31 Jan 2016

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Metropolitan: 

Siraj-ul-Haq calls on 

Pir Pagara, gets him 

agree to join campaign 

against corruption 

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National: 

Pakistan, Afghan 

armies agree 

to enhance 

border security 

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International: 

Almost 40 dead 

after migrant 

boat sinks 

off Turkey 

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Bilawal to leave 

for US today on 

Obama's invitation 

LAHORE, Jan 30: PPP 

Chairman Bilawal Bhutto 

Zardari will leave for US 

Saturday on President 

Obama’s invitation. 

He will attend 

Obama’s breakfast in the 

honour of world leaders 

on Tuesday. PPP 

Chairman will arrive in 

US via Dubai. President 

Obama has invited global 

leaders at Annual 

National Prayer Breakfast 

on February 2. 

Bilawal will be accompanied 

by Sherry Rahman 

and Bakhtawar Bhutto 

Zardari on this occasion. 

After attending to his 

engagements in 

Washington, PPP 

Chairman will leave for 

New York where he will 

see his father Asif Ali 

Zardari. 

FC kill 6 miscreants, 

recover two hostages 

Shehzada Zulfiqar 

Senior Staff Writer 

QUETTA, Jan 30: FC and 

Law Enforcement Agencies 

on Saturday killed six miscreants 

and recovered two 

hostages from their possession 

in a joint action in different 

areas of Baluchistan. 

According to FC 

spokesperson, FC and 

LEAs launched a joint 

action on tipoff about presence 

of miscreants of a 

banned outfit near Killi 

Datu area of Mastung. 

During search operation, 

the miscreants opened the 

fire; however, in the rituality 

fire FC gunned down five 

miscreants including a commander 

of banned outfit, 

Ashraf. According to FC 

spokesperson, the suspects 

were involved in previous 

attacks on security forces, 

target killings and other terrorist 

activities. FC personnel 

also recovered a huge 

cache of arms and ammunition 

from the militants' possession. 

Facebook and 

Instagram ban 

gun adverts 

WASHINGTON, Jan 30: 

Private individuals will 

no longer be allowed to 

advertise guns on 

Facebook and Instagram, 

the photo-sharing service 

owned by Facebook. 

Facebook had already 

banned the sale of guns 

without identity checks, 

but the new rules aim to 

stop all gun trade between 

individuals on the sites. 

Businesses can still 

advertise guns on 

Facebook and Instagram. 

ATC grants Rangers 90-day 

custody of Uzair Baloch 

Staff Reporter 

KARACHI, Jan 30: Pakistan 

Rangers, Sindh on Saturday 

produced notorious Lyari 

gangster, Uzair Jan Baloch 

before Anti-Terrorism Court 

and informed it about his 90 

days preventive detention for 

interrogation. 

Sindh Chief Minister Qaim 

Ali Shah said Director 

General Rangers has taken 

him into confidence regarding 

the arrest of Uzair Jan Baloch, 

alleged gangster carrying 

head-money of Rs5 million. 

Speaking to media, he said 

he was informed by Major 

General Bilal Akbar that the 

suspect was facing charges of 

murder, robbery and other 

crimes. 

The Rangers along with its 

counsel produced visibly 

weak suspect before administrative 

judge of ATC, Justice 

Muhammad Farooq Shah 

amid extremely tight security. 

The paramilitary force told the 

judge that they have credible 

information about suspect's 

involvement in killing, extortion 

and other offences came 

within the ambit of Anti- 

Terrorism Act. 

ISLAMABAD Jan 30: In a 

bid to conduct a search operation 

in Jamia Hafsa, security 

forces were deployed in 

the surroundings of girls’ 

seminary in G-Sector, 

Islamabad. 

Sourced told Online that 

security forces have been 

deployed around the Jamia 

Hafsa after registration of a 

case by civil society of 

Islamabad under the section 

of (b) (1) 505 Pakistan Penal 

Code (PPC) and scheduled 

offence No (V) (IV) under 

provision of (PPC) of protection 

of Pakistan act 2014 

and offence under the clause 

of section 2(a) 121, 121 

against Maulana Abdul Aziz 

cleric of Lal Masjid and his 

wife Umme Hassan. 

Local police, Rangers 

and Civil Administration 

Sindh CM satisfied with Uzair Baloch arrest 

KARACHI: Ranger personnel seen escorting back the main suspect of Lyari gang war Uzair 

Jan Baloch after his hearing in Sindh High Court. –Photo by Sultan Chaki 

The court allowed the 

Rangers to detain the Lyari 

gangsters' head for the period 

of three months. It also 

allowed the formation of Joint 

Investigation Team (JIT). 

The court allowed the 

Rangers to keep the suspect 

considering legal provision 11 

EEEEE (1) of Anti-Terrorism 

Act, 1997. The production of 

the suspect along with other 

documents was made in compliance 

with 11 EEEEE (3) of 

I am not acquainted with 

Uzair Baloch: Nisar Khuhro 

KARACHI, Jan 30: Senior 

leader of PPP Nisar Khuhro 

said on Saturday that he is not 

acquainted with Uzair Baloch. 

He was talking to media on 

the occasion of inauguration 

ceremony of Government 

College Sachal Goth. 

According to the details, 

Sindh Education Minister 

Nisar Khoro said that the 

question about Uzair Baloch 

should be asked from those 

who had custody of Baloch. 

He said that Uzair Baloch’s 

link with Pakistan Peoples’ 

Party (PPP) is not in his 

knowledge. 

“Where was Uzair Baloch 

all these months and why his 

arrest is being ‘shown’ so 

late”, said Nisar Khuhro , 

“Chaudhry Nisar is always 

ready to create trouble”, he 

further said answering a question 

about Nisar. 

Answering a question 

about Mayor’s powers in 

Karachi, Khuhro said that the 

question of power should be 

raised after the selection of 

the mayor. He said that those 

who are talking about powers, 

had power and funding in 

the past but ignored rural 

areas of Karachi. 

have reached the spot and 

started the search operation 

surroundings Jamia Hefsa 

blocking the roads, sources 

told. Sources further told 

ATA for the information and 

record of the court. 

The Rangers announced 

the arrest of former chief of 

banned outfit, Peoples Aman 

Committee, on Saturday's 

morning. 

According to the paramilitary 

force, Baloch was arrested 

from the outskirts of 

Karachi when he was trying to 

enter the city. 

The Lyari hooligan 

remained in the custody of 

KARACHI, Jan 30: While 

the Anti-Terrorism Court 

(ATC) handed over wanted 

gang-war leader Uzair Jan 

Baloch into Rangers 90- 

day custody; the former 

Pakistan Peoples Party 

(PPP) Sindh Home 

Minister Zulfiqar Mirza 

says he still considered 

Uzair Baloch his brother. 

Speaking to journalists 

on Saturday outside the 

ATC, the former PPP 

leader said Uzair Baloch's 

arrest has only just been 

made public. He added 

No Zika virus case reported in Pakistan: WHO 

ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: The 

health ministry and the World 

Health Organisation (WHO) 

have said that no evidence or 

case of Zika virus has so far 

been reported in Pakistan. 

“Health authorities in 

Pakistan are very much aware 

of the current global health 

security debate around the 

Zika virus and are carefully 

monitoring any implication for 

Pakistan. At this stage, there is 

no case of Zika fever in 

Pakistan and the risk for such 

outbreak is non-significant,” 

they said in a joint statement 

issued here on Saturday. 

“We are neither recommending 

any restrictions on 

Jamia Hifsa likely to be search by Security forces 

ISLAMABAD: Security personnel standing alert near Jamia 

Hafsa at G-7 as the security has been beefed up appreciably 

outside the seminary. 

that operation would likely 

to be held in surrounding 

the sub Seminary of Lal 

Masjid “Jamia Hefsa” for 

women is likely. 

Abu Dhabi police for almost 

three months as he fled there 

to avoid his arrest after the 

launch of Karachi operation. 

Baloch was nominated and 

wanted to law enforcers in 

several cases of murder, 

attempting murder and extortion 

registered at different 

police stations. However, it is 

still unclear that when and 

how he managed to escape 

from the custody UAE's 

authority. 

Zulfiqar Mirza still considers 

Uzair Baloch his brother 

travel or international trade, nor 

imposing any sort of screening 

measures for checking incoming 

travelers at airport of 

Pakistan,” the press release said 

adding that the Ministry of 

Health and the WHO were 

monitoring the situation following 

reports of Zika virus 

cases in Latin America. 

that statements that Uzair 

will make would likely 

pave the way to bring back 

those who have fled the 

country. 

He said the banned 

Uzair Baloch led People's 

Aman Committee (PAC) 

had existed prior to PPP’s 

coming into power in 2008. 

“We had received it as an 

inheritance,” he added. 

Mirza praised the 

Federal Interior Minister 

Chaudhry Nisar and 

described him as a patriotic 

Pakistani. 

SC forms larger 

bench to hear pleas of 

fake degree ex-MNAs 

ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: SC 

on Saturday has formed a 

larger bench to hear pleas of 

member of National 

Assembly who got disqualified 

for possessing fake 

degrees. According to 

details, the bench includes 

Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer 

Jamali, Justice Saqib Nisar, 

Aijaz Fazal, Justice Musheer 

Alam and Justice Manzoor 

Malik while a notice has 

been dispatched to the relevant 

parties by SC Registrar 

in this regard. 

ISLAMABAD, Jan 29: 

Pakistan International 

Airlines (PIA) has lost 

Rs500 million due to the 

ongoing strike by its 

employees. 

A spokesperson for the 

PIA said that passengers 

apprehensive of flight 

delays were not purchasing 

tickets of the national flag 

carrier. 

“Expenditures of PIA 

were increasing day by day 

Petroleum prices 

down by Rs5 per liter 


government announced on 

Saturday the new prices of 

petroleum products for the 

month of February and 

decided to reduce prices of 

all products by Rs 5 per liter. 

According to the 

announcement, the new 

price for Petrol to be effective 

from February, 01, 

would be Rs 71.25 and the 

price of High Speed Diesel 

would be Rs 75.79 pr liter. 

Similarly, High Octane 

price would be Rs 75.66 per 

LAHORE, Jan 30: Prime 

Minister Nawaz Sharif on 

Saturday made it clear that 

the paramilitary rangers will 

remain in Karachi as long as 

complete peace is not 

restored in the metropolis. 

The prime minister was 

talking to media persons in 

Lahore. 

Replying a question about 

the Karachi operation, Nawaz 

Sharif said that the city has 

witnessed marked improvement 

in the law and order. 

To a question, Nawaz 

liter while that of Kerosene 

Oil and Light Diesel Oil 

would be Rs 43.25 and Rs 

39.94 per liter respectively 

for the month of February. 

In a statement issued 

here, the Finance Minister, 

Senator Mohammad Ishaq 

Dar said that decrease of 

Rs.5 per liter had been 

approved by the Prime 

Minister in the price of each 

product. 

He said that in percentage 

terms the decrease is from 

6.2 percent for High Speed 

Sharif said the country has 

been put on the path of economic 

self-reliance. He said 

foreign reserves stand at over 

21 billion dollars. Inflation 

rate is downing by two percent 

and all economic indicators 

showing positive results. 

He said Pakistan’s economic 

performance has also 

been acknowledged by the 

world institutions and 

claimed significat reduction 

in power outages in the country. 

Replying a question, the 

prime minister said that the 

Diesel and HOBC to 11.1 

percent for Light Diesel Oil. 

The Minister also stated 

the Government had 

throughout been passing on 

benefit of decrease in oil 

prices in the international 

market to consumers in the 

country. He said the prices 

announced for the month of 

February were another 

manifestation of the 

Government's resolve to 

provide maximum relief 

and facilitation to the general 

public. 

Rangers to remain in Karachi 

till complete peace: PM 

matters between Pakistan and 

India were moving in the 

right direction. He regretted 

the Pathankot incident disturbed 

the dialogue process. 

On another question, he 

said the terrorists are now carrying 

out isolated acts to 

make their presence felt. He 

vowed to eliminate the remnants 

of terrorism with an 

effective strategy. 

He stressed the need for 

accelerating implementation 

of some clauses of the 

National Action Plan. 

LAHORE: PM Nawaz Sharif talks with media persons during press conference. 

Dr Asim Case: non bailable warrants 

issued for suspected fugitives 

KARACHI, Jan 30: An Anti 

Terrorist Court (ATC) on 

Saturday in Karachi has 

issued non-bailable warrants 

of the suspected fugitives in 

Dr. Asim Hussain s case. The 

court also postponed the hearing 

till February 4. 

According to the details, 

the Investigation Officer (IO) 

presented the report on the 

fugitive suspects. The report 

said that a letter has been written 

to Director Federal 

Investigation Agency (FIA) 

for the arrest of Qadir Patel, 

Saleem Shehzad and Anis 

and it had to face losses due 

to shattered confidence on 

the part of the passengers,” 

the spokesperson said 

adding that travel agents 

were also advising passengers 

to buy tickets of other 

airlines to avoid any inconvenience. 

The spokesperson added 

that the employees have 

threatened to close operations 

if their demands were 

not met. 

Qaimkhani who have escaped 

to abroad. The IO told the 

court that the FIA has not yet 

responded to the letter. 

The lawyers of Dr Asim 

presented an application to 

provide them some required 

documents. The lawyers said 

that some of the documents 

regarding the case have not 

been given to them. The court 

reserved the judgment on 

their application. 

The court postponed the 

case till next hearing on 

February, 4. The court also 

issued non-bailable warrants 

PIA suffers Rs500 million loss due 

to ongoing strike: spokesperson 

SUKKUR, Jan 30: 

Opposition leader in the 

National Assembly Syed 

Khurshid Shah on Saturday 

said that he will respond to 

Interior Minister Chaudhry 

Nisar Ali Khan’s accusations 

in the Parliament. 

Talking to media at his 

residence in Sukkur, the 

senior Pakistan Peoples 

Party (PPP) leader stated 

that Chaudhry Nisar is ‘not 

of his calibre’, thus, he will 

not give any reply to him. 

of the suspected fugitives and 

ordered to present them in the 

court on the next hearing. 

Pakistan People s Party s 

Leader and former petroleum 

minister, Dr Asim allegedly 

provided shelter to target 

killers and terrorists in the 

name of treatment at his hospital 

in Karachi. 

A case registered in North 

Nazimabad Police Station 

alleged Dr Asim of terror 

facilitation. He is accused of 

providing shelter to target 

killers and militants in his 

hospital in Karachi. 

Will talk to PM on Ch Nisar's 

accusations: Khurshid Shah 

Shah said he will tell 

everything in the 

Parliament in front of the 

Prime Minister. 

“Those levelling allegations 

on us are inexperienced, 

we have always 

strived to save democracy. 

For this, we are being taunted 

as a friendly opposition,” 

he said. 

Khurshid Shah further 

said that the government 

representatives are narrowminded. 

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Sunday, January 31, 2016 

Metropolitan 

Siraj-ul-Haq calls on Pir Pagara, gets him 

agree to join campaign against corruption 

Irfan Ali 


KARACHI, Jan 30: Jamaate-Islami 

(JI) Pakistan chief 

Senator Siraj-ul-Haq has 

called on Pir Pagara 

Sabghatullah Rashdi, the 

chief of Hur clan and chief of 

the Pakistan Muslim League- 

Functional (PML-F) to invite 

him to support and join the 

upcoming campaign of the JI 

against corruption and poverty, 

says a press release. 

In a meeting at Kingri 

Hiouse on Saturday, the JI 

chief said that corruption is 

the root cause of all evils and 

miseries of the country. He 

elaborated that Pakistan is 

currently under burden of 

$70 billion, while the corrupt 

ruling regime has so far 

transferred more than $375 

billion, abroad. 

Speaking on the occasion, 

he said that he called on Mr. 

Rashdi for consultation over 

the deteriorating situation of 

the country. He praised the 

Pakistani Hindus protest against demolition of Sita Ram Temple 


KARACHI, Jan 30: 

Pakistani Hindus and other 

minority communities on 

Saturday strongly protested 

against the demolition of historical 

Sita Ram temple in 

front of Karachi Press Club. 

The historical temple was 

situated inside Gandh 

Garden demolished by some 

armed persons last week 

sparking outrage amongst 

rights activists and minority 

groups in Karachi, the 

attackers also damaged the 

Kali Mata and other ancient 

worship valuables. 

Protest was headed by 

Maharaj Hira Lal and the 

protesters chanted and 

waved posters against the 

demolition and demanded 

COURTS 

Man jailed for 24 years 

for possessing illicit 

weapons, explosives 

KARACHI: Leader of PML (F) Pir Sibghat Ullah Rashdi (Pir Pagara) talking to media persons 

after a meeting with Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Sirajul Haq at Kingri House. 

role and services of Pagara 

family for the country. 

He further said that the 

situation has been deteriorated 

at a level when officials of 

the World Bank are confessing 

that the Pakistani government 

does not spend the loan 

money for the purpose it was 

sought. 

He further said that such a 

worsting situation can not be 

tolerated any more. The lives 

of people have become more 

cheap than as daily life essential 

items. There is no value 

of lives and possessions of 

people and the government 

has miserably failed to 

resolve or even mitigate the 

Hashmi accused Sindh govt of 

political vendetta 

KARACHI: Leader of PML (N) Senator Nehal Hashmi addressing a press conference KPS. 

KARACHI, Jan 30: General 

Secretary Pakistan Muslim 

conference at Karachi Press 

Club (KPC) he said that federal 

Humayon Asghar and other 

were present on this occa- 

League Nawaz (PML-N) 

government has restored sion. 

Sindh chapter, Senator peace in Karachi. He said it On the occasion 

Nehal Hashmi has said that is ready for role of rangers in Humayon Asghar, son PML- 

Pakistan Peoples' Party interior Sindh for maintaining 

N leader Asghar Ali, said 

(PPP) and its Sindh government 

the law and order situa- 

that some15 PPP workers 

are exploiting the tion if all stockholders attacked his and tortured on 

rights of political opponents' 

and taking revenge from 

demand it. 

Senior vice president 

him. He said our eight workers 

were injured and attackers 

them by using state powers. minority wing, Muhaish 

also tortured women and 

While addressing a press Tulrija, Asad Usamani, and occupied our farm land. 

KARACHI: Demonstrators chant slogans during a protest organized by Sitla Mata Mandir 

Bachao Committee outside Karachi Press Club. 

the government rebuild the 

temple of the Hindu community 

which had existed in the 

area for decades. 

KARACHI, Jan 30: An Anti-Terrorism Court 

(ATC) on Saturday awarded collective imprisonment 

of 24 years with Rs 50,000 fine to a man for 

carrying illicit weapons and explosive material. 

The ATC judge found Hasan Gul guilty of carrying 

explosives material and weapons without 

license. The judge pronounced the verdict after 

recording witnesses' statements, evidences and 

arguments from both sides. 

According to the prosecution, the convict was 

arrested by the law enforcers which seized explosive 

material and illegal weapons from his possession. 

The court observed that charges against 

the accused proved without any shadow of doubt. 

The ATC judge awarded 10-year imprisonment 

along with Rs 50,000 fine in illicit weapon 

case, the convict will have to undergone an additional 

six-month imprisonment if he fails to pay 

the fine amount. He was handed 14- year imprisonment 

for possessing explosive substance. 

However, according to the judgment, both the 

convictions would run simultaneously. 

Meanwhile, the co-accused Shahid got 14- 

year term for possessing explosives material; 

however, he was acquitted in illegal weapon possession 

case. 

Sindh govt directed to establish 

modern laboratories for conviction in 

explosive cases: The monitoring Judge 

of Anti-Terrorism Courts (ATC) for Sindh, 

Justice Amir Hani Muslim on Saturday directed 

the provincial government to immediately take 

steps for establishing a laboratory that can determine 

the nature of substance in explosives material 

cases on priority basis. 

While chairing a meeting in Supreme Court of 

Pakistan's Karachi registry, Justice Amir Hani 

Muslim was apprised by Prosecutor General that 

there is not a laboratory in Sindh was present 

which can determine the nature of explosive 

material. In absence of the laboratory, matters are 

being relied on the reports of bomb disposal unit, 

issues of people, instead the 

ruling regime has been 

increasing the problems of 

common men. 

Not only all political 

workers but people from all 

walks of life, including students, 

lawyers, teachers, doctors, 

engineers, traders and 

journalists would be invited 

Hindus in Pakistan have 

complained of increasing 

to join the JI's massive campaign 

against corruption, he 

said. The JI leader added that 

no nation can progress on the 

basis of foreign loans. Only 

ruling regimes and their families 

are only beneficiaries of 

these foreign heavy loans. 

Earlier Pir Sahab Pagara 

warmly welcomed the JI 

chief. Speaking on the occasion 

he announced to join the 

JI's movement against corruption. 

He strictly criticized 

the government for its failure 

in maintaining law and order. 

Pakistan should be corruption 

free and the basic needs 

of people should be met by 

the government, he said. 

Rashdi was of the view 

that maintaining law and 

order is not the police department's 

cup of tea. He said 

that the government has put 

the burden of its obligations 

on the Rangers and army. On 

the other hand the government 

itself is creating hurdles 

for them in discharging their 

duties. 

PIA privatization not in 

larger national interest: PCS 

KARACHI, Jan 30: It is an 

irony that Pakistan is being 

transformed into corporate 

state instead of welfare state. 

The privatization of state 

owned establishments like 

PIA appears to be a step to 

meet the objective of corporate 

setup of the country. 

This was stated by the chairman 

of Pakistan Civic 

Society, Mahfooz-un-Nabi 

Khan in a statement issued 

on Saturday. 

He said that the privatization 

through sale of national 

assets is not the solution of 

the economic problems 

being faced by the country, 

specially when no significant 

investment is coming to 

Pakistan. Mahfooz said: “In 

this situation, the public sector 

should continue to play 

its role in national economy. 

The privatization or rightsizing 

of government sector 

establishments will be disastrous 

and bound to create 

further unemployment in 

society. In the context of 

national career PIA's privatization 

is not in the larger 

national interest. “ 

Timely detection key to save 

leprosy patients from disability 

KRACHI, Jan 30: Consultant leprosy specialist at Marie 

Adelaide Leprosy Centre (MALC) Dr Mutahir Zia on Saturday 

said leprosy control program Pakistan has registered 56,500 

leprosy patients since its inception and 98 percent of them have 

successfully completed their treatment. This he said while 

addressing an awareness seminar on leprosy in the connection 

of World Leprosy Day 2016, organized by Marie Adelaide 

Leprosy Centre (MALC) at Pakistan America Culture Center. 

Founder Member of MALC Dr Ruth Pfau, Dr Chris 

Schmotzer, Mervyn Lobu, Dr Ali Murtaza also spoke. 

harassment and discrimination 

in the Muslim-dominated 

country in recent years, 

including the destruction or 

desecration of their places of 

worship. 

Talking to media Maharaj 

Hira Lal condemned the 

demolition and demanded 

the government protect the 

rights of minority groups. 

He also called for action 

to be taken against those 

who demolished the temple 

and demanded government 

to hand over the security to 

the rangers like other worship 

places. 

Residents and members 

of the Hindu community 

said police escort knocked 

down the small temple 

along with some surrounding 

buildings. 

which is not admissible in evidence. 

In the meeting it has been noticed that number 

of explosive material cases are being tried in 

ATC. “In order to convict an accused, the Law 

requires a laboratory report to be produced 

reflecting that the material, which was recovered 

from accused, was explosive in nature,” 

The Chair, therefore, directed the chief 

Secretary Sindh to take immediate steps 

for establishing the laboratory so that the 

cases in ATC should not fail on that 

account. There is poor infrastructure in 

regard to chemical examiner laboratory, 

which is not based on modern scientific system. 

Even the chemical examiner, who is head of such 

laboratory, does not have the required expertise 

nor qualification to hold such an office under the 

rules, which fact was taken note of by the 

Supreme Court in a pending matter. 

The chair directed the chief secretary Sindh to 

ensure that the office of chemical examiner 

should be filled by a person having qualifications 

provided under the rules and the laboratory 

should be equipped with the modern technology, 

as the reports of the nature has far reaching 

effects on the criminal trial. 

Court orders FIR against policemen 

in Kakariya murder case 

KARACHI, Jan 30: A local 

court Saturday directed the 

police to registered murder 

case against policemen for 

killing a youth in fake 

encounter in Karachi. The 

Gizri police had killed 

Zakariya in an encounter on 

January 1, 2016. The court 

ordered the police to register 

FIR against the policemen 

for killing Zakariya. 

KARACHI: Journalists are casting ballot to elect their favorite nominee, during annual elections 

of Karachi Union of Journalists, at press club. 

Targeted actions ordered against criminals 

KARACH, Jan 30: Home 

Minister Sindh Sohail Anwar 

Siyal on Saturday chaired a 

high level meeting to review 

security measures and ongoing 

targeted operation in 

Karachi and instructed to 

take more steps in this 

regard. 

Inspector General Police 

(IG) Sindh Ghulam Hider 

Jamali, Additional IG 

Mushtaq Maher, DIG Head 

quarters Zulfiqar Larik, 

Zonal DIGs , Districts SSPs 

and other police officials 

were present. 

KARACHI, Jan 30: A meeting 

of executive committee of 

NED University Teachers 

Association (NETA) presided 

over by Prof Dr Usman Ali 

Shah was held on Saturday to 

review the prevailing security 

situation and stressed the 

urgent need of establishment 

of walkthrough gates, surveillance 

cameras and increasing 

patrolling of security personnel 

to ensure better security 

system in the university. 

The meeting was attended 

by Prof Raza Mehdi, Dr 

Muhammad Imran Aslam, 

Zahoor Ahmed, Dr Naz 

Akhtar and others. 

In the meeting, a proper 

security of faculty, staff and 

Shoail Anwar urged 

police officials launching 

operation against street crime 

and other offenders. 

He further added that one 

window operation on police 

station level should be initiated 

to listen to the public 

grievances. He said the 

police should show efficiency; 

otherwise, action would 

be taken against negligent 

police officers. 

He on the occasion ordered 

that officials should play their 

role for eradication of drugs 

dens, gambling dens and other 

social evils. If any credible 

information or complaint was 

received the concerned SHO 

would not only be made 

responsible but his name 

would not be considered for 

any important posting. 

He further said next meeting 

would be held within14 

days which would review the 

actions of concerned SHO 

against dens of drugs, gambling 

and other social evils. 

He also asked to ensure security 

of all schools, colleges, 

universities, and other others 

educational institutions. 

Meeting demands beefing up NED security 

students was demanded on 

urgent basis as well as safety 

training sessions for them to 

create awareness to respond 

in case of any security laps. 

NETA also condemned the 

irregularities in the 

University that led to a hug 

financial deficit and demanded 

the government for the 

accountability of culprits 

those who were exposed after 

publicizing the final report of 

Prof Dr Abdul Qadir Rajpoot 

conducted on NED 

University's financial crises 

last year. 

It was a misery that no 

action could be taken against 

the responsible of financial 

deficits so far, even the recommendations 

were presented 

by Abdul Qadir Khan 

including de-motion of illegal 

promoters, illegal deduction 

of insurance group from 

employees' salaries and issuing 

the withheld benefits to 

employees. 

“Deduction of insurance 

payment from University's 

employees without providing 

any insurance cover or other 

benefits to employees is 

clearly the violation of the 

Gazette of Pakistan as the 

insurance policy had been 

suspended since last three 

years due to non-payment to 

EFU Insurance Company 

from the NED University's 

Administration,” said Usman. 

KARACHI: Administrator DMC Korangi, Ghullam Rasool along with Director Health inspecting 

ongoing development work at District Korangi. 

KARACHI: Administrator DMC West, Sajjad Ahmed Memon along with Municipal 

Commissioner, Ashfaq Ahmed Mallah inspecting cleanliness work at District Orangi. 

KARACHI: People face hardships due to water accumulated on main road in the area of 

Liaquatabad which needs the attention of concerned authorities.


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Pakistan, Afghan armies agree 

to enhance border security 

PESHAWAR, Jan 30: An 

eight-member delegation of 

Afghan National Army 

headed by Corps 

Commander Lieutenant 

General Mohammad Sharif 

Yaftali on Saturday visited 

Corps Headquarters and 

called on Corps 

Commander Lieutenant 

General Hidayat ur 

Rehman, according to Inter 

Services Publice Relations 

(ISPR). 

Later on, the delegates 

discussed matters pertaining 

to mutual interest and 

security arrangements at 

Pakistan-Afghan border. 

Both commanders 


Labour rights activists and 

experts have urged government 

to legislate for the rights 

of formally Home Based 

Workers (HBWs), Domestic 

Workers (DWs), factory 

workers and other women 

workers employed in different 

sectors. Talking to reporter 

they said that that government 

had the mandate to work for 

the welfare of labour and their 

families and to align national 

labour laws with the Pakistan's 

international obligations on 

labour standards. 

National Trade Union 

Federation Pakistan (NTUF) 

Deputy General Secretary, 

Nasir Mansoor has urged to 

legislate for the rights of formally 

own Home Based 

Workers (HBWs), domestic 

workers (DWs), factory workers 

and other women workers 

employed in different sectors. 

He said that it was imperative 

that the government 

should immediately determine 

the minimum wages for DWs, 

define terms of their employment 

and ratify the ILO 

Convention C-189 that talks 

about their rights. 

Syeda Ghulam Fatima, 

general secretary of the 

Bonded Labour Liberation 

Front Pakistan (BLLF) said 

women's empowerment could 

not be achieved without economic 

empowerment. 

"There is a need to identify 

the barriers to women's economic 

empowerment, and 

find ways to remove them", 

she added. She said that millions 

home-based women 

workers should be given their 

due rights as per the constitution 

and labour laws. 

Fatima, however welcomed 

the action against 

brick-kiln owners, terming it a 

wise decision by the government. 

She lauded government 

for constituting Vigilance 

Committee (VC) to address 

issues of child labour at brickkilns 

across the country. 

Appreciating the new law 

in Punjab regarding child 

labor at brick-kilns, she said 

the District Administration 

should adopt and implement 

the law in letter and spirit. 

Zehra Khan, Labour rights 

expert said in Pakistan, the 

economy had been shifting 

from the formal to non-formal 

sector rapidly. 

She said that all these basic 

rights that should had been 

given to them as per the constitution 

of the country, labour 

laws and different international 

labour conventions and 

standards, were being denied. 

Bangle Workers Welfare 

Association Union General 

Secretary Jameela A Latif told 

that tripartite labour conferences 

should be held in all 

provinces assuring the participation 

of the representatives of 

the federation of the homebased 

women workers. 

The federal government 

was functioning in close coordination 

with the Provincial 

Governments to revive new 

labour and employment laws 

which were on its concurrent 

legislative list, an official of 

Ministry of Overseas 

Pakistani and Human 

Resource Development told. 

As the subject of labour 

and employment under the 

Constitution of the Islamic 

Republic of Pakistan, 1973 is 

on the top priority of the 

Government, he said. 

He said that under the 

Rules of Business, 1973 it has 

the mandate to seek employment 

opportunities for 

Pakistanis abroad, work for 

the welfare of labour and 

their families, within Pakistan 

as well as abroad and coordinate 

with provincial governments 

to align national labour 

laws with the Pakistan's international 

obligations on labour 

standards. 

agreed on better coordination 

and enhancing security 

measures at both sides. 

Earlier on arrival, the 

delegates laid wreath at 

Shuhada monument and 

appreciated the sacrifices of 

Pakistan Army in fighting 

terrorism. 

Visit of Afghan National 

Army delegation is follow 

up of Chief of Army Staff 

(COAS) General Raheel 

Sharif’s last visit to 

Afghanistan in which it was 

decided that Corps 

Commanders from respective 

sides will hold meetings 

for better border management. 

Experts call for legislation to 

Masses buy Rs 600m 

motorcycle in Jan 

protect women labourers’ rights 

2016 in one division 

SIALKOT, Jan 30: The 

Federal govt 

releases over 

Rs 23b for GB, AJK 


federal government has 

released over Rs 23.23 billion 

for 18 projects in Gilgit- 

Baltistan and Azad Kashmir. 

Over Rs 11 billion have been 

released for Azad Jammu 

and Kashmir and over eight 

billion for Gilgit-Baltistan. 

The projects include Jagran 

hydropower project, Mirpur 

Medical College, Mirwaiz 

Muhammad Umar Farooq 

Shaheed College, water supply 

scheme Mirpur and other 

projects. 

people purchased motorcycles 

(worth of Rs. 600 

million) in January 2016 

in Gujranwala here. 

According to the senior 

officials of the 

Excise & Taxation 

Department , the people 

had purchased as many 

as 80000 new motorcycles 

(worth of Rs. 4.75 

billion) during the year 

2015 in Gujranwala 

Division’s all the six 

Sialkot, Narowal, 

Gujrat, Mandi Bahaud 

Din, Hafizabad and 

Gujranwala districts. 

The officials added 

that the main reason 

behind this large scale 

purchase of motorcycle 

by the people was the rising 

transport fares by the 

local transporters and 

delayed reaching of the 

people to their workplaces 

as well. 

The E&T department 

had collected motor registration 

and token fees 

to the tune of Rs. 280 

million through the purchase 

of these motorcycles 

during the year 

2015. 

Census is not federal subject: Barrister 

Zameer Ghumro terms it as attack on Sindh 

Abbas Kassar 

HYDERABAD, Jan 30: 

Noted lawyer Barrister 

Zameer Ghumro has said 

that to Census was not subject 

of federation but it was 

subject of Council of 

Common Interest and by 

announcing to carry out 

census in country the federal 

government has violated 

constitution, supreme court 

being guardian of constitution 

can take suo moto 

notice of it. He was delivering 

lecture on constitutional 

position of census. 

Lecture was arranged by 

Hyderabad Union of 

Journalists He said federal 

government wanted to create 

civil strife in Sindh by 

introducing column of 

mother tongue in census 

form. Otherwise he said 

census means only person 

count and house count. 

KHAIRPUR, Jan 30: A seminar 

on Quality Assurance at 

Shah Abdul Latif University, 

Khairpur Post Graduate 

Research Programs: Some 

Good Practices organized by 

Directorate of Post Graduate 

Studies (PGS). Dr. Niaz 

Ahmed Wassan from 

University of Kent, U.K delivered 

the seminar. 

Speaking on this occasion, 

Dr. Wassan said, the quality 

assurance is the act of giving 

confidence, the state of being 

certain or the act of making 

certain. Quality Assurance: 

The planned and systematic 

activities implemented in a 

quality system so that quality 

requirements for a service will 

Adding language column 

the federal government 

wanted to cause ethnic 

unrest in Sindh. He said the 

functions of federation are 

divided in 2 parts one of 

federal cabinet and other of 

CCI which comprises 4 

chief ministers and 4 representatives 

of federal government. 

He said the census 

is carried for planning and 

development which department 

is not federal subject. 

He said 50 subject have 

been given to provinces 

while federal government 

has only 6 subjects after 

18th amendment. He also 

said that water and power, 

oil and gas are provincial 

subjects but federal government 

has set up ministries 

to run these. He said likewise 

the subject of election 

also was not of federation 

and also NADRA has nothing 

to do with federation as 

be fulfilled. The purpose of 

essence of research is to serve 

the community and country. 

He said, there is difference 

between research culture of 

Pakistan and developed world. 

He said, the parameters of 

quality assurance are the provision 

of educational advisor, 

senior tutors. Help desk are 

very essential. He remarked 

that course work, semester policy 

are also its main parts. He 

appreciated the efforts of Vice 

Chancellor Prof. Dr. Parveen 

Shah for the establishment of 

the Directorate of Post 

Graduate Studies. He also 

appreciated the role of this 

Directorate working on modern 

lines as per criteria set by 

it is carried for registration 

of citizens that is subject of 

province. He said in 1997 

supreme court had given 

judgment that WAPDA was 

subject of CCI but this 

decision has still not been 

followed and not handed to 

CCI which is constitutional 

body of both provinces and 

federation. He was of the 

view that when an army 

general usurps chair of 

prime minister he commits 

sedition in that sense if the 

federal government headed 

by prime minster usurps 

powers census of 

provinces he commits violation 

under article 6 of 

constitution. However he 

said the matter of federal 

government’s intervention 

on census would be taken 

with political leadership of 

Sindh and petition would 

be filed in higher judiciary 

to get justice. 

Seminar on quality assurance at SALU Post Graduate 

Research Programs: Some good practice held 

KHAIRPUR: Prof.Dr Niaz Ahmed Wassan and Prof.Dr Nisar Ahemd Kanhar speak during the 

seminar on Quality Assuarnce at SALU Post Graduate Research Program, held at Shah 

Abdul Latif University. 

RAWALPINDI, Jan 30: The 

Punjab government has 

released a grant of Rs630 

million for reconstruction 

and rehabilitation of dangerous 

and vulnerable school 

buildings across Rawalpindi 

division. 

The provincial government 

had recently released 

over Rs2 billion for reconstruction 

of dangerous 

school buildings across the 

province including the 

Rawalpindi division, where 

around 198 schools have 

been declared vulnerable 

and open to danger. 

A source in the education 

department said that the 

provincial finance department 

has released funds of 

over Rs2 billion for reconstruction 

of dilapidated 

school buildings across the 

Punjab province. 

Earlier, a grant of Rs310 

the Higher Education 

Commission, Islamabad for 

the promotion of research culture. 

He added that central 

time table, audio video 

arrangements is also very 

essential. 

Prof. Dr. Nisar Ahmed 

Kanhar, Director, Post 

Graduate Studies shed light on 

the working mechanism of the 

directorate and welcomed the 

guest speaker. Prof. Dr. 

Ghulam Murtaza Maitlo, Prof. 

Dr. Yasmeen Faiz Kazi, Prof. 

Dr. Abdul Majeed Chandio, 

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Yousuf 

Khushk, Prof. Dr. Mumtaz 

Hussain Mahar and large number 

of teachers and researchers 

attended the seminar. 

Rs630 million released for reconstruction of 

dangerous school buildings in Rawalpindi 

million had been released 

for rehabilitation of dangerous 

buildings in the 

first quarter of the current 

fiscal year. Work on reconstruction 

of dangerous 

buildings is under way out 

of the first issued grant, the 

source said. 

HYDERABAD: Teachers of Government Nuzhat Girls College chant slogans for acceptance 

their demands during protest demonstration. 

Govt for providing housing facility 

to 83,000 registered FG employees 


Ministry of Housing and 

Works was marking a comprehensive 

policy to provide 

housing facility to more than 

83,000 registered federal 

government employees. 

According to a Ministry 

of Housing and Works document 

the ministry said the 

Federal Government was 

planning to mark a comprehensive 

policy for federal 

govt employees, waiting for 

this facility. 

The Federal Government 

Employees Housing 

Foundation (FGEHF) was 

striving hard to create housing 

opportunities for these 

members and as part of such 

efforts, 

The document further 

said that sector F-14 and F- 

15 which locate on a prime 

position have been allocated 

for housing schemes for 

the federal government 

employees. 

It is pertinent to mention 

here that these sectors were 

allocated for the employees 

housing scheme, after the 

approval and allocation of 

Housing Foundation by the 

prime minister in 2015. 

SHO shot dead in Lahore 

LAHORE, Jan 30: A station 

house officer was shot 

and killed in Defence area 

of Lahore on Saturday, 

police said. According to 

police, SHO Tajammul 

Hussain Butt, who was stationed 

at Shadbagh Police 

Station, was attacked in 

Defence Phase 7 by 

unknown dacoits. 

The SHO was rushed a 

nearby hospital, where he 

was pronounced dead on 

arrival. According to 

sources, the SHO put up a 

resistance after which robbers 

opened fire and sped 

away. 

Heavy contingent of 

police reached the scene, 

cordoned off the whole 

area and launched a search 

operation. 

In Rawalpindi, 1648 EST teachers to be promoted 

RAWALPINDI, Jan 30: The Rawalpindi 

education department has formally 

approved a scheme to promote 1,648 EST 

(grade-14) teachers to grade-16 across 

the district from the next academic year. 

The teachers will be promoted to next 

grade under a special package announced 

by the provincial chief minister, an official 

said. 

The teachers have been directed to file 

their ACRs and other documents for formal 

approval, he said –Online 

Exercise: Is more always better? 

ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: If a 

little exercise is good, then 

more is better in terms of 

calorie burn and weight loss, 

right? That's what most of us 

tend to believe. 

But it's not necessarily 

true, a research team says. 

They found that people who 

exercise a lot don't burn 

extra calories for their 

efforts beyond a certain 

point. Their new study is 

published in Current 

Biology. 

Don't drop that gym 

membership just yet, 

though. WebMD asked two 

experts to discuss these findings 

and the role of exercise. 

The experts include the 

study's lead researcher, 

Herman Pontzer, PhD, a professor 

of anthropology at 

City University of New 

York, and Edward L. 

Melanson, PhD, an associate 

professor in the division of 

endocrinology, metabolism, 

and diabetes at the 

University of Colorado 

Anschutz Medical Campus, 

Aurora. 

On one point both agree: 

The new research is not discouraging 

exercise, which is 

crucial to keeping your body 

and mind healthy. But it 

does provide more evidence 

that diet, not exercise, is the 

key to losing weight. 

Pontzer and his team 

measured the daily activity 

levels of more than 300 men 

and women -- along with 

how many calories they 

burned -- over the course of 

a week. They came from 

five different countries 

across Africa and North 

America: the U.S., Ghana, 

Jamaica, the Seychelles, and 

South Africa. People in 

some of those nations tend 

to be more physically active 

than many Americans. 

The researchers had 

everyone's body mass index 

(BMI). They measured 

activity and calorie burning 

for a week, but didn't track 

whether people gained or 

lost weight. 

Exercise did have an 

effect on how many calories 

people used, called energy 

expenditure. But the amount 

of calories burned didn't 

increase dramatically as 

people got more exercise. 

Those who had a moderate 

activity level burned a few 

more calories daily, on average 

around 200, compared 

with the most inactive people. 

But those who exercised 

beyond the moderate activity 

level saw no effect of their 

extra effort as far as how 

many calories they burned. 

Although the study didn't 

define ''moderate'' in hours 

of activity, Pontzer describes 

moderate exercisers as those 

who are active ''but not serious 

athletes" -- someone 

who walks a couple miles a 

day or bikes to work and 

back, for example. 

Pontzer's team did find 

that those with higher body 

fat percentages actually 

burned more calories with 

exercise -- presumably, he 

says, because there is more 

fat to burn. 

The study didn't focus on 

this specifically, but Pontzer 

says exercise ''can be part of 

a successful weight loss 

strategy. We need to think 

about exercise and diet as 

two different tools." 

"Exercise is good at lots 

of things, such as maintaining 

heart health," he says. 

"Diet is going to be the better 

tool for managing your 

weight." 

The findings may show 

that the inactive lifestyle of 

many Americans hasn't contributed 

as much to the 

nation's obesity epidemic as 

public health officials 

believe, Melanson says. He 

stresses that the study does 

not prove that, but simply 

adds information to the 

ongoing debate about why 

Americans are so overweight. 

The study finding, in 

Melanson's view, seems to 

tip the scale a bit more 

toward overeating, not 

under-exercising, to 

explain the current U.S. 

obesity epidemic. 

Yes, Pontzer says. "If 

you are more active, your 

body might be adapting,'' 

he says. "We hit an energy 

expenditure plateau. It's 

part of the reason your 

body adapts to your new 

exercise routine." That may 

be why many find it so hard 

to lose weight, he says. 

But, he believes, there 

is such a thing as an exercise 

"sweet spot" -- the 

point at which workout 

benefits, including calories 

burned, peak. That 

spot is probably different 

for everyone, Pontzer 

says, although the new 

study didn't look into that.

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EDITORIAL 

War casualties of hundreds of millions in 20th century! 

Nuclear powers’ 21st century more dangerous!? 

UNPRINCIPLED expansionism without required 

spiritualism against balancing a reasonable living 

was root cause of deaths, injuries and lifelong 

paralysis for millions of people in past century. 

STRANGE that those very governments and invading 

forces possessing and using most dangerous arms, armaments, 

weapons and warfare equipment which caused 

war casualties of hundreds of millions in 20th century are 

now pressurizing and boycotting other anti-oppression 

and non-invader countries to stop peaceful and principled 

measures? 

PARADOX is that 20th century progress also 

increased human casualties and several wars, violence 

and revolutions continued right into start of 21st century 

all of which, progress suggests, need to get out of senseless 

adventures without required dialogues, diplomacy 

and reforms, suggestive of a human nature. 

ISLAM’s various personal, opportunist and un- 

Islamic interpretations kept misleading Muslim world, 

democracy clashed with kingdoms, and revolutions took 

place, in Tunisia and Egypt, with Libyan strongman gone 

and Mali having fallen to military invasions of foreign 

powers, followed by protests in Bahrain and civil war in 

Syria, with Iraq and Afghanistan entangled and Yemen 

attacked by Saudi Arab. Drone attacks have not earned 

grace or honour for Pakistan: All of this shows a roughly 

estimated number of persons who died in major wars, 

massacres, slaughters and oppressions of the 20th century, 

and gives an idea of casualties that might occur, with 

increased militarism, with more nuclear bombs, equipment 

and weapons, in 21st century compared to past one. 

258 MILLION: Rudolph J. Rummel in Death By 

Government says "Democides", government inflicted 

deaths between 1900 to 1987 were 169,198,000. This 

included communist oppression at 110,286,000 and democratic 

democides at 2,028,000. Not included among 

democides are war deaths at 34,021,000, non-democidal 

famine (often including famines associated with war and 

communist mismanagement): In China, these in years 

1900 to 1987 were 49,275,000 and in Russia between 

1921 to 1947 were 5,833,000. Total was still 258,327,000 

(258 million) for all the categories listed here. 

203 MILLION: According to M. Cherif Bassouni, 

there were 33 million "military casualties", 170 million 

killed in "conflicts of a non-international character, internal 

conflicts and tyrannical regime victimization") 

including 86M since the Second World War. Total 

203,000,000 (203M)! 

By Michala Bendixen 

Last August, I wrote an article for the 

Guardian, under the headline: ‘Refugees 

should head for Denmark — here are 

five reasons why’. It created a media storm in 

Denmark; within 24 hours, I had appeared on 

every national broadcast media. On the political 

TV programme Deadline, I was confronted 

by the host: “Do you not acknowledge that a 

majority of the Danish voters are in favour of 

a strict asylum policy?” 

I received emails and Facebook messages 

accusing me of being “a traitor” for listing the 

advantages of my country and mentioning the 

fact that many refugees have told me how they 

have met welcoming, open-minded and helpful 

Danes. Inviting people to come to your 

country and praising your country’s benefits is 

usually called patriotism. But things have 

been turned upside down and Denmark is now 

in competition for the title to be the least 

attractive country for asylum seekers. 

The Scandinavian countries face a difficult 

dilemma. They have always been proud of 

their human rights standards, equality and 

social welfare. But if too many people are 

coming from outside, the balance of the taxbased 

welfare system is tipping and the triballike 

culture feels threatened. So, on the one 

hand, Danes have to respect the conventions 

and grant Syrians and Eritreans asylum. On 

the other hand, they want to scare them away, 

which is what has been happening. 

First there were the adverts posted by the 

Danish government in Lebanese papers, 

informing refugees of Denmark’s strict asylum 

rules. These ads were later deemed to be 

unlawfully misleading by Denmark’s own 

ombudsman. It worked, however, and in 

September, we saw thousands of refugees 

passing through Denmark on the train, on their 

way to Sweden, holding up signs saying: “No 

Denmark”. 

This time, the country has gone too far and 

its diplomatic position is in danger. 

Denmark’s humane image was later somewhat 

restored by the touching photo of a Danish 

policeman playing on the motorway with a 

small Syrian girl. But soon after, one small 

part of the new asylum bill caught the attention 

of the international media. The nice 

Danish police officers are supposed to search 

refugees on arrival and seize their valuables, 

OPINION 

175 MILLION: As per former US secretary of state, 

Zbigniew Brzezinski: "Lives deliberately extinguished 

by politically motivated carnage" numbered between 

167,000,000 to 175,000,000 including war dead up to 

87,500,000, military war dead at 33,500,000, civilian 

war dead 54,000,000, non-war dead 80,000,000 and 

communist oppression 60,000,000. 

100 MILLION: Stephane Courtis says victims of 

communism were only 85 to 100M. 

142 MILLION: Milton Leitenberg: Politically caused 

deaths in the 20th century were between 214M to 226M, 

including deaths in wars and conflicts such as civilians 

130M to 142M and political deaths from 1945 to 2000 

were 50M to 51M. 

45.5 MILLION: David Barrett, World Christian 

Encyclopedia, 2001, records Christian martyrs only 

45.5M. 

16 MILLION: Not The Enemy Media: Killed through 

U.S. foreign policy since WWII, as of July 2003 were 

10,778,727 to 16,861,695 between 1945 to May 2003. 

HISTORICAL Atlas of the Twentieth Century: 

Matthew White in year 2010 wrote about deaths by war 

and oppression including “war intentional famine” and 

man-made famine during the 20th century: During 

wartime these were 37 million of military type, 27 million 

of collateral type, with 41 million democide in 

wartime and 40 million during peacetime. Besides 

famine claimed 18 million during wartime and 40 million 

in peacetime. All that made a total of 203 million. 

ESTIMATE for the Communist share of the 20th century's 

unpleasantness: Genocide and tyranny 29M, 

including intentional famine, man-made famine 41M 

(this excluded intentional famine) including both 

wartime and peacetime. Communist-inspired war (for 

example the Russian civil war, Vietnam, Korea etc). 

Military 7m, civilian (collateral) 10m, total 87M deaths 

by Communism. Residue 116M deaths by non- 

Communism. 

IF materialism is checked into reasonable limits by 

spiritualism, many of destructive wars may perhaps be 

avoided. Otherwise, Karbala is an example in Islamic 

history, and Mideast cum big powers’ war mongering 

without sufficient reasons and under false pretexts such 

as on Syria right now, may not yield any better results, 

especially with Lebanon and Iran angle, with Russia and 

China on the backup, and 21st century may have nuclear 

wars and destruction, the like of which was not witnessed 

by the world since billions of years up to now. 

Denmark’s selfish stance on refugees 

to pay for accommodation. This led to comparisons 

with the Nazis confiscating possessions 

from Jewish people during the Second 

World War. The Danish government was much 

too slow to assure people that wedding rings 

would not be confiscated. 

Seizing jewellery was never meant as a serious 

way of funding the cost of asylum. The 

government knows that very few people have 

anything left when they arrive at Danish borders. 

And even if they did, this wouldn’t cover 

the expensive Danish asylum system. Asylum 

seekers are forced to stay in remote camps and 

are not allowed to work — a bureaucratic and 

institutionalising system, which leaves people 

feeling passive and frustrated. They are not 

even allowed to rent a room on their own even 

if they have the means. 

Coverage of jewel issue took all the attention 

away from the more serious parts of the 

bill. The most draconian one is a three-year 

waiting period to apply for family reunification. 

Even the Danish state’s own Institute of 

Human Rights says this is a direct breach of 

Article 8 of the European convention on 

human rights. Other elements of the bill 

include: Tougher requirements to obtain permanent 

residency (leaving a great part of 

refugees without a chance of ever getting it); a 

reduction from five to two years stay for 

refugees; abolition of the access to housing 

outside the camps for families with children; 

and tightening the rules for withdrawal of a 

residence permit. 

The bill was passed last week with broad 

support from all right-wing parties, and more 

surprisingly, also the leading opposition party, 

the Social Democrats, in spite of hard resistance 

from individuals. In the eyes of Danish 

politicians, for the majority of Danish voters, 

their old welfare state is more important than 

solidarity with the world. If the Danes want to 

maintain a society that takes care of the weak, 

the politicians are afraid the people cannot 

handle too many refugees. The question is, 

then, who should take care of them, if not a 

rich country like Denmark? 

Denmark has often been a world leader on 

immigration issues, and other European countries 

will probably follow our downward path. 

But this time we have gone too far and our 

diplomatic position is in danger. Our selfish 

stance offers no help at all in solving the global 

refugee crisis. 

Peace council takes rally 

for interfaith harmony 

Abbas Kassar 

1st death 

anniversary of Shikarpur 

martyrs observed 

Waheed Phulpoto 

SHIKARPUR, Jan, 30: The 

1st death anniversary ceremony 

of martyrs of Shikarpur 

held at Lakhi gate clock 

tower by the heirs of martyrs 

with the collaboration of Shia 

organizations here on 

Saturday. 

A large number of Shia 

community persons paid rich 

tribute to martyrs of 

Shikarpur. 

Different rallies were also 

taken out from different 

Mohallas towards the central 

Imambargah Karbala Moula 

Lakhi gate Shikarpur. 

On the other side police 

beefed up the security and 

blocked the entry and exit 

roads of Shikarpur while all 

the streets which goes to 

Central Imambargah Karbala 

Moula were also blocked by 

putting hurdles. 

Shia leaders were 

addressed on the occasion. 

It may be recalled here 

that on 30th January 2015 a 

suicide bomber had detonated 

himself at Central 

Imambargah Karbala Moula 

Lakhi gate Shikarpur during 

Friday prayers in which 65 

innocent people embraced 

martyrdom while more than 

100 people received sustained 

injuries. 

CHAKWAL/PESHAWAR, 

Jan 30: Two women and 

three children were burnt to 

death after gas cylinders 

exploded in two separate 

incidents in Chakwal and 

Peshawar. 

The gas explosion 

occurred due to cylinder 


HYDERABAD, Jan 30: ISRA 

Medical University Hyderabad held 

its 13th convocation at its campus 

near Hala Naka in which 375 students 

boys and girls were given away 

degrees. Position holders were given 

gold and silver medals. The convocation 

was largely attended by students 

and teachers of university. 190 students 

were given degrees of Nursing 

and Physiotherapy while 25 were 

given degrees of post graduation. 155 

got degrees in Business 

Administration, Computer Science, 

Electrical Engineering, Information 

Technology and Telecommunication. 

5 students were given degrees of 

Management and Medical Sciences. 

Addressing convocation chancellor of 

university said today’s convocation 

was result of hard work of students 

getting degrees. He said holding convocation 

was aimed to encourage students. 

He said today was also better 

day for teachers and students. Those 

HYDERABAD: Pakistan Minority Front Chairman, Michel Javed addresses to media persons 

during press conference at Hyderabad press club. 


Peace Council Pakistan took 

out a big rally from Shahbaz 

Chowk to press club where 

the leaders addressed gathering. 

Rally was largely 

attended by people belonging 

to various faiths and was 

led and addressed by chairman 

of PCP Dr. Lekhraj 

Lelwani,vice chairman former 

MPA Micheal Javed, 

Minority Sindh president Dr. 

Amrashi Thakur, Mir 

Muhammad Mengal, Rana 

Rashid, Dr. Chetan Kumar, 

Father Nazir Masih, Khalid 

Gill,Nawab Khan Soomro 

and Dr. Hassan Leghari. 

They said whole nation was 

with Army Chief and Ranger 

in operation against terrorists 

as it was due to their 

efforts that peace was 

returning to Pakistan especially 

to Sindh. He said people 

attending this rally was 

proof that they want peace 

and support security forces. 

They said they demand that 

MIRPUR, Jan 30: The Prime 

Minister of Azad Jammu and 

Kashmir (AJK) Ch Abdul 

Majeed has said that People's 

Party will not let anyone to 

steal people mandate in 

upcoming elections. 

While talking to people 

delegations, administrative 

officers and party workers at 

prime minister house on 

Saturday the Premier said that 

people always showed full 

confidence in PPP leadership 

and stood up with the party's 

policies. 

People's Party government 

has won the public 

trust by implementing its 

people's friendly policies. 

"We planned and executed, 

our opponents criticized 

government. 

Prime Minister said that 

the opposition could not 

digest the government mega 

developmental projects in 

AJK and now they (opposition) 

dreaming of stealing the 

upcoming elections in Azad 

Kashmir. 

"People of Azad Kashmir 

are well aware of opposition's 

tactics of making them fool 

who received Gold Medals included 

Sana Rajput, Aamir Khan Sahto, Iqra 

operation should continue 

till last terrorist is eliminated. 

They demanded protection 

to minorities in 

Pakistan. They also demanded 

passage of Hindu 

Marriage Bill pending in 

assembly. Later the leaders 

of peace rally addressed 

press conference. 

PPP no to let anyone to steal 

people mandate, says AJK PM 

NAB obtains 10-day more remand 

of two officiers of HAD 


The 

National 

Accountability Bureau 

(NAB) on Friday obtained 

another 10-day physical 

remand of the two officers 

of 

Hyderabad 

Development Authority 

(HDA) who were arrested 

on Jan 13. 

The two officials, former 

Director General HDA 

Iqbal Memon, who currently 

holds the post of Chief 

Town Planner, and Abdul 

Manan Sheikh, Director 

Planning and Development 

Two women, three children 

killed in cylinder explosions 

leak incident in a house of 

Tatral in Chakwal, and two 

women sustained fatal burn 

injuries. The women were 

shifted to a local hospital, 

however, they succumbed to 

burn wounds. 

Meanwhile, a gas explosion 

took place due to a 

HDA were arrested in a 

land scam concerning some 

2,700 acres of land in 

Kohsar town. 

During the hearing 

Memon's counsel pleaded 

that his client was suffering 

from serious health 

condition and that he 

immediately needs the 

medical care. 

Responding to the 

prayer the NAB court in 

Hyderabad while extending 

the remand ordered the 

NAB to submit report of 

Memon's medical checkup. 

cylinder leak at a house in 

Hayatabad in Peshawar on 

Saturday morning and a 

woman and her three children 

sustained burned 

injuries. The injured were 

shifted to local hospital for 

treatment against the burn 

wounds. 

for their vested interests, “he 

added. clear. 

The Premier further said 

that to establish three medical 

colleges, five universities 

beside one medical university 

in short period of time were 

big achievement of the PPP 

government as compared to 

build a single medical college 

in past sixty years. 

The Director General 

Mirpur Development 

Authority Ch Javed Iqbal, Ali 

Asghir leader of PPP Jehlum 

and others were among the 

visitors of the Premier. 

Two killed 

onroad in Quetta 

QUETTA, Jan 30: Two persons 

were killed and four 

others injured in a road accident 

on Quetta-Karachi 

National Highway on 

Saturday. A speeding passenger 

coach overturned in 

the Pir Omar area. The 

coach was on its way to 

Khuzdar. The injured and 

the deceased were shifted to 

Khuzdar hospital. The condition 

of injured was stated 

to be out of danger. 

Three gamblers 

held in Rawalpindi 

RAWALPINDI, Jan 30: The 

Pirwadhai police have arrested 

three alleged gamblers. On 

tip-off, the police raided at a 

hideout and arrested four gamblers, 

identified as Amman, 

Javed, Arshad and Asad. The 

police also seized 11,000 stake 

money, four litter liquor and 

three 30-bore pistols from 

their possession. The police 

shifted them to the police station 

and have registered a case 

against them. 

ISRA University holds 13th convocation: 375 

students given degrees, gold and silver medals 

HYDERABAD: Chancellor ISRA University professor Doctor Asadullah Qazi confers 

degrees to the graduates during 13th Convocation of ISRA University Hyderabad. 

Memon, Shoaib Gopang and Kainat 

Soomro.


International 

5 

Main Syrian opposition team head 

to Geneva as peace talks open 

AMMAN/GENEVA, Jan 30: 

A delegation from Syria's 

main opposition group flew 

to Geneva on Saturday to 

assess whether to join 

Damascus government officials 

in United Nations-brokered 

peace talks, an opposition 

representative said. 

The 17-strong team 

included the head of the 

Saudi-backed Higher 

Negotiation Committee 

(HNC), which includes political 

and militant opponents 

of Syrian President Bashar 

al-Assad in the country's 

five-year civil war. 

The HNC has said it 

wants to discuss humanitarian 

issues including a stop to 

Russian and Syrian government 

bombing before engaging 

in the peace talks that 

started on Friday in Geneva. 

Russian air strikes on 

Syria have killed nearly 

1,400 civilians since 

Moscow started its aerial 

campaign nearly four months 

ago, monitoring group, the 

Syrian Observatory for 

GENEVA: U.N. envoy Staffan de Mistura shakes hands with Syria's Ambassador to the 

United Nations Bashar al Jaafari (L) during the Syria peace talks. 

Human Rights, said on 

Saturday. 

"We are going to Geneva 

to put to the test the seriousness 

of the international community 

in its promises to the 

Syrian people and to also test 

the seriousness of the regime 

in implementing its humanitarian 

obligations," Riyad 

Naasan Agha said. 

"We want to show the 

world our seriousness in 

moving towards negotiations 

to find a political solution," 

he told. 

French Foreign Minister 

Laurent Fabius said on 

Saturday the Geneva talks 

must ensure human rights are 

upheld as participants work 

towards a political transition 

in Syria. 

"Humanitarian law must 

be respected and the objective 

of a political transition 

actively pursued to enable 

the talks to succeed," Fabius 

said in a statement sent to. 

Russian Deputy Foreign 

Erdogan eyes expanding Turkey 

influence on Latin America tour 

ANKARA, Jan 30: Turkish 

President Recep Tayyip 

Erdogan on Saturday embarks 

on a major tour of Latin 

American countries in a bid to 

expand Ankara's ties outside 

its traditional sphere of influence. 

His visits to Peru and 

Ecuador are the first-ever by a 

Turkish president and the stop 

in Chile is the first since late 

president Suleyman Demirel 

travelled there back in 1995. 

Regional and international 

issues will be on the agenda 

during talks with the leaders 

of South America, where 

Erdogan is also expected to 

attend business forums to 

intensify economic links. 

Erdogan had already in 

February 2015 visited Cuba, 

Colombia and Mexico. 

The Turkish president's 

itinerary will take him to 

Chile and then Peru before 

wrapping up his visit in 

Ecuador, the presidency said, 

adding that the trip "shows the 

importance we attach to the 

countries of Latin America." 

- 'Long-term ambition' - 

Turkey is seeking to diversify 

its partners beyond its traditional 

sphere of influence 

within the bounds of the former 

Ottoman Empire in the 

Middle East and the Balkans, 

analysts say. 

"The visit is part of 

Turkey's longer term ambition 

to expand its presence in Latin 

America, both to increase 

Turkish influence globally 

and also to reach out to new 

potential trade partners," said 

Aaron Stein, a senior fellow at 

the Atlantic Council, a US 

think tank. 

With its opening to Latin 

America, Turkey appears to 

want to forge new alliances in 

new regions at a time of tricky 

ties with the United States, the 

European Union and Russia. 

One of Turkey's major 

trade partners, Russia has 

imposed sanctions against 

Ankara after one of its war 

jets was shot down in 

November on the border with 

Syria. 

Stein said the trip to Latin 

America aimed at diversifying 

Turkey's ties. 

"It is part of Turkey's overarching 

ambition to deepen its 

relations with a range of 

actors, independent of its 

alliance with the United States 

and individual EU member 

countries," he told. 

"It is a continuation of a 

foreign policy trend put in 

place in the mid-2000s." 

16 more starve to death in 

7.3 quake strike 

Russia’s far eastern 

Syria's besieged Madaya: MSF 

Kamchatka Region 

MOSCOW, Jan 30: A 

BEIRUT, Jan 30: At least 16 

more people have died of starvation 

in the besieged Syrian 

town of Madaya since an aid 

convoy entered earlier this 

month, according to Doctors 

Without Borders (MSF). 

Several dozen more residents 

of the town are in "danger 

of death" because of 

severe malnutrition, the 

humanitarian group warned. 

The latest deaths bring the 

number of people reported to 

have died of starvation in 

Madaya to 46 since 

December, according to MSF. 

But the medical charity 

said the real toll could be 

even higher. 

"MSF has clear medical 

reporting for 46 starvation 

deaths since December 1," 

the group said in a statement.. 

"The real number is 

almost certainly higher, as 

MSF is aware of reports of 

people dying of starvation in 

their homes." 

Located in Damascus 

province, Madaya is under 

government siege, and its fate 

has been one of the sticking 

points for fresh peace talks on 

the Syrian conflict that 

opened on Friday after 

delays. Syria's opposition 

wants to see the implementation 

of UN Security Council 

resolutions demanding an end 

to sieges in the country before 

committing to new negotiations. 

Madaya is one of four 

towns included in a rare deal 

last year that was intended to 

halt fighting and allow the 

entry of humanitarian aid. 

But despite the deal, the 

UN and other aid groups have 

had only limited access to 

Madaya, along with rebelheld 

Zabadani, and the government-held 

towns of Fuaa 

and Kafraya, which are under 

opposition siege. 

Conditions in Madaya 

have reportedly been among 

the worst, with about 42,000 

civilians there surrounded by 

government troops who have 

laid mines around the town to 

prevent people leaving. 

strong, deep 7.0-magnitude 

earthquake rocked Russia’s 

far eastern Kamchatka peninsula 

on Saturday, the US 

Geological Survey reported. 

The quake hit 106 kilometers 

north of 

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, 

the capital city of Russia’s 

Kamchatka Krai. The depth 

of the earthquake was reported 

at 153 kilometers. There 

have been no immediate 

reports of serious damage or 

casualties. No tsunami warning 

has been issued. 

The area was hit with at 

least seven aftershocks since 

the event, Kamchatka’s 

Geophysical Service said. 

Five of them measured 2.0 

and above, according to a 

spokesman. The remaining 

too - 4.5 and 5.2, respectively. 

Rescue crews are searching 

and inspecting buildings, 

TASS quoted an emergency 

services spokesperson as 

saying. “There have been no 

reports of damage yet,” Yulia 

Ananyeva said. 

Minister Gennady Gatilov 

was quoted by Russian 

Interfax news agency as saying 

that no direct talks were 

expected in Syria, only proxy 

talks. 

Gatilov, whose country 

has also objected to the opposition's 

composition saying it 

included groups that it 

deemed as terrorist, said 

there were no preconditions 

for the Syrian talks and that 

Moscow welcomed the decision 

by Syrian opposition 

coordinator, Riad Hijab, to 

take part in talks in Geneva. 

The U.N. earlier said the 

aim would be six months of 

talks, first seeking a ceasefire, 

later working toward a 

political settlement to a war 

that has killed more than 

250,000 people, driven more 

than 10 million from their 

homes and drawn in global 

powers 

German Foreign Minister 

Frank-Walter Steinmeier told 

German newspaper Welt am 

Sonntag the negotiations 

would be test of intentions. 

Petrol bombs 

thrown outside Greek 

minister's house 

ATHENS, Jan 30: A group of 

unknown assailants threw 

makeshift petrol bombs outside 

the house of a Greek 

minister in central Athens 

early on Saturday, causing 

damage but no injuries, 

police officials said. 

The attack took place outside 

the house of State 

Minister Alekos Flabouraris, 

a top adviser to Prime 

Minister Alexis Tsipras, in 

the downtown area of 

Exarchia, a police official 

said. 

A car which belonged to 

Flabouraris' security team 

parked outside his house 

was burned and another was 

seriously damaged, the official 

said. The ruling leftist 

Syriza party condemned the 

attack, saying that it will not 

undermine democracy in the 

country. 

Attacks against politicians, 

banks and business 

people are not uncommon in 

Greece, which has a long 

history of political violence. 

Today, I'm scared to say 

I'm Hindu: Anupam Kher 

MUMBAI, Jan 30: Veteran 

actor Anupam Kher has been 

on the forefront of the ‘antiintolerance’ 

debate in India of 

late. He was also known for 

harshly criticising Aamir 

Khan for his statement on 

intolerance. Surprisingly, 

however Kher has now openly 

admitted to being scared of 

calling himself a Hindu in his 

own nation. 

Have the tables turned? 

In an interview with IBN 

Live, the actor confessed that 

he fears “saying I’m a Hindu”. 

“In this country, I’m scared 

to say that if I wear a tilak 

(mark worn by a Hindu on the 

forehead to indicate caste, 

sect) and a gerua (saffron colored 

clothes), then I will be 

branded as an RSS (right-wing 

party) guy or a BJP fanatic,” 

said Kher. 

And though he agreed that 

it is hypocritical on his part to 

WASHINGTON, Jan 30: The 

US State Department conceded 

for the first time that intelligence 

officials were correct 

to say that at least 22 emails 

sent through Hillary Clinton's 

private server contain some 

of the government's most sensitive 

secrets. 

The seven email chains 

from Clinton's time as secretary 

of state, amounting to 22 

separate messages, will be 

withheld from the public as a 

result because the information 

in them is classified at 

the highest level as "top 

secret," State Department 

spokesman John Kirby said. 

The announcement came 

three days before the Iowa 

caucuses, when the first votes 

are cast for the presidential 

nominations and where 

Clinton is locked in a tight 

race with Vermont Senator 

Bernie Sanders to become the 

Democratic nominee for the 

November election. 

"These documents were 

not marked classified at the 

time that they were sent," 

Kirby said. He added that the 

department was now investigating 

whether the information 

in them was classified at 

the time it passed through her 

keep flip flopping statements, 

the state of politics is such that 

it leaves him no choice. 

People soon took to Twitter 

to express their sentiments 

regarding Kher’s statement. 

And this isn’t the first time 

Kher has changed stance on a 

matter. He was recently called 

out on Twitter for his U-turn 

on the Padma Awrads — 

private clintonemail.com 

email account run on a server 

in her New York home. 

The department and intelligence 

officials have been 

arguing about the emails, 

which are being made public 

under a federal court order, 

for at least five months. The 

State Department initially 

maintained that Clinton 

might have obtained the same 

information independently 

through non-classified channels. 

The decision to no longer 

pursue this argument will add 

to the questions Clinton has 

faced for months over her Republican 

handling of sensitive government 

information as she seeks 

to maintain her position as the 

favorite to become the 

Democratic nominee. 

The Clinton campaign 

criticized the State 

Department's decision as the 

result of "bureaucratic 

infighting" and "over-classification 

run amok," adding that 

the emails should be released. 

Some information has 

been censored in more than 

1,300 emails already made 

public because the State 

Department says it is classified, 

including the privately 

which he vehemently opposed 

in 2010, but reveled in the 

honour soon after being 

awarded one this year. 

The actor cleared the air 

and said that that was because 

at the time one of the chosen 

awardees had a history of 

criminal records and should 

not have been given the 

award. 

US declares 22 Clinton 

emails 'top secret' 

shared thoughts of foreign 

leaders and government officials. 

But this is the first time 

that entire chains are being 

withheld. 

C o n g r e s s i o n a l 

Republicans have criticized 

and investigated Clinton for 

her use of a private email 

server for her work as a secretary 

of state from 2009 to 

2013. Some of her 

Republican rivals for the 

presidency, including New 

Jersey Governor Chris 

Christie, have called for her 

prosecution. 

Reince Priebus, the 

National 

Committee's chairman, said 

in a statement that Clinton 

had "put our national security 

and diplomatic efforts at 

risk." 

The government forbids 

handling of classified information, 

which may or may 

not be marked that way, outside 

secure government-controlled 

channels, and sometimes 

prosecutes people who 

remove it from such channels. 

The government classifies 

information as top secret 

if it deems a leak could cause 

"exceptionally grave damage" 

to national security. 

Swiss say $4 billion misappropriated 

from Malaysian state firms 

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 30: 

About $4bn (£2.8bn) may 

have been stolen from a fund 

owned by the Malaysian 

state, a prosecutor says. 

The 1MDB fund was set 

up in 2009 to pay for major 

new economic and social 

developments in Malaysia. 

Last year, Swiss authorities 

opened an investigation 

into 1MDB after it amassed 

more than $11bn (£7bn) of 

debt. 

Switzerland's attorney 

general said on Friday there 

were "serious indications 

that funds have been misappropriated 

from Malaysian 

state companies". 

Some of the money, the 

office of Michael Lauber 

said, had been transferred to 

Swiss accounts held by 

Malaysian former public 

officials and current and former 

public officials from the 

United Arab Emirates. 

"To date, however, the 

Malaysian companies concerned 

have made no comment 

on the losses they are 

believed to have incurred," 

the attorney general's statement 

said (in German). 

Mr Lauber called on 

Malaysian authorities to 

give full judicial assistance 

to their Swiss counterparts. 

A Swiss investigation 

into 1MDB was opened last 

year, citing "suspected corruption 

of public foreign 

officials, dishonest management 

of public interests and 

money laundering". 

In a statement on 

Saturday, 1MDB said it 

"remains committed to fully 

co-operating with any lawful 

authority and investigation", 

but had not yet heard 

from any foreign legal 

authorities. Regulators in 

the US and Hong Kong are 

also reported to be investigating 

1MDB. 

The fund's advisory 

board is chaired by Prime 

Minister Najib Razak, who 

launched 1MDB soon after 

taking office in 2009. 

Almost 40 dead after migrant boat sinks off Turkey 

ANKARA, Jan 30: Almost 40 

people drowned and 75 were 

rescued after a boat carrying 

migrants to Greece sank off 

Turkey's western coast on 

Saturday, according to local 

officials and the Turkish 

Dogan news agency. 

More than one million 

refugees and migrants arrived 

in the European Union last 

year and some 3,600 died or 

went missing, forcing the EU 

to mull suspending its 

Schengen open-borders area 

for up to two years. 

The Turkish coast guard 

was continuing search and rescue 

efforts where the 17-metre 

boat carrying at least 120 people 

sank off the coast of 

Ayvacik, a town across from 

the Greek island of Lesvos, the 

Dogan news agency reported. 

"I am afraid the numbers 

will rise as divers continue the 

search," Mehmet Unal Sahin, 

the mayor of Ayvacik, told the 

CNNTurk news channel by 

phone. 

"Local people woke up to 

the sound of screaming 

migrants and we have been 

carrying out rescue work since 

dawn. We have an 80-kilometre-long 

coast just across from 

Lesbos, which is very hard to 

keep under control." 

At least five of those who 

died were children, Dogan 

reported, while rescued 

migrants were hospitalized 

with hypothermia symptoms. 

It said the migrants were of 

Syrian, Afghan and Myanmar 

origin. 

Chancellor Angela Merkel, 

who opened Germany's borders 

to Syrians fleeing civil 

war last summer, is under 

mounting pressure to halt the 

inflow. 

Merkel told a meeting of a 

members of her Christian 

Democratic Union party on 

Saturday that despite efforts to 

help refugees, it was important 

to stress that they had only 

been given permission for a 

limited stay. 

"We need ...to say to people 

that this is a temporary residential 

status and we expect 

that once there is peace in 

Syria again, once IS has been 

defeated in Iraq, that you go 

back to your home country." 

Around 500,000 refugees 

from the five-year-old war in 

Syria traveled through 

Turkey and then risked their 

lives at sea to reach Greek 

islands in 2015. 

Under pressure from the 

European Commission about 

delays, Greece expects to 

have four of five "hot spot" 

centers for processing 

migrants operational in about 

two weeks, its migration minister 

said in a newspaper 

interview published on 

Saturday. 

"We are behind schedule 

on the installation of these hot 

spots," Greece's Yiannis 

Mouzalas told Austrian newspaper 

Der Standard. "Four of 

the five will be operational 

from mid-February." 

Neighboring Turkey is 

hosting 2.5 million Syrian 

refugees. In November it 

struck a deal with the EU 

pledging to help stem the 

flow of migrants to Europe in 

return for 3 billion euros 

($3.3 billion) in financial aid 

and renewed talks on joining 

the 28-nation bloc.

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Biz 

Number of projects both power, petroleum 

sector to be completed by Dec 2017 

ISLAMABAD Jan 30: A 

high level meeting was 

apprised on Saturday that a 

large number of projects in 

both power and petroleum 

sector would be completed 

by December 2017, which 

would add up to 10,000 MW 

to the national grid and help 

resolve the problem of energy 

shortage. 

Finance Minister, Senator 

Mohammad Ishaq Dar 

chaired a high level meeting 

to review progress on development 

projects in the power 

and petroleum sector, including 

those which are being 

undertaken under CPEC. 

The meeting was briefed 

about the progress on hydel, 

gas, wind, solar and coal 

based projects being undertaken 

for enhancing power 

generation. The meeting was 

also informed about the 

financials arrangements and 

the timelines being followed 

LAHORE, Jan 30: 'China- 

Pakistan Economic Corridor 

(CPEC) and Turkmenistan- 

Afghanistan-Pakistan-India 

Pipeline (TAPI) project will be 

the game changer in the region 

and by 2017 we will be able to 

get rid of power shortages'. 

Dr. Miftah Ismail - 

Minister of State /Special 

Assistant to the Prime 

Minister/Chairman, Board of 

Investment said this at SAFA 

Conference 2016 organized 

by Institute of Chartered 

Accountants of Pakistan 

(ICAP). 

He further said that by 

2025 country's middle class 

population will have reached 

to 100 million people which 

will be a big market. Global 

manufacturers will find it 

attractive to reach Pakistan. 

Moreover, Pakistan is full of 

potential we have 5th largest 

coal resources, 5th largest copper 

deposits, Indus can produce 

60,000 MW energy. 

Likewise we are full of natural 

ISLAMABAD: Finance Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chairing meeting to review progress of energy projects. 

resources and have talented 

human resources and stand as 

5th largest middle class in the 

world. 

Meanwhile, Enrique 

Blanco Armas, Lead Country 

Economist of The World Bank 

in Pakistan said 'Governments 

in South Asia are collecting 

very little revenue, which 

affects the available fiscal 

space for priority spending, 

however, the situation is slowly 

improving, specially for 

Pakistan whose revenue has 

risen from 12.4% in 2011 to 

14.4% in 2015.' 

Saman Kelegama of 

Institute of Policy Studies of 

Sri Lanka delivered a lecture 

on 'Trade and Investments in 

South Asia: Opportunities and 

Challenges'. 

He said services such as 

telecommunications, banking, 

energy, transport, and software 

services are among the main 

drivers of FDI in the region. 

Mirza Hamid Hasan, former 

Federal Secretary, Water 

in respect of each project. 

The meeting simultaneously 

reviewed arrangements 

concerning provision of gas 

for power projects and development 

of the required infrastructure. 

The meeting was apprised 

that a large number of projects 

in both power and petroleum 

sector would be completed 

by December 2017, 

which would add up to 

10,000 MW to the national 

grid and help resolve the 

problem of energy shortage. 

The Finance Minister 

on this occasion emphasized 

that timelines for 

different projects should 

be strictly followed. He 

also desired for update on 

the progress of these projects 

on regular basis. 

Federal Minister for Water 

and Power, Khwaja 

Muhammad Asif, Federal 

CPEC to bring prosperity to region: Miftah Ismail 

JHELUM: Federal Minister for Commerce, Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan inaugurating 1st 

International Rock Salt Export and Tourism Festival at Khewora Salt Mines, Tehsil Pind 

Dadan Khan, District Jhelum. 

Govt asked to promote 

microfinance on modern lines 

KARACHI, Jan 30: The 

Union of Small and Medium 

Enterprises (UNISAME) on 

Saturday endorsed the proposal 

of the Small and 

Medium Enterprises 

Development Authority 

(SMEDA) to the Ministry of 

Industries and Production 

(MoI&P) for the development 

of the SMEs. The 

KOSGEB model of Turkey 

has been recognized the 

world over as the best model 

for SMEs development and 

adopted by many countries. 

President UNISAME 

Zulfikar Thaver said in a 

statement that the Small 

and Medium Enterprises 

Development Organization 

called KOSGEB in Turkey 

was established in 1990 and 

had played a key role in 

increasing the share of the 

SMEs in the economy and 

also improve their effectiveness. 

He said UNISAME was 

very happy that SMEDA had 

closely studied the SME promotion 

and development of 

Turkey and had proposed to 

the MoI&P to adopt the tools 

for SME promotion and 

development in Pakistan. 

"The SME sector deserves 

priority and support of the 

government to modernize 

and increase productivity. 

Pakistan like Turkey needs to 

strengthen SMEDA and 

make it an instrument to 

reach the SMEs." 

He said: "The SME sector 

must be enabled to meet the 

growing challenges to compete 

and this can be achieved 

by facilitating the sector to 

grow and develop on modern 

lines. SMEDA has wisely 

proposed to the MoI&P to 

support, facilitate, educate, 

finance and motivate the 

majority sector to enable 

them grow he stated in a 

message to the MoI&P. 

UNISAME has urged the 

MoI&P to impress upon the 

cabinet the need to recognize 

the growing issues of unemployment, 

poverty and lack 

of information and take 

remedial measures promptly. 

The influx of new graduates, 

the lack of job opportunities, 

the slow industrialization 

calls for self employment 

and entrepreneurship for 

resolving the issues." 

Thaver said: "The finance 

for start ups fund announced 

in India of Rs 1.5 billion dollars 

is an eye opener for us 

and SMEDA's proposal covers 

many aspects of support 

for start ups, existing units 

and value addition and need 

serious consideration. 

Thaver added the urgent 

need for access to affordable 

finance for the micro entrepreneurs 

as well and called 

upon the government to promote 

microfinance on modern 

lines. He emphasized the 

need for financing the 

agrobased units for value 

addition, the import substitution 

industries,alternate energy 

devices and above all 

education to fill the technological 

gap." 

and Power, delivered his lecture 

on 'Water- Economic 

Lifeline for Pakistan' and said 

water has a special significance 

for Pakistan's agriculture-based 

economy as 23% 

of GDP comes from agriculture 

and is the main source of 

sustenance for our rural population 

forming 55% of the 

whole. 

'Pakistan receives an average 

of 144 Million Acre Feet 

(MAF) of fresh water annually 

from the Indus River system 

comprising the Indus 

main and its tributaries. Out of 

this 104 MAF is diverted to 

the canal irrigation system of 

the Indus Basin. Another 50 

MAF of water used for irrigation 

and domestic water supply 

is drawn from groundwater 

sources,' added Hamid. 

Central Council Member 

of ICAI CA. J. Venkateswarlu 

from India said regional integration 

in South Asia has 

remained weak on all fronts, 

and even in the face of pressing 

needs, regional cooperation 

on water and energy, for 

instance, barely gets the kind 

of attention that it deserves. 

He was delivering his lecture 

on “Trade and 

Investment: Opportunities and 

Challenges”. 'On trade, the 

story is even worse. Intraregional 

trade in Asia (as a 

geographic block) constitutes 

around 56 percent of the total 

trade, whereas the SouthAsian 

intra-regional trade-share hovers 

below the five percent 

mark,' he added. 

Nadeem Babar - Chief 

Executive Officer, Orient 

Power Co. (Pvt) Ltd while 

giving his presentation on 

“Corridor of Opportunities for 

Energy” said global demand 

will grow by 40 per cent during 

2007-2030 with coal use 

rising most in absolute terms. 

Talking about the trend in 

South Asia he said over 29% 

population is without electricity; 

this is 37% of the world 

population. 

Private investment 

to be welcomed in 

Pak Railways: Saad 

LAHORE, Jan 30: A 

Memorandum of 

Understanding was signed 

between Pakistan Railways 

and a private company at 

Railways Headquarters in 

Lahore on Saturday. 

Speaking on the occasion, 

Railways Minister Khawaja 

Saad Rafique hoped it will 

improve performance of 

Pakistan Railways and bring 

more revenue to it. 

He said private investment 

in Pakistan Railways 

will be welcomed as it will 

create new job opportunities. 

Railways Minister said 

Pakistan Railways is taking 

various measures for 

improving its economic condition. 

He said revenue earned 

from the freight sector will 

be used for improving passenger 

trains. 

Minister for Petroleum and 

Natural Resources, Shahid 

Khaqan Abbasi, Secretary to 

Prime Minister, Fawad 

Hasan Fawad, senior officials 

of the Ministries of Finance, 

Water & Power, P&NR, 

PPIB, Nepra and NTDC 

attended the meeting. 

Kinnow growers 

association meets 

SARGODHA, Jan 30: The 

meeting of Kinnow Growers 

Association (KGA) was held 

here with Abid Mumtaz 

Warraich in the chair to 

review problems being faced 

by Kinnow growers. 

The meeting was attended 

by director Citrus 

Research Institute Altaf-ul- 

Rehman, Malik Abdul 

Rehman, Dr Basharat 

Hussain, Syed Munir 

Sherazi, Ahmed Khan 

Ranjha and various other 

association members. 

The participants of the 

meeting showed severe 

reservations over low rates 

of kinnow in the market 

although the production was 

very much low due to pests 

and diseases but the rates 

were low according to 

demand. 

The association stressed 

the government to take solid 

steps to support the dying 

citrus industry in the area as 

farmers were unable to even 

meet the produce expenditures. 

Director Citrus Institute 

Alta-ul-Rehman briefed the 

participants about the modern 

way of pruning by 

adopting which the risk of 

pests and diseases will be 

lower. 

He said that most of the 

farmers were unaware of the 

modern techniques of cultivation 

which causes in low 

production as well as the 

risk of diseases attack also 

remained high in old techniques. 


Securities and Exchange 

Commission of Pakistan 

(SECP) has directed all Asset 

Management Companies 

(AMCs) to comply with 

additional regulatory requirements 

for money market 

EU commends 

Pakistan for reaping 

GSP Plus benefits TOKYO, Jan 30: Toyota 


The 

European 

Commission has commended 

Pakistan for reaping 

more benefits than any 

other beneficiary of GSP 

Plus status. 

According to European 

Commission's report on its 

GSP Scheme covering the 

period 2014-2015, 

Pakistan contributed to 70 

per cent of European 

Union's total imports 

under GSP Plus scheme in 

2014. 

It said Pakistan's products 

have duty free access 

in twenty-eight countries 

of the European Union. 

The report lauded 

improvement in human 

rights and declining trend 

in child labour in Pakistan. 

Foreign exchange reserves 

on increasing trend: Wathra 

KARACHI, Jan 30: State 

Bank of Pakistan has 

announced to continue existing 

six percent interest rate 

for next two months to stabilize 

the economy. 

Announcing the next two 

month monetary policy, 

Governor State Bank of 

KARACHI, Jan 30: The 

major macroeconomic indicators 

continued to exhibit 

improvements in the first 

half of the current fiscal year, 

said State Bank of Pakistan 

(SBP) in a monetary statement 

issued here Saturday. 

The inflationary environment 

stayed benign, LSM 

gained traction, and fiscal 

consolidation remained on 

track. In addition, successful 

completion of ninth review 

under IMF's EFF and disbursements 

from multilateral 

and bilateral sources added 

on to country's external 

buffers. With the pickup in 

private sector credit, for 

fixed investment in particular, 

along with improving 

security situation reflects 

strengthening of investor and 

consumer confidence. 

Average CPI inflation has 

declined to 2.1 percent during 

July-December 2015, 

with perishable food items 

and motor fuel leading the 

way. Meanwhile trend in 

YoY CPI inflation has 

reversed; it rose for third 

consecutive month to 3.2 

percent in December 2015. 

Keeping in view the benign 

outlook of global commodity 

prices, expectation of a moderate 

pickup in domestic 

demand and further ease in 

supply side constraints, SBP 

Pakistan Ashraf Wathra in 

Karachi on Saturday said 

foreign exchange reserves 

are on increasing trend and 

said that last year’s growth 

rate is expected to be continuing 

this year. 

He said that borrowing by 

private sector has increased 

expects the average inflation 

in FY16 to remain in the 

range of 3 to 4 percent. 

However, global oil price 

trends and excess domestic 

food stocks (wheat, rice, and 

sugar) may exert downward 

pressures on inflation. 

Large-scale manufacturing 

(LSM) grew by 4.4 percent 

during Jul-Nov FY16 as 

compared to 3.1 percent in 

the same period last year. 

LSM mainly benefitted from 

monetary easing, falling 

international prices of key 

inputs, better energy situation, 

increased domestic 

demand for consumer 

durables, and expansion of 

construction activities. There 

are challenges to overall economic 

performance from the 

declines in the production of 

cotton and rice. However, a 

part of these losses could be 

offset by better performance 

of other crops, especially 

from the upcoming wheat 

crop. In view of these developments, 

real GDP is set to 

maintain the previous year's 

and the local as well foreign 

investment has also 

increased. Reduction in 

items of daily use has given 

impetus to the business. 

He said that if there is 

bumper wheat crop this year 

it will have positive impact 

on national economy. 

Macroeconomic indicators improving: SBP 


United Business Group 

(UBG) of FPCCI on 

Saturday demanded of the 

government to immediately 

pass on benefit of the receding 

oil prices in international 

market which will provide 

relief to masses and the business 

community. 

Oil prices had been on the 

decline due to global oversupply 

and sluggish 

demand, but domestic oil 

prices did not show any substantial 

drop, it said 

Prices of petrol and diesel 

should be slashed by Rs 10 

while kerosene oil price 

must be reduced by Rs 15 

per litre as it is used by poor 

people for lighting and 

cooking, said Chairman 

UBG Iftikhar Ali Malik and 

Central Spokesman Zubair 

Tufail. 

In a statement issued here 

, they said that reduction in 

POL prices will benefit millions 

of people using public 

transport besides benefitting 

every sphere of the economy. 

Since petrol and diesel 

meet 85pc of the fuel 

requirement in domestic 

transportation, lower product 

prices may create additional 

demand for automobiles. 

Reduced prices will also 

discourage the use of coal 

which is most polluted form 

of fuel which will have an 

impact on the environment. 

Iftikhar Ali Malik said 

that government should 

deregulate petroleum market 

growth momentum. The 

uptick in economic activity 

appears to continue beyond 

FY16 on the back of energy 

and infrastructure projects 

under CPEC. 

Pakistan's overall balance 

of payment position continued 

to strengthen in H1- 

FY16. The external current 

account deficit narrowed 

down to almost half of the 

last year's level on account of 

persistent decline in international 

oil price and steady 

growth in workers' remittances. 

In the capital and 

financial accounts, besides 

strong official inflows, there 

is some improvement in foreign 

direct investment. 

Given depressed outlook 

of international commodity 

prices, the external current 

account deficit is expected to 

remain lower than last year. 

With continuation of the 

IMF EFF and expected disbursements 

from other official 

sources, the surplus in 

capital and financial 

accounts may increase in the 

second half of FY16. These 

are expected to have favorable 

impact on foreign 

exchange reserves. 

Furthermore, expected 

increase in FDI from China 

may help maintain an 

upward trajectory in foreign 

exchange reserves. 

Govt should deregulate oil market 

to improve quality of fuel 

and safeguard interests of 

consumers. 

Presently, roughly 40 percent 

of the lubricant market 

is captured by the fake and 

substandard items which 

translates into losses of billion 

for motorists and industrialists 

annually, he added. 

Malik also demanded 

more attention to the 

pipeline projects as energy 

crisis is eating up two percent 

of the GDP which is not 

bearable. 

Demand for fossil fuels 

will grow by 25 percent by 

2040 for which our policymakers 

should plan immediately, 

he said adding that 

Thar has more energy than 

combined energy available 

in Saudi Arabia and Iran. 

SECP sets additional regulatory requirements for AMCs 

Motor Corp said on 

Saturday it may halt production 

at its domestic 

plants early next month due 

to a steel shortage, following 

an explosion at a steel 

plant operated by one of its 

affiliates. 

The blast an Aichi Steel 

plant has curbed production 

of steel parts, which 

may impact output at the 

world's best-selling 

automaker which produces 

around 40 percent of its 

global output in Japan. 

"At the moment, there is 

enough supply inventory to 

keep our domestic plants 

running until Feb. 6," a 

Toyota spokesman said, 

adding that overtime and 

weekend shifts for next 

week had been canceled. 

"After that, we will be 

monitoring our supply situation 

on a day-by-day basis 

and decide accordingly." 

Aichi Steel said that the 

Jan. 8 explosion at its Chita 

plant in central Japan dented 

production of special 

steel parts. It added that it 

aimed to resume operations 

in March. 

funds and income funds in 

line with the policy recommendations 

of International 

Organization of Securities 

Commissions (IOSCO) 

The SECP believes that 

these regulatory reforms 

which cover the key principles 

of liquidity and credit 

risk will ensure protection of 

unit holders interests and 

enhance the safety of the 

mutual funds industry during 

periods of market distress. As 

per the new requirements, the 

AMCs shall conduct appropriate 

stress testing on the 

portfolios of money market 

and income funds based on 

certain hypothetical or historical 

events .The AMCs shall 

also establish procedures to 

identify their clients based on 

past behavior and needs. 

Toyota may halt Japan car output in 

February due to steel shortage 

Toyota, whose vehicle 

stable includes the Toyota 

and Lexus brands, as well 

as Daihatsu Motor Co 

minivehicles and Hino 

Motors trucks, produced 

4.0 million vehicles in 

Japan in 2015, roughly 46 

percent of which were 

exported. 

A stoppage in production 

may impact Toyota's 

plans to produce 4.13 million 

vehicles in the country 

this year, including its new 

Prius gasoline hybrid, 

which was launched in the 

United States this month 

and is produced solely in 

Japan. 

Toyota plans to build 

10.2 million vehicles 

worldwide this year, after 

posting worldwide sales of 

10.15 million in 2015, 

beating out Volkswagen 

and other automakers to 

keep its title as the world's 

largest-selling carmaker. 

Toyota, which manufactures 

around 14,000 vehicles 

a day in Japan, would 

not comment on which 

components were supplied 

by steel made at the affected 

plant.

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Pakistan hopes to win 

Auckland clash Kiwis 

MELBOURNE, 

AUCKLAND, Jan 30: This 

tour ending where it began - 

in Auckland - may lead to 

good vibes taking hold in 

the Pakistan camp. They 

have been outclassed so far, 

but their solitary win of the 

trip came at Eden Park. 

Their previous ODI at the 

venue also brought success, 

as they defended 222 

against South Africa during 

the World Cup. New 

Zealand have been so consistent 

it is hard to imagine 

this - but could a long, rainaffected 

break between 

ODIs also snap the hosts' 

momentum? Pakistan can 

no longer win the series, but 

they may not have minded a 

few extra days to recover 

from that rough loss at the 

Basin Reserve. 

For a touring team, 

Pakistan seem to be wellversed 

in the peculiarities of 

this unique rugby-cricket 

venue. In the T20 they 

played here, the batsmen did 

not seem over-eager to clear 

those short boundaries, as 

Malik's foot inflammation not serious 

AUCKLAND: Pakistan allrounder Shoaib Malik has stated that the foot 

inflammation that kept him out of the first ODI against New Zealand in 

Wellington was a minor injury and that he had wanted to play the game but was 

advised rest by the team management. Malik also revealed that he played the preceding 

three-match T20 series with painkillers and a strapped foot. His selection 

for the third ODI in Auckland on Sunday will be determined by a fitness assessment 

before the match. Malik sustained the injury prior to the first T20 in 

Auckland while walking barefoot near the ground. He scored 20, 39 and 14 in the 

three matches but bowled only 2.4 overs. 

visitors in the past have 

been. Pakistan's bowlers 

also delivered the slightly 

shorter lengths that New 

Zealand have used to great 

success there. 

The hosts are searching 

for a final fillip before they 

dive into the most anticipated 

tour of their home summer. 

Members of 

Australia's ODI team have 

already arrived in the country, 

and the attention of the 

fans and media is beginning 

to turn in that direction. 

Another victory at Eden 

Park will mean New 

Zealand have won every 

home series they have 

played since October 2014, 

in all formats, further embellishing 

the aura that has 

developed around the team. 

They may, however, 

have to contend with the 

absence of Martin Guptill 

for this match. Guptill 

rolled his ankle during 

training on the eve of the 

game, and is said to be a 

50-50 chance to play. 

Kerber beats Williams for 

her 1st Grand Slam title 

Jan 30: After 

all the advice that Steffi Graf 

gave her, Angelique Kerber 

was able to return a favor to 

the retired champion on 

Saturday. 

Graf’s record of 22 Grand 

Slam singles titles in the Open 

era is intact – for now – after 

Kerber staged a stunning 

upset of No. 1-ranked Serena 

Williams to win her first 

major at the Australian Open. 

It means Williams’ tally of 

majors stays at 21 and the list 

of Grand Slam champions 

gets an elated and exuberant 

newcomer. 

“This is the first big tournament 

of the year, and I won 

it, the first Grand Slam. It 

sounds crazy, but I can say 

I’m a Grand Slam champion 

now,” said Kerber, who was 

in a final for the first time in 

33 major tournaments. She 

was still wide-eyed and in disbelief 

two hours after beating 

Williams 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in a 

tense and often riveting 2- 

hour, 8-minute match. 

The win will elevate 

Kerber to a career-high ranking 

of No. 2. She was seeded 

seventh in this tournament. 

It also makes her the first 

German woman to win the 

Australian Open since Graf in 

1994 and the first German to 

win a Grand Slam since 

Graf’s final win before retiring 

in 1999 at the French 

Open. German Chancellor 

Angela Merkel was quick to 

send congratulations. 

“With this victory you 

have not only fulfilled your 

own biggest dream but also, 

once again 17 years after 

Steffi Graf, the hopes of millions 

of tennis fans of a 

German winning the Grand 

Slam tournament,” Merkel 

said in a statement. 

“It was fascinating to see 

how courageously and, with 

such nerves of steel, how you 

prevailed in the final against 

arguably the best player in the 

world. I hope you will enjoy 

the victory fully and then go 

on to many more successes.” 

Heading into theAustralian 

Open, the big question was 

whether anyone could beat 

Williams, the defending 

champion going for her seventh 

win at Melbourne Park. A 

few names were tossed 

around, but not Kerber’s. 

Kerber had been in the Top 10 

for four years and her best 

result at a major was the semifinals 

at 2012 Wimbledon 

and 2011 U.S. Open. Last 

year, she lost her first-round 

match in Melbourne and 

came close to repeating it this 

year when she saved a match 

point in her first-round win 

over Misaki Doi. 

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ICCI hosts Pakistan Badminton Team selected 

to participate in 12th South Asian Games 2016 


Islamabad Chamber of 

Commerce and Industry hosted 

a Reception in honor of 

Pakistan Badminton Team 

which has been selected to 

participate in the 12th South 

Asian Games 2016 scheduled 

to commence from 5th 

February 2016 in India. 

The team is comprised of 

Mr. Shabbir Hussain 

(Captain), Mr. Rizwan Azam 

(Double National Champion 

since 2006), Mr. Kashif 

Suhleri (Double National 

Champion since 2010), Mr. 

Ali Murad (5 times single 

National Champion), Hafiz 

Irfan (current Rank No.1), Mr. 

Azeem Sarwar (current Rank 

No.3) Miss Sara Mohammad 

(Double Champion since 

2010), Miss Saima Waqas, 

Miss Khizra, Miss Sidra and 

Sports Reporter 

Miss Sehar. 

Speaking at the occasion, 

Sheikh Pervez Ahmed, Senior 

Vice President, Islamabad 

Chamber of Commerce and 

Industry congratulated the 

team members on their selection 

in Pakistan Badminton 

Team and hoped they all players 

would perform their best 

in the 12th South Asian 

Games 2016. 

He said players were the 

diplomats of Pakistan in 

sports arena they should put in 

their best efforts for earning 

good name for the country. He 

called upon the government to 

provide more funding for promotion 

of badminton. He said 

India was providing Rs.100 

million annual subsidy for 

badminton, but Pakistan was 

providing a meagre subsidy of 

Rs.1 million due to which our 

badminton players were not 

getting better facilities for 

training. 

He said Indian badminton 

team was playing 20-25 tournaments 

per year while 

Pakistani badminton team 

played hardly 3-4 tournaments 

annually. He stressed 

that government should cooperate 

with the Pakistan 

Badminton Federation in 

organizing more tournaments 

so that our players could 

groom their talent and bring 

more laurels for the country. 

Sheikh Abdul Waheed, 

Vice President, Islamabad 

Chamber of Commerce and 

Industry also addressed the 

players and assured that business 

community was ready to 

cooperate for promotion of 

supports activities as sporting 

events not only developed 

Day 4th result & Abdul Javaid Picture Jubilee 

Insurance 8th U21 Junior National Snooker C’ship 2016 

Karachi, Jan 30: Jubilee 

Insurance 8th U21 Junior 

National Snooker 

Championship 2016. 

Day 4th Result 

M.Faheem Nazeer (Pjb) 

bt M.Azam Khan (KPK) 3-0 

(67-62, 67-30, 59-30) 

Muhammad Ibrahim 

(Bal) bt Hassan Ali Adnan 

(KPK) 3-0 (62-27, 67-23, 

98-10) 

Zubair Shamsi (Sindh) bt 

Fahad Ghaffar (Isb) 3-1 (35- 

53, 56-32, 89-40, 73-53) 

Hamza Ali (Sindh) bt 

Usama Haneef (Pjb) 3-0 

(70-35, 64-28, 61-30) 

Muhammad Shaabaz 

(Pjb) bt Rabish Parvaiz (Bal) 

3-0 (75-35, 58-33, 67-46) 

Hiskial Bilal (Bal) bt 

Fareed Firdous (Sindh) 3-2 

(27-53, 53-39, 51-50, 21-63, 

50-28) 

Abdul Javaid (Pjb) bt 

Muhammad Farooq (Bal) 3- 

0 (87-0(55), 60-16, 56- 

12(50),) 

Adil Zafar (Pjb) bt 

Ghawish Khan (Sindh) 3-2 

(59-49, 39-61, 73-40, 2-53, 

89-43) 

Fahad Ghaffar (Isb) bt 

M.Azam Khan (KPK) 3-0 

(62-04, 73-16, 63-46) 

Muhammad Ibrahim 

(Bal) bt Hamza Ali (Sindh) 

3-1 (66-36, 08-63, 64-09, 

76-12) 

M.Junaid Akhtar (KPK) 

bt Maaz A.Samad (Isb) 3-0 

(72-22, 69-34, 55-23) 

William Leffourgue (Isb) 

bt Nemat Ullah (Bal) (Walk 

Over) 

Muhammad Adil (Bal) bt 

M.Faheem Nazeer (Pjb) 3-0 

(57-01, 61-21, 67-59) 

Hammad Rasool (Isb) bt 

Hassan Ali Adnan (KPK) 3- 

0 (51-40, 50-40, 58-18) 

Usama Qurashi (Isb) bt 

Muhammad Shahbaz (Pjb) 

3-2 (19-57, 79-30, 59-39, 

36-71, 61-24) 

Muhammad Afzaal (Pjb) 

bt Hiskial Bilal (Bal) 3-1 

(63-38, 59-64, 55-43, 53-19) 

national unity, they always 

generated lot of business and 

industrial activities. 

The South Asian Games, 

a multi-sport event, is the 

regional Games of the 

Olympic Council of Asia. 

Since it was first hosted by 

Kathmandu, Nepal in the 

year 1984, except for few 

occasions the event is taking 

place every alternate 

year. This mega multinational 

sports event is held 

among the athletes of the 

South Asian countries in 

various locations across the 

region. 

The event is presently 

joined by the eight South 

Asian countries namely 

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, 

Bhutan, India, Maldives, 

Nepal, Pakistan and Sri 

Lanka. –PPI 

McCullum to 

lead in ODIs 

against Aussies 

AUCKLAND, Jan 30: 

Brendon McCullum will lead 

a 13-man New Zealand squad 

for the home ODI series 

against Australia beginning 

February 3 in Auckland. 

McCullum has been out with 

a back injury since the second 

ODI against Sri Lanka on 

December 28 but is set to 

return to the side for the third 

ODI against Pakistan on 

Sunday. The series against 

Australia will be McCullum's 

last in limited-overs internationals. 

If McCullum isn't ready 

by the start of the three-match 

ODI series, Tom Latham has 

been named as cover for the 

New Zealand captain. Coach 

Mike Hesson is counting on 

New Zealand's depth to 

come through in their bid to 

retain the Chappell-Hadlee 

Trophy as they continue 

without the services of Ross 

Taylor, Tim Southee and 

Mitchell McClenaghan due 

to injury. Southee is expected 

to recover from his foot in 

time for the Tests, and has 

begun training with the New 

Zealand team. 

Watson to lead Australia for final India T20 

SYDNEY, Jan 30: Allrounder 

Shane Watson will 

lead Australia in the third and 

final Twenty20 international 

against India on Sunday in 

the absence of Aaron Finch, 

who was ruled out after damaging 

his left hamstring during 

Friday´s second match in 

Melbourne. 

Finch suffered the injury 

while batting during the 

team´s 27-run loss at the 

Melbourne Cricket Ground, 

which saw India take an unassailable 

2-0 lead in the threematch 

series. 

Left-handed batsman 

Usman Khawaja has replaced 

Finch in the squad for 

Sunday´s match and has also 

been included in Australia´s 

one-day international squad 

for the tour of New Zealand. 

"It is an honour to be 

asked to lead the side on 

Sunday, although the circumstances 

are far from ideal," 

Watson said in a Cricket 

Australia statement. "We may 

have lost the series but there 

is a great deal to play for with 

the ICC World Twenty20 

coming up and you can be 

sure we will be determined to 

do well in Sydney." 

The 34-year-old Watson 

has previously captained 

Australia in a lone Test and 

nine ODIs and is the country´s 

second most experienced 

player in T20 internationals 

behind opening batsman 

David Warner. 

Shane Warne closes 

down ‘controversial’ 

charity foundation 


KARACHI, Jan 30: 

Australian cricket great 

Shane Warne says he is 

closing the charitable foundation 

that bears his name 

after “unwarranted speculation” 

over its financial 

management. 

Warne announced the 

foundation’s closure on his 

Facebook page. 

Warne said “in response 

to recent, unwarranted 

speculation about The 

Shane Warne Foundation 

and its distribution of 

funds, we confirm we have 

distributed $3.67 million to 

date with an additional and 

final substantial check to 

be distributed on March 18, 

2016”. 

The Shane Warne 

Foundation is to be audited 

by the Consumer Affairs 

department of Victoria 

state. 

LONDON, Jan 30: Chelsea 

have announced the signing 

of Alexandre Pato on loan 

until the end of the season. 

The Brazil forward 

passed a medical earlier in 

the week and has now completed 

the formalities of his 

temporary move from 

Corinthians. 

Pato's career has stalled 

since he made his Milan 

MELBOURNE: Angelique Kerber, right, of Germany enjoys a joke with runner-up Serena 

Williams of the United States after winning their women’s singles final at the Australian 

Open tennis championships. 

PDCA condoles the death of 

Rashid Ali Siddiqui 

Dr M. Arif Hafeez 


KARACHI, Jan 30: PDCA 

President Saleem Karim, 

Secretary Amiruddin Ansari, 

Joint Secretary and Media 

Manager Muhammad 

Nizam, Coordinator Sabhi 

debut as a teenager in 2008, 

and he left Europe for home 

and Corinthians in 2013, the 

same year he won the most 

recent of his 27 international 

caps. 

The 26-year-old has since 

spent time on loan at Sao 

Paulo, but Chelsea's interim 

boss Guus Hiddink on 

Friday denied the deal represents 

a gamble and said he 

Azhar, Jameel Kamran, 

Javed Ashraf, Aslam 

Breache, Syed Rahat Ali 

Shah, Kaleem Alam, Saeed 

Ali, have condoled the sad 

demise of Senior Sport 

Journalist Mr. Muhammad 

Rashid Ali Siddiqui who 

died last night in Karachi. 

had personally given "the 

green light". 

And Pato told his new 

club's website that "I am so 

happy to sign for Chelsea. It 

is a dream for me. I am looking 

forward to meeting and 

getting to know my new 

team-mates and cannot wait 

to play. 

"I thank Chelsea for their 

support and hope I can repay 

PDCA Management is 

deeply saddened by the loss 

of Mr. Rashid Ali Siddiqui 

and their thoughts and 

prayers are with his family 

at this time of sorrow. May 

Allah almighty give his 

family strength to bear this 

huge loss. 

Alexandre Pato completes loan move to Chelsea 

this faith to the club and its 

fans." Pato joins compatriots 

Willian, Oscar and Kenedy 

at Stamford Bridge in the 

week another Brazilian 

Ramires completed a move 

to China. 

Chelsea have also confirmed 

the departure of 

youngster Charly Musonda, 

who has joined Spanish side 

Real Betis on loan. 

Jamie Murray-Bruno Soares win 

Australian Open men's doubles title 

MELBOURNE, Jan 30: 

Britain's Jamie Murray 

gained an early claim to 

bragging rights over 

younger brother Andy when 

he combined with Brazil's 

Bruno Soares to win the 

Australian Open men's doubles 

title early on Sunday. 

Murray and Soares beat 

Canada's Daniel Nestor and 

Czech Radek Stepanek 2-6, 

6-4, 7-5 in the final that followed 

Angelique Kerber 

beating Serena Williams for 

the women's' title. 

Andy Murray, who 

turned up for the trophy 

presentation, will meet fivetime 

champion Novak 

Djokovic in the men's singles 

final later on Sunday. 

"Andy you should be in 

bed. I don't know why 

you're here taking photos 

but we'll be there supporting 

you," a tearful Murray 

said in a courtside interview. 

It was the first grand 

slam title for the Briton and 

his Brazilian partner, in 

their first major tournament 

together. 

The Murrays are also the 

first brothers to make the 

men's singles and doubles 

finals at the same grand 

slam in the Open era. 

Murray actually held a 

championship point while 

serving at 5-4 in the deciding 

set but blew the opportunity, 

though the Canadian 

and Czech pairing were 

unable to consolidate. 

Soares then gave them a 

40-0 advantage in the 12th 

game and held on to clinch 

the title two points later. 

"We had them on the 

ropes for a bit in the second 

set but they came through 

and that's why they're grand 

slam champions," Nestor 

said. 

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Snowfall continues in Murree; 

more rain likely in Punjab 

ISLAMABAD/LAHORE, 

Jan 30: Snowfall continued 

in Murree, Galiyat and 

adjoining areas for the third 

day on Saturday, dropping 

down the mercury to -02°C. 

The Met Office has forecast 

rain in northwestern 

upper areas and Punjab in 

next 24 hours. 

According to Pakistan 

Meteorological Department 

(PMD), rain (with snowfall 

over the hills) is expected at 

isolated places in 

Malakand, Hazara, 

Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, 

Lahore divisions, 

Islamabad, Kashmir and 

Gilgit-Baltistan in next 24 

hours. 

Rain (with snowfall over 

the hills) occurred at scattered 

places in upper KP, 

upper Punjab, Islamabad, 

NATHIAGALI: A local boy carrying a small LPG cylinder, walking in the snow on Murree Road. 

Gilgit-Baltistan and 

Kashmir. 

Parachinar -05°C, Gupis 

-04°C,Malamjabba -03°C, 

Murree, Quetta, Skardu, 

Astore -02°C, Rawalakot, 

Kalat -01°C. 

On the basis of prevailing 

global atmospheric and 

Consider me, Khattak failed if change 

doesn't come in 6 months: Imran 

PESHAWAR, Jan 30: 

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 

(PTI) Chairman Imran Khan 

on Saturday announced that 

he and Khyber 

Pakhtunkhawa (KP) Chief 

Minister Pervez Khattak 

should be considered as 

failed if they fail to bring 

change within next six 

months. 

He added that the KP 

government was investing in 

people instead of concrete 

and steel. 

Addressing Advances in 

Cancer and Hematology 

Conference’s opening ceremony 

at Khyber Medical 

University; Imran Khan said 

that 23% of the cases in 

Shaukat Khanum Cancer 

Hospital Lahore come from 

KP. He said that no country 

can progress without bringing 

a change in the fields of 

education and health. “No 

matter how many billions a 

country spends on Metro 

buses, progress is when it 

invests in education and 

health”, Imran said. He 

promised improvement in 

KP’s government hospitals 

within next six months. 

Imran Khan added that 

the reason behind failure to 

bring change in government 

hospitals despite all the 

facilities is that the management 

system is inefficient. 

“The main objective behind 

forming Board of Governors 

is to rid the government hospitals 

from bureaucracy”, he 

added. 

The ceremony was also 

attended by Pervez Khattak 

and PTI leader Jahangir 

Tareen. 

Speaking at an award ceremony 

at CM House 

Peshawar later on, Imran 

Khan said that a new hope 

has dawned upon the artists 

who had been affected by 

instability. He hoped that 

cultural activities will be 

restored in KP soon. Imran 

said that the communication 

Federal govt should revise its 

policy against NAP: Sherpao 

PESHAWAR: Qaumi Watan Party Chairman, MNA Aftab 

Ahmad Khan Sherpao addresses to media persons during a 

press conference held at his residency. 

PESHAWAR, Jan 30: 

Chairman Qaumi Watan 

Party (QWP) Aftab Ahmad 

Khan Sherpao has said that 

the nation will not witness 

Bacha Khan University’s 

incident if the government 

has taken timely steps to 

implement National Action 

Plan in letter and spirit then. 

QWP chief said this during 

a joining ceremony at 

Watan Kor here on Saturday. 

On the occasion, PK-94 independent 

candidate Shah 

Khizar Khan along with family 

joined the party. 

Expressing solidarity with 

victims of Charsadda 

University, he said attack on 

Army Public School was a 

wake-up call for the incumbents 

to take up solid measures 

against terrorists and 

their facilitators and financiers. 

He added that closing of 

educational institutions was 

not the solution to the issue. 

“It is the time to end this 

menace and for this purpose 

federal government should 

revise its policy against NAP 

and take bold steps to implement 

it in its true sense,” 

QWP chief asked. 

Stressing on cordial relations 

between Afghanistan 

and Pakistan, Aftab Sherpao 

said terrorism was a common 

issue being faced by both the 

states, adding that both two 

should strive hard to keep 

continue peace process in 

order to bring peace and 

prosperity to the region. 

“If there is persisting violence 

then there will be no 

trade and investment in the 

entire region and the incumbents 

on both sides of the 

border should improve bilateral 

relations and devise 

strategy to further strengthen 

people-to-people contacts so 

as to end mistrust and misperception 

between them,” 

he expressed. 

Talking on China- 

Pakistan Economic Corridor 

(CPEC), the Milli Rehbar 

said during all parties conference 

federal government 

assured us of ending grievances 

of the small provinces 

regarding construction of 

western route, establishing of 

economic zones and provisions 

of transmission lines. 

“Now the ball is in PML-N’s 

court whether it keeps its 

promises or not, he added. 

“QWP will not compromise 

on the due rights of the 

Pakhtuns and will not hesitate 

to render any sacrifice,” 

Aftab Sherpao vowed. 

FAISALABAD: Minister of State for Water and Power Abid Sher Ali leading a awareness 

rally for blood donation. 

is getting better and better 

every passing day and social 

media’s role in this regard 

has been pivotal. “PTI 

defeated all the political parties 

and made its government 

in KP only because of 

the power of social media”, 

he said. 

Speaking on this occasion, 

CM Khattak said that 

Rs. 500 million have been 

allocated for the welfare of 

the artists in the next year’s 

budget. He said that all the 

artists will be given Rs. 

30,000 monthly for 8 

months and art council halls 

will be constructed in all the 

districts. 

PTI intraparty 

election: Electoral code 

of conduct released 

ISLAMABAD, Jan 30: Code 

of conduct for PTI intraparty 

elections has on Saturday been 

released by the party’s election 

commission. 

According to the code of 

conduct, the candidates are not 

allowed to lead rallies, processions 

or public meetings. They 

have also been forbidden to 

use wall-chalking, fireworks 

and sale and purchase of votes 

during the election campaign 

or afterwards. 

The candidates are allowed 

to run their campaigns through 

social media, person-toperson 

meetings and pamphlets. 

PTI workers have welcomed 

the code of conduct 

released by the party’s election 

commission. They said that 

the code of conduct must be 

followed. The code of conduct 

also states that the candidates 

will not be able to host their 

voters at feasts. Those trying 

to purchase the votes through 

force or through lucrative 

offers will be eliminated from 

the election. 

ADDIS ABABA, Jan 30: UN 

Secretary General Ban Kimoon 

told African leaders on 

Saturday they should not use 

legal loopholes or undemocratic 

constitutional changes to 

"cling to power", and that they 

should respect term limits. 

Ban was addressing a twoday 

summit the African 

Union, a group of 54 states 

where several leaders have 

been in power for decades, 

some have changed constitutions 

so they can stay on and 

others are accused of seeking 

to remove limits. 

The debate about term limits 

has gained momentum 

after triggering unrest in 

places such as Burundi and 

Congo Republic. 

"Leaders should never use 

undemocratic constitutional 

changes and legal loopholes 

to cling to power. We have all 

ocean conditions, near normal 

rainfall is predicted all 

over the country during the 

season (February-April). 

However, more than 

20% above normal snowfall 

is likely over the hills of 

Gilgit-Baltistan (GB), upper 

Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), 

Kashmir and northeast 

Balochistan. 

During February, two 

wet spells of moderate precipitation 

are expected at 

scattered places of KP and 

Upper Punjab in the first 

fortnight, and two spells are 

likely in the second fortnight 

of the month. 

Dry weather conditions 

are likely to prevail in most 

parts of southern Punjab, 

Sindh and adjoining 

Baluchistan during the 

month. 

Govt heading in 

right direction: 

Rajwana 

LAHORE, Jan 30: Punjab 

Governor Malik Rafique 

Rajwana said that the present 

government was heading 

in the right direction of 

progress and prosperity. 

He was addressing the 

SAFA Conference 2016 

'South Asia: Corridor of 

Opportunities' jointly 

organized by South Asian 

Federation of Accountants 

(SAFA) and Institute of 

Chartered Accountants of 

Pakistan (ICAP). 

Federal Minister for 

Planning, Development 

and Reforms, Prof. Ahsan 

Iqbal, the SAFA President 

Naeem Akhtar Sheikh, the 

ICAP President Hafiz 

Muhammad Yousaf, former 

SBP Governor Yaseen 

Anwar and large number of 

chartered accountants from 

Pakistan and other South 

Asian states attended the 

conference. 

The governor said that 

the government is achieving 

success in overcoming 

energy crisis, maintaining 

peace in the country especially 

the port city of 

Karachi, and Zarb-e-Azb 

operation is another hallmark 

of the government 

and the Pakistan Armed 

Force. 

BISP to issue new cards to 

blocked cards holders: Marvi 


Chairperson Benazir 

Income Support 

Programme Marvi Memon 

has said that eighty-four 

thousand beneficiaries of 

the programme whose 

MUMBAI, Jan 30: Salman 

Khan's "Kick 2" is one of the 

most awaited Bollywood 

sequels and there has been a 

lot of buzz around the film's 

lead actress. While 

Jacqueline Fernandez was 

seen opposite Salman in 

"Kick", the latest reports 

hint that Kriti Sanon has 

been roped in for the project. 

According to a report in 

Spotboye, Kriti has been 

finalised as Salman's heroine 

in the movie, which will be 

directed by Sajid 

Nadiadwala. Sajid was the 

one who launched Kriti in 

his production venture 

"Heropanti" opposite Tiger 

Shroff. 

However, there is no confirmed 

report on the cast of 

"Kick 2". Earlier, reports 

had said that Amy Jackson 

had bagged the role opposite 

Salman. The actress had earlier 

said that she was offered 

the role of lead actress in 

cards have been blocked for 

non-usage can get a new 

one after bio-metric verification. 

In a message, she said 

they would also be paid the 

amount for the period the 

"Kick" too, but she could not 

do it due to time constraints. 

However, now she is not 

willing to let go of any 

opportunity to work with the 

superstar. 

"I missed out on an 

opportunity to work with 

Salman Khan in 'Kick'. I was 

offered the film but could 

not take it up as I had signed 

a three-year contract with 

Shankar for my regional 

film 'I'. I had been a fan of 

Salman Khan even before 

cards remained blocked for 

the last two years. 

Marvi Memon said such 

beneficiaries should visit 

BISP offices next week and 

after verification they 

would be issued a new card. 

Kick 2: Salman Khan to romance 

Kriti Sanon, not Amy Jackson? 


Gabriel Tiel Capote, 

Ambassador of Cuba to 

Pakistan on Saturday said 

that Cuban government 

determined to strengthen 

academic bonds with 

Pakistan. 

He made these remarks 

during his meeting with Dr. 

Mukhtar Ahmad, Chairman 

HEC at the Commission 

Secretariat. 

During the meeting, 

Ambassador said that the 

two countries will continue 

cooperation to address the 

challenges of higher education 

sector. 

He also stressed the need 

for bilateral collaboration in 

various fields, adding this 

will help the two countries 

benefit from each other's 

experiences. 

Sharing academic 

achievements made by Cuba, 

the Ambassador said that the 

University of Havana is a 

national heritage, being a 

290 years old institution. 

He invited Chairman 

HEC to attend the 10th 

International Congress of 

Higher Education in 

February 2016, which will 

be attended by over 3000 

people. 

The Chairman HEC welcomed 

the Ambassador in 

Pakistan and HEC and 

wished him a good stay. He 

briefed the Ambassador 

about ongoing collaborative 

steps taken by Pakistan and 

Cuba, and informed him 

about the status of Pakistani 

medical students who have 

debuting in Bollywood. It is 

my dream to work with him. 

Salman and I are good 

friends and I hope I get a 

chance to work with him 

again soon," Amy told Catch 

News earlier. 

Ever since Salman confirmed 

that Jacqueline 

would not be a part of "Kick 

2", names of several actresses 

have been coming up as 

the film's lead actress. The 

film is expected to go on 

floors in mid-2016. 

Cuban Govt for strengthening 

academic bonds with Pakistan 

seen the tragic consequences 

when they do," Ban told the 

gathered presidents, including 

Zimbabwe's veteran leader 

Robert Mugabe. 

It echoed remarks made by 

U.S. President Barack Obama 

in the same AU hall on a trip 

to Ethiopia in July. 

Mugabe, who turns 91 in 

February and the only leader 

Zimbabweans have known 

since 1980, made one of his 

regular swipes at Western 

powers who he accuses of still 

harboring colonial ambitions 

and of monopolizing power at 

the United Nations. 

"Do we allow that group to 

continue ... to harass us even 

in our independent countries," 

Mugabe asked after Ban had 

spoken. 

One of the top items on 

this summit's agenda is the 

crisis in Burundi, where violence 

erupted after President 

Pierre Nkurunziza announced 

his bid for a third term that 

opponents said was illegal. He 

won a disputed election in 

July. Supporters cite a court 

ruling that said he could run. 

In neighboring Rwanda, a 

constitutional change 

approved in a referendum 

means President Paul 

Kagame, who has been in 

office since 2000 and effectively 

in power far longer, 

can now run again in 2017 

and could stay on until 2034 

graduated from Cuba. 

He said 354 students have 

passed the test conducted by 

Pakistan Medical and Dental 

Council and are serving the 

country in public as well as 

private sector. 

Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed 

emphasized that education 

should be used as a diplomatic 

tool and appreciated 

the support of Cuban government 

in building academic 

relationship with Pakistan. 

He lauded Cuba for its 

generous support to Pakistan 

in the devastating earthquake 

of 2005, which included provision 

of 1000 scholarships 

to Pakistani medical students. 

He also reaffirmed 

that Pakistan will soon offer 

100 scholarships for Cuban 

engineering students. 

Anti Orange Line Train Project 

rally to be held on February 02 

LAHORE, Jan 30: Orange 

Line Train project is a 

source of trouble instead of 

providing facilities to the 

citizens on Lahore on 

which Pakistan Muslim 

League (PML) and all 

other opposition parties of 

Punjab are united on one 

platform. 

These views were 

expressed by MPA Sardar 

Vickas Hassan Mokal and 

former MNA Mian Munir 

while addressing a meeting 

held at the Muslim League 

House here. 

Both the leaders said 

UN chief tells African leaders not to 'cling to power' 

ADDIS ABABA: United Nations (U.N.) Secretary-General 

Ban Ki-moon addresses the opening ceremony of the 26th 

Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) 

at the AU headquarters in Ethiopia's capital. 

that PML and all other 

opposition parties will 

take out a rally from GPO 

to 90 Shahrah-e-Quaid-i- 

Azam against Orange Line 

Train project on Tuesday 

February 2 and all PML 

Wings workers have been 

directed to fully participate 

in it. 

They said that all parties 

are raising voice for 

addressing the problems of 

the Orange Line effected 

people and the protest will 

continue till the effected 

people get their right. 

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if he wishes. 

Western powers criticized 

Kagame for not stepping 

aside, saying he should set an 

example. 

Uganda's Western allies 

have said President Yoweri 

Museveni, bidding for another 

term in a February vote after 

three decades in office, should 

consider quitting although the 

Ugandan constitution does 

not set any term limits. 

"Leaders must protect their 

people, not themselves," Ban 

said. "I commend those leaders 

who committed to stepping 

aside and respect constitutional 

term limits." 

Tanzania's Jakaya Kikwete 

left office after a maximum 

two terms last year. However, 

the candidate of Kikwete's 

CCM party that been in power 

for more than half a century 

won the vote. 

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