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- Sugar probe commission critical of key govt functionaries’ role in subsidy Punjab CM did not remember meeting he chaired to allow subsidy to sugar mills in the province.
- Pilots’ body demands probe into Karchi plane crash Palpa says pilots would continue rescue flights; suggests working conditions of ground staff, crew also be looked at during technical investigation.
- FO defends CPEC after Alice Wells’ criticism “Pakistan believes that regional economic connectivity will provide a critical stimulus for creating broad-based growth across the region.”
- Pilots, cabin crew were all qualified, says PIA CEO after Karachi plane crash Says an inquiry will be conducted into the crash by the Safety Investigation Board.
- ‘Devastating, heartbreaking‘: International, local leaders react to PIA plane crash Modi, Trudeau, Ashraf Ghani offer condolences, Chinese embassy says “we stand with Pakistan in time of sadness”.
- 97 killed as plane crashes into residential area near Karachi airport Only two of the 99 passengers onboard survived the crash; 19 victims have been identified so far.
- Aviation minister announces Rs1 million compensation for those killed in plane crash Says counter-inquiry to be conducted by Airbus manufacturer.
- Crashed Airbus last checked on Mar 21, returned from Muscat a day ago Govt forms committee to investigate crash, says report should be submitted within “shortest possible time”.
- Full-scale locust invasion if timely action not taken, warns FAO A very preliminary estimate for a worst-case scenario foresees about 34,000 households affected by the infestation.
- Survivor recalls horror of Karachi plane crash that killed 97 “After it hit and I regained consciousness, I saw fire everywhere and no one was visible.”
- Plane was declared fit by CAA to fly Plane was checked by CAA’s airworthiness directorate on Nov 6, 2019 and declared fit for flying till Nov 5, 2020.
- Mango export target cut by 40pc The target is 50,000 tonnes less than last year’s export target of 130,000 tonnes.
- Setback simmers as major crops post large declines Lower crop yield is mainly due to a decline in sowing area and climatic changes.
- WB okays $500m loan to help govt fight Covid-19 effect Country will receive amount before current fiscal ends on June 30.
- US discussed holding first nuclear test in decades: Washington Post report Such a test would be a significant departure from US defense policy and dramatically up the ante for other nuclear-armed nations.
- US plans massive coronavirus vaccine testing effort to meet year-end deadline The project will compress what is typically 10 years of vaccine development and testing into a matter of months.
- Drug touted by Trump as virus treatment increases death risk Report on the study involving 100,000 coronavirus patients has been published in Lancet.
- Recovery begins after storm ravages Indian, Bangladesh coast Amphan is only the second “super cyclone” ever recorded over the Bay of Bengal.
- US mulls ‘nuclear option’ as China moves to curtail Hong Kong autonomy Pompeo describes proposed law as a “death knell for the high degree of autonomy Beijing promised for Hong Kong.”
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