The true face of the PTI will be re vealed in cases of Farah Gogi Toshakhana Malam Jabba and the BRT,” he maintained
could not be trusted as the resignations of its members were fake, ts leader was a l ar and they told lies ever y time “
Address ng a news conference in Gujranwala on Sunday, Dastgir said the transmission system was badly dam
On Sunday, on the recommendat on of the Foreign Off ce, the prime minister accorded his approval for obser ving a Day of Mourning n Pakistan on Monday the Associated Press of Pakistan reported The Cabinet Div sion has been directed to take further necessar y steps in this regard it added
These examp es of generosity, so darity and courage make him feel that the world has the responsibi ity to massive y support Pak istan, he said adding the d mens on of the problem was enormous and the countr y did not have the resources to make their people and economy recover from the disaster
The tr p came less than two weeks after the UN chief ap pealed for $160 million in emer gency fund ng to he p those affected by the deluge
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Guterres said losses and damages to the environment were foreseen in the Paris agree ment but there was no progress or serious dis
He said that ever y inflated electricity b ll bore the stamp of Imran Khan He he d that the former prime m nister even sold the State Bank of Pakistan to the In ternational Monetar y Fund He also de manded to know where the money collected in the previous reg me for constructing a dam had gone
The UN chief paid the v sit on 9th and 10th of this month to show so idarity with the people of Pak stan who are braving a co ossal c imate induced natural disaster caused by unprece dented rains and floods across the countr y
The energy minister has heralded that the fuel adjustment charges (FAC) in the electricity bills will almost be vanished from next month and blamed the pre vious government of PTI for bloating power tariff
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We need to stop the war on nature The na ture is striking back w th devastating conse quences in Pakistan and other parts of the world he remarked He said the vict ms of the natural disasters were not that polluted but the victims were n those places that were less protected against the nature due to climate change
If you have enough money to ho d rallies then you should spend this money on the rehab litat on of flood af fectees he added
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The nternationa support is not a matter of generosity but a matter of justice We must raise awareness and we must speak oud y against the tragedy
the f ood v ctims His two day visit has been cr tical n raising aware ness about the human tragedy Deeply touched by his empathy and leadership Pakistan needs globa support to overcome this challenge Sharif wrote In a separate tweet, the prime minister said that dur ng his visit to the flood hit c ties and camps under scorching heat, the top UN diplomat was over whelmed by the scale of devastat on that has engulfed Pakistan His voice has become the voice of f ood vic tims The world shou d pay heed to what he said about c mate change he added
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Short y after wards, the hearse emerged from the gates of Ba moral to head towards the Scottish capita The coffin was draped in the royal standard of Scot and and with a wreath on top made up of flowers from the Ba moral estate including sweet peas one of Elizabeth s favourites The slow cortege is the first of a series of events lead ng up to the state funeral at Westm nster Abbey n London on September 19
which contributes less than 1 per cent of g obal emissions
“ We are heading into a disas ter Guterres said We have waged war on nature and nature s tracking back and striking back n a devastating way Today n Pak stan, tomorrow in any of your countr es Guterres left for the United States on Sunday Murad A Shah, the chief minister of Sindh saw him off at Karachi a r port in the morning
Taking a swipe at PTI zeal for publ c rallies these days, the minister said it was t me to help the flood affectees and not the t me to do polit cs
In an inter v ew with PTv a red on Sunday he said, “ It is crucial that financ a support to the developing countries in relation to adaptat on resilience increases substantially ”
In neighbouring India New Delh announced one day of state mourning on Sunday as a “ mark of respect ” on the passing away of the queen an offic a statement said “ Her Ma esty Queen Elizabeth II, United Kingdom of Great Brita n and Northern Ireland, passed away on September 8, 2022 As a mark of respect to the departed dign tar y the government of India has decided that there wi l be one day state mourning on September 11 throughout India
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The prime m nister has thanked António Guterres, the secretar y genera of the United Nations for the vis t to Pakistan to lend un precedented support ” to the vic tims of historic floods In a tweet Shehbaz Sharif said Guterres ’ tour was “critical ” to raise globa awareness about the tragedy He re terated that Pakistan needed internat onal support and financial help to dea with the tragedy of n ghtmar sh proport ons A big thank you to Guterres for his unprecedented support of
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During his visit he called for substantia and susta ned support and solidar ty from the inter nat onal commun ty to overcome the enor mous challenges posed by the unprecedented cl mate nduced floods in Pakistan chief reiterates flood-hit FOR INCREA SED FINANCING TO COUNTER EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE FOR US AFTER WRAPPING UP TWO DAy vISIT TO PAKISTAN
Months of heavy monsoon ra ns and flood ng have ki led over 1,400 people and affected 33 million while ha f a mi lion people have become homeless P ane loads of a d from the United States the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and other countries have begun arriv ing but Guterres said there s more to be done to help a countr y
During his interactions w th the press and representatives of prov ncial governments, Guterres said the world owed Pakistan “ massive” help in recovering from the f oods because the countr y bears less b ame than many oth ers for the climate crisis
restored to all grid stations affected by catastroph c floods
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COFFIN BEGINS ‘SLOW ’ JOURNEY: Meanwhi e, Queen Elizabeth s coff n began a s x hour ourney from her home in the Scottish Highlands to Edinburgh on Sunday as crowds lined the roads in silence, pay ng tribute to the monarch who reigned for 70 years At 10:00 am (0900 GMT)
Talk ng to media here on Sunday, Federal Energy Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan said that the previous Imran Khan led government ruined countr y s econ omy through ts imprudent po icies and people were bear ng the brunt of its my opic economic vision
PAkIStAN NEEDS GLOBAL RESPONSE: United Nations Secretar y General Antonio Guterres left for the US on Sunday after wrapping up his two day v sit to Pakistan while reiterating that the natura calamity which has h t the south Asian countr y needs global response Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah saw him off at Karachi Airport this morning
NITED Nations Secretar y Genera An tonio Guterres called for substantial increase in f nancing to the develop ing countries for adaptation re si ence to counter the negative effects of climate change
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The government of Pakistan on Sunday announced one day of state mourning on Monday (today) as a mark of respect on the passing away of Queen Elizabeth of the United Kingdom As Brita n mourned the death of 96 years old monarch who re gned for 70 years, a str ng of dominions realms and former colonies including Pakistan and Ind a marked the loss of a shared figurehead and what many believed was an irreplaceab e link to a quickly fading era Shahbaz Sharif has remembered the queen as extraordinar y in remarks echoed by leaders across the po itical spectrum I m deeply grieved at the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I,” he tweeted, reacting to the news which came from Ba moral Castle in Scotland where the monarch breathed her last on September 8 “ Pakistan oins the UK [and] other Commonwealth nat ons in mourning her death he added
He said the countr y was facing un precedented floods and large sca e destruction wh le the PTI was spending bill ons on public rall es
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He was hopeful that progress would take place on the issue of climate change dur ng upcoming discussions at the international leve
He sa d that the coalition govern ment had put its political repute at stake to save the countr y add ng that the PTI
aged by the unprecedented floods as power poles were washed away n some areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
The Indian Express reported quoting the statement
He sa d had Imran been an able chief executive, he would have done something for the countr y But it s not the case he said adding that the PTI chief was only good enough to evel allega tions aga nst others He amented that the PTI was do ng politics of threats and anarchy in the countr y
ALL FLOODS DEvA StAtED GRID StA tIONS REStORED: Federal M nister for En ergy Khurram Dastgir Khan said on Sunday that power supply has fu ly been
On destruction caused by the re cent floods the energy minister said that the electricity system was severely damaged during the recent deluges He, however, said that the e ectricity had been restored in f ood hit areas He informed that most of the damage was done to the e ectricity polls erected near the rivers
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Elizabeth s oak coffin, which had been in the ballroom of Ba moral Castle s nce she died on Thursday aged 96 was p aced n a hearse by six gamekeepers
The UN Secretar y General said at the same time he was deeply moved and nspired when he heard the stories of women and men who had abandoned their houses in order to go
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I saw an unprecedented natural disaster clearly caused by c imate change and the peop e suffered enormously Peop e lost the r houses crops cattle livelihoods and some of them have to pay the loans that they asked for in order to plant crops It is a human tragedy of an enormous dimens on
“ We need $300 bill on for the adaptat on of developing countries Strong responsibility is needed for that ”
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Talking about the destruction caused by the floods in Pakistan, he said, “I have no words to describe what I have seen as the flooded area is three times larger than my countr y Portugal ”
He said that the PTI had staged a drama in the countr y They have noth ing to tell the people about the progress they had made in their four year stint, the min ster maintained
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support and the relief goods being received and distributed among the flood affectees at the global federal and provincial levels, PM Office Media Wing said in a press release
relevant details about the relief activities and receipt and distribution of relief goods and assistance
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The police have registered a case on the complaint of the senator and started a hunt for the kidnappers According to Senator Afnanullah: My brother in law was coming back from the mosque after saying his prayers when two unknown armed men overpowered him and took him away in a high speed van ” “The children who were with him came home and informed me about my brother ’s abduction I tried to call him but his phone is switched off since then he further said However, the Shalimar police registered a case and started searching for the kidnappers
Alexandra, who had been a Danish princess Charles has Camilla, the daughter of a retired major Interestingly through her mother, she is descended from one of the mistresses of Edward VII, Alice Keppel
King to bear the name Charles is not the best of names really, for Charles I Charles II’s father was beheaded Charles II actually returned after long years in exile I wonder if the years after divorcing Diana and then her death
The UAE has been among one of the first countries to provide emergency support to the affected people and the relief kits will be delivered to Pakistan on an urgent basis
The Big Heart Foundation, Dar Al Ber, International Humanitarian City, UAE Water Aid Foundation (Suqia UAE), Sharjah Charity House, International Charity Organisation and Emirates Charitable Association
resounding success of the We Stand Together nationwide volunteering initiative is a clear reflection of the country’s humanitarian values The coming together of hundreds of volunteers of all ages and nationalities and from all parts of the country to support Pakistan during this time, highlights the deep rooted culture of generosity and compassion that the UAE community proudly shares We extend our heartfelt thanks to all the volunteers for committing their time and efforts to this initiative and turning it into another UAE success story
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The former interior minister claimed that there is a clear divide in PDM and said that that economic crisis political uncertainty and inflation will ensure downfall of the ruling alliance Flood has buried politics of PPP while Nawaz Sharif will not pay heed to words of Shehbaz Sharif he added Sheikh Rashid further said that it is not possible to disqualify, jail and minus Imran Khan Rashid further warned that political tensions will create new crisis in the country
United Nations Children s Fund (UNICEF) has increased the number of mobile clinics in flood ravaged cities across Pakistan Reports quoting sources privy to the matter say the UN body will increase 15 health clinics in northern areas of Sindh with the cooperation of the provincial government The number of UNICEF run clinics in such areas has now increased to 66,” they reported, adding that currently, 18 clinics are operational in Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa each and 15 in Balochistan The decision to increase the number of healthcare facilities was made after an increase in water borne diseases in damaged areas More cases of skin diseases, nutritional deficiencies, diarrhoea and malaria are being reported from flood hit areas,” the reports said Meanwhile, a UNICEF report highlighted the unprecedented rains have broken the 30 year rainfall record and resulted in 1,400 deaths, including 400 children, while 1 1 million homes, 18,000 schools and 160 bridges have been damaged since July It reported that at least 16 million children, among 34 million total, have been affected by floods UNICEF added the affected people need clean drinking water, noting that the unavailability of clean water will give rise to multiple diseases There are only eight weeks until the winter season starts which will only worsen the condition, it added
Rashid on Sunday warned that further political tensions will create new crisis in the country Sheikh Rashid in a series of tweets criticized Finance Minister and said that if LCs are not opened, there will be food shortage in Sindh as well as wheat, cotton and sugarcane will be scarce
LAHORE: Visitors pose for a picture with guards at Shahi Qila Photo by zubair Mehfooz
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excited towards the end, while anyone betting on Pakistan towards the end of the match would have got very good odds Which is what the Mumbai Matchfixers probably got The pathetic way Pakistan played against Sri Lanka showed that the game with Afghanistan was in the book
the Exchequer Rishi Sumak didn’t make it, because right towards the end he was confronted with his sin It wasn’t just being Indian, though that couldn’t have helped him in the Tory Party It was that he was the traitor whose resignation from the Cabinet made Johnson resign Nobody likes a traitor, you see The appointments Ms Truss has made make me think the first British PM of colour will have ancestors from Africa She s made sure that none of the three great offices of state Foreign Secretary, Home Secretary and Chancellor has not gone to white men Well it seems being a white male is a little out of fashion, but the new King of England, Charles III, and replaces a woman, Elizabeth II Charles had once given the impression that he would use his given name George, as his regnal name, after his grandfather but he s reviving memories of the Merry Monarch, Charles II, the last
H O W C A S I N G the humanitarian soul and spirit of the UAE, hundreds of volunteers from across the seven emirates joined the “We Stand Together initiative
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Besides, ensuring transparency in the ongoing processes, the general public and media would be kept abreast of the relief measures
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It would provide direct information to the general public about the financial
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Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) leader Asad Umar on Sunday said that ‘imported’ govt which came into power after vote of no confidence has pushed country towards political unrest Asad Umar, in a statement said that PTI is ready for protest against inflation on directions of PTI Chief Imran Khan, protest preparations are underway on district level
UNICEF increases mobile clinics in flood-hit areas
As part of this initiative, 1,200 tonnes of food, health and general hygiene items have been supplied, including 30,000 food kits for flood affected families in Pakistan
Iraq assures increase in number of visas for Pakistani devotees
The prime minister would personally supervise the digital dashboard as he had promised to the international community and the nation that relief assistance would be provided to the flood victims in a transparent way The launching of this dashboard would be a step in this regard
Well, the general impression is that the straitlaced Victorian Age was succeeded by the much more relaxed Edwardian Age Well, Elizabeth was older than Victoria when she ascended the throne and reigned six years more than she did Charles is thus the oldest person to become British monarch at 73 The UK has a constitutional monarchy but even so Charles like Edward VII, is probably going to spend a brief time in a job he s grown old waiting for Charles has been
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She too had been married to an army officer Queen Camilla, as she now will be, was once married to Andrew Parker Bowles who retired as a brigadier I’m not surprised the British have never had a military coup They re probably too busy with wives and daughters
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The match against Afghanistan could well have ended in an upset We won only by one wicket, and I suspect that Naseem Shah reminded the Afghan bowler (perhaps in chaste Pushto, or perhaps fluent Dari), what the Bombay Bookies had decided the result of the match was supposed to be Pakistan may well have lost to Bangladesh in a World Cup and got them Test status, but Afghanistan already have Test status so losing to them wouldn’t have helped anything But anyone betting on Afghanistan at the beginning of the match would have got
Iraq has assured to increase the number of visas for Pakistani Zaireen and open all entry points for them The announcement was made by Iraqi Interior Minister Othman Ali Farhood Moshir Al Ghanimi on Sunday during a telephonic conversation with Pakistani counterpart Rana Sanaullah which lasted around forty minutes Iraq assured to allow 5000 Pakistani pilgrims stranded on Iran Iraq border to enter Iraq and to issue special visa to pilgrims wishing to visit Iraq for Chehlam Hazrat Imam Hussain (R A) Minister for Interior Rana Sanaullah had requested his Iraqi counterpart to allow five thousand stranded Pakistani Zaireen at Iran border to enter Iraq which was agreed by the Iraqi counterpart Iraqi Interior Minister Othman Ali Farhood Moshir Al Ghanimi welcomed all suggestions of Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah and assured prompt implementation on them It was also agreed to form a Pakistan Iraq joint committee for a sustainable solution to other problems including pilgrims Both the Interior Ministers also agreed to take steps to promote Pakistan Iraq relations and improve coordination between the Interior Ministries Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah also thanked his counterpart for speedy processing of visa applications and increasing the number and issuing special visa permits for devotees Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah invited Iraqi Interior Minister Usman Ali Farhuda to visit Pakistan soon Iraqi Interior Minister expressed good wishes for his Pakistani counterpart and accepted invitation to visit Pakistan
Upon the directive of Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, a ‘Digital Flood Dashboard’ to ensure transparency over flood relief assistance and its distribution system will be formally launched by Minister for Planning, Deputy Chairman National Flood Response and Coordination Center Ahsan Iqbal on Monday
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Hamoud Abdullah Al Junaibi, Secretary General of the ERC, praised the role of
Abdullah Sultan Bin Khadim Chief Executive Officer of Sharjah Charity International, said: “Praise be to God for the success of the “We Stand Together” initiative and for the achievement of its goals The volunteers said their word through their presence during the event by preparing the relief kits that will be shipped through an airbridge to those affected by the floods in the friendly Republic of Pakistan The initiative embodies the values of synergy of people from all walks of life including citizens and residents women men, young people and elderly as well as individuals and institutions ”
An announcement in this regard was made during a meeting chaired by the prime minister The meeting comprehensively reviewed the ongoing rescue and relief activities in the flood hit areas The prime minister was apprised that as per his directive a digital flood dashboard had been prepared with the use of the latest technology to provide all the
Digital Flood Dashboard to ensure transparenc y over relief assistance
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If nothing else, more discreet than Edward, who was a notorious character before becoming King Edward did have the advantage of a very proper queen,
The Pakistan team is lucky to be playing away from the floods Which would be worse: a match not washed out, or a washout? Floods have been the reason why by elections in 11 of the seats PTI MNAs have resigned from, have been postponed That was not the reason Liz Truss became Leader of the Tory Party and thus UK’’s PM, even though no one knows the UK better than Imran I think it s a sign of times to come that the former Chancellor of
The prime minister had also announced that the audit of the financial aid received for the flood victims would be conducted by the AGPR and the world’s reputed audit firm for the sake of transparency During the meeting the prime minister also reviewed the restoration of life activities in the flood affected areas and directed for expediting the rehabilitation of roads, bridges, power supply and other relief measures He also directed that provision of basic necessities of life including food items should be ensured in the flood affected areas
Of course, Imran knows much more about the British and the Army than I, but still his specialized knowledge that there is a weak, unpatriotic lieutenant general whose name will be submitted for appointment, doesn t make sense If such a person can get through the Army’s winnowing process, then something is wrong with the process Imran has to enlighten us whether the weak link is one of the steps, or the entire process
As part of this community event, volunteers were groups into various teams to support with the packing of two types of relief kits including food supplies as well as hygiene kits Food supplies included items such as flour, rice, lentils, oil among other non perishable items while the hygiene kits contained essential toiletries for women and children such as diapers, sanitary napkins and soaps amongst others
Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz Senator Afnanullah Khan’s brother in law was abducted from Islamabad on Sunday
The former planning minister said that due to government inaction, country is in worst economic uncertainty as masses are being burdened by record inflation Earlier in the day Awami Muslim League (AML) chief and former interior minister Sheikh
nationalities gather at three locations across the country including Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center (ADNEC), Expo City Dubai and Expo Center Sharjah, and pack the relief kits in four hours, Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported The “We Stand Together” initiative was launched by Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), Dubai Cares and Sharjah Charity International in close coordination with the UAE Ministry of Community Development (MoCD) and Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) in the UAE, with the support of nine other UAE humanitarian organizations including Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Humanitarian and Charity Establishment,
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volunteers in supporting and making the “We Stand Together” initiative a success in reducing the humanitarian impact caused by rains and floods in Pakistan Al Junaibi also acknowledged the vital role played by the coalition of 12 humanitarian organizations in strengthening the UAE’s leading role in Pakistan This coalition embodies the unity of the UAE humanitarian work and construes the value of partnerships in one of the most important areas related to improving life and alleviating the suffering of victims caused by disasters and crises Al Junaibi added Dr Tariq Al Gurg, Chief Executive Officer and Vice Chairman of Dubai Cares, said The UAE has a long history of supporting countries in crisis and the
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While replying to a question regarding load shedding the federal minister said that it has been controlled during summer by running all power plants in the country He said the oil and power prices are likely to decrease from next month which will also help to lower prices of other items The restoration work on damaged grid stations was underway on the orders of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif The prime minister had been, round the clock, supervising the restoration and rehabilitation work on the flood damaged infrastructure Earlier in the day the PM took notice of the possible threat to a 500KV grid station in Dadu from the flood situation, directing for utilization of all resources to protect the power grid The prime minister directed the civil and military high ups to immediately save the grid station from being affected by the flood For the uninterrupted power supply, the protection of grid station was necessary, he added
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Pakistan was observing the 74th death anniversary of founder Quaid e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah who died just 11 months after achieving an independent country for the Muslims of the Indian sub continent Jinnah dedicated his entire life to the struggle for a separate homeland for Muslims, but couldn’t see his
Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah presiding over a meeting regarding Establishing Coordination Mechanism for floods 2022 23 decided to speed up relief efforts by providing ration bags, tents, and mosquito nets Minister Health Dr Azra Pechuho told the meeting that over 600,000 displaced people were living in the camps of whom 1363,312 patients of different complications have been treated She added that out of total patient s 28 percent had gastro, 27 percent skin diseases, seven percent dengue and malaria and 38 percent had other issues
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Those who had created such situation must massively support Pakistan as Pakistan can’t do it alone I am not asking for generosity, but for justice, he added
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Deputy Commissioner Muhammad Anwar Baryar and other officers were present the commissioner said that the speed of work will be accelerated on ongoing 433 projects during the current financial year, adding Rs 98 billion were being spent on these projects
Qasim Naveed and Haris Gazdar and Chief Secretary Sohail Rajput The cabinet directed the sub committee to file its recommendations within a week c a l a m i t y h i t a r e a s : The cabinet on the recommendation of the Relief department accorded post facto approval of 24 districts as calamity hit areas, including two UCs of Malir district of Karachi division It may be noted that the government has already notified 22 districts as calamity hit areas on August 21 2022 and Tharparkar on August 29,2022 r e c r u i t m e n t s : The cabinet on the recommendation of selection boards/Committees approved appointment of Imran Samad as CEO/President of Sindh
“Now, we have to think about our grower who has to reclaim his land from the flood water prepare it for sowing and use costly inputs to grow the crop, therefore, the benefit of the better price must be passed on the local grower
H E Sindh Cabinet, in order to encourage and strengthen flood affected local growers to grow more wheat and avoid famine like situation in the province fixed Sunday a support price of wheat at Rs4,000 per 40kg
CM Advisor on Agriculture Manzoor Wassan said that the agricultural lands were
Zardari, Bilawal reaffirm strong, prosperous Pakistan as envisaged by Quaid-i-a zam
It is pertinent to mention here that the new schemes for Rajanpur district were not approved due to the recent flood there, adding new projects of public interest will be approved in Rajanpur district as well after the complete elimination of water and restoration of communication facilities
The cabinet meeting was held under the chairmanship of Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah here at CM House The meeting was attended by provincial ministers, advisors, chief secretary and concerned secretaries Various ministers, advisors and special assistants attended the
The chief minister said that the provincial government purchased imported wheat at a cost of Rs9,000 per 40kg which meant that the grower of other countries were given benefit he said and added:
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dignitary observed that Pakistan had no resources to compensate for the loss of lives crops and livestock
While reviewing the ongoing development projects, he ordered to accelerate pace of work at four districts of DG Khan division including Rajanpur, DG Khan, Muzaffargarh and Leyyah
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The cabinet members after thorough discussion decided to offer Rs4,000 per kg support price for the wheat crop 2022 23 W h e at i s s u e p o l i c y: The meeting decided that the food department would start releasing its wheat stocks from October 1 2022, while the issue price would be suggested by a subcommittee comprising Advisor Agriculture Manzoor Wassan, Minister Food Mukesh Chawla, Minister U&B Ismail Rahu, Special Assistants
Talking to media on Saturday, the foreign
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Of these 22 positive samples, one was collected in April two in May one in June seven in July and 11 in August 2022, the official said, adding that in 2021, 65 positive environmental samples were detected in the country
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submerged, and they needed a lot of efforts to dewater them, prepare them for the next crop If the wheat is not grown to a certain proportion, the province may face a famine like situation,” he said and suggested offering a good price to the growers as an incentive
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Director Development Obaid ul Rasheed SEs Sheikh Ijaz, Malik Jawad Directors Dr Ahsan, Atta ur Rehman and others were present
As many as 11 positive cases of polio virus have been reported in Pakistan during August alone while the total number of cases reported so far this year is 22 Of the 11 cases detected in August, five each were from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab while Sindh reported one case
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This is the first positive environmental sample from Karachi in 2022 The previous positive sample from Karachi was reported in May 2021 The last wild poliovirus case from the district was reported in June 2020 The recent polio campaign in the district was conducted from August 15 till 21,” an official explained Thirteen positive environmental samples in 2022 have been collected from KP including seven from Bannu, three from Peshawar, two from Swat and one from Nowshera Seven positive samples have been collected from Punjab including three from Lahore, two from Rawalpindi, and one each from Bahawalpur and Sialkot One positive sample each has been collected from Karachi and Islamabad
The Wild Poliovirus Type 1 (WPV1) was detected in an environmental sample collected from a sewage line in Karachi’s Landhi area in August Pakistan’s National Polio Laboratory at the National Institute of Health (NIH), Islamabad confirmed on Saturday
The officials of the Ministry of National Health Services said that this was the first positive
Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chatta expressed these views while presiding over the video link meeting of the first divisional development working party of the financial year
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He asked the DCs to pay focus on the development projects after the flood He also directed officials concerned to start OPD service in Cardiology Institute and to give priority to Tunsa and Women universities
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Besides high level meetings briefings interactions with displaced people, UN country representatives, civil society and media, he also visited flood affected areas of Sindh and Balochistan where he was given an overview of the rescue and relief efforts of the Government of Pakistan and national and international partners Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif accompanied him during his visit to flood hit areas
meeting from the flood affected areas through video link Minister Information through press statements shared the decisions taken in the cabinet meeting
Nation obser ves 74th death anniversar y of Q uaid-i-A zam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Polio virus detec ted in K arachi ’s sewage for first time in over a year
dear country prosper and passed away Meanwhile, Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah and acting Sindh governor Agha Siraj Durrani visited the Mazar e Quaid Mausoleum and laid floral wreaths on Jinnah’s tomb They also recited fateha and penned their comments in the visitors book We are living in an independent country owing to Quaid e Azam’s leadership qualities We all have to look after and beautify this country of Quaid, he said, on the occasion
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Divisional Development Working Party (DDWP) approved seven new uplift projects at a cost of Rs 1 5 billion for Dera Ghazi Khan division
Delay tactics will not be tolerated and ordered not to leave any scheme unattended in the four districts There will be no compromise on the quality of material in development projects
Former president Asif Ali Zardari and Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday paid homage to Quaid e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah in their messages on the 74th death anniversary of the Father of the Nation, “Quaid e Azam laid the foundation of an independent state through political struggle We are following the philosophy of Quaid e Azam,” said Asif Ali Zardari, The co chairman of the PPP “1973 Constitution guarantees to unite and strengthen the Pakistan of Quaid e Azam The instruction of 18th amendment to the Constitution has strengthened the Pakistan of Quaid e Azam, he stated PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, who is also the Foreign Minister of Pakistan, in his message said that the nation in every hour of difficulty had to follow Quaid e Azam who stood firm in the face of every trouble “Today once again the land of Pakistan is facing a challenge in the form of flood,” he added “A great achievement, like the establishment of Pakistan, is the result of the Quaid e Azam’s democratic struggle unmatched political insight, strong willpower and integrity, he pointed out Quaid e Azam wanted social justice for everyone in the country The best way to pay homage to Quaid e Azam today is to stick to his principles of unity, faith and discipline, he stressed We should resolve today to continue the struggle to make Pakistan a state where democracy is strong A state where supremacy of the Constitution and the Parliament, respect for human rights and economic opportunities are available for all,” he pointed out
Bank, Salahuddin MD Karachi Water Board and Asadullah as COO Karachi water c o o r d i n at i o n f o r f l o o d s :
Razzaq Mehmood, Deputy Director BISP who is su pervising the cash disbursement process at Flood Relief Camp set up in Government Boys School, Taunsa Sharif said the camp has been established on the directions of Chairperson BISP, Shazia Marri to disburse Rs25,000 among the flood affected families He said that the pay ment process is going on smoothly and the staff is vigi lantly extending all possible support and guidance to the visitors Irfana, mother of two children visited the same camp for receiving her payment said, My husband is a piece rate worker The recent flood has completely de stroyed our house and we have nothing to survive”
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All the payment centers are kept open on holidays for the disbursement of payment to the affectees The ad ministration of BISP has directed the concerned staff present at the campsites to fully cooperate and facilitate the people in their respective regions
Under the leadership of Federal Minister of Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety and Chairperson BISP, Shazia Marri, BISP rolled out its operations in the flood affected areas within no time and presently the flood re lief activities are operational in 69 districts by establish ing more than 400 payment sites
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For this purpose, an additional amount of one billion rupees has been allocated for the flood affected mothers and children apart from the existing beneficiaries Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has also announced to increase the flood relief assistance under BISP from the existing Rs28 billion to Rs70 billion in view of gross damages of lives, infrastructure and crops in the wake of flash floods Adviser to CM Sindh on reha bilitation, and representatives from Corps V and NDMA
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Emerged as the most effective and reliable social protection intervention during the recent floods devasta tion, the BISP is executing the challenging task of dis bursing cash relief of Rs 25,000 per family to the flood affected families in devastated areas
She thanked the government and BISP for providing cash assistance of Rs25 000 through which she intends to buy ration to feed her family
Amina Bibi from Sukkur, said, My house is made of mud and has been destroyed due to the floods like other houses in surroundings My husband is suffering
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Similarly, the police also recovered a b o u t 6 0 k i l o g r a m s n a r c o t i c s d u r i n g c r a c k d o w n o n d r u g t r a ff i c k e r s , h e a d d e d H e s a i d t h a t h e h a d a m e e t i n g with Khadija and her family and assured them of provision of justice The victim and her family members were satisfied with the police investigation, he added
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A 22 year old pregnant woman was allegedly set on fire by her in laws over a minor issue in Jalalpur Jattan area of Gujrat while two brothers were shot dead by some unidentified assailants in a separate incident in Gujran wala on Sunday According to the victim’s family, Iqra was married to Iftekhar six months ago and was pregnant when her husband’s sister sub jected her to brutal torture and then setting her ablaze after dousing her with petrol Soon after the incident, Iqra was taken to a hospital by the fam ily where she fought for life for a week but succumbed to her burns The grief stricken family staged a protest against the police for failing to take any action They also staged a protest by blocking Gujrat to Azad Kashmir main GT Road “We will not call off the protest until justice is served to us said the family The family continued the protest by placing the dead body in Katchehry Chowk and burned tires to block the traffic Mean while two brothers were shot dead by some unidentified assailants in broad daylight in Saddr police precinct in Gujranwala The deceased, identified as Usman and Irfan were going from Chicharwali to So lakhanabad of the Gujranwala district of Punjab Unidentified gunmen attacked the deceased through a car stopped over at a point where the duo was passing by Lawmen and rescuers rushed to the spot Bodies were taken to a hospital An investigation is underway
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The main objective of the visit is to b r i n g t o f o c u s t h e o n g o i n g h u m a n rights violations in Indian illegally oc c u p i e d J a m m u a n d K a s h m i r p a r t i c u l a r l y t h e r i s i n g i n c i d e n t s o f extrajudicial killings, mass destruction o f p r o p e r t i e s c l a m p d o w n o n d i s s e n t a t t a c k s o n r i g h t t o e d u c a t i o n a n d r e l i gious rights and plight of the Kashmiri prisoners
T h e d e l e g a t i o n w o u l d a l s o a p p r i s e the world community of the Indian gov e r n m e n t s s i n i s t e r d e s i g n s a i m e d a t c h a n g i n g t h e d e m o g r a p h i c s o f t h e r e g i o n a n d i t s a n t i K a s h m i r p o l i c i e s i n t e n d e d t o m i n i m i z e t h e m a j o r i t y c o m m u n i t y ’s r o l e i n d e c i s i o n m a k i n g process and reduce their political repre sentation in the legislature by granting voting rights to non Kashmiris
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t a k e n t o t a s k L a t e r, t a l k i n g t o t h e media, the home minister said that Pun jab police were improving its perform ance gradually In Faisalabad, the police j a w a n s n o t o n l y a r r e s t e d r o b b e r y a c cused within 8 hours after incident but also recovered robbed money and cash van from their possession
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Since August 19 till September 11 (Sunday) 3:00pm, BISP has disbursed a total amount of Rs23,063,125,000
has been disbursed among 922,525 affected families under this programme
O n S a t u r d a y, t h e M i n i s t r y o f F o r e i g n A f fairs and International Cooperation UAE, Min i s t r y o f C o m m u n i t y D e v e l o p m e n t U A E a n d Emirates Red Crescent in coordination with the E m b a s s y o f P a k i s t a n i n A b u D h a b i a n d C o n s u l a t e G e n e r a l o f P a k i s t a n i n D u b a i h a v e launched a volunteering initiative to collect do
The affected families can send their CNIC number to 8171 for registration in Flood Relief Cash Assistance pro gram and upon receiving payment message they can visit their nearby campsite to receive their payment A control Room has also been established at BISP headquarters to ensure smooth payments It is also worth mentioning that the federal minister, Shazia Marri has announced that the flood affected pregnant mothers and children will be cov ered under the Benazir Nashonuma Programme in collab oration with World Food Programme (WFP)
from illness I thank BISP for providing Rs25,000 much needed cash relief which I would spend on buying med icine of my husband and ration”
The task of disbursing Flood Relief Cash Assistance among the flood hit people was assigned to the BISP by the Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif which is being car rying out speedily
BISP dISBurSeS rS23B To flood-hIT famIlIeS In ShorTeST TIme K A R AC H I S ta f f R e p o Rt Tw o m o r e p l a n e l o a d s o f r e l i e f g o o d s f r o m U n i t e d A r a b E m i r a t e s ( U A E ) r e a c h e d h e r e a t Jinnah International Airport on Sunday T h e G u l f n a t i o n h a s c o n t r i b u t e d m o s t f o r t h e f l o o d a ff e c t e e s a n d t h i s w a s t h e 1 7 t h a n d 18th flights from the UAE Air Force to bring relief goods The material was handed over in the presence of
T h i s v o l u n t e e r i n g i n i t i a t i v e w a s l a u n c h e d simultaneously at following locations across the U A E : A b u D h a b i N a t i o n a l E x h i b i t i o n C e n t e r (ADNEC), Abu Dhabi; Dubai Exhibition Cen ter, Expo City Dubai and Expo Center, Sharjah C h a rg e d ’ A ff a i r e s , M r I m t i a z F e r o z Gondal along with Dr Hamdan Mussallam Al Mazrouei, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Red Crescent and Sultan Mo hammed Al Shamsi, Assistant Minister of For e i g n A ff a i r s a n d I n t e r n a t i o n a l C o o p e r a t i o n participated in the launch of this campaign in Abu Dhabi M o r e t h a n 3 0 0 0 0 b o x e s w e r e d o n a t e d today Each box consists of food and hygiene kits to support a family of 5 for a whole month Cd’A thanked the people and Government of the UAE for their continuous support in this d i ff i c u l t t i m e H e a l s o a p p r e c i a t e d t h e w o r k
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A total of 112,301 affected families have received Rs2,807,525,000 in Balochistan; 548,979 families have received Rs13 724 475 000 in Sindh; 114 029 families have received Rs2,850,725,000 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 147,216 families have received Rs3 680 400 000 in Punjab AzraBibi from Qambary Swabi said, “My husband is a factory worker I have seven children, four sons and three daughters My house is made of mud so rain is a big problem and whenever it rains, water gets inside our house Now my house has been destroyed due to the rains
Punjab Home Minister Lt Col (retd) Muhammad Hashim Dogar said on Sun day that justice would be provided to tor t u r e v i c t i m K h a d i j a a n d h e r f a m i l y a t e v e r y c o s t H e w a s v i s i t i n g t h e r e s i dence of Khadija, who was alleged tor tured by an influential industrialist and h i s a c c o m p l i c e s o v e r h e r r e f u s a l t o marry him T h e m i n i s t e r s a i d t h a t t h e p o l i c e w o u l d c o m p l e t e i n v e s t i g a t i o n p r o c e s s purely on merit without any recommen d a t i o n s o t h a t t h e a c c u s e d c o u l d b e
flood relief money from their center I borrowed some money for commute and reach BISP Center where they checked my CNIC and got my biometric After all the clearance, they gave me the flood relief money of Rs 25,000 With this money, we will fulfill our basic needs as we don’t have the groceries at home I thank Benazir programme with all my heart; May Bless her”, she said
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Led by All Parties Hurriyat Confer e n c e A z a d J a m m u a n d K a s h m i r (APHC AJK) chapter leader Altaf Hus s a i n Wa n i , t h e d e l e g a t i o n c o m p r i s e d p o l i t i c a l l e a d e r s , a c a d e m i c i a n s , c i v i l s o c i e t y m e m b e r s a n d r i g h t s a c t i v i s t s i n c l u d i n g S a r d a r A m j a d Yo u s a f K h a n , Syed Faiz Naqashbandi, Advocate Per v e z S h a h M s S h a m i m S h a w l H a s s a n A l B a n a , P r o f S h a g u f t a A s h r a f , D r Wa l e e d R a s o o l , D r S a i r a S h a h , D r Waqas Ali Kausar and Barrister Needa Salam D u r i n g i t s w e e k l o n g s t a y i n G e n e v a t h e K a s h m i r i d e l e g a t i o n b e sides attending the UNHRC session is scheduled to attend a host of important
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ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Capital police apprehended 07 criminals including two members of a bike lifter gang and recovered eight stolen bikes, drugs and weapons with ammunition from their possession, a police public relations officer said He said that DIG Operations Sohail Zafar Chatha had ordered all zonal officers to curb the crime in their respective areas and arrest those involved in looting innocent people Following these directives, a Sihala police team used the latest technology and human resources and arrested two members of a notorious bike lifter gang who were involved in series of bike lifting incidents Police team also recovered eight stolen bikes from their possession The accused were identified as Usman Ali and Muhammad Aadil Cases against nominated accused have been registered and further investigation is underway s ta f f r e p o rt
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volunteering program BOP Madadgar has been rolled out which has been initiated to give our employees an opportunity to partic ipate in uplifting society and doing good for the public at large The staff signing up for BOP Madadgar will be provided paid time off to carry out volunteer CSR work along with the necessary resources As the inaugu ral project, BOP staff volunteers will be pro vided with the necessary training for the construction of permanent basic shelters using eco friendly building materials in the flood affected areas of South Punjab and Sindh Within a day of launching, over 260
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ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO) on Sunday issued power suspension programme for Monday for various areas of its region due to necessary maintenance and routine development work According to IESCO Spokesperson, the power supply of different feeders and grid stations would remain suspended for the period from 07:00 AM to 12:00 Noon, Vanhar, Mail, Akwal, Bilalabad, Dharabi, Waheedabad, Burma, Nust Road Haji Shah Amanpur Katas Dalwal Shahpur Zaraj, Dhok Awan, New Rawat, Sparco, Mora Nagyal, Puran, Fatehpur, Kohar, NCI (Toba), Mandi Bhalwal, Ara Bazar feeders and surroundings s ta e p o r t
The situation has been particularly bad this year, with the government having to urge the Ministry of Industry and Pro duction (MoIP) to look into the matter
LAHORE: Punjab CM Ch Pervaiz Elahi presents annual grant cheque of Rs15 million to Press Club
Why Hyundai is providing this lim ited time offer? Partly to make up for the unusually long delivery times but it is also likely that the company wanted to capitalise on the same being afflicted on
ISLAMABAD: Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) is going to organize a two day book fair from September 13 at main campus of the university According to organizers, 20 large and well known book sellers and publishers will participate in the fair They will display their books for students, academia and all other book lovers It is pertinent to mention here that books on different subjects will be available on discounted prices for the buyers The book fair is being organized by Central library of the university Shah Farukh, Chief Librarian, AIOU has urged upon all book lovers especially students of the twin cities, Islamabad and Rawalpindi participate in the fair and get themselves benefitted by having good books available at discounted prices s ta f f r e p o rt
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courage the adoption of advanced technologies such as blockchain and the internet of things (IoT) when developing halal economy master plans while businesses can partner with tech start ups He said to tap growth potentials of halal mar kets: global governments must seek to unify halal standards and accreditation processes to help re duce the number of certification requirements and promote halal commerce
With a higher level of trade, the halal economy is poised to become more integrated with global trade and supply chains, which will swell to $5 trillion by 2030 from $2 30 trillion a couple of years ago
He urged the Pakistani food manufacturers to collaborate with technology companies for prompt delivery with mounted trust of consumers worldwide He said halal Food authorities in Pak istan must help identify a continuous flow of growth opportunities to succeed in an unpre dictable future He said Pakistan must take a slice in emerging global markets of halal products and can earn billions of dollars foreign exchange
This was stated here on Sunday by Chairman United Business Group in the Federation of Pak istan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Shahzad Ali Malik while talking to a delegation of industrialists and traders led by Muhammad Umar from Gujranwala which called on him He said the halal economy is witnessing an upward trend as the demand for halal products from Mus lim and non Muslim nations increases
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National Highways and Motorways Police (NHMP) Sunday kicked off an operation against over speeding in Hazara Motorway Tunnel to avoid road accidents This was told by Sector Commander Hazara Motorway Syed Saqib Shah while talking to media He further said that crackdown against exceeding the speed limit in the motorway tunnels has been started to avoid accidents as some commuters are not following the speed limit and in this regard checking and action have been accelerated to make the implementation of the speed limit inside the tunnel more effective Saqib Shah said that the speed limit inside the tunnel was 60 km per hour in dry weather conditions and 30 km per hour during rainy weather, adding exceeding the speed limits can be dangerous He said that since there were no mobile phone signals inside the tunnel, therefore in case of any emergency, landline phones installed in the tunnel could be used to contact the administration The Sector Commander said that the NHMP was striving hard to provide safe roads to the commuters and was responsible for the enforcement of traffic and safety laws, security and recovery on Pakistan s National Highways and Motorway network He said that the E 35 Hazara motorway from Burhan to Mansehra was 182 kilometers long where our teams were busy day and night to maintain law and order and provide a congenial environment to the drivers
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ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Air Force was actively involved in the rehabilitation process of flood affectees in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Sindh, Balochtisan and South Punjab PAF personnel were taking unprecedented initiatives for the well being and timely provision of basic necessities of food, shelter, drinking water and medical assistance to the flood victims a news release said To provide much needed relief to the sufferings of flood affectees, PAF Emergency Response teams have distributed 23,076 cooked food packs, 1,103 water bottles and 1,795 ration packs consisting of basic food commodities amongst the needy families during the last 24 hours Moreover, in addition to the provision of free food and shelter, 3,049 patients were also attended by the medical teams of Pakistan Air Force in field medical camps of PAF
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He said the main factors driving the halal in dustry are favorable population demographic, government policies and private sector initiatives He said the growing non Muslim demand for halal foods will be driven by its association with safe and healthy eating He said governments are strengthening regulatory and policy support through national master plans and certification scope expansion which will boost the halal indus try’s growth Shahzad Ali Malik said transparency and traceability along the halal products value chain are crucial He said the government should en
ISLAMABAD: Chancellor of Riphah International University RIU, Muhammad Hassan Khan announced Rs10 million for “Flood Relief and Rehabilitation Initiative (FRRI)” Program launched by the university to help flood affectees across the country Objective of the FRRI Program is to start rehabilitation of the designated areas and will focus on the rehabilitation in coming days, a press release on Sunday said FRRI is the joint project of Riphah International University students, faculty members, and university staff in helping flood affectees through donations camps established in different campuses of University The “Flood Relief and Rehabilitation Initiative” by Riphah International University is targeting the flood affectees of Charsadda & Malakand and is working to provide them with immediate relief and later will help them in the rehabilitation process too The flood relief campaign in full swing through its Student Services Department and Riphah Social Welfare Department and students clubs and society The first convoy of Relief Goods reached Charsadda yesterday containing 100 food bags for families and 50 bags for children, 400 packages of clothes, and 30 packages of blankets and shoes
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Particular attention must be paid to the dengue menace, for while matters are not as bad as when it first spread devastation some years ago in Punjab, the floods seems to have paved the way for its dangerous revival Floodwaters are clear of larvae when floods hit, but as they rede they leave behind pools of water Such water is not drained, and is left to stagnate This is where the aedeas aegypti the anopheles vector, comes in, finding such water an ideal breeding ground As soon as the larvae hatch, the disease begins to spread The Punjab government thus has little time to launch a vigorous campaign against the larvae, which is its primary duty in this emergency
At the same time, it cannot afford to ignore the polio threat Because Pakistan and Afghanistan are the last two countries to have polio they have been the subjects of vaccination campaigns however, the detection of poliovirus samples in cities where it had disappeared indicated that there was the possibility of a fresh outbreak, and all of the previous effort going waste To stop that, it is essential for the provincial governments to arrange for vigorous vaccination campaigns immediately, and refuse to hide behind the floods as an excuse Otherwise, the human loss, in terms of persons crippled, may well be more than can be imagined the legac y of late Hameed Nizami Arif Nizami (Late)
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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres’ just concluded visit to Pakistan was an indication of how seriously he took the devastation of the floods, but it will be the job of Mr Sharif to convince the UN’s members, particularly the richer countries, to help Pakistan in its time of need however, this is not likely to be the only topic raised during the various meetings Mr Sharif will hold with counterparts on the sidelines of the Assembly Though by no means arranged yet, it is hoped that a meeting between Mr Sharif and US President Joe Biden will also be arranged
The previous government, that of Imran Khan, had particularly damaged relations with the USA by the accusation that the USA was behind the conspiracy which had ultimately led to his fall from office Mr Bhutto Zardari and Ms Khar will thus play a crucial role in repairing ties The USA will play an important role in persuading the IMF to revise its harsh conditionalities to help Pakistan create room for flood rehabilitation Already, there is talk of debt swaps for climate assistance While it may be too early for concrete assistance, at least the conversation can be furthered Mr Sharif need not be overawed by the feats of oratory his predecessor is supposed to have performed at previous General Assemblies he is the Prime Minister of a country which has been badly hit by floods, and not only must he comport himself accordingly, but he must ensure that his team does so too
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L O O D R e L AT e D illnesses were thought to be diarrhoea or typhoid, but now it seems that dengue and polio are to be added to the list Karachi hospitals have reported 17 deaths due to dengue since May, and are now inundated with thousands of cases At the same time, poliovirus samples have been collected from the sewage of most cities, including Karachi, Lahore and Peshawar, some for the first time since last year While this does not mean an immediate outbreak of the virus, it is a precursor Its seriousness can be gauged from the declaration of disaster emergency in the state of New York after the poliovirus was detected in five of its 62 counties New York State has countered with an immediate and vigorous response, vaccinating the unvaccinated
Consequently, Ukraine will experience a civil war whose intensity will escalate over time Some an alysts are so confident of Ukraine’s impending col lapse that, regardless of Putin’s triumph or defeat, they feel Ukraine will inevitably fall into destruction, and its current leaders will either be assassinated or seek shelter in europe But it is true that Ukraine, as a whole, has already entered a sort of death trap The country must pay for it
The conflict between these two ideologies will continue with absolute certainty Russia may formally withdraw, but it does not mean that it will cease all interference in Ukraine Russia, on the contrary, will provide arms to its supporters just as the West does now to anti Russians
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After record floods, now Pakistan has to worry about economy’ indicated in this regard ‘More than 1,300 people have so far died, with 81 out of 160 districts in the country directly affected by the floods, leaving at least 33 million people homeless, figures which are ex pected to rise in the coming days But beyond the human losses, the country s economic managers have the most challenging task ahead as floods ravaged the country’s road and communication network, damaged an incalculable number of houses, and destroyed mil lions of hectares of crops The agriculture sector makes up nearly a fourth of Pakistan’s gross domestic product at 22 7 percent As per a UN Food and Agriculture Organization August 29 report almost 80 percent of crops in Sindh, which produces roughly 30 percent of Pakistan s total cotton output, were de stroyed Close to 70 percent of Pakistan’s textile in dustry, an important source of employment and foreign exchange, uses the cotton produced in the country Since nearly 35 percent of that is produced in Sindh province the sector is girding itself for a shortage’
The latter two point at what should be the thrust of his speech, which is the urgent need of assistance for Pakistan to repair the damage of this summer s catastrophic floods
Moreover, the severe impact of floods could also be gauged in terms of likely economic output lost to the country whereby while an economic growth rate for the current fiscal year was earlier projected at around five percent, which is reportedly likely to fall by three percent A recent Bloomberg article Pakistan s floods may reveal China as a fair weather friend’ indicated in this regard ‘the heaviest rains in decades have caused more than 1 300 deaths (the number is expected to rise sharply) and upended the lives of more than 30 million economic growth forecasts have been cut by more than half, to 2 3 percent; with rice and cotton crops ruined, even that is looking optimistic ’
It is undeniable that Russia s reputation as one of the world’s most powerful countries is in question due to the Ukrainian military’s fierce resistance If Russia were to take over the entire Ukraine at this moment, international politics would be drastically altered But another thing here is that a country can not be occupied at will where the whole Western world supports it, as it does Ukraine
looming debt crisis, an overall sharply and deeply depreciated currency against the US dollar over many months now, August CPI inflation at 27 3 percent at its highest level during the last four and a half decades while the pandemic continues In addition, the coun try has been hit by possibly the most devastating flood in its history mainly at the back of unprece dented levels of rainfall, and to some extent glacier melting at a higher rate, with clear climate change footprints behind both causes
Since the beginning of the war, the West has pledged to support Ukraine Often, they cooperated with arms and weapons however, the West will not fight the entire war even if they wanted to, they could not regularly supply arms Because Western arms producers are already under pressure to fulfill Ukraine’s armament demands In addition, oil prices in Western countries, especially in the USA, have hit their highest level in several years, which economists view as detrimental to all nations At some point, Western countries will be preoccupied with their own
Unfortunately, while it has been a number of weeks since the floods hit, yet international support up till now has been quite lukewarm A September 10 Bloomberg published article ‘UN Chief asks World for ‘massive’ help in flood hit Pakistan’ highlighted some of the international support numbers and actions that fall extremely lower than the billions of US dollars, and the extent of action needed, for the flood relief/re habilitation effort The article pointed out in this regard ‘Planeloads of aid from the United States, the United Arab emirates and other countries have begun arriv ing but Guterres said there s more to be done The U N chief ’s trip comes less than two weeks after Guterres appealed for $160 million in emergency fund ing to help those affected by the monsoon rains and floods On Friday, the first planeload arrived from the USA, which Washington says is part of an upcom ing $30 million in assistance USAID announced an additional $20 million Friday in humanitarian as sistance for Pakistan, further enhancing U S pledges Later Guterres directed his words at the international community, saying that by some estimates, Pakistan needs about $30 billion to recover from the floods ’
economic crisis Meanwhile, Republican leaders in the USA have called for a reduction in aid to Ukraine and asked President Joe Biden to focus more on do mestic issues than on wars abroad
And if the West continues to provide arms to Ukraine in this way it is also a question of whether they will face a shortage of weapons in the future if there is a major conflict with them Because the cur rent situation between the USA and China over Tai wan could escalate at any time, and once a conflict develops, the entire western world will focus its at tention on it Consequently the countries will not be able to assist Ukraine at that moment
Lack of adequate infrastructural investments over the years, and inadequate natural disaster preparedness in terms of capacity especially when a massive earth quake hit the country in 2005, and a large scale flood in 2010, both doing immense damage to life and livelihood leaves a lot to be desired in terms of insti tutional, and organizational reform, and prioritizing investments in this direction A recent Bloomberg published article ‘Pakistan could have averted its cli mate catastrophe’ pointed out in this regard ‘Some of the most important lines of defence against floods are colonial era projects such as the vast Sukkur Bar rage a system of dams and canals that divert the wa ters of the Indus to irrigate the arid southern Sindh Province Many are in a poor state of repair thanks to years of underinvestment in maintenance; corrup tion; and disputes between Pakistan’s four provinces about the allocation of water and funds The Tarbela and Mangla reservoirs on either side of Islamabad have become so choked with silt sweeping down from the himalayas that they re losing their ability to swal low up floodwaters and prevent inundation further downstream The underinvestment that has led to this state of affairs is chronic Among the world s top 20 economies by population, only egypt has a lower
As a result, Ukraine will become alienated And by then everything from the armaments to the do mestic political, economic, and societal structures, will have fallen down In other words, Russia is doing the same thing in a slightly different manner which would have been met if carried out directly, with sev eral domestic and international barriers The effect of current planning will be exponentially more signifi cant a bit like ‘more profit with less capital’
h e ongoing Russia Ukraine situation shows no signs of normalization Instead they are spending their time attacking and repelling each other Last August 24 was Ukraine’s Independence Day and it was also six months since the Russian invasion It is esti mated that over thirteen thousand people have lost their lives in this ongoing war however Ukraine’s military capability cannot be compared to Russia’s Because Russia is considered one of the world’s su perpowers Therefore why is Russia slowly pushing Ukraine to the brink of collapse through a series of minor attacks? Is it part of a Russian strategy?
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e UN General Assembly will be meeting live in New York for the first time since 2019, with the 2020 and 2021 UNGAs being held virtually because of the covid 19 pandemic Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is taking a team of three ministers the minister of state for foreign affairs, and several officials, on September 19, when he is expected to reach New York, so as to address the General Assembly the next day he is also scheduled to address a summit on educational reforms, as well as attend meetings on climate change and food security
It also shows a lack of provision of climate finance from rich, advanced countries over the years, when clearly the climate change footprint has been becoming all the more visible in the country towards which it has little contribution, while most of the global warming has come from rich, advanced countries
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In addition to loss and injury to life agriculture and livestock, the mainstay of people’s livelihoods in most of the flood affected areas, not to mention the damage done to roads, railroads, bridges, hospitals, homes, and schools, among other infrastructure, has been immense A recent ‘Al Jazeera’ published article
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In the midst of all this catastrophe, the visit of United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, to Pakistan, has indeed been very timely and important, especially his comments in a joint press conference with the Prime Minister of Pakistan, where he not only made a call from rich countries to both provide mean ingful financial support to the country, but also indi cated that it was a matter of justice to support the country through meaningful debt relief, given global warming was mainly being caused by rich, advanced countries, while Pakistan contributed minimally to wards climate change and global warming he indi cated in this regard ‘ I want to say a few words to the international community Pakistan needs massive finan cial support to respond to this crisis that have cost ac cording to some estimates I’ve heard today, about $30 billion, and counting And debt support is entirely nec essary and it is not a matter of solidarity it’s a matter of justice Pakistan has not contributed in a meaningful way to climate change The level of emissions of this country is relatively low but Pakistan is one of the most dramatically impacted countries by climate change
started but has not been seen to conduct any major at tacks however, attacks occur on a regular basis even on this day of independence Russian forces launched a missile attack on a Ukrainian train station and a nearby residential area, causing the deaths of 25 peo ple In this regard Russia is essentially turning the country towards collapse Meanwhile, Ukraine’s stockpile has been rapidly decreasing It’s not like nothing happened to Russia; it also suffered signifi cant losses But Ukraine’s situation is worse than Rus sia’s The country now relies on Western arms support however Ukraine was once the world s third largest nuclear armed nation But after signing the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty, Ukraine handed over some weapons to Russia in return for the price of fuel gas imported from it and destroyed some of them in 1996
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Though that meeting is not certain, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and Minister of State hina Rabbani Khar will go on to Washington on September 25 where they will meet US officials, being scheduled to remain there until September 27 It is hoped that they will continue the work of the Shehbaz government of repaiaring ties with the USA
So, if Russia prolongs this war, Ukraine will in evitably will become a shambles But even if Russia leaves Ukraine in a short period of time, the conflict inside Ukraine will remain Because the Ukrainian people have already been divided into two groups One is anti Russian, while the other is pro Russian
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It is noteworthy that Russia has been seen to con tinue small scale attacks on Ukraine since the war
Nevertheless many analysts are trying to figure out the reason for Russia’s stumbling in the midst of the strong Ukrainian solid resistance It is supposed to be a Russian strategy The longer the Ukrainian army resists the Russians, the greater their fighting confidence will be As a result, Ukraine will be totally involved in the desire to win the war And one day they will require more arms and soldiers than they currently have Moreover, there is a fear of food shortages due to rising commodity costs Furthermore Ukraine will have to struggle to provide everything to its citizens If their demands are not fulfilled, the fall of the ruling government of Ukraine like Sri Lanka will be in evitable And once this happens, many analysts believe that Russia will either put its ideologues in power or, through the dividing of Ukraine, will complete the process of creating multiple autonomous nations
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With more than 1300 people killed by the floods where around one third have been children, life and livelihood have been severely affected An article ‘Pak istan has been hit by its worst floods in recent memory published in The Economist recently highlighted the scale of devastation: ‘One third of the country is un derwater; the government has declared 72 out of 160 districts to be disaster zones The volume of rainfall is staggering Some 700mm (28 inches) have been dumped on the south eastern province of Sindh nearly six times the 30 year annual average Balochistan, a vast, arid province normally untouched by the mon soon has received five times its annual average
it is absolutely essential that this is recognized by the international community, especially by those that have more contributed to climate change, and that effective solidarity effective justice is now shown by mobilizing massive support for relief, for rehabilitation after these devastating impacts of the monsoon, plus the ac celerated melting of the glaciers ’
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We know strict rules were enacted to discour age every activity that can generate carbon emissions in europe and european airports do not even allow jets to use conventional fuel As we know rules are only for the weak and poor so the case is today after the Ukraine Russia war
Political participation and distribution of equitable financial resources are the key ingredients required for social development
It is crucial for Pakistan to minimise the level of political chaos and anarchy so that socio economic and administrative issues get a chance to be addressed strategically
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This fuel adjustment charge makes no sense and needs to be revisited by Nepra, and the distribution companies (Discos) should manage things better and give some relief to the consumers who are already crushed by unprecedented inflation
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P O L I T I C A L instability has hampered the socio economic processes which is evident in the prevailing condition of the national economy
Proper t y regulation in Swat
Some dramaturges who used these lines in their plays believe this stanza was written around 524 AD when young Justinian (who is also known as Justinian the Great) desired to marry a dancer and actress namely Theodora At that time, Roman law barred anyone of senatorial rank from marrying actresses or those who had been known as pros titutes In 524, the uncle of Justinian the Byzan tine emperor Justin passed a new law to fulfill the desire of his nephew to marry Theodora and new orders stated that reformed actresses/pros titutes could thereafter legally marry outside their rank if approved by the emperor The same law stated that daughters of these actresses would also be free to marry a man of any rank Soon after Justin’s law was passed, Justinian married Theodora
Hypocrisy at the international level
Provision of faculty, staff and equipment is the basic requirement of any educational institution Schools and colleges in Balochistan lack teachers and equipment for practical learning Most of the colleges often fail to complete the syllabus and in conducting laboratory practicals that lie at the core of scientific studies
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Educational quagmire
K e L e C T R I C’S (Ke) move to increase per unit charges and the failure of the National electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) in not finding anything wrong with it, new fuel adjustment charges have added to the worries of the people of Karachi
“Laws are enacted for the poor and weak while the rich and resourceful enact them
Karachi definitely needs more players in the electricity supply sector to end Ke’s monopoly which has been minting money on one pretext or the other for long An intervention by the apex court is needed, especially because the federal and provincial governments do not seem to be serious in resolving any power issue related to the largest city of the country
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Since its inception, Pakistan has been facing multifarious and multifaceted challenges that have kept it away from economic growth and sustainability Refugee influx frequent intrusion of non democratic forces into civilian domain and colonial legacy were some of the factors that have exacerbated the intensity of political chaos and instability These factors not only cramped social mobility but also led to social disparity
The Ke has only increased its customers anxiety and mental agony as it levied fuel adjustment charges on units consumed in May and June as well, inflating the bills to an unbearable level Thousands of customers are finding it hard to pay these exorbitant amounts in bills
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Theodora had great in fluence over Christian ity and the Byzantine empire as Queen and she ordered the rebuild ing of Constantinople (today s Istanbul) after it was almost burnt down during the Nika revolt Theodora or dered 25 churches built The most famous church built by her is hagia Sophia (Now known as hagia Sophia Grand Mosque)
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Balochistan has the lowest literacy rate among all the provinces; 44 per cent It has fewer universities and inadequate educational facilities Consequently, students are forced to leave their homes and study in other cities
No plan was in place about how to control the situation Unfortunately, even today no plan is in place to control such a situation Swat is a place which is densely populated and receives a huge influx of tourists all year round With the increase of people, the government has no plan about how to use land properly and there is no authority to regulate residential or commercial property
Making things worse were feudal landlords and oligarchies
The fight between the Church and the The atre was intense and the hostile attitude and ap proach of the Church towards Theatre virtually halted the progress and the evolution of the The atre under the Byzantine empire The Church considered the stage as a tool of moral corrup tion while acting was considered sinful because the Church believed that imitation of life was a mockery of God’s creation This harsh criticism continued throughout the Middle Ages and even tually, the theatres were closed permanently by emperor Justinian I he considered theatre actors sinful and were denied owning slaves wearing
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It does not stop here though The September bill will again come with even more backdated charges
Since then the world had gone through several admin istrative and political experimentations and had moved from em pires to several kinds of democracy, but laws are always enacted for the poor by the rich and powerful The 21st cen tury started with purg ing civil liberty and the right to privacy in the USA after 9/11 and the State was allowed to know everything one could consider pri vate” What you are writing? to whom you are writing? who is visiting your home, and who is sending money to you? to whom you are send ing money and why? with whom do you have contact, and where do you gon and why? with whom you spent the last night? where did you spend last night?, are examples of infringe MeNTs on the right of privacy “homeland Se curity in the USA introduced in the name of purging terrorism Several new dictions were in troduced including collateral damage, embed ding journalism, the right to attack a sovereign country before it could attack the interests of the USA and state censorship became a part of life
One decision of europe to sanction Russia after the Ukraine Russian war has compelled eu ropean industry to find alternative energy due to the shortage of oil and gas supply from Russia and the immediate an swer is coal the father of carbon emission heavy buying of coal by european in dustries has increased its global prices and even has created a shortage in the global market european countries are justifying the use of coal because humanity is at stake in the Ukraine Russian war and climate change or global warming is not an immediate priority of europe europe has “reason to believe” that Russia would stop the war in Ukraine by facing strict sanctions and european industrialists have “reason to believe” that usage of coal in their in dustries would not generate carbon emissions at high levels therefore europe has reason to change laws to protect humanity that is under at tack by Russia We must remember: Laws are enacted for poor and weak while rich and re sourceful enact them”
The government should consider declaring an educational emergency in Balochistan, and to make education free till graduation It should also ensure faculty staff equipment and a firm accountability process in all educational institutions across the province
Dr Ishrat husain, in his book Pakistan: The economy of an elitist State had said that Pakistan was expected to face grave economic insolvency and distress in the future and that might lead to internal and external cash liquidity crunch, sluggish growth along with spiralling debts
The 2010 floods had devastating effects as well Roads and bridges were swept away within seconds The same happened again, but with a more frightening might The government and the authorities, such as the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) have done nothing in the last 12 years on how to tackle the problem
Most of the properties that we saw getting swept away in the recent floods were built close to the river Lack of forests is one of the most important reasons for such floods Trees are being cut down in large numbers and this leads to landslides Besides, the force of floodwater does not get checked adding to the force with which it hits whatever and whoever comes in its way
The country is bearing the brunt of climate change and the government has no policy or plan in place on how to tackle it The worst part is even when the next tragedy happens, there will be no plan in place to manage it People will continue to suffer because the authorities refuse to learn
We may remember he was the same Justin ian I who imposed a ban on theatre and plays be fore he fell in love with theatre actress Theodora According to the book “An introduction to Eu ropean Theatre History of Performing Arts from the Greek period to the 20 h century , the Byzan tine empire was strongly influenced by Church and theater faced problems around the middle of the fourth century AD when the Archbishop of Constantinople John I Chrysostom became a prominent critic of theatre, attributing theatre as a source of spreading immorality According to the Church circles songs music and theatrical happenings aroused lust and posed dangers to peaceful family life
A S a resident of Swat valley and having experienced two floods, I can say with surety that we have learnt nothing from the calamity in 2010 The recent flooding has affected millions of people, with huge loss of human life, property and agricultural fields
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It is time the Supreme Court took sou motu notice and gave relief to the people of Karachi by making Ke answerable for its arbitrary decisions despite resorting to unscheduled hours long loadshedding every day
Over 1500 years have passed but the connotation, denota tion and credibility of those poetic lines “Laws are enacted for poor and weak while rich and resourceful enact them” still justi fies their content
rorism One can argue all actions mentioned above were essential and needed to protect hu manity from terrorism Let me accept this argu ment because the well being of humanity is a fundamental issue in the Western world
We were told that humanity is in danger due to climate change and global warming and one of the most lethal factors of climate change is carbon emission and the usage of coal is the biggest source of carbon emission This is true scientifically We must avoid using fossil sources for producing energy to avoid the al ready existing danger faced by our earth Since the Rio de Janeiro moot took place in 1992, the West has been monitoring developing countries and discouraging the usage of coal and other fossil fuels europe even decided to stop producing vehicles that use fossil fuels and new assembly plants for producing motor ized vehicles (electric vehicles) are encour aged all over europe
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gold, and even could be not allowed to have any social contact with Christian women even their basic religious rights like attending religious services, marriage and burial were also denied In simple words, they were officially excommu nicated and defamed throughout europe however, everything changed when em peror Justinian I married actress Theodora and on the desire of his Queen Theodora, Justinian I allowed the theatre to work, and the ban was lifted The change of rules for providing a way for Justinian I to marry Theodora and then the lifting of a ban over the theatre on the desire of Theodora could be reasons for an unknown poet to say that Laws are enacted for poor and weak while rich and resourceful enact them”
Other than that ghost teachers represent another daunting issue in Balochistan Besides, the arrogant behaviour of teachers leaves students in a traumatic state of mind Most of them are neither willing to take classes nor wish to change their attitude
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T h e Punjab government s initiative to provide free education till graduation is a breath of fresh air The Balochistan government must also take a similar step to generate an education friendly atmosphere throughout the province
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The top 20 posts by views on Facebook in the most recent report are overwhelmingly reposted memes that were originally created for other platforms A lot of the pages responsible for them belong to Instagram viral content accounts with names like Ideas365 or Factsdai lyy There are two pro Johnny Depp meme reposts on the list, with nearly 100 million views between them Two of the 20 top viewed posts are not listed on the re port because Meta removed them for violating its poli cies on intellectual property or inauthentic behavior
h e most viewed post on Facebook last quarter was a 69 joke, featuring reposted footage from an episode of the TV show Family Feud The post, originally an Instagram Reel, had more than 52 million views on Facebook, according to Meta’s quarterly report on the most widely viewed content on the platform in the US It was just one of many spammy meme reposts to feature in Meta s own list of its top content on the platform
The main issue here is not necessarily one of safety: the most popular content on Facebook feels more like boomer bait than it does something designed to attract engagement from the younger audiences Meta is court ing But as Lala notes, relatively benign meme accounts and potentially harmful accounts that are posting memes in order to drive attention somewhere specific are diffi cult to distinguish on the surface
MORE MONEY, MORE PROBLEMS: The deal will provide the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism with at least $100 billion annually Does it really make sense to provide billions to Iran as it plots to kill Americans, attack our allies, and continue its support for terrorist entities in the region?
This quarterly report, first launched a year ago, was created in part so that Meta could tell the story it wanted to tell about Facebook: that its users are not bombarded constantly with extreme political content, as researchers and journalists using CrowdTangle, a Meta owned tool, have found But in trying to do so it has demonstrated something else: the most popular content on Facebook is often awful, recycled generic memes
Late in August, AIPAC publicized a pol icy memorandum that they disseminated on Capitol hill, outlining their “concerns” about the deal Not coincidentally, a few days later reports emerged that a bipartisan but majority Democratic, letter from the house of Representatives, spearheaded by prominent Iran hawk Josh Gottheimer (D NJ) was being sent to the White house, ex pressing similar concerns
THE EQUATION IS SIMPLE Sanctions have hurt ordinary Iranians The only coun try in the region that has a nuclear arsenal is Israel and unlike Iran it has never admitted its possession of that arsenal, much less al lowed any international body to inspect its weapons facilities When the JCPOA was in place, Iran stuck to it, and the United States violated it, even before it abandoned the deal entirely The restoration of the deal will do nothing more than allow Iran to do some business, but significant sanctions, having nothing to do with the nuclear issue will re main in place
The supposed “weakness” of this deal as compared to 2015 is due to its being shorter And that does make a difference But the rea son the deal is shorter is because Donald Trump with the full throated encourage ment of groups like AIPAC and the Founda tion for the Defense of Democracies, and, of course, the Israeli government tore up the deal four years ago The result has been four years of escalating tensions, Iran gradually increasing its stockpile of weapons grade uranium and no gains for anyone
even AIPAC describes this provision of money to Iran as “a combination of in creased oil revenue, renewed access to foreign reserves, and a general economic improve ment ” The Iranian people have suffered a great deal under the weight of the sanctions
DEBUNKING AIPAC’S ARGUMENTS:
In sum, this complaint of AIPAC’s is only partially based on fact, and where it is, that is the case only because the JCPOA has not been in place for the past four years That was the U S doing, not Iran s To the con trary even after the U S broke the deal Iran was very slow to resume its nuclear work, in a desperate attempt to work with europe to keep the deal alive And despite that be trayal, Iran is still willing to try to re enter an agreement that might very well be broken again by the next American president
AIPAC’s argument about Russia is the emptiest one they raise and is clearly there to raise the specter of the highly unpopular Russia over the deal But if Russia can play a constructive role in any process it is a pos itive and any open channel of communica tion can only enhance the possibility of diplomacy on Ukraine as well
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AIPAC argues that Russia could decide that the U S was not in compliance with the deal and simply send the material back to Iran This, too, is no different than what came before, but more to the point, if Rus sia decided it wanted Iran to have the ma terial to build a nuclear weapon something that, despite the al
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attention into grifts, extremism, and disinformation, says Karan Lala a fellow and the editor in chief at the In tegrity Institute, an organization founded by former em ployees of Facebook’s integrity team to research and advise the public on the inner workings of social media platforms Lala recently published research into the spam economy on Facebook
Actually, the inspections regime that Iran agreed to in 2015, and which would be fully restored under a revived agreement is with out precedent No country has endured, much less agreed to, such an expansive inspection program In exchange for this Iran is being “granted” the ability to sell its own oil; par ticipate within the restraints imposed by other sanctions unrelated to the nuclear pro gram and which stayed in place after 2015 and would also stay in place under the poten tially revived deal in global markets; and would be opened to some investment that is
Ideas365 and Factsdailyy appear similar at first: they are both Instagram meme accounts getting enormous amounts of views on Facebook They each post about a half dozen short videos a day Their content is generic But looking closer Lala noted some key differences: Factsdai lyy’s bio contains contact information, and each post credits the source of the meme it’s reposting At a cursory glance, this account is likely just a normal old meme account
AIPAC argues that doing this again would somehow empower Russia, but its ex planation for how this empowerment would come about is nearly non existent Russia is a major world power Its receipt of Iran’s uranium in 2015 did nothing to change its status nor would it now
By contrast, Ideas365 the page that posted the Fam ily Feud video at the top of Facebook’s most viewed list for this quarter drives traffic to a site selling courses for making money selling things on Amazon While the ac count does credit the source of some memes, it’s using the attention those memes grab to advertise questionable services Its featured stories advertise a “mentorship” pro gram that promises to teach students how to create auto mated Instagram accounts for profit The user behind the account mentions owning over 250 theme pages on Instagram and earning ‘hundreds of thousands a month’ from their phone This is also complete with ostentatious videos of the user ’s many luxury cars ” Lala added
currently either barred by sanctions or dis couraged by the threat of new ones In other words, the ability to do business
we approach election season, it is important to note that this attention could be just as easily directed toward dis information or other harms using similar tactics ” Last year, MIT Technology Review revealed the extent to which global content farms have become adept at using Meta’s own incentive structures to profit directly from popular content, whether that’s memes about a celebrity breakup or misinformation on a divisive issue
STRENGTHENING RUSSIA: Russia will play a major role in implementing and guar anteeing this agreement
Meta also provides data on the top viewed external links and domains In this report, five of the top 20 links were removed for inauthentic behavior (the top link was, of course to TikTok) And the list of most widely viewed domains perhaps the part of this report that is designed to most directly counter CrowdTangle s data showed a mix of competitors like YouTube and TikTok main stream news sites, and GoFundMe “We’ve been testing new ways to reduce clickbait, engagement bait, and spam Meta said in a blog post accompanying the re port “While we’re seeing improvements from these tests, we will need to continually evaluate and refine our approach given how spam operators try to adapt their tactics to evade our new ways of detecting them ”
S R A e L and its proxies in Washington have stepped up their efforts to pro mote war against Iran The stepped up effort comes in response to the in creasingly positive outlook for the United States and Iran to agree on conditions for a return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) commonly referred to as the Iran Nuclear Deal
The sheer vindictiveness, even sadism, of this obsessive desire of Israel’s and AIPAC’s to make them suffer even more is something any decent person should oppose
There’s nothing inherently wrong with being a spammy meme page, of course The harm here isn t that the account is using short form videos on Meta to get people to sign up for an expensive course, says Lala: “As
It’s important to examine the specifics of AIPAC s arguments Their strategy, and Is rael’s, is going to depend on whipping up fear, especially among Democrats, that the Biden administration is giving Iran too much and getting back so little that it will free Iran to both construct a nuclear weapon and ex pand its support for militant activities throughout the Middle east
The alternative is war, and that, unlike a return to the JCPOA, holds at least the possi bility of forcing regime change in Iran Such a war would very likely make the invasion of Iraq look like a minor skirmish, and the po tential effects on the Mideast and Persian Gulf region, not to mention the global econ omy, are too terrible to even contemplate
So, the choice is clear either restore the deal move into a future without a nuclear armed Iran, and allow the Iranian people some measure of relief; or maintain the Trump sanctions and continue on the path which leads to, at the very least, an Iran that is a nuclear threshold state and at most a nu clear power and a regional war involving Is rael, Saudi Arabia, and, one way or another, the United States, whose leaders continue to chase their neoconservative dreams of regime change in Iran
The argument AIPAC makes is largely the same one it has been making for more than seven years, and it is no more substantive now than it has been over these years As has been the case all along, it is an argument that exists outside of reality, in an alternate uni verse where it is possible to get an even better deal for the United States and Israel than the JCPOA, when it is clear to anyone looking se riously at the question that no such deal exists now or can be brought into existence
liance between the two countries, is not the case and Russia has never given any indi cation that this could change it could sim ply send some of its own AIPAC argues that in three years UN Security Council Resolution 2231, the reso lution that enshrined the JCPOA and which allows any of the countries to call for the reimposition of U N sanctions on Iran if Iran was determined to be in major violation of the JCPOA will expire, and that to continue it, the U S will need the support of Russia and China This is a particularly weak argu ment, as it is not materially affected by Rus sia taking in Iran’s uranium On the other hand, having Russia invested in the process strengthens the possibility that they will want it to continue Moreover, it’s not like the U S would be sacrificing anything here: the snapback provision is a tool available only to parties to the JCPOA Unlike Iran and all the other 2015 signatories, the United States is no longer a party to the deal
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Let’s examine AIPAC’s arguments one by one ShORTeR AND WeAKeR: Because of sunsetting restrictions and Iranian advance ment in its enrichment capabilities, a new agreement will be shorter and weaker than the original nuclear deal In essence, we will be paying more and getting less
In the original deal, Iran agreed to send its stockpile of highly enriched uranium to Russia It would do so again in a revived deal That makes a lot of sense, as Russia has the technical expertise to handle it properly, Iran has a solid relationship with the Russians and Russia has no use for the Iranian uranium, as it has more than enough of its own
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It’s not necessarily surprising that reposting already popular memes gets views on Facebook, but “it’s imper ative to monitor where the attention garnered by this con tent is directed” in order to catch attempts to funnel this
Platforms do not need to completely eradicate spam in order to make a meaningful difference on this and ex pecting Meta to turn Facebook into a spam free zone is very unrealistic “given how incentivized and adversarial spam actors are Lala said I don t take issue with the fact that spam content exists on Facebook, but the fact that it consistently makes it into the most viewed content on the platform is a real problem he adds
Let s be clear about this No one is pro viding” Iran with money Not a single dollar What is under discussion is lifting sanctions on Iran so it can do business and begin to shore up its decimated economy It is worth noting that in the past four years, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has been as active as ever, and Iran has contin ued to support militias in Lebanon, Syria, Yemen Iraq and elsewhere Sanctions have not slowed that effort, and there was no surge in such activity during the years the JCPOA was fully in place The sanctions have hit where they always do: right in the heart of the civilian population
THE ALTERNATIVE IS WAR, AND THAT, UNLIKE A RETURN TO THE JCPOA, HOLDS AT LEAST THE POSSIBILIT Y OF FORCING REGIME CHANGE IN IRAN. SUCH A WAR WOULD VERY LIKELY MAKE THE INVASION OF IRAQ LOOK LIKE A MINOR SKIRMISH, AND THE POTENTIAL EFFECTS ON THE MIDEAST AND PERSIAN GULF REGION, NOT TO MENTION THE GLOBAL ECONOMY, ARE TOO TERRIBLE TO E VEN CONTEMPLATE
The right decision here is obvious Americans need to raise their voices loudly to keep Joe Biden in unfamiliar territory for him: the path toward doing the right thing
Yet this argument also echoes ones from 2015, where it was often claimed that parts of the deal lasted as little as ten years and that it didn’t address other issues aside form Iran s nuclear program While some parts of the JCPOA do expire in just a few years oth ers are permanent An enhanced inspection regime which no other country has ever agreed to including countries like Israel whose nuclear programs are undeclared and are not monitored at all by the International Atomic energy Agency (IAeA) is a per manent feature of the JCPOA That’s partic ularly important considering that, in the wake of Trump s betrayal of the U S faith and credit, Iran shut off many monitors and generally pulled farther and farther back from the access the IAeA needs
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That s a deal that greatly favors the U S and the other participants (the eU, UK, France, Russia, China, and Germany) It is inconceivable that Iran would give even more while receiving even less Israel and AIPAC know this very well, as do Congres sional opponents of the deal
Indeed, JCPOA opponents have an ally in the IRGC which has always opposed the deal AIPAC’s claims that sanctions relief will include lifting sanctions related to human rights and that are leveled on terror ist groups” are ironic, considering the Trump administration, whose decisions regarding Iran they supported so passionately, made no secret of having imposed them specifically to make it harder for subsequent administra tions to return to the deal In any case, plenty of sanctions will remain on the IRGC and other Iranian groups
Additionally, Iran will be giving up its weapons grade stockpile and will again be blocked (permanently) from a plutonium path to a nuclear weapon, which means its potential breakout time to have enough fis sile material to make just one nuclear weapon will be six months, rather than the several few weeks it would take now When the deal was still in place, before May 2018, Iran’s breakout time was six months to a year That level can t be reached anymore due to the increased technical skill and knowledge Iran has gathered over the past four years, part of Iran s response to U S ab rogation of the deal
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This is not the first report to feature a sea of spammy posts in the list of the most popular content on Facebook But it comes as those who use CrowdTangle to track the impact of extremism, misinformation, and polarization on Facebook are figuring out how to do their work in a world without the tool According to Bloomberg Meta plans on eventually retiring CrowdTangle but has com mitted to keeping
it around through the 2022 US midterm elections T h e m o s t p o p u l a r c o n t e n t o n F a c e b o o k b e l o n g s i n t h e g a r b a g e META’S OWN REPORT INTO WHAT GETS THE MOST CLICKS CONFIRMS WHAT MANY OF US KNOW ALREADY: SPAMMY MEMES WIN “I DON’ T TAKE ISSUE WITH THE FAC T THAT SPAM CONTENT EX ISTS ON FACEBOOK , BUT THE FAC T THAT IT CONSISTENTLY MAKES IT INTO THE MOST VIE WED CONTENT ON THE PL ATFORM IS A REAL PR OBLEM” 08 WORLD VIEW 12th September 22_Layout 1 9/11/2022 9:51 PM Page 1
He also visited the historic Islamia Col lege, Peshawar (ICP) in 1936, 1945 and 1948 to acknowledge the outstanding role of its students during the Pakistan Movement
Few individuals significantly alter the course of history Fewer still modify the map of the world Hardly anyone can be credited with creating a nation state Muhammad Ali Jinnah did all three ”
These historic remarks were passed by Stanley Wolpert, a renowned US academics, historian and writer about Father of the Na tion Quaid i Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Former premier Shahid Khaqqan Abbasi in his address said that the gov ernment is all set to deregulate the prices of petroleum products because when the prices increase in the interna tional oil market then the government has to jack up the prices and the masses have to bear the burden of hike in oil prices He added that he is against the mechanism of petroleum price deter mination while the government has no link with the oil price determination
A leader of unparalleled qualities remembered with immense respec t on his 74th death anniversar y
deregulation of prices of petroleum products and would prefer to go on countrywide strike if their demands are not met and they are not consulted be fore taking any final decision We are the main stakeholder but we are being ignored by the OGRA said Abdul Sami Khan
The meeting was presided by Chairman OGRA Masroor Khan, while member gas member oil mem ber finance, senior executives from OGRA, Ministry of Energy (Petroleum Division) chief executive officers of OMCs, members of the Oil Companies Advisory Council (OCAC) and other industry players were in attendance
The Air University Islamabad will organize its first international symposium on September 20, in which national and international renowned scientists academicians and other important personalities will address
Speaking on the occasion, PPDA chairman Abdul Sami Khan said it is seriously ironic that OGRA has so far not consulted the dealers regarding the proposed deregulation of prices of pe troleum products
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According to a spokesperson for the university, the symposium titled “Quantum computing” will be held at 9:00am at the AU auditorium, Sector E 9, Islamabad
The arrival of legendary leader commit ted to a cause of a separate homeland for the Muslims of Subcontinent had moved people of KP, who decorated their homes, bunga lows, bazaars, markets, villages, towns and vehicles with national and Muslim League flags besides holding placards inscribed with different slogans of Pakistan Zindabad and Quaid i Azam Zindabad to welcome their beloved leader “A sea of people with na tional flags and portraits of Quaid i Azam had arrived from across KP and erstwhile FATA to see glimpses of their beloved leader when he came here in 1945 and later as first Governor General of Pakistan on April 12 1948,” said former Ambassador Manzoorul
The preparations for the symposium have been finalized and all the arrangements have been completed in this regard
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He added that the government should immediately take measures to stop illegal smuggling of oil from Iran as the government is not earning rev enue from the smuggling of oil while it is ruining petroleum dealers’ businesses
The Punjab Chief Minister also said that the Pun jab government under the leadership of Imran Khan will give comfort to everyone Later, Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi distributed possession letters of F Block among the family members of deceased journalists
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Pakistan Railways was able to restore the track in three phases after having suspended operations for three weeks due to the floods across the country that had inundated the railway tracks Special instructions have been given to the drivers to navigate areas that have not been completely drained
A c c o r d i n g t o t h e s p o k e s p e r s o n , i n v i t a t i o n s h a v e a l s o b e e n s e n t t o i m p o r t a n t p e r s o n a l i t i e s t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h e s y m p o s i u m QUAID I A Z AM Pe t ro l e u m d e a l e r s re j e c t p l a n n e d d e re g u l at i o n o f p r i c e s
Flood aFFecttees to be given cash For houses construction: Punjab cM
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Wolpert has made a praiseworthy en deavor to sum up different aspects of the life, personality and leadership qualities of the great Quaid who changed the world’s map by creating a separate homeland for the Mus lims of Subcontinent i e Pakistan on August 14, 1947 within seven years following adop tion of the historic Pakistan Resolution at Lahore on March 23, 1940 through purely constitutional, legal and democratic struggle
profit then they would avoid indulging in any illegal practice, said Shahid Khaqqan Abbasi
This government has now approved due commission for dealers and it is hoped that they would earn rightful earn ings from their businesses Abbasi added
PPDA office bearers from Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Gilgit Baltistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir were present in the ceremony
Elahi said that all the medicines have been made free in the emergency of public health facilities of the
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Pakistan Railways (PR) has begun restoring railway travel from Peshawar till Rohri from today (Saturday)
The people of KP had showed an im mense love for Quaid i Azam and that is why AIML secured maximum number of seats in this province in 1946 elections and after that historic victory nobody could stop independence movement of Pakistan from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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in his famous book ‘Jinnah of Pakistan’ pub lished in 1984
He said petroleum dealers should earn rightful profit from their busi nesses However he was deplored that some dealers were allegedly involved in less measurement and adulteration of oil If dealers are given rightful
The dealers during a Pakistan Pe troleum Dealers Association (PPDA) ceremony held in Islamabad on Satur day rejected the proposed deregulation of prices for petroleum products
He reminded the students We have achieved the national goal of Pakistan and now it was our collective responsibility to work hard in our respective professions with a high level of dedication, commitment and sincerity to make it one of the greatest coun try of the world ”
The great Quaid was highly impressed by the patriotism, commitment and devotion of its students for Pakistan besides ICP’s building domes, lush green lawns and ma jestic architecture
PPDA chairman declared that the association does not accept proposed
The Computer Science department of the Air University has arranged the symposium while vice chancellor Air Marshal (Retd) Javed Ahmed (Hilal Imtiaz Military) is patronizing it Prominent scientist and educationist Pervaiz Hodbhai eminent educationist Dr Ayesha Khaliq, professor of Luxembourg University Dr Junaidur Rehman and professor from South Korea Dr Anand Payol and others will address the symposium
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Following adoption of Pakistan Resolu tion, Quaid i Azam had reorganized All India Muslim League (AIML) by making repeated visits to all Muslims majority provinces of the British India including NWFP (now re named as Khyber Pukhtunkhwa) to mobalize people and students for accomplishment of his mission for Pakistan
Petroleum dealers have rejected the proposed deregulation of prices of pe troleum products according to them Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) has so far not consulted them in this regard
U N J A B Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi on Sunday declared that the Punjab government is working day and night for the rehabilitation of the flood survivors, and cash will be given to them for the con struction of their houses
rousing welcome when he came to ICP where its students and Muslim Students Fed eration (MSF) presented him Rs8,000 as fund for Pakistan Movement
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Officials of the Ministry of Defence, PAF, Ministry of Information Technology and Telecom, Ministry of Science and Technology, Pakistan Software Export Board Deans of various major universities of the country and heads and teachers of various departments will also participate in the ceremony
He was speaking at a combined event, the oath taking ceremony of Lahore Press Club office bearers, and the distribution of possession letters to allottees of F Block in Journalist Colony here on Sunday
He said the spirit and enthusiasm of the people was historic as this ancient city had been beautifully decorated with national flags hoisted atop of all major buildings and vehicles wearing a festive look
He further said that his government is aiming to make laws for the welfare of journalists that will not be changed by any government
Praised by the world leaders owing to his un paralleled leadership qualities, Quaid i Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah who changed the world map through his legal and demo cratic struggle, was remembered on his 74th death anniversary, observed with great re spect and admiration in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday
“I am indeed very happy to be present here today and to have the privilege of ad dressing students of this great Darul Uloom, who are the future builders of Pakistan ”
In addition they declared that they would go on a countrywide strike if OGRA does not consult them before taking any final decision
posed deregulation of prices of petro leum products and would go on strike if not consulted, said Abdul Sami Khan
In 1945, the great Quaid had received a
The day was dawned with special prayers in mosques for the progress and prosperity of Pakistan and eternal peace of the departed soul of Quaid i Azam Muham mad Ali Jinnah
province The Rescue 1122 service has also been im proved, he added He said that efforts are being made to rehabilitate the flood victims
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More lines are expected to be made operational as the flooding subsides Pakistan Railway is projected to have lost Rs90 to Rs100 million per day on account of having halted its operations because of flooding
A large number of journalists of Lahore Press Club (LPC) attended the ceremony to witness the realization of their long awaited dream On the occasion, Punjab Chief Minister administered the oath to the newly elected office bearers of LPC President Azam Ch, Senior Vice President Salman Qureshi, Vice President Nasira Atique, Secretary Abdul Majeed Sajid, Joint Secretary Salik Nawaz Treasurer Sheraz Hasnant and, members of the governing body took the oath
Besides functions, seminars, walks and debates competitions on the life, political and democratic services of the legendary leader, the speakers paid rich tributes to the founder of Pakistan and termed him a role model
Pakistan railway resumes rohri-Peshawar operations
The students and MSF assured him to present 8,000 committed educated workers when he came again to this great alma mater
Eight other trains including Karachi Express Karakoram Express, Fareed Express, Business train, Allama Iqbal Express, Green Line, Tezgam, and Jaffar Express will also be made operational
On Wednesday, the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) con ducted a meeting with Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) on the planned deregulation of petroleum (POL) prod ucts following the government’s deci sion to deregulate the oil sector
It is relevant to note that the prices of petroleum products like petrol and High Speed Diesel (HSD) are cur rently regulated while the price of fur nace oil is deregulated However the government had earlier decided to give a free hand to the oil industry for set ting petroleum product prices and asked OGRA to thrash out terms of ref erences (ToRs) for the deregulation of the oil sector in order to promote com petition and efficiency
He also paid his last visit to ICP as first Governor General of Pakistan on April 12, 1948 and presented glowing tributes to serv ices of its students towards making Pakistan in these words
Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi said that he would con tinue efforts for the welfare of journalists, and also announced that the surgical operations would be free for members of LPC in the province
The Khyber Mail departed at 5:45 am today from Rohri towards Peshawar with an extension through Lahore alongside its regular stops at Multan, Faisalabad, and Rawalpindi
“Where it used to be very cold, the weather has changed and it has started to get
In the past two stroke engines used to drive rickshaws and there were no emission control systems Brick kilns used to emit black smoke he said
On collaboration between China and Pakistan in improving the environment, he referred to the state of the art Orange Line project “There cannot be a better and more ideal transportation system Due to this, thousands of old and diesel vehicles, wagons and buses will be replaced
Meanwhile, APHC leader Ghulam Nabi War in a statement in Srinagar appealed to the United Nations and international human rights organizations to stop the arrest of innocent Kashmiri people, especially youth, and their transfer to prisons thousands of miles away from Kashmir
However, “be it transport sector or any other industrial sector, efforts are being made
King Charles who was formally proclaimed monarch in Scotland at a pomp filled ceremony on Sunday and other royals will on Monday take part in a procession to convey her cof fin along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile to St Giles Cathedral
As per AFP, the video was tweeted by the verified account of Indian media outlet Zee Hindustan on August 27, 2022 with misleading subtitles that ‘atrocities against Hindus are not stopping in Pakistan ’ The French news agency proved with facts that the dispute was between two Muslim families based in Sialkot, and had nothing to do with any Hindu woman
Those who used to travel in a motorcycle rickshaw now travel in an air conditioned electric train, which has no negative impact on the environment,” he said
A hush fell over the gathered crowd as the cortege carrying the queen’s casket exited the gates of Bal moral Castle at the start of an odyssey of mourning in the United Kingdom that will culminate in her state funeral in London on September 19
The gathering of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation comprising China, Russia, four Central Asian countries Kazakhstan Kyr gyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan India and Pakistan is due to take place in Samarkand on September 15 and 16
H O U S A N D S of mourners lined the route to pay their re spects as Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin on Sunday headed from the Scottish retreat where she died to Edinburgh on the first leg of her sombre final journey
Also on Sunday, east of the vast Indonesian archipelago, an earthquake of magnitude 7 6 struck the Eastern New Guinea region in Papua New Guinea, reportedly damaging property and spreading panic among residents
hot; where it was hot, the weather has be come more severe,” he said, adding that “re cently, there are heavy floods ”
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The meeting was attended by Mehbooba Mufti M Y Tarigami, Ashwani Kapoor and Muzaffar Shah
will then lie in state for four days which is expected to draw at least a million people, ahead of a funeral set to be watched worldwide and attended by numerous heads of state
“We wanted to say thank you very
“Atrocities against Hindus are not stopping in Pakistan A Hindu woman was beaten up with sticks over a minor issue There’s no justice for Hindu victims,” reads the Hindi language tweet
Beijing s foreign ministry did not immedi ately confirm the meeting, with a spokesperson saying at a regular press briefing that “there is no information to provide on the matter
The Indian government statement on Sun day did not say whether Modi would hold bilat eral talks with Putin Xi or Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif Sourcing most of its arms from Russia, India like China has refused to condemn Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and has ramped up purchases of Russian oil India s relations with China have been frosty since fighting in 2020 on their disputed Hi malayan border left at least 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers dead Modi and Xi have not held bilateral talks since 2019 India is also part of the so called Quad to gether with the United States, Japan and Australia, a grouping seen as a bulwark against China
Mentawai resident Nurjuli Hasanah told Reuters the quake felt strong and shook her wooden house “Some of (the residents) are still in an evacuation shelter and some have gone back home,” she said
He said in line with the suggestion, a committee will be formed to chalk out a strategy and guide them on the future course of action “We are all together to stop the onslaught which is taking place in J&K This (giving voting rights to people from outside) is the biggest among all and it is not acceptable to us,” he added
The first glimpse of the queen’s
coffin for a grieving nation came a day after her son Charles III was formally proclaimed king, and after her warring grandsons William and Harry, and their wives Kate and Meghan briefly reunited for a walkabout
everywhere to bring about green revolution by introducing environment friendly tech nologies,” he noted
PAGD to form committee on non-locals registration as voters in IIOJK
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The one minute 20 second video, which shows a group of people physically assaulting a woman was viewed more than 395,000 times before it was removed
Indian PM Modi to attend regional summit with Russia, China, Pakistan
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On Wednesday, Russia’s ambassador to China said that Putin and Xi would meet at the summit, in what will be the Chinese leader ’s first trip abroad since the early days of the coro navirus pandemic
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sectors, there are some soft solutions as well, such as trees “For many years, all the depart ments and all the industries have been told to plant trees he said adding that our main issue right now regarding the environment is that our particulate matter level is rising, ex ceeding the international quality standards
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The victim s relative told AFP that the dispute was between two Muslim families ” “The video was tweeted here by the verified account of Indian media outlet Zee Hindustan on August 27, 2022 ”
Currently, control systems and treatment plants are being installed in industries, and zigzag technology has been introduced for brick kiln as its combustion system has im proved, he told CEN
In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, a meeting convened by the People s Alliance for Gupkar Declaration (PAGD) decided to set up a committee to chalk out the future strategy on the issue of inclusion of non locals in the electoral rolls of the territory
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“We want to say thank you that we can honour the memory of the Queen,” said Ukrainian Viktoriia Saienko, who fled Kharkiv, one of the cities devas tated by Russia s invasion, and is working in Scotland
Fossil fuels, such as coal, oil and gas, are by far the largest contributors to climate change Regarding this, he mentioned some thing different about coal “If engine tech nologies are good, emissions will be lower
Agence France Presse, a French based international news agency headquartered in Paris, has exposed baseless propaganda launched by Indian media against Pakistan at the behest of Modi government
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were among properties slightly damaged, the disaster agency said
much to Britain, to the Queen and all her family,” the 29 year old said as she waited in Edinburgh with a group of her compatriots clutching bouquets of roses ‘Poignant moment’
The quake in the Mentawai Islands west of Sumatra struck at a depth of 27 km (17 miles) and was followed by one of magnitude 5 3 in the same area, authorities said There was no danger of a tsunami
The NC leader said all promises made by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi of a rapprochement have come to null, and new laws are being imposed on the people of J&K “every day ”
The report compiled by Devesh Mishra AFP India said that the video racked up hundreds of thousands of views after being circulated in Hindi language social media posts that claim it shows a brutal assault against a Hindu woman in Muslim majority Pakistan “This is false The footage has circulated in news reports since January 2022 about a woman being assaulted over a land dispute in Pakistan ”
So, the only way to control it is that we control industrial emissions or kiln emis sions or vehicle emissions, and the infra s t r u c t u r e w e h a v e s h o u l d b e state of the art, and good sanitation system should be in place ”
Apart from improvement in industrial
Official figures released on Sept 6 showed that the death toll in Pakistan from this season’s monsoon rains and floods that started in mid June has risen to 1 325 with 12,703 injuries
Indonesia straddles the “Pacific Ring of Fire”, where different tectonic plates of the Earth s crust meet and create frequent seismic activity
Multiple factors have been affecting the environment Pakistan is a forest poor coun try “The international standard is that 25% of the area should be covered by forests, but our forest (coverage) are less than 5%,” he said, adding that “old technology power plants are running in the power sector and stubble burning comes in winter ”
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The queen’s coffin will be taken to the Holyroodhouse Palace, the monarch s official residence in Scot land, where it will rest for a day
“A combination of reverse image and keyword searches found part of the video included in this report published by Pakistani TV channel Geo News on January 9, 2022 ”
even with fuel like diesel, as I said the emis sion of Euro 2 standard diesel engine bus is the same as CNG bus emission, though fuel is different he said adding that it is our wish that we move towards e vehicles If there are electric vehicles, they will be more environment friendly
In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir, All Parties Hurriyat Conference leader Syed Bashir Andrabi has said that India, under a well thought out plan, is using different tactics to suppress the Kashmiris’ freedom movement
According to Kashmir Media Service, Farooq Abdullah, a former Chief Minister announced the decision after chairing ‘All Party Meeting’ under PAGD’s banner at his residence in Jammu
He said the transfer of Kashmiri political leaders to various jails in India is a mockery of international law and is condemnable He said the use of brute force by the Indian forces cannot suppress the Kashmiris’ just struggle and they would take it to its logical conclusion at all costs
Some well wishers threw flowers or applauded, while others were in tears as the long convoy led by a black hearse wound its way slowly on a six hour journey to Scotland’s capital, where it will stay for two days
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The main purpose for the meeting was to discuss the issue of inclusion of non locals in the voting list of Kashmir It was suggested that a committee should be formed which was unanimously accepted by the participants, Farooq Abdullah told reporters after the meeting
AFP punctures anti Pakistan propaganda by Indian media outlets
Indian troops killing innocent youth in IIOJK: Bashir Andrabi
About 200 people evacuated to higher ground after an earthquake of magnitude 6 1 struck is lands in western Indonesia on Sunday, causing some property damage the country s disaster mitigation agency BNPB said
Regarding how climate changes affect Pakistan, he told CEN that there was a set pattern of fog four or five years ago It used to happen from Dec 21 and last a period of time until Jan 10 However, due to climate changes, the same fog came in the first week of Nov and its arrival caused smog
According to Kashmir Media Service, Syed Bashir Andrabi in a statement issued in Srinagar deplored that the Indian troops were killing innocent youth in the occupied territory He said the troops are not only arresting innocent Kashmiri youth but many youth are being martyred in jails and during fake encounters
He said the plight of Kashmiri Hurriyat leaders and activists in jails is extremely deplorable and appealed to the human rights organizations to observe the plight of the Kashmiri political detainees in the jails of India and the territory as the authorities have made life difficult for the Kashmiri prisoners in the jails as well Syed Bashir Andrabi said the prisoners have been deprived of all facilities and urged the United Nations and the international community to play their role in release of all the illegally detained Hurriyat leaders and activists and settlement of the Kashmir dispute in accordance with the United Nations resolutions and wishes of the Kashmiri people
India said on Sunday that Prime Minister Naren dra Modi will take part in a regional summit in Uzbekistan that according to Russia will see face to face talks between President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping
One person was injured in the head by falling wood and a school and health centre
“Two stroke engine rickshaw is now re placed by four stroke engine rickshaw Sim ilarly, in the transport sector, no vehicle, from bus to car, imported or manufactured in Pak istan, is not of Euro standard, he added
“Pakistan’s contribution to climate change is less than one percent but it is among the top ten countries most affected by climate change,” said Naseemur Rehman, secretary at Pakistan s Environment Commission in an interview with China Economic Net (CEN)
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The AFP in its fresh report titled “Video of woman assaulted in Pakistan shared with false claim about violence against Hindus” said that a video being circulated in Hindi language social media posts that claim it shows a brutal assault against a Hindu woman in Pakistan ‘This is false’, the AFP report said and added that the footage being circulated since January 2022 is about a land dispute in Pakistan
The king himself will travel to Ed inburgh on Monday for a prayer serv ice, before the body of the queen, who died at Balmoral on Thursday aged 96, is flown to London on Tuesday
The symbolism of the queen’s last journey will be heavy for Scotland a nation with deep royal links, but where there is also a strong independ ence movement intent on severing the centuries old union with the United Kingdom “A sad and poignant mo ment as Her Majesty, The Queen leaves her beloved Balmoral for the final time,” Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon wrote on Twitter
Hundreds evacuated in west Indonesia after magnitude 6.1 ear thquake
Six groundskeepers had loaded the oak coffin draped with a Scottish Royal Standard and a floral wreath into the hearse that was followed by a Bentley carrying the queen s only daughter Princess Anne
The J&K Congress president, Vikar Rasool Wani and working president Raman Bhalla, Shiv Sena’s Manish Sawhney, Dogra Swabhiman Sangathan Party president and former Minister Chaudhry Lal Singh, Dogra Sadar Sabha president and former Minister Gulchain Singh Charak, also attended the meeting
“Today, as she makes her journey to Edinburgh, Scotland will pay tribute to an extraordinary woman
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Good as she s been this year, Iga Swiatek came to the US Open unsure of what to expect She complained that women use different, slightly lighter, tennis balls than the men do at Flushing Meadows, where she d never been past the fourth round She was trying to grow accustomed to the noise and distractions, the hustle and bustle, of the Big Apple And she arrived with a record of just 4 4 since her 37 match winning streak ended in July
It ended a career in which he made 5,406 runs at 38 89 hitting 17 centuries to leave him behind only Ricky Ponting (29), David
of honour as he strode to the crease
She acknowledged harbouring concerns about the US Open after a couple of shaky showings at hard court tune up tournaments
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Thursday’s opening day was washed out without a ball bowled before Friday’s play was abandoned following the death of Queen Elizabeth II S t o k e S l e a d S f r o m t h e f r o n t: Eng land captain Ben Stokes led by example as the hosts pressed for a series clinching win in the third Test against South Africa at the Oval on Sunday
Jansen, ‘caught’ off a Stokes no ball shortly be forehand had top scored with 30 in South Africa s meagre first innings 118 before taking a Test best 5 35 in England’s reply of 158 all after he had been unluckily dropped from the side that lost the second Test by an innings and 85 runs at Old Trafford Kyle Verreynne was eight not out South Africa, who’ve managed just one individual fifty so far this series, were 70 1 at lunch, 30 runs ahead
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South Africa were 146 7 in their second innings, a lead of just 106 runs at tea on the fourth day of this curtailed match
Swiatek like Jabeur travels with a sports psychol ogist, and it took some fortitude to finish this one off At 6 5 in the second set, Swiatek held her first champi onship point Right before Jabeur served Swiatek jogged over to the sideline to change rackets an un usual choice at that moment
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“The only match here where I started that well,” said Swiatek who had to come back from a set down in the fourth round and the quarterfinals
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England were set a target of 130 to win the third Test against South Africa, and with it the series, at The Oval on Sunday South Africa were dismissed for 169 the highest total so far of a low scoring match in their second innings on the fourth day, with no Proteas batsman making more than captain Dean Elgar ’s 36 England skipper Ben Stokes led the hosts’ at tack with 3 39, while Stuart Broad took 3 45 Ollie R o b i n s o n ’s r e t u r n o f 2 4 0 i n 1 5 o v e r s m e a n t t h e
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Sussex seamer had taken 51 wickets in his 11 career Tests at a miserly average of 19 80 Only one Eng land bowler since the end of the Second World War has taken more wickets at a better average ex p r e s s q u i c k F r a n k Ty s o n , w h o s e 7 6 Te s t w i c k e t s cost just 18 56 apiece
Warner and Mark Waugh (both 18) in the Australian pecking order Finch will remain in charge of the Twenty20 side for the World Cup at home next month His long time opening partner Warner was rested with Josh Inglis handed an opportunity that he failed to grab caught behind off Trent Boult for 10
“Definitely, I’m not someone that’s going to give up,” said Jabeur, whose support team wore black shirts with white writing that read Yalla Habibi Arabic for “Let’s go, my love!”
But she is 0 2 at that stage, including a runner up showing at Wimbledon in July
Pakistan stepped into Asia Cup 2022 and with Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Waseem Jnr already ruled out for the tournament, not many people backed the Men in Green to reach the final especially after the disastrous opening game against India
England set 130 to win South Afric a series
However, the Pakistan team united following the loss and pushed their way to the final The journey was a mesmerizing one and it yielded a lot of praise Renowned cricket analyst, Harsha Bhogle claimed that Pakistan haunts teams when they have nothing to lose
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“It’s something that I wasn’t expecting, for sure It’s also like a confirmation for me that the sky s the limit said Swiatek, who is 55 7 in tour level matches with seven trophies in 2022, both best in the WTA “I’m proud Also surprised a little bit
“Slightly improved performance but Australia really showed their quality again said Williamson “We need to learn to adjust to conditions quicker and try to put the teams under pressure when we can Williamson won the toss and sent Australia in and, after a moment’s silence to mark the death of Queen Elizabeth II Finch was given a guard
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Steve Smith century helped give retiring Australia skipper Aaron Finch a winning send off Sunday with a 25 run victory in the final one day international against New Zealand at Cairns
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He survived a big shout for lbw on one but didn’t last long, bowled by Tim Southee as he attempted a drive from the 13th ball he faced, walking off to a standing ovation
Even if you were to ask a die hard fan they will tell you that Pakistan is perhaps one of the most exciting teams to follow in modern cricket However, that ex citement does not come for free
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa faced their first loss of the Kingdom Valley National T20 Cup 2022 23 as Central Punjab suc cessfully defended 194 runs target at the Multan Cricket Stadium here on Sunday This was Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s first defeat after five consecutive wins Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the winners of the 2020 and 2021 editions, are defending their throne Southern Punjab began the Mul tan leg of the tournament with a win as they defeated Balochistan by 20 runs (DLS method) after dust storm at the completion of the sixth over of the run chase ended the match Faizan and Tayyab’s 98 run partnership shocks Khyber Pakhtunkhwa It was a brilliant second wicket 98 run partnership between opener Mohammad Faizan and one drop Tayyab Tahir that set the platform for a Central Punjab’s towering 193 all out the last wicket falling on the last ball and an eventual 25 run victory This was Central Punjab’s only second win of the tournament Cen tral Punjab were dealt a blow early with the dismissal of Muhammad Akhlaq on the fourth ball but Faizan and Tayyab who scored his fourth fifty of the tournament put a strong counterattack, pushing Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s bowlers on the backfoot Faizan scored at a blistering rate of 200 his 72 off 36 included seven sixes and four fours Tayyab smashed 75 in 48 (eight fours and four sixes) be fore he was run out Khyber Pakhtunkhwa bowlers Maaz Khan and Mohammad Imran came into play in the second part of the innings and shared seven wickets between them Maaz returned four for 46 and Imran returned three for 30 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa s run chase derailed after a promis ing start with the dismissal of Mohammad Haris (14 off 15) His fellow opener top scored with 31 ball 47 and was removed in the 11th over with the scorecard reading 77 for three Mohammad Sarwar Afridi and Khalid Usman, the side’s captain, put a fight in the middle order scoring 28 off 14 and 24 off 16, but that did not prove to be enough for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Hunain Shah brother of fearsome fast bowler Naseem Shah, accounted for Sarwar and Maaz, returning two for 28 in his T20 debut Aamer Yamin and Ali Asfand also took two wickets as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were restricted to 168 for nine Southern Punjab bowlers outplay Balochistan batters in second match Balochistan were bowled out for 144 albeit on the last ball of the in nings Ali Majid took three wickets for 27, Mohammad Ilyas returned two for 19, captain Salman Ali Agha took two wickets for 26 runs and Muhammad Imran picked up his two wickets for 23 runs
None of that matters now Cementing her status as her sport’s new dominant figure by winning what is ex pected to be the last tournament of Serena Williams ca reer, the No 1 ranked Swiatek outplayed No 5 Ons Jabeur 6 2, 7 6 (5) in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Saturday to claim her first championship at the US Open and third Grand Slam title overall
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Chasing the home team’s 267 5, built on the back of Smith s masterful 105 the Blacks Caps were all out for 242 in the last over with Mitchell Starc taking 3 60
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our slowest start ever was just amazing,” said Finch, who was out for five in his 146th and last ODI “Our bowling has been good everyone has contributed “Been a fun ride, I’ve loved every bit of it he added of his ODI career New Zealand started the chase confi dently, racing to 49 before Sean Abbott temped Devon Conway (21) into a drive that Smith caught Cameron Green accounted for opener Finn Allen after a breezy 35, caught low by Josh Hazlewood to leave them 57 2 in the 12th over Some unplayable bowling starved New Zealand of runs with Alex Carey stumping Tom Latham for 10 off Adam Zampa’s spin and Smith taking a comfortable catch to remove Daryl Mitchell (16) off Hazlewood
“I am sure,” she added, “I’m going to be in the final again Didn t help on this sunny 85 degree Fahrenheit (29 4 Celsius) afternoon that Jabeur needed to deal with Swiatek, who has won her past 10 finals all in straight sets and was great from the get go Jabeur did not face a single break point in her semi final victory, but she got broken right away when Swiatek laced a cross court backhand winner off a short ball to cap a 15 stroke exchange
Stokes, having removed opposing South Africa skipper Dean Elgar rounded off a session where the Proteas lost six wickets for 76 runs by striking with the last ball before tea when he bowled dangerman Marco Jansen for four with an excellent inswinger on his way to a return of 2 29 in 10 4 overs
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When action resumed Swiatek missed a backhand That could have been tough to recover from Indeed, Jabeur pushed things to the tiebreaker, which she then led 5 4 But Swiatek steeled herself took the last three points and soon was accepting the silver trophy and a $2 6 million winner ’s check, joking: “I’m really glad that is not in cash
“She’s really set the bar very high It’s great for our sport said Jabeur a 28 year old from Tunisia who will rise to No 2 in the rankings on Monday
Victory would mean England had won six of their seven Tests since a new leadership duo of Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum took charge at the start of this season The climax to a three Test series, cur rently level at 1 1, has effectively been reduced to a three day game
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The Federal Basketball Association (FBBA) would be holding the National Basketball Women’s Champi onship 2022 here at the Laiquat Gymnasium, Pak istan Sports Complex from October 3 to 7 According to Ouj e Zahoor General Secretary FBBA as many as eight teams would fight for the top honour in the five day competition “Eight teams have been divided into two pools Wapda, Karachi, Rawalpindi and Quetta are bracketed in Pool A while Pakistan Army Lahore, Peshawar and hosts Federal Basketball Asso ciation are placed in Pool B ” Each two teams from both groups would qualify for the semifinals, to be played on October 6 at the same venue while 3rd po sition play off and final will be played on October 7 The programme of opening and closing ceremonies was being finalized On October 3 Islamabad would face Lahore in the opening fixture of the champi onship Schedule, October 3, 2022 (Day 1): Lahore vs Islamabad at 4 pm; Karachi vs Rawalpindi at 5 pm; Wapda vs Quetta at 6 pm; Army vs Peshawar at 7 pm October 4 2022 (Day 2): Wapda vs Rawalpindi at 4 pm; Army vs Islamabad at 5;00 pm; Karachi vs Quetta at 6 pm; Lahore vs Peshawar 7 pm October 5, 2022 (Day 3): Wapda vs Karachi at 4 pm; Rawalpindi vs Quetta at 5 pm; Islamabad vs Peshawar at 6 pm; Army vs Lahore at 7 pm October 6, 2022 (Day 4): Winners Group A vs Runner ups Group B at 5 pm; Winners Group B vs Runner ups Group B at 6 pm October 7 2022 (Day 5): Third position match at 4 pm; Championship match (final) AUsTRALiA
But a 61 run partnership between Phillips and Jimmy Neesham (36) then a 51 run stand with Mitchell Santner left them needing 46 from the last five overs and in the hunt Phillip’s departure for 47 then Santner for 30 in the space of six balls both caught near the boundary, ended any chance they had
Draws would be conducted here on Monday (today) for selection of wrestlers to participate in Rustam e Faisalabad competition A spokesman for sports department said here on Sunday that Rustam e Faisalabad competition would be held on Sept 23 for which draws would be conducted on Monday, whereas trials of the selected wrestlers would be held on Sept 16 17, 2022 at Ustad Shafi Pehalwan arena at Sports Complex Dijkot Road Only the wrestlers who belonged to Faisalabad division could take part in this competition while more information in this regard could be obtained through telephone numbers 041 9200225, 041 9200065, he added
It capped a disappointing Chappell Hadlee series for the visitors Australia won the opening game by two wickets before a 113 run thrashing of the Black Caps in the second “For us to get to 260 after probably
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Eight minutes in against Jabeur, Swiatek had grabbed 12 of the first 14 points for a 3 0 edge “Put a lot of pressure on me,” Jabeur said Using her heavy topspin forehand to take charge from the baseline Swiatek dictated the tempo and tra jectory of points She ran her opponent this way and that, never letting Jabeur use the sorts of spins and va riety that she s accustomed to
When skipper Kane Williamson was run out for 27 after a comical mix up with Glenn Phillips they were in trouble at 112 5
“I feel like on the court I can just do my job ” Swiatek said, “and I’m happy about it, that I kind of can make these doubts go away ”
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My theory regarding Pakistan is whenever you write off Pakistan from any tournament they will make a strong comeback, haunt you and will play their best cricket, he said in an interview with Cricbuzz Pakistan faces Sri Lanka today in a crunch final and the team needs to step up after a poor display in the last (but meaningless) game of the Super 4s against the same opposition
Accused Muhammad Shah confessed his involvement in attacks on law enforcement agencies in tribal areas Further investigations were underway
She said that Imran Khan, who was mired in his ego wanted to ruin every institution people and na tional interests Imran Khan again wants to reinstall corrupt model of governance in the country by im posing people like Usman Buzdar Farah Gogi and Bushra, she alleged Marriyum said that Imran Khan, who had an nounced the so called “Haqeeqi Azadi” (real free dom) movement, hired services of a former CIA chief for improving his image in the United States
blitz and Chamika Karunaratne put on 54 runs to further boost the total Dilshan Madushanka bowled a shaky opening over, starting with a no ball and four wides but the left arm quick swiftly made amends Playing just his second T20, Madushanka had Azam caught at short fine leg for five and then bowled Fakhar Zaman for a first ball duck the following delivery Mohammad Rizwan (55) and Iftikhar (32) put together a partnership of 71 but Madushan broke the stand with the wicket of Iftikhar
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year average in the quarter through August, totalling 390 7 millimetres (15 38 inches) Sindh, with a popula tion of 50 million, was hardest hit, getting 466 percent more rain than the 30 year average
Miftah Ismail told the delegation that government had given Rs 70 bil lion for relief and rehabilitation of flood affected people and another Rs50 billion would also be provided for the purpose He mentioned that 33 million Pakistanis were currently liv ing under the open sky, asserting that estimates of flood destruction were US $18 5 billion as 6 500 kilometers of roads, 246 bridges, 1 7 million houses had been destroyed One mil lion animals died and 1 300 people lost their lives in the natural calamity
But Sri Lanka bucked the trend as the is land nation overcame an inspired opening spell of bowling by Pakistan quicks Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf Rajapaksa and Hasaranga rebuilt the innings and regularly found the boundary to up the scoring rate
On this occasion Federal Minis not only extend help and support to our flood victims but also make in vestments in Pakistan, he added Sardar Ayaz Sadiq said that flash floods washed away transmission lines, roads and rail tracks, and also played havoc with other infrastruc tures, asserting that rehabilitation and renovation of all these structures would cost heavily to country’s econ omy The government, he said, was striving hard to ensure early rehabili tation of the affectees and reconstruc tion of roads and other structures
She said that the people had unanimously re sponded to the call of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif
Pakistan thrashes India in Polo World Championship Zone ‘E’ playoffs
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were needed to reconstruct the dam aged roads He suggested that busi ness community should form a committee comprising industrialists and businessmen from Lahore, Faisalabad, Sialkot and other indus trial cities of Punjab for collection of flood donations and it should collect at least Rs 2 billion for the flood re lief fund He assured that the govern ment would not only conduct internal audit of the flood relief funds and do nations but also get the same from a reputable international audit firm The government was maintaining balance sheet of each and every penny of the flood funds
Flood relief, rehab impossible without business community ’s help: M if tah
Since past 10 years, India has refused playing in Pakistan and nor willing to invite Pakistan for playing in the country It is the third consecutive defeat Pakistan has handed down to India at neutral venues in China, Iran and now in South Africa
The World Polo Championship 2022 will be held from October 26 November 6 in US and preliminary games will be held at Valiente Polo Farm and the semifinals and final will take place at the National Polo Center Wellington
Mr Shah agreed with a question that K Electric, Hesco, and Sepco had failed to deliver “I am sorry to say that our power distribution compa nies, particularly the Hesco and Sepco had no contingency plan to continue power supply at least to the pumping stations involved in pumping out rain water from the towns and cities
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It would take between three to six months to drain water from the flood hit areas Efforts were afoot to ensure the cultivation of wheat in November or December,” Shah told the press
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According to Mr Shah his govern ment is trying to prepare at least 75 percent of agricultural lands for the wheat crop We have lost our stand
Sri Lanka, who had to abandon plans to host the competition due to political unrest, bounced back from an embarrassing opening defeat by Afghanistan to win the tournament,
Green Shirts defeated arch rival India by 5 4, for third consecutive time in 10 years, in the first match of Polo World Championship Zone ‘E’ playoffs at Innada Polo Club Johannesburg, South Africa According to details, the two teams competed in the Zone E Polo World Cup playoffs wherein Pakistan thrashed India by a 5 4 score, getting an upper hand over the latter in the World Polo Championship qualifying round The encounter with the arch rival was a crucial one to secure a coveted World Polo Championship scheduled to be played in US later this year According to information provided by Pakistan Polo Association (PPA) Secretary Lt Col Ayaz Ahmed, Pakistan team played well against India with phenomenal Hamza Mawaz Khan and Raja Sami Ullah scored 4 goals each while young and energetic Raja Mikayel Sami and Raja Temur Nadeem scored 3 goals each In the last moments, the game was tied at 4 4, but Raja Temur steered the ball onto Raja Mikayel who smashed in the match winning goal and helped Pakistan register their first victory in the mega event From India side, Sawai Padmanabh Singh and Shamsheer Ali secured 4 goals each while Kuldeep Singh and Naveen Singh contributed three goals each
Federal Minister for Finance and Rev enue Miftah Ismail said on Sunday the government alone could not over come huge losses due to flash floods and torrential rains in the country, therefore the rich and wealthy people would have to come forward for the help and support to the people af fected by the floods
Earlier the left handed Rajapaksa put on a key 58 run stand for the sixth wicket with Hasaranga, who hit 36, to help Sri Lanka to 170 6 after being in trouble at 58 5
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He said that rehabilitation of af fected people and reconstruction/re pair of damaged roads, bridges, railway tracks and other infra struc ture was a Herculean task, which was impossible to surpass without active participation of the industrialists and business community
Miftah Ismail expressed these views in a meeting with a delegation of industrialists and businessmen here at
Imran Khan s call for protest is another hoax as people do not pay heed to those who ridicule the Election Commission and hurl threats on judiciary,” Marriyum said in a news statement
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Governor’s House Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Sardar Ayaz Sadiq also accompanied him The delegation comprised Shahzad Salim, Shahid Ab dullah, Arif Saeed, Khalid Afridi, Fa rooq Naseem, Zubair N Chattha, Irfan Iqbal Sheikh, Abbas Mukhtar, Murad Saigal and Adnan Aftab
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Even “the secretary general of the United Nations said he has never seen such destruction,” he remembered
The CM, replying to a question about floods said that the UN Secre tary General Antonio Guterres after visiting the flood affected areas said he had never seen such a catastrophe
Rauf dismissed Hasaranga who hit five fours and one six in his 21 ball knock, caught behind for his 50th T20 wicket to break the dangerous stand Rajapaksa kept up the attack and survived a dropped catch by Shadab Khan in the deep, soon reaching his third T20 half century
Rajapaksa, who finished the innings with a four and six off Naseem in his 45 ball
Rizwan, who surpassed India’s Virat Kohli as the highest run getter of the tourna ment with 282, reached his fifty with a six off Chamika Karunaratne but soon fell to Hasaranga’s leg spin and the wheels came off the chase Karunaratne got Rauf out on the final ball to trigger Sri Lankan celebrations
It is to be noted World Polo Championship takes place every three years since the inaugural tournament held in 1987 in Argentina
She said that Imran Khan was not ready to spend even a penny on flood affectees, but had been
“More than 1 5 million people have been displaced, of them over 600,000 shifted to camps,” he said and added he requested the UN Sec retary General for the assistance of tents and medicines Shah said that he had released the budget allocated for the purchase of medicines so that flood affected peo ple facing different ailments could be treated properly
y E D Murad Ali Shah, chief minister of Sindh, said the number of people ren dered homeless by the dev astating floods in Sindh has risen to over 12 5 million, adding the agriculture and livestock sectors suf fered billions in losses
who appealed them to help the flood affected people
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CTD, intelligence agencies arrest TTP terrorist
The minister warned Imran Khan that the law would take its course if it was taken into hands When the law would take its course, Imran Khan would start whining and shrieking she added Time has changed and Imran Khan’s habit of getting fa vorite decisions through use of threats will never work anymore, she stressed
ing paddy and cotton crops in this Kharif and would not be able to afford to lose Rabi crops,” he said T h e c h i e f m i n i s t e r, t o a n o t h e r q u e s t i o n , d e p l o r e d t h a t s o m e i n d e c e n t a n d i n h u m a n s t a t e m e n t s w e r e i s s u e d t o t h e f l o o d a ff e c t e d p e o p l e w h o h a v e c o m e t o K a r a c h i
In some areas, there is at least eight to 10 feet of water Even in places where it is receding, the situa tion is not such that people can re turn,” he added, highlighting that the country had received unprecedented rainfall this year
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Fast bowler Pramod Madushan (4 34) and Hasaranga (3 27) shared seven wickets between them to bowl out Pakistan for 147 while chasing 171 in Dubai
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Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mar riyum Aurangzeb on Sunday said the people would not respond to the call of Pakistan Tehreek i Insaf (PTI) chief Imran Khan for creating chaos, anarchy and violence in the country
She said that the government would complete its constitutional term and general election would be held in time, adding that Imran Khan’s whining and shrieking would not make any difference
Pakistan skipper Babar Azam won the toss, choosing to field first with nine of the previous 12 matches won by the teams chasing
To a question, the CM said that standing crops worthRs50 billion have been washed away “I have dis cussed with the UN Secretary Gen eral that we would have to offer an agricultural package, otherwise the grower would not be able to sow Rabi crops,” he said and added he was try ing to dewater agricultural lands so that Rabi crops could be planted by the first week of December
Sindh Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) and a federal agency in a joint operation conducted late Saturday night arrested a terrorist affiliated with a banned Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) from Metroville, SITE
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He was speaking to the media after reciting a prayer and laying a flo ral wreath at the grave of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founding father, on his 74th death anniversary Agha Siraj Durrani, acting governor of Sindh, was also present on the occasion
Torrential rains and flooding have submerged a third of Pakistan and killed more than 1,400 people, including chil dren, as the United Nations appealed for aid for what it described as an “unprece dented climate catastrophe
The minister castigated Imran Khan for abandon ing his people in midway of a protest which he an nounced by himself He bent on creating chaos and anarchy instead of joining the whole nation in flood relief and rehabilitation efforts
Bhanuka Rajapaksa’s unbeaten 71 and Wanindu Hasaranga s key contributions with both and ball fired Sri Lanka to their sixth Asia Cup title with a 23 run win over Pak istan on Sunday
R ajapaksa, Hasaranga power Sri Lank a to six th Asia Cup title
People to shrug off Imran’s c all for creating chaos: Marriyum
“Karachi is part of the province, and we are making arrangements to shift t h e m t o t h e c a m p s a n d w i l l l o o k after them, he said and added they w e r e i n p a i n , a n d t h e i r d i s p o s s e s s i o n s [ i n t h e f l o o d ] d e m a n d t h a t each and every one of us according t o o u r s t a t u s a n d p o s i t i o n , s h o u l d help them to rehabilitate
The accused was also wanted by CTD Peshawar for his involvement in heinous terrorist activities He was trained militant and belonged to TTP Tariq Geedar Group
Miftah Ismail said the govern ment was ensuring provision of 100 percent facilitation to export oriented industry with an effort to enhance the country’s overall exports that was a prerequisite to speedy economic de
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The people who squandered billions of rupees on creating chaos and anarchy can only do hypocrisy she added The Information Minister said that Imran Khan had been exposed in people who knew that he used their money to promote himself People knew that Imran Khan was a “foreign agent ”
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The country has received nearly 190 percent more rain than the 30
He said that Rs 1,000 billion
According to spokesman for CTD on Sunday, the arrested terrorist identified as Muhammad Shah alias Dung, alias Talha, alias Muhammad Ali, had come to Karachi to constitute his network in the megalopolis A pistol along with two magazines and 14 rounds were recovered from his possession
Those who are involved in smear campaigns against the martyrs of the Army and hatched con spiracy to create Sri Lanka like economic turmoil did not get response from the people, she added