ISLAMABAD, Aug 29(ABC): Hot and humid weather is expected in most plain areas of the country during the next twelve hours. However, partly cloudy weather with rain-wind and thundershower is likely to prevail at few places in Kashmir, northeast Punjab, northeast Balochistan, upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Gilgit Baltistan. Temperature of some major cities recorded this morning: Islamabad twenty-five degree centigrade, …

LAHORE, Aug 29(ABC): Pakistan has reported no death in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of confirmed positive cases has surged to 1,568,849. The nationwide tally of fatalities stands at 30,575 on Tuesday. According to the latest figures by the National Institute of Health (NIH), at least 170 persons were tested positive for COVID-19 across the …

RAWALPINDI, Aug 29(ABC): Awami Muslim League Pakistan (AMLP) leader Sheikh Rashid has slammed the current government for celebrating on getting loan nod from International Monetary Fund (IMF). Taking to Twitter he said that that it is a loan from IMF, not a jackpot. He said the return of this loan will be made by the people of Pakistan and while …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 29(ABC): Former finance minister and PTI leader Asad Umar called out the PML-N and PPP leaderships for congratulating the nation as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) revived the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme for Pakistan. On Monday, the IMF Board approved the much-awaited seventh and eighth reviews of the stalled $6 billion Pakistan programme. Finance Minister Miftah Ismail congratulated the …

BEIJING, Aug 29 (ABC): Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday sent a message of condolence to his Pakistani counterpart, Arif Alvi, over the severe floods hitting the country. The Chinese president noted that severe floods have occurred recently in Pakistan, causing heavy casualties and serious property losses. Xi, on behalf of the Chinese government and people, and in his own …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 29 (ABC): The China Study Centre (CSC) at Karakoram International University (KIU) under the “China-Pakistan Friendship–Ambassadorial Merit-cum-Need Scholarship” has awarded scholarships to 130 students. The scholarship grant is supported by the Embassy of China in Pakistan, according to Gwadar Pro. In a ceremony, an amount of Rs. 5.2 million was distributed among 130 students with each scholarship recipient …

ISLAMABAD, Aug. 29 (ABC): “Pakistan is among those countries, who are not very much responsible for climate change, but have to face its punishment,” said Joudat Ayaz, a senior official, Ministry of Climate Change. While Pakistan strives to reduce its GHG emissions, “the punishment is quite high as compared with our faults,” he added in an interview. When it comes …

ISLAMABAD, Aug 29 (ABC): In flood woes, Gwadar women have teamed up in relief activities and played their anchoring role to help poor affectees heavily battered by flash floods and torrential rains that spelled spiral disaster and humanitarian crisis in Balochistan. According to Gwadar Pro, residents of Gwadar, the female strata of society held flood relief camps asking people to …

BILAWALPUR, Aug 29(ABC): At least 13 people died on Monday when a boat carrying 30 flood victims capsized in swollen Indus River near Bilawalpur village in Sindh’s Sehwan city. According to the police, the people who drowned were migrating from submerged villages to save their lives when the unfortunate accident took place, reported Express News. Sindh police officials along with Pakistan …

TAUNSA, Aug 29(ABC): Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) vice-president Maryam Nawaz Sharif visited Taunsa to see the flood-stricken people of this area. Maryam was accompanied with other PML-N leaders and her husband Captain Safdar. The PML-N leader was seen interacting with the flood affectees. While talking on the occasion, she said that the government is doing its best for the relief …