Day: September 22, 2021

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An Orphan From Mardan Gets Record Marks in Intermediate Board Exams

A female student of a private school in Mardan has achieved a rare feat by obtaining 100 percent marks in the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) examinations.

The BISE Mardan held a special ceremony on Tuesday in the honor of position-holder students. That was when Qandeel, the girl who topped the intermediate board exams by scoring 1100 out 1100 marks, was introduced.

Qandeel, an orphan girl on a mission, is the first student in the entire Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province, to have attained 100 percent marks in any board exams.

She told during the ceremony that her father died of cancer so she wanted to become a doctor and treat patients suffering from the deadly disease. Her mother is a government school teacher and wants her to chase her dreams.

Among other students to get awards were Sharjeel Ahmad, Farhan Naseem and Mohammad Bilal Haider. The trio shared the second position by bagging 1098 marks out of 1100.

Meanwhile, the BISE Bannu also declared the results of the matriculation and intermediate examinations. Muzdalfa Bibi and Ali Mohammad Khan topped the exam by getting 1094 marks out of 1100 in the intermediate exams, while Fatima Jamshed got the second position with 1092 marks.

Source: ProPakistani

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Covid-19: 81 more deaths, 1897 positive cases reported in country

The National Command and Operation Centre has warned that necessary daily life services will be discontinued from 1st October to those people who fail to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

In a tweet on Tuesday, the NCOC has asked all people to get vaccinated against the virus at the earliest to keep their lives smooth.

Meanwhile, 81 more deaths due to Coronavirus infection and 1,897 positive cases have been reported in the country in a single day.

According to the National Command and Operation Centre statistics, 46,231 tests were conducted on Monday and positivity ratio remained 4.10 percent.

Source: Radio Pakistan

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Farrukh for implementing strict NAB laws to recover looted money from corrupt elements

Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Farrukh Habib says the National Accountability Bureau has recovered 538 billion rupees from corruption cases.

Talking to a private television channel, he stressed the need for implementing strict NAB laws to recover the looted money from corrupt elements.

Replying to a question, he said the leaders of previous regimes had spent a colossal amount on foreign trips but Prime Minister Imran Khan is making official tour with full austerity.

About extension of NAB chief, he said the decision has not been taken yet.

Source: Radio Pakistan

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Zafar Gohar Bags Second Consecutive 5-Wicket Haul in County Championship

Pakistan’s left-arm spinner, Zafar Gohar, continued his impressive run of form as he picked up his second consecutive five-wicket haul in the ongoing County Championship. Zafar finished with figures of 5/50 in the first innings of the ongoing match between Gloucestershire and Durham.

Zafar’s incredible bowling spell helped Gloucestershire dismiss Durham for 140 in the first innings. Zafar followed up his heroics with a solid performance with the bat as well. He scored 30 runs, the second-highest of the innings, as Gloucestershire scored 218 runs in their first innings.

The 26-year old started the match by picking up the wickets of the top-order batsmen, Alex Lees and David Bedingham, before coming back to quickly wrap up Durham’s lower order. Zafar has also picked up two wickets already in Durham’s ongoing second innings.

The left-arm spinner has been brilliant so far in the championship. He has picked up 16 wickets at an average of 15.62 in 4* matches.

Earlier, Zafar had picked up six wickets in Gloucestershire’s previous encounter against Glamorgan, helping his team win by 10 wickets.

Gloucestershire currently sit at the second spot in the second division of the County Championship.

Source: ProPakistani

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West Indies Cricket Board Discusses Pakistan Tour With PCB CEO

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Cricket West Indies (CWI), Johnny Grave, contacted CEO Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), Wasim Khan, on Tuesday to discuss the security arrangements ahead of the former’s tour to Pakistan in December later this year.

West Indies would play 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is in Pakistan if PCB is successful in addressing the security concerns of the CWI following the back-to-back setbacks in the form of cancelation of the New Zealand and England series.

Speaking to a local publisher, CEO CWI said, “I called Wasim Khan to find out everything that had happened during the past week, on the back of New Zealand abandoning their tour and England’s decision not to go there.”

“I suggested to him that we should have another call later this week after receiving a briefing from my operational teams about our men’s and women’s tours that are scheduled for later this year.”

He clarified that CWI would not be fazed by the decisions of New Zealand Cricket (NZC) and England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) as CWI would adhere to the same security SOPs that it did before touring Pakistan back in 2018.

CWI has hired an independent security consultant, ESI, to brief the former with the overall security situation of Pakistan and security arrangements taken by the PCB for the safety of CWI men’s and women’s teams.

ESI is hired by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and almost all the international cricket boards to provide a detailed security outlook before touring a specific country.

CWI had hired the services of ESI ahead of Pakistan’s tour in 2018 as well. While ESI had issued the security clearance to CWI back then, it remains to be seen whether it will give a green signal to CWI after what has happened in the recent days.

Source: ProPakistani

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Rupee Depreciates Against the US Dollar as Stock Market Dives

The Pakistani Rupee lost 16 paisas against the US Dollar on Wednesday to close at 168.68.

Yesterday, it appreciated by 20 paisas against the US Dollar (USD) and closed at 168.52.

The Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan, Dr. Raza Baqir, said that he suspects that US dollars are being smuggled to Afghanistan from Pakistan and called on the concerned authorities to monitor the situation and take action against it.

He also explained that the Pakistani Rupee’s (PKR) depreciation over the past few months was due to the widening current account deficit.

The Pakistan Stock Exchange’s benchmark KSE-100 index slid 0.89 percent after a day of sharp volatility to close at 45,597.24.

The Head of Research at Intermarket Securities, Saad Ali, told Dawn News that the loss was “a late reaction” to the central bank’s decision to increase its policy rate by 25 basis points to 7.25 percent.

The former Treasury Head at Chase Manhattan Bank, Asad Rizvi, tweeted that the next treasury bill auctions will test the Ministry of Finance’s nerves.

The PKR also lost 16 paisas against the Euro, and four paisas each against the Saudi Riyal (SAR) and the United Arab Emirates Dirham (AED).

Meanwhile, it gained 62 paisas against the Pound Sterling (GBP), 27 paisas against the Canadian Dollar (CAD), and 41 paisas against the Australian Dollar (AUD).

Source: ProPakistani

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