…
File photo Leader of People’s Party Farooq H. Naik says that after Eid, the leaders of all political parties will meet, they want all matters to be settled through understanding. Speaking to the media outside the Supreme Court, Farooq H. Naik said that a detailed consultation has been held with the Chief Justice. He said…
“Every time I talk about it, I cry,” she told UN News, describing how propaganda spread messages of hate that sparked a deadly wave of unspeakable violence. She lost 60 family members and friends in the mass slaughter. Ahead of the UN General Assembly’s commemoration of the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide…
Over 200 international participants working with the mRNA Technology Transfer Programme had their first face-to-face meeting, in a bid to make one of the most revolutionary medical technologies which led the field in vaccine development against COVID-19, more widely and fairly available, in the places where it is most needed. ‘Lifesaving’ breakthrough: Tedros “I am delighted to…
“The focus of the mission was to enhance the capacity of the early warning alert and response network (EWARN) and ensure rapid detection, verification and response to communicable diseases alerts and outbreaks”, the WHO office for the Eastern Mediterranean said in a statement issued on Thursday. They identified areas in preparedness and response that needed strengthening, said…
Antonio Guterres was addressing via videolink, the fourth meeting of the Major Economies Forum, convened by the United States President Joe Biden, which is designed to galvanize efforts to keep the global temperature rise of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, within reach – in line with the Paris Agreement. Biggest coffers, biggest emitters “You are the…
“This must be the first step in providing respite from the fighting and paving the way for a permanent ceasefire,” he told journalists in New York. Dialogue and transition The AU meeting brought together the UN, the League of Arab States, the East African bloc IGAD, the European Union, and countries committed to bringing an…
Photo file After the Supreme Court directed the political parties to hold talks today, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Fawad Chaudhry said that PDM has not been contacted so far, however we want to contact PDM. Don’t do it. Talking to the media outside the Supreme Court, Fawad Chaudhry said that he wants the matter to…
Saeed Ghani. File photo Sindh Labor Minister Saeed Ghani has said that elections should be held simultaneously across the country, no province’s stand for simultaneous elections should be rejected. While giving a press conference in Karachi, Saeed Ghani said that the powers of all institutions are written in the constitution, problems occur when an institution…
