1 October 2016

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in October 

ISLAMABAD, Sep 30: 

The government has rejected 

Oil and Gas Regulatory 

Authority’s (OGRA) recommendations 

and decided 

to keep prices of petroleum 

products unchanged for the 

month of October. 

Ogra had proposed to 

increase price of petrol by 

10 paisas per liter, high 

octane by Rs3.55, kerosene 

oil by Rs2.71 and light 

diesel by Rs1.81 per liter. 

India halts Dosti 

Bus Service 

LAHORE, Sep 30: Indian 

authorities on Friday 

blocked the Friendship Bus 

Service to Lahore after 

escalations at Line of 

Control (LoC). 

The Friendship Bus runs 

between Lahore and 

Amritsar under international 

agreement every Tuesday 

and Friday. 

Pakistan allowed the bus 

to leave from Lahore as per 

schedule. However, Indian 

authorities did not allow it 

from their side, Pakistan 

officials said. Indian officials 

in a telephonic message 

to Pakistani officials 

said, situation in Pak is not 

feasible, hence bus was not 

allowed to leave Amritsar. 

Six bullet 

riddled bodies 

found in Panjgur 

PANJGUR Sep 30: Six 

bullet riddled bodies have 

been found in Panjgur area 

Friday. They included a 

father and his three sons. 

According to levies six 

dead bodies were found in 

Gar are of Panjgur today. 

They included Abdul 

Malik, Saddam, Razzaq, 

Aamir, Zareef, and Gul 

Muhammad. 

Levies source added 

Abdul Malik was wanted to 

Police in different cases. 

However cause of firing and 

killing could not be known. 

Levies started investigation 

into the matter. 

Raiwind March 

Imran announces Islamabad 

shutdown post Muharram 

Not all Pakistanis are cowards like Nawaz Sharif: Imran tells Modi 

RAIWIND, Sep 30: 

Chairman of Pakistan 

Tehreek-e-Insaf, Imran Khan 

has claimed on Friday to shut 

the federal capital down as 

part of protest against the 

alleged government after 

Muharram. 

He was addressing a rally 

in Raiwind, which is seen by 

different sections as home to 

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif 

given the fact that he resides 

in a nearby locality of Jati 

Umra. 

Khan started off by thanking 

the participants, giving a 

special mention to women 

members for showing up at 

the demonstration. He lauded 

the members for making their 

presence sure in neighbourhood 

of "pharaoh" of the 

time, referring to Prime 

Minister Nawaz Sharif. He 

said that enthusiasts of PTI 

broke the shackles of fear in 

reign of PML-N. 

He said that the nation was 

witnessing a time that signified 

‘fall’ of the current rulers 

which according to him was 

not far. 

Over Rs 8.5 billion were 

spent in the past eight years to 

maintain security of Jati 

Umra, he complained. Khan 

said that billions of Rupees, 

paid by the people in name of 

taxes were spent to built roads 

in Lahore and welfare projects 

were marginalized. 

PTI Chairman alleged the 

premier of snatching pieces 

of land in Raiwind. Billions 

of Rupees paid by the people 

in good faith which were to 

be spent on construction on 

hospitals and schools were 

utilized to pave roads, he said. 

He said that wasting people’s 

money, that they earned 


Prime Minister Nawaz 

Sharif has said that Pakistan 

wants peace to pursue its 

development agenda but 

every Pakistani is ready to 

defend the motherland. 

Addressing special meeting 

of the cabinet here on 

Friday, the Prime Minister 

declared that the entire 

nation stands shoulder to 

shoulder with armed forces 

and we would not allow anyone 

to cast an evil eye on 

Pakistan. 

RAIWIND: Chairman Tahreek-e-Insaf Imran khan seen sitting on stage and rising hands to 

the participant of Raiwind March against Panama papers leak at Adda Plot. 

lawfully has made the government 

weakling. 

Khan referred to a digital 

presentation that was projected 

for visual aid of the 

onlookers while he criticised 

PML-N for its alleged corruption. 

Khan maintained silence 

for a minute when an audio 

clip from an interview recording 

of Maryam Nawaz, premier 

s daughter was played. 

Federal Cabinet rejects Indian “surgical strikes” claims 

No one is allowed to cast an evil eye on Pakistan: PM 

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif Chairs Meeting 

of the Federal Cabinet at Prime Minister Office. 

‘Surgical Strikes’ falsehood exposed as 

Indian minister rejects army's claim 

NEW DELHI, Sep 30: 

India’s Minister of State for 

Information 

and 

Boradcasting Rajyavardhan 

Singh has said the so-called 

surgical strikes across the 

LoC did not involve any aerial 

operation, rejecting Indian 

army’s claim that troops of 

Special Forces were dropped 

inside the Pakistani territory 

as part of the operation. 

“There were no aerial 

strikes,” Indian newspaper 

The Hindu quoted the minister, 

an ex army man, as saying. 

According to The Hindu, 

the minister denied that any 

helicopters were used. The 

Thursday morning saw 

claims by India of carrying 

out surgical strikes inside 

Pakistan with the latter dismissing 

it as just firing across 

the Line of Control (LoC) in 

which two Pakistani soldiers 

were martyred. 

Sindh Assembly passes resolution 

against Indian aggression 

KARACHI, Sep 30: The resolution was presented 

by PPP Senior Minister Nisar Khuhro, 

MQM MPA Sardar Ahmed and others. 

The resolution said that Indian aggression 

was clear violation of United Nations’ laws. 

Earlier, speaking on the resolution, members 

from various parties resolved that Pakistan 

armed forces were fully capable of protecting 

our borders and Indian aggression would be 

responded with full might. 

They said that India must refrain from 

provocation. 

PAF vigilantly monitoring eastern and western borders 

QUETTA, Sep 30: Pakistan 

Air Force is keeping a vigilant 

watch on the country’s 

eastern and western borders, 

PAF Chief Marshal Sohail 

Aman said on Friday. 

The Air Chief was speaking 

at a ceremony in 

Balochistan’s capital Quetta, 

where he said the air force is 

ready to combat any aggressiveness. 

Air Marshal Sohail Aman 

said that PAF will not disappoint 

the nation. 

Air Marshal Aman said 

PAF is inducting youngsters 

from Balochistan. 

The PAF will protect 

Pakistan’s airspace at any 

cost, the spokesperson said. 

He emphasized that 

Kashmir is unfinished agenda 

of partition of sub-continent. 

He said Pakistan 

wants to focus its energies 

on welfare of the people. He 

said government is resolved 

to achieve progress and 

prosperity and eliminate 

poverty and unemployment, 

for which Pakistan wants 

peace in the region, which is 

imperative. 

The Prime Minister said 

India's continued brutalities 

in Occupied Kashmir and 

aggression are unacceptable. 

In their remarks before the 

meeting, members of the 

cabinet reiterated resolve of 

the government to defend 

the motherland at all costs. 

Advisor on Foreign 

Affairs Sartaj Aziz said support 

to the just struggle of 

the Kashmiri people would 

remain priority of Pakistan 

and it would not back down 

on this account. He said 

India is indulging in diversionary 

tactics in a bid to 

deflect attention of the international 

community from its 

brutalities against 

Kashmiris. 

Defence Minister 

Khawaja Asif reiterated that 

Pakistan does not want escalation 

of tension but is ready 

to meet any eventuality. The 

Prime Minister said that the 

Indian aggression poses a 

serious threat to the regional 

peace and security. He said 

the leadership and people of 

Pakistan are united in their 

resolve to counter any 

aggressive Indian designs. 

Pakistan announces 

postponement of 19th 

SAARC summit 


Pakistan officially announced 

the postponement the 19th 

SAARC Summit was to be 

held at Islamabad on 9-10 

November 2016. 

Foreign Office in a statement 

said that the Prime 

Minister of Pakistan was looking 

forward to welcome the 

SAARC leaders for their participation 

in the Summit. All 

preparations had been made 

for successful holding of the 

Summit in a befitting manner. 

Pakistan deplores India’s 

decision to impede the 

SAARC process by not 

attending the 19th SAARC 

Summit at Islamabad on 9-10 

November 2016. 

Statement said that the spirit 

of the SAARC Charter is 

violated when a member state 

casts the shadow of its bilateral 

problems on the multilateral 

forum for regional cooperation. 

The decision by India to 

derail the Summit effectively 

contradicts Prime Minister 

Modi’s own call to fight 

against poverty in the region. 

Khan demanded the 

Chairman of National 

Accountability Bureau to 

answer to the people on why 

the department did not take 

action against premier s 

UNITED NATIONS, Sep 

30: Pakistan's UN 

Ambassador Maleeha Lodhi 

on Friday said that Pakistan 

was exercising restraint but 

if India continues the 

provocations that it has 

been engaged in then the 

country was ready to 

respond with all the capabilities 

in its command. 

Pakistan's UN envoy 

alleged looting. 

He accused the government 

of shaping up a system 

which allegedly puts the 

innocent behind the bar while 

criminals enjoy being at 

large. 

He highlighted a statement 

of premier’s wife, Kulsoom 

Nawaz that was given on 

April 10, 2000 as he attempted 

to draw contradictions with 

interviews given later on. 

Imran Khan also censured 

former dictator, Pervez 

Musharraf during his speech 

by saying that he damaged 

the country on both economical 

and institutional levels. 

Khan has challenged the 

Prime Minister to conduct a 

bigger rally than PTI at 

Minar-e-Pakistan. 

PTI chief stated in his 

address that using coercive 

forces was not a solution to 

ISLAMABAD, Sep 30: Chief Justice of 

Pakistan (CJP) Anwar Zaheer Jamali has 

refused to attend Global Conference (GC) 

in India. 

According to media reports CJP Anwar 

Zaheer Jamali has refused to participate in 

GC in the wake of tension between 

Pakistan and India. 

Foreign Office (FO) had given green signal 

on CJP visit to India. The conference is 

scheduled to be held on October 21-23 in 

asked the president of the 

United Nations Security 

Council to informally brief 

the body on the country's 

escalating tension with 

neighbouring India and said 

she will discuss it with UN 

chief Ban Ki-moon on 

Friday. 

Two Pakistani soldiers 

embraced martyrdom when 

Indian forces resorted to 

any outstanding issue 

between India and Pakistan. 

Dubbing Modi a prejudiced 

man, he said that not every 

Pakistani preferred lucrative 

businesses over national 

interest unlike Nawaz Sharif. 

Victimised people of the 

occupied valley of Kashmir 

have been rendering sacrifices 

of their lives for past 26 

years, he said. 

Imran Khan said that he 

hoped Modi would devise 

policies deviant of those that 

he had exercised while being 

in power in Gujrat before 

assuming charge as premier. 

Not every Pakistani was 

Nawaz Sharif, he reiterated. 

Khan said: "Beware 

Modi! Pakistani nation is 

united." The entire nation was 

standing besides the soldiers 

guarding the Line of Control, 

Chairman of PTI said. 

CJP refuses to attend global conference in India 

India and Indian Chief Justice had extended 

invitation to CJP for participation in the conference. 

The Indian high commissioner 

Gautam Bambawale had met CJP and given 

him the invitation 2 months before in July 

2016. Rejecting the invitation the CJP said 

that he could not undertake visit of India in the 

prevailing situation. Foreign ministry has been 

informed in this regard. Foreign ministry will 

inform Indian high commission formally 

about the decision of CJP. 

Pakistan ready to respond if 

provoked, Maleeha warns India 

LAHORE, Sep 30: Visiting a 

newly developed Combat 

Reaction Training facility in 

the close vicinity of Lahore 

Garrison, the army chief said 

highest state of vigil was 

being maintained along Line 

of Control and Wagah Border 

and all along international 

borders. 

He was given a detailed 

briefing on the purpose built 

environment / obstacles 

meant to impart module 

based all arms training to 

mechanized troops. 

While talking to troops, he 

exhorted all commanders to 

lay more emphasis on combat 

readiness emphasising that 

training in peace time is the 

only guarantor of averting 

and winning war if imposed. 

While expressing his complete 

satisfaction over operational 

preparedness of the 

Army, he said Pakistan can’t 

unprovoked firing across the 

Line of Control (LoC) early 

on Thursday morning. The 

unprovoked firing at the LoC 

in Kel and Lipa sectors 

began at 2:30 AM and continued 

till 8:00 AM, ISPR 

said. The unprovoked fire 

was painted as a surgical 

strike by senior Indian officials, 

in a move apparently 

aimed to satisfy the public. 

COAS vows befitting response to 

any misadventure by enemy 

be coerced through any 

amount of malicious propaganda. 

Earlier, the Chief of Army 

Staff also inaugurated newly 

established Junior Campus of 

Garrison Academy, Lahore 

and attended their first school 

assembly. 

It was a special moment 

as COAS visited the premises 

of the School where he 

was a student 44 years ago 

(March 1967 – 1972). A 

large number of students, 

faculty members and Lahore 

Garrison Education System 

Staff were present on the 

occasion. He was accompanied 

by Commander Lahore 

Corps Lieutenant General 

Sadiq Ali. 

LAHORE: COAS, General Raheel Sharif in group photo with student 

during his visit to Junior Campus of Garrison Academy. 

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Saturday, October 1, 2016 

Metropolitan 

Gunmen attack police in Karachi, 

free two alleged target killers 

KARACHI, Sep 30: 

Unidentified armed men 

ambushed two policemen 

who carried two operatives 

of Lyari gang, a notorious 

group of thugs involved in 

kidnappings for ransom and 

target killings among other 

crimes, in a private vehicle 

and successfully freed their 

supposed aides in Baloch 

Colony. 

One of the three security 

personnel named Rafique 

was killed, another was critically 

wounded while one 

remained unharmed as the 

miscreants resorted to gunfire 

in the attempt. 

The two criminals who 

fled the scene along with 

the attackers were reportedly 

arrested on charges of 

target killings. 

Contingents of Rangers 

and police reached the 

COURTS 

KARACHI: Security officials gather at the site after unidentified gunmen attacked a police 

mobile and managed to free two alleged target killers in Manzoor Colony near Malir River. 

923 more vehicles impounded for default, violations 

KARACHI, Sep 30: Excise 

and Taxation Department 

Sindh has impounded 923 

vehicles and seized the documents 

of 2681 vehicles for 

default and violation of rules. 

On the special directives of 

provincial Minister for Excise 

and Taxation Mukesh Kumar 

Chawla, a road checking campaign 

was launched across 

Sindh from 20th September to 

29th September. In Karachi, 

Hyderabad, Sukkur, Larkana, 

Mirpurkhas and Shaheed 

Benazirabad, overall 24117 

vehicles were checked. 

The breakup of checked 

vehicles is as Karachi 11370, 

Hyderabad 4412, Sukkur 

Annual students research seminar 

Hamdard College of Medicine & Dentistry 

KARACHI, Sep 30: Like previous 

years, Hamdard College 

of Medicine & Dentistry 

organized the Annual Students 

Research Seminar at the 

College. In which fourth year 

MBBS students presented nine 

research papers on various 

important health related topics. 

On this occasion, Madam 

Sadia Rashid, Chancellor of 

Hamdard University, was the 

Chief Guest. Others who were 

present included Professor Dr. 

Hakim Abdul Hannan, Vice 

Chancellor of Hamdard 

University, Deans, Professors 

and faculty members of the 

University. 

The panel of judges for 

evaluating the presentations 

included Dr. Fatema Jawad, 

Chief Editor of Journal of 

Pakistan Medical Association 

(JPMA), Professor Dr. Brig ® 

Khalid Hassan Mehmood, 

Dean, United Medical 

College, Professor Dr. Masood 

Kadir, Vice-Chair, Department 

of Community Health 

Sciences Aga Khan University 

and Dr. Kashif Shafique, 

Principal, School of Public 

Health, Dow University of 

Health sciences. The main 

objective of this seminar is to 

promote research culture 

among the students and faculty 

members of the University. 

KARACHI: Prof. Dr. Hakim Abdul Hannan, Vice Chancellor Hamdard University giving away 

the shield to successful Annual Students Research Seminar organized by Hamdard College 

of Medicine & Dentistry at Hamdard University Mrs. Sadia Rashid Chancellor, Hamdard 

University is also present on this occasion. 

Demo held against DMC East for not 

removing sewerage from graveyard 

KARACHI, Sep 30: A large 

number of residents on 

Friday continued their 

protest in Sachal Goth on 

third consecutive day 

against 

District 

Municipality Corporation 

(DMC) East for not pumping 

out accumulated sewerage 

from the local graveyard 

since one and half 

months. 

Despite staging a protest 

demonstration against 

DMC East by hundreds of 

residents, the relevant 

authorities have still not 

contacted with affected residents 

who have been 

demanding solution to the 

issue soon. 

Annoyed protesters, carrying 

placards and banners 

outside graveyard, shouted 

slogans against the newly 

elected Safoora Union 

Council's Chairman, Ilyas 

Gabol and Vice Chairman 

Maula Bux Chand for noncooperation 

with residents. 

The residents demanded 

of the local government to 

get the graveyard cleared of 

sewerage as soon as possible 

and urged action against 

those involved in the issue. 

Alleged encroachment 

on amenity plot: SHC 

dissatisfies with KDA's report 

KARACHI, Sep 30: The Sindh High Court 

(SHC) on Thursday expressed its dissatisfaction 

on the report of Acting 

Director Land Karachi 

Development Authority (KDA) 

according to which the amenity 

plot in North Karachi is not being 

used for commercial purpose in fact it was 

a commercial plot. 

The SHC bench, headed by Justice 

Nadeem Akhter, was hearing the petition 

filed by Muhammad Siddiue Rafi and Syed 

Shehzad, the president and general secretary 

of Gulshan Farooq Social Welfare 

Association, submitting that the construction 

are being raised on the plot allocated 

for amenity purpose in Town Ship North 

Karachi but the authorities concerned had 

failed to restrain them. 

While complying up the court directives, 

acting director of the KDA's land 

department appeared in Thursday's hearing 

and submitted that according to the record, 

the said plot was commercial and the stanch 

of the petitioners was false. 

The court expressed its dissatisfaction 

on KDA's report and summoned 

Master Plan Officer of KDA 

along with entire record and original 

plan pertaining to the plot by the 

next hearing scheduled for 21st October 

2016. 

Earlier, the petitioners had submitted 

that a plot, allocated for amenity purpose, 

was being used commercially and residentially 

but authorities concerned were not 

willing to take action for the evacuation of 

the land from the grabbers. 

4298, Larkana 1148, 

Mirpurkhas 1921 and 

Shaheed Benazirabad 968. 

Due to non-payment of motor 

vehicle taxes and non availability 

of proper documents, 

923 vehicles were impounded 

while the documents of 2681 

vehicles were seized. 

Rs 12,686,921 was collected 

in term of due taxes and 

fines as well. However, 1604 

impounded vehicles have 

been released after receiving 

tax and fines. Chawla has 

congratulated the checking 

teams for conducting a successful 

campaign and said 

that it was a great achievement 

with collective efforts. 

Socially sustainable 

enterprises in Pakistan 

still need strengthening 

KARACHI, Sep 30: Pakistan's 

social entrepreneurship ecosystem 

still requires dedicated 

investors and knowledge base 

to grow socially responsible 

businesses and contribute to 

youth employment; this was 

the main focus of speakers at 

the University town hall on 

“Social Entrepreneurship: 

Breaking Glass Ceilings” held 

at the Karachi School of 

Business and Leadership on 

previous day by Jinnah 

Institute and KSBL. 

Starting the dialogue, 

Nadeem Hussain said that 

socially sustainable enterprises 

in Pakistan still need strengthening 

of the eco-system, 

investors and mentors to support 

young men and women 

that want to start businesses 

targeting service provision for 

the poor in Pak He added that 

unfortunately even today, most 

loans are going to old businesses 

instead of supporting new 

business ideas of youth cohort. 

He said that it was unfortunate 

that universities in Pak focused 

on creating business managers 

rather than business owners. 

Asad Jafri added that ACU- 

MEN is one such platform 

which invests in leaders that 

serve the bottom of pyramid. 

crime scene after learning 

about the untoward incident 

while the injured cop 

was shifted to Jinnah 

Hospital for treatment. 

Seemi Jamali, medic in 

charge of emergency at the 

hospital has stated that a 

bullet punctured policeman’s 

head. 

Analysts have 

expressed their reservations 

regarding the fact 

that the cops were using a 

private vehicle to shift the 

criminals. 

However, many have 

argued that although 

wrong, police more often 

than not shift criminals to 

court and back to prison in 

either rickshaws, motorcycles 

or other modes of 

transport due to lack of 

required number of police 

vehicles. 

'Nation united to foil 

Indian conspiracies 

against CPEC' 

KARACHI, Sep 30: The 

Pakistani nation is united to 

foil the conspiracies against 

the China-Pak Economic 

Corridor (CPEC), Pakistan 

Army is fully capable and 

ready to give a befitting 

reply to any aggression and 

if India dared to wage a war 

it would itself burn in its 

fire, said speakers of a 

demo outside the Karachi 

Press Club (KPC) here on 

Friday. 

The participants of the 

demo arranged by Pasban e 

Pakistan, carrying national 

flags raised slogans of long 

live Pakistan. They condemned 

the war crimes of 

Indian occupation forces in 

the held Kashmir. They 

said the heroic struggle of 

freedom fighters in 

Kashmir has baffled India 

and now it has resorted to 

firing over the Line of 

Control and hurling threats 

of water terrorism. They 

said the Pakistan nation 

fully understands the frustration 

of Indian extremist 

junta and is poised to reply 

it in the same coin. 

Dengue cases on the 

rise again in Karachi 

KARACHI, Sep 30: As 

many as 85 more dengue 

fever cases have been 

reported in Karachi in a 

week, taking the patients toll 

to 1,250 in the city since 1st 

January 2016. 

According to the weekly 

report issued by Prevention 

and Control Program for 

Dengue in Sindh, at least 95 

new dengue fever cases surfaced 

in Sindh province 

from 23 to 29 September 

2016 out of which 85 were 

reported in Karachi, five in 

Mithi or Tharparkar, four in 

Hyderabad and one in 

Sukkur. 

In Karachi, a total of 85 

new dengue fever cases 

were detected out of which 

17 were reported from 

District Central, 19 from 

District South, six from 

District West, 33 from 

District East, six from 

District Korangi and four 

from District Malir. 

In 2016, a total of 1,367 

dengue fever cases had been 

reported in Sindh province 

since 1st January 2016, out 

of which 1,250 were detected 

from Karachi, 43 from 

Hyderabad, 13 from Mithi or 

Tharparkar, nine from 

Sukkur, seven from Ghotki, 

six each from Larkana & 

Tando Muhammad Khan, 

five from Khairpur, four 

each from Mirpurkhasr & 

Shikarpur, three each from 

Dadu, Shaheed Benazirabad, 

Naushero Feroz & Thatta 

,two each from Badin, 

Jamshoro,Umer Kot & 

Sanghar. 

A total three deaths were 

also reported from dengue 

fever in the province so far 

out of which two from 

Karachi and one from 

Shaheed Benazirabad. 

KARACHI: Mr. S.M. Muneer, C.E. TDAP addressing at the Oath taking ceremony 2016. All 

Private Schools Management Association Sindh at local Club Karachi. 

HRCP raises voice for 

rights of mine workers 

KARACHI, Sep 30: The regulation 

of the mining industry 

in all parts of Pakistan 

needed to be urgently looked 

at in order to prevent injury 

and loss of lives among mine 

workers, mitigate hazards to 

the environment and minimize 

mining-related displacement 

and its impact. 

This was the consensus of 

a two-day national consultation 

on concerns regarding 

the mining sector organised 

by the Human Rights 

Commission of Pakistan 

(HRCP) that concluded here 

on Friday. 

HRCP’s ‘National 

Consultation on Mining, 

Environment and Workers’ 

Rights’ brought speakers 

together from all the 

provinces as well as Gilgit- 

Baltistan and Federally 

Administered Tribal Areas 

(FATA). 

Advisor shocked at 

children's death in blaze 

KARACHI, Sep 30: Advisor 

to Chief Minister Sindh on 

Information Moula Bux 

Chandio has expressed his 

deep sorrow and grief over 

Bait-ul- Mal Mirpurkhas 

Sweet Home fire in which 

five children lost their lives. 

Provincial Advisor said that a 

high level inquiry has been 

ordered in the incident and if 

negligence of officials was 

found, they will be dealt with 

strictly according to law. 

Chandio further informed 

that Sindh government had 

also taken notice of this tragic 

incident and ordered 

inquiry. Advisor Information 

added that hospital and local 

administration had been 

directed to provide best medical 

facilities to the injured 

children. 

Building Information Modeling Centre opened in NED Varsity 

KARACHI, Sep 30: NED University of 

Engineering and Technology's (NEDUET) 

Dept of Civil Engineering Co-Chairman Prof 

Dr Rizwan Farooqui has said that BIM Centre 

established at the department's premises will 

provide free service to industrialists for resolving 

pre-construction issues of high rise and 

complex structured buildings related to wind 

zones, emergency exits, temperature through 

developing visual models of the projects at the 

centre. Giving overview of the BIM to the audience 

at the inaugural ceremony of BIM Centre 

held at Video Conference Hall of NEDUET's 

Department of Civil Engineering, Prof Farooqi 

said that first BIM centre in Pak was gifted from 

NED Alumni Association of Tri-State 

(NEDATS) to students of the NED Varsity and 

the industrialists for their benefit and they had 

funded at least Rs 2.4 mln for BIM centre which 

was developed with total cost of Rs 3.5 mln. 

KARACHI: Pakistani people hold demonstration against brutality by Indian Army over the 

Muslims of Kashmir, Indian Government and Indian Army aggression at the Line of Control 

(LOC), and in favor of Pakistan Army, under the banner of Aafia Movement at Karachi press club. 

Representatives from the 

academia, civil society, the 

legal fraternity, media and 

activists were in attendance. 

The speakers expressed 

grave concern over the 

authorities’ failure to ensure 

implementation of the legal 

provisions that could protect 

the lives and the rights 

of the mine workers and 

also prevent serious damage 

to the environment on 

account of unregulated mining 

operations. 

The speakers noted that as 

an industrial sector, mining 

had tremendous potential in 

providing viable economic 

development and sustainable 

employment opportunities. 

Yet, in terms of the applicable 

regulatory regime, lack of 

enforcement, and punishment 

and penalties, much 

reform was required. 

The participants stressed 

that an important step 

towards that end would be a 

comprehensive survey to collate 

the actual labour 

employed by sector, which 

should inform an urgently 

needed policy on protecting 

the lives and rights of mine 

workers. They said the workforce 

in the mining sector 

was particularly vulnerable 

because most workers were 

seasonal and migratory and 

there was no check on mine 

owners putting profit over 

their safety. 

Taking all possible steps 

to eliminate the health hazards 

and loss of life in mines, 

ensuring that workers had 

equitable compensation and 

all the benefits that they were 

entitled to at least under the 

prevailing laws, and sufficient 

disability recompense 

was urgently needed, the participants 

said. 

KARACHI: Chairman DMC East, Moid Anwer along with Vice 

Chairman, Abdull Rauf Khan inspecting cleanliness work on 

the eve of Muharramul Haram. 

KARACHI: Municipal Commissioner DMC West, Ashfaq 

Ahmed Mallah inspecting ongoing cleanliness work at 

District West. 

KARACHI: Chairman DMC Malir, Jan Muhammad Baloch 

along with Vice Chairman, Abdull Khaliq Murwat review public 

issues at Haji Shah Ali Goth. 

KARACHI: Chairman DMC Korangi, Syed Nayyar Raza 

inspecting cleanliness work around various Imambargahs 

on the occasion of Muharramul Haram.


National 

3 

Hyderabad, Karachi among most 

sensitive cities durig Muharram 

Abbas Kassar 

HYDERABAD, Sep 30: 

Inspector General Sindh 

a.D.Khwaja has said that 

Hyderabad and Karachi were 

most sensitive cities of Sindh 

during the Ashur days of 

Muharram. Jaccobabad, 

Shikarpur and Sukkur were 

among other cities. He said 

apart from police and 

Rangers who shall remain on 

alert, Army has also been 

requested to remain on stand 

by. He was talking with 

media after chairing a meeting 

of police officers here 

Saturday with regards to 

security arrangements during 

Muharram. He said due to 

hostilities of a neighbouring 

country, this time security 

during Muharram has been 

kept more vigilance. He said 

fool proof arrangements have 

been made on modern lines 

and this time elected representatives 

as well Razakars 

have also been included in 


Students from government 

schools in rural areas of 

Islamabad have voiced 

strong protest against non 

induction of science teachers 

in their respective schools. 

According to media 

reports, the students from 

government schools operating 

in rural areas of 

Islamabad including 

HYDERABAD: IG Sindh police A.D Khawaja addressing press conference after a high official 

meeting in Hyderabad. 

fool proof arrangements. He 

said monitoring of routes of 

Muharram processions will 

be made through modern 

cameras to foil any attempt of 

Phulgaran, Mera Begowal 

and other areas staged 

protest demonstration outside 

Area Education Office 

Bahara Kahu chanting slogans 

against non induction 

of teachers in their respective 

schools. 

They said that their 

schools are running without 

the teachers in Science subjects 

particularly Physics, 

Mathematics and Computer 

Science and they fear they 

will lose their one academic 

year as no signs are visible 

that government intends to 

appoint any science teacher 

in their schools. 

Government is making 

tall claims on enhancing literacy 

rate particularly in 

rural areas but the ministry 

of CADD is paying no heed 

terrorism. He said religious 

scholars have been banned to 

proceed from one city to 

another during Ashur days 

and their speeches on loudspeakers 

also banned. He said 

such a list of banned Ulema 

has been sent to home ministry. 

He said in various towns 

and cities training camps 

“Save our one academic year, appoint science teachers 

in rural high schools in federal capital”: Students 

AIOU extends admissions date till October 10 


Allama Iqbal Open 

University(AIOU) has extended 

the last date for submission 

of admissions’ forms for its 

Matric to Ph.D-level programs 

till October 10 in order to 

bring maximum number of 

people in the educational net. 

This decision was taken by 

the Vice-Chancellor Prof. Dr. 

Shahid Siddiqui at the meeting 

of departments’ heads, 

held here on Friday. 

Considering the demands 

received from aspiring students, 

particularly from 

remote regions, it was decided 

to facilitate them to continue 

their future study. 

Admissions forms and 

prospectuses could also be 

obtained from the 

University’s regional and 

Coordinating Offices. 

Computerized admission 

forms have already been sent 

to the continuing students. 

Prospectus and admission 

forms of M.Phil and Ph.D 

level programs could also be 

obtained from the 

University’s website. 

QUETTA: Pakistani people hold protest rally against brutality by Indian Army over the 

Muslims of Kashmir, Indian Government and Indian Army aggression at the Line of Control 

(LOC), and in favor of Pakistan Army, under the banner of Pakistan Worker Party (PWP). 

TEVTA revisiting old 

curricula through special Gapanalysis 

study: Irfan Qaisar 

LAHORE, Sep 30: Qureshi, TEVTA 

Chairperson Technical O f f i c e r s H a m i d 

Education and Vocational GhaniAnjum, Akhtar Abbas 

Training Authority Bharwana, Aamir Aziz, 

(TEVTA) Irfan Qaiser U m e r F a r o o q , M u s t a f a 

Sheikh said that TEVTA is Kamal Pasha, BushraAkhtar 

revising old curricula and other officers were also 

through special Gap-analysis 

study. 

This exercise is being 

present on this occasion. 

Irfan Qaiser Sheikh said 

that the 5 Sectors including 

done in consultation with Construction, Hospitality, 

stakeholders especially taking 

Beautician, Industrial 

into account the relevant Stitching (Garments) and 

industry through comprehensive 

survey by using special 

Tool/Questionnaire. A 

total of 32 curricula of 5 different 

demand driven sectors 

have been recently identified 

ranging from 3 years’ DAE 

Spoken Languageswere identified. 

32 courses have been 

selected under these sectors 

including 3-Years DAE in 

Civil Technology, 2 Years 

Vocational courses including 

Draftsman Civil, Plumber & 

to 3months short courses. pipe Fitter, Architectural 

He was addressing a meeting 

Drafting, 1-Year courses of 

to review the progress of Draftsman Civil, Civil 

Academics Department here Surveyor, Quantity Surveyor, 

yesterday at TEVTA Plumber &Sanitary Installer 

Secretariat. Chief Operating & Beautician, and 23 three to 

Officer Jawad Ahmed six months courses. 

Joint review 

meeting 

Our Correspondent 

SHIKARPUR, Sep 30: Save 

the Children is implementing 

a four years European Union 

funded women and children 

improved nutrition in Sindh 

with the objective to improve 

the nutritional status of 

women and children in district 

Shikarpur. The project is 

being implemented in close 

coordination with department 

of health. To review progress 

of the project in last six 

months and devise priorities 

for next months, a one day 

joint review meeting was held 

here in Shikarpur attended by 

district stakeholders including 

District health officer Dr. 

Khursheed Ahmed Qazi, 

District support Manager 

PPHI Sindh Rtd Colnol 

Ahmed Bux Soomro District 

vice chairman Local 

Government Ameer Ali 

Kamariyo, medical superintendents 

of various hospitals 

and other partners. 

for addressing the problem 

of appointment of science 

teachers in our schools, they 

said. 

The students and their 

parents demanded of 

Ministry of CADD to 

ensure immediate appointment 

of science teachers in 

their schools, otherwise they 

will unleash a series of 

protest rallies. 

Bilal Sidiqee expresses 

concern over Malik’s 

health condition 

SRINAGAR, Sep 30: In occupied 

Kashmir, the illegally 

detained APHC leader, Bilal 

Siddiqui, has expressed his serious 

concern over the deteriorating 

health of Jammu and 

Kashmir Liberation Front 

(JKLF) Chairman, Mohammad 

Yasin Malik, at Joint 

Interrogation Centre (JIC) in 

Humhama area of Srinagar. 

According to a press release 

issued on Friday , the APHC 

leader said that Mohammad 

Yasin Malik was being subjected 

to physical and mental torture 

and his health was deteriorating 

with every passing day. 

He said that instead of providing 

proper medical treatment, 

Indian police lodged him 

in JIC Humhama. He warned 

that in case of any harm to 

Hurriyet leaders, Indian governments 

and its stooges in the territory 

would be responsible. 

He also expressed concern 

over the escalating tension 

between Pakistan and India on 

the Line of Control. He urged 

the Indian authorities to accept 

the disputed status of Kashmir 

and allow the Kashmiri people 

to express their right to selfdetermination 

to decide their 

fate by themselves. 

KHAIRPUR, Sep 30: Prof. 

Dr. Parveen Shah, Vice 

Chancellor, Shah Abdul Latif 

University, Khairpur and Mr. 

Maqsood Ahmed Memon, 

Divisional Forest Officer, 

Khairpur planted sapling of 

trees at the Central Lawn of 

the Faculty of Education. 

Speaking to the participants 

Prof. Dr. Parveen Shah 

said, we are facing various 

problems owing to climate 

change and environmental 

degradation. Dr. Shah 

remarked that due to insufficient 

number of tree plantation 

such problems occur in 

our society and globally. Vice 

Chancellor said, plantation 

awareness may be promoted 

to plant the trees. It is the recognized 

fact that we must 

plant 25% of our land on 

trees. It is dismal state that 

trees are being chopped and 

uprooted. It is the high time 

that Forest Courts and 

have been set up where volunteers 

and workers of religious 

parties along with 

police personnel will be given 

training on security matters. 

IG Sindh said at present 

there was need of 20,000 

more police in province. To a 

question he said during last 

recruitment there were complaints 

of illegal appointments 

in police and on directives 

of supreme court inquiry 

committee was formed under 

DIG Sanaullah Abbasi and 

action will be taken after 

receipt of his report. He said 

there were illegal recruitments 

in Sindh Reserve 

Police during 2013 and 2014. 

Such recruitments have been 

cancelled and those recruited 

expelled from police while 

those who had completed 

legal requirements were 

restored on services. Meeting 

was attended among others 

by DIGs of Hyderabad, 

Mirpurkhas, Benazirabad and 

SSPs and DSPs of Range. 

Doctors confirm 

another Congo 

Virus Patient 

MULTAN, Sep 30: Another 

patient suffering from Congo 

Virus has been diagnosed at 

the Nishtar Hospital Multan. 

Noor Bibi hailing from Kohlu, 

Balochistan was admitted in 

the Nishtar Hospital Multan 

on the suspicion of carrying 

Congo virus on Friday. 

Noor Bibi’s blood samples 

were sent to laboratory for 

test and the doctors confirmed 

that the patient was 

suffering from Congo Virus. 

The patient has been shifted 

to an isolation ward for 

further treatment. 


Supreme Court (SC) has 

ordered the government to 

appoint administrators in 

all federal hospitals till 

November 7, 

A 3-member bench of 

SC presided over by Chief 

Justice of Pakistan (CJP) 

Anwar Zaheer Jamali took 

up the case for hearing 

Friday. 

CTD foils a major terror bid in Multan 

MULTAN, Sep 30: The 

Counter Terrorism 

Department (CTD) claimed 

to have foiled a major terror 

bid and rounded up four 

alleged Tehreek-e-Taliban 

Pakistan (TTP) terrorists during 

a raid in Multan. 

On a tip-off, the CTD personnel 

raided a hideout early 

Friday morning near Railway 

SUKKUR, Sep 30: The government 

of Japan extended a 

grant of US$90,514 

(approximately Rs.9.2 million) 

to Sukkur Blood and 

Drug Donating Society for 

“The Project for the 

Provision of Medical 

Equipment for Mother and 

Child Health Care to Sukkur 

Hospital in Sukkur” under 

its Grant Assistance for 

Grassroots Human Security 

Projects (GGP) scheme. 

The handover ceremony 

was held on Wednesday, 

28th September 2016 at 

Sukkur Hospital between 

Mr. Toshikazu Isomura, 

Consul General of Japan in 

Karachi and Mr. 

Muhammad Naeem, 

President of Sukkur Blood 

Station in Multan area and 

detained four alleged terrorists 

affiliated with proscribed 

terrorist outfit. The CTD also 

seized a huge cache of 

weapons, including eight 

hand grenades, from the suspects’ 

possession. Maps of 

the sensitive installations 

were also recovered during 

the raid by CTD. 

The suspects were identified 

as Yasir and Usman, 

Saeed Khan and Irshad, hailing 

from Lahore, Waziristan 

and Sheikhupura respectively. 

According to CTD sources, 

the terrorists were planning to 

carry out terror attacks. 

The suspects have been 

shifted to undisclosed location 

for further investigation. 

Japan govt gives Rs9.2 mn in 

grant to Sukkur hospital 

CJP inquired “ how the 

major institutions are running 

without head. What 

is the reason behind the 

failure of government. 

Why the culture of adhocism 

is being promoted. 

Fundamental rights of the 

people are linked to 

health related departments. 

Cardiologist was 

handed over administrative 

matters. 

CJP inquired from 

Attorney General (AG) 

how much time was 

required for appointing 

heads on merit. 

AG requested that two 

moths time be given for 

making appointments. 

Justice Amir Hani 

Muslim remarked´ people 

are dying in the hospitals 

and Drug Donating Society. 

The grant covers the cost 

of medical equipment such 

as operation tables, incubators, 

anaesthetic instrument, 

etc. The Sukkur Hospital 

established by Sukkur Blood 

and Drug Donating Society 

has been providing health 

care services to the people 

living in Northern Sindh 

since 1998 and it has recently 

set up a new Maternal and 

Child Health ward to provide 

better mother and child 

health services to the people 

living there. 

These equipment is 

expected to provide proper 

medical services to about 

400 pregnant women and 

about 175 new-born babies 

every month, and will contribute 

to the expansion of 

mother and child health care 

services of the hospital. 

At the handover ceremony, 

Mr. Isomura sincerely 

hoped that the equipment 

provided under the grant 

would greatly improve mother 

and child health care services 

in rural Sindh. Mr. 

Isomura also wished that this 

support from the people of 

Japan would further strengthen 

friendly relationship 

between Japan and Pakistan. 

Under the GGP scheme, 

Japan has funded more than 

340 projects in Pakistan since 

1989, and this is the 15th 

GGP project to be implemented 

by the Consulate- 

General of Japan in Karachi 

since 2009. 

SC orders govt to appoint administrators 

in federal hospitals till November 7 

ISLAMABAD, Sep 30: "A 

continuous learning and 

awareness of new subjects, 

new laws, technological 

tools, techniques and skills 

for all the stakeholders of 

the administration of justice 

system is the need of the 

hour both for quality 

improvement and quality 

dispensation of justice," said 

. Justice Athar Minallah, 

Tribunals may be established 

to curb the practice in the 

country and legislation may 

be made for the protection of 

trees because trees are the 

lungs of earth. 

Mr. Maqsood Ahmed 

Memon said, Sindh Social 

Forestry Division is committed 

for the promotion of campaign 

for the tree plantation. 

The plants are available at our 

premises at low cost price for 

Hon'ble Judge, Islamabad 

High Court, on Friday. 

He was speaking during 

the certificate awarding ceremony 

at the conclusion of a 

one-week training course on 

""New Laws" for District 

and Sessions Judges from all 

over Pakistan, Azad Jammu 

and Kashmir and Gilgit- 

Baltistan at the Federal 

Judicial Academy. 

public. He said, it is the duty 

of the every individual, 

media, civil society, NGOs 

and government to create 

awareness and law making for 

the conservation of trees. 

Prof. Dr. Ghulam Ali 

Mallah, Chairman, 

Department of Teacher 

Education briefed the guests 

about the allied facilities 

available in the Faculty of 

Education and appreciated the 

He said, "We must bring 

together awareness to the litigant 

public, who are the 

main stakeholders of the 

system, about the technological 

know-how with the 

process know-how for effective 

administration in the 

society. It is only and only 

effective judiciary which 

can eliminate social injustice, 

chaos and anarchy from 

efforts of Vice Chancellor and 

Mr. Maqsood Ahmed 

Memon, Forest Division, 

Khairpur for providing assistance 

for the plantation of 

trees. 

Meanwhile, Memorandum 

of Understanding (MoU) was 

inked between Shah Abdul 

Latif University, Khairpur and 

Social Forestry Division, 

Khairpur aimed at to conduct 

the survey of entire 

and you need two months. 

Is court’s interference 

essential in connection 

with appointment of 

administrators and executive 

directors in hospitals. 

The court while directing 

the government to 

appoint administrators of 

the hospitals within two 

months adjourned the hearing 

of the case. 

Judge highlights importance of judicial quality, 

court quality for quality of administration of justice 

the society." 

Earlier, Mr. Fakhar 

Hayat, DG of the Academy 

presented his welcome 

speech and gave an 

overview of the training 

course in which he urged the 

participants to put in practice 

the knowledge, methods 

and tools to improve the 

quality of justice in the district 

judiciary. 

Tree Plantation Ceremony and MoU signed 

KHAIRPUR: Prof. Dr. Parveen Shah, Vice Chancellor, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, Mr. Maqsood Ahmed Memon plant a 

sapling of Tree. Meanwhile, MoU was also signed between Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur and Social Forestry Division. 

University, to plant approximately 

20,000 indigenous 

trees, to plant fruit bearing 

trees at Faculty of Education 

Building. The University will 

provide necessary assistant to 

conduct the survey and to 

maintain monitor the plantation 

and beautification. This 

MoU shall be valid for three 

years and may be renewed as 

mutually agreed between the 

parties.

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National 

Government focusing on country’s defence 

rather than Imran Circus: Zaeem Qadri 

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Chief Editor: Muhammad Taqi Alvi 

Associate Editor: Ali Razavi - Hyderabad Bureau Chief: Abbas Kassar 

ISLAMABAD –– LAHORE –– RAWALPINDI –– KARACHI 

Now educated majority of Americans and 

Europeans as well as intellectuals in civil societies 

around the world are losing their trust and confidence 

in their own mainstream international media too 

much of which is controlled by too few vested interest 

groups without any universal outlook or perspective. 

Before, due to its balanced reporting of ongoing events 

around the world, the world media was trusted blindly by 

friends and enemies as it presented news, analysis and 

views in an impartial and balanced form. 

However, nowadays, international media which forms 

and controls world public opinion is sadly disappointing 

with its partial and imbalanced transmissions and portrayals 

with half truths and half lies in favor of oppressors and 

against oppressed nations almost everywhere in the world. 

The narrative diverges so much from the reality at this 

point that people just wake up and go out into the world 

everyday and to see and know what really is happening. 

They find that what’s being told to them, as opposed to 

what’s actually happening on the ground, are not the same 

thing.” 

Common people also criticize their national media for 

misrepresenting facts, like economy is getting better when 

people are falling further into an economic abyss. That’s 

one basis for their loss of confidence. 

Media networks filter information sent out over the airwaves 

to build public support or negate public opposition 

to policies that are made in capital cities of big powers. 

The very narrow band of information that gets out to 

the American people can be attributed to news outlets 

which are very tightly held: there’s a very small circle of 

owners that own all of the means of communication here. 

By Bill GertzTop of Form 

The North Korean regime of Kim Jong-un is spending 

hundreds of millions of dollars to develop 

nuclear weapons and missiles at the same time the 

government is begging international aid groups to provide 

flood relief. 

Jong Kwon, North Korea’s counselor at the U.N. mission 

in New York, last week sent an urgent email appeal for the 

aid — five days before Pyongyang set off its fifth underground 

nuclear test. Mr. Kwon wrote to several NGOs providing 

aid to North Korea on Sept. 5, explaining that heavy 

rains and subsequent floods hit two provinces in the northeastern 

part of the country. 

Writing on behalf of Choe Son Hui, the new president of 

the Korea-America Private Exchange Society (KAPES), a 

Pyongyang front group that lobbies for foreign aid, Mr. 

Kwon stated that North Korea “would like to appeal to you 

all for an emergency support to the devastating flood damage 

area in [North Korea],” according to an email obtained 

by Inside the Ring. 

The North Korean counselor said heavy rains destroyed 

17,180 houses and left 44,000 people homeless.Atotal of 10 

people died and 15 are missing. 

“KAPES kindly requests you to find potentiality in your 

resources of supporting those people with whatever you can 

make,” Mr. Kwon said. “It has been known that the primary 

necessaries for them are food, shelter tent, blanket and medicine, 

etc.” 

A second North Korean email told foreign groups that 

Pyongyang would allow monitoring of aid distribution — 

after the government diverted foreign aid intended for civilians 

to the North Korean military. 

North Korea “will allow monitor[ing] of the distribution 

of assistance,” the email states. “In principle, it is necessary 

for all aid to go via Pyongyang,” the email says, adding that 

“entry through the Tumen River Bridge can be allowed as 

an exception.” 

“That exception can be decided once KAPES is told 

what, when, and how much aid is going.” 

The emails coincided with a rare public appeal for flood 

relief published Sunday in North Korea’s official KCNA 

news agency. News reports from the region stated the floods 

are expected to cause more food shortages. South Korea’s 

Yonhap reported that North Korean food shortages will 

amount to some 600,000 tons less than is needed by the population. 

Regime critics say North Korea’s appeal for humanitarian 

aid is duplicitous at a time when the Kim regime is 

accelerating its destabilizing nuclear and missile programs. 

The nuclear test carried out Sept. 9 was the fifth underground 

blast and the second this year. 

Intelligence sources say the test results are still being analyzed, 

but early indications show the test is part of efforts to 

develop small warheads for North Korea’s missiles. North 

Korea also is developing a new submarine-launched ballistic 

missile that was tested earlier this year. 

Recent activity at a site in the northeast part of the country 

also indicated further nuclear tests could be carried out. 

Analysts estimate North Korea has spent at least $1.5 billion 

on its nuclear infrastructure and weapons — money that 

could have been spent to alleviate the flood damage. 

North Korea also continues extensive testing of ballistic 

missiles, conducting 13 flight tests involving 22 missiles in 

recent months, among them medium-range Musudans and 

Nodongs. Despite past policies of separating humanitarian 

aid efforts from North Korea’s nuclear programs, NGO 

sources operating in the China-North Korea border region 

say many organizations are having second thoughts about 

providing aid for the most recent floods. The groups are concerned 

the aid is bolstering a Kim regime that is ignoring the 

plight of its people. 

EDITORIAL 

World loses trust in international 

media of distortions & lies 

That’s why American public is fed one sided view and is 

generally misinformed. 

Truth seekers and truth projectors are demonized by the 

US and other western media horns: It’s to protect puppet 

leaders and keep freedom lovers vulnerable. It’s about 

resources that the US could no longer exploit. In the words 

of former CNN correspondent, Amber Lyon, there is constant 

demonization of Syria , Iran and other countries on 

the US mainstream media. 

Such distortions have gone to such an extent that even 

the laymen in the street with mixed reactions express 

either anger with abuse or crack jokes about professional 

journalists who have become pawns in the hands of owners 

of limited interests that promote injustice and aggressions 

and devalue freedom and independence of their own 

nations worldwide. 

Aside the many cash-starved owners and employees of 

local or national media, in developing countries, or bribed 

affluent ones in Mideast, who either blackmail or get 

blackmailed, with valid or invalid reasons, dancing to the 

tunes helplessly for an unprincipled livelihood, the international 

media persons are financially well off, roaming 

around in planes, staying in five star hotels, risking their 

lives as well as entertaining themselves lavishly. However, 

majority of presenters in both the groups, poor as well as 

rich, do not fulfill standards, values and principles of true, 

fair and comprehensive media duties, responsibilities and 

obligations. 

Even such true media as made helpless with onslaught 

on conscience of nations need to be reformed within possibilities 

with more free and independent media persons to 

be brought to the fore. 

OPINION 

North Korea seeks aid while building nukes 

Recent defectors from North Korea have warned that 

international aid is indirectly freeing up funds that are being 

spent on nuclear and missile programs. “What is the point of 

Kim Jong-un asking for international help?” said one former 

North Korean official. “Everyone knows that the relief 

materials will end up used for nuclear build-up.” 

A U.N. human rights commission has accused North 

Korea of engaging in crimes against humanity for its treatment 

of dissidents. 

Cybercom-NSA divorce? 

Since its creation in 2009, the U.S. Cyber Command has 

been intimately linked to the National Security Agency, the 

Fort Meade-based electronic intelligence and code-breaking 

agency with the most advanced cyberintelligence-gathering 

skills of any American spy agency. 

But NSAand Cybercom, as it’s called, may soon be parting 

ways under a Pentagon plan to elevate Cybercom from 

a supporting command to a front-line war fighting combatant 

command. 

One major problem with the current close arrangement is 

Cybercom and the NSA have two different missions. NSA 

is focused solely on spying, and Cybercom, a subcommand 

of the U.S. Strategic Command in charge of cyberdefense 

and war fighting, is a military organization that wants to do 

more operations, such as active defense against cyberattacks 

and, when needed, wage offensive cyberwarfare. 

The current commander, Adm. Mike Rogers, is also 

director of NSA and is in favor of separating the two. Adm. 

Rogers also has pushed the administration to take a more 

proactive stance against the kind of cyberattacks carried out 

in recent years by both China and Russia. 

President Obama, however, has repeatedly objected to 

giving Cybercom the authority to take action. Mr. Obama 

boasted in China last week that the United States has more 

cybercapabilities “than anybody both offensively and defensively.” 

Mr. Obama then warned that he feared a cyberwar 

could break out: “What we cannot do is have a situation in 

which suddenly this becomes the Wild, Wild West, where 

countries that have significant cybercapacity start engaging 

in competition — unhealthy competition or conflict through 

these means,” he said. 

The idea of splitting Cybercom from NSA triggered a 

vigorous debate in government national security circles. 

“The current commander does feel like both entities do 

different things and should be disaggregated,” said a senior 

military officer. “One gathers intelligence and the other conducts 

offensive cyberoperations.” 

For the military command, many of Cybercom’s troops 

feel like they work for NSA, although they wear different 

security badges and operate in different parts of NSA headquarters. 

“The feeling is it would be better to get Cyber Command 

out from under the thumb of NSA,” the officer said. 

Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. John 

McCain criticized the nature of the debate over splitting the 

two organizations. “Here we go again,” the Arizona 

Republican said at a hearing Tuesday. “Another major policy 

matter has apparently been decided with no consultation 

whatsoever between the White House or the Department of 

Defense with this committee.” 

Defense Secretary Ashton Carter said Tuesday that no 

decision has been made, but that, ultimately, the president 

would make the call. 

“One is an intelligence agency, one is a combat support 

agency,” Mr. Carter said. “Whatever happens in the 

future, and whatever decisions are made with respect to 

the management of it, they’re going to be interrelated 

because they both deal with the technology of cyber, especially 

cyberdefense, cyberprotection, which is 

Cybercom’s first military mission.” 

LAHORE, Sep 30: Punjab 

government spokesman 

Zaeem Qadri has said government 

is fully focusing on 

defence of the country and 

Indian provocation and not 

on Imran Khan’s circus. 

“Government is focusing 

on country’s defence and 

Indian provocation on borders. 

Imran Khan wanta to 

deflect the attention of people 

from it by relaying its film. 

Government is providing full 

security to political circus of 

Imran Khan in Raiwind”, he 

said this here Friday while 

addressing a press conference. 

Addressing PTI chief 

Imran Khan he said “ let us 

together move to border and 


SHIKARPUR, Sep 30: The 

combing operation started in 

Shikarpur before the holy 

month of Muharram to maintain 

law and order situation 

because Shikarpur have faced 

terror bid incidents in past, 

recently a terror bid was foiled 

in Khanpur town of Shikarpur 

district in this connection 

stage sit in there and give 

message to India that 

Pakistani nation is united. 

He said that why Imran 

Khan does not want to be 

compassionate on the nerves 

of nation. A few thousands 

people are not representatives 

of the nation. There will not 

any thing new than the beer 

dance of Sheikh Rashid in 

Imran Khan circus in 

Raiwind, he added. 

He went on to say RAW 

Rally holds against Indian 

PM Narendra Modi 


THUL, Sep 30: The Hindu 

Nojawan Welfare Association 

taken out a rally in favour of 

Pakistan and raised slogans 

against Indian Prime Minister 

Narendra Modi, which was 

started from Hindu Mohalla 

Thul tehsil of district 

Jacobabad and marched various 

roads of Thul city and 

burnt the idol of Indian PM 

Narendara Modi. On the occasion, 

they raised slogans in 

favour of Pakistan and against 

Narendra Modi. 

Combing operation starts in 

Shikarpur before Muharram 

A youth electrocuted 

while a stray dog 

was also killed 


SHIKARPUR, Sep 30: A 

youth was electrocuted 

while a stray dog was also 

killed, after getting an electric 

shock, when a high tension 

an electric wire broke 

and fell down over them in 

front of Civil Hospital 

Shikarpur in the limits of 

New Faujdari Police Station 

here on Friday morning. 

According to an official of 

New Faujdari police station 

that, after receiving the information, 

police rushed on the 

spot and shifted the dead body 

of the deceased youth to 

District Headquarters 

Hospital for identification and 

post-mortem examination, 

where the youth was identified 

as Rab Nawaz of 26, son 

of Sher Ali Jaffari, resident of 

village Murad Ali Jaffari, who 

died in an electric shock. 

HYDERABAD, Sep 30: Delegations of 

‘Azaa and Jafria organizations 

Hyderabad Shia community’ meet with 

Hyderabad Electric Supply Company 

(HESCO) Chief Execute Officer 

Asadullah and relevant officers, 

exchanging view regarding to make sure 

continuation Electricity during Mohrram 

ul Haram. In which delegations of ‘Azaa 

Organization’ President Aleem Haider 

Naqvi, Vice President Syed Naveed Zafar 

Rizvi, General Secretary Hashim Hussain 

Jafri, Zahid Naqvi, Jafrul Ahsan present 

in the meeting. 

HESCO Chief Execute Officer 

Asadullah said that, it is need to writing 

accepting from district management to 

make sure continuation of Electricity at 

the places of Majalis or Jaloos by the help 

Abdul Majeed Mallah 

HYDERABAD, Sep 30: 

First Additional Sessions 

Judge court Badin has convicted 

4 accused in case of 

injuring a dispenser near 

Nindo Shaher 4 years back 

to 7 years imprisonment and 

fine of Rs.10 lacs to each. 

Shikarpur police under the 

supervision of SSP Shikarpur 

Umar Tufail with the help of 

Rangers started the combing 

operation against anti-state 

elements and offenders across 

Shikarpur here on Friday. 

According to an official of 

Shikarpur police, Athar 

Channa, police have arrested 

20 suspects during the combing 

operation in the limits of 

Sultankot Police Staiton during 

the search operation; 

police have thoroughly 

searched 60 houses, 02 

Masjids and one School while 

police have recovered 

weapons from arrested persons, 

police claimed. 

Further police investigation 

is underway. 

Nasrullah Panhanwar a dispenser 

was called for under 

deceit of treatment at village 

Mithi Mori in jurisdiction of 

Khoski police station near 

Nindo Shaher where 4 

accused Ghulam Mallah, 

Roshan Mallah, Razaq 

Mallah and Siddiq Mallah 

attacked him with hatchets 

and Afghan intelligence 

agency NDS are sponsoring 

terrorism in Pakistan. Still the 

threats of terrorism loom 

large. We have informed 

Imran Khan in writing about 

the security threats. Over 

7000 security personnel are 

deployed for security of 

March. 

Playing politics by Imran 

Khan in the prevailing situation 

is baneful for Imran 

Khan, he observed. 

Islamabad dharna caused 

loss to the tune of Rs 5.50 

billion to national economy 

and the loss to be inflicted 

by Raiwind March is estimated 

to be above 10 billion, 

he held. 

NAB arrests Education 

Department’s official for 

funds embezzlement 

PESHAWAR, Sep 30: NAB 

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has 

arrested an accused Asghar 

Ali, Accountant, Sub- 

Divisional Education Office 

(Female) Peshawar. 

He in connivance with others 

was involved in corruption 

and embezzlement of funds 

allocated for improvement of 

schools and caused huge loss 

to national exchequer. 

The accused incorporated 

personal bank account number 

instead of designated official 

account number of Parents 

Teachers Councils (PTCs) 

thereby directing official funds 

towards private account. 

Besides this the accused 

had also compelled various 

primary schools head teachers 

to give commission in official 

PTC funds and Conditional 

Grants, thereby compromising 

the quality of developmental 

works in schools. He also misguided 

theAccountant General 

Office as well as seniors by not 

providing exact data in the 

vendor forms. The inquiry 

is being actively perused, more 

arrests are on card. 

Man injured in 

firing incident 

ISLAMABAD, Sep 30: A 

man has been injured in a firing 

incident within the Koral 

Police jurisdiction. 

Zulifqar, a resident of 

Koral, lodged a complaint 

with the local police that over 

an argument Mahmood Aziz 

got enraged and he started firing 

at him, leaving him injured 

on road. 

The injured was rushed to 

local hospital for medical 

treatment. The attacker fled 

the scene. The police have registered 

a case and started 

investigation. 

4 convicted to 7 years imprisonment 

in case of injuring a dispenser 

injuring him critically. They 

were on bail. On Thursday 

the 1stAdditional Sessions 

Judge found them guilty and 

convicted them with sentence 

of 7 years with fine of 

Rs.10 lacs each. The accused 

with handcuffed on orders of 

court and sent to central jail 

Hyderabad. 

HESCO done arrangements to continuation 

Electricity on 9th and 10 Moharram ul Haram 

of Commissioner Hyderabad, Rangers, 

Police and other spread to the agencies. 

He further said, we done all arrangements 

to continuation of Electricity especially 

on 9th and 10 Moharram ul Haram 

Ashoora like every previous years.


International 

5 

Philippines' Duterte likens himself to 

Hitler, wants to kill millions of drug users 

LOS 

MANILA, Sep 30: Philippines 

President Rodrigo Duterte appeared to 

liken himself to Nazi leader Adolf 

Hitler on Friday and said he would "be 

happy" to exterminate three million 

drug users and peddlers in the country. 

His comments triggered shock and 

anger among Jewish groups in the 

United States, which will add to pressure 

on the U.S. government to take a 

tougher line with the Philippines 

leader. Duterte recently insulted 

President Barack Obama and in a 

series of remarks he has undermined 

the previously close relationship 

between Manila and Washington. 

In a rambling speech on his arrival 

in Davao City after a visit to Vietnam, 

Duterte told reporters that he had been 

"portrayed to be a cousin of Hitler" by 

critics. 

Noting that Hitler had murdered 

millions of Jews, Duterte said: "There 

are three million drug addicts (in the 

Philippines). I'd be happy to slaughter 

them. 

"If Germany had Hitler, the 

Philippines would have...," he said, 

pausing and pointing to himself. 

"You know my victims. I would 

like (them) to be all criminals to finish 

the problem of my country and save 

the next generation from perdition." 

Duterte was voted to power in a 

May election on the back of a vow to 

end drugs and corruption in the 

country of 100 million people. He 

took office on June 30 and over 

3,100 people have been killed since 

then, mostly alleged drug users and 

dealers, in police operations and in 

vigilante killings. 

His comments were quickly condemned 

by Jewish groups. 

Rabbi Abraham Cooper, head of 

the Simon Wiesenthal Center's Digital 

Terrorism and Hate project, called 

them "outrageous". 

"Duterte owes the victims (of the 

Holocaust) an apology for his disgusting 

rhetoric." 

The Anti-Defamation League, an 

international Jewish group based in 

the United States, said Duterte's comments 

were "shocking for their tonedeafness". 

"The comparison of drug users and 

dealers to Holocaust victims is inappropriate 

and deeply offensive," said 

Todd Gutnick, the group's director of 

communications. "It is baffling why 

any leader would want to model himself 

after such a monster." 

Two days before the Philippines 

election, outgoing President Benigno 

Aquino had warned that Duterte's rising 

popularity was akin to that of 

Hitler in the 1920s and 1930s. 

"I hope we learn the lessons of history," 

Aquino said in widely reported 

remarks. "We should remember how 

Hitler came to power." 

Duterte has been scathing about 

criticism of his anti-drugs campaign 

and has insulted the United Nations 

and the European Union, as well as 

Obama, at various times in recent 

weeks. 

On Friday, reacting to critical comments 

on his war on drugs by U.S. 

Senators Patrick Leahy and Benjamin 

Cardin, Duterte said: "Do not pretend 

to be the moral conscience of the 

world. Do not be the policeman 

because you do not have the eligibility 

to do that in my country." 

A 'not-so' Magnificent Seven 

ANGELES, Sep 30: 

Back in the day, when I was 

beginning to understand 

Hollywood flicks, one had to 

rely on video rentals as there 

was no concept of torrents. I 

remember watching 

Terminator 2, which was 

shown a good six months 

after its international release 

in 1992. There was True Lies, 

Hard target, Mission 

Impossible and many others. 

There were few cinemas and 

lots of time on our 

hands.Despite a lot of re-runs, 

mostly dubbed Chinese 

imports, however, I never had 

a chance to watch a Western 

in cinema. 

The specialty of a 

Western is that it grows on 

you with the passage of time. 

Even Sergio Leone’s ‘Once 

Upon a Time in the West’ 

took me a second viewing to 

grab its mood, feel. Its best 

ingredient – ‘revenge’– is 

revealed in the climax; most 

Westerns with John Wayne, 

and later Clint Eastwood, 

had this element. 

The moment I entered the 

cinema in 2016 to watch The 

Magnificent Seven, asbona 

fide a Western as there could 

be one, I was expecting an 

ambiance-encumbered flashback 

from the ‘60’s. The original 

‘Seven’ had Yul Brynner, 

Steve McQueen, Charles 

Bronson, Robert Vaughn and 

James Coburn, against Eli 

Wallach as Calvera, which 

was an instant all-time classic. 

In that movie, a group of 

seven is hired by peasants to 

protect their town from further 

looting, at the hands of 

Calvera and his forty men, for 

just 20 dollars. They had nothing 

to lose, but a lot to offer. 

The way Brynner’s character 

of Chris Adams recruits 

the men, is second to legendary. 

These guys successfully 

managed to protect the 

town, with lesser number of 

kills throughout the movie. 

The movie was itself an 

Old-West style remake of 

Japanese classic Seven 

Samurai, made by the inimitable 

Akira Kurosawa; in 

Bollywood, there was a standardized, 

and equally long 

version, directed by 

RajkumarSantoshi, called 

China Gate. 

Turkey suspends 1,500 prison personnel and 

guards in post-coup probe: minister 

Dutch government rebukes Russian 

ambassador over MH17 remarks 

AMSTERDAM, Sep 30: 

The Dutch Foreign Ministry 

summoned Russia's ambassador 

in The Hague for a 

diplomatic rebuke on Friday 

after Moscow made remarks 

critical of the criminal investigation 

into the crash of 

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. 

Earlier this week, a team 

of international investigators 

presented findings showing 

that the missile launcher 

used to shoot down MH17 

over Eastern Ukraine in 

2014 came from Russia and 

was returned there afterward 

- despite Russian denials of 

involvement in the conflict 

in Ukraine. 

Dutch Foreign Minister 

Bert Koenders said Russian 

reactions to the investigation's 

findings "cast doubt 

on the integrity, professionalism 

and independence" of 

the investigators. 

"The Russian 

Ambassador has been made 

to understand that such 

unfounded criticism is unacceptable," 

the ministry said 

in a statement. 

Family dispute over money blamed 

for 19 murders in China village 

BEIJING, Sep 30: A man killed his parents in a 

squabble over money in a remote Chinese village 

before killing 17 neighbors to try to cover 

his tracks, state media said on Friday, an unusual 

crime in a country in which such mass 

killings are extremely rare. 

Police in the southwestern province of 

Yunnan, where the crime occurred, have 

already arrested Yang Qingpei for the murders. 

The official Xinhua news agency said a 

police investigation had found that Yang, who 

JAKARTA, Sep 30: 

Thousands of Indonesians 

queued for hours on Friday to 

get the most attractive terms 

on offer under a tax amnesty 

that's recovered strongly after 

a slow start and which the 

finance minister calls the most 

successful a country has had. 

The amnesty, which runs 

until March, aims to provide 

the government with billions 

of dollars in revenue to help 

cover a large fiscal deficit. 

Facing government threats 

of an unprecedented crackdown 

on tax evaders, nearly 

330,000 Indonesians have 

joined the tax amnesty 

scheme and declared $250 

billion of assets since its 

launch in July. 

Friday marks the end of 

the program's first phase, during 

which the lowest penalty 

of 2 percent on previously 

unreported assets applies. The 

penalty rates rise 1-2 percentage 

points on Saturday and 

rise again from Jan. 1 for the 

final phase. 

"I don't want to miss this. If 

the value of what I declare is 

big, than 1 percentage point 

matters," Lenna Yovanca, an 

employee in the fashion 

normally worked in the provincial capital 

Kunming, returned to his home village at midday 

on Wednesday. 

In the evening, a disagreement erupted after 

he asked his parents for money, Xinhua said, 

citing police. "After killing his parents, he was 

worried his crime would be discovered and 

killed 17 of the neighbors," it said. 

He was arrested on Thursday in Kunming 

and the investigation was continuing, Xinhua 

said, without providing other details. 

industry, said while waiting 

with scores of others outside 

the main tax office in Jakarta. 

As of Friday afternoon, 

328,611 taxpayers had signed 

up, declaring 3,441 trillion 

rupiah ($263.74 billion) with 

134 trillion rupiah pledged to 

be repatriated back to 

Indonesia, according to a government 

website giving 

updates. 

Indonesians who declare 

assets overseas are not 

required to bring them home, 

but pay a lower penalty rate if 

they do. The bulk of 

Indonesia's offshore assets are 

ANKARA, Sep 30: Turkish 

authorities have suspended 

1,500 prison personnel and 

guards over links with the 

U.S.-based cleric Turkey 

accuses of orchestrating the 

failed July coup, justice minister 

Bekir Bozdag said. 

Speaking at an event in 

the Turkish capital, Bozdag 

said the prison personnel 

and guards were temporarily 

suspended to remove individuals 

linked to the cleric 

Fethullah Gulen in Turkish 

prisons, but could be sacked 

if concrete links were found. 

Kurdish role in Raqqa 

offensive could trigger 

ethnic conflict: Turkish official 

ANKARA, Sep 30: Relying 

on a Kurdish militia in a 

U.S.-backed offensive to 

take the Syrian city of 

Raqqa from Islamic State 

could trigger prolonged 

ethnic conflict and Arab 

fighters should instead 

form the core of the operation, 

a senior Turkish official 

said. 

At a briefing in Ankara, 

the official said planned 

offensives in Raqqa and the 

Iraqi city of Mosul, both 

Islamic State strongholds, 

should avoid causing further 

polarization in nations 

already grappling with bitter 

sectarian divisions. 

"Raqqa is an Arab city 

with a million people. If 

you carry out an operation 

to this city with 7,000-8,000 

Kurdish forces, you would 

trigger a sectarian battle," 

the official said. "That conflict 

would enflame all our 

border region." 

Turkey also views the 

Syrian Kurdish YPG militia 

as a hostile force, an extension 

of Kurdish militants 

waging an insurgency on 

Turkish soil, putting it at 

odds with Washington, 

which sees the YPG as a 

valuable ally in the fight 

against Islamic State. 

Fore! South Korea 

golf course may get 

anti-missile battery 

SEOUL, Sep 30: South 

Korea's military aims to 

deploy an advanced U.S. missile 

defense unit on a golf 

course, a defense ministry official 

said on Friday, after it had 

to scrap its initial site for the 

battery in the face of opposition 

from residents. 

Tension on the Korean 

peninsula has been high this 

year, beginning with North 

Korea's fourth nuclear test in 

January, which was followed 

by a satellite launch, a string of 

tests of various missiles, and 

its fifth and largest nuclear test 

this month. 

In July, South Korea agreed 

with the United States that a 

U.S. Terminal High Altitude 

Area Defense (THAAD) antimissile 

unit would be deployed 

in the Seongju region, southeast 

of the capital, Seoul, to 

defend the country. 

But residents of the 

melon-farming area protested 

over worries about the safety 

of the system's powerful radar 

and the likelihood it would be 

a target for North Korea, 

which warned of retaliation, 

if war broke out. In Beijing, 

Chinese Foreign Ministry 

spokesman Geng Shuang said 

deployment of the system 

should be stopped, and again 

promised unspecified 

BEIRUT, Sep 30: Syrian government 

forces and rebels waged fierce battles 

north of Aleppo on Friday, a week into 

a Russian-backed offensive by the 

Syrian army to take the entire city. 

Syrian government forces made a 

significant advance on Thursday north 

of Aleppo, capturing the Handarat 

refugee camp, a few kilometers 

(miles) from the city. There were conflicting 

accounts on the outcome of the 

fighting. 

The Syrian Observatory for Human 

Rights, a Britain-based monitoring 

group, said government forces had 

built on the Handarat advance and 

captured the adjacent Kindi Hospital 

area on Friday morning, edging closer 

to the city. 

Hong Kong billionaire tycoon 

Cheng Yu-tung dies aged 91 

GENEVA, Sep 30: The collapse 

of U.S.-Russian peace 

efforts in Syria would be a 

setback for United Nations 

aid operations, Stephen 

O'Brien, the U.N. emergency 

relief coordinator, told 

Reuters on Friday. 

Asked about remarks by 

U.S. Secretary of State John 

Kerry on Thursday that it was 

close to suspending talks with 

Russia on a ceasefire in Syria, 

O'Brien said: "Any breakdown 

is going to set us back." 

He said he hoped major 

powers on the Security 

Council would find "common 

will" to end the carnage and 

restore a cessation of hostilities, 

and at a minimum a 48- 

hour weekly humanitarian 

HONG KONG, Sep 30: The 

billionaire founder of Hong 

Kong property group New 

World Development Co Ltd, 

Cheng Yu-tung, died late on 

Thursday aged 91, the company 

said on Friday. 

Cheng amassed an over 

$16 billion fortune building an 

empire that spans jewellery, 

real estate, hotels, infrastructure 

and telecommunications, 

through deals including with 

U.S. businessman and presidential 

candidate Donald 

Trump. 

He is also known for making 

Chow Tai Fook Jewellery 

Group Ltd, which he joined as 

a trainee in 1947, a household 

name across Asia. 

Cheng, who was born in 

China's southern province of 

Guangdong, died peacefully 

with his family at his side, 

New World said in a statement, 

without elaborating on 

the cause of death. He is survived 

by wife Chow Tsui Ying 

and four children. 

His son Henry Cheng succeeded 

him at the helm of 

New World four years ago. 

Speaking with reporters on 

Friday, the younger Cheng 

said he was "definitely not 

happy" but that the death 

would have no impact on New 

World, a $12 billion company 

which controls properties 

across Asia including Hong 

Kong's Grand Hyatt hotel. 

Breakdown of US-Russia talks 

would set back Syria aid: UN 

A television station operated by 

Lebanon's Hezbollah, which is fighting 

in support of the government, also 

said the Kindi Hospital area had been 

pause was needed to reach 

eastern Aleppo on "U.N. 

terms". 

O'Brien said he expected 

the Syrian government to 

respond on Friday to the U.N. 

proposed plan to deliver food 

and other goods to 960,000 

people in besieged and hardto-reach 

areas in Syria during 

October. 

Syrian army, rebels wage fierce battles north of Aleppo city 

believed to be in Singapore, 

with an estimated $200 billion 

there in private banking 

assets. To date, the amnesty 

has generated 97 trillion rupiah 

in government revenue, or 

nearly 60 percent of Jakarta's 

165 trillion rupiah target. 

In the past few days, people 

wanting to join the 

amnesty started lining up outside 

tax offices at 3 am, officials 

said. Some of 

Indonesia's wealthiest individuals 

have also signed up. Tax 

offices have stayed open until 

midnight. 

"There has been rapid 

captured. But rebel sources denied that 

the government had captured the 

Kindi Hospital area, saying fighting 

was still going on. 

Indonesians line up to beat deadline for tax amnesty's best terms 

development this month," 

Finance Minister Sri Mulyani 

Indrawati told reporters on 

Thursday. 

The former World Bank 

managing director said a parliament 

hearing that while 

many countries have done tax 

amnesties, Indonesia "is at the 

highest position" among them 

with revenue collection equivalent 

to 0.65 percent of gross 

domestic product. 

India received revenue 

representing 0.58 percent of 

GDP, Chile 0.62 percent, Italy 

0.2 percent and South Africa 

0.17 percent, Indrawati said.

6 


Biz 

Roundup: PSX beat regional 

tension to hit fresh peak 

KARACHI, Sep 30: The 

Pakistan Stock Exchange 

(PSX) rose after heating 

Pakistan-India tension across 

the Line-of-Control (LoC) 

and hit a fresh all-time historic 

peak above 40,500 

points in a volatile session by 

ending Friday. 

The Pakistan Stock 

Exchange's benchmark KSE 

100-Index surged by 0.61 

percent or 246.29 points to 

40,541.81 points on Friday 

when compared with 

40,295.52 points recorded on 

Thursday. During the week 

that ended on Sept. 30, the top 

index jumped by 759.86 

points with four out of five 

trading sessions ending in the 

green zone. 

The KSE All-Share Index 

jacked up by 0.78 percent or 

213.24 points to 27,682.25 

points, the KSE 30-Index 

grew by 0.38 percent or 84.85 

points to 22,436.20 points, 

the KMI 30-Index elevated 

by 0.43 percent or 292.16 

points to 68,959.36 points, 

whereas the Islamic All-Share 

Index increased by 0.8 percent 

or 151.67 points to 

19,176.82 points. 

Friesland Campina 

Pakistan made a public 

announcement Friday to 

acquire 49.8 million shares of 

Engro Foods (EFOODS) at 

151.85 rupees per share. This 

resulted in EFOODS to close 

at its upper limit of 5 percent. 

Murree Brewery 

(MUREB) announced consolidated 

earnings per share 

of 49.92 rupees along with a 

cash dividend of 10 rupees 

per share in addition to previously 

announced 10-rupee 

dividend and a bonus of 

1,500 percent. As a result, the 

stock closed at its upper limit 

of 5 percent. 

Market volumes decreased 

by 38.71 percent or 275.644 

million shares to 436.516 million 

shares on Friday when 

compared with 712. 161 million 

shares posted on 

Thursday. During the week 

under review, the top 

Pakistani bourse witnessed 

total volumes of 2.641 billion 

shares at an average daily 

Finance Ministry extends date for filing 

of Income Tax Returns, statements 

ISLAMABAD Sep 30: 

Minister for Finance, 

Revenues and Economic 

Affairs, Mohammad Ishaq 

Dar on Friday extended the 

due date for filing of Income 

Tax Returns/Statements by 

Salaried persons, 

Individual, AOP, and 

Companies till 31st October, 

2016. 

The Minister extended 

the date in view of Eid-ul- 

Adha holidays falling in the 

month of September, 2016 

and the fact that a number of 

taxpayers and their consultants 

were in Saudi Arabia 

for performance of Hajj. 

The taxpayers accordingly 

could not find ample time 

ECNEC approves 6 mega development 

projects costing billions of rupees 

ISLAMABAD: Federal Finance Minister, Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar chairs a meeting of 

the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC). 

ISLAMABAD, Sep 30: The 

Executive Committee of 

National Economic Council 

(ECNEC) here on Friday 

approved six mega development 

projects in the country 

costing billions of rupees. 

The ECNEC met here 

under the chairmanship of 

Finance Minister Senator 

Muhammad Ishaq Dar and 

approved the 7th Secondary 

Transmission Line Grid 

Station project worth Rs 

19,989.114 million. 

It also approved Golan 

Gol Hydropower project 

(106) MW at a cost of Rs 

29.077.173 million. 

The ECNEC approved 

Southern Punjab Poverty 

Alleviation Project (SPPAP) 

costing Rs 4,657.957 million. 

Procurement of 58 Nos 

(29 Nos 3000 H. P & 29 Nos 

2000H.P) Diesel Electric 

Locomotive at a cost of Rs 

16,300.000 million was also 

approved by the ECNEC. 

It also approved construction 

of 100 Small Dams in 

Balochistan – package 3(20 

Dams) at a cost of Rs 

7,829.874 million while 

Gwadar-Nawabshah LNG 

Terminal and pipeline project 

(GNP) costing Rs 

203,314.08 million was also 

approved by the ECNEC. 

Arrangements to supply of gas to KP 

will be completed soon: Jam Kamal 


Minister of State For 

Petroleum & Natural 

Resources Jam Kamal 

Khan stated on Friday that 

after uplifting ban on dispensation 

of gas in 

Khyber Pakhtunekhwa by 

the Prime Minister Nawaz 

Sharif all arrangements 

regarding supply of gas to 

areas including Bannu 

town ship will be done. 

During the question 

hour in the senate Jam 

Kamal Khan stated that 

Punjab CNG station is utilizing 

imported LNG 

adding that domestic consumers 

are first priority of 

the government after that 

industrial sectors, Khad 

factories, and CNG sectors 

will be provided gas. 

Replying to questions 

asked by senator Baz 

Muhammad Khan, senator 

Shahi Syed, Mian 

Muhammad Atiq and others 

he said that it is true 

that work of laying gas 

pipe line in Bannu Town 

Ship has been completed 

however dispensation of 

connection from the main 

gas pipe line has not been 

come into action so far. 

Kamal Khan said that 

owing to shortage of gas, 

CNG stations had been 

shut down almost adding 

that when we undertook to 

import LNG then CNG 

sectors expressed its willingness 

to use LNG first 

of all. 

He said that it is not 

this is not a good notion 

that LNG’s price is higher 

in other provinces than 

Punjab. He added that 

total 136 CNG stations in 

Punjab are utilizing LNG. 

Kamal Khan said that 

Pakistan fulfill its 20 to 

25percent need from the 

country production of oil 

and 75 percent of oil is 

imported. 

Replying to questions 

asked by Senator Nuzhat 

Sadiq, Babar Awan and 

others, he said that Diesel 

and Petrol are main 

sources of fuel which is 

utilized in Transport sector 

across the country 

adding that at this time 

87percent RON petrol is 

being utilized in the country. 

Jamal Kamal Khan said 

that from November 

Pakistan will start to 

import of RON. He said 

that Pakistan State Oil 

(PSO) under the long term 

agreement with Kuwait is 

importing approximately 

75percent diesel. 

He added that the use 

of Euro ii Diesel will be 

effective from January 

2017 adding that two local 

Refineries are producing 

Euro ii Diesel while other 

Refineries have been 

given deadline of June 

2017 to produce Euro ii 

Diesel. 

for filing their tax 

returns.Therefore, in the 

spirit of taxpayers' facilitation, 

the due date of filing of 

tax returns/statements has 

been extended till 31st 

October, 2016. 

Pak, UK agree to 

continue strong 

commercial relations 


Pakistan and UK have shown 

complete consensus on the 

need to continue with the 

strong commercial relations, 

which exist between the two 

countries. 

The resolve to this effect 

was expressed during a meeting 

of Pakistani delegation led 

by Commerce Secretary 

Azmat Ali Ranjha and 

Permanent Secretary at the 

Dept for International Trade of 

UK Sir Martin Donnelly in 

London. British side assured 

Pakistan of their full commitment 

to support GSP plus 

arrangement not only in UK 

but also in EU. Secretary 

Commerce conveyed desire to 

engage fully with the UK by 

continuing with the GSP Plus 

like arrangement in the short 

term but later on expanding it 

to a Preferential or a Free 

Trade Agreement with UK. 

KARACHI, Sep 30: The Pakistan 

Economy Watch (PEW) on Friday said 

Indian attack on Pakistan will be a suicide 

for New Delhi and her economy 

will sustain damages beyond imagination 

due to Islamabad's capability to hit 

back on aggressors. 

Tensions between two most important 

countries of Saarc region will have 

a global negative impact on trade, 

commerce, agriculture and industrial 

output, it said. 

turnover of 528.257 million 

shares. 

Market capitalization 

improved by 0.78 percent or 

63.345 billion rupees to 8.223 

trillion rupees whereas trade 

value depleted by 34.41 percent 

or 7.372 billion rupees to 

14.052 billion rupees. 

Among 435 active scrips 

on Friday, prices of 310 

issues advanced, 114 

slumped, whereas values of 

11 other companies stayed 

unchanged for the week. 

Karachi Electric Ltd, Pace 

Pakistan Ltd, and TRG 

Pakistan Ltd were the top 

traded companies with 

turnovers of 55.688 million 

shares, 28.247 million shares, 

and 26.203 million shares, 

respectively. 

Wyeth Pakistan Ltd 

emerged as the top price 

accumulator with an increment 

of 100.52 rupees to 

2,300 rupees while on the 

other hand, Bhanero Textiles 

led the major price shedders 

with a decline of 41.97 rupees 

to 798 rupees. 

Furniture design stars 

break new ground at 

China Int’l Furniture Fair 

SHANGHAI, Sep 30: The 

38th China International 

Furniture Fair (CIFF) 

Shanghai hosted from 

September 7 to 10 at the 

National Exhibition and 

Convention Center 

(NECC) in Shanghai 

brought the public's attention 

to pioneering furniture 

design concepts and products, 

highlighting modern 

architecture's relationship 

with art through a series of 

exhibitions, forums and 

dialogue seminars. 

The EAST design show 

was one of the most popular 

exhibitions at the 38th 

CIFF, designers and artists 

of nine brands and 24 studios 

from China, Japan, 

South Korea, Singapore, 

Australia and more displayed 

unexpected home 

furniture and décor works 

and shared the ideas 

behind the creations as 

well as the future trend of 

furniture industry at 

forums with institutions, 

buyers and e-commerce 

representatives. 

The show featured two 

special events, the "EAST- 

OOL Design Show" presented 

the big ideas of the 

small folding stool and "48 

Stands Youth Collection" 

showcased various works 

by young designers. 

SBP asks banks to focus 

on employee’s training 

KARACHI, Sep 30: State 

Bank of Pakistan (SBP) has 

issued “guidelines for training 

and development of bank 

employees.” The guidelines 

primarily aim to provide continuous 

learning atmosphere 

to bank employees, said a 

statement issued here on 

Friday.. 

The guidelines advised 

banks to prepare a comprehensive 

training and development 

policy duly approved by 

their Board of Directors for all 

major functional areas, which 

should interalia cover 

processes related to Training 

NeedsAssessment (TNA) and 

selection of employees for a 

specific training program. 

Appropriately trained and 

knowledgeable employees are 

the most valuable asset for a 

bank to attain good governance 

and competitive advantage 

in the market. Banks, 

therefore, require to pay due 

attention to the training and 

development needs of their 


International Monetary Fund 

(IMF) Mission Chief to 

Pakistan, Harald Finger has 

expressed the hope that 

Pakistan’s economy will set 

on a new and sustainable 

course, breaking from past 

cycles of near-crises and 

aborted stabilization programmes. 

“With stronger buffers, 

improved sentiment, gradually 

recovering growth, and the 

prospects of more energy supply 

and an additional impetus 

from the China-Pakistan 

Economic Corridor (CPEC), 

there is hope that Pakistan’s 

economy will set on a new and 

sustainable course,” he wrote 

in an article published in 

English daily. 

The IMF Mission Chief 

termed the completion of 

employees. The ever changing 

banking environment coupled 

with technological 

advancements further put 

stress on the importance of 

improved skills, capabilities 

and knowledge of a bank 

employee. Banks can transform 

their human resource 

into human capital by providing 

proper training and development 

opportunities to their 

employees on a regular basis. 

The guidelines further 

elaborate that training and 

development budget of banks 

should specifically be made 

part of an overall budget document 

to be discussed and 

approved by the Board of 

Directors on annual basis. 

Further, the training and 

development budget may ideally 

be linked with overall 

size and complexity of operations 

of a bank or with certain 

percentage of administrative 

expenses. 

SBP suggested that 

Human Resources 

three-year Extended Fund 

Facility (EFF) Programme 

by Pakistan as a notable 

achievement. 

“This a notable achievement 

in itself, but particularly 

so for a country that has had to 

resort to IMF support regularly 

and often abandoned its 

reform programmes before 

completion,” he wrote. 

He said that just three years 

Committee of the Board 

should be assigned the 

responsibility of monitoring 

the utilization of training and 

development budget and 

implementation of approved 

training & development policy.It 

has also been advised 

that bank should focus on 

training of employees posted 

at remote / rural area branches 

so that they may also get 

appropriate number of trainings 

during a year. Banks are 

required to implement these 

guidelines by December 31, 

2016 after which SBP will 

assess their compliance during 

the course of on-site 

inspections of banks. 

Pak economy to set on sustainable 

course: IMF mission head 

KARACHI / MEXICO, Sep 

30: Investing in women economic 

empowerment sets a 

direct path towards poverty 

alleviation and financial 

inclusiveness. BISP is key to 

financial inclusiveness and literacy 

in Pakistan. It is because 

of BISP that an uneducated 

BISP beneficiary can use 

debit cards. This was stated by 

Minister of State and 

Chairperson BISP MNA 

Marvi Memon while speaking 

at “International Symposium: 

the contribution of conditional 

cash transfer programs to 

the creation of Social 

Protection System with 

rights-based approach” 

arranged by Ministry of 

Social Development and 

National Coordination of 

PROSPERA Programa de 

Inclusion Social with the support 

of World Bank at Mexico 

ago, Pakistan’s economy was 

running out of steam and 

resources, however with the 

oil windfall and an improving 

external sentiment, Pakistan 

was able to triple its foreign 

reserves buffer, through SBP 

foreign exchange purchases 

and foreign borrowing which 

has much strengthened 

Pakistan’s shield against economic 

shocks. 

BISP recognized as largest 

financial inclusion program: Marvi 

A war will destroy Indian economy 

before the country is totally ruined due 

to a possible nuclear war, said Dr. 

Murtaza Mughal, President PEW. 

He said that tensions will have a 

very negative impact on trade and 

economy while volatility in the financial 

markets will not be short lived as 

expected. 

Dr. Murtaza Mughal said that 

India's exports to the neighbouring 

country worked out to USD 2.17 billion, 

or 0.83 per cent, of the total 

Indian outward shipments while 

imports were less than USD 500 million, 

or 0.13 per cent, of the total 

inward shipments. 

But, tensions will also damage her 

exports to other regions while flight of 

capital will also take place, he noted. 

India's move to review the most 

favoured nation (MFN) status accorded 

to Pakistan has raised some uncertainty 

for exporters on whether trade 

City, Mexico. 

Ms Memon highlighted 

that BISP has contributed a lot 

to the financial inclusion of 

the poorest of the poor population 

of Pakistan in line with 

the overall financial inclusion 

strategy of Finance Minister 

Senator Ishaq Dar. 5.3 million 

BISP beneficiaries are paid 

through technology based 

mechanisms backed with 

branchless banking accounts. 

'Indian economy goner in case of misadventure with Pakistan' 

LAHORE, Sep 30: Three-day 

GTex International B2B 

Textile Machinery Brand 

Expo opened in Expo Centre 

Lahore closed here on Friday 

in with negotiated business 

deals of worth 17 million dollars. 

Event was organized by 

Global Enterprise in Expo 

Centre Lahore, in which the 

world’s first fully automatic 

jeans machine was also displayed 

by United Machinery, 

first time in Pakistan. 

As many as 97 companies 

participated in this expo with 

their 399 brands. About 67 

foreign delegates from 32 

countries from Europe and 

China. 

Chief Executive Expo 

Centre Lahore Arif Khosa 

was chief guest at closing ceremony 

and distributed shields 

among exhibitors. CEO 

Global Enterprise Mujib R. 

Siddiqui, Zohaib R. Siddiqui, 

Ms. Ghausia, Sohail Aziz and 

Naeemuddin of United 

Machinery were also present 

on this occasion. 

Talking to exhibitors at the 

closing ceremony, Arif Khosa 

will normalise in the future, he said, 

adding that the MFN was largely symbolic 

as non-tariff barriers frustrated 

efforts of Pakistan to improve exports. 

It may be mentioned that the official 

trade between two countries was 

recorded at 2.5 billion dollars during 

the last year. Pakistan exports to India 

stood at 495 million dollars while it 

imported goods worth 1.86 billion dollars 

but now the situation is set to 

change, he said. 

GTex Int'l B2B Textile Machinery Brand Expo closed 

97 companies with 399 brands are participated in expo 

said that expo centre is always 

willing to support such expos 

to boost trade activities across 

the country and for building 

Pakistan’s image at international 

level. 

Talking about the event 

CEO Global Enterprise, 

Winner of “Brand of the Year 

Award” in Event 

Management, Mujib R. 

Siddiqui said that during these 

three days, 17 million dollars 

deals are negotiated and more 

are in progress. 

Exhibition received more 

than 18000 trade visitors in 

these days. Next GTex Expo 

will be held on Jan 20-22, 

2016 in Expo Centre Karachi, 

Mujib R. Siddiqui told.


Sportlight 

7 

Azam’s ton and Nawaz’s 

spell sink West Indies 

SHARJAH: Babar Azam looks up to the skies after reaching his century. 

SHARJAH, Sep 30: Twentyone-year 

old Babar Azam’s 

maiden century and disciplined 

bowling led by left-arm 

spinner Mohammad Nawaz 

ensured Pakistan an emphatic 

111 runs victory (DL Method) 

over West Indies in the first 

match of the three match 

series at the Sharjah Cricket 

Stadium on Friday night. 

It was another dismal batting 

performance from West 

Indies batsmen following 

their 3-0 defeat in the 

Twenty20 series to Pakistan. 

West Indies could muster only 

175 runs in 38.4 overs chasing 

Pakistan’s target of 287 runs 

in 49 overs. 

Pakistan had posted 284 

for 9 before a floodlight failure 

stopped play for 70 minutes 

reducing the match into a 

49 over contest. As per the 

Duckworth Lewis calculations 

for the time lost, the 

West Indies target was revised 

to 287 in 49 overs. 

Azam’s knock of 120 runs 

came off 131 balls with eight 

fours and three sixes. Chasing 

the target, West Indies lost 

their first wicket of opener 

Johnson Charles at the score 

on 27. He edged Mohammad 

Amir’s angling delivery into 

the hands wicketkeeper 

Sarfraz Ahmad for 20. 

Darren Bravo joined debutant 

opener Kraigg Brathwaite 

and took the score to 41 when 

right-arm medium pacer 

Hasan Ali forced Kraigg on 

14 to edge to wicketkeeper 

while attempting to run the 

ball down to third man. Bravo 

played 28 balls to score 12 

runs and got bowled to slow 

left-arm spinner Mohammad 

Nawaz to a delivery which 

kept a bit low. 

Marlon Samuels and 

Denesh Ramdin added 35 

runs in 6.2 overs before 

Ramdin hit into the hands of 

Azhar Ali in the covers for 8. 

Kieron Pollard lasted just 

seven balls and hit Nawaz to 

Sharjeel Khan at deep point. 

Half the side back in the pavilion 

for 99 at the half way 

mark, defeat loomed large 

over West Indies. 

Don't put India,Pak in same group 

of intl tournaments: BCCI to ICC 

MUMBAI, Sep 30: With the 

bilateral relations deteriorating, 

BCCI on Friday decided 

that India will avoid playing 

Pakistan even in the multination 

tournaments and asked 

the ICC not to place the teams 

of the two countries in the 

same group in the future. 

The issue was discussed 

on the sidelines of the 

Special General Meeting 

here against the backdrop of 

heightened tensions between 

India and Pakistan. 

"Keeping in mind that the 

government has adopted a 

new strategy to isolate 

Pakistan and in view of the 

public sentiment in the country, 

we request ICC not to put 

India and Pakistan in the 

same pool of the multination 

tournaments," BCCI 

president Anurag Thakur 

blamed. 

If the two countries reach 

the Semi-finals and have to 

clash at that time, it is another 

situation which can't be 

avoided, he added. The next 

multi-nation tournament is 

the Champions Trophy to be 

held in the UK about seven 

months from now. 

Considering the traditional 

rivalry between India and 

Pakistan, the ICC generally 

puts the two teams in the 

same group in multi-nation 

tournaments to attract more 

spectators. 

India is already not playing 

a bilateral tournament 

against Pakistan. 

Super Round Fame 

Football League-2015-16 

Afridi, Ajmal call for bilateral cricket with India 

LAHORE, Sep 30: 

Pakistan's cricketers have 

batted for peaceful relations 

and resumption of bilateral 

cricket ties with India 

despite the escalation of 

tensions between the two 

nations following Indian 

atrocities in occupied 

Kashmir. 

Shahid Afridi and Saeed 

Ajmal noted that in the past 

cricket had helped reduce 

tensions and normalise relations 

between the two countries. 

"In the past also having 

cricket series helped 

reduced tensions and I firmly 

believe there should be 

cricket between the two 

countries," Ajmal told 

reporters in Muzaffarabad. 

The off-spinner said 

whenever he played in India 

he had got love and appreciation 

from the Indian people. 

The BCCI has completely 

ruled out having cricket 

ties with Pakistan and its 

President, Anurag Thakur 

said there would be no 

Shaheed Hakim Mohammed Said Memorial 

Inter – School Football Championship 2016 

Sports Reporter 

KARACHI, Sep 30: 18th 

Shaheed Hakim Mohammed 

Said Memorial Inter – 

School 

Football 

Championship tournament 

2016, jointly organized by 

Hamdard Public School and 

Hamdard Village School, 

will be held from December 

6 to 8, 2016 at Bilawal 

Stadium, Madinat al- 

Hikmah, Karachi. 

School, which are interested 

to participate in football 

championship tournament, 

are requested to contact 

Zafar Baig, Secretary 

of the organizing committee 

of the championship 

tournament on phone # 

36440001-4 to obtain necessary 

information regarding 

age and height etc. of 

the young players in school 

timing. 

On-form Kvitova beats Halep 

to reach Wuhan final 

WUHAN: Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic hits a return during her semi-final against 

Simona Halep of Romania at the WTA Wuhan Open, in China's central Hubei province. 

WUHAN, Sep 30: Two-time 

Wimbledon champion Petra 

Kvitova dropped just three 

games to dismiss Simona 

Halep in two sets in the semifinals 

at the Wuhan Open 

Friday. 

The Czech displayed the 

tennis that once saw her two 

match wins from ascending 

to world number one as she 

beat Halep 6-1, 6-2 to reach 

her second final at the $2.6 

million hard court event in 

China. 

The Romanian fourth seed 

denied Kvitova her first 

match point with an unusual 

backhand volley, taking the 

second set to 5-2, but was 

unable to swing the momentum 

of the game in her favour. 

"I tried, but (it) was too 

late to change something at 6- 

1, 5-1. It's a bit too late with 

someone that is playing this 

way," Halep told reporters 

after the match. 

Despite the loss, by reaching 

the Wuhan semi-finals 

Halep has booked her spot in 

the year-ending eight-player 

WTA Finals for the third consecutive 

year. 

Kvitova's return to form in 

China comes after a choppy 

year that began with her splitting 

from coach of seven 

years David Kotyza and has 

seen her slip to 16 in the 

world rankings -- her lowest 

spot since 2011. 

She made a series of early 

round exits this season, failing 

to get beyond the fourth 

round at any of the Grand 

Slams, until a bronze medal 

at the Rio Olympics 

appeared to turn the tide for 

the 26-year-old. 

Kvitova will meet 

Dominika Cibulkova in the 

finals on Saturday, after the 

Slovak rallied from one set 

down to beat double Grand 

Slam champion Svetlana 

Kuznetsova 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. 

Rain delays meant that 

Cibulkova has spent more 

than six hours on court in the 

last two days, playing both a 

fourth round and quarter final 

match on Thursday -- and 

claiming the scalp of US 

Open finalist Karolina 

Pliskova en route. 

cricket until Pakistan sponsored 

terrorism. 

Afridi took to Twitter to 

push for a peaceful resolution 

of the recent hostilities 

between Pakistan and India. 

Afridi said Pakistan had 

always been a "peaceful 

nation" and that when two 

neighbours fought it 

"affected both". –Online 

ZTBL thrash 

SBP to clinch 1st 

State Bank women 

cricket title 


KARACHI, Sep 30: ZTBL 

recorded a convincing eightwicket 

triumph against hosts 

State Bank in the summit 

clash of the inaugural State 

Bank Women Cricket 

Championship 2016-17 at 

SBP Sports Complex. 

SBP batted first in the 

match and were all out for 

83. Kainat Hafeez top scored 

for the side with 26 runs. 

Sana Mir got three wickets, 

while Aiman Anwar, Almas 

Akram and Nida Dar took 

two each. ZTBL easily 

reached the target for the 

loss of only two wickets in 

27.4 overs. Naheeda Khan 

scored unbeaten 34. 

Sana Mir was declared 

Player of the Final Match. 

ZTBL players won all 

awards for individual performances. 

Javaria Khan 

won the best scorer award. 

Nida Dar claimed the best 

wicket taker award. Rabya 

Shah secured the best wicket-keeper 

award. Nida Dar 

(ZTBL) and Aliya Riaz 

(SBP) were adjudged the 

best all-rounders. 

DHAKA, Sep 30: After triumphs 

against more 

esteemed and reputable 

opponents, Bangladesh have 

found themselves in a position 

from where there lofty 

home record in recent times 

can come tumbling down. In 

the two One-Day 

Internationals against 

Afghanistan so far, 

Bangladesh have been 

pressed hard. The bowlers 

bailed them out in the first 

game, but Mohammad Nabi 

and Asghar Stanikzai came 

up with a sensible stand to 

shut the door on the hosts to 

seal the second ODI. 

This is Afghanistan's first 

bilateral series in Bangladesh 

and that gives them a golden 

opportunity to claim a historic 

win. Afghanistan were 

invited by the Bangladesh 

Cricket Board to give the 

Karachi Kings to 

launch talent hunt 

program from Oct 3 


KARACHI, Sep 30: Pakistan 

Super League (PSL) franchise 

Karachi Kings is set to launch 

its much-awaited talent hunt 

program from October 3. 

Large number of youngsters 

have started to register 

themselves for the talent 

hunt program titled Khiladi 

Ki Khoj, which kicks off 

from 3rd October at National 

Stadium in Karachi. 

Registration is already open 

at the official website of 

Karachi Kings. 

Karachi Kings Talent Hunt 

Program will start from 3rd 

Oct Monday at National 

Stadium Karachi. 


KARACHI, Sep 30: ‘Kriket 

Superstar’, a coaching-cum- 

TV reality programme, initiated 

by Karachi Sports 

Foundation which has invited 

four prominent ex-Test cricketers 

Andy Roberts, Jonty 

Rhodes, Damien Martyn and 

Danny Morrison as judges to 

oversee the final phase of a 

coaching camp. 

Under the scheme, 24 

cricketers, who were picked 

after open trials were held by a 

three-man panel of former 

Pakistan cricketers that comprised 

leg-spin legend Abdul 

Qadir, paceman Jalaluddin 

and batsman Mohammad 

Wasim, were recruited by the 

KSF to talent hunt in Lahore 

and Karachi. 

A total of 16 players eight 

each from the Lahore and 

Dr M. Arif Hafeez 


KARACHI, Sep 30: 

Sabzazar FC defeated 

Usmania FC by two goal 

margin in the Super Round 

of Fame Football League- 

2015-16 (FFL-2015-16) at 

Fame Sports Football 

Ground in Model Town 

Lahore. 

According to the press 

release issued here by Fame 

Sports Football Club 

(FSFC), the match was 

kicked off between Sabzazar 

FC and Usmania FC at Fame 

Sports Football Ground in a 

thrilling night fixture. After a 

Karachi trials plus another 

bunch of eight from 

Balochistan who were selected 

from talent hunt trials conducted 

by Quetta Gladiators 

earlier this month. 

From the camp, which will 

be spread over six days at the 

Lawai Cricket Stadium in 

Naya Nazimabad, two young 

players a batsman and a fast 

bowler would be flown to the 

Australian city of Brisbane for 

specialised coaching under the 

guidance of former Australian 

captain Allan Border and 

opener Matthew Hayden. 

Moreover, of the two cricketers 

one will be part of the 

Quetta Gladiators franchise 

for next year’s Pakistan Super 

League (PSL). 

Fakhr Alam, better known 

as a showbiz personality, the 

mentor behind the programme, 

told a media conference 

that a 13-episode programme 

will be aired early 

next year. 

“The concept behind reality 

shows in normal circumstances 

highlights negative 

aspects of life. But this will be 

the first-ever purely cricketbased 

reality programme that 

the viewers will get to enjoy,” 

Fakhr said. 

“It was an idea that just 

came to the mind. I am 

extremely indebted to Danny 

(Morrison) when we first 

spoke about such an event. He 

not only supported the idea but 

also offered to help us out in 

making a successful venture.” 

Morrison the ex-New 

Zealand paceman who played 

from 1987 to 1997 and who 

now lives in Australia in his 

brief introduction expressed 

warm evening a large number 

of people and families 

came to see the match as the 

cool breeze in a night of 

monsoon provided some 

comfort to families. The 

match was full of thrill and 

excitement as both teams 

contested aggressively and 

made a series of aggressive 

inroads in each other’s area. 

In 18th minute of the match, 

Sabzazar made a movement 

from right site. Right In Bilal 

crossed the ball in penalty 

area to Ahsan who flicked it 

for Left In Naveed who 

headed the ball for the net. 

In the second half of the 

match, Sabzazar FC exhibited 

aggression game of Ball 

Possession, Dribbling, 

Dodging, Passing, Eye 

Contact and Intercepting 

which was highly appreciated 

by the audience. The 

Work Rate and Match 

Traveling of both teams were 

astonished to see. In 68th 

minute Bilal gave the pass to 

Ahsan who received it on his 

chest and made a wonderful 

flick for the goal post. The 

match was officiated by 

Commissioner Bashir 

Ahmed, Match Referee 

Muhammad Amjad, First 

Assistant Referee Master 

Afzal and Second Assistant 

Referee Muhammad Iqbal. 

Karachi Sports Foundation creates history 

with launch of cricket reality show 

players a chance to get into 

the groove ahead of the allimportant 

England series. If 

you have been following the 

series, one thing has been 

made clear by the visitors - 

they are not there to just 

make up the numbers. 

Afghanistan's rise in the 

recent years is well documented. 

After beating 

Zimbabwe in Zimbabwe and 

in the United Arab Emirates, 

this will be another feather in 

their cap if they manage to 

seize crucial moments. 

Afghanistan in both ODIs 

have struggled after getting 

close to the target. While 

Shakib al Hasan managed to 

choke them in the first game, 

they wobbled in the second 

game after being well 

placed. The likes of 

Mohammad Shahzad, 

Rahmat Shah and 

Hashmatullah Shahidi need 

to take more responsibility to 

ease the pressure on both 

Nabi and Stanikzai. 

Bangladesh batsmen, 

though they have the advantage 

of the familiarity of the 

conditions, have failed to 

capitalise on starts. While the 

top order has shown promising 

signs and one good 

innings will hold them in 

good stead, a lower-order 

meltdown in both games 

should worry the think tank. 

In 2014, Afghanistan 

delight to be in Pakistan after a 

long time. 

“It is always nice to be here 

fellows to be among you guys. 

The task of picking just two 

players is a huge one but that 

is what we are all here for,” the 

jovial cricketer said. 

“There is tremendous talent 

in Pakistan, no doubt about 

it. We know how Wasim 

Akram and Waqar Younis 

were virtually picked from 

obscurity. I can recall how 

Waqar learnt the art [of fast 

bowling] in the desert of 

Sharjah. “Definitely it appears 

to be an exciting project and 

we’re grateful for the opportunity 

because it sounds 

thrilling,” Morrison added. 

Martyn told the gathering 

he and Rhodes were in 

Pakistan last year as guests of 

PTV Sports. 

Afghanistan eye historic series win in Bangladesh 

defeated Bangladesh in an 

Asia Cup game to catch the 

attention of the cricketing 

world. Now, the eyes are on 

them again and if they can 

wrap up the series, their 

cricketing stocks are set to 

skyrocket again.

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UNICEF, Sindh govt launch 

digital birth registration project 

KARACHI, Sep 30: The Local 

Government Department 

Sindh in partnership with 

UNICEF launched the Digital 

Birth Registration project here 

today, to upscale the registration 

of children as a measure of 

safeguarding their basic right 

for an identity. 

The project, which was initially 

piloted in Thatta during 

2015, is now being extended to 

Badin and Naushero Feroze in 

the coming year, while planning 

has been made to further 

expand it to Umerkot & 

Tharparkar by 2018. The project 

uses innovative methods to 

improve birth registration rates 

for children through the use of 

mobile phone technology. 

A pilot was conducted in 

two Union Councils of Thatta 

with the partnership of 

UNICEF, Telenor and departments 

of Local Government 

and Health. The intervention 


Chairman NAB Qamar 

Zaman Chaudhry chaired a 

meeting to review latest 

progress on NAB’s 

Monitoring and Evaluation 

System (MES) at NAB 

Headquarter. During the meeting, 

Advisor to Chairman on 


(M&E) gave a detailed presentation 

regarding the latest 

progress on the working of 

Management and Evaluation 

System (MES) in NAB and its 

efficacy in future. 

KARACHI: Representative of UNICEF Angela Kearney addressing during launching ceremony 

of Digital Birth Registration Project organized by Sindh Government and United 

Nations International Children's Emergency Fund at a local hotel. 

has deemed highly encouraging 

results, showing that 94 per 

cent of births are now being 

registered in these Union 

Councils, within the first 60 

days of birth in accordance 

He informed that on the 

directions of Chairman NAB, 

NAB has developed an effective 

Monitoring and 

Evaluation System (MES) 

catering the needs of all concerned 

having salient features 

of maintenance of data at each 

stage including complaint 

entry, complaint verification, 

inquiry, investigation, prosecution 

stage and record preservation 

of Regional Board 

Meetings and Executive Board 

Meetings including case brief, 

decisions made and list of participants 

attended the meeting 

with time & date and ability to 

analyze data in qualitative and 

quantitative form having warnings 

and alarms system for 

violators. 

with the law. “I am grateful for 

this opportunity to highlight 

that birth registration is a fundamental 

right for all children - 

the right to a name and legal 

identity,” said UNICEF 

He further informed that 

pilot project of NAB 

Rawalpindi has been completed 

on the directions of 

Chairman NAB in order to 

have first hand information 

about the working of monitoring 

and evaluation system. 

Chairman NAB Qamar said 

that Monitoring and 

Evaluation System (MES) is 

very important in order to have 

measurable impact on expected 

outcomes and have been 

implemented effectively. He 

said that Monitoring and 

Evaluation System (MES) will 

help in identifying the most 

valuable and efficient use of 

Chairman NAB reviews progress on 

NAB’s Monitoring and Evaluation System 

Karachi School of Art and CEAD decide to collaborate 

in various fields and work together for promoting art 

JAMSHORO: CEAD and Karachi School of Art official in a group photo after discussion of 

art promotion. 

JAMSHORO, Sep 30: The 

delegation of Karachi School 

of Art visited Centre of 

Excellence in Art & Design 

(CEAD), Mehran University 

of Engineering and 

Technology (MUET), 

Jamshoro. The delegation led 

by principal Rabia Zuberi, 

comprised of Director 

Executive Imran Zuberi, 

coordinator academics 

Rumila Karim and vice president 

school committee Rafiu 

Zaman. They were welcomed 

by Director CEAD Prof. Dr. 

Bhai Khan Shar and other 

officials. 

The delegation held a meeting 

to discuss the academic and 

non academic issues, policies 

and future plans with CEAD 

officials headed by Dean 

Faculty of Architecture and 

Civil Engineering MUET Prof. 

Dr. Ghous Bux Khaskheli. The 

delegation extended the hand 

of friendship to promote education 

of art in different corners 

of the country. Dr. Ghous Bux 

Khaskheli informed the delegation 

about different academic 

policies of the Centre and the 

techniques to strengthen the 

educational standard at school. 

Director CEAD Dr. Bhai 

Khan Shar said that Karachi 

School of Art is the result of 

untiring efforts of Rabia Zuberi 

who established this school 52 

years back. He said that 

Karachi School of Art has produced 

renowned artists who 

have shown their potential 

throughout the globe and the 

credit goes to its founder. Rabia 

Zuberi also appreciated the 

efforts of CEAD administration 

and faculty for promoting 

the art education especially in 

Sindh. She said that the extra 

ordinary performance of 

CEAD alumni is a landmark 

that they have achieved in very 

short time and this is the reason 

that we have extended the hand 

of friendship to this Centre. 

Both officials agreed to work 

together in future and collaborate 

in different art fields. The 

meeting was attended by Head 

of Department (HoD) Fine Art 

Prof. Syed Ali Abbas Jafferi, 

Prof Nusrat Raza Mangi, HoD 

of Textile Design Prof. Aijaz 

Hussain Chauhdary and others. 

India covers its war crimes by creating 

war-like situation in South Asia: APHC 

ISLAMABAD, Sep 30: In 

occupied Kashmir, the All 

Parties Hurriyet Conference 

(APHC) and other Hurriyet 

leaders have described 

Indian aggression on the 

Line of Control, as another 

ploy to divert world attention 

from the state oppression 

unleashed by India in 

the territory. 

According to reports, the 

All Parties Hurriyet 

Conference spokesman in a 

statement in Srinagar said 

that there seemed to be a 

sustained campaign both on 

part of Indian military and 

media to create a war-like 

situation in South Asia to 

cover the war crimes committed 

by Indian forces’ personnel 

in occupied Kashmir. 

The spokesman emphasized 

that India wanted to 

keep the International community 

in dark about the situation 

of occupied Kashmir 

and the sufferings of the 

Kashmiri people. 

resources. It is critical for 

developing objective conclusions. 

Monitoring and 

Evaluation System (MES) 

provide the necessary data to 

guide strategic planning and 

helps improving performance 

and achieving results to 

improve current and future 

management of outputs, outcomes 

and impact. He said that 


System (MES) is an important 

management tool to track 

progress and it facilitates in 

decision making as well as 

establishes links between the 

past, present and future 

actions. 

NA suspends 

agenda to discuss 

FATA reforms 


National Assembly suspended 

its regular agenda and discussed 

FATA reforms in the 

absence of Prime Minister 

and the Leader of the 

Opposition on Friday, 

observes Free and Fair 

Election Network (FAFEN) 

in Daily Factsheet. 

The National Assembly 

met for two hours and 40 

minutes. The sitting started at 

1033 hours against the scheduled 

time of 1030 hours. The 

Speaker presided over the 

entire sitting while the 

Deputy Speaker was not present. 

The Leader of the House 

(Prime Minister) and the 

Leader of the Opposition did 

not attend the sitting. 

KARACHI, Sep 30: Huawei 

initiated “Huawei Live” 

Campaign a few days back 

and after receiving an unbelievably 

awe-inspiring 

response from the youth, the 

shining star of Pakistani music 

industry Nabeel Shaukat himself 

became a part of the campaign 

and made an appearance 

in Iqra University. Nabeel’s 

Rocking performance at Iqra 

University and over whelming 

crowd response led to 

Nabeel’s visit to MAJU 

University the very next day. 

Fans were excited today as 

Nabeel made his visit, there 

was a cheer everywhere and 

Huawei Live kicked in with a 

bang at MAJU. Huawei live is 

breaking all records students 

taking part and sending video 

the response is through the 

roof. Nabeel felt so excited 

after his last performance that 

he decided to make an appearance 

at MAJU as his fans 

couldn’t have enough of him. 

He is one of the judges of 

“Huawei Live” campaign with 

the purpose of finding “The 

Representative to Pakistan Ms. 

Angela Kearney. “UNICEF 

looks forward to a strengthened 

partnership with the 

Sindh government and Telenor 

to expand the digital birth registration 

pilot project across the 

target districts and facilitate the 

registration of two million unregistered 

children within 286 

UCs.” Sindh Multi Indicator 

Cluster Survey conducted in 

2014 by Sindh govt, with the 

technical support of UNICEF, 

indicates that the rate of registered 

births for children under 

5 stands at 29 per cent in the 

province. Numbers are relatively 

low in the five Districts 

that have been selected for 

upscaling, ranging from 2 to 5 

per cent in Thatta, Badin and 

Umerkot. Local Government 

Secretary Bakaullah Unnar 

reiterated his department's 

commitment to bring every 

child within the system and 

urged the provincial line 

departments, NGOs and other 

stakeholders to come forward 

and exhibit their commitments 

to this issue of national 

importance. 

45 suspects rounded 

up in Ghotiki, 

Khairpur area 

GHOTKI/KHAIRPUR, Sep 

30: At least 45 suspected 

persons have been rounded 

up during separate search 

operations by Police and 

Rangers in Ghotki and 

Khairpur areas in Sindh. 

On a tip-off, the Police on 

Friday conducted door-todoor 

checking of seminaries, 

Imambargahs and guest 

houses during raids in 

Ghotki and apprehended 25 

suspected persons. 

SSP Masood Bangash 

said that raids were conducted 

in Khanpur, Mehar, 

Adilpur and other areas of 

Ghotki district under the 

National Action Plan (NAP). 

Meanwhile, Rangers on 

Friday conducted a targeted 

operation in Khairpur and 

rounded up 20 suspected 

persons. 


Senate was informed on 

Friday that the process of 

land acquisition for Diamer 

Bhasha dam is nearing completion 

and work on the mega 

project will be started next 

year. Minister of State for 

Water and Power Abid Sher 

Ali told the House during the 

question hour that a master 

plan has been prepared to 

promote hydel projects to 

eliminate energy crises in the 

country. He said the construction 

of mega reservoirs has 

Five children burnt to death as 

fire erupts in Sweet Home 

MIRPUR KHAS, Sep 30: 

Five children have been 

burnt to death following 

eruption of fire in Bait-ul- 

Maal Sweet Home in Mirpur 

Khas area located in Sindh. 

Fire broke out at the 

Bait-ul-Maal Sweet Home at 

Liaquat Town on Friday, 

NEW DELHI, Sep 30: 

Adnan Sami spewed venom 

against Pakistan in a tweet 

sent out on Friday. The singer 

and composer congratulated 

Indian Prime Minister 

Narendra Modi and the country’s 

armed forces for a ‘surgical 

strike’ against terrorism. 

His tweet was met with 

criticism by Pakistanis on 

Twitter, with popular musician 

Salman Ahmad terming 

it a sad day for arts and culture. 

In response to the criticism, 

Sami once again took 

to Twitter and said the “outburst 

clearly means they see 

terrorist and Pakistan as the 

same.” Adnan Sami who is 

originally from Pakistan was 

granted Indian citizenship in 

January 2016. 

On Thursday two 

Pakistani soldiers embraced 

martyrdom when Indian 

forces resorted to unprovoked 

firing across the LoC. 

The unprovoked fire was 

painted as a surgical strike by 

senior Indian officials, in a 

move apparently aimed to 

which engulfed the whole 

orphanage, leaving five children 

dead. 

The rescue teams reached 

the area and safely rescued 

90 children trapped in the 

orphanage building. 

The police said that fire 

erupted because of short circuiting 

. Chief Minister 

Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah 

took notice of the matter and 

expressed sorrow over the 

death of children. The CM 

Sindh has ordered to probe 

the incident and to submit 

detail report regarding the 

matter. 

Adnan Sami spews 

venom against Pakistan 


European Union (EU) has 

agreed to fast track the ratification 

of Paris agreement on 

climate change. 

Environment ministers 

of the bloc at a meeting in 

Brussels on Friday agreed 

that the European 

Parliament must now give 

its approval before the EU 

actually ratifies the agreement. 

The Paris accord 

satisfy the public. 

Pakistan rebuffed the 

claims with the Inter Services 

Public Relations (ISPR) saying, 

"There has been no surgical 

strike by India, instead 

there had been cross-border 

fire initiated and conducted 

by Indian forces which is an 

existential phenomenon". 

EU agrees to fast track ratification of 

Paris agreement on climate change 

become imperative in order to 

avert wastage of water. 

He said under the 18th 

amendment, the provinces are 

also authorized to carry out 

small hydel projects. He said 

that government is also facilitating 

private investors for 

promoting hydel power projects 

on build-on-operatetransfer 

basis. 

At present private power 

and infrastructure board is 

facilitating sixteen hydel 

power projects having cumulative 

power generation of 

capacity about 6350 

megawatts for development 

in private sector. Out of these, 

three projects of 2690 

megawatts are being 

processed under the frame of 

China-Pakistan-Economic- 

Corridor. 

Minister of State for 

Petroleum and Natural 

Resources Jam Kamal told 

the House that the domestic 

oil production is meeting 20 

to 25 percent requirements of 

the country while the remaining 

volume is being imported 

requires all countries to 

devise plans to achieve the 

goal of keeping the rise of 

temperatures within two 

degrees Celsius above preindustrial 

levels and strive 

for 1.5 C if possible. 

Land acquisition for Diamer Bhasha dam 

about to complete: Senate informed 

Voice of Huawei Live 2016”. 

A huge crowd gathered 

around Nabeel Shaukat, who 

literally stole the show by 

becoming the man of the day 

and during his appearance the 

energy of the crowd was over 

the roof which made him sing 

with the crowd. Every song 

sung by Nabeel Shaukat, the 

passionate crowed became 

more and more involved as the 

rhythmic lyrics took them to 

the unchartered realms of the 

music and there was a harmony 

in the crowd as they all 

sang together. It was an amazing 

sight to watch passionate 

youngsters to be the part of the 

activity. When it was 

announced that the “Huawei 

from different countries. 

He said that the government 

is also focusing on 

switching over to high grade 

fuels in order to enhance efficiency 

in vehicles which will 

also help to protecting the 

environment. 

He said that Pakistan 

Arab Refinery Limited and 

Attock Refinery are producing 

Euro-II compliant diesel 

oil while other refineries are 

also given a deadline of June 

next year to produce this 

high quality fuel. 

Nabeel Shaukat with Huawei Live stole the show at MAJU 

Live” was about to close, they 

insisted the singing prodigy to 

sing more and more songs. 

Nabeel Shaukat responded to 

their repeated requests but off 

course it had to be closed 

down after certain time. 

KARACHI: Vetern singer Nabeel Shaukat selecting suitable voices for Hauwei Mobile Company live musical program at 

Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Karachi last evening. 

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