Asked whether these cases would hold no ground now, Shah Khawar Advocate said that every case had its distinctive nature and would be dealt with accordingly.“Theaccountability courts are sending back the references to the NAB Chairman and these cases would now could be sent to the concerned departments. If the accused is a government official serving in the federal government, the cases may be sent to the FIA for further probe. In case of a provincial government official, the matter could be sent to the provincial anticorruption department,” he said and added that the accused were no more accused of
Similarly, an accountability court returned six rental 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 min-
Following the amendments of NAB rules, the references in Modaraba scams and company frauds have also been withdrawn from the accountability courts. Talking to daily Pakistan Today, Shah Khawar Advocate said that following the amendments in the NAB law, the jurisdiction of account-
Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has warned former prime minister Imran Khan against trying to make the appointment of the new army chief controversial as it “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 with the relevant provisions of the Constitution.
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“If you stop this ‘peaceful revolution’ then as World Bank has predicted the game [situation] would get out of everyone’s hand. Let the change come through vote,” he said while addressing his party’s power show in KhyberPakhtunkhwa’s Charsadda district on ImranSaturday.whileaddressing the coalition government and its ‘backers’ said, “No matter what you do you cannot win this match you have already lost this match… economy is sinking fast and the world is not willing to give them [government] financial aid for flood victims.”
out of quagmire by holding free and fair elections, adding that “the time is not far when he gives call to the nation to achieve real freedom”.
The PTI chairman said there is still time to steer the country
ganization (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan on September 15-16.
Accordingly, cases against PM Shehbaz, former chief minister Punjab Hamza Shahbaz, National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf, and former prime minister Yousuf Raza Gillani have also been returned to NAB by the accountability courts.
Besides gas, Russia had also offered to provide wheat to Pakistan in the wake of catastrophic floods and keeping in view the possibility of food shortages that may occur in the aftermath of the deluge, he revealed.
NAB references against Senator Saleem Mandviwala, former chief minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Sardar Mehtab Abbasi, and PPP Senator Rubina Khalid have also been returned.
As per the bill, the investigation officers shall not harass any person during the investigation or inquiry and they will confine their questions relevant to the investigation or inquiry or for extracting evidence.
Quoting IMF and World Bank reports, Imran claimed that the country was going down under the incumbent rulers. “Pakistan is going to become Sri Lanka. Those responsible for toppling my government will not be forgiven,” he added.
Shelving Khan’s demand of deferring the appointment of the new army chief till the general elections, the defence minister said he will not let Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) chair put the country at stake and appease New Delhi.
Under the amended bill, the pecuniary jurisdiction of NAB had been fixed to only take action against mega scandals. Furthermore, it had been proposed that supplementary references can only be filed with the permission of the court to expedite the proceedings of the court within one year.
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Asif said the meetings with Chinese, Russian, Iranian, and Turkish heads of state were the highlight of the prime minister’s visit. “All these countries promised assistance to Pakistan,” he maintained.
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ability courts over these references had ended and the courts could no more try the accused under the NAB law.
He said Sharif met with the heads of 10 countries during the two-day visit who promised to extend support to the flood-stricken people of Pakistan. The premier represented Pakistan during the two-day annual Shanghai Cooperation Or-
“Russia has said that it can provide us wheat because in the coming days as we may have shortages […],” he said. Putin has also said that pipeline gas supplies to Pakistan were possible and part of the infrastructure was already in place, Russian state-owned news agency RIA reported.
“Sindh is worst-hit from floods but because of Zardari, the international community is not ready to help,” said the former premier.
The Ramzan Sugar Mill reference against PM Shehbaz and son Hamza is also among the cases sent back. NAB had filed this reference in 2019, alleging that the two suspects “fraudulently and dishonestly” caused a Rs213 million loss to the national exchequer.
While comparing his tenure with the incumbent government, Imran said prices of everything including fuel and electricity have gone through the roof.
“During our time, petrol was Rs150 a litre at that time crude prices were between $95 to 110 per barrel but today despite drop in global prices petrol is expensive in the country,” he added.
Speaking about the rise in terrorist attacks, Imran urged the federal government to fulfil its duty and restore law and order in Malakand district of the
Imran said rupee has lost 30 per cent of its values since the PML-N-led coalition government came to Callingpower.upon the nation not to vote for those leader who have offshore assets, Imran said if he came to power again he will not spare anyone, adding that those whose wealth is stashed abroad will not be made minister in hisImrangovernment.saidhis party-governed K-P province suffered the most by joining the US war on terror and added that Pakistan should not participate in any conflict under the “servitude of any superpower”.
Legal experts believe that technically these cases had ceased to hold ground as the federal and provincial government were no more interested in prosecuting the accused under the NAB law. And biggest beneficiary among the accused have been Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and his son, Hamza Shehbaz.
The long-delayed gas pipeline vital to the country’s economy — the Pakistan Stream gas project, also known as the North-South gas pipeline — is to be built in collaboration with Russian companies. The two countries agreed in 2015 to build a 1,100 km (683 mile)-long pipeline to deliver imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Karachi on the Arabian Sea coast to power plants in Punjab.
Na major development, accountability courts have withdrawn 50 major corruption cases against suspects, including cases against Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The relief has been provided in line with the amendments in the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) laws.
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province. “They came to power to shut down their corruption cases and I just got to know that Ramzan Sugar Mills case is also being closed down,” he said in his opening remarks while coming down hard against the PDM government.Theformer PM claimed that witnesses in the money laundering case died of heart attacks, “but they were killed… it will come to fore when transparent investigation is held”.
Former prime minister and PTI Chairman Imran Khan Saturday warned the ‘imported government and its backers’ to hold early and transparent elections to let the change come through the power of vote, warning lest the situation would get out of control.
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the InNAB.August, the National Assembly passed the National Accountability (Second Amendment) Bill, 2022, which sought to exclude private transactions from the scope of NAB.
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“The appointment will be made in November as per schedule,” he said. He also remarked that Khan is rewarding India by promoting political uncertainty in the country. Earlier in the press conference, Asif termed the prime minister’s visit to Samarkand “extremely successful”.
ister for Water and Power during the PPPThegovernment.UniversalServices Fund (USF) reference against PPP Senator Yousuf Raza Gillani in which he was accused of misusing authority in an illegal publicity campaign, was also returned.
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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.
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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.
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investors in this region, Miftah said that government was taking all possible measures to bring improvement in stock market, currency, and investor’s confidence.Heassured 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.
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. Monitoring report
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.
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
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.
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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.”
The positivity ratio in the country remained at 0.63%.The NIH stated that almost 91 coronavirus patients were being treated in the Intensive Care Units (ICU) across the country at different medical facilities.
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.
“Pakistan’ssaid.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.
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 interimSharifauthorities.alsostressed the importance of inclusivity, respect for the human rights of all Afghans including women, and effective counterterrorism action.
The entries of the Covid-19 vaccination will be made through B-form of the children.
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. reuters
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
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
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maintaining regional peace and security, and in counter-terrorism through the SCO-RATS (Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure) platform.
Climate change likely made Pakistan’s extreme rainfall more intense: study
Heads of State (CHS) of the organisation held in Samarkand on September 15-16. 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 “Participationmeeting.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
Transparent aid distribution to flood victims to be ensured through e-platform
RIMEMinister 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
It confirmed 588 malaria cases with another 10,604 suspected cases, in addition to the 17,977
According to the health authorities, the Covid19 vaccination drive will be continued till September 24 to inoculate children aged between 5 and 12.
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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.
The number of daily Covid-19 cases increased by a fraction as Pakistan reported 104 more cases in the last 24 Accordinghours.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.
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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.
combat the ravages of climate change.
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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.
“They don’t have specialists and medicines,” a northwestern resident Ali Haider told Reuters by phone. A government report in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province acknowledged the complaints, stating that providing medicines and supplies remained a challenge.
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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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In its advice for the parents, the NIH said that vaccination against Covid-19 helps children from being infected with the virus.
He underscored Pakistan’s active role in
An anti-terrorism court in Dera Ghazi Khan on Saturday issued a showcause notice to Federal Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah for not complying with the court order. The ATC also issued Databasenoticesshow-causetoNationalandRegistration 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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Covid vaccination of kids in capital begin tomorrow: NIH
The National Institute of Health (NIH) on Saturday announced vaccination of children aged 5-12 against Covid-19 will be started from Monday (tomorrow).
“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.
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Aviation Minister urges private airlines to start operations from Quetta
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.
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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
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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. staff report
Minister Aviation said that “It is our national responsibility to connect remote areas of the country with air connectivity,” he said.
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of Special Branch Police, Elite Force, Punjab Constabulary, Women Police along with district police was deployed to ensure security on Chehlum.
He was informed that National airline PIA is operating flights to Quetta from three major cities of the country, Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore.
AJK govt urges federal government to give due share to people of Kashmir
He said the federal government will have to fulfil its responsibilities according to the resolutions of the United Nations. The demand for release of funds for providing basic needs and solving problems in Azad Kashmir is the voice of the people of the state, he added.
The Special Investigation Unit (SIU), Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) Karachi Police arrested two accused involved in robbing citizens outside ATMs and recovered pistols and a motorcycle from their possession.According to SIU SSP Arif Aziz on Saturday, the suspected were identified as: Khalid Hussain Ranjhani and Abdul Qadir alias Mazari Khan Chandio who had been involved in robbing citizens outside ATMs and banks.
Arrested accused along with their other accomplices committed several robberies in Mubina Town, Gulistan Jauhar, Shahra e Faisal, Aziz Bhatti, Sachal, Sukhan, Landhi, Al-Falah, Khokhrapar, Nazimabad, Malir, Gizri, Boat Basin and others.
The district administration and law enforcers had finalized all necessary arrangements on Friday to facilitate the
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The accused were arrested from near Abul Hassan Isfahani Road. A hand grenade, a pistol
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 program builds on an earlier $500
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.
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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.
The mourners observed self-flagellation with chains at four places including Bohar Bazaar Chowk, Bara Market, Fawara Chowk and Banni Chowk.
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.
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ADB committed $300 million for the construction of Balakot hydropower plant on the Kunhar River near Balakot City in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. By 2027, the plant will add 1,143 gigawatt hours of clean energy annually to the country’s energy mix, enhancing the energy sector’s
and a motorcycle were recovered from the possession of arrested.
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.
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.
ensure foolproof security arrangements for the mourners.Intheirsermons, 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.
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. 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.
reliability and sustainability, the report added.Another $300 million policy-based loan was committed to support reforms to strengthen Pakistan’s energy sector and improve its financial sustainability. The program will help reduce and manage the accumulated cash shortfall across the power supply chain known as circular debt. ADB continued to strengthen Pakistan’s finance sector, develop competitive capital markets, and encourage private sector investment.
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.
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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Sardar Muhammad Hussain during the interaction with the media in Muzaffarabad said the obstruction in the provision of funds required by the Azad Kashmir government is unacceptable.
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Mumtaz Zahra Baloch, additional secretary for AsiaPacific 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.
flights from Islamabad,” he was further apprised.
HEChehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain (AS) was observed peacefully and with full zeal and reverence across country on Saturday amid tight security arrangements.
He said the time has come for the federal government to sit down and talk with the AJK government on the issue of income.
He also called upon all other private airlines to include Quetta in their flight operation.
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Federal Railways and Aviation Minister Khawaja Saad Rafique on Saturday underlined the need for making Quetta Airport busier and improving air connectivity in the“Moreprovince.private airlines shall also start air operations
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
ADB’s support to Pakistan’s coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic response in 2021 included a $500 million loan in August to help procure and deploy safe and effective vaccine, and a $603 million loan—of which $3 million is from the ADF—for an integrated social protection program to strengthen Pakistan’s flagship Ehsaas program. The loan is complemented by a $24 million grant from the Education Above All Foundation.
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.Hesaid special contingents of commandos and police officials were deployed on trouble points. Additional force
Development Fund, and other special funds.
On the occasion officers of Rawalpindi District Administration and Police were also present. RPO, CPO and DC also checked security arrangements and control room.
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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
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.
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.
Few days before being arrested, they along with their other accomplices robbed two citizens in same day. They deprived of a citizen of Rs. 0.65 million he withdrew from bank, at a road leading towards Malir from Safoora. The same day, the accused robbed Rs. 0.3 million from another citizen in Gulistan Jauhar Block-13. The video of the incident also made rounds over social media.
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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“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.
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.
million loan under ADB’s COVID-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support Program and a $300 million emergency assistance loan to strengthen Pakistan’s public health response to shield the poorest families from the pandemic.
extreme steps.
Earlier, Civil Aviation and PIA officials gave a briefing to the Minister on his arrival at the airport.
Kashmiri migrants send Rs 1400 billion foreign exchange to Pakistan every year.
The ongoing sovereign portfolio of Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Pakistan includes 48 loans and three grands worth $8.42Accordingbillion. 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.
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.
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 delegation, 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 between 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 increase the trade of petroleum and gas, the minister 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.
existing investment opportunities in different sectors of national economy, besides taking measures for the technology transfer.
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.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 relations in future.
He said that Pakistan had deep relationship 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 Motorway was a flagship project and shining example of bilateral cooperation between the two Thecountries.minister said that 2022 century was the century of trade and economics, adding that Koran companies must harness all these
coming generations about the that old civilization.Speaking on the occasion, Minister for Board of Investment Chaudhry Salik Hussain said that road infrastructure in the country was damaged due to recent floods and reconstruction of these roads offers special opportunities for Korean investors and companies.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.
According to sources in the Finance Department, the projects include Governance and Community Development Program, improvement of infrastructure in development authorities, construction of tehsil complexes, electricity supply, special package for Tank district, development scheme for Mansehra, District Development Initiatives, Awareness and Publicity, Construction of Public Park in Swabi, Reforms Initiatives in Local Government Department, the Construction of Ring Road’s Northern Section, uplift of Regi Model Town, Development Initiatives for Rijar area in Swabi and Worsk Gravity Canal.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.
JI District Ameer Aizazul Mulk Afkari, Tehsil Blambat Ameer Imranuddin and President Alkhidmat Foundation Hafeezullah were also present on the occasion.
KP finance department stops funds for 21 Local Govt projects
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 massiveHechallenges.saidthat 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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MBASSADORof Republic of Korea Mr Suh Sangpyo has said that South Korean investors were intending to investing US$10 million in solar energy generation projects in Pakistan, which would add to the local energy generation capacity and fulfil the domestic power requirements.
He urged the need for establishing a university in Taxila jointly by both the governments in order to preserve the history and oldest civilization as well as educating the
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
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Addressing a press conference at JI District Secre-
Minister urges academia, industry experts to bring innovation in various fields
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.
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.
IFFEd could unlock an extra $10 billion of additional financing for education and skills by 2030.
With the ‘Transforming Education Summit’ underway at the UN General Assembly, leaders of Pakistan and several other countries Saturday backed the establishment of the first-ever international funding mechanism for schools to widen access to education in some of the world’s poorest countries.
He informed the forum that the government was taking steps for ease of doing business and introduced investment friendly policies, besides providing all possible support for local as well as foreign investors for investing in all sectors of national economy.
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Addressing the forum, Minister for Energy Engineer Khurram Dastgir Khan said that Lahore-Islamabad Motorway was the first project that was started by a Korean
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Finance Department has stopped funds for 21 important projects of the Local Government Department, seeking provision of technical approval and refurbished PC-1 for these projects.
Addressing the participants of ‘PakROK 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.
Sirajul Haq lauded the efforts taken by the welfare
He said that investment process was effected due recent floods as crops standing over large areas destroyed and communication network was effected badly. Korea will also provide assistance for the rehabilitation of flood effected people in the country, he as-
He asked the Korean companies for initiating joint ventures and developing projects on public-private partnership in various local sectors of national economy including energy generation, education, healthcare and otherAhsansectors.Iqbal said that a majority of local population was consisting on young people and leading Koran technologies companies were invited to establish their research laboratories here to get the dividend from this as cost of labor in Pakistan was lower as compared the other countries. Besides other sectors, the minister said that tourism was another sector which was offering grand opportunities for Korean investors, particularly in Taxila as the city was origin of Buddhist civilization and Gandhara civilisation.
out of 4 young people are leaving school without the basic skills to thrive. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres convened the historic Summit to tackle this chronic and deepening education 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 innovation behind IFFEd has the power to transform education finance.
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He said that government had launched solar initiatives and laying foundation for energy transaction from fossil fuel to renewable energy and called upon the Korean investors to invest in renewable energy projects.
provide PC-1 and technical approval of these projects, after which the department will be allowed to use the funds.
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.
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When contacted, Provincial Minister of Local Government 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.
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. Addressing 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 conditions, administrative structure, culture, and education system. Iqbal stressed the need for research and critical thinking in every field, adding that academia and industry experts must support the public sector in adopting innovation 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 development, according to the planning, development and special initiatives ministry.
two days after three noted religious leaders, Maulana Abdul Rasheed Dawoodi, Mushtaq Ahmad Veeri and Abdul Majeed Dar Almadni, 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 morning 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 popular 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 detention by the occupation authorities for four years. The All Parties Hurriyat Conference spokesman in a statement issued in Srinagar expressed serious concern over the arrest spree unleashed by Indian police and troops across IIOJK to suppress the Kashmiris’ freedom struggle. He said the Indian forces’ personnel have arrested dozens of people including religious leaders during house raids and cordon and search operations across the occupied territory in the last few days and booked many of them under the PSA. He maintained that such brutal tactics cannot force the Kashmiri people to give up their just cause and they will continue their struggle till complete success.
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The International Finance Facility for Education (IFFEd) will directly address the devastating global education crisis and learning inequalities that have been exacerbated by the deadly combination of COVID-19, climate change, and conflicts, according to a UN press release.
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company which was bright example of joint venture, adding that due to technology transfer, other motorways were also constructed, which were providing facilities and connecting among different cities.
He said that a solar energy research laboratory was being establishing with collaboration of Korea, adding that it would be another milestone to develop and promote solar energy projects to produce cheap energy and fulfil the local energy requirements.
According to sources in the finance department, the finance department has released funds for the above mentioned projects, but now the local government department will not be allowed to utilise it. Sources in KP Finance Department said that the local government has been asked to
Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) Pakistan Ameer Sirajul Haq on Saturday 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.
Sindh CM directed the officials to drain out water from four union councils of New Saeedabad to Rohri Canal vial Marakh Wah. He directed for immediate work and robust arrangement for drainage of the floodwater.
“So as the farmers could sow wheat and other crops,” he said.
Govt allocates Rs2.3b for repair to 100 diesel-electric locomotives
Commissioner Karachi has issued new SOPs for all public and private schools regarding dengue and malaria on Saturday, suspending holding of assemblies and PT sessions in all schools at least for a month.
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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.“The flour prices will soon stabilize in the province,” he added.
“We are also providing medicines required for prevention of dengue fever. People also facing diarrhea, gastroenteritis and other diseases apart of dengue,” he said.
He goes on to say that ‘A number of people have remarked upon Husain’s success in several different careers: civil servant, World
Meanwhile, Sharif will visit China at the invitation of President Xi Jinping in November, Asif announced separately. In a tweet, Asif said Sharif had held “very successful” talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Jinping. “Both leaders have officially invited Shehbaz Sharif to visit their countries,” 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 details on when the Russian visit might occur.
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The project, due to be launched in 2020, was delayed after Russia had to replace the initial participant, which was hit by Western sanctions.
“We have also planned to make the irrigation network functional,” he said. “We will also provide them financial assistance,” Murad Ali Shah said.
The federal government has allocated Rs2.3 billion in the current Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) for repair to 100 diesel-electric locomotives.
“The water is entering in Saeedabad taluka in large quantity,” he said.
HIEFMinister Sindh Murad Ali Shah Saturday inspected Rohri Canal here, during his visit of various districts affected in floods.
“It will require some time, but we will definitely resolve people’s problems,” he assured.
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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 Duringpilgrims.theprocessions 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.
Johannes F. Linn, Dr. Ishrat Husain’s 20year 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,
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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 various capacities in and outside of the country.
“Here is an old water course, DC
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Bank economist, central banker, academic administrator, 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.
‘Most chapters are a result of the contributor’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-
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.
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 Accordingprovince.
Third, a good amount of time was spent in searching for competent authors fully acquainted with challenges, opportunities and Dr. Husain’s gigantic contribution.
and irrigation department has been directed to pump out the water,” he said.
About Rs26,648.036 million have been earmarked for 32 ongoing projects, out of which Rs15974.500 million has been reserved for procurement and
LAHORE: The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (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 paracetamol 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 limited period. Sources said that the company will have to bring three million paracetamol tablets in the market, if the task is completed, the successful company will be able to register a pharma product with DRAP immediately, the sources said. Staff RepoRt
Abid Q. Suleri has introduced Dr. Ishrat Husain in these words: ‘He strives for a progressive, humanitarian, and exploitation-free society and does not only confine to diagnosing the problem but also proposes a solution. He outlines financial, educational, and judicial 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.’
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42,000 cops guard processions on Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain
The government has allocated 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.
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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 Pakistan (Faheem Sardar); Islamic banking and finance in Pakistan (Ahmed Ali Siddiqui); women’s economic empowerment and financial 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 development (Liaqat Ali Shah); and regional trade integration (Maaz Javed).
The book is split into five parts each containing six, four, two, two, and three essays under captions enumerated above. In his foreword, Tariq Banuri, ex-Chairman Higher Education Commission of Pakistan observes that Ishrat Husain is a clinical economist, as it were, who in the words of Johannes F. Linn of the World Bank, has ‘consistently advocated a pragmatic and nuanced approach to development policy’ which he applied and pursued successfully in countries like Ghana, Nigeria, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan.
AS Chairman of the National Commission for Government Reforms (NCGR), Mr. Suleri discloses that Dr. Ishrat Husain proposed a three-tier solution to the governancerelated problems i.e. restructuring of key institutions of economic governance, reorganising the federal government, and introducing reforms in civil services.
and exquisite human decency’ besides the ones ‘to grow and to learn in his manifold capacities, in the many countries he worked in, and in the wide range of challenges he faced in managing people, serving clients, and pursuing the best possible pathways for reform’.
able among Co-editorthem’.Vaqar Ahmed in his introductory note outlines the genesis of the book. 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 priorities of Pakistan’s fast-evolving economy’.
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Dedicated to Dr. Ishrat Husain (b. 1941), a world-reputed economist and an ex-Governor, 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 Executive Director and Researcher respectively.
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.
“We have required 1.5 million tents and presently having four to 4.5 Lakh tents,” he said.
That experience also enabled him ‘to devote his next 20 years and beyond to the service of his country in various capacities, again with the goal to achieve the best possible outcome for the people he is committed to work for, and especially the most vulner-
“The government is taking necessary steps for drainage and discharge of the water”, he added.
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In view of the post pandemic confusing economic scenario, the editors of the festschrift (a collection of writings published in honour of a scholar) adopted a three-pronged approach to decide upon and design the specific themes of its chapters.
manufacturing of 820 High Capacity Bogie Freight Wagons and 230 passenger coaches.
According to SOPs issued by the Commissioner of Karachi, it will be mandatory for students to wear fullsleeve shirts whereas schools will be bound to conduct fumigation drive on a regular basis in order to deal with dengue and Furthermore,malaria.thefresh 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.
The book is therefore meant to generate a discussion focused on ‘the current economic issues, challenges faced by various economic sectors and regions across the country, and possible solutions keeping in view an uncertain global and regional milieu’ besides highlighting Dr. Ishrat Husain’s role in economic policy making and economic management in the country.
Book Title: Economy, Welfare, and Reforms in Pakistan published by Oxford University Press
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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The pipeline’s designed annual capacity stands at 12.4 billion cubic metres (bcm), with the possibility to be increased to 16 bcm.
Similarly, an amount of Rs1000 million was earmarked for the replacement of old and obsolete Signal Gear from the airMBFRSofmillionmentwouldEconomic(2018-22)mentexistingdationlionschemes,millionofShahdaraLodhran-Multan-Khanewal-BaghMainlinesectionPakistanRailways.Hesaid,anamountofRs6000hasbeenkeptforfournewoutofwhichRs5000mil-wouldbeutilizedforup-gra-ofPakistanRailwaysMainLine-Iandestablish-ofDryPortnearHavelianPhase-1,China-PakCorridor(CPEC).AnamountofRs600millionbeutilizedforthereplace-oftrackmachines.Rs200allocatedforconversionthebrakingsystemof328fromvacuumbraketobrake.
“I am on the visit of the entire visit and visit eight to 10 districts so far,” he said. He visited an under-construction Basic Health Unit in Phull and directed for early completion of the health facility.
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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 preference over the girl-child, girls are not given equal opportunities for learning and growth— and when one parent overpowers the other. It is indeed this male entitlement which becomes the root cause of their superiority over women. Girls are taught to be subservient to their families and partners. So, if intimate 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.
Thus, inquiring about one’s right when it is infringed is not disobedience. It adds a new soul to your consciousness and body to value your existence and position in society.
In addition, Sanatkumar Ragvithal Bhate, a retired 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 writer is a freelance columnist
Yashwant Shinde, a former Rashtriya Swayamsevak 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 organisations connected to the RSS were responsible for a slew of bomb explosions around the nation. The Indian government is mum about Shinde’s allegations. It should hold a fair investigation to sift the truth. The anti-Muslim frenzy generated through bomb blasts catapulted narendra Modi to power in 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
Tis deemed immoral and unethical— by a large part of religious extremists, and invincible 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.
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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 urgently 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 homeless by floods with requirements of the democratic system.
emade 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 sportsmanship and good manners of the current squad that seals the deal in that department.
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 occurred. However, the Central Bureau of Investigation, which took over the case in 2013, claimed that the explosion was an isolated incident.
Yashwant Shinde, a former Rashtriya Swayamsevak 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 organisations connected to the RSS were responsible for a slew of bomb explosions around the nation. The Indian government is mum about Shinde’s allegations. It should hold a fair investigation to sift the truth. The anti-Muslim frenzy generated through bomb blasts catapulted Narendra Modi to power in 2014 Lok Sabha elections
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 Government of Balochistan should establish schools and provide a conducive environment as a carrot to entice them towards emotionaleducation.andfinancial independence of women is the best tool to lessen male manipulation and exploitation. The government of Balochistan should catapult women into the economic realm to be selfsufficient 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.
To end this prevalent gender inequality, we just need to stop differentiating between boys and girls. 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 improvements in the well-being of their families.
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Shinde states in his affidavit that the bomb blasts had a political motive. They were intended to polarize Hindu voters against Muslims. “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 Himanshu 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 alleged in his affidavit is part of the Maharashtra AntiTerrorism 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”.
nan 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).Itwasathree-day camp organised in a resort at the foot of Sinhagad fort. About 20 youths from Aurangabad, Jalgaon, nanded and other places in Maharashtra participated in the training.
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“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.
patriarchy but they love to see women contributing in the society and laud their trustworthy companionship in many aspects of life. Women are now contributing equally as men do. Pari Gul Tareen, Balochistan’s first woman appointed as Assistant Superintendent 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 honourable distinctions.
And no Malik and Amir either, thankfully
This lot should take a lead out of Fawad Alam’s book. Consistently fabulous stats in domestic cricket and criminally 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 aforementioned 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.
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 Aurangabad and while making a bomb for that blast he lost his life in nanded in 2006.
In 2014, the BJP won the elections, making narendra Modi the prime minister.
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But Shinde’s affidavit contests this conclusion. According to him, among the other people at the bomb-making camp was Rakesh Dhawade, who has been accused in the Malegaon blast
Milind Parande was the mastermind of the conspiracy 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 Karnataka, and senior leaders like Tapan Ghosh in West
HATthe 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 simply colossal. As he put it, floods had by now claimed the lives of at least 528 children; an estimated 16 million children have been impacted by ‘super floods’ and at least 3.4 million girls and boys remained in need of immediate, lifesaving support. As the UnICeF rep concluded, without a massive increase in support and aid, many more children would lose their lives.
According to the affidavit, 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 Indresh Kumar, an RSS veteran, appointed him as the “vistarak’ (a post in the RSS) of Rajauri and Jawaharnagar. In 1995, Shinde was arrested for slapping former chief minister Farooq Abdullah but was bailed out. He was acquitted in 1998.
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Congresscase.leaders Pawan Khera and Digvijaya Singh tweeted the affidavit saying that the revelation from the former RSS worker has exposed the right-wing organisation. In 1994, Shinde completed the RSS (Prathmik Sangh Shiksha Varg) preliminary training course. He finished 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 district. 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.
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 intellect and mind; It says “Women are not superior creatures; women can do better than men”.
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 Muhammad Amir hurled at the chief selector and his “cheap” selections. 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 express, with his complaints against some of the players selected for the upcoming WCT20 squad. And then, there’s Shahid Afridi, who claimed on live television that Pakistani 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.
The difference between champion athletes and sportsmen might not show up on tournament statistics. But we can see it at times like these.
Disaster could have political fallout
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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, domestic 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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The writer is a freelance journalist, has served in the Pakistan government for 39 years and holds degrees in economics, business administration, and law. He can be reached at amjedjaaved@gmail.com
How did Modi polarize Hindus to win the 2014 elections?
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The RSS is the parent organization and the ideological backbone to a host of Hindutva groups including the ruling BJP. In his affidavit, Shinde claims top right wing leaders were involved in the nanded Blast.
Pashtun society has been less inclined towards education and equal opportunities. The notion that they are educationally backward are mostly debunked. It is exuberant to see a paradigm change in the thinking pattern of many sections of Pashtun society 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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What the government needs in order to rescue and rehabilitate the flood-affected families are sufficient funds amounting to billions of dollars. With winter approaching, life for those lying in the open, particularly in Balochistan, will become hard. Foreign help in the form of goods and cash is slowly pouring in. Self-respect however requires 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. Pakistanis, both from inside the country and abroad have contributed 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 provincial governments’ input regarding raising of funds to rehabilitate 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.
For many political observers, election is the last option to steer the country out of the crisis. The logic being that once the new leadership is in place; it will inspire the technocrats to do the needful. However, the sorry aspect is that all the political players might have ideas in mind to steer the country out of the quagmire; however, none might be practical enough to make a difference. A great change in the unwritten social contract, from the viewpoint of minimizing the overbearing shadow of the “national security state” to give way to the welfare state, can be the way forward.Crisis can be minimized if the afflicted masses are still subsidized within with courage by the leaders. Asking for each permission from the remote forces might only aggravate the crisis. Pakistan needs to think “Turkey” or “Iran” to face the truth and get on the road again. Otherwise the situation on ground is nothing but a recipe for civil war.
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Apart from the fact that the current flood shock has devastated the current supply lines and caused prohibitive inflation; the scenario onwards is not without fears. The agricultural sector is in shambles on the count that the human resource which is responsible for the sowing of the fresh crop and vegetables is in crisis itself. As a matter of fact, whether it is wheat, rice and major fruits and vegetables, Sindh as a contributor has not much to offer as the season progresses.
THelack of efficiency on the part of district administration in naushahro Feroze is appalling. Floodwater has put thousands of local residents at risk, and community members have tried approaching the local authorities and influential individuals with rescue pleas, but no one has responded. The people had to build a temporary embankment themselves to protect their fields and houses. The villagers of Imam Abad and adjoining vicinities actually rented heavy machinery, but when they requested for funds earmarked for relief and rescue in every district, all they had to come across was deadly silence. The matter needs some attention.
Given the fact that the Pakistani market has an inelastic demand for the major food
As the future scenario looks bleak as far as supply lines are concerned, it can be well imagined how much impact on food basket can be contemplated. To begin with, the meat basket is likely to inflate the Sensitive Price Index of 53-odd items; with kitchen items dominating the list. With so many animals, potentially many of the available lot used for husbandry multiplication; the livestock market can face a prolonged shortage all over the country. With few animals available for sacrifice, the price of meat, minced meat and other varieties which are already on the higher side is expected to escalate
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THeFederal Board of Intermediate and Secondary education has become a great patron for the students for the last few years, with a number of the students scoring mysteriously high in various examinations. It is becoming irritatingly common to get over 90 per cent marks. The A+ grade is losing its shine because it is easy to attain.
In the context of rice, as said earlier, the price of prized Basmati rice which used to fetch a competitive rate of Rs 160 to 180 per kg, is now available at the rates of Rs 300-
Cruelty against women
THIS refers to the beggar’s mafia in the city. They are teasing the passer-by people. Their place of begging is a petrol pump, the gate of the shopping malls, and the entrance place of the religious gates and parking areas. They have an eye on the person when they come to such places. As it is a practice that when they stand at the petrol pump for inserting petrol into their cars. The petrol purchaser gives money.They are surrounding the person who is paying the money to the petrol boy. They are targeting the person who is paying money from his wallet. They don’t see that he is with his family or any person who is special to him. Beggars are compelling him to pay him money by all means. Beggars are demanding amounts that they want. But when we refuse then they curse us. They say that you are with wealth and riches. Why you are not giving us money. They bargain and pass the comments. Their attitude is unusual and causes a misdemeanor. So the government must take action against them. This has also been observed that they are professional beggars. They are not needy. They have become habitual of begging. Though they are fit in health. If they do any work other than begging it could be better for them.Due to them, the needy person is suffering. It is therefore requested to the district administration look after the professional beggars who are exploiting the people. As it is law in the other developed countries like Saudi, Japan, and Arab countries that begging is a ban. The police and city administration take strict vigilance. They arrest the beggars sitting in crowded places. So these countries take the responsibility to give security to the person. They see the needy person and pay the monthly remuneration from the treasure.
Unfortunately, when it comes to quality education, at least 4Cs of the 21st century skill-set — critical thinking, creativity, collaboration and communication — the number of students who are able to contemplate beyond the necessary livelihood and future illusions is quite minimal. The dilemma is: how can we get rid of this rote-learning-based education system? What are the factors that prevent the authorities and political leadership from educating the nation in its true essence? Isn’t it the era of information technology (IT) and biotechnology? Can this saga of numbering-game take the country out of its socio-political as well as economic crises?
On the back of this uncertainty, the wheat crop which is sown in Sindh earlier than Punjab and KPK is likely to be impacted; not just the short-term supply issues, but its devastating impact on long term supply line issues cannot be ruled out.
Where there is memorisation, there is no room for critical thinking. The state must ponder over the peculiar numbering-game and memorisation-based education. The problem not only is the issue of marks in the examinations, but the lack of actual intellect. And that is the matter that should concern us.
The last-mentioned factor has hit hard at the cutting-edge security the otherwise sluggish Pakistani economy has always maintained; food security. As information; collected by the sitting government as well as external agencies like WB, IMF and UnO stream in; the biggest casualty is going to the food basket, pushing a great number of people beneath the poverty line.
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The timing of floods has ruined or seriously damaged the rice crop which was otherwise standing for harvest. The consequent impact on the paddy market at the onset of October 2022 is that the Punjab-based crop will have to take the complete load of the domestic as well as the international demand. Here we may not forget the fact that the food market in Afghanistan invariably depends upon the Pakistani supply lines for catering to its ever-growing demand. Another loss can be in the domain of textiles where the staple raw material cotton might have been washed away, especially in Sindh.
Kitchen basket inflation likely to hit hard
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AKISTAnseems to be in for a serious bout of inflation in the coming days and weeks; partially the situation is aggravated by the external shocks like bad exchange rate adjustment by the central bank; a haphazard withdrawal of subsidy by the incumbent government in the rush for the IMF programme, especially in the all-encompassing energy prices and lastly due to the global warmingtriggered abnormal monsoons.
escalated and maintained an inflationary trend.
IT hurts me a lot to mention that Balochistan is the only province where girls are suffering a harsh life because cruelty on women is increasing day by day. They are surviving a fearful and painful life in order not be chased by the cruel men of our society. They have left their school owing to our monstrous society. Their vitality is snatched so that they can’t raise their voice. But unfortunately yet our men are unaware of the dignity of women. Most importantly, they are told some statement by their own surrounding that hurts a lot don’t wear such clothes because they are thick, laugh less because you are a women and sit property so that no one should blame you. What’s this? Don’t women have the rights to live the world in their own ways? Why so much cruelty on women? If they are just born to do the home chores, then kill them the time, then give birth in this cruel worldwhat kind of life is that?
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Given the fact that the contribution from Sindh is again a question mark; prices can register an increase as winters set in. Here it would be of interest to note how much livestock contribution comes from Sindh. Further the prices of the dryincreasereadymeatabove-mentionedtypeshaveal-registeredanduringthesummersandhave
The loss of food security and with the economy and polity in shambles, Pakistanis as a nation might not have wished a scenario worse than that. However, the fact of the matter is that this is staring directly at the face of the country
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plus per kg. That situation is further aggravated on the count that what is sold can be customized: a lower category can be sold as Basmati.Wheat, which is sown in Sindh after the clearing of the fields from rice and sugarcane crops, also faces the prospect of delayed sowing or less than expected sowing. Given the hard fact that the incumbent government is likely to shy away from anything having a semblance of subsidy, there is a big question mark, as to how the government in charge trades off between providing an effective subsidy now for a good wheat crop; or it allows the market forces to take their path, compromise the bumper yield; which is a time-tested dividend of an alluvial soil-enriched flood plain, and import wheat for consumption.Hereone might not lose sight of the fact that the government also lost a part of its strategic wheat reserves under the head of PASSCO, Sindh and Punjab Food department godowns which were in the flood-hit areas in all the four provinces of Pakistan. On the sidelines; another issue which can bother the food basket is the expected impact of the chaos on the coming sugarcane crop harvest trends and their effect on the processed sugar prices; another inflation multiplier for the confectionery and sweetTheindustry.lossof food security and with the economy and polity in shambles, Pakistanis as a nation might not have wished a scenario worse than that. However, the fact of the matter is that this is staring directly at the face of the country.
Importance of Critical Thinking
THeflood in Khairpur nathan Shah could have been stopped from entering the main city had effective steps been taken in time. The residents had to rush to safer places, leaving their precious assets behind. What is more disturbing is that provincial officials, who are said to be receiving funds under various heads, are seemingly lining their own pockets. The entire process of distribution of funds needs to be monitored in order to ensure that funds and relief goods do end up in the right hands.
grain wheat, any government; political or otherwise, cannot afford to look the other way and fail to address the issue. The options available for Pakistan are import of wheat as well as rice, if the final market supply aggregate for the winter season is not up to the mark.Here it may be noted that the winters in Pakistan are generally regarded as the marriage season and during the season; supply of major food inputs like rice, wheat flour and meat; chicken; beef and mutton, fetch high prices. As per the international agencies estimates, about two million acres of land all over Pakistan, inclusive of Sindh, KPK, Punjab and Balochistan, are under water with a standing crop, predominantly rice.
The reason for that slide will be the inability of a large number of people to buy food in the volume which conforms to the minimum nutrition standard. That inability has already generated frustration among large sections of public, and political parties in their opportunism do not shy away from providing the frustrated with fast moving CG 125 bikes and 9 mm pistols; hence a rise in street crime all over the country and especially in the large urban centres like Karachi, where the contrast between haves and havenots is so stark.
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Likewise,further.the prices of major kitchen inputs like tomato and onion demonstrate that the pressure on kitchen budgets of a common man is going to be intense. Here it may be pointed out that a section of unscrupulous traders favoring higher prices for the sake of profit can sabotage import of the essential vegetables from the neighbouring countries on both sides of the border under any national security or hate tag.
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It is hard to say that I belong to a society where women are deprived of their rights and where they are just considered workers who manage the work. Therefore, I urge the Government to give their due rights and request to male to please treat them well so that their fear should be finished.
The writer is a freelance columnist
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Regulating the media is also the government’s business – or should be
nSeptember 2, the finance ministers of the g7 countries— Canada, France, germany, italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States—released a statement confirming their plans to implement price caps on russian crude oil and petroleum products.
if the g7 can successfully enforce a price cap, it could keep the price of oil relatively stable while limiting russia’s profits, finding a middle ground between the status quo and an earlier proposal to issue a complete 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 effective it will be, remain.
Blaise Malley is an Associate Editor at The National Interest. His work has appeared in The New Republic, The American Prospect, and elsewhere.
extortion is a serious national concern already. the construction industry deals with the headache of the so-called “construction mafia” making demands for huge stakes in construction proj-
THE BIG REGULATORY DEBATE: regulation is an important policy 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 anxieties 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 provides no space for government involve-
“Media24 has confirmed that it has suspended two senior editorial employees at City Press pending an internal investigation 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 intentionally and unlawfully subjecting that person to pressure which induces him or her to submit to the taking”.
ects. in parts of the country, such as the Western Cape, criminal syndicates run amok demanding “protection fees” from businesses, including from struggling spaza-shop owners.
UNFETTERED POWER AND ABUSE: the case of the journalists involved in extortion points to a real danger as we traverse a journey of building robust democratic institutions for our future as a nation. Although there may be no need to sound alarm bells at the moment, we have to be deeply concerned when there are cases of corruption involving this vital pillar of our democratic 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 involvement 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? not everything that involves government as a partner is evil or a threat to democracy and the current system of regulation that excludes a democratically elected government can contribute to the death of this institution.
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After the AnC’s Polokwane conference in 2007, there were debates around the establishment of a media appeals tribunal 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 discussion policy documents make no explicit mention of a tribunal, but there’s nothing stopping the delegates at the AnC’s conference in December raising the issue as part of deliberations and, ultimately, resolutions.What is important to highlight is that debates around this issue are continuing given the shortcomings presented by the current regulatory regime, which is explicitly voluntary in nature and involves no government representation.
PUTIN HAS ALREADY THREATENED RETALIATION AGAINST COUNTRIES THAT PARTICIPATE IN CAPPING OIL PRICES 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 INCREASE
from sales are still preferable to none, this is not necessarily the case. “russia is a strategic 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.”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 impending 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-
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 backgrounds 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.hania (name changed) comes from a workingclass 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.
Orewomen in Pakistan are choosing to leave their marriages, despite divorce 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 dedicated agency and rules are dictated by Sharia or islamic 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 husband leaving or a husband's mental health issues. Although official rates of women seeking to dissolve their marriages aren't recorded, the number of khulas seems to be rising. According to a 2019 survey 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.
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
THE RUSSIAN ECONOMY HAS MANAGED TO STAY AFLOAT DUE TO OIL SALES. ACCOR DING TO THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, MOSCOW HAS EARNED $74 BILLION VIA OIL SALES THROUGH JULY OF THIS YEAR
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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 increase, creating a political headache for Biden ahead of the approaching midterm elections.Consequently, while the intentions behind 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.
in other parts of the world, extortion has established itself as a “normal” way of survival (including avoiding media scrutiny) and doing business because of the massive power wielded by criminal groups such as ndrangheta and Camorra in italy’s Calabria and Campania, respectively.
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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 challenges that include low professional standards, insufficient financial resources, inadequate legal frameworks and poor training. these factors have the potential to seriously undermine the integrity of the media, leading to significant 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 challenge lies in striking a workable balance between these internal operational and external regulatory factors in the interests of society’s good.
Why are more Pakistani women choosing to divorce?
verythingwe hate about the media today was present at its creation: its corrupt or craven practitioners, its easy manipulation by the powerful, its capacity for propagating lies, its penchant for amplifying rage. Also present was everything we admire and require: factual information, penetrating analysis, probing investigation, 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 suspended following extortion accusations.
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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 victimisation may take the form of an unfavourable or “hostile” media exposure. Why is the story of two journalists accused of extortion such an important news incident in the context of the myriad events and incidents worthy of our attention as a nation?
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
Fidel hadebe is communication specialist and former spokesperson for the national department of health.
my cooking skills. Once my cooking business took off a bit and i felt i could become financially independent, 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.
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 market and its prices,” writes vakulenko in a recent 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.
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-bedetermined price cap, thus forcing russia to abide by the regulation. Once the plan is finalized, 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 Secretarylater.of the treasury Janet yellen called the move “a critical step forward in achieving our dual goals of putting downward pressure on global energy prices while denying [russian president vladimir] Putin revenue to fund his brutal war in Ukraine,”
Although its response to a price cap re-
ment in media regulation and it only provides for the involvement of the public and industry representatives, for instance Press Council of South Africa.
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 psychological abuse or simply "not getting anything" out of a marriage. "Women know about their rights and are more independent," she said.
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A spokesman for the Chinese foreign ministry said that Beijing hoped that “relevant countries will make constructive efforts to ease the situation through dialogue and consultation, not do the opposite.”
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Finally, the g7 will likely also need buyin 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: indian petroleum minister Shri hardeep Singh Puri has said that he would consider the proposal 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.
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.
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 DEDICATED AGENCY
PAKISTAN'S MARRIAGE CULTUR: in Pakistan, marriages by choice are called "love marriages." however, arranged marriages are very common in the South Asian country. Couples signing 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 relationships before they get married, here you don't," he told DW. "even though we were technically married 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.
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 Journal, Moscow has earned $74 billion via oil sales through July of this year.
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 already been out of supply.
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-
Currently, the entire pro-freedom leadership is in jails or in house arrest while hundreds 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.
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PAMA and PAAPAM cite the difference in treatment for OEMs and parts manufacturers by the aforementioned state entities in being allocated importAccordingquotas. to the letter “The understanding, reached among OEMs, SBP, MOF, and EDB/MOIP for foreign exchange allocation, SBP is releasing foreign exchange at 50 per cent of 4 months average from July-2022 onward. The OEMs later started receiving funds and getting their CKD consignments cleared from the port”.
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 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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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 appealed to the people to contribute even smaller amounts such as Rs100 per person per day.
The Kashmiri leadership has continuously been pointing out that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was taking into possession all religiously 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 clearance of backlog, imports will automatically be adjusted to 50 per cent of OEM production level.”
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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 arresting prominent Kashmiri religious leaders to stifle their voices and pave way for forcible implementation of Hindutva agenda.
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Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief operations by Pakistan Air Force are underway 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, medical facilities and critical supplies to the flood victims in the disaster hit areas.
“However, such understanding was not available to automotive vendors and their consignments were stuck at
The seminar was held in collaboration between Sarwar Foundation and Pakistan Development Network (PDN).
Pakistan has also called on the UN Human Rights Council not to remain “a passive bystander” as India intensifies its statedirected suppression of Kashmiri people’s fundamental rights and freedoms.
“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 impunity being rewarded,” Ambassador Khalil Hashmi, permanent representative of Pakistan to the UN’s offices in Geneva, said in the 47-member Council’s general debate which began in Geneva.
The letter also states that the aforementioned 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 production. We request enhancement of quota for import of machinery and allied equipment”.
Chairman, PDN Dr Amjad Saqib, Head Lahore Institute of Health Sciences (LIHS) Gohar Ejaz, philanthropists and representatives of various welfare organisations attended the Sarwarseminar.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.
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. 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.
of Kashmir.However, at the other end, is the apathy of the world community, particularly the United Nations, who has become silent spectator to the sufferings of Kashmiris and Indian state terrorism (The term falls short to describe the atrocities committed by Indian forces in DespiteKashmir).having over dozens of resolutions 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.
The government removed the ban on imported vehicles altogether last month via an increase in import duties, and also hinted at relaxing import restrictions for tractor manufacturers in a bid to encourage localization. However, the government has refrained from making any formal announcement on the CKD situation in the automotive sector. Automotive sales have slumped in July and August in comparison to last year’s figures.
This all is aimed to force Kashmiris to forsake their demand for freedom,” Convener All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Azad Kashmir Chapter, Mahmood Ahmad Sagar said while reacting to the arrests.
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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 NonGovernmental 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.
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 Rs25 million to Punjab CM Ch Pervaiz Elahi for flood relief fund. staff photo
Pakistan Air Force has provided 4848 Tents, 377457 Food packages, 3095.25
The All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Azad Kashmir Chapter has also taken strong exception to the arrests.
port, hindering the production of vehicles. A quota of $8.59 million is now allocated to vendors from September instead of July resulting in shortage of parts.” the letter Subsequently,continues.PAMA and PAAPAM 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 system, and have requested that these anomalies be Furthermore,rectified.theycite that the motorcycle, tractors, and trucks/buses segments require very low completely-knocked-down (CKD) im-
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.
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ers (PAAPAM) have jointly written a letter to State Bank of Pakistan (SBP), the federal secretary of industries and production, and the Engineering Development Board (EDB) requesting an increase in quota for sub-components, components, and sub-assembly imports in the automotive sector.
The arrest of Islamic scholars even surprised prominent peace activists. “Three prominent Islamic religious leaders of Kashmir have been arrested, but no one knows why!” Ashok Swain, Professor of Peace and Conflict Research at Uppsala University tweeted.
India's puppet regime in IIOJK stoops to new low by arresting Islamic scholars
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He said the purpose of the establishment of PDN is to give collective shape to welfare activities.
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 Kashmir by snatching lands of Kashmiris, killing people while on the other hand it was depriving Kashmiris of their religious heritage.
However, the sector is likely to remain adrift in terms of quota, at least until the rupee is able to halt its downward spiral, which was also the main reason why the restrictions were levied in the first place.
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 infamous Tihar Jail while terming the move as an infringement into the religious affairs of the Muslims.Kashmiris apprehend that Indian authorities had planned to take famous Eidgah, Srinagar, 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.
“It is unfortunate that the RSS-influenced fascist Narendra Modi-led Indian government after snatching every right from
conian Public Safety Act (PSA) and now they have arrested religious scholars to stifle theirPoliticalvoice.
locking religious institutions to drag the young generation away from religion and promote obscenity and vulgarity in the land of saints,” Shaikh remarked.
Tons of ration, 231,693 liters fresh water for the flood affectees. Moreover, PAF has established 45 Medical Camps where 56559 patients have been treated so far. 20 Tent cities accommodating 19807 people and 54 relief camps have also been established. PAF helicopter and transport fleet also carried out 255 sorties and evacuated 99 people from the flood affected areas in last 24 hours. pr
Since August 5, 2019 when fascist Modi-regime snatched special status of the state, it issued domicile certificates to millions 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
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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.
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activists termed the move as beginning 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“SinceBoard.any such sinister move could trigger 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 followings and had the potential to mobilize public against any malicious Indian designs.
The Indian authorities since Thursday arrested several prominent Islamic scholars including 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.
ports. “about 20 per cent of the car and SUV segment”. Thus, the letter requests that parts manufacturers operating in this segment be given additional relief, “We therefore request an additional quota of just $2.00 million for this very essential segment of the auto sector” states the letter.
The quota in question was a rationing mechanism devised following the SBPs increased administrative oversight of CKD imports so as to balance the country’s diminishing foreign exchange reserves whilst also keeping the automobile sector afloat.
The threat of the “three evil forces” has been increasing in the region with the US’ reckless withdrawal from Afghanistan, external 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
Police are mounting Britain’s biggest-ever security operation for Monday’s funeral, as hundreds of dignitaries, 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.
Harry — who served two tours with the British army in Afghanistan — has reportedly also been given special permission to wear his military uniform despite no longer being a working royal.
the annual meeting that jams traffic through Midtown Manhattan had been a more subdued affair with leaders allowed to send in Thevideos.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 President Xi Jinping, not planning to travel to New York.
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on Friday that the fruitful contents of the Samarkand Declaration showed that the SCO is marching toward becoming a more international organization from a regional organization, while its membership expands along with the member states’ issues of interest.
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.
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.
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.
The UN General Assembly is back in person after the pandemic disruption but in a world as full of crises as ever, with the war in Ukraine set to pit the West against Russia.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and other leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member states on Friday made fruitful achievements by signing the Samarkand Declaration and a raft of documents and statements for not only regional countries but also the international community, showing the world the organization’s and regional countries’ joint pursuit of stability and development amid a complicated global geopolitical situation.
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 interviews from their new home in the US.
Several US adversaries are expected, however, including Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, defying loud protests from their opponents in the United RichardStates.Gowan, who follows 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“Butleaders.”Zelensky has to be careful. A lot of non-Western politicians are resentful of the West’s focus on Ukraine and
The vigil will be repeated on Saturday evening by eight of the queen’s grandchildren, including the new heir to the throne Prince William and his estranged brother Harry.
Officials say the project is the world’s first intercontinental relocation of cheetahs, the planet’s fastest land animal.
But the queen’s youngest son Edward said: “We have been overwhelmed 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, admiration and respect.”
Mark Drakeford, an avowed republican, 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”.
“Our world is blighted by war, battered by climate chaos, scarred by hate and shamed by poverty, hunger and inequality,” Guterres said.
worry that the war is distracting international attention from issues like the global food crisis,” he said.The US ambassador to the United Nations, Linda ThomasGreenfield, acknowledged the concerns, saying that despite discussions on Ukraine, “it will not be the only thing that we’re dealing“Wewith.”cannot ignore the rest of the world and what is happening in the rest of the world, the impact of climate change, the impact of the pandemic, conflicts elsewhere in the world,” she Secretarysaid. of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday will cochair a summit on food security with the African Union, European Union and Spain as high global prices — worsened by the invasion of major grain producer Ukraine — bring new hunger around the world.
Xi also outlined several priorities going forward for the SCO state members, including staying committed to the Shanghai Spirit and enhancing solidarity and cooperation, maintaining strategic independence and safeguarding regional stability, pursuing inclusiveness and shared benefits in promoting development cooperation, and advancing the SCO expansion process and strengthening SCO institutions.
India welcomes back cheetahs, 70 years after local extinction
joint efforts on countering terrorism, the Samarkand Declaration has also expressed member states’ concerns over the security of outer space and other controversial fields.
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. Agencies
Chinese top lawmaker meets South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol
Charles on Friday wrapped up his maiden tour as monarch to the four nations of the United Kingdom with a visit to Wales, part of an operation dubbed “Spring Tide” to launch him in his new Largerole.crowds in Cardiff chanted “God save the king” as he shook hands with well-wishers following a multifaith service in Llandaff Cathedral, and at CardiffCharlesCastle.metWelsh First Minister
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“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. 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.
“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.
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.
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Members of the public braved waits that at one point were estimated to be up to 24 hours and chilly nighttime temperatures to view her coffin.
President Xi on Friday attended the restricted 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.
ORLDleaders begin gathering in London from Saturday for the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, as princes William and Harry are set to lead a vigil of her grandchildren at her coffin.
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
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 terrorism in this region. The SCO represents an ideal international relationship that countries have long desired, especially after the USled unilateralism, exclusionism and forming
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.
SCO expands international appeal as Xi outlines priorities of shared benefits
On Friday, SCO member states signed the Samarkand Declaration and issued statements 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 cooperation, the Samarkand Declaration also contained various international issues such as concern over unilateral protectionist actions that undermine the multilateral trading system. It also demonstrated that the SCO has become more mature and contributed more to the international governance system and
The Shanghai Spirit upheld by the SCO members could also be applied in dealing with international issues, Zhu said.
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. When meeting with the South Korean president, Li conveyed cordial greetings and best wishes from Chinese President Xi Jinping to Yoon.
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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.
But republican movements are gaining ground, and efforts to keep them all in the royal fold will likely be a feature of his reign.
filedAndrewpast. — stripped this year of his royal titles over a sex assault scandal — 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.
The personal sorrow of the queen’s family has been playing out in the glare of intense international attention.
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.
From Australia and New Zealand to Canada, they have formally proclaimed him their new sovereign.
Calling for joint efforts to counter terrorism 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 creating a unified list of banning terrorist, separatist and extremist activities.
‘Tide of emoTion’: Back in London, Charles held a 15-minute vigil with his siblings — Princess Anne, Prince Andrew and Prince Edward — around their mother’s casket on Friday night.
He said that properly handling sensitive issues is crucial to ensuring the healthy and steady development of ChinaSouth 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.
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improvement of the global order, Zhu said.
Some 150 world leaders will descend on New York for a week of diplomacy, with all required to come in person to speak save one — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, granted an exception as he leads the fight against Russian invaders.UNSecretary-General Antonio Guterres, speaking ahead of the summit that formally begins Tuesday, said that the world’s divisions “are the widest they have been since at least the Cold War.”
Eight Namibian cheetahs arrived in India Saturday, decades after their local extinction, in an ambitious project to reintroduce the spotted big cats that has divided experts on its prospects.
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The queen’s death on September 8 aged 96, after a record-breaking 70 years on the throne, has sparked an outpouring of emotion.
They stood, eyes lowered and silent, while members of the public
of small cliques wreaked havoc on global stability, said experts.
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.
“As fractures deepen and trust evaporates, we need to come together around solutions.”
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.”
“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 framework envisaging only the peaceful use of outer space,” the document says.
Since the establishment of diplomatic ties, South KoreaChina 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.
The SCO’s proposals on international issues have greatly boosted the UN’s significance and inclusiveness, as many international mechanisms represent the will of developed countries but do not give full consideration to developing countries, according 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 organization in terms of geographic scope and population, keeps growing. Agencies
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 ChinaSouth Korea relations and jointly pointing out the direction for the development of bilateral ties.
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.
“Their history and achievements as a franchise
Boucher said it was an “honour and privilege” to be appointed head coach of Mumbai Indians.
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.
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 seasons.Bayliss was England coach when they won the 50overs World Cup in 2019 and also led the Kolkata Knight Riders to IPL titles in 2012 and 2014. Most recently, he was the head coach of Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2020 and 2021 seasons.
United lost their opening Group E match 1-0 against Real Sociedad last Thursday.
After the dismissal of right-handed Farhan for 102 in the 19th over, the defending champions managed to add only seven in the final over to end up scoring 175 for the loss of three wickets in their al-
Later tonight, Northern will take on Southern Punjab in the 30th and last group match of the tournament.
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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
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 Feyenoord’s Iran winger Alireza Jahanbakhsh hit a hat-trick in their 6-0 demolition of Sturm Graz.
“He needed that goal. He was close many times.
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.
Hales, 33, was called up to the T20 World Cup squad this month as a replacement for Jonny Bairstow.
Lorenzo Pellegrini chested in the second goal after 49 minutes, with former Torino forward Belotti tapping home in the 68th minute.
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Moldova served as a painful reminder of their diminished status following last season’s failure to qualify for the Champions League.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored for the first time this season as Manchester United got their Europa League campaign back on track with a 2-0 win at Sheriff Tiraspol on Thursday.Ronaldo had gone seven games without a goal this term before the United striker converted a first half penalty against the Moldovan champions.
Sahibzada 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.Thevictory also confirms Khyber Pakhtunkhwa place in the semi-final after topping the six-team table with 12 points from 10 matches.
ATSMANAlex Hales said he has matured during his three-year absence from England’s squad, adding that he is “really looking forward” to aiding his country in their Twenty20 World Cup campaign in Australia.
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“I did think that the chance would not come again. It was disappointing not to be in the team for three years,” Hales added.
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).
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lotted 20 Experiencedovers. Junaid Khan was Balochistan’s pick of the bowlers with two for 34.
“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 silverware,” 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.
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.
Mature Hales ‘looking forward’ to england opportunity at t20 world Cup
United’s first trip to the far-flung outpost of
England begin their T20 World Cup campaign against Afghanistan on October 22 in Perth.
Pakistan and England Cricket squads were fully prepared to play against each other the 1st T20I on September 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.
“I 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 dynamicBoucher’sunit.” appointment comes after Mahela Jayawardene stepped down as head coach to take on a bigger role at the franchise due to its increasing internationalFormerpresence.Indiafast bowler Zaheer has been elevated to global head of cricket development from his previous position as director of cricket operations.
[…] You have to look yourself in the mirror and try to improve as a person and learn from your mistakes.”
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Andrea Belotti scored his first Roma goal to cap their 3-0 win against 10-man HJK Helsinki at the Stadio Olimpico.JoseMourinho’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.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.
“We’re happy for him and the team wanted him to bring the goal, so that’s good.”
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.
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Taking Christian Eriksen’s pass in his stride, Sancho cleverly switched direction inside the Sheriff area, giving himself room to plant a cool finish into the bottom corner from 12 yards.
Ronaldo scores first goal this season as Man Utd stroll in Europa League
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.
2022 season where they finished bottom of the table.
“We could expect this when you miss pre-season so he has to work really hard and invest to get the right fitness then he will score more goals,” United boss Erik ten Hag “Yousaid.can see he is really close and when he gets fitter he will finish them. I think he is totally committed to this project and to this team.
Sahibzada Farhan’s century confirms Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s place in semi-final
clearly put them up there as one of the most successful sporting franchises in all of world sport,” he added.
Mumbai Indians said that Mark Boucher will become their head coach from the 2023 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), while Punjab Kings have appointed Trevor Bayliss to lead the side.
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“I think I have changed. I’ve definitely matured. I’m comfortably into my 30s now and turning into a veteran,” Hales told reporters ahead of England’s T20 series in “AtPakistan.theend of the day, it was my fault, wasn’t it?
“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 experience.“Ifeel like I can help push this team forward.”
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 Morning. 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. The women’s volleyball worlds is co-hosted by the Netherlands and Poland and slated on September 23October 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 Argentina on September 25.
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Ronaldo doubled United’s lead in the 39th minute, easily stroking in his spot-kick after Diogo Dalot was brought down by Patrick Kpozo.
cluded seven fours and six towering sixes.
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.This was the kind of unglamourous fixture Ronaldo seemed desperate to avoid when he launched his unsuccessful bid to quit Old Trafford for a Champions League club in the summer.
Ronaldo missed United’s pre-season tour for “family reasons” and, while Ten Hag was pleased with his contribution against Sheriff, he says the forward needs more work to reach peak fitness.
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.
China unveils squad for women’s volleyball worlds
United remain three points behind group leaders Real Sociedad, who won 2-1 against Omonia Nicosia.
After being put into bat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa openers Farhan and Rehan Afridi provided a solid 71run start. Wicketkeeper-batter Rehan was the first one to return to the pavilion not before scoring 34 from 25 balls, which included six boundaries. Farhan was joined by Kamran Ghulam (26, 21, one four, one six) and the pair knitted a 64-run partnership for the second wicket. Farhan continued to play shots at will and brought up his century from 61 balls which in-
newspaper reported he was serving a three-week ban for recreational drug use.
Chasing 176 to win, Balochistan lost wickets at regular intervals and were bowled out for 137 in the 17th over. Haris Sohail coming to bat at number five topscored with a 30-ball 47, studded with five fours and two Forsixes.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.
Boucher will join Mumbai after stepping down as head coach of South Africa following the Twenty20 World Cup in Australia, which begins next month.
RestoRation of electRicity
The CPPA, in its application, has submitted 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.
DISCOs again seek power price hike under FCA for August
per unit and power generation with RFO was 1,021.38 GWh 7.27 per cent of total generation calculated at Rs35.6145 per unit.
He continued that the flood affectees were in pathetic condition in South Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) but there was no commitment of government of PTI.
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.
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.
Death toll climbs to 1,545 as 37 more people die in floods across country
Khawaja said, “The country never needed such unity and solidarity before as the 220 million masses had to stand together to help disaster hit masses. The winter season is approaching and the flood crisis could cause famine in DuringPakistan.”thevisit, 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.
“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.
Questioned over the matter being made “controversial” by politicians during a press conference in Gujranwala, 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 confidants and Nawaz Sharif, but he has to make the decision.”
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gard on September 29. Once approved, the increase will put an additional burden on already burdened power consumers.
Qamar Javed Bajwa is set to retire in the last week of November. The matter 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.
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electricity generated from wind was recorded at 390.71 GWh, 2.78 per cent of total generation and solar at 73.44 GWh, 0.52 per cent of the total generation in August.
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.
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.
It must be mentioned that PM Shehbaz departed for London earlier Saturday to represent Pakistan at Queen Elizabeth-II’s funeral on September 19. He will then proceed towards New York where he will attend the United Nations General Assembly.
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.
The Prime Minister said that measures were being taken to promote investment in Azad Kashmir and create a favourable environment for investors.
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.
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.
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.
PTI leader Fawad Chaudhry on Saturday said party organisations across the country have been ordered to come out and protest against rising inflation and reiterated the party’s demand for snap elections as the PTI’s tug of war with the government continued on the Talkingmatter.tothemedia in Islamabad 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-
Regarding high electricity prices, the minister said that fuel adjustment charges would see a great reduction from October onward and electricity
“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.
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World, neighbors’ help needed to avert looming famine: Kh Asif
would become unemployed in the next few months.
Chaudhry said that the rupee and market were not stabilising even after the release of funds from the International Monetary Fund and criticised the finance minister and prime minister for having no solutions or plan except for “crying and screaming in press“Theconferences”.countrywill have elections whether the government wants them or not. The ultimate arbiter is the nation and until it doesn’t get the right to make political decisions, the PTI won’t step back from its struggle.”
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.
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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.
tions against rising prices due to the country’s current economic situation.
NEPRA will conduct a hearing in this re-
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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.
He said that anyone holding urgent meetings with someone did not matter since according to the Consti-
He appreciated that the UN secretary general was playing the role of Pakistan’s
PTI chairman to address grand rally Muzaffarabadin on 29th
was 13,638.75 GWh at a rate of Rs10.1126 per unit, total price of which was Rs151.137,924 million.
undeRway in sindh: Meanwhile, on the special instructions of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the work on Dadu-Johi 132 kilovolt electricity transmission line was continuing.
Thehimself.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
The power tariff is again likely to be increased 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.
“Imran Khan is not talking about floods rather continuously demanding power. Khan’s statement should never become topic of politics. Did Khan and his Chief Minister made any visit to flood affectees?”
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.
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.
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. 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. 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.
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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).
Minister for Defence Khawaja Asif on Saturday 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.
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bills would begin to reflect that. “By December there will be a great decrease [in power bills],” he added.
spokesperson for spreading the word for assisting Pakistan in crisis.
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.
tution, the matter was at the prime minister’s discretion and it was his decision to make.
The power minister also briefed the media regarding his visit to Sindh’s Dadu to survey power operations amid the current flooding situation and measures taken to avoid any breakdown in power generation due to flood waters.
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 imported from Iran was 54.47 GWh that amounted to Rs20.9570 per unit, 0.39 per cent of the total power generation in the saidProfitmonth.also learnt from the data submitted by the CCPA-G with NEPRA that net electricity delivered to DISCOs in August 2022
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.
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.
He said the unavailability of electricity was now limited only due to a few tehsils in Sindh because of stagnant flood
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“If the government doesn’t move towards elections, then wait for a final call in these two weeks as consultation continues. We think workers should await a final call in ChaudhrySeptember.”said the core committee expressed concern about the rising level of street crime in major cities, adding that they had reached an unusually high level. He claimed factories were closing, 250-300,000 people had become jobless in the last four months and one million more people
Fawad announces countrywide protest against rising inflation
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Similarly, the power generation from gasbased 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.
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RiveR indus continues to Run in medium flood at KotRi: 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.
BISP disburses over Rs 25 billion among 1,005,978 flood affected families
The power generation with hydel source was 5,353.69 GWh (giga watt per hour) constituting 38.10 per cent while power production 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
The CPPA-G in its tariff adjustment request 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.
Responding to media queries, he said no personal bias or politics could overcome national interest. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif during the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) rule proposed a charter of economy which was rejected by the Imran Khan regime.
Indictment of PM, son in money laundering case deferred again
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.
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 Organisation (SCO) Summit of the Council of Heads of State in KhawajahSamarkand.saidthe Prime Minister during his one-on-one interactions, bilateral meetings and speeches at the SCO Summit had highlighted that the global north damages to ozone layer caused the disaster that directly impacted over 33 million people in Pakistan.
OWERMinister Khurram Dastgir on Saturday admitted that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif would consult PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif and his confidants for the appointment of the next army chief — but insisted that the final decision would be made by Shehbaz Sharif
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
Respondingwater.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.