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“The Constitution gives power to the federal government and I would ask cabinet and prime minister to use it in case of such situation,” he said while hinting towards imposition of governor’s rule without specifically naming so.
Regarding the law and order situation of the federal capital Islamabad, he said that all are equal before the law and no one will be allowed to take the law into his hands. To a question about legislation related to transgender persons, Rana Sanaullah said that everything should be decided according to the religion which guides us on all matters.
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He also highlighted the government’s pressing requirements for additional investment and financial resources from global community to mitigate the devastating impact of climate change on the people and economy of Pakistan.
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He said that in a country where there is no rule of law, the money flows from abroad and hence it does not have an ideology.Imran said that the current government was taking Pakistan to a situation similar to that of Sri Lanka, adding that the country was moving towards big social unrest which had not been seen in the past 50 years.
time to help the distressed people. In his address, Biden announced over $2.9 billion in new assistance to address global food
Lashing out at the deposed premier for misleading the people and dividing the nation, the minister said that Imran is trying to malign the state institutions.
The former premier said that a society which does not have rule of law gets destroyed. “Ever since they (the government) came into power after a ‘foreign conspiracy’, the country has been dismantled. What message are we giving to the youth by bringing such people to the power that only small-time thieves get caught here,” he said.
The floods have killed over
“Pakistan is still under water, needs help,” the president told the 193-member Assembly in its highlevel debate, when he dealt with the adverse impacts of climate change. The iconic hall of the General Assembly was packed-tocapacity with world leaders, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, when Biden spoke.
1,500 people and displaced 30 million as the Pakistan government, with the support of the UN and partners, is racing against
The compounding impacts of the pandemic, the deepening climate crisis, rising energy and fertilizer costs, and protracted conflicts – including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine – had disrupted global supply chains and dramatically increased global food prices, he said. A multi-year drought in the Horn of Africa had created a dire humanitarian emergency, with parts of Somalia at risk of famine for the second time in just over a decade, he added. He also focused on the war in Ukraine.
Sharif highlighted Pakistan’s intent to strengthen ties with other countries relating to trade and economy.
Minister for Interior Rana Sanaullah has warned the provincial governments against supporting the long march of former prime minister Imran Khan which he claimed would violate the Constitution and there would be consequences of supporting the march.
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The PTI chief said that he will soon give a call for long march to Islamabad, urging the nation and lawyers to support him. “Together we will establish the rule of law in this country and bring real freedom to Pakistan,” he added.
Biden urges world community to help Pakistan flood victims
RIMEMinister Shehbaz Sharif and President of World Bank Group david R. Malpass on Wednesday discussed the World Bank’s ongoing engagement with Pakistan to strengthen its infrastructure, agriculture, rural and urban development, social service, as well as economicBothgrowth.thedignitaries met here on the sidelines of the 77th UN General Assembly Session.
Strong action would be taken against participants of the PTI long march if they attempt to come towards d-Chowk. The protesters can gather at F-9 park or some other place as the apex court has already provided guidance in this regard. However, he warned, strong action would be taken in case of any attempt to come towards d-Chowk.
He criticised the PTI chief for an out-of-court settlement made in a case of over Rs50 billion laundering by the previous government, as there was no clue who had signed this agreement. He said that amount of Rs50 billion of Bahria Town was confiscated which had been transferred against the law and returned against the donation of land for Al-Qadir trust.
istan must be prioritized for resilient reconstruction through the international community’s collectiveMalpasssupport.expressed sympathies and condolences over the loss and destruction caused by floods.
“You have to stand up for law and governance in this country and I need legal fraternity for my country,” said Imran while addressing a lawyers convention in Lahore on Wednesday.
He also expressed the World Bank Group’s readiness to support Pakistan in its reconstruction and rehabilitation endeavours.
maintaining the sustainability of the external and fiscal sectors.
The prime minister apprised him of the devastating impacts of the unprecedented catastrophic floods in Pakistan.
He underlined that Pakistan made little contribution to climate change, yet it faced the impacts disproportionately.
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He thanked the World Bank Group for repurposing the funds toward flood relief activities and providing US$ 372 million.
“I also told them Pakistan is keen to build partnerships in the realms of trade and economy,” he Accordingadded.to a new analysis, climate action promised by countries would reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 9 percent in this decade — far short of the global goal of cutting emissions by nearly half by 2030.
However, he added that they couldn’t be allowed to come to d-Chowk for protest.
Former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Wednesday announced start of ‘real freedom movement’ against the coalition government from Saturday.
“Whoever threatens you, you counter it by threatening them back and tell them that the Constitution has given me the right to freedom of expression.”
The PTI chief said that the current rulers have gotten rid of their corruption cases through NAB law tweaks. “The agencies whose job is to enforce the rule of law are breaking the law. The powerful can do anything in this coun-
He also committed to the re-purposing of US$ 850 million immediately to help Pakistan with its flood relief efforts.
“If we want to get Pakistan out of this quicksand, then we must establish rule of law in the country. Until that happens, our economy will continue to suffer,” he added. Imran said that the difference between rich and poor countries was rule of law.
insecurity, building on the $6.9 billion in US government assistance to support global food security already committed this year.
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He criticised Imran Khan’s attitude, saying that no one could negotiate with him as he has an “incredible personality”. Talking about the Toshakhana case against Imran, he said that the ousted premier had been involved in embezzlement and received an amount of around Rs260 million by selling gifts in the market.
The prime minister appreciated the World Bank’s partnership with Pakistan and informed him about the government’s steps to introduce economic policies focused on strengthening the economy, price stability and
The two sides also agreed to continue working together to strengthen governance and service delivery in Pakistan through institutionalMeanwhile,reforms.PM Shehbaz Sharif has said his meetings with the world leaders on the sidelines of the 77th annual session of the United Nations General Assembly focused on the need to deal with the threat of climate change and enhance trade partnerships.
“We are Muslims first and everything comes later. We would have to regulate our lives according to Islam and religious scholars would be consulted on this issue.” To a question about the closure of roads in Islamabad, he said that dChowk has been closed due to the protest of farmers. He said that negotiations would be conducted with the leadership of farmers and their demands would be considered. He said that protesting farmers could be provided with an appropriate place to stage their protest.
“In my interactions with the world leaders on the sidelines of UNGA Session, I apprised them of the flood disaster and highlighted the need for a collective action to deal with climate change,” the prime minister tweeted from New York, where he’s gone to attend the summit, on Wednesday.
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“Have you seen the statement of the secretary that you made a sworn witness to the case?” the judge lambasted, adding that the NAB had “stopped a public project” without paying heed to the costs.
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The unprecedented monsoon rains and flooding, which many experts attribute to climate change, have affected 33 million people and killed as many as 1,569 people across the country since mid-June.Ofthat number, 701 people — including 293 children and 131 women — have died in Sindh, where many areas remain submerged. Hollywood actress and UN humanitarian Angelina Jolie made a surprise visit to Sindh on Tuesday, meeting with some of the flood victims.
“This case is being seen under the amended law,” the NAB prosecutor stated referring to the recent NAB law changes. “[But] the amendments have nothing to do with this case,” the judge stated. “Your job was to look at the corruption,” CJ Minallah added, “but your interests were elsewhere”. The prosecutor then informed the court that the project was a provincial matter after the 18th Amendment and it was then transferred to the Ministry of Inter-Provincial Coordination (MIPC).
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif met with world leaders on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, seeking more help from the international community to tackle the record-breaking floods.In a televised message from New York, Sharif on Wednesday urged philanthropists to urgently and generously donate baby food for children affected by the floods. “God will reward you for this noble work,” he said.
Russian planeload of relief goods lands in Pakistan
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday acquitted PML-N leader Ahsan Iqbal in Narowal Sports City Complex case.
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ECC approves Rs10b for procurement, logistics of flood relief items
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“You have no clue how the government works,” CJ Minallah remarked, “tell us of a single corruption allegation in all this. If you speak of losses, then it is you who caused them by stopping the project. By this logic, you should have filed a case against yourself.”“WillNAB now see to what government will do what?” the judge retorted. “Which newspaper was it, and what was even written there that you opened this case? Were the facts even verified by the NAB chairman? On what basis was a case filed against corruption charges in a public welfare project?”
The prime minister, in his address to
the 193-member Assembly on September 23, is also likely to highlight the flood situation in Pakistan and appeal to the international community to extend its support for relief and rehabilitation of the flood-stricken people. Amidst his backto-back engagements, the prime minister also chaired a virtual meeting to discuss the review the relief and rehabilitation activities back in Pakistan and directed for urgent arrangements to ensure adequate supply of baby food for the flood affected children.
Upon this, the NAB investigating officer asked the court for more time, but the court nabbed the request saying “you have been given plenty of time”, and questioned the investigating officer why Iqbal was arrested.
Flood victims hit by disease outbreak amid stagnant water
“We did not stop the project,” the NAB investigating officer told the court.
The infrastructure and agriculture have also been decimated, raising concerns for a looming food crisis. Authorities say the damage caused by the floods amounts to at least $30 billion.
The NAB prosecutor responded to the court by saying that the additional prosecutor was absent and he would present the arguments; however, the court
KP becomes first province to use drones for fighting crime, monitoring climate
During the meeting, both leaders discussed the adverse impacts of climate change and the disaster caused by climate change-induced floods in Pakistan.
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S Special Envoy for Climate Change John Kerry called on Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in New York, on the sidelines of the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Only a third of the sum in the funding appeal has been met so far, UNICEF said in a statement. Doctors and medical workers are struggling to contain the outbreak of waterborne diseases, malaria, and dengue fever among hundreds of thousands of survivors now living in tents in Sindh.
UNICEF said more than 3.4 million children have been uprooted from their homes and the floodwaters have claimed the lives of more than 550 children across
PESHAWAR: The government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is exploring the potential of unmanned drones for aerial surveillance, security, or climate observance across the province to improve work efficiency. Mahmood Khan, the chief minister, approved implementation of the project in key government sectors during a meeting attended by Shahzad Khan Bangash, provincial chief secretary, and Moazzam Jah Ansari, the police chief, among other members of the administration. Khan told the meeting the use of drones will improve the operational and investigative capabilities of the police, adding that the deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) for the purpose of surveillance, particularly in border areas, will “help save lives”. One senior police source, who was apprehensive of the project, said there was a serious risk that militants operating in the border region might shoot remote-controlled drones out of the sky. Meanwhile, the campaigners believe the police’s “expanded” use of drones will happen with the rules not clear and next to no debate. But police say that is not the case. ahmad Saad
Skin infections, diarrhoea and malaria are rampant in parts of flood-ravaged regions, killing 324 people, authorities said on Wednesday, adding the situation may get out of control if required aid doesn’t arrive. Hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the floods are living in the open, and as floodwaters — spread over hundreds of kilometres — may take two to six months to recede, stagnant waters have led to serious health issues. With Pakistan’s already weak health system and lack of support, displaced families have complained of being forced to drink and cook with disease-ridden water. “We know it can sicken us, but what to do, we have to drink it to stay alive,” flood victim Ghulam Rasool told Geo News as he stood near where his home was washed away in southern Pakistan. “The aid is slow to arrive,” said Dr. Farah Naureen, Mercy Corps’ country director for Pakistan, after visiting several submerged regions. “We need to work in a coordinated manner to respond to their immediate needs,” she said in a statement late Monday, prioritising clean drinking water. Health and nutrition stand out as the most important needs of the displaced population, she said. Sindh government on Wednesday said makeshift health facilities and mobile camps in the flooded areas had treated more than 78,000 patients in the last 24 hours, and more than two million since July 1. Out of them, six died, it said. Deaths from diseases aren’t among the 1,569 people who were killed in flash floods, including 555 children and 320 women, the disaster management agency said on Wednesday. A historic and intense monsoon dumped about three times as much rain on Pakistan as the three-decade average, which, combined with glacial melt, caused unprecedented flooding.
KARACHI: The first flight from Russia carrying a consignment of relief goods for the flood-hit people arrived in Pakistan on Wednesday. The Russian flight landed at Jinnah International Airport of Karachi, the Foreign Office said. The relief goods include food items, tents and water cleaning devices. The consignment was received by Russian Consul General in Karachi Fedorov Andrey, Advisor to Chief Minister on Relief and Rehabilitation. Rasool Bux Chandio, representatives of the National Disaster Management Authority and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Spokesperson Foreign Office Asim Iftikhar said, “The relief assistance from Russia is welcomed with warmth and gratitude.” Staff RepoRt
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refused to adjourn the case.
Pakistan. “Without a significant surge in support, we fear many more children will lose their lives,” UNICEF said in a statement.InSindh, many of the roads and bridges have been washed away or are badly damaged, and thousands of families remain cut off and desperately need support. “Families have no food, safe water or medicines,” the agency said.
The Lahore High Court’s (LHC) Rawalpindi bench on Wednesday suspended the contempt notices issued to former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan and his party leader Fawad Chaudhry by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and formed a three-member larger bench to hear the case. The bench, comprising Justice Jawad Hassan, Justice Sadaqat Ali Khan and Justice Mirza Waqas Rauf, will now hear the case on September 29, 2022. Senior judge of the LHC Justice Jawadul Hassan heard the petitions filed by Imran and Fawad through their counsels Babar Awan and Faisal Chaudhry against the notices issued to them in which both of them had contended that the election commission was not authorized to initiate contempt of court proceedings.
“Just tell us where the corruption took place,” CJ Minallah retorted.
“Then what authority did Ahsan Iqbal misuse?” the court asked. “It is not your job to decide what policy should be made for which project,” CJ Minallah added, “whether Narowal is a small city or a big one, what sort of projects should be perused there, these matters are none of your concern”.
A reference was filed against the federal minister at the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in Islamabad on December 18, 2020 after an encroachment scandal had come to light in July 2019.The PML-N leader was arrested in December 2019 and released on bail the following year in February. However, the accountability court had rejected Iqbal’s plea for acquittal in February earlier this year. During the proceedings today, a twomember bench comprising IHC Chief Justice (CJ) Athar Minallah and Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz heard Iqbal’s plea. Upon the IHC’s request, the NAB investigating officer informed the court that he had got the case in 2018 and that the arrest was made in 2019.The CJ remarked that the NAB had filed the reference “without knowing what CDWP – the technical, financial and economic analyses of various projects – even is”.
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UNICEF has set up 71 mobile health camps and temporary schools for children in the flood-affected areas. But its $39 million appeal is still less than a third funded, UNICEF added. That sum is part of the UN’s flash appeal for $160 million to support flood response.
“Was Ahsan Iqbal heading the MIPC?” the judge inquired, to which the NAB prosecutor said that Iqbal was the minister for planning.
The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the cabinet Wednesday approved funds of Rs.10 billion to National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) for procurement and logistics of relief items for flood affected people. Moreover the ECC has directed to the Finance Division to immediately release funds of Rs.5 billion to NDMA. Federal Minister for Finance and Revenue Miftah Ismail virtually presided over the ECC meeting. The NDMA presented a summary for allocation of funds for procurement and logistics of relief items for flood affected people and apprised about devastation caused by the recent floods in Pakistan. In order to provide immediate relief to the flood affectees, NDMA started procurement on emergency basis costing Rs. 2.4 billion. Due to colossal damages, the already procured items are not sufficient viz-a-viz relief requirement in the flood affected areas. Therefore, NDMA placed orders for procurement of more items at cumulative cost of Rs. 7.113 billion, which are being procured in emergency to provide relief to affected people. Previously, NDMA was allocated Rs. 8 billion for procurement and logistics cost of relief items to the flood affected people. The amount was insufficient as the cost of only procurement has surpassed Rs. 9.5 billion. Besides procurement, NDMA is also undertaking logistics of all relief goods and materials provided by friendly countries. The ECC also considered a summary of Ministry of Commerce on clearance of stuck up consignments in light of office memorandum dated 22 July, 2022, 19 August, 2022 and 23 August, 2022 issued by Ministry of Commerce. The ECC approved the proposal and directed that the consignments of previously banned items that landed in Pakistan till 18th August, 2022 may be released at the rate of surcharge.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed petitions regarding approval of the resignations of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI’s) MNAs on the ground that the matter was infructuous. A two-member SC bench comprising Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial and Justice Ayesha A Malik heard the case filed by former Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leaders Zafar Ali Shah and Waheed Kamal for approval of the resignations of PTI Members of the National Assembly (MNAs) in 2015. During the course of proceedings, PTI’s counsel Hamid Khan said the matter of resignations was related to the members of 2013 National Assembly, whose tenure had expired in 2018. Upon this, the chief justice observed that the matter had become infructuous. Subsequently, the court dismissed the petitions.
The prime minister, who is currently in New York to attend the UNGA session, also met multiple world leaders and raised the issue of negative impacts of climate change on Pakistan despite its nominal carbon footprints. Earlier, the prime minister, talking to a private television channel, asked the international community to turn their sentiments of solidarity for Pakistan’s flood survivors into action for their rehabilitation and reconstruction of the affected areas.
ISLAMABAD: President Arif Alvi has said Pakistan is further cementing brotherly relations with Turkey and Islamabad remained committed to supporting Ankara on its core issues. Talking to Pakistan’s ambassador-designate to Turkey, Yousaf Junaid, at President House in Islamabad, Alvi called for the enhancement of trade between the two countries.“Pakistan remained committed to furthering bilateral trade and investment ties with Turkey (and) signing of the Trade in Goods Agreement would pave the way for achieving the bilateral trade target of $5 billion in the medium term,” President Alvi said, according to a statement issued from the presidency. He also acknowledged the support of Turkey to Pakistan’s efforts in countering Islamophobia in the world, especially in India, where Muslims were being intimidated and harassed on daily basis. The president also expressed his gratitude for Turkish support to Pakistan on the Jammu and Kashmir dispute and asked the ambassador-designate to convey the sentiments to the Turkish side, the statement further said. Staff RepoRt
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Devastating floods in Sindh have killed 10 more people in the past day, including four children, officials said Wednesday as the UN children’s agency renewed its appeal for $39 million to help the most vulnerable flood victims.
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Besides losses to infrastructure worth billions of rupees, rare fish worth millions of rupees was also destroyed by the floods and this adverse impact on this sector has ultimately rendered hundreds of workers unemployed.
the hub of trout, can be restored.
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Ms Jolie will see firsthand how countries like Pakistan are paying the greatest cost for a crisis they did not cause. The IRC hopes her visit will shed light on this issue and prompt the international community –particularly states contributing the most to
He said that in view of the damage caused after the recent floods, our efforts will be to make the protection walls of fish farms and government farms stronger and safer. Fisheries officials said the fish farms destroyed by the flood will be restored in four to six months. However, people will have to wait for two years continuously until the trout fish farms come to the market.
According to Jafar Yahya, an estimate on losses of trout farms has been compiled and sent to the provincial government and soon this sector will be restored.
tCP issues tender for 0.3m tonnes wheat import
ISLAMABAD: The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has issued international tender for the import of 300,000 tonnes wheat. The federal government has decided to import wheat to meet the shortage of the commodity in the country arises due to devastating floods. The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) will receive bids from international suppliers till September 26. The bidding process will also be opened on the same date. TCP had procured 250,000 tonnes of wheat through a previous tender at the rate of $407 per ton. Pakistan Agricultural Storage & Services Corporation (PASSCO) is lifting the stock from TCP. As per TCP sources, the government is importing wheat to overcome the shortage and build up strategic reserves. Staff RepoRt
Baloch, Pakistan Country Director at IRC said: “The climate crisis is destroying lives and futures in Pakistan, with severe consequences especially for women and children. The resulting economic losses from these floods will likely lead to food insecurity and an increase in violence against women and girls. We need immediate support to reach people in urgent need, and long term investments to stop climate change from destroying our collective futures. With more rains expected in the coming months, we hope Angelina Jolie’s visit will help the world wake up and take action.”
He said that 2,90,197 livestock have been perished and different standing crops on 48,60,259 acres have been destroyed.Sindh Minister Sharjeel Inam Memon said that Sindh Government’s rescue and relief activities are underway and two times cooked food has been provided on daily basis to the millions of flood-hit people in the province. He said that 2925 relief camps have eastblished for the flood victims where approximately 673353 affectees have been shifted.
Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi on Wednesday lauded the invaluable services being rendered by Pakistan Air Forces in flood-hit areas across the country. “The entire nation acknowledges the unprecedented services of Pakistan Air Force in national development and defense of aerial boundaries of the country are commendable.” Punjab CM Ch Pervaiz Elahi was talking to Air Officer Commanding of Central Air Command of PAF, Air Vice Marshal Zafar Aslam who called on him at CM’s House. They discussed relief and rehabilitation works in the flood-affected areas and agreed to continue measures for the rehabilitation and resettlement of the flood victims in more efficient manner. On the occasion, Ch Pervaiz Elahi expressed gratitude to Air Vice Marshal Zafar Aslam for the valuable services being rendered by PAF for helping and rehabilitation of the flood victims. He noted that people were timely rescued by the air force in the affected areas. “On behalf of the Punjab government, I pay tribute to the air force officials engaged in relief activities,” the CM said and stressed rehabilitation of flood victims was the foremost priority. The chief minister said the PAF and the provincial government will continue to provide relief to the affected population. He fappreciated the professionalism and capabilities of the PAF, saying the nation also values the contribution of the PAF to social development.
Owner Usman Ali of Private Trout Fish Farms at Madian said that his six fish farms were completely washed away during the flood. These farms had thousands of fish ready for market which has been flooded along with the infrastructure and we have suffered a loss of crores of rupees.
Sanaullah warns provinces against ‘consequences’ of supporting Imran’s long march
Jafar Yahya, Deputy Director of Fisheries Department, Swat District, told this scribe that the recent 2022 flood was three times stronger than the 2010 floods. In front of which the trout fish farms could not survive and were swept away.
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On the occasion, Zafar Aslam said that the Pakistan Air Force will provide full support in rehabilitation and resettlement works in the flood-affected areas along-with the Punjab government. CM message on International Day of Peace: Punjab CM Ch Pervaiz Elahi said that Pakistan is a peaceful country and Pakistanis are a peace-loving nation. Pakistan has always played a key role in ensuring world peace and I believe that real and lasting victory is always peace and not war. In his message, the CM said that Pakistan has played the role of a pioneer in the United Nations peace missions. Many brave soldiers of Pakistan’s peace missions were martyred during efforts to restore peace and stability in dangerous and turbulent regions; he mentioned and added that the sacrifices of the martyred officers and jawans will always be remembered. He said that lasting peace in the region is not possible without a peaceful solution to the Kashmir issue. On the one hand, Pakistan has lit the candle of peace, but India’s aggressive behavior is a threat to peace in the region, he regretted. The Modi-led regime has sabotaged all peace efforts in Occupied Jammu and Kashmir. People living in Occupied Kashmir, Palestine and some areas are struggling for independence in a peaceful manner.
that a total of 17,80,837 houses have been damaged in which 10,61,743 houses partially destroyed and 7,19,094 houses have been completely demolished.
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KARACHI: The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Wednesday to have arrested four suspects during crackdown on illegal money changers and hundi-hawala dealers across the country. According to details, the FIA continued its crackdown on illegal money changers and hawala dealers and arrested three suspects from Chaman District of Balochistan and one from Karachi. In separate raids, the investigation authority arrested three suspects reportedly involved in hundi and hawala and illegal money exchange businesses. The arrested suspects were identified as: Abdul Hakeem, Naik Muhammad and Nazar Gul. The raiding teams also recovered foreign and national currencies from possessions of the suspects. Meanwhile, the FIA’s Corporate Crime Circle conducted a raid in Karachi’s Gurumandir area and arrested a suspect – identified as Ateeq – involved in hundi and illegal money exchange business. Staff RepoRt
The announcement comes two days after Imran Khan encouraged his party leaders and supporters at a public rally to threaten back those threatening them from unknown numbers. Invoking the mysterious figures of ‘Mr X’ and ‘Mr Y’, Imran urged the party activists to smash “the idol of fear” and combat their threats with similar threats.
Abbas Khan, the owner of another fish farm, said that our business has completely ended and we invested whatever we had in this business. We request the government to cooperate with us so that Madian, which is
Addressing the seminar titled “High-level consultation on Human Trafficking in Persons” organised jointly by the Federal Investigation Agency and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, the interior minister said that the incumbent government is committed to eliminate human trafficking and coordination among federal government and provinces is imperative to end it from the society. The federal minister also expressed the government’s resolve that it is taking concrete steps to bring down the ratio of human trafficking to zero level.
“In poor countries, there is law but not justice, while in rich countries rule of law exists. The society in which there is no rule of law gets destroyed,” he further said.
He said that 237 trout farms have been affected by the worst floods, adding that eighty percent of the farms’ infrastructure has been completely destroyed, while 20 percent of them have been partially damaged. However, fifteen thousand metric tons of trout fish in these farms have also
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“The nation salutes to PAF personnel for their unwavering and unflinching faith in serving their flood devastated brethren as well as defending the aerial boundaries of the motherland,” he concluded.
The inflow at Sukkur barrage is 1,34400 cusecs and the discharge is recorded at 1,24300 cusecs while at Kotri Barrage inflow is measured at 2,45900 cusecs and the outflow at 2,12200 cusecs. While talking about the miseries of the recent floods, he informed that 707 people have lost their lives in the devastated floods and rains and 8422 people have been injured in various rain related incidents. He further said that a total of 10,92,4932 population has been affected including 2093451 families , while 7248066 people have been displaced.Provincial Minister said
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Failing to meet the 2030 emissions target risks pushing the world toward irreversible climate impacts, even if a second goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 is met, scientists say. Pakistan has been battered by drastic weather extremes since the start of the year. Deadly heatwaves sent temperatures above 50C (122F) in the spring, followed by huge wildfires and crippling droughts. But the floods that have left a third of the provinces underwater in recent weeks have brought with them a new level of human misery — and a glimpse into the apocalyptic impact of the climate emergency in one of the countries least responsible for it. In all, 33 million people in Pakistan — equivalent to half the population of the United Kingdom — have been affected. Experts say it will take months for the waters to fully drain from Sindh, the hardest-hit province. Agricultural land has been devastated, and huge quantities of livestock lost. Roads and railway lines have also been washed away. The aforementioned analysis, published by Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy, tallied countries’ climate plans — known as Nationally Determined Contributions, or NDCs. The result “highlights the gap in the ambition of NDCs and the trajectory necessary to meet netzero emissions by 2050,” the report said. The report said territories such as the United States and European Union pledging net-zero emissions by 2050 are on track to reduce emissions from 2015 levels by only 27 percent by 2030. Countries like China and India pledging to reach net-zero after 2050 would actually see emissions rise by 10 percent through this decade.
been washed away in the flood.
He said those trying to intimidate party cadres through calls from secret numbers will now be dealt with similar tactics.
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to Dadu in Sindh province where she met flood victims. She said that she is with flood affected people and will make her efforts to let the world know the scale of devastation these climate changes have done and the life saving support they need.
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“Break the idol of fear, this call that comes from an anonymous number to threaten. Give it back to them. They give threats, return those threats,” the PTI chief roared while addressing a massive crowd in Chakwal.
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“During this flood, 13,000 to 15,000 metric tons of trout have washed away in these farms. This year, we gave one million fry only to the private sector, while we also have millions of fry in government hatcheries, have also been washed away, “Said Jafar Yahya.
The Deputy Director of Fisheries Department, Jafar Yahya, said that the two big government hatcheries in Madian and Sulatanr are not safe either. Millions of rare fishes have also been exposed to the floods.
inflows in the River Indus at Guddu Barrage has reached at 1,17500 and outflow recorded at 109800 cusecs.
During her visit, Ms Jolie will highlight the need for urgent support for the Pakistani people and long-term solutions to address the multiplying crises of climate change, human displacement and protracted insecurity we are witnessing globally.
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Ms Jolie was briefed about flood response and measures taken thus far. Ms Jolie said she is deeply moved to see people’s suffering during her yesterday visit
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Inam Memon has said that the Sindh government is currently focusing on the draining of flood water besides ensuring adequate medical facilities to flood hit people in order to overcome the water-borne and infectious diseases in flood-hit areas of the province. The Minister Information said this while addressing a press conference on Wednesday at Sindh Archives Complex. Special Assistant to CM Sindh on Investment Qasim Naveed Qamar was also present on the occasion. He said that the water
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IRC’s latest needs assessment shows people are in urgent need of food, drinking water, shelter, and healthcare. Every person surveyed reported women and girls have no access to menstrual hygiene products.
The PTI chief said that he wanted army chief’s appointment on merit, saying he had said that ex-premier Nawaz Sharif and ex-president Asif Ali Zardari could never do selection on merit as they were not even familiar with the concept of merit and can’t see beyond their families.TheISPR had taken a strong exception to the PTI chairman’s remarks regarding the appointment of the new army chief, saying it was “aghast at the defamatory and uncalled for” statement about the institution’s senior leadership.
The devastating flood on August 26 in Swat district washed away 237 private trout fish farms and two government hatcheries in Tehsil Bahrain and Matta.
response operations and local organisations assisting displaced people including Afghan refugees.Pakistan, which has contributed just 1% of global carbon emissions, is also the second largest host of refugees globally as it has sheltered Afghan refugees for over forty years. Ms Angelina Jolie also visited National Flood Response Coordination Centre (NFRCC) on Wednesday. Mr Ahsan Iqbal, Deputy Chairman NFRCC, welcomed Ms Jolie and thanked her for visiting Pakistan during the most devastated floods in the history of Pakistan.
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The committee, however, appreciated the quality software of NADRA being exported to other countries which is also a source of foreign exchange. On a query, Chairman NADRA replied that 34 employees having corruption charges have been terminated from service and inquiries are pending against other officers in NADRA. The Committee directed Chairman NADRA to provide a list of those who have been terminated from services from 2017 to 2022.
Pakistan Army and Frontier Corps (FC) remained busy in rehabilitation and relief activities for the flood victims in respective areas of Balochistan. In the flood-affected areas, Pak Army and FC Jawans were working day and night in the rehabilitation and relief activities of the victims along with the civil administration. According to a press release issued here on Wednesday, about 14 relief camps were working in Kohlu, sibi, Dera Murad Jamali, Jafarabad, Naseerabad, sahabatpur and Jhal Magsi where cooked food was being provided to the flood victims along with other facilities. Ration packets were also being delivered by helicopters to the flood-affected areas. During the last 24 hours, 7,303 victims were provided ration in Awaran, sabi, Nasirabad, Jhal Magsi, Dera Murad Jamali, Bolan, Bela, Hub, Uthal, Dera Bugti and sahabpur despite 3,516 bottles of water, 633 bags of flour, edible oil and apart from this, 245 tents, blankets, warm clothes, mosquito nets had also been distributed. On behalf of Pak Army and FC Balochistan, 8 collection points were established in Quetta, Chaman, Nushki, and Dalbandin for flood victims. In order to estimate the damages caused by floods, 10 teams were formed in Lasbela district, with their tireless work and efforts, the damage caused by flood had been estimated in 94 percent of the areas. As many as 48 free medical camps had been established by Pak Army, FC Balochistan and PDMA during the last 24 hours to control epidemics and other diseases in the flood affected districts in which 4,796 patients were treated and medicines were provided. All the highways of Balochistan had been opened for traffic. While the National Highway Authority (NHA), Pak Army, FC Balochistan, Pakistan Coast Guard and Civil Administration were busy to maintain the flow of traffic on national highways.
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The sCCI chief noted that the country’s economy is currently passing through a difficult phase of history. Adding to miseries of businessmen in the prevailing circumstances is equally tantamount to further push the country’s economy towards a complete collapse, Hasnain Khurshid said.
Muhammad Tariq Malik to issue directions to concerned directors generals of the authority not to issue CNICs to Afghans. secretary Interior and secretary Ministry of Foreign Affairs were also asked to provide a list of 390 Afghans who had chanted slogans against Pakistan in the UAE after the cricket match.Meanwhile, the PAC also expressed displeasure to know that 14 officers including Chairman NADRA are having dual nationality and working in the sensitive department like NADRA. The chairman said that DG (NADRA)-KP having dual nationality is appointed near Torkham Border and he should be removed therefrom and some Colonel or retired brigadier be appointed against this post. The Committee directed the secretary, Interior to move a summary
The AMR lab has three veterinary doctors, three professional technicians and supporting staff, Azad apprised APP.
After collection of sufficient data, future policy would be chalked out to con-
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During a meeting of PAC, which was chaired by its Chairman Noor Alam Khan on Wednesday, the officials of sAFRON were also asked to talk to UNO and UNHCR to establish refugee camps for the staying of Afghan refugees so that anti-state activities of Afghanis could be controlled.
“Disease Investigation Laboratory (DIL) Peshawar is designated and noti-
The AMR lab had been set up in Peshawar with the objective of implementing Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) surveillance Plan in Animal Health sector, informed Dr syed Asad Ali shah, Epidemiologist and AMR Focal Person for Animal Health Livestock and Diary Development Department Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
40,000 youth imparted training under e-Rozgar program
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Chairing a joint meeting of industrialists and traders here at the chamber on Wednesday, sCCI President Hasnain Khurshid Ahmad said all sectors have adversely been affected by the unannounced excessive power outages being carried out in all sectors by Pesco.
“We are ready to extend every kind of cooperation and facilitation to PILDAT, Literacy, PITB, HEC and TEVTA Departments in their upcoming youth program,” he added.
Hasnain Khurshid said industrial and commercial activities have come to a standstill owing to worst outages. It is making it difficult to run multi-
The lab was established with the support of Fleming Fund Country Grand Pakistan, a UK-based aid programme supporting up to 24 countries across Africa and Asia to tackle antimicrobial resistance, he added.
Livestock and Dairy Development Department had recently completed a baseline survey for collection of updated information regarding livestock population and livestock related enterprises in the province. This livestock survey would also be used as a relevant source for the selection of sampling frame, Dr Asad told APP. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government, he added, had taken the initiative of formulating Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) surveillance Plan to provide a framework for implementation of required interventions for AMR containment in animal health sector of the province. The rapid emergence and spread of antimicrobial resistance in humans, animals and environment is becoming a multifaceted challenge that impacts global public health and food security and threatens attainment of sustainable Development Goals, he explained.
In his address, Director General sports Board Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi said that it was right time to chalk out a comprehensive plan. “Our youth needs to be given technical education. It is a modern era and in this challenging time every youth must learn a skill along with his/her education,” he stressed.
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ple industries and businesses due to excessive power outages, he added.
fied as the Provincial Laboratory on AMR in the Animal Health sector,” Dr Asad told APP.
Punjab Minister for Youth Affairs and sports Malik Taimoor Masood presided over a meeting on Provincial Youth Coordination Mechanism here at National Hockey stadium on Wednesday. He said Pakistan was a fortunate country for having around 63 per cent youth among its population. He said that 40,000 youth had been given entrepreneurship training under the eRozgar Program. “We are bringing more programs to give the youth maximum opportunities to excel in their respective skills and fields.
Khurshid, on the occasion, strongly condemned the frequent increase in power tariffs, saying that KP is producing low-cost electricity and buying at the highest rate. Despite the buying enormous rates, he added, electricity is unavailable to consumers attached with all sectors in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which was reflecting the present central coalition government’s anti-industries and business-hostile policy.
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Laboratories Islamabad and National Reference Laboratory for Poultry Disease Islamabad, Asad continued.
A 27-member medical team comprising specialist doctors and paramedics is in Dera Ismail Khan on a seven-day visit to provide medical services to the flood-affected people in the district, District Health Officer (DHO) Mehmood Jan said here on Wednesday. Talking to APP, the DHO said the Palestinian team held free medical camps in Daraban, Kulachi and Paroa with the cooperation of district health office. He said the Palestinian team providing free medical check-up and treatment facilities to the people affected by the worst flood of the country’s history. Besides this, the district health office has set up 13 free medical camps in different flood affected areas with the cooperation of UNICEF, the DHO said. He said the flood victims were being provided with free medical check-up and medicines. Moreover, he said, Aga Khan Hospital Karachi had doubled the number of medical camps, which it provide the D I Khan district on monthly basis. He said Aga Khan Hospital, Karachi used to give 25 medical camps to Dera Ismail Khan, which has been increased to 50 medical camps due to flash floods in the district.
sCCI senior vice president Imran Khan Mohmand, vice president Javed Akhtar, a large number of industrialists and trading community leaders and exporters attended the meeting.
and make legislation that no government employee can attain dual nationality.
The recently established Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) testing lab set up by the Livestock and Dairy Development Department of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has started functioning to collect data on affects of antibiotics on animal health.
The chamber president said electricity is being utilized in industries as raw material.
mobilize our talented young generation. “The potential young male and female students of the province should take part in the maximum number of e-Rozgar Programme courses to make their future bright,” he Directoradded.General sports Board Punjab Muhammad Tariq Qureshi chaired the opening session of the meeting. Director General Punjab Information Technology Board (PITB) sajid Latif, DG TEVTA, M Asad of UNFPA, Director Admin syed Umair Hassan, Deputy secretary Education Punjab shahzad Jafri, Deputy secretary HEC, DEO Literacy Department Ghulam Ahmed, Project Manager PILDAT Faheem Khan, Technical Consultant PILDAT Ms Amna Kausar and Maham Taj and Deputy Director Youth Affairs Nazish Noor also attended the meeting.
Pak Army, fC busy with relief activities for flood victims
The laboratory is currently working on generation of data about the use of antibiotic and its resistance in animals and poultry. The livestock department currently has no data about the use of antibiotic in animal and about its impact on animal health and human being through utilization of meat.
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sPakistan is facing increasing inflows of asylum seekers/illegal migrants from neighbouring Afghanistan after Taliban’s takeover of Kabul, the Public Account Committee (PAC) on Wednesday has asked Ministries of Interior and states and Frontier Regions (sAFRON) to trace 1.4 million Afghans living in Pakistan within next one month.
Youth Affairs Department Punjab, in the collaboration with the PITB, was making efforts to make the eRozgar project a success. “Youth of Punjab province are being imparted technical skills in various relevant fields through e-Rozgar Program. Dozens of e-Rozgar Program centres are working right now in the province where thousands of youth are earning respectable livelihood for their families”.
tain use of antibiotics and for suggestion of alternatives because some of antibiotics have become essential in protection of animals and birds species especially poultry. There was dire need of creating mass awareness among people about the effects of antibiotics on health of human and animals, he stressed.
It was informed that the illegal migrants are defaming the name of Pakistan across the globe. The Committee also issued directions to all concerned to stop illegal activities of Afghans. The Committee directed secretary, Interior and secretary sAFRON to trace 1.4 million Afghan Refugees within one month and report to the Committee.Itmayberecalled here that Pakistani social media users recently called for sending Afghan nationals back to their country after a fight broke out between cricket fans belonging to the two countries following a crucial T20 match between them in the United Arab Emirates.During the meeting the PAC also directed Chairman National Database Registration Authority (NADRA),
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The meeting of PAC was held to examine Appropriation Accounts for the year 2018-19 and Audit Report for the year 2019-20 pertaining to sAFRON and Audit Report for the year 2019-20 pertaining to the Ministry of Interior.
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He further said that Youth Affairs Department Punjab is making all possible efforts to empower and
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amr testing lab starts functioning to collect data on affects of antibiotic on animal health decries long-hour unscheduled outages in KP
He said the capacity and competency of DIL Peshawar would be enhanced accordingly to serve as a lead lab for the province for AMR sampling, testing, training, quality control, interpretation and data reporting for animal health sector. The lab will also develop close linkages with National Veterinary
The sarhad Chamber of Commerce and Industry (sCCI) on Wednesday expressed grave concern over unscheduled long-hour electricity loadshedding in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, asking Peshawar Electricity supply Company (Pesco) to stop the outages being conducted in name of load management forthwith.
He warned if the electricity couldn’t be available to industries then it would bring further negative impacts on local economy, exports and businesses.
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“We shall help them buy seeds that they need, get the agricultural inputs to get into the planting season, which is coming up in October.” The official pointed out that if the floodwaters do not recede, the small window of planting will be missed and if that happens it will add more constraints to people’s ability
Faced with a shortage of fodder due to floods, cattle farmers in villages in Pakistan’s Sindh province said on Monday that they were struggling to keep their remaining livestock alive.
The total amount of deferred debt has reached approx. US$730 million, which will widen the fiscal space for Pakistan to restore its economy affected by Covid-19 pandemic and flood disaster.
He said that attracting investments in all sectors of Pakistan’s economy was the government’s top priority. He laid special emphasis on empowering women economically.
Examination of the historical cases of right issues by listed companies indicated that risk disclosures were minimal and provided limited information to the investors even in cases of large issues. Therefore, after studying practices in several jurisdictions, analysing global trends and thorough deliberations with the industry participants, SECP has introduced certain amendments in the capital issue regime to bring it in line with global practices. The major amendment is adoption of disclosure-based regime that envisages preparation of offering document containing enhanced disclosures, seeking public comments (optional), comments of the Apex and Front-line regulators and publishing final offering document after incorporating the comments. Other amendments include provision of Exit Opportunity to the shareholders, imposition of lock-in clause on the sponsors, reporting of proceeds utilization by the statutory auditors, optional concept of Minimum Level of Subscription (MLS) and ‘Applications Supported by Blocked Amounts’ (ASBA) and placing restrictions on underwriters that fail to meet their obligations. pr
World should jointly tackle climate crises in Pakistan: WFP
The spokesman said several applicants from Lahore, Faisalabad, Sahiwal, Muzaffargarh, Attock, Nankana Sahib, Gujranwala, Lodhran, Jhang and Bahawalnagar districts have received a collective relief of Rs13 million in their family pension cases.
Islamabad: Famous and renowned artists of the country have donated their artworks to help the people affected by the recent floods in Pakistan and participate in their rehabilitation. The exhibition of these artworks has started from Wednesday at the Art Gallery in F-9 Park and will continue till October 9. The exhibition was inaugurated by the Chairman Capital Development Authority Captain (Retd) Muhammad Usman Younis. On this occasion famous painters, artists of the country and large number of citizens are also participated.
The WFP official highlighted the repeated shocks of extreme climate change in Pakistan in the shape of snow, droughts, and now floods. According to the latest figures from the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), over 33 million people had been affected, and 1,545 died along with 12,860 injured in this season’s monsoon rains and floods since mid-June.
Government officials were trying to help farmers facing a fodder shortage in the last couple of weeks in Sindh, however, a military official said airdropping supplies from the army and navy helicopters would be difficult.
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The situation could worsen as weather officials warned of more rain in the next few days.
The foreign minister observed Pakistan would require a massive investment in climate resilience. He said mobilising additional capital through institutions such as DFC through coordinated efforts with other development finance institutions, is imperative to en-
The foreign minister also invited Nathan to visit Pakistan.
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Appreciating China’s experience and technical expertise in handling floods, the official said, “China has so much to offer, not just in terms of monetary value but also in terms of knowledge. The world has a lot to learn from China.”
Islamabad: Pakistan has launched a Covid-19 vaccination campaign for children aged five to 11 in order to inoculate a maximum number of individuals to control the spread of the disease, the Ministry of National Health Services said.
Patel said that children will be vaccinated after approval from their parents. staff report
Nathan expressed solidarity with the people and the government of Pakistan in the wake of the floods and assured Washington’s continued support in managing the crisis. He also reaffirmed DFC’s interest in collaborating with Pakistan’s private sector and assured engagement to identify projects ready for investment by US businesses.
OREIGNMinister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari has stressed the importance of leveraging the private sector in building disaster resilience covering infrastructure development, renewable energy, livelihood and businesses for women, and rejuvenation of agriculture.
Earlier,(DSSI)”.both the governments had agreed on the first debt deferral amounting to approx. US$370 million on April 27, 2021 and the second debt deferral amounting to approx. US$200 million on October 22, 2021, under G20 DSSI.
ment’s efforts to manage the crisis. He expressed gratitude for the flood relief assistance provided by the US government.
In addition to the debt deferral, the Government of Japan decided to extend Emergency Grant Aid of USD 7 million to Pakistan in response to the damages caused by the flood disaster that have occurred in Pakistan since mid-June.
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Officials estimate about 700,000 cattle have been lost in the floods nationwide, and the rest, which form a critical asset in a poor country, were growing thin for lack of food.
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The DFC has developed a climate action plan whereby beginning 2023, it would allocate 33 percent of its investments in climate-related projects.
Record monsoon rains in the south and southwest Pakistan and glacial melt in northern areas triggered the flooding that has affected nearly 33 million people and killed over 1,500 in the nation of 220 million, sweeping away homes, crops, bridges, roads and livestock and causing an estimated $30 billion of damage.
Zardari briefed Nathan on the devastating floods in Pakistan and the govern-
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In the first phase of the campaign, children will be vaccinated in the selected districts of Sindh and Punjab along with Islamabad, according to a statement released by the Addressingministry.theinauguration ceremony here, Minister for Health Abdul Qadir Patel said vaccinators would be going door to door in communities to vaccinate a maximum number of children in the country.
The official said the WFP’s general food distributions consist of a one-month ration of wheat, oil, salt and lentils for each family.
munity,” said the official, who is confident that their products are effective in preventing deterioration in nutritional status.
PalaKrishnan termed the ongoing floods in Pakistan as a “climate emergency” that can happen anywhere in the world and urged the international community to mobilise funding “in order to help people rehabilitate their lives, reconstitute their livelihoods, and get back on their feet.”
stroyed,” said the WFP official, adding the country was already facing quite a significant number of food insecure people but the floods had doubly hit those.
He identified agriculture, infrastructure, energy — including renewable energy — and the tech sector including green technologies as priority areas.
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The spokesman reported that the livestock, buildings departments, highway division and district accounts office of different districts have also paid the pending amounts worth Rs2.11 million to complainants along with the provision of relief of Rs0.5 million to the Arifwala-based subjectSimilarly,specialist.inresponse to the own-motion notice of the Ombudsman retired Maj. Azam Suleman Khan, municipal committee Kot Addu has informed that Rs14 million have been paid to the employees as salaries and another amount of Rs4.7 million is given to the pensioners, said the spokesman.
Detailing the initiatives by the WFP in Pakistan, the official said they have an aim to reach 1.9 million people in the next few months with food and nutrition assistance as well as livelihood support and they had already reached half a million people.
The Chinese government has provided timely humanitarian aid, including waterproof tents, to counter the effects of the floods and rains in Pakistan.
The concessional loans, subject to debt deferral, have been utilized for infrastructure development such as roads, tunnels, power plants and grids, irrigation, water supply, and drainage facilities in Pakistan from early 1990s to the mid-2010s.
The foreign minister expressed these views in a meeting with Scott A. Nathan, chief executive officer (CEO) of the United States International Development Finance Corporation in New York.
The spokesman said the heirs of Dr Bashir Ahmad, a former principal Medical Officer (PMO) of Services Hospital in Lahore, have been paid Rs8 million rupees under the so-called Shuhada package while Rs0.2 million have been given to two other plaintiffs of Faisalabad as the price for items supplied to DHQ hospital Toba Tek Singh.
As a result of the separate action taken by the ombudsman office, overall relief of Rs1.74 million has been provided to the applicants of different cities in their cases of non-payment of the farewell grant, GP and welfare funds, scholarships and group insurance amounts, the spokesman added.
On the last day of the exhibition, these works of art will be auctioned, after which the money received will be donated to the Prime Minister's Flood Relief Account to provide all possible help to the flood victims. He further said that the Capital Development Authority is taking all possible measures to help the flood victims. Chairman Captain (Retd) Muhammad Usman Yunus said on this occasion that this art gallery is a great platform for women and youth from where they can transfer the culture and civilization of the country of Pakistan to the coming generation, especially those living in other countries. pr
The international community must come together to stand with the people in Pakistan to show solidarity and to help them build back their lives devastated by monsoon floods and rains, Rathi PalaKrishnan, deputy country director of the World Food Programme (WFP) in Pakistan, has said.
The catastrophic floods have submerged huge swathes of Pakistan and damaged crops that were used as feed for their cattle.
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“It will not be given to cattle. As a result, the animals will remain hungry and eventually die,” he said.
Additionally, over 1.9 million houses have been destroyed, while an estimated 959,819 livestock has perished, said the NDMA.“The affected people have lost their livelihoods, their crops have been wiped away, and a third of the country is underwater, roads, bridges, infrastructure all de-
Similarly, it also mediated to ensure that the irrigation department pays Rs0.3 million to Khanewal’s Nishad Akhtar as financial aid for her late husband. She received this amount after 11 years.
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These concessional loans have favorable conditions for Pakistan in terms of low interest rate, as well as long grace and repayment period. Under the last agreement, repayments for the debt and interest due between July 1 and December 31, 2021 will be rescheduled after June 15, 2023.
Zardari expressed the hope that DFC will consider tapping the tremendous investment opportunities in these sectors.
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Japan and Pakistan on Wednesday agreed on debt deferral amounting to approx. US$160 million as the last phase of “G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative
“We also have nutrition support for pregnant and breastfeeding women and children under two for the next two to three months to stave off malnutrition and boost their im-
The WFP representative said that where the waters do recede and the communities want to go back they would start engaging in the cash and infrastructure rehabilitation work to restore their livelihoods in those areas through community rehabilitation programs.
to have an adequate and nutritious diet.
The damaged grass will instead be used for the packing of eggs and apples, he added.
Renowned artists donate artworks to help people affected by floods in Pakistan
The Office of Punjab Ombudsman has mediated to provide a cumulative legal relief of over Rs58 million to complainants in response to 36 applications submitted to the regional offices against provincial government departments for the resolution of theirInissues.a statement released Wednesday, a spokesman for the agency said the action taken by the office helped one Shamim Akhtar from Faisalabad to receive the long-awaited pension arrears of her late husband worth Rs4.1 million from the health department after a period of 13 years.
Talking about the recovery stage, the official described that once the waters recede they would cooperate with the government to help people go back to their areas.
Farmer Zameer Khan in Tando Allahyar city of Sindh, one of the worst-affected areas, said any fodder left has turned black from water damage.
sure that we adequately address the challenge of climate change.
Meanwhile, individuals belonging to Gujrat, Faisalabad, Sahiwal and Rahim Yar Khan have also been given over Rs7.7 million as pending dues of leave encashment, financial aid and employment dues after the involvement of the ombudsman office.
Islamabad: The Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has revamped the Companies (Further Issue of Shares) Regulations, 2020 (Regulations) for listed companies through introducing amendments vide notification dated September 21, 2022.
The foreign minister said: “Pakistan wants to make economic and investment cooperation as one of the key pillars of Pak-US relationship. DFC has an important role to play in this regard.”
The press quoted local officials as saying that at least 650,000 pregnant women are among the affected people across the country.
ufacturing sector grew by 10.4 percent, revenues increased by 17.7 percent ( 8.8 percent of GdP), exports grew by 27.6 percent, exports of services sector registered a growth of 18.2 percent, textile sector especially the high value-added segment, remittances posted a growth of 7.6 percent, expenditures on education sector grew by 9.7 percent, expenditures on Health & Nutrition grew by 30 percent, unemployment of the labour force decreased to 6.3 percent from 6.9 percent, energy sector oil import bill suurged by as much as 95.9 percent and in Transport and Communication sector projects worth $17 billion were completed under Belt and Road initiative (BRi).
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Changing the colonial mindset
it was during the rule of the first usurper ( October 1958 to march 1969 ) that terms like ‘bloody civilians’ were heard for the first time. all attempts at reforms were thwarted by the colonial institutions ( army, bureaucracy, judiciary). The nation was divided into have and have-nots. Corruption and concentration of wealth into a few hands took place. The first free and fair elections in 1970 proved to be disastrous. Bangladesh emerged on the world map, what, remained of Pakistan was handed over to the most popular leader of the Western Wing. zulfiqar ali Bhutto ( zaB ) took charge as Chief martial Law administrator ( CmLa ). With the help of his able team zaB first enacted the 1972 interim Constitution followed by the permanent 1973 version which has proven to be the saviour and protector of the democratic order. a constitution is an agreement between the rulers and the ruled which must be followed in letter and spirit, as envisioned by the Father of the Nation, but unfortunately it is largely ignored by the elite and the powerful.
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1935 Government of india). in modern management there is a concept of Job description (Jd) which outlines tasks to be performed with limitations of authority. Performance evaluations are carried out against the completion of assigned tasks. The constitution provides a similar road map to be followed. in 2017, the 1923 Official Secrets act was replaced with Right to information act. Now the bureaucracy cannot hide behind files and paper work that they control. Transparency prevails over secrecy and mischief. despite the fact that the islamic Republic of Pakistan has been a constitutional democracy since 14 august 1973, the ground realities remain grim for the masses. The ‘Servants’ and the ‘Constitution’ are nowhere to be found. There is rampant bureaucratic abuse and gross violation of the constitutional provisions that apply to fundamental rights of the citizen. despite the fact that the judiciary has a huge backlog of cases the superior courts are shut down for months for summer break enabling the lordships to enjoy their time off. in the days of the Raj they visited their homes in the ‘Kingdom’, now they leave home for the ‘Kingdom’. at least till the entire pending cases are settled the vacations should be withheld; after all ‘justice delayed is justice denied’.
The writer is ex-Chairman, Pakistan Science Foundation. He can be contacted at: fmaliks@hotmail.com.
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‘Faithful to the Constitution’ is the key word together with being ‘Servant’. i have interviewed several of my friends. both serving and retired bureaucrats and armed forces personnel about these two aspects emphasized by the Father of the Nation, while they agreed with the concept they had no knowledge of the constitution nor considered themselves to be the servants of the people. Perhaps the islamic Republic of Pakistan is the only country in the world that had to formulate four constitutions (1956, 1962, 1972, 1973) yet the debate about a new document is ongoing. after 75 years of in-
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iSTORiCaLLY, Pakistan’s economy has shown periodic ‘boom-bust’ growth cycles. The for such volatile growth cycles included the wide-ranging economic challenges like shrinking of fiscal space, exchange rate pressure, mounting current account deficit, inflation, energy sector bottlenecks and the absence of a supportive environment for the private sector.
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What has been stated above is more or less based on the information given in the Pakistan Economic Survey 2021-22. The Economic Survey is an important document which is released by the Finance Division of Government of Pakistan on the eve of the presentation of the federal budget for the new financial year covering economic situation and achievements of various sectors for the first nine or ten months of the preceding financial year.
Further, growth momentum was also observed on account of broad-based expansion in large-scale manufacturing and improved crop production in the country. However, the national economy also started
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showing signs of excess demand and overheating through an increase in the import volume of capital and consumer goods, energy and non-energy imports.
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The disappearance is a back-breaking occurrence for a family if the victim is the sole bread-earner or a promising youngster. in case government agencies are seen to be involved in the act, forced disappearances can generate anti-state sentiment in communities. While in the opposition the PPP, the PmL(N) and the PTi promised to bring back missing persons to their families. Once in power they thought it wiser not to press the issue too far with the establishment. most of the disappearances took place in Balochistan, followed by other provinces and islamabad.
The economy was recovering from Covid-19
He riot in Leicester was brought to an end after 47 were arrested, and 25 police officers and a police dog were injured. apparently, the riot on Saturday started because of an unplanned protest by Hindu men on Saturday, with members of the two communities attacking each other. The starting point was the Pakistan-india match, which Pakistan won, thus making india exit the asia Cup. There might be a quibble over the conflation of india with Hindus and muslims with Pakistan, but it cannot be denied that the two countries’ diasporas abroad overwhelmingly belong to the respective religions. it was religious, not nationalistic, and it was happening in the uK. Hindu-chauvinist mobs attacked after asking a victim was Hindu or muslim, even though the majority of Leicester’s indians are muslim, mostly from Gujarat, where indian Pm Narendra modi, as Cm, presided over a riot in which 790 muslims were killed.
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With non-functional state apparatus, choked legal system and disregard of the constitution combined with the colonial mindset, no country can survive or move forward. The Quaid also said; “That no force on earth can undo Pakistan”. Yes, no external force, but the enemy is within; perhaps he was convinced that the people of Pakistan will rise to the occasion and protect their freedom but he too underestimated the negative forces within the system which over time have become even more vicious and colonial. imran Khan calls them a ‘mafia’ that now controls most institutions. The words of the Quaid echo in my mind; “We civilians who decide these issues.” Where are the decision makers today? The Quaid must be turning in his grave.
With non-functional state apparatus, choked legal system and disregard of the constitution combined with the colonial mindset, no country can survive or move forward. The Quaid also said; “That no force on earth can undo Pakistan”.
The coordinated monetary -fiscal policy approach after the covid-19 pandemic had succeeded in reviving real economic activity, specifically the fiscal-monetary stimulus packages had a cascading effect on growth through a revival in private investment. additionally, the accommodative monetary policy stance in FYe2021, focused on the revival of the construction industry and mandatory housing financing targets by the State Bank of Pakistan together with the rebound in external demand had set the stage for stronger growth momentum in FY2022.
The writer is Lahore-based Freelance Journalist, Columnist and retired Deputy Controller (News), Radio Pakistan, Islamabad and can be reached at zahidriffat@gmail.com
Some of the cases taken to the courts recently were so shocking that the Chief Justice of he islamabad High Court made the observation that an enforced disappearance is a heinous crime which is unacceptable in a society based on law and constitution. as the numbers of the disappeared citizens continued to increase despite the courts’ observations, Chief Justice athar minallah posed the question if the crime could be curbed by imposing a penalty on the prime minister and his cabinet as ultimately they are responsible for it. early this month the court summoned Pm Shehbaz Sharif and some of his cabinet ministers. The Chief Jusice ordered the government to resolve this issue by November 14 or the court would hold someone accountable in its verdict.
Now they are paying the price. The law and order problem caused by india’s internal politics has reached their shores, and they should realize that it is their problem, not india’s. islamophobia is no longer just a Western problem, but an indian as well. it is perhaps too much for anyone to expect the BJP to see reason, but if the Western countries could apply the sort of economic pressure the uae did over the recent blasphemy issue, they will find they could persuade mr modi to ease the anti-muslim pressure, and thus solve a problem they have created for themselves.
What has been stated above is more or less based on the information given in the Pakistan economic Survey 2021-22. The economic Survey is an important document which is released by the Finance division of Government of Pakistan on the eve of the presentation of the federal budget for the new financial year covering economic situation and achievements of various sectors for the first nine or ten months of the preceding financial year. economic facts and figures have been produced here from the economic Survey only to set the record straight and for the information of all those presently treading corridors of power who were critical of the poor economic performance of the previous government.
dependence the republic faces unending constitutional crisis mainly because no one in authority wants to follow it and live within its formulated boundaries. it was ayub Khan, the first ‘desi Sipah-e-Salar’, who crossed the line. iskander mirza, who as Secretary defense helped his friend to become the Commander in Chief despite several adverse performance evaluations. Both Khan and mirza were graduates of the famous Royal military academy Sandhurst in the uK. While Khan stayed in uniform witha very mediocre record of service, mirza opted for the civil service. as Political agent during the times of ‘ Raj ‘ he played a key role in retrieving his captured friend from the tribal warriors’.
Together they started to encroach power in order to strengthen the colonial mindset. after derailing the democratic order, it was mirza who abrogated the 1956 Constitution in October 1958 by imposing martial Law thus initiating the process of the break-up of Jinnah’s Pakistan. With all powers in his hands, Khan got rid of his friend and declared himself President, sending mirza into exile where he perished as an ordinary person to be buried in Tehran because of his matrimonial links.
On the external front, the country’s exports had grown remarkably on account of policy supports provided including regionally regionally competitive tariff rates, export Facilitation Scheme 2021, enhancement in coverage, changes in foreign exchange regulations, which all facilitated eports. Furthermore, textile policy 2020-25 had also been approved to fully utilize the potential of home-grown cotton augmented by man-made fibres and filaments to boost value-added
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Though the national economy had recovered from the covid-19 pandemic’s adverse impacts after a 0.94 percent drop in FY2020, and maintained a Vshaped recovery by posting real growth of 5.97 percent in FY2022. This high growth, however, was not sustainable for varying reasons and has already resulted in financial and macroeconomic imbalances.
This riot is a tragedy, because it is destined to happen again. This is because the factors that caused it have not been addressed. The advent of the BJP in 2014 has been accompanied by spike in violence against muslims, not to mention the series of steps against india’s only muslimmajority state, Kashmir. The BJP has strong support among indians abroad, who have apparently made their antimuslim position some sort of substitute for leaving india. Then there is the silence of the Western states over the BJP government’s violations of human rights, especially in Kashmir, but all over india, a silence resulting from their economic interests, because of their investments there and because it is a huge market.
uaid-e-azam muhammad ali Jinnah, the Father of the Nation, warned against the colonial mindset that persisted in most institutions that we inherited at the time of Partition in august 1947. While addressing the officers at the Staff College at Quetta in the year 1948 he said, “do not forget that the armed forces are the servants of the people. You do not make national policy; it is, we civilians, who decide these issues and it is your duty to carry out these tasks with which you are entrusted “. To the gazetted officers, he said; “You do not belong to the ruling class; you belong to the servants. make the people feel that you are their servants and friends, maintain the highest standards of honour, integrity, justice and fair play.” about the oath taken by the officers he said; “i should like you to study the Constitution, which is in force in Pakistan, at present and understand its true constitutional and legal implications when you say that you will be faithful to the Constitution.”
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Figures-wise, briefly speaking, ,as Gross domestic Product (GdP) had grown by 5,97 percent, agriculture sector recorded growth of 4.40 percent, industrial sector recorded a growth off 7.19 percent, Service sector posted an increase of 6.19 percent , Large Scale man-
Political instability in the country also led to a huge increase in economic uncertainty. which was negatively affecting the economy at the individual, firm, and government levels. Political stability can reduce uncertainty by a government making clear policy statements to build the trust of domestic as well as foreign investors and the business community.
However,exports.asurge in commodity prices globally was exerting pressure on imports by significantly pushing up import prices. Resultantly, the sizable trade deficit of $32.9 billion during July-april FY2022 was partially financed by significant workers’ remittances. The widening of the current account deficit together with a build-up in inflationary pressures in the backdrop of the geopolitical situation, especially the Russia-ukraine conflict, created significant challenges for sustainable economic growth. in addition, the emergence of domestic conditions topped by political instability was eroding business confidence. Thus, all in all, inflationary and external sector pressures had created macroeconomic imbalances in the national economy.
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Recently, the dead bodies of three mQm workers kidnapped years back were recovered from different parts of Sindh. The mQm being a crucial coalition member, interior minister Rana Sanaullah visited its party Headquarters where he reiterated that the state was responsible for recovering citizens made to disappear by force. The interior minister conceded that those who made citizens disappear violated the constitution and tarnished the country’s image. While admitting that the government had limited writ in this regard, the interior minister claimed that his government had a comprehensive plan to stop the occurrences. He was confident that this time the government would leave no stone unturned to fix the menace once and for all. Never in the country’s history have courts taken such tough stands against forced disappearances. it is time for the government to show spine instead of complaining about “limited writ”. in case the Pm fails to assert himself as the country’s Chief executive, his words would carry little weight with coalition partners, people or the courts.
1. Shahada, 2. Salat, 3. Zakat, 4. Swam, 5. Hajj
3. zakat: zakat means to give those who are needy people.
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aKiSTaN contributes less than one percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions but faces one of the worst kinds of climate consequences in recent past years. Flood is one of the worst kinds of natural disasters that Pakistan is facing nowadays which has killed more than a thousand men, women, and children, while millions of acres of ready-to-harvest cultivated crops have been completely wasted, millions of livestock have been killed, and thousands of kilometers of roads, connecting bridges, properties, basic infrastructure including hospitals, educational institutions, drainage system, clean water system, power supply, aquatic system on which millions of people’s living is based have been completely or severely damaged.
1. Shahada: shahada means to declare one’s faith in allah almighty and belief in Hazrat muhammad Peace be upon him.
There is an urgent need of government as well as public intervention in order to collect data effectively, and evaluate possible risks and concrete steps should be taken to resolve these issues. The government and private sectors should focus on providing proper shelter, nutrition, health, and hygiene and improving sanitation in order to reduce morbidity and mortality.Thecountry has experienced more extreme cold weather in the last few years, and it is expected that the coming winter season will be so hard, and meteorological department predicted more rain this month, so these displaced people need additional
PHaRmaCiSTS have immense significance in a country’s overall healthcare delivery mechanism. in most parts of the world, the profession of pharmacy is held in high esteem, as should be the case, but in Pakistan the worth of pharmacists is not more than a wage-earner, who is supposed to work long hours just to make ends meet. Such treatment of pharmacists must be done away with.
The writer is a Ph.D Scholar at the National Centre of Excellence in Analytical Chemistry, University of Sindh, Jamshoro, and can be reached atfayyazsalih@hotmail.com
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pulses from other countries, but it is necessary to grow fast-growing crops and vegetables in floodaffected land to fulfill the country’s basic needs.
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Pakistan should shift its focus from post-disaster response and compensation to pre-disaster protection, risk prevention, and mitigation by playing an active role in controlling flood risk, flood management, and reducing disaster losses. The rivers prone to floods should be managed carefully, there is an urgent need of building new multiple dams and water reservoirs along the riverside, these water pockets can collect and store additional water and can control the furious flow. We should learn from the world to redevelop water infrastructure including, dams, dikes, levees, tide gates, and physical barriers to prevent running and rising water from causing flooding. Other flood-reducing steps, such as the development of pumping stations and canals, can minimize the flood risk and reduce losses and can also reduce the intensity of floods.
gienic place to live and bear their children. Overall women and girls are facing huge difficulties during every disaster. many social and cultural issues are going to emerge. Living in an unprotected place without proper shelter and security, women and girls can be easily prone to different kinds of violence including rape, abduction, and sexualOtherharassment.thanthese issues, improper sanitation creates health and hygiene problems. diarrheal diseases are very common in most of the children living in camps due to drinking unsafe polluted water. Open-air living without any shelter has made families prone to different vectorborne diseases such as malaria, yellow fever, dengue fever, hepatitis a and e, viral gastroenteritis, and respiratory tract infections. most mortalities occur due to the aftermath of floods.
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Visits to flood-affectees’ camps in different areas show that while no doubt the Pakistani community, has always set up relief activities including food and possible shelter, overall conditions are very miserable. depite announcements of billions of rupees of funds from international donor agencies and political parties, displaced people are complaining about the inadequate supply of basic necessities. This natural disaster mishandled by the government has forced people to live in miserable conditions.
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food crisis. millions of acres of farmland are underwater, crops like rice, cotton, and daily consumed vegetables have completely vanished, and government and private food storages are washed away. available food stock is very insufficient for the masses to feed and price hikes left no option for the middle class to live. in short term, Pakistan needs emergency food assistance from international donor agencies including the World Food Programme, and the Food, and agriculture Organization.
We have numerous examples to learn, in Netherlands, while the River Thames of London is protected by large mechanical barriers built across the river, delta works along with a dam, Canada is protected through floodway defense creating a massive system of dikes, diversions, and floodways along with the Red River, Russia’s Saint Petersburg is protected by numerous dams, Chinese Yangtze River floods are controlled with dikes, polders, and other hard engineering measures in order to save their people from catastrophes. in order to minimize the devastating flood risk in Pakistan, numerous steps should be taken. These steps can be soil and water conservation, proper use of detention and flood storage areas, formation of new laws regarding the construction of homes and tourist resorts along river banks and seaside, and a high level of uncertainty regarding climate change urge Pakistan to go for small as well as large scale water conservancy projects and longterm flood control adaption plans. This should be done by adaptive management of risks due to climate change and sensible planning by considering all factors including spatial division, risk assessment, and forecasted future trends of floods.
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These crops could be sunflowers, sugarcane, pearl millet (bajra), or maize, white radish, onion, brinjal, ladyfinger, tomatoes, Spanish, cabbage, and lotus roots (beeh), which can be cultivated during this season after this season’s routine crops can be cultivated.
4. Swam: swam means to Keep fast in Ramadan.
Other than this, there has been severe flood damage to wildlife, disease proliferation, and destruction of natural habitats. according to estimates by the ministry of Planning, the recent floods in Pakistan cost at least $10 billion in losses. The recent flood created a huge impact on individuals as well as on communities, and these impacts are economic, social, environmental as well as psychological because people are forced to leave their homes, animals, and memories behind. Nature becomes more furious whenever we try to go against it.
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Flood also adds nutrients to the soil including organic materials, nitrogen phosphorus, and natural fertilizer to the soil which increased the production capacity by improving plant growth and recharging the water table. This will be beneficial for farmers because crop production will be increased. For a while, agriculture research departments should help and guide the farmers regarding cultivating short-term and cash crops, because initially, we can import wheat, rice, and
2. Salat: salat means to pray five times in a day.
iSLam is the perfect religion in all over the world. The word of islam means “ obedience of allah.” all of its teachings and beliefs are written out in the Holy Quran. The followers of islam accept only one allah almighty. Observation and experiment is called science. Science is a word taken in Latin. Science means knowledge of study or dealing with the body facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws. islam accepts science and also science accepts islam. islam is the second largest religion in all over the world. The followers of islam aim to live the whole life in submission of allah. They believe that nothing can happen without allah’s permission. The Quran is the major holy text of islam. They worship allah by praying and reciting the Holy Quran. They believe there will be a day of judgement and life after death. Prophet muhammad (Peace Be upon Him) started preaching throughout the messages of islam. He taught that there is no other god but allah and muslims should devote their lives to this God. islam has five pillars mentioned in the Holy Quran.
THe matter of ‘loan shark apps’ was raised on social media by a handful of anonymous accounts, and the app-owners have already clarified that the apps were taken off for various reasons. The Securities and exchange Commission of Pakistan (SeCP) has also taken several measures as a result of which 44 unlicensed digital lending platforms have been reported to the relevant authorities for necessary action. Besides, Google and apple managements have been asked to disallow apps not duly licensed. also, the registered companies have introduced steps on SeCP advice. in order to ensure responsible selling, the SeCP has made regulatory changes, which, among other things, focus on increased communication with the policyholders, enhanced training requirements, and remedial mechanism in cases of mis-selling. Contrary to the contents in the said article, the SeCP has in writing proposed to the relevant agencies certain actions to streamline the entire spectrum. The role of a regulator is to ensure optimum disclosures that may lead to informed decisions. it is not the responsibility of the regulator to proclaim whether a product or service is appropriate for an individual. While discussing the domain of digital lending and insurance sectors, some critical elements should also be kept in mind, like financial literacy, financial inclusion, and dearth of diversified products.
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To minimize the devastating flood risk in Pakistan, numerous steps should be taken. These steps can be soil and water conservation, proper use of detention and flood storage areas, formation of new laws regarding the construction of homes and tourist resorts along river banks and seaside, and a high level of uncertainty regarding climate change
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5. Hajj: hajj means to make a pilgrimage to makkah at least once during a person life time if the man is able.
The roots of science can be traced to ancient egypt. Science was a broad sense existed before the modern era and in many historical civilizations. if we talk about modern science, modern science is distinct in its approach and successful in its result. Science in its original sense was word for type of knowledge. it was type of knowledge that people can communicate to each other. For instance, knowledge about working of natural things was gathered long before recorded in history. Scientists made many things such as, calendar, techniques for making poisonous plants, dams, computers, machines, bulbs, luxury vehicles and luxury aeroplanes etc. a calendar is a chart of pages showing the days, weeks and months of a particular year. a poisonous plant is defined as a plant that when touched or in gusted in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism or any plant capable evoking a toxic and fatal reaction. a dam is a barrier or structure across a steam, river or waterway to confine then control the flow of water. These are usually built across naturally flowing water to manage the water for human use.
THe opposition continues to claim that it would generate millions and billions through overseas Pakistanis if it gets voted to power. if so, why could it not do any such thing during the time it was actually in government? The party believes that it has a massive following and can mobilise people both inside and outside the country to address the challenges being faced by the country. again, if that is the reality, why could it not do any such thing during the time it was actually in government? Simple questions, don’t you think?
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No proper shelter nor a single tent was there for more than 400 men, women, and children staying in Jamshoro Sindh. during the day, people use their beds (Charpai) and blankets to form a temporary shelter and at night same bed is being used for sleeping for more than one person. No washroom or toilet is available for these people: men can manage their needs but for females, it is challenging to live without washrooms. many pregnant women were there living in miserable conditions; they need medical assistance from time to time and a safe and hy-
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CHiLdReN of Killi Kareem Bakhsh, a town in Washuk district of Balochistan, continue to be deprived of their constitutional right to education. in 2018, the provincial government had announced the establishment of a primary school for boys, but nothing has happened on the ground after the announcement. The school was not even issued the relevant government code for the locals to pursue the case with the authorities. all they have right now is an announcement that was made apparently without any intention behind it. WASHUKBALOCH
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The costs of the Pakistan floods will be enormous. early estimates put the damage at more than $30 billion, and the coming months will bring increased hunger, disease, poverty, and massive rebuilding costs, now that more than one million homes have been damaged or Scientistsdestroyed.willlikely come up with careful estimates of attribution for Pakistan’s floods in the months ahead (examples of previous attribution studies can be found at worldweatherattribution.org). Suppose, hypothetically, that half of Pakistan’s losses are ultimately attributed to long-term climate change, and the other half to random year-to-year variation and local land-use practices. That would mean that around $15 billion of the estimated losses resulted from climate change.
either way, rich countries should bear their fair share of the attributable costs of cli-
true of land-use changes, including deforestation and poorly designed infrastructure.
Jeffrey D. Sachs is a University Professor and Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, where he directed The Earth Institute from 2002 until 2016. He is also President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network and a commissioner of the UN Broadband Commission for Development.
all forces, including logistical movements. In addition, U.S. artillery of various sorts is capable of cutting the Russian line of supply, leaving an offensive paralyzed. And finally, Ukrainian forces are sufficiently dispersed that a last-ditch tactical nuclear strike would likely impact the Russian offensive.
There are perhaps other viable diversionary actions of sufficient significance to compel the United States to divert its forces, but all of them would be built on land movements at a time when Russia is hard-pressed. An attack on the Baltics would bring a significant Polish attack on Russia’s flank, and mounting an attack on Finland, for example, would be detected and anticipated. The same is true with Romania, but with somewhat lower opportunity.
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Tactical nuclear weapons can determine the outcome of a battle but not a war, and would not make the land unlivable. Therefore, Russia’s other nuclear option is strategic: to destroy Ukrainian cities with a hiroshima-type weapon. This option has two weaknesses. The winds in Ukraine are variable and in eastern Ukraine, for example, blow to the northeast. A strategic nuclear detonation would send fallout blowing into Russia and in this example toward Voronezh, a strategic Russian city. Any use of a strategic nuclear weapon would likely affect Russian territory.
Pakistan has set ambitious targets for reducing reliance on fossil fuels, as well as afforestation, but we insist on a just energy transition for cutting greenhouse gases by 50% by 2030. While this means the cost has to be shared, it is not as if there’s no money in the system – big oil and gas firms are making huge profits while they enhance emissions, with no one holding their feet to the fire. Oxfam reports that less than 18 days of gas and oil titans’ profits can cover the entire $49bn of the UN’s global humanitarian appeal for 2022. It is not unreasonable to ask why countries with a negligible carbon footprint, like Pakistan, must pay for global warming catastrophes we had no part in creating.
Its problem consists of four parts. The first is that the Russians are deployed in Ukraine as they began the war, on salients vulnerable to flank attacks, which happened. A retreat into more defensible formations would make sense but would also have serious political consequences, as it would indicate another retreat after the one in the north earlier in the war. A second problem appears to be insufficient, poorly trained and unmotivated forces with which to mount a counterattack sufficient to force a major Ukrainian retreat. A third problem is the long-standing Russian/Soviet problem: logistics. In order to mount a counterattack, the Russians must have not only initial supplies but also massive additional supplies arriving reliably where they are needed. This leads to their fourth problem. U.S. satellites are providing constant, accurate intelligence on
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Between 1850 and 2020, the burning of fossil fuels resulted in cumulative emissions of 1.69 trillion tons of CO2. Of that total, the US accounts for roughly 24.6%—417 billion tons—which is much greater than its share of the 2021 world population: roughly 4.2%. Similarly, high-income countries combined
mate adaptation, emergency response, and recovery in countries that played little to no role in causing today’s calamities. As climate damages increase, so, too, does the need for largescale, costly investments (including massive reforestation, flood control infrastructure, freshwater storage, and others) to protect societies against floods, droughts, wildfires, high-intensity typhoons, and other climate-related disasters. Climate-related tragedies such as Pakistan’s flooding are occurring with increasing frequency and intensity worldwide, in rich and poor countries alike. The current disasters are just a preview of what awaits us in the coming years and decades.
Too often, rich and powerful countries deny their historical responsibilities— whether for colonialism, slavery, or climate damage. All countries are responsible for decarbonizing their energy systems and managing their land and ecosystems responsibly and sustainably. Yet the developing world will not forget the leading role that rich countries have played in creating today’s worldwide climate disasters. As climate-related losses rapidly mount, global demands for climate justice will only grow.
It would seem that Russia has been forced into a permanent defensive posture. If this were World War II, Russia would be able to rebound. But Russia has not fought a multidivisional war for 77 years. We saw the Russians open the war with three armored thrusts largely unable to cope with logistical problems and anti-tank weapons. In effect, they were forced to retreat from offensive missions, regroup and wind up in the position they are in. They are fighting an enemy in the same position, but one that does not have a logistical problem thanks to the U.S., which has also had its share of failure but whose most robust capability is logistics.
(including the US, europe, Japan, and a few others) account for around 58.7% of cumulative CO2 emissions, but only 15% of today’s world population.
Geography provides few options for this, but the most likely ones are Moldova and Romania, two countries connected to one another. It could not be an overland offensive but would have to take advantage of the Black Sea, landing significant forces in Romania, a NATO member and host to an American naval force. To achieve this, the Russians would have to first use missiles to eliminate Ukrainian anti-ship missiles like those that sank the Moskva. having done this, they would have to achieve and maintain air or missile superiority over the Black Sea and then land and lodge sufficient force to compel Romanian forces into combat with substantial American forces. Given that there are American naval forces outside the Bosporus, and given that NATO’s mandate or sheer necessity would force the Bosporus shut, this would pose a serious threat to the Russians. Add to this an air attack on Russian forces, and this operation would likely fail.
The question then would turn to allocating responsibility for these climate-attributable costs. Under current global arrangements, the financial responsibility falls almost totally on Pakistan. To be sure, the United States has pledged around $50 million in relief, Canada has committed $5 million, and other countries are likely to join in. But even if total relief to Pakistan reached $150 million, that would cover 1% of the attributable losses in this scenario.
The Russians must obviously change the dynamic of the war if they are not going to be forced into a political settlement. The key is to pose threats to the Ukrainians from multiple directions, both tactically and strategically. Indeed, their primary need is to diffuse U.S. logistics by creating a serious military threat to another American ally or directly attacking one. It is not clear that the U.S. would be unable to supply two fronts, but it might unbalance the U.S. and force it to reduce support for Ukraine, possibly opening opportunities for Russia.
he climate crisis has accelerated at pace. When temperatures crossed 53C in Pakistan, the summer of 2022 turned our southern towns into the hottest places on the planet, melting our glaciers, burning our forests, scorching our crops. But nothing prepared the country for the biblical flooding that saw a third of Pakistan inundated by an ocean of water, surpassing even the 2010 disaster in magnitude and frequency.
Time is critical to the entire equation of remodelling global climate projections on this new, accelerated pace of change. On these new trajectories many of us, especially those nearer the equator, are hurtling towards new thresholds. This has to change.
Sherry Rehman is Pakistan’s climate change minister and former ambassador to the United States.
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can sue for damages (compensation); and if a nearby factory pollutes an entire community, that community can sue as a group (through a class-action lawsuit, in the case of the US).
Currently, much of the best-termed green financing often loses potency thanks to protracted periods of pipelining, during which time resilience needs on the ground change quantitively. Simplified, longterm climate financing instruments are needed to plug severe capacity deficits in the developing countries right now.
The biggest single source of human-induced climate change is the atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide emissions resulting from the combustion of fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas). Because some CO2 molecules emitted into the atmosphere remain there for centuries, focusing on cumulative emissions over long periods of time is crucial.
Aside from the map of human misery that this climate emergency presents, the costs of rebuilding and adapting to such new extreme weather is a cause for anxiety. While the world begins forgetting, Pakistan still must wade through the relief stages of the crisis, with a new generation of climate migrants looking for shelter. Just providing for baseline disaster needs such as shelter and food requires immediate funding, leaving us no space to rebuild livelihoods or preserve crops. The rehabilitation effort stands to cost billions, while reconstruction estimates are ongoing. even in a disaster-free year, Pakistan typically loses 9.1% of its GDP to the compounding impacts of climate stress. early estimates suggest that figure could almost double due to medium-term losses from the superstorm.
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True, there is some debate over what dates to use when assessing historical responsibilities. According to one view, cumulative emissions should be counted from around 1850, because that is when worldwide fossil-fuel use surged with early US and european industrialization. But another camp would start the clock much later, such as in 1992, when the world’s governments adopted the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and committed to stabilizing atmospheric GhG concentrations “at a level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic (human induced) interference with the climate system.”
reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by big polluters, coupled with resource transfers to the low emitters in need of crucial funding.
Now, consider an alternative way of assigning responsibility, based on countries’ respective contributions to climate change. This is how liability in the US and other countries generally works. If your neighbor damages your property through reckless behavior, you
But this debate hardly affects the apportionment of responsibility. even if we measure cumulative emissions just from the 1992-2020 period, the US share is 19.6%, the high-income group’s share is 46.9%, and Pakistan’s share is 0.4%.
Pakistan’s floods can be clearly linked to human-induced climate change. Because warmer air holds more moisture, higher temperatures generally mean heavier monsoons. While monsoons have a natural year-to-year variation (being strong in some years and weak in others), the probability distribution is shifting toward heavier rainfall. The melting of himalayan glaciers due to rising temperatures may also be contributing to increased flooding, and the same is likely
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ACTICAl nuclear weapons are built for tactical effect, not strategic effect. Strategic nuclear weapons, such as the ones dropped on hiroshima and Nagasaki, can devastate a large area, with both the blast and the nuclear fallout. The blast area would be devastated, and the fallout would increase the lethality and carry it a significant distance downwind. however, it must be remembered that regardless of casualties, neither city was completely abandoned, and both were populated and functioning at a reasonable level about a year after the bombs were detonated. The power of tactical nuclear weapons (depending on the type) is less than 1 percent of the hiroshima blast, and as important, they yield little nuclear fallout.
Of course, the Romanian gambit itself is highly dubious, but here we are assuming that Russia has been forced to the defense and that it is unwilling to abandon the war. Few options are attractive at this point, but the political cost of abandoning the war is enormous. If they must continue and the Russians can’t regain the initiative, then a hail Mary is the only option. The final option is one I wrote about before, which is massing forces in the east and then attacking Ukraine with new forces. That remains the most likely solution for Russia, assuming it can mass, train and motivate a large force. If not, Russia might achieve a poor draw, but it cannot impose its will on Ukraine.
Scientific modelling now attributes the extreme flooding in our country to the climate crisis, and the catastrophe presents a clear warning to all those who have set their climate clocks to another few decades. Previously unthinkable doomsday scenarios began to look like the inevitable: Sindh and Balochistan provinces transformed into horizonfree planes of unbroken water, with no land to pitch tents on, no rooftops left to huddle on. More than 33 million people were rendered destitute; 1,500 people died while the country struggled, in shock, to pick up the pieces.
Pakistan is not alone in being exposed to both high climate vulnerabilities and low readiness. Much of the global south, buffeted by climate impacts, supply chain interruptions and their high social costs, is looking now for a transfer of resources to go beyond promises – for robust financial mechanisms to actualise the adaptation we desperately need. Our asks are not adversarial, nor are we alone in this. Our goals are realistic, and premised on the
ROUND the world, 2022 has been a year of climate catastrophes, including droughts, floods, megafires, typhoons, and more. Among the hardest-hit countries is Pakistan. With torrential monsoon rainfall almost 190% above its 30-year average, extraordinary flooding has submerged one-third of the country and killed 1,400 people so far. But make no mistake: this is not only a “natural disaster”; rather, it is also the result of malfeasance for which high-income countries must bear major financial responsibility.
By contrast, Pakistan contributed roughly 5.2 billion tons of CO2 between 1850 and 2020—roughly what the US emits each year. Its share of historical responsibility is therefore around 0.3%—far below its share of the global population (2.9%) and its burden of climate-related damage. While the US and other high-income countries are “net exporters of climate damages,” Pakistan and most other low-income and lower-middle-income countries are unwilling net importers.
The contrast is stark. The G20 alone accounts for 75% of global emissions, many times more than those of the club of climate-vulnerable countries, which includes Pakistan, who emit less than 1% of greenhouse gases but end up paying over the odds in human, social and economic costs for the carbon profligacy of Responsibilitiesothers.
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A second risk, however unlikely, concerns the Western response. The United States, the United Kingdom and France all possess strategic nuclear weapons. Any of them might take a Russian strike on Ukraine as a potential threat to themselves, triggering an exchange. This may be farfetched and none of the three might imagine it, but in a command center, fears are magnified. Given the limited value of tactical nukes and the potential disaster of strategic nukes, Russian nuclear threats are excellent psychological warfare (unless a Russian enemy takes the threat seriously) but cannot solve Russia’s military problem.
The world’s rich countries are like that polluting factory. They have deprived Pakistan of the long-term climatic conditions on which it has built its economy, homes, farms, and infrastructure. If there was a global climate court, Pakistan’s government would have a strong case against the US and other high-income countries for failing to limit climate-changing greenhouse-gas emissions (GhGs). But since there is no global climate court (yet), governments should act like one and allocate the attributable climate losses and damages to those countries that are historically responsible for them. Pakistan (and its neighbors in the himalayas) would of course have the core responsibility for sustainable management of the land, including reforestation and climate-safe infrastructure.
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for loss and damage must therefore be part of the climate finance agenda at next month’s Cop27 in egypt. expectations also include the burden of emissions to be shared equitably, not equally, let alone disproportionately, which is the case right now. What is needed given today’s pace of change is a tripling of the climate financing targets of $100bn, and not double-counting these as overseas development assistance, but actualised, transparent, agile resource transfers.
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on board Emirates’ aircraft in Dubai.
Relatively new to the acting scene, Gerry cites his career highlight so far as being featured in the Emirates TV ad campaign. The ad will run in 25 countries for one month, starting with the USA on the 30th August, followed by Europe. Throughout filming, Gerry collaborated with British voiceover talent Michael Cronin to capture the dulcet tones of an experienced nature
‘We are taking practical steps which is a manifestation of the support and solidarity
Lecture on Australia: Role in Evolving World Order & Relations with Pakistan
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ISLAMABAD: Islamabad capital Police along with students of City School conducted a one-day road safety campaign at F-8 traffic exchange signal to acquaint citizens about road safety tips and create better awareness about traffic rules. According to the details, Islamabad capital police organized a one-day road safety campaign at the F-8 traffic exchange signal with the participation of City school students and educated road users about traffic rules on Monday.
During the campaign, more than 30 male and female students from City School along with the Islamabad capital police personnel informed the citizens about traffic laws and gave them safety tips. The students informed the citizens about road safety measures including fastening of seat belts, dangers of listening to mobile phones during drive, lane violations and dangers of riding motorcycles without a helmet. This campaign was organized following the directions of the Inspector General of Police Islamabad Dr Akbar Nasir Khan.
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High Commissioner Hawkins, a seasoned diplomat, in his frank and interactive discussion highlighted that Australia has strong interests in Pakistan given its size, economic potential and strategic position in South Asia, and is committed to supporting Pakistan to build economic prosperity, and promote sustainable, equitable development. Appreciating the Government of Pakistan’s immediate efforts to help flood-affected areas and people through the Benazir In-
Islamabad capital police education team along with the students of City School participated in the campaign and provided awareness about traffic rules and road safety. On this occasion, signboards were also displayed by the students about traffic rules. It is to mention that the education team of Islamabad capital police is organizing road safety awareness lectures for the participants in various institutions of Islamabad. In addition, this team is also providing information to the citizens about traffic rules. pr
OLLOWING in the footsteps of iconic film and TV personalities Jennifer Aniston, Chris Hemsworth and Jeremy Clarkson, Emirates latest brand ambassador Gerry the Goose is inviting customers to take a gander at the benefits and services of the world’s largest international airline, and choose to ‘Fly Better’.
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sectors. Syed Naveed Qamar urged to enhance exchange of trade delegations between the two countries which would bolster trade and economic relations.UAE Ambassador Hamad Obaid said Pakistani business community is playing important role in the economy and development of the UAE for years, however he is willing to enrich them through bilateral comprehensive brothersandportfloodandglobally”.whileSharifciallyseenthatpolicies,Appreciatingagreements.thegovernmenttheUAEenvoystatedforthefirsttimeitcouldbethatthegovernment,espe-PrimeMinisterShehbazare“keentodosomethingestablishingrelationshipsShowingdeepconcernssympathieswithpeopleofhitareas,heassuredfullsup-fromtheUAEgovernmentsaidtheyarewithPakistaniinthishouroftrail.
Gerry the Goose Bio: Gerry’s career began in Emirates Headquarters in Dubai, where the concept of his journey was ideated and began to take flight. Then onto to Untold Studios in London, where initial 3D models of geese were brought to life via Computer-Generated Imagery (GCI). The CGI and filming process took 14 weeks and involved a talented team finessing every feather along with lighting and texture, while ensuring carefully created movements brought the character to life. This included time to animate Gerry’s friends, a shoot in London to capture the nature scenes, and a shoot
Adam Mulawarman Tugio - Ambassador of Indonesia to Pakistan, called on Iftikhar Ali Shallwani, Federal Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Works here today in his office.
Committed to its vision of enabling health care access for all, Sehat Kahani, the leading digital healthcare platform in Pakistan has partnered with Government of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) under the stewardship Of AJK IT board and health department of AJK, to launch the first of its kind public-private partnership in upgrading Basic Health Units across AJK into Telemedicine enabled centers, providing virtual health care to patients assisted by Nurse intermediaries. pr
Speaking on the occasion, the Federal Minister said Pakistan’s relations with the UAE are built on strong foundations based on mutual love and respect. He said Pakistan values its ties with the UAE in various fields, as there is lot of potential in agriculture, health, readymade garments and solar
The third special plane carrying 30 tons of relief goods (Tents, Food Packages, Blankets, Dates and NFI kits) from the King Salman Relief Center for the flood victims arrived in Karachi received by the Saudi Consul General in Karachi, along with Director KSrelief Pakistan and representative from the NDMA. This relief will be distributed among affected people according to the needs of each region in several regions of Pakistan in collaboration of NDMA. This series of flights will continue till 27th Sept, 2022. pr
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From September, the global ad campaign will be in full flight across the USA and Europe, reminding customers that Emirates provides an ‘impeckable’ travel experience on-board with award-winning in-flight entertainment, world-class cabin crew, regionally inspired cuisine and acclaimed beverages. To compliment the ‘best-in sky’ offering, Emirates also offers an
‘In terms of the qualities and profile we look for in our brand ambassadors – we are spreading our wings,’ said SVP of Marketing & Brand at Emirates, Richard Billington. ‘Gerry is
United Arab Emirates (UAE) Ambassador to Pakistan Hamad Obaid Ibrahim Saleem Al Zaabi called on Federal Minister for Commerce Syed Naveed Qamar to discuss measures promoting bilateral trade and enhancing mutual
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impressive on-ground experience–through a myriad of online and home check-in options, chauffeur-driven airport transfers and outstanding lounges.
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Secretary Housing extended a cordial invitation to Mr. Adam Mulawarman, to attend the upcoming first International Housing Expo2022 to which he extended his support and pleasure and expresses his country’s participation. Adam Mulawarman TugioAmbassador of Indonesia to Pakistan conveyed his deepest sympathies to the Government and the people of Pakistan over the devastation caused by the recent floods and offered condolences on the loss of life due to unprecedented monsoon rains in the country. He also showed keen interest in the housing sector of Pakistan and expressed desire to work with the Housing Ministry. pr
a savvy traveller who knows what he wants and where he wants to go- but he’s adamant he’ll do it in style, with luxury and comfort as a priority. Having witnessed his seamless travel experience, we are confident that next time his friends will choose to Fly Better.’
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The campaign storyline follows Gerry as he ruffles feathers by deciding to Fly Better aboard a comfortable and sophisticated Emirates Premium Economy cabin, while his migrating birdbrethren are in ‘fowl humour’ after a long and tiring flight by wing. Gerry is spotted smugly bypassing his counterparts as they fly outside the plane window, while he indulges in a delicious meal and reclines in his spacious seat to enjoy ‘The Goose, The Bad and The Ugly’ movie on his 13.3” personal entertainment screen.
"Climate change is a threat multiplier and will erode the traditional lens of security analysis.” These were some of the thoughts shared by H.E. High Commissioner Neils Hawkins at the CASS Ambassador Lecture on ‘Australia: Role in the Evolving World Order & Relations with Pakistan’ organised by the Centre for Aerospace & Security Studies, here in the capital today.
During the course of meeting, matters of mutual interest were discussed between both the dignitaries. Both sides discussed about the similarities between Indonesia and Pakistan within the realm of history, culture, religion, as well as education and that is why there is a lot of scope of collaboration and contribution to bilateral relations between the two countries.
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documentarist.Gerry’sspecies heritage is Canada goose (Branta canadensis), large wild geese with black heads and necks, white cheeks, white under the chin, and a brown body. They are native to the arctic and temperate regions of North America, found during migration across the Atlantic in northern Europe.
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come Support Programme as well as the role of the Armed Forces, the High Commissioner shared that given the unprecedented nature of the floods, the Australian government had announced USD 5 million for immediate relief work in the affected areas. He stressed that climate change was a global challenge for which all countries must put politics aside and work together to find practical and sustainable solutions. In this regard, he agreed that climate change was a threat multiplier for Pakistan and more work needed to be done by institutions like CASS to assess its security implications. He discussed the work of Australian scientists collaborating with Pakistani farmers in Punjab and Sindh to improve farming practices as well as installing flood warning systems.
Gerry the Goose admires the acting work of Ryan Gosling, who he says ‘gives him goose bumps’.
from Australia with the people of Pakistan,’ he said. H.C. Hawkins also shared that while bilateral trade between Australia and Pakistan was approx. USD 2 billion, its cornerstone and an important part of cooperation was education with more than 13,000 Pakistani students studying in Australia. He shared that Australia was keen to further explore Pakistan’s needs and opportunities to leverage Australian assistance in the water sector as well as technical/scientific exchange opportunities in the agriculture sector and for women’s empowerment. The speaker also focused on geostrategic and geopolitical issues from the impact and role of AUKUS, QUAD, US-China competition, nuclear nonproliferation, to the need for peace and stability in Afghanistan. Moderated by Ambassador Jalil Abbas Jilani, Advisor to CASS on Foreign Affairs, the talk was fol-
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ipants who included academia, retired military officers and diplomats. pr
The sudden flurry of moves by Moscow this week came with Russian forces in Ukraine facing their biggest challenge since the start of the conflict.
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“I am Giorgia, I am a woman, I am a mother, I am Italian, I am Christian,” she declared at a 2019 rally in Rome, which went viral after it was remixed into a dance music track. Brothers of Italy grew out of the country’s post-fascist movement, but Meloni has sought to distance herself from the past, while refusing to renounce it entirely. She advocates traditional Catholic family values but says she will maintain Italy’s abortion law, which allows terminations but permits doctors to refuse to carry them out. However, she says she wants to “give to women who think abortion is their only choice the right to make a different choice”.
Putin said that through its support for Ukraine the West was trying to “weaken, divide and ultimately destroy our country”, while Shoigu said Moscow was “fighting not so much Ukraine as the collective West” in Ukraine.
“When the territorial integrity of our country is threatened, we will certainly use all the means at our disposal to protect Russia and our people. This is not a bluff,” Putin said.
Some women demonstrators have defiantly taken off their hijabs and burned them in bonfires or symbolically cut their hair, video footage spread virally on social media has shown.
Six reported killed as Iran protests spread over woman’s death
RESIDENTVladimir Putin ordered a partial military mobilisation and vowed on Wednesday to use “all available means” to protect Russian territory, after Moscow-held regions of Ukraine suddenly announced annexation referendums.Thevotes, already denounced by Kyiv and the West as a “sham”, will dramatically up the stakes in the sevenmonth old conflict in Ukraine by giving Moscow the ability to accuse Ukrainian forces of attacking Russian territory.
Meanwhile her neighbour, 50-year-
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday chaired the Ministerial Meeting of the Group of Friends of the Global Development Initiative (GDI) on the sidelines of the ongoing UN General Assembly session in New York, announcing the group’s further actions to support the implementation of the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. High-level representatives of 60 countries and principals of about 10 international organizations and UN entities attended the meeting. UN SecretaryGeneral Antonio Guterres delivered a video message.
“I thank all the friends and partners of Ukraine for their massive and firm condemnation of Russia’s intentions to organise yet more pseudo-referendums,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in response.
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Often intense and combative as she rails against the European Union, mass immigration and “LGBT lobbies”, the 45-year-old has swept up disaffected voters and built a powerful personal brand.
The referendums follow a pattern first established in 2014, when Russia annexed the Crimea peninsula from Ukraine after a similar vote.
In the 2018 general elections, her party secured just four percent of the vote, but is now polling at more than 24 percent. Such a result on Sunday would put Meloni ahead of not just her rivals but also her coalition allies, Matteo Salvini’s anti-immigration League and Forza Italia’s Silvio Berlusconi, in whose government she served in 2008. unveils seven practical measures to implement UN Agenda
A sweeping Ukrainian counter-offensive in recent weeks has seen Kyiv’s forces retake hundreds of towns and vil-
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said they were a “sham”, French President Emmanuel Macron called them a “travesty”, and White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said they were “an affront to the principles of sovereignty and territorial integrity”.
Activists said the woman, whose Kurdish name is Jhina, had suffered a fatal blow to the head, a claim denied by officials in the republic who said they had launched an investigation.
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“They want to liberate us from what? From our homes? From our relatives? From friends? What else? From over life? They want to free us from being alive?” she told AFP.
– Strike at nuclear plant –Kyiv said the referendums were meaningless and vowed to “eliminate” threats posed by Russia, saying its forces would keep retaking territory regardless of what Moscow or its proxies announced.
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lages that had been controlled by Russia for months. In a rare admission of military losses from Moscow, Shoigu said Wednesday 5,937 Russian soldiers had died in Ukraine since the launch of the military intervention in February.
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State media reported Wednesday that, in a fifth night of street rallies that had spread to 15 cities, police used tear gas and made arrests to disperse crowds of up to 1,000 Demonstratorspeople.hurled stones at security forces, set fire to police vehicles and garbage bins and chanted anti-government slogans, the official IRNA news
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Over the past year, thanks to the active support and participation of all parties, and especially with the impetus provided by the High-level Dialogue on Global Development, the GDI has entered a new phase of practical cooperation, Wang said. China and international partners have built a cooperation platform and joined hands to create cooperation networks in agriculture, education, response to COVID-19 and climate change; launched the Global Development.
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Protests have spread across Iran over the death of Mahsa Amini after the young woman was arrested by the morality police, as a rights group said Wednesday two more protesters were killed overnight, raising the toll to six.
Like in 2014, Washington, Berlin and Paris denounced the latest referendums and said the international community would never recognise the results.
agencyRightssaid.group Article 19 said it was “deeply concerned by reports of the unlawful use of force by Iranian police and security forces” including the use of live ammunition. Overnight rallies were held in Tehran and other cities including Mashhad in the northeast, Tabriz in the northwest, Rasht in the north, Isfahan in the centre and Shiraz in the south, IRNA reported.“Death to the dictator” and “Woman, life, freedom”, protesters could be heard shouting in video footage that spread beyond Iran, despite online restrictions reported by internet access monitor
As Putin made his announcement, residents clearing rubble and broken glass from a nine-storey apartment block hit by an overnight missile strike in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.
Netblocks.InIran, the supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei spoke publicly on Wednesday, but without mentioning the spreading unrest, and the ultra-conservative President Ebrahim Raisi was to speak later in the day at the UN General Assembly in New York.
He insisted they were “killed suspiciously” as part of “a plot by the enemy”, Fars news agency reported.
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Public anger has flared since Iranian authorities on Friday announced the death of 22-year-old Amini, who had been held for allegedly wearing a hijab headscarf in an “improper” way.
Ready to goveRn: Born in Rome on January 15, 1977, Meloni was brought up in the workingclass neighbourhood of Garbatella by her mother, after her father left them.
Germany branded the partial call-up as a “wrong step” while jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny said it would result in a “massive tragedy, in a massive amount of deaths”.
Svetlana, 63, gathered with friends to look on as neighbours and municipal workers cleared debris, urged the region’s Russian neighbours to ignore the mobilisation and “to wake up, finally.”
old Galina, expressed bewilderment at Moscow’s aims against Ukraine.
“Sham referenda and mobilisation are signs of weakness, of Russian failure,” the US ambassador in Ukraine, Bridget Brink, said on Twitter.
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She has long been involved in politics, at 31 was the youngest minister in post-war Italian history, and cofounded Brothers of Italy in 2012.
Four Russian-occupied regions of Ukraine — Donetsk and Lugansk in the east and Kherson and Zaporizhzhia in the south — said on Tuesday that they would hold the votes over five days beginning Friday.
From teenage activist who praised Mussolini to favourite to become Italy’s first woman prime minister, Giorgia Meloni has had quite a journey, leading her far-right party to the brink of power. Opinion polls put Italy’s right-wing coalition on course for victory in Sunday’s elections, with Meloni’s Brothers of Italy on top.
In a pre-recorded address to the nation early on Wednesday, Putin accused the West of trying to “destroy” his country through its backing of Kyiv, and said Russia needed to support those in Ukraine who wanted to “determine their own future”. The Russian leader announced a partial military mobilisation, with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu telling state television that some 300,000 reservists would be called up.
‘enemy plot’: Ismail Zarei Koosha, the governor of Kurdistan province — where Amini lived and where the protests started — said on Tuesday that three people had been killed during protests.
England skipper Harry Kane and captains of seven other European nations who have qualified for the World Cup will wear an anti-discrimination armband during the tournament in Qatar, where homosexuality is illegal.
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Former US Open champion Emma Raducanu overcame a late wobble before defeating Japan’s 126th-ranked Moyuka Uchijima in her opening match at the Korea Open on Wednesday.
Australian Daria Saville is staring at another lengthy period on the sidelines after the former world number 20 confirmed on Wednesday she had torn a ligament in her left knee while playing in Tokyo. Moscow-born Saville, who competed under her maiden name Gavrilova until marrying Australian tennis player Luke Saville last year, has been blighted by major injuries throughout her career.
For the first time since 2018, Bangladesh will host women’s matches, with all games set to be played in Sylhet – at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium and Sylhet Outer Cricket Stadium. Hosts Bangladesh are also the defending champions as they edged out six-time champions India in a tense final in 2018. The subsequent 2020 edition couldn’t be held due to the pandemic.
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It was the first time a qualifier had won a major. Raducanu told reporters in Seoul that she loved playing in Korea.
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Cricket Board, Surrey County Cricket Club and Marylebone Cricket Club for theirStevesupport.”Elworthy, CEO of Surrey County Cricket Club, said: “It’s a real honour that The Oval has been selected to host the final of the World Test Championship. To have the two best teams in the world playing here in south London will be a fantastic occasion.
The match lasted one hour and 18 minutes. Raducanu burst onto the scene last year when she made history by emerging from qualifying to claim a maiden Grand Slam title.
At-home Raducanu survives wobble to reach Korea Open last 16
The government of Qatar has said that its labour system is still a work in progress, but denied a 2021 Amnesty report that thousands of migrant workers were still being
“It is clear that Qatar has brought in progressive legislation in the last few years to give workers rights, so this concept will help this legislation to take effect,” Bullingham said.
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After rattling through the first set, the teenager picked up the pace in the second to surge into a 5-0 lead in less than 20 minutes.ARaducanu double-fault in the sixth game gave Uchijima a whiff of survival and the Japanese won four straight games, before Raducanu finally sealed the match
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Bullinghamexploited.said the FA was also lobbying FIFA for an update on new labour protection laws in the Gulf state and the introduction of a centre to provide advice and help for migrant workers.
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OSTSBangladesh will kick off the 2022 edition of the Women’s Asia Cup on October 1 against Thailand. India also take on Sri Lanka on the same day, while they face rivals Pakistan on October 7.
Qatar has faced intense criticism from human rights groups over its treatment of migrant workers, who along with other foreigners comprise the bulk of the country’s population.Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and
The tournament has seven teams in a round robin format where they play six games each, with the top-four qualifying for the semis. The semifinals will be played on October 13 and the title clash on October 15.
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Final at The Oval which has such a rich legacy and an amazing atmosphere, which is ideal for such an important fixture on the “Followingcalendar.that we will then take the 2025 Final to Lord’s which will provide a fitting backdrop to the ultimate“LastTest.”year’s final between New Zealand and India in Southampton was an engrossing encounter and I am sure fans the world over would be looking forward to the next WTC final at The Oval. On behalf of the ICC, I would like to thank the England and Wales
(2016 and 2018) had fewer teams and just the top-two sides fighting it out in the final.
Joining six-time winners India, hosts Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand are Malaysia and UAE, who made it to the tournament through the qualifying event –the ACC Women’s T20 Championship. ACC president Jay Shah announced the full schedule on Twitter on Tuesday.
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The 19-year-old Briton, whose US Open defence collapsed in the first round last month, won 6-2, 6-4 to make the last 16 inTheSeoul.sixth seed will face Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium. Raducanu reached a career-high 10th in the world, but is now 77th, having failed to build on her shock success at Flushing Meadows last year.
“I feel so at home here. Everything is so much better. It’s so clean, the food is unbelievable,” she said. “The support from the fans I get is great, some wait three hours to watch me during practice sessions. I just want to spend as much time as I can in Korea.”
The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday confirmed that the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final 2023 will be played at The Oval in London with the 2025 edition to take place at Lord’s.ICC Chief Executive Geoff Allardice said he was pleased to confirm two iconic venues for the next two cycles.
Lavender said: “We are delighted that Lord’s will be hosting the ICC World Test Championship Final in 2025. It is fantastic news that the ICC has opted to host the next two finals in London, with both grounds providing fitting venues for the culmination of the championship.”Thedatesfor both the 2023 and 2025 ICC World Test Championship Finals will be confirmed in due course. England had been identified as the hosts for the next two WTC Finals during the ICC Annual General Meeting in Birmingham in July.
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The World Cup begins on November 20 and runs through to December 18.
The 28-year-old injured her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in 2013 and needed major knee surgery that kept her off the women’s tour for a long period. Saville fell to 627th in the world in February after missing most of the 2021 season following Achilles tendon surgery, though she has since climbed back up to number 55. Her latest injury came at the Pan Pacific Open against Naomi Osaka after she leapt in the air to hit a forehand. She then slumped to the court and broke into tears. “Torn ACL. 2013 flashbacks,” Saville said on Twitter, thanking her fellow players for expressing concern.
India batter Suryakumar Yadav and all-rounder Hardik Pandya have made huge gains in the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings after fine efforts in the opening T20 of their three-match series against Australia in Mohali on Tuesday. Yadav has moved up one slot to third position after scoring 46 off 25 balls while Pandya’s knock of 71 in 30 balls has lifted him 22 places to 65th position. Pandya has also overtaken Australia’s Glenn Maxwell to take fifth position among all-rounders. Axar Patel has moved up the list for bowlers, his haul of three for 17 taking him from 57th to 33rd position. For Australia, Player of the Match Cameron Green has entered the top 100 after smashing a 30-ball 61 while fast bowler Josh Hazlewood, who grabbed two wickets in the match, retains No. 1 position in the bowlers’ list. Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan has consolidated his position at the top of the batters’ list after scoring a 46-ball 68 in the first of seven T20Is against Australia at home. Rizwan has gained 15 rating points to reach a career-best 825 rating points, 33 more than second placed Aiden Markram of South Africa. Babar Azam drops to fourth on the latest rankings following his below par Asia Cup and a return of 31 against England in the series opener of their series, while England’s Dawid Malan (725) and Australia skipper Aaron Finch (715) round out a classy top six. Fast Bowler Haris Rauf (up four places to 31st), spinners Mohammad Nawaz (up three places to 31st) and Usman Qadir (up 16 places to 102nd) are the other Pakistan players to move up the list. Mohammad Nawaz jumps three places to 31st. For England, left-arm seam bowler Sam Curran has advanced 19 places to 52nd position while batters. Alex Hales (126th) and Harry Brook (147th) have also gained after contributing to their win. Consistent seamer Josh Hazlewood maintains his place as the No.1 ranked bowler and the right-armer displayed his prowess with the key wickets of Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul in that high-scoring showdown. England spinner Adil Rashid stays in third and on the coat-tails of Hazlewood and secondplaced Tabraiz Shamsi following a two-wicket haul against Pakistan, while returning veteran Alex Hales re-enters the T20I batter rankings following a three-year hiatus from 20-over international cricket.
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The Women’s Asia Cup has been played in the T20 format since 2012. Though the 2012 version had eight teams split in two groups and semifinals in it, the last two editions
ICC Chief Executive Geoff Allardice said: “We are delighted to be hosting next year’s ICC World Test Championship
“As captains, we may all be competing against each other on the pitch, but we stand together against all forms of discrimination,” Kane said.
“We continue to push for the principle of compensation for the families of migrant workers who have lost their lives or have been injured in construction projects,” FA chief executive Mark Bullingham said in a statement.
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with an ace. “I think it was overall a pretty solid match until the end of the second set,” she said. “I’m really happy with the way I Raducanuregrouped.”said she tried to stop herself from “overthinking” and just focused on her serve. “I knew that if I got a good first serve it would help me a lot. I was trying to hit an ace and I did… My serves helped me out a lot,” she added.
FairSquare said on Tuesday that FIFA’s partners and World Cup sponsors must urge world soccer’s governing body and the Qatari government to compensate migrant workers.InMay, Amnesty and other rights groups had called on FIFA to set aside $440 million for compensation for human rights abuses.
“This is even more relevant at a time when division is common in society. Wearing the armband together on behalf of our teams will send a clear message when the world is watching.”
“Don’t worry about me, by the way. I feel bad that everyone is so worried. I’m OK, I promise.”
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“Next year promises to be a superb summer of cricket at The Oval and this match will be a brilliant part of it.”
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England’s Football Association (FA) said on Wednesday families of migrant workers in Qatar who were injured or killed while constructing the infrastructure for this year’s World Cup should be compensated.
compensation fund which has been consistently referenced as a safety net where workers and their families have been unable to secure compensation from the construction companies.”
He said that the State bank has initiated the inquiry into opening of LCs on high charges by the banks and the report will be presented before the committee. Senator Shaukat Fayaz Tarin said that traders have been making payments from Dubai accounts for goods imported from Shanghai owing to this incurring problem.
He requested the premier to launch a campaign involving celebrities of the country as the momentum of the national movement is not sufficient to deal with the scope of calamity.
Islamabad is ready to work with China to follow through with the consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, keep close strategic collaboration, consolidate the Pakistan-China allweather strategic cooperative partnership, and deepen the all-round cooperation between the two countries, he said.
Hundreds of vehicles carrying petrol and diesel for coalfield have been stopped at the bank of a canal due to the protests.
He said over 120 cuts occurred to the nationwide optical fiber backhaul connectivity in different flood affected areas.
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lease the gold but the concerned inspector deposited the gold in State Bank of Pakistan.
said that their banks suffered losses of around Rs 700 million and Rs 500 million respectively in August.
The sit-in by two groups – supporting and opposing a cut at LBOD Zero Point, continued here to protect their respective areas from flooding. The sit-ins have been continued on Thar Coal Road, originally known as BadinMithi Road on sixth consecutive days. One group has been protesting against the possible breach at Left Bank Outfall Drain (LBOD) RD-211 dyke at Shadi Large, demanding restoration of natural waterway,
Apart from restoration of telecom infrastructure, PTA is also extending its continued support for awareness of the general public as well as distribution of funds to affectees.
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“In my interactions with the world leaders on the sidelines of #UNGA Session, I apprised them of the flood disaster & highlighted the need for a collective action to deal with climate change,” Sharif tweeted.
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Today that Pakistan Customs at Peshawar Airport seized 10 kilograms of gold at the departure lounge some monthsHowever,ago. the sources said that an interesting situation emerged as the high-ups of the Pakistan Customs department pressurized its official to re-
The prime minister is in New York to attend the UN General Assembly session.
Pakistan and China will maintain close high-level exchanges and carry forward their unbreakable all-weather friendship, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Monday.
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A tripartite collusion among custom collectorates, custom intelligence and revenue evaders is touching its highest mark under the present custom administration, sources added.
“Supply of tents is not sufficient and most of the people are making their own arrangements,” state-run Radio Pakistan quoted Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique as saying during a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif through video link from New York.
PTA restores approx 96pc networks in flood-hit areas
In a meeting with Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari, Yi said President Xi Jinping of China met with Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Samarkand, during which the two leaders conducted in-depth and friendly exchanges, jointly charting the course for the development of bilateral relations and injecting strong impetus into the two nations’ all-weather friendship. China, Yi said, is ready to work with Pakistan to implement the important consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries, jointly build the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) with high quality, build flagship projects along the Belt and Road, and accelerate the building of a closer ChinaPakistan community of a shared future.
Due to the sit-ins, Thar Coal Road, known as Badin-Mithi Road, has been blocked for traffic for the past six days.
deployed to visit every affected tower/BTSs.Continuous and proactive joint efforts by PTA and telecom operators have helped in getting telecom infrastructure back to pre-flood level.
Local administration tried to cross heavy machinery from an alternate route but failed in its effort.
Notingreconstruction.theChinese government and people will always stand by the Pakistani side, Yi expressed his belief that under the leadership of the Pakistani government and with the united efforts of people of all walks of life, Pakistan will surely overcome its difficulties soon, achieve more vigorous, safer and sustained development, and play a more important role in regional and international affairs. Yi expressed the hope that the Pakistani side will well implement the upgraded protection mechanism to ensure the safety of Chinese institutions and personnel in Pakistan and provide a solid guarantee for practical cooperation between the two sides.
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Death toll, property damages from floods keep rising
“The owner of any baggage whether a passenger or a member of the crew shall, for the purposes of clearing it, make a verbal or written declaration of its contents in such manner as may be prescribed by rules to the appropriate officer,” reads the law.
In this regard, short code: 9999 has been activated for Prime Minister’s Flood Relief Fund 2022 since 26th August, 2022.A total of 716.12 Million SMSs have been disseminated so far for the promotion of PM’s Flood Relief Fund 2022. Furthermore, a Ring back Tone (RBT) about flooddisbursementcationsprovidedemergency.gardingnessdisseminatedlionposes.SMSPoliceNationalworks.implementedFloodMillionJuly,sonmeasuresprecautionary/warningduringMonsoonsea-havebeenactivatedsince5th2022foratotalof138.65subscribers.Additionally,RBTforPMReliefFundhasalsobeenonallCMOsnet-PTAincollaborationwithHighway&Motorwaydisseminated84.5Millionfortraveladvisorypur-Apartfromthat,155Mil-SMSshavealsobeenforcreatingaware-amongfloodaffecteesre-contacting911incaseofInaddition,supporthasbeentoBISPatdifferentlo-inBalochistanforsmoothofcompensationtoaffectees.
The PTA field teams carried out extensive coordination with telecom operators, civil and military authorities for restoration of damaged telecom infrastructure.
Islamabad, Beijing will carry forward friendship’:‘all-weatherChinese FM
However,said.the continued efforts by PTA and telecom operators to restore connectivity in flood affected areas has resulted in reduction of non-functional sites count to 135 only 0.26% of the total sites across the country.
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Police also deployed along the Thar Coal Road, and other roads leading to the venue of the sit-ins to prevent any untoward situation.
According to UNICEF, around 16 million children have been impacted by the flood and at least 3.4 million children need immediate lifesaving support.
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attempts to bring into or takes out of Pakistan belongings including currency, gold, precious metals or stones, in any form, through concealment in baggage or circumventing customs controls at airports, sea-ports and land border custom-stations. Sources said that the officials of Pakistan Customs secretly facilitated tax evaders, defrauders and smugglers, causing major revenue loss to the national kitty.
He further added that the banks have issued LCs on Rs 240 or above when dollar values at Rs 230 in interbank and profit of banks have increased manifold. Officials of UBL and Bank Al Habib
haved just like a silent spectator in the whole saga. Earlier in a mega scam of MG vehicles in which a senior custom officer was reportedly involved, custom intelligence has buried that case involving revenue losses in billions under the context that PAC had not issued to agency a written directive to investigate the case.
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A senior minister on Wednesday regretted the slow response to the suffering of people in the flood-hit areas and said people are still facing a shortage of tents.
Currently, non-functional sites are only those which are inaccessible in some areas of Balochistan and Sindh. However, other operational sites in those areas are ensuring that there is no communication blackout, said the spokesman.
AKISTANCustoms top management is reluctant to initiate criminal proceedings in a high profile gold smuggling case.
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) has restored approximately 96 per cent sites which went down due to recent flash floods in the country.
He added that at present, Pakistan is fighting severe floods and is faced with complex and arduous tasks of post-disaster
In order to further augment the restoration of telecom services, 4 PTA and Cellular Mobile Operator (CMO) teams are
SBP initiates inquiry into issuance of LCs on by banks high charges opponents of LBOD breach continue sit-ins in Badin
It is also not allowed if any person
The death toll and property damages from floods kept rising as 10 more people died and the total number of houses damaged across the country crossed two million, officials said on Wednesday. At least 10 deaths and over 50,000 house damages were reported in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of casualties to 1,569 since mid-June, according to the National Disaster Management Authority’s latest data.
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Calling the forthcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) a historic milestone, Zardari said he firmly believes the congress will be a complete success and help China achieve greater prosperity. Pakistan has always regarded its relationship with China as a cornerstone of its foreign policy, which has become a common understanding of Pakistani society, he said. Zardari expressed his gratitude for China’s support for Pakistan’s fight against Covid-19 and floods.
while the group is opposing the breach, claiming that hundreds of villages and agriculture lands will be submerged and will result in hugeResidentslosses. from Mirpurkhas, Jhuddo, Dighri, Pingrio, Malkani and Badin are participating in two different protests.
The State Bank of Pakistan has initiated an inquiry into issuance of Letters of Credit (LCs) on high charges by certain banks.
Advance payments are being stopped and imports of car parts have been restricted, he added. The committee also deliberated over the matter of unprecedented rise in dollar value.
However, they said that the role of custom intelligence was also suspicious when it dealt with fiscal fraud cases. The custom intelligence which should have instantly taken notice of the alleged gold smuggling case be-
Various obstacles were faced including accessibility to damaged sites, commercial power availability, equipment damage due to submersion and availability/delivery of fuel for generator sets etc, he
Sharif ordered immediate steps for the provision of baby food and other essential items as waterborne diseases spread in the affected regions
Now 100% backhaul fiber optic connectivity is restored.
Despite repeated attempts, Pakistan customs officials did not respond to queries till filling the story.
Senator Shaukat Tarin inquired as to why dollar value is rising even after the IMF bailout. He said that dollars are going to Dubai from the open market. As finance minister, he said he thought that $10 billion were going out but he had received some information that $30 billion are being used for the purpose.
“At its peak, a maximum of 3,386 sites were down on Aug 28, 2022, out of which 3,251 sites have been restored (approx 96% of the total),” its spokesman toldInAPP.order to ensure earliest restoration of telecom services in flood affected districts across the country, the authority in conjunction with telecom operators’ teams has been vigorously and continuously pursuing earliest restoration of affected services since mid-August 2022.
So far 801,633 houses have been completely destroyed while 1.2 million houses are partially damaged across the country.
Pakistan will continue to unswervingly uphold the one-China policy, and firmly stand by the Chinese side on all issues concerning China’s core interests, including those related to Xinjiang, Hong Kong and Taiwan, Zardari added.
Well-placed sources told Pakistan
As per the government rules, the export of gold, except with the general or special permission of the State Bank, is prohibited, besides, Customs rules bound passengers or crew to declare their baggage.
The protesters of either side are being led by local leaders of various parties and political groups who have put forward their demands to the officials. The officials of district administration and police officials are busy with persuading both sides to end their protests and let the authorities concerned find a way out.
Deputy Governor SBP Dr Inayat Hussain stated this during a meeting of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance which met here on Wednesday under the chair of Senator Saleem Mandviwala.
Dr Inayat Hussain Deputy Governor SBP said that the state bank is conducting an inquiry into this matter and a report will be presented before the committee. He said there is no delay in opening of the LCs and they have not received any such complaint whereas imports of certain items have been banned because their imports were high.