Simi arly an accountabil ty court returned six renta power plant (RPP) references against the NA speaker back to NAB The bureau had alleged that Ashraf misused his powers in rental power projects being the m nister for Water and Power during the PPP government
If you stop this peacefu revolution then as World Bank has predicted the g a m e [ s i t u a t i o n ] w o u l d g e t o u t o f e v e r y o n e s h a n d Le t t h e c h a n g e come through vote,” he sa d while ad dressing h s party s power show in Khy b on Saturday Imran while addressing the coalition government and its ‘ backers ’ sa d, “ No matter what you do you cannot win this match you have a ready ost this match economy is sinking fast and the world is not wil ing to give them [gov ernment] financial aid for f ood v ctims
During our time petro was Rs150 a litre at that time crude prices were be tween $95 to 110 per barrel but today despite drop n global prices petro s ex pens ve in the countr y,” he added u l f i l i t s d u t y a n d r e s t o r e l a w a n d o r d e r i n M a l a ka n d d i s t r i c t o f
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mire by holding free and fair elections adding that “ the t me is not far when he gives call to the nation to achieve real freedom”
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While comparing his tenure with the incumbent government Imran said prices of ever ything including fuel and electricity have gone through the roof
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Former pr me minister and PTI Cha rman Imran Khan Saturday warned the im ported government and its backers to ho d early and transparent elect ons to let the change come through the power of vote warning est the situation wou d get out of control
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The Ramzan Sugar Mill reference against PM Shehbaz and son Hamza is a so among the cases sent back NAB had f led th s refer ence in 2019, alleging that the two suspects fraudulently and dishonest y caused a
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PM, son Ma jor beneficiary as accountabilit y courts return 50 graft cases to nab
Under the amended bill the pecun ar y u risdiction of NAB had been f xed to on y take action against mega scandals Furthermore, it had been proposed that supplementar y ref erences can on y be filed w th the permission of the court to expedite the proceedings of the court within one year A s p e r t h e b i l l, t h e n v e s t g a t i o n o f f i c e r s s h a l l n o t h a r a s s a n y p e r s o n d u r i n
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According y cases aga nst PM Shehbaz former chief minister Pun ab Hamza Shahbaz, Nationa Assembly Speaker Raja Per vez Ashraf and former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gillan have also been returned to NAB by the ac countability courts
The Un versal Ser vices Fund (USF) reference aga nst PPP Senator Yousuf Raza Gil an in which he was accused of m susing authority in an il egal publicity campaign, was a so returned NAB references against Senator Saleem Mandviwala, former ch ef m nister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sardar Mehtab Abbasi, and PPP Senator Rubina Kha id have also been returned
Imran claimed that the countr y was going down under the incumbent rulers Pakistan is going to become Sri Lanka
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Fo l l o w i n g t h e a m e n d m e n t s o f N A B r u l e s, t h e r e f e r e n c e s i n M o d a r a b a s c a m s a n d c o m p a n y f r a u d s h a v e a l s o b e e n w i t h d r a w n f r o m t h e a c c o u n t a b i l i t y c o u r t s Talking to daily Pakistan Today Shah Khawar Advocate said that following the amendments n the NAB law, the jurisdiction of accountab ity courts over these references had ended and the courts cou d no more tr y the accused under the NAB aw
Rs213 mi lion loss to the nat onal exchequer
T h e a c c o u n t a b i l i t y c o u r t s a r e s e n d i n g b a c k t h e r e f e r e n c e s t o t h e N A B C h a i r m a n and these cases would now could be sent to the concerned departments If the accused is a government official ser ving in the federal government the cases may be sent to the FIA for further probe In case of a provincial g o v e r n m e n t o f f i c a l t h e m a t t e r c o u l d b e sent to the provincial anticorruption depart ment,” he said and added that the accused were no more accused of the NAB In August, the National Assembly passed the National Accountability (Second Amend ment) Bil 2022 which sought to exclude pri vate transactions from the scope of NAB
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has warned former prime minister Imran Khan against tr ying to make the appointment of the new army chief controversial as t emboldened India Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, he said that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif shall install Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa s successor in accordance w th the relevant provisions of the Constitution Shelv ng Khan’s demand of deferr ng the appointment of the new army ch ef till the general elections the defence min ster said he will not et Pakistan Tehreek i Insaf (PTI) cha r put the countr y at stake and appease New Delhi The appointment w ll be made in November as per schedule,” he said He also remarked that Khan is reward ng Ind a by promoting polit ca uncertainty in the countr y Earlier in the press conference As f termed the prime minister ’s visit to Samarkand “extremely successfu ” He said Sharif met with the heads of 10 countries during the two day vis t who promised to extend support to the flood str cken peop e of Pakistan The premier represented Pakistan during the two day annua Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan on September 15 16 Asif said the meetings with Chinese Russian Iran an and Turkish heads of state were the high ight of the pr me m nister ’s v sit “A l these countries prom sed assistance to Pakistan he maintained Besides gas, Russia had also offered to provide wheat to Pakistan in the wake of catastroph c floods and keep ng in view the possib lity of food shortages that may occur n the aftermath of the deluge, he revealed Russ a has said that it can provide us wheat because in the com ng days as we may have shortages [ ] he said Putin has also sa d that pipel ne gas supp ies to Pakistan were possible and part of the infrastructure was already in p ace, Russ an state owned news agency RIA reported The long delayed gas pipeline vital to the countr y ’s economy the Pakistan Stream gas project also known as the North South gas pipe ine s to be built in co laboration with Russian companies The two countries agreed in 2015 to build a 1 100 km (683 mile) long pipel ne to de iver imported l quefied natural gas (LNG) from Karach on the Arabian Sea coast to power plants in Punjab
Imran sa d rupee has lost 30 per cent of its values since the PML N led coalition government came to power
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The PTI cha rman said there is still time to steer the countr y out of quag
N a major deve opment accountability courts have withdrawn 50 major corrup tion cases against suspects includ ng cases against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif The relief has been provided in ine with the amendments in the Nat onal Account ability Bureau (NAB) laws Legal experts believe that technically these cases had ceased to hold ground as the federal and provincia gov ernment were no more interested in prosecut ing the accused under the NAB law And biggest beneficiar y among the accused have been Pr me Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his son, Hamza Shehbaz
Those responsible for toppling my gov ernment wi l not be forgiven,” he added Sindh is worst hit from floods but be cause of Zardari, the nternational com mun ty is not ready to help,” said the former prem er
They came to power to shut down their corruption cases and I just got to know that Ramzan Sugar Mills case s also being c osed down ” he said in his opening remarks while coming down hard against the PDM government
s u p e r p o w e r He claimed that the incumbent rulers were imposed upon the countr y through a ‘consp racy ’ because “Amer ica wanted our ru ers to roam around the world like beggars, but we will not compromise on our countr y s foreign po icy for any countr y ” Let change take place through ballot or get ready for worse, war ns Imran Making army chief appointment controversial will ’embolden’ India: Asif
The former PM cla med that w t nesses in the money laundering case died of heart attacks, “ but they were kil ed it wi l come to fore when trans parent investigation s held ”
C a l l i n g u p o n t h e n a t i o n n o t t o v o t e f o r t h o s e e a d e r w h o h a v e o f f s h o r e a s s e t s, I m r a n s a i d i f h e c a m e t o p o w e r a g a i n h e w i l l n o t s p a r e a n y o n e a d d i n g t h a t t h o s e w h o s e w e a t h s s t a s h e d a b r o a d w i l n o t b e m a d e m i n i s t e r i n h s g o v e r n m e n t I m r a n s a i d h i s p a r t y g o v e r n e d K P p r o v i n c e s u f f e r e d t h e m o s t b y j o n i n g t h e U S w a r o n t e r r o r a n d a d d e d t h a t Pa k i s t a n s h o u l d n o t p a r t i c i p a t e n a n y c o n f l c t u n d e r t h e s e r v i t u d e o f a n y
Asked whether these cases wou d ho d no ground now, Shah Khawar Advocate said that ever y case had its distinctive nature and
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has launched a digital flood dashboard” to ensure transparency in the distribution of aid to the flood hit people of the country Aiming to provide information to the general public and development partners about the flood relief assistance being received from within the country and abroad, the dashboard was launched at a session of the National Flood Response Coordination Center (NFRCC) here Speaking at the session, Ahsan Iqbal, the chairperson of the NFRCC urged the public to support flood victims by generously donating to them, adding that the government will ensure transparency in the distribution of the donations and keep the public abreast of relief measures through the online portal He said that the floods have affected 33 million people, and the damages caused by them are being assessed on daily basis with the cooperation of the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, the United Nations, and the provincial governments M o n i to r n g r e p o r t
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According to the health authorities, the Covid 19 vaccination drive will be continued till September 24 to inoculate children aged between 5 and 12 In its advice for the parents, the NIH said that vaccination against Covid 19 helps children from being infected with the virus
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In reply to a question about devaluing rupee against dollar, he said, all out efforts would be made to maintain national currency against dollar To a question about confidence of
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LONDON: The torrential monsoon that has submerged more than a third of Pakistan was a one in a hundred year event likely made more intense by climate change scientists have said In the hardest hit areas of Sindh and Balochistan, where August rainfall was seven to eight times heavier than usual climate warming made average five day maximum rainfall about 75 percent more intense, according to a report by World Weather Attribution (WWA), an international research collaboration that teases out the role of climate change in extreme events Across the entire Indus River basin, the scientists found maximum rainfall was about 50 percent heavier during a two month monsoon period due to climate change They used 31 computer models in their analysis, combined with real world observations WWA previously analysed the deadly heatwave that scorched India and Pakistan in March and April, with temperatures reaching 50C Climate change, they said, had made that heatwave 30 times more likely Their findings were less concrete for Pakistan’s heavy rains “The role of climate change in heatwaves is much larger than in extreme rainfall when it comes to [increasing] likelihood said WWA co leader Friederike Otto, a climate scientist at Imperial College London r e u t e r s
He assured that people would enjoy maximum relief in next two months Relief and rehabilitation of flood torn areas are the priorities of the coalition government, he added
subtropical urban areas A total of 158 new cases of dengue fever have been reported across Punjab, said the provincial health department Lahore reported 79 patients, followed by Rawalpindi where 29 people were diagnosed with dengue fever The total tally of cases in the province this year has reached 2,923, the department said Additionally, the provincial health department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa reported 1,952 dengue cases throughout the province in September and 3,693 cases this year Karachi in Sindh reported 192 new cases, the local health department reported
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“Stagnant water is giving rise to water borne diseases, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said in an address to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, Uzbekistan “Millions of people are living under the open sky Women and children mostly malnourished and in poor health in rural regions are particularly vulnerable The Sindh report said more than 90,000 people were treated on Thursday alone in the province which has been the hardest hit by the cataclysmic floods
A petition was filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC) challenging the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) powers to initiate contempt of court proceedings Mian Shabbir Ismail, the petitioner, filed the petition through Advocate Azhar Siddiqui, wherein the ECP and the Punjab government were made parties The plea challenged Section 10 of the Election Act, 2017, contending that the ECP was neither a court nor can it exercise judicial powers and giving it the power to initiate contempt proceedings was a violation of the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973 It further argued that the power of contempt proceedings lies only with the court, and the ECP did not have any authority in this regard since it is only an administrative body Ismail also argued that if the ECP had to be given the powers to initiate contempt proceedings, it would have been provided for in the constitution Therefore, the petitioner requested the court to issue an injunction against Section 10 It is pertinent to note that earlier this week, PTI chief Imran Khan also challenged the jurisdiction of the electoral watchdog in his written reply to the ECP in a contempt case saying the notice issued to him was against the Constitution The written reply maintained that he had not insulted the election commission However terming the reply unsatisfactory the election supervisor issued a show cause notice to the PTI chief and summoned him in a personal capacity on September 27 Last month the ECP had issued notices to the PTI chief and party leaders Fawad Chaudhry and Asad Umar for levelling allegations against the commission and Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sikander Sultan Raja The ECP spokesperson in a statement had maintained that notice had been issued to the PTI chairman for using “insulting and unparliamentary language” against the electoral body in various speeches The commission said the notices were issued after reviewing speeches of the PTI leaders which were provided by the Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (Pemra) at the electoral body s request
Children and women are becoming more vulnerable as tens of thousands of people suffer from infectious and water borne diseases, and the death toll from the inundation surpassed 1,500, according to government data and UNICEF
Climate change likely made Pakistan’s extreme rainfall more intense: study
C hildren, women prone to diseases in stagnant flood water
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R I M E Minister Shehbaz Sharif ’s statement at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit conveyed Pakistan’s vision for the strategic direction of the regional security bloc in the face of global political and economic transformation, the Foreign Office said Pakistan s commitment to the principles and purposes of SCO Charter and to the ‘Shanghai Spirit’ as a core value of SCO was also reaffirmed Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, spokesperson for Foreign Office, said in a press statement issued on Saturday Prime Minister Sharif led Pakistan s delegation to the meeting of the Council of
Minister for Finance Miftah Ismail has said that Qatar United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia and Asian Development Bank (ADB) are showing keen interest in various sectors of Pakistan Qatar was seeking three billion dollar
The NIH stated that almost 91 coronavirus patients were being treated in the Intensive Care Units (ICU) across the country at different medical facilities
He shared details of the human tragedy and the massive devastation caused by the climate calamity that has struck Pakistan in the shape of floods Sharif expressed deep appreciation for the support proffered by SCO leaders for relief and assistance to the people affected by the floods The SCO leaders
of world countries, he said, “we will overcome all difficulties being faced in the economic and business sectors with the help of friendly countries and international organizations
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dengue campaign in response to the alarmingly high levels of cases in the country and have taken special measures at the dengue hotspots in order to curb the spread of the disease Public health experts are warning of the rising risk of mosquito borne diseases such as dengue, spreading across the country Pakistan has already been grappling with increasing dengue cases and the unusually early and heavy monsoon rains this year have provided favourable conditions for mosquitoes to breed in In much of the world, extreme weather including droughts, heatwaves, floods, and heavy rainfall are increasing in severity and regularity And an alarming new study concludes that, among the many infectious diseases likely to worsen with climate change, mosquito borne diseases like dengue will be most affected
“Participation in the Samarkand SCO Summit provided a significant opportunity to present Pakistan’s viewpoint on important national, regional and global issues The Prime Minister s comprehensive engagements with world leaders gathered in Samarkand served to further strengthen our bilateral relations with these countries, Ahmed added In his statement at SCO, the prime minister presented a compelling case for collective action by member countries to
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The entries of the Covid 19 vaccination will be made through B form of the children
investors in this region, Miftah said that government was taking all possible measures to bring improvement in stock market, currency, and investor ’s confidence
The National Institute of Health (NIH) on Saturday announced vaccination of children aged 5 12 against Covid 19 will be started from Monday (tomorrow)
An anti terrorism court in Dera Ghazi Khan on Saturday issued a show cause notice to Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah for not complying with the court order The ATC also issued show cause notices to National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) chairman and interior secretary The court also summoned Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, interior secretary and Nadra chairman in personal capacity The ATC action came after neither the interior minister nor the Nadra chief complied with the court orders and committed negligence in the performance of their duties The court had ordered the government to put the name of an accused whose case was sub judice on the Exit Control List (ECL) It also ordered the Nadra chief to block the identity card of the accused On Aug 25, a first information report (FIR) was filed against Interior Minister and PML N leader Rana Sanaullah under the Anti Terrorism Act in Gujrat’s Industrial Area Police Station The FIR was registered on the complaint of common citizen Shahkaz Aslam According to the FIR s content, Sanaullah blatantly targeted honorable judiciary and government officials in 2021
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As devastating floods rip through Pakistan impacting more than 33 million people, Pakistan continues to face a surge in dengue fever cases in different parts of the country, amid the latest outbreak mainly attributed to the calamity Also known as “breakbone fever” because of the severe pain it can cause, dengue is the fastest spreading tropical disease in the world The viral infection is transmitted to humans through the bites of female Aedes mosquitoes, which thrive in tropical and
According to the data issued by the National Institute of Health (NIH), 104 more cases were reported in the last 24 hours among the 16,614 Covid 19 diagnostic tests Meanwhile one person lost their life to COVID 19 in the last 24 hours
He highlighted Pakistan s contribution toward global counter terrorism efforts and the immense sacrifices and economic losses it incurred over the decades On the sidelines of the summit the prime minister held a number of meetings with leaders of China, Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan Tajikistan Iran Azerbaijan Belarus and Turkiye As SCO chair, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the president of Uzbekistan, had invited as special guests President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkiye, President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan, Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan of Armenia and President Serdar Berdimukhamedov of Turkmenistan to the meeting Heads of SCO observer states Iran Mongolia and Belarus also attended the summit SCO leaders adopted the Samarkand Declaration which articulated its collective stance on important global and regional issues In addition, they also adopted four joint statements on climate change, food security energy security and a separate statement on maintaining reliable international supply chains
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The number of daily Covid 19 cases increased by a fraction as Pakistan reported 104 more cases in the last 24 hours
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The positivity ratio in the country remained at 0 63%
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The annual meeting is the highest forum in SCO where all the strategic decisions regarding the future direction of the organisation are taken All eight heads of state/government of member nations attended the meeting
Heads of State (CHS) of the organisation held in Samarkand on September 15 16
plan to invest in Stock Exchange, Solar and LNG plants, he said while talking to a private television channel on Saturday Collectively, he said, investment of about five billion dollars would be made in different sectors of Pakistan The ADB alone would provide funds worth one and half billion dollars to kick start projects of public interest he added Expressing optimism about support
As flood waters begin to recede, which officials say may take two to six months, the regions have become infested with diseases including malaria, dengue fever, diarrhoea and skin problems, the Sindh government said in a report on Friday
It confirmed 588 malaria cases with another 10 604 suspected cases in addition to the 17 977
diarrhoea and 20,064 skin disease cases reported on Thursday Some 2 3 million patients have been treated since July 1 in the field and mobile hospitals in the flooded region Three other three provinces also reported tens of thousands of patients visiting make shift health facilities in flood ravaged areas, officials said, noting acute respiratory problems, skin diseases such as scabies, eye infections and typhoid
ECONOMIC LOSSES: Record monsoon rains in the south and southwest parts of the country and glacial melt in northern areas triggered the flooding that has affected nearly 33 million people in the nation of 220 million, sweeping away homes, crops, bridges roads and livestock and causing an estimated $30 billion of damage The losses will slash the country s GDP growth to around 3 percent from the estimated target of 5 percent set out in the budget when it had narrowly escaped defaulting on its debt in a balance of payment crisis
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expressed their support and solidarity with Pakistan at this critical time The president of Uzbekistan on behalf of the Council of Heads of State of SCO appealed to the international community to support Pakistan in overcoming the devastating consequences of the floods On the situation in Afghanistan the prime minister underlined that after 40 years of conflict, there was a real possibility to establish sustainable peace in that country He called for a new compact between Afghanistan and the international community and the need for constructive engagement with the Afghan interim authorities Sharif also stressed the importance of inclusivity, respect for the human rights of all Afghans including women, and effective counterterrorism action
Transparent aid distribution to flood vic tims to be ensured through e -platform
r e l i a b i l i t y a n d s u s t a i n a b i l i t y, t h e r e p o r t added A n o t h e r $ 3 0 0 m i l l i o n p o l i c y b a s e d loan was committed to support reforms to s t r e n g t h e n P a k i s t a n ’s e n e rg y s e c t o r a n d i m p r o v e i t s f i n a n c i a l s u s t a i n a b i l i t y T h e program will help reduce and manage the a c c u m u l a t e d c a s h s h o r t f a l l a c r o s s t h e power supply chain known as circular debt A D B c o n t i n u e d t o s t r e n g t h e n P a k i s t a n s finance sector develop competitive capital markets, and encourage private sector investment por tfolio in Pakistan includes 48 loans wor th $8.42b
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The route of the main procession of ‘Chehlum’ was sealed completely and streets on the route were barricaded Vehicles and motorcycles were not allowed to move with the mourning procession
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The ongoing sovereign portfolio of Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Pakistan includes 48 loans and three grands worth $8 42 billion
Sindh sets up dengue wards as karachi repor ts 403 more cases
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He said hatred and outrage is spreading within the Azad region against the actions of the federal government He said “It is our right to demand our rights and resources The Constitution of Pakistan also allows this The government of Pakistan should understand the sensitivities of the current situation
To date, ADB has committed 723 public sector loans grants and technical assistance totaling $37 billion to Pakistan Cumulative loan and grant disbursements to Pakistan amount to $28 27 billion These were financed by regular and concessional ordinary capital resources, the Asian
A special 24/7 control room had also been set up he said adding strict monitoring of Chehlum procession was conducted as Close Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras had been installed at routes of the procession
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diplomat: CPEC adds new dimension to Pakistan China cooperation
Special checking of the routes was carried out before start of the procession and bomb disposal squad cleared the route The mourners were checked with metal detectors and walk through gates were installed at the entry points of the procession
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According to the member fact sheet released by the ADB, in 2021, ADB s loan and grant disbursements to Pakistan amounted to $1 31 billion, comprising $0 3 billion in program lending and $1 01 billion from project lending and $3 million from grants
ADB’s support to Pakistan’s coronavirus disease (COVID 19) pandemic response in 2 0 2 1 i n c l u d e d a $ 5 0 0 m i l l i o n l o a n i n August to help procure and deploy safe and e ff e c t i v e v a c c i n e , a n d a $ 6 0 3 m i l l i o n l o a n o f w h i c h $ 3 m i l l i o n i s f r o m t h e
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ADF for an integrated social protection program to strengthen Pakistan’s flagship E h s a a s p r o g r a m T h e l o a n i s complemented by a $24 million grant from the Education Above All Foundation The program builds on an earlier $500
In their sermons, the Zakireen threw light on the significance of the supreme sacrifices rendered by Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) and martyrs of Karbala for the glory of Islam More than 3600 policemen and personnel of the law enforcement agencies had cordoned off the entire route of the procession since morning The local Police had installed barricades on the slip streets and roads along the route
Mumtaz Zahra Baloch additional secretary for Asia Pacific at the Foreign Ministry, said the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has added a new dimension to Islamabad Beijing cooperation The official made the remarks during two rounds of briefings on the CPEC for resident diplomatic missions of several countries, the ministry said in a statement Pakistan welcomes development partners and enterprises from around the world to strengthen investment and trade linkages and consider opportunities in special economic zones said the statement Thanking the foreign ministry and relevant government departments for the briefings, participating diplomatic missions underscored abiding mutual interest in enhancing economic cooperation, according to the statement
Adviser to Azad Jammu and Kashmir government on Population Welfare and senior parliamentarian Sardar Muhammad Hussain has urged the federal government to give the people of AJK their due rights u h a m m a d H u s s a i n d u r i n g t h e interaction with the media in Muzaffarabad said the obstruction in the provision of funds required by the A z a d K a s h m i r g o v e r n m e n t i s u n a c c e p t a b l e K a s h m i r i m i g r a n t s s e n d R s 1 4 0 0 b i l l i o n f o r e i g n exchange to Pakistan every year
“If even half of our total income is given, it is enough for the state, but even this is being deliberately neglected which is unacceptable”, he deplored
The relief operation launched by Pakistan Army in flood affected areas of Dera Ghazi Khan and Rajanpur is in full swing According to official sources the efforts are aimed at achieving relative normalcy in the affected areas as early as possible Pakistan Army has set up tent villages in Rajanpur as part of a relief programme to provide shelter for the flood affectees Meanwhile, medical units and relief teams already deputed in the areas are also reaching out in far flung areas of Koh e Sulaiman to provide necessary medical care and ration packs at door steps to the affected people
A JK govt urges federal government to give due share to people of K ashmir
He said the time has come for the federal government to sit down and talk with the AJK government on the issue of income
Special security arrangements were finalized for Chehlum in the district as it’s a sensitive area, he said adding, three layer security cover was provided particularly to the main Chehlum procession with special arrangements ensuring rooftop duty and deployment of Quick Response Force (QRF)
The shops and markets on the route of mourning procession remained closed and the law enforcement agencies allowed the participants to enter in the main area after proper checking However, the markets and shops in other areas of the city remained open Police closed all the roads with barricades leading to Imambargahs
Federal Railways and Aviation Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique on Saturday underlined the need for making Quetta Airport busier and improving air connectivity in the province private airlines shall also start air operations
Aviation Minister urges private airlines to start operations from Quetta
A D B c o m m i t t e d $ 3 0 0 m i l l i o n f o r t h e construction of Balakot hydropower plant on the Kunhar River near Balakot City in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa By 2027, the plant w i l l a d d 1 1 4 3 g i g a w a t t h o u r s o f c l e a n e n e rg y a n n u a l l y t o t h e c o u n t r y ’s e n e rg y m i x , e n h a n c i n g t h e e n e rg y s e c t o r s
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He also called upon all other private airlines to include Quetta in their flight operation
In Rawalpindi the main mourning procession was brought out from Imambargah Ashiq Hussain, Teli Mohallah Two processions from Imambargah Hifazat Ali Bohar Bazaar and Imambargah Col Maqbool Hussain joined the main procession at Bohar Bazaar Chowk
On the occasion officers of Rawalpindi District Administration and Police were also present RPO CPO and DC also checked security arrangements and control room
Over 236 traffic personnel were deployed to ease traffic flow as well as to facilitate the mourners on Chehlum According to a CTP spokesman, several diversion points were set up in Rawalpindi city to ensure security and facilitate the motorists
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A foolproof security cover was provided to the mourners by Rawalpindi Police and other law enforcement agencies on the occasion Over 3600 cops were deployed to
The district administration and law enforcers had finalized all necessary arrangements on Friday to facilitate the
mourners Rawalpindi District Police City Traffic Police (CTP) and Rescue 1122 Rawalpindi and other departments concerned on the directives of the Punjab government utilized all available resources and finalized best possible arrangements for the Chehlum procession
According to a District Administration spokesman, all the departments concerned including Rescue 1122, RWMC, MCR, WASA and other on the directives of DC Rawalpindi finalized best possible arrangements for Chehlum
flights from Islamabad, he was further apprised Minister Aviation said that “It is our national responsibility to connect remote areas of the country with air connectivity, he said
of Special Branch Police, Elite Force, Punjab Constabulary Women Police along with district police was deployed to ensure security on Chehlum
The report said the ADB s country partnership strategy 2021 2025 for Pakistan focuses on three priorities improving economic management, building resilience, and boosting competitiveness and private sector development
H E Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS) was observed peacefully and with full zeal and reverence across country on Saturday amid tight security arrangements
He was informed that National airline PIA is operating flights to Quetta from three major cities of the country, Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore
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He said if the rights are not given, they will stage a sit in in front of the Parliament in Islamabad, the message of which will not go well across the Line of Control He added that they were being forced to take
from Quetta, he said during his visit to Quetta Airport here The Aviation Minister during his visit reviewed the facilities of Quetta Airport passengers and issued orders to improve them further
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m i l l i o n l o a n u n d e r A D B s C O V I D 1 9 Active Response and Expenditure Support P r o g r a m a n d a $ 3 0 0 m i l l i o n e m e rg e n c y a s s i s t a n c e l o a n t o s t r e n g t h e n P a k i s t a n s public health response to shield the poorest families from the pandemic
Regional Police Officer, Rawalpindi, Imran Ahmar, City Police Officer Syed Shehzad Nadeem Bukhari and Deputy Commissioner, Rawalpindi Tahir Farooq visited route of the Chehlum procession and inspected all the arrangements
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KARACHI: The Sindh government has decided to establish dengue wards in all major public hospitals as Karachi reported 403 more cases of the virus in a day According to a notification issued by the Sindh Health Department the provincial government has decided to convert Covid 19 isolation wards into dengue wards The health department noted that dengue is becoming an epidemic and the hospitals are running out of beds to admit patients Director Health Karachi Dr Abdul Hameed Jamani said that the High Dependence Units (HDUs) that were established during the coronavirus pandemic are being converted into Dengue Isolation Ward Currently, there are 32 HDUs in different government hospitals in Karachi The authorities will get the wards cleaned and fumigated while mosquito nets will also be installed On September 15, a total of 426 cases of dengue were reported from across the province according to the data released by the Sindh Health Department on Saturday Karachi accounts for around 95% of the cases in the province Since the start of September, the province has reported 2 246 dengue cases s ta f f r e p o r t
The entry of traffic from Committee Chowk, Iqbal Road was banned as per security plan while a diversion was placed at DAV Road and no vehicle was allowed to move towards Fawara Chowk
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According to City Police Officer (CPO) Syed Shehzad Nadeem Bukhari the Police had finalized elaborate security arrangements for peaceful passage of Chehlum procession and avoided any untoward incident
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Earlier, Civil Aviation and PIA officials gave a briefing to the Minister on his arrival at the airport
Total 12 Chehlum processions were taken out in Rawalpindi city and other tehsils of the district The main procession of the Chehlum emerged from Col Imam Hussain Imambargah No person was allowed to carry weapon in Chehlum procession except designated police officers, he said
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He said special contingents of commandos and police officials were deployed on trouble points Additional force
The mourners observed self flagellation with chains at four places including Bohar Bazaar Chowk Bara Market Fawara Chowk and Banni Chowk
and 40% of low and lower middle in come countries reduced their education budgets
existing investment opportunities in different sectors of national economy, besides taking measures for the technology transfer
Addressing the forum Minister for En ergy Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan said that Lahore Islamabad Motorway was the first project that was started by a Korean
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body of JI Alkhidmat Foundation and said that its workers were working with dedication and taking active part in relief activities He said that tents and food were being provided to needy flood victims at their areas by the Alkhidmat Foundation
The representatives of the South Korean companies working over power plants in Pakistan have vowed to work extensively to help Pakistan meet its energy needs They also shared the difficulties they were facing in execution of the projects in Pakistan
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Minister for Commerce Syed Naveed Qamar has said the Pakistan Iran Pishin Border Market is expected to open in the coming month, which will help promote free trade between the two countries The minister made the remarks during a meeting here with Iran s parliamentary delega tion according to the ministry’s statement The border market’s construction has been completed and its inauguration is on the cards, while work on the other three border markets including in Gabd, Rimdan, and Kohak will start soon, he said Qamar said that a total of 12 border markets were proposed to increase the trade volume be tween the two countries, out of which nine have been mutually approved, adding that there will be trade activities through these border markets under a barter system There is a dire need to in crease the trade of petroleum and gas, the minis ter was quoted as saying in the statement During the meeting, Malek Fazeli, head of the Iranian parliamentary delegation, said that Pakistan and Iran are neighbouring countries with a common border of around 900 km at which mutual trade as well as the movement of people continues throughout the year Fazeli expressed hope that there will be an increase in trade between the two countries, according to the statement
Addressing the participants of ‘Pak ROK 2022 Infrastructure Business Forum’ here, Ambassador Suh Sangpyo said that it was the second edition of the forum and many companies operating in Pakistan wanted to further intensify the cooperation as many companies were keen to invest in solar energy sector projects in Pakistan
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With the ‘Transforming Education Sum mit’ underway at the UN General Assem bly, leaders of Pakistan and several other countries Saturday backed the establish ment of the first ever international fund ing mechanism for schools to widen access to education in some of the world’s poorest countries
The Netherlands Sweden and the UK have been at the forefront of the de sign of this innovation since the start
The Facility is in the final stages of reg istration in Switzerland IFFEd is a di rect response to education budget cuts around the world and the need to lever age scarce resources in the face of com pounding crises
Similarly, funds for the rehabilitation of the road around the Peshawar city, the Ring Road Lower Section, Nasir Bagh Road Bus Terminals in Mardan Swat Upper Dir and Swabi, the rehabilitation of Peshawar ’s Shahi Katha and the rehabilitation of Sheikh Maltoon Town Mardan have also been withheld
He said that Pakistan had deep relation ship with Korea as both the countries were enjoying cordial trade and economic ties adding that the forum would help in further cementing these existing bonds He said that the construction of Lahore Islamabad Mo torway was a flagship project and shining example of bilateral cooperation between the two countries
According to sources in the finance department, the fi nance department has released funds for the above men tioned projects, but now the local government department will not be allowed to utilise it Sources in KP Finance De partment said that the local government has been asked to
Addressing the forum, the minister said that bilateral trade volume among both the countries was quite low and stressed the need to enhance it to its existing potential in order to further strengthen economic rela tions in future
Ahsan Iqbal said that a majority of local population was consisting on young people and leading Koran technologies companies were invited to establish their research labo ratories here to get the dividend from this as cost of labor in Pakistan was lower as com pared the other countries Besides other sec tors, the minister said that tourism was another sector which was offering grand op portunities for Korean investors particularly in Taxila as the city was origin of Buddhist civilization and Gandhara civilisation
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The facility targets the urgent needs of lower middle income countries (LMICs) which are home to more than half of the world’s children and youth and where 3 out of 4 young people are
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Finance Department has stopped funds for 21 important projects of the Local Gov ernment Department, seeking provision of technical ap proval and refurbished PC 1 for these projects
Indian police arrest Hurriyat leader Sarjan Barkati in IIOJK
In Indian illegally occupied Jammu and Kashmir In dian police arrested senior Hurriyat leader and noted re ligious preacher, Maulana Sarjan Barkati, in Shopian district on Saturday According to Kash mir Media Service
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company which was bright example of joint venture, adding that due to technology trans fer, other motorways were also constructed, which were providing facilities and connect ing among different cities
M B A S S A D O R of Republic of Korea Mr Suh Sangpyo has said that South Korean investors were intending to investing US$10 mil lion in solar energy generation projects in Pakistan which would add to the local energy generation capacity and fulfil the domestic power requirements
He said that government had launched solar initiatives and laying foundation for en ergy transaction from fossil fuel to renewable energy and called upon the Korean investors to invest in renewable energy projects
Pakistan lauds global funding plan for schools in poor nations
On the opening day of the Summit more than 100 leading economists and world leaders signed an open letter call ing for the launch of IFFEd to transform the lives of millions of children and young people around the world
serted Minister for Planning Development and Special Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal called upon the Korean investors to explore the vast investment opportunities existing in various sectors of economy to enhance bilateral trade and investment relations between the two countries
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He informed the forum that the govern ment was taking steps for ease of doing busi ness and introduced investment friendly policies besides providing all possible sup port for local as well as foreign investors for investing in all sectors of national economy
According to sources in the Finance Department, the projects include Governance and Community Develop ment Program improvement of infrastructure in devel opment authorities, construction of tehsil complexes, electricity supply, special package for Tank district, de velopment scheme for Mansehra District Development Initiatives, Awareness and Publicity, Construction of Public Park in Swabi, Reforms Initiatives in Local Gov ernment Department the Construction of Ring Road s Northern Section, uplift of Regi Model Town, Develop ment Initiatives for Rijar area in Swabi and Worsk Grav ity Canal
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Gordon Brown, UN Special Envoy f o r G l o b a l E d u c a t i o n j o i n e d t h e U N Secretary General to announce its’ es t a b l i s h m e n t a n d s a i d : To t r u l y t r a n s form education we need a fundamental shift Business as usual will not suffice T h i s i s w h y t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l F i n a n c e Facility for Education is such an excit ing development for our future gener a t i o n s I F F E d h a s t h e p o t e n t i a l t o unlock $10 billion in new resources to s u p p o r t h a l f o f t h e w o r l d ’s m o s t v u l n e r a b l e c h i l d r e n w h o s e p l e a s t o “ L e t Me Learn must be heard
J I D i s t r i c t A m e e r A i z a z u l M u l k A f k a r i , Te h s i l Blambat Ameer Imranuddin and President Alkhidmat Foundation Hafeezullah were also present on the oc casion
The minister said that 2022 century was the century of trade and economics, adding that Koran companies must harness all these
Speaking on the occasion, Minister for Board of Investment Chaudhry Salik Hus sain said that road infrastructure in the coun try was damaged due to recent floods and reconstruction of these roads offers special opportunities for Korean investors and com panies
Minister urges academia, industr y exper ts to bring innovation in various fields
He said that investment process was ef fected due recent floods as crops standing over large areas destroyed and communica tion network was effected badly Korea will also provide assistance for the rehabilitation of flood effected people in the country, he as
He said that the leaderships of two main political parties were leveling allegations on each other He said that the leaderships of both the parties should prioritize assisting helpless flood affectees
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Jamaat i Islami (JI) Pakistan Ameer Sirajul Haq on Sat urday rejected the demand being raised by Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan for early elections, saying the prevailing situation in the country warrants avoiding politics of agitation
He urged the need for establishing a uni versity in Taxila jointly by both the govern ments in order to preserve the history and oldest civilization as well as educating the
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Minister for Planning and Development Ahsan Iqbal has urged the nation s academia and industry experts to play their role in bringing innovation in various fields Ad dressing the launch of the Innovation Support Project in Islamabad, the minister emphasised the importance of innovation in Pakistan to get desired results He said that innovation depends on a country s socio economic con ditions administrative structure culture and education system Iqbal stressed the need for research and critical thinking in every field, adding that academia and indus try experts must support the public sector in adopting in novation in efforts to strengthen the ecosystem of innovation in Pakistan The government is implementing the Innovation Support Project to identify factors that lead to effective innovative regulatory processes, and to create awareness of the importance of innovation for enhancing quality and productivity in national develop ment, according to the planning, development and spe cial initiatives ministry
Sirajul Haq lauded the efforts taken by the welfare
He said that local logistic sector and port and shipping was other sectors which offer tremendous investment opportunities, adding that wind and solar energy generation were also open for investment in order to produce renewable energy
tariat in Blambat Dir Lower Sirajul Haq said that heads of all political parties should focus on rehabilitation of 50 million flood victims as they were confronted mas sive challenges
He asked the Korean companies for ini tiating joint ventures and developing projects on public private partnership in various local sectors of national economy including en ergy generation, education, healthcare and other sectors
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KP finance depar tment stops funds for 21 Loc al Govt projec ts
The International Finance Facility for Education (IFFEd) will directly ad dress the devastating global education crisis and learning inequalities that have been exacerbated by the deadly combi nation of COVID 19, climate change, and conflicts, according to a UN press re lease
The ground breaking new facility uses a mix of sovereign guarantees and
leaving school without the basic skills to thrive UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres convened the historic Summit to tackle this chronic and deepening ed ucation crisis a fundamental issue which could derail progress on the entire sustainable development agenda and called on the international community to operationalize the International Finance Facility for Education to help avoid a “generational catastrophe ” The innova tion behind IFFEd has the power to transform education finance Donor governments and multilateral development banks have come together to launch IFFEd and provide an initial $2 billion in additional affordable funding for education programs to be disbursed starting in 2023, the press release said IFFEd could unlock an extra $10 billion of additional financing for education and skills by 2030
Expressing strong support for IFFEd’s establishment, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the recent floods had destroyed over 23,700 schools in Pakistan and affected other 22,000 schools due to closures damages or sheltering families afflicted by the flood damages
When contacted Provincial Minister of Local Gov ernment Faisal Amin Gandapur said that PC 1 of these projects are being revised due to rise in fuel prices He said that the rate of contact amount have to be increased for the contractors due to rise in petrol prices Gandapur said that the saving of the project was available with the government, therefore, there will be no need for extra funding for these projects The minister added that these projects were for two years, but now they will take some extra time in completion
Pak-Iran border market to be opened in Oct: minister
Maulana Sarjan Barkati’s arrest comes two days after three noted reli gious leaders, Maulana Abdul Rasheed Dawoodi, Mushtaq Ahmad Veeri and Abdul Majeed Dar Al madni, were arrested and booked under black law, Public Safety Act, by the occupation authorities A family member of Maulana Sarjan Barkati told the media that he was arrested by the police today morn ing at around 6:45 am It is worth mentioning here that Maulana Sarjan Barkati a resident of Reban area of Shopian became a household name during the mass uprising triggered by the extrajudicial killing of popu lar youth leader, Burhan Wani, in 2016 for his distinct style of sloganeering He was arrested in October that year and subsequently booked under draconian PSA A cleric and a charismatic crowd puller, Maulana Barkati was released in 2020 after being kept in illegal deten tion by the occupation authorities for four years The All Parties Hurriyat Conference spokesman in a state ment issued in Srinagar expressed serious concern over the arrest spree unleashed by Indian police and troops across IIOJK to suppress the Kashmiris’ free dom struggle He said the Indian forces’ personnel have arrested dozens of people including religious leaders during house raids and cordon and search oper ations across the occupied territory in the last few days and booked many of them under the PSA He main tained that such brutal tactics cannot force the Kash miri people to give up their just cause and they will continue their struggle till complete success
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provide PC 1 and technical approval of these projects, after which the department will be allowed to use the funds
He said that a solar energy research lab oratory was being establishing with collab oration of Korea, adding that it would be another milestone to develop and promote solar energy projects to produce cheap en ergy and fulfil the local energy requirements
He goes on to say that ‘A number of peo ple have remarked upon Husain s success in several different careers: civil servant, World
An amount of Rs600 million would be utilized for the replace ment of track machines Rs200 million allocated for conversion of the braking system of 328 MBFRS from vacuum brake to air brake
This book comprises seventeen (17) essays written by different authors on subjects like macroeconomic management, sub national economy prospects and challenges related to the financial market, socioeconomic challenges in Pakistan, and regional integration
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AS Chairman of the National Commis sion for Government Reforms (NCGR) Mr Suleri discloses that Dr Ishrat Husain pro posed a three tier solution to the governance related problems i e restructuring of key institutions of economic governance, reor ganising the federal government, and intro ducing reforms in civil services
On the other hand, foolproof security arrangements were made for annual Urs of Hazrat Data Ganj Bakhsh along with the chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) in the provincial capital, and more than 10,000 officials, officers and volunteers were deployed for security of processions and Majalis in Lahore
With the help of Safe City cameras, the security arrangements of processions, Majlis and Urs were directly monitored, while lady officials performed the duties for the security and checking of women mourners and pilgrims
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“The government is taking necessary steps for drainage and discharge of the water , he added “Here is an old water course, DC
During the processions held on the streets of all the districts including Lahore Rawalpindi Multan Gujranwala and Faisalabad, there was a smooth flow of traffic through alternative routes and traffic wardens and additional staff were deployed Spokesperson Punjab Police said that section 144 was enforced on the directives of Punjab Home Department and strict implementation of weapons display, aerial firing and double riding was ensured and compliance with Loudspeaker Act was strictly implemented
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Bank economist, central banker, academic ad ministrator and governance czar these are not radically different careers but a unified trajectory for a special breed of economists who like doctors seek to combine theoretical knowledge with clinical experience
According to him it is ‘an effort to compile essays on the state of economy welfare and reforms in Pakistan’ amid the initial days of Covid 19, with two goals in view viz , one ‘to honour the untiring efforts of Dr Ishrat Husain and the other to present a narrative which could highlight post pandemic prior ities of Pakistan’s fast evolving economy’
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The pipeline s designed annual capacity stands at 12 4 billion cubic metres (bcm), with the possibility to be increased to 16 bcm
The book is split into five parts each containing six, four, two, two, and three es says under captions enumerated above In his foreword, Tariq Banuri, ex Chairman Higher Education Commission of Pakistan observes that Ishrat Husain is a clinical econ omist as it were who in the words of Jo hannes F Linn of the World Bank, has ‘consistently advocated a pragmatic and nu anced approach to development policy which he applied and pursued successfully in countries like Ghana, Nigeria, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan
The government has allo cated funds amounting to Rs32, 648 036 million for the execution of 36 ongoing and new projects of the Railways Division, said an official of the ministry About Rs26,648 036 million have been earmarked for 32 on going projects out of which Rs15974 500 million has been reserved for procurement and
H I E F Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah Saturday inspected Rohri Canal here, during his visit of various districts af fected in floods
Sindh CM directed the officials to drain out water from four union coun cils of New Saeedabad to Rohri Canal vial Marakh Wah He directed for im mediate work and robust arrangement for drainage of the floodwater
He said, an amount of Rs6000 million has been kept for four new schemes, out of which Rs5000 mil lion would be utilized for up gra dation of Pakistan Railways existing Main Line I and establish ment of Dry Port near Havelian (2018 22) Phase 1, China Pak Economic Corridor (CPEC)
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“ I visit and visit eight to 10 districts so far,” he said He visited an under con and directed for early completion of the health facility
42,000 cops guard processions on Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain
Dedicated to Dr Ishrat Husain (b 1941), a world reputed economist and an ex Gover nor, State Bank of Pakistan, the publication has been edited by Dr Vaqar Ahmed and Maaz Javed, associated with the Sustainable Development Policy Institute (SDPI) as Ex ecutive Director and Researcher respectively
and irrigation department has been di rected to pump out the water,” he said So as the farmers could sow wheat and other crops,” he said
“We have required 1 5 million tents and presently having four to 4 5 Lakh tents, he said
“The water is entering in Saeed abad taluka in large quantity he said
“We have also planned to make the irrigation network functional he said “We will also provide them financial assistance,” Murad Ali Shah said
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Johannes F Linn, Dr Ishrat Husain’s 20 year long erstwhile colleague at the World Bank, observes in his well deserved tribute that the experience gained by the latter at the international bank offered him many great opportunities to contribute with his insight, energy, commitment, power of persuasion,
‘Most chapters are a result of the con tributor ’s own research, an updated literature review and at places in depth interviews with the relevant stakeholders ’ The topics debated in the essays contained in the book are self explanatory like macroeconomic policy and management amid Covid 19 (Vaqar Ahmed); debt management in Pak
According to SOPs issued by the Commissioner of Karachi, it will be mandatory for students to wear full sleeve shirts whereas schools will be bound to conduct fumigation drive on a regular basis in order to deal with dengue and malaria
Furthermore the fresh SOPs will be applicable to all public and private schools across the megacity The schools were also directed to hold dengue and malaria awareness sessions to educate masses regarding the spread of vector borne disease A strict action will be taken against those who will violate the SOPs
On the instructions of Punjab Inspector General of Police Faisal Shahkar, foolproof security arrangements were made for mourning processions and Majalis on Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain (RA) across the province
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tation of President Xi Jinping in November, Asif an nounced separately In a tweet, Asif said Sharif had held “very successful” talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Jinping Both leaders have of ficially invited Shehbaz Sharif to visit their coun tries,” he said, adding that both invites had been accepted [The prime minister] will visit China in November,” he said, but did not give any further de tails on when the Russian visit might occur
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The federal government has allo cated Rs2 3 billion in the current Public Sector Development Pro gramme (PSDP) for repair to 100 diesel electric locomotives
The book is therefore meant to generate a discussion focused on ‘the current eco nomic issues, challenges faced by various economic sectors and regions across the country, and possible solutions keeping in view an uncertain global and regional mi lieu besides highlighting Dr Ishrat Husain s role in economic policy making and eco nomic management in the country
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According to details, a total of 301 processions and 530 Majalis were organized across the province for which more than 42,000 officers, personnel and volunteers were deployed Four layered security was provided as per SOPs to A category processions and majlis in all districts while the security arrangements of processions and majlis continued to be monitored from control room at Central Police Office
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He outlines financial, educational, and judi cial reforms to set Pakistan free from the elite capture In his view, only these reforms can liberate Pakistan from the stranglehold of a small elite and ensure that the benefits of economic growth are shared by most of the population, particularly those in the lower income and social strata ’
Similarly an amount of Rs1000 million was earmarked for the replacement of old and ob solete Signal Gear from the
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It will require some time but we will definitely resolve people’s prob lems,” he assured
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LAHORE: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pak istan (DRAP) Punjab on Saturday recovered huge quantity of Panadol tablets Punjab health department spokesperson said that the hoarding was done to cause an artificial shortage of Panadol in Punjab The DRAP recovered over 50 cartons of Panadol tablets in an operation in the Lohari Gate area of Lahore The Panadol tablets recovered in the raids were being sold at exorbitant rates Pakistan is currently facing a severe shortage of paracetamol in the form of tablets and syrups as well as injections at a time when dengue fever has wreaked havoc in the country and in the flood affected areas, people are falling sick due to malaria, typhoid, cholera, diarrhoea and other diseases On Friday, the Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) offered a major facility to parac etamol manufacturing companies amid a shortage of paracetamol, said sources Sources said that the local paracetamol manufacturing companies will get a big facility on re production, the company will have to produce 15 thousand paracetamol packets in a lim ited period Sources said that the company will have to bring three million paracetamol tablets in the mar ket, if the task is completed, the successful company will be able to register a pharma product with DRAP immediately, the sources said S ta f f R e p o R t
“We are also providing medicines required for prevention of dengue fever People also facing diarrhea gas troenteritis and other diseases apart of dengue,” he said
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That experience also enabled him ‘to de vote his next 20 years and beyond to the service of his country in various capacities, again with the goal to achieve the best pos sible outcome for the people he is committed to work for, and especially the most vulner
In view of the post pandemic confusing eco nomic scenario the editors of the festschrift (a collection of writings published in honour of a scholar) adopted a three pronged ap proach to decide upon and design the spe cific themes of its chapters
First, areas of immediate concern for the national economy were identified Second, the list was narrowed down to focus on themes Dr Ishrat Husain contributed in var ious capacities in and outside of the country Third, a good amount of time was spent in searching for competent authors fully ac quainted with challenges, opportunities and Dr Husain s gigantic contribution
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The government will overcome the wheat flour crisis soon We release the flour in October I have been told the flour will be released on October 20,” he added
able among them’ Co editor Vaqar Ahmed in his introduc tory note outlines the genesis of the book
istan: challenges and prospects for future (Ali Salman and Beenish Javed); monetary policy reforms in Pakistan (Zafar Hayat); foreign investment climate in Pakistan (Bushra Yasmin); the role and importance of institutions in development (Shakeel Ahmad); role of public sector development programme in economic development (Hamid Mahmood); envisioning inclusive growth in Punjab (M Aman Ullah); towards shared growth: perspectives from Sindh (Naeem Uz Zafar); envisioning inclusive growth in Balochistan (Abdul Salam Lodhi); envisioning development in Gilgit Baltistan (Saranjam Baig); the capital markets of Pak istan (Faheem Sardar); Islamic banking and finance in Pakistan (Ahmed Ali Siddiqui); women s economic empowerment and fi nancial inclusion in Pakistan (Hadia Majid); the state of entrepreneurship in Pakistan (Muhammad Arif); Pakistan s trade with Central Asia (Ghulam Samad and Ghulam Nabi); leveraging CPEC for industrial devel opment (Liaqat Ali Shah); and regional trade integration (Maaz Javed)
The flour prices will soon stabi lize in the province,” he added
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patriarchy but they love to see women contributing in the society and laud their trustworthy companion ship in many aspects of life Women are now con tributing equally as men do Pari Gul Tareen Balochistan’s first woman appointed as Assistant Su perintendent Police (ASP) in Quetta, is a woman who has surmounted all odds The same goes for Assistant Commissioner Farida Tareen, who is a woman who paved the way for other women to hold such hon ourable distinctions
Women in our society are perpetual victims on account of their gender in the current social justice environment This need had provoked Feminism
After the training Himanshu caused three blasts in Marathwada region of Maharashtra He had a plan to cause a major blast in the main mosque in Au rangabad and while making a bomb for that blast he lost his life in nanded in 2006
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In 1995 Shinde was arrested for slapping former chief minister Farooq Abdullah but was bailed out He was acquitted in 1998 Shinde states in his affi davit that the bomb blasts had a political motive They were intended to polarize Hindu voters against Mus lims “For selecting the boys for this purpose, there was a state level meeting of VHP in Thane (Maharashtra) In that meeting, the applicant got introduced to one Hi manshu Panse of nanded At that time Himanshu Panse was the full time worker of the VHP in Goa He and his seven friends were selected for training The applicant took Himanshu and his friends to Jammu There they received training in modern weaponry from the Indian Army jawans ” Much of what Shinde has al leged in his affidavit is part of the Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad’s first chargesheet in the case The chargesheet said that Panse had gone to a resort in Sinhagad near Pune in 2003 for training in making pipe bombs from a man named Mithun Chakraborty”
In addition, Sanatkumar Ragvithal Bhate, a re tired navy officer from Pune, had also reportedly told the anti terrorism squad that Parade had asked him to “train his activists in the use of gelatine sticks at a
The trainees were given material like three four kinds of explosive powders pieces of pipes wires bulbs, watches and so on for preparing bombs,” Shinde claimed The trainees were taken to a remote forest location to practise using the bombs The bomb with timer was placed in a small pit dug by the trainees, which was then filled with dirt and large boulders before the explosive was set off
This lot should take a lead out of Fawad Alam’s book Consistently fabulous stats in domestic cricket and crimi nally overlooked yet suffers with grace and aplomb Or Sarfraz Ahmed, who captained us to our Championships Trophy win, with a team that had barely made the cut to play it in the first place and cheers on the team as if he were on the playing squad And then, there’s the profile in grace and team spirit that is Hassan Ali, star of the afore mentioned Champions Trophy Having lost out his place in the squad to naseem Shah he cheered the former ’s winning sixes by rushing onto the field as if they were his own, regardless of what they might permanently do to his position on the team
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camp in the city” Also investigators were reported to have recovered materials that indicated that there was a plan to strike a mosque at Aurangabad from the house where the explosion that took Panse’s life oc curred However, the Central Bureau of Investigation, which took over the case in 2013, claimed that the explosion was an isolated incident
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What the government needs in order to rescue and re habilitate the flood affected families are sufficient funds amounting to billions of dollars With winter approaching life for those lying in the open, particularly in Balochis tan, will become hard Foreign help in the form of goods and cash is slowly pouring in Self respect however re quires raising funds from inside Pakistan before seeking others’ help Political parties however prefer to carry the begging bowl rather than tax well to do supporters Pak istanis, both from inside the country and abroad have con tributed money to relief organisations they trust However, the section of the country’s super rich has yet to open its purses Those possessing costly petrol guzzling cars, extra large residences and frequently traveling abroad need to be imposed a hefty flood tax , at least for one time The government needs to convene a meeting of the Council of Common Interests (CCI) and seek provin cial governments input regarding raising of funds to re habilitate the flood affectees The recently set up national Flood Response and Coordination Centre needs to plan for the future and devise ways to efficiently implement it
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Pashtun society has been less inclined towards education and equal opportunities The notion that they are educationally backward are mostly de bunked It is exuberant to see a paradigm change in the thinking pattern of many sections of Pashtun so ciety in Balochistan questioning the idea that women are best suited for household chores and therefore should remain within confines of four walls Many sections of the Pashtun community don’t believe in
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HAT the UnICeF representative told media about the condition of children in flood affected regions of the country once again underlines that the grimness of the situation created by the cataclysmic floods Also that the scale of the destruction caused is sim ply colossal As he put it floods had by now claimed the lives of at least 528 children; an estimated 16 million chil dren have been impacted by super floods and at least 3 4 million girls and boys remained in need of immediate, life saving support As the UnICeF rep concluded, without a massive increase in support and aid, many more children would lose their lives
Meanwhile millions of families have lost all they had Their houses have been washed away, belongings lost in surging flood waves and in cases sole breadwinners drowned Those marooned along highways or camped on sand dunes are surrounded by water over weeks and ur gently need food, shelter, clean water and medicines PTI chief Imran Khan meanwhile wants elections not later than January or February as it suits him politically There is a need to reconcile the aspirations of the millions made home less by floods with requirements of the democratic system
Thus, inquiring about one’s right when it is in fringed is not disobedience It adds a new soul to your consciousness and body to value your existence and position in society
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The RSS is the parent organization and the ideo logical backbone to a host of Hindutva groups includ ing the ruling BJP In his affidavit, Shinde claims top right wing leaders were in volved in the nanded Blast
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T is deemed immoral and unethical by a large part of religious extremists, and invinci ble supporters of patriarchy to talk about women s status in society because men hold complete monopoly and hegemony over their lives owing to their financial dominance and physical strength Some men are by nature egocentric and want to rule things according to their will neglecting women’s will and consent Women, being the strongest and most trustworthy companion of men, have been marginalized historically by misogynists and many others who believe in patriarchy
owing to the marginalization of female gender The principle on which it circulates is often misinterpreted and miscalculated It generally conveys the simplest message that can be grabbed easily by human intel lect and mind; It says “Women are not superior crea tures; women can do better than men”
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To end this prevalent gender inequality, we just need to stop differentiating between boys and girls
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The overall literacy rate for women in Pakistan is around 52 percent while only 33 5 percent of women in Balochistan are literate Women are at a loss to attain education owing to cultural barriers, and unavailability of schools near their homes The Gov ernment of Balochistan should establish schools and provide a conducive environment as a carrot to entice them towards education
Male entitlement should be discouraged Parents should not put a whole premium on boys' education Girls should be educated because it unlocks a woman’s potential and is accompanied by improve ments in the well being of their families
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Women are more prone to domestic violence in societies that lack power balance However, in South Asian countries, the male partner always has certain powers over the other This power imbalance begins early in life when the male child is given prefer ence over the girl child, girls are not given equal op portunities for learning and growth and when one parent overpowers the other It is indeed this male en titlement which becomes the root cause of their su periority over women Girls are taught to be subservient to their families and partners So, if inti mate partners subject them to abuse they are unable to identify it even if they recognise abuse and want to escape it, they have to overcome many barriers
It is those very same qualities that seem to be in short supply when it comes to our retired and almost retired cricketers First, there was Shoaib Malik, who implied in a tweet that skipper Babar includes his personal cliques in the team Then there was a schoolboy jibe that Muham mad Amir hurled at the chief selector and his cheap se lections These two gentlemen, specially Malik, feel it was wrong to edge them out of the team But there are other players that have retired since a while that aren t acting appropriately either There’s the Rawalpindi ex press, with his complaints against some of the players se lected for the upcoming WCT20 squad And then, there s Shahid Afridi, who claimed on live television that Pak istani pacer his son in law to be Shaheen Afridi paid for a surgical procedure in the UK out of his own pocket, a claim denied by PCB chief Rameez Raja But the PR damage done by implying the Board wasn’t footing the medical bills of its star player, ranked as last year ’s ICC Cricketer of the Year would have rankled
According to the affi davit, Shinde was involved with the RSS since 1990 when he was 18 He went to Jammu in 1994 after reading that Hindus were being killed in the state, and In dresh Kumar, an RSS vet eran appointed him as the “vistarak’ (a post in the RSS) of Rajauri and Jawaharnagar
Feminism has given much voice to their unheard voices Feminism is a socio political movement with the aim of creating an egalitarian society and putting an end to gender bias Sexual harassment, rape, do mestic violence, unequal pays, disdain for equal rights, oppression against women are the reasons women and men appear in feminist movements like Aurat March which exhorts women empowerment in society It is a revolutionary attempt by some brave Pakistani women which represents the unheard voices of millions of oppressed women across the world who lost their agency, honour, life due to the historicised masculinity
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emotional and financial independence of women is the best tool to lessen male manipulation and ex ploitation The government of Balochistan should catapult women into the economic realm to be self sufficient through different schemes by utilizing women’s inborn skills through which they can make their lives economically sustainable Women should be educated because educated women are tantamount to being proud wives, mothers, and daughters of the nation Only educated women can make informed and independent decisions in every stage of life
e made it to the final, yes, even if we didn’t get the Asia Cup But our boys forgive us the schmaltz, did win some hearts along the way Like they did when they played in last year ’s T20 World Cup Yes beating sporting nemesis India (which they did then and now) certainly does help in generating some goodwill with the people, but it is primarily the sports manship and good manners of the current squad that seals the deal in that department
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According to him, among the other people at the bomb making camp was Rakesh Dhawade, who has been accused in the Male gaon blast case Congress leaders Pawan Khera and Digvijaya Singh tweeted the affidavit saying that the revelation from the former RSS worker has ex posed the right wing organi sation In 1994, Shinde completed the RSS (Prathmik Sangh Shiksha Varg) prelim inary training course He fin ished the second level of the RSS training programme in 1996 1997 from Chandigarh He was then named the Pracharak of Reasi Tehsil in Jammu’s Udhampur dis trict In 1999, he returned to Mumbai and was appointed the Bajrang Dal’s chief He met Milind Parande while working with the Bajrang Dal Parande He oversaw the VHP division in Maharashtra Yashwant Shinde, a for mer Rashtriya Swayamse vak Sangh (RSS) worker claimed in an affidavit filed in Maharashtra’s nanded court that he took part in a bomb making camp a year before the 2004 Lok Sabha election and that the organi sations connected to the RSS were responsible for a slew of bomb explosions around the nation The In dian government is mum about Shinde s allegations
But Shinde’s affidavit contests this conclusion
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It was a three day camp organised in a resort at the foot of Sinhagad fort About 20 youths from Au rangabad Jalgaon nanded and other places in Ma harashtra participated in the training
Milind Parande was the mastermind of the con spiracy for nationwide bombings Shinde was chosen for this project as the RSS and BJP leaders trusted his ability to trigger 500 to 600 countrywide blasts In addition to “Garjana” in Maharashtra, “Hindu Yuva Chhatra Parishad” in Jammu Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana Assam and UP Shri Ram Sena in Kar nataka, and senior leaders like Tapan Ghosh in West
n an affidavit, a long time pracharak (preacher, worker) has made startling revelations about involvement of the Indian Army in training Hindu militants in bomb making, testing, and detonation His magnum opus of allegations unmasks the ugly face of the Rashtriya Swayemsevak Sangh the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the Bajrang Dal (caught red handed imparting military training with live arms to students in Hindu managed schools in Maharashtra)
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“Media24 has confirmed that it has suspended two senior editorial employ ees at City Press pending an internal in vestigation into an alleged transgression of the company’s code of business ethics and conduct and the Press Code the group’s chief executive was quoted as saying the two journalists were placed on suspension after it emerged they allegedly tried to extort money from an individual they were writing a story about the South African Police Service defines extortion on its website as a “crime that consists of taking from another (person) some patrimonial or non patrimonial advantage by inten tionally and unlawfully subjecting that person to pressure which induces him or her to submit to the taking”
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After the AnC s Polokwane confer ence in 2007 there were debates around the establishment of a media appeals tri bunal as part of attempts to strengthen our regulatory architecture but there was vehement opposition from various sectors of the public, including the media itself the AnC’s current discus sion policy documents make no explicit mention of a tribunal, but there s noth ing stopping the delegates at the AnC’s conference in December raising the issue as part of deliberations and, ulti mately resolutions What is important to highlight is that debates around this issue are continuing given the short comings presented by the current reg ulatory regime, which is explicitly voluntary in nature and involves no government representation
Simply put, as a criminal offence extortion involves the demand for money via the use of violence or some other form of victimisation in the case of media and journalists this victimi sation may take the form of an un favourable or “hostile” media exposure Why is the story of two jour nalists accused of extortion such an im portant news incident in the context of the myriad events and incidents worthy of our attention as a nation?
Consequently while the intentions be hind the price cap may be worthwhile, it may be difficult to carry out in practice there are too many different stakeholders that must be accounted for, and if the g7, russia, and OPeC are all unwilling to budge, the costs could be significant
cluding the countries of the Organization of the Petroleum exporting Countries (OPeC) President Joe Biden traveled to Saudi Arabia earlier this summer in an effort to convince riyadh to pump and ship more oil, partly in order to ease the effects of a possible price cap on russia At the time, it was reported that this could be a nearly impossible task, in part because Saudi Arabia may have al ready been out of supply
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extortion is a serious national con cern already the construction industry deals with the headache of the so called “construction mafia” making demands for huge stakes in construction proj
from sales are still preferable to none, this is not necessarily the case “russia is a strate gic player with a somewhat exotic value function, adept at negative sum games,” Sergey vakulenko, an independent energy analyst and the former head of Strategy and innovations at gazprom neft, wrote in a July 2022 article for Carnegie Politika “With that in mind, Moscow could well be inclined to call the West’s bluff and establish not a price ceiling but a floor for its crude, prohibiting exports at a price lower than that threshold and then Moscow could simply wait for buyers’ cartel defectors to come knocking at its door
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ment in media regulation and it only provides for the involvement of the public and industry representatives for instance Press Council of South Africa
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But aiding the West in enforcing a price cap on russian oil may also run counter to Saudi Arabian and the other members of OPeC’s interests Setting a price cap poses a direct threat to OPeC s ability to set global oil prices “Paradoxically russia may get some help from the OPeC countries here For them, an emerging buyers cartel risks potentially manipulating the entire oil mar ket and its prices,” writes vakulenko in a re cent follow up to his July article for Carnegie therefore regardless of whether or not Saudi Arabia has additional oil supply, it may be hesitant to increase exports Although its response to a price cap re
A spokesman for the Chinese foreign ministry said that Beijing hoped that “rele vant countries will make constructive efforts to ease the situation through dialogue and consultation not do the opposite ” if russia does not abide by the price cap, it could provoke a war of attrition between Moscow and the West if Putin decides to halt exports to countries that enforce the cap before December, oil prices would again in crease creating a political headache for Biden ahead of the approaching midterm elections
UNFETTERED POWER AND ABUSE: the case of the journalists in volved in extortion points to a real dan ger as we traverse a journey of building robust democratic institutions for our fu ture as a nation Although there may be no need to sound alarm bells at the mo ment, we have to be deeply concerned when there are cases of corruption in volving this vital pillar of our demo cratic edifice Journalists, and therefore media institutions wield considerable power in society that ordinary citizens do not have how sustainable is it to allow the media with so much power in society to get on with its business with no government involvement? is this current system of co regulation that is exclusive of any government involve ment not carrying in its own belly the poison that will in the future lead to the death of the very institution we wish to shield from government interference?
Secretary of the treasury Janet yellen called the move a critical step forward in achieving our dual goals of putting down ward pressure on global energy prices while denying [russian president vladimir] Putin revenue to fund his brutal war in Ukraine ”
in a separate statement released the same day the United States and europe hope such a maneuver will help fill a gap in the unprecedented sanctions that the West has imposed on russia since its invasion of Ukraine in February thus far, the russian economy has managed to stay afloat due to oil sales According to the Wall Street Jour nal, Moscow has earned $74 billion via oil sales through July of this year if the g7 can successfully enforce a price cap, it could keep the price of oil rela tively stable while limiting russia’s profits finding a middle ground between the status quo and an earlier proposal to issue a com plete ban on insuring russian oil shipments that was to take effect at the end of the year, and which would likely have seen the price of oil skyrocket Questions about whether this plan can be put into action, and how ef fective it will be, remain the most important of these questions is Moscow’s response While conventional wisdom suggests that russia would abide by the new rules because even reduced profits
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verything we hate about the media today was present at its creation: its corrupt or craven prac titioners its easy manipu lation by the powerful, its capacity for propagating lies, its penchant for ampli fying rage Also present was everything we admire and require: factual informa tion, penetrating analysis, probing in vestigation truth spoken to power ” these words by journalist and author Brooke gladstone came to mind as the story broke about two senior journalists working for one of South Africa’s big media groups who were recently sus pended following extortion accusations
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PAKISTAN'S MARRIAGE CULTUR: in Pak istan, marriages by choice are called "love mar riages " however arranged marriages are very common in the South Asian country Couples sign ing a marriage contract before living together is also common Kamal, a 33 year old marketing manager, got married in 2018 however, he recently filed for divorce saying he was not "compatible" with his wife, despite having dated before marriage "Unlike in the West, where people usually have live in rela tionships before they get married, here you don t," he told DW "even though we were technically mar ried for a year, we were still technically just dating because we still didn't live together it was only after living together that differences came out," he added Momin Ali Khan is a lawyer who has taken on more family law cases due to high demand Khan told DW that women from educated or affluent back grounds usually file for khula when the marriage is no longer working, even if it is at the cost of foregoing their dowry it is more challenging for women from rural areas or poor socioeconomic backgrounds as they generally cannot forego the financial support, he added
WOMEN'S RIGHTS ACTIVISTS SAY THE INCREASE COMES AS WOMEN IN THE ISLAMIC NATION'S PATRIARCHAL SOCIET Y ARE BECOMING MORE EMPOWERED MARRIAGES.
hania (name changed) comes from a working class family in islamabad, and managed to earn a bachelors degree, and aspires to get a high paying job She had been arranged to marry her cousin but did not want to, despite her parents’ wishes On the day she was to depart to a village where her cousin lives for her wedding the 23 year old ran away As a contract had already been signed for the marriage, hania filed for a khula Due to the massive taboo and "shame" surrounding divorce in rural Pakistan hania was disowned by her family and told DW her life may be in danger if she returns to the village now hania has married for "love" and is living with her husband and his family in islamabad
mains to be seen so far Saudi Arabia and OPeC have taken the opposite approach As a result of a recent decrease in oil prices, the organization agreed to reduce production
n September 2, the finance min isters of the g7 countries Canada France germany italy Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States released a statement confirming their plans to imple ment price caps on russian crude oil and pe troleum products the idea of the price cap is to leverage the United States and europe’s control of the insurance and shipping services to prohibit those industries from facilitating any oil shipment that does not meet the yet to be determined price cap, thus forcing russia to abide by the regulation Once the plan is fi nalized, the g 7 countries hope to implement the cap on crude oil starting on December 5, with the cap on refined products to follow two months later
my cooking skills Once my cooking business took off a bit and i felt i could become financially inde pendent, i became emotionally independent enough to finally leave my marriage " the 41 year old told DW Shazia is able to support herself on what she earns, however, it is very difficult to give her sons the lifestyle she wants for them Although islamic law is very clear about women's right to alimony, the reality is that many women like Shazia do not receive anything from an ex husband
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not everything that involves gov ernment as a partner is evil or a threat to democracy and the current system of regulation that excludes a democrati cally elected government can con tribute to the death of this institution
Finally, the g7 will likely also need buy in from China and india for their plan to be successful the two economic powers have been the big buyers since the invasion of Ukraine and are responsible for over half of all russia s seaborne oil exports So far, both countries have been noncommittal regarding how they would respond to a price cap: in dian petroleum minister Shri hardeep Singh Puri has said that he would consider the pro posal but that he ultimately has no moral conflict with doing business with russia i have a moral duty to my consumer,” Puri said earlier this month
Ore women in Pakistan are choosing to leave their marriages, despite di vorce remaining a complicated social taboo in the country's conservative culture Women's rights activists say the increase comes as women in the islamic nation s patriarchal society are becoming more empowered and are less willing to settle for abusive marriages in Pakistan divorce is not monitored by any dedi cated agency and rules are dictated by Sharia or is lamic law in the South Asian country a woman cannot "file for divorce" but rather has the right to dissolve a marriage under Sharia without the consent of her husband this is called a "khula" and is arbitrated by a family court there are several reasons for which a wife can seek a dissolution of marriage under khula these include spousal abuse, the hus band leaving or a husband s mental health issues Although official rates of women seeking to dis solve their marriages aren't recorded, the number of khulas seems to be rising According to a 2019 sur vey carried out by gallup and gilani Pakistan, 58% of Pakistanis believe that divorce is becoming more prevalent in the country the survey found that 2 in 5 of the respondents believed that a couple s in laws were responsible for most of these cases Atika hassan raza, an attorney at the human rights Protection Center, a Lahore based human rights non profit, told DW that more women are seeking a khula Cases of formal divorce in Pakistan must be initiated by the husband Unlike a khula, the husband s consent is mandatory raza added that there are more family courts being established that cater to family law, khula and guardianship issues She noted that there has also been an increase in the number of family law judges raza said more women are aware that they can leave marriages for reasons other than physical abuse, including psy chological abuse or simply "not getting anything" out of a marriage "Women know about their rights and are more independent, she said Shazia (name changed) is a mother of two who left her abusive marriage last year "i didn t have much of an education or work experience, but i had
Putin has already threatened retaliation against countries that participate in capping oil prices And as with any other sanctions, Putin and his allies are surely conceiving how to successfully circumvent the impend ing caps, including whether oil exports could be insured by russian or Asian insurers the other important factor to consider is how other important stakeholders outside of russia or the g7 respond to the initiative in
ects in parts of the country, such as the Western Cape, criminal syndicates run amok demanding “protection fees” from businesses, including from strug gling spaza shop owners in other parts of the world extor tion has established itself as a “normal” way of survival (including avoiding media scrutiny) and doing business be cause of the massive power wielded by criminal groups such as ndrangheta and Camorra in italy’s Calabria and Campania, respectively the crime of extortion, however, becomes even more worrying when it takes up residence in newsrooms the primary task of journalists is to report on news events and incidents and provide insights through analysis of these events Once they become perpetrators of extortion it s time for society to be deeply worried Corruption in the media is something that many parts of the world especially developing countries are grappling with Media in developing countries are often faced with chal lenges that include low professional standards, insufficient financial re sources, inadequate legal frameworks and poor training these factors have the potential to seriously undermine the integrity of the media, leading to signif icant trust problems between the media and the society that it serves there are also external factors such as restrictions on press freedom that can hamper the watchdog role of the media the chal lenge lies in striking a workable balance between these internal operational and external regulatory factors in the inter ests of society’s good
BATE: regulation is an important pol icy instrument for governing the media around the world given our apartheid past and the negative impact regulation and censorship had on media freedom in this country, we still have deep anx ieties about any form of regulation that involves government this probably explains the coregulation dispensation that we have settled for post 1994 this is a compromised system that sits somewhere between self regulation and state regulation Our system pro vides no space for government involve
Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar who is chairman Sarwar Foundation, relief work and rehabilitation of flood affected people is a big challenge and only collective efforts can help overcome the adversity
It is shocking to see India not only ar resting religious scholars but has also been
Sarwar said first phase of the relief work is almost over but there is still a lot of work to be done, adding that the second phase is about to begin The chairman Sarwar Foundation said the second phase is even more important than the first, adding that much remains to be done including resettlement of victims, restoration of schools, management of employment provision of medical facilities and reconstruction of houses
The Indian authorities since Thursday ar rested several prominent Islamic scholars in cluding Maulana Sarjan Barkati Maulana Abdul Rasheed Dawoodi, Maulana Mushtaq Ahmad Veeri, and Abdul Majeed Dar Almadni and booked them under the draconian Public Safety Act (PSA) in Kot Bhalwal Jail Jammu
However at the other end is the apathy of the world community, particularly the United Nations, who has become silent spec tator to the sufferings of Kashmiris and In dian state terrorism (The term falls short to describe the atrocities committed by Indian forces in Kashmir)
A K I S TA N Automotive Manufacturers Association (PAMA) and Pakistan Asso ciation of Automotive Parts and Accessories Manufactur ers (PAAPAM) have jointly written a letter to State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the federal secretary of industries and production, and the Engineering De velopment Board (EDB) requesting an increase in quota for sub components components, and sub assembly im ports in the automotive sector
port, hindering the production of vehi cles A quota of $8 59 million is now allocated to vendors from September instead of July resulting in shortage of parts ” the letter continues Subsequently PAMA and PAA PAM have requested their quota be fixed from July and not September like OEMs They cite that some of their members had been allocated quotas below 50 per cent due to data entry irregularities in the ITRS sys tem, and have requested that these anomalies be rectified Furthermore, they cite that the mo torcycle, tractors, and trucks/buses seg ments require very low completely knocked down (CKD) im
Addressing the seminar, Dr Amjad Saqib said that Akhuwat foundation is helping the victims in the flood affected areas in the form of medical campuses and providing two time meals in addition to cash distribution while expanding this chain is being further expanded
He said Sarwar Foundation, PDN, and LIHS together have provided monthly ration to more than one and a half lakh affected families of Punjab, Sindh, and Balochistan while more measures are being taken for them
He said freedom expression was already banned in the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK) as activists and journalists were being booked under dra
The seminar was held in collaboration between Sarwar Foundation and Pakistan Development Network (PDN) Chairman, PDN Dr Amjad Saqib, Head Lahore Institute of Health Sciences (LIHS) Gohar Ejaz, philanthropists and representatives of various welfare organisations attended the seminar
The current situation in the region requires us to be ready at all times to respond to any external or internal security challenge, he added Advances in space, electronic and cyber warfare, as well as specific technological sciences, combined with artificial intelligence are profoundly impacting the traditional national security environment,” Air Chief said
Religious intolerance, India stoops to new low after arresting Islamic scholars
“It is unfortunate that the RSS influ enced fascist Narendra Modi led Indian gov ernment after snatching every right from
PAF relief operations under way in flood-hit areas
conian Public Safety Act (PSA) and now they have arrested religious scholars to stifle their voice
The letter also states that the afore mentioned entities should be cognizant of how the automotive industry is on the precipice of launching new models Therefore, “for smooth development of local parts the trial runs are conducted months before the start of mass pro duction We request enhancement of quota for import of machinery and al lied equipment”
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“However, such understanding was not available to automotive vendors and their consignments were stuck at
He appealed to the people to contribute even smaller amounts such as Rs100 per person per day
“Since any such sinister move could trig ger state wide protests, arresting religious leaders is a preemptive measure to deprive the Kashmiri masses from any leadership” a Kashmir activists Mushtaq Gilani told APP He said these scholars have massive follow ings and had the potential to mobilize public against any malicious Indian designs
Kashmiris was now hell bent on seizing the Waqf Board lands and properties all across the territory,” said APHC Vice Chairman, Shabbir Ahmad Shah in a message from in famous Tihar Jail while terming the move as an infringement into the religious affairs of the Muslims Kashmiris apprehend that Indian author ities had planned to take famous Eidgah, Sri nagar which is revered by the Kashmiris for its historical Martyrs’ Graveyard The Indian authorities have also been eying on different Khanqahas including Khanqah e Moula and Bulbul Shah etc This sinister move is aimed at obliterating Muslim identity of Kashmir
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Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu inspected PAF Air Base Skardu in the northern region here on Saturday On the occasion, PAF chief Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu said that the current situation in the region requires PAF to be ready at all times to respond to any external or internal security challenge He said that the increase in infrastructure and military capabilities by the Pakistan Air Force is an important milestone in the expansion of the operational capabilities of the PAF and the military strategy He said air capabilities and military response in the northern region of the PAF have been further strengthened
Currently, the entire pro freedom lead ership is in jails or in house arrest while hun dreds of journalists human rights activists lawyers and political activists have also been put behind bars The authorities are gradually picking up every individual who they think has potential to influence public or ability to expose gross human rights violations
“In the face of eerie silence by some members of the (Human Rights) Council, the crimes of self professed largest democracy are getting entrenched, and its sense of im punity being rewarded,” Ambassador Khalil Hashmi, permanent representative of Pak istan to the UN’s offices in Geneva, said in the 47 member Council s general debate which began in Geneva
According to the letter The under standing, reached among OEMs, SBP, MOF, and EDB/MOIP for foreign ex change allocation SBP is releasing for eign exchange at 50 per cent of 4 months average from July 2022 on ward The OEMs later started receiving funds and getting their CKD consign ments cleared from the port
ports “about 20 per cent of the car and SUV segment” Thus, the letter re quests that parts manufacturers operat ing in this segment be given additional relief, “We therefore request an addi tional quota of just $2 00 million for this very essential segment of the auto sector” states the letter
sar war urges leadership to rise above politics for rehab of flood victims
Since August 5, 2019 when fascist Modi regime snatched special status of the state it issued domicile certificates to mil lions of non Kashmiris, changed land laws to enable outsiders purchase properties in Kashmir, redrew political constituencies in favour of Hindus and also gave voting rights to over 2 5 million non Kashmiris This all is being practiced to change the demography
of Kashmir
This all is aimed to force Kashmiris to forsake their demand for freedom,” Convener All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC)
Political activists termed the move as be ginning of the Indian design to forcibly seize and occupy prominent religious places as well as Waqf Board lands and properties all across the Indian occupied territory The BJP led regime has already taken control of Waqf Board
Azad Kashmir Chapter Mahmood Ahmad Sagar said while reacting to the arrests
The Kashmiri leadership has continu ously been pointing out that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was taking into possession all re ligiously and politically significant places and positions in the Kashmir valley to efface its Muslim identity
Finally, in light of the above, the letter requests that the quota be fixed at $13 million By doing so the parts manufacturers will be able to clear the supply shortages and that after clear ance of backlog, imports will automat ically be adjusted to 50 per cent of OEM production level
Former Governor Punjab Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar has said that the political parties should rise above political expediency and work collectively for the rehabilitation of flood victims Addressing a seminar on flood relief by Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) at a local hotel here on Saturday he said there is lot of time for politics and if the victims are left alone in this ordeal, we as a society will be the ones to blame
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Sarwar said matters need to be carried forward in a more efficient manner so that the victims of those settlements can also benefit where due to one or the other obstacles relief measures could not be taken yet Chaudhry Sarwar also hailed the role of Overseas Pakistanis and said that the role of Overseas Pakistanis has been prominent in dealing with every challenge He said it is encouraging that the Overseas Pakistanis have come forward even in these difficult times
import quotA corporate corner Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Re lief operations by Pakistan Air Force are un derway in the flood affected areas of KPK Sindh, Balochtisan and South Punjab PAF Regional Commands and Bases are actively involved in provision of food shelter med ical facilities and critical supplies to the flood victims in the disaster hit areas Pakistan Air Force has provided 4848 Te n t s , 3 7 7 4 5 7 F o o d p a c k a g e s , 3 0 9 5 2 5 Tons of ration, 231,693 liters fresh water f o r t h e f l o o d a ff e c t e e s M o r e o v e r, PA F has established 45 Medical Camps where 5 6 5 5 9 p a t i e n t s h a v e b e e n t r e a t e d s o f a r 20 Tent cities accommodating 19807 peo p l e a n d 5 4 r e l i e f c a m p s h a v e a l s o b e e n established PAF helicopter and transport f l e e t a l s o c a r r i e d o u t 2 5 5 s o r t i e s a n d e v a c u a t e d 9 9 p e o p l e f r o m t h e f l o o d a f fected areas in last 24 hours p r
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The government removed the ban on imported vehicles altogether last month via an increase in import duties, and also hinted at relaxing import re strictions for tractor manufacturers in a bid to encourage localization How ever, the government has refrained from making any formal announce ment on the CKD situation in the auto motive sector Automotive sales have slumped in July and August in compar ison to last year ’s figures
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Only days ahead of the UNGA summit, that will also deliberate on Human Rights abuses, India stoops to a new low by arrest ing prominent Kashmiri religious leaders to stifle their voices and pave way for forcible implementation of Hindutva agenda
He said the purpose of the establishment of PDN is to give collective shape to welfare activities
locking religious institutions to drag the young generation away from religion and promote obscenity and vulgarity in the land of saints,” Shaikh remarked
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Despite having over dozens of resolu tions of UN Security Council the Kashmir is still the oldest issue on the agenda of world body, exposing the double standards being adopted in promoting world peace Pakistan has also called on the UN Human Rights Council not to remain “a pas sive bystander” as India intensifies its state directed suppression of Kashmiri people’s fundamental rights and freedoms
LAHORE: Renowned industrialists from Sialkot including Osman Dar, Ali Asjad Malhi, Qaiser Baryar, Saleem Baryar, Ch Akhlaq, Khwaja Masooq and others present a cheque for to Punjab CM Ch Pervaiz Elahi for flood staff photo
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However, the sector is likely to re main adrift in terms of quota, at least until the rupee is able to halt its down ward spiral, which was also the main reason why the restrictions were levied in the first place
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He said the welfare organisations involved in the PDN are playing a key role in tackling this challenge He said there is dire need for philanthropists to take these steps and deal with the challenges faced by the welfare organisations so that the system of rehabilitation and resettlement of the victims can be formed in a better way
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The quota in question was a ra tioning mechanism devised following the SBPs increased administrative oversight of CKD imports so as to bal ance the country s diminishing foreign exchange reserves whilst also keeping the automobile sector afloat
The arrest of Islamic scholars even sur prised prominent peace activists “Three prominent Islamic religious leaders of Kashmir have been arrested, but no one knows why!”
The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Azad Kashmir Chapter has also taken strong exception to the arrests Talking to APP, APHC General Secretary, Shaikh Abdul Mateen termed the act a clear interference in religious matters saying that at one side India was illegally colonizing Kash mir by snatching lands of Kashmiris, killing people while on the other hand it was depriv ing Kashmiris of their religious heritage
PAMA and PAAPAM cite the dif ference in treatment for OEMs and parts manufacturers by the aforemen tioned state entities in being allocated import quotas
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Charles on Friday wrapped up his maiden tour as monarch to the four na tions of the United Kingdom with a visit to Wales, part of an operation dubbed “Spring Tide” to launch him in his new role
The queen’s death on September 8 aged 96, after a record breaking 70 years on the throne has sparked an outpouring of emotion
Police are mounting Britain’s biggest ever security operation for Monday’s funeral, as hundreds of dig nitaries, including US President Joe Biden, are set to jet in The queen’s successor, King Charles III, will meet on Saturday with the prime ministers of the Commonwealth realms the 14 former colonies over which he now reigns in addition to Britain
When meeting with the South Korean president, Li conveyed cordial greetings and best wishes from Chinese President Xi Jinping to Yoon
The five females and three males were moved from a game park in Namibia aboard a chartered Boeing 747 dubbed “Cat plane” for an 11 hour flight
“As fractures deepen and trust evaporates, we need to come together around solutions
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They will initially be kept in a quarantine enclosure for about a month before being released in the open forest areas of the park Critics have warned the creatures may struggle to adapt to the Indian habitat
filed past Andrew stripped this year of his royal titles over a sex assault scan dal was allowed to wear a military uniform for the only time during the 11 day mourning period The Duke of York, as he is also known, flew Royal Navy helicopters during the 1982 Falklands War with Argentina
President Xi on Friday attended the re stricted session of the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO While delivering a keynote speech, he pointed out that since its founding more than 20 years ago the SCO has upheld the Shanghai Spirit and succeeded in exploring a new path for the development of international organizations
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The US ambassador to the United Nations, Linda Thomas Greenfield acknowledged the concerns, saying that despite discussions on Ukraine, “it will not be the only thing that we’re dealing with ”
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But the queen’s youngest son Ed ward said: “We have been over whelmed by the tide of emotion that has engulfed us and the sheer number of people who have gone out of their way to express their own love, admi ration and respect ”
The upgrading of various anti terrorist institutions to a comprehensive security threat center as well as joint statements on issues including food security and climate change are a natural expansion after 20 years of the organization’s development, and is also a necessary move amid new security challenges facing the region Zhu said
Chinese President Xi Jinping and other lead ers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organiza tion (SCO) member states on Friday made fruitful achievements by signing the Samarkand Declaration and a raft of docu ments and statements for not only regional countries but also the international commu nity showing the world the organization s and regional countries’ joint pursuit of sta bility and development amid a complicated global geopolitical situation
Officials say the project is the world’s first intercontinental relocation of cheetahs, the planet’s fastest land animal
India welcomes back cheetahs, 70 years after local extinction
Noting that this year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and South Korea, Li said that Xi and Yoon have exchanged congratulatory messages, summing up the achievements and important experience in the development of China South Korea relations and jointly pointing out the direction for the development of bilateral ties
The Shanghai Spirit upheld by the SCO members could also be applied in dealing with international issues, Zhu said
The move appeared to be the latest olive branch offered to Harry by the royals after he and his wife Meghan launched accusations of racism in inter views from their new home in the US
The prospering organization is becoming a stronger force in upholding international order by appealing to more countries to join in, and playing a more important role on the global economic stage such as serving as a stabilizing force of international energy and food markets The region is working closely in doubling down on efforts in fighting ter rorism in this region The SCO represents an ideal international relationship that countries have long desired, especially after the US led unilateralism, exclusionism and forming
of small cliques wreaked havoc on global stability, said experts
the annual meeting that jams traffic through Midtown Man hattan had been a more subdued affair with leaders allowed to send in videos
Today the cheetah has returned to the soil of India Modi said in a video address after their arrival, which coincided with the leader ’s 72nd birthday
Member states stand for keeping outer space free from weapons of any kind and state the major importance of the unfailing implementation of the existing legal frame work envisaging only the peaceful use of outer space,” the document says
Since the establishment of diplomatic ties, South Korea China relations have made great progress with fruitful results from the exchanges and cooperation in economy and trade, culture and other fields, Yoon said, expressing hopes that both sides will strengthen high level exchanges as well as dialogue and communication at all levels, adhere to mutual benefit, expand common interests, and promote the bilateral relations to achieve tangible results
“Our world is blighted by war, battered by climate chaos, scarred by hate and shamed by poverty, hunger and inequality,” Guterres said
Xi also outlined several priorities going for ward for the SCO state members, including staying committed to the Shanghai Spirit and enhancing solidarity and cooperation, maintain ing strategic independence and safeguarding re gional stability pursuing inclusiveness and shared benefits in promoting development co operation, and advancing the SCO expansion process and strengthening SCO institutions
improvement of the global order, Zhu said
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday will co chair a summit on food security with the African Union, Euro pean Union and Spain as high global prices worsened by the invasion of major grain producer Ukraine bring new hunger around the world
They stood, eyes lowered and silent, while members of the public
Several US adversaries are expected, however, including Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Venezuelan President Nico las Maduro, defying loud protests from their opponents in the United States
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Lines have snaked for miles along the River Thames since Wednesday when her coffin was brought to the UK parliament complex to lie in state
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We cannot ignore the rest of the world and what is happen ing in the rest of the world, the impact of climate change the impact of the pandemic, con flicts elsewhere in the world,” she said
The friendly feelings of the people are the basis for the development of bilateral ties, Li said, calling on the two sides to further strengthen exchanges between peoples, media and think tanks to enhance mutual understanding and friendship between the two peoples
The vigil will be repeated on Sat urday evening by eight of the queen’s grandchildren including the new heir to the throne Prince William and his estranged brother Harry Harry who served two tours with the British army in Afghanistan has reportedly also been given spe cial permission to wear his military uniform despite no longer being a working royal
O R L D leaders begin gathering in London from Saturday for the funeral of Queen Eliza beth II as princes
Mark Drakeford, an avowed republi can, and there was isolated booing on the streets after the new monarch was quick to declare his son William the new Prince of Wales But Drakeford said questions over the future of the monarchy were “a footnote to the dominant feelings of the day”
on Friday that the fruitful contents of the Samarkand Declaration showed that the SCO is marching toward becoming a more inter national organization from a regional organ ization, while its membership expands along with the member states’ issues of interest
On Friday, SCO member states signed the Samarkand Declaration and issued state ments on safeguarding global food security and energy security, addressing climate change, and maintaining a secure, stable and diversified supply chain Besides traditional regional security and development coopera tion, the Samarkand Declaration also con tained various international issues such as concern over unilateral protectionist actions that undermine the multilateral trading sys tem It also demonstrated that the SCO has become more mature and contributed more to the international governance system and
Calling for joint efforts to counter terror ism is an important part of the declaration It noted that based on each country’s laws and coordination, state members are working to form common principles and stances on cre ating a unified list of banning terrorist, sep aratist and extremist activities
The UN General Assembly is back in person after the pan demic disruption but in a world as full of crises as ever, with the war in Ukraine set to pit the West against Russia
UN Secretary General Anto nio Guterres, speaking ahead of the summit that formally begins Tuesday, said that the world’s di visions “are the widest they have been since at least the Cold War
The General Assembly voted Friday to let Zelensky speak by video Seven nations voted against including Russia, saying that the right should be extended to all leaders, with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as well as Chinese Presi dent Xi Jinping, not planning to travel to New York
T i d e o f e m o T i o n ’: Back in London, Charles held a 15 minute vigil with his siblings Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Ed ward around their mother ’s casket on Friday night
French President Emmanuel Macron’s office said that he will seek “dialogue with our partners from the South to avoid planting this idea that it’s the West against the rest ”
joint efforts on countering terrorism, the Samarkand Declaration has also expressed member states’ concerns over the security of outer space and other controversial fields
The nature loving consciousness of India has also awakened with full force,” he added “We must not allow our efforts to fail ” Each of the animals, aged between two and five and a half, have been fitted with a satellite collar to monitor their movements
A significant number of leopards are present in the park, and conservation scientist Ravi Chellam said that cubs could fall prey to feral dogs and other carnivores
worry that the war is distracting international attention from is sues like the global food crisis,” he said
The SCO s proposals on international is sues have greatly boosted the UN’s signifi cance and inclusiveness, as many international mechanisms represent the will of developed countries but do not give full consideration to developing countries ac cording to Zhu The Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states signed an MOU on including Iran as a new member and began the process to admit Belarus as a member 21 years on, SCO, the world's largest regional or ganization in terms of geographic scope and population, keeps growing Ag
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China always attaches importance to its relations with South Korea, and is ready to step up communication with South Korea grasp the general trend eliminate disturbances, focus on cooperation and consolidate friendship, so as to jointly push for the steady and sustained development of bilateral relations to better benefit the two countries and two peoples, Li said
The personal sorrow of the queen’s family has been playing out in the glare of intense international attention
The threat of the “three evil forces” has been increasing in the region with the US’ reckless withdrawal from Afghanistan ex ternal interference and political turmoil of some Central Asian countries due to various factors including color revolutions incited by the US, analysts said In addition to stressing
Some 150 world leaders will descend on New York for a week of diplomacy, with all re quired to come in person to speak save one Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, granted an exception as he leads the fight against Russian invaders
Zhu Yongbiao, executive director of the Research Center for the Belt and Road and director of the Center for Afghanistan Studies at Lanzhou University, told the Global Times
Richard Gowan who fol lows the United Nations for the International Crisis Group, said that Zelensky s speech will get 1,000 times more attention than most in person speeches by other leaders ”
Members of the public braved waits that at one point were estimated to be up to 24 hours and chilly night time temperatures to view her coffin
“But Zelensky has to be careful A lot of non Western politicians are resentful of the West’s focus on Ukraine and
Large crowds in Cardiff chanted “God save the king” as he shook hands with well wishers following a multi faith service in Llandaff Cathedral and at Cardiff Castle Charles met Welsh First Minister
Prime Minister Narendra Modi presided over the release at Kuno National Park, a wildlife sanctuary 320 kilometres (200 miles) south of New Delhi selected for its abundant prey and grasslands
William and Harry are set to lead a vigil of her grandchildren at her coffin
Chinese top lawmaker meets South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol
But republican movements are gaining ground, and efforts to keep them all in the royal fold will likely be a feature of his reign
He said that properly handling sensitive issues is crucial to ensuring the healthy and steady development of China South Korea relations, adding that China is willing to work with South Korea to enhance communication and coordination on major regional and global issues and jointly contribute to regional and world peace, stability, development and progress
Stressing that economic and trade cooperation is an important highlight of bilateral relations, he urged the two sides to further deepen cooperation, enhance synergy between their development strategies conclude the second phase of China South Korea free trade agreement negotiations at an early date, ensure the security and stability of industrial and supply chains, and jointly uphold the rules based free trade system
Yoon also expressed hope that the two sides will enhance the friendship between the two peoples, especially among the young generation, and conduct cultural and sports exchanges more frequently, as well as cooperate closely on international and regional affairs so as to promote South Korea China relations to make greater progress in the next 30 years In his meeting with Kim, Li said China and South Korea are each other s friendly neighbors and important cooperative partners Ag e n c i e s
Li Zhanshu, chairman of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, paid an official goodwill visit to South Korea from Thursday to Saturday, at the invitation of South Korea’s National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin pyo During his visit, Li met with South Korean President Yoon Suk yeol and held talks with Kim in Seoul
Yoon asked Li to convey his sincere regards to Xi He said on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between South Korea and China he exchanged congratulatory letters with Xi to review the development of bilateral ties together and confirm the will to further develop bilateral relations in the next 30 years
From Australia and New Zealand to Canada, they have formally pro claimed him their new sovereign
This was the kind of unglamourous fixture Ronaldo seemed desperate to avoid when he launched his unsuc cessful bid to quit Old Trafford for a Champions League club in the summer
Led by India captain Rohit Sharma, Mumbai are one of the most successful teams in the IPL, winning the tournament five times, but they had a disappointing
It was the 37 year old’s 699th club goal, but Ronaldo’s low key celebration was in keeping with the comfortable nature of United s third successive away victory
Mumbai Indians said that Mark Boucher will become their head coach from the 2023 season of the Indian Pre mier League (IPL) while Punjab Kings have appointed Trevor Bayliss to lead the side
For Khyber Pakhtunkhwa skipper Khalid Usman and right arm leg spinner Maaz Khan bagged three wickets apiece Mohammad Abbas Afridi grabbed two wickets for 20 runs
newspaper reported he was serving a three week ban for recreational drug use
United remain three points behind group leaders Real Sociedad, who won 2 1 against Omonia Nicosia Sociedad took the lead through Ander Guevara in the 30th minute and former Crystal Palace striker Alexander Sorloth bagged the 80th minute winner after Bruno equalised eight minutes earlier
Surprise Bundesliga leaders Union Berlin slumped to a 1 0 defeat at Braga as Vitor Oliveira’s 77th minute goal settled the Group D tie In Group F, Midtjylland powered to a stunning 5 1 rout of Lazio while Feyeno ord’s Iran winger Alireza Jahanbakhsh hit a hat trick in their 6 0 demolition of Sturm Graz
Ronaldo had gone seven games without a goal this term before the United striker converted a first half penalty against the Moldovan champions
“Their history and achievements as a franchise
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Boucher said it was an “honour and privilege” to be appointed head coach of Mumbai Indians
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Chasing 176 to win, Balochistan lost wickets at reg ular intervals and were bowled out for 137 in the 17th over Haris Sohail coming to bat at number five top scored with a 30 ball 47, studded with five fours and two sixes
But the Portugal star will be relieved to have got on the scoresheet, after Jadon Sancho put United ahead with a well timed response on the day he was left out of the England squad
Boucher s appointment comes after Mahela Jayawardene stepped down as head coach to take on a bigger role at the franchise due to its increasing inter national presence
United’s first trip to the far flung outpost of
I did think that the chance would not come again It was disappointing not to be in the team for three years,” Hales added I felt like I d been playing the best cricket of my career over those three years as well so to get this chance again is something I’m really proud of and something I m really looking forward to, especially the World Cup in Australia somewhere I’ve got a lot of ex perience
AT S M A N Alex Hales said he has matured during his three year absence from England’s squad, adding that he is really looking for ward” to aiding his country in their Twenty20 World Cup campaign in Australia
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I feel like I can help push this team forward England begin their T20 World Cup campaign against Afghanistan on October 22 in Perth
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Boucher will join Mumbai after stepping down as head coach of South Africa following the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia, which begins next month
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Former wicketkeeper Boucher took over at South Africa in 2019 and led them to 11 test wins 12 victories in one day internationals and 23 in T20 matches
He needed that goal He was close many times
China Volleyball Association announced Saturday a 16 player squad for the upcoming 2022 FIVB Women’s World Championship, with Yuan Xinyue and Li Yingying being called up The Chinese women s volleyball team captained by middle blocker Yuan is set to leave for the quadrennial event on Sunday Morn ing With star spikers Zhu Ting and Zhang Changning sidelined by injuries Wang Mengjie returns to action while veteran Ding Xia also earns a spot The final list will be cut down to 14 players ahead of the kickoff
being put into bat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa openers Farhan and Rehan Afridi
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Lorenzo Pellegrini chested in the second goal after 49 minutes, with former Torino forward Belotti tapping home in the 68th minute
Farhan Ahmed blasted 102 off 64 to seal a 38 run win for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa over Balochistan in the 29th fixture of the Kingdom Valley National T20 Cup 2022 23 at the Multan Cricket Stadium here on Saturday
clearly put them up there as one of the most successful sporting franchises in all of world sport,” he added look forward to the challenge and respect the need for results It s a strong unit with great leadership and players I look forward to adding value to this dy namic unit ”
Experienced Junaid Khan was Balochistan s pick of the bowlers with two for 34
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Ronaldo missed United’s pre season tour for “fam ily reasons” and, while Ten Hag was pleased with his contribution against Sheriff, he says the forward needs more work to reach peak fitness
United lost their opening Group E match 1 0 against Real Sociedad last Thursday
“I think I have changed I’ve definitely matured I’m comfortably into my 30s now and turning into a vet eran ” Hales told reporters ahead of England’s T20 se ries in Pakistan
Ronaldo doubled United’s lead in the 39th minute, easily stroking in his spot kick after Diogo Dalot was brought down by Patrick Kpozo
Pakistan and England Cricket squads were fully pre pared to play against each other the 1st T20I on Sep tember 20 at the National Stadium Karachi They will play the first four T20I matches of the series at Karachi and 3 matches in Lahore The touring cricket squad will also play 3 test matches against the host team in Rawalpindi Multan and Karachi In all seven T20I matches will continue until October 02 in both the cities, and 3 test matches will be played in December from December 1 to 17 The national team has started training at the national stadium
Jose Mourinho’s side suffered a shock 2 1 loss against Ludogorets in their Group C opener, but they were always in control after HJK captain Miro Tenho was sent off in the 15th minute for a professional foul on Belotti
Cristiano Ronaldo scored for the first time this season as Manchester United got their Europa League cam paign back on track with a 2 0 win at Sheriff Tiraspol on Thursday
In Group A Bodo/Glimt beat FC Zurich 2 1 to take top spot with Arsenal’s game against PSV Eindhoven postponed after the death of Queen Elizabeth II
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Ronaldo scores first goal this season as M an Utd stroll in Europa League
Paulo Dybala took just 69 seconds to break the deadlock after coming on at half time as he fired home from the edge of the area
“I’m honoured to be given the head coach’s role with the Punjab Kings A foundation franchise with an appetite for success I look forward to working with a talented squad of players determined to compete for sil verware, Bayliss said
But, showing respect for Sheriff, Ten Hag named a strong side and Sancho, one of five changes, struck with United s first meaningful attack in the 17th minute
“We’re happy for him and the team wanted him to bring the goal, so that s good
Former India fast bowler Zaheer has been elevated to global head of cricket development from his previous position as director of cricket operations
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Hales, 33, was called up to the T20 World Cup squad this month as a replacement for Jonny Bairstow
Andrea Belotti scored his first Roma goal to cap their 3 0 win against 10 man HJK Helsinki at the Stadio Olimpico
Former England head coach Bayliss will join Punjab Kings for the next IPL season after the team did not renew Anil Kumble s contract Under Kumble the team failed to make the playoffs for three consecutive sea sons
That gave Ten Hag s men no margin for error in Chisinau and they were up to the task against a Sheriff side who beat Real Madrid in the Champions League group stage last season
victory also confirms Khyber Pakhtunkhwa place in the semi final after topping the six team table with 12 points from 10 matches
The women s volleyball worlds is co hosted by the Netherlands and Poland and slated on September 23 October 15, with 24 teams being divided into four groups China has been drawn in Group D alongside with Brazil, Japan, Colombia, Argentina and the Czech Republic, and will start the campaign by taking on Ar gentina on September 25
Scores in brief: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 175 3 20 overs (Sahibzada Farhan 102, Rehan Afridi 34, Kamran Ghulam 26; Junaid Khan 2 34) Balochistan 137 all out, 17 overs (Haris Sohail 47; Khalid Usman 3 19 Maaz Khan 3 39) Player of the match Sahibzada Farhan (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
2022 season where they finished bottom of the table
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Later tonight, Northern will take on Southern Pun jab in the 30th and last group match of the tournament
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You can see he is really close and when he gets fit ter he will finish them I think he is totally committed to this project and to this team
In 2019, Hales was withdrawn from the preliminary squad for the 50 overs World Cup after the Guardian
Bayliss was England coach when they won the 50 overs World Cup in 2019 and also led the Kolkata Knight Riders to IPL titles in 2012 and 2014 Most re cently he was the head coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2020 and 2021 seasons
Moldova served as a painful reminder of their dimin ished status following last season’s failure to qualify for the Champions League
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After provided a solid 71 run start Wicketkeeper b a t t e r R e h a n w a s t h e f i r s t o n e t o r e t u r n t o t h e p a v i l i o n n o t b e f o r e s c o r i n g 3 4 f r o m 2 5 b a l l s , w h i c h i n c l u d e d s i x b o u n d a r i e s F a r h a n w a s joined by Kamran Ghulam (26 21 one four one six) a n d t h e p a i r k n i t t e d a 6 4 r u n p a r t n e r s h i p f o r t h e s e c o n d w i c k e t F a r h a n c o n t i n u e d t o p l a y s h o t s a t w i l l a n d b r o u g h t u p h i s c e n t u r y f r o m 6 1 b a l l s w h i c h i n
“We could expect this when you miss pre season so he has to work really hard and invest to get the right fit ness then he will score more goals ” United boss Erik ten Hag said
Taking Christian Eriksen’s pass in his stride, Sancho cleverly switched direction inside the Sheriff area, giv ing himself room to plant a cool finish into the bottom corner from 12 yards
Hales, who has played in the T20 Big Bash League in Australia said he was hoping to put his experience to good use during the T20 World Cup
tions against rising prices due to the country’s current eco nomic situation
Another 37 people have died in flood related incidents during the last 24 hours across the country, said NDMA on Saturday According to the National Disaster Management Authority, 32 people died in Sindh and five people died in Balochistan during the last 24 hours The death toll in floods has now climbed up to 1,545 So far, 678 people have died in Sindh, 306 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and 299 in Balochistan There were 191 deaths in Punjab 22 in Gilgit Baltistan and 48 in Azad Kashmir According to the NDMA report, 92 people were also injured due to rains and floods during the last 24 hours Since June 14 12 850 people have been injured More than 36,000 houses were damaged across the country As many as 80 districts in the country are still affected by rain and floodwater
The power minister also briefed the media regarding his visit to Sindh s Dadu to survey power opera tions amid the current flooding situa tion and measures taken to avoid any breakdown in power generation due to flood waters
The power tariff is again likely to be in creased as the Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) has filed an application with NEPRA seeking power tariff increase by Rs0 22 per unit, it was learnt on Saturday According to the details, CPPA on behalf of power distribution companies (DISCOs) except K Electric has asked the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA) to approve Rs0 2192 per kilowatt hour (kWh) under FCA of August, 2022 NEPRA will conduct a hearing in this re
PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday said party organ isations across the country have been ordered to come out and protest against rising inflation and reiterated the party s demand for snap elec tions as the PTI’s tug of war with the government contin ued on the matter
Qamar Javed Bajwa is set to retire in the last week of November The mat ter of the new chief s selection has since caused a stir in political circles with the PTI and government coming to verbal blows on the matter
It must be mentioned that PM Shehbaz departed for London earlier Saturday to represent Pakistan at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral on Sep tember 19 He will then proceed to wards New York where he will attend the United Nations General Assembly
Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) Azad Kashmir chapter has decided to hold a historic gathering at Muzaffarabad on September 29 2022 which would be addressed by the PTI chairman Imran Khan, as the chief guest
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The restoration of the Dadu Johi transmission line would revive the supply of electricity to towns of Johi, Wahi Pandhi and surrounding areas hit by unprecedented floods
BISP disburses over Rs 25 billion among 1,005,978 flood affected families
Likewise, power production from mixed sources was 17 78 GWh at a price of Rs4 7544 per unit, generation from bagasse recorded at 33 13 GWh, the price of which has been calculated at Rs5 9822 per unit The
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Talking to the media in Is lamabad along side Awami Muslim League chief Sheikh Rashid after a meeting of the PTI s core committee, Chaudhry said that the panel decided to give the call to its local cells to stage demonstra
Death toll climbs to 1,545 as 37 more people die in floods across countr y
On PTI Chairman Imran Khan, Dastgir said that if he claimed himself to be a representative of the people, he should visit flood affectees in Sindh and engage with them about their concerns
The CPPA in its application has sub mitted that the total electricity generated with various fuels in the month of August was recorded at 14,052 59 GWh, at a basket price of Rs10 0587 per unit The total cost of energy was Rs141 351 million
While Shehbaz is no longer chief minister of Punjab his father is expected to request parliamentary immunity from prosecution as he did in the hearings held after he assumed the office of the prime minister following a contentious no confidence vote against his predecessor, Imran Khan, in April The two have already been granted pre arrest bail in the case Suleman was declared proclaimed offender by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in 2019 after he refused to appear before the dirty money watchdog despite repeated summons
“He [Prime Minister] reiterated that in the coming days Pakistan would need the assistance of its neighbours and world community due to massive damage to its agriculture that would cause food security crisis the Minister said
NEPRA in a public notice has invited all the interested/affected parties to raise written/oral objections as permissible under the law at the public hearing
An accountability court in Lahore on Saturday adjourned the hearing of a money laundering case registered against Shehbaz Sharif and his son, Hamza Shehbaz, until Monday on account of a public holiday in the Punjab capital on the occasion of the death anniversary, or Urs, of Ali Hujwiri During the previous hearing both the prime minister and his son moved acquittal pleas in the Special Court (Central I) who then sought a response from the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on them In their petitions, the father son duo argued the agency nominated them in the challan without first looking at the facts The truth is that no evidence has been found against us during the investigation carried out so far,” they claimed, requesting the court to exonerate them from the charges Meanwhile the court also adjourned until Monday the hearing of the petition moved by Suleman Shehbaz, Shehbaz’s brother, for unfreezing his companies’ bank accounts Sharif and his family are facing charges of money laundering of billions of rupees using accounts operated in the name of their businesses and employees, according to the agency
bills would begin to reflect that “By December there will be a great de crease [in power bills], he added
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tution, the matter was at the prime minister ’s discretion and it was his de cision to make
Similarly the power generation from gas based power plants was 1,315 21 GWh, 9 36 per cent of the total generation, totaling Rs10 4930 per unit and the generation from Re gasified Liquefied Natural Gas (RLNG) was 1 755 79 GWh which was 12 49 per cent of total generation, at Rs24 7199 per unit
He continued that the flood affectees were in pathetic condition in South Punjab and Khy ber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) but there was no com mitment of government of PTI
Isolated thunderstorm/rain may also occur over Punjab (Gujranwala, Sargodha and Lahore Divisions) besides over the upper catchments of Rivers Chenab Ravi and Sutlej during the same period
Yesterday s trough of Westerly Wave over Northern parts of Afghanistan lies over Northern parts of Pakistan with weak seasonal low lies over Northeastern Balochistan Weak moist currents from Arabian Sea are penetrating into upper parts of Pakistan up to 5,000 feet
He appreciated that the UN secretary gen eral was playing the role of Pakistan’s
spokesperson for spreading the word for assist ing Pakistan in crisis Khawaja said, “The country never needed such unity and solidarity before as the 220 mil lion masses had to stand together to help dis aster hit masses The winter season is approaching and the flood crisis could cause famine in Pakistan ”
DISCOs again seek power price hike under FC A for August
R i v e R i n d u s c o n t i n u e s to R u n i n m e d i u m f l o o d at K o t R i: The Federal Flood Commission (FFC) has said that River Indus is flowing in medium flood with discharge of 327 000 Cusecs while all other main rivers, including Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej are running normal
The agency has nominated Sharif and his sons as the principal accused in the case 14 others have been named in the first information report (FIR) under sections 5(2) and 5(3) (criminal misconduct) of the Prevention of Corruption Act, read with 3 4 of the Anti Money Laundering Act
The statement came in wake of claim made by PTI chief Imran Khan that Shehbaz had left for consulting with Nawaz Sharif, who he insisted was an absconding criminal and a convict Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Gen
per unit and power generation with RFO was 1,021 38 GWh 7 27 per cent of total genera tion calculated at Rs35 6145 per unit
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Responding to media queries he said no personal bias or politics could overcome na tional interest Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif during the Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) rule proposed a charter of economy which was re jected by the Imran Khan regime
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The Flood Forecasting Division Lahore has predicted scattered thunderstorm/rain of moderate intensity with isolated heavy falls over Islamabad, Punjab (Rawalpindi Division) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Peshawar Division), including over the upper catchments of Rivers Indus and Jhelum during the next 24 hours
“The country will have elections whether the govern ment wants them or not The ultimate arbiter is the nation and until it doesn’t get the right to make political deci sions the PTI won t step back from its struggle ”
World, neighbors’ help needed to aver t looming famine: K h Asif
The CPPA G in its tariff adjustment re quest advocated that the reference fuel charges for August 2022 were fixed at Rs9 8934 per unit while the actual fuel charges were recorded at Rs10 9833 per unit So an increase of Rs0 2194 per unit in the power tariff should be made for the month of August under FCA mechanism
C h a u d h r y s a i d t h e c o r e c o m m i t t e e e x p r e s s e d c o n c e r n a b o u t t h e r i s i n g l e v e l o f s t r e e t c r i m e i n m a j o r c i t i e s , a d d i n g t h a t t h e y h a d r e a c h e d a n u n u s u a l l y h i g h l e v e l H e c l a i m e d f a c t o r i e s w e r e c l o s i n g , 2 5 0 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 p e o p l e h a d b e c o m e j o b l e s s i n t h e l a s t f o u r m o n t h s a n d o n e m i l l i o n m o r e p e o p l e
During the visit, he said it was visible that the world leaders at the SCO Summit sent their greetings to Mian Nawaz Sharif and recalled their meetings with him
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Questioned over the matter being made “controversial” by politicians during a press conference in Gujran wala, Dastgir said: “There is only one thing fully clear in all this fog This decision is of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and he will make the final judgement He will consult his confi dants and Nawaz Sharif, but he has to make the decision ”
was 13 638 75 GWh at a rate of Rs10 1126 per unit, total price of which was Rs151 137,924 million
The decision to this effect was taken during the party’s parliamentary party meeting which was chaired by the AJK premier Sardar Tanvir Ilyas Khan here on Friday Government Ministers including Khawaja Farooq Ahmed, Sardar Mir Akbar Khan, Chaudhry Muhammad Rashid, Abdul Majid Khan, Dr Nisar Ansar Abdali, Diwan Ali Khan Chaghtai, Sardar Fahim Akhtar Rabbani Chaudhry Arshad Hussain Chaudhry Muhammad Akmal Sargala, Chaudhry Yasir Sultan, Chaudhry Maqbool Gujjar, Azhar Sadiq, Chaudhry Muhammad Akbar Ibrahim Special Assistants Chaudhry Muhammad Faiq Nair and Chaudhry Muhammad Iqbal, Advisor to the Government Hafiz Hamid Raza, Parliamentary Secretary Imtiaz Naseem and others were present on the occasion During the meeting the parliamentary party decided to participate in the local body elections with full strength On the proposal of the Prime Minister, the meeting also decided to provide tax exemptions to investors for the promotion of industry in Azad Kashmir
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Speaking on the occasion, the PM said that on September 29, people of Azad Kashmir would accord a historic welcome to their beloved Quaid Imran Khan Imran Khan, he said not only presented the Kashmiris’ case vociferously at international level but also provided plenty of funds for the development and prosperity of Azad Kashmir in difficult financial conditions
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Minister for Defence Khawaja Asif on Satur day said the country would need assistance from its neighbours and the world community due to massive floods as large scale crop losses might cause famine
The combined live storage of country s three major reservoirs (Tarbela, Chashma and Mangla) is 9 996 MAF which is 74 26% of total value of 13 461 MAF
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According to daily FFC report on Saturday, Tarbela Reservoir is being maintained at its Maximum Conservation Level of 1550 feet Mangla Dam at present is 1193 05 feet against its MCL 1242 feet (46 83 % storage still left)
The Prime Minister said that measures were being taken to promote investment in Azad Kashmir and create a favourable environment for investors
He said that anyone holding ur gent meetings with someone did not matter since according to the Consti
O W E R Minister Khurram Dastgir on Saturday admit ted that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif would con sult PML N supremo Nawaz Sharif and his confidants for the appointment of the next army chief but insisted that the final de cision would be made by Shehbaz Sharif himself
gard on September 29 Once approved the increase will put an additional burden on al ready burdened power consumers
R e s to R at i o n o f e l e c t R i c i t y u n d e Rway i n s i n d h: Meanwhile on the special instructions of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the work on Dadu Johi 132 kilovolt electricity transmission line was continuing
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The power generation with hydel source was 5,353 69 GWh (giga watt per hour) con stituting 38 10 per cent while power produc tion with coal fired power plants was 2,163 01 GWh which was 15 39 per cent of the total generation at a price of Rs20 5441
“Imran Khan is not talking about floods rather continuously demanding power Khan’s statement should never become topic of poli tics Did Khan and his Chief Minister made any visit to flood affectees?”
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A committee under the chairmanship of Finance Minister Abdul Majid Khan has been constituted to determine the tax exemptions The committee has been tasked to submit the report to the Prime Minister within 15 days
Regarding high electricity prices, the minister said that fuel adjustment charges would see a great reduction from October onward and electricity
Indictment of PM, son in money laundering case deferred again
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If the government doesn’t move towards elec tions, then wait for a final call in these two weeks as consul tation continues We think workers should await a final call in September ”
Responding to reports of changes in net metering, he clarified that there was no such thing on the cards right now and no changes were being made for domestic solar energy users
Profit also learnt from the data submitted by the CCPA G with NEPRA that net elec tricity delivered to DISCOs in August 2022
He said the unavailability of elec tricity was now limited only due to a few tehsils in Sindh because of stag nant flood water
electricity generated from wind was recorded at 390 71 GWh, 2 78 per cent of total gener ation and solar at 73 44 GWh, 0 52 per cent of the total generation in August Moreover, electricity generation from nuclear sources was 1,873 98 GWh which came out at Rs1 0194 per unit, 13 34 per cent of the total generation, and electricity i m p o r t e d f r o m I r a n w a s 5 4 4 7 G W h t h a t amounted to Rs20 9570 per unit, 0 39 per c e n t o f t h e t o t a l p o w e r g e n e r a t i o n i n t h e said month
The PTI government, he said would fulfill the promises it had made with the people The government is committed transfer the power to the lower level by conducting local government elections in line with the vision of the party chairman Imran Khan He said that the PTI would achieve a landslide victory in the municipal elections as well as the next general elections
The Defence Minister revealed in a media conference while sharing updates of the Prime Minister s visit along with his delegation to Uzbekistan at Shanghai Cooperation Organi sation (SCO) Summit of the Council of Heads of State in Samarkand Khawajah said the Prime Minister during his one on one interactions, bilateral meetings and speeches at the SCO Summit had high lighted that the global north damages to ozone layer caused the disaster that directly impacted over 33 million people in Pakistan