Daily Independent Quetta - 23 May 2019
Daily Independent Quetta - 23 May 2019
Daily Independent Quetta - 23 May 2019
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Pakistani rupee
registers slight NSC reiterates Pakistan shall
gains against
US dollar
KARACHI (Onlin e):
continue its efforts towards
Pakistan’s rupee registered
slight gains against the US dol-
lar on Wednesday. The price
regional peace, stability
of the dollar decreased by
Rs0.32 to Rs151.60 in the in- Supports efforts for resolution of country’s economic issues
terbank market, while in the ISLAMABAD (APP): The Minister Mohammad Farogh Maj Gen Nauman Zikria and
open market it decreased by National Security Committee Naseem, Minister for Kashmir Federal Secretaries of Foreign
Rs0.50 to trade at Rs153.50. on Wednesday discussed geo- Affairs & Gilgit Baltistan Ali Affairs, Interior, Law, Kashmir
The rupee reached a strategic environment with Amin Gandapur, Finance Ad- Affairs & GB and National Se-
record low of Rs151.92 in the special reference to recent de- viser Dr. Abdul Hafeez Sheikh, curity Division.. The meeting
interbank market a day earlier velopments in the region and CJCSC General Zubair also discussed matters relating
to continue a slide that saw it reiterated that Pakistan shall Mahmood Hayat, Chief of to the country’s internal and
lose more than 5 per cent last continue all its efforts towards Army Staff General Qamar external security situation,
week in the wake of a $6 bil- regional peace and stability. Javed Bajwa, Naval Chief Ad- while the participants also dis-
lion loan accord with the In- The forum discussed and m iral Zafar Mahmood cussed progress on the imple-
ternational Monetary Fund. fully supported ongoing efforts Abbasi, Chief of Air Staff Air mentation of the National Ac-
The IMF accord, which towards a sustainable and last- Chief Marshal Mujahid tion Plan (NAP).
must still be approved, fore- ing resolution of country’s eco- Anwar Khan, Attorney Gen- The meeting discussed
sees a “market-determined” nomic issues. eral Anwar Mansoor Khan, geo-strategic environment with
rate for the rupee. At present, The meeting, headed by Chief Minister Gilgit Baltistan special reference to recent de-
the currency - which many Prime Minister Imran Khan Hafiz Hafeez-ur-Rehman, DG velopments in the region and
analysts consider overvalued was attended by Defence Min- ISI Lt Gen Syed Asim Munir reiterated that Pakistan shall
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan chairing a meeting of National Security Committee (NSC) at PM - is managed by the central bank
ister Pervez Khattak, Interior Ahmed Shah, DG ISPR Maj continue all its efforts towards
Office. in a de facto controlled float. Gen Asif Ghafoor, DG MO regional peace and stability.
Minister Ijaz Ahmed Shah, Law
Qureshi tells Sushma
Saudi Arabia to activate
Pakistan ready to $3.2bn deferred payment
hold talks with India facility for oil from July
Monitoring Desk for his continuous support
Urges for collective efforts at SCO to cope challenges ISLAMABAD: The Kin g- for the people of Pakistan.
He said the facility would
dom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
ISLAMABAD (APP): For- are still firm on the statement tions with your country on all will extend a $3.2 billion de- help strengthen Pakistan’s
eign Minister Shah Mehmood of PM Khan that if India takes issues,” he added. ferred payment facility with balance of payments position
Qureshi on Wednesday said one step forward, Pakistan Online adds: Foreign Min- Pakistan for petroleum prod- as the country battles a cur-
Pakistan favoured peaceful would reciprocate with two,” ister Shah Mahmood Qureshi ucts from the start of July, rent account crisis.
resolution of disputes with Qureshi informed a gathering called for collective efforts the PM’s Adviser on Finance The two countries inked
India and was ready to hold of Pakistani community in amongst the SCO member Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh said a financing agreement for the
negotiations on all outstand- Bishkek about his meeting countries to meet the present on Wednesday. import of petroleum prod-
ing issues. with the Indian counterpart, day challenges and to achieve The facility will be worth ucts, crude oil and LNG on
During an informal chat which took place on the side- sustainable development. February 17 during the Saudi
with Indian External Affairs lines of SCO Council of For- He was addressing two- $275 million per month and
will amount to $3.2bn per crown prin ce’s Islamabad Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi during an informal meeting with his
Minister Sushma Swaraj in eign Ministers meeting. day SCO Council of Foreign visit.
Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek, “Sushma Ji pointed that I Ministers’ meeting in Bishkek, year for a period of three Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj after the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers’
years, the finance adviser said. The oil facility had been meeting in Bishkek.
Qureshi said Pakistan was sometimes speak harsh so she Kyrgyzstan.
committed to the vision of has brought some sweets for The Foreign Minister said In a message posted on announced in November and
Prime Minister Imran Khan of me so th at I talk sweet,” the SCO serves as an impor- social media website Twitter, it was initially expected to be- Incompetent PTI Chief Minister Balochistan tweets:
come operational from Janu-
pursuing peaceful diplomacy
with India.
Qureshi said.
“In response, I said we are
tant platform for links amongst Dr Hafeez Shaikh thank the
Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia ary 1st of this year. govt destroyed Important development
Continued on page 2 country’s
“I told Sushma Ji that we positive on holding negotia-
Maryam unduly criticizing economy: Bilawal
projects pending for
Imran Khan, just to raise ISLAMABAD (INP): Chair-
man Pakistan Peoples Party
long to be completed
her stature: Dr Firdous (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
said that the incompetent PTI Jam Kamal tweets Zhob-Mir Ali Khail
ISLAMABAD (APP): Spe- views, she added. She said government has destroyed the
cial Assistant to Prime Minis- these were the same charac- economy of the country and road would be inaugurated soon
ter on Information and Broad- ters who declared in Parliament according to reports there has Independent Report hospital and Buleda road are
casting Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan that “these are the sources” of been an increase of 1000 bil- also in cluded in th e old
Wednesday said Prime Min- their properties but later re- lion rupees in foreign debt just QUETTA: Chief Min ister projects, which had been left
ister Imran Khan was the ulti- fused to own the statement in in the last four days. Balochistan, Jam Kamal Khan incomplete, adding he men-
mate hope of natio n and a court of law, terming it a Addressing the delegation has stated that the important tioned.
Maryam Nawaz was unduly political statement. If these of party office bearers from development projects lying However, these old as well
criticizing him, in a bid to raise people had not emptied the Islamabad which called on him pending for long would be as such other incom plete
her stature. national exchequer, the nation at Zardari House Islamabad on completed soon and thus projects would also be com-
Responding to the speech would not have rem ain ed Wednesday, Bilawal Bhutto would be benefitted from pleted, he announced.
of Maryam Nawaz, she said poor, she noted. said that the houses of poor them. Meanwhile, in another
in a statement, it seemed that Dr Firdous said these were This, he stated in a tweet tweet, the Chief Minister said
the same characters, who de- people were demolished in the
‘corruption king’ had pushed name of anti-encroachment on his social media account that Balochistan Awami En-
his children into ‘furnace of spite their involvement in twitter on Wednesday. dowment Fund is first of its
BAHAWALPUR: Central Vice-President of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz plunder, were showing stub- drive which is inhuman.
politics’ to eventually save “Laborers and peasants He tweeted that the Zhob- kind welfare project, through
Maryam Nawaz talking to media at the residence of former Federal Minister for himself. bornness. She said it was un- Mir Ali Khail road would be which, the provincial govern-
Education Engineer Muhammad Baligh-ur-Rehman. These were the same char- fortunate that Maryam have been deprived of their
livelihood. Poor of this coun- inaugurated soon which would ment has devised a procedure
acters which were Benamidar Nawaz used the occasion of not only reduce the distances for provision of treatment to
DG ISPR try are crying due to this in-
Incompetent govt. is no less Brutal murder of
(nameless) and stated one thing
in courts and another in inter-
condolence to project her poli-
tics. ept government which had
promised them sun, moon and
but it would also provide bet-
ter travelling facilities to the
the people suffering from can-
cer, lever, kidney and heart
diseases on the government
than a tragedy: Maryam innocent Farishta National highways must be made safest: what not. How can the PPP
leaders and workers remain
masses.
Some other important expenses in big hospitals.
Monitoring Desk dent went on to say that in- highly condemnable Governor calls for taking silent over this situation,” he projects such as Uthal poly- By the grace of God, the
carcerated former prime min- Monitoring Desk questioned. technic, Kalat hospital Pasni Continued on page 2
BAHAWALPUR: Pakistan
Mu slim League-Nawaz
ister Nawaz Sharif n ever
asked her to raise voice for
RAWALPINDI: Director
General ISPR Major General
wholehearted steps for
(PML-N) vice-p residen t
Maryam Nawaz on Wednes-
him but always advised her
to go and raise voice for the
Asif Ghafoor says brutal mur-
der of innocent Farishta is
travelling facilities
day while lashing out at gov- people. highly co ndemnable. In a Independent Report ensuring provision of travel-
ernment said that incompetent She also demanded the tweet, he said those respon- QUETTA: Governor ling facilities and making pa-
government is no less than a government to take notice of sible must be brought to jus- Balochistan, Amanullah Khan trolling more effective on the
tragedy. alleged rape and murder of 10- tice and Pakistan Arm y is Yasinzai has directed to take highways.
Addressing party work- y ear-o ld Farishta in ready to provide any support wholehearted steps for provi- He stated so while talking
ers in Bah awalp u r o n Rawalpindi. in this regard. He said we must sion of standard travelling fa- to the member (Western Zone)
Wednesday, she said that it ‘ Is there an y one like rise and join to protect our cilities to the passengers on of National Highway Author-
would be wrong not to men- Nawaz in Pakistan?’ future generations from vile the national highways all over ity (NHA), Shahid Ehsan, who
tion what the country is go- INP adds: Pakistan Mus- and despicable elements who the province. called on him here at the Gov-
ing through, adding that the lim League-Nawaz (PML-N) prey on vulnerable children. He said that the real ob- ernor House on Wednesday.
masses have not heard a single Vice-presid en t Mary am QUETTA: Member NHA Western Zone Shahid Ehsan meeting with Balochistan
good news during the first Nawaz on Wednesday shared Iranian FM jective of patrolling on the na-
tional highways is to make the
During the meeting, vari-
ous matters were discussed Governor Amanullah Khan Yasinzai.
nine months of the incumbent
government.
a video on Twitter, in whose
caption, she asked on the so-
due today highways safer for journey so pertaining to construction of
Can’t bring Mehdi Hunar Dost says
ISLAMABAD (Online): Ira- as to reduce the human and fi- national highways for China-
The country’s 220 million
people are being crushed un-
cial media site if anyone simi-
lar to her father Nawaz Sharif
nian Foreign Minister Javad
Zarif is expected to visit Paki-
nancial losses to the great ex-
tent.
Pakistan Econom ic Corri-
dor (CPEC), expansion of
looted money Iran cannot even think
der rising inflation.
“The government threw
in the country. In her Tweet, stan later this week for con- The Governor also called Quetta western bypass and back: Shafqat of attacking Pakistan
Maryam Nawaz shared the sultations with Islamabad, a on all the concerned institu- development of bypasses at LAHORE (INP): Prime Min-
inflation bomb on people by video of Lahore-Multan sec- senior diplomatic source said tions and responsible officers variou s place as p er the ister Imran Khan came to ISLAMABAD (Online): Ira- ing of launching any attack on
increasing the gas tariff by 140 tion o f Karachi-Pesh awar on Tuesday. The visit will take to play their effective role in needs of future all over the power making promises to nian ambassador Mehdi Hunar Iran. However Iranian national
percent,” Maryam said. motorway while heading for place amidst escalating US- preventing traffic accidents, province. Dost has said his country can not be deterred by US such
The PML-N vice-presi- eliminate the menace of cor-
Bahawalpur city. Iran tensions. ruption and recover looted hopes for cooperation from threats. Iran has been listen-
Joint opposition seems set wealth from the corrupt ele-
ments to stable the national
Pakistan on US-Iran conflict
while some elements are try-
ing to such threats since the
last fo ur decades. If US
to start protest movement economy.
However, Federal Minis-
ing to bedevil Pak-Iran ties.
“Iran can not even think
launches any military offen-
sive against Iran then a befit-
to attack or to do any thing ting reply will be given, he
against incumbent Govt. ter for Edu cation Shafqat
Mehmood has said that he like this against its neighbor- warned.
Independent Report does not think the looted or ing country Pakistan. How- Hunar Dost said his coun-
The shutter down strike ever some foreign elements are try has fully assured of its co-
had also been supported by black m oney would be
brought back to home. trying to bedevil relations be- operation to intern ation al
QUETTA: The joint opposi- the local traders led by the tween Pakistan and Iran. We agency on Uranium produc-
tion of Balochistan appeared President Anjuman Tajran, Shafqat Mehmood ap-
peared in a TV show where hope Pakistan will stand with tion but US through a unilat-
to set launching protest move- Abdul Raheem Kakar. Iran in US-Iran conflict”, he eral decision slapped sanc-
ment against provincial gov- The opposition parties he was asked that the Paki- said this while talking to me- tions on Iran.
ernment. had also staged protest dem- stan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) dia men in Iranian embassy Replying to a question he
While the opposition par- onstration against the provin- had claimed to brin g back here. said although Iranian nation is
ties in the Balochistan Assem- cial government then. looted money but it has been He held Prime Minister ready to face economic sanc-
bly has already conveyed that Announcing the protest 10 months since PTI is in (PM) Imran Khan has under- tions but they will affect ad-
the wholehearted movement movement, the opposition power and no progress has taken a successful visit to Iran versely Iranian economy. We
would be launched against the leaders had asserted that if the been made in this regard. To recently which has further for- will not bow down before
incumbent provincial govern- government did not mend its this, Shafqat Mehmood re- tified friendly ties between the any one, he added. It is easy
ment, it appears that the same way then the strong protest p lied , “ I don’t thin k th e two countries. to start war by any coun-
would be launched after Eidul would be observed expanding looted m o ne y or b la c k He went on to say US eco- try but we can not end war
Fitr. its circle to the whole prov- money can be brought back nomic sanctions against Iran on our own choice. He re-
The intention of the joint ince. to Pakistan from foreign ac- are a routine matter. Iranian marked situation is changing
opposition has already been They said that the politi- counts. nation is ready to counter in South Asia and Iran wants
KARACHI: Indigenously built Maritime Patrol Vessel (MPV) for Pakistan Mari- come before when the shutter cal elders of the province have I have always denied this them. to take forward its relations
time Security Agency during launching ceremony at Karachi Shipyard & Engi- down strike was observed on become active to save the fed- as it is simply not possible, He underlined US are try- with neighboring countries in
neering Works Friday last on its call. eration. he added. ing to brow beat Iran by talk- a cordial way.
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business performance: ILO Pakistan ready...
UNITED NATIONS com pany boards globally Continued from page 1
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Youth Affairs, Usman Dar (APP):Businesses perform have at least 30 per cent fe- the regional countries. He said
called on Dr. Fehmida Mirza, Federal Minister for Inter Provincial Coordination. better – som etimes by as male participation – the “criti- Pakistan is determ ined to
much as 20 per cent – when cal mass” where the positive implement the Charter of the
Shabbar says: Indian troops they employ more women in effects on the bottom line of SCO.
top positions, UN labour ex- more women in senior man- Referring to the geo stra-
Unregistered industrial martyr two perts said on Wedn esday, agement begin to kick in, ac- tegic location of Pakistan, Shah
Kashmiri warning nonetheless that most cording to ILO. Mehmood Qureshi said China QUETTA: Victums of Three Alliance hold placards in
units can get registered youth in Kulgam still pay lip-service to the idea
of gen der eq uality in the
“What happens at the
very top leadership does
Pakistan Economic Corridor
(CPEC) Project will help fur-
the favor of their demands in front of press club.
by paying 2% tax by June SRINAGAR (Online): In oc-
cu pied Kashm ir, In dian
boardroom.
In a report covering 13,000
trickle down,”
she said. “It does have an
ther promote links in the re-
gion. Fake bank accounts case:
ISLAMABAD (Onlin e):
Chairman Federal Board of
The Chairman FBR said
there are 341,000 electricity
troops in their fresh act of
state terrorism martyred two
firms in 70 countries, the In-
ternational Labour Organiza-
association and connection to
business performance.”
Condemning terrorism in
all its forms and manifesta- NAB submits list of 17
Revenue (FBR) Shabbar Zaidi
says the sales tax unregistered
and 7,000 gas industrial con-
sumers, but only 38,000 in-
Kashmiri youth in Kulgam
district.
tion (ILO) said that globally,
around six in 10 agreed that
“It’s clear there are still
fewer women in those type of
tions, the foreign m inister
stressed the need for address- witnesses in court
The troops martyred the gender diversity improved (senior) roles than in the ing root causes of the curse. ISLAMABAD (INP): Impor- accounts case.
industrial units can get them- dustrial units are registered in youth during a cordon and He said Pakistan is amongst
selves registered by paying sales tax. their business, with almost as workforce as a whole, and the tant development in fake bank Asif Zardari and Bilawal
search operation in many citing gains in creativ- higher you go in the chain of the few countries which suc- accounts case as the National Bhutto Zardari had already re-
two percent tax, benefiting Shabbar Zaidi said the Gopalpora area of the district cessfully countered terrorism.
fro m Asset Declaratio n government wants to facilitate ity, innovation and reputation. command in a company… the Accountability Bureau (NAB) corded their statement before
in pre-dawn hours, tod ay. In terms of profits, almost less likely you are to find a The Foreign Minister said on Wednesday submitted list NAB’s investigation team on
Scheme by June this year. the business community while One of the martyred youth Pakistan is ready to share its
Addressing a news confer- enhancing the tax net. three-quarters of companies wom an”, said Deborah of 17 witnesses in the court. March 20.
was identified as Zahid that tracked gender diversity France-Massin, Director of experience and expertise with State Director Securities Zardari, his sister and
ence in Islamabad on Wednes- He said industries should Ahmed Mantoo. The opera- the SCO friends to deal with
day, he said the government get themselves registered in in management positions re- the ILO Bureau for Employ- and Exchange Commission of other accused are facing charges
tion continued till last reports ported increases of between ers’ Activities. terrorism. Pakistan (SECP) Ahsan Aslam of laundering more than Rs35
will make legislation and take sales tax. He said no complaint came in. On Afghanistan, Shah
steps against the sales tax un- of harassment has been re- five and 20 per cent, while the At a national level, the UN and Federal Investigation billion through fake bank ac-
A senior police officer majority saw 10 to 15 per cent report also found a correlation Mahmood Qureshi said it is a
registered manufactures from ceived abo ut p ay ment of talking to media men claimed matter of satisfaction that the Agency’s State Director Siraj counts.
July this year. taxes. growth. between more female employ- are included in the witnesses’ Zardari’s close aides
that the youth was a militant In addition to higher prof- ees and increased production, Afghan peace process has
and was killed in an encoun- started. list. Hussain Lawai and Anwar
its, repo rt autho r Jae-Hee based on data from 186 coun-
NAB could not find ter with the troops.
Following the killing of
Chang also underlined that tries from 1991-2017. He said Pakistan will con-
tinue to facilitate the Afghan
Other eight witnesses of
FIA are: Zahoor Ahmed,
Majeed have also been nomi-
nated in the scam. They both
having more women in the “We expected to see a
even an iota of evidence the youth, the occu p atio n
authorities have suspended
boardroom also led to more
female managers at the entry,
positive correlation between peace process owned and led
by its own people.
Irfan Ahmed, Imran Ismail
Memon, Ali Yasir, Ghulam
are in judicial custody.
Last month, a banking
gender diversity and business
against me: Khattak mo bile internet service in
Kulgam and Shop ian dis-
medium and senior level.
Despite these positive
success, but these results are
eye-opening”, Ms. France-
The Foreign Minister said
conflict resolution is impor-
Murtaza, Munawar Mehdi
and Muhammad Ali Abro,
court in Karachi transferred
the money laundering case
tricts. findings, less than a third of Massin explained. tant for peace and stability in who will record their state- against the former president,
ISLAMABAD (APP): Min- Transit) projects be allayed,”
the South Asian region. He ment against former president his sister and others to
ister for Defence Pervaiz he said in a statement. said Pakistan has given the Asif Ali Zardari including 30 Rawalpindi on a request by
Khattak said on Wednesday He said being Chief Min- message of peace by opening accused in the fake bank ac- NAB.
that despite prolonged inves- ister of the province, he en- the Kartarpur Corridor for the counts case. The court also cancelled
tigations, the National Ac- sured that all stages of the said Sikh community. On Tuesday, Pakistan the interim bail of the 19 sus-
countability Bureau (NAB) projects were executed in the Meanwhile Foreign Min- Peoples Party (PPP) co-chair- pects, including the PPP lead-
could not find even an iota of most transparent, cost effec- ister Makhdoom Shah man Asif Ali Zardari along ers in the case. The court di-
evidence regarding any finan- tive and efficient m anner Mahmood Qureshi Wednes- with his sister Faryal Talpur rected the authorities to return
cial embezzlement on his part strictly in consonance with the day met his Chinese counter- had appeared before an ac- surety amount to the sus-
as his hands were absolutely applicable rules and regula- part Wang Yi during the meet- countability court in fake bank pects.
clean. tions. ing of Foreign Ministers Coun-
“In an interview allegedly “Since NAB inquiries are cil of the Shanghai Coopera-
given by Chairman NAB to still pending, I do not deem it tion Organization (SCO).
columnist Javed Chaudhary appropriate to discuss those During the meeting both
the other day, certain uncalled on TV channels myself instead sides exchanged views on bi-
for remarks were purportedly I have authorized my lawyer lateral relations, security situ-
given about me implying my Barrister Masroor Shah to ation in the region and other
involvement in corrup tion appear on TV on my behalf. important issues of mutual
cases. Although I welcome the All news channels contemplat- interests, said a foreign office
contradiction of the interview ing to invite me on their shows statement here.
by NAB authorities neverthe- to discuss Malam Jabba or FM Qureshi said that
BRT cases etc. are requested China was Pakistan’s dearest
less it is imperative that the friend and strongest ally. Pak-
misconceptions created by to contact my aforesaid law-
ISLAMABAD: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Senator Sirajul Haq along with others China friendship was a corner-
certain quarters about Malam yer, who shall appear on my stone of country’s regional
Jabba and BRT (Bus Rapid behalf,” he added. offering Dua for the departed soul of Farishta at Ali Pur area as two people were
arrested on Tuesday in connection with the abduction, murder and alleged rape of foreign policy.
“Whether its matter of
a 10-year-old girl, Farishta Pakistan’s national security
IOC recommends suspending boxing or regional peace and sta-
b ility, China has always
played its significant role”,
federation from Tokyo 2020 he said.
Lau sann e (AFP/ and participate in the Olym- tions about the judging in Rio, Important development
APP):International Olympic pic Gam es Tokyo 2020,” with particular suspicion fall-
Committee executives recom- ing on a French official. Continued from page 1
while ensuring that AIBA faced
mended Wednesday that “the necessary consequences” Then in 2017, AIBA ex- cheques have been issued to
boxing’s governing body be over its conduct. ecutives forced out the body’s some 33 patients by formally
stripped of its right to organise Formed in 1946, AIBA presid ent C.K. Wu, amid launching the Awami Endow-
the event at Tokyo 2020, but has overseen decades of sig- claims of multi-million dollar ment Fund, he mentioned.
said the sport should still fea- nature Olympic moments, accounting fraud. It may be mentioned here
ture at the Games. notably the 1960 gold medal Wu, a Taiwanese national, that the cheque distribution
The decision, almost cer- win in Rome by Cassius Clay, denied wrongdoing and re- ceremony was held under the
tain to be rubber-stamped by later known as Muhammad mains a member of the IOC, auspices of Social Welfare De-
the full IOC membership next Ali. an indication that he retains partment, Governm ent of
month, followed a months- Bu t its reputation has the support of senior Olym- Balochistan the other day at a
long investigation into alleged been tarnished in recent years pic officials. local hotel.
mismanagement at the crisis- as it careened from crisis to Wu was ultimately re- The Provincial Minister
riddled International Boxing crisis. placed by the controversial fo r So cial Welfare, Mir
Federation, the AIBA. Relations between AIBA Uzbek businessman Gafur Asadullah Baloch distributed
“Today’s decision was and the IOC took a sharp Rakhimov, who the US Trea- cheques among the deserving
taken in the interest of the ath- downward turn following the sury Department has linked to patients.
letes and the sport of boxing,” 2016 Rio Games, when 36 of- “transnational criminal There are several major
IOC president Thomas Bach ficials and referees were sus- organisations”. hospitals of Islam abad,
said in a statement. pended amid allegations of Rakhimov vehemently re- Lahore, Peshawar, Karachi and
The Olympic chief said bout fixing. jects such charges and insists Quetta are on panel to pro-
the IOC wanted to ensure that An internal investigation the allegations against him are vide necessary treatment to the
boxers “can live their dream by AIBA raised deeper ques- “politically motivated lies”. patients from Balochistan.
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1.7m tons Carbon to be sequestered
after BTT completion: Amin Aslam
ISLAMABAD (APP): Ad- Pakhtunkhwa’s forest cover 5 BTAP whereas 200 women biodiversity conservation ini-
viser to Prime Minister on per cent to 6 per cent. groups were organized and tiatives which needed to be
Climate Change Malik Amin “ Convin cingly, the sensitization was made which replicated around the world.
Aslam Wednesday said Billion project has been started with aimed at changing behaviors of He said, “Malik Amin
Tree Afforestation Project the project cycle-1 or PC-1 of the masses towards nature. Aslam has been instrumental
(BTAP) will help sequester Rs 20 billion which ended up “Billion Tree Tsunami in implementing BTAP and
around 1.7 million Carbon re- at Rs 12 billion however, we has addressed seven Aichi tar- also the architect of environ-
leased due to Carbon dioxide luckily saved Rs 8 billion of gets and six targets under Con- mental preservation projects
emissions. the national exchequer. BTAP vention on Biological Diver- in the country.”
Speaking at the launch- aimed at restoring 350,000 sity (CBD). It is contributing Cheema said, “Trees are
ing ceremony of report on the hectors of forest which ulti- towards the environment of not only trees rather the soul
im pact of BTAP on mately ended in bringing back Pakistan and also the world,” of this planet. Pakistan has low
biodiversity by International 600,000 hectors forest,” the he mentioned. vegetative cover country. We
Union for Conservation of Adviser said. On the World He appreciated IUCN have little understanding of
Nature (IUCN), he said, “Bil- Biodiversity Day 2019, he for compiling the report in benefits of trees which needs
lion Tree Tsunami or BTAP is added that it should be kept in record time as it was a chal- to be improved.”
project which really celebrates minds, adding “When we plant lenge to review the impact of IUSN, he said had under-
biodiversity and a gift to na- trees, we start expanding habi- such a mega project on taken biodiversity impact of
ture. We need glo bal tat and this has lead to the re- biodiversity as effects on BTAP and the report was
biodiversity to sustain life for vival of denuding ecosystem. biodiversity were not a one launched which encompassed
itself.” If you give nature a chance day process rather it had short all the components and intro-
He elaborated that we then it will bounce back with term and long term repercus- spectively noted its impacts
need to adopt local approach the outcomes beyond imagi- sions. on biodiversity. He highlighted
fo r glob al b io diversity nation.” IUCN, Country Repre- the role of media in awareness
ISLAMABAD: A group photograph of Turkish Ambassador to Pakistan H.E Ihsan Mustafa Yurdakulgave, whereas BTAP was the first Amin in form ed that sentative Mahmood Akhtar and advocacy for ecological
Managing Director Pakistan Bait-ul-Mal (PBM) Aon Abbas Buppi and children of Sweet Home during an Iftar one which really exceeded its around 5 lac jobs for nursery Cheema there were success conservation initiatives across
party hosted by Turkish Embassy for the orphan children of Pakistan Sweet Home. own target by reviving Khyber guards were created under stories of Pakistan for the country.
Three air quality monitoring Culprits involved in
stations required in federal murder of Farishta to be
arrested soon, says IGP
capital: Senate body told ISLAMABAD (APP): In -
sp ector General of Po lice
lope’ would be made rather
than focusing on any one of
ISLAMABAD (APP): Senate sion for approval of three and categorize the number and (IGP) Islamabad Muhammad the accused.
Standing Committee on Cli- more.” types of industries. Aamir Zulfiqar on Wednesday Islamabad police chief
mate Change on Wednesday He said that one moni- He said there were ap- said that two teams were in- said that investigation is being
was in fo rm ed th at t h ree toring station was working proximately 186 industrial vestigating into murder case of conducted on scientific basis
m ore mo nito ring station s round the clock for monitor- units of different sizes. Major ten-year old Farishta and those and heirs of the victim would
were required to check air in g th e qu ality of air in industries in Islamabad were involved in this heinous crime be fully cooperated in case
quality in the federal capi- the Federal Capital. The sta- steel furnaces, marble and would be arrested soon. they had doubt on any one.
tal. tion was equipped with state ph armaceutical in du stries Talking to media during Later, he expressed con-
The comm ittee was of the art technology to moni- which were under observation his visit to Farishta’s house, dolence with victim’s family
chaired by Sitara Ayaz to dis- to r ambient air roun d the of Environmental Protection the IGP said that two teams and assured his full support
cuss various agenda items re- clock. Agency. headed by SP (Investigation) to solve the case.
lated to climate change. While briefing the com- He apprised the commit- Syed Mustafa Tanveer and SP Meanwhile, police source
An official of the Minis- mittee, Secretary of Climate tee that all the steel furnaces (Rural) Omar Khan were in- said that First Information Re-
try of Climate Change told the Change Hassan Nasir Jamy situated in Islamabad had in- vestigating into the case. port (FIR,100/19) had been ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for IT and Telecommunication Dr. Khalid Maqbool
committee, “Two air quality that Pakistan Environmental stalled pollution abatement To a question about the registered again st Station Siddiqui chairing TIP Board of Directors meeting.
monitoring stations including Protection Agency had con- technology and Pak-EPA regu- initial postmortem report, he House Officer Muhammad
one fixed and one mobile are
operating in the federal capi-
ducted a detailed survey of
Industrial Estate of Islamabad
larly monitors these steel units
for ensuring compliance of the
said that it was a heinous of-
fense and some things cannot
Abbass Rana over delay in
registration of FIR about miss-
IHC extends Police review security
tal while request has been for- situated in Sector I-9, I-10 and National Environmental Qual- be shared at the moment. ing girl despite request of her interim bails
warded to Planning Commis- Kahuta Triangle to identify ity Standards. However, ‘complete enve- family members.
of five accused plan for Faisal Masjid
IHC summons Zartaj lambasts
Talal for his
IHC extends stay gainst ISLAMABAD (APP): The
Islamabad High Court (IHC) during last Ashra
PML-N’s lawmaker misogynist issuance of TV licenses extended the interim bails of
five accused till June 12, in
mega money laundering and
I S L A M A B A D
(APP):Islamabad Police on
Wednesday reviewed the se-
those staying in Masjid for
Aitikaf purpose would be sub-
mitted with police and check-
ISLAMABAD (APP): questioned.
in disqualification case remarks
ISLAMABAD (APP): Min-
Islamabad High Court (IHC)
Wednesday extended its stay
The chief justice asked
whether the PEMRA’s step
fake accounts case.
Justice Aamer Farooq
curity arrangements for Faisal
Masjid during the last Ashra
ing of all persons would be
made through metal detectors
ISLAMABAD (APP): The He stated that the MNA ister of State for Climate order till May 30, again st was affecting basic human and Justice Mohsin Akhter of Ramazan and asked the and walk through gates.
Islamabad High Court (IHC) did not mentioned his disquali- Change Zartaj Gul Wednesday the issuance of new televi- rights related to information. Kiyani heard the bail petition Masjid administration to sub- Special Branch of
Wednesday summoned PML- fication in 2013 elections in lambasted Pakistan Muslim sion (TV) licenses by Paki- PEMRA’s lawyer told of five accused including Omni mit complete record with po- Islamabad police would be
N’s lawm aker Kashif his nomination papers sub- League Nawaz (PML-N)’s stan Electronic Media Regu- the bench that 181 companies Group’s Khawaja Ali Kamal lice of those faithfuls staying also coordinated for the secu-
Chaudhry in person on June mitted for to ECP to appear leader Talal Chaudhary for his lat or y Au th or it y had participated in the bid, Majeed, Sohail Ahmed there for Aitikaf purpose. rity purpose while cameras
26, in a petition challenging his in 2018 elections. misogynist and derogatory re- (PEMRA). however, 58 were issued li- Memon, Muhammad Ali shah, SP (Saddar) Malik would be installed.
eligibility as member Parlia- He argued that Kashif marks for special assistant to On the outset of hearing, censes against Rs5.8 million Mir Muhammad and Ali Gul. Naeem Iqbal conducted a meet- SP (Saddar) informed the
ment. Chaudhry did not meet the the prime minister for informa- Chief Justice Athar Minallah and 42 were reluctant to pay The bench directed the ing in this regard which was participants that patrolling and
The petitioner’s counsel constitutional criteria under tion and broadcasting Fridous said why PEMRA wanted to initial 15% money due to ‘stay National Accountability Bu- participated among others by checking has been enhanced in
Sarwar Chaudhry Advocate Article 1(f) and p rayed the Ashiq Awan. In a video in which issue more TV licenses rather order’. reau (NAB) to submit clause ASP (Margallah) Ayesha Gul, the city keeping in view over-
pleaded before IHC bench that co u r t to d eclar e him as Talal Chaudhary was seen while regulating the existing chan- However, the counsel for wise written answers against SHO Margallah police station all law and order situation. He
Pakistan Mu slim Leagu e d isq u alify fo r h id ing the talking to a reporter outside the nels. Pakistan Broadcasters Asso- the bail petitions till next date Inspector Abdul Jabber, Direc- asked the local police to espe-
Nawaz (PML-N)’s MNA had facts. parliament where he made ridi- “What was going on the ciation (PBA) pleaded that the and adjourned the hearing. tor Security Faisal Masjid cially brief guards and mem-
participated in general elec- The co urt, however, culing comments on Firdous TV shows? Is PEMRA fulfill- purpose of PEMRA was just Sohail Ahmed and members of bers of Masjid administration
tions of 2018 on the basis of summoned the lawmaker in Ashiq Awan’s personality. ing its responsibilities?” he to collect the money. IHC seeks reply Masjid Administration. The assigned security duties.
fake degree. person and adjourned the case. meeting decided to ensure The administration of
over ETPB’s complete mutual coordination Faisal Masjid appreciated
Renowned Sufi chairman for effective security arrange-
ments for Aitikaf and Mehfil-
Islamabad police for taking
elaborate security measures
appointment case e-Shabeena. It was decided and assured its full coopera-
Qawwal ‘Sabri’ ISLAMABAD (APP): The
Islamabad High Court (IHC)
that complete particulars of tion with police.
remembered Wednesday sought reply from
federation within one week in
IoK authorities
ISLAMABAD (APP): Fa-
m ou s Su fi Qawaal an d
Amjad Farid Sabri was mur-
dered near Liaqutabad under-
a petition challenging the ap-
poin tm ent of chairman denounced for imposing
Evacuee Trust Pro perty
Naatkhuwan Amjad Sabri was
remembered on his Third death
anniversary on Wednesday
pass.
Amjad Farid Sabri was a
proponent of the Sufi Mus-
Board (ETPB).
Chief Justice Athar
curbs, caging Mirwaiz
(today). Born on December, lim tradition. Son of Ghulam Minallah heard the petition ISLAMABAD (APP): The Lone was killed by unknown
23, 1976, Amjad Sabri used to Farid Sabri and nephew of filed by retired Major Gen. Hurriy at forum led by assailants when he was return-
participate in chorus in his fa- Maqbool Ahmed Sabri of Sabri Muhammad Saad Khattak Mirwaiz Umar Farooq in In- ing from Eidgah after address-
ther and uncle’s group, “Sabri Brothers, he emerged as one challenging the appointment of dian Occupied Kashmir has ing a public gathering.
Brothers.” He started work- of the So uth Asia’s most ETPB’s chairman. During denounced the occupation au- The forum spokesman in
ing as supporting vocalist af- prominent qawwali singers. course of proceeding, Assis- thorities for placin g the a statement issued in Srinagar
ter death of his father. Later, Like his elders, Sabri tant Attorney General (AAG) Mirwaiz under house arrest said that Mirwaiz Umar Farooq
he started his own group. dedicated his life to keeping Farrukh Dal appeared before and imposing curfew across was scheduled to lead a rally
Three years after martyr- alive the traditio n of Sufi the bench and requested for downtown, Srinagar, to pre- from Jamia Masjid Srinagar to
ISLAMABAD: Relatives of prisoners in China hold placards during a protest in further time to answer, which vent a march towards the the Martyrs’ Graveyard at
dom, Slain Amjad Sabri was qawwali that dates back over favor of their demands in front of National Press Club.
still lives in the hearts of seven centuries. Amjad used was accepted by the court. Martyrs’ Graveyard at Eidgah Eidgah to offer Fateha for
people. The great Sufi Qawaal, to recite poetry’s sung by his in the city on Tuesday. Mirwaiz Molvi Muhammad
Naatkhu wan, and sin ger father and uncle. Court extends COMSATS University Ambassador of According to Kashmir
Media Service, the Hurriyat
Farooq, Khawaja Abdul Ghani
Lone and Hawal martyrs but
physical remand holds seminar on drug abuse Qatar visits leadership had called for the the authorities put him under
IRSA releases of accused in fake Thalassemia march to pay tributes to the
prominent Hurriyat leaders,
detention. He termed the au-
thorities’ move as highly un-
203,900 cusecs water accounts case in educational institutions Center, donates Mirwaiz Molvi Muhammad
Farooq and Khawaja Abdul
democratic and insensitive. “It
is unfortunate that even com-
ISLAMABAD (APP): e-Azam, Qayyum said that the
ISLAMABAD (APP): The was 1155.00 feet, which was
ISLAMABAD (APP): An
Accountability Court (AC) COMSATS University future of Pakistan was lie in medicines Ghani Lone, as well as the vic-
tims of Hawal massacre on
memorative rallies and gather-
in g by Hu rriy at are disal-
Indus River System Author- 115.00 feet higher than its Wednesday granted 12-day Islamabad (CUI) on Wednes- the hands of youth. ISLAMABAD (Online): Saqr
Bin Mubarak Al Mansouri, their martyrdom anniversa- lowed,” he said. The spokes-
ity (IRSA) Wednesday re- d ead level o f 1,040 feet physical remand of an accused day organized a seminar titled He stressed on the en- ries. Mirwaiz Mo lvi man said, it was not for the
leased 203,900 cusecs water whereas the inflow and out- Dawood Morkas in m ega “On Campus Drug Abuse in gagement of the youth in drug Ambassador of the State of
Qatar to Pakistan, visited Pa- Muhammad Farooq was shot first time that the authorities
from vario us rim statio ns flow of water was recorded money laundering and fake Metropolitan Cities of Paki- preventive measures. He high- dead by unidentified gunmen imposed curfew, deployed
with in flo w o f 188,000 as 49,900 cusecs and 52,000 accounts case. National Ac- stan” here at its main campus lighted that youth was the kistan Thalassemia Center in
Islamabad. He was received by at his residence in Srinagar on troops and sealed all routes
cusecs. cusecs respectively. countability Bureau (NAB) with an objective to discuss wealth of any nation and can 21st of May 1990. leading to the Martyrs’ Grave-
According to the data The release of water at officials produced the accused the issue of drug abuse and to play significant part in reduc- Air Vice Marshal Aftab
Hussain, The Chief Adminis- 70 mourners were killed yard but it had been their prac-
released by IRSA, water level Kalab agh , Tau n sa and before the court and requested understand the perspectives of tion of the menace currently in Hawal area of the city when tice for the past over a decade
in the Indus River at Tarbela Su kku r was reco rd ed as to further extend his physical the students and faculty mem- faced by nation. trator. During the visit ambas-
sador of Qatar inspected vari- Indian troops opened fire on now. “Imposing curbs, restric-
Dam was 1404.87 feet, 119,800, 87,200 and 22,100 remand. NAB prosecutor in- bers on the menace. He said Pakistan was the funeral procession of the tions and caging the leadership
which was 18.87 feet higher cusecs respectively. formed the court that Morkas The seminar was ad- worst hit by drug abuse in ous sections of the Center, do-
nated medicines and distributed martyr. On the same day, in can neither kill the reality of
than its dead level of 1,386 Sim ilarly fro m the had been arrested by the body dressed by the Senator, Lieu- South Asian region, so collec- 2002, Khawaja Abdul Ghani the Kashmir dispute.
feet. Kabul River, 47,700 cusecs on charges of embezzlement tenant General ® Abdu l tive efforts were required as gifts amongst children.
Water inflow in the dam o f water was released at in subsidy announced for farm- Qayyum as Chief Guest while community to deal with the
was recorde d as 56,300 Nowshera and 10,900 cusecs ers associated with harvesting Ms. Zargh oo na Shabb ir, this problem.
cusecs wh ile o u tflo w as fro m the Chenab River at sugarcane in 2014-15. The ac- Deputy Secretary, Sen ate The governm ent was
70,000 cusecs. Marala. cused was running the ac- Standing Committee on Nar- fencing on Pak-Afghan border,
The water level in the The total water stood at counts of three sugar mills and cotics Drugs, Brig. Syed he said and underlined the need
Jhelum River at Mangla Dam 2.26 million acre feet (MAF). he was accused of embezzling Mubbashir Hassan Kazmi, of concrete steps to be taken
Rs70 millions. Force commander, Anti Nar- by the Afghan side as one side
co tics Force, Dr. Fateh efforts were not enough to
Muhammad Marri represen- control border drug trafficking.
FDE announces tative, Higher Education Com- Senator Qayyum high-
summer vacations mission (HEC), Dean Faculty
of Engineering COMSATS
lighted the key steps needed
to be taken to control the drugs
by June 3 for University Dr Shahid also at-
tended the event.
including border management,
traffickers arrest and involve-
ICT schools Speaking on the occa- ment o f city management
ISLAMABAD (APP): Fed- sion, Senator, Lieutenant Gen- (Mayor, DC, AC etc).
eral Directorate of Education eral ® Abdul Qayyum said that To a question, Qayyum
(FDE) on Wednesday an- drug had not only effected the said that legislation in the anti-
nounced the summer vacations educational institutions but the narcotics force and educational
by starting of next month for society as well. institutions were mandatory to
the students of public sector He said that Pakistan had cater the issue. He said that
schools and co lleges of effected by the drugs because legislation shall be made exclu-
Islamabad Capital Territory geographically it was gateway sively on prevention of drugs
ISLAMABAD: Director of Top City Ghulam Yasin pre- (ICT). According to the noti- to the Afghanistan a major in educational institution and
senting a bouquet to former MD PTV Arshad Khan fication issued by the FDE, the produ cer of opiu m in the to be enforced in all provinces ISLAMABAD: People are enjoying swimming at Rawal Dam during the high
during Iftar diner hosted by Top City in federal capital. summer vacations would start world. Quo ting Allam a including a compulsory drug temperature in federal capital amid to decrease heat up.
from June 3. Muhammad Iqbal and Quaid- test of students.
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the government needs to shift
Laal Khan is a poor taxi driver.
Hailing from a small village in
Bannu, Khan has been living in
Let’s share economic hardships the burden to the elite instead
of sucking more blood out of
the people of the country. Let
a shanty town in Islamabad, land and borrowing money than 67 percent Pakistanis who salaries and allowances on their hefty salaries and allowances us impose an emergency tax
working almost for 18 hours a from friends and relatives to do not have a concrete shelter law makers. For instance, soon from the state exchequer; our of at least Rs20,000 on ev-
day. Even then, the spectre of meet his day-to-day expenses. over their heads, 40 percent after coming into power the senior bureaucrats are also eryone living in one kanal or
Thursday May 23, 2019 starvation keeps haunting him.
Years ago, he was able to eat
As if these troubles were
not enough, his mother fell ill
stunted children who are the
future of this country, the more
Tabdeeli Sarkar in Punjab gave
a stunning raise to its law mak-
making tons of money from
their jobs. A senior federal bu-
more than one kanal houses –
th e bigger the house, the
beef or chicken once a week, 18 months ago. His three broth- than80 percent who do not ers. A private bill seeking a raise reaucrat roughly gets over higher the tax. Let us tax ev-
Peoples’ blood sucking corrupt but the rising inflation has ers took her to a government have an access to pure drinking in the salary of MPAs was Rs300,000 a month while ery one living in an elite hous-
Govt. institutions turned beef, chicken or fish into
a dream. And now it is beyond
and several private hospitals,
sp ending more th an
water, the more than 25 mil-
lion out-of-school children who
approved in just 24 hours, rais-
ing the monthly salary and in-
some in other state institutions
get up to Rs600,000 a month.
ing society or gated commu-
nity – again the more expen-
his financial capacity to afford Rs700,000. But, despite that are likely to have an impover- centives of an MPA from In addition to that, senior gov- sive the house, the higher
Government agencies running on such a luxury any more. huge amount, their mother ished life and the more than 8.6 Rs83000 to Rs195000. The ernment bureaucrats and other should be the tax
the wealth of the nation are found Taxi drivers used to com- passed away a few months ago. million youth between the ages basic salary was raised from officials also receive residential Let us levy this emer-
pete fiercely in the federal capi- Laal Khan had to pay a share of 15 and 24 who will be with- Rs18,000 to Rs80,000/month, plots and a number of other gency tax on all luxury cars or
sucking their blood rather than pro- tal to get passengers. This of the money spent on her, out a job by 2020. daily allowance from Rs1000 benefits that a common Paki- rather any car with a market
viding facilities to the public. Na- would lead to quarrels at the causing a piling of debts. His Do we remember when to Rs4000/month and house stani can only dream of. value of more than Rs1.6 mil-
old Islamabad airports and sev- two daughters were recently our parliamentarians last took ren t from Rs29,000 to With the programme of lion. Let us tax all those ‘farm
tional departments including PIA, eral other public points but at expelled from the private school up the issue of stunted growth Rs50,000/month. Besides this, the IMF, it is likely that the houses’ that are meant to serve
steel mills, WAPDA and others owe the end of the day all would of his village for not being able in the two chambers of parlia- the utility allowance was also poor will again be asked to make as entertainment venues for
have enough passengers to to pay the school fee. His vil- ment? When did suicides increased from Rs6000 to sacrifices. However, it is time the upper middle classes and
over Rs 1593 billion to national ex- make a decent earning. How- lage has not witnessed the con- caused by extreme poverty Rs20,000/month and hospital- the elite gave up their luxuri- the rich. Let us put an end to
chequer. The tax money collected ever, the launch of private ride- struction of any school in the catch th e attentio n of our ity allowance was raised from ous lifestyles. Let us begin with all subsidies given to feudals
hailing services has made it hard last three decades. A govern- elected representatives? Did Rs10,000 to Rs20,000/month. our parliamentarians. Before and the manufacturing mafias.
from poor masses is being spent on for such drivers to get passen- ment school is situated miles this bastion of democratic The im poverished the polls, our politicians claim Let them compete in the ruth-
institutions having tax deficit. In gers. Laal Khan would work for away from his house. So, he power ever bother to debate the Balochistan’s MPAs receive that they are contesting elec- less market world which they
eight hours years ago but with put his kids into a private minimum wage of workers? the highest salaries and most tions to serve the natio n. praise all the time. Why should
nine months of current fiscal year, rising inflation he was forced school that is more interested Has the provision of qualita- lavish allowances. According to Should our senior bureaucrats the poor pay for this compe-
the departments owe 294 billion to to extend it to 12 and now his in profit and money than pay- tive free medical facility ever media reports, an MPA of the and government officials not tition?
working day consists of 18 ing any attention to children’s been a priority on the agenda Balochistan Assembly receives announce voluntary reduction Again such taxation may
government. As per details, PIA hours. self-respect and dignity. of provincial and federal legis- Rs440,000 (for salaries, allow- in their salaries, perks, allow- not help save a lot of money
owes 156 billion and Pakistan A father of three – two This is not the story of latures? Have they ever come ances and privileges a month), ances and privileges? Such ac- but it will go some way assur-
daughters and one son – Khan just one ordinary Pakistani. up with a comprehensive plan Sindh Assembly law makers tions may not be enough to ing the people that they are
WAPDA 88 billion to national ex- is always concerned about his Millions of hapless people are to address unemployment, mal- get Rs145000 each and Khyber generate a lot of money but they not the only ones to face eco-
chequer. Pakistan steel mill that is only son who is suffering from leading a life of misery and eco- nutrition, falling living stan- Pakhtunkhwa Assembly might go some way in assuring nomic hardships, and that
blood cancer. A huge part of his nomic hardships but the par- dards and provision of basic MPAs gets Rs155,800. The the people that their elected their elected representatives,
on complete halt from 4 years also earning goes into his son’s treat- liament that represents them is amenities? chief minister of Punjab draws representatives and govern- government officials and the
owes 43 billion to government. ment every month. He took him least bothered about the lives Ironically, this parliament Rs425000 a month and that of ment officials are ready to share elite are equally hit by the
to several clinics and hospitals; of these unfortunate souls. For and the ones before it lost no Sindh Rs245,000, while KP some of the miseries that have stringent terms and conditions
Other government departments finally, someone advised him them, the more than 60 million time in allocating the precious and Balochistan chief ministers befallen this land. of the international financial in-
owe 1084 billion to national kitty. to take his ailing son to Shaukat people living below the pov- resources of the state for perks receive Rs290,000 and There is a saying that if stitutions. Let us not leave the
Khanum cancer hospital, even erty line do not exist. They are and privileges of the elected Rs600,000 respectively. you cannot abolish poverty, Laal Khans of this country
The experts believe if government here he spen t mo re than not interested in wasting time representatives. The provincial It’s not only public rep- share it then. After the pos- alone with more misery. Cour-
did not expedite the privatization Rs600,000, selling his share of debating over the plight of more legislatures also lavish hefty resentatives who are drawing sible package from the IMF, tesy The News
process of these loss bearing insti-
tutions then they would continue
to fetch money of tax payers.
Looking at the electric vehicle The crime of
‘shame-washing’
By Syed Akhtar Ali
Some institutions are formed to By Rafia Zakaria
provide facilities to the public in ev- Prime Minister Imran Khan has asked ministries to prepare a solution for metros and the satellite feeding buses that are re-
policy towards the introduction and development of electric quired for connecting the metro with different areas. The annual The woman had tried to get have flouted community codes.
ery country, the purpose of their es- vehicles in the country. This is a wise and timely step. bus demand is of 800 vehicles, catered to by three assemblers. It help. On May 9, 2019, Arooj Despite the fact that reli-
Electric vehicles (EVs) are getting increasingly popular by is unlikely that local production would be justified at this vol- Shahzad, the wife of Shahzad gion and nationality can be set
tablishment is to facilitate public the day. Clean air requirements and GHG mandates have made ume. On the other hand, one can foresee some activity towards Ahmed of Lahore, had filed a aside as causes, solutions have
and save them from poor services EVs a reality. EVs have a high purchase cost, but are energy conversion of existing conventional buses into electric buses. police report in Dina, Jhelum proven to be elusive. Some ac-
efficient. Due to cheaper electricity than petrol and diesel and There are 250,000 buses and an equal number of trucks (250,000) district, alleging that her close tivists have focused on refus-
and huge profits of other compa- higher efficiency, the operating costs of EVs are much less. Thus, operating which may create a much larger demand of conversion. male relatives were after her and ing to call the killings ‘honour’
the life cycle cost of EVs is lower than conventional fuel ve- Conversion of diesel buses into electrical bus has become a main- wanted to murder her. To es- killings, coming up with alter-
nies and businessmen. In other hicles. However, the upfront costs are still high, and thus the stream activity. Earlier, it was a DIY activity or on a smaller cape them, she had run away natives such as ‘shame-wash-
words to provide them standard need of a policy. In Pakistan, the capacity trap is another good scale. Now big companies have come into this sector and are and had taken refuge in the ing’. This tactic seeks to take
reason to introduce EVs to improve capacity utilization. Night offering conversion kits. All it requires is to replace the existing home of a friend named Nida. away the ‘honour’ in the crimes
services at low rates. At least, ev- charging of EVs may particularly be useful in this respect. diesel engine by an electric motor and fit the battery under chas- The police registered the com- by emphasising that there is
EVs have a fuel-cost advantage over conventional vehicles sis. In Pakistan, there is great potential to introduce the conver- plaint, but did nothing. Last shame and not honour in kill-
ery country has set up government by a factor of 2, depending upon the comparative prices of sion business. The EV policy should consider conversion as- week, Arooj Shahzad was ing women. Activists in Syria
institutions in different sectors, petrol vs electricity. However, the high upfront cost, is a major pects as well. found dead in Chutala. A case took on this campaign of call-
impediment in EV sales, especially in poor developing coun- There are three major companies in cars (Suzuki, Toyota
was registered against the sus- ing honour killings ‘shame-
which were set up on public taxes tries. It is being projected that by 2025 or slightly later, the price and Honda) and three (Hino, Isuzu, Master) in the buses and
pects in Chutala, and then five washing’ after the horrific death
difference will go away. There are varying driving factors in trucks market, which may have a major stake and influence on
but they won the heart of their individual countries. In Northern Europe, where there is heavy the EV policy. Toyota and Honda do not have a clear vision or people were arrested. Arooj seen in the video referenced in
fuel taxation, EVs may be more attractive than in the US where market plan yet for the EV sector, even globally or in the region. Shahzad was the 12th woman this article.
people with their services, but they fuel costs are probably the lowest among advanced countries. They have an interest in hybrids which are not really EVs in the killed in just a fortnight. Changing the terms of ref-
earned so much profit that their Global market share of EVs stood at 4.6 percent in 2018. real sense. They do have one or two symbolic EV models but No one who lives in Paki- erence for honour killings, and
By 2025, the market share may go as high as 12.5-25 percent. In have not developed a full range of products. Their limited cur- stan would be surprised at using the word ‘shame’, can
own governments were made finan- China, EV market share of 50 percent is expected by the year rent offerings in EV do not match with their main products, here Arooj Shahzad’s case. help since it immediately iden-
2025 and in Norway, it is already 50 percent. The market share in Pakistan and elsewhere. As mentioned earlier, Suzuki has one ‘Honour’ crimes have long been tifies the act as something
cially rich. of EV buses in China is already 90 percent. The largest electric EV product that has chances of good market share in the absence a thorn in Pakistan’s side — shameful rather than implying
But in Pakistan it is happening bus manufacturer in the world is BYD of China (The CPEC of Toyota and Corolla in the EV market. taking the lives of women who that it is honourable.
framework could be utilized for launching the system under Many small local investors backed by Chinese principals were accused of clapping and A different perspective
contrary to it. The National Institu- which technical and financial assistance could be obtained). In are interested in local assembly of EV cars and have reportedly enjoying themselves at wed- on how honour crimes can be
tions, which were formed by public Europe, there is a target of 100 percent urban electric buses by submitted their proposals in this respect. Reportedly, not much dings, women who were related curbed can be found in the work
2030 and a market share of EV buses of 75 percent by that year. interest has been indicated in electric buses, perhaps due to the to men who had erred in some of scholar Sadiq Bhanbhro.
money and national treasury, were EVs may become the market leader between 2025 and 2030 in smaller market size. Whether it is EV or a conventional car, it is way, women who wanted to Bhanbhro, who conducted a
the developed world. still largely conventional technology and the processes of paint- pursue higher education, and research study on the issue,
made failed, but they continued to India plans to have a 30 percent market share of EVs by ing, welding and metal work. Only 30 percent of the cost may be women who were simply un- argues that the scale of the
suck people’s blood. Any political 2030.This year, India has announced a $1.4 billion subsidy EV specific. There has been a yearning in the country to produce fortunate. problem and the very high
programme for EVs. The programme is, however, focused on rather than assemble cars. A number of attempts have failed Killing a woman is easy number of people regularly
or democratic government did not two and three-wheelers and buses and only marginally on cars. earlier in this respect, and it requires deep pockets, technology and convenient in Pakistan — killed because of it suggests that
After China, India has made great plans for introducing electric and market power. There are three policy choices; one, to allow
play any role in the restoration of buses; the main driving factor being urban pollution. Several EV free import of EVs at none or reduced custom duties which can
no one asks questions, no one the issue should be treated as a
production plants have already been built. Of special interest to flood the market at the expense of the existing local car industry. provides justice. Every now public health problem.
these institutions or making them us may be the Maruti-Suzuki and Mahindra-Mahindra initiative The second is to promote local manufacturing under custom and then, as in the case of Arooj According to Bhanbhro,
profitable institutions. Instead, activity in EV production in India. Another important company duty concessions; this will introduce a small and separate EV Shahzad, some superficial mea- who is based at Sheffield
is the BYD (Chinese) joint venture with a local Indian company industry away from the mainstream automotive industry. The sures are undertaken, FIRs reg- Hellam University in the United
these politicians started earning manufacturing electric buses. risk is that the market may be fragmented by the induction of istered and suspects arrested Kingdom, “the portrayal of
In India, Mahindra has launched its e2O electric car at a smaller uncertified and established companies, something that — all this stops when the in- these killings in religious and
money through unfair means in- price of PKR1.0 million and an e-Rickshaw at a price of PKR2- should be avoided. The third is to induce the existing automotive creasingly short-lived outcry cultural terms stigmatises the
cluding bribery and robbery. From 3 lakhs (for 3 and 5 seaters respectively). Maruti-Suzuki is to industry under a deletion programme; to introduce EV; the exist- (there will be new killings to communities”. Media coverage
launch its new electrical version of the Wagon-R by the year ing players may be able to introduce limited models not catering mourn the next week and even that focuses on the cultural and
recruitment to tendering some con- 2020 at a price of $10,000 with subsidy and 30 percent higher to the market spectrum. They may require a longer time frame- the next day) dies down and religious contexts (he gives the
tract they received a large share as without subsidy. The petrol version today is priced at $7000. work. New players, such as from China, may be introduced everything proceeds as usual. example of the use of the term
Suzuki has a strong presence in Pakistan, and its Indian experi- under this. The government may be able to attract big Chinese The honour crime laws karo-kari, for instance) takes
a commission. So as these corrupt ence may be replicated here conveniently. companies under its SEZ programme of CPEC via this approach. and amendments that have away from the problem of vio-
In Pakistan, to contain pollution, EV buses may be an ideal Courtesy The News been passed in recent years af- lence and the larger political
politicians intentionally damaged ter the high-profile case of processes that allow the kill-
By Zahid Hussain
the interests of all those institutions
to multiply the profit of their pri-
If the exit polls are to be be-
lieved, Narendra Modi ap-
pears headed to return to
If Modi returns Kashmiris’ struggle. The situ-
ation in the disputed territory
is worse than at any time in
the past. One of the reasons
Qandeel Baloch have not had
the desired effect. Indeed, while
the state has the option of tak-
ings to continue.
In Bhanbhro’s view, re-
casting the problem in a way
form the nucleus of Modi’s matic clout. ing action against suspected that takes away the implica-
vate business and factories. For power for another five-year
support base have perpetrated The Modi government
behind Modi’s escalation was
killers, thus making it difficult tions that it is unique to a cul-
term. Defying the pre-poll to divert the world’s attention
example, a former prime minister forecast, the right-wing BJP- the violence. And the blood- has tried to redefine its nuclear from the popular uprising for families to ‘forgive’ the ture or community increases the
lead coalition is expected to shed often goes unpunished. A threshold. He pursued a strat- against Indian atrocities in In- murderers (who are commonly chances of mobilising local
closed the Steel Mill for raising his win a comfortable majority, divided and rudderless oppo- egy of what is described as dia-held Kashmir. family members), the law has communities against these
sition will hardly be able to ‘vertical and horizontal’ esca-
business of iron scrape and fur- riding on the wave of Hindu
stop the BJP’s communal lation . He sought to test
The BJP has promised to not prevented the murder of crimes. It is only then, when
nationalism and aggressive na- abolish Article 370 of the In- women for so-called honour. the communities themselves
nace. Another former Prime Minis- tional security slogans. roller-coaster. Unlike the 2014 Pakistan’s capability to re- dian constitution that provides This Damocles sword hangs see the crimes as unrelated to
Described as the most elections when Modi swept spond without crossing the the disputed territory a spe- over the head of every female their culture and as a larger
ter of the same party, closed the na- divisive and most powerful In- into power on the basis of his threshold. Modi believed his cial status. There is no indica- Pakistani. health issue shared by many
economic agenda that got him government could manage the
tional airlines routes to increase his dian leader in decades, Modi’s
the support of corporate In- diplomatic fallout of an esca-
tion of Modi 2.0 changing his Honour killings are not, of other communities, that the
re-election is likely to have sig- policy on Kashmir. That may course, an exclusively Pakistani transformational change that is
airline business. nificant implications for re- dia, this time, he garnered sup- lation because India is today lead to a rise in violence in the problem. Cases emerge rou- sought can occur.
gional geopolitics given his jin- port on the basis of national much better placed in the occupied territory. Such a situ-
The opponent political party set goistic rhetoric. His election security. India’s incursion into world. Surely, as one of the ation will have a direct bearing
tinely from countries such as Bhanbhro’s views are
Pakistani territory, the first fastest-growing economies, Turkey, Jordan, Syria and even shared to some extent by law-
up examples of bribery, nepotism campaign largely revolved
since the 1971 war, just weeks India’s standing has signifi-
on relations between New Muslim diasporas in Western maker Nafisa Shah, who noted
around projecting himself as Delhi and Islam abad. But countries. Last October, Syr- in her new book that “Violence
and commission using all these na- India’s ‘chowkidar’, and bash- before the polls, was used by can tly im proved. Bu t blaming Pakistan will not help ians were shocked by video is not cause, function or effect
ing Pakistan. Modi to whip up nationalist Pakistan’s retaliation to the New Delh i deal with the
tional institutions. They awarded India is much more po- fervour — even though the at- Balakot attack foiled Modi’s Kashmiri struggle. What the
footage of a woman being killed of ‘honour’ but merely draws
tack on alleged militant camps attempt to set a new norm. in an honour crime. In the its legitimacy from it”.
any work and contract, on the ba- litically polarised with Modi
proved baseless, and Pakistan That, however, hasn’t affected
Indian government refuses to
video, a woman cowers against The revisions suggested
trying to turn the country into accept is that it is India’s prob-
sis of by 10% and weakened the a Hindu rashtriya. Secularism, downed Indian Air Force jets. India’s nationalist frenzy. lem rather than an external a wall as a man with a gun tow- by Bhanbhro and his col-
which kept the multi-ethnic Modi’s claim of destroy- Modi in a second term challenge — and one that it ers over her. The man begins leagues, and the term ‘shame-
foundations of these national insti- and multifaith country united, ing terrorist camps and killing would be facing multiple chal- needs to deal with. Confron- to fire, and the woman is soon washing’ used by Syrian ac-
hundreds of militants in the lenges, particularly on the eco- dead in a hail of bullets. In the tivists, all provide avenues
tutions. has weakened — that is likely
strike may be preposterous, nomic front. Although the In-
tation with Pakistan will only
moment in which he opens that need to be considered. It
to have a direct bearing on aggravate the situation.
We request Prime Minister India’s regional policy under but the incursion itself has dian prime minister seems to There is no indication of fire, someone in the back- is quite likely true that pre-
Modi 2.0. Depending on the huge symbolic significance and have emerged from the polls the easing of tensions with Pa- ground who cannot be seen senting these killin gs as
Imran Khan to quickly sort out all scale of his electoral mandate, propaganda value for the Modi relatively unscathed by kistan under Modi 2.0. Modi’s yells, “Wash away your somewhat unique, and not
government. With that burst slower-than-expected eco-
the ineligible employees recruited it may lead to a significant so-
of jingoism, Modi’s approval nomic growth, rising jobless-
re-election will be projected as shame”. sim p ly m urders, has not
cietal change in the country. a vindication of his belligerent Nor are honour killings yielded positive results so
on the basis of bribery and nepo- Not surprisingly, the ratings went up instantly. The ness and the worsening plight policy towards Pakistan. an exclusively Muslim prob- far. A future approach, then,
prospect of Modi’s return to portrait of Wing Commander of farmers, it will be a tough Prime Minister Imran Khan’s lem. A recent workshop held could centre on de-
tism in all national institutions of power is most distressing for Abhinandan Varthaman, the job for him to put the hope that it would be easier in the Indian state of Tamil emphasising the cultural and
Indian pilot who was briefly economy back on track in an
Pakistan. Ant to create a frame- India’s minorities. The BJP’s
made prisoner by Pakistan, increasingly polarised atmo-
for his government to deal Nadu revealed horrific stories religious aspects of the crime,
politics, rooted in Hindu su- with a right-wing Indian gov- of caste-based honour killings and focusing, instead, on the
work for successfully running premacist groups, has polarised adorned BJP rallies. sphere and with India’s grow- ernment under Modi has around the issue of marriages sort of violence and the po-
this heterogeneous country, Modi’s recklessness may ing militarisation. rightly drawn huge scepticism.
these institutions. So that these in- raising fear and tensions. Mob have won him votes in the Modi’s re-election would There is big question mark
outside one’s caste. Honour litical linkages that have al-
Hindu heartlan d, but it certainly not be good news for crimes occur in southern In- lowed it to occur. A new
stitutions do not burden over the violence against Muslims, who
brought the region close to a Kashmiris fighting for their
over whether, in his second dia, where caste issues are in- catego risation for honour
make up about 14 per cent of term, Modi would change his tertwined with crime, and also crimes may just be the treat-
country and nation. Even, if they India’s population, and lower- conflagration. The underlying right to self-determination. policy of (what his national in northern India, where issues ment that finally rids women
caste Hindus has risen alarm- calculation of Modi’s escala- The brutal use of force by the security adviser described as)
have to be privatized, it should not ingly. In many cases, the right- tion was that India could af- Indian military and the latter’s “offensive defence”. Courtesy around property rights (inher- of the constant spectre of vio-
ford this brinkmanship given gross human rights violations itance) are enmeshed in the kill- lence that surrounds them.
be avoided. wing communal groups that
the country’s growing diplo- have failed to crush the
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Usman Buzdar says: LHC judge recuses
Next budget will depict public himself from hearing
aspirations and it will show petition against PM
concept of a new Pakistan LAHORE (Online): Lahore
High Court judge has recused
himself from hearing case filed
case.
Petitioner A K Dogar said
that why his every case is sent
From Our Correspondent forward in the best of the man- Bakht, advisor Dr. Salman against Prime Minister Imran to another court when it is
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Min- ner. Shah, chairman P&D and oth- Khan. fixed for hearing .
ister Sardar Usman Buzdar He said that public-pri- ers attended the meeting. Justice Shahid Kareem Justice Shahid Kareem
presided over a meeting at his vate partnership should be Meanwhile, Punjab Chief has recused himself from hear- remarked, “This is his discre-
office on Wednesday to re- promoted in Punjab for in- Minister Sardar Usman ing miscellaneous plea seeking tionary power and he does
view the salient features of the creasing investment in differ- Buzdar presided over a high- provision of expenditure de- not want to hear this case”.
provincial budget and the an- ent sectors and added that level meeting at his office on tails of Prime Minister Imran Petitioner took the plea
nual development program for pu blic-p rivate partnersh ip Wednesday in which various Khan’s foreign country visits. that PM Im ran Khan had
the year 2019-20. Addressing authority is being constituted. proposals and recommenda- Court has sent the file to promised the nation that he
the meeting, the Chief Minis- He said that needs of the tions were reviewed to en- Chief Justice Lahore High will not use special planes.
ter said that next year’s bud- people will be given priority hance provincial resources. Court to fix the case in another Khan had claimed that he
get will depict public aspira- in the realistically designed Addressing the meeting, the court. will prefer to commit suicide
tions and it will also show the ADP and special attention will Chief Minister said that an in- Justice Shahid Kareem to taking loans from the IMF
concept of a new Pakistan. We be paid to the development of crease in the fin ancial re- during hearing of miscellaneous as begging in Islam is forbid-
will try our level best to pro- southern Punjab. sources of the province is im- SARGODHA: Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar talking to a prisoner plea filed by lawyer’s founda- den but he sought 3 billion
vide relief to the people while He said that a new chap- perative for reconstruction and during his visit to Javelin Ward of District Jail. tion for justice remarked that dollars from the kingdom of
living within our resources. He ter of development and pros- development. he doesn’t want to hear this Saudi Arabia.
said that steps will be taken perity will start in the prov- We want to develop the
to reduce unnecessary expen-
ditures and steps will be pro-
ince as new steps will be taken
for the betterment of the so-
nation on durable lines and
protection of public interest
AJK President calls Dr Iqbal says:
posed for increasing resources
along with the provision of
cial sector.
Th e Ch ief Minist er
is our responsibility, he
added. for equal opportunities to Completion of ongoing
relief to the common man.
The Chief Minister di-
rected that routine procedure
was also given a briefin g
about the annual develop-
ment program and provincial
He said that more re-
sources will be provided for
public welfare schemes and orphans, neglected children developmental projects to
should be avoided and work
should be done in an innova-
budget for the financial year
2019-20.
national resources will be uti-
lized on the people. Similarly, MUZAFFARABAD (Online): rector General Orphan sands of women without hus- usher new era of progress
tive way to increase resources. Pro vincial ministers the conducive atmosphere will Azad Jammu and Kashmir CareProgram, Muhammad bands and thousands of chil-
(AJK) President, Sardar Irfan Bashir, Secretary Gen- dren parentless, Khan recalled. ASTORE (APP): Provincial perishin g, Musk power
Out o f th e bo x so lu tion s Muhammad Basharat Raja, be provided to traders and in- Minister Gilgit Baltistan Dr project Gorikot link road and
should be solicited to move Makhdoom Hashim Jawan dustrialists. Masood Khan has called for the eral Al-Khidmat Foundation, “With so many orphans
provision of equal opportunities Aftab Alam Advocate and a around us, we can feel the pain Iqbal Wednesday said that many other areas.
and enabling environment to the large number of orphans kids of being parentless and the completion of ongoing devel- All the developmental
orphans and neglected children being supported and spon- pang of a child’s grieving for opm ental projects would project should completed at
to mould them into responsible sored by Pakistan Orphan losing his/her parents more usher new era of progress the end of this year.
citizens of the country. Care Forum (POCF), an um- than any other, ”he went to and prosperity in the dis- He also instructed all the
“Takin g care of those brella of orphans- focused say. trict. contractors and executive en-
who have lost one or both par- non-governmental organiza- Masood Khan said that He said that different de- gineers to submit the report
ents is our collective social and tions. in a Muslim society, an orphan velopmental works have been of developmental work
religious obligation as it is not The President in his should get care by others at started like Astore high way, weekly and on monthly basis.
the will of Allah that they (or- speech emphasized that orphans par with the care one provides
phans) remain neglected or are must not feel, alone, abandoned to his/her own children by en-
pushed aside in society,” the or neglected, and encouraged the suring that all orphans get
President said while address- children to grab whatever oppor- physical, mental and emo-
ing at an Iftar reception hosted tunities theyfind to excel in edu- tional well-being without any
by him for orphans in the cation and to make their way for- discrimination. This is what
President House in ward in the society. the noble Quran and traditions
Muzaffarabad. He said wars, social and of our Holy Prophet (Peace
The event was attended political conflicts, natural ca- and Blessing of Allah Be Upon
by AJK Minister for Social lamities, diseases and acci- Him) teach us, the president
Welfare, Mutharama Noreen dents were some of the causes said and added that the Holy
Arif, Secretary General Paki- that leave thousands of chil- life of our beloved prophet was
stan Orphan Care Foru m, dren orphans and parentless. an example for us who him-
Nisar Ahmed, Director People of AJK had expe- self was an orphan and taught
LAHORE: Relatives of prisoners in China holds placards in the favor of their GeneralAnjuman Faiz-ul- Is- rienced one such catastrophe us to treat the orphans with
demands during protest in front of press club. lam, Professor Niaz Irfan, Di- back in 2005 that left thou- kindness and compassion. BANNU: Deputy Commissioner of Bannu Atta-ur-
Rehman presenting a cheque of one million to the
Mufti Kaleem appointed as MMPI held on No compromise on merit, Chinese arrested family members of Polio Officer Faridon Khan
slaughtered at his office.
corruption transparency in leasing out for pushing
Takaful Group’s Shariah charges a laborer in Kamran Bangash says:
Advisory Board Chairman SARGODHA (APP): Anti
Corruption police arrested a
mineral blocks: Minister burning furnace One million student to get
KARACHI (APP): Mu fti recently ended his services in Motor Mobile Police Inspec- PESHAWAR (APP): Minis- Zirat Gul, Chief Inspector FAISALABAD (Online): Chi-
Muhammad Hassaan Kaleem
has been appointed as Chair-
a number of other financial in-
stitutions as well.
tor (MMPI) for misusing of
power and corruption charges.
ter for Minerals Khy ber
Pakhtunkhwa, Dr Amjad Ali
Mines Fazal Hussain and
other relevant officials here.
nese officer has thrown a local
laborer in burning Furnace
entrepreneurship training
man of Shariah Advisory
Board for Pak-Qatar Takaful
Apart from his decade-
old role as member of Shariah
ACE authorities said on
Wednesday that complainant
Wednesday said that no com-
prise would be made on merit
The minister directed the
chief inspector mines to keep
while police have taken the
officer in custody and started under Startup Pak Program
Group. Advisory Board for Pak-Qatar the owner of Ghousia Travels and transparency in leasing eye on district officers and investigation PESHAWAR (APP): A two- The delegatio n was
He has already been serv- Takaful, Mufti Muhammad Khushab Khawar Hayat resi- out mineral blocks. supervising staff so that they A Chinese officer of a member delegation of Prime briefed Kamran Bangash in
ing as member of Shariah Pak- Hassaan Kaleem was cur- dent of Khushab in his appli- He said the officials and m ay perform duty effi- private factory allegedly Minister Program for promo- detail regarding Startup Paki-
Qatar Takaful for more than a rently serving as Member of cation submitted to Regional contractors involved in illegal ciently and take them to task pushed a local laborer Sheroz tion of IT ‘Startup Pakistan’ stan Program and its basic ob-
decade since the company’s Shariah Board for Dubai Is- Director ACE Asghar Joyea mining would be brought to if they showed dereliction of in burning furnace in industrial Thursday met with Advisor to jectives. They informed that
inception in 2007, said a press lamic Bank-Pakistan and alleged that MMPI justice. The minerals deposits duty. state Sahianwala. The victim Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CM on one million student would be
release issued h ere o n Coun try Head of Shariah, Muhammad Afzaal and his in the province were precious He said masses had voted has been shifted to Allied Science, Technology and In- provided entrepreneurship
Wednesday. DIBPL. driver Saifullah had been tak- asset which belo nged to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Hospital in critical situation formation Technology training while incubation cen-
Justice (retd ) Mu fti Mufti Hassaan has vast ing monthly (bribe) regularly masses and no one would be (PTI) into power for bringing Police arrested the officer Kamran Bangash and dis- ters would also be established
Muhammad Taqi Usmani had experience in Shariah related by blackmailing him; now the allowed for illegal mining in the about a change, thus officers and started investigation. CPO cussed matters pertaining to in approximately 200 univer-
earlier been serving as Shariah teachings and advisory, and MMPI was demanding an- province, he added. of the department should take Azhar Akram has said that extension of aforementioned sities and 300 other technical
Board chairman for Pak-Qatar has b een teaching various other Rs 16,000. On the di- He expressed these views pain to come up to the masses’ Chinese national has been ar- program across the province. institutions under Startup Pa-
Takaful and Shariah member courses in Islamic studies and rection of Director ACE the during a meeting held with expectations by working hard rested and action will be taken The delegation com - kistan Program. Speaking on
for many Islamic financial in- Arabic at Dar-u l-Uloom Circle Officer Atif Shokat un- Chief Commissioner Mineral to bring improvement. according to law. prised on Program Executive the occasion, Advisor to CM
stitutions over the past two Karachi fo r the last m any der the supervision of Judicial Shehzad Gul and Member Kamran Bangash said that
decades. years. Mu fti Taqi Usmani Magistrate Tariq Mehmood Steering Committee Hassan Startup Pakistan Program
However, due to recent commented, “My relationship conducted a raid and arrested Said while MD DIT Board Dr. would paved the new way of
poor health conditions and with Pak-Qatar Takaful Group MMPI Muham mad Afzaal Shahebaz and other high-ups IT promotion and help pro-
major involvement in academic will never end and I will con- and driver Saifullah and recov- officers were also present on viding employment opportu-
projects, Mufti Taqi has de- tinue to offer my guidance ered money from them. the occasion. nities among youth.
cided to be succeeded by his whenever required.” He ex-
preferred nominee. On ap-
pointment of new Chairman,
pressed his best wishes for the
group and hoped that Pak-
FIA arrests Involvement in irregularities
he will discontinue his services Qatar would continue spread- ten human NAB arrested Jamali,
at Pak-Qatar Takaful Group. ing awareness amongst the
Justice (retd) Usmani has masses about Islamic banking. smugglers/POs
FAISALABAD (APP): FIA chairman SECMC
Foreign tourists throng Faisalabad has arrested ten
human smugglers/proclaimed
KARACHI (Online): National
Accountability Bureau (NAB)
mission and Dispatch com-
pany. According to sources, an
Chitral after relaxation offenders during the past 24
hours. FIA spokesman said
has arrested Sindh Engro Coal
Mining Company (SECMC)
arrest warrant for Jamali was
issued two days ago as his
Wednesday that during the
of NOC condition crackdown,the FIA team con-
ducted su rp rise raids in
Chairman Khursheed Jamali.
According to media re-
name was included in the NAB
investigation pertaining to
ports, The accountability Sindh Transmission and Dis-
CHITRAL (APP): After relax- has brought a group of French Faisalab ad , Pindi Sheikh watchdog arrested Jamali along patch Company located in
ation in the condition of No tourists from Gilgit to Chitral Mosa, Bhulwal, Jhumra and with three others related to a Noori Abad.
Objection Certificate (NOC), and security officials have no Toba Tek Singh and arrested p rivate com pany from Jamali’s Name has also
a large number of foreign tour- issue with that. ten human smugglers,who LAHORE: Religious scholar Agha Shah Hussain and others cut the cake in Karachi while according to the been placed on the Exit Con-
ists were visiting Chitral val- The French tourists told were declared as proclaimed Shrine of Bibi Pak Daman during the Birthday celebrations of Hazrat Imam NAB statement that all were trol List (ECL) in connection
ley now who can be seen vis- our correspondent that they offenders in human traffick- Hassan Mujtaba. charged with irregularities in with the fake bank accounts
iting in different bazaars. feel very happy in Chitral and ing. investigation on Sindh Trans- case.
The Pakistan Tehreek-e- like its people, culture and sce- Among these accused in-
Insaf (PTI) government under
its policy of promoting tour-
nic beauty.
He said Pakistan is a
cluded Muhammad Nasir s/o
Noor Muhamm ad,
KP doctors call off strike RWMC clean Commissioner directs
ism has withdrawn the condi- peace-loving country and its Muhammad Iqbal s/o Amir PESHAWAR (Online): KP were on strike for last 6 days and green
tion of NOC for foreign tour-
ists visiting Pakistan after
people are very hospitable.
They said tourists from all
Ali, Khawaja Kamran Saeed s/
o Muhammad Saleem, Tariq
government d octors have
called off the strike and work
and all OPDs were closed
that’s why patents faced campaign to launch crackdown
which Chitral is again receiv-
ing a large number of tourists.
over world must come to Pa-
kistan, particularly to Chitral,
Ali alias Boota s/o Saeed,
Javed Masih s/o Yousuf
in OPDs has started.
After successful negotia-
tions among Doctor Council
hurdles it is worth mentioning
that on May 16 clash between
PM Imran khan’s Cousin Dr
underway
RAWALPINDI (APP):
against quacks
Among tourists of other coun- to enjoy the lovely scenery Masih ,Soh ail Am jad s/o HYDERABAD (APP): The Anti-Quackery and officers of
tries, French tourists were also and m eet th e wo nderful Arshad Mehm ood, Toseef and CM Mahmood Khan doc- Nosherawan Barki and Asso- Rawalpindi Waste Man-
Commissioner Hyderabad other concerned departments.
seen in Chitral Bazaar buying people of Kalash. Ahmad s/o Zafar, Muhammad tors decided to call off the ciate Professor Dr Ziauddin agement Company Muhammad Abbas Baloch has He said that besides action
various items. Chitral was a fam ous Tanveer s/o Mehram , strike. occurred and after that pro- (RWMC) Wednesday con- asked the officers of Health De- against quacks, action should
Nasir Hussain , a tour tourist destination for foreign Muhammad Bashir s/o Abdul With ending the strike in vincial minister for health Dr tinued its clean and green partment to launch a massive also be initiated against unreg-
operator, said that the relax- tourists before the 9/11 and Aziz and Muhammad Shareef government hospitals doctors Hasham Inam Ullah along campaign to aware the crackdown against quacks under istered doctors and dentists in
ation of NOC condition has thousands of tourists used to s/o Ismaeel. Further investiga- started performing routine with his guards allegedly tor- people about the impor- relevant laws of Healthcare all districts of Hyderabad di-
worked wonders for Tourism visit the picturesque valley tion against them was under duty. Patients rushed to- tured Dr ziauddin physically. tance of cleanliness. Commissioner -2013. vision. Action should also be
business in Chitral. He said he every year. progress. wards hospitals after the doc- As a result doctors went on According to a Presiding over a meeting taken against unsafe practices
tors returned to their duty in strike and stopped working spokesman, the teams of here at his office on Wednes- in barbershops, blood banks,
all government hospitals in- in the government hospitals RWMC are conducting its day, the Commissioner under- beauty parlors as well as un-
cluding Khyber Teaching Hos- including KTH, LRH, and operation on daily basis in lined the need of joint efforts registered pharmaceutical
pital (KTH) and Hayat Abad Hayat Abad Medical Com- mosques, Ramazan Bazaars in this regard alo ng with shops with submission of re-
Medical Complex Doctors plex. Deputy Commissioners, Dis- port to Commissioner’s office,
and School where waste
bags and pamphlets are trict Health Officers, Director he added.
NAB RWP arrests 3 being distributed among
the people to highlight the
accused for inflicting importance of cleanliness.
The teams also urged
$16 million losses the people to keep the sur-
roundings neat and clean.
ISLAMABAD (APP): Na- Kinetic Pvt Ltd, Syed Arif Ali, This will help us to live
tional Accountability Bureau Director Nooriabad Power Com- healthy and better lives.
(NAB) Rawalpindi has arrested pany, were co accused in the case “Keeping our surround-
three accused involved in mis- of inquiry against the holders of ings clean will only help in
appropriation, money launder- public office, legal persons and the betterment of society,”
ing and inflicting US $16 Million others in Fake Bank Accounts the spokesman said.
losses to the national exchequer. Scam regarding extending illegal In a message, RWMC
According to NAB favor to M/S Technomen Ki- has appealed the citizens
spokesman, Khursheed Anwer netic Pvt Ltd and others in “Do not throw the garbage
Jamali, consultant and Director projects of Sindh Nooriabad openly, put it in waste bags
PESHAWAR: Private school children shout slogans during a protest in favor of of Nooriabad Power Company, Power Company and Sindh or in specific containers our RAWALPINDI: A passerby busy in washing his face
their demands in front of provincial assembly. Syed Asif Mahmood, Chief Ex- transmission and dispatch
workers will pick it up.” at Bani Chowk during hot weather in the city.
ecutive Officer M/S Technomen Company (STDC).
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Pakistan signs petroleum concession
agreement with Kuwaiti company
ISLAMABAD (APP): The troleum Concessions on behalf that execution of the Explora- ration Licence.
government Wednesday ex- of Government of Pakistan tion Licence and PCA would The aforesaid work pro-
ecuted Petroleum Concession and Chief Executive Officer of not only attract foreign direct gram will be discharged by ac-
Agreement (PCA) and Explo- M/s KUFPEC, a press release investment in the petroleum quiring either 600 L.Kms 2D
ration Licence (EL) over Block said. sector but also contribute in seismic data or equivalent
No . 3371-19 (Makhad ) to The signing ceremony bridging the energy demand work units by acquiring 3D
Kirthar Pakistan B.V., subsid- was graced by Omar Ayub and supply gap. seismic data and by drill-
iary of Kuwait Foreign Petro- Khan, Minister for Petroleum. Makhad Block is located ing + 4,500 m explo ratory
leum Exploration Company The Minister for Petro- in districts, Attock, Mianwali well.
(KUFPEC) on Strategic part- leum while appreciating the and Chakwal of Punjab Prov- KUFPEC will invest
ner basis (government to gov- hard work of Directorate Gen- ince and Kohat of Khyber minimum US$ 9.8 Million in
ernment basis). eral of Petroleum Concessions Pakhtunkhwa. Makhad Block. Apart from
The Makhad Exploration stated that these efforts would The total area of afore- minimum firm work commit-
Licence and PCA was signed bear fruit for the country in said block is 1,562.92 Sq. Km. ment, company is obligated to
by Mian Asad Hayaud Din, the form of additional hydro- M/s KUFPEC has committed spend a minimum of US $
Secretary Petroleum Division, carbon reserves during next firm 980 work units to be 30,000 per year in Makhad
ISLAMABAD: Advisor to the Prime Minister on Commerce, Textile, Industries & Production and Investment, Qazi Mohamm ad Saleem few years. earned in Makhad Block dur- block on social welfare
Abdul Razak Dawood in a meeting with IFC Team, Stakeholder from Dairy Sector. Siddiqui, Director General Pe- The Minister expressed ing first three years of Explo- schemes.
gold wa s tr ad ed at Rs and create more problems for They said it was the highest policy rate is very high com- of the country. a n d t r a in o u r y o u t h in
China records sharp rise 60,440. In international mar- the country.
ket, the price of per ounce Ahmed Hassan Moughal
fiscal deficit in first nin e pared to regional economies like The private and gov- s e t t in g u p a n d m a n a ge
months during the last 10 India 6.0 percent, China 4.35 ernmen t institution s mu st s m a ll e nt re p re ne ur sh ip ,
COLOMBO (Xinhua/APP): the world,” Wijewardena said. gold decreased by $2 and was President, RafatFarid Senior years. They said such state of percent, Sri Lanka 9.0 percent, com e forward and help the esta blish bu siness p lans
Sri Lanka’s black and green tea Wijewardena attributed trad ed at $1274 as com - Vice President and Iftikhar affairs was raising many ques- Thailand 1.75 percent, Indone- applicants to prepare a fea- and handle other financial
exports to China has risen the surge in tea exports to pared to the last closing at Anwar Sethi Vice President, tions on the performance of sia 6.5 percent, Malaysia 3.00 sibility plan for business to issues to run it success-
sharply so far this year with Ch in a main ly to Chin ese $1276. Islamabad Chamber of Com- the current government. percent etc. ensure that money is being fu lly.
Chinese youth acquiring a youth developing a liking for
taste for Sri Lanka’s popular consuming black tea with milk.
Ceylon tea, Sri Lanka Tea China was the seventh high-
Board Chairman Lu cille est export market for “Ceylon
Wijewardena said here tea” in March this year, ahead
Wednesday. In an interview of o ther key m arkets like
with local med ia Syria, Germany and Japan. He
EconomyNext, Wijewardena added that Sri Lankan tea car-
said that in the first quarter of ries a premium quality image,
this year, almost 2.8 million kg which attracts higher demand
of Ceylon tea were exported and global recognition. Sri
to China, up 210,300 kg or 8.2 Lanka’s Plantation Industries
percent from a year ago. Minister Navin Dissanayake
“ These nu mb ers are said in February that a mega
huge. And this is a great op- global campaign would be
portunity for our industry as launched this year to promote
we are now open to a market Ceylon Tea in order to boost
with the highest population in the island’s tea exports. ISLAMABAD: Speaker National Assembly Asad Qaiser chairing the meeting on budget proposals for the agriculture development in Parliament House.
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Basic needs like health, Protest demo held
education, water to against Three
Alliance Company
provide to citizens: Toor QUETTA (PPI): A protest
demonstration of Ittehad Met-
people from other areas of
Balochistan had also been de-
From Our Correspondent being foot to ensure clean wa- un derway d evelopment ropolitan Corporation Labour ceived. They said that one per-
LORALAI: Provincial Minis- ter, education and health as projects to provide facilities to Union, Quetta led by Nadeem son sani Khokhar had been ha-
ter on Industry and Commerce priority to general masses. uplift the social downtrodden Khokhar, General Secretary rassing and intimidating govern-
Hajji Muhammad Khan Toor Utmankhail had stated life of the general masses, add- was held in front of Press Club ment employees in their offices
Utmankhail said that provin- the 80 per cent issue of water ing that accomplishment of the Quetta which was attended restraining them from demon-
by large of affectee of Three strating against “Three Alli-
cial government is taking ef- has been solved in the district projects worthy of collective Alliance Company. ance Company” and its owner
fective measures for the sup- of Loralai and 10 per cents is importance would be carried The said protest demon- Qasif Qamar. He demanded
plying of quality education, remaining that will be solved out within short phase of time. stration had been arranged of the Chief Justice of the
health, water and other neces- soon, saying that if any dis- Provincial Minister also against the owner of three Alli- Honourable Supreme Court of
sary and basic facilities in or- trict or Muhala did face lack of directed to parents to admit ance and Bolan Motors Com- Pakistan, Chief Justice
der that masses could be given provision of water, its’ resi- their children at schools to en- QUETTA: Dr. Khalid Achakzai meets with Governor Balochistan Amanullah pany Kashif Qamar and his ac- Balochistan High Court to
more and more relief. Provin- dents could contact at his of- sure the participation of chil- KhanYasinzai. complices. Speaking at the oc- take strict action against Qasif
cial Minister on Industry and fice for the solution clean drink- dren at prosperity and devel- casion Nadeem Khokhar, Gen- Qamar and his accomplices
Commerce Hajji Muhammad ing water issue as their basic op ment, ad ding that Immediate installation of People eral Secretary, Ittehad Metro- Assistant Director, Ali
politan Corporation Labour Maqbool, Muhammad Naseem,
Khan Toor Utmankhail stated rights would be fulfilled. Balochistan is not only under performing
that supplying of clean and Provincial Minister on In- developed province but also tower appreciative step duties of police
Union, Quetta said that billions
of rupees were embezzled from
Sani Khokhar and others.
It was also demanded of
potable water to the residents dustry says that current ruling leg behind in the sphere of edu-
of respective and dejected government did perceive of the cation due not giving special of Sanjrani: Masses the people of Balochistan, add-
DUKI (PPI) People have now ing that those people who had
the Chief Justice to take suo
moto notice of the case and
masses became the responsi- mandate given by the masses focus on quality provision of assigned the duties of police in deposited money had neither get Qasif Qam ar arrested
bility of ruling government due to which development education and not bringing re- From Our Correspondent They also discussed the District Duki of Balochistan. One received profit nor had their through Interpol and the
TAFTAN: Running of Stormy issue with provincial advisor another motorcycle snatcher was money been paid back. He said looted amount of the poor
for, every feasible measures are works have been expedited on forms in educational sectors. storm in Taftan here the other Mir Ijaz Khan Sanjrani that he arrested by the people and handed that protest demonstrator had people of Balochisan might be
day fell to prey of falling of dispatched new towers after over to the police,. been continuing in different cit- got recovered and an exem-
three towers. But, towers at the falling by the stormy storms Theft and robbery cases ies of Balochisan including plary punishment must be
place of fell towers were fitted in Taftan here the other day have been increased in District Quetta city because many awarded to Kashif Qamar.
to today after strong protest which installing work is con- Duki. Police did not arrest a
of masses for smooth provi- tinuing. Line Superintendent single thief, however, people Bisharatullah
sion of electricity to masses. Bashir Ahmed Badini said that arrested two thieves during the
It must be clear that Wa- the work of installing tower last two days and handed over
ter and Power Development will be completed by night. to the police. According to de-
Employees remain absent
Authority Line Superinten- Mass constituencies tail, funeral prayer of one per-
dent Bashir Ahmed was talked gratitude to ex provincial ad- son was being offered at
from fulfilling duties
by tribal leader Hajji Allah visor Mir Ijaz Khan Sanjrani Ghareeb Abad Eidgha when one From Our Correspondent that disappearing of the gov-
Nazar Muhammad Hassani that solving the issue of dis- motorcycle thief Abdul Kareem WASHUK: Ex chairman of ernment officers from their
QUETTA: A delegation of Dera Murad Jamali meets with Advisor to CM on Educa- and Risaldar Major Taftan patching towers and immedi- son of Rozi caste Kharoti resi- Mu nicipal Co mm ittee duties is one of the biggest trag-
tion Haji Muhammad Khan Lehri Muhammad Akbar Khan said ate installation of towers in dent of Shotkut tried to open Washuk and district general edy. There is no hearer to ask.
that he would cater for fallen ensuring smooth provision of the swithch and was taking the secretary Jamiaat Ulema Islam He was of the view that
Cheaper facilities
People deceived in the should be provided
towers and new towers in their electricity to masses in this motorcycle when he was seen Hajji Bisharatullah Allazai said
places would be installed soon. holy month of Ramazan. by the people. Snatcher tried in one his newspaper statement
to escape leaving the motorcycle in attracting the attention of
absence of the government of-
ficers of district Washuk on
their posts gave effect of no
name of reforms: YDA to masses: Azim
From Our Correspondent
Malik directs masses behind. General Secretary, chief secretary Balochistan and
Anjuman-e-Tajiran (Raheem Rakhshan division towards dis-
inheritors of masses. Bearing
in view the absence of officers
on their duties, despite draw-
QUETTA (PPI) The Govern-
ment is striving to prioritize
NASEERABAD: Deputy In-
nior doctor Zia-ullah Afridi in
sp ecto r General Police
the premises of hospital.
to cooperate with Agha) group Molvi Nasrullah trict headquarter Washuk said
Luni, President, Hotel Associa- that neither clerks nor heads of ing their salaries sitting at
homes, gave the effect that they
Naseerabad Shahab Azim Lehri tion, Baloch Khan Luni, Gen- the different district depart-
government hospitals in the
name of reforms so that gov-
They said that the gov-
said dispensing of cheaper jus-
ernment of Khyber pukht-
tice facilities was the first and
traffic police eral Secretary, Jamaiat Ulema- ments were present at the dis-
e-Nazriyati Mufti Abdul trict of Washuk on their duties.
did not abide by laws to dis-
charge their services for masses
ernm ent hosp itals may be oonkhwa was confused and
foremost priority of police to Independent Report chowk in discharging their du- Shakoor, Muham- mad Qasim It is worthy to mention for they are being paid.
made the source of income the example of which was that
masses, especially dejected and QUETTA: Leader of Pakistan ties in serving masses at the dif- Tarin and other chased the here that the post of AC is lay- Hajji Besharatullah di-
thereby deprive poor people further appointment of inves-
Chief Minister Khy ber Tehreek-i-Insaf Ad vocate ficult time. despite of serving the snatchers. Running thief entered ing empty in Washuk head- rected to high officials of tak-
of free healthcare facilities. tigative officers would be
Pukhtoonkhwa left the func- Malik Sikander Kasi directed masses at this sizzling heat, they into a shop of market where- quarter and district office was ing notice of absence of offic-
These views were ex- brought for Compliant Cell in
tion. They said that it was the to masses that they must not adopt good conduct with every upon people sieged the shop, locked up after transferring of ers and employees from their
order that no injustice could be put the burden on traffic po- one. But, their behaviour is vio- informed the police and handed DC. Ex chairman of Munici- duties in leaving the masses
pressed by Doctor Haneef strange that portfolio of Min- lice illegal and unnecessary lated often by the Kable Driv- him over to the police . pal Committee Washuk said without any inheritors.
dispensed to masses.
Luni, General Secretary, Young istries had been assigned to
Deputy Inspector Gen- parking, therefore, they are also ers. On the other hand, most of
Docto rs Association , Hasham and Inamullah who
eral Police Naseerabad Shehab human being and they have not officials of government depart-
Balochistan, Finance Secre- had beaten honourable doctors
Azim was of the view that fur- park the cars at the wrong side ment use Kable cars and saying
tary, Doctor Arslan Malkani while present on their duty.
ther appointments were to car- of the road and foo tpath. by pride that they have the sup-
an d Spokesman of y oung ried for investigative officers
They said that the main pur- Standing illegal and unneces- port of government.
Doctors Association, Doctor for Compliant Cell in order
pose of arranging this press sary car parking create hurdles Malik Sikander Kasi,
Raheem Khan while address- that general masses could be
conference was to express to masses and flow of traffic, Leader of Pakistan Tehreek-i-
provided cheaper dispensing therefore, masses or drivers Insaf Advocate, instructed to
ing a press conference at Press solidarity with the doctors of must not take care of children masses that they have not put
of justice, adding that no tol-
Club Quetta here on Tuesday. Khyber Pushtoonkhwa who
eration is feasible in taking in- and old man and woman. the burden on traffic police il-
They said that the cousin of had been struggling against
justice with masses and dis- He was of the view that in legal and unnecessary parking,
Prime Minister was invited the opp ressive policies of
pensin g of injustice with the holy month of Ramazan, for therefore, they are also human
from USA and imposed on the the government of Khyber.
masses will brought into the controlling traffic and giving them being and they have not park
doctors of Khyb er Office bearers of Young Doc-
bo ok in gu aran teeing of direction, three and four traffic the cars at the wrong side of
Pukhtoonkhwa, adding that the cheaper dispensation of jus-
tors Association Balochistan police were standing at each the road and footpath.
innocent people of Khyber tice. Deputy Inspector Gen-
said that if the docto rs of
Pushtoonkhwa were being de- eral Police, on the other hand,
Khyber Pushtonnkhwa were
stated that ensconcing of law
Usta Muhammad face
ceived in the name of reforms. tortured afresh, Young Doc-
They said that the Provincial
and order circumstances was
tors Association Balochistan
the due responsibility of po-
clean drinking water issue
Minister for Health, Khyber would take strict action and
lice, therefore, intolerance will From Our Correspondent the citizens PHE is not less
Pukhtoonkhwa through his the government will be re-
tolerated in sitting of law and USTA: MUHMAMMAD: than any tragedy. When pro- NASEERABAD: Commissioner Naseerabad Division Javed Akhtar Mehmood pre-
some rascals tortured one se- sponsible. order circumstances. Social and political women of test was held or people come siding over a officers meeting.
Usta Muham mad Medium to streets, their eyes will be
Noor Jehan has stated in a
statement issued hereon Tues-
opened than.
What kind of retaliation act
is this to shut up the provision
Healthy society formulation
day that clean drinking water
had extinct in city of Usta
Muhammad amidst 21st cen-
of water to residents. It is too in
the holy month of Ramazan
feasible by sports
tury despite tall claim s of forcing them bringing per gallon
elected leaders of solving ba- at the distance of three kilo From Our Correspondent sports players on the eve of Kalat Brother made 138
sic issues of the residents. meter in order to quench thirst KHALIQABAD: Playing of All DC Ramazan Night Cricket run in appointed 10 hours in
Social and Po litical of clean drinking water, she sports for formulating of Tournament Cup where chief giving target to Keeran Club.
wom an leader of Usta stressed upon the government. healthy society is necessary guest announced announce- The Opening Batsman of Kalat
Muhammad was of the view Social and political leader of Usta at every level. Youth along side ment of giving 3 thousand ru- Brother Mushtaq Raisani
that non-availability of clean Muhammad Noor Jehan was of education must populate the pees to tournament committee played the fastest innings of
drinking water to some the resi- the view that if PHE did not grounds of sports and desert and commentators. 83 run. But, Keeran Cricket
dents during the holy month ensure clean drinking water the hospital in enhancing On the eve giving three Club in chasing 138 runs of the
of Ramazan is less than hu- which is the responsibility of sports so that society can be thousands to tournament com- opponent team made 90 run in
manity, adding that PHE must him, they would state strong set aside from curse of evil, DC mittee and commentators appointed hours. The opening
ensure the provision of water and bitter protest against PHE Kalat. where president of cricket As- player of Keeran Club made
to residents in the revered and district administration in de- Holding Deputy Com- sociation Hajji Muhammad fastest 35 runs.
month of Ramazan. Other- manding the ensuring of clean missioner Ramazan Night Yaya Baloch, Comrade Abdul Deputy Commissioner
wise, they would be forced of drinking water. So, it is high Cricket Tournament in Kalat Salam Langov, Dr Najeeb Kalat repeatedly stressed upon
strong countrywide protest. time of PHE to provide clean provides better opportunity to Mengal, Arshid Afridi and oth- the youth they must heed on
She, the social and political drinking water to citizens at sports player of youth. ers. The match was played be- sports along with obtaining
QUETTA: Non professional degree holders protesting outside QPC. These views were stated tween Keeran Cricket Club vs education, adding that escap-
leader of Usta Muhammad, their door steps before forcing
said that taunting or teasing of them on any protest. by District Health Officer Dr Kalat Brother Club where Kalat in g from wicked society
Masses to give relief at Chairman DZC Muhammad Nasim Langov in Brother team own the tas and merely possible by persuad-
Pishin sacked JI (N) demands western addressing to spectators and choose to bad first. ing youth towards sports.
their door steps: Zehri QUETTA (PPI): Balochistan
bypass to be doubled
From Our Correspondent Amanullah Kabedani, Hajji Is-
High Court sacked Chairman,
District Zakat Committee, FC arranges Iftaar dinner for
NOKANDI: Tehisldar lam Kashaye, Hajji Muhammad Pishin, Saadullah Khan Kakar to thwart accidents
Nokandi Mir Saeed Ahmed
Zehri said that giving relief to
Rafiq Sasoli and others.
Tehsildar Saeed Ahmed was o f
and also ordered Deputy
Commissioner, Pishin, Major Independent Report They said that most traffic of the
provincial capital passes on west-
public in Qila Abdullah
masses along with peace is the view that prescribing gov- ® Aurangzaib Badini for con- QUETTA Central Secretary In- Independent Report
ducting further investigation. formation, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam ern bypass, but the said road has QUETTA: Frontier Corps Balochistan (FC)’s Chaman Scouts have arranged Iftaar dinner for
obligation of the district and ernment rates for any kind of not been doubled. They de-
respective go vernment, he daily commodities was to pro- Verd ict has emp o wered (Narzriyati) Syed Abdul Sattar people who observed fast at various areas of Qila Abdullah district including Chaman and
Deputy Com m issioner, Sattar Shah Chisti, Haji manded of concerned authorities several FC Check posts on regularly bases in month of Ramazan.
added that he would not en- vide or render relief to Ramazan, Muhammad Noor Akhunzada to get western bypass doubled
dure any caprices of hoarders so they could take benefits from Pishin to perform additional According to FC spokesman, on special directive of Balochistan Frontier Corps Inspector
duties of Chairman, District and Haji Faizullah in a joint state- to thwart further accident by General Major General Fayyaz Hussain Shah, FC Chaman Scouts is organizing Iftaar Dinner
and profiteers. If shopkeep- daily life commodities wherein ment has said that many lives addressing the genuine of the
ers kept up their caprices and the traders were repeatedly Zakat Committee Pishin till
the formal appointment of are lost on main highways of people. He demanded of the
extra profiting, they must pre- stressed upon in getting shop- Balochistan particularly on West- chief Minister for fulfill his
pare themselves for heavy keepers abiding by governmen- new Chairman, District Zakat
Com mitte, Pishin. Sacked ern Bypass due to single road promises made to the people.
payment of charges. tal rates along with displaying and provincial government was They said that motorway and
Chairm an, District Zakat
These were stated by the governmental lists decided at the not taking any step. They said six sided routes are not likely
Committee, Pishin has been to be constructed in Balochi-
Tehsildar Mir Saeed Ahmed meeting in presence of traders d irected to hand over all that despite several requests made
Zehir of Nokandi said giving in presiding of tehsildar. to government, no efforts have stsn and the people of Balochistan
record to Deputy Commis- merely want double Roads.
relief to masses in the holy Tehsildar of Nokandi is- sioner, Pishin. been made to make double roads.
month of Ramazan was decided sued instructions to shopkeep- The High Court of
at Price Control Committee ers in stressing the traders to Balochistan declared the ap- Availability of daily commodities
Meeting conducted here the get the comply shopkeepers of
other day where tribal leader governmental set down rates of
pointment order of Saadullah
Khan Kakar, Chairman, District at utility stores rare
Asif Khan Sanjrani, Anjuman- daily life commodities. If any Zakat Committee, Pishin issued From Our Correspondent chief minister of Balochistan, in
i-Tajaran of Nokandi Wahid one violate the set down gov- on July 3, 2017 ultra vires. It is BOLAN: Despite passing of giving relief to masse in holy
Baksh Sherzai, Mir Rehman ernmental rates, strict lawful pertinent to mention that erst- the half of second Ashera, daily month of Ramazan yet to be
Khan Baloch, Malik action was to be taken against while District Zakat Chairman, commodities did not have avail- fulfilled. The prices of pulses,
Muhammad Muhammadzai, in rendering facilities to general Malik Manzoor Ahmed Kakar able at the utility stores. The sugar, floor, juices and dates
Hajji Yar Muhammad Beharzai, masses in the holy month of had filed an appeal before the claims of government, despite were out ordinary masses ac-
Nosherwani Alizai, Sardar Hajji Ramazan. court some half a year before. announced announcement of cess. The non-availability of
daily commodities to masses in
the month of Ramazan re-
mained left a question mark over
the performance of district ad-
ministration in giving relief to
them . According to details, mass
constituencies of Dader put a
vigilant eyes over the availabil-
ity and provision of daily life for needy people and passengers at different areas of Qila Abdullah District including Check
commodities to masses in holy Posts, aiming to provide them facilities in month of sacred Ramazan.
month of Ramazan said that The spokesman said FC personnel would provide facilities of Iftaar dinner to public in the
Provincial Minister Sardar Sarfaraz Domki presiding over a meeting of officers of different departments in promises made by the govern- areas on daily bases in the Holy month of Ramazan. Public also appreciated the role of FC and
Sibi. ment will yet to materialized by said FC is playing vital role to serve common people in different fields.
the government.
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to prevent outer space becoming
arena of military confrontation
ISLAMABAD (APP): Paki- Anti Ballistic Missile systems Joint Statement signed by Pa-
stan and Russia Wednesday and their integration into kistan and Russia:
signed a Joint Statement on space assets have added wor- “Text of Joint Statement
‘No First Placement of Weap- rying dimensions to the issues by The Russian Federation
ons in Outer Space’, express- relating to Outer Space,” the and the Islamic Republic of
ing commitment to prevent statement added. The joint Pakistan Noting the signifi-
outer space from becoming an statement called for an urgent cance of Outer Space activi-
arena of military confronta- need to address gaps in the in- ties as an important factor of
tion. The Joint Statement was ternational legal regime govern- social, economic, scientific and
signed by Foreign Minister ing the exploration and use of technological development of
Shah Mahmood Qureshi and outer space with a view to States, as well as their role in
his Russian counterpart ensuring that “no one threat- maintaining national and glo-
Sergey Lavrov, on the sidelines ens peaceful activities and ap- bal security, Believe that
ISLAMABAD: Chief Executive Officer Kuwait Petroleum Shaikh Nawaf Saud Al-Sabah called on Prime Minister Imran Khan at PM Office. of Shanghai Cooperatio n plications of space technolo- Outer Space should be used in
Organizations’s Council of gies for socioeconomic devel- compliance with international
Governor disposes off several
PM Imran says Foreign Ministers meeting held opment. “Pakistan and Rus- law for the benefit of all Na-
in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, a sia share a common position tions, regardless of the level
about the post protest Bizenjo
appeared Persons on the cases
of tortu re was released in
Srinagar, which was endorsed
were among eight civilians
killed by members of the In-
dian forces.
types of incidents, adding
implementation of law was nec-
essary to stop such incidents.
achievements thanks to the
books reading and knowledge
they gained through them, but
He said that the book
reading not only increases
knowledge, but also help im-
developments Independent Report
QUETTA: Provincial Om-
budsman, Abdul Ghani Khilji
our new generation has kept
them away from the books,
prove communication skills.
He said that whatever devel-
opment is taking place in the
Our Correspondent Islamabad apprised that all the adding he regretfully pointed
has expressed his deep grief out. world it is because of the
ISLAMABAD: National As- ad ministrative actio ns as and sorrow over death of knowledge and education.
agreed between the family of Our new generation con-
sembly Speaker Asad Qaiser form er Deputy Speaker
was briefed about the post- the deceased girl and the Ad-
protest developments by ICT
Administration on kidnap of
ministration have been taken
against the delinquent official
Balochistan Assembly and
Minister, Mir Abdul Majeed
Bizenjo.
Close relative arrested
an d mu rd er of Girl in
Islamabad. The protest was
who failed to amicably handle
the issue.
In a condolence state-
ment issued here on Wednes-
in alleged rape, killing
He further apprised that
called off after the interven-
tion of National Assembly
Speaker Mr. Asad Qaiser, yes-
judicial inquiry had been or-
dered in order to ascertain the
day, the Ombudsman shared
condolence with the son of of 10 year old girl
Mir Abdul Majeed Bizenjo, ISLAMABAD (Onlin e): Farishta dead body was found
terday. facts and fix responsibility. He the Speaker Balochistan As- Relative arrested in alleged from forest that was shifted
MNA Mr. Ali Nawaz also informed that a summary sembly and former Chief Min- raping and killing 10 year old to poly clinic for postmor-
Awan, Mr. Mujahaid Ali, In- would be moved to the P.M ister, Mir Abd ul Qud du s Farishta in Shehzad Town te m . S he b elon ged to
spector General of Police ICT, for grant of compensation to Bizenjo. Islamabad. Mohmand district of KPK
Chief Com missio ner the family of the deceased He prayed that may Al- According to Police, ar- while she was living with
Islamabad and other senior child. He regretted the irre- lah Almighty rest the departed rested accused is a close rela- parents in Shehzad Town
officers were present. sponsible attitude of the po- soul into It’s eternal peace and tive of Farishta while he has Islamabad.
The Chief Commissioner lice functionaries. give enough strength and pa- been arrested after already de- Girl went missing on
tience to the bereaved family ISLAMABAD: Members of civil society hold banner during their protest against tained accused informed about May 15 while police spent 4
Customs foils major members to bear the tragic loss. the brutal killing of 10-year Farishta outside National Press Club, former sena-
tor Afrasiab Khattak, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senator Farhatullah Babar
him. Police have not unveiled
any further details regarding
days for registering First In-
formation report (FIR). Fam-
bid of smuggling NAB recovers
Rs 326.314 b
and others are present. the case; however, they have
widened the scope of their
ily members of girl said that
police alleged that she had run
from Balochistan since inception
Economy to recover under LHC extends investigation.
Two days ago10 Year old
away with someone on her
own choice.