TEHRAN: Demonstrators attacked a town hall in the Iranian capital Saturday as protests spilled into a third night despite government warnings against any further “illegal gatherings” and moves to cut off the internet on mobiles. Unverified videos on social media appeared to show thousands marching through the western cities of Khorramabad, Zanjan and Ahvaz, while […]
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CAIRO: An Egyptian court sentenced ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi to three years in prison along with 19 other defendants on Saturday for “insulting the judiciary,” his lawyer said. The other defendants include former members of parliament, activists and three journalists. Morsi had already been sentenced to a total of 45 years in prison in […]
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KARACHI: Second Parents’ Day of Cadet College Ormara (CCO), Balochistan was held at its premises, President Mamnoon Hussain was the chief guest on the occasion. Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, welcomed the President on his arrival, says a statement of the Pakistan Navy here on Saturday. Addressing the ceremony, the President […]
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KARACHI: The Sindh Cabinet on Saturday approved regularisation of NTS-pass contract teachers through an assembly act and simultaneously a comprehensive education reforms bill would also be presented in the assembly for improvement of overall education system in public sector. This item was taken up by Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah as additional item […]
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ISLAMABAD: Political parties in Pakistan are making efforts to fully prepare themselves for next year’s parliamentary elections, as Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, to some extent, relieved uncertainty by setting July in 2018 for the general election to be held. Abbasi assumed office after the country’s Supreme Court disqualified Nawaz Sharif as prime minister in […]
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Addressing a youth convention of the party at a local hotel in Taxila on Saturday, he said that party is in a difficult position and he would side with it in this hour of trial. He said that he had been in the party for last over three decades. He said youth are the asset […]
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ISLAMABAD: Palestine on Saturday recalled its ambassador to Pakistan who attended a pro-Palestinian rally alongside Jamaatud Dawa (JuD) Emir Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, a statement issued by its foreign ministry said. Palestinian Ambassador Walid Abu Ali on Friday shared the stage with the JuD chief at the Tuhaffaz-i-Baitul Muqaddas Conference in Rawalpindi’s Liaquat Bagh, organised by […]
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ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman has said that the merger of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will be destructive that of 9/11. Addressing a demonstration against the proposed KP-FATA merger here on Saturday, the JUI-F chief said, “No one can dare to merge FATA into KP because the tribal […]
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KARACHI: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has imposed a ban on the illegal construction work that was being carried out on the phase III and IV of the controversial Bahria Town here in the Port City. Public who had invested billions of rupees on the unlawful project is panicked to see their lifetime savings go […]
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F.P. Report
NEW DELHI: National Security Adviser, Lt Gen (retd) Nasser Khan Janjua held a secret meeting with the Indian National Security Adviser, Ajit Doval on December 26 in Bangkok.
The leading Indian media outlet Sunday Express reported that the NSA of both the neighboring countries held a secret meeting on December 26 meeting at a ‘neutral venue’ in Bangkok.
The report added that the date and time of the meeting were pre-planned.
Pakistani officials have not commented on the report officially or anonymously, regarding the NSA meeting with Indian counterpart.
The last time the two NSAs met, in December 2015 in Bangkok, the incident was followed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s surprise stop-over in Lahore to attend then-prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s granddaughter’s wedding.
On December 28, Janjua held a five-hour long meeting with former prime minister Nawaz Sharif at his Jati Umra residence.
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Masroor Afzal Pasha
Karachi
President Mamnoon Hussain has said various developmental projects in Balochistan including Gwadar port and game changer CPEC, will definitely help in reducing the unemployment and poverty from the province, but their benefits can only be harvested by educational uplift of Balochistan. He was addressing the ceremony of second parents’ day of Cadet College Ormara (CCO) as chief guest at Cadet College Ormara. The Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Zafar Mahmood Abbasi welcomed the President on his arrival.
President emphasized upon the cadets to vehemently continue pursuing quality education along with character grooming. The President reiterated government resolve to strengthen educational infrastructure in Balochistan. He congratulated Pakistan Navy for establishing Cadet College Ormara and lauded the efforts being made towards the socio-economic and educational uplift of the populace at Makran coast. He also cited Pakistan Navy’s efforts for remaining proactive in welfare-oriented projects in the Coastal belt. He said that establishment of such a premier institute at Ormara is a clear manifestation of Navy’s resolve towards improving education standard in coastal areas which are definitely commendable.
Earlier in his welcome address, the Principal Cadet College Ormara, Cdre, Masood ul Hasan expressed his gratitude to the Chief Guest and the parents for coming a long way and gracing the occasion. He highlighted salient achievements of the college. The event was colourfully depicted by cadets’ PT, gymnastics, martial arts, rifle drill and science and art exhibition. At the end, the President distributed prizes to the winners for their brilliant performance in the previous academic year. The ceremony was attended by a large number of government officials, service personnel and parents of the cadets.
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Quetta
Irregularities and embezzelment of millions found in Gwadar Industrial Estate Development Authority (GIEDA) in Allotment of Industrial and Commercial Plots, resulting in massive loss to national exchequer, Chairman National Accountability Bureau (NAB) took notice on Saturday. According to Spokesman Balochistan NAB, Gwadar Industrial Estate Development Authority put economic progress and prosperity of Balochistan at stake.
GIEDA industrial Development Authority became Estate Agency instead of the industrial development authority. Commercial Plots were allocated to relatives and favored buyers while real investors were ignored. Government will treat with iron hands all those who are hindering economic development of Balochistan through corruption, remarked Chairman Justice Javed Iqbal. The condition of being industrialist was not taken into accord, beside this files were sold and resulting in massive embezzlement.
Qualified industrialists and applicants meeting the standards of allotment were not prioritize. National treasury has been incredibly damaged. Further investigations are underway and other government employees involved in the case will also be brought into investigation. Chairman NAB said National Accountability Bureau is committed to bringing people who are engaged in corruption in the way of economic activity to the court of law and get punish. Economic advancement of Balochistan is essential for development of Pakistan. Real investors interested in investing in Gwadar have the right to invest in terms of rules and regulations. We are ready to take all possible steps for removing corrupt elements hampering Gwadar’s economic growth.—APP
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Naeem Ahmed
Shikarpur
A program, to mark 20th death anniversary of an iconic Sindhi and Urdu Poet Shaikh Ayaz, was held at Ajrak Club Shikarpur which was organised by Sindhi Adabi Sangat Shikarpur, here on Saturday.
An eminent Sindhi, Urdu poet Mubarak Shaikh known as Shaikh Ayaz was born on 2nd March of 1923, at Shaikh Muhallah in Shikarpur, he has been a lawyer and served as Vice-Chancellor VC to the Sindh University, Jamshoro.
Shaikh Ayaz passed away on 28th December of 1997 in Karachi due to cardiac arrest and was buried in Bhit Shah, near Qarar pond in Matiari District of Sindh. Shaikh Ayaz introduced modern trends in Sindhi, Urdu poetry and literature; he wrote more than 50 books on poetry, play biography, article and short-story in both Sindhi and Urdu languages and translated Shah-Jo-Risalo in Urdu.
His poetry holds high aesthetic value and has been translated in all the major languages of the world, including English, Urdu, Sindh, French, Chinese, Russian and other as well. In addition, he was awarded with “Sitara-e-Imtiaz” for his literary services. The poetry of Shiakh Ayaz played a major role in the development of progressive thinking in the country, particularly in Sindh while he was the very imprint of Shah Latif’s mystic poetry.
Besides, he was jail inmate of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan, during the regime of General Ayub Khan. Shaikh Ayaz provided jobs to famous columnist Abdul Qadir Junejo, the first woman story writer, Sumera Zareen and prominent singer Allan Fakir and many other of the like.
Meanwhile, prominent writer and columnist, Nasim Bukhari has strongly criticized the decision made by Ayaz’s family to bury him in Bhit Shah and termed it a loss being incurred to the people of Shikarpur.
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Attock
A jeweller was shot and injured in a botched robbery incident in limits of Atock Police station. Mohammad Khalid told the Police that he was going to home along with his son Afraz Khan after closing his jewelry shop in Sarafa bazar when reached on Eidgah road, two bandits on a motorbike intercepted them and tried to rob.
On retaliation the armed bandits shot him injured and managed to flee from the scene, he added. Meanwhile a woman (mother of four) eloped with her paramour in Kohlia village in limits of Hassanabdal Police station.
Mohammad Naveed told police that his wife Samina Bibi has fled with her paramour Yasir Anwar. Police registered separate cases and started the further investigation.
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Multan
Four alleged gang-rapists were shot dead in a shootout Friday night here in the Seetal Mari police station’s jurisdiction. According to security officials of the area’s police station, five armed dacoits had entered Zulfiqar’s house with another stationed outside as a lookout with the intention to rob. Of those who entered, four had gang-raped his wife.
Two of those robbers, Ajmal and Ashraf, had been taken into custody and were being transported to identify their accomplices when the latter opened fire on the police mobile in order to help the arrested suspects escape detention. An encounter ensued subsequently, with police officers shooting at the attackers in response. However, it was the accomplices’ bullets that killed the detained suspects, LEAs noted.
While the retaliatory gunfire resulted in two unidentified assailants being killed, three of their accomplices managed to escape by taking advantage of the nighttime.—INP
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Peshawar
Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak directed for settling down the issues of Jalozai Housing scheme and Jalozai Economic Zone (EZ). He directed to formalize all agreements with the investors intending to set up their ventures in the province. He was presiding over a progress review meeting on Jalozai Housing Scheme and Jalozai Industrial Estate here Saturday. The Chief Minister was briefed about the construction work, the infrastructure development and allied facilities at the site.
The chief Minister was for accelerated work on mosques, schools, hospitals, community centres, playgrounds, colleges, sanitation and drain system in the housing scheme. He directed for the construction of small dams both for recreational and water recharging purposes. He hoped that the infrastructure development in the housing scheme would be completed with the time tag and the issues resolved. He said that the infrastructure that included mosques, schools and colleges, hospitals, community centres, playgrounds, sanitation and drain would make the housing scheme more attractive and the allottees of plots would start constructing their houses immediately.
Pervez Khattak simultaneously directed to speed up the infrastructure development for the industrial purposes in the Jalozai Economic zone adding that a separate grid station by the PESCO would speed up the process of construction in the economic zone. He directed to coordinate with the relevant quarters in this regard. Pervez Khattak directed to take measures for the rehabilitation of Gadoon Industrial Zone. Regarding the Hattar Industrial Estate, he said that some investors had contacted him to set up their industrial units there and directed the KP EZDMC to coordinate with the potential investors.
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Islamabad
Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan continued his tirade against the Sharif family and said that their greed is becoming a national security threat for the country. The PTI leader also mentioned that Pakistan has to suffer “constant humiliation” due to the greed of the Sharif brothers.
He wrote: “For how long will Pakistan have to suffer the constant humiliation wrought on it by the greedy Sharif brothers dashing abroad seeking help from foreign leaders to save the wealth they plundered from the nation?
The Sharifs greed is becoming a national security threat for
Pak.” In his tweet, Imran also implied that the visit of Sharif brother to Saudi Arabia is to seek help from “foreign leaders” in order to save their wealth which has been plundered from the nation. On Friday, Imran claimed that former premier Nawaz Sharif is trying to get another National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO).”
I think they would hold the legs of Saudi monarchs,” the PTI chief said, adding, “Whether they go to Saudi Arabia, or touch Trump’s feet; it isn’t going to save their money.
“Imran said the reason Nawaz is “raising so much hue and cry over his ouster is that he is afraid the rest of his [ill-gotten] wealth would be disclosed next.
“The PTI chief further said Nawaz, Maryam and PML-N’s ministers are attacking the judiciary and assured the courts that the entire nation stands with the judiciary.—INP
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Islamabad
Foggy conditions are likely to prevail over few plain areas of Punjab and upper Sindh during morning hours while mainly cold and dry weather to grip most parts of the country.
Continental air is prevailing over most parts of the country, an official of Met office told APP.
In last 24 hours weather remained cold and dry in most parts of the country. Minimum temperatures recorded on Saturday were Astore -9°C, Gupis -07°C, Quetta , Kalam, Hunza -06°C, Gilgit -5°C, Dir, Skardu -04°C. Murree 01°C Islamabad, Peshawar, Chitral 03 °C, Lahore,Muzaffarabad, Faisaabad 05°C, Multan 06 °C, Hyderbad 12 °C and Karachi 14 °C.
Continental air is prevailing over most parts of the country, an official of Met office told APP.
In last 24 hours weather remained cold and dry in most parts of the country. Minimum temperatures recorded on Thursday were Gupis, Kalam -04°C, Dir, Parachinar -03°C, Skardu.—APP
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Faisalabad
As many as 3,280 milch animals are being distributed among deserving widows of the rural areas in Faisalabad division in the next phase through balloting. A ceremony was held at Hockey Ground Tandlianwala for distributing 248 buffaloes and cows among the deserving widows of tehsil Tandlianwala and Samundri.—APP
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Raza Naqvi
Attock
Two persons were killed in two different incidents in the limits of Hazro Police station in Attock district. In the first incident, a man was killed by unknown assailants. Police sources said that Mohammad Gulzar was coming toward his house when unknown assailants attacked him with sharp objects killing him on the spot.
The accused managed to flee from the crime scene successfully. In ankther incident, 18 years old labour identified as Mohammad Asif was electrouted while working on the roof of an under construction house in Ghorgushti village. Police sources said that laborer was working on the roof top of an under construction house when an iron rod hit the electricity line resultantly Asif was electrociyed and died on the spot. Hazro Police registered two different cases and started further investigation.
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The All Parties Conference led by Pakistan Awami Tehreek ended with a January 7 deadline for Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif, provincial Law Minister Rana Sanaullah and others responsible for the Model Town incident to resign.
LAHORE: The All Parties Conference (APC) led by Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) ended with a January 7 deadline for Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif, provincial Law Minister Rana Sanaullah and others responsible for the Model Town incident to resign.
PAT President Tahirul Qadri opened the press conference with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Vice Chairman Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) leader Qamar Zaman Kaira reading out a 10-point statement outlining the demands.
Addressing the joint press conference Dr Tahir-ul-Qadri told journalists that in case the January 7 deadline is not met, their steering committee will announce the future plan of action on January 8, which may include sit-ins in Lahore or across the country.
Qadri had earlier addressed the conference and began by thanking the party delegations for their participation.
He had said that it is not his doing that over 40 parties have come to the same table, but the political leaders have gathered to stand against oppression.
“They have come together in support of the judiciary, the army and state institutions,” he said. “The blood of the innocent people killed in the incident is what unites us today.”
“The Sharifs ordered the police to open fire and then they tell us to go to courts for justice,” said the PAT chief, adding that there can be no justice till the Sharif brothers are power.
Slamming Nawaz Sharif and his party further, the cleric said the former premier’s lifelong deeds led to his disqualification.
“Your character has been revealed in the Panama Papers case and now you are planning to run away and leave Pakistan, which is why you are seeking help from foreign powers, claimed the PAT chief while referring to the Saudi visit by the Sharif brothers.
“However, they can not save you now, nothing can save you now.”
Warning the incumbent government, Qadri said that they have the option to protest, conduct sit-ins or take other measures which are deemed necessary in their quest for justice.
Leaders from PSP, PPP, PTI, MQM, PML-Q and other parties will present a joint front against the government in protest against the 2014 Model Town tragedy in which 14 people were killed and scores injured.
Qamar Zaman Kaira, Rehman Malik, Manzoor Wattoo and Latif Khosa are representing Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), while delegations of Pakistan Muslim League-Q (PML-Q) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI) are also present at the conference.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leaders Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Jehangir Tareen, Aleem Khan, and Shafqat Mahmood are also present at PAT’s secretariat.
Qadri has stepped up demands for the resignation of Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Law Minister Rana Sanuallah after the release of the Model Town inquiry report prepared by Justice Baqir Najfi commission.
PTI and PPP have meanwhile assured PAT of support for getting justice for the victims of the incident.
PPP co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari on Friday said, while addressing a joint press conference with Tahirul Qadri, that the party will abide by all decisions taken in the All Parties Conference scheduled for December 30.
“Shehbaz Sharif will have to step down, cases are registered against Nawaz and Rana Sanaullah will also need to step down,” said Zardari while reiterating his earlier demand.
PTI chief Imran Khan also reiterated his support for the PAT chief on Friday, saying the Model Town incident is a humanitarian issue and he will always support Qadri in raising voice against the injustice.
Earlier, Pakistan Sarzameen Party chief Mustafa Kamal in a media talk after arriving at Lahore airport today said that those identified as responsible by the Najfi report should be brought to justice.
The report has brought out everything in the open, he added.
“We will see what the agenda of the APC is, and what decisions are made,” Kamal said, adding that he is attending the conference to express solidarity with those who faced brutalities.
The incident on June 17, 2014 claimed lives of at least 14 people and left over 100 others injured during an ‘anti-encroachment operation’ by Punjab Police outside Idara Minhajul Quran in Lahore’s Model Town.
The Punjab government on Lahore High Court’s orders had made the report of the Model Town incident public on December 5.
The inquiry report said that police tried to cover up the facts regarding who gave orders to open fire on protesters.
It added that no legal opinion was sought from the Punjab advocate general prior to the start of the operation.
LAHORE: Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif and provincial Law Minister Rana Sanaullah have said that they are willing to issue their sworn statements in regards to the Model Town incident and clear any misunderstandings, media reported.
Calls for the resignation of Shehbaz and Sanaullah have gained momentum after the release of the Justice Baqir Najfi commission report on the Model Town tragedy.
That the provincial government is not willing to apologise as they maintain the incident was not preplanned.
Punjab Law Minister Rana Sanaullah also said that he was willing to state under oath that the Model Town tragedy was not preplanned.
“A JIT was formed with civil and military official and we recorded our statements under oath that the tragedy was an incident and was not done due to prior planning,” said the law minister.
Referring to reports that he had met PAT leader Khurram Nawaz Gandapur on multiple occasions, the minister confirmed and said he had met the PAT representative in 2015 and 2016.
He further said that the provincial government has always tried to engage PAT and has asked the party to let the matter reach its logical conclusion according to the law.
PAT has called an all parties conference on the matter and the Qadri has claimed 40 political parties are in attendance.
After meeting Qadri on Friday, PPP Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari had said the PPP will abide by the decisions taken in the conference.
The Punjab government, at the behest of the Lahore High Court, made the report for the Model Town incident public on December 5.
The report termed the 2014 tragedy in Lahore’s Model Town as the “most unfortunate incident” in the country’s history.
India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has summoned Indian High Commissioner in Pakistan Ajay Bisaria to hold consultations over the matter of family reunion of spy Kulbhushan Jadhav.
Bisaria will leave Islamabad for New Delhi.
India has alleged that Jadhav’s family was harassed while they were visiting him in Pakistan.
Swaraj claimed that the visit was used by Pakistan for propaganda purposes.
On December 25, Jadhav’s mother and wife met him at the Pakistani Foreign Office in Islamabad. The meeting was allowed by Pakistan on humanitarian grounds.
Jadhav confessed to his role as an Indian spy and terrorist during the meeting with his family, according to reports in the Indian media.
The meeting lasted almost 40 minutes, the Pakistan Foreign Office said. Indian diplomats, including Deputy High Commissioner JP Singh, accompanied Jadhav’s family and were present during the meeting, which was conducted in a specially prepared room via an intercom through a glass partition.
Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif categorically rejected all Indian allegations regarding Jadhav’s meeting with his family, saying that a comprehensive security check was necessary, which was earlier agreed upon by both the sides through diplomatic channels.
He said the visitors were treated with dignity and respect, adding that the change of clothes and removal of jewelry were entirely for security reasons.
“The visitors changed into their own clothes after the meeting. All their belongings were returned to them before they left. The wife’s shoes were retained as they did not clear the security check. A metal chip has been found in one of the shoes, which is being analysed,” said the statement.
According to a notification issued by the national graft buster, Iqbal said the Gwadar Industrial Estate Development Authority (GIEDA) had turned into a state agency, distributing commercial plots to relatives and other preferred buyers.
“Those creating hurdles in the economic progress of Balochistan through corruption will be dealt with iron hands,” he was quoted as saying in the notification.
The NAB chief said Pakistan’s economic progress was linked to that of Balochistan’s, adding that those interested in investing in Gwadar must be given the opportunity according to the set rules and regulations.
ISLAMABAD: Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (Fazl) President Fazl-ur-Rehman said the tribal citizens should not be pressurised for the merger of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP).
“The tribes have their own identity and only tribal leaders, no one else, should make a decision about their land,” Rehman said while addressing the FATA Supreme Council’s protest in the federal capital.
“They [tribal citizens] should not be pressured over the KP-FATA merger,” he said. “We stand in solidarity with the citizens of FATA, and we shall continue to struggle for their rights.”
He further said that the 2001-decision of “US slavery” was wrong.
“I remained resolute at that time, and now too, I am ready to go to jail for my stance.”
The PPP scion had added, in a video released, that his party has always struggled for the rights of the people from the tribal areas.
“Pakistan Peoples Party has always struggled for the rights of the people from the tribal areas and I support the movement to merge FATA with KP and stand with the FATA Youth Jirga and always will,” said the PPP chairman.
In the video, Bilawal further says that Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto made sincere efforts to merge the tribals areas and Benazir Bhutto made PPP’s special FATA committee.
“She even went to the Supreme court to get the tribal people their rights.”
Earlier in December, the FATA Supreme Council held a meeting with Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi and presented its stance to maintain a separate identity.
The matter of FATA’s merger with KP was left unresolved after the meeting. However, the tribal areas’ supreme council and the government agreed to continue deliberations on the matter.
The issue of FATA’s merger with KP is one of the pending matters for the incumbent government and has dominated the political discourse of the country in recent weeks.
LAHORE: PML-N leader Maryam Nawaz said that the fear of Nawaz Sharif has led his political opponents to form political alliances.
She added that the politics of the country revolves around the PML-N president and his opponents have become restless as they do not have any substantial issue to address in their rallies and meetings.
Maryam was addressing a gathering of PML-N workers in the provincial capital.
Criticising Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaaf Chairman Imran Khan, she said he has been crying foul for four years and the PTI leader has repeatedly changed his stance in the disqualification case he was facing.
“He repeatedly changed his stance in court but was not disqualified.”
Elaborating on Imran’s case further, the daughter of the former premier stated that even after Imran accepted his assets and offshore company, the court did not.
She added that perhaps the “courts know matters related to Imran better than him”.
“They dragged Nawaz Sharif to court four times yet did not find any corruption against him.”
She also said that she “laughs at witnesses who come forward to testify against Nawaz Sharif”.
Maryam claimed that the witnesses do not know the reason they have come to testify for and added that she herself has seen on “four occasions that witnesses have said that they were given the papers”.
During her address to the party workers, she said the PML-N will again win the elections in 2018 and return to power.
While leaving the workers’ gathering, Maryam denied reports that any National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) was being sought and added the political opponents of PML-N need to be asked about who is providing the NRO.
“Regarding meetings in Saudi Arabia, Nawaz Sharif and Shehbaz Sharif have gone for Umrah and will also conduct meetings while in the kingdom.”
“It is very clear that foreign powers interact with political parties which have won elections and cultivate relations with them, not with those who have lost,” said Maryam while elaborating on the Saudi visit.
The PML-N leader also said the All Parties Conference being held under the chairmanship of Tahirul Qadri will fail as it “has failed before”.
Earlier, Maryam has said that the decision in the disqualification reference against Imran Khan proved that iqama was only an excuse and the actual target was Nawaz.
She had further said that the decision in the Imran Khan case left no margin of doubt that the only target of any conspiracy, sit-in, accountability is Nawaz because he is the representative of the people.
The judgment stated that Imran wasn’t bound to declare his offshore company, declared his London flat in an amnesty scheme and that his former wife Jemima gave Imran the funds for buying the Bani Gala estate.
Retired Gen Khalid Shamim Wynne, the 14th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, passed away in a fatal road accident on the Islamabad-Lahore motorway
The accident occurred near the Chakri Interchange on the route to Lahore, where Gen Wynne’s car toppled over after one of its tyres blew out.
Motorway Police said the driver had been speeding and seems to have lost control of the vehicle.
Gen Wynne’s son and a close friend who were accompanying him, as well as the driver of the vehicle, were initially reported to be in critical condition. They were shifted to the Combined Military Hospital in Rawalpindi, but the general’s friend was later reported to have passed as well.
He hailed from an army background. His father, Col Arshad Shamim Wyne, had served in the Pakistan Army till 1972.
After his intermediate examination in 1971, Gen Wynne joined the army, passing out in April 1972 in the 1st Special War Course to join his father’s battalion, 20th Punjab Regiment.
He later commanded his own 20th Battalion of the Punjab Regiment, two Infantry Brigades, including the prestigious 323 Infantry Brigade in Siachen, the 41st Infantry Division in Quetta and the Southern Command in Quetta.
On the academic side, he held various instructional appointments and served on the faculty of the School of Infantry and Tactics Quetta, Command and Staff College, Quetta, and Pakistan Military Academy, Kakul.
He also served as Chief of Staff in a Corps Headquarters and Commandant School of Infantry and Tactics Quetta. Gen Wynne also served in the General Staff directorate, staying as Deputy Chief of General Staff from 2006 to 2007.
He was appointed the 14th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee during the Asif Ali Zardari regime, before retiring on 7 October 2013. Prior to his elevation, Gen Wynne had been serving as the Chief of General Staff at General Headquarters since April 2010.
PERTH: World number 10 CoCo Vandeweghe launched her new season in impressive fashion as the United States beat Russia 2-1 on the opening day of the mixed teams Hopman Cup in Perth.
Vandeweghe gave her team the early lead in the tie with a straight-sets win over Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, before Jack Sock secured victory for the Americans by beating Karen Khachanov in three sets.
The Russians then won the mixed doubles dead rubber in three sets under the Fast4 format.
The American pair are aiming to go one better after losing to French duo Richard Gasquet and Kristina Mladenovic in the tournament final in January this year.
She was too powerful for the 15th-ranked Pavlyuchenkova, sealing the win with a trademark forehand winner.
The 26-year-old said she was delighted to be starting her campaign in Perth, and hoped it would be the launching pad again for success in 2018.
“Making it to the final definitely helped me with confidence going into the Australian Open, making the semis there, and now I am top 10 with a Fed Cup to my name,” she said, when asked if the Hopman Cup was a springboard for her 2017 emergence.
Vandeweghe was quick to assert her dominance over her Russian opponent and broke serve in the fourth game of the first set, the first of a number of breaks the American was able to secure.
Pavlyuchenkova staved off set points in the eighth game of the first set and had break points to back on serve in the eighth game of second set, but in the end lacked the firepower to match Vandeweghe, who won 6-3, 6-3.
Sock, ranked eighth in the world, was expected to dispose of Khachanov and took the first set easily, but had to regroup after dropping the second set in disappointing fashion.
He steadied to win 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 and ensure the United States won the opening tie.
Monitoring Desk
NEW DELHI: A mega star of Tamil-language movies, Rajinikanth has announced on Sunday that he is launching a political party in the better interest of the masses.
, adding drama to a heated political scene in a state with a history of film stars becoming chief ministers.
The announcement of Rajnikanth entering into politics added more drama to a heated politics of Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu state of India has been in political limbo since the death of Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in December 2016. Jayalalithaa was a popular actress before joining politics.
While talking to media persons Rajnikanth said that is he comes into power and was not able to deliver in the first three years than he will resign and adding that he announce to join politics because democracy is in a state of distress in the Tamil Nadu state of India.
In Tamil cinema, Rajinikanth often plays larger-than-life characters that project him as a saviour of the masses.
Tamil Nadu, a state of more than 70 million people, is sometimes called the “Detroit of Asia”. It is home to factories of companies including BMW, Daimler, Hyundai, Ford, Nissan and Renault.
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MUMBAI: Tiger Zinda Hai is roaring loud at the box-office and it earned Rs 206.04 in the first weeks of its release.
Director Ali Abbass Zafar movie has broken all the records this year and entered the 200 crore club by earning massive Rs 206.04 crore at the box-office in first week. Tiger Zinda Hai has become the second highest grosser of the year after Baahubali 2.
Tiger Zinda Hai also performed in the international market and earned Rs 54.79 crore in the first weekend. As per the trade gurus, the film has proved as one of the most successful films of all time.
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BALKH: As many as 11 persons were injured in an explosion in Mazar-e-Sharif city of Balkh province.
The local official said that the blast occurred on Saturday evening after magnetic mine was placed in a police Ranger and detonated in a result nine civilians and two military officials were injured.
Police told local Afghan media that injured were in out of danger.
No group including the Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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F.P. Report
KARACHI: At least four persons were killed including two women in a traffic accident near college crossing area of Karachi.
Similarly, in another incident which was took place at Mai Kolachi Road of Karachi in which one person died and others were injured when a truck rammed into a motorcycle.
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PESHAWAR: Due to maintenance work, power supply will remain suspended from 132 KV Kohat Town KDA Grid Station on January 2 from 9AM to 4PM, resultantly consumers of 11 KV KDA, Shekhan City-1, feeders will face inconvenience.
According to a press release issued here on Saturday, the power supply will remain suspended from 132 KV D I Khan Grid Station on January 2 from 9AM to 4PM resultantly consumers of 11 KV Dobara, Nawal,Gul Amam, Mulazai-1, Tank City, Sabirbaba, KotAzam, Umar Ada, Mulazai-2, Tank City-2 feeders will face inconvenience while power Supply will remain suspended from
132 KV D I Khan Grid Station from 9AM to 3PM, resultantly consumers of 11 KV Baranabad, Sagu,ShikhYousaf, Daman, Kotla Habib feeders will face inconvenience.
Similarly Power Supply will remain suspended from 132 KV Tajazai Grid Station from 9AM to 3PM, resultantly consumers of 11 KV Ghundi, Tajuri-1,2, Tajazai, Gazi Khel feeders will face inconvenience.
Similarly, power supply will remain suspended from 132 KV Shahi Bagh Grid Station from 9AM to 3PM, resultantly consumers of 11 KV Daudzai-1,2, Industrial, KSM, Haryana-1, Old Naguman, SarbilandPura, Latifabad, EidGhah, Faqirabad, Delazakfeeders will face inconvenience.
Power supply will remain suspended from 132 KV Peshawar University Grid Station from 9AM to 3PM, resultantly consumers of 11 KV Circular Road, Achini,Academy Town, feeders will face inconvenience.
Meanwhile, Power Supply will remain suspended from 132 KV Peshawar City Grid Station from 9AM to 3PM, resultantly consumers of 11 KV Nishtarabad, Zaryab, Sikandar Pura, Islamabad, Faqirabad-2 feeders will face inconvenience.
Power Supply will remain suspended from 132/66 KV Chakdar Grid Station from 9AM to 3PM, resultantly consumers of 11 KV Badwan, Oach, Thana, Batkhela, Ietemad flour mills, Jalala, Hisarbaba, Express, KhanPur, Kalash, Yarsteel, AlaDhand, Chakdara, PDC, Perviz Rashid feeders will face inconvenience.
Power Supply will remain suspended from 132 KV Rehman Baba Grid Station from 9AM to 3PM, resultantly consumers of 11 KV Akhunabad feeders will face inconvenience.
Power Supply will remain suspended from 132 KV Mardan Grid Station from 9AM to 3PM, resultantly consumers of 11 KV Shahdand, Malakand Road, Zandu feeders will face inconvenience. Similarly, power supply will remain suspended from 132 KV Tajazai Grid Station from 9AM to 3PM, resultantly consumers of 11 KV City-1,2, Apukhel 1,2, Bang Khel, Shahed Khel, Ghazni Khel-3 feeders will face inconvenience.
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PESHAWAR: In the lower courts more than 1,541,000 clients are waiting for justice through out the country.
The cases pending in Punjab are about 12,00000, more than 2,00000 in KP, about 1,00000 in Sindh, 37,000 in federal capital and whereas 13,000 in Balochistan.
The facts and figures released by the district courts of the country that for the last 6 years in the country the numbers of pending cases have increased rapidly.
In the district courts of Punjab by 31 December 2011 the cases were 11730 which have recorded a sharp increase to 1187076 cases. Likewise KPK is number two whereby 31 December 2011, 533 cases were pending and saw upward trend during the last 6 years to 204209. Whereas in Sindh the figure of 1584 rose to 99820 cases. In federal capital Islamabad this figure was 1031, rose to 37000. In Balochistan the figure was 102 rose to 13009 cases.
By 31 December 2011 in the district courts of the country 14980 cases were pending and now the figure rose to 1541109 cases.
According to figures by 1 January 2012 in the Punjab district courts the figure was 1207312 cases whereas 207541 new cases were registered.
The courts decided 239898 cases and 1175346 cases are pending. The total cases now stands at 118776.
Likewise in KPK by 1 January 2012, 204330 cases were pending and 38092 new cases were registered, 38679 cases were decided and 204095 cases are pending.
In KPK district courts a total of 204209 are pending.
In Sindh 99838 are pending, 22803 new registered and decided 24359 cases and pending are 99820 cases.
In Islamabad district courts 35112 cases are pending, 8476 new cases registered and decided 7614 cases and 37005 cases are pending.
In Balochistan district courts 13132 cases are pending, 4650 new registered, 4875 decided, the number decreased to 13009.
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PESHAWAR: Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pervez Khattak directed for settling down the issues of Jalozai Housing scheme and Jalozai Economic Zone for expeditious facilitation of housing and industrial facilities. He directed to formalize all agreements with the investors intending to set up their ventures in the province.
He was presiding over a progress review meeting on Jalozai Housing Scheme and Jalozai Industrial Estate at Chief Minister House, Peshawar. MPA Mian Khaleeq ur Rehman, administrative secretaries of housing and industries and high ups of concerned departments attended.
The Chief Minister was briefed about the construction work, the infrastructure development and allied facilities at the site.
Chief Minister was for accelerated work on mosques, schools, hospitals, community centres, playgrounds, colleges, sanitation and drain system in the housing scheme. He directed for the construction of small dams both for recreational and water recharging purposes. He hoped that the infrastructure development in the housing scheme would be completed with the time tag and the issues resolved. He said that the infrastructure that included mosques, schools and colleges, hospitals, community centres, playgrounds, sanitation and drain would make the housing scheme more attractive and the allottees of plots would start constructing their houses immediately.
Pervez Khattak simultaneously directed to speed up the infrastructure development for the industrial purposes in the Jalozai Economic zone adding that a separate grid station by the PESCO would speed up the process of construction in the economic zone. He directed to coordinate with the relevant quarters in this regard.
Pervez Khattak also directed to initiate curative measures for the rehabilitation of Gadoon Industrial Zone. Regarding the Hattar Industrial Estate, he said that some investors had contacted him to set up their industrial units there and directed the KP EZDMC to coordinate with the potential investors. Regarding the Malaysian Halal Food Project, he directed to expedite the acquisition and award of land under the laid down procedure that he added would bring Halal economic activities in the province.
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PESHAWAR: The Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI) has presented the first-ever citizen budget for the Peshawar district with support of the Safar Welfare Organization.
Speaking at a function, arranged on the occasion, Jamshed Tariq, Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives Project Coordinator for Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, said it was for the first time that citizen budget had been developed at the district level.
He said the citizen budget had been developed in jargon free and easy to understand format to understanding the allocations.
The Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives representative said the purpose of producing this document was to share with citizens the salient features of budget in Education, Health and Water and Sanitation sectors in the Peshawar district.
For the year 2017-2018, a total development share coming from provincial and district budget for Education sector of Peshawar district has been put at Rs704,825,000. It is 1.2 per cent of the of total development budget.
The Health sector development has grabbed 5.7 per cent share of the total development allocation, equaling Rs 3437,534,000.
The water supply and sanitation has a share of Rs 249,306,000 which is 1.5 per cent of total development allocations for the Peshawar district.
Salman Muhammad Shoaib, Program Coordinator, Safar Welfare Organization, said through this information, citizens of district Peshawar could keep an eye on budget allocations and its subsequent spending.
“Resultantly, they would be in a better position next year to put forward own recommendations for development schemes as per their needs. This will also help promote the culture of information sharing and budget accountability,” he pointed out.
The program coordinator said the citizen budget was developed under the project “Democratic Local Governance for Development in Pakistan” which is being funded by European Union and Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Pakistan.
The Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives is an independent, non-partisan and a not-for-profit registered civil society organization working on the issues of development and peace in Pakistan.
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PESHAWAR: A female along with her children on Saturday protested against murderers of her 24-years old daughter and asked Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government and police department to take stringent action against police personnel involved in this case.
A female resident of Tanda Kohi Sar Geet Peshawar, staged a protest demonstration in front of Peshawar press club. The affected family members chanted slogans against police personnel and killers of deceased lady.
Aggrieved female informed that her daughter Naila Bibi had been married Faizan Abbas of Basti Sher Khan area of Haripur district. The husband of Naila Bibi was trying to make another wedding but his wife was not letting him to do so, she stated.
The alleged Faizan Abbas also tortured his wife when she ruled out allowing him to do another marriage, she added. While Faizan Abbas later called me that Naila Bibi has died and then I went to Haripur district to receive the dead of my daughter but those people also tortured me and fractured my hand as well.
After these all happenings, then I moved towards nearby police station where alleged police officials did not lodge First Information Report (FIR) against accused persons and registered a temporary Roznamcha. She revealed that the alleged murderers belong of Abbasi family which has a stronghold in Haripur district and that police personnel were reluctant to lodge FIR against them.
She alleged that police men even did not deliver them the postmortem report of deceased female despite visiting police station several times.
The annoyed female asked chief minister Khyber Pakhtukhwa and inspector general police to help apprehending murderers of her 24-years old daughter and give unprecedented punishment to police men for their alleged involvement in the case.
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PESHAWAR: Philip Morris (Pakistan) Limited (PMPKL) has set a new record for Pakistan’s tobacco sector by exporting around 7.3 million kilograms of tobacco in 2017, an increase of more than 400% versus the previous year, made possible by focusing on sustainable tobacco production and cost competitiveness, said an official statement.
In 2017, PMPKL accounted for more than 80 per cent of Pakistan’s overall tobacco export volume of 8.7 million kilograms. Tobacco export destinations included Asia, Europe and Africa this year.
According to Pakistan Tobacco Board figures, growth in Philip Morris exports significantly outpaced the overall growth of exports across the tobacco industry. In 2016, the Ministry of Commerce recognized Philip Morris (Pakistan) with the Best Exporter award and gave recognition of its impressive tobacco exports performance and role in improving Pakistan’s economy.
Philip Morris tobacco exports contributed an estimated USD 18 million to Pakistan’s foreign currency export earnings, helping to mitigate a wider national trade deficit of around USD 12 billion during July-October, 2017, according to the data released by the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS). The tobacco crop offers enormous potential for exports but there is a dire need to overcome structural and policy issues prevalent in the sector.
The significant increase in tobacco exports by PMPKL follows persistent efforts by the company over past few years to improve crop quality and promote Sustainable Tobacco Production (STP) in Pakistan.
PMPKL’s STP program applies an integrated approach to supporting farmers through provision of imported hybrid seed for higher and better quality yield, curing barn upgrades, balanced fertilizers and farm mechanization. The STP program also encourages limiting the use of recommended chemical pesticides and reducing consumption of fuel wood to increase farmers’ profitability, while at the same time contributing to environmental goals through reforestation and lower carbon emissions.
“These results demonstrate our strong commitment to contributing to Pakistan’s economy and making a positive impact in the country overall”, said Alexander Reisch, Managing Director of PMPKL. He continued: “We will continue to work with Pakistan’s valued tobacco farmers to implement the Sustainable Tobacco Production (STP) program, and facilitate crop buying process through our recently established mega buying station. Our goal is to support sustainable farming, create better livelihood opportunities and fight child labor on tobacco farms.”
Appreciating PMPKL’s efforts in boosting tobacco exports from Pakistan, Chairman PTB, Syed Sohail Altaf, said that “this historic achievement highlights the focus of Philip Morris (Pakistan) on maintaining quality and price competitiveness for increased exports.” He added, “PTB will continue to collaborate with all stakeholders for welfare of tobacco growing community and to strengthen Pakistan’s economy through higher tobacco exports in coming years.”
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Mogul filmmaker Karan Johar has taken in his own hands to introduce Sridev’s daughter Janhvi Kapoor with Shahid Kapoor’s half brother Ishaan Khatter in Bollywood, however, the young actress might have found more than friendship on her first movie sets.
A few days back, the family also got together to watch Ishaan’s debut movie ‘Beyond The Clouds’ and Janhvi joined the squad. The rumors have been working up ever since claiming that Ishaan and Janhvi might already be a couple.
Janhvi is all set to follow her mother’s footsteps debuting in Bollywood with ‘Dhadak’ on July 6, 2018.
LAHORE: Police on Saturday arrested the man who held 20 members of his family hostage in a home located in Morgah area of Rawalpindi. According to the police, 35-year-old Abdul Raheem had taken his family hostage “We took the man in custody after he was injured by police firing that occurred during our rescue operation,” DSP […]
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LAHORE: Nawaz Sharif is leaving for Saudi Arabia on Saturday for a high-level meeting with Saudi officials. Nawaz Sharif is expected to meet Turkish premier and Saudi Arabia’s top brass. Punjab Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif is already present in the kingdom. Reports also said that Minister of Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique may also depart for the kingdom. On Thursday, National Security Adviser retired Lt […]
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The crew of a Hong Kong-registered ship have been detained for questioning in South Korea since their tanker was impounded in November for transferring oil to a North Korean vessel and breaching UN sanctions, customs officials said Saturday. The Lighthouse Winmore, which was chartered by a Taiwanese company, was impounded by South Korean customs authorities […]
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President Donald Trump on Friday condemned the arrest of protesters in Iran, telling Tehran that “the world is watching” as officials reported fresh demonstrations over the country’s struggling economy. Fifty-two people were arrested in Iran’s second city Mashhad on Thursday, the first day of the protests, which also took place in other areas and spread […]
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LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif has directed to constitute a special committee to monitor the progress on different development projects through field visits. “The members of this committee should visit the field to personally monitor the progress on development projects and submit their reports.” Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif stated this while presiding over […]
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LAHORE: Ten progressive and leftist political parties announced to form a alliance named “United Forum” here on Friday. A press conference in this regard was held at Lahore Press Club which was attended by representative of these 10 parties. These parties included Awami Workers Party (AWP), Pakistan Mazdoor Kissan Party (PMKP), Awami Jamhoori Party (AJP), […]
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LAHORE: The Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) has removed a total of some 22 Lac 50 thousand tons of waste from across the city during year 2017. According to data released by the department, some 37,500 waste related complaints were received on helpline 1139 which were resolved on priority basis. LWMC launched nearly 300 massive […]
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WASHINGTON: For only the second time since 9/11, America’s defense secretary didn’t visit US troops in a war zone during December, breaking a long-standing tradition of personally and publicly thanking service members in combat who are separated from their families during the holiday season. Pentagon boss Jim Mattis, who spent more than four decades in […]
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ISLAMABAD :The Chairman of Hurriyat forum, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, in Indian occupied Kashmir has said that the Indian state terrorism has crossed all limits in the territory. According to a Kashmir Media Service, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq addressing a gathering in Srinagar said, the present times in occupied Kashmir seem to be toughest ever as people have started becoming targets of heightened injustice and oppression. He said that the people of the territory were facing severe hardships on all fronts and the present puppet regime had broken all records of repression. “Kashmir has been converted into a police state. It is police raj here. Police higher-ups are sycophants who, in their bid to be more loyal than the king, are appeasing their masters by unleashing more repression on both the people and the resistance leadership,” he said. The Mirwaiz said on one hand, the resistance leadership is barred from carrying out its social, political and religious obligations while on the other, every village in Kashmir is facing the wrath of Indian forces’ personnel through everyday cordon and search operations (CASOs). He said during these CASOs, people of all age groups are kept out of their homes in the bone-chilling cold for hours together, the homes of common people are blown up, and property worth lacs of rupees is damaged. “Indian forces are doing it because there is no one to hold them accountable,” he added. The Hurriyat forum Chairman expressed serious concern over the killing of civilians by the Indian troops during siege and search operations and said that the trigger-happy troops were not sparing even lactating mothers. “From December 11 to December 19, two women Misra Bano of Handwara and Ruby Jan of Shopian were killed in a show of open aggression by the forces’ personnel. These women left behind two infants,” he said.
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UNITED NATIONS :The head of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has expressed deep regret over Israel’s decision to withdraw from the agency. Noting the official notice from the government of Israel’s withdrawal from the agency effective on 31 December 2018, a decision which was announced on 12 October 2017, UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay said she was convinced that it is inside UNESCO and not outside it that States can best seek to overcome differences in the its fields of competence. In the face of disagreements among Member States, which lead to votes for which they are responsible, engaging fully in the work of UNESCO makes possible sustained dialogue, cooperation and partnerships that are more necessary than ever and that I committed to support when I took office, Ms. Azoulay added. In 2017, UNESCO adopted two Arab-sponsored resolutions against Israel, with one referring to Israel as “the occupying power” in Jerusalem al-Quds and the other declaring the Old City of al-Khalil (Hebron) as a Palestinian World Heritage site. Israel announced in October its decisions to leave UNESCO. The move came just a few hours after US State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert announced that US would withdraw from the Paris-based agency, citing growing arrears at UNESCO, the need for fundamental reform in it and its continuing anti-Israel bias. Nauert added that the US withdrawal would take effect on December 31 this year. The US also pulled out of the 195-member agency in 1984 during the administration of President Ronald Reagan, accusing it of being biased in favour of the former Soviet Union. Former US President George W. Bush rejoined UNESCO in 2003. However, Washington stopped funding the body in 2011, after the organization recognized Palestine as a full member. The US and Israel at the time were among just 14 of 194 members that opposed the membership of Palestine in the international organization.
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GUJRANWALA : The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) carried out an operation on intelligence report at the Pully Nalakot Sheera area in Gujranwala on Friday night and arrested two terrorists.
According to CTD spokesperson, the arrested terrorists were members of a banned organisation. The CTD personnel also recovered 1.6 kilogram of explosive material, two detonators and 50 safety fuses from them.
The arrested terrorists were identified as Abu Bakar and Imran and were shifted to some undisclosed location for further investigation. The CTD sources said that the arrested terrorists were planning to target offices of law enforcement agencies in the city.
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Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi met with the family of Shaheed Additional Inspector General Ashraf Noor here at the PM Office on Friday.
AIG Ashraf Noor embraced martyrdom when a suicide bomber rammed his motorbike into his official vehicle near Hayatabad, Peshawar on November 24.
His gunman Habibullah was martyred, while six policemen were injured. The Prime Minister paid rich tributes to the ultimate sacrifice of the senior police officer and said the personnel of law-enforcement agencies have rendered huge sacrifices for the security of the motherland.
He said the entire nation greatly values these sacrifices that valiant sons of the soil have rendered in the line of their duty. We are indeed indebted to each drop of their blood.
“The mission of our martyrs would continue till its logical conclusion,” the Prime Minister said. The Prime Minister assured the bereaved family that the Federal Government would continue to provide every possible support to the families of the martyrs.—APP
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