2 June 2016

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Thursday, June 2, 2016
Metropolitan
NEC meeting declared
unconstitutional by CM Sindh
KARACHI,
KARACHI, Jun 1: Chief
Minister Sindh Syed Qaim
Ali Shah said that National
Economic Council meeting
had no constitutional importance.
While briefing the media
on Wednesday at Chief
Minister House he said that
he asked Finance Minister
Ishaq Dar to attend the meeting
but he replied inattentively
and asked if he could
call him to discuss the
issues.
The federal government
NAB Karachi arrests 3 accused for
running fraudulent investment schemes
KARACHI, Jun 1: NAB
Karachi has arrested three
accused namely Ahmer Abdi,
Amir Hussain and Syed
Muhammad Amir Naqvi who
acted as agents of AM
Enterprises and NTF Traders
on exorbitant commission and
lured general public to invest
with their companies in fraudulent
schemes for high profit
returns.
Moreover, it is stated that
the accused persons used to
COURTS
SHC adjourns petition
about Hotel Metropole
protected heritage
KARACHI, Jun 1: The Sindh High Court
(SHC) on Wednesday adjourned the hearing
of a petition, seeking removal of Hotel
Metropole as protected heritage, after additional
advocate general sought time to take
instructions.
SHC bench, headed by Justice Nadeem
Akhter, was hearing the petition filed by
Karachi Property Investment Company
(Pvt) Ltd which cited City District
Government Karachi, Karachi Building
Control Authority and chief secretary as
respondents and requested the court
to direct them for strike down Hotel
Metropole as protected heritage site.
In Wednesday's hearing, additional
advocate general submitted there
is possibility of resolving this issue by considering
the proposal of revising the list of
heritage sites. However, he requested the
court to allow him a time as he needed to
take instructions from the government.
Upon his request, the court adjourned the
hearing to a date which was decided by the
court's staff later.
In the last hearing, the court was
informed that the government would reconsider
the list that declared Hotel Metropole
as protected heritage.
directly receive money from
peoples, and kept affected /
investors identities and whereabouts
with themselves. In
return, they used to get from
NTF Traders and AM
Enterprises very high commission
which runs into millions.
Furthermore, the claims
of the Affectees are being collected
and the information
received from banks is being
confronted with the accused
who are already in custody
and have withdrawn Rs.157
million and US$ 642,000/- in
cash from their banks
accounts. More claims will be
collected and more information
from banks is being
received in due course of time,
and it will be requested to confront
the same with these three
arrested accused persons.
These three accused persons
namely Ahmer Abdi, Amir
Hussain and Syed M Amir
Naqvi as stated above are in
KARACHI: Prof. Dr. Hakim Abdul Hannan, Vice Chancellor, Hamdard University giving away
-- a shield to successful medical students on the occasion of “Inter-Departmental Poster
Contest” organized by Hamdard College of Medicine & Dentistry, Hamdard University Prof.
Dr. Muhammad Furqan, Principal, Hamdard College of Medicine & Dentistry, Hamdard
University is also present on this occasion.
Overeating increases heart
attack cases by 10% in Ramzan
KARACHI, Jun 1: Executive
Director, National Institute of
Cardiovascular Diseases
(NICVD), Prof Dr Nadeem
Qamar claimed on Wednesday
that incidence of heart disease
is very high in South Asian
region, including Pakistan, as
compared to other countries
due to genetic reasons, while
smoking and unhealthy
lifestyles are also a major cause
of increase in cardiovascular
cases among younger people
between 30 to 40 years of age.
This he said during a media
briefing along with another
renowned cardiologist Prof Dr
Nadeem Rizvi at Seminar Hall
of NICVD. He said some people
eat so excessively during
the holy month of Ramazan
that they gain more weight
instead of losing it, and eventually,
they end up at the hospitals
due to heart disease, as
well as due to some other
complications of diabetes and
obesity. Prof Dr Nadeem
Qamar said heart attack cases
generally increase by 10% in
Ramadan due to overeating
and consuming fried products.
He said people consume fried
items like Pakoras, Samosas
and Jileebi during Aftaar
instead of eating fresh fruits,
juices and vegetables.
He said risk of heart attack
in Ramadan increase in people
with high-blood pressure as
salty products can cause sudden
shot in blood pressure. He
said diabetic patients can also
face complications if they
observe fast without consultation
with doctor. He advised
people to drink excessive
water during Sahri, avoid eating
fried and high-calorie
sweets atAftaar, and rely more
on fruits and vegetables to
avoid heart attacks and other
complications.
Two get 21-year jail term: An Anti-
Terrorism Court-II (ATC-II) on Wednesday
awarded a collective 21-year imprisonment to
two convicts in explosives and illicit weapon
possession cases.
According to prosecution, police arrested
accused Asif and Ramzan within the limits of
New Karachi police station and recovered
explosives material and illicit weapon from
their possession in 2014. The ATC judge pronounced
the verdict after recording the witnesses'
statements, evidences and hearing
arguments from both sides.
He awarded 14-year-imprisonment in
explosives case and seven-year in illegal
weapon case to both the accused. However,
according to the judgment, both convictions
would run simultaneously.
SHC orders vacation of houses lying in
way of LEW project within seven days: The
Sindh Court (SHC) on Wednesday recalled its
stay order regarding the demolition
of some houses, in Karachi's
Liaquatabad area which were lying
in the site map of Lyari
Expressway, and directed the residents
to vacate the land till 8th June 2016.
Headed by Justice Munib Akhter, the SHC
bench was hearing the petition filed by the
affectees of Lyari Expressway who moved the
court against the authorities that are intending
to demolish their houses, without compensating
them as per market value and the verdict of
the referee judge on the issue is yet to come.
In Wednesday's hearing, the bench was told
that the referee judge had gone through all the
evidences and the matter is fixed for final
hearing before him.
possession on information of
the victims / investors.
This information is to be
collected from them and the
claims of Affectees are to be
confronted with them.
Furthermore, how much
amount they actually received
is also to be ascertained. Once
the information gathered and
confronted, more beneficiaries
are to be included in the investigation
on the pointation of
these accused persons.
Health Dept forms
probe body into
fake appointments
KARACHI, Jun 1: In compliance
of Supreme Court's order,
the health department Sindh
has constituted an inquiry committee
to probe into the matter
regarding fake appointments
without advertisement and
interviews in district
Jacobabad.
Dr Khalid Shaikh, Medical
Superintendent Services
Hospital Karachi would be the
Chairman of the Inquiry committee
while Dr Taufique
Ahmed MS Sindh
Government Hospital Korangi
No 5 and Dr Muhammad
Aslam Pechohu Additional
Secretary Technical are members
of the committee.
Dr Khalid Shaikh had a
meeting with Secretary Health
Ahmed Bux Narejo in his
office and discussed the matter
in detail. On the directives of
Provincial Minister Health Jam
Mehtab Hussain Dahar, Dr
Khalid Shaikh would visit
Jacobabad on 6th June
Monday to probe into the matter,
while he has directed DHO
Jacobabad and other officers
concerned to appear with relevant
records of appointments in
his office on Tuesday 7th June.
Meanwhile, Dr Khalid
Shaikh has also directed all
those employees who were
appointed by DHO Jacobabad
to appear in person before
inquiry committee on 8th June
Wednesday with all educational
and experience certificates.
The health minister has
directed the inquiry committee
to take all out efforts to bring
real facts and take those to task
who are involved in this malpractice
and corruption.
had been making fun out of
Sindh government as water
schemes in Karachi had also
been abolished for no reason,
Syed Qaim Ali added.
In terms of NFC award,
he also demanded allotment
of development funds. On
this occasion, Provincial
Finance Minister Murad Ali
Shah said that Sindh had
experienced severe injustices
for three years.
He said that now we will
fight the Sindh case in
National Assembly.
Mohenjo Daro
to be solarized
soon: Sharmila
KARACHI, Jun 1: Special
Assistant to CM Sindh for
Culture and Tourism, Ms
Sharmila Faruqui said that
installation of solar system
at Mohenjo Daro Museum
will be started soon. In first
stage, we will install system
at Museum, and then at Rest
House, street lights and
archeological sites. This
was finalized in the 11th
meeting of executive board
of National Fund for
Mohenjo Daro at her office.
The meeting discussed
the matters regarding the
issues and performances of
the staff and the current situation
of ongoing development
work at the archaeological
sites of Mohenjo-
Daro. She also directed
Professor Dr Sarfaraz
Hussain Solangi, consultant
of Dry Core Drilling at
Mohenjo Daro to submit the
report of drilling as soon as
possible so that we will
move to next stage.
The meeting was attended
by Secretary Culture,
Tourism and Antiquities
Shazia Rizvi, Director
PITHM Niaz Ali Malkani,
Unesco Representative
Kazi Ayaz Maheser,
Director Archaeology
Qasim Ali Qasim and Dr
Sarfaraz Hussain Solangi.
FBR assured to incorporate IAOP
suggestions pertaining to SRO 1125
Jun 1: The
Chairman Federal Board of
Revenue (FBR) Nisar
Ahmed Khan, while agreeing
to the much-awaited demand
of Indenters Association of
Pakistan, has assured to
waive of the verification condition
in case of selling items
enlisted in the SRO 1125 to
non-registered persons.
According to press
release, former Chairman of
Indenters Association of
Pakistan and Chairman of
FBR Liaison Committee of
Businessmen Panel Saquib
Fayyaz Magoon extensively
discussed issues faced by the
Services Sector and
Commercial Importers with
Chairman FBR Nisar Ahmed
Khan and PM Advisor on
KARACHI, Jun 1: A fifty
members delegation comprising
on students and
teachers of Mohammad Ali
Jinnah University,( MAJU)
Karachi returned to city
after completing two week
long Pakistan study tour this
morning. During their tour
MAJU delegation visited
historical and tourism
attraction places including
Muree, Ayoubia, Nathia
Gali, Petriata, Balakot,
Kaghan, Naran, Shogran,
Saiful Maluk lake, Sri, Pai,
Muzaffer abad, Neelam
Revenue Haroon Akhtar during
a meeting recently held in
Islamabad.
Chairman FBR assured to
seriously consider numerous
suggestions given at the
meeting. Discussing the taxation
measures, he assured
that if taxes on Services
Sector were being levied at
the provincial level, then the
FBR would consider waiving
it at Federal Level.
Appreciating the positive
gestures shown by Chairman
FBR at the meeting, Saquib
Fayyaz Magoon stressed that
the incidents of double taxation
along with heavy taxes
need to be efficiently tackled
and reduced in order to
revive the economic activities.
Valley, Sharda old temples,
lalu sar, Ben Josa lake, Sabri
and Neelam waterfalls,
Islamabad and Lahore in
Punjab, KPK and Azad
Kashmir areas. MAJU delegation
during their tours
also discussed socio economic
problems of the
above areas with local peoples
in detail. The peoples
of these areas told the delegation
that our governments
are losing a huge foreign
exchange by ignoring developments
and repairing of
roads works in world’s most
He proposed that additional
2 percent sales tax on
import of raw material by
Commercial Importers must
either be withdrawn or
adjustments be allowed as
Carry Forward under Sales
Tax.
Saquib Fayyaz Magoon
further suggested unconditional
zero rating of enlisted
items in SRO 1125, textile
machinery and spare parts
whereas the SRO 1125 must
be reinstated in its original
state so that production activities
of export-oriented
industries should be
improved and these industries
could also be equipped
with latest technologies
which would prove favorable
for Pakistan’s exports.
MAJU students returned after
two week long study tour
KARACHI: Group photo of MAJU students and teachers taken at Muzefferabad during
Pakistan study tour.
KARACHI, Jun 1:
President Human Rights
Network (HRN) Karachi
president Intikhab Aalam
Soori and general secretary
Shehzad Mazhar has said
that Karachi Water and
Sewerage Board (KWSB)
has failed in smooth provision
of potable water to citizens;
however, the elected
representatives only raise
voice to get more power,
rather serving their voters.
They said that Sindh
government seems further
reducing water quota of
Karachi. Poor citizens are
paying water bill, despite
that are receiving costly
water through water
tankers with lots of difficulties.
They shared their views
in a meeting of civil society
over shortage of water
issue.
Chairman of Water
Tankers Association
Iftikhar Abbasi, former
general secretary of KWSB
beautiful tourist attraction
places like Saiful Maluk
Lake, Kaghan and Naran
valleys, Sri, Pai and Lalusar
Lake Etc. Local peoples
while expressing their serious
concerns over neglecting
tourist attraction places
of the country told the delegation
that the local transporters
of the areas are compelled
to repair the roads of
these areas on the basis of
self help and collecting
donation from tourist to earn
bread and butter for their
families.
Civil society concerns on water shortage in Karachi
Body formed to probe fake appointments in health deptt
KARACHI, Jun 1: In compliance with
Supreme Court's order, the health department
Sindh has constituted an inquiry committee
to conduct a probe into fake appointments
which were made without advertisement
and interviews in district Jacobabad.
Dr Khalid Shaikh, Medical
KARACHI: Residents of Maripur Road and surrounding are protesting against shortage of
drinking water and prolonged electric load shedding in their locality, nearby Netty Jetty bridge.
Superintendent, Services Hospital
Karachi, is the Chairman of the Inquiry
committee, while Dr Taufique Ahmed MS
Sindh Government Hospital Korangi No
5 and Dr Muhammad Aslam Pechohu
Additional Secretary Technical are the the
committee members.
KARACHI: A painter seen busy on wall painting on the wall of Cantt Railway Station.
CBA Mohsan Raza, Imran
Bhashani of HRFP attended
the session.
KARACHI: MNA, Sajid Ahmed along with Winning Team of
Anjuman Gujjran in a group photo.
KARACHI: Administrator DMC East, Rehmatullah Shaikh
inspecting maintenance work at Gulshan-e-Ibal workshop.