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CMYK<br />

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Metropolitan:<br />

I will be back,<br />

says Dr Asim<br />

before leaving<br />

for London<br />

Page 2<br />

National:<br />

Two dead<br />

as fire breaks<br />

out in Islamabad<br />

building<br />

Page 3<br />

Sportlight:<br />

Playing in<br />

Pakistan<br />

excites World XI<br />

players<br />

Page 7<br />

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Rs 10.00 Vol. IX No.252<br />

On Tips<br />

Prayer Timings Karachi<br />

Fajr<br />

5:00am<br />

Sunrise<br />

6:16am<br />

Zohar<br />

12:28pm<br />

Asr<br />

4:56pm<br />

Maghrib<br />

6:40pm<br />

Isha<br />

7:57pm<br />

City Temperature<br />

Min Max<br />

Khi 26 ο C 31 ο C<br />

Lhr 26 ο C 34 ο C<br />

Isb 23 ο C 29 ο C<br />

Qta 18 ο C 32 ο C<br />

Psh 24 ο C 28 ο C<br />

FOREX RATES 1800GMT<br />

GBP/USD 1.32<br />

EUR/USD 1.20<br />

USD/JPY 107.84<br />

USD/CHF 0.94<br />

Death anniversary<br />

of Quaid-e-Azam to<br />

be observed today<br />

ISLAMABAD: The<br />

69th death anniversary<br />

of Father of the Nation<br />

Q u a i d - e - A z a m<br />

Muhammad Ali Jinnah<br />

will be observed today<br />

with due solemnity<br />

across the country.<br />

Quran Khawani and<br />

Fateha will be held at the<br />

Quaid’s Mazar while<br />

people of various walks<br />

of life will visit the mausoleum<br />

to lay floral<br />

wreath and offer Fateha.<br />

Nakyal: 8 drown as jeep<br />

swept away by water<br />

KOTLI: Eight persons<br />

of a family drowned on<br />

Sun when an official jeep<br />

coming from Khoi Ratta<br />

to Nakyal was swept<br />

away by furious and dispersive<br />

water waves while<br />

crossing a nullah Dhamoi<br />

near UC Mandhir<br />

Mithrani-Sikka Kas.<br />

Those become victims<br />

include former Deputy<br />

Director BISP, Chaudhry<br />

Ishaq, employee of Public<br />

Health department Ch<br />

Tariq, Ch Ijaz and 3<br />

nephews Adeel, Tauqeer,<br />

Owais, a girl child,<br />

woman and driver Anwar.<br />

According to locals,<br />

Ch. Ishaq along with his<br />

family members reached<br />

village Barali Gala from<br />

native village Kothian to<br />

see the relatives.<br />

8 Pages<br />

LONDON: Pakistan<br />

Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman<br />

Imran Khan and other senior<br />

politicians and Bollywood<br />

film stars attended the wedding<br />

of businessman Aneel<br />

Mussarat’s daughter in<br />

London.<br />

Pakistani politicians such<br />

as Sheikh Rasheed,<br />

Makhdoom Ahmed<br />

Mehmood, BabarAwan, former<br />

premier Shaukat Aziz,<br />

KARACHI EDITION – Monday, <strong>Sep</strong>tember <strong>11</strong>, <strong>2017</strong>, Zhul-Hijja 19, 1438 http://www.dailymessenger.com.pk<br />

Imran, other politicians and<br />

celebrities meet at London wedding<br />

ASTANA: The<br />

Organization of Islamic<br />

Cooperation (OIC) has<br />

demanded the Myanmar<br />

government to allow the<br />

United Nations Human<br />

Rights Council’s fact<br />

finding mission to probe<br />

into alleged violations of<br />

global human rights laws<br />

and bring the perpetrators<br />

to justice.<br />

The OIC members<br />

took this stance at a meeting<br />

held exclusively on<br />

the sidelines of the first<br />

OIC Summit on science<br />

and technology in Astana,<br />

Kazakhastan on Sunday.<br />

The OIC also censured<br />

Myanmar Government<br />

over ongoing persecution<br />

of Rohingya Muslims.<br />

The meeting expressed<br />

grave concern over systematic<br />

brutal acts perpetrated<br />

by security forces<br />

forcing nearly three hundred<br />

thousand Muslims to<br />

Shah Mehmood Qureshi,<br />

Ahmed Raza Kasuri were<br />

present alongside the PTI<br />

chairman at the function.<br />

London Mayor Sadiq<br />

Khan was also a guest at the<br />

wedding.<br />

Bollywood actors Anil<br />

Kapoor and Sunil Shetty<br />

also attended the wedding<br />

reception of businessman<br />

Mussarat’s daughter. Kapoor<br />

daughter and Bollywood<br />

flee to Bangladesh<br />

besides burning their<br />

houses and worship<br />

places.<br />

The OIC asked the<br />

Myanmar government to<br />

eliminate root cause<br />

including the denial of<br />

citizenship based on the<br />

1982 Citizenship Act<br />

celebrity, Sonam, was also at<br />

the wedding.<br />

It was earlier reported<br />

that this month major politicians<br />

would be in London<br />

this month — some to attend<br />

wedding of Mussarat’s<br />

daughter, while the Sharifs<br />

(excluding Maryam Nawaz)<br />

are already there due to the<br />

ongoing cancer treatment of<br />

Kulsoom Nawaz.<br />

Imran reached London<br />

earlier on Saturday to attend<br />

the wedding ceremony<br />

while senior PTI leader<br />

Naeem-ul-Haque arrived in<br />

London before him. Haque<br />

also addressed two meetings<br />

during his stay.<br />

Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed<br />

had spoken to Geo News<br />

and said: “I have come to<br />

attend the wedding event<br />

and also will be speaking at<br />

four events organised by my<br />

party.” He had said he would<br />

leave for Pakistan two days<br />

after the wedding.<br />

OIC urges Myanmar to allow probe<br />

into Rohingya Muslims’ killings<br />

270,000 flee violence<br />

in Myanmar<br />

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations migration<br />

agency today confirmed that 270,000 people have fled<br />

violence in Myanmar for safety in Bangladesh over the<br />

past two weeks, and the number of new arrivals continues<br />

to increase.<br />

“Humanitarian agencies are deploying mobile medical<br />

teams, installing emergency latrines, providing<br />

water, and are distributing tarpaulins for basic shelter<br />

and food rations to new arrivals. But much more is needed<br />

and we are fast running out of stock,” Margo Baars,<br />

who facilitates the Inter Sector Coordination Group convened<br />

by the International Organization for Migration<br />

(IOM), said in a press release.<br />

which led to statelessness<br />

and deprival of rights to<br />

Rohingyas.<br />

It urged Myanmar government<br />

to take urgent<br />

measures for sustainable<br />

return of Rohingya<br />

refugees and internally<br />

and externally displaced<br />

population.<br />

CPNE Editors Club organized its first<br />

Eid Millan dinner and musical night<br />

KARACHI: Council of<br />

Pakistan Newspaper<br />

Editors (CPNE) organized<br />

its first Annual Eid Millan<br />

dinner and Musical Night<br />

on Saturday, the 9th<br />

<strong>Sep</strong>tember <strong>2017</strong> at CPNE<br />

Secretariat Hockey<br />

Stadium.<br />

This event was a major<br />

success and was admired<br />

by those who attended the<br />

event. Approximately 40<br />

editors, journalists guests<br />

from throughout Pakistan,<br />

attended the evening. The<br />

master of ceremony was<br />

CPNE General Secretary,<br />

Ejazul Haq and he was<br />

assisted by club incharge,<br />

Syed Hamid Hussain<br />

Abidi who presented his<br />

welcome address and<br />

informed that despite constraints<br />

club will continue<br />

to offer club services with<br />

free refreshments to the<br />

visiting editors from<br />

evening-to-night daily.<br />

A splendid dinner was<br />

served , followed by a<br />

wonderful musical program.<br />

The wonderful<br />

evening was well by<br />

CPNE office bearers, and<br />

their efficient team. The<br />

audience fully enjoyed the<br />

delicious food and the<br />

entertaining music.<br />

Perhaps each new<br />

beginning means we need<br />

to grow and learn, to master<br />

new skills that will take<br />

us to the next beginning.<br />

FUNERAL PRAYERS OF HAWKESBAY BEACH<br />

‘No lifeguard was<br />

present when 12 family<br />

members drowned’<br />

PCG, PTI, JI criticized KMC arrangements<br />

Dr SJA Jafri<br />

KARACHI: Bashir<br />

Khan, a friend of the<br />

deceased family said 34 people<br />

had gone for a picnic at<br />

10am on Saturday where<br />

huge waves crashed into<br />

them as they sat on the<br />

shore, with the receding<br />

waves sweeping away the<br />

picnickers one by one but<br />

"No lifeguard, police officer,<br />

volunteer or any rescuer was<br />

present when the tragedy<br />

struck".<br />

Vice Chairman DMC<br />

Central, Syed Shakir Ali<br />

was continuously in contact<br />

with the victim family<br />

members and media during<br />

the whole last night for<br />

arrangement of funeral<br />

prayer of the deceased.<br />

The funeral prayers for<br />

eleven of the deceased were<br />

held after Zuhr prayers in<br />

North Karachi’s Bab-ul-<br />

Islam mosque. The deceased<br />

were laid to rest in Shah<br />

Muhammad graveyard<br />

while the burial of the 12th<br />

victim held in Paposh after<br />

Asr prayers.<br />

Speaking to the media<br />

before the funeral, Karachi<br />

Mayor Waseem Akhtar<br />

complained that despite<br />

warnings, picnickers do not<br />

heed the authorities' advice<br />

KARACHI: A large number of people have gathered at Matsal Ground to offer the funeral<br />

prayers of the 12 members of a same family who drowned at Hawks Bay. While, in the inset<br />

picture relatives of twelve members of a same family mourn their deaths with deep sorrow.<br />

to restrain from swimming<br />

in the sea.<br />

He said the city government<br />

is responsible for<br />

maintaining a 27km stretch<br />

of the beach for which they<br />

have deployed 46 lifeguards.<br />

Political leaders also visited<br />

the homes of the<br />

deceased after the incident to<br />

express their condolences.<br />

Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Karachi<br />

Chief Hafiz Naeemur<br />

Rehman, during his visit to<br />

the deceased's home, said<br />

this tragedy has paved way<br />

to numerous questions about<br />

4 killed, 2 injured<br />

in target killing<br />

Senior Staff Writer<br />

QUETTA: Four people<br />

were killed and two sustained<br />

injuries in an incident<br />

of target killing in Kuchlak<br />

Sunday. Kuchlak is 25 Km<br />

north of Quetta.<br />

Police however said that<br />

three people werekilled and<br />

two injured in firing.<br />

Police told that some people<br />

were coming to Quetta<br />

from Chaman today. Their<br />

vehicle stopped at a petrol<br />

pump in Jalogir Morr near<br />

Kuchlak for refueling. In the<br />

meanwhile armed men<br />

opened firing on the vehicle.<br />

As a result three people died<br />

instantly. They were identified<br />

as Mehdi, Yazdan and<br />

Ghulam Hussain. Three persons<br />

including two women<br />

were also injured. One of the<br />

injured succumbed to his<br />

injuries in hospital. He was a<br />

boy. Two injured Ismail and<br />

Wakeel were undergoing<br />

treatment at civil hospital.<br />

Security forces and<br />

administration reached the<br />

scene and shifted dead and<br />

wounded were shifted to<br />

Quetta.<br />

'Lion' will win <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />

17 clash: Maryam Nawaz<br />

LAHORE: Maryam Nawaz presided over a session of<br />

party members in Model Town .<br />

LAHORE: Daughter of ousted premier, Maryam<br />

Nawaz has claimed on Sunday in a rally that ‘lion’ would<br />

win the by-polls in <strong>Sep</strong>tember 17 clash.<br />

Maryam Nawaz presided over a session of party<br />

members in Model Town earlier in the day.<br />

The meeting was attended by senator Pervaiz<br />

Rasheed, Talal Chaudhry, Maiza Hameed among other<br />

senior party leaders.<br />

However, while addressing the rally participants in<br />

the evening, Maryam said that one family was humiliated<br />

in a case that ran for one and half years. She applauded<br />

workers’ enthusiasm to make Kulsoom Nawaz victorious<br />

in NA-120 by-elections.<br />

Maryam Nawaz was welcomed by the party workers<br />

on her arrival in UC-50 and UC-52.<br />

Kulsoom Nawaz, PML-N’s candidate for the<br />

<strong>Sep</strong>tember 17 by-polls in NA-120 is undergoing treatment<br />

for lymph nodes cancer in London. Disqualified<br />

premier Nawaz Sharif flew down there earlier to inquire<br />

on health of his wife. However, Maryam Nawaz is carrying<br />

on with electioneering in absence of her mother.<br />

the government.<br />

"The absence of rescue<br />

teams and lifeguards has<br />

resulted in many tragedies<br />

before as well," he said.<br />

PTI leader Haleem Adil<br />

Sheikh offered condolences<br />

to the bereaved family during<br />

his visit to their home.<br />

"Death by electrocution and<br />

drowning are becoming<br />

commonplace," lamented<br />

Sheikh. He criticized the<br />

government for 'taking<br />

notice' of things and not<br />

adopting substantial measures<br />

to improve the situation<br />

NEW DELHI: Officials<br />

of India and Pakistan will<br />

hold another round of discussion<br />

in Washington<br />

next week in presence of<br />

World Bank officials over<br />

construction of two<br />

hydroelectric projects in<br />

Jammu & Kashmir (J&K).<br />

"It will be technical<br />

discussion on Ratle and<br />

NA-120 LAHORE<br />

on ground.<br />

Meanwhile, in a statement,<br />

the Pakistan Coast<br />

Guards (PCG) said it is the<br />

job of KMC to manage lifeguards<br />

at the beaches.<br />

It said the coast guard<br />

only maintains a check post<br />

on Hawkesbay road to<br />

ensure no one takes<br />

weapons or drugs to beach.<br />

On August 26, the son of<br />

Saudi Vice-Council<br />

General, along with two<br />

other Saudi nationals,<br />

drowned near Neelam point<br />

at Hawkesbay Beach.<br />

Indo- Pak to hold talks on two<br />

J&K hydroelectric projects<br />

Kishanganga hydroelectric<br />

projects", said an<br />

Indian official while talking<br />

to media.<br />

First round of such discussion<br />

had taken place in<br />

Washington during July<br />

31 and August 1.<br />

India and Pakistan currently<br />

disagree over<br />

whether the technical<br />

design features of the two<br />

hydroelectric plants -<br />

Kishanganga (330<br />

megawatts) and Ratle<br />

(850 megawatts) - contravene<br />

the Indus Water<br />

Treaty.<br />

The Kishanganga plant<br />

is proposed on a tributary<br />

of the Jhelum river while<br />

the Ratle will come up on<br />

the Chenab river.<br />

Country will speak up<br />

against injustice on <strong>Sep</strong>t 17<br />

LAHORE: Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz leader<br />

Maryam Nawaz remarked that the nation will raise its<br />

voice regarding injustices against its leader on<br />

<strong>Sep</strong>tember 17.<br />

Maryam was addressing a rally in Lahore’s NA-120<br />

constituency Sunday evening.<br />

“On <strong>Sep</strong>tember 17, the people will vote for the lion<br />

[PML-N’s electoral symbol],” she remarked, adding<br />

that lion will roar on the day of the by-election. Maryam<br />

is spearheading the NA-120 campaign while her mother<br />

and PML-N candidate for the by-poll, Kulsoom<br />

Nawaz, undergoes treatment for lymphoma in London.<br />

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Monday, <strong>Sep</strong>tember <strong>11</strong>, <strong>2017</strong><br />

Metropolitan<br />

I will be back, says Dr Asim<br />

before leaving for London<br />

KARACHI: Former<br />

petroleum minister, Dr.<br />

Asim Hussain has said,<br />

“Pakistan is my home and<br />

I will return shortly”.<br />

Talking to media<br />

before his departure for<br />

London from Jinnah<br />

International Airport on<br />

Sunday, Dr Asim said<br />

Pakistan is his home and<br />

he will return shortly.<br />

The Pakistan Peoples<br />

Party (PPP) leader, who is<br />

out on bail in two cases of<br />

corruption and one of terrorists'<br />

facilitation,<br />

recently managed to get<br />

his name struck off the<br />

Exit Control List (ECL).<br />

KARACHI: Sindh<br />

Madressatul Islam<br />

University organized a wonderful<br />

Annual Function in<br />

connection with 133rd<br />

Foundation Day of this great<br />

institution at a local hotel on<br />

Saturday evening. Various<br />

groups of students of SMIU<br />

presented cultural shows<br />

depicting cultures of different<br />

countries particularly those<br />

Dr Asim, a close aide<br />

of Asif Ali Zardari, had<br />

approached the Supreme<br />

Court to be allowed to<br />

which they have visited as a<br />

part of SMIU Leadership<br />

Program. They presented the<br />

popular/folk songs of China,<br />

Malaysia, Turkey and UK.<br />

They also presented national<br />

and Sindhi folk songs including<br />

Ho Jamalo.<br />

On this occasion Dr<br />

MuhammadAli Shaikh, Vice<br />

Chancellor of SMIU gave<br />

away awards to about 43<br />

travel abroad for medical<br />

treatment. Dr Asim was<br />

expected to proceed to<br />

London via Dubai in an<br />

employees of SMIU ranging<br />

from highest grades to lowest<br />

grades, on their outstanding<br />

performance delivered during<br />

year 2016-17. Among<br />

seven recipients of Order of<br />

ExcellenceAward were Dean<br />

Faculty of Information<br />

Technology Prof. Dr Syed<br />

Asif Ali, Chairperson<br />

Department of Media and<br />

Communication Studies<br />

Emirates flight.<br />

On August 29, the<br />

Supreme Court ordered<br />

the relevant authorities to<br />

Sindh Madressatul Islam University<br />

organized a wonderful Annual Function<br />

KARACHI: Dr. Muhammad Ali Shaikh, Vice Chancellor of SMIU addressing the Annual<br />

Function of Sindh Madressatul Islam University at a local hotel.<br />

30 million children out<br />

of school in Pakistan<br />

Dr SJA Jafri<br />

KARACHI: 30 million<br />

children are out of school in<br />

Pakistan which depicts the<br />

dismal state of education<br />

and literacy rate in the country.<br />

Pakistan has one of the<br />

lowest literacy rates in the<br />

world and according to the<br />

UNESCO report, literacy<br />

rate of Pakistan is merely 55<br />

percent and Pakistan stands<br />

at 160th in total countries of<br />

the world in literacy rates.<br />

The government needs to<br />

declare education emergency<br />

and take serious<br />

measures to promote literacy<br />

and education in every<br />

nook and corner of the<br />

country. Everyone including<br />

the government, civil society,<br />

educational institutions,<br />

academia and students must<br />

play their role in this regard<br />

because its our collective<br />

responsibility. Government<br />

must fulfill the popular<br />

demand from the academia<br />

for raising the budget allocated<br />

to the education sector.<br />

These views were<br />

expressed by Professor Dr<br />

Shahana Urooj Kazmi, Vice<br />

Chancellor Dadabhoy<br />

Institute of Higher<br />

Education (DIHE) at a seminar<br />

on community Services<br />

on the eve of World Literacy<br />

Day at DIHE main campus.<br />

“Academia must come<br />

forward and devise a joint<br />

strategy for the eradication<br />

of illiteracy in the country,<br />

its not just the responsibility<br />

of the government but the<br />

prevelidged educated class<br />

must also take up this<br />

responsibility”, she added.<br />

On the occasion, MoUs<br />

were also signed with different<br />

community service<br />

o rg a n i z a t i o n s / N G O ’s<br />

according to which DIHE<br />

students will have to serve<br />

in any of these organizations<br />

for their one credit hour<br />

course of community services.<br />

“For the promotion of<br />

community services and<br />

inculcation of its culture<br />

among our students, DIHE<br />

board of Governors has<br />

introduced a one credit hour<br />

compulsory course of<br />

Community Services in its<br />

curriculum for its students.<br />

Collaboration between academia<br />

and industries always<br />

has a significant role and it<br />

must be vitalized in order to<br />

achieve the best possible<br />

outcomes for the prosperity<br />

and wellbeing of our society.<br />

Students are the agents of<br />

change, they must come up<br />

and take their responsibility<br />

for the societal uplift”, said<br />

Dr. Shahana Kazmi.<br />

On the occasion,<br />

Chairman Board of<br />

Governors DIHE Abdullah<br />

Dadabhoy, member BOG<br />

Majyd Aziz Memon and<br />

CEO Hope Welfare Trust<br />

Dr. Mubeena Agboatwalla<br />

also spoke, appreciating the<br />

efforts of Prof. Dr. Shahana<br />

Urooj Kazmi for these community<br />

services endeavors’,<br />

they called for joint efforts<br />

to raise literacy especially of<br />

technology in the society<br />

which is the dire need of the<br />

day.<br />

“Pakistani people are the<br />

best in the world and globally<br />

recognized for community<br />

services, we have produced<br />

legends like Abdul<br />

Sattar Edhi, Adeeb Rizwi<br />

and others. People of the<br />

country are so much committed<br />

towards the cause of<br />

humanity and community<br />

services. It’s the duty of all<br />

of us to promote and highlight<br />

this positive image of<br />

Pakistan to the world”,<br />

Abdullah Dadabhoy added.<br />

The organizations and<br />

NGO’s which signed the<br />

MoUs include The Citizens<br />

Foundation, Jafaria<br />

Disaster Cell, Help<br />

International Welfare Trust,<br />

Future Helping Hands,<br />

World Wildlife Fund<br />

Pakistan, Omair Sana<br />

Foundation, Kashif Iqbal<br />

Thalassemia Center, Indus<br />

Hospital Blood Center,<br />

Saylani Welfare Trust,<br />

Darul Sakun, Awareness<br />

Voluntarily Organization,<br />

Subhe Nau and Dr. Essa<br />

Laboratories. All the organizations<br />

lauded the decision<br />

of DIHE Board of<br />

Governors to introduce the<br />

community service course<br />

in DIHE curriculum and<br />

assured their full support<br />

for its implementation.<br />

KARACHI: Motorists making their way through the water accumulated outside Holy<br />

Faily Hospital which requires attention of the authorities concerned.<br />

Prof. Dr Ambreen Fazal,<br />

Chairman Department of<br />

Education Mr. Stephen John,<br />

Controller of Examination<br />

and Admissions Mr. Furqan<br />

Iftikhar, Director Finance Mr.<br />

GhulamAli Surhio, Registrar<br />

Mr. Gulzar Ahmed Mughal,<br />

Director HRM Mr. Shakeel<br />

Ahmed Abro and Director<br />

Planning and Development<br />

Mr. Ghulam Mustafa Shaikh.<br />

Other thirty six employees of<br />

SMIU who received<br />

Performance Awards were<br />

working in different departments<br />

and sections of the university<br />

including Quality<br />

Enhancement Cell, Office of<br />

Research, Innovation and<br />

Commercialisation (ORIC),<br />

Department of Planning and<br />

Development, HRM,<br />

Department of Finance,<br />

graphic designers, caretakers,<br />

security guards, peons and<br />

cleaning workers.<br />

Pakistan asked to<br />

provide relief aid to<br />

Rohingya's Muslims<br />

KARACHI: Pakistan<br />

Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Sindh<br />

Vice President Nusrat Wahid<br />

on Sunday strongly condemned<br />

the genocide of<br />

Rohingya's Muslim people<br />

in Myanmar.<br />

“The international<br />

community must take<br />

immediate notice of these<br />

brutal mass killings of<br />

innocent Muslims. In this<br />

hour of crisis, we will not<br />

leave our Muslims brothers<br />

of Myanmar alone,”<br />

she said while addressing<br />

a gathering.<br />

remove Dr Asim's name<br />

from the ECL, overturning<br />

an earlier Sindh High<br />

Court ruling. His name<br />

was placed on the ECL in<br />

November 2015.<br />

Asim has been allowed<br />

to leave for abroad for<br />

one month for medical<br />

treatment and had to submit<br />

a surety of Rs6 million.<br />

Dr Asim faces trial in<br />

two cases of alleged corruption<br />

of over Rs450 billion<br />

and another of<br />

allegedly facilitating and<br />

treating terrorists at his<br />

medical facility, Dr.<br />

Ziauddin Hospital.<br />

Roads leading to<br />

Karachi’s Hawke’s Bay<br />

close due to high tides<br />

KARACHI: All roads<br />

leading to Karachi's Hawke's<br />

Bay beach were closed due to<br />

high tides at the coastal areas.<br />

All recreational spots at<br />

the beach have also been<br />

closed down.<br />

Twelve picnickers from<br />

three different families<br />

drowned at Hawke's Bay<br />

beach in Karachi on<br />

Saturday.<br />

An Edhi official told that<br />

10 bodies had been recovered<br />

and shifted to Civil Hospital<br />

Karachi, while another body<br />

had also been retrieved from<br />

the sea and was being taken<br />

to the hospital.<br />

MLO Civil Hospital Dr.<br />

Arif confirmed that 10 bodies<br />

had been brought to the<br />

hospital.<br />

He said the victims were<br />

identified as Wahaj (28), son<br />

of Shahzad; Umair (30), son<br />

of Jameel; Ali (25), son of<br />

Noor Ali; Saud (50), son of<br />

Shoaib Ahmed; Filza (17),<br />

daughter of Saud; Ebad (15),<br />

son of Saud; Atif (30), son of<br />

Naseem Ahmed; Taha (20),<br />

son of Minhaj; Ali (26), son<br />

of Zameer; Hamza (12), son<br />

of Jameel.<br />

Staff Reporter<br />

KARACHI: Youth are the greatest<br />

asset of any nation because these<br />

young people get higher education and<br />

join top slots of the government making<br />

policies of the country. Nations<br />

focusing adequately on their youth and<br />

students are now the leading nations of<br />

the world. Youth must be provided latest<br />

technologically advanced education<br />

and facilities so that they remain<br />

sincere to their state and nation. These<br />

views were expressed by Professor Dr<br />

NAB Karachi arrests an accused<br />

from Lahore in Fertiliser Urea scam<br />

KARACHI: One Manager Distribution in by Government of<br />

Mushtaq Ahmed Qaiser National Fertiliser Pakistan through Trading<br />

s/o Muhammad Shafi resident<br />

of Lahore, wanted in (NFML) and was responsi-<br />

(TCP). Another accused<br />

Marketing Limited Corporation of Pakistan<br />

an investigation at NAB ble for ensuring transparent<br />

marketing and distribu-<br />

Shaukatullah one of the<br />

person<br />

named<br />

Karachi has been arrested<br />

today at Lahore. The tion of imported urea at owners of M/S Shahmeer<br />

arrested accused was nominated<br />

in investigation, for his personal illegal cial remand. Accused<br />

farmers level. However, Tally is already under judi-<br />

along with nine other interests, he in connivance Mushtaq Ahmed Qaiser<br />

accused persons, on with other accused persons will be produced before<br />

charges of misappropriating<br />

imported fertiliser ness concerns misappro-<br />

Accountability Court for<br />

including owners of busi-<br />

Hon'ble<br />

Judge<br />

urea. The accused arrested priated urea worth Rs 143 physical remand after<br />

today was serving as million that was imported completion of transit.<br />

JI demands Pak military<br />

intervention against Myanmar govt<br />

KARACHI: Naib Ameer Jamat-e-Islami Pakistan Asadullah Bhutto addressing the participants<br />

of the million march at M A Jinnah Road launched to protest against the<br />

killing of Muslims in Burma.<br />

Sikandar Rajput<br />

Staff Reporter<br />

KARACHI: To express<br />

solidarity with the oppressed<br />

Muslims of Burma, Jamaate-Islami<br />

(JI) Karachi on<br />

Sunday took out a big rally in<br />

Karachi.<br />

A large number of people<br />

from all walks of life participated<br />

in the rally. Protesters,<br />

carrying placards and banners,<br />

chanted slogans against<br />

the government of Myanmar.<br />

The rally was taken out from<br />

Nomaish Chowrangi to Tibet<br />

Center on MA Jinnah Road.<br />

On the occasion, a large<br />

number of children donated<br />

their pocket money. Besides<br />

this, Sikh community in<br />

Karachi announced to donate<br />

Rs 50,000, Karachi Bar<br />

Council Association<br />

President handed over a<br />

cheque of Rs125,000 in his<br />

personal capacity.<br />

The rally passed a resolution,<br />

demanding of the government<br />

to play its due role<br />

in connection with Rohangia<br />

crises and deport the envoy<br />

of Myanmar with immediate<br />

effect. The resolution also<br />

demanded of the government<br />

to pass resolutions in<br />

upper and lower houses of<br />

the parliament. It also asked<br />

the media to shun the policy<br />

of downplaying Rohangia<br />

crises. The rally demanded<br />

of the 34 countries Muslim<br />

military alliance to play its<br />

due role. Besides JI leaders,<br />

delegations and politicians<br />

from other political, religiopolitical<br />

parties, trade bodies<br />

Muhammad Ajmal Khan, Vice<br />

Chancellor University of Karachi<br />

(KU) speaking at the Inauguration ceremony<br />

of Higher Education<br />

Commission (HEC) recognized journal<br />

of department of social work KU.<br />

He also launched the department’s<br />

website and Khabar Nama Samaji<br />

Behbood on the occasion.<br />

He lauded the efforts of Professor<br />

Dr Nasreen Aslam Shah for being the<br />

dynamic role model for the department<br />

of social work and her academic<br />

and minority communities<br />

addressed the rally.<br />

Addressing the rally, JI<br />

Pakistan chief Senator<br />

Sirajul Haq said that mass<br />

murders, rapes and other<br />

crimes against humanity are<br />

being carried out against<br />

Rohangia Muslims in<br />

Myanmar. He said that it is a<br />

matter of grave shame that<br />

not a single solid measure<br />

was taken despite the fact<br />

that atleast 56 Muslims<br />

countries do exist in world.<br />

He recalled that the Saudi<br />

Arabia led military alliance<br />

was constituted to tackle terrorism.<br />

Tens of thousands of<br />

people were being subjected<br />

to killings, rapes, torture and<br />

other offences, is this not<br />

called terrorism, he raised a<br />

question.<br />

Inauguration ceremony of HEC journal at KU<br />

‘Heer Ranjha’ brings love back on<br />

stage, opens the show in Karachi<br />

KARACHI: The<br />

Citizens Foundation (TCF)<br />

in collaboration with Zain<br />

Ahmed presents ‘Heer<br />

Ranjha’, an Urdu Musical<br />

featuring fine actors like<br />

Sanam Saeed (Heer),<br />

Arshad Mahmood (Heer's<br />

father) and Samina Ahmed<br />

(Heer's mother). The play<br />

celebrates romantic love<br />

entwined with beautiful<br />

poetic verses and at the<br />

same time will raise funds<br />

for educating the less-privileged<br />

children of Pakistan.<br />

The stage theatre is currently<br />

being performed in Karachi<br />

and will be followed by<br />

Lahore and Faisalabad.<br />

Inspired by Waris Shah's<br />

poetry and based on the evergreen<br />

script of Kaifi Azmi,<br />

play is being directed by<br />

Zain Ahmed, currently the<br />

Artistic Director of the<br />

NAPA Repertory and<br />

Festival Director of the<br />

NAPA International Theatre<br />

and Music Festival.<br />

Audience will be able to<br />

enjoy live singing by Sanam<br />

Saeed, Hasan Raza (Ranjha)<br />

and the rest of the cast. The<br />

songs from the Bollywood<br />

movie Heer Ranjha (1970)<br />

have been redone with contemporary<br />

music under the<br />

able music direction of Nigel<br />

Bobby.<br />

“Heer Ranjha has been<br />

presented on stage and in<br />

cinema many times before so<br />

the expectations are really<br />

high. I wanted to present this<br />

love story with a twist and<br />

create a beautiful harmony in<br />

the new and old.<br />

activities in this regard.<br />

“According to the latest reports,<br />

only 4 varsities of Pakistan are in the<br />

list of top 1000 universities of the<br />

world. Last year there were 7 universities<br />

and this decline from 7 to 4 varsities<br />

depicts the dismal state of higher<br />

education in the country. Even India<br />

and Iran have 30 and <strong>11</strong> varsities in the<br />

list respectively. This dismal state is<br />

primarily due to low education budget<br />

since we are spending even lower than<br />

Bangladesh and India on education.<br />

KARACHI: Mayor Karachi, Waseem Akhtar along with<br />

Chairman DMC Central, Rehan Hashmi inspecting road<br />

repair at North Nazimabad.<br />

KARACHI: Chairman DMC Malir, Jan Mohammad Baloch<br />

along with Vice Chairman, Abdul Khaliq Marwat inspecting<br />

construction of Govt Elementary Girls & Boys School<br />

at UC Bhittai Abad Moria Khan goth. MC Imran Aslam<br />

and UC members also present on the occasion.<br />

KARACHI: Administrator DMC West, Ghulam Farid along<br />

with municipal officers visiting various areas to inspect<br />

cleanliness and lifting of garbage.


Monday, <strong>Sep</strong>tember <strong>11</strong>, <strong>2017</strong><br />

National<br />

3<br />

Two dead as fire breaks<br />

out in Islamabad building<br />

RAWALPINDI: Police<br />

and district administration<br />

has chalked out a foolproof<br />

security plan for Youm-e-<br />

Ashura.<br />

According to reports, the<br />

district administration has<br />

ISLAMABAD: Fire extinguishers busy in dowsing the blaze that broke out at the building<br />

of Software Technology Park (old Awami Markaz) in Red Zone area. The blaze<br />

broke out in Federal Tax Ombudsman office. The tax record is damaged due to the incident.<br />

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) centre of excellence was also in<br />

the same building, and has burnt down along with its computers and important documents.<br />

At least two people expired and four others were injured in the incident.<br />

Police chalks out security<br />

plan for Youm-e-Ashura<br />

HASANABDAL:<br />

imposed ban on aerial firing,<br />

possession and waving of<br />

arms, pillion riding and<br />

standing on rooftops and<br />

windows of shops, plazas<br />

and houses from 7th of<br />

Muharram till 10th on the<br />

routes of procession in the<br />

district.<br />

Three thousand officials<br />

of police and Rangers have<br />

been deployed on the route<br />

of the procession whereas<br />

army will remain on red<br />

Missing person Zaheer Burfat<br />

returns home after 1 month<br />

Bureau Report<br />

HYDERABAD: Zaheer Burfat one of three forcibly disappeared persons of<br />

Burfat community who were forcibly taken away from their homes at Sindh university<br />

housing society Jamshoro a month back, has returned home last night.<br />

Zaheer Burfat is a bank officer. He told that he and other whisked away persons<br />

were kept on changing different places. About other 2 picked up same day with him<br />

from same place: Ghulam Rasool Burfat and Asif Burfat, he expressed unawareness<br />

saying he was kept away from them. Ghulam Rasool Burfat is senior journalist and<br />

sub editor at daily Sindh Express. Zaheer was left on super highway last night blind<br />

folded at Toll Plaza ahead of Mehran university Jamshoro. He said they were asking<br />

from him the whereabouts of Jeay Sindh Muthida Mahaz chief Shafi Burfat.<br />

JSMM is one of the proscribed organizations.<br />

alert. All reentry points<br />

have been sealed by erecting<br />

barbed wire and placing<br />

containers. Data of all occupants<br />

of the room s alongside<br />

Murree road will be<br />

collected.<br />

Pak more secure,<br />

peaceful and<br />

economically viable<br />

country: Shahbaz<br />

ISLAMABAD: Punjab<br />

Chief Minister Shahbaz<br />

Sharif has said that Pakistan<br />

is more secure, peaceful and<br />

economically viable country<br />

today as compared with the<br />

past.<br />

Talking to a delegation of<br />

PML-N in London on<br />

Sunday, he said that Pakistan<br />

is strengthening economically<br />

due to solid economic programmes<br />

of the government.<br />

The Chief Minister said<br />

the government is taking<br />

every possible step for welfare<br />

of citizens and country.<br />

ISLAMABAD: Two<br />

people were killed and 12<br />

were rescued after a fire<br />

erupted in the Awami<br />

Markaz building in the<br />

capital's Red Zone.<br />

The building, located<br />

close to the PTV headquarters<br />

and a five-star hotel,<br />

houses several private and<br />

government offices.<br />

Initial reports stated<br />

that the fire erupted in the<br />

upper floors of the sixstorey<br />

building; however,<br />

later officials said the fire<br />

began on the ground floor<br />

near an office of the<br />

Federal Tax Ombudsman.<br />

Rescue officials said<br />

the two people who died<br />

did not need to jump from<br />

the building as a fire exit<br />

was available. They added<br />

that the two worked at a<br />

call centre inside the building<br />

and were injured from<br />

the fall. They were shifted<br />

to separate hospitals but<br />

succumbed to their<br />

injuries.<br />

Seven fire tenders were<br />

on site to douse the flames,<br />

according to rescue officials.<br />

The firefighters were<br />

able to extinguish the<br />

blaze in around an hour<br />

and later continued the<br />

'cooling efforts'.<br />

Sources said the fire<br />

was reportedly caused by<br />

short-circuiting but investigations<br />

will determine<br />

the exact cause of the<br />

flames.<br />

Two vehicles parked in<br />

the building's parking area<br />

were also damaged as a<br />

result of the fire.<br />

Rangers and police<br />

were on site to assist in<br />

rescue efforts.<br />

One killed<br />

over family<br />

dispute<br />

One<br />

person has been shot dead<br />

over a family dispute. The<br />

intruders fled from the<br />

scene.<br />

As per media reports, the<br />

gory incident took place in<br />

the area of Hasanabdal district<br />

Attock three accused<br />

broke into house and opened<br />

fire due to which one person<br />

succumbed to death.<br />

Police has registered the<br />

case against three nominated<br />

accused and started<br />

investigations.<br />

<strong>11</strong>.5 million rupees<br />

embezzled in HEC<br />

ISLAMABAD: A case<br />

of embezzlement amounting<br />

<strong>11</strong>.5 million rupees has<br />

been surfaced in Higher<br />

Education Commission<br />

(HEC) as contracts have<br />

been given to blue eyed illegally.<br />

According to Online, in<br />

2014-15, the administration<br />

Abbas Kassar<br />

HYDERABAD: Sindh<br />

High Court decision to allow<br />

national identity cards for<br />

immigrants from other<br />

provinces has been termed as<br />

verdict against provincial<br />

autonomy. Sindh National<br />

Tehrik criticizing this decision<br />

has said with it the<br />

aliens from other provinces<br />

will be grabbing resources,<br />

employment and power.<br />

SNT chairman Ashraf<br />

Noonari has said people of<br />

Sindh would not accept the<br />

decision. In a statement he<br />

said at present more than 4<br />

million aliens Bengalis,<br />

Biharis, Burmese and<br />

Afghanis were living here<br />

of HEC issued an amount of<br />

2.3 million for renovation<br />

of building, 1.6 million for<br />

overhauling of electronic &<br />

IT equipment and one million<br />

for purchase of computers<br />

and other apparatus.<br />

6.4 million rupees have<br />

been issued for other works<br />

during the year.<br />

who have got their NICs prepared<br />

in exchange of bribe<br />

by NADRA and they were<br />

occupying employment<br />

resources and other facilities<br />

primarily made for local people.<br />

He said Sindh was only<br />

province in Pakistan where<br />

Balochis, Pathan, Punjabi,<br />

Siraeki, Afghanis and<br />

Gilgitis were holding posts<br />

of<br />

MNAs,<br />

MPAs,Senators,ministers<br />

and advisors while no Sindhi<br />

has ever been elected as<br />

MPA in any of other<br />

provinces. He said under<br />

constitution and provincial<br />

autonomy quota in armed<br />

forces and federal services<br />

have been fixed for<br />

HEC failed to provide<br />

details of all these contracts<br />

when asked by the auditors<br />

as all these contracts had<br />

issued without tenders.<br />

Auditors have requested<br />

HEC to nominate those<br />

who were responsible of<br />

these ambiguities so that<br />

recovery could be done.<br />

SHC decision allowing NICS for<br />

people of other provinces termed<br />

against provincial autonomy<br />

R A W A L P I N D I :<br />

Custom Collectorate has<br />

transferred 69 Inspectors,<br />

five Assistant and Deputy<br />

Collectors.<br />

All Custom Inspectors<br />

from Benazir Bhutto international<br />

Airport Islamabad<br />

provinces and 70 year history<br />

of country no Sindhi has<br />

been elected on reserve seat<br />

of any other province. He<br />

said in services of any<br />

province the right invests to<br />

people of that province. If the<br />

aliens and people of other<br />

provinces were given right of<br />

NICs and PRCs then they<br />

would become legal partners<br />

in resources of Sindh. He<br />

reminded that under constitution<br />

it were only residents<br />

of that provinces who happen<br />

to be masters of<br />

resources. He made appeal to<br />

SHC to review its decision<br />

and recognize the right of<br />

Sindhi people on resources<br />

of Sindh.<br />

Custom Collectorate transfers 69 Inspectors,<br />

5 Assistants and Deputy Collectors<br />

have been transferred.<br />

They have been ordered to<br />

report for duty at new<br />

places on <strong>Sep</strong>tember <strong>11</strong>.<br />

PESHAWAR: A view of the mansion of renowned Indian actor late Prithvi Raj Kapoor in<br />

Dhaki area.<br />

Over Rs670m being spent to strengthen<br />

Home Department, civil LEAs in GB<br />

ISLAMABAD: Gilgit<br />

Baltistan (GB)<br />

Government is spending<br />

over Rs 670 million on<br />

strengthening of Home<br />

Department and civil law<br />

enforcing agencies.<br />

According to a report,<br />

under current annual<br />

development program<br />

twelve projects are being<br />

implemented in this connection<br />

which will be completed<br />

by end of this financial<br />

year.<br />

The projects include<br />

establishment of twentyeight<br />

seasonal police check<br />

posts, setting up of Special<br />

Branch sub-offices in all<br />

districts and extension of<br />

rescue <strong>11</strong>22 service to<br />

Ghizer and Astore.<br />

Establishment of<br />

District complex in Hunza,<br />

computerization of revenue<br />

record, special protection<br />

unit and CTD<br />

police will also be set up in<br />

the area.<br />

Extra fares charges<br />

by transporters<br />

irks passengers<br />

R A W A L P I N D I :<br />

Transporters have started<br />

charging extra fares by the<br />

passengers on Wah Cantt-<br />

Rawalpindi route which<br />

irked citizens who used to<br />

travel through the route<br />

daily to earn their bread and<br />

butter.<br />

According to reports,<br />

passenger Khizar and others<br />

told the Online that drivers<br />

of Rawalpindi and Wah<br />

Cantt do not complete their<br />

route and demand more fair<br />

after 10 in the evening.<br />

“Often drivers demand<br />

rupees 80 to 100 whereas<br />

the route fare set by the<br />

authorities is just Rs. 50/.<br />

Commuters requested<br />

the authorities concerned to<br />

take a note of it.<br />

It is worth mention here<br />

that in the case who do not<br />

heed to pay more to them,<br />

he is meted out a rough<br />

attitude by the drivers and<br />

conductors.<br />

HYDERABAD: Sindh Taraqi Pasand Party workers on hunger strike against forcibly disappeared Asad Jaskani.<br />

The Quaid stood for discipline, freedom, democracy,<br />

rule of law and social justice: NA Speaker<br />

ISLAMABAD: Sardar<br />

Ayaz Sadiq, Speaker<br />

National Assembly paid<br />

rich tribute to the Father of<br />

the Nation Quaid-e-Azam<br />

Muhammad Ali Jinnah<br />

saying “Quaid-e-Azam<br />

always stood steadfast in<br />

the face of adversity, never<br />

compromised on principles<br />

nor allowed expediency<br />

to influence his judgment.”<br />

He also desired that<br />

every citizen should have<br />

equal opportunities of education,<br />

health, progress<br />

and justice. The Speaker<br />

expressed these views in<br />

his message to the nation<br />

on 69th Death Anniversary<br />

of Quaid-e-Azam<br />

Muhammad Ali Jinnah,<br />

(<strong>11</strong>th <strong>Sep</strong>tember, <strong>2017</strong>).<br />

He said the guiding<br />

principles of Unity, Faith<br />

and Discipline are as relevant<br />

today as during any<br />

part of our history. The<br />

challenges Pakistan is facing<br />

today could only be<br />

confronted through united<br />

efforts.<br />

He said the Quaid’s<br />

achievement was a unique<br />

event in the history of<br />

nations as it was characterized<br />

by non-violence and<br />

strict adherence to principles.<br />

He said best tribute<br />

which we can pay to the<br />

Father of the Nation is<br />

allegiance to principles<br />

which he espoused vigorously<br />

and the values which<br />

he promoted consistently<br />

in his career.<br />

He said Quaid’s death<br />

anniversary calls for reappraisal<br />

of the situation and<br />

a solid commitment to<br />

complete Quaid’s mission<br />

of consolidating Pakistan<br />

and ensuring its stability.<br />

Murtaza Javed Abbasi,<br />

Deputy Speaker on this<br />

occasion has said that we<br />

should not forget his<br />

unmatched qualities of<br />

leadership, which included<br />

impeccable integrity,<br />

incorruptibility and a truly<br />

remarkable capacity for<br />

hard work.<br />

“I am confident that on<br />

this day we would come up<br />

to the expectations of our<br />

great Quaid and pledge to<br />

extend all possible efforts<br />

to overcome the challenges<br />

confronting the<br />

nation and turn them into<br />

opportunity to make<br />

Pakistan a better and<br />

strong country”, he said.<br />

Alzheimer’s disease, asthma and high cholesterol being ‘weeded out’ by natural selection: study<br />

COLOMBIA: Genes<br />

linked to Alzheimer’s disease,<br />

asthma and high cholesterol<br />

are being ‘weeded<br />

out’ by natural selection, a<br />

study has found.<br />

Scientists at Cambridge<br />

and Colombia universities<br />

discovered that genetic<br />

variations associated with<br />

these illnesses were less<br />

common in people who<br />

lived longer.<br />

Those who survive to an<br />

older age are more likely to<br />

successfully pass on their<br />

genes than people who die<br />

relatively young, the<br />

researchers said, and therefore<br />

these traits for good<br />

health become more common<br />

in the human gene<br />

pool.<br />

The study, published in<br />

the journal PLOS Biology,<br />

suggested that natural<br />

selection is slowly eliminating<br />

negative traits to<br />

adapt to our changing<br />

lifestyle.<br />

It said even genetic variants<br />

with late onset effects,<br />

such as those linked to<br />

Alzheimer’s, were being<br />

“weeded out”.<br />

“It’s a subtle signal, but<br />

we find genetic evidence<br />

that natural selection is<br />

happening in modern<br />

human populations,” said<br />

Joseph Pickrell, one of the<br />

study’s authors.<br />

In theory, illnesses such<br />

as Alzheimer’s could be<br />

wiped out of the human<br />

species within a few thousand<br />

years.<br />

The team studied the<br />

genetic make-up of<br />

150,000 Britons and 60,000<br />

Americans to analyse<br />

human evolution.<br />

It also discovered that<br />

people who were genetically<br />

pre-disposed to hitting<br />

puberty later and those who<br />

had their first child later in<br />

life were living longer.<br />

A one-year delay in<br />

puberty lowered the death<br />

rate by 3-4%, while a oneyear<br />

child-bearing delay<br />

lowered the death rate by<br />

6%.<br />

The researchers said<br />

traits linked to longer lifespans<br />

now may not be useful<br />

in the future as conditions<br />

change.<br />

To better understand<br />

genetic mutations and why<br />

they arise, researchers will<br />

need to study “millions of<br />

samples in the pipeline”,<br />

they said.


4<br />

Monday, <strong>Sep</strong>tember <strong>11</strong>, <strong>2017</strong><br />

National<br />

MQM, PPP looted Sindh through<br />

Muhajir & Sindh cards: Palijo<br />

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Media does neglect, mostly knowingly but<br />

also sometimes unknowingly, certain most<br />

important issues, with or without material<br />

benefits or ideological affiliations.<br />

For example, grossly neglected were electoral<br />

reforms which easily qualifies as topmost priority since<br />

corrupt leaders were elected which made life of millions<br />

in this nation a living hell. Time is running out and it's<br />

already late for most significant electoral and administrative<br />

reforms for good governance. It is a criminal<br />

negligence.<br />

When it is done best, it is done by curious, hardworking<br />

people who are neither bound by allegiances<br />

nor suffocated by existing narratives. Of all the qualities<br />

of good journalists, it is the ability to question our own<br />

allegiances constantly that is the most difficult to maintain.<br />

We are, after all, only human. But we would like to<br />

think that we are able to manage our personal prejudices<br />

in the service of the truth.<br />

And it is exactly this quality of journalism — this<br />

awareness of its own prejudices, done within the framework<br />

of a free, independent media infrastructure — that<br />

ensures it remains a noble enterprise.<br />

On any given day, journalists poke at the evidence,<br />

accumulate facts, ask questions, cultivate sources, look<br />

at documents, win trust, receive rebuttals, start all over<br />

again and go on to report the news.<br />

Over the years, the news media have consistently<br />

been central to revealing corrupt practices and maladministration<br />

that taints the state.<br />

The real test of our commitment to a free press, however,<br />

lies in our ability to tolerate the information disseminated<br />

through the media that disrupts our prejudices.<br />

Our real commitment to a plurality of voices lies<br />

in our ability to tolerate information that threatens the<br />

neatly tucked corners of our worldview.<br />

We can question whether an affair is news. There is<br />

Kailash Satyarthi<br />

The world can stay silent no longer.<br />

With every new crisis that the world faces, humanity's<br />

differences appear increasingly intractable.<br />

Religion, ethnicity, history, politics, and economics have<br />

all become tools to denigrate and demean. People seem<br />

to be drifting apart, and no country is immune from divisive<br />

discourse.<br />

But there is one fundamental issue where contrasts<br />

dissolve into consensus: the desire to keep children safe.<br />

Protecting the physical, emotional, and psychological<br />

well-being of children is a universal instinct that no<br />

faith, dogma, or ideology can defeat. And yet, despite<br />

this shared instinct, children everywhere continue to be<br />

preyed upon. Too often, societies ignore child sexual<br />

abuse, owing to family pride or fear of stigma. The<br />

world can stay silent no longer.<br />

The numbers are truly alarming.According to a 2016<br />

World Health Organization report, one of every four<br />

adults was sexually abused as a child. A 2007 Indian<br />

government study found that 53 per cent of children in<br />

India faced some form of sexual abuse growing up.And<br />

human trafficking, especially trafficking of children, is a<br />

booming business, with annual average profits totaling<br />

EDITORIAL<br />

TIME RUNS OUT FOR REFORMS<br />

Let media write true history,<br />

admit truths, expose lies<br />

OPINION<br />

definitely a dirty tricks campaign afoot to influence. We<br />

must be aware of it and we must be able to guide our<br />

readers.<br />

But we also cannot stand for the obstruction of the<br />

free flow of information, even if it comes from a camp<br />

that has been judged to be right or wrong, or whosoever<br />

is running a country.<br />

What is dangerous, however, is when we have a very<br />

definite narrative of “good guy/bad guy” that we put<br />

forward without question and still maintain this as<br />

objective journalism. There was a certain level of<br />

hypocrisy and double standards at play for a long period.<br />

Any attempts to muzzle the media must be condemned.<br />

Often power brokers and power holders are priased<br />

or condemned, depending on nature of issues, policies<br />

and actions. Whenever power is being contested, it is<br />

ugly.<br />

Journalists and publications chose sides, become<br />

proxies for factional battles, and are often betrayed.<br />

Very professionals not really too dependent on anyone<br />

or anything find out, think and rethink, and say it as it is,<br />

setting aside everyone and everything else. That is<br />

unique and true journalism: to present all sides and let<br />

the world decide.<br />

We are journalists. But we are not freedom fighters.<br />

Noble though our work is, we must abandon our selfrighteous<br />

zeal. Truth, justice, and rainbows may follow<br />

later, if at all, if we’re able to report the news as we<br />

ought to.<br />

Again, it is reminded that without media's follow up<br />

in practical terms on and off the screens, another election<br />

with fraud may be held and corrupt politicians will<br />

be again elected and continue to make Pakistan a<br />

swampland.<br />

Let media write true history, admit truths and discourage<br />

lies, and do its duties without fear or hindrance.<br />

Speak out against child abuse,<br />

don't let predators get away<br />

Desmond Tutu<br />

In a letter posted on Facebook, Desmond Tutu says<br />

the price of silence is too steepMy dear Aung San<br />

Suu Kyi,<br />

I am now elderly, decrepit and typically retired, but<br />

breaking my vow to remain silent on public affairs out<br />

of depth sadness about the plight of the Muslim minority<br />

in your country, the Rohingya.<br />

In my heart you are a dear beloved younger sister.<br />

For years I had a photograph of you on my desk to<br />

remind me of the injustice and sacrifice you endured<br />

out of your love and commitment for Myanmar's people.<br />

You symbolised righteousness. In 2010, we<br />

rejoiced at your freedom from house arrest, and in 2012<br />

we celebrated your election as leader of the opposition.<br />

Your emergence into public life allayed our concerns<br />

about violence being perpetrated against members<br />

of the Rohingya. But what some have called<br />

'ethnic cleansing' and others 'a slow genocide' has<br />

persisted - and recently accelerated. The images we<br />

are seeing of the suffering of the Rohingya fill us<br />

with pain and dread.<br />

We know that you know that human beings may<br />

$150 billion. In other words, child sexual abuse is a<br />

moral epidemic afflicting the entire world - one that we<br />

can defeat only when we openly declare against it.<br />

Young victims and their families should not have to<br />

live in silence while predators roam fearless and free.<br />

That is why, in December 2016, I joined a diverse<br />

group of Nobel laureates and global leaders to launch<br />

the "100 Million for 100 Million" campaign. One of the<br />

campaign's objectives is to persuade, provoke, and<br />

inspire 100 million young people around the world to<br />

raise their voices against violence inflicted on children.<br />

The response so far has been overwhelming; tens of<br />

thousands have taken the pledge to defend the defenseless.<br />

But I believe we must do even more to awaken the<br />

world's slumbering consciousness on this evil. So on<br />

<strong>Sep</strong>tember <strong>11</strong>, I will embark on a bharat yatra(political<br />

pilgrimage), traveling across India to declare war on<br />

sexual abuse and exploitation of children everywhere.<br />

Together with dedicated campaigners and child-rights<br />

advocates, I will travel from Kanyakumari, on India's<br />

southern tip, to India's capital, Delhi. More than 10 million<br />

people are expected to join me physically and virtually<br />

on a march that will traverse <strong>11</strong>,000 kilometres<br />

(6,835 miles), touching all corners of India in a bid to<br />

raise global awareness.<br />

Suu Kyi, we are born to love,<br />

without prejudice<br />

look and worship differently - and some may have<br />

greater firepower than others - but none are superior<br />

and none inferior; that when you scratch the surface we<br />

are all the same, members of one family, the human<br />

family; that there are no natural differences between<br />

Buddhists and Muslims; and that whether we are Jews<br />

or Hindus, Christians or atheists, we are born to love,<br />

without prejudice. Discrimination does not come naturally;<br />

it is taught.<br />

My dear sister: If the political price of your ascension<br />

to the highest office in Myanmar is your silence,<br />

the price is certainly too steep. A country that is not at<br />

peace with itself, that fails to acknowledge and protect<br />

the dignity and worth of all its people, is not a free<br />

country.<br />

It is incongruous for a symbol of righteousness to<br />

lead such a country; it is adding to our pain.<br />

As we witness the unfolding horror we pray for you<br />

to be courageous and resilient again. We pray for you to<br />

speak out for justice, human rights and the unity of your<br />

people. We pray for you to intervene in the escalating<br />

crisis and guide your people back toward the path of<br />

righteousness.<br />

Bureau Report<br />

HYDERABAD: Qaumi<br />

Awami Tehrik president<br />

Ayaz Latif Palijo has<br />

lashed out at MQM<br />

Pakistan leader Farooq<br />

Sattar for his statement in<br />

which Farooq had termed<br />

plight of Rohinga Mulsims<br />

of Burma with Mohjirs in<br />

Sindh adding that<br />

Muhajirs have always<br />

shared the power with PPP<br />

in Sindh and both MQM<br />

and PPP have looted Sindh<br />

in name of Muhajir card<br />

and Sindh card. Both have<br />

plundered wealth and<br />

SRINAGAR: The Indian<br />

government has allocated<br />

funds for the purchase of<br />

bullet-proof vehicles for<br />

Jammu and Kashmir Police<br />

personnel<br />

This was announced by<br />

the Indian Home Minister<br />

Rajnath Singh during his<br />

interaction with cops in<br />

south Kashmir's Anantnag<br />

district.<br />

budget of Sindh and sent<br />

looted money to London<br />

and Dubai. He asked<br />

Farooq Sattar to stop the<br />

politics of hatred. Talking<br />

with delegates from<br />

Latifabad No. 7 and No 10<br />

at his prince town residence<br />

here, Palijo said seeing<br />

election close, Farooq<br />

Sattar has started to play<br />

Muhajir card. He said both<br />

PPP and MQM has been<br />

protection terrorism. He<br />

said Urdu speaking people<br />

cannot be made hostages<br />

any more through politics<br />

of hatred.<br />

Situation in J&K: Indian govt allocates<br />

funds to purchase bulletproof vehicles cops<br />

CHARSADDA: Motorway<br />

police issued a fine on<br />

Sunday to Pashtunkhwa<br />

Awami Milli Party<br />

(PkMAP) Chief, Mahmood<br />

Khan Achakzai for over<br />

speeding.<br />

As per reports,<br />

Motorway Police issued a<br />

As per media reports, he<br />

said that in the wake of the<br />

killing of six police personnel,<br />

including SHO Feroz<br />

Ahmad, in Achabal area of<br />

Anantnag district on June<br />

16. The slain SHO had requisitioned<br />

a bullet-proof<br />

vehicle in view of the danger<br />

posed by militants in south<br />

Kashmir, but was not provided<br />

one.<br />

ticket of Rs.750 to<br />

Achakzai for violation of<br />

traffic rules.<br />

The PkMAP chief’s land<br />

cruiser was speeding at 132<br />

km/hr near Charsadda,<br />

according to the police.<br />

This is not the first time<br />

a political figure was fined<br />

"We have allocated funds<br />

for purchase of bullet-proof<br />

vehicles for Jammu and<br />

Kashmir police," Singh said.<br />

Indian Home Minister<br />

also said that the government<br />

has approved funds for<br />

opening a trauma centre for<br />

police personnel and lauded<br />

them for working in the<br />

"extremely challenging conditions"<br />

in the Valley.<br />

Achakzai fined for over<br />

speeding on Motorway<br />

as earlier on August 2, traffic<br />

officials fined Member<br />

of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa<br />

Assembly Zareen Gul for<br />

violating traffic rules.<br />

The MPA ran a traffic<br />

signal, following which<br />

traffic policemen took<br />

action.<br />

HUB: Activists of civil society burn a poster of Myanmar State Counselor Aung San Suu<br />

Kyi whle protesting against the killing of Muslims in Burma.<br />

AJK President appeals to UN to<br />

take notice of unprovoked Indian<br />

firing on civilian population at LoC<br />

ISLAMABAD: AJK Control.<br />

President Sardar In a statement issued<br />

Muhammad Masood here on Sunday, he said<br />

Khan has appealed to that India is continuously<br />

United Nations to take violating ceasefire agreement.<br />

notice of unprovoked<br />

AJK President<br />

Indian firing on civilian strongly condemned<br />

population at Line of Indian unprovoked firing<br />

Three years old<br />

baby girl allegedly<br />

abducted<br />

ISLAMABAD: Three<br />

years old baby girl has<br />

been allegedly abducted in<br />

Golra police jurisdiction.<br />

According to media<br />

reports, following the<br />

orders of Islamabad High<br />

Court (IHC) Police station<br />

Golra registered the complaint<br />

of Sadiya Malik in<br />

which she alleged her<br />

husband, his brother and<br />

his sisters for kidnapping<br />

her daughter and taking<br />

her to Dubai.<br />

in Poonch Sector on Line<br />

of Control.<br />

He said Indian troops<br />

on the one side are<br />

involved in state terrorism<br />

in the occupied valley and<br />

are targeting civil population<br />

at LOC on the other.<br />

Student<br />

dies as two<br />

bikes collide<br />

HALA: A matriculation<br />

student was killed in a collision<br />

between two bikes in<br />

Hala on Sunday.<br />

The student, Amaar<br />

Memon, was riding the<br />

bike in Hala town when<br />

he was hit by another bike<br />

in opposite direction. He<br />

suffered severe injuries<br />

and died.<br />

The body was shifted to<br />

Taluka Hospital Hala for<br />

medico-legal formalities and<br />

later handed over to heirs.<br />

Operation against<br />

encroachments, recover<br />

two trucks of goods<br />

R A W A L P I N D I :<br />

Municipal Corporation<br />

Rawalpindi has conducted<br />

operation against<br />

encroachments and recovered<br />

two trucks of goods.<br />

According to details,<br />

Municipal Corporation<br />

Rawalpindi has conducted<br />

operation in different areas<br />

of the city including Iqbal<br />

road, College road, Liaquat<br />

Market, Murree road and<br />

recovered a huge cache of<br />

goods stored in their warehouses.<br />

On the other hand,<br />

encroachment mafia again<br />

started their activities soon<br />

after the operation and citizens<br />

still facing difficulties<br />

due to this.<br />

Citizen Arsalan told<br />

Online that as soon as<br />

authorities went back after<br />

operation, the mafia reactivated<br />

and started installing<br />

their stalls.<br />

Hyderabad police<br />

arrest two criminals<br />

in encounter<br />

HYDERABAD: Police on<br />

Sunday claimed to have<br />

arrested two alleged criminals<br />

in an encounter in<br />

Hyderabad's Site area.<br />

Two criminals were roaming<br />

with intention of crime in<br />

Junejo Colony of Site area in<br />

Hyderabad city when a<br />

patrolling police team reached<br />

there. As a result, a shootout<br />

occurred between the police<br />

and the criminals in which<br />

two alleged criminals - Suhail<br />

and Yousuf - were injured.<br />

The police arrested<br />

them in injured condition<br />

and claimed to have recovered<br />

weapons from their<br />

possession.<br />

LAHORE: Prime Minister Raja Farooq Haider addressing the “Meet The Editors” program<br />

organized by Council of Pakistan Newspapers Editors.


Mexico earthquake:<br />

Death toll rises to 90<br />

ALABAMA:<br />

MEXICO: At least 90<br />

people have died in<br />

Thursday's 8.1 magnitude<br />

earthquake in Mexico,<br />

officials have confirmed.<br />

According to media<br />

reports, A government<br />

spokesman said 71 people<br />

had been killed in the<br />

south-west state of Oaxaca<br />

alone.<br />

Hundreds of families<br />

TORONTO: Jake<br />

Gyllenhaal put his “heart<br />

and soul” into “Stronger”, a<br />

film about Jeff Bauman,<br />

who lost his legs in the<br />

2013 Boston Marathon<br />

bombing, and in the process<br />

found inspiration and a special<br />

kinship with Bauman.<br />

According to details,<br />

Based on Bauman’s memoir<br />

by the same name, the<br />

film directed by David<br />

Gordon Green centers<br />

around his difficult journey<br />

toward walking again, his<br />

DAMASCUS: Syrian<br />

army soldiers, backed by<br />

allied fighters from popular<br />

defense groups, have managed<br />

to regain full control<br />

over a power station in Dayr<br />

al-Zawr as they push to<br />

drive the Daesh Takfiri terrorists<br />

out of the strategic<br />

military<br />

eastern city.<br />

Syrian government<br />

forces and their allies recaptured<br />

the facility, which lies<br />

west of Dayr al-Zawr air<br />

base, on Sunday following<br />

intense clashes with Daesh<br />

militants, pro-government<br />

and Arabic-language al-<br />

Masdar news agency reported.<br />

Moreover, Syrian soldiers<br />

managed to wrest control<br />

over the highway linking<br />

Dayr al-Zawr to the city<br />

of Sukhnah, and advanced<br />

on the Brigade 137 base as<br />

well as al-Panorama district.<br />

Scores of Daesh terrorists<br />

were killed and injured during<br />

the operations and their<br />

hardware<br />

destroyed.<br />

Syrian army units also<br />

tightened the noose around<br />

scores of Daesh terrorists on<br />

the outskirts of al-Taim oil<br />

field, killing and injuring<br />

many of them.<br />

The developments came<br />

only a day after Syrian army<br />

troops and pro-government<br />

fighters managed to break a<br />

nearly three-year siege<br />

imposed by Daesh Takfiris<br />

on Dayr al-Zawr air base.<br />

Syrian government<br />

forces and their allies had<br />

launched a new push on<br />

Friday towards the besieged<br />

military airport, as part of a<br />

multi-pronged offensive to<br />

retake the entire Dayr al-<br />

Zawr, located 450 kilometers<br />

northeast of the capital<br />

Damascus, from Daesh<br />

extremists.<br />

At least 40 trucks carrying<br />

basic commodities such<br />

have reportedly been<br />

camping in the streets,<br />

afraid of the dangers of<br />

aftershocks. The Mexican<br />

Seismological service said<br />

721 had been recorded<br />

since the initial tremor.<br />

It is pertinent to mention<br />

here that the earthquake<br />

was the strongest<br />

the country has seen in a<br />

century.<br />

Erdogan urges<br />

Gyllenhaal taps courage of Boston Muslim countries<br />

to help Rohingya<br />

bombing survivor for 'Stronger' ASTANA: Turkish<br />

struggle with post traumatic<br />

stress, and his bewilderment<br />

and reluctance to<br />

being called a “hero”.<br />

“No matter what you’ve<br />

been through in your life,<br />

Jeff shows you that can get<br />

through it,” Gyllenhaal said<br />

after the film’s premiere at<br />

the Toronto International<br />

Film Festival on Friday.<br />

“To me, I couldn’t think<br />

of a better movie to put my<br />

heart and soul into.”<br />

Gyllenhaal, whose production<br />

company Nine<br />

Stories chose “Stronger” as<br />

its first film, said he was<br />

faced every day with the<br />

fact that he probably could<br />

not do what Bauman did<br />

and called him one of the<br />

strongest people he knew.<br />

Gyllenhaal admitted to<br />

being intimidated when he<br />

first met Bauman, knowing<br />

the impossibility of matching<br />

the reality of Bauman’s<br />

experience. But as they<br />

spent time together, he<br />

quickly saw a connection<br />

and why Green cast him for<br />

the part.<br />

“We have a lot of similarities,”<br />

said Gyllenhaal,<br />

but “the friendship came<br />

from asking the hard questions.<br />

And we continue to<br />

do that together.”<br />

A simple query about<br />

what shoes Bauman wore<br />

the day of the bombing led<br />

to an explanation of how he<br />

saw his feet and shoes lying<br />

on the ground after the<br />

explosion.<br />

“That was the moment<br />

Hurricane Irma batters<br />

Cuba on way to Florida<br />

CAIBARIEN: Hurricane<br />

Irma battered central Cuba<br />

on Saturday, knocking<br />

down power lines, uprooting<br />

trees and ripping off<br />

roofs as it headed towards<br />

Florida, authorities and witnesses<br />

said.<br />

After leaving at least 19<br />

people dead on its path<br />

across the Caribbean, Irma<br />

was “seriously” damaging<br />

the center of the island with<br />

winds up to 256 kilometers<br />

(159 miles) per hour, Cuban<br />

state media said.<br />

Irma weakened slightly<br />

to Category 4 early<br />

Saturday after making landfall<br />

in Cuba, according to<br />

the US National Hurricane<br />

Center (NHC).<br />

There were no confirmed<br />

casualties in Cuba.<br />

The state meteorological<br />

service INSMET reported<br />

waves of up to seven meters<br />

(23 feet) on the northern<br />

coast.<br />

“It has now stopped raining,<br />

but all night there was a<br />

terrible wind” which ripped<br />

up trees, knocked down<br />

power lines and damaged<br />

roofs, Gisela Fernandez, a<br />

42-year-old nurse in central<br />

Villa Clara province.<br />

In the province’s main<br />

city Caibarien, a reporter<br />

said deafening gusts of<br />

wind were sweeping the<br />

area and 6,250 people had<br />

been evacuated to state<br />

refuges or other peoples’<br />

homes.<br />

Others were shut up in<br />

their houses.<br />

A large part of the center<br />

and east of the island was<br />

without power, television<br />

reports said.<br />

where I realized how brave<br />

he was,” said Gyllenhaal.<br />

“To face that - again, talking<br />

about what strength is?<br />

It’s in those little<br />

moments.”<br />

Gyllenhaal said he is<br />

often asked when he will<br />

play a super hero. “I finally<br />

kind of have. To me, that’s<br />

how I feel about him.”<br />

For Bauman, the real<br />

heroes are those who helped<br />

him over the years. “I lost<br />

something, but my heroes<br />

picked me up,” he said.<br />

In a Facebook post on<br />

Friday, Bauman said he saw<br />

his life accurately played<br />

out in the film, and that the<br />

movie’s Toronto opening<br />

gave him closure. He was a<br />

different person and in a<br />

better place, he wrote.<br />

“Everyone is fighting<br />

their own private battles<br />

without half of the support<br />

that I have had,” he wrote.<br />

“My hope is that they walk<br />

away feeling lifted and<br />

inspired.”<br />

Mali inaugurates<br />

five-nation<br />

anti-jihadist HQ<br />

MALI: Malian President<br />

Ibrahim Boubacar Keita inaugurated<br />

the headquarters for a<br />

planned five-nation force to<br />

combat jihadists in Sahel<br />

region, officials who attended<br />

the ceremony told.<br />

The HQ is located in central<br />

Mali at Sevare, about 10<br />

kilometres (six miles) east of<br />

Mopti, in a region that has<br />

been hit by a wave of terror<br />

attacks in recent months.<br />

The five-battalion, 5,000-<br />

strong force, decided at a<br />

summit in Bamako on July 2,<br />

is to comprise troops from<br />

Niger, Chad, Mali,<br />

Mauritania and Burkina Faso.<br />

It has an annual budget of<br />

about $496 million (423 million<br />

euros) a year, although so<br />

far only about $127 million<br />

(108 million euros) has been<br />

pledged. The participating<br />

countries rank among the<br />

poorest nations in the world.<br />

A plan seen by a foreign<br />

reporter on Saturday calls for<br />

the first battalion to be operational<br />

this month, and in<br />

October “cross-border operations<br />

will take place in the trifrontier<br />

zone” shared by Mali,<br />

Niger and Burkina Faso.<br />

President Recep Tayyip<br />

Erdogan Sunday urged<br />

Muslim countries to “use<br />

every means available” to<br />

stop the “cruelty” perpetrated<br />

against Myanmar’s<br />

Rohingya.<br />

“We want to work with<br />

the governments of<br />

Myanmar and Bangladesh<br />

to prevent the humanitarian<br />

plight in the region,” he<br />

told the opening session of<br />

an Organisation of Islamic<br />

Cooperation (OIC) summit<br />

in the Kazakh capital<br />

Astana.<br />

Erdogan said Turkey<br />

had offered aid and said he<br />

expected that Bangladesh<br />

authorities admit and help<br />

Rohingya Muslims fleeing<br />

the violence in Myanmar.<br />

“International organizations,<br />

and we as Muslim<br />

countries in particular,<br />

should fight together by<br />

using every means available<br />

to stop that cruelty,”<br />

he said.<br />

Erdogan had previously<br />

promised to raise the<br />

Rohingya issue at the<br />

annual meeting of UN<br />

General Assembly later<br />

this month.<br />

Rohingya, described by<br />

the UN as the world’s<br />

most persecuted people,<br />

have faced heightened<br />

fears of attack since<br />

dozens were killed in<br />

communal violence in<br />

2012.<br />

Last October, following<br />

attacks on border posts<br />

in Rakhine’s Maungdaw<br />

district, Myanmar security<br />

forces launched a fivemonth<br />

crackdown in<br />

which, according to<br />

Rohingya groups, around<br />

400 people were killed.<br />

LONDON: A French<br />

Muslim businesswoman and<br />

a mother Samira Amarir was<br />

struggling to find toys for her<br />

daughter which could help<br />

her impact Islamic faith, so<br />

she invented her own.<br />

According to Reuters,<br />

Amarir came up with a<br />

Barbie look-alike “Jenna”<br />

doll, which she designed<br />

from scratch to help her<br />

daughter in learning the verses<br />

of Quran.<br />

The doll can recite four<br />

chapters of the Holy Quran.<br />

The doll has entered into a<br />

as fuel, food and medical<br />

supplies for civilians, in<br />

addition to two mobile clinics,<br />

arrived in Dayr al-Zawr<br />

on Thursday, only two days<br />

after Syrian army forces and<br />

Famous<br />

US singer and legendary<br />

vocalist, Don Williams<br />

breathed his last at the age<br />

of 78 as the industry<br />

mourned at the precious<br />

loss.<br />

According to details,<br />

Being nicknamed Gentle<br />

Giant, the artiste had sung<br />

several hit numbers like “It<br />

Must Be Love”. He was<br />

battling a short illness<br />

before losing his life during<br />

medical treatment. The<br />

six-feet-tall singer had<br />

won a place in the Country<br />

Music Hall Of Fame after<br />

It Must Be Love.<br />

He made a career into<br />

singing at an early age by<br />

performing in bands and<br />

releasing his single songs.<br />

He had joined Susan<br />

Taylor and Lofton Cline in<br />

Pozo-Seco Singers during<br />

1964.<br />

Williams released his<br />

first music single in 1972.<br />

It was titled “Don’t You<br />

Believe”. Having a large<br />

fan base in Europe, he had<br />

performed in various countries<br />

other than the United<br />

States.<br />

Williams had released<br />

more than 35 albums with<br />

his name. He had taken<br />

retirement after farewell<br />

tour in 2004.<br />

fighters from popular<br />

defense groups reached the<br />

eastern city and breached<br />

the Daesh siege.<br />

Daesh overran large<br />

parts of Dayr al-Zawr<br />

province, including its many<br />

oil fields, in mid-2014 as it<br />

seized swathes of land in<br />

Syria and neighboring Iraq.<br />

By early 2015, the<br />

Takfiri terrorists were in<br />

control of some parts of<br />

Dayr al-Zawr city and<br />

besieged the remaining<br />

parts, which were under<br />

government control. It is<br />

estimated that 100,000 people<br />

remain in the government-held<br />

parts of the city.<br />

The so-called Syrian<br />

Observatory for Human<br />

Rights estimates that more<br />

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International<br />

Syrian army, allies retake control over Dayr al-Zawr power station<br />

than 10,000 people may be<br />

living in the Daesh-held<br />

parts of Dayr al-Zawr.<br />

Meanwhile, in the central<br />

province of Homs,<br />

Syrian soldiers regained<br />

control over the villages of<br />

Rahhoum, Abu Hawadid,<br />

and al-Fao Shawish in the<br />

the eastern part of the<br />

province.<br />

US-led airstrikes kill<br />

over dozen in eastern Syria<br />

In a separate development<br />

on Sunday, more<br />

than a dozen people were<br />

killed when the US-led<br />

coalition purportedly<br />

fighting the Daesh Takfiri<br />

terrorist group conducted<br />

a series of aerial assaults<br />

on the eastern Syrian city<br />

of Abu Kamal near the<br />

5<br />

Famous US musician<br />

Don Williams dies at 78<br />

North Korean President hosts<br />

celebration after nuclear test<br />

PYONGYANG: North<br />

Korean leader Kim Jongun<br />

hosted a huge celebration<br />

to congratulate his<br />

nuclear scientists and<br />

technicians who steered<br />

the country’s sixth and<br />

largest nuclear test a<br />

ASTANA: Iranian President Hassan<br />

Rouhani (L) and his Uzbek counterpart,<br />

Shavkat Mirziyoyev, meet in the Kazakh<br />

capital, Astana.<br />

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani says<br />

Iran can be the shortest route for<br />

Uzbekistan’s businesspeople to access the<br />

Persian Gulf and international waters.<br />

Rouhani made the remarks in a meeting<br />

with Uzbekistan's President Shavkat<br />

Mirziyoyev on the sidelines of the first OIC<br />

summit on science and technology in the<br />

Kazakh capital, Astana, on Sunday.<br />

He said the exchange of visits between<br />

week ago.<br />

According to media<br />

reports, UN secretary general,<br />

Antonio Guterres,<br />

divulged about the news<br />

of the celebration during<br />

an interview about over<br />

North Korea’s nuclear and<br />

missile programme.<br />

The reports stated that<br />

instead, amid numerous<br />

events in the country, Kim<br />

threw a banquet topped<br />

with an art performance<br />

and a photo session with<br />

the leader himself.<br />

Iran offers Uzbeks shortest access<br />

route to Persian Gulf: Rouhani<br />

mass production and is<br />

already on sale in Gulf Arab<br />

senior Iranian and Uzbek officials revealed<br />

the two countries’ resolve to establish closer<br />

and broader relations.<br />

The Iranian chief executive welcomed<br />

further expansion of Tehran-Tashkent<br />

cooperation in all fields, particularly in<br />

trade and economic sectors, emphasizing<br />

that no obstacle could hinder the development<br />

of the two countries' ties. Rouhani<br />

stressed the importance of making joint<br />

investment and said improving banking<br />

cooperation was the cornerstone for the<br />

promotion of economic and trade<br />

exchanges between Iran and Uzbekistan.<br />

Muslim mother creates Quran reciting Barbie-like doll<br />

countries.<br />

“When my daughter<br />

Jenna turned two years old, I<br />

was looking for a toy or a<br />

tool,” Amarir said.<br />

“The idea was to come<br />

up with a toy that would<br />

enable her to learn the Quran<br />

fast and easily while she<br />

plays.”<br />

The word ‘Jenna’ which<br />

is derived from the Arabic<br />

word heaven, comes in a<br />

long “abaya” robe with a<br />

matching headscarf.<br />

Amarir used online modeling<br />

software to design the<br />

Barbie. She gave the doll a<br />

dark skin and little makeup.<br />

border with Iraq.<br />

The Syrian Observatory<br />

for Human Rights reported<br />

that 18 people, mostly<br />

civilians, lost their lives<br />

when the attacks struck a<br />

Daesh-run detention center.<br />

The US-led coalition<br />

has been conducting<br />

airstrikes against what are<br />

said to be Daesh targets<br />

inside Syria since<br />

<strong>Sep</strong>tember 2014 without<br />

any authorization from the<br />

Damascus government or a<br />

UN mandate.<br />

The military alliance has<br />

repeatedly been accused of<br />

targeting and killing civilians.<br />

It has also been largely<br />

incapable of fulfilling its<br />

declared objective of<br />

destroying Daesh.


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Story Time<br />

The Tree and the Travellers<br />

There was a big<br />

tree more than<br />

hundred years<br />

old located in the middle<br />

of a dry land. It<br />

gave rest and shelter<br />

to hundreds and thousands<br />

of travellers.<br />

The tree was located<br />

at the centre of four<br />

different towns, act as<br />

a connection point of<br />

all towns and villages<br />

in the nearby area.<br />

However, except the<br />

big old tree, there was<br />

no other tree that can<br />

offer rest to the people.<br />

The tree has a<br />

huge and broad trunk<br />

with innumerable<br />

branches which<br />

spread the shadow<br />

covering a wide<br />

space.<br />

One day, two travellers<br />

were travelling<br />

from a distant place<br />

and tried to reach a<br />

town located at the<br />

east of the tree. They<br />

were walking for several<br />

miles on a hot and sunny day. They started their journey from early morning and<br />

it was almost mid noon. The sun was too hot and they could not walk anymore due<br />

to the heat. They were completely exhausted! Fortunately, they reached the place<br />

where the tree was located.<br />

They were very happy to see such a big tree with breezing wind. They decided to<br />

take rest under the tree. They slept for some time happily enjoying the soothing cool<br />

breeze of the tree.<br />

They felt hungry and one of the travellers decided to climb the branches to see<br />

whether the tree has any fruit. Since it is not a fruit-bearing tree, the traveller was disappointed.<br />

He started cursing the tree owing to his hunger. ‘Oh, this is just a useless tree and<br />

it has nothing to feed us, not even a fruit or even nuts! It is of no use!’<br />

The other traveller composed him and asked him to stay cool. However, the traveller<br />

was so angry due to hunger and cursed the tree.<br />

The tree, which could not tolerate the cursing words of the traveller, in a sad yet<br />

strong voice, ‘You can’t be so ungrateful to me. Just look back at the condition when<br />

you reached here in the hot and dry sun! I offered you cool and comfortable place to<br />

rest and sleep with soothing breeze. If I’m not here when you are very tired you<br />

would have died now! I saved your life from the hot sun, but you humiliate me!’<br />

The traveller realized his mistake and apologized to the tree.<br />

The smallest bones in<br />

the human body are<br />

found in your ear<br />

• A cat has 32 muscles in each ear<br />

• Perth is Australia's windiest city<br />

• Elvis's middle name was Aron<br />

• Goldfish can see both infrared and ultraviolet light<br />

• The smallest bones in the human body are found in your ear<br />

• Cats spend 66% of their life asleep<br />

• Switzerland eats the most chocolate equating to 10 kilos per person per year<br />

• Money is the number one thing that couples argue about<br />

• Macadamia nuts are toxic to dogs<br />

• When lightning strikes it can reach up to 30,000 degrees celsius<br />

(54,000 degrees fahrenheit)<br />

• Spiders are arachnids and not insects<br />

• Each time you see a full moon you always see the same side<br />

• Stewardesses is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand<br />

• Honey is the only natural food which never spoils<br />

• M&M's chocolate stands for the initials for its inventors Mars and<br />

Murrie<br />

• That you burn more calories eating celery than it contains (the more<br />

you eat the thinner you become)<br />

• The only continent with no active volcanoes is Australia<br />

• The longest street in the world is Yonge street in Toronto Canada<br />

Measuring 1,896 km (1,178 miles)<br />

• About 90% of the worlds population kisses<br />

• Coca-Cola originally contained cocaine<br />

• The Internet was originally called ARPANet (Advanced Research<br />

Projects Agency Network) designed by the US department of defense<br />

• Toilets use 35% of indoor water use<br />

• The fortune cookie was invented in San Francisco<br />

They've caught my little brother ;<br />

And he was to me a twin !<br />

They stole him from our mother ;<br />

And the cage has shut him in.<br />

I flitted by and found him.<br />

Where he looked so sad and sick,<br />

With the gloomy wires around him,<br />

As he crouched upon a stick.<br />

And when I tried to cheer him<br />

With the cherry in my bill,<br />

To see me there so near him<br />

Oh ! it made him sadder still.<br />

His tender eye was shining<br />

With the brightness of despair,<br />

With sorrow and repining,<br />

As he bade me have a care !<br />

He said they'd come and take me,<br />

As they'd taken him ; and then<br />

A hopeless prisoner make me,<br />

In the fearful hands of men :-<br />

That, once in their dominion,<br />

I should have to pine away,<br />

And never stretch a pinion,<br />

To my very dying day :-<br />

That the wings which God had made him<br />

For freedom in the air,<br />

Since man had thus betrayed him,<br />

Were stiff and useless there.<br />

Coelacanth<br />

Colour me<br />

The primitive-looking coelacanth (pronounced<br />

SEEL-uh-kanth) was thought to have gone<br />

extinct with the dinosaurs 65 million years<br />

ago. But its discovery in 1938 by a South African<br />

museum curator on a local fishing trawler fascinated<br />

the world and ignited a debate about how this bizarre<br />

lobe-finned fish fits into the evolution of land animals.<br />

There are only two known species of coelacanths:<br />

one that lives near the Comoros Islands off the east<br />

coast of Africa, and one found in the waters off<br />

Sulawesi, Indonesia. Many scientists believe that the<br />

unique characteristics of the coelacanth represent an<br />

Fun Facts<br />

Type............................Fish<br />

Diet.............................Carnivore<br />

Average life<br />

span in the wild..........Up to 60 years<br />

Size.............................6.5 ft (2 m)<br />

Weight........................198 lbs (90 kg)<br />

Group name................School<br />

Relative.......................Size relative to a<br />

6-ft (2-m) man<br />

early step in the evolution of fish to terrestrial fourlegged<br />

animals like amphibians.<br />

The most striking feature of this "living fossil" is its<br />

paired lobe fins that extend away from its body like<br />

legs and move in an alternating pattern, like a trotting<br />

horse. Other unique characteristics include a hinged<br />

joint in the skull which allows the fish to widen its<br />

mouth for large prey; an oil-filled tube, called a notochord,<br />

which serves as a backbone; thick scales common<br />

only to extinct fish; and an electrosensory rostral<br />

organ in its snout likely used to detect prey.<br />

Coelacanths are elusive, deep-sea creatures, living<br />

in depths up to 2,300 feet (700 meters) below the surface.<br />

They can be huge, reaching 6.5 feet (2 meters) or<br />

more and weighing 198 pounds (90 kilograms).<br />

Scientists estimate they can live up to 60 years or<br />

more.<br />

Their population numbers are, predictably, not<br />

well known, but studies in the Comoros suggest only<br />

about 1,000 remain there. They are considered an<br />

endangered species.


Independence Cup to open doors for int’l<br />

cricket in Pakistan: Mickey Arthur<br />

Playing in Pakistan excites World XI players<br />

KARACHI: Monday’s<br />

scheduled arrival of the<br />

World XI side in Pakistan<br />

that will mark the end of<br />

country’s international<br />

cricket famine is, for obvious<br />

reasons, a huge source<br />

of excitement for the local<br />

fans, but the planned three-<br />

T20I spectacle is also a big<br />

deal for the international<br />

cricketers, some of whom<br />

are visiting Pakistan for the<br />

first time.<br />

A day after their touchdown<br />

on Pakistani soil, the<br />

World XI side will make<br />

history by ending their<br />

hosts’ eight-year wait for<br />

true international cricket in<br />

their own backyard.<br />

The <strong>Sep</strong>tember 12 opener<br />

at Lahore’s Gaddafi<br />

Stadium will be followed<br />

by two more on <strong>Sep</strong>tember<br />

13 and 15.<br />

Due to security conditions<br />

of the past, not many<br />

on the visiting international<br />

contingent have played in<br />

Pakistan before, and so naturally,<br />

they are looking forward<br />

to the experience.<br />

As expected, the most<br />

excited of the entire bunch<br />

is predictably the affable<br />

Darren Sammy, who earlier<br />

this year visited Pakistan<br />

and famously captained<br />

Peshawar Zalmi to their<br />

title triumph in the second<br />

edition of the Pakistan<br />

Super League.<br />

“When I visited<br />

Pakistan for the PSL final<br />

and entered the ground I<br />

felt like I was playing in St<br />

Lucia,” recalled Sammy, a<br />

two-time T20 World Cup<br />

winner, during a media talk<br />

in Dubai prior to their<br />

departure for Pakistan.<br />

“The excitement and love<br />

Pakistani fans have for the<br />

West Indies is unmatchable<br />

and I am sure all the other<br />

cricketers would [get the<br />

same love]. They are just<br />

hungry for cricket and want<br />

to see their icons play the<br />

game in front of them.”<br />

He continued: “As soon<br />

as I heard about the tour of<br />

Pakistan, my wish was to<br />

be a part of the team and it<br />

would have been disappointing<br />

if I had not been<br />

called.”<br />

LAHORE: Head Coach<br />

of the Pakistan Cricket<br />

Team Mickey Arthur said<br />

on Sunday that the<br />

Independence Cup will<br />

open gates for international<br />

cricket in the country.<br />

Talking to private TV<br />

channel, Arthur said that the<br />

series against the World XI<br />

is very important for the<br />

Pakistani side and they are<br />

not taking the other side<br />

lightly at all.<br />

“We are also focusing on<br />

World Cup 2019,” said<br />

Arthur.<br />

Pakistan Cricket Team<br />

Manager Talat Ali said that<br />

the World XI coming to<br />

Pakistan is big news and the<br />

other side is a tough opponent.<br />

The morale of the<br />

players after winning the<br />

ICC Champions Trophy is<br />

very high, he added.<br />

The tickets for the<br />

m u c h - a w a i t e d<br />

Independence Cup’s first<br />

match on <strong>Sep</strong>tember 12<br />

have sold out.<br />

Meanwhile, Sarfraz XI<br />

and Imad XI are playing a<br />

practice match today to prepare<br />

for the Independence<br />

Cup.<br />

On Thursday, 13 players<br />

from the national squad for<br />

the series arrived at the<br />

camp in Lahore. The World<br />

XI squad, captained by<br />

South Africa's Faf du<br />

Plessis, will arrive in<br />

Pakistan on <strong>Sep</strong>tember <strong>11</strong>.<br />

Islamabad<br />

Police win<br />

T-20 fixture<br />

Sports Reporter<br />

KARACHI: Islamabad<br />

Police defeated Shalimar<br />

Cricket Club by 5 wickets in<br />

a friendly T/20 match<br />

played here at F-<strong>11</strong>/2<br />

Cricket Ground.<br />

Shalimar skipper won<br />

the toss and opted to bat first<br />

and were bowled out for 142<br />

in the 20th over. Azeem top<br />

scored with 32 while Jabbar<br />

made 27, Khalid 25 and<br />

Ghulam Mustafa 18. Ayub<br />

Awan was the pick of the<br />

ICT Police bowlers grabbing<br />

3 for 21 while M Tahir<br />

also chipped in with 3 for 22<br />

and Bilal Ahmad took 2 for<br />

19. Chasing 143 runs for<br />

victory, Police achieved the<br />

target in 19.5 overs losing 5<br />

wickets.<br />

Dr M Airf Hafeez<br />

Sports Reporter<br />

Monday, <strong>Sep</strong>tember <strong>11</strong>, <strong>2017</strong><br />

Sportlight<br />

KARACHI: ICC<br />

Security Consultant, David<br />

Smare along with Director<br />

Security PCB, Col M Azam<br />

Khan visited PSCA to gain<br />

first-hand insight of PSCA’s<br />

security arrangements for<br />

the upcoming Pakistan vs.<br />

World XI cricket matches.<br />

COO PSCA Akbar Nasir<br />

Khan took the ICC-PCB<br />

security team to PPIC3 for<br />

demonstration of project’s<br />

security and surveillance<br />

prowess fortified by integrated<br />

policing mechanism<br />

and network of strategically<br />

installed 217 high-resolution<br />

security cameras that cover<br />

full terrain of multiple possible<br />

World-XI routes and surroundings<br />

swathes of<br />

Gaddafi Stadium. The combined<br />

security team monitored<br />

the monitoring process<br />

of the possible routes along<br />

with additional supporting<br />

arrangements such as<br />

Mobile Command Center,<br />

and camera-capable Special<br />

Surveillance Vehicles. The<br />

ICC and PCB combined<br />

security officials expressed<br />

7<br />

ICC security consultant<br />

David Smare visits PSCA<br />

not only core satisfaction on<br />

the heightened security<br />

measures entrenched by IC3<br />

project but also highly<br />

appreciated CM’s vison of<br />

Digital Punjab behind the<br />

same. They were also hopeful<br />

of the fact that opening of<br />

similar IC3 projects in the<br />

imminent PSCA expansion<br />

drive to digitize and integrate<br />

security frontiers in<br />

Multan, Faisalabad,<br />

Sargodha, Bahawalpur,<br />

Gujranwala and Rawalpindi<br />

will prosper chances of<br />

international cricketing in<br />

those regions.<br />

KARACHI: The Head of CSR And Sports Division NBP Owais Asad Khan presenting a<br />

Sponsorship check of Rs.9,00000 (9 Lac) regarding 7th NBP Disabled T-20 Pentangular<br />

Cup <strong>2017</strong> to Hon, secretary Pakistan Disabled cricket Association(PDCA) Amiruddin<br />

Ansari at NSK, Former Test Cricketer Azeem Hafeez and Media manager PDCA<br />

Muhammad Nizam also present.<br />

Younis rejects PCB's farewell offer<br />

ISLAMABAD: Former<br />

Pakistan batsman Younis<br />

Khan has rejected the<br />

Pakistan Cricket Board's<br />

offer to attend a farewell<br />

event scheduled in his honour,<br />

and that of Misbah-ul-<br />

Haq and Shahid Afridi - the<br />

three stalwarts of Pakistan<br />

cricket who retired recently.<br />

While Afridi was initially<br />

supposed to be given a<br />

farewell T20I series last year<br />

against West Indies, the plan<br />

didn't materialise with the<br />

selectors not picking him.<br />

Misbah and Younis retired<br />

after helping Pakistan win<br />

their first-ever Test series<br />

win in West Indies earlier<br />

this year.<br />

China studying when to ban<br />

sales of traditional fuel cars<br />

LONDON:<br />

BEIJING: China has<br />

begun studying when to<br />

ban the production and<br />

sale of cars using traditional<br />

fuels.<br />

According to media<br />

reports, vice industry minister<br />

Xin Guobin predicted<br />

“turbulent times” for<br />

automakers forced to adapt<br />

the measures. He did not<br />

give details on when<br />

China, the world’s largest<br />

auto market, would implement<br />

such a ban. The<br />

United Kingdom and<br />

France have said they will<br />

ban new petrol and diesel<br />

LAHORE: Three-day<br />

China Electrical and<br />

Mechanical Machinery<br />

Expo <strong>2017</strong> has begun in<br />

Lahore.<br />

Commerce Minister<br />

Pervaiz Malik and Consul<br />

General of China Long<br />

cars from 2040.<br />

“Some countries have<br />

Ding Bin inaugurated the<br />

expo, which was jointly<br />

organized by Pak-China<br />

Joint Chamber of<br />

Commerce and Industry.<br />

Talking to newsmen on<br />

the occasion, the<br />

Commerce Minister said<br />

made a timeline for when<br />

to stop the production and<br />

China electric machinery<br />

expo begins in Lahore<br />

this big trade fair will<br />

serve as a convention for<br />

entrepreneurs from<br />

Pakistan and China to<br />

explore new investment<br />

opportunities in different<br />

manufacturing and services<br />

sectors.<br />

sales of traditional fuel<br />

cars,” Xin, vice minister of<br />

DUBAI: Dubai<br />

Properties, a leading Dubaibased<br />

real estate master<br />

developer of renowned destinations<br />

across emirate,<br />

will showcase an impressive<br />

realty portfolio at<br />

Cityscape Global <strong>2017</strong>,<br />

exhibiting alongside other<br />

Dubai Holding companies<br />

including Dubai Design<br />

District (d3).<br />

The premier property<br />

exhibition, Cityscape Global<br />

will run from <strong>Sep</strong>tember <strong>11</strong><br />

to 13 at the Dubai World<br />

Trade Centre. Over the years,<br />

Cityscape Global has gained<br />

tremendous traction, becoming<br />

the world's largest real<br />

estate investment and development<br />

event for emerging<br />

markets. Visitors to the<br />

Dubai Properties stand,<br />

S1D10 at Sheikh Saeed Hall<br />

1, will be treated to the master<br />

developer's innovative<br />

vision for the city's future<br />

development. Dubai<br />

Properties will highlight an<br />

exciting line-up of expanded<br />

the Ministry of Industry<br />

and Information<br />

Technology, was quoted as<br />

saying at an auto industry<br />

event in the city of Tianjin.<br />

Banning the sale of<br />

petrol- and diesel-powered<br />

cars would have a significant<br />

impact on oil demand<br />

in China, the world’s second-largest<br />

oil consumer.<br />

In July, Britain said it<br />

would ban the sale of new<br />

petrol and diesel cars from<br />

2040 to cut pollution,<br />

replicating plans by France<br />

and cities such as Madrid,<br />

Mexico City and Athens.<br />

Dubai Properties to showcase<br />

high-powered realty portfolio<br />

at Cityscape Global<br />

lifestyle destinations within<br />

Business Bay masterplan,<br />

including the new Marasi<br />

water homes along with<br />

intricate concept models of<br />

Cultural Village expansion.<br />

In addition, the master<br />

developer known for shaping<br />

renowned destinations<br />

across the emirate, will<br />

reveal two new residential<br />

projects - launching the first<br />

of the four Marasi towers<br />

located at the Dubai Water<br />

Canal and a new phase of<br />

Villanova, with Amaranta<br />

townhouses, as part of its<br />

next development within<br />

Dubailand.<br />

Speaking ahead of<br />

Cityscape Global <strong>2017</strong>,<br />

Abdulla bin Lahej, Group<br />

CEO, Dubai Properties<br />

Group, said: "As a founding<br />

partner, Dubai Properties is<br />

no stranger to Cityscape and<br />

we look forward to being<br />

part of the event's 16th edition,<br />

where we shall showcase<br />

our vision for the future<br />

of this incredible city.<br />

Biz<br />

UK overestimated<br />

sugar tax yield'<br />

The<br />

amount of money expected<br />

to be raised by an<br />

incoming sugar tax has<br />

been overestimated by<br />

almost €100m.<br />

According to reports, It<br />

is expected the incoming<br />

levy on sugary drinks will<br />

yield around €40m per<br />

year, rather than the<br />

€134m predicted in 2014.<br />

The Department of<br />

Finance's tax strategy<br />

group of UK admitted<br />

they relied on "imperfect"<br />

and "speculative approximations"<br />

in calculating<br />

that initial estimate.<br />

It is also believed that<br />

soft drink manufacturers<br />

have altered their recipes<br />

to reduce sugar content<br />

and avoid the tax.<br />

FAISALABAD: Women is selecting clothes from a stall at Sunday market.<br />

China bans imports of soft European cheese<br />

BEIJING: Chinese<br />

Customs officials have<br />

banned a host of soft, mouldripened<br />

cheese for containing<br />

“too much bacteria”,<br />

with authorities reportedly<br />

alarmed the mould contained<br />

colonies of bacteria that had<br />

not been officially approved.<br />

The ban mainly affects<br />

French and Italian cheese,<br />

including brie, camembert,<br />

gorgonzola and roquefort,<br />

as well as the English delicacy<br />

stilton.<br />

Sinodis, a distributor of<br />

foreign-based cheeses in<br />

Shanghai, sent a letter to<br />

customers announcing<br />

“cheese products containing<br />

certain moulds cannot<br />

temporarily be imported in<br />

China”. The company has<br />

stopped importing a laundry<br />

list of nearly 50 kinds<br />

of cheese since 23 August.<br />

The ban started in July in<br />

some cities, but was<br />

expanded nationwide this<br />

week.<br />

According to customs<br />

data, China imported more<br />

than £300m of cheese last<br />

year but the statistics do not<br />

specify which varieties<br />

made up the bulk of that.<br />

Scotland to sell cheese to France<br />

SCOTLAND: Five Scottish artisan cheeses will be<br />

shipped to Desailly, one of France's largest cheese<br />

wholesalers, to arrive in time for a three-day launch<br />

event on 12th, 13th and 14th <strong>Sep</strong>tember.<br />

This is the first time Scottish cheese will be present<br />

in the specialist cheese wholesaler’s range. Desailly<br />

deals in many types of cheese and supplies the independent<br />

retail and foodservice sectors in France.<br />

The cheeses will be exported by Clarks Speciality<br />

Foods of Penicuik, who supply hotels and restaurants<br />

with a range of speciality foods, including more than<br />

300 different types of cheese.


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Muslim world failed to pay proper<br />

attention to education: President Mamnoon LARKANA:<br />

ISLAMABAD: Country<br />

top counter terrorism body,<br />

NACTA Sunday said that<br />

terrorist attacks have<br />

decreased by 31 percent<br />

due to effective counter terrorism<br />

measures of the<br />

Zarmisha Dar launches new bridal couture collection Husn-e-Kham<br />

LAHORE: Designer Zarmisha<br />

Dar is all set to launch her <strong>2017</strong><br />

bridal couture collection, “Husn-<br />

E-Kham”; a linededicated entirely<br />

to the wedding season starting<br />

soon.<br />

Zarmisha Dar’s new collection<br />

‘Husn-e-Kham’ is made out of<br />

sleek cuts and simple lines, which<br />

goes back to minimalism. The collection<br />

is very sophisticated with<br />

its mid-calf hemlines, full A-line<br />

silhouettes, structured peplums<br />

and covered-up arms and shoulders.<br />

With its exquisite workmanship<br />

and aura of art-history-tinted<br />

romance, Husn-e-Kham aims to<br />

dress a modern day, dreamy bride.<br />

ASTANA: President<br />

Mamnoon Hussain said on<br />

Sunday that the Muslim<br />

world is lagging behind<br />

and failed over the years to<br />

pay adequate attention to<br />

education.<br />

Addressing the<br />

Organisation of Islamic<br />

Cooperation’s (OIC)<br />

Conference on science and<br />

technology in Kazakhstan,<br />

he said that from the determination<br />

expressed by the<br />

attendants of the conference<br />

it was apparent it<br />

would be a success.<br />

He asserted the Islamic<br />

countries to focus on science<br />

and technology studies<br />

including the fields of<br />

space sciences, astrology<br />

and marine life sciences.<br />

President Mamnoon,<br />

while thanking the organisation<br />

and Islamic development<br />

bank for cooperation,<br />

said that Pakistan will<br />

take all the necessary<br />

measures on its part.<br />

According to a Foreign<br />

Office statement, President<br />

government.<br />

According to official figures<br />

of National Counter<br />

Terrorism Authority<br />

(NACTA), surge in terrorism<br />

have decreased over the<br />

years as seven hundred<br />

Mamnoon also held a<br />

meeting with his Turkish<br />

counterpart Tayyip<br />

Erdogan along the sidelines<br />

of the conference.<br />

The two leaders<br />

expressed satisfaction over<br />

longstanding Pak-Turkey<br />

relations.<br />

The Turkish president<br />

said that the Muslim world<br />

needs to work together for<br />

Terrorist attacks decreased by 31pc: NACTA<br />

KARACHI: Education<br />

sector may provide guarantee<br />

for national development<br />

of a country only,<br />

keeping in view of this<br />

objective, Higher<br />

Education Commission(<br />

HEC) will establish a university<br />

campus in each district<br />

of Pakistan in order to<br />

promote higher education<br />

which ratio is less than five<br />

percent presently. This he<br />

stated while he was M.A.Jinnah<br />

addressing as chief guest to Karachi’s<br />

an open house session of<br />

Mohammad Ali Jinnah<br />

University, (MAJU)<br />

Karachi held here yesterday<br />

at the start of new semester<br />

from Monday. President,<br />

MAJU Prof. Dr. Zubair<br />

Shaikh, Dean, Faculty of<br />

Life Sciences, Prof. Dr.<br />

Kamran Azim, Associate<br />

Dean, Computer &<br />

Engineering Dr. Asim<br />

Imdad, Associate Dean,<br />

Business Administration &<br />

Social sciences Dr. Shujaat<br />

Mubarak and Director<br />

Student Affairs, Ahmer<br />

Umer also addressed to the<br />

open house session. Heads<br />

of departments, faculty<br />

members, a large number of<br />

newly admitted students<br />

and their parents attended<br />

the open house session.<br />

Javaid Memon said that<br />

university,<br />

contribution<br />

towards promoting higher<br />

education is very much<br />

appreciate able because this<br />

university have highly<br />

respectable educationists &<br />

experts like Prof. Dr. Zubair<br />

Shaikh and Prof. Dr. kamran<br />

Azim. He said that 15<br />

years back when HEC was<br />

established, 4 lac students<br />

were studying in 50 universities<br />

at that time in all over<br />

the country, but now in<br />

<strong>2017</strong> over 12 lac students<br />

are under study in 80 universities<br />

presently. Besides,<br />

around 10 lac students are<br />

also completing their education<br />

in other affiliated<br />

educational institutions, he<br />

added. He said that<br />

America achieved its targets<br />

of development by promoting<br />

Knowledge base<br />

economy only; therefore, it<br />

is also very necessary for us<br />

to encourage knowledge<br />

base economy here.<br />

Addressing to the session,<br />

President, MAJU Prof. Dr.<br />

Zubair Shaikh asked the<br />

students love to the country<br />

should be their first preference<br />

above all. He also<br />

advised to them that on<br />

completion of their education<br />

here to work for their<br />

own nation and country<br />

rather than to go abroad to<br />

eighty-five incidents<br />

occurred in 2016 and four<br />

hundred twenty-six incidents<br />

so far this year.<br />

Because of success in<br />

Karachi operation, target<br />

killings came down by ninety-seven<br />

percent, terrorism<br />

incidents were reduced by<br />

ninety-eight percent and<br />

robberies were down by<br />

fifty-two percent. Over thirty-three<br />

thousand weapons<br />

were also recovered.<br />

HEC appreciated MAJU’s role for<br />

encouraging higher education<br />

KARACHI: President, Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Karachi Prof. Dr. Zubair<br />

Shaikh presenting Shield to chief guest, Director, HEC Sindh Javid Memon at a open<br />

house session held yesterday at University campus for the guidance of new student<br />

and their parents at the start of new semester from Monday.<br />

serve the others. He said<br />

that at MAJU we are focusing<br />

to adopt modern way of<br />

teaching and to get full<br />

advantage of new technologies.<br />

He said that we are<br />

concentrating to establish<br />

Robotic, Forensic,<br />

Engineering, computing<br />

and other scientific labs<br />

here. He told that in order to<br />

promote computer & engineering<br />

education, we have<br />

already acquired PEARN<br />

connectivity, to link MAJU<br />

with research data base<br />

journals and top class world<br />

universities. He further told<br />

that now we are going to<br />

link the university with 155<br />

MIBT internet system of<br />

HEC, after this connectivity,<br />

MAJU will be the second<br />

university of the city<br />

for having this significant<br />

facility. Dr. Zubair informed<br />

that after launching<br />

Computer & engineering<br />

and Biosciences degree programs<br />

this year, we will also<br />

introduce<br />

MS<br />

(Biotechnology), MS<br />

(Bioinformatics) and<br />

Pharmacy educational programs<br />

from next year. He<br />

further informed that we are<br />

also planning to start Social<br />

Sciences education in our<br />

Business Administration<br />

Faculty. He said that in order<br />

to guide our students to start<br />

their own business after getting<br />

their degree, we have<br />

already started to provide<br />

business incubator facility to<br />

students for establishing<br />

their own office at MAJU<br />

campus with all required<br />

facilities for six months.<br />

the plight of Myanmar<br />

Muslims.<br />

President Mamnoon<br />

thanked the Turkish president<br />

for support on<br />

Kashmir issue.<br />

The OIC first science<br />

and technology summit is<br />

a one-day conference, having<br />

a view to ‘identifying<br />

priorities, goals and targets<br />

for the advancement and<br />

promotion of science,<br />

technology and innovation<br />

in the OIC Member<br />

States’.<br />

The summit which will<br />

be the first-ever heads of<br />

state and government<br />

meeting to develop<br />

prospects regarding<br />

Science and Technology<br />

will set priorities for the<br />

members countries to<br />

achieve goals over the next<br />

decade.<br />

FIR lodged against<br />

lawyers for locking<br />

Assistant Commissioner<br />

SARGODHA: Police<br />

have registered a case<br />

against 41 lawyers for misbehaving<br />

with a woman<br />

Assistant Commissioner<br />

(AC) in Sargodha.<br />

As per media reports,<br />

anti-terrorism clauses have<br />

been included in the First<br />

Information Report (FIR),<br />

which names the former<br />

district bar general secretary<br />

and five other lawyers.<br />

The case was registered<br />

after lawyers quarreled<br />

with the assistant commissioner<br />

(AC) and locked her<br />

inside a courtroom for not<br />

giving a decision of their<br />

choice.<br />

AC, Anum Ali<br />

remained locked in the<br />

room for some time. The<br />

police led by Deputy<br />

Commissioner (DC),<br />

Liaquat Chattha and<br />

Assistant Superintendent<br />

Police (ASP) city, Habibur<br />

Rahman Bugti reached the<br />

spot and unlocked the<br />

room later.<br />

The lawyers also damaged<br />

furniture in the office.<br />

Punjab Chief Minister,<br />

Shahbaz Sharif had taken<br />

notice of the incident and<br />

ordered an inquiry into the<br />

matter to bring the culprits<br />

to justice.<br />

Flaming reds and saffron yellows<br />

give the collection a dash of warm<br />

intensity, contrasting with more<br />

fragile tones of peach, aqua and<br />

gold.<br />

Speaking about the new collection,<br />

Zarmisha Dar says, “This is<br />

one of my favorite collections to<br />

date. A lot of effort has been<br />

invested making it perfect for the<br />

bride who wants to stay true to our<br />

culture and heritage. Age old<br />

craftsmanship techniques have<br />

been used in making this collection<br />

and I cannot wait to showcase<br />

it to our patrons.”<br />

Zarmisha Dar is a graduate of<br />

the Pakistan Institute of Fashion<br />

Girl shot dead over<br />

alleged illicit relation<br />

A man<br />

shot dead a girl in the pretext<br />

of illicit relations in<br />

Larkana on Sunday.<br />

Arif Chandio shot dead<br />

her cousin Rukhsana<br />

SRINAGAR: Normal life in Kashmir<br />

was on Sunday hit due to a strike called by<br />

Hurriyat leaders against the visit of Indian<br />

home minister Rajnath Singh.<br />

As per media reports, most of the public<br />

LOS ANGELES:<br />

Kristen Bell, who was in<br />

Florida when Hurricane<br />

Irma struck, saved actor<br />

Josh Gad’s family. She<br />

managed to get them to a<br />

room at her hotel in<br />

Orlando in time.<br />

Kristen Bell and Josh<br />

Gad have worked together<br />

in Frozen.<br />

“When they were<br />

stranded in Florida, she<br />

got them a hotel room at<br />

her hotel in Orlando and<br />

saved them, my brothers,<br />

my sister-in-law and<br />

niece and nephew,” Gad<br />

wrote on Instagram,<br />

alongside a selfie showing<br />

Bell with his parents.<br />

Kristen is in Florida to<br />

film her new comedy<br />

movie Like Father and<br />

has been hunkering down<br />

at a Walt Disney World<br />

resort. The theme parks<br />

are shutting down over<br />

the next few days because<br />

of Irma.<br />

“They don’t make<br />

them like this girl. Thank<br />

you Kristin. You are truly<br />

an angel sent from above.<br />

And thank you<br />

@ewablueeyes for bother<br />

her when I asked you not<br />

to!” Gad added.<br />

Chandio in Degree College<br />

area within the limits of<br />

Rehmatpur police station.<br />

The body was sent to<br />

Chandka Medical College<br />

Hospital Larkana for an<br />

autopsy and later handed<br />

over to heirs. The police<br />

could not register the case<br />

fill filing this report.<br />

Hower, police investigation<br />

was underway.<br />

Frozen actor Josh Gad thanks Kristen Bell<br />

for saving his family from Hurricane Irma<br />

Even Irma could not hamper delighted Three killed as<br />

trailer-truck hit bike<br />

tourists' plans to visit Disney World<br />

BHAN SYEDABAD:<br />

LAKE BUENA VISTA:<br />

Not even a hurricane could<br />

keep tourists from the happiest<br />

place on Earth on<br />

Saturday.<br />

According to details,<br />

With Hurricane Irma<br />

looming over the entire<br />

state of Florida, Walt<br />

Disney World’s Magic<br />

Kingdom remained open<br />

until 9 PM on Saturday<br />

night, well before the<br />

storm was expected to<br />

threaten the area but<br />

close enough to fray a<br />

few nerves.<br />

The four Disney parks<br />

just southwest of Orlando<br />

were due to shut down on<br />

Sunday and Monday, the<br />

company said in a statement,<br />

allowing guests,<br />

many of whom made plans<br />

months in advance, to<br />

enjoy the rides, parades,<br />

and actors dressed as cartoon<br />

characters until the<br />

last minute on Saturday<br />

night. A few attractions<br />

operated on modified<br />

hours.<br />

transport remained off the roads, shops and<br />

business establishments remained closed due<br />

to the strike called by separatist leaders Syed<br />

Ali Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and<br />

Mohammad Yasin Malik.<br />

Three people were killed<br />

when a trailer-truck hit a<br />

bike near Bhan Syedabad on<br />

Sunday.<br />

A fast-moving trailertruck<br />

hit a motorcycle on<br />

Indus Highway near Bhan<br />

Syedabad. As a result, three<br />

persons Yousuf Khushk,<br />

Ibrahim and Ahmed Khushk<br />

suffered severe injuries and<br />

died on the spot. They were<br />

going to their native village<br />

Wahar from Bhan Syedabad.<br />

Hurriyat leaders call strike<br />

against Rajnath’s Kashmir visit<br />

GUJRAT: University<br />

PCP clarification<br />

ISLAMABAD: This is<br />

with reference to a news<br />

item appearing in a section<br />

of Print media ascribing to<br />

the Council and government<br />

that it is going to<br />

introduce repressive press<br />

laws in the country. It is<br />

clarified that the contents of<br />

the news story are incorrect<br />

and have created an<br />

impression that a democratic<br />

order in the country is<br />

going to be impacted as the<br />

press council of Pakistan, a<br />

print media regulator is<br />

framing a set of laws not<br />

consistent with the spirit of<br />

Article-19 of the constitution,<br />

1973 that guarantees<br />

right to speech.<br />

VC UoG lauds HEC’s<br />

role for promoting<br />

higher education<br />

Gujrat (UoG) vice chancellor,<br />

Prof. Dr. Zia-ul-Qayyum<br />

has praised the pivotal role of<br />

Higher Education<br />

Commission in paving the<br />

way to country’s progress<br />

through various higher education<br />

projects and congratulated<br />

the commission on its<br />

completing 15 fruitful years.<br />

“I would reckon the commission<br />

as more than an<br />

institution, something like a<br />

centre of excellence which<br />

has all the powers to turn our<br />

dreams and aspirations into<br />

reality,” he said this while<br />

talking to media persons.<br />

and Design. After graduation<br />

Zarmisha took no time to launch<br />

her line ‘Zarmisha Dar’ which<br />

quickly became a buzz not only<br />

within Pakistan but internationally,<br />

as well. Driven by an innate passion<br />

for individual style, she has<br />

evolved into a lifestyle collection<br />

designer.<br />

Husn-E-Kham is available for<br />

retail at Zarmisha Dar studio located<br />

at 34/A, Model Town, Lahore at the<br />

price range starting from PKR<br />

350,000.For more information and<br />

details pertaining to the collection,<br />

please<br />

visit<br />

www.facebook.com/dar.zarmishaor<br />

www.instagram.com/zarmishadar.<br />

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