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Next year’s Golden Globes will take place on February 28, an unusually late date for the glitzy film and television award show as Hollywood scrambles to adjust to the coronavirus pandemic. The Globes, which are typically held in early January, will take the weekend previously reserved for the Oscars, which last week were delayed by eight weeks to April 25. “The HFPA will provide further guidance around eligibility, voting period, and revised nominations announcement timing in the coming weeks,” said the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in a statement. The 78th Golden Globes will be hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, it confirmed. The statement did not specifically mention the pandemic. But coronavirus has wreaked havoc on Hollywood, closing down productions and forcing studios to delay releasing movies while theaters remain closed. Other award shows including the Baftas and the Film Independent Spirit Awards have also postponed their ceremonies. In an exceptional move, the Ac

The Peshawar Counter-Terrorism Department personnel gunned down four suspected terrorists after raiding their hideout on the Kohat Road Monday. According to the security forces, the suspects were plotting an attack. A cache of weapons and ammunition has been seized too. On Monday evening, a special CTD team raided the hideout after surrounding it and exchanged fire with them. No CTD personnel was injured in the operation. from SAMAA https://ift.tt/2V8MRbn

SIALKOT: Police on Tuesday claimed to have busted an infamous gang of robbers and seized Rs20.3 million looted cash from their possession, ARY News reported. A spokesperson for the police confirmed the arrests saying the eight-member gang had looted a pharmaceutical company’s truck full of medicine. He said the looted cash to the tune of Rs20.3 million was also recovered from their possession. The police said the recovered cash and truck have been handed over to their owner. Read More: Youngster battles for life as Punjab police ‘mistakenly’ opens fire on him Earlier, on June 20, Karachi police had apprehended six robbers allegedly involved in a bank robbery of Rs10.5 million last month. The robbers had produced Rs9 million from the bank robbery in front of the police after being taken under arrest. The police also recovered the weapons used by the criminals in the bank robbery. The gang was stated to have a previous record of robbing various places in the city, the police said.

KARACHI: Gold prices hit an all-time high of Rs102,000 per tola in the domestic market on Monday. The per tola price of yellow metal rose by Rs1,300 to Rs102,000 while 10 gram gold rate rose by Rs1,114 to trade at Rs87,448, according to All Sindh Saraf Jewellers Association (ASSJA). The increase in domestic gold prices was attributed to $12 per ounce rise in world gold rate to $1,746. According to Reuters, gold jumped to its highest in more than a month on Monday as investors sought the safe-haven metal after surging coronavirus cases intensified concerns over a delay in global economic recovery . Spot gold was up 0.7% to $1,754.74 per ounce by 0225 GMT after hitting its highest since May 18. U.S. gold futures rose 1.1% to $1,771.40. “General risk aversion is helping the market, we are seeing pressure on growth exposed currencies and on share markets. Overall, there are concerns about increasing infection rates,” said Michael McCarthy, chief strategist at CMC Markets. The post G

Here are the headlines from SAMAA TV’s 9am bulletin. Pakistan has begun reporting fewer coronavirus infections in the last couple of days. In the last 24 hours, 3,964 cases were reported with 105 deaths. Around 73,000 recoveries have been confirmed so far. Three people were killed in a collision between a motorcycle and ambulance on the Mehran highway. A child was injured as well. Robbers looted a house in Karachi’s Azizabad in broad daylight and in the presence of a policeman. The cop chased the thieves but they were able to escape. SAMAA TV has acquired a CCTV footage of the robbery. A terrorism bid has been foiled in Peshawar. During a raid, security forces eliminated four terrorists. A cache of weapons and ammunition has been recovered. Saudi Arabia has announced it would hold a “very limited” Hajj this year owing to the coronavirus pandemic, with pilgrims already in the kingdom allowed to take part. The Kingdom has informed Pakistan about it as well. Pakistan’s Religious A

The Taliban killed at least 291 Afghan security personnel over the past week, a top government official said Monday, accusing the insurgents of unleashing a wave of violence ahead of potential talks. The previous week was the “deadliest” in the country’s 19 years of conflict, said Javid Faisal, spokesman for the National Security Council, even as the insurgents dismissed the latest figures. The Taliban carried out 422 attacks in 32 provinces during that time, killing 291 security force personnel and wounding 550 others, Faisal said on Twitter. “Taliban’s commitment to reduce violence is meaningless, and their actions inconsistent with their rhetoric on peace,” he said. The Taliban rejected the latest government figures. “The enemy aims to hurt the peace process and intra-Afghan talks by releasing such false reports,” Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban’s spokesman in Afghanistan, told AFP. “We did have some attacks last week, but they were mostly in defence.” In a cabinet meeting Mo

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The Faisalabad police arrested more than 20 shopkeepers in the localities that have been sealed due to spike in the coronavirus cases. These men had resumed business and failed to follow the district administration’s instructions. The police initially punished the men by making them stand in the sun for over half an hour. Six shopkeepers were reportedly booked while others were allowed to walk free after a warning. Around 25 areas in Faisalabad are under a smart lockdown since June 16. The smart lockdown has been enforced for two weeks. The administration has prohibited people to come out of their homes unnecessarily. from SAMAA https://ift.tt/3eCwc7y

Two women and a man were killed after a motorcycle collided with an ambulance on Mehran Highway near Khairpur Tuesday morning. A seven-month-old was injured too. The bodies have been shifted to a nearby hospital. The deceased belonged to the same family. They live in a village near Nawabshah, according to the police. from SAMAA https://ift.tt/318Z17U

https://www.samaa.tv/wp-content/uploads//usr/nfs/sestore3/samaa/vodstore/digital-library/2020/06/Allama-Talib-Jauhari-June-23.mp4 Allama Talib Jauhari was a poet and orator, who had been awarded the Sitara-e-Imtiaz for his contributions to society. He was known as a philosopher and had written several books. “His book Hadees-e-Karabla is one of the few Maqtal written in Urdu and has been considered as one of the most well compiled sources to the traditions related to the Event of Karbala,” according to his website. He passed away at a private hospital in Karachi at the age of 81. His death was confirmed by his son Riaz Jauhari. He had been hospitalised for a while and was in the ICU. Generations grew up listening to his majlis and he was Pakistan’s most prominent zakir for Sham-e-Ghareeban. from SAMAA https://ift.tt/3drN6V4

ISLAMABAD: The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) killed 105 more people in the country in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll to 3,695. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 3,946 fresh cases were detected, taking the national tally of the cases to 185,034. 3,946 new infections were detected when 24,599 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours. Thus far, more than 1.1 million tests have been conducted in the country. 107,863 COVID-19 patients are under treatment while 73,471 patients have so far recovered from the disease. Read More: Govt to account for every penny of corona relief fund: PM Imran Khan 71,092 cases have been detected in Sindh so far, 68,308 in Punjab, 22,633 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 9,587 in Balochistan, 11,219 in Islamabad, 869 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and 1,326 in Gilgit Baltistan. Worldwide coronavirus death toll The number of coronavirus cases across the world has surpassed nine million while the pandemic has so far claimed more than

Real Madrid knocked Barcelona off the top of La Liga by beating Real Sociedad 2-1 on Sunday as Sergio Ramos rolled in another penalty before being forced off due to injury. Karim Benzema continued his excellent form by adding a second at Anoeta and while Mikel Merino gave Real Sociedad hope with seven minutes left, Madrid held on to go above Barca on head-to-head. Real Sociedad were contenders for the top four before the three-month suspension but a draw and two defeats since the restart leaves them sixth, five points adrift. Ramos scored his 20th consecutive spot-kick in the 50th minute to become La Liga’s highest ever scoring defender on 68 goals, overtaking Ronald Koeman on the all-time list. “He’s the best defender in the world,” said Zinedine Zidane. “What he has been doing and achieving for so many years is incredible.” But Ramos limped off 10 minutes later with what looked like a knee injury, which will be a huge concern for Madrid if the problem proves serious. He was seen

The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan has allowed the import and manufacturing of antiviral Remdesivir for severely ill COVID-19 patients, Radio Pakistan reported on Monday. Registration letters were issued to two importers and 14 local manufacturers. Remdesivir is an experimental antiviral drug that was invented as a potential treatment for Ebola. It has been approved for emergency use in Pakistan, according to the spokesperson of the Ministry of National Health Services. DRAP’s registration board in its meeting held from June 8 to 11 had allowed the emergency use of Remdesivir. The US Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorisation of the drug on May 1. DRAP has only permitted health facilities treating COVID-19 patients to use the drug “in order to avoid the hoarding, profiteering and the distribution of Remdesivir through the black market, and its irrational use by healthcare professionals through private clinics.” In an advisory for the use of Remdesivi

The guitar that grunge rock icon Kurt Cobain played during his legendary 1993 MTV Unplugged performance sold Saturday for a record $6 million, the auction house said. The retro acoustic-electric 1959 Martin D-18E that Cobain strummed for Nirvana’s career-defining performance in New York — just five months before his suicide at age 27 — sold after a bidding war to Peter Freedman, founder of RODE Microphones, Julien’s Auctions said. At $6.01 million after fees and commission, the instrument was the most expensive guitar ever sold at auction, among other records. The starting estimate was $1 million. Freedman said he plans to display the guitar in a worldwide tour, with proceeds going to benefit performing arts. “When I heard that this iconic guitar was up for auction I immediately knew it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to secure it and use it as a vehicle to spotlight the struggles that those in the performing arts are facing and have always faced,” the Australian was quoted a

An anti-terrorism court in Karachi issued on Monday the production order of Uzair Baloch, one of the main faces of the Lyari gang war, for attacking policemen during the Lyari operation. The Kalakot police approached the court to reopen the case against him. The police said that Baloch’s custody has been given to Central Jail, Karachi. Baloch was arrested by the Rangers on January 30, 2016. He has confessed to committing criminal activities such as murder, extorting money, encroaching on land, illegally occupying 14 sugar mills, harassing residents, and purchasing arms. He claimed that he was working with some members of the Sindh government and Karachi police. He had been nominated in nearly 62 cases pending in different ATCs which have been delayed because he wasn’t presented in court by the jail authorities. In April 2017, his custody was handed over to the Pakistan Army after he was accused of espionage and leaking information to foreign intelligence agencies. The Army Corps

Pakistan fast-bowler Mohammad Irfan took to Twitter to ask people to stop spreading rumours of his death in a car accident. “Some social media outlets have been spreading a baseless fake news about my death in a car accident,” the left-arm pacer tweeted. “This has disturbed my family and friends beyond words and I have been receiving endless calls on this.” He went on to state that people should stop indulging in such activities. “There was no accident and we are well,” he tweeted. The lanky pacer, who has represented Pakistan in 86 fixtures, last played in a T20I against Australia in Canberra last year. from SAMAA https://ift.tt/3hTlGey

SUKKUR: An accountability court in Sukkur on Monday adjourned the hearing of assets beyond means case against Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader and former opposition leader Syed Khursheed Shah, reported ARY News. The hearing was adjourned until July 14 due to non-appointment of a presiding officer of the Sukkur accountability court. The court has been lying vacant for the past one and a half month since the completion of former accountability judge Ameer Ali Mahesar’s tenure. Many important references filed by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) are facing delays owing to the non-availability of a judge. The anti-graft watchdog had filed the assets beyond means reference of Rs 1.23 billion against Syed Khursheed Shah and 17 co-accused. The bureau nominated his two wives, two sons, and son-in-law in the reference. It is noteworthy that the accountability court had granted bail to Shah last year in December due to delay on the part of the bureau to file the reference against

LAHORE: The Punjab government claimed on Monday to have raked in a huge sum of over Rs750 million by auctioning non-operational vehicles, machinery, and furniture that lay idle on the premises of various government offices. Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar in a statement today said the provincial government generated Rs750 million funds without using any public money. “This step of ours is a remarkable example of cleaning offices and making the system transparent,” he said. Read More: FM Qureshi, CM Buzdar discuss south Punjab secretariat He said divisional commissioners, deputy commissioners, and police helped complete the auction process. The amount generated through the auction has already been deposited in the provincial kitty, he added. CM Usman Buzdar said there was a paucity of space for staff and visitors in government offices as most of the space was occupied by useless things. “We are trustees of hard-earned public money”, he said, lamenting the government’s c

KARACHI: After continuing its protests for more than two weeks in all the government-run hospitals, the Grand Health Alliance (GHA) has decided to organise a protest outside Sindh CM House today, ARY News reported on Monday The Grand Health Alliance staged a sit-in outside Karachi press club and has announced to march towards CM House today as the deadline given to the Sindh government for acceptance of demands has ended. The GHA has put forward 13-points demands including immediate construction of isolation centres in the province amid coronavirus outbreak. The protesting doctors are demanding risk allowance as number of doctors have tested positive for the deadly virus. Read more:  Coronavirus: Doctors call for imposition of health emergency in Sindh A spokesperson for the alliance warned that if the Sindh government forcibly tried to stop their peaceful protest, the healthcare workers across the province would shut down the emergency services in the state-run hospitals. Ear

Private school teachers will now be provided facilities to conduct online classes by the schools’ management, All Private Schools Association Chairperson Tariq Shah said. “We have also taken permission from the government to allow teachers to conduct online classes from the school premises,” he said while talking on SAMAA TV’s programme Naya Din on Monday. This way, they will be using the facilities provided to them by schools, Shah said. “Initially teachers had been using their own facilities because there was a lockdown and schools had been closed down for three months,” he elaborated. “But now, with the smart lockdown, things are falling back into place.” Shah said schools had also made sure that they paid their teachers’ salaries from their own pockets. “There were some teachers who were employed on contract basis and laid off as their contracts were not renewed.” The chairperson acknowledged that both for parents and students, the new system of online classes was difficult

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Petroleum products are likely to become more expensive in Pakistan from July 1 following a rise in the price of crude oil in the global market. The price of crude oil, which was $20 per barrel in the world market two months ago, has risen to $41.18 per barrel, showing an over 100% increase in the commodity’s price. The international price of oil has been volatile since the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the world. This period also saw a historic low in the international price of oil when it dipped below zero. In Pakistan, the volatility in international prices of oil turned into an oil crisis as several oil companies stopped selling petrol and long queues were seen at the few pumps where the fuel was available.   Economist Dr Waqar says in the budget, the government has announced that it will be fixing the petroleum levy at Rs30 per litre while an additional 17% sales tax and freight margin will also be imposed. OGRA will send a summary of the prices to the government by the end of thi

After more than three months of coronavirus-mandated limbo, Hollywood is headed back to the big screen — and hoping that Russell Crowe’s road rage thriller “Unhinged” will jump-start the recovery. The action film, due out July 10, is set to be the first wide release since US theaters shut their doors in mid-March. Christopher Nolan’s much-hyped “Tenet” will follow soon after. But will the gamble pay off for those quick-moving studios? While top theater chains across the country plan to fire up their projectors in the first half of July, screens in badly-hit New York and Los Angeles don’t yet have permission to reopen. And even with social distancing and sanitation measures boosted, moviegoers’ enthusiasm for piling into dark, enclosed auditoriums amid a possible “second wave” of virus cases may fluctuate. AMC, the world’s largest theater chain, caused a stir by initially declining to mandate face masks, saying it did not want to be “drawn into a political controversy.”  It did a

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad police have arrested a man for shooting videos with arms and ammunition and posting them on the highly popular video-sharing platform TikTok. According to the DIG Operations Islamabad, the Aabpara police made the arrest. The arrested man is a resident of the federal capital’s G-7 area. He had created a TikTok group under the name of ‘313’ where he used to post videos displaying different kinds of weapons and ammunition, the police said. تھانہ آبپارہ پولیس نے سوشل میڈیا پر ویڈیو کے ذریعے اسلحے و ایمونیشن کی نمائش کرنے والا ملزم گرفتار کرلیا،ملزم جی سیون کا رہائشی ہے اور 313 کے نام سے ٹک ٹاک پر گروپ بنا رکھا تھا، ملزم ٹک ٹاک پر مختلف قسم کے اسلحے و ایمونیشن کی نمائش کرتا تھا۔ pic.twitter.com/vPfySfYWcD — DIG Operations Islamabad (@DigIslamabad) June 21, 2020 Also Read: Differently-abled man becomes TikTok sensation A day earlier, a 17-year-old boy had accidentally shot himself dead while making a TikTok video in Karachi’s Sikandar Goth area. Tanveer had

Turkish Airlines is resuming its flights to Pakistan, the Turkish ambassador announced on Monday. Ambassador Mustafa Yurdakul said the airline will resume flights from July 2 from Karachi, Lahore and Islamabad. There will be four flights a week, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Turkish Airlines stopped flights to Pakistan after the country closed its airspace in response to the coronavirus pandemic. Flight operations are gradually resuming to the country now that the government has opened airspace. The Pakistani government has stipulated that coronavirus SOPs must be followed by airlines. from SAMAA https://ift.tt/2ANKT9x

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Here are the headlines from SAMAA TV’s 9am bulletin. Renowned Shia scholar Allama Talib Jauhari has passed away in Karachi at the age of 81. He passed away at a private hospital and his body has been taken to the Ancholi Imambargah where his funeral prayers will be offered today after Zuhr prayers. He will be buried at the Wadi Hussain Graveyard. Prime Minister Imran Khan, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and other political leaders have expressed their grief at his passing. The investigation report in the PIA plane crash has been prepared and will be handed over to the aviation division today. It contains the pilot’s conversation with the air traffic controller, flight data records, cockpit voice records and CCTV footage of the plane’s belly landing. Ninety-seven people lost their lives in the May 22 crash. Muhammad Anwar, a close aide of MQM founder Altaf Hussain, has admitted to receiving money from India. Speaking to SAMAA TV, he said the point of contact was Nadeem Nusrat

ISLAMABAD: Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) has issued registration letters for import and manufacturing of remdesivir used for critically ill patients of COVID-19. According to the Ministry of National Health Services, on increasing demand, approvals are issued to two importers and 14 local manufacturers. The spokesperson said COVID-19 drug was approved for emergency use in a special emergency meeting in order to ensure early availability. Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Zafar Mirza yesterday said the government is ensuring sufficient supplies of remdesivir for critical Covid-19 patients. Separately, Dr Zafar Mirza in a tweet said the DRAP has completed “national stock taking” of dexamethasone – a steroid drug that has shown to be effective in the treatment of critical Covid-19 patients. “I am pleased to report that we have enough stocks of the medicine available in Pakistan.It is available on prescription only. Any availability issues can

KARACHI: The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Monday forecast drizzle for Karachi. It said the port city is likely to experience cloudy weather with light rain tonight and on Tuesday morning. The PMD said the maximum temperature recorded in the metropolis this morning was 33 degrees centigrade and is expected to remain in the range of 37 to 39 degrees centigrade during the day with 59 per cent humidity in the air. It said mainly hot and dry weather is expected in most parts of the country while very hot in central and southern parts of the country during the next twelve hours. Dust raising winds are also expected in Bhakkar, Layyah, Multan, D.G Khan, Sukkur, Larkana, and Shaheed Benazirabad during this period. The maximum temperature recorded in Islamabad this morning was 26 degrees centigrade, Lahore 28, Peshawar 29, Quetta 22, Gilgit 16, Murree 20, and Muzaffarabad 21 degree centigrade. According to the Met Office forecast about Occupied Kashmir, the weather in Srina

Brazil registered its 50,000th death from the coronavirus outbreak on Sunday, underlining Latin America’s desperate struggle to contain the disease, as Europe’s gradual emergence from lockdown was marked by Spain reopening its borders. Brazil is the second worst-affected country behind the United States, and the spread of COVID-19 is accelerating across Latin America, with Mexico, Peru and Chile also hard-hit as death tolls soar and healthcare facilities are pushed toward collapse. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who has been fiercely criticized for comparing the virus to a “little flu,” argues the economic impact of shutdowns is often worse than the virus itself. But Mexico City has delayed reopening markets, restaurants, malls, hotels and places of worship, with the country now recording over 20,000 COVID-19 deaths. Highlighting the region’s woes, Peru passed 8,000 deaths on Sunday despite preparing to reopen shopping malls on Monday. In contrast, primary and secondary scho

Gold jumped to its highest in more than a month on Monday as investors sought the safe-haven metal after surging coronavirus cases intensified concerns over a delay in global economic recovery. Spot gold was up 0.7% to $1,754.74 per ounce by 0225 GMT after hitting its highest since May 18. U.S. gold futures rose 1.1% to $1,771.40. “General risk aversion is helping the market, we are seeing pressure on growth exposed currencies and on share markets. Overall, there are concerns about increasing infection rates,” said Michael McCarthy, chief strategist at CMC Markets. “The market is concerned about the outlook for growth and that of course is supportive for gold.” The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases on Sunday, with the total rising by 183,020 in a 24-hour period. Rising infections in the United States and elsewhere dented hopes for a quick economic recovery and weighed on investors’ appetite for riskier assets. Meanwhile, two U.S. Fe

ISLAMABAD: The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) killed 89 more people in the country over the previous 24 hours, taking the death toll to 3,590. According to the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC), 4,471 fresh cases were detected, taking the national tally of the infected cases to 179,592. 4,471 new infections were detected when 30,520 tests were conducted over the past 24 hours. Thus far, more than 1.1 million tests have been conducted in the country. 106,040 COVID-19 patients are under treatment. Read More: Sufficient Dexamethasone to become available from tomorrow: Zafar Mirza 69,628 cases have been detected in Sindh so far, 66,943 in Punjab, 21,997 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 9,475 in Balochistan, 10,912 in Islamabad, 845 in Azad Jammu and Kashmir and 1,188 in Gilgit Baltistan. Of the total coronavirus-related deaths, 1,435 were recorded in Punjab, 1,089 in Sindh, 821 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 102 in Balochistan, 101 in Islamabad and 22 in Gilgit Baltistan. Read More: 92 coron

Here are some of the news stories we are expecting to follow today (Monday) The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has called a meeting of its Contact Group on the situation in Indian-administered Kashmir. Pakistan cricket team players will be tested for the coronavirus. They’ll leave for a tour of England on June 28. Asia’s biggest cattle market that is set up on Karachi’s Superhighway every year has been opened. The Pakistan-Afghanistan Chaman border will be reopened from today for both the public and goods transportation. A Lahore accountability court will hear an assets case against former LDA director-general Ahad Cheema. He’s accused of illegally obtaining assets worth billions of rupees. Lahore’s weather has turned pleasant with the first rain of the monsoon season. The Met Office has predicted more showers in the city. An investigation report into the PIA plane crash has been prepared and will be submitted to the Aviation Division today. CCTV footage of the belly landi

Investigators have prepared the report in the PIA PK-8303 plane crash and will hand it over to the aviation division today (Monday). The report includes the pilot’s conversation with the air traffic controller, flight data records, CCTV footage of the landing and the cockpit voice recorder data, among other things. The ill-fated PK-8303 crashed in Karachi’s Model Colony on May 22, killing 97 people aboard. Only two people survived. A team from airbus arrived in Pakistan and took the voice recorder and flight data box back to France. It decoded them and handed them over to Pakistani investigators. from SAMAA https://ift.tt/2Vmg5Ur

ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Intermediate and Secondary education (FBISE) on Sunday announced the date for the release of SSC part- II and intermediate exam results, ARY News reported. As per details, the FBISE will announce SSC part-II examination results in the first week of July, while the Intermediate exam results will be announced in the third week of the next month. Meanwhile, Chairman FBISE Rao Atiq Ahmed has summoned the Board of Governors meeting on June 30 to seek approval for the promotion policy and postpone examinations. Earlier today, the federal government has asked the provincial authorities to come up with their proposals to resume academic activities amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Ministry of Education sought proposals to reopen education institutes on a trial basis in the country. It will convene an inter-provincial conference of education ministers to thrash out a strategy to resume educational activities. The Ministry of Education instructed all provinces

KARACHI: The Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) on Sunday distributed cheques for six-month rent to the residents of Model Colony, whose houses were damaged by the PK8303 crash. The cheques were handed to the owners of 21 affected houses at a ceremony held at the national flag carrier’s Training Centre. PIA Chief Operating Officer Aijaz Mazhar, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Firdous Shamim Naqvi and Aftab Siddiqui were present on the occasion. Speaking to the participants, Naqvi, who is also the opposition leader in the Sindh Assembly, said that thankfully, no loss of life was reported on ground as a result of the crash and reiterated that the government stands by the victims. Aftab Siddiqui said all damaged houses at the crash site will be restored to their original condition. He said funds earmarked for MNAs will be utilised for construction of a road at the site of the incident. Earlier, a spokesperson for PIA had said cheques for payment of rent for the six months w

LARKANA: Local police claimed to have recovered large quantity of medicines stolen from government hospitals in a raid at a house in Larkana, ARY News reported on Saturday. The police on a tip-off, conducted raid at a house in Murad Wahan neighborhood of Larkana and recovered several cartons filled with government medicines which had stamps of ‘Government of Sindh’ and ‘not for sale’, police officials said. House owner, Saddam Unar fled from the scene after the police raid on his house. It is to be mentioned here that police had earlier on Wednesday claimed to have recovered huge quantity of stolen medicines of government hospitals from a private godown in Larkana. The police conducted raid at a godown in Ahsan colony area of Larkana and recovered hundreds of cartons filled with government medicines, officials said. The police also arrested a suspect from the godown and apprehended an owner of a private medical store in connection with the scam. On the other hand, Larkana’s Seni

ISLAMABAD: The federal government has asked the provincial authorities to come up with their proposals to resume academic activities amid the coronavirus pandemic, ARY News reported on Sunday. The Ministry of Education sought proposals to reopen education institutes on a trial basis in the country. It will convene an inter-provincial conference of education ministers to thrash out a strategy to resume educational activities. The Ministry of Education instructed all provinces to put forward their suggestions by June 23. They are required to suggest steps about how to protect students and teachers from the coronavirus contagion. Read More: PM Imran directs to ensure distance education, easy access to teaching process After the proposed conference, the ministry will forward its recommendations to the National Coordination Committee (NCC) to take a final decision with regard to resumption of academic activities in the country. Earlier, June 18, Prime Minister Imran Khan had directed

QUETTA: One more polio case was reported from Balochistan on Sunday, taking the countrywide figure for this year to 53, ARY News reported.  According to health officials, the latest victim of the virus is a three-month-old infant hailing from the Duki area of Balochistan. The children infected with the crippling disease has never been administered the anti-polio vaccine, said sources. Earlier on May 7, three new polio cases had surfaced in Balochistan, raising the tally of such patients in the province to 10 during the ongoing year. Read More:  Two more polio cases surface in country, tally reaches 53 According to health officials, the polio cases had been reported in Naseerabad, Zhob and Jhal Magsi districts of the province. A four-year-old girl had been tested positive for poliovirus in Naseerabad, a 13-month-old minor in Jhal Magsi and an 8-month-old minor girl in Zhob The post Polio cripples another minor in Balochistan appeared first on ARY NEWS . from ARY NEWS https:/

Skywatchers along a narrow band from west Africa to the Arabian Peninsula, India and the Far East witnessed Sunday a dramatic “ring of fire” solar eclipse. Annular eclipses occur when the Moon — passing between Earth and the Sun — is not quite close enough to our planet to completely obscure sunlight, leaving a thin ring of the solar disc visible. They happen every year or two, and can only been seen from a narrow pathway across the planet. Sunday’s eclipse arrived on the northern hemisphere’s longest day of the year — the summer solstice — when Earth’s north pole is tilted most directly towards the Sun. The “ring of fire” was first visible in northeastern Republic of Congo from 5:56 local time (04:56 GMT) just a few minutes after sunrise. This is the point of maximum duration, with the blackout lasting 1 minute and 22 seconds. Arcing eastward across Africa and Asia, it  reached “maximum eclipse” — with a perfect solar halo around the Moon — over Uttarakhand, India near the Sino

SRINAGAR: Indian troops in their fresh act of state terrorism martyred three more Kashmiri youth in Srinagar city of occupied Kashmir today, taking the number of martyred youth in the territory to 14 in last four days. According to Kashmir Media Service, the youth were killed by the troops during a cordon and search operation in the Pazwalpora area of the city. The operation was going on while mobile internet services were snapped in all areas of the city. Meanwhile, Indian troops and police personnel during house raids arrested over a dozen youth in Sopore and Badgam area. Earlier on June 19, Indian troops in their fresh acts of state terrorism martyred six more Kashmiri youth in Shopian and Pulwama districts of occupied Kashmir. During cordon and search operations, the troops martyred four youth at Bandpawa Chitragam in Shopian and two others inside a mosque in Pampore area of Pulwama, today. The troops had martyred one youth each in these areas, yesterday. On June 8, Pakistan

The summer solstice, also known as midsummer, occurs when one of the Earth’s poles has its maximum tilt toward the Sun. It happens twice yearly, once in each hemisphere. Earth hosting a rare type of solar eclipse this June 21 (today), which is coinciding with the summer solstice. June 21 also marks the longest day and shortest night of the year. From here the days will become smaller, while the nights start gaining more duration till they become longest on December 22. This year, we are also witnessing a celestial event, the ‘Ring of Fire’ solar eclipse or annular solar eclipse on summer solstice. The Northern Hemisphere, where Pakistan is also located, witnessing the longest day of the year on June 21, Sunday (today). The day will be the longest this year in terms of more daylight hours in the 24 hour cycle. The word Solstice is derived from the Latin word “Sol” meaning Sun and “Sistere” meaning stationary or stand still. Summer Solstice is also referred to as Midsummer. This ph

RAWALPINDI: A 13-year-old girl was martyred while her mother and a 12-year-old boy got injured when Indian army troops resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation along the Line of Control (LoC) on Saturday night. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a Twitter statement today said: “Indian Army troops [resorted to] unprovoked CFV [ceasefire violation] in Hajipir & Bedori Sectors along #LOC last night targeting civil population.” “A 13 yrs old girl, village Mehnsar, Bedori Sector, embraced shahadat, her mother & 12 yrs old boy got injured,” the military’s media wing said, adding the Pakistan Army troops responded effectively to Indian firing. Indian Army troops unprovoked CFV in Hajipir & Bedori Sectors along #LOC last night targeting civil population. A 13 yrs old girl, village Mehnsar, Bedori Sector, embraced shahadat, her mother & 12 yrs old boy got injured. Pak Army troops responded effectively to Indian firing. — DG ISPR (@OfficialDGISPR) June 21, 2

KARACHI: A man was shot dead while resisting a kidnap attempt in Karachi’s Gulshan-e-Maymar neighbourhood on Saturday night, ARY News reported. According to local police, four suspects stormed the man’s residence in Gulshan-e-Maymar and tried to abduct his wife. They opened fire at him when he resisted the attempted kidnapping. Upon being alerted, a police team reached the scene in no time and foiled the abduction. Read More: LEAs recover abductee during Karachi raid, four kidnappers held The police said the suspects fired gunshots at the personnel and in an ensuing encounter, two of the suspected abductors were injured and later taken into custody. A passer-by also got hurt in the exchange of fire between the personnel and the suspects. The deceased was identified as Siraj. The suspects are his wife’s cousins. Read More: Teenage girl escapes from kidnappers, alleges being subjected to rape The post Man killed while resisting kidnap attempt in Gulshan-e-Maymar appeared first

Latin America and the Caribbean on Saturday surpassed two million coronavirus cases, with Brazil home to more than half of the infections, according to an AFP tally based on official figures. The virus is accelerating its spread in the region, an outbreak hotspot with 2,007,621 confirmed cases. Brazil, Latin America’s largest country, trails only the United States in infections and deaths. It has recorded 1,067,579 confirmed cases and 49,976 deaths from COVID-19. Mexico is the second hardest-hit country in the region, with than 170,000 cases and 20,349 deaths.  Mexico City had been scheduled to reopen markets, restaurants and other businesses on Monday, but authorities pushed the schedule back by a week, with the virus continuing to spread. Chile nearly doubled its reported coronavirus death toll Saturday to 7,144 under a new tallying method that includes probable fatalities from COVID-19. The toll increased by 3,069, Rafael Araos of the health ministry said as he explained the n

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Chaudhry has appealed to the public not to look at the sun with the naked eye during the solar eclipse, ARY News reported. The science minister, in a statement, has described Sunday’s [June 21] eclipse “dangerous for the human eye” as it could permanently destroy the vision of the human eye while looking at the sun with the naked eye. He advised people to take precautionary measures during the solar eclipse. The annular solar eclipse, popularly known as the ‘ring of fire’ has begun in Pakistan and other parts of the world. Annular eclipses occur when the Moon — passing between Earth and the Sun — is not quite close enough to our planet to completely obscure sunlight, leaving a thin ring of the solar disc visible. They occur every year or two, and can only been seen from a narrow pathway across the planet. The Solar Eclipse that commenced at 09:26 am Pakistan Standard Time (PST) will conclude at 12:46 the afternoon. At approxim

KARACHI: A fire broke out at a godown of plastic items in Karachi’s Shershah area on Sunday, ARY News reported. The blaze reported at a plastic warehouse, located at Shershah Piracha chowk on Sunday morning. Getting the information three fire tenders reached the spot to extinguish the fire, officials said. According to police, the cause of the fire is unknown. The huge clouds of smoke was visible from the far flung areas of the city. Earlier, on June 11, a fire broke out in a factory in Karachi’s SITE industrial area. The cause of the fire was unknown, as the rescue teams labeled the incident as a case of 3rd degree blaze. Earlier this year, at least 100 huts were gutted when a fire broke out in slum area at Teen Hatti of Karachi. Huge blaze were broke out in the slums located beneath Teen Hatti bridge, resulting in injuries to at least two and gutted more than 100 huts. The post Fire erupts at plastic warehouse in Karachi’s Shershah appeared first on ARY NEWS . from ARY N

ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Zafar Mirza says the government is ensuring sufficient supplies of remdesivir for critical Covid-19 patients, ARY News reported. He in a statement said the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) issued import and registration letters for emergency use of the antiviral drug. He pointed out the FDA lately authorised remdesivir to treat coronavirus patients. The special assistant said two importers and fourteen local manufacturers were given permits in view of rising demand for the drug that can be used in treating serious Covid-19 patients as per registered medical practitioner’s advice. Read More: Novartis halts hydroxychloroquine trial against COVID-19 Separately, Dr Zafar Mirza in a tweet said the DRAP has completed “national stock taking” of dexamethasone – a steroid drug that has shown to be effective in the treatment of critical Covid-19 patients. “I am pleased to report that we have enough stocks of