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During the meeting the two leaders dis cussed bilateral relat ons and ways to strengthen mutual cooperation in mu tiple fields

The vis ting dignitar y offered fu l support for the people of Pakistan

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It was nformed that overa l the eco nom c situation was ver y bleak due to il economic polic es of the current gov ernment Experts have pointed out grave concerns related to hyper nfla t on economic contraction exchange rates, supp y chain management and badly conceived IMF conditionalities resulted into miseries of common man Imran Khan stated that a wel per form ng and boom ng economy was destroyed by imposing incompetent on the nation through foreign conspiracy

During the meeting, matters of mutual interest regional secur ty sit uation and bilateral cooperation with European Union (EU) were d s cussed an Inter Ser vices

He expressed the hope that on the invita t on extended by him President Rais would be able to undertake an early visit to Pak stan

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The meeting also d scussed the countr y s political s tuat on and deterio

The core econom c group would present the report to PTI leadership on economic cost of regime change cur rently crisis point and remedial action plans a ong targeted subsidy for vu ner ab e sect ons

Earlier Prime M nister Shehbaz Sharif also met Federal Chance lor of Repub ic of Austria Kar Nehammer here

ambassador for assuming her new appointment

He highlighted 17 key economic areas that inc uded F scal, Energy, In dustr y Social sector F nancia sector commerce & Exports construction & housing, Agr culture, Tourism & Blue economy Digitalisation SoEs & Privat

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Ba wa here at General Head quarters (GHQ) and expressed her gr ef over the devastation caused by catastroph c floods in Pakistan

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The COA S thanked for the EU ’s support and reiterated that assis tance from the g obal partners wou d be vital n rescue and re habil tation of the victims

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RIME Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tues day met with President of France Em manue Macron on the sidelines of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assemb y here I t w a s t h e f i r s t m e e t i n g b e t w e e n a Pa k istan leader with President Macron follow ng the diplomat c ties got affected after carica tures published by a French magazine fo low ing which mass protests broke out n Pakistan with demands for sending back the French Ambassador

The EU ambassador also offered sincere condolence to the fami lies of the v ctims

ward to enhance mutually bene f c relations

Both the dignitaries hoped to further enhance bilateral engage ment based on common interests

She also apprec ated Pak istan s Army efforts for assisting civ l administration n rescue and re ief efforts n the flood affected areas and pledged to play her role enhancing relat ons between Pakistan and EU

E U e n v o y c a l l s o n C OA S : Pa k i s t a n v a l u e s m u l t i - d o m a i n t i e s w i t h E U Shaukat Tarin to head PTI’s core team to prepare economic roadmap: Imran I m r a n’ s q u e s t f o r p o w e r t h r u ‘ b l a c k m a i l i n g , i n t i m i d a t i o n’ t o f a i l : M a r r i y u m C O N T I N U E D O N PA G E 03 C O N T I N U E D O N PA G E 03

The Pr me Minister also held a meeting with President of Iran Seyed Ebrahim Rais During the meeting the prime m nister recal ed his warm and cordial meeting with President Raisi on the side ines of the SCO Summit in Samarkand on September 15 and under scored his commitment to enhance Pakistan Iran relations in diverse f elds

He re terated his gratitude to President Raisi and to the people of Iran for their solidarity and support with the Pakistani nation in the wake of massive floods

During the meeting, the two leaders agreed to further deepen and broaden bilat era cooperation across a broad range of areas including econom c and trade energy and connectivity cultural contacts and peo

ple to people links

The prime minister conveyed that Pakistan h ghly valued the Supreme Leader s strong and steadfast support for the ust struggle of the people of Ind an Il egally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK)

The prime minister in a tweet said he was moved by the gesture of the people of Pales t ne Deeply touched by Palestinians gesture of sending their Rapid Response and Rescue team to help f ood victims in Pakistan,” he said PM Shar f termed it as a representation of the brotherhood between the people of Pak istan and Palestine “ It s a reflection of a strong bond of ove and brotherhood we have for each other,” he said “ We w ll never forget this gesture ”

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ng Marriyum Aurangzeb Min ster of State for Foreign Affa rs Hina Rabbani Khar and SAPM Tariq Fatemi

Public Re lations (ISPR) news re ease said The COA S said Pakistan val ued its re ations with EU countries adding, “ We earnestly look for

The Prime Minister also met his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sánchez here and dis cussed b latera cooperation and exchanged v ews on matters of regional and international importance The prime minister, who is cur rent y on a US visit to attend the UNGA session also held meetings with French Pres dent Em manuel Macron and Austr an Chancel or Karl Nehammer earl

here with Imran Khan in the chair PTI

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Shaukat Tareen briefed the meeting on the strategy to put the countr y ’s economy on the path of mprovement and to protect the poor from the worst effects of economic disaster

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sat on water & cl mate sports educa t on, health, Arts & Cu ture, and Science & Techno ogy Each area would be headed by experts of concern area and aided by special sed team

Ambassador of European Un on (EU) Dr Riina Kionka on Tuesday led on Chief of Army Staff (COA S) General Qamar Javed

TIMS: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Tues e s t i n e ’ s Pr e s d e n t M a h m o u d A b b a s f o r s e n d i n g t h e response and rescue team for the flood af fected people in Pak stan

During the meeting they discussed b lat eral ties as well as matters of regional and in ternational importance Foreign M nister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Finance Min ster Miftah Ismail Min ster for Information and Broadcast

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A high level meeting was he d Central General Senior Vice Presidents Fawad Chaudhr Dr Sh reen Mazari and former finance minister Shaukat Tarin among others at tended the meet ng

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The COA S congratulated the

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Dengue Attack: 219 new cases of dengue virus repor ted in Karachi in a day

6.7 tons food distributed among flood-affec tees in 24 hours: NFRCC

Englishmen were playing their first game on the shores of Pakistan in 17 years and they showed a great performance in all the departments They chased down an easy target in the last over after restricting Pakistan to 158/7

A Pakistan Army soldier embraced martyrdom while thwarting a terrorist attack from Afghanistan in bordering Dwatoi area of North Waziristan district According to Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the terrorists from inside Afghanistan opened fire on the Pakistani troops in general area Dwatoi which was responded in a befitting manner As per credible intelligence reports, the terrorists suffered heavy casualties Sepoy Nazar Muhammad (34), a resident of Jaffarabad fought gallantly and embraced Shahadat during the exchange of fire “Pakistan strongly condemns the use of Afghan soil by terrorists for activities against it and expects that the Interim Afghan Government will not allow conduct of such activities, in future,” the ISPR said The Pakistan Army, it added, was determined to defend the country’s borders against the menace of terrorism and such sacrifices of our brave soldiers further strengthen our resolve”

Afghanistan, especially its adverse effect on public life of Afghans S e n a t o r s S e e m e e E z d i a n d A b i d a A z e e m b r o u g h t t h e a t t e n t i o n o f t h e E U D e l e g a t i o n t o c l i m a t e c a t a s t r o p h e f a c i n g Pakistan They also reiterated the need for a s s i s t a n c e f r o m t h e i n t e r n a t i o n a l community the issues of climate change candid of thanks from

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England beat Pakistan in T20I series opener

The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has served a notice to Senator Shaukat Tarin of Pakistan Tehreek i Insaf (PTI), asking him to join the investigation of a “leaked” audio conversation with Taimoor Saleem Jhagra, finance minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa He has been summoned to the agency’s office in Islamabad on Wednesday at 10 am In the purported conversation, Tarin could be heard asking Jhagra to write a letter to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), saying the provincial government won’t be able to fulfil its conditions for the release of a $1 billion loan tranche The federal government had accused the PTI of attempting to push Pakistan toward a default Miftah Ismail, central finance minister, asked Jhagra to resign and Tarin to quit politics for what he declared as an attempt to “sabotage” Pakistan’s interests

MoHR to kick off drive on transgender rights soon

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CM briefs British HC on quantum of floods devastation in S indh

Army Aviation helicopters have taken 574 flights for flood relief operations rescuing 4653 stranded people, the NFRCC told 6 4 tonnes of relief goods were supplied using the Army Helicopters in the last 24 hours, it added A total of 147 relief camps, over 300 medical camps, and 218 relief collection points have been established across the country, NRFCC said Over 9597 5 tonnes of food items have been collected at the relief points while 9476 9 tonnes of food items have been distributed in the country

Sindh CM briefing the British envoy said that the cities and settlements on the right and left bank of the river have submerged in the floodwater

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In reply Alex Hales played a watchful knock on his return to international cricket after three and a half years The 33 year old scored 40 ball 53 while Harry Brook made impressive 25 ball Usman Qadir was the pick of the bowlers for Pakistan, bagging 2 36 while Shahnawaz Dahani and Haris Rauf claimed a wicket each

“The government of Sindh needs tents and mos quito nets for flood victims, chief minister said “50 containers of shelters and plastic sheets will reach Karachi in next two weeks,” Ambassador Chris tian Turner informed Murad Ali Shah We are work ing to complete water drainage from agriculture lands within two months and will promptly cultivate wheat crop after drainage of the water, Sindh CM said “We will extend help to farmers in cultivation of the crop,” he said “The government will also restore old and natural water drains,” Shah told the British envoy

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affected people in the county it added

The Emergency Response teams of the Pakistan Navy have distributed over 1617 tonnes of food items, 5642 tents, and over 7,000 litres of mineral water among flood affected people

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Soldier mar t yred repulsing terror attack from Afghanistan

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solidarity with the people of Pakistan in the w a k e o f t h e d e v a s t a t i o n c a u s e d b y t h e r e c e n t f l o o d s S h e a l s o h i g h l i g h t e d t h e importance of GSP Plus for Pakistan and the need for strengthening work on issues of human rights labor rights freedom of expression and environment

Earlier England captain make an impact and wickets kept tumbling one after another after a good start

The Ministry of Human Rights (MoHR) in collaboration with the National Database Registration Authority (NADRA) will soon start an awareness campaign about transgender rights A working group comprising representatives of relevant federal and provincial government departments including NADRA and civil society organizations (CSOs), had been formed which would hold sessions across the country to aware the common people about the transgender rights, an MoHR official told APP For meaningful progress on Sustainable Development Goals 16 9 and 10 2 towards sustainable human development, he said, “We should promote and protect the rights of the most vulnerable segments, and take measures for creating a comprehensive society with effective participation of transgender persons ”

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FIA summons Tarin over ‘leaked’ Jhagra call

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Sindh High Court (SHC) Chief Justice (CJ), Ahmed Ali Shaikh on Tuesday took notice of Mithi gang rape case The Sindh High Court CJ has summoned a detailed report from the deputy superintendent of police (DIG) and senior superintendent of police (SSP) Tharparkar in a matter related to the alleged kidnap of a girl from Mithi’s area of Kaloi and gang rape Both the officers have been directed to appear before the Sindh High Court (SHC) on September 22 along with the report On Monday, a victim of gang rape allegedly committed suicide in village Mehran Soomro within the limits of Kaloi Town of Tharparkar The body of the victim was sent to Taluka Hospital Dipol Town for postmortem on late Sunday night The girl was reportedly abducted by some unknown persons five days back and kidnappers, who, after raping her had left her at a deserted place near her village The victim in her written complaint with police had stated that she was criminally assaulted when she was going to Hyderabad to receive official documents of the pension of her father who died few months back

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Pleasing symmetry: An exquisite view of mosque, gurdwara and temple in vicinity of Import Bazaar, Railway Station Lahore, reflects complete interfaith harmony in Pakistani society Photo by zubair Mehfooz

As many as 219 new cases of dengue virus were reported in Karachi as the provincial capital remained in grip of the mosquito borne disease The provincial health department confirmed that 219 cases were reported in a day 78 dengue cases were reported in East District 18 in Korangi District 61 in Central District and 35 in South District Overall 5,244 dengue cases were reported across Sindh this year

The NFRCC reported that no infrastructural damage was caused by rains in the last 24 hours

Flooding has wreaked havoc on the right bank of the Indus River and over 1 5 million people have af fected, chief minister told British diplomat

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leading the delegation from the Pakistani side, thanked EU for support in flood relief but raised three concerns over human rights H e s a i d f l o o d s i n P a k i s t a n a r e c l i m a t e induced and Pakistanis are suffering due to c l i m a t e c h a n g e e ff e c t s o f o t h e r c o u n t r i e s p o l i c i e s H e s a i d P a k i s t a n i s r a v a g e d b y f l o o d s a n d U k r a i n e b y w a r, b u t P a k i s t a n got ‘peanuts’ but Ukraine got billions S u r e l y, h e a s k e d t h e E U P a r l i a m e n t a r i a n s , P a k i s t a n i s a r e n o t children of a lesser god? He said even UN

A total of 4653 people were rescued overall, while 6 7 tonnes of food was supplied to flood affected people in the last 24 hours the National Flood Response Coordination Center (NFRCC) said

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S ecretary G eneral has called for ‘climate justice Secondly, he said Europe faces a g r a v e t h r e a t o f r i g h t w i n g r a c i s m a n d r e l i g i o u s b i g o t r y, w i t h I s l a m o p h o b i a a n d a n t i S e m i t i s m a s e l e c t o r a l t r e n d s i n S w e d e n a n d I t a l y t e s t i f y T h i r d S e n a t o r M u s h a h i d H u s s a i n S a y e d c o n d e m n e d d o u b l e s t a n d a r d s o f E u r o p e a n c o u n t r i e s : a n n e x a t i o n o f C r i m e a b y R u s s i a i s condemned while annexation of Occupied Kashmir by India is condoned M s M a r i a A R E N A e x p r e s s e d

Moeen Ali won the toss and opted to bowl first No Pakistani batsman could

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The remaining matches of the series are in Karachi (September 22, 23 and 25) and in Lahore (September 28, 30 and October 2)

Over 3,19,867 people have been treated in the 300 medical camps so far, and patients are being provided 5 day medicine it added

Sessions cour t to hear Imran’s case after ATC drops terror charges

Anti Terrorism Court (ATC) on Tuesday transferred a case registered against PTI Chairman Imran Khan over his remarks against Additional Sessional Judge Zeba Chaudhry and officials of the Islamabad Police to the session court The ATC Islamabad has transferred the case against Imran Khan to the sessions court on the orders of the High Court ATC Judge Raja Jawad Abbas Hassan heard the case

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SHC CJ takes notice of Mithi gang rape case

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S Maria ARENA, Chair Subcommittee on Human Rights along with Mr Peter Van Dalen and Mr Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Members European Parliament met with the members of the Senate Standing Committee on Human Rights at the Parliament House Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed,

According to NFRCC, at least 17,843 people have taken refuge in 11 Navy tent centres At least 15,300 people have been rescued by 23 emergency response teams of the Pakistan Navy, the NFRCC told

During today’s proceedings, ATC directed PTI chief Imran Khan to approach the district and sessions court for interim bail as the matter did not fall under its jurisdiction in light of Islamabad High Court (IHC) verdict which removed terrorism charges from the FIR Imran s lawyer Dr Babar Awan read out the high court’s judgment regarding shifting the case to the sessions court After listening arguments, the court sent the matter to the district court and disposed of the bail plea of Imran Khan

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British High Commissioner in Pakistan Dr Christian Turner called on Sindh’s Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah in Karachi on Tuesday

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continued his good batting form with an attractive 46 ball 68 while skipper Babar Azam made 24 ball 31 Iftikhar Ahmed scored 28 off 17 balls while no batters made contributions Debutant England paceman Luke Wood finished with 3 24 while spinner Adil Rashid took 2 27

In total 8 85 million medicine were collected while 8 83 million have been distributed among flood

However, 12,716 km of roads and 374 bridges have been damaged due to floods amid heavy rainfall and floods in the country, they added

Remember, Pakistan’s players were wearing a special kit in today s game, which shows their names and numbers submerged in water, to show solidarity with victims of the recent devastating floods England s players wore black armbands to tribute Queen Elizabeth II, who passed away on September 8

Mr Peter Van Dalen stressed the need f o r s t r e n g t h e n i n g t h e c r i m i n a l j u s t i c e system in Pakistan for expedient disposal o f c a s e s M r P e t r a s A U Š T R E V I Č I U S h i g h l i g h t e d t h e i s s u e o f Ta l i b a n i n

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The protesting teachers were working under BECS project since 1996 when it was initiated by the federal government and later in June 2021 the project was handed over to the KP provincial government Later, the BECA was placed under another project of Elementary Education Foundation (EEF)

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The KP reported the number of affected animals at 1 4 million, out of which 57,890 have recovered and 41 158 are under treatment Similarly the LSD spread among animals was reported in Kurram district with a figure of 9,596 followed by Charsadda district, which has registered cases of around 8 833 Shangla district has the largest population of cattle calculated as 707845 and the district has so far 781 number of cases of infection Battagram has 633418 population of cattle where 1481 number of illness were reported, 44 died, 703 recovered and 734 are still under treatment

The miseries of dairy sector which was already in crisis due to losses caused by lumpy skin disease is exacerbated by the devastating floods killing 8771 number of animals in the province

The outbreak of lumpy skin disease (LSD) has caused death of around 5 903cattleheads in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa so far, while 41,158 animals are being treated for the disease

Tarin to head PTI’s core team to prepare economic roadmap

The minister appealed to the entire nation and overseas Pakistanis to donate generously in KP Chief Minister s Flood Relief Fund to extend maximum help to the flood victims The rehabilitation of the displaced homeless victims is more difficult than the rescue and relief phases

PTI Chairman said that a group of inapt was imposed sans any preparation who not only ruined the economy but created political instability in the country He said that Pakistan s economy was stabilized due to hard work of three and a half year but all the hard gained of PTI government was wasted in weeks by these incompetent rulers Today, most of the people are facing worst inflation high electricity prices and slow economy,” he added He said that PTI would devise a complete road map for the recovery of the economy and to save the poor of the country PTI Chairman reiterated that the only way to get the country out of the quagmire of economic disaster was transparent and snap elections

LSD kills cattleheads in KP; 41,158 being treated

T h e s e f e m a l e t e a c h e r s a n d students staged walked to DC office a n d e n d e d t h e i r p r o t e s t a f t e r s u c c e s s f u l l y n e g o t i a t i n g w i t h t h e Deputy Commissioner

According to latest updates about infectious disease of animal, LSD killed maximum number of 630 animals in Kohat district followed by Charsadda where 607 cattleheads fell victim to the fatal skin disease According to the KP livestock department, the province has more than 8 8 million cattleheads, out of which so far 1 3 million cattleheads have been vaccinated till September 19

He said all the relevant institutions including Pakhtunkhwa Highway Authority, NHA, C&W and local government are endeavoring day and night to restore the flood affected roads and solve the problems faced by the people in transportation

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D e p u t y C o m m i s s i o n e r U p p e r, C h i t r a l M a n z o o r A h m e d A f r i d i a s s u r e d t h e m a f t e r t a l k i n g t o t h e A d d i t i o n a l S e c r e t a r y E d u c a t i o n D e p a r t m e n t t h a t t h e i r p r o b l e m would be resolved in two weeks

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For this purpose, he maintained, extra resources are required while dealing with such natural calamities that befall the nations He said that the recent flood was more intense and destructive than the floods of 2010 and it caused colossal damages

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The Foundation further refused t o r e c o g n i z e t h e 2 3 y e a r o f t h e i r service the protesting teachers said a n d a d d e d t h a t t h e i r s a l a r i e s w e r e not being paid from last 16 months d u e t o n o n s i g n i n g o f t h i s c r u e l contract

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He said that this fact is also very welcome and satisfying that the spirit, brotherhood and solidarity shown by the government, administration, Pakistan Army and especially the entire nation to deal with the recent natural disaster

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T h e t e a c h e r s ’ r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s thanked the DC for the talks and his assurance for solving their genuine i s s u e s T h e y d e m a n d e d o f t h e p r o v i n c i a l g o v e r n m e n t t o r e l e a s e their salaries of 16 months and also regularize their jobs and save these s c h o o l s f r o m c l o s i n g a d d i n g t h a t c l o s u r e o f s u ch schools would deprive hundreds of poor children from the right of education

He said that according to our estimates, apart from the loss of precious human lives more than 70 thousand acres of land and standing crops and gardens have been damaged

C n Area (SCODA), to help the flood affected p e o p l e i n P a k i s t a n O n t h e o c c a s i o n L i G a n g d e p u t y

More emergency funds are being released by the KP Finance Department he said while talking to residents of flood affected areas during his visit

s e c r e t a r y o f p a r t y w o r k i n g c o m m i t t e e o f S h a n g h a i C o o p e r a t i o n O rg a n i z a t i o n D e m o n s t r a t i o n A r e a , o n b e h a l f o f t h e c o m m i t t e e a n d C h i n e s e e n t e r p r i s e s i n c l u d i n g E a s t S e a H o l d i n g ( Q i n g d a o ) Q i n g d a o L U L U A g r i c u l t u r e E q u i p m e n t , C h i n a S t a t e C o n s t r u c t i o n N o 6 B u r e a u , S C O E v e r e s t ( Q i n g d a o ) I n t e r n a t i o n a l

He said the provincial government, local administration and all institutions are working round the clock to deal with this calamity and provide adequate aid and relief to the victim families

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The female teachers of Basic Education Community Schools (BECS) along with hundreds of male and female students here on Tuesday held a protest and walk demanding release of their 16 months salaries

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Faisal Amin Gandapur said that assessment committees had been formed to ensure fair and transparent distribution of compensation to flood victims for the damages caused to their houses during floods He,

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HINA and Pakistan are all weather friends and iron brothers, who always stand by each other s in difficult times and will continue to jointly create a better future, Commercial Counsellor, Pakistan Embassy, Beijing Ghulam Qadir said He made these remarks at the donation ceremony org a n i z e d b y t h e S h a n g h a i C o o p e r a t i o n O rg a n i z a t i o n D e m o n s t r a t i o

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Talking to media on the occasion, the protesting teachers said that there were 1,200 such com m u n i t y b a s i c schools across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa p r o v i n c e o u t o f w h i c h 9 6 w e r e located in Upper and Lower Chitral districts In each school one female t e a c h e r p e r f o r m s d u t y a n d t e a c h e s s t u d e n t s u p t o 5 t h C l a s s , t h e y expressed

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LAHORE: Punjab Inspector General of Police (IGP) Faisal Shahkar on Tuesday said that state guest security would be provided to all players ICC officials and other foreign staff during the Pakistan England cricket series He directed that foolproof security and traffic management arrangements should be made during the last three T20 matches scheduled to be held at Gaddafi Stadium Lahore The Punjab IG Police said that more than 8,000 officers and personnel would perform security duties on the matches, while 24 hour monitoring of teams’ routes, hotels and Gaddafi Stadium inside and outside would be done by safe city cameras He directed the Special Branch and CTD to take special measures for peaceful conduct of cricket series He gave a special task to CTO Lahore to maintain the uninterrupted flow of traffic during the matches and said that additional wardens and personnel should be appointed to maintain the flow of traffic Faisal Shahkar directed that best arrangements be ensured with the district administration for parking of cricket fans and transportation to the stadium He emphasized that the security and convenience of fans coming from other cities to watch cricket matches should be kept in mind while transportation in the vicinity of hotels, stadiums and routes should not be closed unnecessarily S ta f f r e P o r t

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however, appealed for full cooperation with these survey teams for this purpose

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All available resources are being utilized to assist and provide relief to flood affectees and rehabilitation work is underway at fast pace said KP Minister for Local Government and Rural Development Faisal Amin Gandapur

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Faisal Amin clarified that after the rescue and relief activities, the next herculean task before the KP government is the permanent resettlement of the affected families, which requires more time and resources than minister

T h e y d e p l o r e d t h a t E E F w a s s h o w i n g m a n y o f B E C S s c h o o l s closed in the previous report despite t h e f a c t t h a t t h e y w e r e o p e r a t i o n a l and forced teaching staff to sign an a g r e e m e n t t h a t t h e y w o u l d n e v e r r a i s e t h e i r v o i c e a t a n y f o r u m o r approach the court for any demand

They said that the BECSs were e s t a b l i s h e d i n s i d e a h o u s e i n s u c h a r e a s w h e r e t h e r e w a s n o p r i m a r y school in its surrounding and mostly y o u n g e s t o r p o o r c h i l d r e n r e a d i n t h e s e s c h o o l s w h o c o u l d n o t g o t o schools in other areas

CoNTINUED fRoM PAgE York Monday night to lead Pakistan s delegation to the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in which some 140 world leaders are expected to take part The prime minister is set to address the 193 member Assembly during its high level debate on September 23 The debate opens Tuesday and ends on Sept 26 Earlier, the prime minister flew into New York from London where he attended the final rites of Queen Elizabeth II On his arrival at New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport , he was received by Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN Munir Akram Pakistan’s Ambassador to Washington Masood Khan, Consul General in New York, Ayesha Ali and other senior officials On Septe m b e r 2 0 t h e p r i m e m i n i s t e r w o u l d a t t e n d a r e c e p t i o n t o b e h o s t e d b y U N S e c r e t a r y G e n e r a l A n t o n i o G u t e r r e s O n t h e s a m e d a y, h e w o u l d a l s o m e e t F r e n c h P r e s i d e n t E m m a n u e l M a c r o n , t h e A u s t r i a n c h a n c e l l o r a n d t h e S p a n i s h p r e s i d e n t A m e e t i n g w i t h P r e s i d e n t o f t h e E u r o p e a n U n i o n C o u n c i l C h a r l e s M i c h e l a n d p a r t i c i p a t i o n i n G l o b a l F o o d S e c u r i t y S u m m i t t o b e h o s t e d b y P r e s i d e n t o f S e n e g a l a n d t h e A f r i c a n U n i o n i s a l s o o n t h e agenda of the prime minister s visit On September 21, he would meet Managing Director of International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva and President of World Bank David Malpass Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi Besides meeting with the UNGA president, Csaba Korosi the prime minister would also attend a dinner reception to be hosted by US President Joe Biden Prime Minister Sharif will also host a luncheon reception in honour of Turkish president and his spouse besides meeting with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto

Pakistan’s largest digital bank, Mobilink Microfinance Bank Limited (MMBL) has collaborated with Careem, a pioneer in the Middle East region's ride hailing economy, to provide its Captains health insurance services over digital channels at market competitive rates for enhanced well being MMBL s Chief Finance & Digital Officer Sardar Mohammad Abubakr and Country Head Careem Pakistan, Feroz Jaleel signed the MoU on behalf of their respective organizations to for mally implement the initiative that in tends to bring more value in terms of financial independence and wellbeing to the diligent workforce that drives the successful ride hailing service across Pakistan Careem Captains will open their MMBL accounts digitally to access the insurance services while being as sisted through the process by both the Careem & MMBL Support team

He also underscored the need for a peaceful resolution of the Kashmir dispute in accordance with the Security Council Resolutions

Also speaking at the event Country Head Careem Pakistan, Feroz Jaleel said: Captains are at the heart of what we do and a priority area for us This col laboration with MMBL will undoubtedly bring value to our deserving Captains in availing hassle free digital financial so lutions and e health insurance Careem has always been at the forefront of com ing up with initiatives designed at im proving the quality of life for Captains This is the beginning of bigger solution space for our Captains as we will con tinue to explore other ways to improve financing ”

people were diagnosed in its capital Lahore T h e t o t a l n u m b e r o f p a t i e n t s i n P u n j a b throughout the year has moved up to 3,437

Bilawal urges OIC to push for appointment of UN Islamophobia envoy

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Moreover 152 new cases of dengue were reported in Punjab in the last 24 hours, the p r o v i n c i a l h e a l t h d e p a r t m e n t s a i d R a w a l p i n d i r e p o r t e d 7 1 p a t i e n t s w h i l e 4 7

He underlined the importance of en hancing legal migration opportunities for Pakistanis

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Under this partnership MMBL and Careem are solely focused on providing easy, accessible, and affordable digital financial solutions to the captains

The two sides acknowledged the need for continued cooperation on the shared ob jectives of sustained efforts and engage ment of the international community to alleviate the suffering of the people of Afghanistan and promote regional peace and stability

NEW YORK S ta f f r e p o r t F o r e i g n M i n i s t e r B i l a w a l B h u t t o Z a r d a r i o n Tu e s d a y u rg e d t h e O rg a n i s a t i o n o f I s l a m i c C o o p e r a t i o n ( O I C ) n a t i o n s t o a p p r o a c h t h e o ff i c e o f t h e U n i t e d N a t i o n s s e c r e t a r y g e n e r a l t o a p p o i n t a n e n v o y o n I s l a m o p h o b i a T h e f o r e i g n m i n i s t e r w a s a d d r e s s i n g a m e e t i n g o f t h e O I C C o n t a c t G r o u p o n M u s l i m s i n E u r o p e w h i c h w a s h e l d o n t h e s i d e l i n e s o f t h e G e n e r a l A s s e m b l y ’s 7 7 t h a n n u a l s e s s i o n i n N e w Yo r k H e s a i d I s l a m o p h o b i a c o n t i n u e s t o f i n d s t r o n g r e s o n a n c e i n p o l i t i c a l s p h e r e s i n E u r o p e u l t i m a t e l y l e a d i n g t o t h e i n s t i t u t i o n a l i s a t i o n o f I s l a m o p h o b i a t h r o u g h n e w l e g i s l a t i o n s a n d p o l i c i e s s u c h a s d i s c r i m i n a t o r y t r a v e l b a n s a n d v i s a r e s t r i c t i o n s H e s a i d t h e m o m e n t u m g e n e r a t e d b y t h i s r e s o l u t i o n s h o u l d b e m a i n t a i n e d Z a r d a r i s a i d o n e o f t h e w o r s t m a n i f e s t a t i o n s o f s u c h I s l a m o p h o b i a w a s i n H i n d u t v a i n s p i r e d I n d i a , w h e r e , d r i v e n b y t h e i d e o l o g y o f h a t e a g a i n s t M u s l i m s , t h e r u l i n g r e g i m e i s e x e c u t i n g i t s c e n t u r y o l d p l a n t o o b l i t e r a t e t h e c o u n t r y ’s I s l a m i c l e g a c y a n d t o t r a n s f o r m i t i n t o a n e x c l u s i v e H i n d u s t a t e H e s a i d t h e g e n d e r a s p e c t o f I s l a m o p h o b i a i s a l s o g a i n i n g p r o m i n e n c e , w i t h M u s l i m g i r l s a n d w o m e n b e i n g t a r g e t e d d u e t o t h e m o d e o f t h e i r d r e s s a n d t h e g e n e r a l n o t i o n t h a t M u s l i m w o m e n a r e o p p r e s s e d a n d t h u s m u s t b e l i b e r a t e d

West appreciated Pakistan’s efforts for peace and stability in Afghanistan and in the facilitation of evacuations

The commission has issued a notifi cation to WASA demanding a response o n A l i G i l l a n i ’s r e s e r v a t i o n s T h e b y polls are scheduled for October 23 T h e c o m m i s s i o n a n n o u n c e d t o o r g a n i s e l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t p o l l s i n K a r a c h i o n O c t o b e r 2 3 , w h e r e a s , b y polls in eight NA constituencies will be held on October 16 T h e d e c i s i o n w a s t a k e n i n a h i g h level session chaired by the Chief Elec t i o n C o m m i s s i o n e r ( C E C ) S i k a n d a r Sultan Raja last week

Dengue fever cases continue to rise

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is not facing any acute short age of its basic staple food wheat an official statement said Officials at a meeting convened by the National Flood Response Coordina tion Center (NFRCC) here with a focus on food secu rity said that this year the stocks of wheat and other food items are more than in previous years despite the devastating floods in Pak istan, the agency said in the statement The NFRCC was also told that procure ment plans are in place to ensure meeting the annual national demand of 30 5 million tons of wheat M o n to r n g r e p o r t

Since the start of the unprecedented monsoon rains and flooding, 1,545 people have died and thousands more have been in jured The floods have affected 33 million people, leaving hundreds of thousands homeless Swelling waters have swept away villages, roads and bridges, and at one point inundated a third of Pakistan s territory In the aftermath of the devastation doctors and medical workers are battling the increase in waterborne diseases and other infections, and struggling to treat the sick and deliver medicines, food supplies and tents to people displaced by the floods

The dengue fever cases in Pakistan continue to increase as a significan t n u m b e r o f p a t i e n t s were reported in parts of the country during the last 24 hours, health authorities said O n e p e r s o n d i e d a n d a t o t a l o f 2 7 6 p a t i e n t s w e r e d i a g n o s e d w i t h t h e d i s e a s e i n

AKISTAN and Norway have agreed to continue joint efforts to further strengthen and diversify cooperation, particularly in the fields of trade investment and development

mUlTaN S ta f f r e p o r t Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) served a notice on the Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) for alleged violation of the election code of conduct ahead of the by poll in the NA 157 (Multan IV) con stituency Ali Musa Gillani, a candidate of the P a k i s t a n P e o p l e s P a r t y ( P P P ) , f i l e d a complaint against the agency for initiat ing development work in a union council which he said was tantamount to a vio

said: Innovation and digitalization is the twin fuel that drives our growth at MMBL, and expanding our services to Careem Captains will help enable the achievement of our collective goal to pro mote digital and financial inclusion at all tiers Through this partnership, we aim to provide health & financial security to the Captains, who ensure secure & comfort able rides for the masses every day

Multan by- elec tion: WASA gets ECP notice over violation of code

MMBL to oﬀer e health Insurance & D igital Financial S olutions to Careem Captains

Sharing his thoughts on the develop ment Chief Finance & Digital Officer MMBL, Sardar Mohammad Abubakar

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Zardari hoped that more Norwegian companies would benefit from Pakistan’s attractive investment policy

They underlined the importance of the early conclusion of the Free Trade Agree ment (FTA) between Pakistan and the Eu

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The government said there have been no fatalities for the past three days from the deadly floods that engulfed the country since mid June, a hopeful sign that the na tion is turning a corner on the disaster

n o r t h w e s t e r n K h y b e r P a k h t u n k h w a i n t h e l a s t 2 4 h o u r s , t h e p r o v i n c i a l h e a l t h d e p a r t m e n t r e p o r t e d T h e n u m b e r o f a c t i v e c a s e s in KP is 1,610 and the total number of cases this year has reached 4,980

AFGHANISTAN A PRIORITY FOR PAKISTAN: Zardari also met US Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas West and stressed that a peaceful stable and prosperous Afghanistan is a priority for

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He emphasised the significance of con tinuing international engagement with the interim Taliban government for lasting peace and stability in Afghanistan and be yond

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said the waters have now returned to normal levels in all rivers, lakes and reservoirs Experts have said the flooding was worsened by climate change According to the provincial health de partment in Sindh, a total of 68,418 patients were registered there on Sunday Hundreds of villages in Sindh remain under water Last week, doctors said they treated 90,000 pa tients at medical and makeshift camps across the province Most of the patients mainly women and children, suffer from water borne diseases, skin infections and dengue fever the Sindh health department said Among those killed by the floods in Pak istan this summer were 552 children and 315 women Last week the UN children’s agency said more deaths from diseases can be avoided by ensuring medical facil ities in flood affected areas were ade quately supplied

The government has launched an anti dengue campaign including raising public awareness in response to the alarmingly high level of cases in the country, and has taken spe cial measures at the dengue hotspots in order to curb the spread of the disease

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The understanding came at a meeting between Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and his Norwegian counterpart, An niken Huitfeldt, in New York

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Nadira Panjwani, President of Ida Rieu Welfare Association said in her address that there are no reli able statistics about the incidence of deafness in Pak istan, but it is generally believed that there are over one million school going children suffering from some form of hearing impairment Presently options for their higher education are limited The HEC man dated four year graduate programs do not recognize the existing two year reduced syllabus for the deaf Consequently, they are issued an associate degree in stead of a full degree There are no modified post graduation programs available for deaf scholars

LAHORE: An artisan exhibits skills during 38th Pakistan International Handamde Carpet Exhibition organized by Pakistan Carpet Manufacturer and Exporters Association staff photo

adding that he cannot face the public because he became the most detested political figure of the country

Federal secr y reviews work on Park Road Housing Scheme

During the meeting, both sides reviewed progress of several investment initiatives by Chinese companies Royal Group of China has established a laboratory in Lahore to develop buffalo embryos of elite animals The company also plans to set up a buffalo dairy farm of 8 000 heads Dr Akmal Siddiq, Technical Advisor MNFS&R, while welcoming the initiative, noted that the project will significantly improve buffalo breeds and milk yield both in Pakistan and China Sichuan Litong Ltd and China Machinery and Engineering Corporation have started chili contract farming in Punjab and Sindh on 400 hectares The company is providing local farmers technology and training to grow high quality chilis It has planned to expand this operation on 10,000 hectares and to also establish a chili processing plant p r

ISLAMABAD: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has been awarded three star rating by the London based Global Competition Review (GCR), in its annual ranking of the World s top antitrust/competition authorities Alongside the three star rating, GCR has shown CCP’s performance indicator with upwards arrow as, “improving upon its previous accomplishments The CCP s three star rating brings it at par with the competition authorities of countries including, Switzerland, South Africa, Belgium, Israel and Romania GCR s Rating Enforcement and star rating is the result of an independent and objective process scrutinising information and data supplied by the competition authorities, the GCR’s daily reporting, and interviews with lawyers and economists on the quality of an agency s work in their jurisdiction Their analysis rates each authority on a scale of one to five stars In Pakistan’s country brief in the Rating Enforcement, the GCR noted: The Competition Commission of Pakistan has made several substantial strides in the past couple of years and re established itself as one of the region’s key competition enforcers ” The Chairperson, Ms Rahat Kaunain Hassan who re joined in July 2020 credits this achievement to CCP s team p

During the hearing, the chief justice remarked what would be the worst form of human rights violation that the CDA affectees had been waiting for the compensation from forty years It was sad that thousands of plots were allotted to those who didn’t deserve, he said

Shazia Marri said that I am truly happy to be here with all of you for the inaugural session of a conference on Higher Education for the Deaf Students

E D E R A L Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety and Chairperson Benazir In come Support Programme (BISP), Shazia Atta Marri said that the BISP has better database about persons living with disabilities

The conference was organized by the Ida Rieu Welfare Association in collaboration with the NED University of Engineering & Technology Guest speakers from Pakistan and abroad participated in person and online in this conference to express their thoughts on the way forward for facilitating higher education for people with deafness

Mr Farid Ahmed Khan (Group Chief Corporate & Investment Banking) expressed his pleasure at the recent steps taken by the Bank to elevate employee engagement mo tivation, and wellbeing He also extended his admiration towards the initiative to recog nize and appreciate high achieving employ ees Mr Khawar Ansari (Global Treasurer) expressed hope that CIBG and Treasury teams will measure up to the challenges of strengthening BOP’s brand and foothold from these new offices to the entire country by upping the ante on transparent dealing with their clients p r a y o i c e at S k y Towe r, K a r a c h i

On this occasion, Chief Minister Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah, Special Assistant to Chief Minister, Sadiq Ali Memon and others were present

Pak-China hold third meeting of joint working on agriculture

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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday directed Chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) to address the compensation issue of the CDA affectees within one month and submit report

He alleged that the self cen tered Molvi missed no opportu nity to create chaotic situation in the country for political mileage

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The conference declaration presents its recom mendations to address this problem and stresses the importance of inclusion of people with deafness as this is not only their right as endorsed by the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights but also

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Chief Minister Sindh, Syed Murad Ali Shah inau gurated the First International Conference on Higher Education for the Deaf in Pakistan today at the Ida Rieu Schools for the Blind & Deaf in Karachi

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During the ongoing NSER’s desk based survey Shazia Atta Marri said differently abled people were given priority while their visits to data collec tion centers and also specific protocols are in place for these groups such as a separate registration desk, facilitation by center staff etc NSER registration centers facilitate every person with dis

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CCP awarded three-star rating by global competition review

Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard the case filed by the affectees of various sectors of the capital, seeking payment of their compensations CDA Chairman Capt (r) Usman Younis appeared before the court

rated by a selected group of BOP employ ees which included the oldest serving male and female staff and staff c groups, the President reiterated the which the ior of the them o m m i t m n t t o t h e i r w e l l b e i n g , a n d h i s awareness and appreciation of their tireless efforts to deliver results

He went on to say that Imran Khan made Pakistan proud around the world and increased the honour of national flags glob ally while the imported rulers im posed through foreign conspiracy became a constant source of embarrassment for Pakistan and Pakistanis across the globe

Gandapur stated that Imran Khan stressed the need for en sure meritocracy in the appoint ment of new Army Chief as Fazal Rehman and others re jected self proclaimed leaders like him had no right to make such important decision

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A person, who sold his con scious for diesel permits, ridiculed the forces and other institutions in the past is now criticizing the PTI chairman”, he regretted Gandapur claimed that Fazl’s anti nationalism was evident from the fact that he became an instrument of foreign conspiracy,

Iftikhar Ali Shallwani, Federal Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Works, visited Park Road Housing Scheme Islamabad a project of Federal Government Employees Housing Authority and Supreme Court Bar Association Muhammad Tariq Rashid Director General FGEHA, briefed Iftikhar Ali Shallwani over the progress of development work and the relevant issues Secretary Housing expressed his concern over the encroachment and advised that it needs to be removed immediately He also emphasized that there is a need to augment the development work at the site During the course of visit, Iftikhar Ali Shallwani said that after the recent balloting the allottees need to be handed overthe possession immediately after the resumption of infrastructural work In order to provide modern residential facilities to the employees and the lawyers' community,Mr Shallwani asked for the best quality and timely completion of the scheme Mr M Ashfaq Ghumman, Senior Joint Secretary Housing and other officials of the Ministry and Authority were also present during the visit p r

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In a statement issued from PTI Central Media Department (CMD) on Tuesday, Mr Gandapur mocked at Fazlur Rehman, saying he could not become councilor, because people of Pakistan in gen eral and people of Dera Ismail Khan in particular disliked him to the core for using religion for his vested political motives

The Bank of Punjab opened doors of its new, digitally equipped Corporate & Treasury Front Offices today at Sky Tower, Dolmen Mall, Karachi The new premises have been designed to better serve the customers of Karachi and the South market, as elevating the Bank s presence in this region is a strate gic priority In addition to increased cus tomer facilitation, the new office will also enable our employees to service the Bank s products and services to a larger universe of customers The Offices are complete with the entire gamut of the required technologi cal infrastructure to enable cross functional team interactions and to stimulate enhanced service delivery

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He said that Fazl did not have the courage to compete in the political arena because Imran Khan made him a redundant po litical entity Hence he left with no choice but to resort to criticize PTI chairman, he added

Pakistan Tehreek i Insaf (PTI) senior leader Ali Amin Gandapur on Tuesday fired a broadside at JUI F chief over criticism of the PTI chairman, saying “fake and discarded Molvi should mind be fore talking negativity against leaders of caliber like Imran Khan

I S L A M A B A D: On Tuesday, the Ministry of National Food Security and Research (MNFS&R) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) of the People’s Republic of China jointly held the Third meeting of China Pakistan Joint Working Group (JWG) on Agriculture The participants of the meeting discussed and reviewed areas to further strengthen bilateral cooperation in agriculture and livestock between the two countries

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2022 is the Centennial year of the Ida Rieu Schools & Colleges for the Blind & Deaf making it the premium organization in Pakistan in the field of Special Education This conference was planned by the school as an important part of its centennial initia tives towards empowerment of people with deafness

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As we know, this conference will be exploring the prospects and the modalities of providing Higher educa tion to people with deafness I must compliment everyone at Ida Rieu for this brilliant initiative and for bringing together people with relevant knowl edge and expertise on a subject which is generally not prioritized

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Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah lauded the valu able services of the association and assured support of his government for all initiatives for empowerment of special children Federal Minister for poverty al leviation Shazia Marri also spoke on the occasion

The sheer chutzpah of stating that the federal government is not taking the floods seriously while Khan, whose party runs close to two thirds of the nation, is on a series of political rallies The federal government might coordinate, it might get funds from abroad, it might even use federal forces like central policy forces and civil armed militias to help chip in as far as rescue efforts are concerned, it is the provincial governments that are a primary agents of rescue, relief and rehabilitation, whether it is through the police or the various district administrations

For Imran Khan, a tough journey ahead After the deluge

The admirable response from the general public and local communities was the ray of sunshine in this desolate terrain

The disaster has raised several crucial questions, one of which is whether the country s political elite can still show the cooperation and resolve required in the coming months to guide the ship of state through these choppy waters and to safer shores if these stakeholders do not get serious, the scenario ahead can worsen

h i l e the November midterm elec tions will be about a number of eco nomic social and political issues at its core the elections will be about which party and candidate voters feel cares most about them and has solutions that speak to their most basic needs

As it is, he made some very ill thought out statements during the very initial days of the current climate catastrophe, when he expressed doubts over whether the funds collected will be going to the right places even though he backtracked a bit from those initial statements, his more confrontational talking points always reverberate through his support base, which is unaffected by his subsequent distancing from said statements and, in some cases, even formal apologies in court

Prime Minister Sharif and the heads of the serv ices gathered at a high level conference last week to assess the situation and develop comprehensive relief and recovery strategies The PTi chief ministers of Punjab and KP, who were invited along with other CMs, both boycotted it The chief secretaries of these two provinces were there but Khan ordered their po litical overlords to abstain

While the all too flippant answer is race, there is an element of truth in that generalisation The un rest that accompanied the civil rights movement did create a white backlash that has been callously ex ploited by Republicans since the time of the Nixon

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Over 1000 people have already died including many children A lot of livelihoods have been lost Fif teen thousand schools have been destroyed by flood ing: persistent flooding bad weather transportation disruptions, and infrastructure damage impeded relief and rescue efforts heartbreaking pictures show people struggling to survive in a sea of agony Five hundred thousand people are living in camps The estimate for the economic costs of the disaster is $10 billion so far

Donald Trump was the logical inheritor of these decades of the Democrats’ neglect of white voters he stoked their fears and while he had no intention or plan to fulfil his promises, he pledged to bring back jobs and restore the dream of prosperity in office, he ulti mately pursued policies that were detrimental to the needs of white working class voters, but he retains their support because they believe that he understands their anger and the sense that they ve lost control of their lives to economic, social, and political forces, leaving them feeling powerless and without a voice even after four failed years of the Trump presi dency, his appeal remains strong among many voters because he has been able to personify their frustra tions and aspirations his victory was their victory, and his defeat became their defeat Trump’s clones, now running for office, continue his message and carry his mantle

implicated in 80 percent of the nation’s natural dis asters over the previous 20 years, is mostly to blame for this catastrophe however it has been made worse by poorly planned or unlawful river and canal bank constructions

The challenge for Democrats is to recognize that the story being played out is bigger than Donald Trump and more than the social and cultural issues on which they are basing their strategies to win in No vember it’s imperative that they fight for racial jus tice, women s rights, immigration reform, and equity for the lGBTQ community But their approach can’t be “either or ” They must translate these issues to white working class voters and make clear that their concerns will also be front and center on the party’s agenda Only such an inclusive message and program can end the politics of polarization and provide De mocrats the opportunity to demonstrate that they rep resent the aspirations of all Americans

The point is that Democrats have lost touch with white ethnic voters and like the Republicans have pursued their own version of “either or” politics They speak to liberal “elites” and their “base,” but ig nore or insult others White working class voters have lost jobs, seen the values they have been taught to be lieve in now called into question, felt the “American Dream that had inspired them is now beyond reach and that Democrats aren’t paying attention to them The issue isn’t race, per se, but rather the feeling of having been abandoned and being vulnerable that has enabled Republicans to exploit race, immigration, or cultural change as reminders of their fear of being ig nored by Democrats and left behind

proclaimed themselves to be the party of working people They were, after all, the party of organized labour and their ranks were filled with ethnic immi grant working men and women who had come to this country to find opportunity and freedom from oppres sion For the better part of the last century, the Dem ocratic Party embraced and protected them and organized them into a powerful voting bloc that won elections at all levels of government Republicans, on the other hand, proclaimed themselves the party of big business and small government They promoted free trade, fought against unions, and consistently worked to reduce taxes, government spending, and regulation of business practices

Mr Khan became suspicious when a no confidence move was in the offing and the Army decided to stay neutral how can a watchman stay neutral when he sees the house being burgled?, PTi leaders argued After the success of the no confidence move the PTi’s social media trolls went haywire to blame the Army Mr Khan’s chief of staff Shehbaz Gill went many steps ahead by calling upon the Army not to carry out the high command’s orders The pronouncements were strongly resented by ally PMl(Q), which has a long history of working with the Army, as well as by some of the PTi supporters They pressured Mr Khan to seek reconciliation The attempts made last week in that direction have apparently failed as indicated by the tone and substance of Mr Khan’s speech in Chakwal The nation won’t forget ‘traitors’ and ‘conspirators’ who imposed ‘imported government’ on us, iK roared imran Khan still draws crowds it costs little to a common man to attend the off hours show with a number of leaders he has only seen on TV to be in live attendance, with heart warming 1965 war songs being played in the background But for candidates contesting elections with skyrocketing costs, it would not be easy to decide Fear of losing on the ticket of a party not liked by the establishment may deprive Mr Khan of a whole lot of potential winners

it is as if there has been a perverse inversion of the class conflict that once defined the relationship between the two parties Democrats once proudly

Perhaps the PTi chief does not realise that not only are such visits a part of the job description of the prime minister (and obviously the foreign minister) but they also serve useful in order to get help from the international community when it comes to disaster relief if the former prime minister were to take off his political goggles, he just might realise that the sheer scale of the disaster makes it impossible for relief and rehabilitation to take place without international support

A d m i n i s t r a t i o n T h e y p r e y e d o n t h e r e s e n t m e n t s and insecurities of poorer whites and despite having no positive solutions to offer them, still won much of their support

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Compared to 2010 when the country was last en gulfed in massive floods, the situation is much worse Over 30 million people have already been affected, and flooding has covered enormous swaths of terri tory, covering nearly a third of the country The tragedy impacted over 100 districts, with 80 districts designated calamity stricken Crops have suffered significant damage in addition to extensive residential and infrastructure demolition

M R A N K h A N does not have any principled differences with the Army he is not opposed to military coups in fact Ayub Khan remains one of his most admired rulers he remained on friendly terms with Pervez Musharraf also for a number of years Mr Khan doesn’t oppose the Army’s interference in politics or its encroachment on the turf of the civilian institutions he has even justified phone tapping of politicians by the intelligence agencies, saying the iSi and iB listen to all his telephonic conversations and this is exactly how it should be “iSi, which is the world’s most outstanding agency, listens to everything,” he reiterated Mr Khan was comfortable with being on the same page with the Army for nearly three years in a system often referred to as hybrid democracy

Meanwhile, the extensive flooding brought on by the abnormal monsoon rains has caused massive dis placement and loss Climate change which has been

Some PMl(N) politicians criticized this behaviour and reaffirmed their political criticism of PTi on other fronts Tensions increased as certain members of the coalition government continued to lambast the PTi As his telethon attracted record donations from Pakistanis living abroad, Khan clarified that the money he was gathering would be exclusively allocated to Punjab and KP Amid a national emergency the political leaders divided response was an uninspiring display

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With this in mind, it should have sent shock waves through Democratic Party circles when, a few months back, conservative Republican Senator lind say Graham crowed that while Democrats have be come the party of elites, the Republican Party has become the “party of the working class ” Unfortu nately, the Senator ’s comments largely were ignored Graham s observations, while containing more than a kernel of truth, might have been more accurate had he added the clarifying word “white” before working class Polls show that Democrats consis tently out perform Republicans among wealthier and college educated Americans, and also win strong ma jorities of Black, latino, and Asian voters Republi cans on the other hand receive strong support among whites without a college degree and those at the lower end of the income scale

This tragic state of circumstances did little to per suade certain political figures to end their combative tactics and polarizing language, at least temporarily For instance despite the mayhem around the nation the PTi held its public gathering in Jhelum imran Khan continued to use a combative tone in his speech while pledging that his party would stop at nothing to help and rehabilitate flood victims in re sponse to criticism, he declared that he would keep holding rallies despite floods heat waves and even war ” he protested in other cities, and his demeanour became even more antagonistic in response to the federal government s appeal a PTi leader requested at one rally, asking Pakistanis living abroad not to give money to the federal government for flood relief

The broader political and cultural upheavals of the 1960s and 1970s also played a role Patriotism, traditional sexual mores and gender roles and the foundational myths of our accepted history were all challenged in necessary, but nevertheless, unsettling ways And while Democrats correctly embraced these various causes, they oftentimes did so in a manner that ignored the needs and concerns of the very white working class voters who had once pro vided them with victories Democrats became the party of a collection of social and cultural causes, while Republicans were able to refashion themselves as the party that exploited the fears of white voters who felt they were not only being ignored but also becoming the victims of these causes A recent study showercented that as late as 1996 counties that were “85 percent white and earned less than the na

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how is it then that the same Republican Party that never abandoned its principles of small government, less taxes and deregulation now wins support from the very working class voters who need public edu cation and services, a system of taxation that doesn t favour the richest Americans and the health and safety protections that have historically come from government intervention and has become the party of the working class ?

The letter KP Finance Minister Taimur Jhagra sent to the federal government stating that the PTi run provincial government could not generate a budget surplus was the most blatant example The let ter s sole purpose was to damage the economic rescue plan because it was sent and made public just days before the iMF board was scheduled to meet and fi nalize our bailout package every provincial government was obliged to pro duce a budget surplus as per the conditions of the iMF agreement, which they had all agreed to do in writing The leaked phone conversation in which Jha gra and the previous federal finance minister admitted the situation would be bad for the state but decided to send the letter was equally dramatic Fortunately the Fund’s plan did not fall apart Pakistan received the first tranche necessary to reduce the risk of default after the board clearance on August 29

A coordinated response is necessary to address the humanitarian crisis the country is currently expe riencing in the face of a formidable economic chal lenge and skyrocketing inflation in order to handle an enormous calamity, political leaders must band to gether But this is not taking place

The traits of someone with a lengthy history of charity include generous support NGOs and private charities all rose to the occasion and mobilized vol unteers in locations they had access to Media cover age emphasized the areas that required immediate assistance To help the flood victims, campaigns were organized by civil society, businesses, the media, and residents across the country local residents who risked their lives to save others were outstanding ex amples of bravery and heroism in addition, other mu nicipal officials both men and women made round the clock assistance and evacuation efforts The suffering people’s ability to endure also stood out as evidence of the dignity and resiliency of the populace

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Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif extended an olive branch to imran Khan and offered to work with the opposition during a national emergency as the coali tion government launched its relief efforts however, the PTi run provincial governments in Punjab and KP did not make many efforts to engage with the centre instead, the chief minister of KP falsely claimed that the federal government had failed to assist and that his provincial and the federal governments had not spoken since the floods The chief minister of Punjab requested help from imran Khan rather than islamabad Chief Minister Pervaiz elahi appeared

A show of unity among political figures and par ties should be made to match the public’s role as an example however there is still a shortage of this be cause politicians are busy with their disputes

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AT i O N S typically come together when tragedies occur, but Pakistan is an excep tion nowadays The country s worst floods should have compelled the political adver saries to put aside their partisan differences and give a coordinated response to the disaster But this is an expectation that can never be fulfilled ex cept for a few days after the fatal downpour started to cause unheard of devastation across the country, dirty politics continued business as usual

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This was the reason that ZAB had left a rich legacy that could not be replicated by anyone else who came to power during the last 43 years ZAB gave the national constitution with consensus though he was then confronted by arch rivals in the parliament Making the country’s deterrence impregnable was his sole contribution in the early years of the nuclear policy ZAB united the divided Muslim world of his times into a uniform entity he promoted friendly relations with China and our country is still reaping its benefits Mr Bhutto chose to be a voice for the downtrodden and highlighted the issue of Kashmir in the United Nations he took politics from the drawing rooms to the common people in true spirit, he worked towards empowering the people and bringing them to the parliament

Keeping in view the global responses to the Russo Ukraine war, it is pertinent to mention that there are several social, political, and economic implications of it One of the political implica tions of the crisis is that it gave birth to Cold War 2 0 and the world will once again become the victim between two blocs and the rivalries will again be the same Consequently, the war has cre ated a sense of security dilemma among the states and countries are increasing their defence budgets after the crisis Some have also applied for NATO membership fearing that they would be the next target of Russia after Ukraine

The economic implications of the Ukraine war are bleeding all of us Oil prices are sharply increasing and it is completely affecting the entire world Prices of food commodities are rising, be cause Russia and Ukraine are among the largest wheat exporters in the world inflation is at its peak, because of the supply chain disruption

Moreover China seems to pursue three goals simultaneously: strategic partnership with Russia, minimizing the damage of sanctions from the eU and the USA against Russia and commitment to territorial integrity and non interference For maintaining a strategic partnership with Russia, China is supporting Russia as it demands or at least expects Russian support on the Taiwan issue

TO D Ay, when i read the headlines of the newspapers, it is clear that the price of petrol, diesel and kerosene has gone up again A week ago, the Prime Minister had openly stated that i am against the rise in prices of petrol because people cannot bear this burden in inverse to this Fawad Chaudhry said that there was no option but to increase petrol prices because trillions of rupees of the government are under debt due to the stay order There is no doubt that the Prime Minister came to power with a good vision but unfortunately for the ray of hope the poor the unemployed who were camping in the valley of contentment with the wish that our destiny would be bright and will be satisfied and good economic conditions and they will also feed their wives and children in the better way educated M Phils and PhDs thought that there will be an era of employment for them The rich were in a frenzy of waiting for their business to shine The corruption culture of the offices will end Perhaps something else was written on the canvas of destiny, the sweat of the poor was written in the mill of poverty, suicide and self immolation of people forced by unemployment, poverty and inflation, poor parents forced by starvation

Third, countries that are neither interested (at least apparently) in the war nor siding with one or the other, such as india and Pakistan it seems that india is playing a safe game, but in reality, it

To conclude , all the set ups of this war can prove that it is the preparation of a new world order and also a threat to US heg emony The idea of isolating Russia and securing Europe might lead to the demolition of Europe and the US dominance , because if NATO did not stop its expansion, then Ukraine is not the end but the star ting point for Russia

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Giving examples of inflation in other countries, we do not get tired of putting new knots of style, but have we compared Pakistan with other countries in terms of inflation with the whole world? if so then last year the rise in inflation worldwide is a conservative estimate of 4% but in Pakistan it is 10% now who is responsible for the 6% increase? What are the reasons for this one thing i want to mention here is that i am speaking in favour of any political party, if petrol goes up by ten rupees then the price of things will go up forty times An increase in inflation gives another type of artificial inflation in the market it is the responsibility of the government of the day to strengthen the governance system so that no shopkeeper, no trader can go beyond the fixed price regulation

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The Russo Ukrainian war divided the inter national community into three different parts each carrying specific dimensions First, there are the countries that are against the Russian in vasion of Ukraine such as the USA and its al lies They are not directly involved in confronting the Russian military, rather are pro viding military aid to Ukraine and imposing sanctions on Russia to paralyze its economy to end the war, as they claim recently, US Presi dent Joe Biden said “this time we are sanction ing Russian banks by cutting off their assets”

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Consequences aside, both countries have certain demands before ending the war Russia has been transparent about its demands it has stated its four requirements for Ukraine to end the war: full demilitarization which means that Ukraine should stop any kind of military action; amending its constitution toward neutrality (which would prevent it from joining NATO); recognizing Crimea as Russian territory, and recognizing Donetsk and luhansk as inde pendent states Ukraine, however, is equally firm in its de mands of Russia: it re quires peace, immediate ceasefire, immediate withdrawal of all troops and secu rity guarantees from the Russian invasion

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Second, TheRe ARe countries that are fa voring the Russian stance like Belarus iran Syria, Venezuela, Cuba, and China During the winter Olympics, China openly supported the Russian stance against NATO expansion in the meanwhile, China declined to join the West’s sanctions against Russia, opting for normal trade cooperation with Russia With the slogan No limits friendship”, Beijing is also helping Moscow tide over sanctions by buying oil, gas, and wheat To show the objectives of its foreign policy on “commitment to territorial integrity and non interference” Chinese officials and diplomats have openly said that China is a peace loving country and wants a peaceful res olution of the conflict

To common people conflicts are seen as two sided, the left versus the right, the labour versus the management, and one country versus another, but it s not that simple in almost all cases and the Russo Ukrainian War is no ex ception This conflict has a third side, where states willingly or com pellingly pick favourites to support them and the engine of war continuously steams blood not hol low smoke For in stance in the UN General Assembly, most european nations are taking sides while the Asian and African nations are not inter ested in doing so as most probably this suits their national interest

Today, people remember him as the leader who chose not to compromise on his principles Despite offers of clemency, Mr Bhutto made a choice that only a leader of his stature could have made he chose to stay alive in history over an extension of physical life As a result, his memory is etched in the hearts and minds of the people of all generations of this nation

Moreover, during the economic crisis faced by the countries there are a lot of protests and riots among the masses which create political and economic instability, and governments are failing to counter their emerging domestic prob lems China also got an indication that if the West could not save Ukraine, it would also not fight for Taiwan This might ultimately boost the Chinese morale to invade Taiwan On the social front, this war has generated

the greatest humanitarian crisis in europe since World War ii Many people lost their lives, jobs, and homes Racism emerged as the europeans preferred people with white colour and golden hair it brought a refugee crisis into europe, and those countries that were already hosting refugees from Syria and Afghanistan compelled them to go back to their countries, in trying to make space for Ukrainian refugees

The most unfortunate aspect is that his party has abandoned ZAB’s legacy of a corruption free society built on just and equal social and economic principles though the party has been able to maintain the secular and liberal credentials which it had also inherited from ZAB’s legacy however, ZAB’s legacy would continue to be followed by one or another segment of the society till it is revived to its original form as the eventual destination of the nation lies what dreamt of ZAB for it some five decades ago

ZAB was unceremoniously and brutally eliminated under an international agenda that not only deprived the people of a true leader after Muhammad Ali Jinnah but also derailed the country from being on the track of a progressive and prosperous nation in the comity of the world After ZAB s brutal murder his detractors tried to malign his legacy by hurling false propaganda and censoring ZAB s contribution for the nation from being high lighted but they were unmindful of the revenge of history which is straightforward and brutally sharp

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h e Russo Ukrainian War can be termed a multi dimensional disaster Many nations are siding with Russia and many are blaming it for the crisis Amid such a blame game, impli cations of the war have been taken for granted, as the war is impacting the entire world, includ ing those who are not involved in the crisis This is what the article aims to highlight: the global responses to the Ukraine war its implications and a possible way forward to end the war

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A F T e R two weeks, the people would witness the 43rd death anniversary of the slain Prime Minister of the Country, Mr Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto on 4th April 2022 Bhutto was amongst the leaders who were born in centuries Bhutto a charismatic leader; he was visionary, wise, diplomat par excellence, orator, laborious, and above all a friend of hapless and poor ZAB has been perhaps the only leader in the country who believed in the prosperity of coming generations and not merely the one of his time to whom he was dependent on to remain in the premier office

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To conclude, all the set ups of this war can prove that it is the preparation of a new world order and also a threat to US hegemony The idea of isolating Russia and securing europe might lead to the demolition of europe and the US dominance because if NATO did not stop its expansion, then Ukraine is not the end but the starting point for Russia

To ensure peace and stability in the re gion, it is important to look at how the war could end For the war to end, Ukraine should declare its neutral sta tus with no member ship in NATO and demilitarize the con flictual territories Sec ondly, an agreement of no interference in the domestic politics of Ukraine by the USA and Russia needs to be agreed upon Thirdly Ukraine should refrain from being the station of any other country’s military base Fourthly, in Crimea and Donbas, for the debated territories there should be refer endums under international supervision, and lastly, there should be negative security assur ances to non nuclear states

e D U C AT i O N is a vital asset to distinguish between right and wrong, good and bad, moral and immoral, vices and blessings The key purpose of education is to educate the ignorant, the unwise and common people about how to live a simple, but nice life and how to treat people; and how to attain huge milestones in life likewise, education makes us aware of upcoming dangers and provide viable solutions to resolve them education delivers all these factors and edifies us to the proper way to accomplish our desired goals Additionally, education is the only tool that significantly supports transforming the lives of the backwards nation into progressive nations it is witnessed that a country, whose literacy ratio is greater than others, exhibits unprecedented advancement in any sector in a nutshell education is a substantial agent to secure peacae progress and development it is the only instrument which we can use to improve the living standards of people and better their negative sides

is not it claims to maintain a neutral position in the war taking care of its strategic partnership with both Moscow and Washington but it ap pears that india has gone against the Western wish that it vote against Russia in the UN Gen eral Assembly because of its national interests in this context, Pakistan, a developing coun try that wants to shift its position from geo strate gic to geo economics also claims to be neutral it was pressurized by the West to vote against Russia on the UN General Assembly resolution but it did not Pakistan s neutral stance is impor tant because it is a developing country it needs cheap energy, pretty much for the same needs as india does and Russia is selling oil at cheaper prices Also, Pakistan imports wheat from Russia and Ukraine and the continuation of the war can cause food shortages in the country as it has al ready been struck by recent floods affecting more than 33 million Pakistanis in different ways

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NO POINT IN JUST ONE NUCLEAR BOMB: But that doesn’t necessarily mean that it will it is true that iran will have enough enriched uranium to make a nu clear bomb said Mohammadbagher Forough a re searcher at the GiGA institute for Middle East studies in Hamburg “However that is just enough to make one single bomb not a series of bombs he told dW A sin gle bomb makes no sense militarily The world’s nuclear powers don’t rely on just a single bomb no war could be fought like that A single nuclear bomb is not enough because you would assume that other nations will have multiple nuclear bombs that they would use against you to much more serious effect he argued There are also other reasons why iran is far from making its own nu

“The history of nuclear powers indicates that it ac tually takes years to build a bomb from nuclear weapons grade materials ” he pointed out “The iAEA has cer tainly described the seriousness of the current situation well But from that you cannot conclude that iran is re ally on the verge of having its own nuclear bomb ” it is certainly worrying that iran has more enriched uranium than was permitted under the 2015 nuclear agreement agreed Oliver Meier a senior researcher at Hamburg university’s institute for Peace Research and security Policy At one stage the country also had a heavy water nuclear reactor that would have been capa ble of producing plutonium, which can also be used to make a nuclear bomb “But that path is closed [to them] at the moment Meier noted

According to the iAEA, iran had continued to accu mulate enriched uranium even while it restricted access to the agency’s monitors in Vienna, diplomatic insiders have suggested that it would now only take iran between three and four weeks to make enough enriched uranium to create a nuclear weapon

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Around the same time, a 20 year old Muslim man was confronted late at night by a group of men They asked if he was Muslim When he said yes, they attacked him These weren t the only incidents

An inflammatory press release on Monday stated: “ We s t r o n g l y c o n d e m n t h e v i o l e n c e p e r p e t r a t e d against the indian Community in Leicester and van dalization of premises and symbols of Hindu religion ” This is sinister

A DANGEROUS PHENOMENON: As night set in violence broke out from both sides Muslims attacked one Hindutva marcher in his car pushing it over onto its side A masked man climbed onto a Hindu temple and took down its flag On Melton Road, as two lines of police officers stood between Hindutva and Muslim protestors, some members of the Hindutva mob threw glass bottles towards the Muslims “i saw the whole road blocked a witness told Middle East Eye The police had batons and dogs They weren’t letting any one through i saw police officers scattered throughout the surrounding streets

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We spoke to a young Hindu woman who fears for the safety of her local area speaking on condition of anonymity this is what she told us: My grandma goes to the Mandir [temple] daily so i don’t feel good about that Mob mentality is terrifying,” she said “This was something that always scared me about the rise of the BJP in india how that’s going to impact the diaspora it’s so sad to see growing up here it’s always been largely peaceful between all communities This is hor rific ” shamingly it has suited British politicians to turn a blind eye to the rise of the Hindutva movement in the uK Cynical electoral politics may be the reason

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Local residents trapped in their houses afraid to go out Masked and hooded men march through the streets This wasn’t a scene in india, a country notori ously prone to outbursts of brutal communal violence it happened last saturday night in the British city of Leicester For locals, it felt close to civil war nothing like this has happened before in Britain s most multicul tural city in recent months, though, something has changed Hindu nationalism has come to Britain in india, hatred against religious minorities, espe cially the country’s 200 million Muslims, is growing it is fuelled by Hindutva, a common term for the Hindu na tionalism propagated by the Rashtriya swayamsevak sangh (Rss), a paramilitary organisation indian Prime Minister narendra Modi received his political education in the Rss The ruling party, the BJP, was established in 1951 as its political wing

POLITICAL PRESSURE: in that case then, why is iran enriching uranium at such a fast pace? For Tehran it’s all about political pressure, Forough said From the perspective of iranian leadership, the conditions set out in the JCPOA were voided after the us government when it was being led by the donald Trump administra tion, pulled out of the deal unilaterally in 2018 since Joe Biden became president the us has been leading the push to renegotiate a new version of the JCPOA “so uranium enrichment is primarily a means to get the us and other players to sign the agreement which has al most been fully negotiated in Vienna,” Forough said That political pressure counts even more as the midterm elections approach in the us when members of Con gress and some in the senate will be chosen “it is not impossible that the democrats, led by us President Biden will lose their majority in Congress Forough said “in that case, the [new JCPOA] agreement will never be signed That’s another reason why Tehran is putting so much pressure on

it’s time for Britain’s ruling Conservatives to stop ingratiating themselves with Modi and wake up to his link to far right communal politics not just in india but in Britain too

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This in itself is a terrifying manifestation of Hin dutva ideology, which paints india as a fundamentally Hindu country assaulted by foreign Muslim invasions so that indian Muslims today are themselves not a real part of the nation MEE approached the indian High Commission for a comment but there was no response until this column went to print it’s deeply worrying that the indian High Commis sion should breach all diplomatic protocol by echoing the ugly language of religious militants back in india Many Hindus in Leicester reject the indian High Com mission analysis

men stormed through a Hindu majority area, attacking p e o p l e a n d p r o p e r t y O n e m a n w a s v i d e o e d w i t h a knife in hand, while another pulled a religious flag off a Hindu house

The majority of Leicester ’s Muslims are indian, with many tracing their origins to Gujarat, the site of the 2002 massacre in which Modi then chief minister of Gujaraat was implicated The statement, therefore, suggests that the High Commission recognises indian Hindus but not indian Muslims as part of the “indian community”

Former Home secretary Priti Patel is an open ad mirer of Modi, praising his “dynamic leadership” when she was in government in 2014, she went to the extraor dinary lengths of writing a letter of congratulations to Hss uK, the overseas wing of the Rss, for their event entitled “Rss: A Vision in Action a new dawn” Patel told its members they should be very proud of what they have achieved for Britain’s Hindu community ”

peaceful ” it had been asking iran about nuclear material at undeclared sites and the iAEA s director Rafael Grossi was “increasingly concerned that iran has not engaged with the agency on the outstanding safeguards issues during this reporting period and, therefore, that there has been no progress towards resolving them ”

WHO IS INDIAN? By only condemning attacks on Hindus, it turns a blind eye to the violence against Mus lims The indian High Commission is unforgivably tak ing sides in a religious conflict in a foreign country

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The iAEA said it was “not in a position to provide assurance that iran s nuclear program is exclusively

O u L d it be that iran’s nuclear program is ac tually meant for military purposes? That’s the suspicion that the international Atomic En ergy Agency seemed to raise in a report pre sented last week

This dangerous phenomenon of great importance has so far been almost entirely ignored in the press But not by india itself in a dangerous intervention, the High Commission of india in London has painted violence in Leicester as a purely Muslim phenomenon

Peter Oborne won best commentary/blogging in both 2022 and 2017 and was also named freelancer of the year in 2016 at the Drum Online Media Awards for articles he wrote for Middle East Eye Imran Mulla studies History at Cambridge University

TO T U R N A B L I N D E Y E TO T H E R I S E O F T H E H I N D U T VA M O V E M E N T I N T H E U K C Y N I C A L E L E C TO R A L P O L I T I C S M AY B E T H E R E A S O N

The threat escalated once more last saturday Around 200 Hindu men, most of them masked and hooded, marched through a Muslim majority area in East Leices ter As they marched, they shouted “Jai shri Ram” This innocuous sounding Hindu religious statement, meaning “Hail Lord Ram!” has become synonymous with Hin dutva violence in india

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iran had continued enriching uranium beyond the limits set by the 2015 nuclear deal, which it had agreed upon together with China, France, Russia, the uK, the united states, Germany and the European union, the agency report said But by late August, iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium totaled an estimated 3,940 kilo grams, that is more than 19 times the contractually agreed limit the report said

clear bomb, Forough continued The country doesn’t have the right ingredients to make one that includes the lack of materials for a detonator

i n d u s on one side, Muslims on the other Police officers wielding batons keep the two sides apart Close by, cars are being smashed One is overturned and its driver beaten up

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For the iranian government, the agreement is about ending the crippling sanctions regime imposed on their country because of attempts to potentially make nuclear weapons if the renegotiated JCPOA is signed by all par ties, then sanctions would ease On the other hand, GiGA s Meier said iran is getting in the way of the ne gotiations itself: The negotiations are currently being complicated by the fact that the iAEA can’t verify what’s going on inside iran s nuclear program That s why the iAEA has now said more clearly that an agreement on the restoration of the JCPOA requires additional meas ures to better verify iran s nuclear program he told dW “There are many outstanding issues and it’s important to resolve them quickly ”

weapons grade uranium for a nuclear weapon within a few weeks ” But Meier also confirmed that the iranians needed more than this to build a nuclear bomb iran has been working on that as well,” he conceded “There has also ap parently been research into making warheads for the mis siles However, as far back as 2009, there is no indication that this research has continued or that it has resumed ”

Whereas Hinduism is a great and ancient religious tradition, the Rss is modern to its core, modelled on 20th century European fascism One of its most influen tial ideologues, Madhav sadashivrao Golwalkar, ad mired the nazis and compared indian Muslims to Jews in Germany

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Across the sub continent lynch mobs have forced Muslims to repeat “Jai shri Ram” The crowds that tore down a 16th century mosque brick by brick in Ayodhya chanted the slogan some Hindutva protesters in Leices ter chanting “Jai shri Ram” assaulted Muslim by standers Local Muslim men confronted the Hindutva protesters Police kept the groups apart More Muslims gradually arrived and at sunset dozens prostrated them selves in prayer in congregation in the middle of upping ham Road

I T ’S T I M E FO R T H E CO N S E RVAT I V E S TO STOP INGRATIATING THEMSELVES WITH MODI AND WAKE UP TO HIS LINK TO FAR RIGHT COMMUNAL POLITIC S, NOT JUST IN INDIA BUT IN BRITAIN TOO T H E I N T E R N AT I O N A L ATO M I C E N E R G Y AG E N C Y R E C E N T LY WA R N E D T H AT I R A N W I L L H AV E E N O U G H E N R I C H E D U R A N I U M TO M A K E A N ATO M I C B O M B W I T H I N S E V E R A L W E E K S . B U T T H AT ’ S N OT W H AT I R A N R E A L LY WA N T S TO D O ready to build its own nuclear bomb?

The Conservative Party has seen potential for elec toral gain in collaborating with the ruling BJP, which re sponds in kind in the 2019 general election, the general secretary of the national Council of Hindu Tem ples, which has links with the BJP, was suspended after revelations that he had been personally urging people to vote Conservative on social media i n t h e s a m e y e a r, t h e p r e s i d e n t o f t h e H i n d u Forum of Britain was videoed telling an audience that s h e w o u l d b a n L a b o u r p o l i t i c i a n s f r o m H i n d u f u n c t i o n s A g r o u p c a l l e d O v e r s e a s F r i e n d s o f B J P u K , m e a n w h i l e i n v i t e d 3 0 0 i n d i a n s t o a m e e t i n g w i t h Conservative candidate dr Anwara Ali and Conserva tive MP Bob Blackman

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Eventually, police managed to disperse the crowds, but more violence erupted the following evening Hindus spray painted the outer wall of a mosque while Muslims removed a temple flag and set it on fire Masked men of both groups roamed the streets, before being dispersed by police Most press reporting so far suggests that both sides of the conflict are equally to blame, as Faisal Hanif has noted for Middle East Eye it must be stressed that the picture is confused and there have been horrifying Muslim assaults on Hindus But the ugly events of this summer cannot be explained without taking into account the rise of the Hindutva movement in Britain

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The iAEA pressed iran to adhere to the 2015 nuclear agreement it had signed in another earlier report, the agency also said it regretted iran’s decision to remove 27 surveillance cameras that had allowed inspectors to mon itor the country s nuclear activities from afar This had reduced the iAEA’s ability to guarantee that iran’s nuclear program was not military, the Vienna based agency said

What iran does have though are centrifuges inside its nuclear reactors that are more advanced than would have originally been permitted under 2015 s nuclear deal this is also known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Ac tion, or JCPOA “Centrifuges raise serious nuclear weapons proliferation concerns because exactly the same machines that are used to enrich uranium for a nuclear re actor can enrich uranium for a nuclear bomb,” the Feder ation of American scientists explains on its website in general, a nuclear reactor needs a small degree of enrich ment of a large amount of material, and a bomb needs a large degree of enrichment of a small amount of material iran has also exceeded the amount of uranium it has, and the levels at which it has been enriched, Meier said There all the limits have been exceeded he told dW “so technically, they would be able to produce enough

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it’s standard practice from Modi’s government to favour Hindus and ignore anti Muslim violence back home in india thus allowing fanatical militants to ter rorise minorities with impunity Yet there is an even more disturbing element to the High Commission of india s press release: it refers to “violence perpetrated against the indian community” in fact, as the indian High Com mission must have known, the clashes were largely be tween people with an indian background

GROWING TENSION: Today the Hindutva vision to forge india into a Hindu rather than religiously plural nation is closer than ever to being realised in india, this has meant death, terror and destruction, much of it involving attacks on Muslims But the Rss’s influence is no longer confined to india it is active in Britain in Leicester, tensions have been growing amid a series of anti Muslim attacks in May, 30 men attacked a Muslim teenager with bats and poles in the street after asking him whether he was Muslim One of his arms was broken and he was hospitalised An unprovoked religious attack, routine in Modi s india but till now unusual in Britain Then on 28 August violence escalated After india defeated Pakistan in a cricket match, a mob chanting “death to Pakistan” took to the streets of Leicester The mob attacked a sikh bystander and a police officer

STRATEGIC SILENCE: in recent years the Conser vative Party has entered into an unspoken electoral al liance with india’s ruling BJP it is often forgotten that Modi was banned from entering Britain after the 2002 massacre of over 1,000 Muslims in Gujarat But in 2014 Modi was elected as prime minister, and since then the British government has embraced him wholeheartedly in April former prime minister Boris Johnson visited india, where he announced new investment deals in tech nology and posed in photos with Modi no mention of the murderous attacks on Muslims on the rise throughout the country

The Holocaust Memorial Museum in the united states considers india the second most likely country to experience mass killings in 2022 Yet, the British gov ernment maintains a strategic silence on the matter in fact, the Conservatives seem determined to suck up to Modi’s BJP in May a delegation of indian opposi tion politicians was received at a reception in the British parliament Conservative MPs were noticeably absent, according to a report in the Guardian

Muhammad shakeel Abdullah, a Muslim traffic war den, says that on 9 september two men punched and threatened him with a knife while on duty in a sinister prelude to the assault, they asked him if he was Muslim

Blackman has a record of islamophobic views is known for retweeting anti Muslim social media posts by the former leader of the English defence League Tommy Robinson (he later apologised citing an “error” over the tweet), and sharing a platform with the far right commen tator Katie Hopkins in 2018 he hosted Hindu nationalist leader Tapan Ghosh in Parliament Ghosh has called on the un to “control the Muslim birth rate world over” This may help explain why, at the time of writing, there has been no statement on the violence from British Home secretary suella Braverman and little substantial coverage of the story in Britain’s notoriously islamopho bic mainstream press

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2022 Despite the long pending challenges in the refining sector, the company earned net revenues of Rs 170 billion, up from Rs 142 1 billion in FY 2021 Operating profit increased by more than Rs 2 5 billion (before finance costs and taxation) in FY 2022 Net profit for the financial year rose to Rs 4 7 billion or Rs 0 90 per share, increasing from Rs 3 5 billion, or Rs 0 67 per share, in FY 2021

The event proceeded with an explanatory product brief on Marina Sports City Residencia by the Senior Marketing Manager, Abdullah Hashmi Later, the Commercial Director, Sardar Aslam Warraich announced the news of possession of Al Noor Orchard Block C to their customers along with the earth breaking ceremony of West Marina in the coming days He highlighted the efforts of Al Jalil Developers, and their commitment to improving the quality of life in Lahore west by providing state of the art facilities The event concluded with an energetic performance by the famous singer Malkoo pr

Cnergyico Pk Limited (formerly Byco Petro leum Pakistan Limited), today reported finan cial results for the year ending 30th June,

Al Jalil Developers organized an extravagant product Launch of Marina Sports City at Al Noor Orchard Housing Scheme Chairman Al Jalil Group of Companies Ch Nasrullah Warraich and C E O Al Noor Orchard Malik Khalid Dhudi inaugurated Marina Sports City Residencia along with M D Al Jalil Developers Fraz Hassan Warraich The winners of the commonwealth games 2022 and young athletes of Pakistan were incentivized with cash prizes and medals for their incredible achievements in the ceremony

A series of Family Health Day Camps at the Department of Health, Sindh facilities was con ducted in 6 districts of Karachi di vision and Hyderabad district to mark the launch of ‘The Challenge Initiative in Sindh A total of 1200 women visited these camps, of which 331 females (28%) opted for FP methods The day reflects a 7 8 fold increase against routine visits ‘This is a landmark day as it denotes a step forward to achieve our FP2030 targets,’ said Dr Talib Lashari, Technical Advi sor and focal person FP2030, ad

nited Bank Limited is part nering with National Incuba tion Center (NIC), Karachi to organize the BuiltByHer 3 0 Hackathon to address women’s economic inclusion in Pak istan whilst simultaneously promoting Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education De spite having an estimated population of over 220 million, the participation of women in Pakistan s local economy is impeded due to lack of financial literacy and difficulty in accessing financial services Therefore it is imperative for leading businesses to support endeavors that encourage women empowerment BuiltByHer is a 48 hour long vir tual hackathon aimed at empowering young women in creating technologi cal solutions to address pressing devel opmental challenges present within

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minister said that the country is facing human tregedy, this person is organizing public gatherings, processions and concerts He said that the leadership of all political parties, social organizations and the entire nation are united and helping the flood victims in this difficult time Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and entire national leadership is seen among the affected people He asked: where is PTI and it's leadership? ' The innocent school children gave their savings in donation to help the flood victims The women handed over their jewelery to charity organizations to help the victims, he added While, power greedy person is black mailing to enter power corridors again and he even did not spare the innocent flood victims either He said that the PTI, which was enjoying the luxuries of life on the donations of Shaukat Khanum Trust, should tell the public where they invested the donations collected through telethons in the name of flood victims The minister added that differences in their own party ( PTI) have intensified Imran Khan has been threatening others, now he is threatening the important people of his own party pr

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from an already strong gross profit of Rs 3 3 billion reported for the third quarter of FY 2022 The marketing business benefited from the upward revision in margin for Diesel (HSD) and Motor Spirit (MS) from Rs 2 97 to Rs 3 68 per litre from December, 2021

The growth in revenues and net profit came in spite of the macroeconomic chal lenges The local currency’s devaluation, as well as the unusually large difference in rates quoted by banks and the weighted average rate announced by the central bank, caused severe exchange losses to the oil sector Ad ditionally, problems associated with getting Letters of Credit (LCs) confirmed from in ternational banks posed a serious threat to the oil supply chain An increase in inflation

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The second batch of undergraduate students celebrated their admissions at the National Skills University Islamabad (NSU) along with their parents and friends The Higher Education Commission of Pakistan recognized the NSU in 2021 and allowed undergraduate classes Currently, the university is offering admissions in various technologies, including civil, electrical, mechanical, information engineering, and medical laboratory approved by the National Technology Council Pakistan, including mathematics Moreover, this year, the university has added BBA in management sciences computer sciences in conjunction with information engineering technologies, and biotechnology with medical laboratory technology All these programs are integrated and interdisciplinary In the briefing session all departmental chairpersons briefed about their departments and informed students about their responsibilities to thrive in the highly competitive academic environments of the university Addressing students and their parents in the jam packed NSU auditorium, the Vice Chancellor outlined the advantages of skills education in the contemporary world Moreover, he spelled out that the undergraduate educational program at the NSU is unique Every graduating student must complete one skills certificate aligning with their field of specialization For example, undergraduate Electrical Engineering students can choose among four certificates: mobile phone manufacturing and repair, Solar PV System technology, and Domestic and Industrial electrician This will promote entrepreneurial spirit among graduates, and if they cannot find a job could be the job provided through establishing their businesses p r

OPF suppor ting returning migrants for their reintegration and empowerment at a very important point in time is the start of the area of support to the Pakistani This arrangement will support in counselling and introduction to em ployment or entrepreneurship measures Representative from the German Embassy, Mr Tobias Becker Country Director and Dr Mansoor Zaib Khan, GIZ Pakistan said that is play ing a critical role in enhancing the capacity of and reducing unemployment in Pakistan

K A R A c H i: Provincial Information Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon while reacting to PTI leader Ali Zaidi's statement said that PTI and its leaders have crossed all limits It is place to die from drowning for them The minister asked who was involved in hatching conspiracy in making fake picture viral to stop foreign assistance for flood hit people Who was behind confiscating the relief goods at Punjab border procucured by the Sindh government? The

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and higher lending rates also pushed financ ing and other costs higher Cnergyico’s CEO Mr Amir Abbassciy said, “Given woefully low working capital facilities available to the Company, it was able to clock approximately 23% of its re fineries capacity Going forward this area re mains of key importance for addressal, especially since the facilities are denomi nated in PKR and the upsurge in USD has further impacted these severely For now it appears that this trend will continue for the forseeable future, coupled with another rally in crude oil prices which cannot be ruled out Additionally our focus remains on cost ra tionalization across the various business seg ments we operate in, this for us is an

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On the eve of the ceremony, Omar Abedin, Project Director, NICK shared his excitement of partnering with UBL and said, "Having an organization like UBL committed to creating a gender inclusive economy is a game changer With UBL's expansive reach and ex pertise in banking technology, the par ticipating teams are bound to come up with some truly innovative solutions "

dressing the launch ceremony in Karachi The event themed “Family Planning and Reproduc tive Health (FPRH) in the Era of Climate Change,” highlighted the recent devastation of floods in Pakistan The ceremony was chaired by Dr Talib Lashari and attended by District Health Offi cers (DHOs) of South West Ko rangi, and officials of DoH, PPHI, and development partners TCI program is to be implemented by the Departments of Health and Population Welfare, coordinated by CIP, in collaboration with

their communities While the previous iterations focused on a variety of issues ranging from education to tourism this edition focuses on the economic em powerment of women, a subject matter that UBL as a responsible corporate or ganization is committed to addressing To commemorate the partnership a signing ceremony was held recently and was attended by Mr Sharjeel Shahid Group Executive Digital Banking, UBL (seated, left) and Mr

Greenstar Social Marketing the local hub of TCI in peri urban areas/slums of Karachi and Hyder abad The event's proceedings began with prayers for the flood victims followed by a presenta tion describing the critical compo nents of the initiative Dr Talib reiterated the commitment of the Sindh government to provide re productive healthcare for all under the direction of Honorable Dr Azra Fazal Pechuho, Minister for Health & Population Dr Syed Az izur Rab, CEO of Greenstar Social Marketing, Dr Yasmeen Qazi, Senior Country Advisor for FP/MNCH to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and Mr Amir Majeed, Manger Family Planning at Bayer Pakistan also spoke at the gathering and accentuated FPRH and maternal health during these challenging times in Pakistan, par ticularly in Sindh p r

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Cnergyico continues to work diligently to upgrade and modernize its refineries to meet the growing demand for high quality and environmentally friendly fuels while re ducing furnace oil output The company is looking forward to the introduction of the oil refinery policy and deregulation of fuel prices to improve the speed of innovation and growth in the oil sector about Cnergyico: Cnergyico Pk Limited is one of Pakistan’s leading mid stream and down stream energy firms, engaged in the businesses of oil refining, petroleum market ing and petroleum logistics Cnergyico's mission is to meet the nation’s chemical and energy demand The Company manufactures

Cnergyico is Pakistan s largest oil refiner by design capacity, and is the nation’s only firm having a dedicated Single Point Mooring (SPM) Cnergyico s SPM is the only floating liquid port in the country, and the company employs a round the clock crew dedicated for the safety and security of the Facilities and vessels in and around its anchorage area The SPM is Pakistan s only terminal having a Tier 3 oil spill response membership

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Speaking on the occasion Mr Sharjeel Shahid, Group Executive, Digital Banking Group, UBL said, UBL has always taken pride in being a progressive and inclusive bank Sup porting women entrepreneurs in tech space will go a long way in bank’s at tempt to carry forward the spirit of UBL as a responsible Corporate Citi zen We hope this partnership inspires the participants and many others to go after their dreams

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I s l a m a b a d : Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF) in line with the vision of honorable Prime Minster of Pakistan is developing the capacity of returnee migrants and provid ing them with trade specific toolkits as an In Kind support to help them start sustained self employment A ceremony was organized in Islamabad under OPF’s Pak German Fa cilitation & Reintegration Centre (PGFRC) where toolkits were handed over to 80 returning migrants in the fields of electrician plumber carpenter and mason These returnee migrants had also completed a comprehensive business de velopment training from PGFRC in their selected trades Dr Amer Sheikh Managing Director OPF shared that MoU be tween German and Pakistan governments has been formalized

The participants of the nationwide hackathon will team up to ideate and cre ate solutions to redesign financial prod ucts to be made inclusive, create marketing campaigns to promote finan cial inclusion and design digital solutions aimed at promoting financial literacy amongst women The competition will not only provide young women the op

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Cnergyico Pk Limited successfully capi talized on the surge in crack spreads in the af termath of the Russia Ukraine conflict which helped push the company’s gross profits to Rs 5 9 billion in the fourth quarter of FY 2022, up

Wang Yi has turned to China s old friend and former U S Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and told him that the pressing pri ority for China and the United States is to properly handle the Taiwan question, warning that mishandling will have a subversive im pact on bilateral ties Wang made the remarks during a meeting with former U S Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in New York

Queen Elizabeth II’s final ceremonial acts as head of state She died two days later, triggering 10 days of national mourning during which UK political life was suspended

tional action to end energy dependence on Russia, mak ing sure the world is never in this position again”, her spokesman told reporters

“We are aware of a video circulating showing a man pulling down a flag out side a religious building on Melton Road, Leicester This appears to have taken place while police officers were dealing with public disorder in the area,” the po lice had said in an earlier statement

erbating the tensions and there was “no obvious local cause” for such clashes in an otherwise very peaceful city

after delivering a sombre reading at Monday’s fu neral of Queen Elizabeth II Britain s new Prime Minis ter Liz Truss flew to stage her debut at the UN General Assembly In New York this week, Boris Johnson’s successor is due to meet US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron two leaders who are antagonistic towards Truss’s hard line on Brexit and Northern Ireland Tr u s s w a s a p p o i n t e d o n S e p t e m b e r 6

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Prabhu told AFP Prabhu said police had since been deployed around the girl s house to check any untoward incident”

Activists say police often fail to take seriously accusations made by the marginalised community and that they lack recourse to legal representation

“These tensions which have risen are now I think part of broader social change that is occurring within the city,” said Singh Also, one perhaps should not rule out the increasing influence of homeland politics, you know, the mobilisation of the diaspora by the BJP [Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata party]”

The respite will prove short lived as Truss thrusts into hard nosed diplomacy, and as her nascent govern ment tackles a cost of living crisis brought on by Rus sia s war in Ukraine that is hurting millions at home

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By early Tuesday, about 140,000 homes were still without power nationwide, mostly in Kyushu Japan is currently in its typhoon season and faces around 20 such storms a year

The unrest mostly involved young men from both communities, leading to scuffles and assaults on Saturday night, the BBC reported

The storm system made landfall by the southwestern city of Kagoshima on Sunday night, and dumped heavy rain across the Kyushu region before moving along the west coast By Tuesday morning, it was downgraded to an extratropical cyclone as it crossed to the northeastern coast and headed out to sea

Several incidents of violence and damage had been reported to the police in the aftermath of the events

The city’s mayor, Sir Peter Soulsby on Monday told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that social media was exac

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In previous cases, low caste families have been threatened or attacked to stop them from testifying

He said authorities were also searching for one person reported missing At least 114 people were injured, 14 of them seriously

issue of the Shanghai Communique, Wang said adding that China and the United States should earnestly sum up the conducive ex perience of 50 years of exchanges

tive defender of our democratic values against author itarian foes

The storm toppled trees, smashed windows and dumped a month s worth of rain in a 24 hour period on parts of Miyazaki prefecture, where the two deaths were confirmed Government spokesman Hirozaku Matsuno said another two people had been found “without vital signs, a term often used in Japan before a death has been officially certified by a coroner

Indian girl dies after allegedly being raped; set on fire

The girl was a Dalit, the lowest rung in the Hindu caste system who suffer disproportionately high levels of sexual violence in a country with high rates of crime against women

While the president paid fulsome tribute to Eliza beth II, his administration is fretting as her namesake prime minister threatens to rip up post Brexit trading rules for Northern Ireland

The prime minister ’s schedule includes meetings with the leaders of Japan, Israel, Spain and Turkey as part of her diplomatic bow, having already been in con tact with several Commonwealth counterparts ahead of the funeral

Dharmesh Lakhani, who represents and works with Hindu temples across Leicester, confirmed one flag outside the Shivalaya temple on Belgrave Road was

Truss also ruffled cross Channel feathers when, campaigning for the Conservative party leadership last month, she said “the jury’s out” on whether Macron was a “friend or foe” to Britain

She is due back in London on Thursday, a day be fore Finance Minister Kwasi Kwarteng delivers an emergency budget statement after the government vowed a costly scheme to cap rocketing energy bills At the UN, Truss will seek to “spur further interna

Both incidents took place in the poor northern state of Uttar Pradesh home to about 230 million people where similar crimes regularly make headlines

Last year the Uttar Pradesh authorities’ swift cremation before an autopsy of a Dalit rape victim murdered by an upper caste Hindu man triggered widespread outrage

According to British media reports, an unplanned protest by Hindu men on Saturday triggered a stand off between the two communities The BBC reported another protest involving about 100 peo ple that followed on Sunday, but police said there had been no further disorder overnight into Monday

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Adopted by China in 2005 the Anti Se cession Law stipulates that Taiwan is part of China, and the state shall never allow the Taiwan independence secessionist forces to make Taiwan secede from China under any name or by any means The Chinese for eign minister made it clear that to maintain the peace and stability of the Taiwan Straits, the U S side should utterly return to the original meaning of “one China” and un equivocally oppose “Taiwan independence ” Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi (L) talks with former U S Secretary of State Henry Kissinger in New York, U S , September 19, 2022 /Chinese Foreign Ministry n o n e w C o l d wa r: This year marks the 50th anniversary of former U S Presi dent Richard Nixon’s visit to China and the

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question would be, Wang warned

The Shanghai Communique was issued on February 28, 1972, when Nixon was about to wrap up his ice breaking visit to China Stressing that China’s policy toward the United States has maintained continuity and stability Wang noted that Chinese President Xi Jinping has put forward the three princi ples of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence and win win cooperation between China and the United States They are not only the ac cumulation of 50 years of experience in bi lateral relations, but also the basic principles that should be jointly followed in the next step of development Wang underlined

Out of a wrong perception of China, the United States insists on viewing China as its main rival and a long term challenge, and some people have even described the suc cess of China U S exchanges as a failure, which respects neither history nor them selves, Wang said Kissinger once warned that China U S relations are already in the “foothills of the Cold War,” Wang noted

She will also build on Johnson’s outspoken support for Ukraine, because “the whole world suffers when a regime like (Russian President Vladimir) Putin s is al lowed to bully and blackmail its neighbours”, the spokesman said

removed while another was burned, de scribing it as “unacceptable” However, he also added that he was proud of a Muslim Imam who was present at the site and vowed to stand outside and protect the temple

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As an old Chinese saying goes it is bet ter to lose a thousand troops than to lose an inch of land,” he said “This is the will and determination of the Chinese people

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In the latest case, the girl from a rural area was allegedly attacked by two men and set on fire early this month She was shifted to a hospital in the state capital Lucknow where she succumbed to her injuries on Monday “We arrested the accused within two hours of the incident being reported and assured the family of proper follow up action against the perpetrators,” local police chief Dinesh Kumar

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If the Anti Secession Law is violated, China will take resolute action in accordance with the law to defend the sovereignty and ter ritorial integrity of the country, Wang added

U S House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the Taiwan region, the Senate’s delibera tion of the Taiwan Policy Act of 2022 and claims about “defending” Taiwan from the U S side all gravely challenge the three China U S joint communiques and seriously undermine the political foundation of China U S relations, Wang said He said the Chi nese side’s biggest aspiration is to achieve peaceful reunification of the country and will do its best to make that happen

‘U n b r e a k a b l e’ b o n d: Truss was meant to meet Biden in London on Sunday for a courtesy meeting on the margins of the queen’s state funeral That was de ferred to enable full bilateral talks in New York

Two people were confirmed dead and another two were found “without vital signs” after Typhoon Nanmadol slammed into Japan over the weekend, a government spokesman said Tuesday

Lakhani, who has also been working with mosques and local Muslim leaders in the area, urged for calm and dialogue on both sides, in a city he said had long been a sanctuary for Hindu and Muslim communities who had lived side by side for decades Meanwhile, the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) has issued a statement condemning the “targeting of Muslim communities in Leicester by far right Hindutva groups “We do not believe these people rep resent the views of wider Hindu commu nities, with whom Muslims and Sikhs,

Her death on Monday came less than a week after two Dalit sisters, aged 15 and 17, were found hanging from a tree after being allegedly sexually assaulted and murdered by six men

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Soulsby reportedly regretted the af fair saying it does suggest that there are people with other battles to fight who are coming to Leicester to fight them It’s distressing that they choose to do it in our city We pride ourselves on good relations between communities”

The French president, in contrast, came to London for the state funeral to underline the “unbreakable” bond between France and Britain, aides said As well as Macron, Truss is due to meet EU com mission chief Ursula von der Leyen in New York, as Brussels pursues legal action against London over its Brexit plans

As the policing operation continued into Monday evening twenty five officers and a police dog were injured, with 47 people arrested and one jailed, police said A 20 year old has also been sen tenced to 10 months in jail after he pleaded guilty to possession of an offen sive weapon

Yet, it must be seen that the more ram pant “Taiwan independence” is, the less likely the peaceful resolution of the Taiwan

Scientists say climate change is increasing the severity of storms and causing extreme weather such as heat waves droughts and flash floods to become more frequent and intense

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among others, enjoy good relations in the UK, of which Leicester, historically, is a prime example We condemn attacks against any place of worship or symbols of religion hatred of any kind has no place in our society ” MCB Secretary General, zara Mohammed added Yasmin Surti, who has worked with the Leicester community for 30 years, said questions needed to be asked about why the police allowed the group to march through the city, as it made many local Muslims feel unsafe The flag re moval from the temple on Belgrave Road was “unhelpful”, Surti added, in an al ready tense situation d i a s p o r a p o l i t i C s : The Indian High Commission condemned the “vio lence perpetuated against the Indian Community in Leicester and vandalisa tion of premises and symbols of Hindu religion” on Monday

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The outbreak of a “new Cold War” be tween China and the United States will be a disaster not only for China and the United States, but also for the whole world, Wang cautioned, adding that the U S side should return to a rational and practical China policy, return to the right track of the three China U S joint communiques, and maintain the political foundation of bilateral relations

O z E N S were arrested in East Leicester after tensions be tween Hindu and Muslim com munities hit a boiling point, police confirmed on Monday

Meanwhile, the police asserted that the violence that occurred after a cricket match between India and Pakistan was not initially along religious lines, con trary to social media reports Gurharpal Singh, an emeritus professor of Sikh and Punjab studies at the Soas Uni versity of London and visiting fellow at the University at Leicester, told the Guardian Leicester was a model of multiculturalism but there was an underlying divide

U S President Joe Biden has made the commitments that the United States does not seek a new Cold War with China; it does not aim to change China’s system; the revitaliza tion of its alliance is not targeted at China; the United States does not support “Taiwan independence” and it has no intention to seek a conflict with China, Wang noted However, what the United States has done is contrary to the commitments, he added

There were also concerns that “out siders” may have played a role in stirring up trouble between the two religious groups and at least eight of those arrested were not from Leicestershire, the Guardian reported

A 16 year old Indian girl, allegedly gang raped and set on fire by two men, has died in the hospital, police told AFP Tuesday

ali returns to roots as england faces pakistan in t20 series

Moeen Ali returns to his roots in Pakistan to lead Eng land in a seven match series as both nations fine tune for next month’s T20 World Cup Ali will captain Eng land because T20 skipper Jos Buttler is recovering from a calf injury and is expected to play in only one or two games toward the end of the series, which begins Tuesday “Captaining England in any game, anywhere in the world, is a huge honour,” Ali said “Obviously, with my roots being from here and to lead England ( ) it’s huge and it’s (a) very proud moment for me and my family, my mum and dad and everybody ” Eng land’s first tour to Pakistan since 2005 starts in Karachi which will host four games The remaining three will be played in Lahore from September 28 Oc tober 2 Buttler is with the squad and has been under going rehabilitation, but Ali said the recurring of the injury during the Hundred back home has forced the England captain to be extra careful “Maybe in the back end of the tour he will play one or two games, but we re not sure yet, Ali said Obviously with the World Cup in Australia it s huge for us and we want him fully fit for the whole competition there ” The T20 World Cup begins in mid October At least eight mem bers of the England squad like Ali himself, Harry Brook Alex Hales and Phil Salt have experience play ing in Pakistan for various franchises in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) That experience could come in handy for an England team that is without its key T20 World Cup player Ben Stokes Fast bowlers Mark Wood and Chris Woakes are returning to the team after being sidelined for most of the summer because of injuries Jonny Bairstow was ruled out of the T20 World Cup due to a freak injury while playing golf while out of form Jason Roy was dropped both for the tour of Pakistan and the T20 World Cup Despite so many injury problems, Ali still believes England has enough firepower to challenge a strong Pakistan team that recently lost to Sri Lanka in the final of the Asia Cup “The only person I think that’s not here is Ben Stokes from the guys who could be here ” Ali said “Throughout the summer we had in juries, but it gives good opportunities for new players to come in ” Pakistan will be hoping its captain Babar Azam returns to form after a below par Asia Cup where he scored only 68 runs in six games Key play ers Fakhar Zaman and fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi will miss the series because of knee injuries Babar s opening partner Mohammad Rizwan finished as the top run getter of the Asia Cup and also rose to the No 1 ranked batter in the T20 rankings However, Rizwan was often criticized for playing too many dot balls especially during the first six overs of batting powerplay after Babar struggled in the Asia Cup “It will be good if you don’t overthink too much about the bad patch,” Babar told reporters about his run of poor scores in the Asia Cup It s cricket, your graph gets up and down but as a team we always try to back those who are not doing well ”

Instead, once again, Jayawardena pointed out the occasion as a factor in Babar ’s poor form

In 2018, Saim went on to feature in a bilateral series for Pakistan U16 against Australia U16 and topped the batting charts with 225 runs from five 50 over matches which included one century and a half century He went on to feature in U19 tournaments and from there made his HBL PSL debut in 2021 edition for Quetta Gladiators

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Sindh under the young leadership of Pakistan’s international Saud made a re markable turnaround to clinch the title

“These two responsibilities have to be managed separately, and that’s key to being a good player and then being a captain of the team ”

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“When you have a quality player like that, try and not put pressure on him ” Jayawardena said “I’m sure there would have been a lot of discus sion about his form in the Asia Cup and all that But leading into the World Cup, you want your best player to be confident and relaxed, going into the World Cup

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa one in the group stage and second in an all important final on Monday evening They had lost to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Rawalpindi by six wickets

Sindh was also represented well in the awards ceremony with Sohail Khan being judged the Man of the Match and the “Best Bowler of the Tournament” while Saim Ayub nabbed the Player of the Tournament honours

To come out of a bad patch, it s best not to overthink and keep things simple The main thing is to keep be lieving in yourself I know I’ve done well in the past and will do well in the future

U16 in the PCB PEPSI Stars U16 One Day Tournament 2016 17 He went on to score 271 runs from nine outings in the tournament which included two half centuries at a strike rate of 109 72

Sohail removed the dangerous Sahibzada Farhan and Kamran Ghulam in the first nine balls he bowled in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa s batting before picking up two more wickets of Mohmmad Sarwar Afridi and Mohammad Abbas Afridi to end with match figures of 4 0 18 4

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tournament like that is a concern,” Jayawardena told host Sanjana Gane san on The ICC Review But I think he is still a quality player

Jayawardena said it was crucial to ensure the Pakistan captain wasn’t surrounded by undue pressure heading into the ICC T20 World Cup

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Babar knows he wasn’t at his best during the Asia Cup and is looking to bounce back to form during the up coming series against England

Despite Babar s form there were several positives for Pakistan to arise from the Asia Cup that they can take into the England series and the T20 World Cup

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With a low score on the board, Kyber Pakhtunkhwa needed early wickets to pile some pressure but they ran into a rock solid opening pair of Saim Ayub and Sharjeel Khan The left handers

Arguably the biggest one was the emergence of teenage pacer Naseem Shah, who proved himself a reliable bowler in the shortest format despite his tender age of 19 That he did so in the absence of Shaheen Afridi was particularly impressive

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Despite losing Saim (36 runs off 24 balls) Sharjeel (53) and Omair Bin Yousuf (21 not out, 12b, one four, two sixes) and captain Saud Shakeel (18 not out 16b two fours) saw Sindh easily chase down the remaining score to seal their first National T20 Cup triumph in their history

Team mate and opening partner Mohammad Rizwan now holds that coveted spot with Babar at No 3 be hind South Africa s Aiden Markram

F o l l o w i n g t h e t r i a l s i n H a z a r a , t h e s a m e t r i a l s w o u l d o rg a n i z e d a t M a k h a n B a g h H o c k e y S t a d i u m S w a t o n O c t o b e r 4 5 , 2 0 2 2 f r o m 9 0 0 a m t o 3 0 0 p m a n d a t t h e e n d o f h o c k e y t r i a l s i t w o u l d b e o r g a n i z e d i n B a n n u o n O c t o b e r 1 2 1 3 2 0 2 2 f r o m 9 0 0 a m t o 3 0 0 p m a t Q a z i M o h i b H o c k e y S t a d i u m S h e s a i d P r o j e c t D i r e c t o r P r i m e M i n i s t e r Yo u t h Talent Hunt Raffaqat Ali Naz will also visit the trials C o m m e n t i n g o n t h e t r i a l s f o r M e n t o b e o rg a n i z e d b y D i r e c t o r a t e S p o r t s U n i v e r s i t y o f P e s h a w a r, D i r e c t o r G e n e r a l S p o r t s B a h r e K a r a m s a i d t h a t a l l a r r a n g e m e n t s h a v e b e e n m a d e w e l l i n t i m e H e s a i d a n e w s c h e d u l e h a s b e e n p r e p a r e d a c c o r d i n g t o w h i c h t h e M e n s h o c k e y t r i a l s a r e b e i n g h e l d a t M a r d a n S p o r t s C o m p l e x o n S e p t e m b e r 2 5 2 6 , a t H a z a r a R e g i o n t r i a l s w i l l b e h e l d o n S e p t e m b e r 2 9 a n d 3 0 Tr i a l s f o r B a n n u r e g i o n w i l l b e h e l d a t Q a z i M o h i b H o c k e y C o m p l e x o n O c t o b e r 3 a n d 4 , w h i l e t h e t r i a l s f o r S w a t r e g i o n p l a y e r s w i l l b e h e l d a t M a k h a n B a g h S w a t o n O c t 7 8 B a h r K a r a m , w h o i s a l s o C h i e f O rg a n i z e r f o r K h y b e r P a k h t u n k h w a , s a i d t h a t t h e P r i m e M i n i s t e r Yo u t h Ta l e n t H u n t P r o g r a m i s a i m e d a t t o s e a r c h o u t n e w t a l e n t i n 1 0 f e m a l e a n d 1 2 m a l e G a m e s s o P a k i s t a n p l a y e r s c o u l d b e t r a i n e d u n d e r q u a l i f i e d c o a c h e s f o r t h e f u r t h e r n a t i o n a l a n d i n t e r n a t i o n a l o u t i n g s H e s a i d S h e z a F a t i m a , S p e c i a l A d v i s e r t o t h e P r i m e M i n i s t e r, w o u l d a l s o v i s i t K h y b e r P a k h t u n k h w a t o m o n i t o r t h e t r i a l s B a h r e K a r a m s a i d t h r o u g h t h e s e t r i a l s t h e y o u t h w o u l d b e a b l e t o s h o w c a s e t h e i r t a l e n t i n d i ff e r e n t G a m e s

stroked eight fours and six sixes between them and stitched a 70 run partnership for the first wicket to practically guaran tee the win

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Maiden title for Sindh: Sohail Khan and Sharjeel Khan played crucial parts on each side of the innings as Sindh defeated Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by eight wickets to win its first National T20 Cup at Multan

SaiM ayub a Star in the Making: The 20 year old left handed opening batter Saim Ayub has emerged as a start after being a consistent part of the PCB organised age group camps and tournaments in recent years He fea tured for Karachi U16 against Peshawar

In the Kingdom Valley National T20 Cup 2022 23, Sindh’s Saim was de clared the player of the tournament scoring 416 runs from 12 matches at a stunning strike rate of 155 22 He hit 19 sixes and smashed 48 fours the most by any batter in the tournament age iS juSt a nuMber for So hail khan: The 38 year old Sohail Khan who has represented Pakistan in 27 international matches (nine Tests, 13 ODIs five T20Is) was the most prolific bowler in the tournament The right arm fast bowler was named the best bowler of the tournament as he accounted for 21 batters from 10 matches His four for 18 in the final which included the prized scalp of Sahibzada Farhan (four off two) the top run getter of the tournament set the platform for Sindh last night Consis tency from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Sahibzada Farhan t s C o m p l e x M a r d a n u n d e r t h e a e g i s o f S h a h e e d B e n a z i r B h u t t o Wo m e n U n i v e r s i t y a n d U n i v e r s i t y o f P e s h a w a r

This series is important to me personally, and I’ll try to get my form back,” he said

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“So as long as they are not put ting undue pressure on him, that s the important thing Being the captain and being the best batsman in your team, it is not an easy task That s something that he has to live up to In fact, Jayawardena said it’s cru cial for Babar to separate captaincy and batting

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Babar is that kind of a batter

Going into a World Cup, forget about his captaincy and all that be the batsman that he can be, and then be the captain that he needs to be out there on the field he said

he will go through that process vigor ously and make sure that he comes back stronger

“Not really I think, there were a couple of good balls that caught him

ABAR Azam, Pakistan’s captain and star batter, has been in a rough patch of form recently which is a slight concern for Pak istan heading into the T20 World Cup, according to Sri Lanka legend Mahela Jayawardena

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“Probably the occasion being, you know, part of an Asia Cup, and not that often that India Pakistan play each other as well So maybe the whole pressure got to him a little bit, I would say But he is still a quality player

Pakistan did miss him with the bat because Rizwan and him at the top are a very, very consistent open ing pair The success of Pakistan over the last two years has been on that foundation, where all the big hitters come in the middle and they (Babar and Rizwan) give that platform and they take it on That s something that they missed but all good players go through some lean patch I’m sure he will go back and go through his processes and come back stronger

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It was a rare blip for one of the most consistent T20I batters of his generation and it s a streak that cost him the No 1 spot in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I batters’ rankings

out in this competition and a couple of soft dismissals, which can hap pen,” Jayawardena said It s just the occasion, the condi tions and all that You take him away from this tournament and put him in another tournament, and he will come back strongly the quality is always there

“The way Babar has been batting the last two years, for him to have a

The National T20 Cup 2022 23 ended in front of a jam packed Multan Cricket Stadium with the Saud Shakeel led Sindh winning the title for the first time beating defending champions Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by eight wickets in the final on Monday evening

After being asked to bowl first by KP s captain Khalid Usman Sindh relied on Sohail’s expertise to restrict the de fending champions to mere 140 runs

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Despite Babar s lean run of his 68 runs, 30 came against Sri Lanka in the final Jayawardena wasn’t buy ing into the talk that bowlers had fig ured him out

After losing half of their six matches played at the Pindi Cricket Stadium in the Rawalpindi leg Sindh went on to win two of their remaining four matches at the Multan Cricket Stadium to qualify for the semi final Multan turned into a happy hunting venue for Sindh, as they won both en counters against the two time winners

Pakistan Cricket Board here on Tues day provided some of the highlights of the tournament at two venues

Babar managed just 68 runs in six outings in the Asia Cup as Pak istan lost in the final to Sri Lanka

Talking to media men, Director General Sports and former international athlete Bahre Karam and Deputy Director Sports Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University Mariyyah Samin Jan have given their respective dates for the Men and Women trials to be organized in Gen Ehsan Sports Complex Mardan M a r i y y a h S a m i n J a n s a i d t h a t t h e t r i a l s f o r t h e Wo m e n u n d e r P r i m e M i n i s t e r M u h a m m a d S h a h b a z S h a r i f Ta l e n t H u n t P r o g r a m w i l l b e o rg a n i z e d b y D i r e c t o r a t e o f S p o r t s S h a h e e d B e n a z i r B h u t t o Wo m e n U n i v e r s i t y w i t h t h e c o l l a b o r a t i o n o f D i r e c t o r G e n e r a l S p o r t s H i g h e r E d u c a t i o n C o m m i s s i o n , I s l a m a b a d M a r i y y a h S a m i n J a n s a i d t h a t d u e t o f l o o d s i t u ation, the trials have been rescheduled and now after t r i a l s i n M a r d a n o n S e p t e m b e r 2 1 2 2 2 0 2 2 a t 9 0 0 a m t o 3 0 0 p m , s i m i l a r l y t h e t r i a l s i n H a z a r a d i s t r i c t s w i l l b e o rg a n i z e d o n S e p t e m b e r 2 9 3 0 , 2 0 2 2 f r o m m o r n i n g 9 0 0 a m t o 3 0 0 p m a t A b b o t t a b a d P o l i c e H o c k e y g r o u n d w h e r e i n p l a y e r s a g e b e t w e e n 1 5 y e a r o l d t o 2 5 y e a r o l d f r o m a l l d i s t r i c t s o f H a z a r a w o u l d p a r t i c i p a t e

Hockey trials under PM Youth Talent Hunt begin in M ardan today

The French Football Feder ation said it will review its agreement on players’ image rights following media reports that striker Kylian Mbappe had refused to take part in sponsor ac tivities ESPN reported Mbappe refused to partici pate in a team photo and sponsor activities scheduled for Tuesday because he does not want to endorse some brands, including fast food chains and betting companies, that are under con tract with the national team “I have decided to not take part in the photo shoot after the French federation’s re fusal to change the image rights agreement with the players,” Mbappe said in a statement, according to ESPN The French federation said on Twitter on Mon day that it held discussions with the team s executives, the president, the coach and a marketing manager “[ ] The French Football Federation undertakes to review, as soon as possible, the image rights agreement be tween it and its selected players,” the statement added “The FFF is looking forward to working on the out lines of a new agreement that will allow it to secure its interests while taking into account the legitimate con cerns and convictions unanimously expressed by its players France host Austria in the Nations League on Thursday and play at Denmark three days later

The new pledges are in addition to the $3 million that ADB has al ready approved for the immediate

“Who made the payment to acquire the proper ties in 1993, the IHC judge asked, adding that “NAB has to prove that the payment to acquire these properties came from Nawaz Sharif ”

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He inquired about the nexus between the two offshore companies and Nawaz Sharif, through doc umental evidence

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Floods caused by record monsoon rains and melting glaciers in northern mountain regions have submerged a third of the land, claiming the lives of more than 1,500 people, and impact ing an estimated 33 million more, washing away homes roads rail ways, livestock and crops

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Prior to the floods, an Integrated

The hearing of the case was adjourned until September 29

Criticizing the PTI Chairman, Maryam Nawaz said that Imran Khan provokes people by telling them to break the idol of fear, while he didn t have the courage to even name someone directly She further lashed out at the PTI chairperson and challenged him to bring forward the proof of any security threats

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“We are also processing counter cyclical support to Pakistan to help the poor and vulnerable especially women and children, the impacts of food prices and other external shocks,” Mr Zhukov said Mr Zhukov said: “The scale and impact of the floods is shocking ADB stands with the people of Pakistan through these difficult times ”

Justice Farooq also made it clear that any Supreme Court observation in the Panamagate judg ment was not relevant to the decision regarding Maryam Nawaz s appeal against her conviction

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He said that the NAB has to prove whether the prosecution proved the case against Maryam before the accountability court

Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Aamir Farooq on Tuesday asked the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) counsel to explain how Maryam Nawaz per formed role in acquiring Avenfield properties in Lon don in 1993 or 2006 when the trust deed was signed

He said that it was basic criminal law that the the prosecution must establish its case using evi dence even if the accused has admitted of commit ting the crime

He asked Cheema about the case against Maryam and her husband, whether NAB had inves tigated the matter and whether witnesses were called for investigation “We have to see how she helped acquire these properties said Justice Fa rooq, further asking the NAB counsel how the apartments were acquired in 1993

Maryam Nawaz was talking to the media after appearing before IHC over her appeal against conviction in the Avenfield reference on Tuesday

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The Interior Minister said that the State is responsible for any missing person in the country The suffering of missing persons families is worse than death, he added

Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis of 28 highly vulnerable districts in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh found that some 5 96 million people in the as sessed districts are estimated to be in IPC Phase 3 (crisis) and 4 (emer gency) between July and November 2022 a figure expected to increase to 7 2 million people from December 2022 to March 2023

N G E L I N A Jolie arrived in Pakistan to visit and “sup port communities affected by devastating floods”, the International Rescue Com mittee (IRC) said Tuesday, in a trip intended to draw international atten tion to the nation s unfolding human itarian crisis

PM attends opening of UNGA high level general debate

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Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah after meeting with the Muttahida Qoumi Movement Pakistan (MQM P) leaders on Tuesday, said that the MQM P leadership is disheartened and demotivated and their grievances need to be addressed

Missing persons is a subject which causes humiliation to Pakistan on international platforms Many international organizations question us regarding the missing person situation Rana claimed that the government would do anything in their power to resolve the issue, he added

steps to prevent such suffering in the future,” the IRC said in a statement

Justice Farooq also asked NAB special prose cutor Usman Cheema to prove through evidence that these properties were acquired by Nawaz Sharif in the 1990s

UNICEF, leaving them vulnerable to contracting water borne diseases, in cluding dengue fever and malaria

The prosecutor claimed that Maryam aided, abetted and assisted her father in acquiring the prop erties in 2006

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Authorities have warned it could take up to six months for the flood waters to recede in the hardest hit areas, as fears rise over the threat posed by waterborne diseases includ ing cholera and dengue

It is unclear how long the trip is expected to last Sherry Rehman, the minister for climate change, described the situa tion as “the worst humanitarian disas ter of this decade” and has called for urgent international help in providing “food, tents and medicines ”

He said that if the NAB could not prove the case against principle accused Nawaz Sharif then there would be no significance of the charges of aiding and abetting

Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah held a press conference after his meeting with the MQM P leadership in their Bahadurabad office The Prime Minister would meet and offer his condolences to the MQM P leadership soon, he added

ADB will work closely with the government and other international agencies to help rebuild the lives and livelihoods of the more than 33 mil lion people affected by the disaster, ADB says Meanwhile the World Food Pro gramme (WFP) in its situation report released on Tuesday, says the floods are highly likely to exacerbate food insecurity and malnutrition for mil lions of people in Pakistan For the poor families, their coping capacities have already been stretched by COVID 19 and the ongoing eco nomic crisis

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Long term ADB will prioritize projects that support post flood recon struction and strengthen climate and disaster resilience, the ADB senior of ficial said in his statement on twitter

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During the proceedings the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Prosecutor argued that these cases were created on the orders of the Supreme Court (SC) and the present appeal is about aiding and abetting the crime Maryam Nawaz assisted her father in making and hiding the mentioned property, he said On which, Justice Aamer Farooq remarked that the decision of the SC has nothing to do with this appeal, the PML N leader has filed the appeal on the account of short comings in the Accountability Court s decision

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Jolie is visiting to witness and gain [an] understanding of the situa tion, and to hear from people affected directly about their needs and about

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Talking about the speculations about the reemergence of the Taliban in Swat, the Interior Minister said that the news is fake Our security officials are on alert, and are performing operations on a daily basis he added

Mar yam challenges Imran to bring for ward proof of securit y threats

Her visit will also highlight the need for urgent support for the people and long term solutions to address the multiplying crises of climate change human displacement and protracted insecurity we are witnessing globally, the statement said

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In the afternoon, the prime minister will visit ‘The Times Centre’ for an interview with the New York Time’s editorial board In the evening the prime minister will be called on by John Kerry, US Special Envoy for Cli mate Change

purchase of food tents and other re lief goods

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A recent assessment by the Food and Agriculture Organization indi cates that 9 4 million acres of crop area is potentially damaged, over half of which is in Sindh Given that a third of Pakistan s food is grown in Sindh, this is likely to impact overall food insecurity

During the reception the prime minister interacted Prime Minister of New Zealand hbaz Jecinda Ardern, Prime Minister of

The judge inquired what evidence the prosecu tion had to prove the case against Nawaz Sharif “The prosecution has to establish the case beyond reasonable doubt,” he said, adding that proceeding under Article 184(3) was of civil nature

ADB Director General for Central and West Asia Yevgeniy Zhukov said in a statement that short and medium term projects will be launched to re pair damaged infrastructure, including roads and irrigation infrastructure; and support the development and financial stability of the agriculture sector to

general debate of the 77th Session of UN General Assembly being held in the gen eral assembly hall The prime minister will also spend a busy day in New York PM attends opening of UNGA high level general debate Earlier, the prime minister reached UN Headquarters to attend a welcome reception hosted by the UN Secretary General Antonio

Earlier, Maryam Nawaz appeared before IHC over her appeal against conviction in the Avenfield reference on Tuesday

The court directed the NAB Prosecutor to present counter arguments on the case

Justice Farooq asked the NAB about Nawaz Sharif ’s role in acquiring the properties

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“The IRC hopes her visit will shed light on this issue and prompt the in ternational community particularly states contributing the most to carbon emissions to act and provide urgent support to countries bearing the brunt of the climate crisis,” it added

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Rana Sanaullah assures MQM-P of resolution to grievances

ADB working on significant relief package for flood hit Pakistan

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As Pakistan faces worst floods devas tation in its history the Asian Devel opment Bank (ADB) announced on Tuesday that it was working quickly to provide a significant relief and re habilitation package to Pakistan fol lowing the devastating floods that hit the country

Later the court adjourned the hearing till September 29 In a media talk after the hearing, Maryam Nawaz stated that PTI always puts up a challenge and clear it’s way out of everything

Justice Kayani noted that Maryam has not said that the property was her s, or that she owned it “Minus the trust deed, you have no case,” he added

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Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML N) Vice President Maryam Nawaz alleged on Tuesday that Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan was pressurizing institutions through hurling threats

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Besides this, the prime minister will hold bilateral meetings with President of the Republic of France Emmanuel Macron, Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Aus tria Karl Nehammer, President of Spain Pedro Sanchez Perez Castejon and Presi dent of the Islamic Republic of Iran Sayyed Ebrahim Raisi

IHC Judge Mohsin Akhtar Kayani said that the four charges against Maryam are fabrication, use of calibri font, misleading the agency and concealing the actual facts

Jolie, who previously visited vic tims of the 2010 floods and the 2005 earthquake, will visit the IRC’s emer gency response operations and local organisations assisting displaced peo

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Jolie “will see first hand how countries like Pakistan are paying the greatest cost for a crisis they did not cause, the IRC said in its statement

The deluge has left 3 4 million children in need of “immediate, life saving support,” according to

Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Tuesday the opening of high level