7 Jan 2018

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Metropolitan: 

Clean drinking 

water report 

ready to submit in 

SC: Sindh CM 

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National: 

PML-N's failure 

of govt doesn't 

complete 

tenure: Bilawal 

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International: 

US-sought UNSC 

meeting on Iran 

backfires on 

Washington 

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Aitzaz remembered 

on 4th death 

anniversary 

HANGU: January 6, 

2018, marks the 4-year 

anniversary of the martyrdom 

of Aitzaz Hasan 

Bangash, a 15-year-old 

who gave his life to in 

order to protect the lives 

of others around him and 

from the moment of his 

Shahadat has been a 

symbol of courage and 

bravery for the entire 

country. 

Aitzaz Hasan was 

with friends outside 

school when they spotted 

a man wearing a suicide 

vest. Despite the 

pleas of his fellow students, 

Aitzaz decided to 

confront and capture the 

bomber who then detonated 

his vest, killing 

himself and immortalising 

the young boy for his 

act of supreme bravery. 

The incident of 

Aitzaz’s martyrdom 

took place in Ibrahimzai 

region of Hangu. There 

were almost 2,000 students 

in attendance at 

the time of the attack. 

4 Indian 

policemen killed 

in blast in Sopore 

SRINAGAR: In 

occupied Kashmir, four 

Indian policemen were 

killed in a powerful blast 

in Sopore town, on 

Saturday. A senior police 

official told media that 

the blast occurred when 

an improvised explosive 

device went off in Gole 

Market area of the town. 

He said that three 

shops were also damaged 

in the explosion. 

The blast occurred 

amid complete shutdown 

on the completion 

of 25 years to a deadly 

massacre by Indian 

troops in the town. 

LEA’s foil terror bid, 

arms cache recovered 

in Mastung: ISPR 

RAWALPINDI: FC 

Balochistan, under the 

ongoing Operation 

Radd-ul-Fasaad, foiled 

major terrorist activity in 

the province on Saturday, 

said a statement from 

ISPR. An intelligencebased 

operation conducted 

in the Mastung area of 

Balochistan recovered a 

cache of arms. 

8 Pages 

KOT MOMIN: Former 

Prime Minister Nawaz 

Sharif on Saturday said 

Supreme Court's decision of 

his disqualification was not 

acceptabl to people of 

Pakistan. 

Speaking at a rally in 

Sargodha's Kot Momin 

Tehseel, the ousted prime 

minister said "today's rally is 

referendum against your 

decision", in a reference to 

the apex court. 

He said the Ladla 

(favourite) would find no 

place to hide after elections, 

alluding to Pakistan 

Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman 

Imran Khan. 

Sharif said he was disqualified 

over Iqama (work 

permit) in a Supreme Court 

decision that was to blame 

for rising inflation, depreciation 

of of Pakistani currency, 

spike in violence, inflation 

and unemployment. 

He said inflation has 

once again resurfaced which 

was nowhere to be seen during 

his government. 

The PML N leader said 

KARACHI EDITION – Sunday, Jaunary 7, 2018, Rabi al-Sani 19, 1439 http://www.dailymessenger.com.pk 

SC judgment 

made spectacle of 

Pakistan: Nawaz 

Imran would not get any place to hide after election says 

Sharif; Maryam formally initiates her political career 

KOT MOMIN: Former Prime Minister & President PML-N, Nawaz Sharif addressing a 

public meeting. 

his government did what 

governments were unable to 

do in 20 years. 

He said Prime Minister 

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was 

not to blame if pace of work 

slowed down following his 

disqualification. 

He said the Supreme 

Court of Pakistan's decision 

made spectacle of Pakistan. 

Criticizing, the apex 

court judgement in the disqualification 

case of Imran 

Khan, the ousted prime 

minister said the court 

spared the PTI chairman 

despite his confessions. 

Sharif said despite 

Khan's confessions that he 

owns Niazi Services 

Limited offshore company, 

the court didn't punish him. 

Maryam Nawaz, daughter 

of Nawaz Sharif on 

Saturday formally started 

her political career from a 

public meeting here. 

Addressing a pubic 

meeting, leader of Pakistan 

Muslim League Nawaz s 

(PMLN) Maryam Nawaz 

accused political opponents 

of hiding behind state-institutions 

and the apex court. 

She stated that massive 

love for Nawaz Sharif has 

instilled fear in the political 

opponents. 

Maryam obliquely took a 

jibe at Imran Khan while 

stating that he appeared on 

television on daily basis to 

utter lies. 

“Mian saab (Nawaz 

Sharif) worked at a stretch to 

eliminate 20-hour long 

power cuts despite sit-ins 

and lock downs. He fulfilled 

promises made during electoral 

campaign (before 2013 

polls),” she added. 

Maryam reiterated that 

Sharif family gave accountability 

of three generations in 

Panama Papers case and 

demanded to bring dictator 

(Pervez Musharraf) who 

made joke out of 

Constitution back to country. 

She dismissed rumors pertaining 

to National 

Reconciliation Ordinance 

and asserted that Nawaz 

Sharif is working to restore 

sacredness of vote. 

India media confirms Jadhav is RAW spy 

Indian govt removed news story telling truth about 

Kulbhushan from a newspaper 

ISLAMABAD: "The story on Kulbhushan Jadhav has been retracted. The Quint is 

rechecking some of the information mentioned in the article" — this is the message that 

greets viewers when they click on the link of the story, originally titled: Two Ex-RAW 

Chiefs Did Not Want Kulbhushan Jadhav Recruited As Spy. 

Pakistan Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal, in a re-tweet of his personal 

account on Saturday, stated that: "Update as reported: Journalist Chandan Nandy 

who filed the story is "missing/gone in hiding", was last spotted at Khan Market Delhi and 

since then has been untraceable for Family and friends. Freedom of press ?" 

In an earlier similar re-tweet, he shared a screenshot of the story when it was posted 

and wrote: "Quint takes down its story. Truth is stranger than fiction." 

Nandy is the opinion editor of The Quint, and shared a message on Twitter 17 hours 

ago when the story was originally published. 

The article quoting two former chiefs of the Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), who 

headed the organisation sometime over the past 15 years, confessed Kalbushan as their 

agent. The former chiefs as per the report had put their foot down against recruiting him 

for operations in Pakistan. According to the newspaper, two former RAW senior officers, 

including one secretary who headed India’s external intelligence agency after 2008, said 

that the “proposal to recruit Jadhav for operations, whatever it’s worth, was ridiculous.” 

RAWALPINDI: Air 

Marshal Muhammad 

Asghar Khan, the first 

Pakistani Commander in 

Chief of Pakistan Air Force, 

was laid to rest in his native 

village Nawanshehr, 

Abbottabad with full state 

and military honours on 

Saturday. 

Formation of four K-8 

trainer and four T-37 aircraft 

from PAF Academy, 

Asghar Khan presented a 

fly past in the honour of the 

great leader. 

The aircraft flew the 

famous ‘Missing Airman’ 

Formation, which is an 

aerial salute indicating the 

departure of fallen air warrior 

for eternal abode. No 2 

aircraft from both the formations 

pulled off over the 

burial ceremony, bidding 

farewell to the Father of 

Pakistan Air force. Later, a 

smartly tuned out PAF 

contingent presented the 

gun salute. 

Floral wreaths on behalf 

PM, services chiefs attend funeral 

Air Chief Asghar Khan laid to rest with military honours 

CJP sets fee limit 

for country's private 

medical colleges 

LAHORE: Chief Justice 

of Pakistan (CJ) Mian 

Saqib Nisar on Saturday 

prohibited private medical 

colleges from charging 

more than Rs642,000 in 

fees and warned them of a 

complete shutdown if any 

discrepancies are found in 

their accounts. 

"The poor man's child 

also wants to become a 

doctor but can't due to a 

lack of resources," he 

added during a suo moto 

hearing on the matter of 

private medical colleges' 

exorbitant fees. 

"You are charging 

Rs642,000 in fees — we 

have to look into that," the 

chief justice told owners 

and chief executives of private 

medical colleges after 

they submitted their affidavits 

and account details 

on court orders. "You will 

have to return the excess 

amount, if found any. If any 

medical college is found 

charging even a rupee 

more, then it will not bode 

well for them." 

The chief justice further 

said: "Now we will get to 

understand the science of 

medical colleges, and if a 

fault is found, then we will 

shut down all the private 

medical colleges and universities. 

No medical college 

will now be allowed to 

register." 

Chief Justice Nisar also 

criticised the medical college 

industry's admission 

policy and passing-out criteria, 

saying: "Private medical 

colleges do their own 

marking and pass their students 

themselves. 

Nawaz criticizing institutions to conceal his theft: Imran 

CHAKWAL: PTI chairman 

Imran Khan on 

Saturday once again criticised 

former prime minister 

Nawaz Sharif for mocking 

the nation’s institutions just 

to safeguard his alleged corruption. 

The PTI chairman 

addressing a public gathering 

in Chakwal ahead of the PS- 

20 by-election scheduled to 

be held on January 9, said 

that those who vote for the 

PML-N should be held 

CHAKWAL: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief Imran 

Khan addressing the public meeting. 

answerable for siding with 

those responsible for billions 

worth of corruption. 

The seat fell vacant on 

October 30 with the death of 

PML-N’s Chaudhry Liaquat 

Ali Khan who won the seat 

seven times since 1985. The 

by-poll is seen as crucial as it 

can set the course of the next 

election. The seat is being 

contest by the late MPA’s son 

Chaudhry Sultan Haider Ali 

and the PTI’s Raja Tariq 

Mehmood Afzal. 

RAWALPINDI: Civil and military leaders attended the state funeral of Air Marshal 

(Retd) Asghar Khan, the first native commander-in-chief of the Pakistan Air Force, 

who was laid to rest at the family graveyard in Nawansher of Abbottabad, held at PAF 

Base Nur Khan. 

of Chief of the Air Staff and 

other dignitaries were also 

laid on the grave of departed 

soul. Earlier in morning, 

state funeral was held at PAF 

Base, Nur Khan. A smartly 

turned out contingent of 

Pakistan Air Force presented 

the guard of honour at the 

occasion. 

The funeral parade was 

attended by Mr. Shahid 

Khaqan Abbasi, Prime 

Minister of Pakistan, 

WASHINGTON: The 

United States is examining 

ways to mitigate any 

Pakistani retaliation as it 

piles pressure on Islamabad 

to crack down on militants, 

a senior US official said on 

Friday, cautioning that US 

action could extend beyond 

a new freeze in aid. 

Pakistan is a crucial 

gateway for US military 

supplies destined for US 

and other troops fighting a 

16-year-old war in neighboring, 

landlocked 

Afghanistan. 

So far, the Pentagon 

says Pakistan has not given 

General Zubair Mahmood 

Hayat, Chairman Joint 

Chiefs of Staff Committee, 

Air Chief Marshal Sohail 

Aman, Chief of theAir Staff, 

Pakistan Air Force, Admiral 

Zafar Mahmood Abbasi, 

Chief of Naval Staff, Federal 

Ministers, Ex PAF Air 

Chiefs, Ambassadors/ 

Diplomats, War Veterans, 

senior civil and military officials 

of tri services and large 

number of people from all 

any indication that it would 

close its airspace or roads 

to military supplies and US 

Defense Secretary Jim 

Mattis played down concerns 

on Friday. 

But Washington has 

only just begun to work 

through its new plan to suspend 

up to roughly $2 billion 

in US security assistance, 

announced on 

Thursday. It came days 

after U.S. President Donald 

Trump tweeted that 

Pakistan had rewarded past 

US aid with “nothing but 

lies and deceit.” 

The senior Trump 

walks of life. The family 

members were also present 

at the occasion. After the 

funeral the coffin was transported 

to Abbottabad by a 

PAF Helicopter. 

Paying rich tributes to 

the selfless services of iconic 

Air Marshal Asghar 

Khan, the Air Chief said in 

his message that he was a 

beacon of inspiration for the 

entire rank and file of 

Pakistan Air Force. 

Trump could freeze $2bn 

of Pakistan aid: official 

US weighs Pakistani blowback as it piles pressure on Islamabad 

administration official, who 

spoke on condition of 

anonymity, said 

Washington hoped that the 

aid suspension would be 

enough to communicate its 

concern to Islamabad. 

But the official cautioned 

that the freeze was 

also not the only tool that 

America had to pressure 

the country -- suggesting it 

might resort to other measures, 

if needed. 

“We are considering 

many different things, not 

just the (financial) assistance 

issue,” the official 

said. 

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Transport and Mass Transit, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah 

takes keen interest at stall during Real Estate and Investment Pakistan Expo (RIPE- 

2018) held at Expo Center. 

All citizens enjoy equal 

rights in country: PM 

Pakistan stands for religious freedom, 

rights of minorities: Abbasi 

GOTHKI: Prime 

Minister Shahid Khaqan 

Abbasi has expressed surprise 

over US remarks on 

minorities' rights in Pakistan 

and said that all citizens 

enjoy equal rights in the 

country. 

He was addressing a ceremony 

of the Hindu community 

at Gothki on 

Saturday. 

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi 

said the constitution of 

Pakistan guarantees equal 

rights to all the citizens and 

the minorities enjoy complete 

freedom in the country. 

He said it is the responsibility 

of the government to 

guarantee security and protection 

of minorities. 

He said we are proving 

through our actions that 

Pakistan is an independent 

state where all the citizens 

are living in an environment 

of equality and brotherhood. 

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi 

said Islam is a religion of 

peace and its teachings 

safeguard the rights of the 

minorities. 

PTI reject reports of 

Imran's third marriage 

as 'ridiculous' 

I S L A M A B A D : 

Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf 

(PTI) leaders on Saturday 

rejected a report that party 

Chairman Imran Khan 

had allegedly married for 

the third time. 

The News in an article 

published on Saturday 

claimed that Khan married 

a woman, whom he 

regarded as his spiritual 

leader, in a secret ceremony 

on January 1. Mufti 

Saeed, who had officiated 

Khan's second marriage 

with TV anchor Reham 

Khan in 2015, reportedly 

performed the nikkah, 

according to report. 

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Metropolitan 

Clean drinking water report 

ready to submit in SC: Sindh CM 

KARACHI: 

KARACHI: Sindh Chief 

Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah 

said on Saturday that after holding 

six consecutive meetings with all 

the department concerned and 

going through facts and figures, 

has prepared a report for provision 

of clean drinking water and safe 

environment to the people of 

Sindh for submission in the 

Supreme Court of Pakistan in CP 

NO.38 of 2016. 

This he said this while presiding 

over a one-point agenda cabinet 

meeting here at the CM House 

today to take all the cabinet members 

into confidence on the 

improvement of existing water 

and sanitation system and future 

endeavors. He told the cabinet 

that the report comprises over 132 

pages which contains 381 

schemes which are as follows: 

The ADP schemes of water supply 

and sewerage system; districtwise 

report on which all points 

from where municipal, hospital 

and industrial sewerage is discharged 

in ultimate source of 

clean drinking water; summary of 

hospital waste treatment in all districts; 

summary of industrial effluent 

treatment in all the districts; 

summary of proper sewerage system 

along with treatment plants 

with proper source of discharge in 

all districts; list of district-wise 

sewerage schemes for rural areas 

of Sindh, included in ADP; component-wise 

physical and financial 

progress of Greater Karachi 

Sewerage Plan S-III, details of 

five combined effluent treatment 

plants project; details of Greater 

Karachi Bulk Water Supply 

Scheme, K-IV phase-I of 260 mgd 

and district-wise report showing 

the plans with their cut-off date 

for ensuring uncontaminated 

water for every district according 

AC awards 7 years to ex prosecutor NAB 

Fowzia welcomes rejecting 

aid at cost of honor 

KARACHI: Aafia 

Movement Pakistan leader 

and noted neurophysician 

of the country, Dr Fowzia 

Siddiqui, said on Saturday 

that rejection of the humiliating 

aid was a welcome 

development and has made 

the whole Pakistani nation 

proud. In a statement, she 

said that the ‘Caravan e 

Ghairat’ launched for the 

release of the daughter of 

the nation has been continuing. 

Men, women, elders 

and children are contacting 

us from different areas of 

the country to express solidarity 

for the cause of Aafia 

and their support further 

increases our faith and confidence 

in this just cause. 

She said the national 

honor was compromised by 

handing Dr Aafia over to 

America. She said innocent 

Aafia had already completed 

5400 days in illegal 

detention. She asked if each 

day being spent by Aafia in 

the illegal detention was 

not a dishonor for this 

nation. 

“The matters of honor 

and dignity should not be 

limited to the material aid. 

The government should 

play its role to safeguard 

life, property and honor of 

every citizen. Due to the 

unity of nation, Aafia will 

soon return home. We will 

make our beloved country 

Pakistan a great nation of 

the world,” she concluded. 

KARACHI: A view of sewerage water accumulated in from of Liaqat National Hospital 

& Medical College due to chocked sewerage line crests problems for commuters. 

WHO prequalifies breakthrough 

vaccine for typhoid 

KARACHI: WHO has 

prequalified the first conjugate 

vaccine for typhoid, 

Bharat Biotech’s Typbar- 

TCV®, accirdubg to a WHO 

report issued from Geneva. 

Typhoid conjugate vaccines 

(TCVs) are innovative 

products that have longerlasting 

immunity than older 

vaccines, require fewer 

doses, and can be given to 

young children through routine 

childhood immunization 

programs. The fact that the 

vaccine has been prequalified 

by WHO means that it 

meets acceptable standards 

of quality, safety and efficacy. 

This makes the vaccine 

eligible for procurement by 

UN agencies, such as 

UNICEF, and Gavi, the 

Vaccine Alliance. 

In October 2017, Strategic 

Advisory Group of Experts 

(SAGE) on immunization, 

which advises WHO, recommended 

TCV for routine use 

in children over 6 months of 

age in typhoid endemic countries. 

SAGE also called for the 

introduction of TCV to be prioritized 

for countries with the 

highest burden of typhoid disease 

or of antibiotic resistance 

to Salmonella Typhi, the bacterium 

that causes the disease. 

Use of the vaccine should also 

help to curb the frequent use of 

antibiotics for treatment of 

presumed typhoid fever, and 

thereby help to slow the 

alarming increase in antibiotic 

resistance in Salmonella 

Typhi. 

Shortly after SAGE’s recommendation, 

Gavi Board 

approved US$85 million in 

funding for TCVs starting in 

2019. Prequalification is 

therefore a crucial next step 

needed to make TCVs available 

to low-income countries 

where they are needed most. 

And even in non-Gavisupported 

countries, prequalification 

can help expedite 

licensure. WHO prequalification 

helps to ensure that 

vaccines used in immunization 

programmes are safe, 

effective, and appropriate for 

countries’ needs. WHO’s 

prequalification procedure 

consists of a transparent, scientifically 

sound assessment 

that includes reviewing the 

evidence, testing the consistency 

of each lot of manufactured 

vaccine, and visiting 

the manufacturing site. 

K A R A C H I : 

Accountability Court No. 

2 Karachi awarded conviction 

to one Hussain Bux 

Baloch in Reference No. 

20/2015 for imprisonment 

to 7 years. Accused was 

former Special Prosecutor 

of NAB and currently 

advocate Supreme Court. 

He was charged of misuse 

of authority and connivance 

with accused persons 

in 14 cases of acquittals 

of Accountability 

Courts in which he deliberately 

failed to apply for 

certified copies of judgments 

on time and thus 

failing to file appeals in 

High Court and Supreme 

Court. Due to his failure to 

file appeals in 14 cases, 

loss of millions was caused 

to national exchequer. The 

conviction awarded to him 

also includes fine equivalent 

to financial liabilities 

in such 14 cases in which 

he failed to file appeals. 

The accused was arrested 

and shifted to central jail. 

Free eye 

camp begins 

from Jan 10 

KARACHI: A 10-member 

delegation of Chinese 

ophthalmologists, eye surgeons 

and support staff are 

arriving in Karachi tomorrow 

to perform 500 cataract 

eye operations at Pakistan 

Eye Bank Society (PEBS) 

Hospital in North Karachi 

from January 10 to 24, 2018. 

PEBS Hospital Medical 

Director Dr Qazi Wasiq 

while talking to PPI 

informed that under the 

Bright Journey Pakistan 

Project, 500 eye operations 

would be carried out by the 

Chinese team free of cost at 

the hospital. He said it was 

in pursuance of Pakistan 

Medical Association (PMA) 

and Chinese Medical 

Association (CMA) collaboration 

to strengthen Pak- 

China medical corridor. 

He said more than 500 

patients throughout Sindh 

province had been registered 

through screening 

camps for surgeries. He said 

the delegation comprises 

eminent Chinese ophthalmologists, 

nurses, technicians 

and other staff. 

He said it was first ever 

such activity as a gesture of 

goodwill and to promote 

friendly relations between 

the two countries. He hoped 

that similar activities will 

follow in other fields of 

medicine 

Pakistan. 

to its population. 

The implementation of the 

entire plan would cost around Rs 

400 billion, the chief minister 

said. The cabinet discussed and 

approved the report for submission 

in the supreme court. The 

chief minister also told the cabinet 

about his appearance before the 

chief Justice of Pakistan in the 

water case and had briefed him 

about the efforts his government 

was taking for the purpose. 

He said in the light of the direction 

of the supreme court, the 

report has been prepared with the 

plan to implement water and sanitation 

plan. The cabinet approved 

the report and authorize the government 

to present it in the 

Supreme Court of Pakistan. An 

additional item of new IG police 

appointment was take up. The 

cabinet was informed that the federal 

government has again sought 

a panel of three officers of grade 

B-22 who have more than twoyear 

service to retire. 

Call to tackle 

extortionist 

mafias 

K A R A C H I : 

Representatives of all markets' 

associations are 

advised to nominate their 

representatives for a meeting 

with Rangers authorities 

in the next three to five days 

so that extortion issues 

could directly be brought to 

the notice of Rangers by the 

sufferers. Any businessman 

or associations, who have 

been acting as facilitator to 

extortion mafia due to any 

kind of helplessness or fear, 

must immediately stop all 

such activities and admit the 

same before police and 

rangers. 

“We will review all such 

cases and see how we can 

help. People should immediately 

seek our assistance 

before paying and we will 

help and support them. If 

timely contacted, we will 

make sure that protection is 

provided to them. Any small 

trader, who has been arrested 

by rangers on charge of 

facilitator to extortion mafia 

and has admitted the same, 

will have to face the consequences," 

said BMG group 

chief Siraj Kassam at a 

meeting held today. 

MAJU pre-admission test at 

Karachi & Hyderabad today 

Pre-admission 

test at Mohammad Ali 

Jinnah University, Karachi 

for its new semester Spring- 

2018, Scheduled from 29th 

of this month will be held on 

Sunday, January 7, at 10 

pm. The admission test will 

be held at main campus of 

the University at Shahra-e- 

Faisal, Karachi and Lal Qila 

Restaurant, Hyderabad 

simultaneously. Admit cards 

KARACHI: The great 

Urdu poet, Rasa Chugtai 

passed in Karachi, at the 

age of 90. 

The extremely celebrated 

poet was born in 

1928 in the Indian state of 

Jaipur’s city of Sawai 

Madhopur. 

He remained affiliated 

with several newspapers 

back in the day including 

Hurriyat Daily in 

Karachi. 

‘Zanjeer-E-Hamsaygi’ 

and ‘Tere Aane Ka Intezar 

Raha’ are two of his eminent 

collections of poetry. 

to the candidates have 

already been provided. 

According to a spokesman 

of the university that on line 

test will be conducted of the 

candidates who have 

He had a distinct style 

of writing poetry that 

attracted an abundant 

amount of attention. 

applied for admission in 

MS in Management 

Sciences, Economics & 

Finance, Computer Science, 

Electrical Engineering, Bio 

Informatics and MBA 

(Graduate) academic programs. 

Written test will be 

taken of the students who 

have applied for admission 

in BBA, BS, MBA 

(Professional) and MBA 

(Regular) degree programs. 

University has also 

arranged a briefing for the 

parents of the students 

about MAJU’s academic 

programs, facilities provided 

to the students and extra 

curriculum activities. 

Urdu poet Rasa Chugtai 

passes away in Karachi 

KARACHI: Rangers 

have arrested 2 extortionists 

during an operation in 

the area of Old City 

Karachi. 

According to 

spokesperson Sindh 

Rangers the accused were 

extorting money from the 

traders by using foreign 

phone numbers. This 

money was extorted in the 

name of Market 

Association. The arrested 

persons have been identified 

as Muhammad Aslam 

and Riaz Hussain. 

According to Rangers 

His funeral prayers 

will be held today after 

Zuhar at Taj Masjid, I 

Area, Korangi Number 5. 

Rangers arrest two 

extortionists from Karachi 

KARACHI: An annual 

report has revealed that 

2,706 patients died during 

treatment in 45 departments 

of Civil Hospital 

Karachi during 2017, 

showing a dismal performance. 

At least 690,412 patients 

were brought to all emergencies 

of Civil Hospital 

Karachi (CHK) in 2017 as 

compared to 563,749 in 

2016, it was learnt by PPI. 

The annual statistics 

AIFD’s Neha Asim wishes 

students for their brighter future 

Staff Reporter 

KARACHI: The Asian 

Institute of Fashion Design 

(Iqra University) held an 

open house Thesis display 

Fall’ 2017 in which students 

showcased their creative 

work at Iqra University Main 

Campus. The Asian Institute 

of Fashion Design Thesis 

Display is organized for the 

final year students to exhibit 

their thesis project at the end 

of Bachelor (Hons) program. 

The Thesis was critiqued 

by renowned personalities 

from various industries. Each 

student researched and 

developed their themes with 

their own inspirations developing 

fashion and Textile 

throughout products at the end of the last 

year of their Bachelor (Hons) 

KARACHI: A passenger taking rest while waiting for train at Cantt Railway Station. 

Dense fog in different cities of Punjab paralysing routine life and disrupting rail, road 

and air traffic. 

released by the CHK show 

that last year, almost 25 per 

cent more patients were 

brought to Emergencies 

Department as compared to 

2016. There are five emergencies 

in the hospital, 

including A&E 

Department, Burns 

Emergency, Gynae/Obs 

Emergency, Pediatric 

Emergency and Trauma 

Care Emergency where 

690,412 patients were 

brought for treatment. 

spokesperson important 

headway has been made in 

Rangers investigation on 

the complaints related to 

extortion of money in Old 

city area. Rangers have 

obtained details of several 

phone numbers during the 

investigation. 

2706 patients died in CHK during 2017 

program. The students presented 

their work in detail 

based on the latest international 

trends forecasted in the 

fields of fashion, textile and 

marketing and merchandising. 

“I wish all the best to my 

students and wish them for a 

brighter future in their industry, 

each one of them are 

highly skilled, competitive 

and energetic.” Says Neha 

Asim (Director, AIFD) 

Asian Institute of Fashion 

Design is an exclusive 

unique training center of professional 

excellence and 

technical competence, providing 

their students a competitive 

edge in the market 

by minimizing the gap 

between theory and practice. 

Around 401,119 were 

brought to A&E 

Department, 3,500 dealt to 

Burns Emergency, 31,081 

to Gynae/Obs Emergency, 

144,455 children to 

Pediatric Emergency and 

110, 257 to Trauma Centre 

Emergency, respectively. 

However, around 

1,604,522 patients visited 

the OPD of the CHK last 

year in comparison with 

1,479,373 who visited in 

2016. 

Chairman DMC East urged 

public to realize who is 

resolving their issues 

KARACHI: Different per the need of the residents 

political parties start development 

of this area, Chairman 

work in past and left added. On the occasion 

it incomplete, We are working 

to complete these development 

chairman shared that “ We 

are initiating development 

projects also , project in all Union Councils 

Chairman DMC East Moid 

Anwar share these views 

during his visit to monitor 

the ongoing development 

projects around Shabirabad 

Burhani Jamat khana. 

of district east, These development 

projects will proved 

beneficial for citizens” 

Moreover he said we are 

working on development 

projects on emergency basis, 

Development projects we are serving our citizens 

regarding road carpeting and with limited funds. 

cleaning as well as installation 

Later residents of 

of street lights and 

cleaning of streets and Nala 

is ongoing in Shabirabad, 

We initiated these projects as 

Shabirabad visit the area 

along with Chairman and 

point out the civic problems 

which they are facing. 

KARACHI: Chairman DMC Central, Rehan Hashmi visiting 

Gulbarg Nursery area inspecting preparation work 

for Flower Show.

PML-N's failure of govt doesn't 

complete tenure: Bilawal 

LAHORE: Pakistan 

People’s Party Chairman 

Bilawal Bhutto said on 

Saturday that if the government 

did not complete its 

tenure then the onus of the 

failure will be on the ruling 

Pakistan Muslim League- 

Nawaz (PML-N). 

The PPP scion was 

addressing media in 

Lahore, where he said that 

the party has carried out 

numerous development 

projects in Sindh and the 

media should highlight the 

same. Referring to the 

political situation in 

Balochistan, the PPP chairman 

said that the political 

situation in the province 

was worsening. 

Responding to allegations 

that the PPP is 

Abbas Kassar 

H Y D E R A B A D : 

Grower organizations of 

Sindh have condemned 

lodging of cases under anti 

terrorism act against 

LAHORE: Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari addresses to media 

persons during press conference. 

involved in disrupting the 

political process in the 

province, Bilawal said there 

is not a single MPA of the 

protesting sugarcane 

growers in Gambat district 

Khairpur as also deducting 

29% of weight of commodity. 

A joint meeting of 

various organizations representing 

sugarcane growers 

of province held an 

emergency meeting of sugarcane 

action committee at 

office of Sindh Abadgar 

Board which was chaired 

by Abdul Majid Nizamani 

president of SAB and 

attended among others by 

Nawab Zubair Talpur president 

Sindh Abadgar 

Ittehad, Zahid Bhurgri 

general secretary of Sindh 

Chamber of Agricullture 

and others. Meeting 

expressed grave concern 

on lodging FIR under ARA 

against growers protesting 

party in the province's legislature. 

“How can I play any 

negative part then?” he said. 

On the subject of PTI 

for notified rate of commodity 

and deducting 28% 

win weight of sugarcane. 

The meeting resolved to 

provide legal aid to 

Gambat growers. Meeting 

demanded from government 

to withdraw cases 

against growers. It also 

noted that as demands of 

growers have been accepted 

as such the proposed 

dharna on 8th January has 

been postponeded. 

Meeting resolved to file 

Chairman Imran Khan’s 

alleged third marriage, 

Bilawal said that it is the 

Imran’s personal matter. 

Sugarcane action committee slates lodging cases 

under anti terrorism act against protesting growers 

Shutter down strike observed in Johi town 

against worse law and order situation 

Allah Bux Khushik 

DADU: On call of business 

communities representatives, 

shop keepers 

remained closed their business 

and observed shutter 

down strike in Johi town 

owing to increasing criminal 

activities and not removing 

stolen things of Shop 

keepers here on Saturday. 

According to detail, 

after burglary in Alfa tea 

agency of 15 lacks cash 

amount and others value 

able things business communities 

remained closed 

their business and 

observed shutter down 

strike in Johi. Mid night of 

Friday Alaf Tea Agency 

owner Asghar Jamali shop 

was burgled by some 

unknown burglars but area 

police is not chase them. 

The business communities’ 

leaders, social workers, 

political workers as well as 

religious leaders showed 

plight and closed their business. 

They marched various 

streets of Johi town and 

staged demonstration 

before Johi press club 

against Dadu police for not 

controlling law and order 

situation in city. 

They were led by Alfa 

Tea agency owners Asghar 

jamali, Hashim Khoso, 

Abdul Hafeez Rind and 

others were led the demonstration. 

Speaking to demonstration, 

Alfa tea agency owner 

Asghar Jamali business 

man said that owing to 

increasing criminal activities 

in Johi town despite he 

has 1 Kilo meter distance 

from Johi town police station 

but owing increasing 

visa system there was no 

police constable who will 

pay duty at the night time. 

He said that unknown 

thieves had burgled his 

shop of agency and taken 

15 lacks cash amount and 

other valuables things 

although they informed 

area police they could not 

reached the incident place. 

petition in curt of law 

against 28% deduction in 

weight of sugarcane being 

supplied to mills. They 

rejected statement of secretary 

agriculture in which 

he had said notification of 

price has not been taken 

saction from cabinet. 

Committee made it public 

that notification has been 

issued under sugarcane act 

1950 as such there was no 

need to get its approval 

from cabinet. 

What you should 

know about hair 

dye allergies 

ISLAMABAD: When 

someone has an allergy to 

hair dye, they are most likely 

allergic to one of the chemicals 

in the dye rather than the 

entire product. The most 

common cause of these allergic 

reactions is paraphenylenediamine, 

also 

called PPD. 

PPD is found in most 

commercially produced hair 

dyes. The PPD is usually 

mixed with peroxide in the 

dye to alter the hair color. 

What happens before this 

reaction is fully complete 

also makes the PPD more 

likely to interact with the skin 

and cause an allergic reaction. 

PPD can be found in 

commercial hair dyes under 

many alternative names. 

These include names such as 

PPDA, 1,4-Benzenediamine, 

and Phenylenediamine base. 

Another common chemical 

found in hair dye is PTD, 

which can be tolerated better 

than PPD but may still cause 

an allergic reaction in many 

people. 

BANNU: Minister for 

housing and works Akram 

Khan Durrani has said 

Pakistan is stable on 

nuclear, economic and all 

other fronts and we neither 

need any aid nor any dictation. 

“We are stable on all 

fronts including nuclear 

and economic front. We 

need no aid nor do we need 

any dictation. US president 

should not browbeat us”, 

he said this while talking 

to media men here at 

Mewa Khel house 

Saturday. 

He held US are brow 

beating us today but it 

should remember Pakistan 

“If Imran Khan has married 

then congratulations to 

him,” said the PPP chairman. 

According to The 

News, the PTI chairman 

inaugurated 2018 by tying 

the knot on the night of 

January 1 in Lahore and 

reached from there the next 

day to appear before the 

anti-terrorism court in 

Islamabad which granted 

him bail. 

On Jan 5, addressing an 

event on the birthday of 

PPP founder, Bilawal said 

that though democracy is 

present in Pakistan, it needs 

to be strengthened. About 

the next general elections, 

Bilawal said the time was 

approaching and added the 

PPP would contest the 2018 

elections with its might. 

HR activists 

demand setting up 

of courts to provide 

justice to consumers 

Bureau Report 

HYDERABAD: HRCP 

district coordinator Lala 

Abdul Haleem Shaikh,Dr. 

Fasih Tariq Khan, Zafar 

Javed Khwaja, Muhammad 

Hassain Shaikh, Fayyaz Ali 

Memon, Imran Khan 

Mugheri, Parveen Haleem 

Shaikh, Ghafrana Arain and 

Saba Arain have said in a 

joint statement that 

Hyderabad, second big city 

of Sindh has been infested 

with adulterators and illegal 

profiteers and with advent 

of winter the prices of eggs, 

dry fruits, milk and other 

consumer items were shooting 

to sky high while prices 

of all items of kitchen have 

become out of reach of 

common man. They said 

that Sindh Assembly has 

passed a law for setting up 

courts for protection of 

consumer rights in 2015 

but deplored that so far no 

work has been done to 

open this court. 

BUREAU REPORT 

HYDERABAD: Sindh 

National Tehrik has slated 

threats of US president 

Donald Trum to Pakistan 

and has termed stopping of 

security aid to Pakistan as 

conspiracy to sabotage 

international war against 

terrorism. In a statement 

SNT chief advised USA 

not to throw its burden of 

failures on Pakistan. It 

said Pakistan has fought 

proxy war and for world 

peace has laid down sacrifices 

of thousands of its 

citizens including armed 

forces personnel, men and 

children. But by not 

accepting sacrifices and 

huge monetary loss of 

Pakistan on war of terror 

USA leadership was 

adversely affecting fight 

against terrorism. This was 

stated by chairman of SNT 

Ashraf Noonari, central 


National 

leaders Lala Qurban 

Sodhro, Allahdad Talpur, 

Najeeb Ahmed Thebo, Dr. 

Uzma Jokhyo, Jhangi 

Mallah, Akhtar Sindhi and 

others in a joint statement. 

They said after 9/11 

Pakistan has suffered more 

loss than any other county 

in war on terror. 

Thousands of personnel of 

armed forces, innocent 

children and citizens were 

killed and Madrassahs, 

Mosques, public points, 

railway stations, airports, 

schools were made targets 

of terrorism which cost 

huge loss to Pakisan yet 

we played big role for 

international peace. They 

said in spite of recognizing 

sacrifices and losses of 

Pakistan threats were 

being hurled against us 

which was deplorable. 

They said Pakistan was 

only country in whole 

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Freezing security aid to Pakistan 

can sabotage war on terror: SNT 

world where people of various 

faiths and were living 

in peace and religious harmony 

with respects to each 

others. Yet by accusing 

Pakistan of violation of 

religious freedoms keeping 

Pakistan on special 

watch list was sorrowful 

act of USA and condemnable. 

SNT has 

demanded from government 

to review its relations 

with Pakistan and to stop 

its aerial and logistic support 

as also its access to 

Afghanistan through 

Pakistan route. They 

demanded change in our 

foreign policy and to alienate 

it from US war. Ashraf 

Noonari said Pakistani 

nation without discrimination 

of ethnic, linguistic 

and nationalistic was united 

and was with Pakistan 

army for security and protection 

of Pakistan. 

QUETTA: Balochistan Minister for Health, Mir Rehmat Sahel Baloch being briefed 

regarding Distribution Ceremony of Motor Vehicles and Medicine organized by National 

Programme for Family Planning. 

PML-N Leaders Join PTI 

ISLAMABAD: Allama 

Iqbal Open University 

(AIOU) will open its admissions 

for the Semester 

Spring, 2018 from SSC to 

PhD-level in various disciplines 

from 1st February. 

Last date for the admission 

will be March 5. 

To facilitate the Students 

at their door-steps, AIOU has 

advised new applicants to 

obtain the admission forms 

and prospectuses for all programmes 

offered in Semester 

Spring, 2018 from its countrywide 

44-Regional 

Campuses and more than 

100-Coordinating Offices 

across the country., the 

University has paced complete 

addresses with phone 

numbers of all Offices at its 

websitep www.aiou.edu.pk. 

As per special directives 

of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. 

Dr. Shahid Siddiqui all 

Regional Campuses will setup 

‘special camp’ at their 

offices for guidance of the 

students. Similarly the 

Admission Department will 

LAHORE: President 

Minority Wing Pakistan 

Muslim League N Lahore 

along with 10 leaders 

announced joining 

Pakistan Tehreek Insaf. 

They've announced 

full confidence in leadership 

of Imran Khan. 

Former Governor Punjab 

and member of core committee 

of Pakistan 

Tehreek Insaf said elite 

has looted the country by 

both hands. Pakistan 

People Party and Pakistan 

also provide maximum facilities 

to the applicants in taking 

admission in their 

desired discipline as well as 

ensuring availability of 

admission forms at nearest 

places. 

Necessary steps have 

already been taken to ensure 

transparency in the admission, 

examination, results and 

books' delivery process and 

complete it within stipulated 

time-frame. A computerized 

and mobile messaging system 

has also been put in place 

Muslim League N has 

given nothing to nation. 

Pakistani foreign folic 

has met failure. 

Government should send 

the parliamentary delegations 

to all the capitals in 

world. 

AIOU’s new admissions from February 1 

Staff Reporter 

DADU: Inspector 

General of Sindh police 

AD Khwaja has said that if 

like KPK police every 

facility would be given 

Sindh police all big and 

small problems of crime 

would be end in Sindh. 

IGP Sindh AD Khawaj 

was briefing to media person 

after inauguration of 

reporting room at dadu 

police station here on 

Saturday. 

IGP Sindh AD Khawaja 

said that small problems in 

Sindh are too more in 

Sindh then other 

provinces. He said tribal 

clashes in Sindh were 

main reason to increase 

worse law and order situation. 

He said in Sindh there 

was need of people of 

Sindh to cooperate with 

Sindh police as there real 

problems would be 

decreased. 

Talking about batoncharge 

by police on teachers 

in Karachi, he said that 

police had not torture on 

to keep the students informed 

about the admissions and 

attend their queries. 

AIOU being a public sector 

university considers its 

paramount duty to provide 

educational facilities to all 

segments of society across 

the board. It is being ensured 

that nobody should be left of 

educational facility because 

of financial constraints, in 

order to accommodate all the 

poor and needy students, the 

University has introduced 

‘fee installment scheme’. 

IGP Sindh AD Khawaja seeks KPK police powers for Sindh police 

We need no aid, no dictation: Akram Durrani 

BANNU: Federal Minister Housing and Works, Akram Khan Durrani addressing the 

inaugural ceremony of gas supply project at Shahbaz Azmat Khel. 

teachers but some teachers 

and were gone and they 

had crossed the Red Zone 

where they were not 

allowed despite they gone. 

Speaking about sacked 

employees of police constables 

in Sindh, he said those 

constable were appointed 

with illegal way they were 

all removed by SC direction. 

He said on his tenure 

there was merit in police 

and it would be increased. 

On that occasion, Deputy 

Commissioner dadu Raja 

Shah zaman Kahahro, 

Session Judge Dadu 

Ashook Kumar, SSP dadu 

Qumar Raza Jiskani and 

others were accompanied 

with IGP Sindh. 

is a brave nation and it will 

give a befitting response to 

US. People of Pakistan are 

standing by its valiant 

armed forces. 

He went on to say that 

Imran Khan and Tahir ul 

Qadri are not with democracy 

and they are but representatives 

of west. The 

west is striving to complete 

its agenda in Pakistan 

by using Imran Khan and 

Tahir ul Qadri. The nation 

has rejected them. 

Our politics is like an 

open book. It is based on 

norms of decency and 

uprightness but it should 

not be construed as our 

weakness, he observed.

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But theatrics have overall died down. Theaters 

and plays can be made alive again, if public 

and private sectors cooperate. Sick of everyday 

economic hardships and political defeats daily, 

people want entertainment and are prepared to 

watch plays despite risks of losing their lives, lest 

any bomb blow them all! Just like any demand and 

supply situation, since there is a demand for entertainment, 

there will be a supply. However, theatrics 

were partly reduced wrongly into a prostitution 

business, and became an excuse for much of theaters 

closure. The moral brigade’s claims of vulgarity 

and calls for closure of commercial theater had 

become common in Gujranwala, Faislabad, Multan 

and Sahiwal. Most of the complaints originate from 

a small community alleged to be religious extremists 

and zealots while it's said that the majority of 

people enjoy the performances. In Lahore, most of 

the audience come from other cities. The theaters 

are packed on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. A 

stage play usually runs for 16 days and earns around 

two million rupees in that time. Tickets cost from 

Rs. 200 to Rs. 1,000. It's not very appealing to people 

who can see a movie at lesser cost. But people 

pay to enjoy seeing the actors alive on stage, rather 

than in a film put on screen by a projector. The 

props and settings of some plays were of a high 

standard and this explains the cost of the tickets 

which range from Rs. 500 to Rs. 1000 or more and 

the kind of audience that is expected. 

Foreign actors from many countries had also performed 

in Pakistani theaters. National Academy of 

Performing Arts was the only performing arts academy 

in Pakistan. With stages dwindling without 

audience, NAPA's mission was to restore the sanctity 

of professions relating to the performing arts. 

Both public and private sectors, however, have to 

finance and "do more" than that, like grooming 

institutes for training and grooming actors to pump 

some more life into theaters in Pakistan. 

Media analysts believed that an artist may be a 

product of the society but art itself requires more 

than just inspiration. Perhaps this is the reason why 

By Jonathan Freedland 

EDITORIAL 

Socio-political dramas of our leaders 

downed imaginary plays in theaters! 

OPINION 

the question of sustenance is brought up by 

Pakistani parents whenever their offspring asks 

them, “How about I take up acting as a career?” 

May be if actors become as good actors as social 

personalities and fooling politicians, even the movie 

industry in cinema houses and on TV screens may 

gradually die its death too. As it is, it's considered 

by some to be only half alive! Both public and private 

sectors must do everything possible, with hundreds 

of proposals already present in governmental 

and entertainment industry files and records, for 

stronger survival of theaters, actors and associated 

stake holders, with increase in quantity and quality 

of artists, playwrights, architects, equipping and 

number of theaters and its presentation themselves 

in Pakistan. While some may argue that in a country 

like ours, things for performing arts in general 

and theater in particular will never improve, one 

should question the government’s indifference 

towards the plight of Pakistani theater artists. On 

account of World Theatre Day on March 27, directors 

underscored a variety of reasons why theater 

continues to fight for survival in the country. It's a 

tragedy that theater is not taken seriously. This is 

not the case in developed countries. This is why all 

we have on offer are mostly vulgar stage plays. 

Money is a major problem. There is also a brain 

drain of sorts in theater circles. There are hardly any 

good writers or actors. One reason behind this is 

that TV is all the rage these days and everyone 

wants to make money quickly. Without the help of 

the corporate sector and the government, theater can 

never play its due role in Pakistan. Both commercial 

and parallel theater are in a crisis. While the likes of 

Nadeem and Peerzada may not approve of the sort 

of commercial content that is put out, one cannot 

deny that it helps make people like Khan a living, as 

he says that one cannot deny the entertainment factor 

and that with government help theater people 

will be able to improve the quality of their plays. 

That's however doubtful. Private sector needed to 

do more than government can with finances in this 

respect. 

‘Fire and Fury’ confirms our worst 

fears — about the Republicans 

Trump’s utter unfitness for the presidency has been 

laid bare in Michael Wolff’s new book. The big question is: 

What will it take for his party to remove him from office? 

What did you think would be the Republican 

reaction to the latest revelations about 

United States President Donald Trump? Did 

you expect the party’s luminaries to drop their collective 

head into their hands, or to crumple into a heap in 

despair at the state of the man they anointed as president 

of the US? 

They’d certainly have had good reason. In the book 

Fire and Fury, which on Thursday received the greatest 

possible endorsement — namely a “cease and 

desist” order from Trump’s personal lawyers — journalist 

Michael Wolff paints a picture of a man whose 

own closest aides, friends and even family believe is 

congenitally unfit to be president. 

The Trump depicted in the book is ignorant: The 

adviser who tried to teach him about the American 

Constitution could get no further than the fourth 

amendment before Trump’s eyes glazed over. He 

doesn’t read, or even skim, barely having the patience 

to take in a headline. Some allies try to persuade Wolff 

that attention deficit disorder is part of Trump’s populist 

genius: He is “post-literate — total television”. 

He is also loathsome: We read that a favourite sport 

of Trump’s was tricking friends’ wives to sleep with 

him. He is weird, especially in the bedroom: Having 

clashed with his secret service bodyguard over his insistence 

that he be able to lock himself into his quarters 

(Melania has separate accommodation), he demanded 

the installation of two extra TV sets, so he could watch 

three cable news channels at once. He heads back under 

the covers as early as 6.30pm, munching a cheeseburger 

as he soaks up hours of Fox and CNN. If there are 

crumbs, the chambermaid can’t change the sheets: He 

insists that he strip the bed himself. 

We learn that Trump believes Saturday Night Live 

is damaging to the nation and that it is “fake comedy”; 

that daughter Ivanka wants to be president herself and 

that privately she mocks her father’s nature-defying 

combover. And, perhaps most amusingly, we get an 

answer to the question that has long enraged Trump: 

The identity of the mystery leaker behind the stream of 

stories of White House chaos and fratricidal dysfunction 

that have appeared since he took office. It turns 

out that the president rants endlessly on the phone to 

his billionaire friends, who feel no duty of confidentiality. 

In other words, the leaker Trump seeks is ... 

himself. 

Given all this material, you’d forgive congressional 

Republicans for being glum. Alternatively, you’d 

understand if they tried to denounce the book, perhaps 

joining those who question Wolff’s methods, believing 

he too often strays from corroborated facts and cuts 

journalistic corners. But that has not been the reaction. 

Instead, the official campaign account for Mitch 

McConnell, the Republican leader in the Senate, 

tweeted a gif of McConnell grinning mightily. And 

that smirk captured the mood of many of his colleagues. 

What do they have to smile about? They’re 

pleased because they believe Fire and Fury marks the 

downfall of Steve Bannon, the former chief strategist 

to Trump and source of some of the book’s most 

scathing lines. It was Bannon who told Wolff that 

Trump had “lost it”, and Bannon who described the 

meeting Donald Trump Jr had with a Russian lawyer 

— convened for the express purpose of receiving dirt 

on Hillary Clinton — as “treasonous”. 

Trump’s response came in the form of a long and 

furious statement that loosely translates into New 

Yorkese as “You’re dead to me” — which delighted 

establishment Republicans who have long seen 

Bannon as the enemy within. 

It would be nice if this loathing were rooted in ideological 

principle, with Republicans despising Bannon 

as the apostle of an ultra-nationalist isolationism and 

xenophobia that could tip the US and the world 

towards a 1930s-style catastrophe. (Recall that 

Bannon once promised Wolff the Trump administration 

would be “as exciting as the 1930s”.) 

But the truth is that Bannon posed a threat to 

McConnell and his ilk, vowing to run insurgent, 

Trump-like candidates against establishment 

Republicans in primary contests (just as he did, in 

vain, in Alabama last year). If Bannon is broken, they 

can sleep more easily. 

Some go further, believing that, as Bannon dies, 

so does Bannonism. They speculate that, with the 

ties to his onetime evil genius severed, Trump might 

now moderate, becoming a more conventional, 

focused occupant of the Oval Office. This is delusional, 

twice over. 

First, it’s true that things look bad for Bannon now: 

He has apparently lost the financial backing of the billionaire 

Mercer family, and it’s possible he stands to 

lose control of his far-right Breitbart media empire. 

But he understands Trump and knows that, if you’re 

ready to grovel and flatter, a rapprochement is always 

possible. Hence Bannon’s declaration on Thursday 

that Trump is a “great man”. 

LAHORE: At least 

three people including two 

children were killed when 

their three-storey building 

crashed onto them on 

Saturday. 

The building was in 

bedraggled condition 

before it finally crumbled. 

The building fell on its 

four inhabitants; of them, a 

child was rescued alive. 

The deceased include 

minors, Ali Gohar and 

Zahid Haider, the Rescue 

1122 workers said. 

The efforts are underway 

to retrieve wife of 

Ghulam Abbas from under 

the rubble. Body of 

Ghulam Abbass has also 

been recovered. 

ISLAMABAD: Airport 

Security Force (ASF) has 

recovered arms from a 

female passenger at Benazir 

International Airport (BIA) 

and arrested her. 

LAHORE: Rescue workers removing debris after a three-storey house in Lahore's Delhi 

Gate area collapsed on Saturday, resulting in the deaths of three family members. 

Arms recovered from 

lady passenger at BIA 

RAWALPINDI: A third 

Anti Terrorism Court 

(ATC) has been established 

in Rawalpindi for 

early hearing and disposal 

of the pending cases . 

According to media 

reports , Chief Justice 

Lahore High Court had 

decided to set up a third 

ASF conducted a raid 

and recovered 9 mm pistol 

and 3 rounds from the bag 

of a female passenger during 

a raid at BIA Islamabad 

Saturday. She was destined 

Anti Terrorism Court in 

Rawalpindi in view of 

pending cases and functioning 

of only two Anti 

Terrorism Courts for all 

the four districts of 

Rawalpindi region. 

. Sessions Judge Multan 

has been transferred and 

appointed the Judge of 

to travel to Quetta 

from Islamabad through 

PIA flight PK-235. 

She was later handed 

over to Airport police for 

further investigation. 

3rd ATC established in Rawalpindi 

for speedy disposal of cases 

newly established ATC. 

Justice Abdul Rahim will 

take charge as Judge on 

Monday and some 50 

cases from other courts 

will be shifted to the as 

court No.3 . 

The third ATC 

Rawalpindi will start functioning 

from Monday. 

PESHAWAR: Participants show their pets during Pets Show held at local hotel. 

One dead, 10 injured 

in twin blasts due 

to gas leakage 

RAWALPINDI: 

blasts due to gas leakage 

claimed one life in 

Rawalpindi with 10 others 

injured including children. 

Blasts took place in Muslim 

Town and Al-Noor Colony. 

Initial investigation has 

revealed that both explosions 

occurred due to gas leakage. 

Amiddle-aged man named 

Javed Qureshi succumbed to 

injuries and died on the spot. 

Women and children were 

among the ten injured people 

who received bruises due to 

burns on body parts. Those 

injured were immediately 

admitted to nearby hospitals 

for medical treatment. 

Meanwhile, gas outage in 

parts of the city has also 

sparked anger in the residents. 

People came out on roads and 

protested against the outage at 

Glass Factory Chowk. 

Youth Parliament to host mega 

even in Nawabshah varsity 

Twin NAWABSHAH: Youth 

Parliament Quaid-e- 

Awam University of 

Engineering, Sciences 

and Technology 

Nawabshah unit, one of 

the biggest platforms of 

youth in Pakistan, is 

organizing a three-day 

mega event in the history provincial 

of the university entitled 

QUEST Parliament from 

12 to 14 Jan 2018 at 

Multipurpose & Senate 

Hall, Quest in 

Nawabshah. 

The main objective of 

this event is to bring 

youth to the fore-front 

and provide them an 

opportunity to learn 

diplomacy, debating, critical 

thinking and leadership. 

This is the first mega 

debating event in the university 

in which debaters 

from all over Pakistan 

would participate and find 

solutions to youth problems 

in a constructive 

manner. The event will be 

the simulation of the parliament 

and will consist 

of a national and four 

assemblies. 

The debaters will simulate 

the members of the 

parliament and will follow 

the parliamentary 

procedure. 

The event will also 

consist a Sufi night 

named as Nara-e-Mastana 

which will let the participants 

to know each other 

better and explore the 

Sufism and another social 

night is dining tales which 

consist of closing ceremony 

of event with delicious 

dinner. 

Person killed by firing 

on car, identified as 

ex-security guard 

of former IG 

ISLAMABAD: A person 

killed as result of firing 

by unknown accused 

on a car here in the jurisdiction 

of Sabzi Mandi 

Police station, was identified 

as ex-security guard 

of former Inspector 

General (IG), Islamabad 

Binyamin. 

Sources told that firing 

was opened on a car bearing 

Sindh Registration 

number 804, which resulted 

killing of a person, who 

was identified as Siddique, 

who was ex-cop of 

Islamabad police. 

Siddique’s services 

were terminated from 

police department for 

patronizing the anti-social 

elements. He was resident 

of Mansehra and was serving 

as security guard at the 

petrol pump station of ex- 

IG Islamabad Binyamin. 

The dead-body of 

deceased was shifted to 

CIA homicide unit in 

PIMS. According to police 

sources, the deceased 

receives four bullets on 

one part. On the other 

hand, police are investigating 

the matter from different 

aspects. 

Amir Fida 

Paracha appointed 

member CEC 


President Pakistan Peoples 

Party Parliamentarian Asif 

Ali Zardari has appointed 

Mr. Amir Fida Paracha as 

Member Central Executive 

Committee of party with 

immediate effect. 

Mr. Amir Fida Paracha is 

a former Member Punjab 

Assembly and Incharge 

Central Secretariat 

Islamabad. A notification of 

his appointment has been 

issued by the Political 

Secretary of President PPPP, 

Ms. Rukhsana Bangish. 

RHC Naudero 

without lady 

doctors 

NAUDERO: Senior 

Civil Judge Ratodero on 

Saturday sought a report 

from the Medical 

Superintendent of Rural 

Health Centre Naudero on 

the media reports that there 

was not a single lady doctor 

in Naudero centre. 

LAHORE: Federal Minister for Defence, Engr. Khurram Dastgir Khan offering Fateha for the departed soul of Shaheed 

2nd LT. Abdul Moeed at his residence.

US-sought UNSC meeting on 

Iran backfires on Washington 

Iran, Russia, France blast US manipulation of UNSC, urge focus on key issues 

NEW YORK: The UN 

Security Council (UNSC) 

finally gives into a US 

push for a meeting on the 

latest events inside Iran, 

but the session does not go 

as planned as the council’s 

veto wielders and 

Washington’s own allies 

use the debate to criticize 

the White House for 

involving the council in 

Iran’s domestic affairs and 

seeking to link those issues 

to the 2015 multinational 

nuclear deal. 

At Friday’s session, US 

Ambassador to the UN 

Nikki Haley gave an exaggerated 

account of a series 

of scattered riots in some 

areas in Iran last week, and 

said Washington would 

remain steadfastly behind 

the Iranian “protesters,” 

attempting to bring other 

UNSC members onboard 

with Washington against 

the Islamic Republic. 

A previous US attempt 

to convene the UNSC had 

failed earlier this week. 

But Haley’s political 

NEW YORK: Iranian Ambassador to the United Nations Gholamali Khoshroo speaks 

during a Security Council meeting on the situation in Iran at the UN headquarters. 

show soon went down the 

drain as her hostile comments 

against Iran was met 

with a cold response from 

Russia, China and France, 

three veto-holding UNSC 

permanent members, and 

several other council 

members, including 

Sweden. 

Last week, some 

Iranian towns and cities 

were hit by scattered riots, 

which followed a series of 

peaceful demonstrations 

over economic issues. 

However, Iranian law 

enforcement forces, 

backed by locals, intervened 

in time and ended 

the violence, which saw 

vandals and armed elements 

launch attacks on 

public property, mosques 

We'll do all we can to overcome difficulties 

in German-Turkish ties: Gabriel 

GOSLAR, Germany: 

German Foreign 

Minister Sigmar Gabriel 

said on Saturday he had 

agreed with visiting 

Turkish counterpart 

Mevlut Cavusoglu to do 

everything possible to 

improve the ties between 

Berlin and Ankara that 

have soured in a series of 

disputes. 

Cavusoglu signaled 

US official denies that funds 

for Palestinian refugees frozen 

WASHINGTON: The 

United States has frozen 

$125 million in funding for 

a U.N. agency that provides 

aid to Palestinian refugees, 

Axios news site reported on 

Friday, but a State 

Department official said no 

decision had been made on 

the payment. 

Days after President 

Donald Trump threatened 

to withhold future aid payments 

to Palestinians, Axios 

said the funding was frozen 

until the U.S. government 

finishes its review of aid to 

the Palestinian Authority. 

The sum, a third of the 

annual U.S. donation to the 

United Nations Relief and 

Works Agency, was supposed 

to be delivered by 

Jan. 1, Axios said, citing 

three unidentified Western 

diplomats. 

The State Department 

official, who spoke on condition 

of anonymity, said: 

“That (Axios) story is very 

misleading. Just because 

they were expecting the 

money on the first, and 

they did not get it at that 

time, does not mean it was 

suspended or canceled. 

Deliberations are ongoing, 

and we have until mid- 

January to make a final 

decision.” 

Asked if any preliminary 

decision had been 

made, the official replied: 

“No. And reports to that 

effect are false.” UNRWA 

spokesman Chris Gunness 

said the agency had not 

been “informed directly of 

a formal decision either 

way by the U.S. administration.” 

Airliners collide at Toronto's 

Pearson Airport, passengers safe 

on Friday he wanted to 

build bridges with 

Germany, Turkey’s 

biggest trade partner and 

an important NATO ally, 

after disagreements such 

as over Ankara’s largescale 

crackdown on suspected 

supporters of a 

failed 2016 coup and the 

arrest of German- 

Turkish journalist Deniz 

Yucel. 

US-Korea trade 

talks pit pickup 

trucks against 

nuclear threat 

WASHINGTON/SEOU 

L: The United States and 

South Korea on Friday 

completed the first round of 

review talks on a bilateral 

trade deal with Washington 

saying there was “much 

work to do” to reach a new 

pact. 

Since taking office in 

2017, President Donald 

Trump has pulled the 

United States out of talks on 

a 14-nation Asia-Pacific 

trade pact, started negotiations 

on a new deal for the 

North American Free Trade 

Agreement between the 

U.S., Mexico and Canada 

and initiated a review of the 

2012 Korea deal. 

Washington has taken a 

hard line in the NAFTA 

talks, which appear stalled 

with just two rounds of 

negotiations left, saying that 

concessions are the only 

way for Canada and Mexico 

to keep the deal. 

The Korea trade talks 

will have to strike a balance 

between Trump’s domestic 

agenda and the need to contain 

a nuclear-armed North 

Korea. 

and police stations. Over a 

dozen people died amid 

the violence. 

Russian Ambassador to 

the UN Vasily Nebenzya 

accused the US of “abusing” 

the UNSC platform. 

“Why is the United 

States, a permanent member 

of the Security Council 

and one of the authors of 

the UN Charter, undermining 

the authority of the 

Security Council as the 

main body which is 

responsible for maintaining 

international peace and 

security? I think it is obvious 

for everyone that the 

topic chosen today does 

not fall within the parameters 

established by the UN 

Charter for this Security 

Council,” he asked. 

The Russian envoy also 

stressed that the UNSC 

meeting was actually 

meant to undermine the 

2015 nuclear deal between 

Iran and six world powers, 

officially called the Joint 

Comprehensive Plan of 

Action (JCPOA). 

“You are dispersing the 

energy of the Security 

Council, instead of focusing 

it on dealing with key 

crisis situations in 

Afghanistan, Syria Libya, 

Iraq, Yemen, DPRK, the 

African continent. Instead 

of that, you are proposing 

that we interfere in the 

internal affairs of a state,” 

said the Russian official. 

Former Zimbabwe 

ministers loyal to 

Mugabe charged 

with corruption 

HARARE: Two former 

Zimbabwean cabinet ministers 

who served under expresident 

Robert Mugabe 

have been charged with corruption, 

their lawyers said on 

Saturday, the latest sign of a 

crackdown on officials loyal 

to Mugabe. 

Mugabe, 93, stood down 

in November after 37 years 

in power following a de 

facto military coup, making 

way for his former deputy 

Emmerson Mnangagwa to 

take over. When the military 

seized power they arrested 

key allies of Mugabe and his 

wife, Grace, who was vying 

with Mnangagwa to succeed 

her husband. Former foreign 

minister Walter Mzembi and 

ex-energy minister Samuel 

Undenge were charged on 

Friday with “criminal abuse 

of office”, their lawyers said. 

SJA Jafri 

Bureau Chief Australia 

M E L B O U R N E : 

Residents in the Melbourne 

suburb Carrum Downs are 

being urged to leave as firefighter’s 

battle an out-ofcontrol 

bushfire burning 

perilously close to homes, 

while an emergency warning 

has been issued for a 

grass fire in Glenormiston 

in Victoria’s southeast. 

Thirty fire crews have 

been dispatched to battle 

the Carrum Downs blaze, 

which broke out on Blue 

Wren Rise. A watch-andact 

warning has been issued 

for residents in Carrum 

Downs, Frankston North, 

Langwarrin and Skye. 

The fire was travelling 

in a southerly direction 

MUMBAI: Shraddha 

Kapoor has officially 

signed on for her next film 

project that will see her 

reunite with her 'Haider' costar 

Shahid Kapoor in filmmaker 

Shree Narayan 

Singh's 'Batti Gul Meter 

Chalu'. The film that is 

reportedly a follow-up to 

‘Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’, is 

a love story at its core, that 

will focus on the social 

issues of electricity shortage 

and also investigates 

inaccuracies of electricity 

bills generated. 

According to reports, 

leading lady Shraddha will 

play a North Indian character 

whose life serves as the 

catalyst for the story. 

Shraddha was reportedly 

keen to come onboard the 

project because Vishal 

Bhardwaj’s ‘Haider’ 

proved to be a defining 

moment in her career thus 

far. Originally slated to go 

on floors in January, the 

cameras will now start 

rolling in the first week of 

February and will be shot in 

a start-to-finish schedule 

across Haridwar, 

Rishikesh, Tehri, 

Mussoorie and Nainital. 


International 

eports claim that the 

film will also feature another 

leading lady as a lawyer 

alongside Shahid. 

Shahid Kapoor and 

Shraddha Kapoor to be cast 

together again? 

Years after winning 

applause and appreciation 

for ‘Haider’, it looks like 

5 

Shraddha and Shahid reunite 

for 'Batti Gul Meter Chalu' 

RIYADH: Saudi 

authorities have detained 

11 princes after they gathered 

at a royal palace in 

Riyadh in a rare protest 

against austerity measures 

that included suspending 

payment of their utility 

bills, Saudi media reported 

on Saturday. 

Saudi officials did not 

respond immediately to a 

request for a comment on 

the report. 

Saudi Arabia, the 

world’s top oil exporter, 

has introduced reforms 

that included cutting subsidies, 

introducing value 

quoting 

added tax (VAT) and cutting 

perks to royal family 

members to try to cope 

with a drop in crude prices 

that has caused a budget 

deficit estimated at 195 

billion riyals in 2018. 

Online news website 

sabq.org said the princes 

had gathered at the Qasr a- 

Hokm, a historic royal 

palace, demanding the 

cancellation of a royal 

decree that stopped state 

payment of water and electricity 

bills for royal family 

members. 

They were also 

demanding compensation 

for a death sentence issued 

against a relative, Sabq.org 

said. 

“They were informed of 

the error of their demands, 

but they refused to leave 

Qasr al-Hokm,” Sabq said, 

unidentified 

sources. “A royal order 

was issued to the royal 

guards ... to intervene and 

they were detained and put 

into al-Hayer prison in 

preparation to put them on 

trial.” 

It gave no details on the 

identity of the princes but 

said the leader of the group 

the film’s leading stars 

Shahid Kapoor and 

Shraddha Kapoor will soon 

be cast together again. If 

online reports are anything 

to go by, then the former 

co-stars may soon be coming 

together once again, for 

the upcoming film ‘Batti 

Gul Meter Chalu’. 

Eleven Saudi princes 

detained following protest 

towards McClelland Drive 

and residents were being 

warned to leave immediately 

as conditions may 

change very quickly. 

E m e r g e n c y 

Management Victoria 

Commissioner Craig 

Lapsley said there had been 

50 fires reported as of 

3:30pm yesterday, most of 

which had been kept small 

and extinguished, with two 

“fires of significance” still 

burning at Carrum Downs 

and Glenormiston. 

had been identified by the 

initials S.A.S. 

“Everybody is equal 

before the law and anyone 

who does not implement 

regulations and instructions 

will be held accountable, 

no matter who he is,” 

the website added. 

Arabic-language Okaz 

daily carried a similar 

report. Reuters could not 

immediately verify the 

report. 

Saudi Arabia last year 

rounded up dozens of royal 

family members, current 

and former senior officials 

in a crackdown on corruption 

that has also strengthened 

the power of Crown 

Prince Mohammed bin 

Salman. 

They were held at the 

five-star Ritz Hotel in the 

capital Riyadh while government 

officials negotiated 

financial settlements. 

‘WATCH-&-ACT’, AUSTRALIANS WARNED TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES 

Firefighters battle out-of-control in Melbourne 

“A watch-and-act has 

been issued (for Carrum 

Downs), aircraft have 

been deployed, that will 

be an active fire for the 

remaining part of the 

day,” he told a news conference. 

TORONTO: Dozens of 

passengers were evacuated 

from an aircraft at Toronto’s 

Pearson Airport on Friday, 

after a plane under tow 

struck an arriving jet that 

was waiting to park, sparking 

a small fire, the airport 

authority said. 

Fire and emergency services 

responded to the collision 

between the two planes 

from Sunwing Airlines and 

Westjet Airlines, which happened 

at 6:19 p.m. (2319 

GMT), the Greater Toronto 

Airport Authority said in a 

statement. 

Calgary-based Westjet 

said it had unconfirmed 

reports of “minor injuries” 

in the incident, but that all 

168 passengers and six 

crew members on board its 

plane were safe and 

accounted for. 

The jet, a Boeing 737- 

800, had just arrived in 

Toronto from the resort of 

Cancun, Mexico, and was 

waiting to proceed to the 

gate at the time of the collision, 

Westjet said. 

Sunwing, part of the privately 

held Sunwing Travel 

Group, said there were no 

passengers or crew onboard 

its plane at the time of the 

collision, and that the aircraft 

was being towed by 

ground handler Swissport 

International Ltd. 

Saudi king orders new allowances to offset rising cost of living 

RIYADH: Saudi 

Arabia’s King Salman on 

Saturday ordered a monthly 

payment of 1,000 riyals 

($267) to state employees 

over the next year in compensation 

for rising cost of 

living after the government 

hiked domestic gas prices 

and introduced valueadded 

tax (VAT). 

In a royal decree published 

by state news media, 

the king also ordered the 

payment of 5,000 riyals to 

military personnel serving 

at the front lines with 

Yemen where the kingdom 

is fighting a nearly threeyear-old 

war. 

Saudi Arabia, the 

world’s top oil exporter, 

roughly doubled gasoline 

prices on Monday as part 

of a broad reform initiative 

aimed at diversifying its 

economy. A 5 percent VAT 

on a broad range of goods 

and services came into 

effect on the same day. 

The new payment 

orders were an acknowledgment 

of “the increased 

burdens for some segments 

of the population following 

from the necessary measures 

which the state took to 

restructure the economy,” 

according to the decree. 

King Salman directed 

the state to bear the burden 

of VAT in some situations, 

including special health 

and education services as 

well as the first purchase of 

a house that is valued at up 

to 850,000 riyals 

($226,660). Allowances 

for students, retirees and 

social security recipients 

were also boosted. 

The decree did not 

reveal the total cost of the 

new allowances, but it 

appeared to be considerably 

smaller than some 

past handouts by Saudi 

kings, and therefore 

unlikely to have much 

impact on economic 

growth or the state budget 

deficit. 

About 1.18 million 

Saudis are employed in the 

government sector and 

there are more than 1.23 

million pensioners and 

beneficiaries of pension 

payments, the central bank 

says. That suggests a total 

package cost of about 23 

billion riyals, according to 

Reuters calculations.

6 


Biz 

CPEC; the road to economic 

development: Rana Afzal 

ISLAMABAD: Minister 

of State for Finance and 

Economic Affairs, Rana 

Muhammad Afzal Khan 

Friday said China Pakistan 

Economic Corridor (CPEC) 

was the road to economic 

development and prosperity; 

not only for Pakistan and 

China but also for the whole 

region. 

“The CPEC will bring 

economic opportunities for 

different countries in the 

region,” the minister stated 

while speaking as the chief 

guest at a seminar “Belt and 

Road Initiative and 

Regional Development” 

jointly organized by Preston 

University and Institute of 

Peace and Diplomatic 

Studies here. 

The minister spoke at 

length on the positive role 

that CPEC would play 

towards strengthening of 

national economy, adding 

the energy projects under 

CPEC would specially 

KARACHI: Chairman 

Businessmen Group 

(BMG) & Former President 

Karachi Chamber Siraj 

Kassam Teli has categorically 

stated that the Karachi 

Chamber of Commerce & 

Industry will never support 

nor assist any individual, 

small trader, shopkeeper or 

association who are 

involved in facilitating the 

activities of Bhatta Mafia. 

He said that any small 

trader, who has been arrested 

by Rangers on charge of 

‘Facilitator’ to Bhatta Mafia 

and has admitted the same, 

will have to face the consequences. 

“KCCI will not 

support such small traders 

or associations. However, 

we will only request 

Rangers to share information 

about the whereabouts 

boost economic activities. 

He said CPEC would 

help promoting agriculture 

sector of the country, 

besides promoting the other 

sectors of economy. 

He said Pakistan had 

overcome the energy shortage, 

which would pave way 

for future development as 

without energy the dream of 

progress and prosperity 

could not be realized. 

He said the country had 

passed through the difficult 

LARKANA: A two-day 

guava festival will be held 

on 19-20 January 2017 at a 

local hotel in Larkana. 

This was disclosed by 

Larkana Division 

Commissioner Muhammad 

Abbas Baloch while presiding 

over a meeting with 

guava orchid owners, growers, 

traders and district 

administration in his office. 

The meeting was also 

attended by Deputy 

Commissioner Kashif Tipu, 

Additional Deputy 

Commissioner Yasir Ali 

Bhatti, President of Larkana 

Chamber of Commerce & 

Industry (LCCI) Khair 

and give access to the family 

members of such persons 

on humanitarian grounds”, 

he added while speaking at 

the First Meeting of KCCI’s 

Special Committee for 

Small Traders which was 

held under the 

Chairmanship of Abdul 

Majeed Memon. 

The meeting was also 

attended by President KCCI 

Muffasar Atta Malik, 

Senior Vice President KCCI 

Abdul Basit Abdul Razzak, 

Chairman Law & Order 

Sub-Committee Mansoor 

Ahmed Kadwani, Deputy 

Chairman Special 

Committee for Small 

Traders Talat Mehmood, 

PCLC Chief Hafeez Aziz, 

times and overcome energy 

crisis. Many more energy 

projects were in pipeline 

that would benefit upcoming 

governments, he added. 

He said there was a huge 

scope of solar energy in the 

country and stressed the 

need for learning from 

experiences of Germany, 

which had made tremendous 

progress in developing 

solar energy sector. 

He said Pakistan had also 

tremendous potential for 

Muhammad Shaikh, mayor 

Aslam Shaikh and others. 

A seminar will also be 

held on the occasion to 

highlight the importance of 

guava which can earn foreign 

exchange through itss 

export. Sindh Chief 

Minister Syed Murad Ali 

Shah will be requested to 

inaugurate the festival 

which will be participated 

by the Chairman, Trade 

Development Authority of 

Sindh, Inamullah Dharejo 

among other top officials. 

The meeting decided 

that cold storage will be 

established for guava crop. 

LCCI, Agricultural 

Department and Larkana 

administration will cooperate 

and coordinate in holding 

the festival which will 

attract many buyers. Syed 

Managing Committee 

members, large number of 

small traders and representatives 

of associations of all 

major commercial markets 

of the city. 

Siraj Teli stated that it 

has been observed that 

small traders refrain from 

lodging their complaints 

and usually approach KCCI 

and Law Enforcing 

Agencies after paying the 

extortion money. “You 

tourism, adding about 100 

million Chinese were travelling 

to other countries of the 

world through Pakistan. 

The minister stated that 

Pakistan had rendered 

countless sacrifices in the 

war on terror and waged a 

valiant struggle to eliminate 

the scourge of militancy. 

“Pakistan’s sacrifices 

should never be forgotten,” 

he said, adding it was working 

for a great future of the 

whole region. 

Guava festival in Larkana from Jan 19 

Automotive sector anticipates 

over 800 million investment 

ISLAMABAD: Five 

vehicle manufacturing companies 

including Hyundai, 

KIA, Regal Automobiles, 

Khalid Mushtaq Motors and 

United Motors have been 

granted the Greenfield or 

new investment status under 

the Automotive 

Development Policy 2016- 

21, this will bring over 800 

million dollars investment in 

automobile sector. 

According to details, 

Engineering Development 

Board (EDB) , Ministry of 

Industries and Production 

has facilitated In view of significant 

investment in the 

auto sector by new companies. 

It is anticipated that 

with the revival of Dewan 

Farooq Motors Ltd which 

has been approved recently, 

Shehzore will be re-launched 

shortly and M/s Dewan 

Daehan Motor Company 

will manufacture Ssangyong 

Tivoli in the local market 

with an investment of USD 

145 Million, in addition to 

their quest for launch of 

BMW in Pakistan. 

It has been learnt that the 

case of Ghandhara Nissan 

(GNL) is also under consideration 

and GNL is gearing 

up to launch Datsun in 

Pakistan with an investment 

of approximately 41 Million 

USD. EDB has already facilitated 

investment amounting 

to USD 531 Million in the 

auto sector of Pakistan. 

Upon execution of proposed 

investment applications, 

total investment will 

exceed USD 800 Million. 

Talking to APP, Asim 

Ayaz Deputy General 

Manager EDB, informed 

that EDB has facilitated the 

industry under ADP 2016- 

21 and is also working on 

adoption of UNECE’s vehicle 

regulations in phase wise 

manner which would be 

instrumental in improving 

quality of locally manufactured 

cars. EDB is working 

closely with the concerned 

authorities is this regard. It 

may be recalled that the 

office of EDB was completely 

destroyed in the fire 

incident of September 10, 

2017 and the office is still 

operating on make shift 

arrangements, the performance 

of the organization has 

been exceptional in the 

recent past. 

Siraj Rashdi, President, 

Sindh Chamber of 

Agriculture, told the participants 

that as many as 13 

varieties of guava are produced 

in Larkana and 

recently one sample has 

been introduced from 

Indonesia but the local produce 

is far better than others 

which are not only very 

sweet but very tasty as well. 

Rashdi told this scribe 

that foreign exchange could 

be earned if we are allowed 

export of guava produced in 

Larkana district for which 

he demanded allowing of 

air cargo service either from 

Mohenjo Daro or Sukkur 

airport. He said that guava 

orchids are spread over 

8,980 hectares in Larkana 

and seasonal production is 

beyond 83,000 metric tons. 

CPEC to carry forward 

all weather Pak-China 

friendship to next 

generation: Marriyum 


Minister of State of for 

I n f o r m a t i o n , 

Broadcasting, 

History and Literary 

Heritage Ms. Marriyum 

Aurangzeb said CPEC 

was the project of shared 

destiny and it would not 

only carry forward the 

time-tested and all weather 

friendship of decades 

between Pakistan and 

China to the next generation 

but would also establish 

a solid connect 

among the people of 

entire region. 

She was talking to H.E. 

Mr. Yao Jing, Ambassador 

of China during his maiden 

visit of Ministry of 

IBNH&LH here Friday. 

The minister said at a 

time when Pakistan was 

strongly fighting against terrorism, 

it was being threatened 

of bans. He said peace 

in Afghanistan was more in 

favour of Pakistan than any 

other country, so we want 

peaceful Afghanistan. He 

said Pakistan rendered great 

sacrifices against war on terror, 

but lamented that its 

sacrifices were not being 

acknowledged. 

The minister urged all 

the political parties to join 

hands for charter of economy 

to ensure the country’s 

development and progress. 

Later, the minister gave 

away souvenirs among participants 

and organizers of 

the seminar. 

Earlier, professionals and 

experts from different institutions 

gave detailed presentations 

on the significance 

of “Belt and Road 

Initiative and Regional 

Development”. 

FBR seeks tax 

proposals for 

upcoming budget 

ISLAMABAD: The 

Federal Board of Revenue 

(FBR) has sought proposals 

from all the stakeholders 

for upcoming Budget 

2018-19, urging that the 

suggestions must reach the 

board by January 18 as the 

it is engaged in formulation 

of proposals for 

Finance Bill 2018. 

In order to benefit from 

the collective wisdom of 

all stakeholders for the 

improvement of tax policy, 

proposals are invited for 

the upcoming budget 

2018-19,” the FBR notification 

said. 

The board had requested 

the stakeholders to give 

their input and suggestions 

in a specific format developed 

by the board. 

The board had requested 

the stakeholders to give their 

proposals for improvement 

in tax laws, broadening of 

tax base for wider participation 

in revenue generation 

efforts, enhancement of tax 

to GDP ratio, generation of 

National revenue and facilitation of 

taxpayers. 

RAWALPINDI: The 

prices of food items have 

zoomed to high peaks following 

hike in prices of 

petroleum products by federal 

government. 

The traders are playing 

havoc with the pockets of 

common man with scaling 

up prices of all food items, 

groceries, vegetables in 

order to satiate their lust for 

Govt has no programme to get loan 

from IMF in coming days: Miftah 


Advisor to Prime Minister 

on Economic Affairs 

Miftah Ismail says the 

government has no programme 

to get loan from 

International Monitory 

Fund in coming days. 

KARACHI: A high 

level delegation of Korangi 

Association of Trade& 

Industry ( KATI) lead by 

Senior Vice President 

Salman Aslam called on 

The Federation Pakistan 

Chambers of Commerce & 

Industry (FPCCI) on 

Saturday, and offered congratulations 

to The Petron 

in Chief of United 

Business Group (UBG) 

SM Muneer, newly elected 

Senior Vice President Syed 

Mazhar Ali Nasir, Vice 

Presidents of FPCCI Zahid 

Saeed and Tariq Haleem on 

the remarkable victory in a 

recent elections of the 

Federation. On this occasion 

SM Muneer Said that 

to fight back economic 

In an interview, he said 

national economy is strong 

as compared to the past 

and exports are increasing 

while imports are decreasing 

for the last few 

months. 

He said Pakistan wants 

challenges faced by 

Pakistan business community 

should show unity and 

come forward with solutions 

to the situations. He 

said that UBG has set a 

trend of indiscriminate 

services to all business 

community and surly the 

newly elected office bearers 

would continue the 

spirit. 

Prior to this SVP FPCCI 

Mazhar A Nasir welcomed 

the delegation of KATI lead 

by Salman Aslam and matter 

of common interests and 

concerns were discussed. In 

the meeting Mazhar Ali 

Nasir also invited the representatives 

of KATI to provide 

the association’s input 

for underway proposals of 

good relations with all the 

countries but on equal 

basis. 

To a question, the advisor 

said the US president 

has violated diplomatic 

principles by tweeting 

against Pakistan. 

A delegation of KATI visited FPPCI 

KARACHI: Petron In Chief of UBG and FPCCI’s SVP Mazhar A Nasir are presenting 

souvenir to KAT’s SVP Slaman Aslam and Junaid Naqi. On this occasion Gulzar Firoz, 

Johar Ali Qandhari, SM Yahya, Fazal-e-Jalil, Zaki Sharif, Shahid Javed Qureshi are 

also present. 

KARACHI: A world 

class lifestyle destination 

development prepares to 

expand its presence in 

Pakistan as it participates in 

one of Pakistan’s most successful 

real estate exhibitions, 

Eighteen, with one of 

the most elegant stall at Expo 

Center and becomes the 

major attraction of the thousands 

of visitors. 

Following a rousing 

reception from buyers and 

(Small Traders/ 

Associations) must immediately 

report Bhatta threats 

to KCCI so that its Sub- 

Committee on Law & 

Order could promptly take 

up and pursue such cases 

with Police and Rangers in 

order to strictly deal with 

the culprits, responsible for 

threatening the business 

community”, he added. 

He pointed out that 

because of fears of backlash, 

Small Traders are hesitant 

to report any incident 

pertaining to demand for 

Bhatta, which must not happen 

and they must fearlessly 

come forward and report 

the incident to KCCI, 

CPLC, PCLC, Police and 

Rangers as the situation in 

Karachi in terms of law and 

order is much better now as 

compared to what it had 

been in the past when small 

traders, shopkeepers and 

even the Industrialists had 

no other option and even 

during those days, some of 

our members had the 

courage to report such incidents 

and take a strong 

stand against the mafia. 

He said that any small 

trader/ businessman or 

associations, who have 

been acting as facilitator to 

FPCCI to present government 

regarding Economic 

reforms and upcoming 

budget. Salman Aslam 

ensured full support of 

KATI for FPCCI efforts to 

resolve concern of business 

and industrialist community. 

He also briefed the 

FPCCI representatives 

regarding issues faced by 

industry and particularly 

about Korangi Industrial 

Area. Vice President of 

KATI Junaid Naqi, former 

Presidents and Chairman of 

the Association Gulzar 

Firoz, Johar Ali Qandhari , 

SM Yahya, Shaikh Fazal-e- 

Jalil, Zaki Sharif, Shahid 

Javed Qureshi and other 

were also represented 

KATI on this occasion. 

KCCI not to support facilitators of Bhatta Mafia, says Chairman BMG 

Siraj Teli urges Traders, Associations to admit mistakes, commit not to repeat 

KARACHI: Chairman Businessmen Group & Former President Karachi Chamber Siraj 

Kassam Teli, speaks at the First meeting of Special Committee for Small Traders at 

KCCI. President KCCI Muffasar Atta Malik, Senior Vice President KCCI Abdul Basit 

Abdul Razzak, Former SVP and Chairman Special Committee for Small Traders Abdul 

Majeed Memon, Former SVP and Deputy Chairman Special Committee for Small 

Traders Talat Mehmood, Chief PCLC Hafeez Aziz, Chairman law & Order Sub- 

Committee KCCI Mansoor Ahmed Kadwani and Secretary General SMH Rizvi are also 

present at the picture. 

Eighteen all set to make a mark in Karachi 

money minting and growing 

billionaires overnight. 

A wanton increase by the 

traders community in the 

prices bear witness that the 

prices committees are playing 

the role of puppets in the 

hands of profiteers and 

retailers. 

investors at Islamabad, the 

Eighteen will showcase its 

US$ 2 billion project at Expo 

Centre Karachi. A joint venture 

of Egypt-based Ora 

Developers, Saif Group and 

Kohistan Builders (KBD) in 

Pakistan, the Eighteen will 

exhibit its complete product 

line, including, luxurious villas, 

beautiful apartment complexes, 

a retail hub, business 

complex and provide 

insights into the master plan 

These committees 

through their criminal obliviousness 

towards the financial 

woes being exacerbated 

by the galloping prices have 

posed a set back to the Chief 

Minister (CM) Punjab policy 

of providing eatables and 

groceries to the poor masses 

at subsidized rates without 

compromising on the standard 

and quality of the products. 

The wave of price hike 

swept away the business of 

small traders, shop keepers 

of the project. 

Ali Abdel Ghaffar, CCO 

Eighteen said, “We are 

delighted to be in Karachi 

which marks our commitment 

to expansion of premium 

real estate projects across 

Pakistan. We are really excited 

about customer response 

so far and eagerly look forward 

to meeting with potential 

clients and investors over 

the course of the two days at 

the Expo." 

Prices of commodities zoom to high peaks 

with upswing in prices of petroleum products 

and retailers so much so that 

they are forded to shut their 

shops. The low paid government 

employees have to 

bear the brunt of price escalation 

most as their salary 

witnesses a raise to the tune 

of 10 percent but upswing in 

the rates of commodities 

soars to 25 percent defeating 

the purpose this increase in 

their salaries. 

Bhatta Mafia due to any 

kind of helplessness or fear, 

must immediately stop all 

such activities and admit 

the same in front of KCCI, 

Police and Rangers, besides 

make a commitment of not 

to repeat these mistakes. 

“We will review all such 

cases and see how we can 

help. Instead of reporting 

the incident to KCCI after 

paying Bhatta, people 

should immediately seek 

our assistance before paying 

and we will help them 

and support them. If timely 

contacted, we will make 

sure that protection is provided 

to them and no injustice 

is done with any small 

trader/ businessman who 

was not facilitating the 

Bhatta Mafia but was being 

victimized”, he added.

New Zealand wins first ODI under 

D/L after Pakistan stumble in rain 

DUBAI: 

Dr M. Arif Hafeez 

Sports Reporter 

KARACHI: Bangladesh 

middle order batsman 

Sabbir Rahman, whose central 

contract has been 

revoked as punishment for 

assaulting a fan during a 

first-class match in Dhaka is 

still "eligible" to play the 

international cricket, 

according to Sheikh Sohel, 

the vice chairman of the 

committee, who now is an 

official in the marketing 

committee. 

"We have barred him for 

playing only the domestic 

cricket for six months, but 

he can still play the international 

cricket. The incident 

WELLINGTON: New 

Zealand won the first oneday 

international against 

Pakistan with a 61 run lead 

under the Duckworth– 

Lewis method as the 

match was abandoned on 

Saturday. 

Pakistan had scored 166 

runs at a loss of six wickets 

as they had a hard time trying 

to chase the daunting 

316 run target set by the 

Kiwis before rain intervened 

and halted play. 

As the first five wickets 

tumbled within 16 overs, 

young opener Fakhar 

Zaman held fort and was at 

82 runs when rain set in 

during the 31st over of the 

game. 

Earlier, after Pakistan 

won the toss and asked the 

opponents to bat first, 

Kane Williamson overcame 

blustery conditions 

to score a century and lead 

New Zealand to an imposing 

total of 315 for seven. 

The wind was so strong 

that by the sixth over the 

umpires had tired of 

repeatedly replacing the 

bails so decided to play 

without them until the 

weather calmed. 

Williamson remained 

happened in the domestic 

match and therefore he is 

penalized for the domestic 

matches. If the selectors 

chose him for the national 

team he still can play", 

Shekh Sohel, speaking 

exclusively, said. 

He has also been fined 

Tk 20 lakh. 

Sabbir is the first cricketer 

from Bangladesh who 

has been punished for 

assaulting a fan in the 

match. 

However, there are 

instances of cricketers 

involved in fight with the 

spectators at the international 

level. 

Inzamam ul Haq had a 

fight with the spectator 

unruffled throughout as he 

notched his 10th ODI century 

before being dismissed 

for 115 off 117 

deliveries. 

Colin Munro and Henry 

Nicholls also chipped in 

with half centuries with 

Munro's whirlwind knock 

(1997, Pakistan-India 

match, Toronto) when a 

spectator repeatedly called 

him potoato on a megaphone. 

Windies player Sylvester 

Clarke threw a brick back 

into the crowd that had been 

thrown at him in Pakistan. 

John Snow in 1970-71 

was manhandled by a spectator 

rather than 'had a fight'. 

During the third Test of 

Pakistan’s 1988 tour of the 

West Indies, a spectator was 

constantly harassing Abdul 

Qadir at Bridgetown, 

Barbados. Irritated, Qadir 

crossed the fence and threw 

a punch at the man in question. 

Qadir was later taken 

to the police station and had 

producing 58 off 35 deliveries. 

The New Zealand opener 

is in a rich vein of form 

after making a hundred 

and two half-centuries in 

his team's three Twenty20 

matches against West 

Indies. 

Sabbir Rahman "eligible" to play international cricket 

Surjani Eagles, Baldia Blaster recorded 

victories in innovators Karachi Super League 

KARACHI: Senior Member Sindh Council PPP Atif Baloch giving away a man of the 

match award to Zeeshan Jameel in Innovator Karachi Super League on yesterday at 

Naya Nazimabad Cricket Stadium. 


3-39,the son of former 

KARACHI: Surjani Pakistan off spinner 

Eagles beat Malir Dragons Tauseef Ahmed Waleed 

by 28 runs and Baldia Tauseef captured 2-14. 

Blasterin defeated Malir Dragons in reply 

karimabad Kings by 4 runs 

secure their victories in 

Innovator Karachi Super 

were all out on 115 in 18.5 

overs. Salman Ghani was 

the top scorer with 42 off 

League here at Naya 29 with three huge sixes, 

Nazimabad Lawai Cricket 

Stadium. 

In Group "A" Surjani 

Arsalan Bashir contributed 

36 of 32 with four fours. 

Slow left armers Nadir 

Eagles batted first and Shah took 3-29, Bahadur 

scored 143-10 in 20 Ali 2-2, Tayyab Khan 2-15. 

overs.Fahaddis Bukhari Later, Fahaddis Bukhar 

scored a fine half century 

65 off 41 with ten fours, 

was RICEIVRD Man of the 

match from Former test 

Mohammad Hussain 18 cricketer and Head coach 

with one four. 

SSGC Atique uz 

Salman Khan grabbed Zaman,Nadir Shah 


Karachi: In the first 

semi-final of 55th National 

Badminton Championship 

SNGPL women team 

reached the final after 

defeating 2nd seed 

National Bank of Pakistan 

team. 

The second semi-final 

Pakistan Wapda reached 

the final by defeating 

Islamabad team. 

In the Men team events 

Pakistan Wapda and 

National Bank qualified 

for the finals after defeating 

SNGPL and HEC 

respectively. 

The detailed results of 

each event were: 

Women Team Event 

Semi-Final 

1. SNGPL beat 

National Bank by 3-2 

Palwasha Bashir (NBP) 

received best bowler from 

first class cricketer Tariq 

Haroon, Salman Ghani 

riceived Master Blaster 

from national cricketer 

Zafar Gohar, Fahaddis 

Bukhari received Best 

fielder from Richard Tonier 

( Fitness Trainer SSGC). 

In Group “B” Match 

Baldia Blaster beating first 

and scored 129-10 in 19.5 

overs. Captain Zeeshan 

Jameel scored 46 in 39 balls 

with five fours , one six, 

Saeed Raza contributed 23 

in 19 balls with two fours. 

Left arm spinner Sheeraz 

Hussain captured 3-15, 

Mohammad Ali took 2-29. 

55th National Badminton 

Championship 2018 

beat Zubaira (SNGPL) by 

21-9, 17-21, 21-17 

Palwasha & Sara (NBP) 

beat Javeria & Iqra 

(SNGPL) by 21-10, 21-16 

Ghazala Siddique 

(SNGPL) beat Aisha 

Akram (NBP) by 21-13, 

21-12 

Ghazala & Zubaira 

(SNGPL) beat Afshan & 

Aisha (NBP) by 21-13, 21- 

13. 

to apologize. 

When informed him 

about the recent incident 

involving Bangladeshi player, 

Qadir, speaking exclusively 

from Pakistan said, 

"there is no guide line in the 

ICC rule book on punishment. 

The players involved 

in fight with the spectators 

should not be banned but 

only be heavily fined. Only 

those players, who fix the 

matches should be lifebanned". 

"Spectators come to see 

the players and not the players 

play for the spectators. I 

fail to understand why the 

player should be barred. 

They should be taught to 

behave properly", he added. 

PU wins HEC Inter- 

University Women’s 

Hockey C’ship 

LAHORE: Punjab 

University’s team has won 

36th All Pakistan Inter- 

University Higher 

Education Commission 

Women’s Hockey 

Championship 2017-18 by 

1-0. 

According to details, 

PU’s team beat Lahore 

College for Women 

University Lahore’s team 

in final match at Johar 

Town Hockey Stadium. 

PU’s central forward 

Noreena Khalil scored one 

goal in the match which 

led to success. University 

of Sargodha obtained third 

position after defeating 

Government College 

University Faisalabad. 

In the end the Director 

Sports of Govt College for 

Women Baghbanpura 

Ghazala Tariq distributed 

prizes among the winners. 

SYDNEY: Australia 

captain Steve Smith continued 

to be England´s 

Ashes nemesis on Friday 

as he passed 6,000 test runs 

in an unbeaten knock of 44 

to help his team to 193 for 

two at close of play on the 

second day of the fifth test. 

The world´s top ranked 

batsman and Usman 

Khawaja batted through 

the final session in a 107- 

run partnership after openers 

Cameron Bancroft and 

David Warner had departed 

earlier in Australia´s reply 

to England´s 346.Khawaja 

notched a stylish 91 not out 

on the ground where he 

made his test debut in the 

corresponding fixture at 

the Sydney Cricket Ground 

seven years ago but it was 

the wicket of Smith that 

England most desperately 

wanted. 

They were to be disappointed 

with only a couple 

of half chances presenting 

themselves as Smith sent a 

He smacked six fours 

and two sixes before he 

edged a good length Hasan 

Ali delivery to Sarfraz 

Ahmed behind the stumps. 

Martin Guptill briefly 

lifted the run rate to more 

than seven an over until he 

was caught for 48, giving 

Fakhar Zaman his first 

ODI wicket. 

The bails were returned 

when the wind died down 

in the 28th over but came 

off four overs later when 

Hasan bowled Ross Taylor 

for 12. 

Tom Latham went for 

three before Williamson 

and Nicholls put on 90 in 

13.2 overs for the fifth 

wicket. After Williamson 

went, Nicholls followed in 

the next over for 50. 

Hasan claimed 

Nicholls' wicket to finish 

with three for 61 and also 

took the catch to dismiss 

Williamson. 

Multan overpowers 

Karachi in National 

Disabled T20 first 

phase final 

KARACHI: Defending 

champion Multan overpowered 

Karachi recording 

a convincing four-wicket 

triumph in the final of the 

first phase of the 6th 

National Disabled T20 

Cricket Championship here 

at RLCA Ground in 

Gulberg. 

Karachi batted first in 

the match and posted 151-2 

in 20 overs. Rao Javed batted 

well for the side scoring 

60 runs off 50 balls with 

the help of six fours. 

Muhammad Zeeshan made 

31 off 32 balls with the 

help of four boundaries. 

Ahmed Raza contributed 

17 runs. Left arm pacer 

Muhammad Haris and off 

spinner Jahanzaib Tiwana 

captured two wickets each. 

In reply, Multan reached 

the target in 19.3 overs 

with four wickets in hand. 

Opener Majid Hussain 

scored 57 runs off 43 balls 

with the help of four 

boundaries and two sixes. 

Imran Ali made 23 runs off 

16 balls while Jahanzaib 

Tiwana scored 22 runs off 

15 balls. Off-spinner 

Muhammad Zeeshan captured 

three wickets. 


KARACHI: On a 

Friday evening Malan, 

the elder brother of 

Morne Morkel, was overjoyed 

In his apartment in 

couple of early edges 

fizzing through the slips. 

The 28-year-old was 

soon looking comfortable 

and unfussily swatted a 

single to backward square 

to pass the 6,000 career 

runs mark in his 111th test 

innings. 

Only the great Donald 

Bradman reached the milestone 

in fewer knocks. 

Having started the day 

with a brilliant diving catch 

in the slips to dismiss 


Sportlight 

The Indian 

blind cricket team left for 

the United Arab Emirates 

on Saturday to take part in 

the World Cup after failing 

to secure permission to 

play in neighbouring 

Pakistan. 

India had been due to 

play arch-rivals Pakistan, 

who they beat in the 2014 

Blind Cricket World Cup 

final, in Faisalabad on 

Monday. 

But instead Pakistan 

has arranged for India's 

games to be played in 

Ajman and Sharjah in the 

UAE because of tense relations 

between the nucleararmed 

countries. 

The fifth edition of the 

tournament starts on 

Sunday and ends on 

January 21, with Australia 

and the West Indies also to 

be based in UAE due to 

security concerns. 

The Cricket Association 

for the Blind in India 

(CABI) told media it had 

to make the last-minute 

schedule change because 

the Indian government did 

not respond to its request 

for permission to go to 

Pakistan. “We are yet to 

receive any official communication 

from them. Till 

they write to us we are not 

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India blind cricketers to play in 

UAE amid tensions with Pakistan 

KARACHI: With the 

third edition of Pakistan 

Super League (PSL) 

around the corner, all the 

players – foreigners and 

locals – are gearing up for 

the action-packed T20 

encounters in UAE, 

Lahore and Karachi. 

The hype ahead of the 

competition is already 

being observed as the participating 

teams have 

launched activities in the 

buildup to the tournament. 

Islamabad United, the 

winners of the inaugural 

edition of the PSL in 2016, 

is looking to regain the 

title once again in 2018. 

Return of West Indian 

cricketer Andre Russel to 

their ranks has boosted the 

morale of the former 

champions. 

In a video message to 

the fans of PSL and 

Islamabad United, the 29- 

year-old cricketer from 

Jamaica said that he can’t 

wait to make Islamabad 

allowed to go. So all our 

matches are shifted to 

Dubai (Ajman),” CABI 

president G K Mahantesh 

said. 

“If we reach the final 

then it will be shifted from 

Lahore to Sharjah,” he said 

late on Friday before leaving 

with the team. 

Pakistan Blind Cricket 

Council (PBCC) expressed 

disappointment over the 

Indian foreign ministry's 

silence on the event. 

India and Pakistan's 

senior cricket teams have 

not played a bilateral series 

since 2013 because of the 

tense political climate. 

West Indian Andre Russell expresses 

hope for Islamabad United victory 

W E L L I N G T O N : 

Legendary batsman Zaheer 

Abbas said Pakistan team 

skipper Sarfraz Ahmed 

pinpointed tough condition 

as well as losing both 

Azhar Ali and Babar Azam 

in the opening over as the 

prime reasons for his 

team's abysmal showing in 

the opening ODI defeat to 

New Zealand. 

Pakistan were outclassed 

in the opening 

Dawid Malan, Smith 

walked off his home 

ground in the brilliant 

afternoon sunshine with 

648 runs to his name in the 

series so far. 

The tourists, 3-0 down 

in the series with the urn 

already relinquished, earlier 

posted a competitive 

tally in the face of some 

fearsome pace bowling on 

the back of a hard wagging 

tail and some wasteful 

Australian catching. 

Australia came out after 

lunch to begin their innings 

in front of another packed 

house only for Stuart 

Broad to clean bowl 

Bancroft for a duck in the 

second over. 

Warner scored a measured 

56 by his standards in 

a 85-run stand with 

Khawaja before was 

caught behind when James 

Anderson got the ball to 

move away from him. 

Broad´s 31, featuring 

win the title once again. 

Russel was the leading 

wicket-taker in the inaugural 

edition of PSL in 2016 

and took 16 wickets at an 

average of 17.25. He 

missed the second edition 

in 2017 due to a doping 

ban. 

He’s now looking forward 

to a better and successful 

2018. 

“I hope that 2018 can 

be way better than 2017,” 

he said. 

The third edition of PSL 

starts on February 22 with 

defending champions 

Peshawar Zalmi taking on 

the new entrants Multan 

Sultans in the opening 

game. 

Sarfraz should not use 'tough conditions' excuse 

after New Zealand defeat: Zaheer Abbas 

Vereeniging, Transvaal 

(South Africa) when Virat 

Kohli's wicket fell. 

It was a first ball wicket 

by Morne Mokel. 

"It made me jump up 

and down of joy Was very 

happy for him, the brother, 

Malan Morket, who 

also played cricket, said 

exclusively over telephone. 

"Yes, it was a big 

wicket of Team India captain. 

Virat Kohli is India's 

best batsman. Kohli is 

very competitive and I 

think he (Kohli) wanted 

to be positive against the 

South Africa's bowling 

attack. Morne's extra pace 

and bounce was too on for 

him on this occasion", he 

added. 

match, first allowing the 

Kiwis to post a mammoth 

315-run total before being 

reduced to 166-6 in their 

run-chase, eventually losing 

by 66 runs under the 

Duckworth–Lewis method 

after rain kept the match 

from being completed. 

"These were tough condition 

for us, although 

credit goes to Kane 

Williamson and his side," 

said Sarfraz in his postmatch 

interview. "We also 

lost early wickets and 

never truly recovered from 

that setback." 

However, the Pakistan 

captain vowed that the 

team will discuss its weaknesses 

and make necessary 

adjustments to ensure 

improved performances 

for the rest of the tour. 

"Hopefully, we will sit 

together and things will 

improve in future." 

First ball Virat Kohli wicket was an icing on the cake, says Morkel's 

brother Morne Morkel is a gentle giant with a heart of gold 

"My father and I have 

been watching the game 

on TV". 

Interestingly, all three 

brothers-Albie, Malan 

and Morne are cricketers. 

Not only that their 67- 

year-old father Albert 

Morkel also played cricket 

in South Africa. 

Smith, Khawaja frustrate England in Sydney 

two thumping sixes, had 

earlier been integral to a 

bright morning for the 

tourists after the hammer 

blow of losing two wickets 

in the last couple of overs 

of day one. 

Malan (62) lasted less 

than half an hour after they 

had resumed on 233 for 

five, Mitchell Starc eliciting 

an outside edge which 

Smith caught brilliantly to 

make some amends for 

three spills in his otherwise 

impeccable series. 

His fast bowlers then 

proceeded to produce a 

couple of howlers with Pat 

Cummins dropping Tom 

Curran on 21 off Nathan 

Lyon and, in the next over, 

Josh Hazlewood letting 

Moeen Ali off the hook 

with the all-rounder on 

22.England´s tail made the 

most of the reprieves with 

Curran hitting a confident 

39 and Moeen 30 before 

both fell victim to the pace 

of Cummins (4-80).

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PM inaugurates Gas Pumping Station at Sadiqabad 

PML-N believes in service unlike 

opponents’ hollow slogans: Abbasi 

S A D I Q A B A D : 

Referring to opponents’ 

excessive criticism, Prime 


Abbasi on Saturday said 

Pakistan Muslim League- 

Nawaz (PML-N) did not 

make hollow slogans for 

well-being of the society 

but rather undertook countrywide 

development 

schemes. 

Addressing an inaugural 

ceremony of LNG project 

here, the premier said 

the upcoming electoral 

contest would prove which 

party served the masses 

best. 

“Show a single project 

[that] you initiated,” he 

said without citing a name 

of any political opponent. 

He said the ruling party 

would emerge victorious 

RAHIMYAR KHAN: Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi inaugurates regasified liquefied 

natural gas station at bhong near Sadiqabad. 

in the next general elections 

for the projects it 

launched across the country 

during its tenure. 

Coming on inauguration 

of gas pumping station 

here, he said the government 

addressed chronic 

energy problems of the 

country keeping in view 

requirements of the next 

15 years. 

Muhammad 

LAHORE: CM Punjab Shehbaz Sharif chairing the Ulema (scholars) Convention. 

LAHORE: Prominent During the convention, parliament and government 

religious scholars, belonging 

the scholars also reiterated 

are ever ready to pro- 

to different schools of that Finality of tect the laws pertaining the 

thought, in a convention on Prophethood (Peace Be same," stated the joint notification 

Saturday said they would Upon Him) is a vital element 

of an Ulema 

stand with the nation if the 

of Muslim religious (scholars) Convention 

need arises. 

beliefs. "Finality of chaired by the Chief 

"Scholars will resolutely 

Prophethood (PBUH) is a Minister of Punjab 

stand with the nation if 

the need arises." 

vital element of Muslim 

religious beliefs, and the 

Shehbaz Sharif. 

The joint notification 

He said the country was 

under grip of energy crisis 

when the PML-N assumed 

power. “Gas-powered 

power and fertilizer plants 

were shut and gas was not 

Ulema convention concludes 

Religious scholars will stand with nation if need arises 

Ahsan stresses for promotion 

of quality education 

SIALKOT: Federal Minister for Interior, Prof. Ahsan Iqbal addressing at University of 

Gujrat Sub Campus Narowal. 

SIALKOT: Federal Minister for Interior 

Ch. Ahsan Iqbal has stressed the need of the 

promotion of quality education to end the 

ignorance and backwardness besides putting 

the country on the highway to national prosperity 

and progress. 

He stated this while addressing the participants 

of a special ceremony held at the 

University of Gujrat (UoG) Narowal 

Campus to welcome the new students there. 

Federal Interior Minister said that only 

the education was the big weapon to remove 

the darkness of backwardness, ignorance, 

LONDON: The author of a 

book that is highly critical of 

Donald Trump’s first year as 

U.S. president said his revelations 

were likely to bring 

an end to Trump’s time in the 

White House. 

Michael Wolff told BBC 

radio that his conclusion in 

“Fire and Fury: Inside the 

Trump White House”– that 

Trump is not fit to do the job 

— was becoming a widespread 

view. 

“I think one of the interesting 

effects of the book so 

far is a very clear emperorhas-no-clothes 

effect,” Wolff 

said in an interview broadcast 

on Saturday. 

terrorism, militancy, insurgency, saying that 

the promotion of quality education could 

also help to build up the good personality 

and character of the students who were the 

future of the nation. 

Ch. Ahsan Iqbal announced the early 

establishment of the University of Narowal 

(UoN) at Narowal, saying that the Punjab 

Cabinet Committee would give the final 

approval to the project of establishing this 

university at Narowal during this 

Committee’s next meeting schedule to be 

held in the next week. 

“The story that I have told 

seems to present this presidency 

in such a way that it 

says he can’t do his job,” 

Wolff said. 

“Suddenly everywhere 

people are going ‘oh my 

God, it’s true, he has no 

clothes’. That’s the background 

to the perception and 

the understanding that will 

finally end … this presidency.” 

Trump has dismissed the 

book as full of lies. It depicts 

a chaotic White House, a 

president who was ill-prepared 

to win the office in 

2016, and Trump aides who 

scorned his abilities. 

further stated that scholars 

will continue to play their 

part in national unity, 

national stability, and harmony 

between different 

sects. 

"Ulema (scholars) are 

aware of the challenges to 

protecting and defending 

the country and religion," 

stated the notification. 

"Belief in Prophet 

(PBUH), 

holding Him (PBUH) in 

high regard is the spirit of 

our religion and the basis 

of our national stability and 

identity." 

The notification further 

stated that the country is 

passing through a sensitive 

phase, and religious scholars 

reiterated the need for 

patience and tact. 

PM dispels 

rumours about 

any kind of NRO 

ISLAMABAD: Prime 


Abbasi has dispelled the 

rumours about any kind of 

National Reconciliation 

Ordinance and said there 

would be no such deal as the 

PML-N is not in favour of 

such a deal. 

In an interview, he said 

the government is trying its 

best to deliver and come up 

to expectations of the people 

while a lot of development 

projects in energy sector and 

infrastructure have been 

completed. The Prime 

Minister said that the tax net 

will be increased in the 

country by enhancing tax 

base and reducing tax rate. 

He said that the Federal 

Government is paying due 

attention to the water shortage 

issue in the country, particularly 

in Balochistan. 

The Prime Minister said 

that Pakistan has fought the 

war against terrorism not 

only for itself but also for the 

entire world. 

available to CNG stations 

and the industries. We 

inherited these problems 

but simultaneously started 

projects to address the 

shortage of gas and power 

in the country,” PM Abbasi 

added. 

“The power plants are 

operational and producing 

cheap electricity from the 

imported LNG,” he said, 

adding, the country is 

importing the cheapest 

LNG when compared with 

any other country. 

Taking credit of constructing 

a vast network of 

motorways for the ruling 

party, he said PML-N does 

not believe in the politics 

of promises or mudslinging 

on others but in the 

politics of serving the 

masses. 

Islamabad should 

take Trump’s 

threats seriously: JI 

LAHORE: Ameer, 

Jamaat e Islami, Pakistan, 

Senator Sirajul Haq, has 

said that the US was not in a 

position to do any big activity 

against Pakistan and 

Islamabad should not take 

Trump’s threats seriously. 

He was speaking at a 

reception hosted in his by the 

Pakistan Rabita Council, 

London. Large number of 

city elite including the 

Ulema, politicians, and common 

citizens, a well known 

social figure Syed Shaukat 

Ali, were present. JI deputy 

Secretary 

Muhammad Asghar, is 

accompanying the JI chief 

during his visit. 

Sirajul Haq said the US 

outrage against Pakistan was 

to ventilate its anger over the 

defeat of the US and NATO 

forces in Afghanistan. 

He said that Allah 

Almighty had blessed 

Pakistan with a highly strategic 

geographical location. 

Soviet Union could not win 

in Afghanistan without 

Pakistan’s help nor could the 

US succeed there. He said 

the US should have learnt a 

lesson from the defeat and 

dismemberment of the 

Soviet Union. 

KARACHI: Foreign 

Secretary of Pakistan, Ms. 

Tehmina Janjua expressed 

her desire to develop a 

working relationship of the 

IBA with Ministry of 

Foreign Affairs in four areas 

involving methodology of 

developing case studies, 

developing Result Based 

Management System for the 

Foreign Office, Innovation 

and Promoting Pakistan as a 

brand. 

The IBA Karachi hosted 

a distinguished lecture on 

Pakistan’s Foreign Policy 

issues, delivered by Foreign 

Complete shutdown being observed 

in Sopore, occupied Kashmir 

SRINAGAR: In occupied 

Kashmir, complete 

shutdown is being observed 

in Sopore today on the 

completion of 25 years to a 

deadly massacre by Indian 

troops in the town. 

Call for the shutdown 

has been given by the Joint 

Resistance Leadership 

comprising Syed Ali 

MUMBAI: Actress 

Sunny Leone has 

announced that she will be 

performing in Bahrain for 

the first time in April. 

"I have an exciting 

news. For the first time 

ever, I will be performing 

in Bahrain on April 27 for 

the anniversary of Aura 

Arts Centre," Sunny tweeted 

on Saturday. 

"This show is coordinated 

by Dadu Oshma and 

directed by Manoj 

Mayyannour. Hope to see 

you'll there at Indian 

School Grounds, Bahrain," 

she added. 

In December last year, 

Sunny was forced to cancel 

her New Year bash in 

Bengaluru after the police 

denied permission to the 

organisers. 

Sunny was last seen 

onscreen in 2017 musical 

romantic film "Tera 

Intezaar" alongside Arbaaz 

Khan. 

Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar 

Farooq and Muhammad 

Yasin Malik. 

The puppet authorities 

have sealed all entry and 

exit points of Sopore by 

deploying Indian troops 

and police personnel in 

strength. 

The authorities have 

already put Hurriyat leaders 

including Syed Ali 

Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar 

Farooq, Muhammad Yasin 

Malik, and others under 

house arrest to prevent 

them from visiting Sopore 

town and leading the rally. 

Meanwhile, at least four 

Indian policemen were 

killed in a blast in Sopore 

town today. 

Sunny Leone to perform 

in Bahrain for 1st time 

Tillerson 'never questioned' 

Trump mental health 

General, 

WASHINGTON: US 

Secretary of State Rex 

Tillerson says he has never 

doubted President Trump's 

mental health after a new 

book claimed staff saw him 

as a child. 

Author Michael Wolff 

said White House employees 

believed Mr Trump's 

"mental powers were slipping". 

His book, Fire and Fury: 

Inside the Trump White 

House, went on sale early 

despite the president's 

attempts to block its publication. 

Mr Trump says the book 

is "boring and untruthful" 

Secretary of Pakistan, Ms. 

Tehmina Janjua at the JS 

Auditorium, IBA City 

Campus. The event was 

attended by foreign delegates, 

prominent personalities 

from the corporate 

world, the IBA graduates, 

faculty and students. 

Dean & Director IBA, Dr 

Farrukh Iqbal welcomed the 

audience and highlighted 

that the IBA is more than 

just a business school. For 

the past 20 years, the IBA 

has a strong computer science 

department and recently 

the IBA has diversified 

and Wolff a "total loser". 

He said it was being 

pushed by the media and 

others to hurt him. He added 

in a tweet: "They should try 

winning an election. Sad!" 

Mr Tillerson - who is 

alleged to have called Mr 

Trump a moron last year - 

told CNN: "I have no reason 

to question his mental fitness."He 

said Mr Trump 

was "not typical of presidents 

of the past". 

"I think that's well recognised. 

That's also though 

why the American people 

chose him," he said. 

In a television interview 

on Friday, Wolff said "100% 

through establishing departments 

of social sciences and 

journalism. 

Ms. Tehmina Janjua 

started her presentation by 

highlighting the objectives 

of the Pakistan’s Foreign 

Policy, which involves pursing 

mutually beneficial relations 

with other countries, 

safeguarding national security 

and geo-strategic vital 

interests and strengthening 

Pakistan’s economic potential 

investment. 

Ms. Janjua elaborated 

that Pakistan’s foreign policy 

objectives are achieved 

Trump book author says his revelations will bring down US president 

Trump took to Twitter late 

on Friday to renew his 

attacks on Wolff, and on his 

former top aide Steve 

Bannon who was quoted in 

the book. 

“Michael Wolff is a total 

loser who made up stories in 

order to sell this really boring 

and untruthful book,” Trump 

said. “He used Sloppy Steve 

Bannon, who cried when he 

got fired and begged for his 

job. Now Sloppy Steve has 

been dumped like a dog by 

almost everyone. Too bad!” 

Bannon, formerly Trump’s 

chief strategist, is chairman 

of the so-called alt-right 

Breitbart News website 

of the people" around Mr 

Trump questioned his fitness 

for office. 

His book alleges that Mr 

Trump failed to recognise 

close friends, and was prone 

to repeating comments. 

Wolff said that White 

House staff described the 

president as childlike 

because "he has the need for 

immediate gratification. It's 

all about him... This man 

does not read, does not listen. 

He's like a pinball just 

shooting off the sides." 

The president said he had 

not given Wolff access to 

the White House nor spoken 

to him for the book. 

Foreign Secretary wants working ties with IBA 

through regular monitoring 

of changing geopolitical 

environment and providing 

recommendations to leadership 

for necessary adjustments. 

The Foreign 

Secretary mentioned that 

despite the recent hostile and 

antagonistic statements by 

the US leadership, Pakistan 

believes in engagement with 

United States. She asserted 

that Haqqani network is not 

working inside Pakistan. 

However, on the contrary, 

the enemies of Pakistan are 

gaining foothold in 

Afghanistan. 

In his interview with the 

BBC, Wolff was asked if he 

believed that Bannon felt 

Trump was unfit to serve as 

president and would try to 

bring him down. “Yes,” 

Wolff replied. 

He also hit back at claims 

that the book was untruthful. 

“This is what’s called 

reporting. This is how you do 

it.” he said. “You ask people, 

you get as close as you can to 

the event, you interview the 

people who were privy to the 

event, you interview other 

people who were privy to the 

event, you come to know the 

circumstance as well as anybody 

and then you report it.” 

CMYK CMYK 

CMYK 

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7 Jan 2018

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