LAHORE: Two more children have died in Punjab as the overall death toll from the measles outbreak rose to 123 in the province. As many as 14,823 children are suffering from the disease in Punjab. Two children identified as Anam and Saira died of the outbreak here today. They hailed from Lahore and Muridkay respectively.
Shah becomes Sindh CM for third time
KARACHI: Veteran politician and senior leader of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Thursday has been elected the chief minister in Sindh province for record third occasion.
PAF suspends “Air Force Development Plan 2025,” says report
ISLAMABAD: Due to financial constraints and non release of funds by the federal government, the Pakistan Air force (PAF) has suspended its up gradation and development plan called “Air Force Development Plan 2025,” says a report of the Senate’s standing committee on defence Thursday.
Li crashes in Paris gloom, Djokovic cruises
PARIS: Chinese sixth seed Li Na, the 2011 champion, was knocked out of the rain-lashed French Open on Thursday while Novak Djokovic moved effortlessly closer to a first Roland Garros crown.Li went down 5-7, 6-3, 6-2 to brash American Bethanie Mattek-Sands in what was the 31-year-old’s earliest defeat at the tournament in seven appearances. As Mattek-Sands, the world number 67, looked forward to a third round match-up with Argentine qualifier Paula Ormaechea, Li was left surveying the wreckage of a second successive Roland Garros failure.
Landmine blast kills child, injures five in Dera Bugti
QUETTA: A child was killed and another five injured in a landmine explosion in Balochistan’s troubled Dera Bugti district on Thursday, an official said. Abdul Hameed, a levies official told Dawn.com that a child was killed and five people including four children were injured in a landmine explosion in Loti area of Dera Bugti district. “All victims belong to one family,” said Hameed, adding the head of the family and his five children were injured in the landmine blast. He said one of the children, who suffered serious wounds, succumbed to injuries on way to hospital.
Pakistan resents “Saudization” of Pakistani workers
ISLAMABAD, MAY 30 (DNA) -Responding to media query regarding problems being faced by Pakistani workers in Saudi Arabia, the Spokesman of Foreign Office said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its Embassy in Riyadh are fully cognizant of the difficulties being faced by Pakistani workers in Saudi Arabia and are working overtime to minimize the impact of Saudization drive on Pakistani workers.
Dernbach added to England squad for ODIs
LONDON: Seam bowler Jade Dernbach has been drafted into the England squad for the one-day international series against New Zealand, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Thursday. The 27-year-old Surrey player will provide cover for Tim Bresnan, whose wife is due to give birth.“ Jade Dernbach has been added to the ODI squad for the NatWest Series as cover for Tim Bresnan. Bresnan’s wife is due to give birth during the series and he may leave for a short time,” read a statement from the ECB.
Iraq mayhem ‘ready to explode’ into wider conflict, U.N. official says
A wave of deadly bombings struck Baghdad on Thursday in an already remarkably lethal week in Iraq, prompting a U.N. official to warn the mayhem is “ready to explode” into a wider conflict.
And violence wasn’t limited to Iraq’s capital — Anbar province’s governor escaped the latest apparent attempt to assassinate him when bombs exploded Thursday near his convoy in Ramadi and injured four of his bodyguards, police said.
Political Union: from slogan to reality
With the crisis vital debate over the future of European integration has been launched notably regarding the issue of “political union”. This debate that started several months ago at the highest level in Germany was echoed just a few days ago by the President of the French Republic, François Hollande who declared that he wanted to take a european initiative, notably regarding issues related to “European economic government” and “political union”.
Syrian president says army ‘has balance of power’
The Syrian army has scored “major victories” against rebels and now holds “the balance of power” in the conflict, President Bashar al-Assad has reportedly told a Lebanese TV station.
