Ahmed Shameel

US presidential election candidate Joe Biden (L) and US President Donald Trump. — AFP/File WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday labelled his opponent in the presidential election Joe Biden "a wacko," as he seeks to revive his reelection campaign in the face of weak polling data while he is confined to the White House after catching coronavirus. "He's been a wacko for years, and everyone knows it," Trump tweeted. "Notice how all of the bad things, like his very low IQ, are no longer reported? Fake News!" Trump has fired out a stream of angry tweets since leaving from hospital on Monday as he continues to be treated for COVID-19 just four weeks away from the November 3 election. Latest polls forecast a clear victory for Biden, with  CNN  giving the Democrat a national advantage of 57% to 41% among likely voters, with women voters going 66% to 32% in his favour. Trump linked his tweet to a clip of Biden on the campaign trail telling a group ...

PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz speaks to media outside the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) office in Lahore. Photo: Geo News LAHORE: Hitting out at the incumbent government for making life difficult for the poor, PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz said that no one can and should steal the right of the public to elect their representatives.  The PML-N leader said these words as she welcomed Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman and his delegation to her Jati Umrah residence where talks were held between the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) chief and opposition leaders.  "Congratulations to Maulana Fazlur Rehman on becoming the head of the PDM," she said. "We are all extremely happy at this decision and so are the people." Read more :  PDM's plan includes 'going to Islamabad', says JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman Maryam said that the masses had earlier seen the zeal and enthusiasm of the JUI-F chief during the Azadi March...

  ISLAMABAD: As many as 467 more people tested positive for the deadly coronavirus across the country during the last 24 hours, lifting the national tally of infections to 315,727. Six corona patients, who were under treatment in hospitals, died during this period, according to the latest update shared by the National command and Operation Centre (NCOC). Thus far, 6,523 Covid-19 related fatalities have been reported. Read More:  Most Sindh schools found flouting social distancing, mask rules: report Some 28, 280 tests were conducted across the country during the previous 24 hours. Around 300,616 people have recovered from the disease so far across Pakistan making it a significant count with more than 90 per cent recovery ratio of the affected patients. Read More:  Can chewing paan prevent Covid-19 infection? Since the pandemic outbreak began, 315,727 infections have been detected in the country, including 138,593 in Sindh, 100,033 in Punjab, 38,105 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, ...

  Photo: File Here are some of the stories we will be following today (Tuesday): Prime Minister Imran Khan will preside over a meeting of the federal cabinet today. The country’s financial and economic matters will be discussed. An anti-terrorism court will hear bail petitions of PML-N’s Captain (retired) Safdar Awan, Rana Sanaullah and others in the NAB office attack case. PM Khan has expressed his lack of knowledge and disappointment over the  treason case lodged against PML-N Supremo Nawaz Sharif and his daughter Maryam Nawaz in Lahore . Science and Technology Minister Fawad Chaudhry said that such policies were not implemented in the PTI government. The Pakistan Democratic Movement will stage its first anti-government rally in Gujranwala on October 16 . The urs celebrations of Persian mystic and preacher Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh will begin today. Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar is expected to attend.

  ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday appointed eminent economist and former secretary finance  Dr Waqar Masood Khan  as his special assistant on revenue with the status of minister of state. Dr Masood has done PhD in Economics and Masters in Political Economy from Boston University Massachusetts, USA, and Masters in Economics and LLB from Karachi University. The newly-appointed premier's aide also has a wide-ranging experience of working with both the public and private sectors. In the past few months, Dr Waqar Masood assisted the Ministry of Finance in different informal capacities and recently he was made in-charge of a high-powered committee working to place targeted subsidies mechanism for different sectors of the national economy.

  Reddy, who lived in Los Angeles, was diagnosed with dementia in 2015 Australian singer Helen Reddy, best known for her feminist anthem  I Am Woman , has died in Los Angeles aged 78, according to a statement from her children on Wednesday. "It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Helen Reddy, on the afternoon of September 29th 2020 in Los Angeles," the statement on her official Facebook fan page said. The trailblazing musician from Melbourne shot to global stardom with the 1971 hit  I Am Woman , which became the rallying cry of the women's liberation movement. Born on October 25, 1941, Reddy married three times and had two children, Traci Wald Donat and Jordan Sommers. "She was a wonderful mother, grandmother and a truly formidable woman," they said. "Our hearts are broken. But we take comfort in the knowledge that her voice will live on forever." Reddy, who lived in Los Angeles, was diagnosed with dementia in 2015....

  Former Indian Cricket Team Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will now be backing a mythological science-fiction web series. According to the reports, the former cricketer has now made his mind to dabble with the entertainment business. The Two time World Cup winner has also founded his own production house. The former cricketer will produce a series which is an adaptation of an unpublished book. Dhoni’s wife Sakshi, who will be working as the managing director for the series said, “The book is a mythological sci-fi which explores the journey of a mysterious Aghori who has been captured at a high-tech facility.” Dhoni’s wife added that “We would like to ensure that we execute all the aspects of this universe and bring out every character and story to the screen, with as much precision as possible. Web series fit our purpose better than adapting it into a feature film.” #AhmedShameel