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COUNTRYWIDE COVID-19 POSITIVITY RATE DROPS DOWN TO 2.84%


October 4, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The COVID-19 has claimed 27 more lives across Pakistan over the past 24 hours, quoting National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC). The overall death toll has reached 27,893, while the total number of confirmed cases in Pakistan has been recorded at 1,251,348. During the last 24 hours, 52,415 tests were conducted out of which 1,490 remained positive at the …

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ISLAMABAD MARRED WITH FRESH 44 DENGUE CASES IN ONE DAY


October 4, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The federal capital of Pakistan has once again reported a high incidence of dengue cases as on Monday alone the city suffered 44 more cases of the mosquito-borne virus. According to the case break-up, there were 26 cases emerging from the urban areas while 18 from rural vicinities of Islamabad, the health department sources confirmed. It was in the 24-hour …

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HEALTH MINISTRY ALLEGEDLY VIOLATES MERIT TO APPOINT NEW HEAD OF CMU


October 4, 2021

ISLAMABAD: The health ministry has allegedly violated the merit to appoint the new head of its Common Management Unit (CMU) by giving the responsibility to a Grade-20 officer of the Secretariat Group, citing sources. Sources told ARY News that an officer of the Secretariat Group was given a key post in the health ministry in violation of the merit after …

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Nkunku strikes again as Leipzig win eases pressure on Marsch


October 4, 2021

BERLIN: RB Leipzig eased the pressure on coach Jesse Marsch as Christopher Nkunku scored twice in a 3-0 home win over Bundesliga strugglers Bochum on Saturday. Portugal striker Andre Silva scored just 42 seconds after coming on mid way through the second-half to break the deadlock before Nkunku took his tally this season to nine goals in 10 games in …

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All-round Nawaz show inspires Northern


October 4, 2021

KARACHI: Mohammad Nawaz just couldn’t have hoped for an appropriate moment to showcase his all-round prowess with the Twenty20 World Cup almost on the horizon. The 27-year-old has been the inspiration behind Northern’s resurgence in the National T20 Cup’s first leg at the Pindi Cricket Stadium. And Sunday was no exception as Nawaz excelled with both bat and ball to …

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Magnificent Malik stars as CP roar back into contention


October 4, 2021

KARACHI: For the second straight night in Rawalpindi, rains arrived to spoil National T20 Cup action after a fabulous exhibition of power-hitting from discarded Pakistan star Shoaib Malik. And again it was the fielding side to benefit from the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method of calculations at the Pindi Cricket Stadium on Saturday night. Sindh — winners over Northern late on Friday …

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Hammad excels with double century breaks


October 4, 2021

KARACHI: Punjab’s Hammad Hassan Shaikh became the first player to register two century breaks in a match when he carved out a 4-1 victory over his fellow qualifier Aamir Sohail from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on the third day of the league matches of the NBP 46th National Snooker Championship at the bank’s sports complex on Sunday. Hammad scored breaks of 138 …

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Tottenham win to give embattled Nuno breathing space


October 4, 2021

LONDON: Tottenham Hot­spur beat Aston Villa on Sunday to ease the pressure on manager Nuno Espi­rito Santo as Liverpool and Man­chester City prepared to lock horns at the top of the Premier League. Elsewhere, Leicester City let a 2-0 lead slip at Crystal Palace to draw 2-2 while new boys Brentford scored deep into stoppage time to beat West Ham …

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Strengthening IT skills


October 4, 2021

For Pakistan to increase its informational technology (IT)/information technology-enabled services (ITeS) exports, one of the most critical things is good quality IT/ITeS workers as our exports are directly proportional to the number of quality IT professionals we produce. Pakistan’s IT/ITeS exports are growing at a remarkable rate of 45 per cent per year. These exports are much needed as they …

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