The PTi chairman said he would have no ob jection to the incumbent rulers appointing new army chief if they came nto power after winn ng free and fair elect ons
The prime m n ster said despite its shortcom ngs democracy was still the best system in the wor d that was a ve hicle to real ze the peop e s aspirations He termed fake news as one of the major challenges fac ng democracy
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The flood catastrophe that Pak stan was experiencing was c imate nduced he sa d adding the mass ve economic damage on top of the economic crisis had underm ned the countr y s capacity to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The second reason is that the new army chief is coming n November Zardar and Nawaz want to bring the r favourite as the next COA S because they have stolen public money he said “ They are afra d that when patriotic army chief comes he wil ask them about their loot he had said at the publ c ra ly in Faisalabad last week
He asked the internationa commun ty to step for ward and help Pakistan deal with the calamity of epic proportions
Prime minister muhammad She hbaz Sharif on monday under scored that the ca am ty stricken Pakistan needs the support of n ternat ona commun ty, as the scale and magnitude of losses in the recent floods were too big to be borne by Pakistan alone
“ if they [government] are ready for [early] free and fair elections then there is also a possibility to delay e ections in Sindh [due to floods] he sa d mran the deposed premier sa d he is ready for negot ations with the government on any mat ter but you should decide f rst whether you want stabi ity in the countr y or not ”
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in an inter view w th a private TV channel on monday imran said he is ready for ho ding talks w th the coalit on government led by the PmL N only if they accept his demand for the early pol s
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He said the world shou d pursue c i mate justice as an ideal to deal with the threat which was real and redefining the r lives
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He ment oned the worst human rights abuses n the ind an i legally Oc cup ed Jammu and Kashmir (iiOJK), part cu ar y after August 5 2019 and said the vio ation of fundamenta human rights had exposed the so called democratic face of india iPU Pres dent Duarte Pacheco ex pressed condolence on the oss of pre cious human ives during the recent floods and expressed his gr ef over the massive havoc caused to the infrastruc ture across the countr
areas for cooperation such as iT, start ups, agr cu ture, water management and energy Separate y the Punjab gov ernment has approved rs13 b l l on to compensate the damages caused to the flood vict ms on monday As per detai s, as many as 60000 flood af fectees have lost their homes and wi l be given rs9 64bil ion for repa rations wh le rs4 12 bil ion w l be pa d as compensation to the be reaved famil es whose ivestock perished n the devastating flood
Later, the prime minister, in a tweet, sa d in his meeting with Duarte Pacheco President of inter Parliamen tar y Union, a representative body of 178 parl aments he underscored how fake news posed a threat to democracy “ Together w th fabrication, it can rob people of their democratic rights & vio late human r ghts he added
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rime minister muhammad She hbaz Sharif on monday sa d that c imate change had emerged as one of the most potent chal lenges fac ng the world
in a new twist to h s quest for power former prime m n ster imran Khan monday took a new summer sault against his previous stance and said that wh chever party comes into power after free and fair genera e ections should appoint a new army chief ndirectly proposing a brief extens on in the tenure of incumbent Chief of Army Staff (COA S) Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa
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He said this wh le respond ng to a question re lated to his controversia statement in which he a leged that PmL N supremo Nawaz Sharif and PPP leader As f Ali Zardar wanted to appoint the army ch ef of their choice because if a “ strong and pa triotic army chief ” came, they would be ques tioned about the r loot
The Punjab government will provide assistance of rs19 1mil l on to the relatives of 191 flood v ctims while the family mem bers of those affected by the f oods wil receive rs1m ll on per person moreover rs15 4m will be d stributed among 3858 f ood stricken fami ies
rescue operations continue as floods create havoc
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Today 22,527 f ood affected fam lies received cash assis tance from different campsites establ shed in flood h t areas of Baloch stan S ndh Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab
He expressed these views dur ng a meeting with French Ambassador to Pak stan Nicolas Galey, who cal ed on him in this regard he expressed gratitude to the French president for so idarity and support for the f ood stricken people and for sending a relief f ight carr ying tents, water pumps and a team of doctors and nurses for the f ood affectees the Pm Off ce media Wing said in a press re lease The pr me minister under l ned that besides the immediate rel ef assistance, France could contribute to the government s efforts in the rehabilitation and re construct on phase
Desp te unusual c rcum stances BiSP has so far dis bursed over 23 b llion rupees among 946,813 flood affected famil es in a short span of t me She said that it is a matter of ho nour that the Prime minister has se ected Benaz r income Sup port Programme for the cash re lief disbursement As of monday even ng a total amount of rs 23 670 325 000 have been d s bursed among 946,813 f ood affected families under this pro gramme
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Sad q San rani National Assembly Speaker ra a Per vaiz Ashraf m n ster for economic Affairs Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, and Pm s special assistants Tariq Fatemi and ms romina Khursheed Alam were also present on the occas on
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The pr me minister asked the inter Parliamentar y Union to p ay its role in ra sing awareness about the horrors of climate change and help mobil ze global support for the deve op ng coun tries facing the climate cris s due to global warming
A total of 116,753 affected fam lies have received rs 2 918 825 in Baloch stan; 564,472 fam lies have received rs 14 111 800 000 n Sindh; 116 962 fam lies have received rs 2,924,050,000 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 148,626 fam ilies have received rs 3,715,650,000 n Punjab
He hoped that the ambas sador would contribute towards strengthening the bi ateral rela t onship as we l as explore new
m e a n w h e B i S P h a s a l s o d i s t r b u t e d o v e r r s 2 3 b o n a m o n g 9 4 6 , 8 1 3 f l o o d a f f e c t e d f a m i l i e s C h a r p e r s o n B e n a z i r i n c o m e S u p p o r t Pr o g r a m m e ( B i S P ) , S h a z i a m a r r i h a s s a i d t h a t a n a m o u n t o f r s 2 5 0 0 0 u n d e r F o o d re l i e f Cash Assistance means a lot to the flood affected fami ies who
r e s p e c t t o c m a t e c h a n g e a n d stressed upon the developed countr es to make a strategy to contro the car bon emiss ons Duarte Pacheco appreciated the Nationa Assemb y of Pakistan for organ iz ng the 3rd iPU regiona Sem nar of Asia Pacif c reg on on Achieving Sus ta nab e Development Goals He said that the event wou d help synerg ze re g onal efforts to achieve the SDGs
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Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) has predicted a fresh spell of rain wind/thundershower in upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, north Punjab, southeastern Sindh, Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan According to the synoptic situation, a westerly wave was affecting upper and central parts of the country Meanwhile rain continues to add to Sindh s misery, as the province is already facing unprecedented floods owing to torrential rains in different parts of the country for the last t w o a n d a h a l f m o n t h s , w a s o n c e a g a i n l a s h e d b y a n e w r o u n d o f h e a v y d o w n p o u r o n M o n d a y a g g r a v a t i n g t h e a l r e a d y p a t h e t i c s i t u a t i o n H e a v y r a i n b a r r e l e d d i ff e r e n t a r e a s o f T h a r p a r k a r i n c l u d i n g M i t h i , D e e p l o , a n d K l o i Tw o y o u n g m e n n a m e d M u h a m m a d M u s a a n d Ya q o o b d i e d w h e n l i g h t n i n g s t r u c k t h e m i n K a n d a r o L i n d v i l l a g e i n Te h s i l D e e p l o R a i n a l s o l a s h e d Ta n d o w a l a a n d i t s a d j o i n i n g a r e a s S k i e s o v e r U m a r k o t w e r e o v e r c a s t I n t e r m i t t e n t r a i n w a s h i t t i n g t h e c o a s t a l b e l t o f C h o h a r J a m a l i T h e m o n s o o n d o w n p o u r w a s s o a k i n g N a w a b s h a h a n d G o t h P i r B a k h s h Z a r d a r i R a i n a l s o p o u n d e d d i ff e r e n t a r e a s o f K a r a c h i a s a n A i r b l u e f l i g h t c o m i n g f r o m I s l a m a b a d c o u l d n o t l a n d a t K a r a c h i J i n n a h I n t e r n a t i o n a l A i r p o r t d u e t o h e a v y d o w n p o u r Tw o c u t s m a d e t o D a d u c a n a l t o s a v e c i t y f r o m i n u n d a t i o n E a r l i e r i n o r d e r t o s a v e D a d u c i t y t h e a u t h o r i t i e s o n M o n d a y a d m i n i s t e r e d t w o m o r e c u t s i n t h e c i t y c a n a l t o d i v e r t t h e c o u r s e o f f l o o d w a t e r t h a t w a s r u s h i n g s w i f t l y t o d e l u g e t h e c i t y
Earlier, former Chief Judge Gilgit Baltistan Rana Shamim submitted an affidavit in which he withdrew his statement about the current judge of IHC He said that it was a three year old incident and the statement was his misunderstanding as he was 72
A total of 843 cases of dengue have emerged in Karachi since 1st September
He said that Rana Shamim shouldn’t accept any pressure of this court The court granted him one more opportunity to submit his answer after detailed consideration
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that the IHC’s judges could be compromised and now he had to prove his allegation The new answer had made the matter more complex, he noted
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The genie of dengue is out of control in Lahore, as 62 more new cases reported while152 dengue patients are under treatment in different
In light of the ongoing situation, health experts have advised the citizens to follow precautionary measures to prevent dengue and said that oral rehydration and a balanced diet are the keys to dengue management
The mid year update of the ‘Global Report on Food Crises 2022’ released on Monday shows that around 4 7 million people faced a crisis or worse in the three provinces of the country during April to June which accounts for 26 per cent of the analyzed population
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AT C e x T e n d s I m r A n K h A n ’ s b A I l I n T e r r o r C A s e T I l l s e p T 20: An anti terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad granted on Monday an extension in the pre arrest bail plea of PTI Chairman Imran Khan till September 20, in a terror case for allegedly threatening Additional Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry during a public rally in Islamabad on August 20 Khan was booked in a case under sections of the Anti Terrorism Act (ACT) for making threatening remarks against an additional sessions judge and senior officials of the Islamabad Police in his speech at a rally
H I L E the impact of historic flooding in the three provinces would be evaluated later, at least 4 7 million people in Balochistan Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa faced food crises during April to June this year, a global report shows
While hearing a petition of Abdul Shakoor Shad against the acceptance of his resignation by the National Assembly speaker, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) Monday clarified the notification of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was suspended for Pakistan Tehreek i Insaf (PTI) MP only “The petitioner was Abdul Shakoor Shad and therefore the notification is suspended for one Member of Parliament only,” the court explained IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard the petition of Shad and said: The notification was not suspended for all the members who resigned ” The counsel for Shad told the court the ECP had issued a notification for 11 MPs “Yes! But this notification is suspended for one member only,” the judge replied and adjourned the hearing of the case
The chief justice remarked that if someone apologized in contempt case and also reflected it with his conduct then the court didn’t consider continuing proceeding as it had no ego
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Medical officials have instructed citizens to wear full sleeved shirts and use mosquito repellent lotion to protect themselves from dengue mosquitoes
While the Covid 19 cases saw a decline across Punjab and other parts of Pakistan, dengue cases started increasing rapidly across Pakistan
phases of acute food insecurity was greater than at any point in the six year history of the global report on food crises (GRFC) According to the mid year update the number of people in crisis or worse or equivalent that is the number of people requiring urgent humanitarian assistance is forecast to reach up to 205 1 million in 45 of the 53 countries or territories included in the report that was published in May this year For these 45 countries, the data included in the mid year update represents an increase of up to 29 5 million people between 2021 and 2022 despite many populations in food crises receiving humanitarian and development assistance, suggesting that needs continue to surpass current support and capacities In order to capture the total number of people facing acute food insecurity globally this Mid Year Update emphasizes the need to continue expanding
standing with his affidavit then he should hold us as accountable with proving allegations The lawyer said that his client was under mental stress at the time when the affidavit was written due to the deaths in family
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The court said that no one could influence it even if he was a chief justice Standing with the affidavit and apology at same time couldn t stay together, Justice Minallah said
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million people in emergency and reflected the impact of high food and fuel prices on poor households, as well as drought conditions in rain fed areas of Balochistan and Sindh This late 2021 analysis did not account for potential effects of the war in Ukraine or the August 2022 flooding explains the report released jointly by the Global Network Against Food Crises (GNAFC) and Food Security Information Network (FSIN) GNAFC is founded by the European Union, FAO and WFP while FSIN was founded by FAO IFPRI and WFP
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reliable analyses in a broader set of countries The increases in the acutely food insecure population are mainly the product of a combination of conflict successive and sustained economic shocks, and weather extremes that adversely impact food security at the national, regional and global levels In 2022, the acute food insecurity crisis across the Horn of Africa continued to worsen as a result of an unprecedented multi season drought which began in late 2020, combined with conflict, displacement, and macroeconomic shocks They lack the capacity to expand social protection and other means to support vulnerable populations In addition, many are witnessing high general price inflation further eroding the purchasing power of affected populations
IHC says suspended ECP notification in MP Abdul Shakoor’s case only
A spokesman for the Pakistan Tehreek i Insaf (PTI) on Monday denied media reports of the former prime minister and the party Chairman Imran Khan’s meeting with former US diplomat Robin Raphel
alarming as 113 new dengue cases have emerged in different government and private hospitals in Karachi in the last 24 hours
On the other hand, during the anti dengue campaign, 1,686 dengue larvae were recovered from different places which were disposed of on the spot
The Election Commission of Pakistan has reserved its verdict in the contempt case against PTI top leaders including its Chief Imran Khan Fawad Chaudhry and Asad Umar A four member bench of the ECP headed by Nisar Durrani conducted the proceedings on Monday The PTI lawyer Faisal Chaudhry appeared before the commission He contended that the ECP did not specify the violation purportedly committed by the PTI leaders in its notices The commission, however, said that it had specified the violation committed by the PTI leaders On this the PTI lawyer alleged that the notice was not issued by the ECP adding that the ECP could not issue notices He said the notice was very ambiguous On this, the ECP member asked him to first submit the PTI leaders replies on the notices then the commission would hear him out Faisal Ch, however, reminded the commission that the high court had already barred it from issuing the final order in the contempt proceedings Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday adjourned the hearing till September 15 on post a r r e s t b a i l p e t i t i o n o f P T I ’s l e a d e r S h a h b a z G i l l
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season in the city has reason to 668 It is to be mentioned here that three deaths have also been reported due to dengue Amid the flood situation in Sindh different water borne and vector borne diseases are spreading across Karachi The situation in Karachi is really
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Moreover, official data of Sindh indicated that Sharqi district is the most affected by dengue where 66 cases have been reported while Central District reported 25 South District 11 Korangi reported 6, Malir reported 2, and 2 cases have been reported in the West
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The chief justice said that the truth should be exposed whatever it was, adding that a serious allegation was leveled against this court which couldn’t be ignored
ECP reser ves verdict in contempt case against Imran, other PTI leaders
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He further admitted that no serving judge of this court was involved in this dispute thus he apologized unconditionally to all serving judges of this court for his misunderstanding Rana Shamim said that he was leaving himself at the mercy of the court and requested it to end contempt of court proceeding against him while accepting his apology Shamim s Lawyer Latif Afridi said that they had accepted the contents of the affidavit but the name of the IHC judge was mentioned mistakenly Chief Justice Athar Minallah remarked that the accused had claimed
(IHC) to grant Khan transit bail till August 25, but the court had directed the former premier to approach an ATC as it was a terror case The FIR registered against Khan states that he threatened Additional Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry and police officers at a rally in F 9 Park to “terrorise” police officials and the judiciary The main aim was to prevent the police officers and judiciary from carrying out their legal obligations, states the FIR The FIR was registered on the complaint of Magistrate Ali Javed in Islamabad’s Margalla Police Station under Section 7 of ATA
Following the adjournment of the hearing for a short while the PTI chair appeared before the court amid strict security
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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday rejected the reply of former chief judge Gilgit Baltistan Rana Shamim and instructed him to file a new one on next hearing in a contempt of court case against him
Fresh spell of rain to begin in various par ts of countr y: PMD
According to District Health Officer (DHO) Zaeem Zia, 36 people from rural areas and 19 people from urban areas were suffering from of dengue The total number of dengue patients reached 424 in rural areas and 244 in urban areas With the latest figure, the tally of the
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Pakistan is experiencing a growing debt crisis and significant currency depreciation, and food inflation reached an all time high of 26 percent, reducing households purchasing power the report mentioned
The prime minister has sent a congratulatory message to King Charles on his accession to the British throne Shahbaz Sharif said in the message sent on Monday that he “on behalf of the people and government of Pakistan [ ] wish to convey our sincere good wishes to His Majesty King Charles III on his accession to the throne ” “May the people of the United Kingdom continue to prosper under his benevolent reign ” Charles was officially proclaimed Britain s new king over the weekend in a colourful ceremony laden with pageantry and dating back centuries Charles, 73, immediately succeeded his mother Queen Elizabeth but an Accession Council met at St James’s the most senior royal palace in the United Kingdom built for Henry VIII in the 1530s to proclaim him as king on Saturday The council formed of Privy Counsellors whose centuries old role has been to advise the monarch included his son and heir William, wife Camilla and Britain’s new prime minister, Liz Truss, who signed the proclamation of his accession Six former prime ministers, senior bishops and a swathe of politicians cried out “God Save The King” as the announcement was approved were diagnosed with dengue in the past 24 hours in Lahore, dengue cases in 24 hours
Media reported Sunday that Raphel, who had remained assistant secretary of state for South Asia and Central Asia in 1993 in the US president Bill Clinton’s administration, had met with the PTI chairman at his Banigala residence in Islamabad
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Guterres said losses and damages to the environment were foreseen in the Paris agreement but there was no progress or serious discussion on the issue
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were currently living 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 million animals died and 1,300 people lost their lives in the natural calamity
According to details Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi held a meeting, which decided to extend the Health Card programme in a further improved manner The meeting approved the inclusion of more hospitals in health card panel in order to facilitate the people of the province The meeting also decided to add cyberknife an advanced surgery technology to the health card programme “The provision of free healthcare to the marginalised section of society is the foremost priority of the government, CM Punjab said, vowing to add more facilities to the health card panel Earlier in July, Punjab CM Pervaiz Elahi decided to further expand health card scheme launched by former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI)
The true face of the PTI will be revealed in cases of Farah Gogi, Toshakhana, Malam Jabba and the BRT,” he maintained
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
Chairman Imran Khan According to details, the decision was taken during a meeting held under the chairmanship of Punjab Chief Minister Pervaiz Elahi During the meeting, the chief minister approved the upgrading of emergency wards of all hospitals in Punjab including Wazirabad Institute of Cardiology He also directed the officials to end the shortage of doctors and staff in Wazirabad Institute
them have to pay the loans that they asked for in order to plant crops It is a human tragedy of an enormous dimension
Secretary General Antonio Guterres left for the US on Sunday after wrapping up his two day visit to Pakistan while reiterating that the natural calamity which has hit the south Asian country needs global response
He said that every inflated electricity bill bore the
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r e s T o r e d : Federal Minister for Energy Khurram Dastgir Khan said on Sunday that power supply has fully been restored to all grid stations affected by catastrophic floods Addressing a news conference in Gujranwala on Sunday Dastgir said the transmission system was badly damaged by the unprecedented floods, as power poles were washed away in some areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail said on Sunday the government alone could not overcome 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 affected by the floods
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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
He said the victims of the natural disasters were not that polluted but the victims were in those places that were less protected against the nature due to climate change
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Miftah Ismail said the government 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 development
Miftah Ismail expressed these views in a meeting with a delegation of industrialists and businessmen here at Governor ’s House Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Sardar Ayaz Sadiq also accompanied him The delegation comprised Shahzad Salim, Shahid Abdullah, Arif Saeed, Khalid Afridi, Farooq Naseem, Zubair N Chattha, Irfan Iqbal Sheikh Abbas Mukhtar Murad Saigal and Adnan Aftab
He maintained that WHO would reach to the flood hit people and set up medical camps for them in every affected area Dr Mahipala said floods had played havoc in the country and the
During his visit he called for substantial and sustained support and solidarity from the international community to overcome the enormous challenges posed by the unprecedented climate induced floods in Pakistan
A control room has been established at BISP headquarters to ensure smooth payments Meanhwhile, river Indus still runs furious at Kotri The Federal Flood Commission (FFC) has said that the river Indus continues to flow in “High Flood” at Kotri with 650,000 cusecs while all other main rivers of Indus River System (Jhelum, Chenab Ravi and Sutlej) are flowing in “Normal” According to daily FFC report on Monday, Tarbela Reservoir has already attained maximum conservation level of 1550 00 feet since August 28, 2022 At present, water level in Mangla Dam is 1192 30 feet against its MCL: 1242 feet (47 44 % storage still left) Chashma Reservoir is also being maintained at 648 60 feet (against MCL: 649 00 feet) since 2nd September 2022 Present combined live storage of Tarbela, Chashma & Mangla Reservoirs is 9 951 MAF (i e 73 93 % of 13 461 MAF) Trough of Westerly wave earlier over Northeastern Afghanistan today lies over Northern parts of Pakistan while weak seasonal low continues to prevail over Northwestern Balochistan At present,weak moist currents from Bay of Bengal are penetrating into upper parts of Pakistan upto 4000 feet
He said the country was facing unprecedented floods and large scale destruction while the PTI was spending billions on public rallies
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We need $300 billion for the adaptation of developing countries Strong responsibility is needed for that ”
A bridge on Rohri Saleh Patt Road near RD 71 collapsed due to flooding water pressure on Monday The bridge on a saline water drain (Seem Nullah), was said to be in a precarious condition and not worthy for use Traffic suspended after collapse of the bridge, which was connecting Sukkur to Saleh Patt, Choondko and Sanghar People of the area facing hardships after breaking of the bridge Local administration has failed to take notice of the situation and mitigate it with an alternative to address disruption of the communication link
He said had Imran been an able chief executive, he would have done something for the country But it’s not the case, he said adding that the PTI chief was only good enough to level allegations against others He lamented that the PTI was doing politics of threats and anarchy in the country
“The international support is not a matter of generosity but a matter of justice We must raise awareness and we must speak loudly against the tragedy ” pA K I s TA n n e e d s g l o b A l r e s p o n s e : United Nations
“We need to stop the war on nature The nature is striking back with devastating consequences in Pakistan
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif accompanied him during his visit to flood hit areas
If you have enough money to hold rallies, then you should spend this money on the rehabilitation of flood affectees,” he added He said that the PTI had staged a drama in the country They have nothing to tell the people about the progress they had made in their four year stint, the minister maintained
In total as many as 112 cattle head died, he said, adding that about 0 6 million acres standing crops were
Taking a swipe at PTI zeal for public rallies these days, the minister said it was time to help the flood affectees, and not the time to do politics
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
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Miftah Ismail told the delegation that government had given Rs 70 billion 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
He said that rehabilitation of affected people and reconstruction/repair of damaged roads, bridges railway tracks and other infra structure was a Herculean task, which was impossible to surpass without active participation of the industrialists and business community
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on Monday passed KP Teachers (Appointment and Regularization of Services) Bill, 2022 to regularize the services of as many as 38,000 teachers across the provinces including in the merged districts The Bill was moved in the House by Minister for Elementary and Secondary Education Shahram Khan Tarakai with Deputy Speaker Mahmood Khan in the chair The minister said that KP government was taking pragmatic measure for the welfare of teachers adding that the bill would regularize the services of 38,000 ad hoc basis teachers throughout the province inducted till June 30, 2022 from the date of their appointments and pension would be given to them Meanwhile the House also passed the KP Fisheries and Aquaculture Bill, 2022 and tabled KP Universities (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022 and KP Regularization of Services of Employees of District Governance and Community Development Project Bill, 2022 which were moved by Minister for Higher Education Kamran Khan Bangash Earlier, the House was informed in response to a question by Rehana Ismail of JUI F that an amount of Rs100 450 million was deposited in the provincial kitty during the year 2019 20 and 2020 21 under the previous “Prime Minister scheme of domestic poultry farming scheme He said that KP government distributed 703,758 chickens among 117,293 at the rate of Rs1050 to each beneficiary family The prime objective of the scheme was not to make earning for government rather to reduce poverty through promoting domestic poultry farming To another question by Nighat Orakzai of PPP, it was informed that Rs 241 012 million was allocated for local government department of district Orakzai of which Rs64 060 million were released and Rs38 035 million spent so far Minister for Minorities’ Affairs Wazirzada informed the House in response to a calling attention notice of Wilson Wazir that KP government would provide compensation to the victims of Al Saint Church blast as soon as the details of the victims would be provided by the Commissioner Peshawar and concern department in this regard
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Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah saw him off at Karachi Airport this
On this occasion, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs Sardar Ayaz Sadiq said that government was making all out efforts to get concessions from the US and European Union (EU) for Pakistani exporters
The UN chief paid the visit on 9th and 10th of this month to show solidarity with the people of Pakistan who are braving a colossal climate induced natural disaster caused by unprecedented rains and floods across the country
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres called for substantial increase in financing to the developing countries for adaptation resilience to counter the negative effects of climate change
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World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Pakistan Dr Palitha Mahipala said the organization had been focusing on safeguarding the flood affected population from epidemics, especially malaria, dengue and cholera after the recent calamitous floods in the country
The meeting was also attended by deputy commissioners Ali Anan Qamar, M Anwar, Arif Rahim
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H E energy minister has heralded that the fuel adjustment charges (FAC) in the electricity bills will almost be vanished from next month and blamed the previous government of PTI for bloating power tariff
I saw an unprecedented natural disaster, clearly caused by climate change and the people suffered enormously People lost their houses, crops, cattle, livelihoods and some of
He was hopeful that progress would take place on the issue of climate change during upcoming discussions at the international level
Talking to media on Saturday, the foreign dignitary observed that Pakistan had no resources to compensate for the loss of lives, crops and livestock
These examples of generosity, solidarity and courage make him feel that the world has the responsibility to massively support Pakistan, he said adding the dimension of the problem was enormous and the country did not have the resources to make their people and economy recover from the disaster
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 country Portugal ”
He said that the coalition government had put its political repute at stake to save the country adding that the PTI could not be trusted as the resignations of its members were fake, its leader was a liar and they told lies every time
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stamp of Imran Khan He held that the former prime minister even sold the State Bank of Pakistan to the International Monetary Fund He also demanded to know where the money collected in the previous regime for constructing a dam had gone
Presiding over a meeting with Commissioner DG Khan Liaqat Ali Chatha and district administration officers, he informed that WHO was extending basic health facilities to flood stricken people
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washed away due to recent floods He heaped praise on Rescue 1122 for rescuing a large number of flood victims
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The UN Secretary General said at the same time he was deeply moved and inspired when he heard the stories of women and men who had abandoned their houses in order to go and rescue the neighbours to safety
and other parts of the world, he remarked
Later, Dr Palitha Mahipala handed over a mini ambulance for Rajanpur and multipurpose tents and essential medicines for flood affectees
The Punjab government on Monday has decided to add more hospitals to the panel for the provision of standard health treatment to the people having Sehat Insaf Cards
He said that Rs 1,000 billion were needed to reconstruct the damaged roads He suggested that business community should form a committee comprising industrialists and businessmen from Lahore Faisalabad Sialkot and other industrial cities of Punjab for collection of flood donations and it should collect at least Rs 2 billion for the flood relief fund He assured that the government would not only conduct internal audit of the flood relief funds and donations 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
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In an interview with PTV, aired on Sunday he said, “It is crucial that financial support to the developing countries in relation to adaptation resilience increases substantially ”
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Talking to media here on Sunday, Federal Energy Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan said that the previous Imran Khan led government ruined country’s economy through its imprudent policies and people were bearing the brunt of its myopic economic vision
On destruction caused by the recent floods, the energy minister said that the electricity system was severely damaged during the recent deluges He, however, said that the electricity had been restored in flood hit areas He informed that most of the damage was done to the electricity polls erected near the rivers
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The PTI should tell what type of politics is this? he added
The electricity station in the district of Dadu in Sindh, one of the nation’s worst affected areas, supplies power to six provincial districts Troops were busy strengthening a dike built in front of the station, a visit to the site showed on Sunday “All preventive measures have been taken already to save the grid in case any flooding happens,” Syed Murtaza Ali Shah, deputy com missioner of the district, told Reuters on Monday The comment followed orders from Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, reported by state broadcaster Radio Pakistan, to ensure the 500kV power station did not get flooded UN agencies have begun work to assess the South Asian na tion’s reconstruction needs after it received 391 mm (15 4 inches) of rain, or nearly 190 percent more than the 30 year average, in July and August
Islamabad: Pakistan reported 105 new Covid 19 cases on Sunday, bringing the overall num ber of confirmed cases to 1 571 196 the Ministry of National Health Services said on Monday The new infections were detected after diagnostic testing was performed on 13,533 samples S
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Authorities in Sindh are scrambling to protect a vital power station supplying electricity to millions of peo ple against a growing threat of flooding, officials said o n M o n d a y, t a k i n g s t e p s s u c h a s b u i l d i n g a d i k e i n front of it Floods from record monsoon rains and gla cial melt in the mountainous north have affected 33 million people and killed almost 1,400, washing away homes roads railways livestock and crops in dam ages estimated at $30 billion
I s l a m a b a d: Inspector General Police (IGP) Dr Akbar Nasir Khan and Di rector General (DG) Pak istan Rangers Major General Mohammad Gaddafi on Monday decided to formulate a joint action plan to improve security sit uation in the federal capital Both the officers, in a meet ing, discussed various op tions regarding security in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad
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“The price of 40kg wheat has been set at Rs4,000 The entire nation is united in the current situation he pointed out
“One ‘person’ had a tussle with the es t a b l i s h m e n t A h e i n o u s c o n s p i r a c y w a s hatched against the flood affected innocent c h i l d r e n [ O n l y b e c a u s e ] y o u a r e n o t i n power you are telling the world not to help the flood victims,” he directed his criticism at former premier Imran Khan
According to the data of international organ izations the number of pregnant women in f l o o d a ff e c t e d a r e a s a c r o s s t h e c o u n t r y, i n c l u d i n g B a l o c h i s t a n , i s 1 3 8 , 0 0 0 , o f w h i c h 40 000 women will give birth to their child in the current month
I N D H Information Minister Shar jeel Inam Memon said the provin cial government has s o f a r d i s t r i b u t e d 1 6 3 4 1 6 t e n t s a n d 356,668 ration bags to the people h i t b y f l o o d s , a d d i n g t h e r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s w e r e w o r k i n g a s s i d u o u s l y f o r t h e r e s c u e and relief of the victims
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nearly a third of the nation of 220 million
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She further deplored that there has been an outbreak of malaria in the flood affected
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victims,” he abhorred Whatever Shahbaz Gill said on televi s i o n , i t s s t r i n g s w e r e h a n d l e d f r o m B a n i
Buledi said that along with forming mobile medical teams for 40,000 such women, ex traordinary measures will have to be taken
PEsHaWaR: At least four militants of a pro scribed group were killed during a joint operation conducted by the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) and police in Lakki Marwat city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa late on Sun day The agencies conducted the operation in the Takhti Khel town in the jurisdiction of Naurang police station during which militants hid ing in the area opened fire on the reading team The personnel returned the fire, killing four A CTD spokesperson informed the press that automatic weapons have been recov ered from the slain militants
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I appeal to the interior minister to take action against those who were involved in t h i s c a m p a i g n , ” S h a r j e e l M e m o n d e manded
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Addressing a news conference, he said that work on draining the floodwater would start after the water level dropped in rivers,
G a l a T h e y h a v e t u r n e d t h e i r s u p p o r t e r s crazy through a narrative of American slav ery,” he added
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“A fake picture of selling relief goods is circulating on social media What mes s a g e a r e s o m e e l e m e n t s s e n d i n g t o t h e world with such actions?” he censured
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f l o o d a ff e c t e d a r e a s a c r o s s t h e c o u n t r y, i n cluding Balochistan if necessary medical fa cilities were not provided to them I n h e r f a c t f i n d i n g o b s e r v a t i o n s , D r R u b a b a K h a n e x p r e s s e d h e r d e e p c o n c e r n over the lack of medical facilities for preg nant women in flood affected areas “On account of number of issues includ
About the Chief Minister ’ directives, she noted that the CM Balochistan has issued di r e c t i v e s f o r t a k i n g c o n c e r t e d m e a s u r e s r e g a r d i n g t h e h e a l t h o f w o m e n a n d c h i l d r e n especially in the flood ravaged region
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“I will file a petition in the Sindh High C o u r t ( S H C ) t o o A h i d e o u s c o n s p i r a c y was hatched to stop the relief of the flood
A n t i m a l a r i a l d r u g s h a v e r u n o u t i n t h e area and the people are facing difficulties, so along with government measures non gov e r n m e n t a l o rg a n i z a t i o n s w o r k i n g o n h e a l t h must come forward,” she urged
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Parliamentary Secretary Science and IT, Law and Parliamentary Affairs Dr Rubaba Buledi on Monday warned that pregnant women in large numbers would die during childbirth in
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Pregnant women in flood affected region need immediate medical assistance: Buledi
Both the government and UN Secretary General An tonio Guterres have blamed climate change for the ex treme weather that led to the flooding, which submerged
Naseerabad division of Balochistan, the in cubation period of which may turn dangerous in seven to eight days, and the extraordinary i n c r e a s e i n m a l a r i a c a s e s w i l l p o s e s e r i o u s threats in coming days
“Tell me what is the fault of the flood victims that such campaigns are being run?
ing access to health facilities, women in the calamity stricken areas are at life risk, extra m e a s u r e s a r e r e q u i r e d t o s a v e t h e i r l i v e s , ”
Awan said this was essentially a scheme to minus Imran from the political sphere, saying this would backfire
not be sown What will a farmer do in this scenario? Food crisis will emerge,” he said Rashid went on to say Setting the price of wheat in the range be tween Rs2,000 and Rs4,000 per maund means to force the poor to eat grass The gas shortfall has al ready started even before the win ters The UN Secretary General was assured about the transparency of the flood donation No foreign (financial) aid has poured in and there is no trust in the transparency of domestic donations There is also a ban on showing Imran Khan s telethon,” he concluded
seven-year-old boy mauled to death by ten stray dogs in mailsi
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The leaders of Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) including Firdous Ashiq Awan, Usman Dar and Umar Dar, appeared Monday before an inquiry committee of the Election Commission of Pak istan (ECP) in the Daska election rigging case Firdous Ashiq Awan filed a petition before the ECP inquiry committee and sought the evidence of allegations against her “Give me the ques tionnaire I have not been called in any inquiry regarding the Daska election rigging case, she said to the ECP inquiry committee “I do not know what record about me was submitted in the previous inquiry If the ECP informs me about the allegations in writing, I will present a defence,” she added Meanwhile, Usman Dar and Umar Dar submitted a written reply to the ECP inquiry committee
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The funeral prayers of the child were performed in the native village However, Panic spread among locals after the tragic accident
The said Imran had not joined the in vestigation I said he will be here in a while, let’s do it ” He went on to add that the charge against Imran in the counter terrorism court had been reduced to a mere “two sentences” after the high court’s contempt proceedings
of doctors in hospital and directed the medical superintendent to ensure pres ence of doctors on duty in the hospital District Judge has also directed the
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Chief Executive IMC, Ali Asghar Jamali, shar ing his thoughts on the occasion, said “It’s great to be acknow ledged for our effor ts and The P r of es s i o n a l s N e t w o r k u n d e r M r M e h m o o d Ta r e e n ’s command provides an excellent platform for cor porates to showcase their initiatives At Toyota en v i r o n m e n t a n d h e a l t h a r e a m o n g s t t h e t o p g l o b a l priority fields and our CSR program, Concern Be yond Cars actively works in that direction We also h a v e a v e r y r o b u s t 5 S c u l t u r e i n t e r n a l l y, s a f e t y being an important element which takes preference above everything else IMC under its Million Tree Plantation Program has so far planted around 700,000 trees The com pany is also running the outreach Toyota 5S Ecolog ical Conservation Program to benefit a larger audience of children and young adults through online awareness raising sessions
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missioner, Karachi to IMC’s Asad Abdullah, Head of CSR & Media Management The award ceremony hosted by TPN was attended by notables from the corporate sector, government organizations, NGOs, academia and media
Khan spoke about the custodial torture of Shehbaz Gill, his chief of staff who faces sedition charges for “inciting mutiny” in the military In his speech, Khan said he “would not spare Akbar Nasir Khan, the police chief, and Zeba Chaudhry, an additional dis trict and sessions judge who remanded Gill to custody, adding he would take legal action against them Khan has denied he threatened the offi cials, saying his words were taken out of context In a complaint filed with the high court of Islamabad, Gill’s brother says Chaudhry was affiliated with the ruling Pak istan Democratic Movement (PDM) alliance and her husband Mujtaba Sherazi is a former lawmaker associated with Pakistan Peoples
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patient of gastroenteritis dies in Garhi Khairo here in the flood affected area on Mon day The number of dead by contagious diseases at Taluka Hospital Garhi Khairo has reached to seven, hospital sources said It is to be mentioned here that in flood emergency situation most of the doctors have been absent at Garhi Khairo hospital The hospital have overall 16 doctors, two of them have been absent for long, one doctor on leave and only three to four attend their duties from remaining 13 medics,” ac cording to hospital sources Sessions Judge Jacobabad has ex pressed disappointment over absence
Senator Prince Ahmed Omer Ahmedzai presenting certificate of appreciation to Federal Secretary Communications/Chairman National Highway Authority Capt (R) Muhammad Khurram Agha on keeping road network opened to traffic in minimum possible time during recent rainfalls and subsequent floods
Gastro cl aims one more life in flood-hit Garhi Khairo
In an alarming media report, it was said that over one million people in flood affected areas of Sindh have been infected by various diseases
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Parents of the deceased child became trauma tized after seeing the dead body of their child
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A total of 89 companies competed in 23 award categories, 49 of which won awards IMC won the h i g h e s t n u m b e r o f a w a r d s , l e a d i n g i n c a t e g o r i e s f o r B e s t E n v i r o n m e n t a l P r a c t i c e s H a z a r d s & C o n t r o l s A s s o c i a t e d w i t h Wo r k E q u i p m e n t ” ,
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According to the statistics issued by Sindh Health Department as many as 1,079,000 people were suffering from infectious diseases after heavy rains and subsequent floods wreaked havoc in the province
Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial Monday termed the Supreme Court Bar Association’s (SCBA) role in the Punjab chief minister election case biased Ad dressing a full court reference on the eve of the beginning of the new judicial year, CJP Bandial recalled the Punjab CM election case, which drew criticism from political parties The CJP said that the federation requested a full court bench which was not in accordance with the law, while the role of the SBCA was also biased In July, the SC had termed the ruling of the former Punjab Assembly deputy speaker, Dost Mazari, “illegal” and announced Pervez Elahi as the new CM of the province The ruling coalition had demanded that a full bench hear the case and the government’s demands were also backed by the top court’s bar association “Patience was shown despite the political parties strong reaction to the annulment of the ruling of the then Punjab deputy speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari,” the chief justice said CJP Bandial added: We are aware that the country is facing a serious economic crisis, but the law is equal for all ” Referring to the Judicial Commission of Pakistan’s (JCP) meeting in which the body had rejected Bandial s nominated judges of high courts for their appoi n t m e n t t o t h e S u p r e m e C o u r t , t h e C J P a s k e d , d i d t h e f e d e r a l g o v e r n m e n t ’s r e s p o n s e r e s p e c t t h e j u d i c i a r y ? C J P B a n d i a l s a i d t h a t w h e n h e a s s u m e d t h e o ff i c e , t h e r e w e r e c h a l l e n g e s r e l a t e d t o t h e p r o v i s i o n o f i n e x p e n s i v e a n d s p e e d y j u s t i c e , a b a c k l o g o f c a s e s a n d u s a g e o f s u o m o t u p o w e r H i g h l i g h t i n g t h e a c h i e v e m e n t s , t h e C J P s a i d t h a t t h e n u m b e r o f c a s e s p e n d i n g w i t h t h e j u d i c i a r y r e d u c e d t o 5 0 , 2 6 5 f r o m 5 4 1 3 4 T h e r e s p e c t e d j u d g e s s a c r i f i c e d t h e i r y e a r l y v a c a t i o n s a n d d e c i d e d 6 , 4 5 8 c a s e s d u r i n g a s h o r t p e r i o d o f J u n e S e p t e m b e r ” S t r e s s i n g t h e n e e d f o r n e w a p p o i n t m e n t s t o t h e t o p j u d i c i a r y h e u rg e d t h e S C B A t o a s s i s t t h e c o u r t Ta l k i n g a b o u t s p e e d y j u s t i c e , t h e C J P s a i d t h a t h e , a f t e r c o n s u l t a t i o n w i t h o t h e r j u d g e s , t o o k n o t i c e o f t h e t h e n N A d e p u t y s p e a k e r Q a s i m S u r i s r u l i n g a n d d e c l a r e d i t i l l e g a l a f t e r a f i v e d a y h e a r i n g and issued the verdict within three days A large number of cases were lodged with the apex court following the politi cal events in March 2022, he noted
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Meanwhile, speaking to the media after the hearing wrapped up, Awan gave a run down of the proceedings
ries of massive anti government rallies and called for early elections which are other wise due in late 2023
According to Babar Awan, the lawyer, the court adjourned the case after the prose cution counsel sought more time for argu ments The charges against Khan are related to what police claimed was a threat to the Is lamabad police chief and a junior judge after
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The officials recorded 15,844 cases of diarrhea, 2,310 cases of Malaria, 104 cases of dengue virus four cases of snakebite and 13 cases of dog bite Meanwhile, 19,179 people reported with various eye diseases
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In his tweets posted on former Interior Minister Rashid said that Finance Minister Miftah Ismail’s crying will not fix the economy He has predicted that the Pak istan Democratic Alliance (PDM)
Civil Judge to visit the hospital daily and submit report to the court about presence of doctors at Garhi Khairo hospital
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Since his ouster from power in a no con fidence vote in April, Khan has staged a se
I asked the court where it requires the suspect to go to the police station ”
Awami Muslim League Pakistan (AMLP) leader Sheikh Rashid Ahmad on Monday said that Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif ’s United Nations (UN) visit is just an excuse as he actually visiting to pacify Pakistan Muslim League Supremo Nawaz Sharif
On Sunday night, Khan held another inter national telethon to collect funds for over 33 million flood affectees across the country Criticising the government in a tweet, Khan said the “imported government” stooped to new lows last night when it tried to blackout the telethon for fundraising This shows how petrified they are of our rising popular ity amongst the nation Also, they know no one trusts them with their money given their record of loot & plunder ” he said adding: “Despite all this, we managed to raise Rs5 2 billion in just 2 hours
would be crumbled before the elections “The politics of “N” and S will be divided and the PDM will crumble before the elections If the floodwater is not drained within 2 months, then crops of wheat cotton and sugarcane could
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The Professionals Network (TPN) honored Indus Motor Company with awards in multiple categories for its exceptional contribution to the Global Goals, at the 8th International Environment, Health and Safety Summit and Awards 2022 The awards were presented by Mr Dadlo Zuhrani, Additional Com
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A seven year old child died on the spot after being attacked by ten stray dogs on Monday As per details, the minor named Muhammad Tayyab, a resident of Basti Riazabad on Sar gana Road in Mailsi was playing outside his house when he was bitten by a pack of 10 stray dogs The bloodthirsty dogs dragged the inno cent child to the nearby field and mauled him to death Police reached the site after receiving the information where they found the minor dead
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An anti terrorism court (ATC) in Islamabad on Monday extended for a week the pre ar rest bail of Imran Khan on terrorism charges relating to a speech after the former prime minister appeared in court amid tight secu rity The bail was approved until September 20, his lawyer said The pre arrest bail ex pired on September 1
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For 24 hours, 12,819 cases of asthma and various chest diseases were reported across the province More over, 14,339 cases of skin diseases were recorded in the same period
himself the very foundation of islam fails if it can be proved that its transmission has been less than perfect No wonder there has been so much excite ment surrounding the Sanaa palimpsest on the part of those who have no love lost for islam Ditto, the uneasiness on the part of Muslims when they are confronted with such information those rare spec imens who know better realize that there is infinitely more excitement and anxiety (in the two groups re spectively) than is warranted
views on the subject, he suddenly finds it necessary to remark (almost in passing) that the text found in the standard Quran is not quite beyond doubt as the o n e h a n d e d d o w n b y t h e P r o p h e t ( p e a c e b e u p o n him) in support of this conclusion, the esteemed professor points to the Sana’a palimpsest discov e r e d i n Ye m e n i n 1 9 7 2 , c i t i n g t h e r e i n v a r i a t i o n s from the contents of the standard Quran there is no denying Professor Robinson’s razor sharp wit, r a r e i n s i g h t i n t o t h e h i s t o r y o f p h i l o s o p h y, a n d rarer still mastery of expression but it is obvious that he has no clue what the Quran is, nor how it has reached us it would be unfair and unreasonable however to blame the professor too much here For there are few Muslims who are any more knowledgeable re garding God’s scheme of transmitting his religion in an error free manner, which naturally includes the mode of transmission of the Quran therefore, they are no less uninformed than the good professor at least in this regard of course, it is a big deal in islam if the Quran has undergone an imperfect transmission such that it does not measure up to what was revealed to Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) For Mus lims the Quran is the word perfect speech of God preserved from any corruption by the almighty
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When elizabeth began her reign britain had more than 70 overseas territories but he inherited an em pire in crisis the government had already begun to recognize that it would need to give more power to the colonies in order to survive, and during the 1960s it left one colony after another in an atmosphere of revolt and rebellion From africa to asia britain gave up colonies like Kenya and Malaysia at the time of her death, elizabeth was the monarch of only 16 countries known as the Commonwealth realms “the Commonwealth bears no resemblance to the empires of the past,” he said in 1953, fearing the col lapse of the british empire it is a completely new concept, built on the highest qualities of the human soul: friendship, loyalty and the desire for freedom and peace i will give myself wholeheartedly every day of my life to this new concept of equal partner ship of nations and races all families have ups and downs but elizabeth s family always tried to keep her scandals and controversies under wraps Raised
Which begs this question: What does it mean, i n t h i s c o n t e x t , t o k n o w b e t t e r ? l e a v e a l o n e t h e o u t s i d e r s f e w M u s l i m s k n o w t h a t e v e n i n t o d a y ’s age of technology, the final c h e c k o f a c c u r a c y o f a n e w l y p r o d u c e d c o p y o f the Quran is not whether it c o n f o r m s t o a s t a n d a r d c o p y p l a c e d i n s o m e s p e c i a l l o c a t i o n b u t a c e r t i f i c a t e t o t h a t e ff e c t b y m u l t i p l e i n d i v i d u a l s w h o h a v e c o m m i t t e d t h e e n t i r e Quran to memory While it is true that individuals can always err in their memory, any individual who makes such a mistake will at once be corrected by the others this consensus, which has a l s o h a d c o n t i n u i t y f r o m the time of the companions o f t h e P r o p h e t ( p e a c e b e u p o n h i m ) d o w n t o o u r day, has always ensured the error free transmission of the contents of the Quran the standard Quran, therefore need not be placed anywhere particular t h e r e a r e c o u n t l e s s t r u e c o p i e s o f t h e Q u r a n , o f c o u r s e , b u t w h a t m a k e s e a c h o f t h e m t r u e i s t h e aforementioned consensus and continuity t h e S a n a a d i s c o v e r y w a s h a r d l y t h e f i r s t ( o r even the last) time these doubts were raised in d i v i d u a l s a n d g r o u p s h a v e b e e n b r i n g i n g v a r i a n t ‘versions’, either by mistake or by design, for cen t u r i e s n o w t h e r e h a v e a l w a y s b e e n i n a d v e r t e n t typos and misprints as well None of these has ever rendered the Quran doubtful; and rightly so it does n o t m a t t e r h o w m a n y s u c h d o c u m e n t s a r e u n e a r t h e d ’ F o r w i t h o u t c o n s e n s u s a n d c o n t i n u i t y nothing deserves as much as a serious considera tion, let alone being accepted as the Word of God or even one version of it another cause of misunderstanding in this re gard is the failure of many outsiders as well as Mus
l a was one of the most famous figures in world history: a queen whose reign surpassed all british monarchs and other world leaders but although she stood for the continuity and tradition of the english monarchy, her reign was anything but prophetic
Another cause of misunderstanding in this regard is the failure of many outsiders as well as Muslims to understand that the Quran is recitation, not text So long as it is recited properly, how it is written has no significance whatsoever
in an environment of near privacy elizabeth wit nessed her parents’ public affair and the horrified re action to her uncle’s abdication When she took the throne divorce was forbidden in the royal family and the family did their best to hide scandals such as Princess Margaret’s stormy love life but over the years, the royal family learned that they could not be immune to scandal Princess Margaret divorced in 1978, and Prince Charles and Princess Diana sepa rated in 1992, turning the strained family atmosphere into worldwide rumors that Queen elizabeth had urged them to divorce their family was no longer taboo and divorced in 1996 the family faced calamity, from the tragic death of Diana in 1997 and the marriages and legal disputes of Princes William and harry everyone was in the news When eliza beth took the throne, the monarchy was at its most accessible if you compare it to the days when mon archs simply hid inside their castles and rarely came in contact with their subjects but the early days of eliza beth s reign were also rela tively hidden and her subjects were more likely to catch glimpses of their queen in person from afar or on television although she went on tour as queen, she only interacted with digni taries when elizabeth visited New zealand the practice became a new tradition of limited meet and greets with enthusiastic crowds putting elizabeth in direct contact with thousands of subjects over the years elizabeth was only 25 when she took the throne and was often the new kid in the room when she met foreign dignitaries, presidents and prime ministers World leaders who were in power at the time of her coronation included Winston Churchill, Joseph Stalin and Dwight David eisen hower, who could not have been more different from the young queen but during her more than six decades on the throne, elizabeth surpassed them all, becoming a strong symbol of continuity while the world changed around her at the time of her death she was as strong a figure as the old schoolmasters who had come before her: the longest lived british monarch ever
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lims to understand that the Quran is recitation not text So long as it is recited properly, how it is writ ten has no significance whatsoever Some of the older scripts not only have missing vowels but also dots on some of the consonants as per the norms of those days the spelling conventions and indeed the shapes of some of the letters have evolved too even today, the Quran is available in more than one script What makes it Quran is the recitation, not the script the Quran then in essence is not a text found in a ‘true’ manuscript lying somewhere; it is found among the millions of Muslims who have com pletely or partially memo rized it the obsession with manuscripts principally owes itself to how the bible got transmitted Sadly, this (transmission) is not the only issue where the Quran is seen to be comparable or akin to the bible this is a certain recipe for misleading one’s self and others Re grettably, the Muslims are not immune to this sort of error either one hears them introducing their book to non Muslims by saying: ‘the Quran is us Muslims’ bible the fact of the mat ter is that the two (including how they got transmitted) could not have been more different Unlike the bible the Quran was always open to the general public; at no time were its contents secret or exclusively in possession of a select few it was recited multiple times daily in congregational prayers from the very beginning, as well as in social gatherings every Muslim was always encouraged to memorize it and indeed needed to learn at least some portions of it by heart for his daily prayers Unlike the bible, it is in a language that has always been alive and vibrant apples and oranges!
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From her accession to the throne in 1952 until her death in 2022, the Queen has experienced tremendous change in her family, her country and the world elizabeth ii s coronation in June 1953 had all the pomp and circumstance of a grand ceremony but it was different from the coronations of many kings be fore it: it was televised the decision to televise the coronation was a controversial one the venerable, tradition bound commission that planned the event was horrified at the idea of allowing cameras to be installed on such a solemn occasion in Westminster abbey, and elizabeth herself was camera shy but eventually he overruled his advisers and decided to go ahead with the live broadcast the decision revo lutionized the monarchy’s attitude towards the media, writes Radio times Soon the Queen herself was a tV watcher towards the end of its reign, the monar chy leveraged smartphones and social media to build
Nothing vital pertaining to religion has been left to chance for its transmission Religion is complete in the Quran and the Sunnat, and both reach us through consensus and continuity the foundation of islam is therefore too sound to be affected by the Sanaa manuscript or the likes thereof
M R a N K h a N’S arrogance has played a major role in mishaps that have befallen him the break up with the establishment came after the former PM withheld the transfer of iSi chief the no confidence motion that led to his government’s fall was the outcome of his refusal for nearly four years to have working relations with the opposition after losing power iK used public meetings to accuse the army leadership for becoming neutral his youthful followers went steps ahead with his chief of staff inciting those in uniform to disobey orders from their superiors iK now faces trial on charges of criminal contempt because the hubris ridden leader was unwilling to apologise unconditionally for his remarks threatening a woman judge Reluctant to concede that he can ever be wrong, iK accuses opposition parties of trying to create a rift between the Pti on the one hand and the army and judiciary on the other
Despite his arrogance iK is the chairman of Pti which rules Punjab, KP, aJK and Gilgit baltistan only two months back, the party clinched victory in 15 constituencies in Punjab while PMl N managed to win only four imran Khan also enjoys popularity among Pakistani expatriate community abroad as borne out by a prompt response to his two telethons imran Khan demands a system of justice where the weak and powerful are treated equally on Sunday, Khan refused for a third time to appear before the joint investigation team probing a terrorism charge against him, indicating that he expected a treatment different from the one meted out to the hoi polloi one still expects the Pti leader to accept whatever judgment is passed by the court, utilising the legal course of appeal in case of an unfavourable judgment without politicizing the issue Several politicians have been debarred in the past from holding public office as punishment in contempt cases and have borne the punishment patiently in Greek tragedies arrogance invariably leads to nemesis, the retribution or punishment for wrongdoing this should however provide no occasion for jubilation for Pti’s opponents it should instead act as a chastening experience leading to the realisation of dangers posed to society by arrogance on the part of political leaders
a K i S ta N has suffered unimaginable loss of life, livelihoods damage to infrastructure and much more that will become apparent in the coming weeks and months, due to floods that have engulfed more than one third of the country Conservative estimates put the death toll at around 1400 while the economic loss stands between $10 15 billion, with both figures are likely to rise Monsoon rains are an annual occurrence with varying intensity and while it can be argued that the country lacks the preparedness to anticipate and deal with more than conventional rainfall, the floods this year are of an intensity not witnessed in recent history, a combination of continuous heavy rainfall, cloud bursts, excessive glacial melt and flash flooding all at once that no one could have reasonably anticipated or prepared for the increasingly extreme heat proceeded by the catastrophic monsoon season this year is a testament to how the worst effects of climate change are not years away but are rather already upon us last week United Nations Secretary General antonio Guterres rightly termed the world’s response so far as very unfair appealing for additional massive financial support but the same could also be said about money raised domestically through citizens of Pakistan So far imran Khan, getting massive pledges from overseas Pakistanis through two telethons, has raised more than the government has been able to although the UN has launched a $160 million emergency relief plan and the Who airlifted essential medical supplies as well, and indeed there is room for more but there is a limit to what can be raised externally at some point it will become necessary for large businesses and high net worth individuals to step up and do their part that is not to say that some have already donated generously but much more needs to be done a good place to start would be for wealthy parliamentarians to cough up more than just one month s salary Much of the contributions have been collected by private NGos and other outfits as people are generally skeptical about giving donations directly to the government out of fear that it might be misused or not used at all for the purpose it was intended for this should be cause for introspection for the government as to why people don t trust them with their money donated for a good cause
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Imran o f P h i l o s o p h y presents what he believes to be mile s t o n e s o f t h e h i s t o r y o f t h o u g h t W h i l e p r e s e n t i n g h i s w o n d e r f u l l y e n t h r a l l i n g
its public image it has a presence on platforms like twitter and instagram and has hired a digital expert to develop its live message the monarchy may not be so private anymore but its message is still impec cably controlled When elizabeth took the throne, Northern ireland was ruled by Protestant Unionists who supported the rest of the United Kingdom for decades but in 1968, tensions rose over whether Northern ireland should become part of the Republic of ireland, an independent state with which it shares an island Meanwhile, despite protests and threats, the Queen annexed Northern ireland in 1977 and finally, in 1998, the conflict ended with the Good Friday agree ment in 2011, elizabeth spoke publicly about the troubles during a visit to Dublin to all those who have suffered because of our troubled past, i offer my sin cere thoughts and deepest sympathies ” she said “al most an apology ” at the height of the british empire it was esti mated that one in four peo ple were british subjects
The writer has a PhD in Political Science and can be reached at akramzaheer86@yahoo com A n d o t h e r s l i ke i t A t t h e t i m e o f h e r d e a t h , s h e w a s a s s t ro n g a f i g u r e a s t h e o l d s c h o o l m a s t e r s w h o h a d c o m e b e fo r e h e r : t h e l o n g e s t l i v e d B r i t i s h m o n a rc h e v e r. h a S a N a F Ta B S a e e D D r M u h a M M a D a k r a M Z a h e e r
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Societies progress with different ideas that are consensus oriented for the mutual benefit of the General commu nity in historical soci eties were organized monarchies in which Kings exploit their sub jects the spread of democracy and consti tutional politics in the dark ages against the monarchy was the suc cess story of dissent the constructive dis sent of the 17th Cen tury brought the democratic ideals of human rights and a participatory voting system to the political system of the world J J Rousseau and alexis de tocqueville revolted against the
the state becomes anarchic in the Political realm if no checks are put on its authority the illegitimate monopoly of States is curtailed through constructive dissent as societies are opening up day by day due to the improved tech nology and economic progress State led surveil lance is exacerbated individual rights are deteriorating due to the rising digital and physi cal surveillance of states the dissent and posi tive criticism become part and parcel in such settings otherwise the State becomes uncon trollable leviathan the dissent manifested through different mech anisms like Writings and Mass Media the mass media is the fourth pillar of the state which manifests the dissent against tyranni cal social oppression and authoritarian polit ical systems to hold checks and balances on both governments and societies in some social set tings, the social norms and societal codes be c o m e d i s c r i m i n a t o r y the gender biases and subjugation of women i n s o c i e t y a r e o r c h e s t r a t e d t h r o u g h t h e a p p r o v a l o f s o c i a l s t r u c t u r e s F o r e x a m ple, the domestication of women and low wages are discriminatory attitudes of society against gender in this sce n a r i o , d i s s e n t a n d r e b e l l i o u s n e s s a g a i n s t t h e o b s o l e t e s o c i a l n o r m s b e c o m e m a n d a t o r y t o establish new social order it is the moral and social duty of informed and conscientious in dividuals to strive against the oppressive sta t u s q u o t o s t e e r p o s i t i v e s o c i a l c h a n g e b y bringing new ideas into society for innovation and progress
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a M e R i C a N President Joe biden was in Saudi arabia a few weeks ago his prime objective was to get the powerful organisation of the oil Producing Countries (opec) to increase its oil output so that global crude prices could be lowered Saudi arabia told biden that any decision to raise oil output would be taken by opec+ collectively as an organisation, which means opec and Russia Saudi arabia and Russia are oil rich partners Saudi arabia is the world s second largest oil producer, while Russia is at third place interestingly, Riyadh, as reported, has doubled its oil imports from Russia since the war in Ukraine began as a result, Russian oil, which earlier used to go to europe, is now finding its way into the Middle east as per the official Saudi stance, the hike in oil imports has a lot to do with power generation purposes in the kingdom Saudi arabia, as is known, remains one of the countries that rely on oil for electricity generation it is importing cheap Russian oil for domestic usage while exporting its oil to the world at higher prices, allowing it to free up more oil for exports at inflated prices this is a smart move europe has been avoiding direct purchases of Russian oil according to bloomberg, europe’s Russian oil imports slipped by 30 per cent between February and June this year During the same period, the Middle east’s intake of Russian oil increased dramatically Saudi arabia helped Russian oil find alternative markets in the Gulf how is it happening? by purchasing Russian oil, Saudi arabia ensures it frees up its oil for export without necessarily increasing output which means the supply will not be able to fix the demand however, the subsequently announced increase in production (aug 3) is 1 1pc, which is not enough to normalise the prices globally in comparison Riyadh earns handsome windfalls due to an apparent global oil supply crunch that has hiked prices Russia gets to keep its economy running due to its oil finding new markets in asia africa and the Middle east the economic strategies of the modern world need to be learned in order to survive and thrive as a nation this is a lesson we would do well to learn
a F t e R every disaster that hits Pakistan aid starts pouring in not only from local philanthropists and non governmental organisations (NGos), but also from international donors it happened after the devastating earthquake in azad Kashmir in 2005 the mighty floods of 2010 jolted the international community again then came the 2020 21 Covid pandemic, and the current floods in the wake of an unprecedented monsoon season have put the global community on the alert yet again
the society in which dissent is not cele brated systematically backslides into erosion the contemporary issues in Pakistan are the long process of disrespecting novelty and creativity in form of dissent in the last 75 years without major scientific and intellectual advancement we have witnessed the declining order of Politi cal and Social struggle the persistent deficit in different institutions is the consequence of not integrating imagination and critical thinking Despite odds, conscience stricken citizens should never hesitate to dissent for the larger in terest of society Fading dissent caused a crisis of solutions for the state to advance our Democracy, Science, and Soft image of Pakistan in the world it is manda tory to bring social and political changes for progress Dissent and non conformism bring new problems and ideas into the perspectives which provide the path for glory and struggle it needs an hour to consider dissent as the build ing block of social change it is dissent that acts as a social facilitator to societies for higher achievements
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MALIK UL QUDDOOS KARACHI
M u h a M M a D Wa j a h aT S u lTa N
The fruits of sciences are many in the modern world. The idea of scientific discover y was the outcome of non-conformism. The Biblical interpretations hold that Ear th is the center and the whole universe revolves around it.
IMRAN ROSHAN ALI KARACHI E d i t o r ’ s m a i l S e n d y o u r l e t t e r s t o : L e t t e r s t o E d i t o r Pakistan today 4 S h a a re y F a t i m a J i n n a h L a h o re P a k i s t a n E m a i l : l e t t e r s @ p a k i s t a n t o d a y c o m p k L e t t e r s s h o u l d b e a d d re s s e d t o Pakistan today e x c l u s i v e l y
The writer is a transportation engineer with postgraduations in English literature and political science
To a dva n c e o u r D e m o c r a cy, S c i e n c e , a n d S o f t i m ag e o f Pa k i s t a n i n t h e wo r l d i t i s m a n d a t o r y t o b r i n g s o c i a l a n d p o l i t i c a l ch a n g e s fo r p ro g r e s s D i s s e n t a n d n o n c o n fo r m i s m b r i n g n ew p ro bl e m s a n d i d e a s i n t o t h e p e rs p e c t i v e s w h i ch p rov i d e t h e p a t h fo r g l o r y a n d s t r u gg l e
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there have been many commitments made by various countries and relief organisations, and even local players are claiming to have generated billions of rupees in donations all this is in addition to another set of billions that the government and its agencies have announced for relief activity even if one adds up the amounts mentioned in media headlines, it will surely run up to some astounding total Where does all this money go? apparently, nobody knows for sure just as nobody knows for sure where and on what exactly the aid was spent in earlier episodes National calamities lead to international sympathy due to the severity of the tragedy and the consequent loss of life and livelihoods heart wrenching photographs capture the scale of the misery like little else the accompanying image [related to the Jaffarabad area of balochistan (Sept 1) and snapped up by an international wire service photographer] is a case in point it haunts and it works aid starts flowing in not just for immediate relief, like tents, food, water, etc , but mostly for reconstruction and rehabilitation of the victims i have tried but failed to find the information about where all this money was spent and which government agency was assigned the task of keeping the accounts and to ensure proper utilisation it is time that some trusted agency was given the task to oversee the whole process in order to avoid mis appropriation of the donations and to ensure their proper utilisation Moreover, the office of the auditor general should step in to audit all the accounts including the amount received through telethon or such other platforms this is essential because after every catastrophe there have been accusations of misappropriation of funds and certain people getting rich overnight let us try not to have such accusations or audit objections this time at least this much we owe to the donors
t h e government has been considering the imposition of 10 5 per cent general sales tax (GSt) initially on petroleum products and may take it to 17pc if monthly revenue collection data showed signs of underperforming against the first quarter of 2022 23 fiscal this will be devastating for the common man who has already been crushed by hyperinflation over the last almost four years We need to immediately adopt fuel saving techniques to not only save precious foreign exchange but also to save people from brutal inflation the world has realised the potential of work from home strategy and is continuing with it even post Covid due to substantial cost saving to both the employers and the employees however we are still unable to tap the opportunity and implement it on a grand scale
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People travel several kilometres every day to their workplaces which not only results in incurring a heavy fuel cost, but also causes health and psychological hazards to people owing to regular traffic congestion and crumbled infrastructure, especially after the recent monsoon rains here, the corporate sector should realise its social responsibility and implement work from home policies whenever possible if some organisations cannot take such action for any reason, they should offer alternative solutions large corporate houses and manufacturing units, for instance, should arrange company transport for their employees to reduce the number of cars and motorcycles on the roads banks, insurance, telecommunication companies and other branch network services outlets should deploy employees closer to their respective homes in Western countries, students are given admissions in schools only near their homes in order to avoid commuting stress to the children We should also take that into consideration there are several other ways that can be adopted to benefit our people and our economy in these frustrating times
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o D e R N Civilization is the out come of Dissent and Positive Non Conformism the success story of democracy, philosophy, science, and independence movements evolved from the dissent of people in their par ticular context human society gets to benefits from the rebellious tendencies of one person against oppressive structures the legitimate use of non conformism is rational for the collective benefits of society the basic difference between humans and animals in the history of evolution discerned the major point that humans struggle for recognition and identity while animals only struggle for survival and basic needs Contradic tions are the driver of history and the Clash of ideas at one time causes prosperity and aggran dizement for collective human society in the fu ture in the 21st Century, the fading dissent and struggle for homogenization caused the exhaus tive order of society in which Populism and au tocratic Political systems are in the construction phase Dissent and voicing for due rights stand supreme in the development of any state nation and political system throughout history, con structive actions of dis sent have brought innovation and progress while fighting against oppression and injustice
monarchy and showed non conformity against the standards of the time a better system of gov ernance came into existence because of dissent Dissent paved the way for representative ideals in the world the fruits of sciences are many in the mod ern world the idea of scientific discovery was the outcome of non conformism the biblical interpretations hold that earth is the center and the whole universe revolves around it the idea of Geo Centrism was disqualified after the revolt of Galileo who figured out the mathe matical calculations about Geo Centrism the invention of the telescope which was also the outcome of dis sent against the popular beliefs of the Church proved that earth re volves around the Sun this was a revolution ary scientific invention that helped humanity to understand the new planets the dissent of Galileo and some other scientists against the order of the time facili tated the entire human civilization although any act of dissent is generally considered deviant and destructive, construc tive dissent brings new ideas and discards obsolete social structures in the contemporary society of Pakistan, dissent is mandatory as it was mandatory before the cre ation of Pakistan For the last 75 years the idea of homogenization and systematic silencing the dissent and non conformism caused stagnation of ideas in society the booming progress of any nation is linked to appreciating the contradictory ideas with the legitimate processes the inde pendence movement of Pakistan was also the outcome of the dissent of allama iqbal and Quaid e azam against the british Colonial System this positive non conformism imple mented the seeds of the islamic Republic of Pakistan in present days dissent is associ ated with disloyalty and harm to the collective interest of society this attitude annihilated the major social changes in a positive direction So ciety is stuck in the eco nomic and political malaise the birth of new ideas and contro versial aspects are never unraveled with the culture of debate, dialogue, and discus sion the new ideas al ways come with controversy the legitimate controversy in the fields of economics, politics, and science should be mainstream for the gen eral affluence of society
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Such limitations are shown by the debate on whether or not to send a South Korean ship to the 2022 Japanese Naval Fleet Review There is controversy among the Korean public due to Japan’s use by its navy of the Rising Sun Flag seen by many as a symbol of Japan s militaristic past
stroyed our one and only planet; what is hap pening in Pakistan today is proof of that Our voracious burning of fossil fuels, obnoxious disregard for the wild and natural world we inherited, and criminal consump tion means that no country, no matter its wealth will be immune from the conse quences of global heating Today it is Pak istan, tomorrow it will be California, France, Australia, the world
This is not our first disaster caused by the climate crisis In 2010, Pakistan also suf fered catastrophic flooding At the time the UN secretary general, Ban Ki moon, said the scale of flooding Pakistan had endured was greater than anything he had ever seen be fore “Make no mistake, this is a global dis aster,” Moon said “Pakistan is facing a slow motion tsunami Its destructive powers will accumulate and grow with time ”
ThE wEST iS ignoring PakiSTan’S SUPEr-floodS. ThiS warning: Tomorrow iT will bE yoU
Back then, 400,000 cusecs of water made their way down the length of the Indus a record breaking amount This year, we are expecting 700,000 cusecs
The West cannot change the nature of the Taliban but it can try to limit the movement’s malign impact If left to their own devices, the Taliban are likely to consolidate their version of Islamist authoritarianism and develop close ties with actors like Iran, China, and Russia likely the list would even include some allies of the U S
Can Seoul and Tokyo mend ties?
VeR since al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri was killed in a U S drone strike in his last hideout in an upscale neighborhood of Kabul, it has be come clear that the United States needs a mech anism for managing a Taliban ruled Afghanistan That relationship must be one that steers clear of granting formal recognition and legitimacy to emirate 2 0 That would embolden Islamist actors across the world
South Korea and Japan are also likely concerned at news from the United States that Russia could be about to buy literally millions of artillery shells and rockets from North Korea Although the actual purchase re mains unconfirmed, experts say that Pyongyang is able and willing to deliver arms to Russia and that this would be logistically possible given existing railways Russia and North Korea have previously hinted at using North Korean labour in Ukraine If such a deal went through, it would supply the regime in Pyongyang with much needed foreign currency This would also help lessen the impact of sanctions
Our countries and our lives are dispen sable for the world at large We have always known this, but we are simmering with rage now What else can you feel when $880m was raised in a day and a half after the cathe dral of Notre Dame suffered a fire in 2021 but an entire country of drowning poor must beg for climate aid and assistance? It’s time that the world wakes up to the terrifying fu ture we have created for ourselves We have no chance of surviving otherwise
Of course, our adversaries Iran, China, and Russia, are already a source of encouragement for the Talibs en abling their aim of creating a long term religious autoc racy even allies like India which has long been concerned about the Taliban have started to engage with the jihadist regime at least in part because of the lack of U S leadership or even a plan Similarly according to a senior U S official who currently works on Afghanistan, the United Arab emirates is supporting the deadly, terrorist haqqani faction That further exacerbates the deleterious effects of Pakistan’s longstanding backing of the group This emerging situation is utterly unacceptable and de creases America’s capacity to influence Taliban behavior
h e relationship between South Korea and Japan seems to be moving in a positive direction, with two high level meetings held this week between officials from both sides Although dialogue seems to be increasing, several points of con tention remain unresolved between the neighbours
Since the Taliban’s return to power, the U S has lacked a well crafted plan for managing Afghanistan Last November, the Biden administration signed an agreement with Qatar that the Gulf Arab state would represent U S interests in Afghanistan While that allows for carrying out basic diplomacy it does not provide the answer we seek
This is a tragedy of nightmarish propor tions and yet if you live outside Pakistan, you probably haven’t heard much about it Given its near total lack of interest in the fate of Pakistan, it would seem that the rest of the world hasn’t considered that this epic hu manitarian crisis is a peek into the apocalyp tic future that awaits us all
We obviously can’t change who the Taliban are, but the U S still has a narrow window through which it can keep the Taliban in check It will require a carefully cal ibrated strategy leveraging incentives such as the country s sovereign wealth fund for the Taliban to heed the demands of the U S and its partners The Tal iban are currently under pressure to prove themselves capable of governing a country beset by economic crises and an ISIS K led insurgency
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Notwithstanding deep divisions between the Tal iban s pragmatists and ideological purists, there is still a chance for the outside world to influence the il legitimate emirate, even if only incrementally The U S has two things that the Taliban desperately need: control over $7 billion in frozen assets and counter terror ca pabilities to fight ISIS K (Despite their alliance with al Qaeda, the Taliban are reportedly cooperating with U S security agencies in the fight against ISIS K )
The US still has leverage over the Taliban
On the same day, trilateral talks between the nu clear envoys of South Korea, Japan, and the United States were held in Tokyo During the meeting the par ties agreed to strengthen security ties in the face of po tential “provocation” from North Korea in the form of a seventh nuclear test
It is clear that North Korea is using its relationships to the best of its ability A similar, united front is nec essary to confront North Korea But will South Korea and Japan really be able to effectively work together on this and other issues?
Aside from this indirect diplomacy the U S has been in negotiations with the Talibs on how to release frozen funds to the Afghan central bank so as to help alleviate the grave humanitarian crisis plaguing Afghans for the past year But the challenge is to ensure that the cash is not diverted to strengthening the coer cive apparatus of the regime
Between the formal diplomatic channel via Qatar, Central Asian states like Uzbekistan, and others who are willing to help a modus vivendi can be established that allows the United States to limit the extent to which the Taliban will engage in radical behavior Meanwhile, it will be incumbent on American policymakers to counter outside spoilers both allies and adversaries whose support for a variety of Taliban factions is detri mental to U S interests
The possibility of North Korea conducting a nuclear test is not small, especially given what Pyongyang would see as relatively favourable circumstances Wash ington is preoccupied with the war in Ukraine and its ri valry with Beijing, while North Korea has the support of both China and Russia at the UN Security Council even if Pyongyang tests another nuclear weapon, the passing of additional sanctions at the UN would be un likely This allows North Korea the chance to continue with its provocations and lose relatively little as a result
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This is not a question of disaster fatigue In europe the same countries that pushed Syrian refugees out in rubber dinghies to die at sea have free Airbnb housing and wel come booths for Ukrainians at their airports And it’s not that Pakistan is too dangerous to visit or deal with Only recently, Bernard henri Levy the French pop intellectual was strutting around Odessa and President Zelen
I remember being frantic back in 2010, trying desperately to raise attention to the dis aster that was unfolding before our eyes This was the same year that haiti suffered a tragic earthquake but unlike haiti there was little media attention for Pakistan, no televised con certs populated by hollywood stars wearing branded T shirts and raising money no tweets by major international figures applauding the resilience of the Pakistan people No one cared then just as no one cares now
O D AY Pakistan the world s fifth most populous country, is fighting for its survival This summer, er ratic monsoon rains battered the country from north to south Sindh, the southernmost province, received 464% more rain over the last few weeks than the 30 year average for the period At the same time, Pakistan’s glaciers are melting at a rate never seen before These two conse quences of the climate crisis have combined to create a monstrous super flood that has ravaged the country Ninety per cent of crops in Sindh have been damaged; Faisal edhi, who runs Pak istan s largest social welfare organisation the
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There has been a great deal of discussion about how the Taliban violated the Doha Agreement between the group and the U S by harboring al Zawahiri The real ity is that such talk misses the point The Doha Agree ment was dead upon arrival, something I predicted shortly after the Trump administration began talks with Taliban negotiators in late 2018
edhi Foundation has warned that those who don’t die from the floods risk death by star vation A famine is coming; the only question is how soon? economic losses are estimated to be in excess of $30bn, 50 million people have been internally displaced, there is the threat of a malaria epidemic as floodwater lies stagnant satellite images have shown the shocking formation of a 100km wide in land lake in Sindh due to overflowing from the Indus River and there is no doubt that a generation will be cast backwards as already meagre education and health services are vi olently disrupted More than 400 children have died and with winter coming and mil lions left without shelter many more will Our lives are dispensable for the world at large What else can you feel when $880m was raised for Notre Dame but a drowning country must beg for aid?
During their Wednesday talks, the nuclear officials said that the door for negotiations with North Korea re mained open Nevertheless, deterrence seems to be the
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Although Washington would like Seoul and Tokyo to get along, such obstacles won’t be soon overcome North Korea s provocations, meantime, are likely to in crease in the coming months making a united front necessary to counter any potential threats coming from Pyongyang
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It was the first time in six years when vice minis ters from each country sat down on Wednesday for de fence talks on the sidelines of the three day Seoul Defence Dialogue South Korean Vice Defence Minis ter Shin Beom chul and Japan s Vice Defence Minister for International Affairs Oka Masami reportedly em phasised the need for greater security cooperation in volving the United States and also brought up the North Korea nuclear issue
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While it has been touching to see how ordinary people from far away countries have shown solidarity with Pakistan, donat ing what they can to flood relief efforts, the silence from major international figures and western media at large has been dispiriting, if not unsurprising The week the flood hit, there were more newspaper column inches devoted to a Finnish prime minister who likes to party than to the fact that a third of Pakistan was submerged
The Doha Agreement was a short term diplomatic instrument to create the formal conditions for bringing to closure the longest war in American history The Tal iban evidently had no intention of upholding their end of the bargain with regards to al Qaeda They made their intention to take power by force quite clear, and well before they signed on the proverbial dotted line
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sky publicly thanked Ben Stiller and An gelina Jolie, “who, despite the danger, have visited us” (To be fair to Jolie, she did visit Pakistan after the 2005 earthquake )
No nation need have any special feelings towards Pakistan, but the horrors faced by the country today are a clear warning of the consequences of universal and rapacious cli mate breakdown human beings have de
It is imperative that the country does not become a launchpad for transcontinental jihadist attacks again but it is also urgent to contain the Taliban’s own radi calism on both the domestic and regional levels
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preferred way of handling the situation The three parties are not themselves in agreement about the extent of the denuclearisation they are calling for, with US special envoy for North Korea Sung Kim calling for the com plete denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula”, while Japan’s Takehiro Funakoshi and other officials cited the need for the complete denuclearisation of North Korea
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In Jacobabad Sindh temperatures this summer reached 50 degrees Celsius (122F); it is “one of two cities on earth that has passed heat and humidity thresholds that are hotter than the human body can handle”, as Vice reported But where are the hordes of humanitarian opportunists who flex their care for war zones in Vanity Fair interviews and on Twitter? Forget solidarity: the global south will not survive this century without climate justice You in the west are talking about paper straws, we in the global south are talking about reparations
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The recently elected Yoon Suk yeol government in Seoul has tried to improve ties with Tokyo but disputes such as the comfort women issue, Japan’s wartime use of forced labour in Korea, and the 2018 radar lock on controversy among others remain unresolved These issues limit the extent to which the South Korean gov ernment can actively cooperate with Japan
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A lack of consistency in such important wording does not send the message of reliable negotiating part ners to Pyongyang For North Korea any denucleari sation agreement would have to cover the entire peninsula, not just the northern portion Moreover, sim ply stating that the door to dialogue remains open does nothing to bring North Korea back to the negoti ating table This will only happen if the United States makes a significant shift in its North Korea policy such as allowing for partial sanctions relief Without a change at this level, Pyongyang is highly unlikely to go back for talks just for the sake of diplomacy
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Pakistan Air Force is providing all out support for the rescue and rehabilitation process in the flood affected areas of KPK Balochistan Sindh and South Punjab in the aftermath of recent flash floods which have caused catastrophic situa tion throughout the country PAF helicopters and transport fleet are also playing a vital part in safe evacuation and aer ial drops of essential food items and medical supplies for the flood affectees PAF medical teams are working round the clock to provide continuous medical support at Flood Re lief Camps to ease the sufferings of flood victims During the last 24 hours, PAF Emergency Response Teams have distributed 22 785 cooked food packs 250 water bottles and 1380 ration packs consisting of basic food commodities amongst the needy families Moreover, in addition to the provision of free food and shelter 1389 patients were also attended by the medical teams of Pakistan Air Force in field medical camps of PAF
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The MoU also includes capacity building program on the experience and knowledge available to both organizations and conducting sessions/ discussion forums/training on rele vant issues and technological advancements Speaking at the occasion, Chairman PTA, said that, PTA is working to ensure that citizens have access to high quality ICT services and benefits from ubiquitous coverage especially in far flung areas of the country To maintain better connectivity nationwide the collabora tion with NEPRA is very important for an un interrupted power supply Chairman NEPRA also shed light on the first ever Cyber Security drive focusing on Information Technology and Operation Technology “Power with Security” that has been started under his vision and lead ership to protect and safeguard the multi bil lion dollar asset of Pakistan's power sector In addition to that Chairman NEPRA has placed an immense focus on bringing about a tech revolution in the power sector by initiating work at the regulatory front related to block chain technology, artificial technology, smart grids, EVs, etc otherwise facing socio cultural barri
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Call to enhance local production of seeds to help save foreign exchange reser ves
Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC) Variety Evaluation Committee meeting on oil seed crops was held in two sessions More than 30 candidate varieties/hybrids of canola, mustard and sunflower were selected Proposals submitted for evaluation during the meeting session, 29 hybrids/varieties of local and imported origin were proposed for commercial cultivation according to their potential ecology Out of these, 04 hybrids/varieties are Rapeseed/canola, 17 mustard varieties and 08 hybrids of sunflower Senior Technical Representative of Ministry of National Food Security and Research, Heads of Provincial Seed Council, Provincial Head of Agriculture and Allied Research, DG, NARC and representatives of private seed sector participated in the meeting
F o e g e s h s b e e n r e s T h e s e p a n e s h a e o e i g n i n v e s t o r s from China, Czech Republic, Egypt, H o n g K o n g , I r a n , K o r e a o u th , M alay s ia, M ald iv es , M o n g o lia, Morocco, the Netherlands, Nige a , P o l a n d , P o r t u g a l , S i n g a p o r e , m a l i a , S p a i n , S r i L a n k a , S y r i a , a i l a n d , Tu r k e y, U A E , U K , U k r a i n e , t h e U S , Vi e t n a m a n d Yemen In August, about 59 percent companies were registered as private limited companies, while 38 percent w e r e r e g i s t e r e d a s s i n g l e m e m b e r
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Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and National Electric Power Regulatory Au thority (NEPRA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for information sharing, cooperation coordination and capacity build ing of professionals in a ceremony held at PTA Headquarters Mr Naveed Illahi Sheikh, Direc tor General (Admin /HR) NEPRA signed the MOU on behalf of NEPRA Chairman PTA, Major General (R) Amir Azeem Bajwa HI (M), Chairman NEPRA Mr Tauseef H Farooqi and senior officers from NEPRA and PTA were present during the signing cere mony The areas of collaboration include estab lishing a coordination mechanism that would enable smooth working relations for digitaliza tion of networks specifically in the areas of cyber security, transition towards Smart Grids and Advance Metering Infrastructure (AMI) programs provision of Power to Community through telecom infrastructure at rural sites, al ternate energy solutions, power tariff for tele com sector and knowledge sharing regarding optimum use of future technologies and other latest developments
seeking early employment was piloted in 15 Formal education schools of ICT, GB and AJK The International Accreditation of 10 Pakistani institutes has been achieved and 535 national TVET institutes have been ac credited so far 50 Smart Labs and 500 Class Rooms set up with the Chinese CPEC sup port NAVTTC also established ten (10) Country of Destinations (CoDs) specific fa cilitation centers across the country to en sure effective mobilization of skilled workforce overseas
resource and NAVTTC as per the vision of Government is equipping youth with income generating skills for economic development & productivity So far NAVTTC under the guidance of Ministry of Federal Educa tion and Professional Training has imparted training to about 379,350 youth In Hi Tech skills training 98,000 youth has been trained in 989 institutes as certified skilled profes sionals, with 71% employed, in AI, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Cyber Security etc NAVTTC is contributing to national
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Chairman PARC urged the concerned experts and scientists to focus on local production of seeds, especially oil seeds and production of hybrids
The government is focusing on impart ing quality and demand driven skills among youth and NAVTTC under the guidance of Minister for Education and Professional Training, Mr Rana Tanveer Hussain, NAVTTC has taken numerous steps to or ganize Skills and TVET system of the coun
Chief of Royal Malaysian Navy Admiral Tan Sri Mohd Reza bin Mohd Sany called on Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi at Naval Headquarters, Islamabad Upon arrival at Naval Headquarters, Chief of Malaysian Navy was received by the Naval Chief and presented Guard of Honour Afterwards, the visiting dignitary laid wreath at Shuhada monument and he was introduced to Principal Staff Officers at Naval Headquarters Later, Chief of Malaysian Navy called on Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi in his office During the meeting, matters of mutual interest including bilateral collaborations and regional maritime security milieu were discussed The Naval Chief highlighted Pakistan Navy initiative of Regional Maritime Security Patrols for ensuring maritime security and peace in the region The visiting Admiral appreciated Pakistan Navy s efforts and initiatives in support of collaborative maritime security in the region Chief of Malaysian Navy was also given detailed briefing on Pakistan Navy roles and operational capabilities It is expected that the recent visit of Chief of Malaysian Navy will further enhance bilateral collaboration between the two countries
HE Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) registered 2,362 new companies in August 2022, raising the total number of registered companies to 176,329 This shows an increase of 16% as com pared to corresponding period last year Total capitalization (paid up capital) with regard to newly incorpo rated companies for the current month stood at Rs4 9 billion
Stellantis Middle East and Africa unveiled its Dare Forward 2030 program, aiming to drive leadership in areas of market share customer experience and energy transition The pro gram aims to drive regional industrial operations, by mov ing from 25% to over 70% of regional production autonomy allowing Pakistan to play a key role in localized production simultaneously It’s customer centric approach will enable increased market and product coverage, espe cially in Pakistan paving way for the successful delivery of excellent customer service With the growing dynamics of technology, Dare Forward 2030 will result in one third of total sales coming from online revenue streams Being part of the Stellantis network, this will enhance the technological outlook of Pakistan as well As Stellantis happens to be the house of iconic brands its new strategic program promises to have around 55 new launches with an LEV mix of over 25% by 2030, that will result in region’s profit pool cover age to be over 80% by 2030 and subsequently have positive impact on Pakistan’s automobile framework Dare Forward 2030 will lead to massive new heights of leadership in the Middle Eastern and African region by delivering innovative clean and affordable mobility solutions to customers across 81 countries in Middle East and Africa
try on modern lines, and is delivering pre mium trainings, as per international stan dards In this regard under National Vocational Qualifications Framework (NVQF) NAVTTC developed 200 Qualifi cations 46 725 personnel have been certified and mainstreamed through RPL (Recogni tion of Prior Learning) (Ustad Shagrid) Ma tric Tech Programme, which is fusion of is fusion of Formal Education, with Technical Educa tion It has opened new horizons for youth
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Launched in the Chinese city of Shang hai in June 2001, the SCO now has eight full members, including its six founding mem bers: China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Rus sia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan India and Pakistan joined as full members in 2017
Beijing Winter Olympics his first in per son meetings with heads of state since the pandemic Xi is readying for a pivotal twice a decade Congress of the ruling Communist Party in October, where he is widely ex pected to secure an unprecedented third term as president
Since then, Xi has largely conducted his diplomacy virtually But in February he re ceived several foreign leaders during the
The retaliatory fire came as Ukraine said forces had recaptured more than 20 additional settlements, claiming “Russian troops are hastily abandoning their
In its verdict on Monday, the court announced that the law could not pre vent the Hindu litigants from worship ping in the mosque’s grounds since they were offering prayers there even after Aug 15, 1947
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of the plea by the Hindu litigants, argu ing that it violated the Places of Wor ship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, which states that the religious character of a place of worship as it existed on August 15, 1947 cannot be changed”, the Scroll reported
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At a ceremony in Westminster Hall, the oldest building on the parliamentary estate, Charles used his address to the upper and lower houses of parliament to pay tribute to his mother and to pledge to uphold the prin ciple of constitutional government
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An Indian court has upheld the main tainability of a petition filed by Hindu women seeking permission for worship in one of the country’s highest profile mosques, multiple Indian media outlets reported on Monday
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Foreign leaders and their spouses attending Queen eliza beth II’s state funeral have been told to fly commercial into Britain and take laid on buses to reach the service, reports have said Around 500 foreign dignitaries are ex pected to attend Britain’s first state funeral in six decades as officials mount a huge scale operation for the event on September 19, a source at the Foreign Com monwealth and Development Office told AFP “The lo gistics have been meticulously planned to try to make it as smooth as possible for those attending,” the source added News website Politico reported that attendees have been told not to use their own vehicles to reach the service at Westminster Abbey or travel across London by helicopter Instead they will be transported by escorted private buses to the abbey from a site in west London where they will have parked, it reported, citing an offi cial protocol message sent to overseas embassies Tight security and road restrictions” were cited by Politico as the reasons, but the purported stipulations have raised eyebrows, with one London based foreign ambassador telling Politico: “Can you imagine Joe Biden on the bus? US presidents travel long distance on Air Force
Britain’s system of constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy has operated since 1688, when parliament invited William of Orange to replace King James, establishing its primacy over the crown which monarchs since have had to respect
Addressing its 21st meeting via video link last September, Xi urged solidarity, up holding common security, openness and in tegration for the SCO members to forge a closer SCO community with a shared future
The ceremony, where the speakers of the House of Lords and the House of Com mons address the monarch either on their accession or at a jubilee, has taken place in the Palace of Westminster since Queen Vic toria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1897
P i vo ta l P e r i o d: The trip will be Xi s first outside China’s borders in more than two and a half years The Chinese president last went overseas in January 2020 for a state visit to Myanmar A few days after his return, the entire city of Wuhan was locked down over a Covid outbreak
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“While very young, Her late Majesty pledged herself to serve her country and her people and to maintain the precious princi ples of constitutional government which lie at the heart of our nation This vow she kept with unsurpassed devotion,” he told the as
The event, which opens on October 16 in Beijing will also unveil a new top leader ship lineup and likely consolidate Xi’s hold on the party Previous Chinese leaders gen erally refrained from making overseas trips in the weeks before the Party Congress, when behind the scenes power struggles fre quently intensified
The Anjuman Intezamia Masjid Committee had subsequently filed an application against the maintainability
positions and fleeing Kyiv had already announced the recapture of the strategic city of Izyum in the coun try’s east, one of a series of victories claimed against Russia s army
Moscow conceded having lost territory, which ex perts saw as a serious blow to its war ambitions, but Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov saw no prospects for negotiations
Charles paid tribute to parliament as “the living and breathing instrument of our democracy”
Ukraine said on Monday its forces recaptured 500 square kilometres (193 square miles) in the southern Kherson region which were in addition to the huge gains in the east over the weekend
R e S I D e N T Xi Jinping will attend the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Co operation Organization (SCO) in the Uzbek city of Samarkand and pay state visits to Kazakhstan and Uzbek istan from September 14 to 16, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Monday
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who took over as leader in April, will also attend the summit, a foreign office official who asked not to be named told AFP China is Pakistan’s closest economic ally, although relations have strained re cently over the scaled back CPeC project and attacks by separatist militants on Chi nese nationals and interests
Varanasi city’s Gyanvapi mosque, located in the constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is one of the several mosques in northern Uttar Pradesh that Hindu hardliners believe in common with some other reli gious sites was built on top of demol ished Hindu temples
Gyanvapi mosque c ase: Indian cour t rules Hindu plea for worship in grounds maintainable
John McFall, Lord Speaker, told Charles the queen had been both a leader to, and servant of, her people ”
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Formerly Cold War allies with a tempes tuous relationship China and Russia have drawn closer in recent years as part of what they call a “no limits” relationship acting as a counterweight to the global dominance of the United States
The report added that the district
The local court had ordered the survey of the mosque after five women sought permission to perform Hindu rituals in one part of it, saying a Hindu temple once stood on the site
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Ukraine rec aptures more ground as Russia strikes back
Queen elizabeth came to Westminster Hall on her own Diamond Jubilee and Monday’s ceremony took place in the light of a stained glass window installed on its
“As I stand before you today, I cannot help but feel the weight of history which surrounds us, and which reminds us of the vital parliamentary traditions to which members of both Houses dedicate your selves with a such personal commitment for the betterment of us all ”
“She set an example of selfless duty which with God s help and your counsels I am resolved faithfully to follow ”
as Russia replied with strikes on some of the recap tured ground The territorial shifts were one of Rus sia’s biggest reversals since its forces were turned back from Kyiv in the earliest days of the nearly seven months of fighting, yet Moscow signalled it was no closer to agreeing a negotiated peace
Ukraine forces said Monday their lightning counter offensive took back more ground in the past 24 hours,
One typically one of two customised Boeing 747 planes and then use their Marine One helicopter and an armoured limousine dubbed The Beast to get around The US embassy in London did not immediately respond to a request for comment The state funeral, the first since that of former prime minister Winston Churchill in 1965, will be one of the biggest security and logistical operations Britain has ever staged
In a statement, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said the state visits are at the invitation of President Kassym Jomart Tokayev of the Republic of Kazakhstan and President Shavkat Mirziy oyev of the Republic of Uzbekistan
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The plaintiffs are only demanding right to worship Maa Sringar Gauri and other visible and invisible deities which were being worshipped incessantly till 1993 and after 1993 till now once in a year ” the report quoted the court order as saying
According to the report, the judge also noted that the litigants had not de manded the conversion of the mosque into a temple
The Council of Heads of State, the
The Chinese president will also “pay state visits to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan” from Wednesday to Friday at the invitation of Presidents Kassym Jomart Tokayev and Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the foreign ministry said in a statement
north wall to mark that celebration in 2012
judge had reserved his verdict on the ap plication last month
The Hindustan Times reported that the next case hearing is on September 22
The queen, aged 96, died at her home in Scotland on Thursday, setting in train a pe riod of national mourning during which tens of thousands of Britons are expected to pay tribute to her Charles, quoting William Shakespeare’s description of elizabeth I, said she was a pattern to all Princes living
King Charles told parliament on Monday he was “resolved faithfully to follow” the ex ample set by his mother Queen elizabeth, addressing lawmakers and peers in what he described as “the living and breathing instru ment of our democracy
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India Pakistan as well as four Central Asian countries Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan The summit in Samarkand, a stop on the ancient silk road, will take place on Thursday and Friday Putin and Xi last met in early February in Beijing ahead of the Winter Olympic Games, days before the Russian president sent troops into Ukraine Beijing has not con demned Moscow’s interventions in Ukraine and provided diplomatic cover by blasting Western sanctions and arms sales to Kyiv India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also take part in the summit in Samarkand, the Indian government said Sun day, without saying whether Modi would hold bilateral talks with Putin or Xi
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Speaking to The Wire, SM Yasin, the general secretary of the mosque committee, said, “We are waiting for the final order, our next logical step will then be to approach the high court ”
In May, India’s Supreme Court had overturned a local order to ban large Muslim prayer gatherings in the mosque after a survey team said it found relics of the Hindu god Shiva and other Hindu symbols there
“Ukraine has turned the tide in its favour, but the current counter offensive will not end the war,” US think tank Institute for the Study of War tweeted Moscow announced air, rocket and artillery attacks on reclaimed areas in the Kharkiv region on Monday, a day after Kyiv said Russian strikes on electricity in frastructure caused power failures
The Supreme Court order had come a day after a local Varanasi court ruled that Islamic gatherings in the Gyanvapi mosque should be limited to 20 people
McCullum, who became England red ball coach in May just two weeks after Stokes replaced Joe Root as skipper, praised his players for buying into the new attacking approach
The batsman s luck ran out however when he was judged lbw on review to Rabada for 39, with South Africa at least spared the embarrassment of a 10 wicket defeat
Thursday’s play was washed out com pletely before Friday s scheduled second day was abandoned as a mark of respect following the death of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II
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It is a dramatic turnround in fortunes for the side that had managed just one vic tory in their previous 17 matches
our side again,” he said “We are quietly disappointed at the end of the day
Fast bowler Pramod Madushan (4 34) and Hasaranga (3 27) shared seven wickets to bowl out Pakistan for 147 while chasing 171 in Dubai
hand “Our batting couldn’t find the right rhythm as well I think the important thing is that we have to play spin well As long as we don’t pick the spinners out of the hand, I think it will put pressure on us he added
I w a n t t o b e i n t h e t o p f o r m a n y m a n y w e e k s a n d I h o p e m a n y y e a r s I’m going to work hard again after this w e e k , t h e s e a m a z i n g t w o w e e k s I ’ m g o i n g t o f i g h t f o r h a v e m o r e o f t h i s ” S u n d a y s v i c t o r y c o m e s i n a b r e a k through year for Alcaraz His US Open t i t l e f o l l o w e d M a s t e r s w i n s i n M i a m i a n d M a d r i d w h e r e h e d e f e a t e d N a d a l a n d N o v a k D j o k o v i c b a c k t o b a c k R i o a n d B a r c e l o n a “ S i n c e I w o n M i a m i , I t h o u g h t I w a s a b l e t o h a v e a G r a n d S l a m i n m y h a n d s B u t b e f o r e M i a m i , I w a s t h i n k i n g t h a t I
Coach Saqlain Mush taq defended Pak istan’s T20 playing style after losing Sun day’s Asia Cup final, saying they were on the right track for next month’s T20 World Cup Babar Azam’s side failed to chase 171 to beat Sri Lanka, their 23 run defeat bucking the trend of teams winning while batting second in Dubai Mo hammad Rizwan made 55 in 49 balls for Pakistan and finished as the tournament’s leading scorer with 281 runs in six innings But Saqlain was not worried about Rizwan’s sluggish strike rate of 117 57 runs per hun dred balls in the high octane format By comparison, Virat Kohli scored 276 runs for India at a more rapid 147 59 across his five innings Everyone has their own style of playing cricket,” Saqlain said “We made the semi finals of the T20 World Cup (last year) and now the final of the Asia Cup so the evidence sug gests we are doing something right “We did so with our style of play, and the things that are left to be done will be worked upon, rather than following the style of the rest of the cricket playing nations ” Babar, a prolific scorer for the team before the tournament, managed just 68 runs in six matches with a highest of 30 but Saqlain played down the opener s loss of form “As I said before, anybody with a deep eye for cricket will realise that he is unlucky with the way he is getting out said Saqlain The way he plays and his work ethic needs no further discussion He is a world class player and God save him from the evil eye ” The 27 year old Babar, who has scored 2,754 runs in 80 T20 internationals at an average of over 42, recently lost his number one T20 world ranking to fel low opener Rizwan Babar ’s final dismissal in the tournament came with a loose flick down the leg side to be caught at short fine leg off fast bowler Pramod Madushan, who claimed four wickets Bhanuka Ra japaksa led Sri Lanka s fightback from a precarious 58 5 to post 170 6 and then the bowlers including Wanindu Hasaranga bowled out Pakistan for 147 Hasaranga returned figures of 3 27 with his leg spin after he smashed 36 in a key partnership with the left handed Rajapaksa Saqlain praised champions Sri Lanka, who previously beat Pakistan, India and Afghanistan in the Super Four stage for their com plete showing in the final “Sri Lanka batted second and then batted first against us and became champi ons Well deserved,” said Saqlain
The skipper said the tourists were dis appointed with the outcome after winning the first match of the series by an innings
Fast bowlers on both sides dominated a series in which runs were hard to come by, with South Africa, who boast a world class pace attack but a fragile top order, managing just one individual fifty opener Sarel Erwee’s 73 in their innings and 12 run win in the first Test at Lord’s E n g l a n d b o u n c e d b a c k t o w i n t h e second Test at Old Trafford by an innings and 85 runs Seamer Ollie Robinson was n a m e d p l a y e r o f t h e m a t c h a t t h e O v a l for his career best 5 49 in South Africa’s first innings
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England hammered South Africa by nine wickets in the third and deciding Test at the Oval on Monday, completing a remarkable 2 1 series win in just over two days of ac tion The home side, who resumed on 97 0, needed just 5 3 more overs to reach a victory target of 130, with Zak Crawley hit ting the winning runs to finish 69 not out England have now won six of their seven Tests under their dynamic new lead ership pairing of captain Ben Stokes and coach Brendon McCullum
bit I felt the pressure I couldn’t smile o n c o u r t w h i c h I ’ m d o i n g i n e v e r y m a t c h e v e r y t o u r n a m e n t h e e x plained
Ramiz also pointed out that Pakistan bat ters need to play spin well in the middle overs and look to read the spinners out of the
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He knows and I know that we have to keep working said Ferrero Once t o g e t t o t h e N o 1 , i t ’s n o t d o n e a n d y o u g o Yo u h a v e t o k e e p w o r k i n g , k e e p p l a y i n g a t a h u g e l e v e l o n t h a t t o u r n a m e n t s t o k e e p w i n n i n g “ H e knows that and I know that I ’ m g o i n g t o b e v e r y c l o s e f r o m h i m t o r e m e m b e r h i m ” F e r r e r o w a s F r e n c h O p e n c h a m p i o n i n 2 0 0 3 t h e y e a r t h a t A l c a r a z w a s b o r n H e h a s been guiding the new US Open cham p i o n s i n c e h e w a s 1 5 w h e n h e w a s n o w h e r e n e a r t h e f i n i s h e d p r o d u c t “When he arrived to the academy when he was 15, he was like a spaghetti, very t h i n We h a d t o w o r k , ” r e c a l l e d F e r r e r o O b v i o u s l y w e s a w t h a t h e h a d very fast hands, very fast legs, but no m u s c l e s a t a l l , n o t i n t h e b a c k , n o t i n the legs We had to work a lot But ob viously we saw something very special on him ” Alcaraz, however, was quick to point out on Sunday that he still only has one Slam title 21 behind Nadal’s m e n s r e c o r d B u t I m o n t h e r o a d , he admitted
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The National Women’s Basketball Championship will be held in Islamabad from October 4 8, while the Inter D i v i s i o n a l B G r a d e M a l e B a s k e t b a l l C h a m p i o n s h i p will be held in Quetta from October 16, wherein both women and men teams of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would participate
And while the results have been fan tastic, the mentality shift has been quite amazing It has been something quite spe cial to be a part of to be honest
h a v e t o s t i l l g r o w u p , ” h e s a i d H o w e v e r, t h a t o p t i m i s m f a d e d w i t h a l a s t 16 exit at Wimbledon a first up loss at t h e M o n t r e a l M a s t e r s a n d a q u a r t e r final defeat in Cincinnati “In Montreal and in Cincinnati I lost the joy a little
Winning and losing is part of the game I think it is important to understand this And the other thing is that catches were dropped,” said Ramiz while addressing the reporters outside Dubai Cricket Stadium
Defeat means South Africa have suf fered their first Test series loss since Dean Elgar took over as captain last year
Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram fol lowing Pakistan’s loss to Sri Lanka, spoke about Babar Azam’s captaincy and claimed that he needs to be more aggressive in his approach Pakistan won the toss and opted to bowl first and got off to a dream start as they restricted the Lankans to 58 5 However, the captaincy there onward paved the way for Lankans to get back in the game Speaking about Sri Lanka’s revival, Akram said that Babar Azam needs to go for the kill when he sees the opportunity Babar has to learn quickly that when the opposition is 5 wickets down, get your main bowlers on Don’t worry about the last 2 overs,” Akram said Rajapaksha’s heroic innings of unbeaten 71 helped Sri Lanka post a challenging 171 run target on board, which Pakistan fell short by 23 runs This was Sri Lanka’s first ever T20I Asia Cup victory and it was especially im portant for them considering the situation back home for them
T h e c o m p e t i t i o n w i l l s t a r t i n Q u e t t a , i n w h i c h 8 t e a m s f r o m a l l o v e r t h e c o u n t r y, i n c l u d i n g K h y b e r Pakhtunkhwa will be taking part in the championship
times in the Test matches has been great ”
“The way we started at Lord’s made us think that momentum would be on our side but it turned quickly at Manchester and it was tough to get the momentum back on
keep on fighting, stay competitive and we will win big matches inshallah “Look we made it to the final, it is a big effort In T20s, if 3 4 overs don’t go as you want I think it creates a lot of pressure But like I said, fans own this team and I think after a long time we have found a team which we can market and follow he added Pakistan will now face England in a seven match T20I series at home The first T20I will be played on September 20 at Na tional Stadium, Karachi h e w a s h u n g r y f o r m o r e a f t e r c l a i m i n g a maiden Grand Slam triumph at the US
S e n i o r Vi c e P r e s i d e n t D i n M u h a m m a d , G e n e r a l Secretary Muhammad Raj Mir and other notables were also present on the occasion
Q u i c k f i r e w i n : England resumed just 33 runs shy of their target after the um pires had halted play on Sunday because of bad light, to the disappointment of a ca pacity crowd
punched left arm quick Marco Jansen through the covers for four the 12th boundary of his innings with Ollie Pope 11 not out It meant for the third time this series, a match was won inside three days’ playing time
Chairman Ramiz Raja has said the Men in Green batters couldn’t find the right rhythm as Sri Lanka beat them by 23 runs in the final of the Asia Cup
o n s h i p s , f o r w h i c h t h e a s s o c i a t i o n l a c k s f u n d s T h e p r o v i n c i a l g o v e r n m e n t s h o u l d p r o v i d e f i n a n c i a l s u p port to ensure the participation of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the championship, he added
While talking to the media on M onday, P res ident Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Basketball Association Muham mad Faqir Awan, said he informed the Director General Sports, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa that one female and three m a l e t e a m s w e r e p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n t h e s e t w o C h a m p i
“The way the guys have brought into the style that the captain has asked for, a style that is authentic to him, and the way he leads,” he said
Crawley hit the winning runs when he
Alex Lees was 32 not out and Crawley unbeaten on 57 his first fifty in 17 Test innings when play started Monday under sunny skies but in front of a handful of spectators, who had been let in for free Lees, having added just two to his overnight score, was dropped off the third ball of the day when he edged Kagiso Rabada, only for diving wicketkeeper Kyle Verreynne to floor the chance
Meanwhile, Ramiz is confident about Pakistan’s chances in the upcoming T20 World Cup which will be played in Aus tralia
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have fun I saw my best level my best t e n n i s ” A l c a r a z ’s c o a c h J u a n C a r l o s Ferrero said the champion was “born to play these tournaments and that there was much more to come from his com p a t r i o t I t h i n k h e ’s o n 6 0 % o f h i s game He can improve a lot of things
Bhanuka Rajapaksa s unbeaten 71 and Wanindu Hasaranga’s key contributions with both bat and ball fired Sri Lanka to their sixth Asia Cup title
Besides Kohat Dera Ismail Khan Mardan Balochis tan, Karachi, Multan, Sargodha, Rawalpindi, three di visions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa are also participating in the championship
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Wasim Akram identifies problems in Babar A zam’s captaincy
The 19 year old Spaniard defeated N o r w a y ’s C a s p e r R u u d 6 4 , 2 6 , 7 6 ( 7 / 1 ) , 6 3 i n t h e f i n a l t o b e c o m e t h e youngest Grand Slam men s champion since Rafael Nadal at the 2005 French O p e n “ R i g h t n o w I ’ m e n j o y i n g t h e moment I’m enjoying have the trophy in my hands but of course, I’m hungry f o r m o r e s a i d A l c a r a z t h e f i r s t teenager to be number one in the rank ings
“It has been very pleasing to be able to captain this side Stokes told the BBC “The lads’ mindset and attitude towards the whole summer has been fantastic The fact that different people have put their hand up and done something at different
Guterres has called on the world to stop “sleepwalking” through the dangerous environmental crisis He assured Sharif in a meeting with him that he will do his best to highlight the ordeal of Pakistanis facing floods
Floods from a record monsoon and glacial melt in the north of Pak istan have hit 33 million people and killed at least 1 391 washing away homes, roads, railways, livestock and crops
The local currency closed at Rs229 82 per dol lar, data shared by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) showed This equates to a depreciation of 0 71 per cent According to the Forex Association of Pak istan (FAP), the buying and selling rates of dollars in the open market were recorded at Rs234 and Rs236 respectively The price of Euro increased by Rs3 36 and closed at Rs233 77 against the last day’s closing of Rs230 41
The coalition government has discreetly made a change in the way power con sumers are billed by revising the slabs based on units consumed by generating bills in accordance with the price of the units in the last slab instead of the sec ond last slab
Residential lifeline consumers will not be given any slab benefit
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In response, UN agencies and var ious countries including the United States, have sent more than 60 plane loads of aid Since last week, Wash ington has sent three military planes to deliver food
damage at $30 billion, and both the government and UN Secretary Gen eral Antonio Guterres have blamed the flooding, extreme weather and re sulting devastation on climate change
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According to sources the incum bent government of Prime Minister She hbaz Sharif has put an end to giving consumers the benefit of not being billed in the higher slab in case they cross one unit This change is now ap plicable on all power consumers except the protected category of consumers
Deluges from the rising Indus river and the Lake Manchar in the Sindh province were still posing threat to Dadu a district in Sindh where rescuers using boats were evac uating villagers to safer places Mon day Light rain is expected in flood hit areas this week, according to the Me teorological Department
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“Our expectation that the rupee would gain Rs10 20 after IMF deposit was received did not happen We received $1 16bn from the IMF which is not adequate,” the ECAP official said
Pakistan rupee on Monday depreciated by Rs1 64 against the US dollar in the interbank trading and closed at Rs229 82; against the previous week’s closing of Rs228 18
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The protected category of lifeline Rs3 95 per unit while those using August
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Sindh has seen 466 percent more rain than average and the location of the Dadu district, with a population of 1 5 million, means all the flood waters
According to a report by Dawn that quoted Ex change Companies Association of Pakistan (ECAP)
A government statement said Sharif briefed Erdogan about the gov ernment’s relief activities and sought assistance from Turkey in overcoming the food shortage Sharif also sought help from Turkey on recon struction work in the flood hit areas
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pass through it “90 percent of the Dadu district is inundated, Dadu town is still under threat we are trying to protect it, Shah told Reuters adding the govern ment had provided all the machinery and material required to build a dike
As a result many consumers re ceived unusually high electricity bills in the month of August 2022
On the other hand, the difference between the Interbank and open market is creating an incentive for the foreign currency accounts (FCY) to with draw US dollars and sell into the open market
the rate for using above 700 units per month is Rs31 12 per unit
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Washington days ago set up a hu manitarian air bridge to flood ravaged Pakistan to deliver aid through 20 flights, which will arrive in Pakistan before September 16 The US author ities also plan to distribute cash among needy people
More than 200 inmates from Dadu jail have been moved to Hyder abad, as the prison is situated in a de pression he added
It may be noted that the government has introduced only two categories of power consumers I e protected and un protected power consumers According to the tariff effective from August 1, the rate for the unpro tected category of power consumers who use 1 100 units per month is Rs13 48 per unit, the rate for those using 101 200 units per month is Rs18 58 per unit and the rate for those using 201 300 units per month is Rs21 47 per unit Similarly the rate for 301 400 units per month is Rs24 63 per unit while the rate for using 401 500 units is Rs26 09 per unit and the rate for 501 600 units per month is Rs27 01 per unit Likewise, the rate for 601 700 units per month is Rs27 65 per unit and
General Secretary Zafar Paracha, “They appear re luctant to do so because of the political situation, cor ruption and our past record of not returning money
Guterres told reporters on Satur day that the international community needed to do more to help countries hit hardest by the effects of climate change, starting with Pakistan S I n d h t o b R e a c h m a I n h I g h way t o P R o t e c t t o w n o f d a d u f R o m f lo o d S
The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) on Monday notified a Rs4 34 per unit increase in the price of elec tricity under the head Fuel Charges Adjustment (FCA) of July 2022 According to a notification dated September 12, the price increase shall be applicable to all the consumer categories except Electric Vehicle Charging Stations (EVCS) and lifeline con sumers of all the Ex WAPDA power distribution companies (XWDISCOs) except K Electric The said adjustment shall be shown separately in the consumers’ bills on the basis of units billed to the consumers in the month of July 2022 by the XWDISCOs The DISCOs shall reflect the fuel charges adjust ment in respect of July 2022 in the billing month of September 2022 An official of NEPRA on condition not to be named said that power consumers of XWDISCOs will bear the additional burden of approximately Rs59 billion due to FCA of July Earlier, the Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) on behalf of all power distribution companies (DISCOs) excluding K Electric had asked NEPRA to jack up the power price by Rs4 69 per unit On 31st August, NEPRA conducted a hearing to con sider the application of CPPA seeking Rs4 69 per unit hike in the power tariff on account of FCA of July It is relevant to note that the FCA of July is Rs5 55 per unit less than the FCA of June which was earlier fixed at Rs9 90 per unit by the authority The CPPA had earlier submitted that the total electricity generated with various fuels in the month of July was recorded at 14 150 91 GWh at a basket price of Rs10 7093 per unit The total cost of energy was Rs151 546 billion The power genera tion with hydel source was 4,976 93 GWh constituting 35 15 per cent while power production with coal fired power plants was 1,802 19 GWh which was 12 74% of total generation at a price of Rs20 2176 per unit and power production with high speed diesel (HSD) was recorded at 205 97 GWh which was 1 46% of the total power generation, at a cost of Rs27 8886 per unit in the month of July 2022 Similarly, power generation with RFO was 876 92 GWh which is 6 20% of total generation calculated at Rs35 6984 per unit, while the generation from gas based power plants was 1,466 41 GWh which is 14 603% of the total genera tion totaling Rs9 9585 per unit and the generation from RLNG was 2,119 55 GWh which is 14 98% of total generation at Rs28 2899 per unit Likewise, power generation from mixed sources was 16 92 GWh at a price of Rs4 7567 per unit genera tion from bagasse recorded at 40 63 GWh, the price of which has been calculated at Rs5 9822 per unit
More than 660,000 people, in cluding women and children, are liv ing at relief camps and in makeshift homes after floods damaged their homes across the country and forced them to move to safer places The government, the military, UN agen cies and local charities are providing
That’s forced Pakistan and the United Nations to urge the interna tional community to send more help
Three more US military planes
Last week, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres during a visit to Pakistan traveled to flood hit areas, where deluges from floods are still causing damage
Imran Khan accuses gov t of ‘blackout’ of his telethon
Meanwhile, the price of vegeta bles and other food has started in creasing
Power tariff increased by Rs4.34 per unit again
ISLAMABAD S ta f f R e p o R t
Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek e Insaaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Monday accused the federal govern ment for ‘blackout’ of his fundraising telethon for flood vic tims the previous night The PTI chief had organised a telethon in an attempt to raise funds to aid the flood affectees after the country suffered unprecedented devastation from monsoon rains However, no media channel broadcast the telethon live However in a series of tweets Imran claimed that the government had made several attempts to disrupt the live transmission of the fundraising drive Imran alleged that TV channels were pressured not to air the telethon and cable operators were threatened when some channels continued to broadcast in an attempt to merely target his party He added such actions were thereby denying fundraising to aid flood victims” The PTI chief also went on to claim that he had nonetheless managed to raise Rs5 2 billion In a tweet an nouncing the funds raised Imran expressed his gratitude to overseas Pakistanis for their contributions, making special mention of those residing in the United States of America Ban on Imran: The Pakistan Electronic Media Regula tory Authority (PEMRA) had imposed a ban on broadcasting live speeches of the ousted prime minister on all satellite TV channels after Imran had warned the IG and DIG of Islam abad police, saying that he will not spare them and register a case against them for “torturing” party leader Shahbaz Gill during physical remand He had also called out Additional District and Sessions Judge Zeba Chaudhry for approving the police request of physical remand despite knowing that Gill was subjected to torture
Rupee continues to take a battering
carrying aid were to land in Pakistan s worst flood hit southern Sindh province later Monday, according to a Foreign Ministry statement
PM says flooded nation faces food shor tages
According to financial data and analytics portal Mettis Global, the rupee s value has declined 26 37pc over the last 52 weeks It fell to a record low of 239 94 on July 28
food to these flood victims
Pakistan estimates the cost of the
Whereas ultra low interest on FCY accounts is not helping in attracting fresh deposits, according to Tresmark The rupee has been losing ground against the dollar since Sept 2 It fell by Rs9 2 dur ing the last week to close at Rs228 18
Pakistan is grappling with food short ages after deadly floods left the agri culture belt underwater the prime minister told the Turkish president by phone, as authorities scaled up efforts Monday to deliver food tents and other items
Pakistan heavily relies on its agri culture and occasionally exports its surplus wheat to Afghanistan and other countries Now it is in talks to import badly needed wheat and veg etables including to people not di rectly affected by floods
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The exchange rates of Emirates Dirham and Saudi Riyal increased by 43 paisa each to close at Rs62 57 and Rs61 15 respectively
Shahbaz Sharif spoke to Recep Tayyip Erdogan overnight to thank Turkey for dispatching food, tents and medicine by 12 military aircraft, four trains and Turkish Red Crescent trucks
The Japanese Yen gained one paisa to close at Rs1 61 whereas an increase of Rs3 34 was wit nessed in the exchange rate of the British Pound, which was traded at Rs268 59 as compared to its last closing of Rs265 25
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ters, hill torrents finally pass, Syed Murtaza Ali Shah commis sioner of Dadu district, said on Sun day, adding this might mean breaching the highway UN agencies have begun work on assessing Pakistan s needs in order to develop a post disaster reconstruction plan after the country received 391 mm (15 4 inches) of rain, or nearly 190 percent more than the 30 year av erage, in July and August
DADU R e u t R S
The local currency’s decline can be attributed to several factors including an increased import bill due to floods smuggling and friendly countries back tracking on their promise to loan Pakistan some money once it had received a loan tranche from the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
01 t o 1 0 0 u n i t s p e r m o n t h a r e b e i n g c h a rg e d a t R s 7 7 4 p e r u n i t a n d t h o s e who use 101 200 units per month are b e i n g c h a rg e d a t 1 0 0 6 p e r u n i t w i t h the start of August Moreover the rate of Time of Use (ToU) metre for peak and off peak hours is Rs33 23 per unit and Rs26 91 per unit respectively Profit also learnt that consumers of a single phase connection are also being charged Rs75 per month while con sumers of a three phase connection have been charged Rs150 per month with the start of
UTHORITIES in Sindh plan to breach the Indus Highway, a key transport link to allow water to flow and prevent flooding in the town of Dadu, officials said
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food basket Initially Pakistan said the floods caused $10 billion in dam ages, but authorities say the damages are far greater than the initial esti mates
There are at least three points in Dadu district where the Indus High way is submerged with traffic sus pended for weeks, while Pakistan’s other highway connecting the north and south has also been badly hit by the flood waters