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Wajid Qazi 

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International: 

Russia 

passenger 

aircraft crashes, 

leaves no survivors 

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Back: 

Trade exchange between 

countries shows a 

growth of 33 percent: 

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Anti-polio drive 

kicks off today 

ISLAMABAD: An 

anti-polio campaign 

begins in different parts 

of the country today. 

Media report said in 

Punjab, eighteen point 

five million under-five 

years age children will be 

vaccinated against polio 

under the five-day campaign. 

In KP, over five 

point seven million children 

will be administered 

anti-polio drops under 

three-day campaign. 

In Sindh, the second 

seven-day Anti-Polio 

Campaign of the year will 

commence on 19th of this 

month. As many as two 

hundred twenty-eight 

thousand children will be 

administered anti-polio 

drops in 188 Union 

Councils of Karachi. 

Special arrangements 

have been made to provide 

security to polio workers. 

Senate, NA to 

resume today 

ISLAMABAD: Senate 

and National Assembly 

will resume their sessions 

at the Parliament House in 

Islamabad on Monday. 

The Senate will meet 

at 3.00 P.M. while the 

National Assembly will 

start its session at 5PM. 

Both Houses will discuss 

matters of national 

importance, besides legislative 

business. 

Met office predicts 

snowfall in 

Kashmir, Murree 

I S L A M A B A D : 

Pakistan Meteorological 

Department (PMD) on 

Sunday predicted snowfall 

in different parts of the 

country including 

Kashmir, Gilgit Baltistan, 

Muree and other parts. 

In a press release, it 

said that westerly wave is 

likely to enter western 

parts of the country on 

Saturday and likely to grip 

upper/central parts of the 

country on Sunday and 

likely to persist over 

Malakand, Gilgit- 

Baltistan intermittently for 

few days. 

Under the influence of 

this weather system, rainthunderstorm 

(with snowfall 

over the hills) of light 

to moderate intensity is 

expected at scattered 

places in Khyber- 

Pakhtunkhwa, FATA, 

Upper Punjab 

(Rawalpindi, Sargodha, 

Gujranwala, Faisalabad 

and Lahore divisions), 

Islamabad, Kashmir and 

Gilgit-Baltistan on Sunday 

and Monday. 

LAHORE: Veteran human rights 

activist and noted lawyer Asma 

Jahangir passed away due to cardiac 

arrest in Lahore on Sunday. 

She was 66. 

Asma suffered heart attack today 

morning and was rushed to Lahore’s 

Hameed Latif Hospital, where she 

breathed her last. The leaders of different 

political parties, human rights 

organizations, and lawyers’ bars have 

extended condolences and sympathies 

to the bereaved families to bear this 

irreparable loss. 

Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice 

Mian Saqib Nisar, other judges and 

KARACHI EDITION – Monday, February 12, 2018, Jumada-al-Awwal 25, 1439 http://www.dailymessenger.com.pk 

Ex-President SCBA expired due to cardiac attack 

Asma Jahangir 

passes away; 

PM, CJP, political leaders, lawyers grieved 

registrar today expressed deep sorrow 

and grief over the sad demise of Asma 

Jahangir, a senior advocate Supreme 

Court of Pakistan. 

In a statement, they extended their 

heartfelt condolences and sincere sympathies 

to members of aggrieved family 

of departed soul. The chief justice 

and judges praised her services rendered 

for the cause of independence of 

judiciary, rule of law and supremacy of 

Constitution in the country and said 

that her services would always be 

remembered in good words in judicial 

history of Pakistan. "She was an outspoken 

and courageous lady, and had 

20 suspected terrorists held 

during IBOs in Balochistan 

Senior Staff Writer 

QUETTA: As many as 

20 suspected terrorists were 

rounded up during various 

I n t e l l i g e n c e - B a s e d 

Operations (IBOs) conducted 

in numerous areas of 

Balochistan by Frontier 

Corps (FC), Inter-Services 

Public Relations (ISPR) 

said in a statement on 

Sunday. 

The IBOs were conducted 

in Gish Kaur, Buleda, 

Tratha and Pishin areas, the 

Pakistan army’s media cell 

further said. 

A large cache of arms 

and ammunition including 

RPG grenades, submachine 

guns and snipers 

were recovered during the 

raids. 

Other equipment, 

including communication 

devices, Global Positioning 

System (GPS) and laptops, 

were also seized. 

In similar IBOs on 

Saturday, FC had conducted 

raids in Shirani, Dera 

Murad Jamali. 

The military action was 

part of Operation Raad-ul- 

Fasaad during which the 

army successfully recovered 

weapons, ammunition, 

mobile SIMs and communication 

equipment that were 

being used to harm the 

peace in Balochistan, the 

ISPR said. 

Operation Radd-ul- 

Fasaad, or Elimination of 

Discord, was launched in 

February last after a sharp 

uptick in terrorist attacks in 

the country. 

Gorano dam controversy: Some people 

exploiting issue: Murad Shah 

By Abbas Kassar 

HYDERABAD: Sindh 

Chief Minister, Syed 

Murad Ali Shah has said 

that government was providing 

compensation like 

alternate residences, jobs 

and clean drinking water to 

people affected and displaced 

by Gorano dam 

coal project (being built by 

Engro Urea company in 

Thar). Talking to media 

after addressing 17th 

Liaquat university of 

Medical and Health 

Sciences at Jamshoro, he 

observed that some people 

were exploiting the issue 

adding that 54% of shares 

of company belonged to 

Sindh government. To a 

question he said government 

was searching for a 

right person to head proposed 

Sindh Food 

Authority so to eliminate 

adulterated foods so to 

maintain peoples health. 

He refuted allegations of 

horse trading on PPP 

adding that if anyone has 

proofs he should provide 

same to him. Lashing out 

at NAB he said it had 

harmed agriculture of 

province by ordering closure 

of Sukkur barrage. He 

expressed apprehensions 

against NAB asking it not 

to cause hindrances in 

development works. 

KARACHI: The Chief Minister Sindh, Syed Murad Ali Shah talking to media at the 

Election Commission of Pakistan, where he had led PPP Senate candidates for scrutiny 

of their nomination papers. 

risen to prominence by sheer dint of 

hard work, diligence and commitment 

to the legal profession." 

They prayed to Almighty Allah to 

shower His blessings on the departed 

soul and to give patience to the 

bereaved family members to bear this 

irreparable loss with equanimity. 

She was born on 27 January 1952 in 

Lahore. She was a human rights lawyer 

and social activist who co-founded and 

chaired the Human Rights 

Commission of Pakistan. She is widely 

known for playing a prominent role 

in the Lawyers Movement and served 

as the trustee at the International Crisis 

Group. 

Born and raised in Lahore, Jahangir 

studied at the Convent of Jesus and 

Mary before receiving her B.A from 

Kinnaird and LLB from the Punjab 

University in 1978. In 1980, she was 

called to the Lahore High Court and to 

the Supreme Court in 1982. In 1980s, 

Jahangir became a democracy activist 

and was imprisoned in 1983 for participating 

in the Movement for the 

Restoration of Democracy against the 

military regime of Zia-ul-Haq. In 1986, 

she moved to Geneva, and became the 

vice-chair of the Defence for Children 

International and remained until 1988 

when she moved back to Pakistan. 

Saudia accepts 

one-time raise in 

Pakistan’s Hajj quota 

ISLAMABAD: In a 

goodwill gesture, Saudi 

Arabia has allowed 

Pakistan to implement the 

last year’s agreement of 

increasing hajj quota. 

After new agreement, 

total of 184,210 Pakistanis 

to perform Hajj this year. 

The previously 

announced quote was 

179,210 people. 

Pakistan- Afghanistan 

conclude talks 

in Islamabad 


Pakistan and Afghanistan 

held two-day dialogue here 

at Ministry of Foreign 

Affairs, which concluded 

on Sunday. 

According to Foreign 

Office Spokesperson Dr 

Muhammad Faisal, the 

Pakistani side at the talks 

was led by Foreign 

Secretary Tehmina Januja 

while the Afghan delegation 

was headed by Afghan 

Deputy Foreign Minister 

Hikmat Khalil. 

He said the two sides 

discussed the action plan 

for peace and stability in 

Afghanistan. He said that 

both sides signed some 

agreements and agreed that 

further work is required on 

some other issues. 

Supreme Court's orders removal of 

blockades from Jati Umra, Model town 

LAHORE: The Supreme 

Court (SC) of Pakistan on 

Sunday ordered to remove 

all blockades outside Jati 

Umra, Governor House, IG 

Office, Model Town and 

other places across the city. 

Chief Justice of Pakistsn 

Mian Saqib Nisar remarked 

that security should be provided 

to the concerned persons, 

but court cannot allow 

government to block roads. 

The apex court conducted 

a hearing at Lahore 

Registry in which Punjab 

Chief Minister (CM) 

Jamil Ahmed 

Senior Staff Reporter 

KARACHI: The Muttahida Qaumi 

Movement-Pakistan's (MQM-P) Rabita 

Committee on Sunday removed Dr Farooq 

Sattar as the party's convener. "Farooq Sattar 

breached the Rabita Committee's trust," senior 

party leader Kanwar Naveed Jameel 

announced in a press conference on Sunday 

evening. 

Kanwar Naveed Jameel announced the 

decision to remove Dr Farooq Sattar as 

Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan’s 

convener. "He changed the party's constitution 

without bringing it into the knowledge 

of the Rabita Committee," he said. 

He further alleged that the former party 

chief had taken, in his control, the rights to 

select and remove party members without 

informing the coordination committee. 

"There are many reasons why Farooq Sattar 

Israel warns Iran after 

launching major raids in Syria 

TEL AVIV: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says his 

country will defend itself "against any attack" after carrying 

out what appear to be its largest strikes on sites in 

Syria in decades. 

Israel launched raids against Iranian targets after saying 

it had intercepted an Iranian drone crossing the Syria- 

Israel border. Iran denies the allegation. 

During the offensive an Israeli F-16 fighter jet was shot 

down by Syria air defences, crashing in northern Israel. Its 

pilots ejected from the plane and were taken to hospital. 

Shehbaz Sharif appeared 

upon summoning in case 

pertaining to clean water 

provision to public, road 

blockades and appalling 

condition of hospitals. A 

three-member bench of the 

SC, headed by Mian Saqib 

Nisar, conducted hearing. 

Initially, Sharif was 

called by the court on immediate 

basis on Saturday by 

the same bench, but the 

provincial chief secretary 

requested respite from the 

court saying that Punjab CM 

was busy. The CJP then 

directed Sharif to appear on 

Sunday at 11am. 

During the previous hearing, 

the prosecutor told court 

that 480 million gallons of 

polluted water is being 

drained into River Ravi. The 

CJP remarked that Chief 

Minister should clarify what 

steps have been taken for the 

drainage of waste water. 

“Sindh Chief Minister was 

summoned in Karachi over 

pollution, then why cannot 

Punjab CM be summoned 

over the matter?” asked the 

CJP. 

MQM-P Rabita Committee removed 

Dr Farooq Sattar as party's convener 

was removed from his position," party 

leader Kunwar Naveed Jamil explained. 

"The registration of a party as organized 

as the MQM was cancelled by the ECP only 

due to the negligence of Dr Farooq Sattar." 

"Despite continuous reminders from the 

coordination committee, Sattar did not file 

the party workers' wealth statements with 

the ECP, due to which the party’s registration 

was cancelled," he explained. 

"Dr Sattar purposefully sabotaged the 

Khidmat-e-Khalq Foundation the welfare 

arm of the MQM by committing gross mismanagement 

in its affairs," he alleged. 

"Nazeer Hussain University is dysfunctional 

now and its employees haven't been paid 

for seven months now." “Dr Farooq Sattar 

also altered the party constitution to his own 

benefit and siphoned all authorities and 

powers to himself," Jamil further alleged 

while announcing the reasons why Sattar 

was removed. 

KARACHI: Muttahida Quami Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) Deputy Convener Rabita 

Committee Kanwar Naveed Jameel announces to remove Farooq Sattar as the party’s 

convener while addressing a press conference at Bahadurabad. 

Naqeebullah murder: Tribesmen 

end their sit-in in Islamabad 

ISLAMABAD: Tribesmen from FATA have ended their 

sit-in in Islamabad. 

The tribesmen were demanding justice for extrajudicial 

killing of Naqeebullah Mehsud by police in Karachi. 

PML-N leaderAmeer Muqam met the protesters and convinced 

them to end the protest. Naqeebullah Mehsud, a 27- 

year old tribesman from South Waziristan Agency, who 

aspired to be a model, has become an unlikely hero for his 

Mehsud tribe and the larger Pashtun community were 

demanding justice for him who was murdered at the hands of 

the police in Karachi. Since February 1, the protestors were 

staging their dharna outside the Islamabad Press Club. 

Politicians from different political parties, particularly those 

led by Pashtuns, have visited the camp and made speeches to 

show solidarity with the protestors. 

SC clarifies Sanaullah 

statement totally 

false, concocted 

ISLAMABAD: The apex 

court on Sunday clarified 

that statement of Rana 

Sanaullah of CJ desired the 

next government will be 

PML-N is totally false and 

concocted. SC press release 

stated; Reference a statement 

of Rana Sanaullah after 

court hearing at Supreme 

Court Registry Lahore that 

CJP desired that next govt 

will be of PML (N). It is clarified 

that statement is totally 

false and concocted. 

Indian army chief arrives in 

IoK amid militant attacks 

SRINAGAR: Indian 

army chief General Bipin 

Rawat arrived in Indian 

occupied Jammu on 

Sunday and met senior 

commanders as an operation 

against a 'militant 

attack' at an army camp 

entered its second day. 

Indian authorities said 

five soldiers and one 

civilian were killed in the 

ongoing military operation 

against attackers 

holed up near the residential 

quarters inside 

the Sunjuwan Army 

Camp, according to 

reports in the Indian 

media. 

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ECP issues Senate ticket to 

Khalid Maqbool amid party rift 

KARACHI: 

KARACHI: Amid rift in the 

party, the Election Commission of 

Pakistan (ECP) on Sunday issued a 

Senate ticket to Muttahida Qaumi 

Movement-Pakistan's (MQM-P) 

deputy convener Khalid Maqbool 

Siddiqui Khalid amid a strong 

protest from party chief Farooq 

Sattar. 

"Senate tickets are being issued 

without my permission," Sattar said 

while speaking outside the ECP. 

Sattar and the party’s coordination 

committee have been at loggerheads 

over the allotment of Senate 

tickets. The rift intensified as the 

latter wrote a letter to the ECP on 

Friday, informing the electoral 

body that the authority to issue 

party tickets rests with the committee, 

not the party chief. 

KARACHI: MQM-P Deputy Convener Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui 

addressing a press conference at Bahadurabad. 

His protest with the ECP today, 

however, was futile, as the latter 

told the disgruntled party chief that 

he could willingly take up the matter 

in court. 

The electoral body maintained 

that Sattar should have lodged his 

complaint before the process of 

scrutiny was completed. 

"Any Rabita Committee meetings 

conducted in my absence and 

any decisions taken thereof can be 

questioned," the disgruntled party 

chief told journalists during a press 

conference in Karachi. 

Sattar further said that he 

reserved the right to challenge and 

question [decisions that were taken 

by MQM-P's central committee]. 

"The deputy-convener's role is 

limited," he said while talking to 

the media. "He can only assist, not 

take over the convener's duties." 

"I don't want to take matters to 

the court," he said. 

Legendary actor 

Wajid Qazi passes away 

Legendary 

TV actor Qazi Wajid 

passed away on Sunday in 

Karachi. 

Qazi was 88. 

Actor was admitted to a 

hospital on Saturday after 

his health deteriorated. 

Wajid remained a popular 

face on TV, after joining 

the industry following 

his 25-year-stint in Radio 

Pakistan, where he 

launched his career. 

His daughter, Fazila 

Wajid, is associated with 

the entertainment industry. 

Wajid, born on May 26, 

1930 in Gwalior, British 

India. Wajid's family, 

including five of his siblings 

– three brothers and 

two sisters – migrated to 

Pakistan after partition and 

settled in Karachi, where 

his father was allotted a 

quarter at Martin Road. 

He rose to fame after 

many hit shows such as 

Tanhaaiyan, Dhoop 

Kinaray, Mehendi and 

many more. He dedicated 

25 years of his life to 

showbiz. 

The versatile actor 

received several accolades 

throughout his career, 

including the Pride of 

Performance Award. 

MAJUS’s PRESIDENT RECEPTION IN HONOR OF TEACHERS AND STAFF Pakistan Navy 

launches Spring Tree 

A good human being is better than Plantation Campaign 

KARACHI: Pakistan 

a scientist: Dr. Zubair Shaikh 

KARACHI: President, M.A.Jinnah University, Karachi Prof. Dr. Zubair Shaikh addressing 

to the Faculty members and non teaching staff at the start of new semester, this 

week. Dean, Department of Biotechnology, Virtual University, Dr. Mansoor Elahi Baber 

also seen in the picture. 

KARACHI: President, 

Mohammad Ali Jinnah 

University, Karachi Prof. 

Dr.Zubair Shaikh said that 

our youths are actual capital 

of our country and cost 

on their education is a step 

in a right direction. The 

parents who have admitted 

their children at MAJU in 

its new semester, it is now 

responsibility of our 

teacher to provide them 

objective objection and to 

pay attention to make them 

a good human being for the 

society. These views he 

expressed while addressing 

to a reception given in 

honor of teachers and nonteaching 

staff of the 

University at the start of 

new semester, last evening. 

Dean, Department of 

Biotechnology, Virtual 

University, Dr.Mansoor 

Elahi Baber and Dean, 

Faculty of Life Sciences, 

MAJU Dr.Kamran Azim 

was also present on this 

occasion. Dr. Zubair 

Shaikh congratulated to 

teachers and staff of the 

University on their hard 

work and dedication to 

make admission campaign 

a success for semester 

Spring-2018. He expressed 

this hope that our teachers 

KARACHI: Heavy machinery busy in construction work of sewerage system and drinking 

water lines system at Saddar area. 

and staff will work with the 

same spirit in future. On 

this occasion, he also 

announced that MAJU will 

provide every possible help 

of the staff for continuing 

education of their children. 

He said that in every civilized 

countries Universities 

are the instrumental to set 

new trends that is why role 

of teachers is appreciated in 

the society. Dr. Zubair 

Shaikh said that in his opinion 

a good human being is 

better than a scientists 

because if we do not care 

hungry people, a doctor do 

not pay attention to his 

patients and a person during 

his employment, keep 

his eye on his promotion 

only than we don’t deserve 

to be called a good person. 

He said that talking with 

the people with a smile face 

is one of the best attitudes 

on our part. He emphasized 

that as a teacher, it is our 

responsibility to deliver the 

best results being a role 

model in the society. 

Man found dead 

from Organi 

town’s hills 

KARACHI: A man 

was found dead from the 

hills of Orangi town on 

Sunday. 

The body of the man, 

Baddar Nawaz, 27, son of 

Zahir Shah, was found 

from the hills in Fareed 

Colony of Organi town in 

the city. It was shifted to 

Abbasi Shaheed Hospital 

for an autopsy. 

Cyclists, doctors, philanthropists launch 

fundraising drive for heart patients 

By Staff Reporter 

KARACHI: The Aga 

Khan University Hospital 

(AKUH) partnered with 

Critical Mass Karachi 

(CMK), a community of 

cyclists, to launch a special 

fund for underserved adult 

cardiology patients, with a 

Ride for a Healthy Heart on 

Sunday. 

Over 100 members of 

CMK participated, cycling 

from Delawalla in Clifton to 

the Sports and Rehabilitation 

Centre at the Aga Khan 

University’s Stadium Road 

Campus to raise awareness 

of the benefits associated 

with cycling and to support a 

charitable cause. 

Cardiovascular disease 

(CVD), which is often misunderstood 

as a condition 

only affecting rich countries, 

is a leading cause of death in 

Pakistan. Often referred to as 

lifestyle disease, CVD, 

which is a general term for 

all diseases of the heart and 

circulation, including coronary 

heart disease, angina, 

heart attack, congenital heart 

disease and stroke, is associated 

to the growing problems 

of obesity, unhealthy eating 

habits, diabetes, high blood 

pressure, high cholesterol, 

and high levels of tobacco 

use in the country. 

Across the developing 

world, where 80% of all 

CVD fatalities occur, CVD 

inflicts individuals at a 

younger age in comparison 

to their counterparts in highincome 

countries. 

As the cyclists finished 

their ride at AKUH, they 

were greeted at the Sports 

Centre with a wholesome 

breakfast. Dr Saulat Fatimi, 

a cyclist and an acclaimed 

cardiac surgeon who heads 

the Heart, Lungs and 

Vascular service line at 

AKUH, said: “Given the 

scale of the CVD problem, 

there is an urgent need to 

reduce the risk of coronary 

heart disease deaths in 

Pakistan”. He noted that 

“over half of the deaths 

caused by CVD can be prevented 

by adopting a healthy 

lifestyle that includes a balanced 

diet and regular exercise, 

including cycling or 

walking”. 

Ironically, the poorest are 

often the most vulnerable. 

Dr Fatimi said that, “poor 

communities get all the burdens 

and none of the amenities 

life has to offer… while 

treatment of cardiovascular 

disease can be expensive, 

and poor communities also 

suffer the indirect costs of 

CVD such as premature 

mortality, morbidity and lost 

earning potential.” 

Navy has launched Spring 

Tree Plantation Campaign 

2018 to contribute to 

Green Pakistan Program. 

Naval Chief Admiral 

Zafar Mahmood Abbasi in 

this connection planted a 

sapling at naval headquarters 

Islamabad on Sunday. 

Speaking on the occasion, 

he said Pakistan navy 

intends to undertake massive 

tree plantation during 

the current spring season in 

all units and areas under its 

responsibility from Jiwani 

in the West to Sir Creek in 

the East. 

KU extends 

exams’ fee 

KARACHI: The 

University of Karachi's 

Controller 

of 

Examinations has notified 

that the examination 

forms and fees for LLB 

Part 1 and Part 2 and 

final annual examinations 

2017 will be accepted 

with late fees till 15 

February 2018 at their 

respective colleges with 

the examination fees of 

Rs 10,000 (for each part). 

All those candidates 

who were registered in 

2011 or earlier and want 

to appear in the annual 

examinations can appear 

by paying Rs 5000 as 

extra charges in addition 

to the normal examination 

fee. 

KARACHI: Pakistan People’s Party 

Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has 

expressed grief over death of eminent lawyer, 

rights activists and a highly pro-democracy 

dedicated fighter Ms. Asma Jahangir. 

In his condolence message, the Chairman 

said that he was deeply shocked on receiving 

the news about her sudden death as she was 

not an ordinary person but her entire life was 

dedicated to people’s rights, supremacy of 

democracy and she lived a life of rights 

defender. 

Her death is an irreparable and colossal 

loss of the entire nation, which would miss 

her for her dashing role she always played in 

KARACHI: Chairman District Council Karachi, Salman 

Abdullah Murad inaugurating cleanliness drive at Union 

Council Steel Town. Members, Mir Abbas Talpur, Mujahid 

Jokhio were also present on the occasion. 

KARACHI: Chairman DMC Central, Rehan Hashmi meeting 

delegation lead by Chairman Youth Affairs Committee 

District Central (PYDC), Syed Ammar Abbas. 

KARACHI: People attend funeral prayer of renowned television and radio artist Qazi 

Wajid held at Gulshan-e-Iqbal area. 

Bilawal shocked at Asma’s death 

the court rooms, on rights platforms and for 

her particular contribution towards creating 

awareness among the masses about their 

rights, said the PPP Chairman. 

He said that Ms Asma Jehangir will be 

remembered for ages due to her committed 

and untiring struggle for democracy, 

supremacy of Parliament and constitutionalism. 

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said that, “The 

PPP is in shock on Ms. Jahangir’s sudden 

death, which it feels is a gap that would never 

be filled.” Her entire life was like a torch in 

darkness and she always remained to be a 

beacon of hope in moments of despair and 

despondence, he maintained. 

KARACHI: Gilrs are keenly taking interest in the books at a stall during the last day of 

9th Karachi Literature Festival (KLF) at a local hotel. 

KU’s international workshop on Feb 12 

KARACHI: A 10-day 

5th International 

Workshop for Capacity 

Building in Nematology 

organized by National 

Nematological Research 

Center, University of 

Karachi (KU) in collaboration 

with Pakistan 

Society of Nematologists 

and ECO Science 

Foundation will be held on 

Monday, 12 February 

2018 at 11:00 am at HEJ 

Auditorium, KU. 

Prof Dr Muhammad 

Ajmal Khan, Vice 

Chancellor KU, Prof Dr 

Muhammad Ashraf, 

Chairman Pakistan Ghazani, 

Science Foundation, Prof 

Dr G Raza Bhatti, Member 

Operations and Planning 

HEC, Prof Dr Manzoor 

Hussain Soomro, President 

ECO Science Foundation, 

Dr Habibeh Jabbari 

University 

Maragheh, Iran and Prof 

Dr Shahina Fayyaz, 

Director NNRC KU will 

address the workshop. 

KARACHI: President PS-127, Jan Mohammad Baloch 

along with President District Malir, Ghulam Murtaza 

Baloch and General Secretary, Sajid Jokhio inaugurating 

membership campaign of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). 

UC members, workers and big number of public were 

present on the occasion. 

KARACHI: Chairman DMC Korangi, Syed Nayyar Raza 

distributing prizes to the UC Chairmen, VCs, councilors, 

officers, including Director Information, Ayaz 

Mohammad Khan, Media Coordinator, Sikandar Javed, 

Khalid Mirza, Mohammad Arshad, Khaja Muntajibuddin.

Pakistan would not accept any 

dictation from any side: Sherpao 

PESHAWAR: Chairman 

Qaumi Watan party Aftab 

Ahmad Khan Sherpao has 

said that Pakistan is a sovereign 

state and it would not 

accept any dictation from 

any side. He said that 

Pakistan has independent 

foreign policy it had got 

every right to protect its 

national interests therefore it 

would not allow any power 

to undermine its independent 

status at any cost. 

He stated this while 

addressing a mammoth 

gathering at village Sherpao 

distract charssada on the eve 

of 43rd death anniversary of 

former governor KP and 

pakhtoon’s leader Shaheed 

Hayat Mohammad Khan 

Sherpao on Sunday. Large 

number of people, political 

leaders and activists attended 

the public meeting. 

He regretted the inclination 

of certain international 

powers towards India, saying 

that it was not acceptable 

and it has been a source 

of great concerns. 

He said that the Pakistani 

ISLAMABAD: Allama 

Iqbal Open University 

(AIOU) will provide softcopies 

of text books to its 

students across the country 

in order to facilitate 

them in learning process. 

An action plan to this 

effect will be gradually 

implemented, this was 

decided at the regional 

CHARSADDA: Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) Chairman Aftab Ahmad Sherpao addressing 

a public gathering held at Sherpao village on the occasion of 43rd death anniversary 

of Shaheed Hayat Muhammad Khan Sherpao. 

nation stood for good relations 

with all neighbors on 

the base of equality. He 

added that the balance of 

power between Pakistan 

and India would be essential 

for peace and stability in the 

region. 

He paid rich tributes to 

shaheed Hayat Muhammad 

Khan Sherpao for meritorious 

services for the cause of 

Pakhtoons. He said that shaheed 

leader never compromise 

on principles and laid 

down his life for the great 

cause and his services 

would be remembered for 

long time in annals of history. 

He said that All demands 

of Pakhtuns should be 

accepted who had demonstrated 

the sit-in in 

Islamabad for their rights. 

He also regretted the PML- 

N government for its step 

motherly attitude towards 

the smaller province, He 

said that Pakistan is a federation 

and the federal democratic 

dispensation would 

only be viable if all the federating 

units were given 

equal treatment and PML 

(N) leadership always trampled 

upon the rights of small 

provinces. 

He said that If PML (N) 

AIOU to provide books’ soft copies to its students 

directors’ meeting held 

here through video conferencing. 

It was decided that 

all possible efforts will be 

made for timely availability 

of books to the students. 

However, as an alternate 

measure, the 

University will also put 

soft copies of the books on 

internet so that they could 

prepare their assignments 

within scheduled time. 

The meeting, presided 

over by the Vice 

Chancellor Professor Dr. 

Shahid Siddiqui also 

decided that online learning 

process will be expedited. 

Soft copies of B.Ed 

program has already been 

Candle-light march in Maqbool 

Butt’s native Trehgam village 

SRINAGAR: In occupied Kashmir, 

scores of people including women held a 

candle-light march in Trehgam area of 

Kupwara, last night, to mark the 34th martyrdom 

anniversary of Muhammad 

Maqbool Butt, the founder of Jammu and 

Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF). The 

authorities imposed restrictions in Trehgam 

and other parts of Kupwara in wake of the 

shutdown call by Joint Resistance 

Leadership, Sunday. 

According to Kashmir Media Service 

(KMS), all roads leading to the native village 

of Maqbool Butt have been sealed. 

Teams of police, paramilitary Central 

Reserve Police Force and army are 

deployed on all the major roads near 

Trehgam village and across north Kashmir. 

Dozens of check points have been 

installed on Baramulla-Kupwara, 

Handwara-Kupwara, Kupwara-Trehgam 

and Kupwara-Sopore roads. The forces personnel 

are not allowing anyone to go 

towards Trehgam. 

People have decorated the house of 

Maqbool Butt, who was hanged inside 

Delhi’s Tihar Jail on February 11, 1987. The 

locals have also coloured the roads and 

paths of Mir Mohla, the locality where 

Butt’s house is located. 

put on the University’s 

website. The plan will be 

implemented through a 

gradual process. 

Dr. Shahid Sididiqui 

said the students of the 

higher classes (M.Phil and 

PhD ) will get their study 

material through electronic 

or digital devices 

(CDC) instead of the 

books form. 

It was also decided that 

the aspiring candidates 

will be facilitated to get 

them enrolled in the onadmissions 

that will last 

till March 5. Prospects’ 

sale points will be set up at 

main public places at 

Tehsil and District levels. 

The 44-regional offices 

will implement a publicity 

plan to keep the people 

informed about the admission 

process. The plan is 

aimed at bringing maximum 

number of people 

into educational net. The 

University students’ enrolment 

already reached to 

over 1.3 million. 

PR revenue to 

touch Rs50b by end 

of fiscal year: Saad 

LAHORE: Minister 

for Railways, Khawaja 

Saad Rafique has said 

that the revenue of the 

department which was 18 

billion rupees in 2013 

will be fifty billion 

rupees by the end of current 

fiscal year. 

Addressing a ceremony 

in Lahore on Sunday, 

he said practical measures 

have been taken to 

improve the efficiency of 

Railways and make it a 

profitable institution. 

The Minister said that 

incumbent government 

has steered the country 

from crises and eliminated 

the menace of terrorism. 

did not change its attitude 

then it would be disastrous 

for the Federation. He reiterated 

the federal government 

the early implementation 

of NFC awards, inclusion 

of Pakhtun leadership 

in vital decision making 

process, policy-making 

and consultation process 

should be materialized. 

“The confrontation with 

the state institution is very 

harmful for the country. 

Focus should be made on 

one point agenda of general 

elections in 2018. It will 

helpful in the continuation 

of the democratic process 

and stability of the system” 

he added. 

Aftab Sherpao came 

down hard on the provincial 

led government for its 

failure of PTI led government 

to fulfill its election 

promises exposed its credentials. 

He said that its tall 

claims of reformation and 

changes proved as a total 

lie and it exposed the true 

face of the party leadership. 

Civil society 

members hold protest 

demonstration 

ISLAMABAD: The 

members of civil society 

on Sunday held a protest 

demonstration outside the 

residency of Imran Khan at 

Bani Gala. They alleged 

that KP government has 

failed to maintain law and 

order in the province. 

They were holding 

protest against the incidents 

of target killing in 

Dera Ismail Khan (DIK) 

and violation of human 

rights in the province. 

“The overall performance 

of police department has 

become question mark that 

is why culprits allegedly 

involve in target killing 

prime accused of Asma 

Bibi assassination case has 

not been apprehended so 

far”, they added.They 

demanded the authorities 

concern to arrest the culprits 

involved in target 

killing incident should be 

arrested immediately. 

ISLAMABAD: With the 

advent of spring season, the 

numbers of pollen allergy 

patients have been increased 

in the federal capital. 

Officials told that it has 

been decided to keep 

National Institute of Health 


National 

ISLAMABAD: Election 

Commission of Pakistan of 

Sunday said that all arrangement 

have been finalized for 

by-election in NA-154 

Lodhran-I to be held tomorrow 

(Monday). 

Polling material, including 

ballot papers, handed 

over to the polling staff. 

Overall ten candidates 

are contesting the by election. 

However, tough contest 

is expected among PPP candidate 

Mirza Muhammad 

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NA-154 By-polls: ECP 

finalizes all arrangements 

By Abdul Rauf 

SUKKUR: Job Fair a 

regular feature of Sukkur 

IBA University was organized 

at its campus on 

Saturday which is aimed at 

to provide a platform to the 

companies looking for talented 

under graduates and 

graduates on one hand, while 

on the other it gives an 

opportunity to the students to 

seek jobs in the different 

companies of their choice. 

Today’s Job Fair was attended 

by more than 35 companies 

including, State Bank of 

Pakistan, National Bank of 

Pakistan, Meezan Bank, 

Allied Bank, Mobilink 

Microfinance Bank Limited, 

Sukkur IBA University, 

Institute of Charter 

Accountants of Pakistan, Taj 

Corporation, Pakistan Sweet 

Home, Sanofi and others. 

The Job Fair was inaugurated 

by Registrar Sukkur IBA 

University Engr. Zahid 

Hussain Khand, who appreciated 

companies which 

have established their stalls 

to attract aspiring candidates. 

Elaborating the theme of 

the Job Fair Director Career 

Development Centre Sukkur 

Ali Baig, Pakistan Tehreeke-Insaf's 

Ali Khan Tareen 

and PML-N's candidate 

Muhammad Iqbal Shah. 

The seat fell vacant due 

to disqualification of PTI 

MNA Jahangir Khan 

Tareen. 

Job Fair a regular feature 

of Sukkur IBA University 

(NIH) allergy center open on 

holiday to cope with pollen 

allergy. Increase in number 

of pollen allergy patients is 

witnessed in Islamabad due 

to abundance of raspberry 

trees while pollen count in 

air increases because of 

best opportunity to seek jobs 

in the companies of our 

choice. Lauding the untiring 

efforts of the Vice 

Chancellor, faculty and staff 

of the Sukkur IBA 

University, they were optimistic 

that, like every year 

many of the students will get 

jobs of their choice. They 

said, our parents and Sukkur 

IBA University has not only 

given us quality education 

and confidence, but have 

made us market worthy. 

Now its time for us to pay 

back to our parents and the 

community, they added. 

After lunch break, the 

Vice Chancellor Sukkur IBA 

University Prof. Nisar 

Ahmed Siddiqui visited the 

venue of the Job Fair and 

went round different stalls. 

Later, Director CDC 

IBA University Ishfaque 

Ahmed Lashari flanked by 

the Assistant Manager 

Students Affairs CDC 

Mohsin Hassan Usmani and 

others told that, purpose of 

organizing Job Fair is to provide 

better job opportunities 

to the under graduates and 

graduates of the Sukkur IBA 

University under one roof. It 

is also good for the companies 

who keep looking for 

the talented and hard-working 

candidates for their companies 

to meet their desired 

goals, he said. Job Fair is the 

brain child of Vice 

Chancellor Sukkur IBA 

University Prof. Nisar 

Ahmed Siddiqui whose 

endeavor is to provide every 

possible facilities to the students 

of his institute. 

More than 2000 students 

submitted their CVs to different 

companies of their 

Ishfaque Ahmed 

choice and the companies 

will issue them interview 

call after short listing. Some 

of the students who have 

submitted their CVs to different 

companies talking to 

the media expressed their 

joys over the organizing of 

Job Fair said, it provides us 

trees, dandelion, grass and 

flowers in the month of 

February. 

Spokesman PIMS Dr. 

Wasim Khawaja told that 

with the advent of spring 

season, pollen count in the 

air increases, which affect 

Lashari 

gave away souvenirs to the 

officials of the participating 

companies and briefed them 

about various programs and 

departments of the Sukkur 

IBAUniversity. The Job Fair 

was concluded with the Gala 

Dinner which was attended 

by the officials of the participating 

companies. 

Pollen allergy patients increase with advent 

of Spring season in Federal Capital 

the pollen allergy patients. 

He said these pollen count 

enters through nose and 

breath. He said patients with 

the disease must wear mask 

while the patients must use 

anti-allergy medicines with 

the advice of doctors. 

ISLAMABAD: Activists of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front and Students Liberation 

Front chant slogans during a protest lodged outside National Press Club to mark the 

34th martyrdom anniversary of eminent leader of Kashmir Freedom Movement 

Muhammad Maqbool Butt Shaheed and Shaheed Afzal Guru. 

Employees take sigh of relief after 

completion of ED Lok virsa contract 

ISLAMABAD: After accumulating her 

bank balance through corruption, Executive 

Director (ED) Lok Virsa, Dr. Fouzia Saeed 

completing her three year services was 

departed from the institution while the 

employees have taken sigh of relief. 

Sources said that during her stay, Dr. 

Fouzia Saeed terminated services of dozens 

employees and also stopped pension of 

dozens employees who are still looking for 

justice. Being an influential and powerful 

officer, she imposed her self-made decisions 

during stay in the institution as Executive 

Director. Misusing her powers, she stopped 

pension of the old age employees who are 

now visiting the courts for justice. On the 

other hand, instead of making payment to 

employees, the LPRs were given to them and 

due incentives were also stopped. 

Those working on contract basis from 

seven to ten years were removed from their 

services while services of those employees 

deputed at Monument museum were also terminated. 

The services of employees were in 

the final stage. She also issued transfer order 

of employees of irrelevant departments just to 

sideline them. 

Sources said that blue-eyed persons were 

recruited on heavy incentives and pays while 

those who lodged protests were expelled. 

There were almost ten employees who 

protested and as a result their services were 

terminated. 

A woman employee’s services were 

removed on the basis of enmity and she was 

compelled to visit the courts while during this 

span blue-eyed and favorite persons were 

recruited to strengthen position. 

Rain, snowfall hit 

various parts of country 

ISLAMABAD: Intermittent rain and snowfall in some 

parts of the country caused roads blocked, while power 

supply was suspended on Sunday morning. 

Snowfall in Chitral district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 

blocked link roads, stranding people in their houses and 

barring them from carrying out daily activitites. 

On the other hand, heavy showers were recorded in 

Hub, Balochistan which left power supply suspended 

Sunday. 

In Karachi, drizzle was reported from Gulistan-e- 

Jauhar, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Lyari, Bahadurabad, Saddar and 

Shahra-e-Faisal. The meteorological department has predicted 

rain for Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore, Sargodha, 

Gujranwala, Faisalabad, Sahiwal and Bahawalpur, while 

snowfall has been forecast for Quetta, Zhob, Federally 

Administered Tribal Areas, Kashmir and Gilgit Baltistan. 

RAWALPINDI: A group photo of Punjab Minister for Labour and Manpower Raja 

Ashfaq Sarwar, Punjab Minister for Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education 

Khwaja Salman Rafique, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hanif 

Abbasi, Mayor Sardar Naseem Khan, MNA Malik Ibrar and others during the wedding 

ceremony of PML-N’s leader Javed Mughal’s daughter Sundas Mughal who got married 

to Squadron Leader Muhammad Rashid. 

How yoga can help to manage metabolic syndrome 

ISLAMABAD: People who practice yoga — who are also known, at 

least in the Western world, as "yogis" — always rave about how yoga could 

benefit the body and mind. But what does the science say? A new study 

investigates, focusing on how yoga affects people with metabolic syndrome. 

Not all of us can stand on our heads, but practicing yoga regularly 

can do wonders for our cardiometabolic health. Some studies have suggested 

that yoga boosts brain health and cognition, as well as improves thyroid 

problems and relieves the symptoms of depression. 

It has also been suggested that practicing yoga can help men to enlarge 

their prostate or even overcome erectile dysfunction, as well as help those 

with diabetes to manage their symptoms. 

So, it seems that yoga is good for almost everything. That being said, 

most of the above-mentioned studies are observational — meaning they 

cannot draw any conclusions about causality — and few studies have 

looked at the mechanisms that may have underlined the findings. But a 

new study — which has been published in the Scandinavian Journal of 

Medicine & Science in Sports and led by Dr. Parco M. Siu, from the 

University of Hong Kong in China — investigated the effect of yoga on 

cardiometabolic health.

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EDITORIAL 

'Bellitled' Pak Media Of 'Big' Leaders: 

Isn't Knowledge Power For Powerful Rulers? 

By Arvind Subramanian 

Fundamentally, the government has to deliver 

the country from the legacy of its socialist 

past 

Is India about to get its mojo back? As the country's 

exports accelerate on the back of today's synchronous 

global economic expansion, the negative 

effects of the November 2016 demonetisation of 

high-value bank notes and the enactment last July 

of a new goods and services tax (GST) are receding. 

Provided that macroeconomic pressures from 

high oil prices are contained, and sharp corrections 

to elevated asset prices are managed, India is 

poised to regain its status as the world's fastestgrowing 

major economy. 

But ongoing efforts by the government will be 

key to reviving private investment and sustaining 

medium-term growth. Specifically, economic policymakers 

must address the long-standing problem 

of over-indebted firms and under-capitalised public-sector 

banks - the so-called "twin-balance-sheet 

problem." 

To that end, many distressed companies have 

been forced to clean up their balance sheets under a 

new bankruptcy code that was adopted in 

December 2016, and more companies are likely to 

follow suit this year. Meanwhile, the government 

has also announced a large recapitalisation package 

(about 1.2 per cent of GDP) to shore up public-sector 

banks, so that they can write down their stressed 

assets. 

As these reforms take hold, Indian firms should 

finally be able to resume spending, and banks will 

once again be able to lend to the critical but currently 

indebted infrastructure and manufacturing 

sectors. India's economic reforms have taken a long 

time to implement. But if they continue to be a success, 

they will provide valuable lessons for future 

leaders about the proper role of the private sector 

not just in India, but around the world. 

In India, the private sector - and capitalism generally 

- evokes feelings of deep ambivalence. This is 

for good reason, given that India's private sector 

still bears the stigma of having been midwifed 

under the pre-1990s "License Raj" - an era remembered 

for its red tape and corruption. To this day, 

some of India's legendary entrepreneurs are 

believed to have built an empire simply by mastering 

the minutiae of India's tariff and tax codes, and 

then manipulating them brazenly to their advantage. 

Some of the private sector's stigma was cleansed 

by the boom in information and communications 

technology that started in the 1990s. The ICT sector 

had developed by virtue of its distance from, 

rather than proximity to, government. Indian ICT 

OPINION 

PRIME-MINISTER Shahid Khaqan Abbasi 

said he watches foreign channels like BBC 

and CNN for international news to know 

what all was going on worldwide but that he does 

not see Pakistani television and does not think it is 

important to watch it or waste time on breaking 

news, etc. 

SURPRISED Pakistani viewers were too 

astounded at their PM's such disinterest in mentioned 

Pakistani media and simply could not believe 

what they saw, heard and understood: Even common 

people watched Pakistani TV with interest, 

eager to know what was going on, the problems and 

its solutions, funding and developments, in their 

dear own homeland. They wonder how a PM would 

not want to know what was going on in his own 

country or why a PM does not think it is important 

to view domestic TV. Intellectuals remind that 

media gathers millions around common interests, 

for masses in general, and for leaders in particular 

to know and have required information on their fingertips. 

How PM can have such a low opinion and 

does not have time for domestic media simply baffles 

the mind. How can such a person be called 

Prime Minister of Pakistan? 

It is objected when common people see foreign 

news and dramas, do not view domestic news and do 

not know if and when bombs are set off or get exploded, 

killing and injuring a hundred people in their own 

city, province or country! If a PM views foreign television 

but does not care for domestic media, he lags 

behind first hand inter action with at least breaking 

news events, which is a dangerous thing, considering 

that Shahid Khaqan Abbasi was among highly 

informed persons before he was appointed as PM. 

Against problems, right solutions presented at TV 

helps government formulate better policies. Negative 

viewpoints helps government design strategic counter 

measures. Therefore, both positive as well as antigovernment 

news and views help leaders in dealing 

effectively with at least day to day issues. 

Since Panama Gate revelations of alleged irregular 

transfer of amounts to the tune of hundreds of 

billions and supreme court's disqualifying of the 

then PM Nawaz Sharif on grounds of his not being 

truthful and not being trustworthy led to a lot of criticism, 

knowing which could guide ruling Pakistan 

Muslim League (Nawaz) better. Ousted PM should 

have obeyed the law as no one is above the law. If 

PM disobeys highest judges and law, he sets a bad 

example for common people who will also not obey 

the law. He should have complied with what TV 

talk-shows were saying against his wrong attitude 

and should have righted his childish stance that 

insisted to know ''why did they throw me out'' of 

prime ministry? Even big leaders of big countries 

surrender before law of their country and bow out if 

the law says so. Shutting off television screens 

instead of listening to good advise was bad. May be 

even ousted PM Nawaz Sharif did not see TV and 

paid dearly for it. TVs were shouting that it was not 

good for a prime minister to go solo, not good to 

oppose a verdict of highest court of judgement, and 

not good to insist that SC-issued verdict was wrong, 

it was wrong for PM to insist that he was targetted 

(fact was his defense was weak, insufficient and not 

convincing) and that it was not good for PML-N's 

continued wrong stance against judiciary. 

If present PM Shahid Khaqan Abbas does not see 

TV, he also misses out on what may be compulsory 

information and a need to know it as ruler of 

Pakistan. A little consolation is that unhappy people 

watch TV more than happy people who are more 

practical. Benefits of watching television are many, 

first of which is that it increases positive intelligence 

of people and of course leaders. In a title tht 

Everything Bad Is Good For You it is argued how 

bad, but popular, culture is actually making people 

smarter. Watching a good comedy on TV can be a 

great way to find something to be happy about too. 

Perhaps leaders must pay more attention to 

media and what is good for themselves in media, 

including criticism, which can indeed save them 

and their seats. 

Crony socialism has failed, 

India needs more capitalism 

firms adopted exemplary governance standards, 

were listed on international stock exchanges, and 

thrived in the global marketplace. And, by extension, 

they improved the standing of Indian capital. 

But after that era of good capitalism, the stigma 

returned. During the infrastructure boom of the 

mid-to-late 2000s, public resources were captured 

under a "Rent Raj," which put terrestrial rents (land 

and environmental permits), sub-terrestrial rents 

(coal), and even ethereal rents (spectrum) up for 

grabs. 

Moreover, the infrastructure investments of this 

period were funded by reckless and imprudent 

lending by public-sector banks, which often funneled 

resources to high-risk, politically connected 

borrowers. 

As a result, the Indian public concluded that 

majority equity holders ("promoters") had little 

skin in the game, and that "limited liability" really 

meant no liability at all. And now that rapid technological 

change is threatening the ICT sector's 

business model - providing low-cost programming 

services to foreign clients - even India's "cleanest" 

capitalist industry is confronting governance challenges. 

More broadly, one could say that India has 

moved from "crony socialism" to "stigmatised capitalism." 

And under stigmatised capitalism, the prevailing 

zeitgeist has hobbled policymakers' efforts 

to address the legacy of the twin-balance-sheet 

problem, which, in turn, has constrained growth. 

Indeed, the mere thought that major shareholders' 

debts would be forgiven at taxpayers' expense 

has created political paralysis for years. After all, 

why should ordinary people bear the burden of fat 

cats who are laughing all the way to the bank? 

Seen against this background, it is easier to 

understand why India's economic reforms have 

taken so long to adopt, and why they have been so 

difficult to implement. 

At the same time that the government has had to 

resolve the twin-balance-sheet problem, it has had 

to ensure that promoters cannot regain access to 

their assets, driving up fiscal costs. 

India's early-stage experience with capitalism 

has lessons that other countries should heed in an 

age of rising tech giants. The Indian model, whereby 

public-sector-banks lent to private firms, proved 

so toxic and difficult to replace that public-sector 

bank ownership itself has lost much of its traditional 

socialist appeal. 

The irony is that after a long and bruising experience 

with crony capitalism, the best thing for 

India now might be more capitalism, starting in the 

financial sector. 

SRINAGAR: Five Indian 

soldiers and one civilian 

have been killed in the ongoing 

military operation to 

flush out militants holed up 

near the residential quarters 

inside the Sunjuwan Army 

camp in occupied Kashmir, 

Indian media reported on 

Sunday. 

Four militants have also 

been gunned down by the 

security forces. 

Earlier in the day, Indian 

Army Chief Bipin Rawat 

arrived in the disputed territory 

and met senior commanders 

to take a stock of 

the situation. 

Rajwat said that there was 

no firing during the night and 

the focus continued to be the 

evacuation of people from 

the family quarters. 

A group of heavily armed 

militants struck the sprawling 

camp of the 36 brigade of 

Abbas Kassar 

HYDERABAD: Girl 

students have outshined in 

almost all disciplines the 

degrees of which were 

given away at Liaquat 

University of Medical and 

Health Sciences 17th convocation 

held at Jamshoro. 

In all 336 students passed in 

MBBS,89 in BDS,41 in 

DPT, 37 in Bio Medical 

engineering and 79 in Post 

Shutdown observed on 

Maqbool Butt’s martyrdom day 

SRINAGAR: In occupied Kashmir, complete shutdown was observed, Sunday, to 

mark the martyrdom anniversary of prominent Kashmiri liberation leader, 

Muhammad Maqbool Butt. 

According to Kashmir Media Service (KMS), call for the shutdown and a march 

towards the UN office at Sonawar in Srinagar was given by the Joint Resistance 

Leadership comprising Syed Ali Gilani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Muhammad 

Yasin Malik. The objective of the strike and the march is to press the demand for the 

return of the mortal remains of Muhammad Maqbool Butt and Muhammad Afzal 

Guru to their families. India had hanged Muhammad Maqbool Butt in New Delhi’s 

Tihar Jail on 11th February in 1984 and Muhammad Afzal Guru in the same jail on 

9th February, 2013, for their role in the Kashmir freedom movement. Their bodies 

remain buried in the premises of the jail. 

Indian Occupied Kashmir 

(IoK) Light Infantry in the 

early hours of Saturday, triggering 

a gun battle which left 

two junior commissioned 

officers and one non-commissioned 

officer of the 

army dead. 

A high alert has been 

graduation. Convocation 

held under chair of vice 

chancellor LUMHS professor 

Bhika Ram Devrajani 

was attended among others 

by Sindh chief minister 

Syed Murad Ali Shah, 

Sindh ministers Dr. 

Sikendar Mandhro, Imdad 

Ali Pittafi and others. Apart 

from degrees gold and silver 

medals were also given 

away to ongoing students 

sounded in the Himalayan 

region and security beefed 

up in and around the city. 

The militants had struck 

before dawn on Saturday and 

managed to sneak into the 

camp from the rear side of 

the base after a brief 

exchange of fire with the 

majority of these medals 

was also captured by girls. 

Out of 577 degree receipients 

294 were girls. 

Out of 17 top positions 

in MBBS, 12 were girls; In 

BDS 13 were girls out of 15 

top 10 position holders;in 

similar way in Dr of physiotherapy 

and bio medical 

engineering all 12 and all 11 

positions among top 10 

were captured by girls. 

sentry on its periphery. 

“The militants entered the 

family accommodation complex 

after which quick 

response teams cordoned off 

the area and isolated the 

attackers, who are holed up 

in a few houses [inside the 

camp],” officials said. 

Allied Hospitals poor 

LUMHS 17TH convocation: Girls 

sanitation condition create 

outshine in every discipline problems for patients 

RAWALPINDI: The 

Former Chief 

Scientific Officer sends 

notice to Minister 

ISLAMABAD: Former 

Chief Scientific Officer Dr. 

Sher Mohammad of National 

Agricultural Research 

Council (NARC) has sent a 

defamation notice of Rs. 105 

million to Federal Minister 

for Food Sikandar Hayat 

Bosan on the charge of leveling 

baseless charges against 

him (Sher Mohammad) to 

stop his posting. 

The creditable sources said 

that Sher Mohammad made it 

cleared in his submitted notice 

that if the allegations were not 

withdrawn within 14 days then 

he will avail his legal rights to 

bring the Minister Sikandar 

Hayat Bosan before the court. 

Ministry committed to 

bring more consumers 

under tax Network 

ISLAMABAD: Ministry 

of Energy and Power 

Division has expressed willingness 

to provide detail of 

nearly 25 million consumers 

of different power 

distribution companies to 

Finance ministry so that 

more and more people 

could bring under tax network.According 

to details, 

ministry of finance has 

decided to include more 

people under tax network, 

for this it was recommended 

to avail the assistance of 

Ministry of Energy and 

Power Division. 

Staff Reporter 

BADIN: Pakistan Peoples Party 

(PPP) Badin has organized a massive 

welcome rally in the honour of 

newly elected PPP Taluka Office 

Bearers including Haji Taj 

Muhammad Mallah, President, Khan 

Sahib Abdul Rehman Baloch, 

General Secretary and Haji Hanif 

Khaskheli, Information Secretary 

Hundreds participants and party 

workers hailing from different cities 

and towns gathered at Thar Coal by 

pass road Badin and while marching 

main way-fairs of city Badin concluded 

at Badin Press Club. 

While addressing the party workers 

representatives of PPP Badin 

chapter including Haji Ramzan 

Chandio, President, Haji Sain Bux 

ISLAMABAD: In response to reports in 

a small section of the press regarding remuneration 

of the Managing Director (MD) 

and CEO of PSO, the company strongly 

rejected the figures quoted in reports and 

confirmed that the facts were misleading 

and exaggerated. 

In a statement on Sunday, PSO stated 

that the MD and CEO were hired following 

a competitive process as per policies and 

procedures with requisite approval of the 

competent authority. 

It said, the company profit grew by 

165% in last two years, and hit Rs 18 billion 

in fiscal year 2017. The company has been 

consistently delivering positive growth 

including reviving ‘dormant’ lines of the 

business. Based on the high performance, 

PSO declared Rs. 25 per share (250%) cash 

dividend and 20% stock dividend in 

FY2017 only. 

The statement stated that- “FY2017 

marked a growth of 5% in White Oil and 

10.5% in Black Oil over FY2016. PSO’s 

business grew by 9% in MOGAS, 11% in 

Jamali, General Secretary, Haji Taj 

Muhammad Mallah, Haji Hanif 

Khaskheli expressed that it is a triumph 

of the people of Badin that 

patients visiting Allied 

Hospitals of Rawalpindi city 

were facing severe problems 

due to negligence of hospitals 

administration. 

Sources said that adverse 

condition of cleanliness in 

hospitals causing various 

diseases like skin infection, 

respiratory and allergy diseases. 

Heaps of used 

syringes and items used in 

surgery and operation can be 

witnessed everywhere in the 

premises of hospitals. 

Due to unhygienic condition 

of cleanliness, even the 

attendants of the patients 

have become victim of these 

diseases. Talking to 

“Online” Medical 

Superintendent of Holy 

Family Hospital Rawalpindi 

Dr. Shahzad said that in 

2007 a plant had been 

installed for the wastage of 

infection material and this 

material is being wasted on 

daily basis while inspiration 

plant wastes 120 kilogram of 

material in 2 to 3 hours daily. 

PSO rejects news about 

remuneration of its MD, CEO 

Fuel Oil, 19% in JP-1, 28% in Lubricants 

and 106% in LPG in FY2017 vs FY2016. 

During this span PSO showed an extraordinary 

growth in all the businesses including 

Non-Fuel Retail segment that was revitalized 

to offer customer convenience.” 

It further stated that: “Needless to mention 

that PSO maintained uninterrupted 

POL supplies to all its customers including 

Defence, Power, Retail, Industrial, Aviation 

and Marine throughout the year despite all 

the challenges.” 

It said-“PSO vehemently refutes this 

baseless allegation and reserves the right to 

take legal action against the petitioner who 

has resorted to willfully misguiding the 

court for the sake of fulfilling some ulterior 

motives.” 

It said PSO's share price of Rs 486 per 

share in February 2017 was the highest 

recorded since 2009. Current market capitalization 

of the company stands at Rs 84 

billion. It said KSE index reduction of over 

15% since May 2017 has had impact of all 

the companies listed on the stock exchange. 

PPP organizes a welcome rally in honour 

of newly elected PPP office bearers 

office bearers of Party were selected 

from them adding that PPP will get 

historical victory in the General 

election 2018.

Russia passenger aircraft 

crashes, leaves no survivors 

BOLLYWOOD: 

MOSCOW: A Russian 

Antonov An-148 passenger 

plane carrying 71 people 

has crashed after taking off 

from Moscow's 

Domodedovo airport 

killing all people on board, 

Russian media report. 

The jet belonging to the 

domestic Saratov Airlines 

was flying to Orsk city, 

located about 100 kilometers 

southeast of the southern 

tip of the Ural 

Mountains, and crashed in 

the Ramensky district outside 

Moscow on Sunday. 

According to Russian 

news agencies, the plane 

was carrying 65 passengers 

and six crewmembers. 

News agencies said witnesses 

in the village of 

Argunovo saw a burning 

plane falling from the sky. 

Russia's Ministry of 

Emergency Situation said it 

has dispatched crews to the 

reported crash site to probe 

the case. 

JAKARTA: At least 27 people 

have died after the brakes failed on a 

bus in Indonesia before it rolled down 

a hill, hit a motorbike and crashed 

into a field. 

According to media reports, a 

packed tourist bus returning from an 

outing has collided with a motorbike 

and plunged off a hill on Indonesia's 

main island of Java after its brakes 

apparently failed, killing at least 27 

people. 

At least 18 others were hospitalised 

with injuries, some in critical 

condition, following the crash on 

Saturday on a winding slope in 

Subang in West Java province, said 

local police chief Muhammad Joni. 

Television footage showed police, 

Russian news agencies, 

citing sources in the emergency 

services, reported 

that the wreckage of the 

plane was spread over a 

wide area around the crash 

site. 

"Debris has been found, 

there are no survivors," 

Russia's TASS news 

agency quoted a source as 

saying. 

According to Interfax, 

the Russian Transport 

Ministry is considering various 

possible reasons, 

including weather conditions 

and human error for 

the incident. 

The following video 

shows screenshots of 

Flightradar tracking of 

Saratov airlines flight, 

screenshot of speed and 

altitude graph before signal 

lost. 

The governor of the 

Orenburg region, where the 

soldiers and medical personnel evacuating 

the victims from the upsidedown 

bus, which was carrying more 

than 40 local tourists. The bus was 

plane was flying to, has 

been quoted by Russian 

media as saying that "more 

than 60 people" on board 

the plane were from the 

region. 

Russian prosecutors 

have opened an investigation 

into Saratov Airlines 

following the crash. 

Russia's President 

Vladimir Putin has offered 

his condolences to the families 

of those on board with 

27 Indonesian killed in bus crash 

“ISLAMIC STATE-INSPIRED” 

Woman charged over stabbing in Melbourne 

By SJA Jafri 

Bureau Chief Australia 

MELBOURNE: A 24- 

year-old Bangladeshi 

woman has been remanded 

in custody after appearing 

in court charged over what 

police allege was an 

"Islamic State-inspired 

attack" following a stabbing 

incident at Mill Park, 

in Melbourne's north yesterday. 

Police allege the woman, 

identified as Momena 

Shoma, is a Bangladeshi 

national who travelled to 

Melbourne on February 1 on 

a student visa and was renting 

a room in the home of a 

man identified by neighbours 

as a 56-year-old nurse. 

She was charged with 

one count of engaging in an 

act of terrorism and was 

remanded in custody. She 

did not make any application 

for bail. 

Police were called to a 

home in Callistemon Rise 

about 4:20pm on Friday 

where they found the man 

with neck and shoulder 

injuries after being stabbed 

while he was asleep. 

The man underwent surgery 

and is in a serious but 

stable condition. 

His young daughter was 

present at the time but was 

not injured. 

Lesson in endurance: Syrian refugee 

teacher enters German school 

FURSTENWALDE: Working at a 

German school is not just about reading 

and writing, maths and singing songs, 

says newly minted Syrian assistant 

teacher Hend al-Khabbaz. 

She was surprised to discover there is 

also a mountain of paperwork and administrative 

tasks to perform. 

The school “is better for the children, 

but it’s a lot of work for the teachers,” the 

35-year-old says with a laugh, speaking 

in German which she has learnt since 

fleeing her war-torn homeland less than 

three years ago. 

headed for Tangerang, a satellite city 

just south of the capital, Jakarta, from 

West Java's Tangkuban Perahu, a 

popular mountainous resort. 

Egyptian army says 

16 militants killed in 

Sinai operation 

CAIRO: Sixteen militants 

were killed and 4 others 

arrested in a major crackdown 

launched by Egypt on 

Friday, the Egyptian army 

said in a statement carried by 

state TV early on Sunday. 

Another 30 suspects were 

arrested, it said. 

The Egyptian president 

Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Nov. 

29 ordered the military to 

defeat militants in North 

Sinai within three months, 

after an attack on a mosque 

which killed more than 300 

people, the deadliest such 

incident in the Arab world’s 

most populous country. 

1266 terrorists 

'neutralized' in operation 

olive branch in Syria 

SYRIA: At least 1266 

terrorists have been "neutralized" 

since the beginning 

of Operation Olive Branch 

in Syria's Afrin, the Turkish 

military said Sunday. 

Media reported that he 

Turkish military uses the 

term "neutralized" in reference 

to terrorists captured 

dead or alive, or those who 

surrender during the operations. 

However, the term is 

usually used for the terrorists 

who have been killed in 

the operations. 

his spokesman, Dmitry 

Peskov, saying, "The president 

offers his profound 

condolences to those who 

lost their relatives in the 

crash." 

The new incident is the 

latest in a string of plane 

crashes in Russia. 

A light aircraft crashed 

in November in Russia's far 

east, killing six people on 

board, AFP reported. 

A military plane carrying 

Russia's Red Army 

Choir crashed in December 

2016 after taking off from 

the Black Sea resort of 

Sochi, killing all 92 people 

on board. The choir was 

due to give a concert to 

Russian troops operating in 

Syria. Pilot error was 

blamed for that crash. 

Moreover, all 62 passengers 

died when a FlyDubia 

jet crashed in March 2016 

in bad weather during an 

aborted landing at Rostovon-Don 

airport. 

Three tourists dead 

in Grand Canyon 

helicopter crash 

WASHINGTON: At 

least three people were 

killed and four others 

injured Saturday when a 

helicopter carrying 

tourists in Arizona went 

down in the Grand 

Canyon, authorities said. 

The accident took 

place at around 5:20 pm 

in Grand Canyon West, 

located in northwestern 

Arizona, said Hualapai 

Nation police chief 

Francis Bradley. 

Local media reported 

the Eurocopter EC130 

helicopter, whose operator 

was unknown, was 

traveling on a tour. 

“The investigation is 

ongoing,” Bradley told, 

noting that there was no 

information immediately 

available on the circumstances 

surrounding the 

tragedy. 

Allen Kenitzer, of the 

Federal Aviation 

Authority’s Office of 

Communications, told 

the aircraft sustained 

“substantial damage.” 

The FAA and the 

National Transportation 

Safety Board will investigate 

the crash, he 

added. 

DUBAI: Saudi women 

need not wear the abaya – 

the loose-fitting, fulllength 

robes symbolic of 

religious faith – a senior 

member of the top Muslim 

clerical body said, another 

indication of the 

Kingdom’s efforts towards 

modernization. 

On his radio program, 

Sheikh Abdullah al-Mutlaq, 

a member of the Council of 

Senior Scholars, said 

Muslim women should 

dress modestly, but this did 

not necessitate wearing the 

abaya. 

“More than 90 percent of 

pious Muslim women in the 

Muslim world do not wear 

Actress 

Jacqueline Fernandez said 

she has tried to pay tribute to 

Bollywood's dancing diva 

Madhuri Dixit Nene through 

her version of foot-tapping 

number 'Ek do teen' in 

'Baaghi 2'. 

Asked if there was any 

pressure when she first 

heard that she was going to 

recreate Madhuri's iconic 

song, Jacqueline said: "I 

think that was my first stress 

that how can we recreate 

something so iconic like 'is it 

even possible'. It made a lot 

easier for me when I understood 

that it's not possible, 

we are not trying to match 

up to what Madhuri Dixit 

and Saroj (Khan) ji did. 

"We are honestly here as 

big fans of their work and 

more than anything, this is 

honestly a tribute to the 

amazing, iconic number 

that they gave to us. For me 

as an actress, this is such an 

honour and a lot of my 

actress friends were like, 

'we are so jealous that you 

doing 'Ek do teen'. So for 

any girl this would be a 

dream song to do." 

The actress, who interacted 

with media after wrapping 

up the song on 

Saturday at studios, also said 

that she feels blessed to get 

an opportunity to dance on 

the foot-tapping number 

from the 1988 film 'Tezaab' 

for 'Baaghi 2'. 

"I feel really blessed that 


International 

I have been given this 

opportunity by director 

Ahmed Khan, Sajid 

Nadiadwala and master ji 

Ganesh Acharya. I always 

knew that I never ever 

5 

Jacqueline: My version of 'Ek do 

teen' tribute to Madhuri Dixit 

TUCSON: Former USA Gymnastics 

doctor Larry Nassar has been transferred 

to a high security federal prison in Tucson, 

Arizona, after being convicted of molesting 

scores of young women who went to 

him for treatment, authorities said on 

Saturday. 

The Federal Bureau of Prisons said the 

54-year-old Nassar was at the United States 

Penitentiary, Tucson, which holds about 

1,390 male inmates. The bureau’s website 

listed his release date as March 23, 2069. 

would be able to match up 

Madhuri Dixit and that's not 

even something I am going 

to even attempt because you 

can not replicate someone 

like Madhuri Dixit. 

Disgraced former USA Gymnastics 

doctor sent to Arizona federal prison 

JAKARTA: Indonesian 

police have shot a swordwielding 

man who 

attacked church congregation 

during Sunday Mass, 

injuring four people 

including a priest. 

Around 100 people 

After weeks of horrifying testimony 

from nearly 200 victims about his decades 

of abuse, Nassar was sentenced on Monday 

in Michigan to 40 to 125 years in prison. 

He had already received a 40-to-175- 

year sentence in a neighboring Michigan 

county, and was sentenced to a 60-year 

federal term for child pornography convictions. 

Prosecutors have said there are about 

265 known victims in total, including 

Olympic gold medalists McKayla 

Maroney and Aly Raisman. 

Police shoot man during sword 

attack on Indonesian church 

were attending the mass 

at the church in Sleman 

town, Yogyakarta 

province when a man 

barged in wielding a onemetre-long 

sword and 

began attacking people 

seemingly indiscriminately. 

“Four people have been 

injured in the incident — 

quite seriously — but we 

still cannot determine the 

perpetrator’s motive,” 

Yogyakarta police 

spokesman Yulianto told . 

Abayas not compulsory for Saudi women: senior cleric 

abayas,” Sheikh Mutlaq 

said on Friday. “So we 

should not force people to 

wear abayas.” 

While not necessarily 

signaling a change in the 

law, the statement is the first 

of its kind from a senior religious 

figure. It follows the 

recent pattern of freedoms 

the Kingdom has been witnessing 

with the ascent of 

young Crown Prince 

Mohammad bin Salman to 

power. 

Only the governmentappointed 

clerics associated 

with the Council of Senior 

Scholars are allowed to 

issue fatwas, or Islamic 

legal opinions. 

Millions of Iranians took to street to mark 39th anniversary of Islamic Revolution 

TEHRAN: Millions of 

Iranians Sunday took to the 

streets nationwide to mark 

the 39th anniversary of the 

Islamic Revolution in 1979. 

People from all walks of 

life rally in different cities 

and towns across Iran each 

year to celebrate the 

nation’s victory that put an 

end to the monarchical rule 

of the US-backed Pahlavi 

regime. 

Each year on the 22nd of 

the month of Bahman on 

the Persian calendar (11th 

of February), Iranians turn 

out to renew their allegiance 

to the Islamic establishment 

and Imam 

Khomeini, the late founder 

of the Islamic Republic. 

Ammar al-Hakim, the 

leader of Iraq's National 

Wisdom Movement, told 

the Islamic Republic News 

Agency (IRNA) that Iran's 

Islamic Revolution led by 

late Imam Khomeini has 

kept Quds cause alive. 

Reminding the deep 

effects of Iran's revolution at 

the international, Islamic 

and regional levels as well as 

its resistance to 'evil powers', 

he also hailed Imam 

Khomeini's endeavors for 

fighting against the bullying 

of hegemonic powers. 

The 10-day period from 

the Imam Khomeini's return 

on February 1, 1979 until the 

revolution’s victory on 

February 11 is celebrated in 

Iran annually and is dubbed 

as the Ten-Day Fajr (Dawn). 

In the meantime, Iraq's 

Sunni Grand Mufti Sheikh 

Abdul Mahdi al-Sumaidaie 

appreciated Iran's status in 

the region and the world. 

Iran is the biggest supporter 

of Palestine and 

Palestinians, al-Sumaidaie 

told IRNA. 

In spite of sanctions 

imposed by foreigners and 

arrogant powers' attempts 

to interfere in Iran's internal 

affairs, the country has 

taken major strides in 

development path, al- 

Sumaidaie said. Also, 

Vladimir Galchkin, head of 

Latvia-Iran Friendship 

Association said that 

Islamic Revolution introduced 

a new model of the 

government to the world. 

He said Islamic Revolution 

under leadership of late 

Imam Khomeini was the 

most important event of the 

20th Century, which was as 

a determining element in 

international equations. 

Gerald Horne, professor 

of history at the Houston 

University, Texas said that 

the fall of Shah, who was a 

supporter of the suppressive 

regimes, like Apartheid of 

South Africa, was an important 

opportunity for the 

oppressed people of Africa.


6 

Mary Had A 

Little Lamp 

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Story Time 

Lost in the Canyon 

Two little girls, neatly dressed as they should be 

for a pleasant walk, and pretty lunch-baskets 

filled with the nicest of things, started out for a 

walk up the canyon. There was a good road for a long 

distance, then it branched off right and left, the trees 

grew taller, the bushes thicker and more tangled, and 

they felt as if they were away off in a little world of 

their own. How nice it was ! Birds came close overhead, 

and they saw several live chipmunks.After gathering 

a great many flowers and eating lunch, and having 

had enough walking for awhile, they began telling 

certain fairy stories in which the parties all lived out in 

the woods; they also discussed " Robin- son Crusoe" 

and the "Swiss Family Robinson," finally agreeing 

that an outdoor life was the best and nicest, and that 

gypsies had a fine time traveling and seeing the sights 

of the world no house-work, no crowding of neighbors, 

all free and easy. 

The day wore along until afternoon, when the" 

canyon began to grow dark very fast. All at once a 

thought struck Addie "bears ! " Gracie immediately 

remembered and related to her shuddering companion 

a horrible encounter that took place in "some canyon, may be this one," between a bear and a 

man. It was also remembered that some bears can travel as fast as a horse can run. In the 

remembered event nothing was left by the rapacious animal to identify the missing man 

excepting a tin dinner pail, which must have been overlooked by the bear, and which was recognized 

by relatives, by a place that had been soldered, also another place with a blue and 

white gingham string drawn through a hole. " For truth?" asked Addie. "That's just the way I 

remember hearing it told," replied Gracie, evasively. " Do you think we'd better start home ? 

" asked Addie indifferently (that is, as indifferently as she could speak under the circumstances). 

" I guess it's early yet, but if you wish we might walk slowly down a little way," said 

Gracie. With a show of some reluctance, Addie gathered her treasures together, and they started 

at a sauntering gait, which somehow was gradually accelerated without the apparent notice 

of either, at least it was not objected to as tiring. 

These children had gone farther up the canyon than they had realized; the many charms 

had beguiled them along, their light and healthy forms feeling no fatigue for a long while. 

Suddenly, a low rumble was heard that increased and seemed to be rapidly coming in their 

direction. 

"Oh, dear! Gracie, did you ever hear that canyons are awful places for storms?" " Yes, 

Addie, and for swollen streams, and cloud-bursts," replied Gracie. "It's raining! Are there any 

caves?" "Only way up on the side, down yonder." " Let's take hold of hands and run! " " We'd 

have to drop our flowers." " I don't care. Hurry ! " 

Away they went, the wind driving the rain right in their faces; the pretty hats with daisy 

wreaths were dripping ; the pretty light print dresses hung straight down, and their shoes were 

sopping wet. 

" Do you think our folks will come after us when they know it's storming up here ? " 

Addie began to cry, and Gracie, instead of being able to console her, exclaimed : " We've 

come a long ways now and I believe we're lost ! " Looking around and not being able to see 

very far through the rain, Addie replied : " I believe so too. What shall we do ? " 

Now these were both very good children and had been rightly raised, but in their hurry and 

flight had forgotten what that morning they would not have thought they could forget, and that 

was to remember how the heavenly Father is watching over us all and is able and willing to 

protect us. But, standing there in dismay, it came to them. 

" Let's pray that we may get home! " " Oh, yes ! " 

Then they knelt down in the mud, with the wind and rain roaring around them and the creek 

foaming and raging below, and asked God to please show them the way home, never doubting 

that He would hear them through all the storm. 

You may think this story to be imaginary, but Gracie and Addie are now young ladies, and 

still live in Salt Lake City. Their own happy mothers told it all to me. 

Rain contains vitamin B12 

• The meaning of 'Blue Chip' comes from blue casino chips which have 

a high value 

• DVDs are physically the same size as a CDs but can store 13 times 

more data 

• The term 'disc jockey' was first used in 1937 

• Sound travels 4.3 times faster through water than in air 

• The average soccer ball is made up of 32 leather panels and held 

together by 642 stitches 

• Soccer is the most followed sport 

• Volleyball was invented in 1895 

• That in developed countries 27% of food is thrown away 

• The odds of being struck by lightning are 600,000 to 1 

• The first train reached a top speed of only 8 kmh (5 mph) 

• Niagara Falls could fill 4,000 bathtubs every second 

• It takes 1 alligator to make a pair of shoes and 3 for a pair of boots 

• Your most active muscles are in your eye 

• A banana contains 75% water 

• 13 people die every year from vending machines 

• Rain contains vitamin B12 

• Your liver has over 500 functions 

• Your brain uses 25% of all the oxygen your breathe 

• After Hawaii, New York is the state surrounded by the most water 

• Ice skating rinks always go counter clock wise (for the majority of 

people that are right handed needing to hang onto the rail) 

• A flea can jump 350 times its body length 

• Cucumbers are 96% water. 

• A full moon is 9 times brighter than a half moon 

• A honeybee's top speed is 24kph (15mph) 

• A humming bird flaps its wings up to 90 times a second (5,400 times 

a minute) 

• Flys always launch backwards for a quick getaway 

• Horses have 18 more bones than humans 

• A cheetahs top speed is 114kph (70mph) 

• Horses sleep standing up 

• A jellyfish is 95% water 

Mary had a little lamb its fleece was white as 

snow; 

And everywhere that Mary went, the lamb was 

sure to go. 

It followed her to school one day, which was 

against the rule; 

It made the children laugh and play, to see a lamb 

at school. 

And so the teacher turned it out, but still it lingered 

near, 

And waited patiently about till Mary did appear. 

"Why does the lamb love Mary so?" the eager children 

cry; 

"Why, Mary loves the lamb, you know" the teacher 

did reply. 

Golden Cowrie 

The golden cowrie is a marine snail named 

for its brilliant orange shell. It is among the 

largest of the world's 250 known cowrie 

species, reaching four inches (ten centimeters) 

in length. 

Rare and reclusive, these mollusks spend 

most of their lives hiding under rocks in the 

cracks and crevices of reefs in the South 

Pacific. They come out only at night to feed on 

sponges and algae. 

Golden cowries are egg-shaped with a flat 

Fun Facts 

Type.................................Invertebrate 

Diet..................................Omnivore 

Size..................................4 in (10 cm) 

Relative............................Size relative to 

a tea cup 

base and a narrow opening. Like other 

cowries, their shells are smooth and highly 

Colour me 

polished. They protect their glossy finish by 

wrapping their brightly colored mantle lobes 

nearly completely around their shells when 

they move. 

Golden cowrie shells have been used as 

currency and religious symbols throughout the 

South Pacific. On the island of Fiji, they were 

worn on a necklace by a chieftain as a symbol 

of status and rank. 

Golden cowrie shells are among the hardest 

shells to find and are prized by collectors. 

Unfortunately, habitat loss and over-harvesting 

are hurting the wild population numbers.


Sportlight 

7 

Hope entire PSL is played in 

Pakistan next year: Ajmal 

KARACHI: Legendary 

off-spinner Saeed Ajmal has 

said he hopes the entire 

Pakistan Super League 

(PSL) takes place in 

Pakistan from next year. 

The third edition of the 

country’s cash-rich T20 

league will begin from 

February 22 in the UAE, 

whereas the final will be 

played on March 25 at the 

National Stadium of 

Karachi. The first two editions 

of the league was also 

organised in the UAE. 

It is the first time that 

more than a single match of 

the league is scheduled to be 

played in Pakistan, with last 

year’s final being the first 

match to make it back 

home. 

Ajmal — who represented 

Pakistan in 35 Tests, 113 

ODIs and 64 T20Is — is currently 

associated with PSL 

franchise Islamabad United 

as a spin-bowling coach and 

believes hosting the tournament 

in Pakistan will greatly 

benefit all stakeholders. 

“I want the whole of the 

PSL to be organised in 

Pakistan since it can be 

really beneficial for the 

country and the sport,” said 

Ajmal. “The crowds will 

finally get to see their stars 

playing in front of them, the 

sponsors will get increased 

exposure and hosting a successful 

PSL at home will 

help completely revive 

international cricket in the 

country. It’s a win-win situation 

for all parties involved 

and I really hope we have 

the whole of PSL in 

Pakistan from next year.” 

Ajmal has warned 

Islamabad’s PSL rivals that 

the winners of the first edition 

are even stronger this 

time around since they boast 

a much more balanced side. 

“We have signed a few 

good players and our 

focus was on recruiting 

quality all-rounders,” he 

said. “Andre Russell’s 

return will surely boost us, 

while the likes of Alex 

Hales, JP Duminy and 

Luke Ronchi can play an 

important role as well. 

Nothing is certain in cricket 

but our team looks very 

good on paper.” 

The United job is 

Ajmal’s first in coaching 

and he believes he can help 

the youngsters improve a 

lot. “I will try to help 

youngsters with all the 

experience that I have,” said 

Ajmal, who will also be 

working closely with spin 

sensation Shadab Khan. 

To organise sand volleyball event at Kotri bank of river indus is 

another landmark or record making organizer of Kotri Perwaiz Shaikh 

Dr M Arif Hafeez 

Sports Reporter 

KARACHI: First ever sand volleyball 

event inaugurated here at 

Kotri bank of river indus on account 

of Dr.Muhammad Ali Shah sports 

festival jamshoro organised by 

jamshoro volleyball association in 

collaboration with Hyderabad divisional 

volleyball association and 

olympic sports committee. In the 

opening tie Sadat Ali and Hyder Ali 

of jamshoro Shahbaz defeated Zakir 

Ali and Jawed Ali of jamshoro eagle 

by (21-18)، (15-21) & (15-11) while 

in 2nd match Maaz Ali Khan and 

Waqar ul islam of hyderabad Shabab 

beat Nasab Raheem abd Ghufran 

Khan of hyderabad stars by (21-11) 

& (21-15). 

Earlier event inaugurated by senior 

player and captain of Hyderabad 

division Hazrat Ahmed by serve the 

ball. He said during his address, 

" To organise sand volleyball 

event at Kotri bank of river indus is 

another landmark or record making 

organiser and senior director physical 

education of Kotri at bank of 

river indus, i congratulate jamshoro 

volleyball association on organising 

such a nice event and will contribute 

in the promotion of game as usual". 

KARACHI: International Security Expert Consultant, Reg Dickason reviews arrangements 

for the final of Pakistan Super League at National Stadium. 

Lahore Lions beat Peshawar Deers by 

1-0 to win Women Hockey League 2018 

LAHORE – Holders 

Lahore Lions defeated 

Peshawar Deers by 1-0 in 

the final of the 2nd Women 

Hockey Super League 2018 

at the National Hockey 

Stadium on Sunday. 

Areeba Sarwar scored 

the decisive goal. Peshawar 

Deers earned a penalty corner 

but failed to equal the 

goal score. 

Lahore got six penalty 

corners while Peshawar 

managed to get four during 

the final fixture. However, 

it ended 1-0 in favour of 

Lahore Lions when the 

hooter sounded for the last 

time. 

Both the teams displayed 

attacking hockey 

and had their moments but 

Lahore, who had topped 

the league stage, were the 

deserving winners in the 

end. 

Grand Slam hasn't changed 

my life, says Wozniacki 

DOHA: Australian Open winner 

Caroline Wozniacki insisted on 

Sunday that despite last month's 

breakthrough Grand Slam triumph 

her life has not changed in the 

slightest. 

The world number one was 

speaking ahead of the Qatar Open, 

which begins on Monday and where 

she could face the player she defeated 

in the Melbourne final, Simona 

Halep. 

"Life hasn't changed at all," she 

said. 

"Life is the same. Still the 

same when I go back on the practice 

courts, I still have things that 

I need to work on and I still get 

stuff from my dad saying move 

your feet, do this. 

PIAF welcomes proposed 

separate tariff for exporters 

OTTAWA: 

LAHORE: Pakistan 

Industrial & Traders 

Associations Front (PIAF) 

chairman Irfan Iqbal 

Sheikh has welcomed the 

government plan of introducing 

separate power tariff 

for export sector, which 

would be at par with the 

tariff of regional competing 

countries. 

Besides appreciating the 

announcement, he asked 

the authorities to also fulfill 

its commitment of undertaking 

all possible measures 

aimed at creating an 

enabling environment for 

the export sector to grow 

and making competitive 

headway globally. 

Irfan Iqbal Sheikh in a 

joint statement along with 

senior vice chairman 

Tanveer Ahmed Sufi and 

Vice chairman Kh. 

Shahzeb Akram said that 

the business community 

had been demanding of the 

government since long to 

focus on bringing down 

high energy cost as 

Pakistan was losing export 

markets to Bangladesh, Sri 

Lanka, India, Vietnam and 

other regional countries 

KARACHI : Deputy country , which at present is 

Head of Mission of British 

Deputy High Commissioner 

very low against the potential. 

Last year, it was dollars 

here Steve Crossman 2.6 billion. 

emphasized on taking more There is need to build our 

steps to increase trade trade capacity. Pakistan 

between Pakistan and his government should make 

due to high power tariffs. 

But it was unfortunate 

that instead of bringing 

down electricity price, government 

was taking measures 

to further enhance it 

that would badly affect 

business and industrial 

activities causing further 

fall in country’s exports. 

PIAF Chairman said 

that line losses and defaults 

in LESCO were low as 

compared to other Discos 

and it was unjustified to 

make the consumers of this 

Disco to pay for the 

defaulters of other areas. 

trade and investment process 

easier and faster, he said during 

his chat with senior journalists 

and in short speech at 

a farewell dinner for him 

hosted by Mundia Group of 

Industries at his residence 

He said that government 

should focus on cheap energy 

sources for producing 

affordable electricity that 

would help in promoting 

businesses and industrialization, 

creating new jobs 

and improving country’s 

exports. 

He condemned the 

NEPRA for resorting to 

easy approach of passing 

on the burden of defaulters 

to the general consumers 

which was illogical, as that 

practice would encourage 

further defaults and create 

disappointment among regular 

bill payers. 

Irfan Iqbal said that the 

government has revived 

confidence of the industry 

by announcing export 

package for five zero rated 

sectors, which should also 

be expanded to other industrial 

sectors, including the 

pharmaceutical and rice 

sectors, as through this 

package, the cost of doing 

business would come down 

in the country. The government 

should provide an 

enabling business environment 

to all the industrial 

sectors," he added. 

Pakistan needs easier, faster trade, investment 

process: British Dy Head of Mission 

Karachi : Mr. Steve Crossman, deputy head of mission of British Deputy High 

Commission, receiving traditional Sindhi Ajrak from M. Ilyas Mundia, at dinner hosted 

by Mundia group of companies. Directors Basit Mundia and Junaid Mundia, also 

seen in picture. 

The reception was attended 

by Senior Minister of 

Sindh Syed Nasir Hussain 

Shah, diplomats from Korea, 

Bahrain, Oman, USA, 

Russia, Sri Lanka, prominent 

business, political and social 

figures who were welcomed 

by Chairman of Mundia 

Group M.Illyas Mundia and 

his son M.Basit Mundia. 

The British Deputy Head 

of Mission said the trade 

between the two countries 

was good but it could be 

much better. There were 

many constraints, like 

Pakistan's negative image, 

difficult licensing process for 

foreign companies and complex 

taxation procedures. 

The law and order situation 

in Pakistan also needs further 

improvement. 

" People like big business. 

They want to invest 

here in SMEs. 

It takes months to start a 

business due to slow and 

complex process of completing 

formalities. Thus their 

cash flow stucks up, " he 

mentioned adding that 

unnecessary delays also created 

space for corruption. 

He said over 100 British 

companies were operating 

and doing well in Pakistan. 

More companies might 

come in, if the investment 

and trade environment was 

made further attractive. 

He said United Kingdom 

wanted prosperous and stable 

Pakistan. 

Around 1.2 million 

Pakistanis were living there 

and contributing a lot to his 

country's social and economic 

sectors. 

The people of Pakistani 

origin had even become 

members of UK parliament. 

" Karachi is number one 

in hospitality. I had fantastic 

time. I have a large group of 

friends here. Many of them 

contributed a lot in strengthening 

the relationship of the 

two countries," he said. 

Minister for 

Trade and Commerce 

Pervaiz Malik, who is representing 

Pakistan in the 

dialogue, will hold meetings 

with his Canadian 

counterpart Francois- 

Philippe Champagne, 

Canadian Minister for 

Agriculture, Lawrence 

MacAulay and Minister for 

Immigration, Ahmed 

Hussen to discuss promotion 

of bilateral trade 


today (Monday). 

The Commerce Minister 

is also expected to meet the 

Biz 

Pak, Canada to hold trade 

dialogue in Ottawa today 

Canadian investors and 

businessmen at Montreal 

and Ontario Chamber of 

Commerce at Toronto. 

Both sides recognize 

that there is huge potential 

for enhancing the existing 

bilateral trade between the 

two countries. 

ABBOTTABAD: A view of under construction bridge in China Pakistan Economic 

Corridor (CPEC) Route near Muslimabad Interchange. 

Business Community asks NA to pass 

rent control act in its 52nd Session 

ISLAMABAD: Muhammad Naveed, 

senior Vice President, Islamabad Chamber of 

Commerce and Industry (ICCI) said that 

Prime Minister of Pakistan in a recent meeting 

with local business leaders had promised 

for early promulgation of rent control act in 

Islamabad, but so far no concrete measures 

were taken for this purpose. 

He stressed that National Assembly 

should pass amended bill of rent control act 

in its 52nd session on February 12 to resolve 

this longstanding issues of local traders once 

for all. He was talking to a delegation of local 

trade leaders that called on him at Chamber 

House. 

Sheikh Jamshed President PML-N 

Traders Wing Islamabad, Yousaf Rajput 

President Traders Welfare Association Blue 

Area Islamabad, Hussain General Secretary, 

Traders Welfare Association, Super Market, 

Islamabad, Raja Abdul Majeed and Amin 

Pirzada were in the delegation. 

Muhammad Naveed appealed to the 

Prime Minister to honor his promise for 

promulgation of new rent law in Islamabad 

as without the said law, traders were being 

evicted from shops forcefully and this situation 

has created lot of concerns in the trading 

community of the federal capital as they 

were feeling insecure about their future. He 

said government should pay urgent attention 

to this serious issue and arrange the early 

passage of rent restriction law from the parliament 

so that traders could fully focus on 

the growth of business activities. 

Yousaf Rajput President Traders Welfare 

Association Blue Area Islamabad, 

Muhammad Hussain General Secretary, 

Traders Welfare Association, Super Market, 

Islamabad, Raja Abdul Majeed and Amin 

Pirzada said that with the consensus of all 

stakeholders an amended bill of rent restriction 

law for Islamabad was prepared that 

was presented in the National Assembly by 

MNAs MianAbdul Manan andAsad Umara 

long time ago.

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US on mutual trust, respect: Ahsan 

Potable water case: Shehbaz 

Sharif appears before SC 

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WASHINGTON: Pakistan and 

United States have underscored the 

need to join hands for sustainable 

peace and prosperity in the south 

Asian region, state media reported 

on Sunday. 

The understanding came during 

meeting between Interior Minister 

Ahsan Iqbal and US deputy 

Secretary of State John Sullivan in 

Washington. 

They discussed entire spectrum 

of bilateral relations and regional 

issues. 

The Interior Minster apprised the 

US deputy Secretary of State of 

Trade exchange between countries shows a 

growth of 33 percent: Ahmad Mohammadi 

As a result of the facilities provided by Iranian side, volume of Pakistani exports jumped to 42 percent 

KARACHI: I am 

immensely pleased at your 

presence, in this National 

Day ceremony of the 

Islamic Republic of Iran, 

marking the 39th anniversary 

of the victory of the 

Islamic revolution of Iran. I 

bid a warm welcome to you 

and cordially thank you for 

attending this event. 

I, as the Consul General 

of the Islamic Republic of 

Iran in Karachi, offer my 

best compliments on the 

occasion of the 39th anniversary 

of the victory of the 

Islamic revolution to Hazrat 

Ayatollah Khamenei, the 

esteemed Leader of the 

Revolution, H.E. Dr. Hasan 

Rouhani, the honorable 

President, and all my dear 

Iranians particularly the 

compatriots residing in 

Pakistan. 

Over the one year that I 

am in Pakistan and Karachi, 

I have enjoyed a very good 

stay, with having very 

friendly relations with the 

honorable local authorities 

specially with excellencies 

Sindh Governor, Chief 

Pakistan`s achievements against terrorism. 

Ahsan Iqbal said after strenuous 

efforts and unprecedented sacrifices, 

peace and economic stability 

has been restored in the country. 

He said fighting terrorism is part 

of National Action Plan which was 

chalked out keeping in view national 

peace and prosperity. 

He stressed that peace in 

Afghanistan is inevitable for peace 

in Pakistan. 

He said both Pakistan and 

United States should work together 

for peace in the region. 

Minister and Assembly 

Speaker, Diplomatic missions, 

great Ulema, thinkers, 

business community, 

Municipality, KCCI, 

FPCCI, State Bank, customs, 

special economic and 

trade zones, media, masses 

and various associations. 

Therefore, I extend my 

thanks to the government of 

Pakistan and Sindh provincial 

bodies for their cooperation 

in this regard. 

Pursuing the desire of the 

high-ranking authorities of 

Iran and Pakistan, last year 

as well, the embassy and 

consulates general of the 

Islamic Republic of Iran in 

Pakistan strived effectively 

for further strengthening of 

the long historical relations 

between these two friendly 

and brotherly countries. 

The recent visits by the 

President of the I.R of Iran, 

Speaker of the Islamic 

Consultative Assembly, the 

honorable Foreign Minister 

and a number of Iranian 

authorities to Pakistan and 

the reciprocal visits by 

Pakistani authorities to Iran 

are the examples of the deep 

relations and positively 

directed mutual cooperation 

between them. 

In the fields of trade, 

Iranian and Pakistani companies 

had an active presence 

in the exhibitions of the 

two countries and have 

signed good agreements 

with each other. This shows 

the huge economic and trade 

potentials that the two countries 

have and this potential 

must be utilized in a proper 

way for the benefit of the 

two nations. 

Trade exchanges 


show a growth of 33 percent 

as compared to the previous 

year and over the last nine 

months, as a result of the 

facilities provided by the 

Iranian side to Pakistani 

traders for exports of rice, 

the volume of Pakistani 

exports to Iran has jumped 

up by 42 percent. 

One of my key duties 

here is to help facilitate and 

develop political, economic, 

trade, academic and cultural 

relations and cooperation 

between Iran and Pakistan, 

s p e c i a l l y 

d e v e l o p - 

ment of 

trade relations 

with 

the province 

of Sindh. 

Therefore, 

all the 

efforts of 

my colleagues 

are 

dedicated to 

facilitating 

access of 

trading sides 

to each 

other’s markets. 

To this 

end, this 

Consulate 

General and 

John J. Sullivan said cooperation 

between Pakistan and United States 

is must for peace and stability in the 

region. 

Meanwhile, Minister of Interior 

Ahsan Iqbal has said Pakistan wants 

to build relations with the US on the 

basis of mutual trust and respect. 

He was addressing members of 

Pakistani community in the US city 

of Houston. 

He said Pakistan is a sovereign 

and independent country and is not 

seeking the US funding. 

He said Pakistan has now 

become safer and a more peaceful 

Teenage girl gang-raped in Larkana 

LARKANA: A 13-yearold 

girl Noor Bano, daughter 

of Liaquat Ali Mirani, was 

allegedly gang-raped by five 

men out of which two 

accused namely Shahrukh 

Mirani and Zeeshan Mirani 

have been arrested by 

Waleed police and three 

unknown are still at large. 

The girl came to Larkana 

two days before from her 

native town Ratodero along 

with her family to attend a 

ceremony of a newborn of 

his relatives in Garibabad, 

police said. SHO Waleed PS 

Abdul Malik Kamangar told 

newsmen on Sunday that an 

FIR had been registered by 

the girl's father at the police 

station against two nominated 

persons Shahrukh Mirani 

and Zeeshan Mirani and 

three unknown accused. 

The affected girl was 

brought to Chandka Medical 

College Hospital by police 

for medical examination, he 

added, in which it had been 

confirmed that she was sexually 

assaulted. He said that 

samples had also been 

obtained for DNA test. The 

police have started a probe 

into the issue. 

Bollywood mourns death of Pakistani activist Asma Jahangir 

MUMBAI: The Indian film industry 

on Sunday mourned the death of 

Pakistan's renowned human rights 

lawyer and social activist, Asma 

Jahangir. 

Personalities including screenwriter-lyricist 

Javed Akhtar, actor 

Shabana Azmi, filmmakers Mahesh 

Bhatt and Nandita Das took to social 

media to offer their last tributes to 

Pakistan's top human rights advocate. 

Ms Asma, 66, passed away in 

Ahmad Mohammadi 

Lahore due to cardiac arrest. 

Personalities including screenwriter-lyricist 

Javed Akhtar, actor 

Shabana Azmi, filmmakers Mahesh 

Bhatt and Nandita Das took to social 

media to offer their last tributes to the 

fearless activist. 

Mr Akhtar called Ms Asma 

"undoubtedly the bravest and the most 

resilient fighter for human rights". 

"(She) had the courage to face the 

wrath of the dictators and the fury of 

the fundamentalist Mulla has passed 

away. It is the loss of the whole subcontinent," 

he wrote. 

Ms Azmi remembered her friend, 

whom she deeply respected for her 

integrity and courage. 

"Just heard the devastating news 

that Asma Jehangir passed away... 

Pakistan has lost its most fearless crusader 

and the human rights movement 

its tallest leader. Our deepest condolences 

to the family," she wrote. 

its commercial section, saying 

welcome to any cooperation 

from trade community 

of Pakistan and Karachi, furnish 

all necessary information 

and extend necessary 

support to them. 

I have a strong hope that 

during the current year also, 

the friendly Iran-Pakistan 

relations and cooperation 

country in comparison with five 

years ago. 

He said second Pakistani government 

is going to complete its 

term which is a good omen for 

democracy. 

Ahsan Iqbal said government 

has made serious efforts to overcome 

energy crisis in the country 

and some eleven thousand 

megawatts of electricity has been 

added into the national grid, resulting 

in reduction of load-shedding. 

He said today's Pakistan is very 

different from what is portrayed in 

late night talk shows. 

No polio case 

this year in 

Pakistan 


Federal Health Minister 

Saira Afzal Tarar said 

the present elected government 

took the challenge 

of widespread 

polio outbreak head on 

when it took office in 

2013 and with all out 

effort today the country 

reported 8 cases at the 

end of 2017 and no case 

this year. 

Like load-shedding, 

terrorism, law and order 

in Karachi we surmounted 

the Polio challenge 

with bold decisions, 

commitment and good 

governance. Pakistan 

was the target of criticism 

for polio spread, 

she said in a statement 

issued here Sunday. 

would develop further and 

there would be new 

advancements in their mutual 

ties. 

Availing of this opportunity, 

I, as the representative 

of the first country that recognized 

the sovereignty of 

the Islamic Republic of 

Pakistan, congratulate the 

honorable authorities and 

KARACHI: Muhammad Zubair, Governor of Sindh and Ahmad Mohammadi, Consul 

General cutting cake to celebrate at 39th Anniversy of the Islamic revolution of Iran. 

LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister, Shahbaz Sharif arrives for case hearing at Supreme 

Court Lahore Registry. 

LAHORE: Punjab 

Chief Minister Shehbaz 

Sharif on Sunday appeared 

before the Supreme Court 

after being summoned by a 

three-member bench of the 

apex court in a suo motu 

case pertaining to non-provision 

of potable water in provincial 

the province. 

During Saturday’s 

hearing, the bench headed 

by Chief Justice of 

Pakistan (CJP) Mian 

Saqib Nisar had asked 

Punjab Chief Secretary 

nation of Pakistan on their 

country’s 

70th 

Independence Year and also 

Zahid Saeed to find out 

when Shehbaz Sharif 

would appear before the 

court, while expressing 

displeasure over the lack 

of provision of clean water 

in the provincial capital. 

After a report by the 

government 

revealed that 540 million 

gallons of polluted water 

was being drained into 

river Ravi, Justice Nisar 

had asked for Sharif to 

appear before the court 

and apprise it of measures 

appreciate Pakistan for 

being the first country to 

recognize Islamic 

being taken for drainage 

of wastewater. 

“If we can summon 

Sindh’s chief minister 

over pollution, why should 

we not summon Punjab’s 

[chief minister]?” the CJP 

had asked. 

“If this is happening in 

Lahore, what will be the 

situation in other cities of 

Punjab,” he had said. 

It had asked the provincial 

chief secretary to find 

out when Sharif would 

appear before the court. 

Modi officially launches foundation stone-laying 

ceremony for first Hindu temple in UAE 

TEHRAN: President 

Hassan Rouhani called for 

unity across Iran’s political 

spectrum as country marked 

the 39th anniversary of 1979 

Islamic Revolution, weeks 

after antigovernment protests 

spread across the country. 

Hundreds of thousands of 

people attended governmentorchestrated 

demonstrations 

in Tehran and other cities on 

February 11, chanting slogans 

against the United States 

and Israel and burning flags 

of the two countries. 

In the capital, demonstrators 

converged on the central 

Azadi (Freedom) Square, 

where Rouhani delivered a speech. 

"I request that the 40th year of the revolution, 

the coming year, be the year of unity,” 

he told the massive crowd. “I ask conservatives, 

reformists, moderates, all parties, and 

all people to come and be together. 

"When the revolution took place, we 

pushed some off the revolutionary train 

whom we shouldn't have," 

he also said, adding, 

"Today, we have to let them 

board the train again." 

The rallies commemorate 

February 11, 1979, 

when followers ofAyatollah 

Ruhollah Khomeini ousted 

a U.S.-backed monarch, 

Shah Reza Pahlavi. 

This year’s celebrations 

come after antiestablishment 

unrest spread to more 

than 70 Iranian cities and 

towns in late December and 

early January -- the biggest 

protests since millions of 

people took to the streets 

after a disputed presidential 

election in 2009. 

At least 25 people were 

killed and more than 3,000 

DUBAI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra 

Modi on Sunday officially launched the 

foundation stone-laying ceremony for the 

first Hindu temple in the capital of the UAE, 

home to over three million people of Indian 

origin. 

Modi witnessed the groundbreaking ceremony 

which was live-streamed to the Dubai 

Opera House where the prime minister was 

interacting with the Indian community. 

He thanked Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi 

Mohamed bin ZayedAl Nahyan on behalf of 

125 crore Indians for the construction of the 

grand temple. 

Revolution of Iran. 

Pakistan Zindah Bad 

Iran Zindah Bad 

Rouhani calls for unity as Iran 

marks revolution anniversary 

TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani addresses 

a meeting with a group of ambassadors and heads 

of foreign organizations on Feb 10, 2018. 

detained during the latest wave of protests, 

in which some demonstrators called for 

Supreme LeaderAyatollahAli Khamenei to 

step down. 

Rouhani said country has “progressed in 

many fields” since the revolution, but he 

also pointed to “shortcomings.” 

"Maybe in decision-making, we have 

had delays. Maybe we haven't been speaking 

transparently with our people," he said. 

The Iranian president also pledged more 

job opportunities and better economic conditions, 

as the country's economy still struggles 

despite the 2015 nuclear between 

Tehran and world powers that has curbed 

Iran's nuclear program in exchange for the 

easing of crippling international sanctions 

targeting Tehran. 

Iran insists its nuclear program is only 

for peaceful purposes, while the United 

States and other countries claim it has been 

trying to develop nuclear weapons. 

Western countries have also raised concerns 

about Iran's ballistic-missile program, 

which Tehran says is defensive in nature 

and not negotiable. 

In a show of defiance, Iran put its selfproduced 

Ghadr ballistic missiles, which 

have a range of up to 2,000 kilometers, on 

display in a Tehran central street on Feb 11. 

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