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PSP to hold 

rally in Karachi’s 

Liaquatabad on 

Dec 24: Kamal 

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National: 

Strike observed 

against rising 

crimes in 

Naundero 

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International: 

Tehran earthquake: 

Magnitude 5.2 

tremor hits 

Iran's capital 

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Eleven dead, 21 

injured in road 

accident in Khanewal 

KHANEWAL: At 

least 11 people including 

women and children were 

killed and 21 were injured 

when a passenger bus collided 

with a troller on 

Thursday. 

In line with media 

reports, the bus toppled 

due to poor visibility on 

account of the smog. 

The bus was on its 

way from Lahore to 

Rajanpur when it met 

with the unfortunate accident 

in Khanewal. 

Among the 21 people 

injured in the accident, 

multiple were said to be 

in critical condition. 

The accident occurred 

at the M4 motorway when 

the passenger bus rammed 

into the troller which was 

parked on the road side . 

Dar assets reference 

AC adjourns 

hearing till 

January 2nd 

I S L A M A B A D : 

Accountability Court 

(AC) of Islamabad has 

adjourned the hearing of 

assets reference against 

former finance minister 

Ishaq Dar till January 2nd. 

AC judge Muhammad 

Bashir took up the case for 

hearing on Thursday. 

During the course of 

hearing, NAB prosecutor 

told the court that 

Islamabad High Court 

(IHC) had issued stay 

order in Dar’s case. 

Judge Muhammad 

Bashir asked NAB prosecutor 

that “ has he 

received any copy of court 

orders. Prosecutor Imran 

Shafique said he had filed 

an application in IHC for 

obtaining copy of orders 

but still he didn’t get it 

besides praying that if 

Accountability court gives 

any date after holidays 

then he will file orders in 

the court. 

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KARACHI EDITION – Friday, December 22, 2017, Rabi al-Sani 3, 1439 http://www.dailymessenger.com.pk 

UN declare Trump's 

Jerusalem decision 

‘null and void’ 

128 countries vote in favor of UN call for US to withdraw Jerusalem decision, 

35 countries abstain; Pakistan terms US Jerusalem move violation of int’l laws 

NEW YORK: Riyad H. Mansour (C), Palestine's Ambassador to the United Nations, and 

his delegation members celebrate the results of the vote on Jerusalem at the General 

Assembly hall at UN Headquarters. 

UNITED NATIONS: A 

total of 128 UN member 

states voted in favor of a 

draft measure that makes 

US President Trump's 

Jerusalem decision "null 

and void." The overwhelming 

backing for the resolution 

came despite US 

threats to cut funding. 

An emergency session 

of the UN General 

Assembly passed a resolution 

on Thursday condemning 

US President Donald 

Trump's decision to name 

Jerusalem the capital of 

Israel. 

A total of 128 countries 

voted in favor of the measure, 

nine voted against it 

and 35 countries abstained. 

The United States and 

Israel were joined by 

Guatemala, Honduras and 

Togo in opposing the measure. 

Washington's North 

American neighbors 

Canada and Mexico 

abstained along with several 

eastern European countries, 

including Poland, the 

Czech Republic and 

Romania. 

Alongside many Middle 

Eastern countries, much of 

western Europe supported 

the measure, including 

Germany, France, the 

United Kingdom and 

SUKKUR: Opposition for motherland. 

leader in National Assembly PPP is guarantor of future 

(NA) Khurshid Shah on generation’s employment 

Thursday said that we have 

forced everyone to talk on 

and democracy, he added. 

Shedding light on the 

poverty-stricken people’s struggles of PPP founder 

troubles. 

Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Shah 

Addressing the rally, said that he fought for 

Khurshid Shah congratulated 

Jamiat Ulema-e Islam’s 

(JUI) Sardar Ali Gohar and 

his companions for joining 

humanity and the people of 

Pakistan. He gave his life for 

the betterment of the country. 

Pakistan Peoples Party Talking on the cases and 

(PPP). He said that we have situation of Pakistan Muslim 

always rendered sacrifices League-Nawaz (PML-N) 

Spain. 

The support for the 

measure was lower than 

expected and 21 countries 

were absent, leading some 

to believe Washington's 

threat to cut off financial 

aid to countries that support 

the measure may have had 

an impact. 

Palestinian Foreign 

Minister Riyad al Malki 

referenced the US threat 

that it was "taking names" 

of those who vote in favor 

of the measure in his 

remarks to the assembly 

prior to the vote. 

"History records names, 

it remembers names — the 

Let nation decide who'll be next PM, 

Shehbaz or Bilawal: Khurshid Shah 

and its president Nawaz 

Sharif, the opposition leader 

said, “I used to ask Nawaz 

Sharif to not run from 

Parliament but he never 

bothered. Country cannot 

progress until a common 

man reaches Parliament, 

continued. 

Sharing views on next 

prime minister, Khurshid 

Shah said let the nation 

decide who will be the next 

PM, Shehbaz Sharif or 

Bilawal Bhutto. 

names of those who stand 

by what is right and the 

names of those who speak 

falsehood. Today we are 

seekers of rights and 

peace," he said. 

The draft resolution 

before the 193-member UN 

General Assembly reaffirms 

that Jerusalem is an 

issue that must be resolved 

through peace negotiations 

with Palestine and Israel. It 

would also make Trump's 

recent Jerusalem decision 

"null and void." 

US ambassador Nikki 

Haley earlier reiterated 

Washington's threat to 

other countries concerning 

the vote as she spoke in 

front of the General 

Assembly. 

"The United States will 

remember this day in which 

it was singled out for attack 

in the General Assembly 

for the very right of exercising 

our right as a sovereign 

nation," she said. 

"And we will remember 

when so many countries 

come calling on us, as they 

so often do, to pay even 

more and to use our influence 

for their benefit," 

Haley added. 

Pakistan permanent representative 

to the United 

Nations (UN) Maleeha 

Lodhi said that the US 

recognition of Jerusalem as 

Israel's capital is a violation 

of the international laws. 

Politicians only 

come to rule for own 

benefits: Sirajul Haq 

Nawaz nominates Shehbaz as PM candidate for next elections 

PESHAWAR: Amir 

NAB arrests 14 KDA officials 

over 'China-Cutting' 

KARACHI: The NAB Karachi office 

here Thursday arrested 14 officials of the 

Karachi Development Authority (KDA) 

for their alleged involvement in illegal 

allotment, commonly known as China 

Cutting, of amenity plots as residential 

plots in the metropolis, causing a loss of 

Rs.1.5 billion to the national exchequer. 

The arrests were made on the premises 

of the Sindh High Court following cancellation 

of their interim bails by the concerned 

court. 

The accused were wanted in a reference 

filed against them with an accountability 

court on the charges of China 

Cutting of 23 amenity plots located in 

Gulistan-e-Jauhar and converting these 

illegally into 296 residential plots. 

Jamat-e-Islami (JI) Sirajul 

Haq said that Pakistani politicians 

only come to rule for 

their own benefits. 

Addressing a ceremony at 

Islamia College Peshawar, 

the JI Amir said that Pakistan 

needs such a leader whose 

Qibla is Khana Kaaba not 

Washington. In his view, 

politicians here come only to 

rule the country while their 

own properties and business 

are abroad. They go to 

abroad for medical checkups 

and their children also study 

there, he stated. Sirajul Haq 

said that Pakistan lacks basic 

needs in health and education 

sectors, adding that Pakistani 

nation comprises of lions 

while leadership is jackal. 

LAHORE: Punjab Chief 

Minister Shehbaz Sharif 

remarked on Thursday that 

those levelling false allegations 

must be unveiled and 

held accountable. 

While addressing an 

event, he said that National 

Accountability Bureau is 

free to investigate Multan’s 

Metro project. 

Punjab government 

spending billions of rupees 

NCA concerned over nuclearisation 

of Indian Ocean region 

ISLAMABAD: The National Command 

Authority (NCA) on Thursday expressed 

concern over the stockpiling of nuclear arms 

and plans for installation of Ballistic Missile 

Defence system by Pakistan's neighbours an 

apparent reference to India and noted that 

such destabilising manoeuvres could undermine 

strategic stability in South Asia. 

The 23rd meeting of the NCA, chaired 

by Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, 

backed Pakistan's defence forces to hold 

their own in case of any acts of aggression 

by the adversaries, but reaffirmed its commitment 

to Full Spectrum Deterrence the 

principle on which Pakistan's nuclear strategy 

is based. 

The meeting expressed full confidence in 

security measures in place to protect the 

nation's strategic assets, and reiterated that 

as a responsible nuclear state, Pakistan will 

keep on improving its nuclear security as 

well as non-proliferation measures. 

"The NCA asserted that Pakistan desires 

peaceful co-existence in the region and will 

endeavour to work with its neighbours to 

ensure strategic stability in South Asia," a 

press release said. 

During the meeting, the high standards of 

training and operational readiness of the 

strategic forces to dispel all kinds of threats 

were praised. 

The NCA also acknowledged the efforts 

of scientists and engineers whose contributions 

have led to the fortification of the 

national defence. In particular, the technological 

sophistication demonstrated during 

the Babur III submarine-launched cruise 

missile (SLCM) and Ababeel Missile 

System tests were singled out for praise. 

Meanwhile, the National Space 

Programme 2047 and Nuclear Power 

Programme were endorsed due to their 

potential to add to the national socio-economic 

prosperity. 

Nawaz asked PM to address 

Fazl's reservations on FATA bill 

LAHORE: Former premier 

Nawaz Sharif held 

meeting with Prime 

Minister (PM) Shahid 

Khaqan Abbasi and asked 

him to address reservations 

of Jamiat Ulema-e- 

Islam's (JUI-F) chief, 

Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman 

over the FATA Reforms 

Bill. 

During the meeting 

held on Thursday at 

Nawaz's Jati Umra residence, 

the political situation 

of the country was 

also discussed along with 

preparations for the 

upcoming general elections 

in 2018. 

It was also decided to 

increase the interaction with 

the public and party workers 

before the elections. 

The former prime minister 

also said that his party, 

Pakistan Muslim League- 

Nawaz (PML-N) was willing 

to make sacrifices for 

the cause of democracy. 

Chief Minister Shehbaz 

Sharif and other senior 

Pakistan Muslim League - 

Nawaz (PML-N) leaders 

were part of the meeting. 

The issue of FATA’s 

merger with KP remains 

one of the pending matters 

for the incumbent government 

and has dominated the 

political discourse of the 

country in recent weeks. 

LAHORE: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi meet Premier Nawaz Sharif in Jati 

Umra. Chief Minister Punjab Shahbaz Sharif also present. 

PTI won't tolerate any 

delay in elections: Imran 

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman 

Imran Khan Thursday said that his party will not tolerate any 

delay in election process. 

"Governance chaos exists because of political vacuum in 

Pakistan today," the PTI chief said in a tweet, maintaining 

that early elections are the only solution to it. He said the 

Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), following passage 

of the relative constitutional amendment, is duty bound to 

complete process of delimitation of new constituencies as 

soon as possible. The Senate on Tuesday approved the delimitation 

bill with 84 votes polled in its favour and only one, by 

Senator Kamil Ali Agha, in opposition. Preferably, the 

process should be completed in three months, Khan added. 

The National Assembly had passed the bill on November 

16 with a two-third majority to consider the provisional 

results of Census 2017 in delimitation of new constituencies 

for the upcoming general elections in 2018. 

Must unveil those levelling 

false allegations: Shehbaz 

for federal government’s 

national highway projects, 

said Shehbaz, adding "for 

the first time in 70 years, 

the Punjab government is 

financing the projects of the 

federal government." 

He remarked that the 

government of Khyber 

Pakhtunkhwa took a loan 

for its metro project. On 

the other hand, “we are 

spending from our own 

pockets on projects worth 

billions of rupees,” he 

added. 

“We are serving the 

nation with good intentions 

and passion." 

On the development 

projects in the country, he 

shared that Pakistan’s first 

IT university is being built 

in Rahim Yar Khan, along 

with a Rs24billion new 

road in Khanewal. 

Seven killed, three 

injured in blast and firing 

incident in Dear Bugti 

DERA BUGTI: Seven 

people were killed and 

three were injured on 

Thursday as a bomb blast 

and firing incident occurred 

in Dear Bugti. 

The incident occurred in 

Dera Bugti’s Toba Nohkani 

area where seven people 

were killed and two injured 

as an armed clash took 

place between rival clans. 

Assailants opened fire 

by breaking into the house 

of the representative of a 

tribal clan and killed him 

along with his two wives 

and three daughters. 

The daughters who were 

killed in the incident were 

aged between 1-5 years old. 

The vehicle carrying 

bodies of the victims ran 

over a mine, which triggered 

an explosion. One 

more person was killed and 

two people were injured as 

a result of the explosion. 

It is pertinent to mention 

here that on December 

17, a suicide attack on the 

Bethel Memorial 

Methodist Church on 

Quetta's Zarghoon Road 

killed nine and injured at 

least 54 people. 

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Friday, December 22, 2017 

Metropolitan 

PSP to hold rally in Karachi’s 

Liaquatabad on Dec 24: Kamal 

KARACHI: Pak 

Sarzameen Party Chairman 

Mustafa Kamal said on 

Thursday that people will 

have to come out on streets 

for their rights, announcing a 

rally in Karachi’s 

Liaquatabad. 

The PSP Chairman was 

addressing a press conference, 

where he said that the 

party doesn’t accept the result 

of the census regarding 

Karachi, held earlier this 

year. 

He said that the metropolis 

is going through a myriad 

of issues, blaming the provincial 

and local government for 

lack of appropriate action. 

Kamal said that it is the 

responsibility of the provincial 

government to provide 

the people with basic necessities 

and protection of their 

rights. 

“Karachi’s demand of 

Mustafa Kamal appears before NAB in land grabbing case 

KARACHI: Chief of Pak Sarzameen Party, Mustafa Kamal visiting Liaquatabad locality. 

water is 1,240 million gallons, 

the figure that the Chief 

Minister Sindh told is 600 

million gallons less,” said 

Kamal. 

The Sindh government 

needs to correct their statistics, 

said the PSP chief. 

Kamal said that government 

needs to pay heed to the 

party’s concerns, adding that 

usurping the rights of 

KMC Council approves six resolutions 

KARACHI: The council of the 

Karachi Metropolitan Corporation 

during its meeting held on Thursday 

unanimously approved six resolutions 

whereas two other resolutions 

were deleted from the proceedings 

and a resolution was sent to the concerned 

department for suggestions. 

The meeting was presided over by 

the Mayor Karachi Waseem Akhtar in 

the Council Hall of KMC Building. 

The council through a resolution 

appealed that people residing in illegal 

structures built on encroached 

lands may be provided justice as they 

bought such properties with their hard 

earned money. 

Akhtar asked the chairman of 

legal affairs committee of the council 

to take this matter to the court on 

humanitarian basis so that these people 

could be provided with some 

relief. 

In the meeting through two identical 

resolutions which were approved 

unanimously council members condemned 

US President Donald 

Trump’s decision of accepting the 

Bait-ul-Maqdas as capital of Israel. 

The resolution was moved by 

Precious lands in major 

city park encroached 

KARACHI: Workers of KDA and Enforcement Department use heavy machinery to 

demolish the encroachments in Korangi. 

KARACHI: Land grabbing mafia has 

encroached precious land of some major 

parks of Karachi including Kidney Hill 

Park, Jheel Park, Hill Park and Aziz Bhatti 

Park, while illegal allotment orders have 

also be issued to some of the encroachers. 

Land grabbing and China cutting mafia 

has even not spared the major parks of the 

city and encroached upon dozens of acres 

of the precious land of these parks worth 

billions of rupees. The China-cutting hit 

parks include Hill Park, Jheel Park, 

Kidney Hill Park, Aziz Bhatti Park, City 

Park, Ahmed Ali Park and other parks. 

However, the sources said that this is just 

the tip of iceberg as government lands 

worth trillions of rupees are grabbed by 

powerful China-cutting mafia in Karachi. 

Several dozens of houses, marriage 

halls, shops and other illegal structures 

have already been erected on the grabbed 

land. It is learnt that some influential persons 

and politicians are involved in these 

scams and removal of these encroachments 

would give a tough time to local 

administration. 

Junaid Mukati who said that Muslim 

countries must show their unity. He 

suggested introduction of a common 

Muslim currency that could be used 

like the Euro and Dollar. 

Through another unanimously 

passed resolution it was approved that 

Mayor Karachi would meet with the 

KWSB officials and the M.D KWSB 

on the issue pertaining to water and 

sewerage. 

The council through other resolutions 

condemned the Quetta Church 

attack and observed one minute 

silence for the victims. 

Digging of ancient 

city Banbhore’s 

ruins begins 

KARACHI: The digging 

of ancient city Banbhore’s 

ruins has been started by 

Sindh government’s archeology 

experts with the help 

of taly’s experts. The digging 

is being conducted 

under the leadership of 

archeology experts Simen 

and Alexer. It will continue 

for a month and more 

experts from foreign countries 

will provide guidance 

in this regard. 

Banbhore is situated on 

the northern bank of Gharo 

creek, about 65 kilometres 

east of Karachi in the Thatta 

district of Sindh, Pakistan. 

The city ruins are located on 

the N-5 National Highway 

between Dhabeji and Gharo. 

Banbhore is situated on 

the northern bank of Gharo 

creek, about 65 kilometres 

east of Karachi in the Thatta 

district of Sindh, Pakistan. 

The city ruins are located on 

the N-5 National Highway 

between Dhabeji and Gharo. 

Banbhore is an ancient 

city dating to the 1st century 

BC located in Sindh, 

Pakistan. The city ruins lie 

on the N-5 National 

Highway, east of Karachi. 

Karachi residents will not be 

allowed. 

Earlier, Mustafa Kamal 

appeared before the National 

Accountability Bureau 

(NAB)’s Karachi chapter in a 

case of illegal sale of plots 

during his tenure as the 

mayor. 

The top anti-corruption 

watchdog had summoned 

Kamal to record his statement 

before its investigators 

in a petition filed against 

Kamal. 

The case pertains to the 

illegal sale of around 5,000 

square-yard plots allocated 

for seashell craft sellers near 

Abdullah Shah Ghazi shrine. 

Kamal appeared for a session 

with NAB investigators 

for the second time on 

Thursday along with his 

party leaders, including 

Waseem Aftab and Dr 

Sagheer Ahmed. 

15 among four 

kidnappers 

apprehended 

KARACHI: During a 

crackdown on criminals in 

different parts of the metropolis, 

Karachi police on 

Thursday claimed to have 

apprehended 15 criminals, 

including four short-term 

kidnapers. 

A joint team of Anti- 

Violent Crime Cell (AVCC) 

and Citizens-Police Liaison 

Committee (CPLC) carried 

out a raid in Lyari's Kalri area 

and apprehended four shortterms 

kidnappers, Fareed, 

Shahab, Muhammad Imran 

and Muhammad Iqbal. 

City SSP Adeel Chandio 

and AVCC SSP Abdullah 

Ahmed said that the held suspects 

confessed to their 

involvement in several shortterm 

kidnapping cases and 

told investigators that they 

got the ransom amount 

through mobile banking 

services. 

Separately, in search 

operations in Sharifabad, 

Ittehad town, Liaquatabad, 

Landhi, and Tamuria areas, 

police detained nine criminals, 

Asfandyar, Shehroz. 

KARACHI: Six people 

were killed and three others 

injured in different incidents 

in Karachi on 

Thursday. 

According to rescue 

sources, a speeding vehicle 

hit a 24-year-old man, 

Sadiq Rehman, son of 

Toseef Rehman near Water 

Pump Chowrangi. As a 

result, he suffered serious 

injuries and died on the 

spot. The body was shifted 

to Abbasi Shaheed 

Hospitalfor medico-legal 

formalities. 

A speeding vehicle hit a 

24-year-old man, Sadiq 

Rehman, son of Toseef 

Rehman near Water Pump 

KARACHI: Smoke rising from erupted fire at a pipe manufacturing 

factory located in SITE area. 

Six killed, three injured 

in Karachi incidents 

Karachi: The Institute of 

Chartered Accountants of 

Pakistan (ICAP) in collaboration 

with Unilever 

Pakistan organized 

National Finance 

Olympiad 2017, the Grand 

Finale of which was held at 

a local hotel in Karachi. 

The event, organized by 

the ICAP’s Professional 

Accountants In Business 

(PAIB) Committee, was 

attended by the top management 

of renowned 

national and multinational 

organizations. The top six 

qualifying teams who competed 

against each other 

included Engro Fertilizers 

Limited, EY Ford Rhodes, 

Grant Thornton Anjum 

Rahman, Haleeb Foods 

Chowrangi. As a result, he 

suffered serious injuries 

and died on the spot. The 

body was shifted to Abbasi 

Shaheed Hospitalfor 

medico-legal formalities. 

A man, Mushtaq, 52, 

son of Muhammad Yosuf, 

fell down from the terrace 

of K-Electrics office building 

in Metroville area. As a 

result, he suffered severe 

injuries and died on the 

spot. The body was shifted 

to Abbasi Shaheed Hospital 

for medico-legal formalities. 

The body of a four-yearold 

girl, seemed to be a 

day-old, was found from a 

drain near Malir River in 

Limited, Linde Pakistan 

and Midas Safety Pakistan. 

In his opening remarks, 

Khalilullah Sheikh, FCA, 

Chairman PAIB 

Committee and Council 

Member ICAP welcomed 

the participants and 

revealed the concept and 

objectives for the 

Pakistan’s first ever 

Finance competition. He 

said that the main purpose 

of the event was to engage 

finance professionals in 

their professional development 

in a unique way, 

place them against each 

other in a healthy competition 

and encourage them to 

discover their potential, 

exhibit their talent and celebrate 

their competence in 

Noor Muhammad Goth. 

The identity of the 

deceased could not be 

ascertained yet. The body 

was moved to a morgue 

after completion of 


A 25-year-old woman, 

Musarat, received serious 

electric shocks in Bhains 

Colony. As a result, she 

died on the spot. 

The body of a 25-yearold 

man, Muhammad 

Anwer, son of Muhammad 

Ibrahim, bearing torture 

marks, was found near Hub 

Chowki in Gadani. The 

body was moved to a 

morgue after completion of 


ICAP holds Grand Finale of 

National Finance Olympiad 2017 

EY Ford Rhodes team wins NFO 2017 champions trophy 

a befitting manner. 

Shakaib Arif, FCA, 

Member PAIB Committee 

briefed the audience about 

the newly introduced 

Simulation Round in the 

NFO 2017. 

The competition kicked 

off with a quick introduction 

of the teams followed 

by the Debate Round 

which was judged by a 

panel of three distinguished 

judges; Yacoob 

Suttar, Deputy Managing 

Director, Pakistan State 

Oil; Zafar Iqbal Sobani, 

Board Member, 

Privatization Commission 

and Maria Paola, Co- 

Founder, Family 

Educational Service 

Foundation (FESF). 

KARACHI: Chairman DCM Malir, Jan Muhammad Baloch 

alogn with Vice Chairman, Abdul Khaliq Marwat and others 

cutting Christmas cake in a ceremony organized at UC 

Bhitaiabad. 

5000 teachers will soon be appointed in Sindh: Jam Mehtab 

KARACHI: Provincial 

Minister for Education 

and Literacy Jam Mehtab 

Hussain Dahar has said 

that Sindh Education 

Department would soon 

recruit more than 5000 

teachers of science, 

maths, computer science 

and English subjects in 

order to meet the shortage 

of the teachers in these 

subjects and it will also 

enhance quality education 

in the province. 

This he said while presiding 

over a meeting 

here in his office on 

Thursday. Secretary 

Education Colleges 

Pervaiz Ahmed Sehar, Dr. 

Fouzia Khan, Chief 

Engineer Fareed Ahmed 

Siddiqui, Chairman Sindh 

Text Book Board Agha 

Sohail and other officials 

also attended the meeting. 

KARACHI: Chief Secretary Sindh Rizwan Memon presiding a meeting with the World 

Bank delegates. 

He asked the Secretary 

Education Colleges to 

discourage ex-Pakistan 

leave and especially all of 

those who were habitual 

of availing leave again 

and again. Dahar directed 

the Chief Engineer 

Education Works to focus 

on development work and 

install solar system in 

schools on priority basis. 

While talking to a delegation 

of UNICEF here 

in his office, he said that 

an awareness and mobilization 

regarding education 

was going on in 

remote areas of Sindh and 

under Sindh Education 

Foundation more than 

2000 schools were working 

and over half a million 

students were getting 

education in these 

schools. 

KARACHI: Man carrying empty canes on wheel barrow passing 

through path in search of drinking water, in Sultanabad. 

KARACHI: Pakistani flags are being hoisting on poles in connection 

of Pak Sarzameen Party’s political gathering which is 

coming ahead on December 24, at Liaquatabad flyover. 

KARACHI: Chairman DMC Central, Rehan Hashmi meeting 

with the delegation of Karachi Union of Journalist (KUJ). 

KARACHI: Chairman DMC West, Malik Muhammad Fayaz 

presiding a meeting. 

KARACHI: Chairman DMC East, Moid Anwar visiting 

Naryal Park at Gulshan-e-Iqbal.

Strike observed against 

rising crimes in Naundero 

N A U N D E R O : 

Lawlessness is at its peak 

in the hometown of Bhutto 

leaders. Thieves barged 

into the shop of 

Nizamuddin Junejo late 

Thursday night and stole 

cash of eight lakh rupees, 

other material worth two 

lakhs and fled in the cover 

of darkness. 

Naundero police was 

informed on Thursday 

morning which arrived late 

and after inspecting the 

shop left the place of incident. 

On hearing the this 

news, entire shopkeepers 

of the Shahi bazaar and 

market came out of their 

business places after shutting 

down their shops, held 

a protest demonstration at 

Allahwala roundabout, 

staged sit-in and then started 

marching towards sugar 

mill bypass where they 

burnt tyres and again held 

a demonstration against 

the ruthless performance 

of Naundero police. 

They blocked main 

Sukkur-Larkana highway 

for one hour and chanted 

slogans against the local 

police due to which all 

Vijay Kumar 

NAWABSHAH: First time two 

Govt jobs were given to two eunuchs 

in the History of Pakistan at Shaheed 

Benzair Bhutto University. 

A program was organized to celebrate 

their admission at university 

where Vice chancellor Saleem Arain 

handed over appointment orders of 

jobs to both transgender persons 

Adnan who was apppinted as junior 

clerk and other Yasir as a security 

guard. 

On the occasion both said with happiness, 

we are feeling now equal in the 

society, people see us in negative way 

we have also ability to do something 

for the society. We are so glad for having 

on such position. 

Vice chancellor Shaheed Benzair 

Bhutto, Saleem Arain also said that 

gender differences should be wiped out 

from our society , Why transgender 

are neglected they also have right for 

NAUNDERO: Residents of Naundero block road burn tyres as they are holding protest 

demonstration against high handedness of police department. 

kinds of traffic to & from 

Sukkur and Larkana was 

jammed. After which PPP 

Ratodero taluka general 

secretary Aijaz Laghari 

came there along with 

SHO Sartaj Jagirani and 

DSP Abdul Sami Vaseer 

and persuaded the protesters 

to call off their road 

blockade but they flatly 

refused. After lengthy talks 

and assurances by the 

cops, three days time was 

given to the police to 

recover not only the stolen 

cash & material of Junejo 

but all thefts which have 

taken place during the 

posting of both police officers 

in Naundero. 

The protest rally was 

led by trader's leader 

Abdul Khalique Bhutto, 

municipality vice chairman 

Sikander Ali Katpar, 

Khalid Memon, Comrade 

Hussain Bux Narejo, 

Ghulam Mustafa Narejo 

and others. While talking 

getting jobs in every department. 

This great step will prove the best 

for those who differentiate among the 

genders. 

They are also human being we 

should treat them in the same as we do 

to media they said that 

about 45 days ago thieves 

also 2nd time stole material 

worth Rs 150,000 from 

the shop of Ali Dino 

Channo which is located 

near the same shop. They 

said that another mobile 

shop owner was also 

deprived of cash and costly 

mobile sets and theft of 

cattle is also constantly rising 

but police have not so 

far recovered anything due 

to which the PPP voters 

No to gender discrimination: 2 transgeders 

given jobs at SBB University 

others. Now they can pass their lives 

easily with respectable earnings, he 

added. If any transgender wishes to 

study in the university , our doors are 

open for them. our administration will 

bear all the expenses. 

feel completely unsafe in 

their own government. 

They said that residents 

are passing sleepless 

nights just like orphans 

because not a night is passing 

without crime and 

posted cops here are sleeping 

without discharging 

their government duties. 

They said that they are 

not earning for criminals 

but for their families and 

police have to provide 

them proper protection 

legally & morally but here 

law is being daringly broken 

by the supporters of 

criminal gangs who are 

known corrupt. They 

warned that if entire stolen 

things are not recovered 

within three days then they 

will block all roads leading 

to Garhi Khuda Bux on 

27th December. They further 

demanded that strict 

disciplinary action must 

also be taken against the 

negligent corrupt police 

officers who are alleged to 

be black sheep in the 

police department because 

of their very poor performance 

where-ever they have 

been posted. 


National 

Allah Bux Khushik 

DADU: Pakistan 

People’s Party Chairman 

Bilawal Bhutto Zradari has 

said that He and his all 

party leaders were following 

his mother and former 

prime minister of country 

Mohtarma Benizeer Bhutto 

policies in their party for 

country. 

Pakistan People’s Party 

Chairman Bilawal Bhutto 

Zardari was addressing to 

people through live 

progame of halo technology 

before provicional minister 

MPA Sinkandar Ali 

Shoro in Kotri town on 

Wednesday. PPP Chairman 

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said 

that his party on the mission 

BBs. He said that BBs 

his mother had formed government 

she protected 

democracy with any step. 

He said that his mother had 

love with people of Sindh 

and she fought for the right 

of Sindhi people. He said 

that his mother had scarficied 

her life for people right 

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PPP follows BB’s policies in 

country: Bilawal Bhutto Zardari 

be the winner and runnerup 

respectively. 

The Acting British High 

and she could not accept 

another demand. Bilawal 

Bhutto said that he has 

main priority to give people’s 

rights and it was related 

with his blood. He said 

on 27 december BBS 

aniversay every kind of 

people will attend anniversary 

event. 

On that Occasion, PPP 

leader Zulfiquar Ali Shoro, 

Akeel Sadiqui, Mukthair 

Korejo, Ayaz Korejo, 

Maqusood Khokhar and 

others addressed. 

British High Commission’s Great 

Debate competition comes to Peshawar 

Bureau Report 

ISLAMABAD: The 

British High Commission’s 

annual Great Debate competition 

Commissioner 

continued with a 

Syed Ali Gilani semi-final event at the 

Institute of Management 

condemns use of pellets Sciences in Peshawar. 

on civilians in IOK The semi-final event 

brought together debaters 

SRINAGAR: In occupied 

from across universities in 

Kashmir, the All KP. After a competitive 

Parties 

Conference 

Hurriyat 

Chairman, 

round of fixtures Sajjad 

Ahmed from IM Sciences 

Syed Ali Gilani has strongly 

University and Sher Afghan 

condemned the indis- 

from Abdul Wali Khan 

criminate use of pellets University, were judged to 

against civilians by Indian 

forces and blinding youth 

in Shopian, terming it as an 

inhuman and barbarous act. 

Syed Ali Gilani in a 

statement said Pervaiz 

Ahmad Dar, Imran 

Muneer, Feroz Ahmad and 

dozens of others had been 

the victims of the deadly 

weapon used nowhere else 

in the world. “The fact 

remains unchanged, 

Kashmir is the only place 

in the world where 

weapons like pellets are 

used against human 

beings,” he deplored. 

Richard 

Crowder said; “As a former 

student debater myself, I am 

delighted that the GREAT 

Debate is giving young people 

in Pakistan a chance to 

talk about the big issues that 

matter for the future of this 

country: prosperity, democracy 

and peace.’ 

“Last year the winner of 

the Peshawar semi-final 

was among the top four 

debaters in the entire competition 

and I am confident 

that this year once again KP 

will give a strong showing. 

I wish the winner and runner-up 

the best of luck for 

the final!” 

The winner of this year’s 

Great Debate semi-final in 

Peshawar Sajjad Ahmed 

said; “I am very glad to 

have won. It was a tough 

competition to be a part of 

especially since some of the 

best debaters from KP were 

there. I hope to now repeat 

my success and win in the 

final in Islamabad.” 

Green day program held in Dadu 

Allah Bux Khushik 

DADU: Owing to increasing climate 

change issues in Country Specially in 

Sindh for decreasing climate change issues 

Army Public School dadu authorities held 

a green day program in School on 

Thursday for decreasing environment 

issues in Sindh . APS-dadu authorities held 

four participants program and installed 

stalls of science, Fun art and Hobby. 

Students of APS and teachers walked in 

School ground, rising slogans Go green, 

carried pants of various parts of trees and 

flowers they also carried banners of trees to 

aware people about green valley benefits 

for human in country. 

Students of Army Public School dadu 

display since exhalation where they displayed 

human bodies’ organs and they 

brought the effigy of human. In fun art 

gallery students of APS-dadu displayed art 

of handicraft, Pakistan Army made arms 

and map of held Kashmir was also displayed 

in map the slogans of Kashmir 

Bany Ga Pakistan was written with handmade 

drawing by students, the holy places 

handmade boxes and others pictures were 

displayed in art gallery. 

11th Degree Show concludes at CEAD, thousands 

of dignitaries witnessed the exhibition 

Partition period, lost heritage, recycled shoppers, plants, animals and birds design were inspiration for students in paintings and designs. 

JAMSHORO: The annual 

11th degree show concluded at 

the Centre of Excellence in Art 

and Design (CEAD), Mehran 

University of Engineering and 

Technology (MUET) 

Jamshoro. Thousands of visitors, 

civil society, intellectuals, 

galleries’ owners, industrial 

CEOs, artists, students of 

various schools and people 

from different walks of life 

witnessed the event that lasted 

for four days. 

The art work of students 

from fine art, textile design, 

communication design and 

architecture carried different 

messages related to social, 

political and economic issues, 

career counseling, comfortable 

living compartments and suggestions 

for planners. Rida 

Kazmi a student of fine art displayed 

her art work that 

depicted the memories of partition 

period that how her 

grandfather suffered in that era 

while migration was forced. 

Rida painted that when her 

JAMSHORO: A student briefing about her art work during Degree 

Show at CEAD, MUET. 

grandfather listens whistle of 

train he goes 70 years back and 

remembers that “Dukhi 

Express” in which he travelled 

to Pakistan. Soham Waqar a 

young artist painted the old 

buildings and objects which 

give the essence of lost heritage 

and also preserving that 

living style which is lost in 

this modern moving world. 

Shagufta Khan expressed her 

feelings through painting on 

Tawa (Daangi), a broken 

money pot and boats carved in 

soft soup. Her art work was 

inspired by her personality 

specially the village life where 

she belonged actually. Maham 

Tanweer’s topic was facts 

remain same while time runs 

out. She displayed the bundle 

of newspapers contained thousands 

of inside them, in general 

they look like a bunch but 

contains valuable information 

especially deep hidden meaning. 

In Textile Design the students 

looked inspired from 

grains, trees, flowers, animals, 

birds, history and nature to 

design their clothes. Wheat 

grain, peacock feathers, musical 

instruments, lemon plant, 

playing cards, Noor Kahan, 

Mehdi Hassan, Nusrat Fateh 

Ali Jahan, lily flower, spiral, 

lettuce leaf, butterfly, Wazir 

Khan Mosque Lahore, Ajrak, 

water lily, gul mohr tree, 

Sindhi embroidery in modern 

JAMSHORO: A student briefing about her work during Degree Show 

at CEAD, MUET 

way, rilli, lotus flower and 

poetry of Sachal Sarmat were 

major inspirations for young 

textile designers and each 

design contained background 

of different nature before 

screening on the fabrics. 

The students of 

Communication Design carried 

topics like as darker side 

of porn, Rangarang about 

style, fill in the blank, start 

from a small change, log kya 

kahenge (What people will 

say), hidden talent in gentleman, 

carve the genius, sex 

education in Pakistan and 

others. 

In Architecture social club 

at Hyderabad, co-working 

space, Pakistan Cultural 

Center, An Amusement Park at 

Almanzar Jamshoro, floating 

leisure holiday resorts at 

Churna Island, tourist guest 

chalet at Malam Jabba Swat, 

Rehab Center for drug addicts 

at Sehwan, redesigning the 

shrine of Qalandar Lal 

Shahbaz, interative spaces at 

CEAD, tourist resort at 

Keenjhar Lake, five star hotel 

at Bahria Town Karachi, shelter 

home for old age people, 

Recreational and water park at 

News Hyderabad city, environmental 

sustainability in commercial 

buildings of 

Hyderabad were key topics on 

which students presented different 

adeas for planning, construction, 

interior and exterior.

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ISLAMABAD –– LAHORE –– RAWALPINDI –– KARACHI 

By Raja Shehadeh 

My nephew Aziz, a bright young man who 

returned to Ramallah this summer after 

studying in London, called me on a Thursday, 

the day after the decision by the United States to recognise 

occupied Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. 

“I don’t know what can be done,” he said, with obvious 

pain in his voice. I didn’t have much to propose. I 

had just heard an announcement from the nearby 

mosque calling on people to go to the centre of town at 

noon. There we could gather to denounce the US decision. 

I suggested to my nephew that we go together and 

see what was happening. 

On the way over, the taxi driver told me that he felt 

let down by the Palestinian response to the news. I asked 

him about the call of the Hamas leader, Esmail Haniya, 

for another intifada. “What intifada, when we are all burdened 

by loans?” he answered. “Thirty years ago, I 

never thought twice about taking part in every strike that 

was announced, but now if I don’t make money I will 

not be able to pay back the bank loan on this car. How 

then will I survive without it?” 

When I met my nephew, he told me he was pleased 

that the Bethlehem city government had decided to turn 

off the lights of the Christmas tree in Manger Square in 

protest of Washington’s decision. A few days earlier, he 

had gone to the tree-lighting ceremony, which he found 

impressive. Now, he was praising the lights gone dark. 

At the centre of Ramallah, we found scores of people 

milling around. No one knew what was expected, and 

the police had not made any preparations to divert the 

traffic. Drivers were forcing their way through the 

crowds, causing havoc. 

I asked around to see if anyone knew the plan for the 

day. I’m a stranger to social media and thought I could 

have missed an announcement. Ramzi, a musician I 

have known for many years, had also come intending to 

take part in a demonstration. He said he kept obsessively 

checking Facebook and found nothing. “There were 

no mobile phones during the first intifada when I was a 

boy of 10 in the Amari refugee camp, yet I remember 

that people knew when to assemble and what to do,” he 

said. 

EDITORIAL 

How To Stop ‘Rat Race’, Bell ‘The 

Corrupt’ and Awaken ‘People’!? 

OPINION 

IN our childhood and schooldays, we read with joy 

a story of rats (can anyone now imagine or understand 

in adult years that those rats could be meaningful 

as ‘people’ themselves?) being caught and eaten 

up by a cat (meaning a fraudulent politician, party head 

or a leader in government?). They were of course very 

much sad and painful, on how to escape such unwarranted 

decay and death. Until an intelligent, crafty and 

shrewd rat came up with a solution: Bell the cat, to 

know cat’s arrival and departure, and save the rats!: A 

lot of hurrahs, clapping and loud shrieks of victory followed. 

But, alas, one question remained: Who will bell 

the cat or how to bell the cat? Thus, a grand master-plan 

was left asunder with this unanswered question, leaving 

behind a big problem unsolved: Transfixed, a 

‘ready, steady, go’ stood standstill. 

1, 2, 3: In this mouse and cat game such as unsuspecting 

and fooled voters what with fear and dread 

against fraud of politicians almost countrywide, it’s a 

tragicomedy to stop people ever speeding on their 

dreamy racetracks in what is now a world famous terminology 

and usually called a ‘rat race’ against themselves 

-- though it has nothing to do with rats, but has 

everything to do with people -- for fear of being caught 

and eaten up by eagerly awaiting cats, meaning especially 

and specifically those who are among ‘The 

Corrupt’leaders, politicians, party heads, governmental 

officials, etc. People devise ways and means to know 

how to bell those corrupt ones before they come, catch 

and eat up the little voters, but they do not find a place 

to escape, as they find themselves pinned down by 

other greedy and rewarded voter relatives, friends, 

associates, members of parties etc, and they do not easily 

find a hiding place. Moreover, they need to escape 

some of the corrupt politicians only a short time before, 

during or after election time when ceremonial lies are 

even publicly relayed and announced by loudspeakers 

for all people to hear and wonder about its hypocrisy, 

and those among poor voters revel and lament in their 

compulsions to vote against their own choice and selection 

inwardly. 

ISN’T there a need to play it all differently? It sure 

is. However, here too there is again another problem of 

‘before’ and ‘after’! Politicians treat poor people and 

especially voters like Very Important Persons (VIPs) 

and themselves as ‘servants of the people’ before elections! 

But after they get votes, poor voters have no 

access to their own voted and elected representatives as 

their leaders then turn from being ‘servants’ to ‘masters’! 

Politicians come to people only, usually or when 

they need to, which are the few times politicians are 

reachable: Otherwise, people are treated worse than 

servants of politicians in access with their master craftsmen. 

Perhaps, politicians have not felt the need to be 

different, to be servants of the people to serve the people 

and to respect the trust of their votes. Call it as a 

problem or a solution, either voters must vote differently 

and elect non-corrupt contestants in their constituencies, 

or politicians once elected must be compelled 

to fulfill their promises like people’s servants 

and not like people’s masters. But again, there is a little 

problem to implement “electoral reforms” first! People 

can move, if they’re not arrested again after asking for 

reforms, and make politicians enact electoral reforms. 

Those who’re among corrupt politicians won’t institute 

reforms as they themselves are corrupt and that’s a 

main reason why electoral reforms were not made. 

Nothing suggests it ever will be. Much precious time 

was already lost for reforms that may never be made 

before fast approaching 2018 elections. 

IN FACT, anti-reform jargon in deceptive disguise 

was introduced as “electoral reforms”, voted with a 

majority mandate and made into law against reforms! 

It ought to be reversed by those politicians who genuinely 

want electoral reforms. But they’ve only paid lip 

service, and were either absent or silent and inactive, 

and only raised an uproar and went public with speeches 

for electoral reforms, while not doing anything practical 

for it. Pro-reform leaders must act now, and act 

urgent, even though it’s late, for reforms before next 

general election takes place 2018. 

STORY of another kind, otherwise, may be in order 

and is worth a reminder for change, both to the people 

and the politicians: The Blind (let us mean people) 

were desperate since they were in 7th Istan and could 

not see the way to reach, let us say, Heaven Istan. In 7th 

Istan, The Lame (let us mean politicians) could not 

walk. The lame saw and met the blind. They agreed that 

the lame will take the blind for a free ride whereby the 

lame will show the way and the blind -- guided by the 

lame on shoulders of the blind -- will take the lame to 

their destination! It’s worth a thought as to where The 

Lame rider is taking The Blind forward, to a a lawless 

and anarchic no man’s land or to what kind of destination, 

for better or for worse. Only people who are not 

indifferent or puppets of politicians but have vision and 

courage of grace under extreme pressures can change 

all that for a better life and living for themselves, their 

dear children and next generations: If they act properly 

and are capable to write or tell their own story, if media 

can galvanize accordingly, and change their own fate 

and destiny. Dire need shrieks on us all that a sea 

change must take place for better in ways that politics 

is done in Pakistan. 

Quote: 

However good a Constitution may be, if those who 

are implementing it are not good, it will prove to be 

bad. However bad a Constitution may be, if those 

implementing it are good, it will prove to be good. -- B. 

R. Ambedkar 

A cruel blow to Palestinian hope 

Trump may have unwittingly lit a fuse that Israel will be at great difficulty to put out 

He noted the scarcity of young participants at the 

gathering. “Some people,” he said, “feel they can stay 

home and yet consider that they’re taking part; they 

think they can have virtual participation.” He concluded 

by saying: “Spirits are low. The leadership has abandoned 

Jerusalem.” 

I didn’t say anything. But I thought the city had been 

abandoned by Palestinian leaders long ago. The 

Palestinians in Jerusalem have been on their own, without 

effective leadership, for years, enduring heavy taxation 

and overcrowding that makes their lives miserable, 

while suffering the Israeli discrimination that leaves the 

Palestinian side of the city underdeveloped. 

There had been a moment of hope among 

Palestinians after the Oslo Accords were signed in 1993, 

when our leaders believed that the status of Jerusalem 

would soon be negotiated. They began developing their 

political presence in the city, which we thought would 

lead to an improvement in daily life. 

But Israel’s right wing fought hard against the Oslo 

Accords, and the mood eventually deflated. Right-wing 

Israelis lobbied the US Congress, which in 1995 passed 

a bill calling for the US Embassy to be moved from Tel 

Aviv to Jerusalem. The act was disregarded by US presidents 

until President Donald Trump’s announcement. 

Ramzi told me that he hadn’t been able to get a permit 

to visit occupied Jerusalem in 15 years. I realised 

that he was not aware of the cultural revival that has been 

taking place in occupied East Jerusalem. An old movie 

theatre has been renovated and a music academy has 

been established. Bookstores and cafes are popping up, 

along with dance and drama festivals. Despite the hardships, 

Palestinian Jerusalemites have been determined to 

revive their city. 

Feeling dismayed 

Crowds began to swell and an hour later a demonstration 

came together. We roamed the Ramallah streets, 

where businesses had closed up shop as a sign of protest. 

At the exit of the city, where the Israeli army still has a 

presence, it wasn’t so calm. Young men and women 

were attempting to break through the barriers that prevented 

Palestinians from reaching occupied Jerusalem, 

but they were being rebuffed by the Israelis. 

Weeklong Shaikh Ayaz Festival 

starts: speakers pay rich homage 

to Sindh’s National Poet 

Abbas Kassar 

HYDERABAD: Shaikh 

Ayaz, Sindh’s national poet 

was paid rich tributes here 

with start of Melo (festival 

with his name) at Khana 

Bgadosh, Sindh Museum 

last night with speeches by 

veteran politician and intellectual 

Rasool Bux Palijo, 

liberal writer Noorul Huda 

Shah, MPA Mehboob 

Akbar Rahdi and professor 

RAWALPINDI: A 

Chinese engineer, working 

on a tunnel linked to a river 

for the Karot power project 

in Kahuta went missing on 

Wednesday. 

According to media 

reports, security agencies, 

Police, and special protection 

unit (SPU) personnel 

have launched a search 

operation in and around the 

camp where the workers 

live to find 36 year old 

Amar Sindhu chairperson 

of Ayaz Melo orgnising 

committee. 

Paying homage to 

Shaikh Ayaz Palijo said it 

was very difficult to understand 

Ayaz. He always 

stood with Sindh at times of 

trials and tribulance. He 

was teacher of Sindh and 

sang motherland through 

his poetry. Ayaz stood with 

opponents of One Unit. He 

Pingzhi Liu. 

Security Agencies were 

of the view that Liu is likely 

to have been swept away by 

the river however, the police 

did not deny a possibility of 

kidnapping as Lui’ cell 

phone was switched off. 

In line with police, the 

associates of the missing 

engineer had seen him talking 

on the phone around 

3.00 at night in the tunnel 

linked to a river. 

Chinese engineer goes 

missing in Kahuta 

LAHORE: MD & CEO 

Pakistan Petroleum Limited 

(PPL) Syed Wamiq Bokhari 

formally handed over six 

anaesthesia machines to 

Mayo Hospital (MH), 

Lahore for its emergency 

surgical ward in the presence 

of officials from both organizations, 

including Medical 

Superintendent, MH & 

President, Patient Welfare 

Association (PWA) Dr. 

Tahir Khalil, on December 

21. The company had earlier 

donated Rs. 10.05 million to 

MH’s PWA for purchase of 

the machines. 

“As a major national 

organization, PPL gives 

utmost attention to the wellbeing 

of underserved communities 

with a focus on 

improving the health profile 

of deserving population not 

only in remote operational 

areas but also in large cities,” 

highlighted Bokhari while 

speaking on the occasion. 

Established in 1871, 

At least five divers were 

working on the sight in tunnel, 

revealed in the initial 

report. 

The police investigated 

divers about the Chinese 

engineer but they five had 

no clue. 

It is pertinent to mention 

here that The Chinese engineer 

had come to Islamabad 

last year to work on the 

power project, the police 

added. 

PPL donates anaesthesia 

machines to Mayo Hospital 

One more petition 

filed against 

Fawad Hasan Fawad 

ISLAMABAD: 

approving one more petition 

against Principal Secretary 

to Prime Minister (PM), 

Fawad Hasan Fawad over 

making billions of rupees 

property by using his powers 

unlawfully adjourned the 

hearing till 24th of January. 

Divisional bench comprising 

of Justice Amir 

Farooq and Justice Mohsin 

Akhtar Kiyani on Thursday 

held hearing of the petition 

filed against Fawad Hasan 

Fawad over making billions 

of rupees property by using 

his powers unlawfully. 

When hearing started, the 

applicant submitted another 

application in the court along 

with presenting record of 

applications being sent to 

NAB, the court approved 

miscellaneous application 

for hearing also. During the 

hearing, applicant Khurram 

Advocate while arguing 

requested the court that 

NAB should be allowed to 

take action against Secretary 

to PM, Fawad Hasan Fawad 

as he misused his powers but 

NAB officials were not 

allowed to take action. 

Mayo is one of the largest 

and oldest hospitals in 

Pakistan with 3000-bed 

capacity and separate outpatients, 

accidents and emergency, 

surgical and medicine 

wards besides a nursing 

school. The hospital provides 

free-of-cost treatment 

to an average of over 6000 

out-patients and emergency 

cases and nearly 500 inpatients 

as well as carries out 

over 50 emergency surgical 

procedures on a daily basis. 

Over Rs2b to be spent to 

promote tourism in Hazara 

IHC ISLAMABAD: The 

government of Khyber 

Pakhtunkhwa (KP) is 

spending more than two 

billion rupees on promotion 

of tourism in Hazara 

division. 

According to a report 

quoting sources of 

Tourism Department, 

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 

the government has 

already completed several 

tourist spots in the 

area to attract maximum 

tourists. 

Similarly, the government 

has also established 

control rooms to ensure 

safety and security of the 

tourists visiting Hazara 

division. 

encouraged those fighting 

against oppression and 

repression by his poetry 

against tyranny. Though he 

accepted post of vice chancellor 

but never spoke a 

word against his nation and 

its people. 

Noorul Huda Shah criticized 

Sindhi youth as they 

were attending religious 

gatherings in large number. 

She said it was more hurting 

when heard that Sindhi 

youth were joining extremist 

religious groups. We 

must engage them by 

organizing gatherings to 

keep our heroes like 

G.M.Syed,Palijo, Ayaz, 

Joyo and others alive in 

their hearts. 

MPA Mehtab Akbar 

Rashdi was critical of culture 

department for not 

supporting Ayaz Mela. 

Amar Sindhi said 

G.M.Syed, Shaikh Ayaz, 

Rasool Bux Palijo and 

Ibrahim Joyo were 4 pillars 

of modern who Sindh who 

promoted secular and pluralist 

ethos in Sindh. She 

slated mud slinging of 

Amar Sindhu and Arfana 

Mallah on social media and 

said she has come to attend 

this festival to show her 

support for both and salute 

them for their literary services 

at Khana Badosh. She 

said it was not hotel as few 

people have been running 

campaign against Khana 

Badosh but it was center of 

knowledge. 

Top police official 

admits pellets hitting 

on faces in IOK 

SRINAGAR: In occupied 

Kashmir, the police 

have admitted that pellets 

fired by the personnel of 

Indian army, paramilitary 

forces and police are hitting 

the Kashmiri protestors 

above-waist and on their 

faces in violation of the standard 

operating procedures 

governing crowd control. 

The acknowledgement 

has been made in a communiqué 

issued by Inspector 

General of Police Muneer 

Khan to all senior superintendents 

of police deployed 

in the occupied territory. The 

communiqué reads that pellets 

are fired above the waist 

and sometimes on the faces 

which is completely against 

the prescribed SOP devised 

for the use of pellet guns. 

The communiqué has 

been issued on December 

19—the day scores of people 

were hit by pellets during 

protests in Shopian. At least 

eleven people were hit in 

their eyes and were admitted 

to SMHS hospital in 

Srinagar. 

Boy torched 

in Faisalabad 

FAISALABAD: A 

teenage boy on Thursday 

was set on fire by his 

friends in Faisalabad. 

According to reports, 11 

year old Nazar was on his 

way to home when his 

friend Umar and his associate 

Rafaqat tried to snatch 

money from him, upon 

resistance Umar and his 

friend sprinkled petrol on 

him and fled the scene. 

Nazar received critical 

burn wounds on face and 

arms before the blaze could 

be put out. 

ATTOCK: A polling officer marks the thumb of a woman before casting her vote during 

councilor by-election in Union Council Mithial.

Tehran earthquake: Magnitude 

5.2 tremor hits Iran's capital 

Quake comes five weeks after a major earthquake in the country killed at least 600 people 

TEHRAN: The head of 

Iran’s Seismology Institute 

says the risk of a major 

earthquake in the capital 

city of Tehran has 

decreased as several weak 

aftershocks were registered 

following a magnitude 5.2 

tremor, which affected six 

Iranian provinces. 

Ali Moradi said seven 

2-3 magnitude aftershocks 

have been registered in 

Tehran so far, adding, 

“There is no more concern 

for larger tremors” after the 

major quake occurred, 

IRNA reported on 

Thursday. 

According to the 

Seismological Center of 

the Institute of Geophysics 

of Tehran University, the 

quake hit the Iranian city of 

Malard in western Tehran 

Province on Wednesday at 

23:27 local time (1957 

GMT) at a depth of seven 

kilometers. 

The epicenter of the 

tremor was 3 kilometers 

from Malard, about 40 

kilometers (25 miles) west 

of the capital. 

According to the governor 

of Malard, Bahman 

Khatibi, one pregnant 

woman lost her life and 20 

others were injured in the 

city as they tried to escape 

the quake in panic. 

The quake was also felt 

in the central and northern 

JERUSALEM: Prime 

Minister Benjamin 

Netanyahu described the 

United Nations as a “house 

of lies” ahead of a vote on 

Thursday on a draft resolution 

calling on the United 

States to withdraw its recognition 

of Jerusalem as 

Israel’s capital. 

“The State of Israel totally 

rejects this vote, even 

before (the resolution‘s) 

approval,” Netanyahu said in 

a speech at a hospital dedication 

in the port city of 

Ashdod. 

The 193-member U.N. 

General Assembly will hold 

a rare emergency special session 

on Thursday at the 

request of Arab 

and Muslim countries to 

vote on the draft resolution, 

which the United States 

vetoed on Monday in the 15- 

member U.N. Security 

Council. 

Generating outrage from 

Palestinians and the Arab 

and Muslim world, and concern 

among Washington’s 

Western allies, President 

Donald Trump abruptly 

reversed decades of U.S. policy 

on Dec. 6 when he recognized 

Jerusalem as Israel’s 

capital. Palestinians have 

protested daily in the occupied 

West Bank and in the 

provinces of Alborz, Qom, 

Qazvin, Markazi and 

Gilan. 

No destruction has been 

reported, but there have 

been several reports of 

injuries and panic attacks 

in different parts of Tehran 

and Qazvin provinces as 

people rushed to escape the 

quake. 

Meanwhile, police 

Gaza Strip since Trump’s 

announcement, throwing 

stones at security forces and 

burning tires. Gaza militants 

have also launched sporadic 

rocket fire. 

Eight Palestinians have 

forces, firefighters, rescue 

operation teams and crisis 

management bodies in the 

six quake-hit province are 

on alert. They have urged 

people to remain calm, but 

cautious. 

The head of Tehran’s 

Israel's Netanyahu calls U.N. 'house 

of lies' before Jerusalem vote 

SEOUL: A fire broke 

out in an eight-storey fitness 

center in the scenic 

South Korean city of 

Jecheon on Thursday, 

killing 28 people, most of 

them as they were taking a 

sauna, officials said. 

The fire started in a car 

parked on the first floor 

and spread, one official 

told Reuters. The fire station 

said 12 women and 

three men were known to 

have been killed. Thirteen 

bodies were unrecognizable. 

The fire station official 

said most of the victims 

were found in the sauna. 

Jecheon is southeast of 

the capital Seoul and is 

popular with visitors to its 

mountains and lakes. 

been killed by Israeli gunfire 

during the demonstrations 

and dozens wounded, 

Palestinian health officials 

said. Two militants were 

killed in an Israeli air strike 

in Gaza after a rocket attack. 

Crisis Management 

Organization, Ahmad 

Sadeghi, had earlier told 

reporters that “the earthquake 

can have more aftershocks. 

The aftershocks 

can even be more powerful. 

The Crisis 

Management Organization 

calls on people to stay vigilant 

and move to nearby 

safe places.” 

Universities and state 

organizations will be 

closed in Tehran, Alborz 

and Qom provinces on 

Thursday. 

The quake disrupted 

phone lines in some parts 

of Tehran and Alborz 

provinces. It also caused 

panic, prompting people to 

come out on the streets and 

public places and stay outdoors 

overnight. 

This comes as Iran is 

still reeling from a magnitude 

7.1 earthquake, its 

deadliest in over a decade, 

which hit the western 

province of Kermanshah 

on November 11, killing 

more than 500 people and 

causing extensive material 

damage there. 

British PM May forces 

her deputy to resign over 

pornography scandal 

LONDON: British Prime 

Minister Theresa May 

forced her most senior minister, 

Damian Green, to 

resign for lying about 

whether he knew pornography 

had been found on computers 

in his parliamentary 

office. 

The resignation of one of 

May’s closest political allies, 

who had helped pacify her 

deeply divided party, is a 

blow as she navigates the 

final year of tortuous negotiations 

ahead of Britain’s exit 

from the European Union in 

March 2019. 

Green, who voted to stay 

in the EU, was appointed as 

first secretary of state just six 

months ago in a bid to shore 

up May’s premiership following 

her disastrous bet on 

a June snap election that lost 

her party its majority in parliament. 

But Green’s future was 

thrust into doubt when the 

Sunday Times newspaper 

reported last month that 

police in 2008 had found 

pornography on his office 

computers in the Houses of 

Parliament. In response, 

Green said the story was 

untrue. 

MUMBAI: The 

grapevine was abuzz with 

reports of Bipasha Basu's 

pregnancy, when she was 

clicked outside the hospital 

with her husband, Karan 

Singh Grover, on Tuesday. 

However, the actress refuted 

the rumours and told 

SpotboyE, "I am not pregnant, 

please end this speculation." 

Bipasha and Karan visited 

the Hinduja Hospital in 

Khar, Mumbai. Hinduja 

Hospital is the choice for 

many B-Town celebs to 

deliver their babies, from 

Shahid Kapoor and Mira 

Rajput to the more recent 

Esha Deol. 

However, the 'monkey 

lovers' went to get Karan's 

stomach infection checked, 

if a report in Pinkvilla is to 

be believed. 

This is not the first time 

that Bipasha's rumoured 

pregnancy has made headlines. 

Earlier this year, she 

said that the "constant guessing 

game is tiring" and that 

when she and Karan are having 

a baby, she will 

announce it to the world herself. 

On the work front, 

Bipasha and Karan recently 

decided to endorse a condom 

brand, and shot a toohot-to-handle 

commercial 

for the same. While Karan 

will be seen next inAnkoosh 

Bhatt's thriller Firrkie, 

Bipasha is yet to sign a film 

after Alone (2015). 


International 

5 

Bipasha has denied reports that she 

is expecting her first child with Karan 

Kurdish-led Syrian groups plan 

to attend Sochi talks: officials 

BEIRUT: Kurdish-led Syrian groups 

plan to attend Russia’s proposed Syria 

peace talks in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, 

Kurdish officials have said. 

The Syria peace congress was originally 

scheduled for Nov. 18 but was postponed 

and the Kremlin said on Thursday that no 

new date had been set. 

If the invitation is renewed, “we will 

attend Sochi and every other meeting that 

concerns the Syrian crisis as representatives 

of the people’s will” Sihanouk Depo, an 

official of Syria’s main Kurdish party, PYD, 

OVER 14 INCLUDING A CHILD INJURED, 2 PERSONS ARRESTED 

Vehicle attack on a busiest pedestrian 

crossing in Melbourne’s street 

SJA Jafri 

Bureau Chief Australia 

MELBOURNE: A small child was taken 

to The Royal Children’s Hospital with serious 

head injuries along with more than 14 

others as two men were arrested after a car 

ploughed into city workers and Christmas 

shoppers at one of Melbourne’s busiest intersections. 

A vehicle attack on a busiest pedestrian 

crossing in Melbourne’s Flinders Street 

which left 14 people in hospital was the work 

of a mentally ill drug addict, police believe. 

The Australian understands the attack, 

which occurred at 4.42pm yesterday in the 

heart of downtown Melbourne, is not being 

treated as terrorism. 

Rather, the driver is thought to be a mentally 

ill man with a history of addiction to the 

drug ice. 

It is understood he has no known links to 

extremism and is not known to counter-terrorism 

authorities. 

A second man pictured arrested at the 

scene was unconnected to the attack. 

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews 

described the event as a “horrible incident” 

and urged people to avoid the area. 

“As you will know, there’s been a horrible 

incident on Flinders St. Police have 

secured the scene and will provide info as it’s 

confirmed. 

“At this stage we believe it was a deliberate 

act, at this stage we do not know the motivation. 

It is still early days in the investigation,” 

Commander Russell Barrett said. 

Victoria Police have confirmed they have 

arrested two men in connection to an apparent 

road attack on Melbourne’s Flinders 

Street. 

Police confirmed they have arrested the 

driver of the vehicle in addition to another 

man, but they have not given any reason for 

the second man’s arrest. They advised all car 

and pedestrian traffic to avoid the area, as 

they urged all witnesses who had seen anything 

to come forward. 

JAKARTA: Indonesian 

police appealed on 

Thursday for tolerance and 

respect for other people’s 

religious celebrations after 

an Islamist group threatened 

to raid businesses to 

check for Muslims being 

forced to wear Santa Claus 

hats or other Christmas 

garb. 

The hardline Islamic 

Defenders Front (FPI) said 

this week it would conduct 

“sweeping operations” in 

the world’s biggest 

Muslim-majority country, 

and that forcing Muslims 

to wear Christmas attire 

was a violation of their 

human rights. 

Indonesia is home to 

several religious minorities, 

including Christians, 

Hindus, Buddhists and 

people who follow traditional 

beliefs. 

The constitution guarantees 

freedom of religion 

in an officially secular 

state though tension 

between followers of different 

faiths can flare. 

“There can be no 

sweeping operations ... 

members of the public 

should respect other religions 

that are carrying out 

celebrations,” national 

police chief Tito Karnavian 

told police during a security 

exercise in the capital, 

Jakarta. 

Bureau Report 

MELBOURNE: A 

man was drowned at a 

Victorian beach after he 

rushed into the water to 

save his two children, 

police said. 

SEOUL : South Korean 

guards fired warning shots 

across the heavily militarized 

border with North 

Korea on Thursday as a soldier 

from the North defected 

in thick fog, complicating 

efforts to ease tensions over 

Pyongyang’s nuclear and 

missile programs. 

A South Korean defense 

ministry official said up to 

20 warning shots were fired 

as North Korean troops 

approached too near the 

“military demarcation line” 

at the demilitarized zone 

(DMZ), apparently in search 

of the missing soldier. 

Fire in South Korean fitness Indonesian police warn 

Islamists against raids 

center kills at least 16 in search of Santa hats 

BEIJING: Chinese military 

aircraft have again carried 

out drills in the Western 

Pacific, Xinhua state news 

agency said on Thursday, with 

bombers and fighters from a 

South China Sea naval air arm 

exercising with warships. 

Chinese aircraft, most of 

them from the air force, have 

carried out increasing numbers 

of drills far from 

Chinese shores in past few 

years, most recently focused 

on self-ruled Taiwan, 

claimed by China as its own, 

and near Japan. Xinhua said 

dozens of aircraft, including 

bombers, fighters and early 

warning aircraft, drilled in 

told an affiliated website on Wednesday. 

“We are still invited,” Badran Jia Kurd, 

a senior Kurdish official, told Reuters on 

Thursday. If the framework for the congress 

still stands, “we will attend”, said Jia 

Kurd, an adviser to the administration that 

governs Kurdish-led autonomous regions 

of Syria. It would mark the first time 

Syria’s main Kurdish groups are brought 

into peace talks. Although they now run at 

least a quarter of Syria, they have so far 

been left out of international talks in line 

with Turkish wishes. 

Chinese aircraft drill again in Western Pacific 

Thursday’s defection 

came about five weeks after 

a North Korean soldier suffered 

critical gunshot 

wounds during a defection 

dash across the border. 

Two North Korean civilians 

were also found in a 

fishing boat on Wednesday 

and had sought to defect, 

officials in the South said. 

That brings the total 

number of North Koreans 

who have defected by taking 

dangerous routes either 

directly across the border or 

by sea to 15 so far this year, 

including two other soldiers. 

That is three times the number 

last year, according to 

South Korean officials. 

Tensions on the Korean 

peninsula were already high 

after reclusive, impoverished 

North Korea accelerated 

testing of its missile 

and nuclear programs this 

Western Pacific along with 

warships, but it did not give 

an exact location. Exercises 

were normal drills, part of 

annual plans, and accorded 

with international law and 

norms and were not aimed at 

any specific country or 

region, Xinhua said, citing 

the military. 

Shots fired at DMZ as North 

Korean soldier defects to South 

Emergency services 

were called following 

reports a 41-year-old 

Sydenham man had 

drowned at Skenes Creek 

beach about 1.20pm on 

Thursday. The beach on 

the Great Ocean Road is 

un-patrolled. 

Victoria Police understands 

the man was 

attempting to rescue his 

two children when he 

started to struggle. An 8- 

year and 12-year-old 

boys were rescued safely. 

A family member 

went to his assistance but 

he was unable to be 

revived. 

"Two primary school 

year in defiance of international 

pressure and UN 

sanctions. 

The defections also 

threaten to complicate 

South Korea’s efforts to 

ensure the smooth running 

of the 2018 Winter 

Olympics, which begin in 

Pyeongchang in February. 

Father drowns after rescuing two children at Victorian beach 

aged children have been 

taken to Geelong 

University Public Hospital 

in a stable condition with 

no obvious injuries," an 

Ambulance Victoria 

spokeswoman said.

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Biz 

Pakistan is ideal country for 

investment: Governor Sindh 

LONDON: Governor 

Sindh Muhammad Zubair 

attended an event on 

Thursday, which was 

arranged by Pak-Britain 

Chamber of Commerce 

and Industries during his 

ongoing Britain visit. 

Many noted businessmen 

and other active overseas 

Pakistani and British 

nationals from different 

sectors and backgrounds 

also attended this event 

enthusiastically. 

Zubair while addressing 

the event, said that after 

overcoming the security 

issues and energy crisis in 

Pakistan, the business and 

foreign investments had 

been rising in the country 

day by day, but unfortunately 

there was still a negative 

perception about 

Pakistan in the world, so to 

wash it out and showcase 

the soft image of the country, 

many road-shows had 

been arranging to attract 

the business sectors in different 

parts of the world. 

The Governor Sindh 

stated that he had attended 

road shows in the USA, 

UAE and Doha before 

coming to Britain and had 

LONDON : Governor Sindh, Muhammad Zubair and Lord Mayor of London Mr. Charles 

Bowman after exchanging souvenirs at Mansion House. 

also interacted with the 

business class of each 

respective country and told 

them about the changing 

environment of Pakistan in 

terms of investments and 

business. 

“People of USA 

showed their keen interest 

to invest in different sectors 

of Pakistan which is 

the good news for 

Pakistanis. The 

Manchester trip is also a 

continuation of those road 

shows which Pakistan has 

been arranging in different 

countries.” 

He said that the today’s 

Pakistan is entirely different, 

progressive and more 

peaceful as compared to 

2013 sitatuion. Each and 

every sector of the country 

has been leading towards 

betterment and giving positive 

results. The new economic 

policies of the government 

have increased 

the business and investments 

in the country while 

the government was providing 

every possible help 

to the people in business 

sector. 

“The profitable multinational 

companies of 

Karachi are taking interest 

in more investments due to 

restoration of peace and 

overcoming the energy crisis, 

while the infrastructure 

in industrial sector has 

been reinstated.” 

Zubair ascertained that 

Pakistan is an ideal and 

attractive country for 

investment, where the government 

has also provided 

its full help and support to 

the investors because foreign 

investment is the key 

to eliminate poverty and 

inflation from the country. 

The Sindh governor 

also met and greeted overseas 

Pakistanis during his 

Manchester visit and also 

appreciated their efforts to 

serve the country despite 

living outside Pakistan. 

Need stressed for promoting 

Pak-Uzbek bilateral trade 

ISLAMABAD: Vladimir 

Norov, Director, Institute for 

Strategic and Regional 

Studies of Uzbekistan along 

with H.E.Furqat A. Sidikov, 

Ambassador of Uzbekistan 

to Pakistan visited 

Islamabad Chamber of 

Commerce and Industry and 

addressing the business 

community, stressed that 

Pakistan and Uzbekistan 

should focus on exploiting 

their geographical proximity 

for promoting bilateral trade 

and economic relations to 

achieve mutually beneficial 

outcomes for their 

economies. Maj. Gen. 

(Retd) Khalid Amir Jaffery, 

President. Center for Global 

and Strategic Studies of 

Pakistan also accompanied 

them. 

Vladimir Norov said that 

Uzbekistan had US$ 

520million bilateral trade 

with Afghanistan and our 

target was to take it to US$ 1 

billion. However, with 

Pakistan its trade was just 

around US$ 24 million 

despite the fact that both 

countries have great potential 

to promote trade in many 

areas. He urged that Pakistan 

and Uzbekistan should 

accord high priority to 

improving two-way trade 

that would bring many benefits 

to the people of two 

nations. 

He said Pakistan and 

Uzbekistan could cooperate 

in many fields including textiles, 

agriculture, energy, 

automobiles, pharmaceuticals, 

chemicals and others. 

He said Uzbekistan has 

established 7 Free Economic 

Zones with attractive incentives 

for foreign investors 

and has envisaged 650 projects 

involving an investment 

of US$40 billion. He 

emphasized that Pakistani 

investors should explore 

joint ventures and investment 

opportunities in 

Uzbekistan. 

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State/Chairperson BISP MNA Marvi Memon and Secretary 

BISP Omar Hamid Khan in a meeting with Country Head DFID Ms. J oanna Reid at 

BISP Secretariat. 

PSX continues upward journey with 508 points gain 

KARACHI: The 

Pakistan Stock Exchange 

(PSX) Thursday continued 

upward rally after gaining 

huge 507.71 points to take 

the tally to 38715.77 level. 

The stocks recorded the 

highest trading level of 

38793.99 points and lowest 

level of 38014.84 points, 

with the volume of 179.63 

million shares and value of 

Rs6.92 billion. As many as 

366 companies were 

active; of which 196 

advanced, 152 declined 

and 18 remained 

unchanged. 

TRG Pak Ltd was the 

volume leader with 14.98 

million shares, adding 

Rs1.33 to reach Rs27.93. It 

was followed by Dewan 

Salman with 13.35 million 

KARACHI: Chief about visionary method of 

Secretary Sindh Rizwan economic development, 

Memon has assured that senior economist of World 

the Sindh Government Bank Amjad Basheer 

would leave no stone for 

betterment of the economic 

introduced the delegation. 

The Chief Secretary noted 

development process, that all department of 

with a view to improve Sindh Government are 

the ranking of ease of 

doing. While presiding a 

tremendously performing 

their duties the coordination 

meeting with the World 

with World Bank 

Bank delegates met to him shall be appreciated to this 

led by Ms. NICHA effect, he added. 

SATHORNKICH of bank Chairman Planning & 

of Thailand, who Development Board 

addressed the meeting Sindh Muhammad 

shares, shedding Rs-1 to 

end at Rs1.20 and DGK 

Cement with 8.80 million 

shares, adding Rs2.66 to 

close at Rs115.40. 

The top three gainers 

were Hinopak Motor with 

price per share of 1010 

(39), Murree Brewery with 

price per share of 722.40 

(34.40) and Siemens Pak 

of 900.96 (31.16). 

The top three losers 

were Nestle Pakistanwith 

price per share of 11499.99 

(-565.01), Wyeth Pak Ltd 

with price per share of 

1238.70 (-64.51) and 

Sanofi-Aventis share of 

1053.55 (-46.66). 

The stocks opened on 

bullish note and added 32 

points in early trading to 

reach 38240 level. Despite 

World Bank team on economic 

development calls on chief secretary Sindh 

BANNU: A man buying Guava in a local market. 

Waseem maintained that 

all out efforts are being 

made by all the departments 

with harmony and 

devotion headed by the 

Chief Secretary Sindh 

Rizwan Memon.World 

Bank representative Ms 

Nasreen Ali, Additional 

Chief Secretary 

Information Technology 

Shabbir Ahmed and Abrar 

Shaikh the Director of 

SBOI (Sindh Board of 

Investment) were also 

present. 

volatility, the PSX 

remained in green zone till 

midday after gaining 98 

points to reach 38306 

points level. 

Yesterday, the PSX 

benchmark KSE 100-index 

remained positive throughout 

almost the whole trading 

session Wednesday to 

finally close at 38,208 

points, gaining 289 points. 

Top index point contributors 

were HBL (up 

5%), UBL (4.6%), MCB 

(2.7%), OGDC (2%) & 

BAHL (3.2%), which 

added 307 points to the 

index while stocks including 

DGKC (down 4%), 

HUBC (1.6%), SNGP 

(2.2%), LUCK (0.9%) & 

TRG (3.6%) held back 77 

points from the index. 

UN Economic and 

Social Commission 

signs agreement 

with COMSATS 

ISLAMABAD: United 

Nations Economic and Social 

Commission for Asia and the 

Pacific (UNESCAP) and the 

Commission on Science and 

Technology for Sustainable 

Development in the South 

(COMSATS) signed a 

Byco Petroleum’s 

profit up by 50pc 

KARACHI: 

Petroleum 

Limited (BPPL) declared 

profit after tax of Rs.2.1 

billion for the year ended 

June 2017, a 50% increase 

over the same period last 

year. Byco’s operating 

profit also registered 

growth of 14% in FY17 

over FY16. Byco has 

shown stable earnings 

growth over the last several 

years. For the last 3 consecutive 

years the company 

posted operating profit of 

Rs. 3 billion or more. 

Earlier in the year, 

BPPL received approval 

from the High Court to 

merge with its wholly 

owned subsidiary and its 

parent company to integrate 

various parts of its 

petroleum supply chain. 

BPPL’s FY17 earnings per 

share (EPS) of Rs. 0.26 per 

share in consolidated 

accounts compared to its 

FY16 EPS of Rs. 0.40 per 

share is a major achievement 

given that following 

the merger the number of 

shares have increased by 

542% to 5.3 Billion shares 

as against 977 Million 

shares last year. This shows 

the positive trajectory of 

the company’s results. 

Ground breaking of 

pipeline project 

KARACHI: Prime 

Minister Shahid Khaqan 

Abbasi will be the chief 

Byco 

Pakistan 

guest at the ground breaking 

ceremony of White Oil 

Pipeline Mogas Project by 

Pak Arab Pipeline 

Company Limited 

(PAPCO) being held on 

Dec 22, 2017 at PAPCO’s 

Port Qasim station. 

PAPCO intends to 

implement this Project in 

order to convert its existing 

26" dia 786 km long 

Memorandum 

of 

Understanding on Thursday to 

provide a framework of cooperation 

and to facilitate collaboration. 

UN Under Secretary for 

ESCAP Dr Shamshad Akhtar Byco’s significant 

and Executive Director COM- 

SATS Dr. S. M Junaid Zaidi 

signed the MoU in a ceremony 

growth in profitability has 

been the result of significant 

efforts in the improvement 

held here. 

of the company’s 

Federal Minister for logistics and imports of 

Science and Technology Rana 

Tanveer Hussain was the chief 

products at market competitive 

pricing. 

guest on this occasion while 

Yasmeen Masood, Federal 

Secretary, Ministry for Science 

and Technology, Ambassadors 

of various countries, UN 

Resident Representative and LAHORE: Chief 

diplomats from various missions 

Minister Gilgit-Baltistan 

were present to witness Hafiz Hafeez-ur-Rehman 

this important milestone for has invited the private sector 

COMSATS. According to to join hands with the government 

agreement, ESCAP and COM- 

of Gilgit-Baltistan 

SATS will promote cooperation 

and start flight operation for 

in areas of research and this area. 

Pakistan 

joint publications; organizing While talking to the 

and participating in joint events LCCI President Malik Tahir 

and conduct capacity building Javaid, Senior Vice 

and training workshops. President Khawaja Kharar 

ESCAP will also undertake Rashid and Vice President 

measures and initiatives to Zeshan Khalil, Chief 

strengthen the activities of Minister Gilgit-Baltistan, he 

COMSATS including said that Gilgit-Baltistan is 

Network of Centres of abundant with huge opportunities 

Excellence and consider joint 

in tourism, energy 

publications and exchange of and infrastructure sectors. 

information and documents on He said that PIA operation 

issues of mutual interest and 

for Gilgit-Baltistan is 

experts in various fields. not enough to cater to the 

KARACHI: Delegates and research 

scholars, around the globe including East 

and West Africa, China, Uganda, Spain, 

Mauritius, USA and Pakistan are attending 

the Conference. 

The aim of the Conference is to fill the 

White Oil Pipeline (WOP) 

for Multi-product use. It is 

a strategic nature of project 

which involves construction 

of new HSD and 

Mogas storage tanks, 

Gantries for product delivery 

and Transmix 

Processing Facility including 

related civil, mechanical, 

electrical, instrument 

and control works. 

After completion of 

WOP MOGAS project, 

storage of 255,000 Tons of 

fuel capacity will be added 

in to system. The project 

has significant advantages 

for the country and the 

energy sector, including 

reduced cost of transportation 

for Mogas from 

Karachi to Mahmood Kot 

by less than 50%, bringing 

in efficiency, safety, reliability 

and improvement in 

the logistics system of the 

country and reduction in 

degradation of road infrastructure, 

says a release. 

Moot on sustainable business begins 

gap between the academia and the industry. 

It will provide an opportunity for the 

academicians, Research Scholars and 

Business Professionals from diverse 

fields to share their Research and generate 

academic discourse. 

RAWALPINDI: People are buying carrots from a vendor at a local market as fresh and 

juicy are available during the season. 

CM GB for investment in northern areas 

needs therefore private sector 

should come forward 

and avail this opportunity. 

Former LCCI President 

Mian Shafqat Ali also spoke 

on the occasion. 

He said that China 

Economic 

Corridor (CPEC) has generated 

lucrative investment 

opportunities that must be 

availed by the local 

investors. Under this project 

industrial and economic 

zones are being established 

which will create ample 

employment opportunities 

for the people of this area. 

On the energy sector, 

CM GB said that Gilgit- 

Baltistan is not linked with 

the national grid which is 

the major hurdle of taping 

the power generation potential. 

He said that GIZ and 

WAPDA have identified the 

potential of 40,900 MW 

through feasibility reports. 

He said that establishment 

of first grid in Gilgit- 

Baltistan is at tender stage. 

He said that no serious 

work had been done in past 

for Diamir Bhasha Dam but 

now situation is quite different. 

He said that land acquisition 

for Diamir Bhasha 

has been completed through 

transparent way. All record 

in this regard is available in 

this regard and a huge 

amount of Rs. 12 billion is 

saved through transparency. 

He said that Diamir Basha, 

Bujni and Dasu would generate 

4500 MW, 7500 MW 

and 5000 MW of cheap and 

environment friendly electricity 

of respectively that 

would reduce the oil import 

bill. 

The LCCI President 

Malik Tahir Javaid said that 

the region of Gilgit- 

Baltistan has immense 

importance in geo-economic 

and geo-strategic terms. 

Geographically, Gilgit- 

Baltistan shares borders in 

the northeast with China, in 

the extreme north with 

Wakhan corridor of 

Afghanistan, in the west 

with KPK province and in 

the south and southeast with 

Azad Kashmir.

ICC introduces ‘Fans Moment of the Year’ 

award with Pak’s CT victory among nominees 

Dr 

KARACHI: Pakistan’s 

stunning victory against 

Sports Reprter 

KARACHI: The day 

started with very strong 

winds and choppy seas with 

white horses forming on the 

waves. We decided to keep 

our youngest (and newest) 

two competitors on land for 

their safety. The racing area 

was eventually shifted right 

infront of the yacht club so 

we decided that Yusuf 

would be able to handle the 

conditions. He could always 

come back if not able. 

Swells were large and 

our sailors were not used to 

such conditions. Despite it 

all, the experienced Laser 

sailors sailed brilliantly. 

Najeebullah placed 1st 

overall in Laser standard 

while M.Tanveer placed 

third. The gold and silver 

was ours. M. Toufiq who 

was also participating in his 

first international event finished 

5th overall. 

In the Laser 4.7, Ali had 

his best race and finished in 

the top 5. He was in the top 

3 in the earlier race as well 

but unfortunately capsized 

and lost his lead. Overall he 

India in the summit clash 

of the ICC Champions 

was ahead in the Pakistan 

contingent, followed by 

Awais, Minnah, Hana and 

Sakina. 

After a tough competition 

with the UAE fleet, 

Abdullah scored a second in 

Race #8 and ended up 

securing the bronze for the 

country. We are incredibly 

proud of our young 14 year 

old sailor! Despite being 

only 9 years old, Ahmad 

also held his own and finished 

in the top half of the 

fleet. 

Surprisingly the winds 

died down to 0 knots and the 

Race Committee decided to 

abandon the last race. The 

AP was flown and we headed 

back to shore.Mood on 

shore was jubilant. We 

quickly washed all boats 

and unrigged all sails and 

spars. Then started the arduous 

job of packing all equipment 

and bags in time for 

the closing ceremony. Team 

Pakistan was well represented 

on stage Alhamdolillah. 

After the event we said our 

goodbyes and rushed to the 

airport to catch our flight 

Trophy 2017 earlier this 

year, is among the nominees 

for inaugural ‘ICC 

Fans Moment of the Year’ 

award. 

The ‘ICC Fans Moment 

of the Year’ will be chosen 

by cricket fans around the 

world, who will get a 

chance to vote for their 

favourite moment of 2017. 

The voting window for 

this award is open and the 

winning moment will be 

announced along with the 

men’s ICC Awards 2017 

winners in January 2018. 

Starting the high-profile 

Champions Trophy 

tournament as lowest 

24th Al Bareh International sailing regatta, Bahrain 

KARACHI: Pakistan Karate Federation with collaboration of "POA" and "WKF" organising 

IOC Technical Coaches Course19 - 24 Dec, group photo with President & Secretary 

"POA" and Best Coach of "WKF" and Coaches from allover Pakistan. 

Amir Khan receives death threats for posting 

photo of Christmas tree, 'betraying Islam' 

happy.” 

But the post led to a 

horrific backlash from 

some his followers, who 

posted abusive and threatening 

messages in 

response. 

One troll wrote, ‘You 

must be dead and your 

family will be death. I 

promise and Allah must 

promise. I and Allah see 

DUBAI: Pakistani- 

British boxer Amir Khan is 

in hot waters yet again – 

this time for a terrifying 

reason. The 31-year-old 

recently posted a picture of 

a Christmas tree online. 

The former boxer, who 

is a practising Muslim, 

posted a photo of the tree 

on Instagram, saying his 

three-year-old daughter 

would like it when she you and check you. 

woke up. 

He posted, “While 

everyone’s asleep, daddy 

put the Christmas tree up. 

Lamaisah’s going to be 

your 

angel of death came to see 

you,” reported Daily Mail. 

Another user wrote, 

“That is a pagan practice. I 

mean you might as well eat 

pork…” 

“True Muslim believers 

wouldn’t be putting a 

Christmas tree in their 

house hence he doesn’t 

represent a TRUE MUS- 

LIM,” wrote a user. 

“Wow. I’m sorry if 

you’re a Muslim. You do 

not celebrate pagan festivals. 

Seriously @amirkingkhan 

what are you 

thinking? Surely, you 

know this is not acceptable,” 

wrote one user. 

However, some came 

up to his defence as well. 

An Instagram user 

wrote, “He hasn’t put the 

tree up to be offensive, his 

done it for his little girl, 

she is being brought up in 

a western country, and will 

see all her friends and 

places around her with 

them. Have you seen how 

many tress there are up all 

over Dubai and other 

Muslim countries? Saying 

he should die is way over 

the top!” 

Damn. Amir puts up a 

Christmas tree for his 

daughter, we go mad. 

back home. 

A special shutout is 

needed for our Optimist and 

4.7 sailors who did a great 

job despite this being the 

first international event for 

half of them. Some of our 

sailors have only started less 

than 6 months ago and it 

was amazing to see them 

manage their boats on water 

and completing races in 

tough conditions. A big 

round of applause for 

Abdullah, Ahmed, Muskan, 

Yusuf, Raed, Ali, Minnah, 

Awais, Hana and Sakina. 

No Pak women in 

ICC’s ODI, T20I 

teams of the year 

KARACHI: None of 

the Pakistani cricketer 

made it to the International 

Cricket Council Women’s 

ODI and T20I teams of the 

year, which ICC 

announced on Thursday. 

ranked side, Pakistan 

came from behind to eventually 

beat arch-rival India 

in a dream final by 180 

runs. 

Other nominees for the 

inaugural ‘ICC Fans 

Moment of the Year’ 

award are, England and 

India cap a ground-breaking 

ICC Women's World 

Cup at Lord's; Ireland and 

Afghanistan earn Test status 

as ICC Full Members; 

The Netherlands win 

World Cricket League 

Championship, paving the 

way to ODI status. 

Lyari Blue FC, 

Shireen Jinnah 

FC clinch titles in 

Football tourney 

KARACHI: Lyari Blue 

Football Club won the 

girls event title while 

Shireen Jinnah Football 

Club won the U-12 boys 

event title in Standard 

Chartered Karachi United 

Youth League held in 

Karachi. 

Earlier, Korangi and 

Malir had won the U-14 

and U-16 boys editions 

respectively. This league 

was sponsored by 

Standard Chartered, as 

part of its community 

service mandate to promote 

sports amongst children. 

The final tournament 

was held at the Karachi 

United Stadium and was 

attended by more than 500 

spectators hailing from 

different areas of Karachi. 

The finals witnessed 

competitive fixtures and 

ended with the Shireen 

Jinnah Football Club boys 

U12 scoring in the last 

five minutes to seal the 

victory. 

A total of 700 boys and 

girls from across Karachi 

participated in this tournament. 

121 matches were 

played in eight different 

locations including Old 

Golimar, Clifton, Malir, 

Baldia, Lyari, Korangi and 

Mauripur. 

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KARACHI: Bangladesh 

Cricket Board (BCB) is yet 

to finalise the head coach 

for the national team. 

BCB president Nazmul 

Hasan Papon informed that 

they are trying to appoint a 

batting consultant before 

the tri-nation series in 

January 2018. 

Bangladesh will host Sri 

Lanka and Zimbabwe in 

January 2018. There is less 

possibility to appoint a head 

coach before the tri-nation 

series. Richard Pybus and 

Phil Simmons have already 

met with BCB but BCB yet 

to select any one. 

Papon said, "We do not 

take any final decision 

regarding head coach. We 

are talking with some people 

and we got mail from 

interested candidates today. 

We will play the tri-nation 

and Sri Lanka series by ourselves. 

We are trying to 

appoint a top class batting 

consultant but we cannot 

disclose his name." 

There is a humming in 

the air that BCB may 

appoint the former South 

African opener and former 

Indian coach Gary Kirsten 

as head coach. 

Regarding Gary Kirsten 

BCB chief said, "We are 

talking with Kirsten. But 

we do not want him as a 

coach. We are approaching 

him as batting consultant. 

He will not work with 

national team only. He will 

work with the other teams 

as well. But he will be not 

available before February. 

7 

BCB to appoint batting 

consultant before head coach 

Kirsten will be in IPL. We 

do not want our head coach 

work in other place. So, 

Kirsten cannot meet our 

demand as the head coach. 

Papon also informed the 

process of appointing head 

coach is delaying as they 

want to hire the best available 

one. 

He said, "The cricket of 

Bangladesh is now in a better 

shape so that we have to 

hire a coach considering 

many things. It will not be 

right to hire anyone we get. 

Now it is tougher to appoint 

a coach, because earlier, we 

were in a losing streak. 

Apart from that it may 

badly affect the team if we 

try to bring massive change 

overnight. We are trying to 

appoint a better coach considering 

all the aspects. 

ISLAMABAD: Players are in action during the first semifinal round of CAS 

International Women Squash Championship at Mushaf Squash Complex. 

Veterans Over-60 festival 

match on Sunday 

KARACHI: Pakistan 

Veterans Cricket 

Association (PVCA) is 

organizing its ninth annual 

festival cricket match comprising 

cricketers over 60 

years of age between Omar 

Associates and Naya 

Nazimabad on Sunday at 

the Naya Nazimabad Lawai 

Stadium. 

Omar Associates will be 

led by Nadeem Omar and 

Naya Nazimabad by Arif 

Habib. 

The floodlit T20 match 

will start at 5:45 pm on 

Moinuddin 

Muhammad 

Sunday, December 24. At 

the conclusion of the match, 

Chief Guest Brig (Rtd) 

Salahuddin will distribute 

the prizes. 

The teams are: 

Omar Associates: 

Nadeem Omar (Captain), 

Fawad Ijaz Khan, Ejaz 

Faquih, Islahuddin, Badar 

Ansari, Mian Sharif, 

Masroor Mirza, Nadeem 

Yousuf, Sajid Abbasi, Jamil 

Gul, Philip Dias, Shahid 

Wadood, Jamil Karimi, 

and 

Akram. 

three sons Saad, Zain and 

Ariz, also played for 

Phoenix. 

None of Mehmood’s 

sons were interested in 

cricket as their passion lies 

in football. Taha, who scored 

eight goals during Leisure 

Leagues Season 2, believes 

that the format of Leisure 

KhawajaKaleem(Manager). 

Naya Nazimabad: Arif 

Habib (Captain), Hanif 

Lakhani, Anis Younus, 

Qaiser Hussain, 

Ikramullah, Abid Bokhari, 

Fareedudin, Zaheer 

Hussain Zaidi, Younus 

Kapadia, Irfan Khan, 

Mumtaz Junaid, Ajmal 

Nazeer, Akber Alam, 

Sarfaraz Hussain, Shahid 

Javed. Imranul Haq 

(Manager). Umpires: 

Riazuddin and Junaid 

Ghafoor. Match Referee: 

Mazhar Alam. 

Leisure Leagues Season 2 

completes as five champions emerge 

England’s Heather 

Knight has been named as 

captain of the 50-over side 

and Stafanie Taylor of the 

Windies appointed captain 

of the 20-over side. 


KARACHI: Leisure 

The two sides were Leagues Pakistan, which 

selected by the same hosted Ronaldinho and 

panel, which had voted for Friends earlier this year in 

the annual individual Karachi and Lahore, completed 

awards, and included 

its Season 2 here at 

Chloe Saltau, Mel Jones, lush-green 16-Star Ground. 

Lisa Sthalekar (all In its Season 2, Leisure 

Australia); Charlotte Leagues hosted five leagues 

Edwards, Kalika Mehta, of eight teams each. Leisure 

Alison Mitchell, Alan Leagues characterized three 

Wilkins (all England and of the five as Premier 

Wales); Anjum Chopra, Leagues while the remaining 

Snehal Pradhan (both 

two were Division ‘1’ 

India); Olivia Caldwell leagues. Each team consisted 

(New Zealand); Firdose 

of ten players. Six players 

Moonda, Natalie are fielded in a given point who is the son of former 

Germanos (both South of time during the match, in international cricketer 

Africa); Sa’adi Thawfeeq a reduced ground. Mehmood Hamid, claimed 

(Sri Lanka) and Ian Phoenix emerged as the ‘Player of the League’ 

Bishop, Fazeer Champions in a Premier award. 

Mohammad (Windies). League held at 16-Star He received a medal 

The panel took into Football Ground. The from Leisure Leagues Area 

consideration player performances 

Vikings were the runner-up Manager Karachi Riaz 

from September 

21 2016 to date. 

in the league. 14-year-old 

Taha Mehmood of Phoenix, 

Ahmed. Apart from Taha, 

Mehmood Hamid’s other 

SHARJAH: President of Z International School Zeeshan Altaf Lohia gave Best Fielder 

Award to David Miller on the occasion of T-10 Cricket League. 

KARACHI: President 

Pakistan Hockey 

Federation, Brig (Rtd) 

Khalid Khokhar and 

Secretary Shahbaz 

Ahmad expressed great 

grief over the passing 

away of mother of 

Pakistan's former hockey 

captain Mohammad 

Saqlain in Lahore and 

Leagues was very good to 

improve their football 

expertise. 

Himself a very good 

dribbler, Taha said that the 

game increases the speed 

and team game. “We have 

improved our short passes 

and team game while playing 

in Leisure Leagues. 

PHF officials 

condole with 

Saqlain, Riazuddin 

also of mother of veteran 

hockey commentator and 

journalist Riazuddin in 

Karachi. 

President and the 

Secretary prayed to 

Almighty Allah to bless 

the departed souls with 

eternal peace and grant 

courage to the bereaved 

families to bear the loss.

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Model Town report 

Qadri convenes All Parties 

Conference on Dec 28 

LAHORE: Pakistan 

Awami Tehreek chairman 

Tahir-ul-Qadri announced to 

convene an All-Parties 

Conference on December 28 

where the next course of 

action will be unveiled after 

consultation with other 

political parties. 

Addressing a press conference 

on Thursday alongside 

Awami Muslim League 

chief Sheikh Rashid Ahmed, 

the cleric announced that the 

APC will be attended by 

political and religious parties 

from across the country. 

The PAT chief said that 

the Bajir Najifi report 

released to probe the Model 

Town incident proves that 

police officers concealed the 

facts, and revealed that the 

incident was orchestrated 

under patronage of the 

Punjab government. 

He said that official 

police record shows that 

police contingents were 

deployed from over fortyfive 

police stations, and that 

KARACHI: Adviser to 

the PM on Aviation Sardar 

Mahtab Ahmed Khan has 

said that comprehensive 

strategy has been made to 

cope with the modern era 

challenges posed to the aviation 

sector due to the continuous 

growth in air traffic. 

He said the principle decision 

has been taken to 

review and redefine the aviation 

policy and to restructure 

the civil aviation 

authority along with level 

playing field to upgrade and 

LAHORE: Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) Chief Tahir-ul-Qadri along with Awami 

Muslim League (AML) Chairman Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed addressing a press conference 

at Minhaj-ul-Quran. 

809 shooters and snipers 

were brought to Model 

Town, which implies that a 

large operation was being 

planned. 

“There is no authority to 

order such a large-scale 

operation, except for 

Shahbaz Sharif, who can 

call police officers and motivate 

them to take part. 

edifice the performance of 

airlines as per the requirements 

of contemporary markets 

and customers. He 

asserted the concerned 

authority to present a report 

after the consultation to all 

airlines in this regard. He 

said all out efforts been 

made to provide the best 

available facilities to the 

passengers. 

He expressed these 

views while chairing a high 

level meeting during his 

visit to the Headquarters of 

“Therefore, Rana 

Sanaullah and Shabaz 

Sharif, who were planning 

and presiding over the operation, 

along with their 

bureaucrats and officers, 

should step down and surrender 

to the law by Dec 

31.” 

In order to devise the further 

course of action, he 

announced that an All- 

Parties Conference will be 

held on Thursday December 

28, 2017. 

Expressing full support 

for the APC, Sheikh Rashid 

said he stands with Qadri on 

his quest to seek justice for 

Pakistan Civil Aviation 

Authority in Karachi on 

Thursday. Besides, 

Secretary Aviation, Irfan 

Ilahi, Director General, 

Civil Aviation authority, Air 

Marshal ® Asim Suleman 

and other high officials of 

the aviation division and 

PCAA were also among the 

attendants. A detailed briefing 

was also given to the 

Adviser regarding the functioning 

and working procedure 

of the organization. 

Sardar Mahtab reviewed 

the victims of the Model 

Town incident, and Pakistan 

Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman 

Imran Khan has also assured 

to support them. 

He said the Nawaz and 

Shahbaz Sharif were playing 

a “dual game” and while one 

was claiming to be in conflict 

with the institutions, 

another was pretending to 

support them. He said that 

Sharif family was employing 

delaying tactics in the 

corruption cases. 

the existing procedures and 

regulations and directed to 

carry out independent complete 

diagnostic study of 

the organizational structure 

and provide necessary recommendations 

to improve 

the organizational structure 

without delay. He also 

directed to establish the 

grievance redressal forum 

immediately and conduct 

the training programs to 

enhance the capacity to 

meet business objective 

and goals. 

He also accused Prime 

Minister Shahid Khaqan 

Abbasi of playing “both 

sides of the field”, and 

alleged that he has amassed 

more funds than Ishaq Dar. 

He alleged that Nawaz 

Sharif, in order to garner 

support for his party, has distributed 

billions of rupees 

through retired Captain 

Safdar, Sheikh Aftab and 

another senator on the pretext 

of development. 

When asked over the 

prospect of Shahbaz Sharif 

becoming the next prime 

minister, Qadri said that both 

brothers were ‘two face of 

same body’ will not affect 

the reign of corruption and 

dynastic politics, and the 

nation will suffer. 

He said that the real case 

against Shahbaz Sharif is the 

Model Town incident and it 

is unfathomable to think that 

someone other than the 

Punjab chief minister could 

be behind such a large scale 

operation. 

Imran asks Ali Zaidi to 

Govt to introduce modernization standby with farmers 

against sugar mafia 

in aviation sector: Mehtab 

I S L A M A B A D : 

Cold-dry weather forecast 

in country’s most parts 

MURREE: A view of snow covered Queen of the Hills. 

ISLAMABAD: Mainly 

cold and dry weather is 

expected in most parts of 

the country. However, 

dense foggy conditions are 

likely over plain areas of 

Punjab and upper Sindh 

during morning hours, Met 

office said on Thursday. 

Dense foggy conditions 

are likely to prevail over 

upper and central parts of 

the province during morning 

and night hours. People 

make care while traveling 

during these hours. During 

the last 24 hours, weather 

remained cold and dry in 

the province. A shallow 

westerly wave is still 

affecting northern parts of 

the country and may persist 

next 24 hours. Today's lowest 

minimum temperatures 

is: Kalat , Malamjabba - 

05°C, Astore - 04°C, 

Quetta, Skardu -03°C. 

During the last 24 hours, 

weather remained cold and 

dry in most parts of the 

country. However, rainthunderstorm 

with snowfall 

over the hills occurred at 

scattered places in Kashmir 

and Gilgit-Baltistan, while 

at isolated places in 

Malakand division. 

The rainfall in milimeters 

during the last 24 

hours was as KP: Kalam 

12, Malamjabba 02, 

Gilgit-Baltistan: Bagrote 

08, Gilgit 04, Gupis 02, 

Chillas 01, Kashmir; 

Garidupatta 01. 

Pakistan committed to 

achieve energy security 

ISLAMABAD: Minister for Climate 

Change, Senator Mushahidullah Khan has 

said that Pakistan is committed to achieve 

energy security. 

Addressing a workshop on carbon pricing 

in Islamabad on Thursday, he said Pakistan 

has less than one percent share in global carbon 

emission but this share is expected to 

increase considerably as the country climbs 

over the development. 

The Minister said besides following an 

ambitious plan to develop its energy sector, 

climate change has been recognized as a core 

component of the economic growth model 

which is linked to development and well 

being of the population. 

He said introducing instruments like carbon 

pricing can greatly developing countries 

like Pakistan to develop in a more sustainable 

and responsible way. 

Pakistan to release 

291 Indian fishermen 

in two phases 

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan 

has decided to release two 

hundred and ninety one 

Indian fishermen in two 

phases on humanitarian 

grounds. 

This was stated by 

Foreign Office Spokesperson 

Dr Muhammad Faisal at his 

weekly news briefing here on 

Thursday. He said the fishermen 

will be released in the 

first phase on 29th of this 

month and on 8th of next 

month. 

He reiterated Pakistan's 

belief that humanitarian 

issues should be facilitated 

instead of being politicized. 

The Spokesperson said that 

visas have been issued to the 

wife and mother of convicted 

RAW agent Kulbhushan 

Jadhav and their meeting 

would take place in 

Islamabad. Highlighting 

Pakistan's role in reconstruction 

activities in Afghanistan, 

the Spokesperson said that 

Pakistan has established three 

tertiary care hospitals in three 

different cities of that country. 

ISLAMABAD: Speaker 

National Assembly 

Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has 

said that Pakistan values 

its relations with brotherly 

Islamic country of 

Oman. 

He was talking to 

ambassador of Oman Al- 

Sheikh Muhammad Umar 

Ahmad Al-Marhoon, who 

called on him here on 

Thursday. 

Ayaz Sadiq said 

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 

(PTI) Chairman Imran 

Khan telephoned Ali 

Zaidi, asking him to 

standby with farmers in 

fight against sugar mafia. 

Following the telephonic 

conversation with 

Imran Khan, Ali Zaidi 

held a meeting with Sindh 

Chamber of Agriculture 

Qabool Muhammad 

Khatian and supported his 

demand of selling sugarcane 

on government rates. 

Ali Zaidi said that Asif 

Ali Zardari is head of 

sugar mafia in Sindh and 

he is the biggest hurdle in 

payment of sugarcane 

prize fixed by the government. 

According to him 

Sindh government fixed 

the price of 182 rs for 40 

KG sugarcane while 

farmers are forced to sell 

it at Rs 130 per 40 KG. 

He warned that the 

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 

(PTI wouldn’t allow 

sugar mafia under Asif 

Ali Zardari to exploit 

poor farmers, saying they 

would support farmers for 

their right demands. He 

said they would come on 

roads if less payment was 

made to farmers. 

ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman 

Mian Raza Rabbani on Wed criticised 

lawmakers for allegedly leaking details 

of in-camera briefing by Army Chief 

Gen Qamar Javed Bajwa on 

Wednesday, saying they had violated 

the sanctity of upper house by doing so. 

Taking notice of the details from the 

session being made public, Rabbani 

Passing of Delimitation 

bill ensures timely polls 

ISLAMABAD: Minister for 

Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique has 

said that he passing of delimitation bill 

from Senate has removed the speculations 

about delay in general elections in 

the country. 

Talking to a private news channel, he 

said the credit of delimitation bill 

LAHORE: Pakistani 

diva, Mahira Khan rang in 

her 33rd year today by cutting 

a cake with her eightyear-old 

son. 

A video was released on 

Instagram which showed the 

actress cut a large, white 

cake while her son jumped 

around in excitement and 

blew out the candles on the 

cake. 

Khan also received some 

birthday love from across 

the border with Farhan 

Akhtar and Raees director 

Rahul Dholakia wishing her. 

At a recent event, Khan 

said that she plans to work 

less next year and will be 

taking a short break. While 

this is disappointing for her 

fans, we hope that she 

achieves what she is set out 

to. 

2017 has been an interesting 

year for the starlet. 

She made her Bollywood 

debut opposite King Khan in 

the film Raees which was a 

box-office success and the 

star managed to steal hearts 

across the border despite 

opposition from Hindu 

nationalists. She was then 

embroiled in a controversy 

with Ranbir Kapoor when 

pictures of her surfaced in 

which was seen wearing a 

short, white dress and smoking 

with the Bollywood 

actor. The pictures not only 

sparked rumours that the 

two were involved in a relationship 

but also had the 

morality brigade point bash 

Khan for her choices and 

decisions. 

However, on the flip side, 

Khan was announced the 

through a constitutional amendment go 

to all political parties which ensured 

conducting elections in time. 

Rejecting the notion of early general 

elections in the country, he said the 

present government would complete its 

constitutional tenure and general elections 

will be held next year. 

Mahira Khan celebrates 33rd birthday 

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party 

(PPP) Parliamentary leader Syed Naveed 

Qamar has said in National Assembly (NA) 

that it is shameful that FATAreforms bill has 

not included in today’s business. 

He said opposition wanted that woes of 

people of FATA who are suffering from 

sense of deprivation should be allayed by 

approving FATA reforms bill on priority 

basis. However government is not paying 

due attention to problems facing the people 

of FATA. Resolution of problems of 

FAT is right of people. 

brand ambassador for Loreal 

Pakistan which immediately 

put her in the league of 

Bollywood divas like 

Aishwarya Rai and Sonam 

Kapoor. 

Govt will not allow any one to steal the credit 

of FATA Reform Bill: Minister for SAFRON 

said Rule 225 prohibits the publicity of 

an in-camera session. 

"If we keep up with the same attitude, 

no one will be able to take the 

house into confidence," the chairman 

said, adding that senators should know 

that in-camera sessions are not spoken 

about in the public. For allegedly 

breaching the privilege of the Senate, 

Government has time for Faizabad 

Dharna or any other issue but it has no time 

for people of FATA, he added. 

Is government waiting for such a situation 

that it may be isolated once again ? he 

questioned. Opposition walked out of NA 

session against such behavior of government. 

Reacting to Opposition walk out 

Federal Minister Safron Abdul Qadir said 

that Today’s on what bill, opposition is 

doing politics is actually the property of 

government and government has brought 

the bill in the house. Consultation process is 

underway on FATAreform bill. Government 

wants which bill is passed here should be 

accepted at national level, he added. 

He further added that government will 

not allow any one to steal the credit of FATA 

reforms bill. 

Later, the opposition staged a walk-out to 

record their protest. PPP MNA Ramesh Lal 

pointed out the quorum and the Speaker suspended 

proceedings of the House till completion 

of the same. 

Upon not finding the House in order, 

Deputy Speaker Murtaza Javed Abbasi read 

out the prorogation order. 

Leaking of details from army chief's 

in-camera briefing angers Rabbani 

Rabbani forwarded the matter to the 

House Business Advisory Committee. 

Rabbani tasked the committee, 

which will include leaders of the house 

and opposition in Senate and parliamentary 

leaders of all political parties, 

to investigate the matter and devise a 

strategy for future in-camera sessions to 

prevent similar situations. 

Pakistan wants to promote cooperation with 

Oman in diverse sectors: NA Speaker 

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of the Sultanate of Oman Al Sheikh Mohammad Omar Ahmed 

Al Marhoon called on Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq in Parliament House. 

Pakistan is desirous of 

strengthening parliamentary 

ties with all the 

friendly countries. He 

said Pakistan wants to 

promote cooperation with 

Oman in regional development 

and other important 

sectors. 

The Omani ambassador 

said his country 

wants to enhance parliamentary 

contacts with 

Pakistan. 

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