15 July 2017

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Metropolitan: 

Saeed Ghani 

denies rigging 

allegations in 

by-elections 

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National: 

Alleged terror 

facilitators including 

women operatives 

arrested in DG Khan 

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International: 

US judge 

narrows travel 

ban in defeat 

for Trump 

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5 terrorists 

killed in Khyber 

Agency, Quetta 

I S L A M A B A D : 

Security forces killed 

two suicide bombers 

while foiling terrorists 

attack on border post in 

Khyber Agency. 

According to ISPR, 

terrorists were killed in 

repulsive attack as they 

were attempting fire raid 

and targeting Misthara 

post, on Pak-Afghan 

Border. 

Two soldiers also got 

injured in exchange of 

fire with terrorists. 

Quetta Taftan section 

is an important 

section: Iran 

ISLAMABAD: An 

Iranian delegation led by 

Director General South 

East Railway Company 

Majid Arjooni held a 

meeting with Secretary 

Ministry of Railways 

Parveen Agha here on 

Friday. 

Iranian side mentioned 

that Quetta Taftan section 

is an important section in 

Islamabad, Tehran and 

Istanbul Container Train 

Corridor. 

Al Qaeda regrouping in 

Afghanistan: US expert 

WASHINGTON: A 

top US expert has said Al 

Qaeda was reconstituting 

in Afghanistan in concert 

with the Afghan Taliban 

that provided sanctuary to 

the terrorist outfit. 

Al Qaeda Senior 

Leadership, such as 

Ayman al Zawahiri and 

Hamza bin Laden, operated 

from the Afghanistan- 

Pakistan region, 

Katherine Zimmerman, 

research fellow American 

Enterprise Institute, said 

during a Congressional 

hearing organized by the 

Committee on House 

Homeland Security 

Subcommittee on 

Counterterrorism and 

Intelligence. 

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ISLAMABAD: Prime 

Minister Nawaz Sharif has 

said that governments had 

been toppled in the country 

on accusations of corruption 

and being a 'security risk' in Joint 

the past. 

PM Nawaz was chairing 

the parliamentary meeting of 

Pakistan Muslim League- 

Nawaz here Friday. 

During the meeting, the 

Premier reiterated his decision 

not to step down from 

office on the call of opposition, 

saying that he would 

continue to fight for the people 

of Pakistan till the end. 

Nawaz Sharif went on to 

say that he had done nothing 

wrong and his conscience 

was clear. 

Members of the parliamentary 

party overwhelmingly 

participated in the 

meeting, summoned to 

KARACHI EDITION – Saturday, July 15, 2017, Shawal 20 1438 http://www.dailymessenger.com.pk 

Nawaz says will fight 

for people till the end 

PM Sharif says controversial JIT report on Panama Papers case is 

merely a pack of baseless allegations by opponents 

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif chairs PML-N’s Parliamentary Party meeting. 

chalk out strategy in 

response to the opposition’s 

calls for the premier’s resignation 

following the submission 

of the Panama case 

Investigation Team 

(JIT) report in the Supreme 

Court. 

Sources said the members 

warmly welcomed PM 

Nawaz by thumping desks 

on his arrival for the meeting 

at the PM House. 

Sources said at the beginning 

of the meeting, legal 

experts gave a briefing on 

the JIT report and the government's 

potential response 

in the Supreme Court. 

On Thursday, Prime 

Minister Nawaz Sharif 

while chairing meeting of 

federal cabinet explicitly 

dismissed JIT report that has 

raised questions about the 

source of his family´s 

wealth, rejecting it as slander. 

Nawaz Sharif, serving 

his third term as prime minister, 

faces opposition calls 

to step down but he was 

defiant in his condemnation 

of the report that alleges his 

family´s income from business 

was not large enough to 

explain its wealth. 

Amid loud thumping of 

desks by the Federal 

Cabinet members, confident 

and resolute Prime 

Minister said he was not 

going to resign and those 

seeking his resignation 

must come up with solid 

proof against him. 

“I have no burden on my 

conscience by the grace of 

Allah. I haven’t done anything 

wrong. Our family 

has gained nothing from 

politics but lost a lot,” he 

Interior Ministry brushes aside 

speculations about Ch Nisar 

ISLAMABAD: The Interior Ministry 

on Friday clarified that nothing unpleasant 

happened and Chaudhry Nisar Ali 

Khan did not walk out of the Federal 

Cabinet meeting. 

“We should avoid speculations and unrealistic 

comments with regard to remarks of 

Heavy rain lashes Lahore as country 

braces for more monsoon downpour 

LAHORE: A spell of 

heavy rain lashed the Punjab 

capital on Friday, turning the 

weather pleasant but leaving 

low-lying areas inundated 

with rainwater. 

Several parts of the 

metropolis including the 

Airport, Cantonment, Askari 

10 and Davis Road localities 

LAHORE: Motorcyclists crossing the stagnant rainwater 

accumulated on road after heavy rain. 

interior minister during Cabinet meeting 

held in Islamabad on Thursday,” a 

Spokesman of the Interior Ministry said in a 

statement issued in Islamabad on Friday. 

Interior Ministry Spokesman said that 

there was no validity or truth in news telecast 

on some media channels in this regard. 

received a heavy downpour. 

Gulberg, Shadmaan, Canal 

Road also witnessed heavy 

rain. 

Meanwhile, the Pakistan 

Meteorological Department 

has predicted another spell of 

monsoon rain in Karachi, 

Hyderabad and some areas 

of Balochistan over the 

weekend. A fresh system of 

monsoon currents is expected 

to sweep into Sindh on 

Saturday, bringing with it 

heavy rain. The National 

Disaster Management 

Authority has directed the 

relevant authorities to remain 

alert for the upcoming series 

of heavy rains. The government 

has issued various precautionary 

directions to people 

regarding floods in the 

coming days. 

Sharif family to 

challenge JIT 

report in SC today 

ISLAMABAD: Sharif 

family will challenge Joint 

Investigation Team (JIT) 

Panama case report in 

Supreme Court (SC) today 

(Saturday). 

Well placed sources 

said that legal team led by 

Khawaja Haris advocate 

pointed out several flaws 

in Panama JIT report and 

the team made extensive 

consultations with Sharif 

family on this count. 

The legal team assured 

Sharif family their stance 

will be presented in the 

court in forceful manner 

and the court will be 

requested not to give any 

early verdict on the report. 

Sources said that the 

legal team is of the view 

that most of the allegations 

levelled in JIT report are 

based on assumptions 

which have no legal standing 

and the second thing is 

that Prime Minister (PM) 

Nawaz Sharif has no relevance 

with Panama leaks. 

said while chairing meeting 

of the Federal Cabinet. 

The cabinet reposed full 

confidence in the leadership 

of the prime minister and 

endorsed his firm decision 

not to step down. 

Addressing the cabinet, 

he asked: “Should I resign 

on the demand of antidemocracy 

forces? Why 

should I resign and on what 

basis? I was brought into 

power by the mandate of 

the people and only the people 

have the mandate to 

remove me.” 

Khan says shameful 

PM not resigning 

despite proofs 

ISLAMABAD: PTI 

Chairman Imran Khan has 

said that it is shameful to see 

that Prime Minister Nawaz 

Sharif is refusing to resign 

despite proofs against him of 

money laundering, tax evasion, 

assets concealment plus 

perjury & forgery. 

In a tweet, he said that 

Nawaz Sharif is willing to 

betray nation and malign his 

late father and children just to 

remain in power despite all 

loss of moral & legitimate 

authority. He questioned that 

how can nation's taxpayers 

trust Nawaz Sharif, Dar & 

their appointees like Hijazi 

and Saeed Ahmed who are 

all guilty of criminal financial 

wrongdoings. 

Opposition wants PML-N govt to 

complete tenure: Khursheed Shah 


Opposition parties on Friday 

extended their support to 

democratic system as they 

wanted completion of 

Pakistan Muslim League- 

Nawaz (PML-N) government’s 

tenure. 

Talking to reporters after 

attending the meeting of 

Parliamentary leaders of 

Opposition at his chamber in 

the National Assembly in 

Islamabad on Friday, the 

leader of the opposition 

Syed Khursheed Ahmed 

Shah said the opposition 

supported the democratic 

process and elections should 

be held on time adding 

assemblies must complete 

their tenure. 

Khursheed Shah said 

opposition wanted to resolve 

all issues amicably as it was 

in national interest adding 

the opposition did not favour 

politics of agitation in the 

Country. 

The Opposition leader 

said they had no tension 

with PML-N as a ruling 

party had had the right to 

enjoy powers vested by the 

people of the Country. 

Pakistan Tehreek-e- 

Insaf’s (PTI) Shah 

Mehmood Qureshi said all 

opposition members had 

inked their signatures and 

handed over the document 

to opposition leader so he 

might requisite the session 

whenever he deemed fit. 

“Our fight is not against 

democratic system,” the PTI 

leader said. 

Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) head 

the main objective," COAS 

said during his visit to the 

Quetta Garrison. 

During his visit the 

COAS was given a detailed 

briefing on the security situation 

in Balochistan at 

RAWALPINDI: Chief 

of Army Staff (COAS) 

General Qamar Javed 

Bajwa on Friday reiterated 

his support for Balochistan 

and said the province was 

his prime focus, said a 

statement released by the Headquarters 

Inter-Services Public Command 

Relations (ISPR). Headquarters 

“Balochistan is my 

prime focus and prosperity 

of people in Baluchistan at 

par with other provinces is 

Southern 

and 

FC 

Balochistan (North). 

The army chief was 

apprised of the significant 

reduction in sectarian 

Siraj ul Haq said that “we 

want accountability for all as 

no one should be above the 

law”. 

The Qaumi Watan Party 

(QWP) Chief Aftab Sherpao 

said his party and the Awami 

National Party (ANP) were 

awaiting the apex court’s 

decision. 

The Awami Muslim 

League (AML) Chief 

Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed said 

that “The Opposition has 

shown today that they all 

want to preserve democracy 

in the Country.” 

Muttahida Qaumi 

Movement (MQM) 

Pakistan leader Farooq 

Sattar also addressed the 

media and reiterated the 

opposition’s decision to 

support democracy. 

Balochistan is my 

prime focus, says COAS 

COAS lauds Army, FC, other LEAs for improved security in province 

ISLAMABAD: The 70 

year celebrations of 

Independence Day of 

Pakistan have started with 

the launch of official logo of 

the celebrations. 

The logo was launched at 

an impressive ceremony 

held at Pakistan National 

Council of the Arts here on 

Friday. 

Addressing the ceremony, 

Minister of State of 

Information and 

Broadcasting Marriyum 

Aurangzeb said that the 

theme of celebrations is promotion 

of the cultural diversity 

of the country. 

She said the celebrations 

that will continue by the end 

of this year and will include 

culture of all the provinces, 

Azad Kashmir, and Gilgit 

Baltistan. 

She said during the celebrations 

Radio Pakistan, 

PTV and all other departments 

of the Ministry of 

Information and 

Broadcasting will arrange 

and broadcast special programmes 

depicting the culture 

of Pakistan. 

She said the achievements 

of the government 

during the last four years for 

eradication of terrorism will 

also be highlighted. She said 

that due to the government's 

killings in the province. 

The ISPR statement 

added that terrorists in their 

desperation were now targeting 

law enforcement 

agencies (LEAs) and soft 

targets. General Bajwa also 

appreciated achievements 

of the Army, FC, police, 

intelligence and other 

agencies including provincial 

administration towards 

the improvement of the 

security situation. 

Independence Day celebrations begin 

ISLAMABAD: Ms. Marriyum Aurangzeb, Minister of State 

for IB&NH addressing the launching ceremony of official 

logo of 70 years Independence celebrations of Pakistan. 

efforts and the sacrifices of 

the security forces the terrorism 

incidents have been 

reduced by 88 percent in the 

country. 

She said the achievements 

made in the energy, 

infrastructure, health, education 

and other sectors will 

also be highlighted. 

Speaking on the occasion, 

Railways Minister 

Khawaja Saad Rafique said 

Pakistan is making progress 

in all spheres and there is no 

need to be disappointed. 

Governor Sindh refuses to approve anti-NAB bill 

SJA Jafri 

KARACHI: Governor Sindh 

Muhammad Zubair refused on Friday 

to approve a bill which seeks to repeal 

the applicability of the NAO, 1999 in 

the province, according to Governor 

House sources. 

Moreover, the governor sent the 

notification back along with an objection 

note to Sindh CM MuradAli Shah. 

Regarding his concerns, Zubair said 

that repealing NAO is against public 

interest, adding “it is our responsibility 

to ensure the elimination of corruption.” 

On July 3, the Sindh Assembly 

had passed the 'anti-National 

Accountability Bureau (NAB) bill', 

which was tabled by the provincial 

government. The bill seeks to curtail 

NAB’s powers and give it the mandate 

to probe and hear cases related to federal 

institutions. Bill points out that legislative 

and executive authority of the 

province extends to "offences with 

respect to provincial subjects" and 

measures to combat corruption" being 

residual subjects under Constitution 

Furthermore, it adds, "emergency legislation 

on any provincial subject by 

the parliament ceases to have any 

effect six months of lifting emergency 

underArticle 232 (5) and 234 (6) of the 

Constitution. 

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Saturday, July 15, 2017 

Metropolitan 

Saeed Ghani denies rigging 

allegations in by-elections 

Pervaiz Jatt 

KARACHI: Pakistan Peoples 

Party (PPP)’s Saeed Ghani has 

denied rigging allegations levelled 

by Muttahida Qaumi Movement- 

Pakistan (MQM-P) following his 

victory from Karachi’s PS-114 constituency 

on July 9 

On Thursday, the Election 

Commission of Pakistan (ECP) 

stayed the notification of the byelection 

result declaring Ghani victorious 

after MQM-P’s rigging complaint. 

A further hearing will be held 

by the election tribunal on Monday. 

Speaking outside the ECP on 

Friday, Ghani denied accusations 

that the police had taken over 

some polling stations at his 

behest, saying the polling stations 

mentioned by the MQM-P had 

presence of Rangers and media 

K A R A C H I : 

International Center for 

Chemical and Biological 

Sciences (ICCBS), 

University of Karachi 

(UoK) 

signed 

Memorandum of 

Understanding (MoU) 

with Beijing Institute of 

Genomics (BIG), Chinese 

Academy of Sciences 

(CAS), China on Friday. 

As per the MoU, 

Chinese and Pakistani 

institutions aim to recognize 

their complementary 

strengths in the fields of 

Life Sciences, and wish to 

strengthen their relationship 

for the benefit of their 

students and researchers. 

The MoU was signed by 

Director BIG - CAS Dr. 

throughout the polling day. 

Ghani also denied that he had 

directed the changing of some 

polling stations, saying returning 

officer did change some polling 

Yongbiao Xue and 

Director ICCBS-UoK Prof 

Dr M. Iqbal Choudhary. In 

a meeting held at Dr. 

Panjwani Center for 

Molecular Medicine and 

Drug Research (PCMD), 

University of Karachi, in 

which the six-member 

Chinese delegation was 

welcomed by ICCBS 

Acting Director Prof. Dr. 

Shaiq Ali and other ICCBS 

officials. On the occasion, 

Dr. Changqing Zeng, Dr. 

Songnian Hu, Dr. Yiming 

Bao, Dr. Zhang Zhang, Dr. 

Jiayan Wu, and other 

ICCBS officials were also 

present. In the meeting Dr. 

Yongbiao Xue and Prof 

Shaiq Ali discussed issues 

of mutual interest. They 

stressed the need to have 

mutual research work in 

the field of life sciences. 

Dr. Hina Siddiqui also 

gave a thorough introduction 

of the international 

center in a power point 

presentation. 

In the end, the Chinese 

delegation visited the various 

state-of-the art laboratories 

setup in the Jamilur- 

Rahman Center for 

Genome Research, H.E.J. 

Research Institute of 

Chemistry, and Dr. 

Panjwani Center for 

Molecular Medicine and 

Drug Research. According 

to MoU, both the parties 

will endeavor to encourage, 

promote, and facilitate 

the collaboration 

stations but that was done at the 

request of other parties. He challenged 

the opposition party to 

prove their allegations that he used 

state machinery for his benefit. 

Chinese institution and ICCBS-UoK sign MoU 

Jakhrani chaired 11th board 

meeting of PDMA Sindh 

KARACHI: The 11th The forum was appraised 

Board meeting of Provincial regarding the monsoon preparedness 

Disaster Management 

carried out by 

Authority(PDMA) Sindh PDMA keeping in view the 

was held today under the Monsoon Outlook issued by 

chairmanship of Mir Pakistan Meteorological 

Mumtaz Hussain Jakhrani, Department. It was also 

Minister for Rehabilitation, apprised that Monsoon 

Government of Sindh in the Contingency Plan 2017 has 

Head Office of PDMA been prepared after getting 

Sindh, Karachi. The meeting 

was attended by Chairman 

Zakat & Ushr Department 

inputs from relevant stakeholders. 

The plan was thereafter 

formally approved by 

and representatives of the board for its implementation. 

Finance, Health, Local 

Government and Irrigation Minister Rehabilitation 

Departments. 

Mir Mumtaz Hussain 

KARACHI: Speakers at 

the meeting of Shura 

Hamdard Karachi chapter 

urged the government to 

empower the Election 

Commission to evaluate 

and enforce the implementation 

of manifesto, 

announced by the ruling 

party year-on year basis. 

The meeting was held 

on Thursday July 13, 2017 

on the theme: “General 

Elections – binding to 

code of conduct and electoral 

manifesto,” presided 

over by Justice (Rtd) 

Haziqul Khairi at a local 

hall. Mrs. Sadia Rashid, 

President, Hamdard 

Foundation Pakistan was 

also present at the meeting. 

Speaking on the occasion 

Commodore (Rtd) 

Sadeed Anwar Malik said 

that it was necessary to 

monitor the casting of 

votes in general elections 

by T.V. Channels in order 

to stop rigging. In a presidential 

election in America 

Mr. Algore was wining, 

but due to error in counting 

Mr. Bush was declared 

winner, afterwards it was 

discovered that Mr. Algore 

was the actual winner, but 

he didn’t disturb the democratic 

process and accepted 

the decision of US 

Supreme Court. 

Demonstration of the same 

spirit was also required in 

our country, he added. 

Dr. Abubakar Sheikh 

said that our Election 

Jakhrani further directed 

PDMA to ensure that all line 

departments and district 

administrations are sensitized 

to ensure all necessary 

measures are in place to 

avoid any untoward situation. 

As a follow up, it was 

decided by the Chair that a 

detailed meeting may be 

arranged with Secretary 

Irrigation and Managing 

Director SIDA along with 

all concerned Irrigation 

officers to assess the preparedness 

levels and identify 

the issues, if any. 

Commission should be as 

powerful as of India which 

could give verdicts against 

the sitting governments. 

Election Commission of 

Pakistan, having representation 

of institutions not of 

provinces, should be made 

free from all pressures 

including Supreme Court, 

he added. 

Justice (Rtd) Haziqul 

Khairi said that Indian 

Election Commission 

between both the institutions. 

In particular, the parties 

have agreed to develop 

their collaborative work by 

facilitating exchanges of 

academic staff and students, 

hosting the other 

Party’s academic staff and 

students as departmental 

visitors, fostering 

Bioinformatics and Big 

Data union/network in 

Asia, exchanging relevant 

non-confidential publications, 

exploring opportunities 

for collaborating on 

funded research programs, 

exchanging relevant nonconfidential 

materials, 

subject to appropriate 

agreements, inviting the 

other party to attend relevant 

conferences. 

Condolence 

KARACHI: “Sarmad 

Ali, President, Syed 

Muhammad Munir 

Jilani, Acting Secretary 

General, APNS on 

behalf of the Office 

Bearers and members of 

the Society have 

expressed profound 

grief over the sad 

demise of Mr. Adil 

Khurram Mirza, 

Executive Director of 

M/s. The D’Hamidi 

Partnership (Pvt.) Ltd., 

Karachi. His Namaz-e- 

Janaza will be offered 

on Saturday, July 15, 

2017 at Asr Prayer, 

Ayesha Masjid, 

Khayaban-e-Ittehad, 

Defence VI, Karachi. 

The APNS Office 

Bearers expressed their 

condolence and prayed 

that Almighty Allah 

may rest the departed 

soul in peace and give 

patience to bereaved 

colleagues and family 

to bear the irreparable 

loss. 

“MQM is the same as it was 

before. There is no difference 

between ‘London’ and ‘Pakistan’, 

he claimed, explaining that both 

factions worked together during 

the PS-114 by-elections. 

Ghani said it is for the first 

time in Karachi’s history that such 

a transparent election has 

occurred. He also cautioned the 

ECP to avoid such frivolous 

objections, saying otherwise the 

2018 general elections would be 

marred with controversy as everyone 

would end up challenging 

results on one pretext or the other. 

The MQM has requested the 

ECP to order a recount in the entire 

constituency and the National 

Database and Registration 

Authority to verify thumb impressions 

of all voters. 

JI warns govt 

against proposed 

increase in KE 

multi-year tariff 

SJA Jafri 

KARACHI: Jamaat-e- 

Islami (JI) Karachi chief 

Engr. Hafiz Naeem-ur- 

Rehman has warned of the 

government that the party 

would launch agitation if 

the multi-year tariff of K- 

Electric was increased. 

In a strong wordy press 

conference at JI Karachi 

headquarters Idara Noor-e- 

Haq on Friday evening, the 

JI leader strictly condemned 

to what he called sabotage of 

the hearing. 

He said that the JI was 

refrained from expressing 

the viewpoint of masses 

under a designed agenda. He 

said that what happened during 

the NEPRAhearing, bolstered 

our claim that the KE 

administration has recruited 

thugs and criminal elements 

from various parties and 

were using them for their 

own interests. 

Today, he maintained, the 

NEPRA was hearing on 

review of KE's multiyear tariff 

for the period June 2016 

to June 2023. He added that 

if the authority increased the 

tariff, it would be evident 

that the high ups of NEPRA 

are hand in glove with KE. 

KARACHI: The transport 

department, government 

of Sindh, has signed a 

Concession Agreement 

with a Swedish firm, Opus 

Inspection for `Vehicle 

Inspection & certification 

System (VICS) here at the 

CM House Friday. 

Speaking on the occasion, 

Chief Minister Syed 

Murad Ali Shah said that 

chose its staff by itself 

without any interference of 

its government, that’s why 

there was no complaint of 

rigging after general elections 

in India. This practice 

must also be adopted 

in Pakistan, he asserted. 

Absar Abdul Ali, Dy. 

Speaker, Shura Hamdard 

Lahore lamented that there 

was no representation of 

laborers in Senate which 

explained the non-representation 

of the poor in 

parliament. Political parties 

tried to make voters, 

but they didn’t try to make 

good citizens where as a 

good citizen might be a 

good voter. Religious 

scholars, media and civil 

society should come forward 

to perform this duty, 

because we could get good 

leaders only out of good 

people, he added. 

Zafar Iqbal, President, 

SBC threatens to launch 

campaign, if PM not resigns 

KARACHI: Sindh Bar 

Council (SBC) on Friday 

demanded of the Prime 

Minister Nawaz Sharif to 

resign in the wake of Joint 

Investigation Team's (JIT) 

report and threatened to 

boycott court proceedings 

if the PM refuses to do so. 

This was decided in an 

emergent meeting of SBC's 

KARACHI: Two minor 

boys drowned in sea in 

Keamari area of the 

metropolis on Friday. 

According to rescue 

executive committee 

presided over by vice chairman 

Qurban Ali Malano. 

The SBC asked Nawaz 

Sharif through resolution to 

step down immediately by 

tendering his resignation 

from the National 

Assembly; otherwise, campaign 

will be launched 

against him. ?Tactics like 

hunger strikes, short 

marches and boycott of 

court's proceedings will be 

adopted to force Nawaz to 

step down,? SBC decided. 

The council was of the 

view that two senior judges 

of the apex court had 

already disqualified Nawaz 

as member of the National 

Assembly and ordered his 

de-notification. The 

remaining three judges of 

Supreme Court had 

ordered for formation of 

JIT to ascertain the facts 

and the JIT has submitted 

its report accusing the PM 

sources, a six-year-old 

boy, Shakir, and an eightyear-old 

Zakir, died when 

they drowned in the sea 

near Skindarabad. Later, 

and his children of wrongdoing. 

The SBC has also 

warned the political parties 

of dire consequences, if 

they malign the judiciary. 

?The political parties to 

remain within ethical 

boundaries while commenting 

on judiciary or 

otherwise they would face 

its consequences,? the resolution 

reads. 

The council vowed to 

stand as shield to protect 

dignity and honor of 

courts and enforcement of 

rule of law in the country. 

It also said that it believed 

in democratic system and 

rule of law. 

Two minor boys drown in Keamari Sea 

Empower the election commission to evaluate and enforce the implementation of 

manifesto announced by ruling party year-on-year basis says Shura Hamdard 

KARACHI: Absar Abdul Ali, Dy. Speaker, Shura Hamdard Lahore lamented addressing the Shura Hamdard on the theme: 

“General Elections – binding to code of conduct and electoral manifesto,” under presiding over Justice (Rtd) Haziqul 

Khairi at a local hall. Mrs. Sadia Rashid, President, Hamdard Foundation Pakistan is also present on the occasion. 

KARACHI: A symbolic 

hunger strike of Pasban e 

Pakistan against the anti- 

NAB bill recently passed of 

the Sindh Assembly entered 

the second day here Friday 

in front of the Karachi Press 

Club (KPC). 

A large number of 

activists and civil society 

members attended the 

protest. 

Addressing on the occasion, 

Pasban Karachi chapter 

president Abdul Hakim 

Quaid regretted that the 

lawmakers of the ruling 

party in the Sindh Assembly 

have forgotten their true 

mandate to serve their voters 

and they supported a 

black law to save skin of the 

corruption mafia. He said 

this controversial bill has 

seriously dented the respect 

and dignity of the Sindh 

Assembly, itself, and people 

are now calling it with 

their bodies were recovered 

from the sea and 

shifted to Jinnah 

Postgraduate Medical 

Center for autopsies. 

Hunger strike against anti-NAB 

bill enters second day 

KARACHI: Activists Pasban Pakistan stage sit-in against the amendment of NAB ordinance 

by the Sindh assembly outside the Karachi Press Club. 

most of the road accidents 

happen due to mechanically 

unfitness of vehicles. 

This is one of the key 

issues his government aims 

to resolve whilst establishing 

modernized vehicle 

inspection and certification 

system for all types of 

vehicles in the province. 

He said that presently, 

there are approximately 

Defense Residents Society 

was of view that the internal 

elections in all political 

parties should be made 

mandatory in order to end 

the hereditary leadership 

in the country. Electoral 

constituencies must be 

made on non-political 

ground; the tenure of 

National Assembly and 

provincial assemblies be 

reduced to three years and 

no member be allowed to 

contest election more than 

two terms, he added. 

Prof. Dr. Wiquar 

Ahmed Rizvi while 

emphasizing the qualities 

of good leaders said they 

must have strong character, 

integrity, spirit of service 

to people with selfless 

patriotism, because rise 

and fall of a nation was 

attached with right and 

wrong leaders. People 

should see a leader 

through the prism of these 

qualities when they would 

go for voting, he maintained. 

4.78 million vehicles, 

including 2.98 million 

motorcycles registered in 

Sindh. ?The presence of 

unfit vehicles on roads is 

not only causing environmental 

pollution but also 

causing road accident,? he 

said. 

Shah said the sole purpose 

of the project is to 

ensure the safety of people 

ridiculous names. 

He said that the nexus of 

Waderas and corruption 

mafia in Sindh has 

stemmed the progress and 

prosperity of this province. 

He said poverty is rising 

steeply. People even do not 

have the basic facilities of 

clean drinking water and 

sewerage disposal. Police 

stations are turned into torture 

houses to extort bribes 

from people. 

Sindh signs vehicle inspection, 

certification accord with Swedish firm 

as the death in many road 

accidents are caused by 

decrepit vehicles. He 

added that under the project 

the well-equipped 

Motor Vehicle Inspection 

(MVI) Centers would be 

established in fixed as well 

as mobile form at divisional 

or district levels to 

ensure the soundness of 

vehicles. 

KARACHI: Chairman DMC Malir, Jan Muhammad Baloch 

along with Vice Chairman, Abdul Khaliq Marwat, Municipal 

Commissioner, Imran Aslam offering dua after lying foundation 

stone of the developments work at Malir zone. 

KARACHI: Chairman DMC Central, Rehan Hashmi meeting 

with the Karachi Chamber of Commerce and Industry 

delegation. 

KARACHI: Administrator DMC West, Ghulam Fareed 

along with Municipal Commissioner, Waseem Mustafa 

Sommro inspeting ongoing cleaning work.

Governor stresses on national 

cohesion, unity for progress of nation 

Abbas 

PESHAWAR: Khyber 

Pakhtunkhwa (KP) 

Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra 

says the pace with which 

peace, stability and economic 

prosperity are taking 

place in the country bears no 

precedent in the history of 

Pakistan. 

Talking to PML-N 

provincial Vice President 

Arshad Qureshi in 

Peshawar on Friday, he said 

as a result of these achievements, 

the fate of the nation 

will be changed. He stressed 

on national cohesion and 

unity for materializing the 

goal of progress and prosperity 

of the nation. 

Bureau Report 

Human 

Rights 

HYDERABAD: An Commission led by its 

student of class XI Saif coordinator for Sindh 

Rehman was picked up Dr.Ashothama observed 

from his home at hunger strike in front of 

Qasimabad last night by press club here Friday. 

personnel of an agency Family members told 

accompanied with police media that at around 4:30 

at dead of night from morning 7 men including 4 

Bhitai Town. Family members 

and activists of civvies intruded 

policeman and others in 

their 

PESHAWAR: Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Engr. lqbal Zafar Jhagra talking to PML (N) provincial Vice President 

Arshad Qureshi who called on him here at Governor's House. 

11th class student picked up from 

Qasimabad: family appeals to save his life 

Bureau Report 

H Y D E R A B A D : 

Qasimabad municipal committee 

has announced to 

hold 30 days Independence 

Day Festival. Festival will 

commence from 14th 

August to conclude on 14 

September 2017. This was 

stated by Chief Municipal 

Officer Qasimabad Agha 

Abid while addressing 

news conference at 

Hyderabad club( adjacent 

to Niaz Stadium). He said 

festival will be named as 

“Maen Bhi Pakistan 

Hoon”. He said festival will 

be held under public private 

partnership for which 

home by scaling walls. 

They entered their rooms 

and locked in from inside 

while they searched other 

rooms. They found their 

young brother Saif 

Rehman and were heard 

torturing him. They told 

that later the police and 

agency personnel arrested 

Saif Rehman and took 

Pakistan cricket team 

which has won ICC championship 

trophy or its captain 

Sarfaraz Ahmed will 

also be invited to participate. 

He said food court, 

musical programs and other 

items of public entertainment 

will be at stage. He 

said the culture of Sindh 

him with them. They told 

media that their brother 

is 11th class student and 

has no criminal record. 

They expressed fear that 

Saif Rehman Jatoi may 

be killed and made 

appeal to chief justice, 

chief minister and civil 

society to protect life of 

their boy. 

Qasimabad MC to hold "Main Bhi 

Pakistan Hoon" festival in Rani Bagh 

Problems of journalists would be 

resolved, Larkana Union of Journalists 

Our Staff Reporter 

SHIKARPUR: The journalists 

of Sindh especially 

interior Sindh were being 

faced dire consequences, 

severe hardships and being 

victimized by their rivals 

despite that they were discharging 

their duties with full 

spirit and without any fear, in 

this regard keeping an eye 

over the difficulties being 

faced by the Journalists of the 

region, Larkana Union of 

Journalists [LUJ] announced 

to organize a union for journalists 

for welfare of the journalists 

in order to reduce victimization 

and their troubles 

in the region. 

This was said by LUJ 

leader Sarkash Sahayo during 

a journalists’ gathering held at 

Shikarpur Press Club to form 

a district level body of the 

journalists. 

He announced 

Rahmatullah Soomro, Sultan 

Rind, Iqbal Sajjad, Ayub 

Brohi, Aslam Soomro, Agha 

Babar, Muhammad Parial 

Marri, Waheed Phulpoto, 

Hidaytullah Mahar, Farhan 

Abro, Javeed Rajojo as a 

Patron, President, Senior Vice 

President, Vice President, 

General Secretary, Deputy 

General Secretary, Joint 

General Secretary, 

Information Secretary, 

Treasurer, Auditor and Office 

Secretary. 

would be exhibited as also 

exhibition of precious animals. 

He said industrial 

exhibition will also be held 

at festival. He clarified that 

there would be no additional 

fee for festival. He said 

security arrangements 

would be tightened around 

Rani Bagh. 

Flag march 

Staff Reporter 

SHIKARPUR: In 

wake of counter terrorism, 

Shikarpur Police on 

the direction of newly 

posted SSP Shikarpur 

Umar Tufail conducted 

flag march to maintain 

law & order situation, 

here on Friday. 

DSP City Abdul 

Hameed, District 

Intelligent Bureau incharge 

[DIB] Akhtiar 

Ali, all SDPOs, SHOs, 

Quick Relief Force 

[QRF], 15 officials and 

patrolling teams carried 

out flag march in different 

areas of the district. 

The purpose of the 

march was to display the 

Police's preparedness to 

counter any challenge 

and maintain peace in 

the district. 

The flag march started 

from Police 

Headquarters Shikarpur 

and culminated at the 

same point after passing 

different routes and 

routes of the district. 

Increasing 

population is 

a big threat 

Staff Reporter 

SHIKARPUR: The 

increasing Population is a 

big challenge and difficult 

target for whole world hence 

we must play their pivotal 

role to control over it especially 

in Pakistan because 

growing ratio of Population 

will be proved dangerous for 

Pakistan, especially Sindh 

province whereas people of 

Sindh should accept such 

challenge and play their an 

important role to face it for 

their better future. 

This was said by the 

speakers of the seminar 

organized by Populations 

Department Shikarpur with 

the collaboration with 

Center for Communication 

Program Pakistan [CCPP] 

and RSPN, to mark the 

world population day held at 

Government High School 

No. 2, here on Friday. 

Dr Qazi Khursheed, the 

District Health Officer 

[DHO], was chief guest 

while Zahid Hussain Katpar, 

the DPWD, Dr Naila 

Khoso, DCPN Shikarpur, 

and Ms Humeera Soomro, 

the District Program Officer 

were honorable guests in the 

program. 

Speakers further said 

that due to increasing population 

Pakistan has been 

facing severe hardships for 

long in this relation keeping 

an eye over increasing population 

government wants 

to control on it because 

increasing population 

brings several troubles and 

difficulties for masses. 

Kassar 

HYDERABAD: Long 

march of civil society and 

human rights activists 

against enforced disappearances 

of Sindhi social 

and political workers, 

which has started from 

Hyderabad 13 days ago 

left Thatta for Karachi last 

night and was welcomed 

by locals at Ghaghar 

Phattak. Caravan was led 

by Punhal Saryo, Sorath 

Lohar,Khadim Arejo and 

family members of missing 

persons. The participants 

of caravan were 

walking on foot and had 

started from Hyderabad 

on 5th July. They were to 

reach Karachi on Sunday 

next. They were garlanded 

at Ghaghar crossing by 

Ahsan Ali Khaoso chairman 

Human Rights 

Organization and others. 


National 

Addressing the gathering 

civil society leader Punhal 

Saryo said they want freedom 

of expression and 

political activities. He 

demanded to produce all 

50 missing persons 

including 7 apolitical to 

courts of law if they are 

wanted in any case. He 

made appeal to human 

rights activists to assemble 

before Karachi press 

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Long march for missing persons 

reaches leaves Thatta for Karachi 

KHAIRPUR: The 25 

growers of date palm of 

North Waziristan paid a 

research visit of Date Palm 

Research Institute of Shah 

Abdul Latif University, 

Khairpur on friday. They 

also visited the orchards of 

Date Palm of University 

and got awareness for the 

producing of Dates. 

Earlier, an Awareness 

Seminar was also held 

which was chaired by Prof. 

Dr. Badaruddin Memon, 

Dean, Faculty of Natural 

Science. Prof. Dr. 

Badaruddin Memon said, 

the Date Palm is a major 

crop of Sindh. It is the 

source of food and also 

source of earning of foreign 

exchequer. He said, more 

than 5000 types of Date 

Palm are available in the 

world. Dr. Memon said, 

more than 400 types of Date 

I S L A M A B A D : four provinces was asked 

According to a Gilani ?What is the frequency of 

Research Foundation packaged food consumption 

in your household?? 

Survey carried out by 

Gallup & Gilani Pakistan, In response to this 

1 in 4 Pakistanis say they question, 26% said that 

rarely consume packaged they rarely consumed 

food in their household. packaged food in their 

A nationally representative 

sample of men and occasionally consumed 

house, 41% said they 

women from across the packaged food, 23% said 

Palm are being cultivated in 

Pakistan. 

Prof. Dr. Ghulam Sarwar 

Markhand, Director, Date 

Palm Research Institute 

(DPRI) welcomed all the 

participants in the seminar. 

He said, the Date Palm is an 

important crop of country. It 

is the need of the hour that 

the awareness should be 

provided to the growers 

about the better cultivation 

of Dates. He said, the DPRI 

has introduced Dates of 

Saudi like Ajwa, Safawi, 

Ruthana and others and also 

Dates of Baluchistan. He 

said, DPRI is providing 

awareness regarding the 

increasing of production of 

Dates to the growers 

through tissue culture. 

On this occasion, growers 

of Dates Moulana 

Sadaruddin Phulpoto, Mr. 

Muhammad Ismaeel from 

club to support their 

cause. On this occasion 

Tanweer Arejo, Amar 

Fayyaz, Wazir Arejo, 

Sindhu Chandio of Jeay 

Sindh Qaumi Mahaz, 

Bilawal Rajar, Ahsan 

Khoso termed forced disappearances 

as violation 

of human rights and 

demanded to made public 

them and produce them in 

courts of law. 

North Waziristan growers 

visits SALU research center 

North Waziristan, Dr. Abdul 

Qayoom, Senior Officer 

Dates Dera Ismaeel Khan, 

Mr. Amjad Ali, 

Coordinator, Sarhad Rural 

Support Program and others 

also spoke and said, the 

government and private 

sector should take collaborative 

initiatives for better 

KHAIRPUR: A group photo of Date Palm Producers of North Waziristan with Prof. Dr. 

Badaruddin Memon, Dean, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Shah Abdul Latif University, 

Khairpur on the eve of awareness seminar organized by the Date Palm Research Institute. 

regularly, 7% said frequently, 

while only 3% 

said they heavily consumed 

packaged food. 

The study was released 

by Gilani Research 

Foundation and carried 

out by Gallup & Gilani 

Pakistan, the Pakistani 

affiliate of Gallup 

International. 

cultivation of Dates in the 

country. They said, the 

growers have learned a lot 

from the DPRI. 

Prof. Dr. Abdul Majeed 

Chandio, Prof. Dr. Noor 

Muhammad Bhatti, Prof. 

Dr. Nisar Ahmed Kanhar, 

Dr. Maseehullah Jatoi, Ms. 

Tahira Jatt, Mr. Waseem 

Shams Malik, Mr. Najam 

Hussain Solangi, Haji 

Asghar Markhand, Mr. 

Muzaffar Hussain Channa, 

Mr. Riaz Ali Mirani, Mr. 

Muhammad Hashim and 

others attended the seminar. 

1 in 4 Pakistanis say they rarely 

consume packaged food: Poll 

HYDERABAD: A voters 

education awareness 

walk was held in 

Hyderabad, which was 

organized by the District & 

Voters Education 

Committee (DVEC). It 

was led by Imtiaz Ali 

Kalhoro, District Election 

Commissioner Hyderabad 

& Chairman of the committee. 

The walk was 

organized to create awareness 

amongst the voters 

about registration of voters 

and its importance. 

In order to increase the 

number of registered voters 

and to increase the 

turnout in next general 

election 2018, the Election 

Commission of Pakistan 

has constituted District and 

Voters Education 

Committees in all the districts 

of Pakistan consisting 

members of government 

departments, NGOs, 

CSOs, political parties and 

education department. 

The walk was taken out 

from District Council 

The recent survey was 

carried out among a sample 

of 1716 men and 

women in rural and urban 

areas of all four provinces 

of the country, during 

June 05 - June 12, 2017. 

Error margin is estimated 

to be approximately ? 2-3 

per cent at 95% confidence 

level. 

Voters education awareness 

walk held in Hyderabad 

Building to Press Club 

Hyderabad which was 

attended by ADC-I 

Hyderabad, government 

officers of different departments, 

members of education 

department and elected 

councilors and a large 

number of women. 

HYDERABAD: Workers of District Voters’ Education 

Committee participating in Voters’ Awareness Walk.

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ISLAMABAD –– LAHORE –– RAWALPINDI –– KARACHI 

WAH: An amazing news item puzzled the 

brain's normal thinking as it was reported 

that Palestine, an only country worldwide 

most war ravaged with destroyed infrastructure 

since decades, was planning to hold -- yes, hold 

your breathe -- a trade expo in Islamabad! 

PALESTINE'S commercial exhibition deserves a 

lot of congratulatory "Wah, Wah" considering that 

India and Pakistan wars had crippled their 

economies in a few days of fighting, while a large 

Palestinian land was usurped by military aggressor 

Israel bit by bit who hit and reduced Palestine into a 

tiny land and a tiny Gaza strip in several battles and 

wars fought. 

BLAH refers for those countries like Pakistan as 

well as other Arab states who watched as idle spectators, 

while some paid only lip service without any 

action. Useless diplomatic language could not, 

however, support their unnecessarily high and tall 

claims. That kind of hypocrisy remains overdue for 

a change in reversal now. Palestine needs active 

support, not verbal lambasting. What Palestine, 

especially its Gaza part, got from Muslim world in 

general and Arab world in particular was were highly 

condemnable Blah, Blah, Blah. 

FEW countries dared for any action: They can 

within international law, where one part of Palestine 

compromised and got some rights, though with 

questionable obedience to unreasonable dictates of 

big powers in some main respects. US superpower 

with Jewish inroads and control over American 

elections and life, supported Israel. Arab oil producing 

and exporting countries who catered to capitalistic 

machinery in US, Europe and elsewhere, did 

most of their clients' bidding. Palestine Liberation 

Organization Chief Yasser Arafat was supported by 

Arabs as long when he did what Arab leaders 

demanded. After that PLO chief, his followers and 

Palestinians were shown out of Arab countries 

when they refused to sacrifice their freedom fight 

on Mideast and Western whims and pleasures. 

Palestinian liberators under PLO/al-Fatah were ultimately 

branded and introduced as terrorists due to 

their violent bravado. Al-Fatah opted for going 

along international diplomacy, won a UN seat and 

was recognized as a country with related rights of 

existence! Hamas faction and Gazans opted for noncompromise 

with Israel and were deprived of their 

legitimate rights to live as free people with deserved 

international rights. US and Europe on the outward 

for world diplomatic requirements fulfilled their 

public announcement formalities by condemning 

Israeli aggression and calling Zionist displacements 

of Palestinians from West Bank as illegal. But did 

not take any action against Israel, nor did they help 

By Paul R Ehrlich 

One should not need to be a scientist to know that 

human population growth and the accompanying 

increase in human consumption are the root 

cause of the sixth mass extinction we’re currently seeing. 

All you need to know is that every living being has 

evolved to have a set of habitat requirements. 

An organism can’t live where the temperature is too 

hot or too cold. If it lives in water, it requires not only an 

appropriate temperature range, but also appropriate salinity, 

acidity and other chemical characteristics. If it is a 

butterfly, it must have access to plants suitable for its 

caterpillars to eat.Alion requires plant-eaters to catch and 

devour. A tree needs a certain amount of sunlight and 

access to soil nutrients and water. A falciparum malaria 

parasite can’t survive and reproduce without Anopheles 

mosquitos in its habitat and a human bloodstream to 

infest. 

The human population has grown so large that roughly 

40 per cent of the Earth’s land surface is now farmed 

to feed people — and none too well at that. Largely due 

to persistent problems with distribution, almost 800 million 

people go to bed hungry, and between one and two 

billion suffer from malnutrition. As a consequence of its 

booming population, Homo Sapiens has taken much of 

the most fertile land to grow plants for its own consumption. 

But guess what? That cropland is generally not rich 

in food plants suitable for the caterpillars of the 15,000 

butterfly species with which we share the planet. Few 

butterflies require the wheat, corn or rice on which 

humans largely depend. From the viewpoint of most of 

the Earth’s wildlife, farming can be viewed as “habitat 

destruction”. And, unsurprisingly, few species of wildlife 

have evolved to live on highways, or in strip malls, office 

buildings, kitchens or sewers — unless you count 

Norway rats, house mice, European starlings and 

German roaches. Virtually everything humanity constructs 

provides an example of habitat destruction. 

The more people there are, the more products of 

nature they demand to meet their needs and wants: timber, 

seafood, meat, gas, oil, metal ores, rare earths and 

EDITORIAL 

Wah And Blah 

OPINION 

Palestinians as champions of human liberties. 

STATE-TERROR of Israel was therefore not 

properly made known to the world for its untold 

miseries caused against Palestinians brutally displaced 

from their own land or in legal purchases, 

which meant almost a similar homeless fate and 

destiny, and among most tortuous life for 

Palestinian survivors. Arab world can change all 

that with their finance, manpower, economic assistance, 

diplomatic dialogues, a strong ceasefire with 

Arab world's all out support to Palestine, especially 

in Gaza. They did not. They still can. 

IRAN, with centuries of history as having most 

humble people famous for their selfless hospitality 

to the world and among richest kingly and national 

culture of civil and human behavior, its universities 

a having been a cradle of civilization for centuries 

worldwide, were misrepresented by world media as 

being terrorists, while Iranians were so alien to terrorism. 

However, Iranian revolutionary leader 

Imam Khomeini and Islamic democracy were 

undiplomatically true and not hypocritical liars in 

dealing with outside world. That should have made 

a positive difference in favor of Iran but it backfired 

and a world turned against Iran itself, instead of 

benefiting Iran. That showed the kind of politics a 

topsy turvey world without principles engage in, a 

highly questionable approach that can change for 

better. Iran, an anti US antagonist and enemy of 

Israel as well as supporter of Palestinian cause 

despite everything, and another country namely 

Israeli-hit Lebanon were different as they allied 

with Gaza. Even Qatar offered multi million dollar 

financial help to Gazans who, instead of choosing 

economic development, had families of martyrs 

who opted to fire hundreds of rockets and small 

missiles on Israel after the Jews staged as many hits 

on Palestine. 

ARAB world, however, did not help as it could 

or should have their fellow Palestinian brethren living 

a life of fear and dread of daily Israeli gunfire, 

arrests, imprisoning, torture and deaths in custody 

of leaders and followers of Gaza and Hamas, who 

barely have basic living provisions or facilities, as 

it's encircled by both Muslim and Israeli countries, 

who fought several wars against PLO's breakaway 

faction of Hamas in Palestine. Gaza tunnels of shelter 

for women and children from bombing, used for 

"smuggling" food and essential products as all 

routes were closed where neither a Gazan could 

leave their own land nor anyone could come into 

Gaza. Egypt and Israel bombed those tunnels. 

Hamas also used those tunnels for smuggling arms, 

and built inroads into Israel, where Palestinians 

staged suicidal missions. 

What’s causing the sixth 

mass extinction? 

It’s simple. It’s us. The more people there are, the more habitats we destroy. 

Human civilisation can only survive if the population begins to shrink 

rare animals to eat or to use for medicinal purposes. 

Human demands cause both habitat destruction and outright 

extermination of wildlife. So when you watch the 

expansion of the human enterprise; when you see buildings 

springing up; when you settle down to dinner at 

home or in a restaurant; you are observing (and often participating 

in) the sixth mass extinction. 

The expanding human population not only outright 

destroys habitats, it also alters them to the detriment of 

wildlife (and often people themselves). The more people 

there are, the more greenhouse gases flow into the atmosphere, 

and the greater the impacts on wildlife that require 

specific temperature ranges. 

And the more people there are, the more cities, roads, 

farm fields, fences and other barriers preventing wildlife 

from moving to areas of more favourable temperature or 

humidity in a rapidly changing climate. Less recognised, 

but perhaps even more dangerous to both people and 

wildlife, is the increasing toxification of the entire planet 

with synthetic chemicals. Growing populations want 

myriad more items of plastic that often leak toxic chemicals: 

more cosmetics, cleansing compounds, pesticides, 

herbicides, preservatives and industrial chemicals. Many 

of these novel chemicals mimic natural hormones, and in 

tiny quantities can alter the development of animals or 

human children, with potentially catastrophic consequences.As 

with climate disruption, this is one more case 

of human overpopulation threatening civilisation. 

So we don’t really need the evidence meticulously 

gathered and analysed by the scientific community showing 

the unusual and accelerating extermination of wildlife 

populations — and ultimately, species — to know that 

human population growth is a major and growing driver 

of the sixth mass extinction, just as it is with the related 

accelerating climate disruption. It will take a long time to 

humanely stop that growth and start the gradual shrinkage 

of the human population that is required if civilisation 

is to persist. 

All the more reason we should have started a half 

century ago, when the problem first came to public 

attention. 

Alleged terror facilitators including 

women operatives arrested in DG Khan 

DERA GHAZI KHAN: 

Security forces and law 

enforcement agencies while 

foiling terror bid in Punjab 

and Sindh have arrested 2 

alleged facilitator gangs of 

terrorists from Dera Ghazi 

Khan. 

According to ISPR, 

development came after a 

joint Intelligence Based 

Operation (IBO) conducted 

by Pakistan Rangers Punjab 

along with police and intelligence 

agencies. 

The apprehended terrorists’ 

facilitator gangs also 

include women operatives. 

Huge quantity of illegal 

automatic weapons, ammunition 

and LEAs uniforms 

were recovered from the 

gangs. ISPR says that the 

ISLAMABAD: The Corporate Housing 

District Administration Societies for deliberately 

Islamabad claimed to have 

cancelled the NOC of seven 

delaying the development 

works on the projects and 

Corporate Housing sought reply from them. 

Societies located in But no reply was received 

Islamabad for violating from these societies. 

Corporate Society Act 1925. The NOC of following 

The NOC of seven housing societies have 

Corporate Housing been cancelled, which 

Societies were canceled include Real Garden 

after they failed to yield Corporate Housing 

reply to the final show - Society, NADRA 

cause notice issued to them Employees Corporate 

in April and were asked to Housing Society, Christan 

respond till June. Registrar Multipurpose Corporate 

Corporate Housing Housing Society, Balistan 

Societies Islamabad Corporate Housing 

Mohammad Ali issued several 

Society, Ahbab 

notices to the seven Multipurpose 

Corporate 

weapons and ammunition 

were being transported for 

Housing Society and 

Islamic University Staff 

Corporate Housing 

Society. 

According to sources, 

the District Administration 

Islamabad has also decided 

to auction the assets of 

Corporate Housing 

Societies and distribute the 

relevant amount among the 

affectees. 

Circle Registrar Mazhar 

Ali said that warning letter 

and notices were issued 

several times to housing 

societies, however, they 

violated act 1925 several 

times upon which their 

NOC were canceled. 

terrorist activities in major 

cities of Punjab & Sindh. 

Woman 

NOC of seven Corporate allegedly raped by 

Housing societies cancelled 

property dealer 

RAWALPINDI: A 

ISLAMABAD: Brig. (R) M.Ajaib, President, University of Lahore Islamabad Campus 

along with officer bearers, senior members of QAU Alumni Association and university 

faculty, handing over key of donated ambulance to Vice Chancellor QAU Dr.J aved Ashraf. 

15 persons booked for allegedly hindering 

Cantonment anti-encroachment drive 

RAWALPINDI: At least 

15 persons have been 

booked for allegedly resisting 

against cantonment 

anti-encroachment personnel 

within the Naseerabad 

Police jurisdiction. 

Cantonment Board 

Building Inspector Abdul 

Ghaffar, lodged a complaint 

with the local police 

that during anti encroachment 

drive in Naseerabad 

he tried to stop an illegal 

construction and those 

behind this encroachment 

Music evening held at RAC 

R A W A L P I N D I : 

Literary society Aalmi 

Adabi Forum in collaboration 

with Rawalpindi Arts 

Council arranged a music 

evening to honor poet and 

singer Dr Faisal Wadood in 

connection with Eid-ul Fitr 

celebration at RAC Adabi 

Baithak. 

Dr Faisal Wadood is not 

only good poet but also a 

famous singer of the 

region. Dr Faisal Wadood 

enthralled the audience 

with his wonderful performance 

by singing his 

own composition and 

renowned ghazals and 

received appreciation. 

The poets and intellectuals 

were present in a 

large number. Chairman 

Aalami Adabi Forum 

Shoib Naveed Khan 

thanked distinguished 

guests and applauded the 

efforts of Resident 

Director RAC Waqar 

Ahmed for extending full 

cooperation in promoting 

literary activities. 

Burqa clad women stage rally 

in support of PM Nawaz Sharif 

DERA GHAZI KHAN: Security personnel with arrested terrorists facilitator including 

women operatives. 

including including Afaraz 

Shah his 14 accomplices 

resisted and created hindrances 

on the way to operation. 

The police have registered 

a case and started 

investigation. 

woman has been allegedly 

raped by property dealer 

within the jurisdiction of 

airport police 

One “T” lodged a complaint 

with Airport police 

that she contacted Liaqat 

shah, property dealer for 

getting a house on rent. 

He called her to show 

house and took her into 

his flat in Wakeel Colony 

and raped her. 

Police have registered 

the case and started investigation. 

Married woman 

among four allegedly 

abducted in RWP 

RAWALPINDI: At least 

four persons including a married 

woman have allegedly 

been abducted within the 

Waris Khan, Saddar Bahroni, 

Taxila and Chauntra Police 

jurisdictions. 

Manzoor Hussain, a resident 

of Waris Khan, lodged a 

complaint with the local 

police that kidnappers have 

abducted his 22 year old 

daughter. He suspected that 

Nouman, Rahat, Amir, 

Rabia, Perveen, Masood and 

Ayesha could be behind the 

kidnapping. 

Mohammad Asif, a resident 

of Saddar Bahroni, 

lodged a complaint with the 

local police that kidnappers 

have abducted his 17 year 

old daughter, from the local 

market. Rizwan, a resident of 

Taxila, lodged a complaint 

with the local police that kidnappers 

have abducted his 

wife. He suspected that Ali 

Raza could be behind the 

kidnapping. 

Khalid Mahmood, a resident 

of Chauntra, lodged a 

complaint with the local 

police that kidnappers have 

abducted his 15 year old 

daughter. 

MULTAN: Burqa clad women staged pro-Nawaz 

Sharif rally at Kutchery Chowk Multan on Friday. . 

The women participants of rally were holding banners 

inscribed with pro Nawaz Sharif family slogans. 

They chanted slogans in support of Nawaz Sharif family 

and against Imran Khan besides torching PTI chief 

effigy at Kutchery chowk. 

We reject JIT report. Nawaz Sharif is elected representative 

of 200 million people. He will not resign against payment defaulters and power theft and cutting 

HYDERABAD: HESCO officials with LEAs crackdown 

under any pressure or on the basis of false JIT report. defaulters’ connections and kunda.

US judge narrows travel 

ban in defeat for Trump 

NEW 

MOSUL: Iraqi forces 

faced further pockets of 

resistance from Islamic 

State militants in Mosul's 

Old City on Friday, four 

days after the prime minister 

declared victory. 

Iraqi army helicopters 

flew overhead and explosions 

could be heard, residents 

said, while videos of 

alleged revenge attacks 

against people detained during 

the retaking of Mosul 

underlined future security 

challenges. 

"Three mortars landed on 

our district," a resident of 

Faysaliya, in east Mosul, just 

across the Tigris river, said 

by telephone. 

W A S H I N G T O N : 

President Donald Trump’s 

temporary ban on travelers 

from six Muslim-majority 

countries cannot stop 

grandparents and other relatives 

of United States citizens 

from entering the 

country, a U.S. judge said 

on Friday. 

The ruling by U.S. 

District Judge Derrick 

Watson in Honolulu also 

opens the door for more 

refugees and deals Trump a 

fresh courtroom defeat in a 

long back-and-forth over an 

executive order that has 

gone all the way up to the 

U.S. Supreme Court. 

The state of Hawaii had 

asked Watson to narrowly 

interpret a Supreme Court 

ruling that revived parts of 

Trump’s March 6 executive 

order banning travelers 

from Iran, Libya, Somalia, 

Sudan, Syria and Yemen for 

90 days, as well as refugees 

for 120 days. 

The Supreme Court last 

month said the ban could 

take effect, but that anyone 

from the six countries with 

a "bona fide relationship" to 

a U.S. person or entity 

could not be barred. 

The Trump administration 

then interpreted that 

opinion to allow spouses, 

parents, children, fiancés 

and siblings into the country, 

but barred grandparents 

and other family members, 

in a measure Trump called 

necessary to prevent 

attacks. 

Watson harshly criticized 

the government’s 

definition of close family 

relations as "the antithesis 

of common sense" in a ruling 

that changes the way 

A few hundred Islamic 

State insurgents swept into 

Mosul three years ago, 

imposed a reign of terror 

after the Iraqi army collapsed 

and declared a 

caliphate spanning Iraqi and 

Syrian territory seized in a 

shock offensive. 

The victory of U.S.- 

backed Iraq forces in Mosul 

marked the biggest defeat 

for Islamic State, which is 

under siege in the eastern 

Syrian city of Raqqa, its 

operational base. 

Even though the Sunni 

Muslim group's caliphate is 

now crumbling, it is expected 

to revert to an insurgency 

and keep carrying out 

the ban can now be implemented. 

"Common sense, for 

instance, dictates that close 

family members be defined 

to include grandparents. 

Indeed, grandparents are 

the epitome of close family 

members," he wrote. 

A Justice Department 

spokeswoman declined to 

comment. 

Trump’s order is a pretext 

for illegal discrimination, 

Hawaii Attorney 

attacks in the Middle East 

and West. 

Securing long-term 

peace in Iraq will not be 

easy. 

Prime Minister Haider al- 

Abadi faces the challenge of 

General Douglas Chin said 

in a statement. 

"Family members have 

been separated and real 

people have suffered 

enough," Chin said. 

Chin had asked Watson 

for an injunction allowing 

grandparents and other 

family members to travel to 

the United States. Hawaii 

and refugee groups also had 

argued that resettlement 

agencies have a "bona fide" 

relationship with the 

Iraq faces pockets of Islamic State 

resistance in Mosul's Old City 

Turkey's Erdogan plans Gulf 

visit to discuss Qatar dispute 

Saudi Arabia, the 

United Arab Emirates, 

Bahrain and Egypt cut ties 

with Qatar on June 5 over 

allegations it funds terrorist 

groups and is allying 

with their arch-foe Iran. 

Qatar denies the accusations. 

"All our efforts are 

focused on a solution that 

suits the laws of brotherly 

relations," Cavusoglu told 

reporters after talks in 

Ankara with his Qatari 

ANKARA: Turkey's visit the Gulf soon to discuss 

efforts to resolve the 

President Tayyip Erdogan, 

Qatar's staunch regional crisis, Turkish Foreign counterpart Sheikh 

ally in its dispute with Gulf Minister Mevlut Mohammed bin 

Arab neighbours, hopes to Cavusoglu said on Friday. Abdulrahman al-Thani. 

UN urges Venezuela to allow 

dissent as asylum requests soar 

GENEVA: The United 

Nations called on 

Venezuela's government to 

let people take part in an 

unofficial referendum on 

the constitution on Sunday 

and make sure security 

forces do not use excessive 

force against protesters. 

TOKYO : Support for 

Japanese Prime Minister 

Shinzo Abe, battered by a 

smoldering scandal and voters' 

perception he is taking 

them for granted, has fallen 

below 30 percent, the lowest 

since he returned to power 

in 2012, a survey released 

on Friday showed. 

Opposition groups have 

called the plebiscite after 

months of protests, saying 

Venezuelans should have 

their say on President 

Nicolas Maduro's plan to 

rewrite the constitution. 

"We urge authorities to 

respect the wishes of those 

The suspicion of scandal 

over favoritism for a friend's 

business and missteps by 

cabinet ministers have taken 

a toll on Abe, who until 

recently was favored to win 

a third three-year term as 

party leader, and hence, premier 

when his current term 

expires in September 2018. 

who want to participate in 

this consultation and to 

guarantee people’s rights to 

freedom of expression, 

association and peaceful 

assembly," U.N. human 

rights spokeswoman Liz 

Throssell told a Geneva 

news briefing on Friday. 

preventing revenge killings 

that could create more instability, 

along with sectarian 

tensions and ethnic strife 

that have dogged Iraq since 

a U.S.-led invasion toppled 

Saddam Hussein in 2003. 

Russia to decide next week 

on retaliation against U.S. 

over compound seizures 

MOSCOW: Russia will 

next week take a decision 

about if and how it will retaliate 

against the United States 

over the seizure of its diplomatic 

compounds on U.S. soil, 

the Russian Foreign Ministry 

said on Friday. 

The outgoing Obama 

administration expelled 35 suspected 

Russian spies late last 

year and seized two diplomatic 

compounds over what it said 

was the hacking of U.S. political 

groups during the 2016 

presidential election. Russian 

President Vladimir Putin 

decided not to retaliate immediately, 

saying he would wait 

to see what the new administration 

of Trump would do. 

Maria Zakharova, a spokeswoman 

for foreign ministry, 

told a news briefing on Friday 

that "time was running out" for 

the problem to be resolved. She 

said Moscow's course of action 

would depend on outcome of a 

meeting in Washington on July 

17 between Russian Deputy 

Foreign Minister Sergei 

Ryabkov and U.S. 

Undersecretary of State 

Thomas Shannon. 

refugees they help, sometimes 

over the course of 

years. 

The Justice Department 

said its rules were properly 

grounded in immigration 

law. 

Watson said the assurance 

by a resettlement 

agency to provide basic 

services to a newly arrived 

refugee constitutes an adequate 

connection to the U.S. 

because it is a sufficiently 

formal and documented 

agreement that triggers 

responsibilities and compensation. 

"‘Bona fide’ does not get 

any more ‘bona fide’ than 

that," Watson said. 

Melanie Nezer, vice 

president of global refugee 

advocacy group HIAS, said 

the ruling should mean that 

refugees can continue to be 

resettled in the United 

States, beyond a cap of 

50,000 set by the executive 

order. That limit was 

reached this week. 

"We are thrilled that 

thousands of people will be 

reunited with their family 

members," said Becca 

Heller, director of the 

International Refugee 

Assistance Project. 

Bastille Day 

march-past closes 

Trump's Paris visit 

PARIS: President Donald 

Trump watched U.S. and 

French soldiers march 

together through Paris sunshine 

on Friday in a double 

celebration marking 100 

years since the US entered 

World War One and France's 

annual Bastille Day holiday. 

Also featuring a binational 

fly-past of American 

F16 and French Rafale jets 

symbolizing military cooperation 

in the Middle East and 

elsewhere, the occasion followed 

a day of talks with 

French President Emmanuel 

Macron, a first ladies' tour of 

Paris, and a dinner for four at 

a restaurant in Eiffel Tower. 

"Great evening with 

President @Emmanuel 

Macron & Mrs. Macron. 

Went to Eiffel Tower for dinner. 

Relationship with France 

stronger than ever," Trump 

wrote in a tweet. Ceremonies 

brought to an end a visit 

Macron needs as a boost to 

France's standing on the 

world stage - one which 

could also help a U.S. leader 

left short of international 

friends by his stance on free 

trade and climate change. 

SEOUL: North Korea 

said on Friday it will take 

"corresponding measures" 

if the U.N. Security 

Council adopts another 

sanctions resolution in 

response to the North's 

test-launch of an intercontinental 

ballistic missile 

(ICBM) last week. 

The North's foreign 

ministry said in a statement 

carried by the official 

KCNA news agency that 

the ICBM test was an exercise 

of its legitimate right 

to self-defense against 

nuclear threat from the 

United States. 

The United States has 

been trying to get China 

DELHI: 

Unfortunately, Salman Khan 

has earned a reputation for 

making statements which 

become national news for all 

the wrong reasons. 

More often than not, he 

finds himself at the centre 

of controversy. However, 

we find it hard to blame him 

considering he is always 

subjected to media glare. 

When asked by an 

Indian newspaper whether 

he finds the constant attention 

and misinterpretation 

of his statements irksome, 

the Dabbang star said, 

"Everyone shares their 

opinion but when somebody 

like me says something, 

it’s twisted around. 

Then, a [TV] show runs 

[the comment], and it gets 

good TRPs. But if it’s their 

business, let them do it. The 

other option for me is to 

just stop talking. I hate 

doing interviews, and I get 

bored of them but I do them 

because if a fan of mine 

picks up a newspaper or a 

magazine; or watches a TV 

channel, he should know 

that a certain film of mine 

is up for release. That’s all." 

The 51-year-old star 

also stated that before the 

release of his film Jaan-E- 

Mann alongside Preity 

Zinta and Akshay Kumar in 

2006, he never even 

stepped out the house for 

interviews and promotion 

for his films. 


International 

“When did I do any publicity 

for any film? The 

films would still run and 

became big hits. But now 

that a precedent [of doing 

interviews] has set in, so 

it’s going on. Now, if I go 

on a TV show (for promotions), 

it feels good if their 

TRPs get boosted. Also, 

through that show, my fans 

will get to see me at home 

5 

My comments always create 

controversy, says Salman Khan 

for free. That’s the only 

intent of doing all of that. 

But then, a lot of times, 

journalists want a reaction 

about something because 

either their bosses have 

asked them for that or they 

want to make a name for 

themselves. But that’s 

wrong journalism, which I 

don’t appreciate at all”, the 

actor added. 

Two Israeli policemen shot dead near 

Jerusalem holy site, gunmen killed 

JAKARTA: Indonesia renamed the 

northern reaches of its exclusive economic 

zone in the South China Sea as the North 

Natuna Sea on Friday, the latest act of resistance 

by Southeast Asian nations to China's 

territorial ambitions in the maritime region. 

Seen by analysts as an assertion of 

Indonesian sovereignty, part of the renamed 

sea is claimed by China under its contentious 

maritime boundary, known as the 

JERUSALEM: Three the area to Muslims gathering 

Arab-Israeli gunmen shot 

for Friday prayers 

dead two Israeli policemen afterwards, drawing a call 

near one of Jerusalem's for resistance from 

most holy places on Friday, 

and were then killed by 

security forces, police said. 

Palestinian religious leaders. 

The Palestinian Grand 

It was one of the most Mufti of Jerusalem, 

serious attacks so close to Mohammad Hussein, 

the volatile holy site, called on Palestinians to 

known to Muslims as the 

Noble Sanctuary and to 

Jews as Temple Mount, in 

defy the closure, and was 

later reported to have been 

detained. 

years. 

Palestinian President 

Israeli authorities shut Mahmoud Abbas condemned 

the attack in a 

phone call with Israeli 

Prime Minister Benjamin 

Netanyahu, but also said 

closing down the area 

could have repercussions. 

The three gunmen 

arrived at the sacred site, 

which stands on a marble 

and stone plateau on the 

edge of Jerusalem's Old 

City, and walked toward 

one of the nearby ancient 

stone gates, police spokeswoman 

Luba Simri said. 

Asserting sovereignty, Indonesia 

renames part of South China Sea 

and Russia to back a new 

U.N. Security Council 

resolution imposing 

stiffer sanctions on North 

'nine-dash line', that encompasses most of 

the resource-rich sea. 

Several Southeast Asian states dispute 

China's territorial claims and are competing 

with China to exploit the South China Sea's 

abundant hydrocarbon and fishing 

resources. China has raised the ante by 

deploying military assets on artificial islands 

constructed on shoals and reefs in disputed 

parts of the sea. 

North Korea says to take 'corresponding 

measures' if U.N. adopts sanctions 

Support for Abe's government 

fell 15.2 points 

from a month earlier to 29.9 

percent, according to a July 

7-10 survey by Jiji news 

agency. The biggest reason 

cited for not backing the 

cabinet was a lack of trust in 

the prime minister. 

Chief Cabinet Secretary 

Yoshihide Suga told 

reporters the government 

would take the drop "sincerely 

as the voice of the 

people". "While aiming for 

economic recovery as our 

top priority, we want to 

strive to solve various problems 

in and outside Japan 

one by one in a steady manner," 

Suga said. 

The survey is the latest to 

show Abe's support at the 

lowest since his return to 

office promising to revive 

the economy and bolster 

defenses. 

Natuso Yamaguchi, 

leader of the junior partner 

in Abe's ruling coalition, the 

Korea following its latest 

missile test. 

Japan PM Abe's support slides below 30 percent, new poll shows 

Komeito party, earlier on 

Friday urged the premier to 

focus on regaining public 

trust. 

Abe is considering a 

wholesale shake-up of his 

cabinet on Aug. 3, replacing 

more than half of his 19 

ministers while keeping key 

allies, media have reported.

6 


Biz 

Pakistan, Belarus agree to cooperate 

in agriculture, farm machinery 

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan 

and Belarus Friday agreed 

to cooperate in the areas of 

agriculture, farm machinery, 

and storage as this area 

offers huge potential for foreign 

investments in Pakistan 

and its farmers need quality 

machinery at affordable 

prices. 

Minister for National 

Food Security and 

Research, Sikandar Hayat 

Khan Bosan during a meeting 

with Belarusian 

Minister for Industry, Vitaly 

Vovk here, ensured rapid 

progress on bilateral cooperation 

in sphere of agriculture 

sector between the two 

countries by entering into 

four MoU’s and 

Agreements including a 

Memorandum of Intentions 

on Scientific Cooperation 

between National Academy 

KARACHI: Federation 

of Pakistan Chambers of 

Commerce & Industry 

(FPCCI) said mismanagement 

of water and inadequate 

storages will be 

biggest threat for our agriculture 

sector in the near 

future. 

Talking to newsmen on 

Friday, FPCCI Horiculture 

Regional Chairman Ahmad 

Jawad said that annually 

Pakistan is facing Rs 25 billion 

loss due to lack of storage 

dams and in order to 

save Tarbella dam, construction 

of Diamer Bhasha Dam 

is mandatory to maintain the 

necessary reserves of the 

LAHORE: A view paddy field in the outskirts of Provincial Capital. 

of Sciences of Belarus 

(NASB) and PARC which 

was signed on August 10, 

2015 in Minsk, Belarus. 

Both of the ministers 

water. Jawad said lack of 

water reservoirs has already 

caused over a trillion dollars’ 

worth of economic loss to 

Pakistan’s economy in the 

last 30 years, which now 

manifests itself in the prevalent 

energy crisis and unfortunately 

we only constructed 

two major dams in the past 

which was big blunder. 

"Pakistan has to go for 

viable projects after every 

ten years in order to save the 

mountainous water; so that 

drainage into sea may be 

minimized; regardless as per 

the Indus water treaty we 

can’t receive due water 

share". 

agreed that such frequent 

visits at higher levels refer 

to the sincere efforts being 

made on both sides to promote 

cooperation on mutual 

interest basis and this bilateral 

cooperation in various 

areas of mutual interest 

including agriculture is 

growing due to the vision 

25 billion worth of water is wasted 

annually due to lack of dams: FPCCI 

Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan agree 

to bolster ties in diverse field 

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan 

and Kyrgyzstan have agreed 

to increase bilateral and 

trade relations. 

The understanding came 

at a meeting between 

Minister for Climate Change 

Zahid Hamid and Kyrgyz 

Ambassador Erik 

Beishembievpaid here on 

Friday. The minister said 

Pakistan will participate in 

International aSnow 

Leopard Conservation 

Summit scheduled to be 

held in Kyrgyzstan next 

month. 

He said the government 

is taking all possible measurers 

for conservation of Snow 

Leopard. The Ambassador 

stressed the need for enhancing 

trade relations between 

the two countries. 

PSX closes on positive 

note, adds 554 points 

Jawad said Pakistan as a 

nation is lenient when it 

comes to the value of water 

management – whether for 

drinking, farming, controlling 

floods, improving environment 

or generating cheap 

power. 

“Despite being potentially 

the richest nation in the 

subcontinent, the country, 

since independence, had 

been unable to protect water 

in its river channels. This led 

the neighbours to overstep 

their bounds, sparking disputes 

in an already heated 

arena,” he said. 

“We are a strange agrarian 

country that has no interest 

in protecting the backbone 

of our economy and 

has not been able to build 

mega dams for 41 years 

now.” 

According to FPCCI 

Official, Pakistan is generating 

just half a dollar from 

one cubic metre of water. 

Compare that to the world 

average of $8. In some 

cases, such as that of Japan, 

the number inflates to an 

incredible $30. 

Pakistan should have at 

least 200 small, medium 

and mega dams, unfortunately 

it only has 61, out of 

which only two are mega 

dams, he said. 

NA body directs SBP 

to properly advertise 

ongoing loan schemes 

for disabled persons 

ISLAMABAD: A meeting 

of the Standing 

Committee on Finance, 

Revenue, Economic Affairs, 

Statistics and Privatization 

Friday considered the 

Microfinance Institutions 

(Amendment) Bill, 2017 

and directed State Bank of 

Pakistan (SBP) to properly 

advertise ongoing loaning 

schemes already launched 

by the government for disabled 

persons. 

It met here under the 

Chairmanship of Qaiser 

Ahmad Sheikh, MNA. The 

Committee further recommended 

to SBP for issuance 

of necessary directions to all 

banks for providing disclosure 

of loaning details to 

disabled persons on quarterly 

basis. 

and mission of the leadership 

of two sides. 

The minister said the 

government of Pakistan was 

committed to provide an 

enabling environment for 

the foreign and local investment 

and business in the 

country. 

He also appreciated the 

efforts for the progress 

made by Belarus in the field 

of farm mechanization. 

Bosan conveyed full support 

and cooperation of the 

government to facilitate the 

process in all areas of bilateral 

cooperation between 

Pakistan and Belarus and 

also thanked the Vitaly Vovk 

who is also Co-Chairman of 

the Joint Belarus – Pakistan 

Commission on Trade and 

Economic Cooperation) for 

having this meeting and visit 

to Pakistan. 

ICCI lauds Chief 

of Army Staff’s 

stand on CPEC 

Scrutiny of private security 

companies ordered in Islamabad 


Ministry of Interior has 

directed Islamabad Capital 

Territory (ICT) administration 

and Islamabad Police 

to start immediate inspection 

of private security 

companies operating in 

Islamabad. 

The inspection process 

will be started from this 

month and Ministry of 

Interior has categorically 

asked to revoke licenses of 

private security companies 

who have not submitted 

their particulars and details 

to ICT administration. 

According to the official 

source, the administration 

will issue notices initially to 

the licensees of those private 

security companies 

which are found violating 

the law and not ensuring the 

compliance of Rules. 

LAHORE: China- 

Pakistan Economic 

Corridor (CPEC) is a unique 

opportunity to integrate with 

ISLAMABAD: Khalid regional economies and will 

Iqbal Malik, Presiddent, become a hub of trade and 

Islamabad Chamber of manufacturing after the 

Commerce and Industry Gwadar Port developed as 

(ICCI) has lauded the stand 

of Chief of Army Staff Gen 

Qamar Javed Bajwa for 

free port. 

Talking to APP, noted 

analyst on Contemporary 

‘leadership, collaborative Politics & International 

spirit and capacity building 

at a much higher pace and 

level’ to realize maximum 

benefits from the opportunities 

being created by China- 

Pakistan Economic Corridor 

Relations, Dr Saad S Khan 

said that emerging opportunities 

with facilitation such 

as extensive roads, railways, 

ports and energy infrastructure, 

the project was being 

as it was a right approach to perceived as a `gamechanger’ 

make CPEC a real fate 

changer for Pakistan. 

In a statement issued 

here on Friday, he also welcomed 

Army Chief’s call for 

in the context of 

regional geo-economic and 

political realities. 

He said the CPEC would 

open attractive avenues for 

an open debate on all investment emerging from 

aspects of CPEC project. He economic cooperation 

said successful materialization 

of CPEC was vital for 

better economic future of 

Pakistan and stressed that all 

between the two rising powers 

of Asia. 

Veteran economist Dr. 

Ashfaq Hassan said the 

stakeholder institutions CPEC project was being 

should get fully prepared to perceived as a `gamechanger’ 

achieve optimum benefits to 

which would 

this historic project. prove to be harbinger to 

KARACHI: JS Group 

has appointed Syed 

Muhammad Ali as its senior 

advisor & head of the energy 

vertical; with effect from 1st 

June, 2017. Ali joins JS 

Group from Engro where 

over the last 16 years has 

held several key positions 

The administration will 

also check whether private 

security guards working in 

Islamabad are properly 

trained, security cleared and 

physically fit . 

It is mention that training 

to security guards, prior 

to their deployment is one 

of the conditions of the 

license and the Ministry of 

Interior has notified four 

institutions for training of 

security guards which 

included Fauji Foundation 

(Pvt.) Ltd; Askari Guards 

(Pvt.) Ltd; National Police 

Foundation and Provincial 

Police Line Headquarters. 

As per law, the 

Licensing Officer shall, 

before revoking any licence 

give the licensee a notice to 

show cause in writing specifying 

a date, not less than 

thirty days from the date of 

economic development. 

He said the PML-N government 

was paying special 

attention towards the development 

of different sectors 

including power, gas, education, 

health and roads 

infrastructure. 

“People of all the four 

provinces, as well as Gilgit- 

Baltistan and Azad 

Kashmir, will also benefit 

from CPEC projects”, he 

added. 

Executive Director, 

Sustainable Development 

Policy Institute (SDPI), Dr. 

Abid Qaiyum Suleri said 

that the historic project 

would also ease the lives of 

people and also help bring 

prosperity in the country. He 

the notice, on which the 

revocation shall take effect 

unless the licensee satisfies 

the Licensing Officer that 

license was not liable to be 

revoked. 

The Private Security 

Companies will be asked 

to get renewal of their 

licenses on time, arrange 

periodic training of their 

guards, ensure the 

antecedents and security 

clearance of their guards 

by the concerned police 

prior to their deployment 

in Islamabad as required 

under the law. Chief 

Commissioner Islamabad 

Zulfiqar Haider, the source 

said, will constitute special 

teams for inspection of 

security companies as no 

proper checking system is 

already in place with ICT 

for the purpose. 

CPEC a unique opportunity to integrate 

with regional economies: experts 

within the Corporation. 

Most notably Ali played an 

instrumental role in building 

the worlds largest single train 

urea fertiliser complex in 

Pakistan, established the corporations 

first off shore 

investment in a power plant 

based in Nigeria, had set up 

business development wing 

and started the services business 

for pursuing opportunities 

in the energy sector 

across the globe. He also stabilised 

company's new LNG 

terminal business and managed 

max capacity utilization 

in short span of time. He was 

the Chief Executive Officer 

of Engro Elengy terminal 

Ltd and Engro vopak terminal 

limitrd until recently. Ali 

is based in Karachi with his 

said that China-Pakistan 

Economic Corridor (CPEC) 

must not be politicised and 

it should be remained open 

to all countries. 

Chairman National 

Parliamentary Committee 

on CPEC, senator Mushahid 

Hussain Syed said the 

CPEC would interlink heart, 

adding the implementation 

of this historic project 

would expand mutual collaboration. 

He said that CPEC 

which would connect 

Pakistan to East and West 

Asia, not only make the 

country a destination for 

cross-regional trade, but 

also a channel through 

which such trade flows. 

Syed Muhammad Ali joins JS Group as senior 

advisor and head of its energy vertical 

Syed Muhammad Ali 

wife Huma and three kids. 

JS Group is primarily an 

investment company in 

financial services and also 

makes long term investments 

in growing companies. 

JS Group invests globally 

in ventures with international 

partners, primarily in 

developing countries, in sectors 

such as Insurance, 

Industrials, Infrastructure, 

Infocom, Real Estate, 

Transportation and Logistics 

and Natural Resources. 

KARACHI: The 

Pakistan Stocks 

Exchanged (PSX) Friday 

tried to recoup some losses 

as the benchmark 100- 

index gained 553.89 

points to take the tally to 

44337.44 points level. 

The stocks recorded the 

highest trading level of 

44466.38 points and lowest 

level of 43695.88 points, 

with the volume of about 

111.75 million shares and 

value of Rs5.94 billion. As 

many as 334 companies 

were active; of which 231 

advanced, 86 declined and 

17 remained unchanged. 

Silk Bank Ltd was the 

volume leader with 8.30 

million shares, adding 

Rs0.06 to reach Rs1.49. It 

was followed by Power 

Cement with 8.21 million 

shares, gaining Rs0.21 to 

end at Rs12.15 and K- 

Electric Ltd with 7.98 million 

shares, dropping 

Rs0.20 to close at Rs6.59. 

The top three gainers 

were Wyeth Pak Ltd with 

price per share of 2241 

(84.48), Sanofi-Aventis 

with price per share of 

1718.33 (82) and Shield 

Corp of 635 (31). 

The top three losers 

were Atlas Battery with 

price per share of 814.67 (- 

10.96), Shell Pakistan with 

price per share of 544.83 (- 

10.11) and Pak. Int. Cont 

share of 321 (-10). 

Earlier, the stocks 

opened bullish after 

adding 291 points to 

regain 44,000 mark and 

reached 44075 points level 

in early trading. The PSX 

shed the early gain till 

midday and added only 

4.61 points to reach 43788 

points level. 

On Thursday, the 

volatility prevailed at PSX 

as KSE 100-index, which 

made an intra-day high of 

329 points and an intraday 

low of 731 points, 

closed at 43,783 points 

after losing 8 points. 

Commercial banks’ 

heavyweights all closed in 

the green zone cumulatively 

contributing 87 

points to the index. NBP 

(+2.65%), MCB (+1.23%) 

and HBL (+1.57%) were 

among the gainers from 

the sector. On the other 

hand, the losses in the 

E&P sector, dragged down 

the benchmark index by 

shedding 42 points as oil 

closed lower on account of 

concerns over rising production 

in the US. OGDC 

(-0.94%), POL (-0.90%) 

and PPL (-0.36%) were 

the major losers in the 

aforementioned sector. K- 

Electric was volume 

leader with 20 million 

shares of the power distributor 

changing hands. 

Traded volume & value 

shed 42% to 125.5m 

shares & Rs7.3b/$69.2m, 

respectively. 

Oil prices dip on high supplies, 

improving industry efficiency 

SINGAPORE: Oil markets 

dipped on Friday, pulled down by 

high fuel inventories and improving 

industry efficiency, but were still on 

track for a solid weekly gain. 

Brent crude futures, the international 

benchmark for oil prices, were 

down 8 cents, or 0.2 percent, at 

$48.34 per barrel at 0151 GMT, but 

up 3.5 percent for the week. 

U.S. West Texas Intermediate 

(WTI) crude futures were at $45.98 

per barrel, down 10 cents, or 0.2 percent, 

but up around 4 percent for the 

week. Crude prices are around levels 

in late November last year, when a 

group of oil producers including 

Russia and Organization of the 

Petroleum Exporting Countries 

(OPEC) pledged to withhold around 

1.8 million barrels per day (bpd) of 

production between January this 

year and March 2018 in order to 

tighten the market. 

Oil analysts at research and brokerage 

firm Sanford C. Bernstein 

said that global oil stocks remain 

high. "For the first half of 2017, 

OECD inventories are likely to finish 

higher, rather than lower... The 

most plausible explanation is that 

OPEC compliance has been not as 

high as has been suggested," 

Bernstein said. 

"OPEC will have to cut deeper 

and for longer if it wants to eliminate 

the inventory overhang and prices to 

rise," Bernstein said. 

It added that the upside for oil 

prices looked limited even if OPEC 

took more action due to high U.S. 

shale production. 

Goldman Sachs said that the 

crude oil price outlook remained 

weak, largely due to rising cost efficiency 

from U.S. shale drillers.

Proceedings completed for Sharjeel 

case, final arguments on July 19 

LAHORE: 

LAHORE: Andrew 

Ephgrave, operations manager 

of the National Crime 

Agency in the UK, 

appeared before the threeman 

tribunal via Skype 

video call and recorded his 

statement on Sharjeel 

Khan's case. The proceedings 

have been completed 

with final arguments set 

for July 19. The hearings 

will formally close on July 

29 followed by the verdict 

announcement. 

The NCA official was 

engaged by the tribunal as 

a part of an independent 

court witness followed by 

Aqib Javed's testimony. 

The NCA had already been 

working closely with the 

PCB in the PSL fixing 

investigation, tipping them 

with supporting evidence 

since the two central figures 

in the fixing saga - 

Nasir Jamshed and Yousaf 

Anwar - are based in 

SJA Jafri 

KARACHI: Karachi 

Hockey Association (KHA) 

will hold a 15-day goalkeepers' 

training camp from 

15 July at KHA Sports 

Complex. The camp to be 

held under the supervision 

of Olympian Ahmad Alam 

could be attended by both, 

England. 

The PCB investigator 

had built a case against 

Sharjeel for keeping in 

touch with Jamshed and 

boys and girls. The coach 

will be assisted by Arshad 

Siddiq and Masoom Ali. 

Former Pakistan captain 

Hanif Khan will inaugurate 

the camp. All interested 

goalkeepers interested in 

attending the camp should 

report at the venue at 15 

July at 8.45 a.m. 

his acquaintance Anwar, 

allegedly with an intention 

to spot-fix. The Englandbased 

duo is already a subject 

of investigation in 

Goalkeepers having kits 

should bring their kits for 

training, while those who 

do not have kits will be provided 

by KHA. The free of 

charge camp training is 

being held to help trainees 

learn modern goalkeeping 

techniques and advanced 

skills. As goalkeeping plays 

connection with bribery 

offences. Both were arrested 

and then released on 

bail, though the PCB had 

provisionally suspended 

KHA announces 15-day Goalkeeping Training Camp 

Aisha Irum and other local 

sports organizers for promoting 

our boys and girls 

up to the international level 

in hockey, softball, cricket 

and others games. " 

Jamshoro is famous in the 

world for sports too that is 

why we continue our support 

for the promoting 

sports".more he said. 

JAMSHORO: Senior 

Director Physical 

Education of Ali Baba 

Government Boys Degree 

College Kotri and "The 

Icon 

Pakistan 

(TIP)International's Chief 

Controller for Sports 

Pakistan Mr.Perwez 

Ahmed Shaikh met with 

M.N.A Jamshoro and 

famous sports lover Sardar 

Malik Asad Sikander Khan 

and appreciated his contribution 

towards sports in 

Kotri and Jamshoro and 

hope so he will continue his 

supports for the same in 

future, due to that we have International 

been organising sports 

without any danger since 

last 29 years including 

female sports. Sardar Malik 

Asad Sikander endorse the 

efforts of Perwez Shaikh, 

Remember Perwez 

Ahmed Shaikh attended 

two West Asia Cup 

Baseball Championships 

as member organising 

committee and also participated 

in (Federation 

Volleyball) 

FIVB teachers training 

course with her wife Aisha 

Irum and both secured top 

position in the same which 

is still unbroken national 

record. 

a vital role in modern hockey, 

KHA is holding this 

camp to improve and polish 

goalkeeping skills of 

the Karachi-based goalkeepers. 

After completion 

training camp KHA 

President Dr. Junaid Ali 

Shao will present certificates 

to the participants. 

Jamshoro is famous in the world for 

sports too: Sardar malik, MNA jamshoro 

Garbine Muguruza happy to 

represent Spain in Wimbledon final 

LONDON: Garbine 

Muguruza wasn't even a 

year old when Conchita 

Martinez defeated a 37- 

year-old Martina 

Navratilova to become the 

first Spanish woman to win 

Wimbledon. 

Twenty-three years later, 

Muguruza will get her second 

bite to finally end 

Spain's long wait for a second 

female champion. On 

Saturday, when she walks 

onto the Centre Court grass 

and past the famous 

Rosewater dish, adorned 

with its many mythological 

figures, there will be a 

familiar face looking on 

from her box. 

Martinez, Spain's Fed 

Cup captain, has been 

Muguruza's temporary 

coach and adviser in 

London, and her presence is 

helping piece things together 

again. Just last month, 

Muguruza left her press 

conference at Roland 

Garros in tears after relinquishing 

the crown she had 

won a year earlier. 

The pain did not last. 

Muguruza is into her second 

Wimbledon final. She 

was runner-up to Serena 

Williams here two years 

ago. Now the woman 

standing between 

Muguruza and a second 

major title is another 

Williams, five-time 

Wimbledon champion 

Venus, who, at 37, is the 

oldest Grand Slam finalist 

since Navratilova, also 37, 

beat Martinez in that 1994 

final. Muguruza, by her 

own admission, has not 

made drastic changes to 

her game and remains 

adamant that hard work is 

the key to her revival. 

Pollock fears 

for South 

Africa's future 

LONDON: South 

Africa great Graeme 

Pollock told AFP the 

Proteas will have to 

accept being a "middle of 

the road" Test side at best 

if they stick with racial 

transformation as a key 

component of selection. 

Transformation is 

designed to cope with the 

legacy of apartheid, when 

largely only white players 

such as Pollock, one of 

the greatest batsmen in 

cricket history, were 

allowed to play for official 

South Africa sides. 

Pollock accepts players 

of his era could have 

done more to help their 

non-white counterparts, 

but is concerned the balance 

has now swung too 

far in the opposite direction 

after South Africa 

"got it right when Graeme 

Smith was captain" (from 

2003 to his retirement in 

2014). 

South Africa face 

England in the second 

Test at Trent Bridge 1-0 

down in a four-match 

series after a crushing 

211-run defeat inside four 

days at Lord's last week. 

Pollock believes political 

reasons are undermining 

South Africa's longterm 

competitiveness as a 

Test nation. 

Jamshed from playing any 

cricket. 

Ephgrave, who was 

accompanied by a lawyer 

during the hearings, was 

cross questioned by the 

PCB's lawyer on July 13, 

followed by Sharjeel's 

lawyer the following day. 

Shaigan Ijaz, Sharjeel's 

lawyer, completed the 

hearing amicably but 

raised an objection against 

Ephgrave. He told the 

media that during the cross 

examination, the NCA 

official confirmed he had 

been in touch with PCB 

officials. "In this scenario, 

the independent court witness 

isn't independent as 

he has been involved in the 

case as a party," he said 

after the hearing while 

talking to media. However, 

he hasn't lodged any complaint 

or application 

against Ephgrave before 

the tribunal. 

Cricket Australia chief 

attacks 'reckless' 

players' union 

Sports Reporter 

KARACHI: Cricket 

Australia chairman David 

Peever Thursday went on 

the attack over suggestions 

he is running an 

"extreme" industrial relations 

agenda, slamming 

the players' union for 

"reckless" tactics in a 

damaging pay dispute. 

Peever claimed the 

Australian Cricketers' 

Association was threatening 

to drive away commercial 

sponsors, damage 

the prospects of broadcast 

partners and lock up player 

intellectual property 

rights into its own business 

ventures. Writing an 

opinion piece in The 

Australian newspaper, he 

said that CA's board had 

been insulted and disrespected 

in the ugly spat 

between the governing 

body and players. 

"CA has put what in 

any normal circumstances 

would be regarded as a 

very generous offer," 

Peever said. 

"The ACA has 

responded by not only 

rejecting that proposal 

(and recent concessions) 

out of hand, but by 

launching a campaign of 

such sustained ferocity 

that anyone could be forgiven 

for thinking CA was 

proposing the reintroduction 

of slavery rather than 

healthy pay rises. 

KARACHI: Pakistani 

umpire Haider Rasool 

received ‘golden whistle’ 

from International 

Hockey Federation (FIH) 

during Germany and 

South Africa match on 

Thursday in Johannesburg 

during Hockey World 

League semifinal round 

second leg. 

The golden whistle is 

awarded to umpires on 

completing 100 senior 

international matches and 

Sarfraz 

Ahmed pictured during the 

ICC Champions Trophy 

2017 Pakistan captain 

Sarfraz Ahmed will feature 

for Yorkshire county in 

England’s domestic cricket 

competition NatWest T20 

Blast next month. 

Champions Trophywinning 

captain Sarfraz, 

who was also handed the 


Sportlight 

Test reins a week ago, has 

signed up to play five 

matches for Yorkshire 

Vikings in the ongoing 

T20 Blast, subject to him 

being granted the visa. 

Teammate Azhar Ali 

congratulated the skipper 

on Twitter about his 

upcoming stint in the T20 

Blast. Earlier this week, 

all-rounder Imad Wasim 

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Sarfraz signs up for Yorkshire 

in England’s T20 Blast 

LAHORE: Pakistan 

Cricket Board Chairman 

Shahryar Khan termed the 

performance of the women 

cricket team in as disappointing. 

The chairman said that 

in view of raising the standard 

of women cricket in 

the country - new talent 

must be discovered and 

taken forward, adding that 

the team were given special 

training before the 

tournament and he is 

gravely disappointed by 

the team`s performance. 

He said making Sabih 

Azhar coach of the team at 

the eleventh hour did not 

turn out to be a correct 

decision as he feels that 

even the players are not 

happy with him. 

Khan said that to raise 

standard in women cricket, 

an increase of players in 

the domestic system is 

signed up for Durham 

county in the same tournament. 

Fast bowler 

Mohammad Amir is 

already representing Essex 

in the T20 Blast, while former 

captain Shahid Afridi 

is playing for Hampshire. 

Pacer Junaid Khan left for 

UK earlier this week to 

feature for Lancashire in 

the T20 competition. 

Chairman PCB terms performance in 

Women World Cup ‘disappointing’ 

Dr m. Arif Hafeez 

Sports Reporter 

KARACHI: Azaan TV 

outwitted Al- Amin Salt 

Cricket Club by four wickets 

in their Group “B” 

encounter of the Second 

Anza Cup Twenty 20 

Cricket Tournament 2017 

at the Nazeer Hussain 

Gulburg Gymkhana 

Ground. 

All rounder Hamza 

Ansari took two wicket for 

11 runs and latter scored 28 

valuable runs, declared 

Man of the Match, Al- 

Amin Salt CC’s innings, 

limiting to 145 for eight 

wickets in 20 overs after 

winning the toss. Opener 

Kamil Mahmood (38 off 28 

balls) with two fours and 

brace of sixes and Umair 

Ali (26 off 16 balls) with 

one four and a Six, had provided 

them a solid start by 

adding 58 for second wicket. 

Off-spinner Adeel Arif 

(2-20) also bowled well. 

The 55-run second 

wicket stand between opener 

Qaisar Attique (40 off 

22balls) including four 

fours and two sixes and 

Abbas Jaffri (27 off 21 

balls) with two fours and a 

six put: Azaan TV cc in 

commanding position and 

the momentum was sustained 

by Hamza Ansari 

(28 off 18 balls) with the 

Help of two boundaries as 

the Azaan TV reached the 

target of 146 with 1.1 overs 

to spare despite being tested 

by off-spinner Sheraz 

Hussain (2-7). 

S U M M A R I Z E D 

SCORE: 

Al-Amin Salt.145-8 in 

20 overs.( Kamil Mahmood 

38,Umair Ali 26:Hamza 

Ansari 2-11,Adeel Arif 2- 

35).Azaan TV cc.146-6 n 

needed. 

He added that it is a 

good omen that girls from 

as far as Balochistan and 

Gilgit are coming in the 

national squad, however 

still societal issues are a 

big hindrance for women 

cricket in Pakistan as parents 

don’t allow their 

daughters to play the sport. 

He added that if there is 

a group within the team, he 

will take action against it. 

Azaan TV outwit Al- Amin 

Salt in Anza Cup T-20. 

Haider Rasool became the 

first Pakistani umpire to 

reach this milestone. 

A former goal keeper, 

who attended quite a few 

national camps including 

the one for the World Cup 

1998, Haider started to 

blow whistle on domestic 

circuit in 2002. Next year, 

he attended an umpiring 

seminar conducted by the 

Asian Hockey Federation 

in the Malaysian city of 

Ipoh. He started his 

18.5 overs.(Qaisar Attique 

40,Hamza Ansari 28,Abbas 

Jaffri 27:Sheraz Hussain 2- 

7). 

In the end Chief 

Organizer Zain Qureshi 

gives away the man of the 

match award to Hamza 

Ansari ( Azaan TV) in second 

Anza cup T-20 cricket 

tournament. Adeel Arif is 

Also present. 

Haider Rasool becomes first umpire to complete a century 

COLOMBO: Former 

Sri Lanka skipper Arjuna 

Ranatunga on Friday 

demanded an investigation 

into the country's 2011 

World Cup final defeat by 

India amid allegations of 

match fixing. 

Ranatunga, 53, in a 

video posted on his 

Facebook page, said he was 

shocked by Sri Lanka's sixwicket 

defeat in the final at 

the Wankhede stadium in 

Mumbai. 

"I was also in India giving 

commentaries at the 

time. When we lost, I was 

distressed and I had a 

doubt," Ranatunga said. 

"We must investigate what 

happened to Sri Lanka at 

the 2011 World Cup final." 

"I cannot reveal everything 

now, but one day I 

will. There must be an 

inquiry." 

Without giving names, 

Ranatunga said players 

could not hide the "dirt" 

with their clean white 

cricket clothing. 

Sri Lanka, batting first, 

scored 274-6 off 50 overs 

and appeared in a commanding 

position when 

His first senior international 

well as other high profile 

tournament was events such as the Junior 

MIA International World Cup (2009) and the 

Challenge, Singapore held Commonwealth Games 

in August 2005. He was (2010). 

promoted to the Again, his consistently 

‘Promising Umpires’ list 

of the FIH in February 

2008. 

This enabled him to 

high quality performance 

got him excellent evaluations, 

and Haider Rasool 

became a ‘Grade 1’ international 

stand, among others, in 

umpire in 

continental tournaments December 2010. This up 

like the Pan Am gradation enabled him to 

Championships (2008) and 

the Asian Games (2010) as 

stand in the Champions 

Trophy’s editions. 

Ranatunga seeks probe into 2011 

World Cup final defeat to India 

Indian superstar Sachin 

Tendulkar was caught for 

18. India turned the game 

dramatically thanks partly 

to poor fielding and bowling 

by Sri Lanka. 

Local media have raised 

suspicions of Sri Lankans 

throwing the match, but 

there was no formal call for 

an investigation till 

Ranatunga's outburst. 

Ranatunga's spokesman 

Thamira Manju told AFP 

that he was writing to 

President Maithripala 

Sirisena and Prime 

Minister 

Ranil 

Wickremesinghe complaining 

about the state of cricket 

in the country. 

There have been 

recriminations in the 

country since Sri Lanka 

suffered a humiliating 3-2 

loss to bottom-ranked 

Zimbabwe in a five-match 

one-day series on home 

soil this month. 

There is also growing 

tension between Sri 

Lankan sports authorities 

and players about the use 

of managers, including an 

agent who represents more 

than half the national team.

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Ground-breaking ceremony of Air Defence Battalion building 

All possible efforts being made to 

modernize Naval air defence: Naval Chief 

SJA Jafri 

ORMARA/KARACHI: 

The ground breaking ceremony 

of 21st Air Defence 

Battalion unit was held 

yesterday at Ormara, 

Balochistan. The ground 

breaking ceremony marks 

commencement of construction 

work for permanent 

and dedicated infrastructure 

of the unit. 

Chief of the Naval Staff 

Admiral Muhammad 

Zakaullah graced the occasion 

as chief guest. 

The 21st Air Defence 

Battalion was raised in 

2005 to provide Ground 

Based Air Defence to all 

PN and designated national 

infrastructure. 

In order to undertake 

the assigned task, the battalion 

is equipped with 

state of the art air defence 

guns, surface to air missiles 

and air defence 

radars. 

ORMARA: Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral M Zakaullah along with senior officers of 

Pakistan Navy at the ground breaking ceremony of 21st Air Defence Battalion building. 

In his address on the 

occasion, Chief of the 

Naval Staff Admiral 

Muhammad Zakaullah 

lauded the efforts of all 

those who are involved in 

Bureau Report 

ISLAMABAD: Acting 

Australian High 

Commissioner Jurek 

Juszczyk yesterday hosted a 

reception for 18 Pakistani 

private and public sector 

Australia Awardees who will 

undertake a short course in 

Australia on technical and 

vocational education and 

training (TVET) policy and 

management. 

Juszczyk congratulated training system. The short 

the Australia Awards recipients 

course will leverage 

noting thatAustralia was Australia’s expertise to 

recognised as a global leader 

in TVET policy and management. 

strengthen the capacity of 

key public and private sector 

“Australia’s TVET providers of TVET in 

sector is based on a partnership 

between government 

and industry and there are 

Pakistan,” Mr Juszczyk said. 

The Awardees will participate 

in a three-week course, 

currently four million students 

‘Strengthening of TVET: 

enrolled in Australia’s Policy and 

Management’, 

this project of critical significance. 

The Naval Chief said 

that within the overall 

developmental plans of 

PN, Air Defence stands out 

which will be delivered by 

the Queensland University of 

Technology. The course will 

also include site visits and 

key meetings in Brisbane and 

Canberra. 

Executive Director of the 

Pakistan National Vocational 

and Technical Training 

Commission, Zulfiqar 

Ahmad Cheema, and Farah 

Australian expertise to strengthen 

Pakistani providers of TVET 

Entire Kashmir has been turned 

into garrison: Syed Ali Gillani 

BAHAWALPUR: Workers of Jamaat e Isalmi stand beside eth big portrait of Hizbul 

Mujahideen leader Burhan Wani at Farid Gate after a ceremony to mark his 1sirdt 

martyrdom anniversary. 

SRINAGAR: In occupied 

Kashmir, Hurriyat leaders 

have denounced the 

imposition of curfew and 

other restrictions by the puppet 

authorities to prevent a 

march towards Naqshband 

Sahib in Srinagar on 

Thursday. 

Call for the march was 

given by the joint resistance 

leadership comprising Syed 

Ali Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar 

Farooq and Muhammad 

Yasin Malik to pay tributes 

to the martyrs of 13th July 

1931 on their martyrdom 

anniversary. Indian police 

arrested Syed Ali Gilani and 

Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on 

Thursday when they tried to 

lead the march towards 

Naqshband Sahib where 

these martyrs remain buried. 

Yasin Malik was already 

under illegal detention at 

Srinagar Central Jail. 

The APHC Chairman, 

Syed Ali Gilani, in a statement 

while paying tributes to 

the martyrs of July 13 said 

that entire Kashmir had been 

turned into a garrison and 

there were strict curfew and 

restrictions in downtown 

Srinagar and other areas. He 

said that the military 

approach of the Indian 

authorities was highly condemnable. 

He also condemned 

the recent attack on 

Amarnath yatris. 

The Chairman of 

Hurriyat forum, Mirwaiz 

Umar Farooq, in a statement 

asked the puppet regime that 

how long it would continue 

the policy of restrictions and 

repression against the 

Kashmiri people and resistance 

leadership. “Tyranny 

and oppression have touched 

heights in Kashmir and all 

rights and liberties of people 

have disappeared. 

Repeatedly, Jamia Masjid 

Srinagar is locked down. 

Curfew and restrictions are 

imposed in areas around it,” 

he said. 

The Mirwaiz said that 

Kashmir had been turned 

into a big jail and its inhabitants 

into prisoners. He said 

that how long Kashmiris 

would be made to pay and 

suffer for demanding their 

right to self-determination. 

Senior APHC leader, 

Agha Syed Hassan Al- 

MoosviAl-Safvi, in his statement 

in Srinagar, condemning 

the arrest and detention 

of resistance leaders on the 

Martyrs Day said, the martyrs 

are the heroes of 

Kashmiri people and barring 

the masses from offering 

tributes to the martyrs proves 

the frustration of the puppet 

authorities. He said that pro- 

India opportunist politicians 

had no right to visit the 

Martyrs’ Graveyard as they 

were assisting New Delhi to 

strengthen its illegal hold 

over Jammu and Kashmir. 

to be a clear priority of 

Naval Headquarters and 

all endeavours are being 

made to modernize this 

important segment of 

Coastal Command to contribute 

significantly 

towards the defence of the 

country. 

He extended his felicitations 

to the officers and 

men of 21st Air Battalion 

on commencement of construction 

work of their unit 

and called for careful 

implementation and monitoring 

of the project. 

Earlier in his welcome 

address, Commander 

Coast highlighted salient 

features of this mega project. 

He said that development 

of dedicated infrastructure 

of 21st Air 

Defence Battalion would 

lead to further efficiency 

and effectiveness to counter 

any challenge to our 

motherland from any 

potential aerial threat. 

The ceremony was 

attended by a large number 

of senior naval officers and 

CPOs/sailors and civil dignitaries. 

80 victims of 

oil tanker fire 

tragedy identified 

Hamid, Secretary Industries, AHMEDPUR EAST: 

Commercial and Technical Eighty victims of oil tanker 

Education, Khyber fire incident have been 

Pakhtunkhwa, will join the identified so for, said by 

short course participants. Assistant Commissioner 

“Skills development is the Ahmedpur East Abdul Rauf 

gateway to our social and Mahar while talking to 

economic development,” Mr newsmen here Friday. 

Cheema said. “We look forward 

Responding a query 

to having stronger col- 

laboration with Australia in 

the TVET sector.” 

about the withdrawal of 

compensation cheques from 

all injured and heirs of 

Australia Awards are killed persons, which were 

scholarships funded by the handed over by ministers 

Australian Government. and PML-N lawmakers, he 

They offer the next generation 

of global leaders an 

said that due to end of the 

finncial year, these cheques 

opportunity to undertake have been withdrawn. 

study, research and professional 

Assistant Commissioner 

development in informed that administration 

Australia and build enduring 

people-to-people and institutional 

links betweenAustralia 

and Pakistan. 

under directions of Punjab 

govt was making arrangements 

to release Rs2million 

compensation cheque each 

to heirs of eighty identified 

victims while Ra1 million 

Kashmiri on both compensation cheque each 

sides of LoC want to foe 50 injured persons. He 

said that this process will be 

live together: Masood completed within next couple 

BERLIN: President of 

of days. 

Azad Jammu and Kashmir, 

Masood Khan has said that in 

history only fascists and 

imperialists have erected 

walls and barriers to separate 

people. Lovers of freedom 

and democracy would 

always open channels and 

doors to join people. 

He was addressing representatives 

of Kashmiri and 

Pakistani diaspora community 

here. He said that people of 

Kashmir want to be together, 

he said. President Masood 

Khan said India has erected 

barbed fences along LoC to 

separate Kashmiris. These 

fences have two layers, buttressed 

by landmines and a 

surveillance system comprising 

thermal imaging and 

motion censors. 

ISLAMABAD: Six 

Pakistani students and 

their mentors departed for 

the United States on 

Friday to participate in the 

inaugural FIRST Global 

Challenge robotics competition 

in Washington, 

D.C. The Pakistani team, 

which is financially supported 

by the American 

Embassy, will work with 

other teams from across 

the world to accomplish 

engineering tasks focused 

on access to clean water. 

American Embassy 

Chargé d'Affaires 

Jonathan Pratt met with 

the team members shortly 

before their departure and 

encouraged them to collaborate 

actively with 

Two militants killed, terror bid on FC 

border post in Khyber Agency foiled 

PESHAWAR: At least 

two alleged terrorists were 

killed in retaliatory fire by 

security forces after they 

attempted to attack a border 

post in Khyber Agency 

on Friday morning. 

"Terrorists including 

two suicide bombers from 

across the border" targeted 

the Misthara post, 2 

ISLAMABAD: If you 

made plans to watch 

Pakistan’s first ever superhero 

film, Project Ghazi, 

over the weekend then we 

have some bad news for 

you. The film, which was 

scheduled to release across 

cinemas on July 14, has 

pushed forward its release 

to an unannounced date. 

Following its premiere at 

Nueplex Cinema, Karachi 

on Thursday night, Project 

Ghazi team updated their 

Facebook page and 

informed their fans of the 

delay. 

The post read, “It is with 

a heavy heart that we are 

making the announcement 

that Project Ghazi's release 

date has been postponed. 

kilometres north-west of 

Jarobi area near the Pak- 

Afghan border, says an 

Inter-Services Public 

Relations press release. 

At least two soldiers 

sustained injuries in 

exchange of fire with terrorists. 

The injured were 

rushed to CMH for medical 

treatment. 

We understand that this was 

a highly anticipated movie, 

but films of this magnitude 

require extensive technical 

work and hence to do justice 

to this film genre, we 

have decided to delay the 

release from July 14, 2017. 

The new release date 

will be announced soon.” 

Reports suggest that the 

decision to postpone 

movie’s release was taken 

after the movie received a 

negative response on its 

premiere. The movie 

screening suffered from 

technical, sound and dubbing 

issues along with mismanagement. 

It was even mentioned 

that audiences and movie 

stars left the cinema after 

According to sources, 

one terrorist was killed in 

exchange of fire, while the 

second one blew himself 

up during the shootout. 

Meanwhile, the 

Pakistani Security Forces 

have cordoned-off the 

area and started search 

operation after the incident. 

Project Ghazi release delayed 

after premiere night 

ISLAMABAD: A petition 

has been filed in the 

Supreme Court seeking disqualification 

of veteran 

politician Javed Hashmi. 

The petitioner 

Mehmood Akhtar Naqvi 

adopted the stance in his 

application that that Javed 

Hashmi used inappropriate 

words about judges in his 

recent remarks. Mehmood 

Akhtar said that Javed 

Hashmi committed contempt 

of court. He said it 

was duty of every citizen to 

respect the judiciary. 

He prayed the court to 

take action against Javed 

Hashmi under article 204 

ISLAMABAD: In order 

to announce future strategy, 

the alliance of political parties 

‘Quomi Ittehad” under 

the banner of APML will 

organize a public meeting on 

August 13, in Faisalabad. 

Chairman APML Syed 

Pervez Musharraf will 

announce important decisions 

and future strategy. A 

political parties alliance with 

the name of ‘Quomi Ittehad’ 

will put up a power show 

while Chairman APML 

General (retd) Musharraf in 

this regard has directed 

APML Secretary General Dr 

Muhammad Amjad to prepare 

for the public meeting, 

says a press release issued 

here Friday . 

Party’s Joint Secretary 

Information Shehzad Arabi 

Satti in a media brief told the 

press that APML with all 

like-minded political parties 

will hold a public meeting in 

Faisalabad. This public 

meeting will be a great show 

of power from APML and 

an expression of public trust 

at General (retd) Pervez 

Musharraf. 

General Musharraf will 

address the public through 

video link and announce 

important decisions regarding 

party’s future line of 

action in perspective of the 

current political situation of 

the country. To make this 

meeting successful, responsibilities 

and tasks have been 

assigned to the party leadership 

and members, APML 

JSI said. APML secretary 

general Dr Amjad in a statement 

issued from the central 

information wing said that 

couple of days back, during 

a Central Executive 

Committee meeting in 

Faisalabad, it was decided 

that APML with its allies 

will show its strength in a 

public meeting in Faisalabad 

forty minutes into the film. 

The producers hope to 

re-edit the movie and then 

release it officially. 

The movie, which stars 

Sheheryar Munawar, Syra 

Shahroz and Humayun 

Saeed, had created a buzz 

being a first of its kind 

movie in Pakistan. 

Shahroz plays the role of 

scientist in the movie, while 

Saeed and Munawar both 

play super soldiers. 

The makers of the film 

stated that the science fiction 

movie highlights the 

intolerance prevalent in the 

society which is eventually 

dealt with by highly skilled 

soldiers as a result of their 

bravery and the spirit of 

nationalism. 

Petition field in SC to disqualify Hashmi 

and also impose a fine of 

Rs 5000 besides six months 

imprisonment so no one 

can dare to dare to mock 

and contempt the respected 

court and judges. He 

prayed the SC to disqualify 

Javed Hashmi under article 

62-63 because he was no 

more Sadiq and Amin. 

Qaumi Ittehad to announce future strategy on August 13 

their counterparts from 

the United States and 

approximately 160 other 

nations. 

“I hope you take 

advantage of the opportunity 

to share ideas about 

how to use robotics to 

solve some of the biggest 

on August 13. Party 

Chairman addressing to the 

members had said that the 

August 13 public meeting 

will bear great significance 

as important decisions and 

announcements are expected. 

Party secretary general in 

this regard has mobilized 

workers to make this public 

meeting successful. Dr 

Amjad said thatAPML leadership 

and workers are very 

enthusiastic and they are 

anxiously waiting for the 

meeting. Workers and senior 

leadership putting all efforts 

to make this meeting successful, 

he added. 

Pakistani team heads to international competition in US 

ISLAMABAD: American Embassy Chargé d’Affaires Jonathan Pratt with six Pakistani 

students and their mentors before their departure to United States to participate in 

the inaugural FIRST Global Challenge robotics competition in Washington, D.C. 

problems that Pakistan, 

the United States, and 

other countries around the 

world face,” Pratt said. 

Team mentor Ali Syed 

noted that the team has 

been actively preparing 

for this international competition 

organized by 

FIRST USA for weeks, 

after winning a national 

competition organized by 

Lets Innovate to represent 

Pakistan globally. 

“Our team is honored 

to represent Pakistan on 

this international stage 

and to show that Pakistani 

students have a passion 

and an aptitude for solving 

problems through 

robotics,” said team mentor 

Ali Syed. 

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