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NAB begs pardon 

for producing 

teachers in chains 

LAHORE: The 

Supreme Court on 

Saturday accepted the 

written apology of 

Director General NAB 

Lahore for producing former 

vice chancellor of 

Punjab University and 

other teachers in chains 

before an accountability 

court. 

The NAB officials on 

Friday produced former 

VC Mujahid Kamran, 

four former registrars and 

an additional registrar 

before the court handcuffed 

amid tight security. 

Chief Justice in a suo 

moto hearing of the incident 

said that the court 

would not accept disrespect 

of a teacher. 

The D.G. NAB accepted 

the mistake and begged 

pardon in a written apology 

on the orders of the 

court. 

FIA discovers 

important information 

against MQM 

I S L A M A B A D : 

Federal Investigation 

Agency (FIA) has extracted 

vital information in 

MQM’s money laundering 

case. 

The report read the 

amount was remitted to 

London through the 

accounts of Khidmat-e- 

Khalaq Foundation. 

In the first phase 0.3 

million dollars while during 

second time 0.3 million 

Sterling Pounds were 

sent to the founder of 

MQM in London. 

According to the information 

received by FIA, 

0.15 million Sterling 

Pounds and 21 thousands 

UAE Dirham were also 

sent to London in two separate 

transactions. 

SC to hold hearing 

about bringing back 

Dar on Tuesday 

ISLAMABAD: The 

Supreme Court (SC) has 

scheduled the case 

regarding bringing back 

former finance minister 

Ishaq Dar from London 

for hearing on Tuesday. 

The hearing of the 

case will be conducted by 

a three-member bench 

headed by Chief Justice 

Mian Saqib Nisar. 

This should be noted 

that the Foreign Ministry 

has written a letter to the 

British High Commission 

for extradition of Ishaq 

Dar. The ministry will 

inform the court about the 

United Kingdom’s 

response in this regard. 

ISLAMABAD: By-elections 

on thirty five constituencies 

of National and 

provincial assemblies will 

be held today (Sunday). 

Three hundred and seventy 

candidates are in the 

run for the elections to be 

held on eleven National 

Assembly and twenty four 

ProvincialAssemblies' seats. 

Polling will begin at eight 

in the morning and continue 

till five pm without any 

break. 

KARACHI EDITION – Sunday, October 14, 2018, Safar 4, 1440 

By-elections in 35 

constituencies today 

ECP sets up control room for overseas Pakistani voters 

The election commission 

of Pakistan has completed 

all the arrangements for the 

smooth conduct of the polls. 

Ballot papers have been 

handed over to the presiding 

officers, which will be distributed 

under the supervision 

of the Pakistan Army. 

Over seven thousand and 

four hundred polling stations 

have been set up for the by 

polls. Of these, 1727 have 

been categorized as highly 

sensitive. 

While, ECP established a 

control room for assistance 

of overseas Pakistani voters 

for bye-elections to be held 

on Sunday in 35 constituencies. 

According to an official 

of ECP, all those overseas 

Pakistanis who did not 

LAHORE: Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) staff is bringing ballot boxes to a 

polling station established at Government Islamia High School ahead of the by-elections 

under the supervision of Pak Army personnel. 

ISLAMABAD: Minister 

for Finance Asad Umar on 

Saturday said a delegation of 

the International Monetary 

Fund (IMF) would visit 

Pakistan on November 7 to 

finalize terms and conditions 

for a bailout programme. 

Talking to media persons 

here, the minister said the 

government’s decision to 

approach the IMF for the 

bailout package was the 

inevitable due to wrong economic 

policies of the past 

government causing 

enhanced current account 

deficit. 

He said that the government 

would not sign agreement 

with IMF if it would 

proffer some hard and 

unbearable conditions for 

the loan 

Minister of State for 

Revenue Hammad Azhar 

was also present on the occasion. 

“At present, the total 

IMF team to visit Pakistan 

on Nov 7: Asad Umar 

If IMF would present unrealistic conditions, Pak would not get loan from it 

PML-N leaders filed 

protective bail in LHC 

LAHORE: Senior 

Pakistan Muslim League- 

Nawaz (PML-N) leader 

Khawaja Saad Rafique and 

his brother Salman 

Rafique on Saturday filed 

in the Lahore High Court 

(LHC) a protective bail in 

order to avoid arrest from 

NAB. According to 

details, they viewed in 

filed protective bail the 

NAB is conducting inquiry 

against them in the 

Ashianan Housing scheme 

scandal. We are fully cooperating 

with NAB and also 

submitted reply in this 

regard, they stated. They 

further noted that despite 

complete support it fear 

that NAB officials could 

arrest them unlawfully. So 

court issued directives to 

NAB to avoid any such 

arrest in this regard. Court 

will hear the case on 

October 15. 

Pakistan for protection of children in 

Kashmir, Palestine, conflict zones 

NEW YORK: Pakistan has called for providing protection 

to the children in Occupied Kashmir, Palestine 

and other conflict zones . 

This was demanded by Pakistan permanent envoy to 

UN Dr Maleeha Lodhi while participating in a debate on 

provision of protection to children in UN General 

Assembly session. 

Maleeha Lodhi said protecting children in conflict 

zones and occupied territories should be top priority. 

The children rights are affected during wars and conflicts. 

The children who are traumatized due to direct 

attacks and sexual assaults never come out of this fear 

throughout life. Measures should be instituted for providing 

dress, shelter and better future to them. 

shortfall of the country’s foreign 

exchange reserves is 

around $12 billion, which 

cannot be bridged through 

the IMF loan. The government 

will also utilize other 

sources for the purpose,” 

Asad Umar said. 

He said during his meetings 

with the IMF officials 

in Bali, Indonesia, the two 

sides expressed the desire 

that it might be the last 

bailout package for Pakistan. 

Fawad claims forward 

block in PML-N 

LAHORE: Federal 

Information Minister 

Fawad Chaudhry claimed 

on Saturday that there is 

an uncertain political 

future of Sharif family as 

a forward block of the 

provincial and federal legislators 

has emerged in the 

Pakistan Muslim League- 

Nawaz. 

Chaudhry said that 

government took loans 

within 40 days of the 

tenure due to the precarious 

economic situation 

left by the previous government. 

"We have to return 

$8billion this year. We 

won't leave those who 

looted us," he said. 

Taking a jibe at the 

rival PML-N leaders, the 

minister said that as the 

party is not used to transparent 

polls it's quite obvious 

why they are upset. 

The information minister 

said that the PTI would 

not only win its vacated 

seats but will also secure 

other seats as the masses 

stand with the party. 

receive their voting passport 

may contact to the control 

room to submit any complaint 

with telephone number 

0092512778899. 

He said that voter passport 

is necessary for overseas 

Pakistanis to cast their 

vote in bye-elections. He 

said that the control room 

will remain functional from 

9:00am to 9:00pm. 

He said that as many as 

7,364 eligible I-voters have 

received their voters’ passes 

for bye-election. The commission 

has issued voters 

passes to these successful 

registered overseas 

Pakistanis during the registration 

process of I-voters 

through their email ID. 

He said that all registered 

I-voters can cast their vote in 

bye-elections. He added 

only registered I-voters with 

having voters passes will 

have right of casting vote. 

He asked all such pass 

holders to exercise their 

right of vote during 8:00am 

to 5:00pm (Pakistan 

Standard Time) on polling 

day. 

He advised the I-voters to 

cast their vote as early as 

possible. 

The registered I-voters 

will be responsible to protect 

the information of voter 

pass, he added. He said that 

I-voters should avoid sharing 

any information about 

their log in and voter pass 

with anyone for safety of 

such information. 

Zainab’s father 

demands hanging 

of convict publicly 

LAHORE: Father of 

seven-year-old Zainab, who 

was killed after rape in 

Kasur, on Saturday filed a 

petition in Lahore High 

Court (LHC) demanding 

public hanging of convict 

Imran Ali. 

Amin Ansari stated that 

Anti-Terrorism Act’s clause 

22 allows the government 

to hang a convict in public. 

An Anti-Terrorism 

Court (ATC), while issuing 

the death warrants of Imran 

Ali on October 12, had 

ordered hanging Imran till 

death on October 17 at 

Central Jail in Lahore. 

On February 2017, 

Imran was handed four separate 

death sentences after 

being convicted of the rape 

and murder of Zainab. 

On June 12, Supreme 

Court (SC) had turned 

down Imran’s plea against 

death sentence. 

LAHORE: Chief Justice 

of Pakistan Mian Saqib 

Nisar on Saturday said 

democracy is the only system 

which protects fundamental 

rights of people. 

Speaking at a conference 

called to pay a tribute to late 

lawyer and human rights 

campaigner Asma Jahangir, 

he stressed: “Democracy, 

democracy and democracy is 

the best system [of governance] 

for Pakistan.” 

He said no anti-democratic 

steps would be acceptable. 

He lauded the services 

of Asma Jahangir for wellbeing 

of the country and 

downtrodden segment of 

society. He said her spirit 

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ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan is brooming the ground during the launch of 

“Clean and Green Pakistan” campaign at Islamabad Model College for Girls in F-6/2. 

PM launches 

Clean and Green 

Pakistan drive’ 

ISLAMABAD: Prime 

Minister Imran Khan has 

inaugurated Clean and 

Green Pakistan drive’. 

PM has planted a 

sapling in a local college of 

the Capital and takes part in 

the cleanliness campaign. 

Talking on the occasion, 

PM said Pakistan needs 

trees as due to global 

warming more water will 

come in the rivers and 

therefore floods hit the 

country. 

Imran Khan said that 

Pakistan stands 7th most 

affected country from global 

warming in the world. 

Due to increased number 

of trees, surface of 

underground water will be 

upgraded, he added. 

“When I had started 

construction of Shaukat 

Khanam Cancer Hospital, 

it seemed impossible but I 

had visited schools from 

Khyber to Karachi for 

accumulation of funds and 

children had participated 

cordially during my visit to 

Schools, Khan expressed. 

WASHINGTON: Donald Trump does 

not want to “hurt jobs” by sanctioning 

Saudi Arabia over the disappearance of 

Jamal Khashoggi, but has nonetheless 

promised “severe punishment” if regime 

involvement in the journalist’s death is 

confirmed. 

Trump also said the fact that 

Khashoggi was a reporter made the case 

“really terrible and disgusting”. 

The president spoke to CBS in an 

interview to be broadcast on 60 Minutes 

on Sunday, his first with network television 

since he spoke to the same show 

after his election in 2016. Trump usually 

favours Fox News, a politically friendly 

cable outlet. 

Khashoggi has not been seen since 2 

Army has no role 

in accountability 

process: DG ISPR 

DG demands proof of poll rigging 

accusations against army if anyone has any 

LONDON: The 

Director General Inter- 

Services Public Relations 

(DG ISPR) Major General 

Asif Ghafoor has said that 

Pakistan Army has no role 

in the process of accountability 

and drive against 

corruption. 

The DG ISPR spoke 

with reporters at the 

Pakistani High 

Commission on Saturday. 

“We have our hands full 

on the eastern and western 

border; the army is having 

to maintain the security of 

the country. Army has its 

own stringent mechanism 

of accountability and it’s 

the most robust and toughest. 

It happens at various 

levels and no one is above 

accountability,” he said. 

He emphasised that 

Army believes only 

democracy is the way forward 

and as an institution, 

Pakistan Army has provided 

full support to democratic 

institutions. 

“We will work to make 

sure that democracy continues 

in Pakistan,” said 

Major General Ghafoor, 

who is accompanying 

Chief of Army Staff 

General Bajwa on his visit 

to the United Kingdom. 

“Whenever the army chief 

talks to any foreign dignitary, 

we talk about 

Pakistan and not about the 

army,” he added. 

The DG ISPR called on 

all institutions to stand by 

each other and work 

together. “Army always 

stands by institutions, not 

with individuals.” 

Trump vows 'severe punishment' 

if Saudis killed Khashoggi 

was unmatchable and 

recalled he had taken first 

suo motu notice on her 

October, when he entered the Saudi consulate 

in Istanbul. Turkish investigators 

have said they believe he was killed by a 

“hit squad” and that recordings and 

video prove it. 

Khashoggi, a US permanent resident, 

is a prominent critic of the Saudi government. 

Riyadh has denied involvement 

in his disappearance but international 

pressure over his disappearance 

has grown, with leading companies 

pulling out of an economic summit. On 

Saturday Trump was due to meet 

Andrew Brunson, the American pastor 

released from jail in Turkey this week in 

a move some analysts have said shows 

Ankara is attempting to get Washington 

onside. 

CJP vows to resist moves against democracy 

SC hears suo motu case regarding violence on Sub-Inspector by lawyers 

LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar 

participates in the protest rally of lawyers at GPO 

Chowk held against registration of a false case lodged 

against them for assaulting a police official. 

request. 

Ms Jahangir would help 

the oppressed people get justice, 

he said and vowed to 

carry her mission forward. 

CJP Nisar said doors for 

justice are open for everyone 

round the clock. It is his duty 

to take notice of issues of 

people, he added. 

The Chief Justice of 

Pakistan (CJP), Justice Mian 

Saqib Nisar heard a suo 

motu case regarding violence 

on a Sub-Inspector of 

Police Department by the 

lawyers at the Supreme 

Court Lahore Registry on 

Saturday. The Supreme 

Court ordered the police and 

the Punjab Bar Council to 

submit the report and video 

of the incident on the next 

hearing. 

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Sunday, October 14, 2018 

Metropolitan 

Street Watch Force established to 

stop street crimes in Karachi 

KARACHI: The Sindh 

Police has set up ‘Street 

Watch Force’ to stop street 

crimes in Karachi. 

The police department 

has prepared the force comprising 

1,870 police personnel 

who will perform their 

duties on bikes to root out 

rising street crimes. 

Addressing the watch 

force, Additional Inspector 

General Karachi Ameer 

Sheikh said they were being 

posted in the areas notorious 

for street crimes to right 

away arrest culprits. 

Street Watch Force has 

KARACHI: The City 

District Government 

been provided 80 motorbikes 

in district South and 

Old City Area, eight in district 

East, while 20 each in 

Karachi has finally opened 

its eyes and focused on its 

districts Central, Malir, 

West and Korangi. 

They would perform 

their duties in teams of two 

hitherto defunct "Islamic 

Culture Center" located on 

main Shahrah-e-Pakistan in 

Block-7 of Federal B. Area. 

This center was established 

for the researchers 

and scholars associated 

with Islamic history and 

was made functional during 

the tenure of former mayor 

Naimatullah Khan. 

For quite some time , 

during Naimatullah Khan's 

mayorship, the center hosted 

score of seminars, symposia 

besides providing 

facilities for research on 

subjects of islamic importance 

but later it was leased 

out to a party, which established 

a cinema while its 

outer space was rented out 

as wedding lawns. 

For many years, Jamaat 

Islami fought the case of 

this Islamic Center as having 

been converted into a 

cinema in the Supreme 

motorcycles with two 

policemen on each bike. 

Earlier this month, 

Inspector General Sindh 

KMC starts construction boundary 

wall around Islamic Culture Center 

KARACHI: Debris of demolished marriage halls constructed 

on the land of Islamic Culture Center F.B Area 

is being removed by the city government. 

Chartered 

celebrates World 

Sight Day 

KARACHI: The World 

Sight Day is celebrated to 

raise awareness for the 36 

million people who are 

blind and an additional 

217 million people suffering 

from moderate or 

severe visual impairment 

around the world. 

Therefore, we launched 

Seeing is Believing in 

2003 to tackle avoidable 

blindness. 

80 per cent of the blindness 

and vision loss are 

curable or preventable. 

That means four out of 

five of the visually 

impaired lose their sight 

needlessly. In September, 

Standard Chartered 

announced that it had 

reached the goal it set in 

2011 to raise USD100 million 

for the fight against 

avoidable blindness and 

visual impairment. The 

goal has been reached two 

years ahead of the Bank's 

2020 target date. 

The journey in Pakistan 

is truly inspiring, impacting 

over 12 million beneficiaries. 

The Bank has 

helped conduct over 

500,000 sight restoring 

surgeries, trained over 

60,000 lady health workers 

and screened over 

1.5million children for 

refractive errors. The Bank 

also has 25 visually 

impaired employees who 

are a critical part of its 

workforce. 

Standard Chartered 

Pakistan, Chief Executive 

Officer, Shazad Dada said: 

“In Pakistan, we have come 

a long way in the Seeing is 

Believing journey. We started 

by simply helping 

restore people’s eyesight by 

sponsoring cataract surgeries 

and training lady healthcare 

workers. This progressed 

to taking up complex 

initiatives like the current 

Diabetic Retinopathy 

project across numerous 

districts in the country. 

Court of Pakistan and 

finally won the case. 

The Cinema owning 

party was unwilling to 

vacate the premises as well 

as the organizers of wedding 

lawns but had to flee 

when Jamaat Islamic 

staged a dharna. 

Later on the Center's 

building and its outer space 

remained redundant for 

about two years when 

finally KDA demolished 

the wedding lawns structures. 

The debris of demolished 

structures remained 

there for months and it was 

only a couple of days back 

that city government’s culture 

department awoke and 

lifted the debris with the 

help of heavy machinery. 

and started constructing its 

boundary wall under 

police cover to protect the 

premises. 

KARACHI: Volunteers are distributing sherbet among the lawyers during the annual 

Youm-e-Hussain (RA) organized by Karachi Bar Association at city court. 

Health Experts meet tomorrow to 

discuss civil services reforms in Sindh 

KARACHI: The 1st 

consultative meeting of 

health experts would be 

held on Monday at Sindh 

Secretariat to discuses civil 

services reforms or 

restructuring in health sector 

which will be chaired 

by Vice Chancellor Dow 

University of Health 

Sciences (DUHS) Prof Dr 

Saeed Qreushi. 

The Sindh Health 

Department on the directives 

of Chief Minister 

Sindh Syed Murad Ali has 

constituted a ten-members 

of health experts for civil 

services reform in health 

sector. The experts comprises 

on following; VC, 

DUHS, Prof Dr Saeed 

Qureshi, Director, 

National Institute of Child 

Health(NICH), Syed Jamal 

Raza, Director General 

Health Sindh, Dr Mubeen, 

Medical Superintendent, 

Lyari General Hospital, Dr 

Khadim Qurehsi, Project 

Director, Expanded 

Program 

on 

Immunization(EPI) Dr 

Zahoor Baloch, Secretary 

HOTA, Dr Aijaz 

Khanzada, OSD, Health 

Department, Dr Sikandar 

Memon, Additional 

Director Health Services, 

Dr Nadeem Sheikh, 

District Officer, Curative 

Dr Arif Rashid Khan and 

Sindh Blood Transfusion 

Authority Dr Aftab 

Mallah. 

KARACHI: Residents of Abdul Rahim Goth are protesting against police violence outside 

Karachi Press Club. 

Kaleem Imam directed to 

take increased and more 

effective action against 

street criminals without any 

discrimination to bring 

them to task. 

The additional IG 

Karachi briefed him on the 

efforts against street criminals 

in Karachi and the 

reality behind the cases of 

missing children in 

Karachi. He said that 

police had been deployed 

in commercial areas, business 

centres, food streets 

and areas vulnerable to 

street crimes. 

Mob tortures 

robber to death 

in Karachi 

KARACHI: A suspected 

robber was killed by an 

angry mob in Karachi’s 

Cantt station on Saturday. 

According to rescue 

sources, an alleged robber, 

Ghulam, aged 36, son of 

Muhammad Bux, was fleeing 

after looting and injuring 

a citizen near Abasin 

hotel in Cantt station. 

However, the area people 

chased suspected robbers, 

and beat him up ruthlessly. 

As a result, he died. 

The body was shifted to 

Jinnah Postgraduate 

Medical Center for an 

autopsy. 

KARACHI: An Anti- 

Terrorism Court (ATC) on 

Saturday awarded a life jail 

term sentence to an 

accused, Zubair alias 

Memon, in a kidnapping 

for ransom case. 

ATC, in view of evidences, 

announced the verdict. 

The accused had 

abducted a 13-year-old 

boy, Talha, at a gunpoint 

18 Naib Qasids elevated to grade-18 

posts through fake documents in KMC 

KARACHI: In district 

municipal corporation 

Karachi almost 70 persons 

were recruited as Naib Qasid 

but reached Grade18 by getting 

promotions on basis of 

fake document due to political 

affiliations. 

Department Anti-corruption 

will recommend Chief 

Minister Murad Ali Shah to 

sack these employees, recover 

dues from them besides 

taking action against officers 

who promoted them. 

According to the sources, 

investigation officer of Anticorruption 

Establishment 

Sindh Zahid Merani has 

written letters to all five commissioners 

of district municipal 

corporations and said that 

promotions have been granted 

in MC and DMC’s without 

DPC which is against 

Supreme Court’s verdict. 

Therefore, details regarding 

the teachers and other staff of 

department who were promoted 

against the rules be 

provided. . 

Anti-corruption’s investigation 

officer also said that 

strict action will be taken if 

details aren’t submitted. 

The preliminary inquiry 

of Anti-corruption 

Establishment has shown that 

persons affiliated with political 

parties who were holding 

fake degrees were promoted 

from Grade1 to Grade18 and 

KARACHI: Reckitt 

Benckiser (RB) Pakistan, 

makers of Dettol and 

Harpic, has announced its 

collaboration with Prime 

Minister Imran Khan’s 

“Clean Green Pakistan” 

movement. The announcement 

was made to ensure a 

cleaner and healthier 

Pakistan was made at a 

beach cleanup held at the 

Seaview Beach Karachi. 

This beach cleanup 

was part of the several 

cleanliness drives initiated 

across the country on 

Gulshan-e-Iqbal October 13, 2018. The 

event was attended by Mr. 

Imran Ismail, Governor 

Sindh, along with other 

dignitaries from the 

Governor House, Fahad 

Ashraf, Chief Executive, 

RB Pakistan and volunteers 

from the RB team. 

Imran Ismail said, 

“Pakistan generates 48 

million tons of solid waste 

a year, approximately 

77,000 tons per day, mostly 

from major metropolitan 

cities. A Clean Green 

Pakistan is impossible 

without us Pakistanis taking 

ownership of our 

streets, neighborhoods and 

cities to ensure cleanliness. 

I fully support this 

movement and I encourage 

others to join the 

cause by simply ensuring 

proper disposal of their 

waste.” 

Talking about this collaboration, 

Fahad Ashraf, 

Chief Executive, RB 

Pakistan, said, “We are 

fully committed to support 

Prime Minister Imran 

Khan’s vision of a cleaner, 

greener Pakistan. RB on 

its own has been leading 

several initiatives to 

improve health, hygiene 

and cleanliness conditions 

within the country. This 

collaboration now with the 

Ministry of Climate 

Change, Government of 

Pakistan and WaterAid 

will set a unique example 

they were appointed on 

important posts in KMC and 

DMC’s due to which the 

right of the officers awaiting 

their promotion was 

encroached upon According 

to the sources, it was said in 

the inquiry report that the 

investigation process will be 

started soon against the officers 

who gave promotions. 

According to the investigation 

of Anti-corruption 

Establishment, the officers 

who got promotions from 

Grade1 to Grade18 with fake 

documents included Syed 

Anwar Hussian Shah, Nair 

Iqbal and Zarar Saleem was 

appointed on the post of 

Principal. 

Reckitt Benckiser (RB) joins hands with 

PM’s “Clean Green Pakistan” Movement 

KARACHI: Governor Sindh, Imran Islami talk with media persons during awareness 

walk on Clean and Green Campaign held at Seaview Beach. 

Man gets life term 

in kidnapping case 

from 

when he was coming back 

to home from an event 

along with his father. 

The accused had 

demanded a heavy ransom 

from his parents for 

release. Police said that the 

accused had fled jail in 

2013 due to negligence of 

jail administration. Later, 

he was arrested. AVCC 

police had registered an 

FIR against the accused. 

KARACHI: The measles 

campaign in Sindh is part of 

the National Measles 

Vaccination Campaign and 

will be conducted in all 29 

districts/1123 union councils 

of Sindh and will target 7.1 

million children from 9 

months up to 5 years of age 

across the province. 

Sindh Minister for Health 

Dr. Azra Fazal Pechuho has 

inaugurated the measles 

campaign in Sindh which 

will continue from 15th 

October to 27th October 

2018. The inauguration ceremony 

was held and KMC 

dispensary in Gizri where the 

minister joined by Secretary 

Health Dr. Muhammad 

Usman Chachar, Project 

Director EPI Sindh Dr. 

Zahoor Baloch, Coordinator 

EOC Sindh M Fayaz Jatoi as 

well as partner staff. 

The measles campaign in 

of a public-private partnership 

to further our aim of a 

Clean Green Pakistan, a 

healthier Pakistan.” 

RB Pakistan will be 

organizing several initiatives 

across the country 

following the launch of 

this movement. The 

Company has been working 

on mobilizing communities 

and inculcating 

behavior change towards 

cleanliness under its 

vision of “Hoga Saaf 

Pakistan” since August 

2017. The Company educates 

millions of children 

and mothers in both rural 

and urban areas on the 

importance of hygiene 

through different interventions. 

‘Clean Green Pakistan’ 

will focus on reducing 

solid waste disposal, creating 

landfill sites, mobilizing 

youth and reducing 

open defecation through 

maintenance of public 

toilets. 

Measles vaccination in 29 districts soon 

Youth need to 

write books on 

fabulous work 

KARACHI: Famous poet 

Anwar Shaoor has said that 

the poetry of Muneer Niyazi 

is simple and thought-provoking, 

as it is completely 

based on truth and his work 

for Urdu literature is immortal. 

He shared his ideas while 

addressing the ceremony “Ek 

Sham Muneer Niyazi Kay 

Nam “organized by the 

Library committee of Arts 

Council Karachi. So it is the 

duty of our youth to write 

books on his fabulous work, 

he added. 

Professor Mir Hamid said 

that, Muneer Niyazi was also 

a famous columnist; he provided 

the main hoards to 

Urdu literature. Professor 

Haroon Rasheed said that, his 

poetry is completely based on 

the societies issues, he always 

wants to portray his views 

through his poetry. 

Sindh is part of the National 

Measles Vaccination 

Campaign and will be conducted 

in all 29 districts/1123 

union councils of 

Sindh and will target 7.1 million 

children from 9 months 

up to 5 years of age across 

the province. 

KARACHI: Huge heap of Garbage creating an unhygienic atmosphere and problems for 

commuters and showing negligence of concerned authorities, at a roadside dump.


National 

3 

PFUJ rebukes media organizations 

where workers are being fired 

Blast heard in 

Lahore’s Garhi Shahu 


Pakistan Federal Union of 

Journalists (PFUJ) has 

strongly condemned the 

large-scale retrenchment 

being made in different 

media organistations on 

the pretext of falling revenues 

In an statement issued 

on Saturday PFUJ 

President Afzal Butt and 

Abbas Kassar 

HYDERABAD: Sindh 

Minister for Education 

Syed Sardar Ali Shah, has 

set a precedent by getting 

admission for his only 

daughter in a Government 

school of Hyderabad. 

In a quite unusual move 

to restore the lost confidence 

in public schools system, 

Syed Sardar Ali Shah 

admitted his daughter, Kaiful-Wara, 

in class-IV at 

Miran Government Girls 

School Hyderabad. Not 

only his daughter, but two 

nieces, Umeza and Aliza, 

daughters of his brother 

Secretary General Ayub 

Jan Sarhandi said that 

Pakistan Federal Union of 

Journalists has been trying 

to sort out these issues 

with All Pakistan 

Newspapers Society 

(APNS) and Pakistan 

Broadcasters Association 

(PBA)and offered to form 

a Joint Action Committee 

but it appears some media 

Syed Sartaj Shah, in the 

same Pilot primary school 

which is merger unit of 

Meeran High School at 

Hyderabad. Admission 

forms of the three girls were 

personally submitted by the 

Minister Education at the 

office of the Principal 

Meeran School. 

Talking to media outside 

the school premises, the 

Minister said that he had 

fulfilled what he had promised 

in the Sindh Assembly. 

"Change begins at home, 

and world is not moved by 

mere rhetoric but your personal 

examples." he added. 

organisations are out to 

destroy this effort. 

“Our offer should not 

be construed as our weakness 

as we are ready to go 

to any length to save and 

protect the services of our 

workers. We are also going 

to take strict action against 

those organisations who 

are not paying salaries to 

their workers”, they said 

"All is the matter of ownership, 

today I have taken step 

to own my government 

schools", he added. 

Sardar Shah said I have 

got my only daughter 

admitted in the Government 

school to restore the lost 

trust in the system. If I 

myself do not like to get my 

children into government 

schools then who else 

would like to do it. "It is 

easy to criticize the system 

but its quite hard to take initiative 

by yourself towards 

reforming it", he added. 

Replying to whether he 

would issue orders for his 

The PFUJ, which is the 

representative body of all 

the trade unions of journalists 

across Pakistan, have 

warned that such retrenchments 

were totally unacceptable 

and the union 

would fight with full force 

to stop this process. 

As a first step PFUJ 

will stage sit-Ins outside 

those media houses who 

department's employees to 

follow the suit, he said that 

it is not a matter of "imposition", 

but of conscience for 

others to follow, whatever I 

did was my personal duty, 

and it is just the first step 

towards the restoration of 

dilapidated system. 

Replying to another question 

he said, "Now whosoever 

wants to question from 

me about education system, 

first he should get his children 

into government 

schools. Only then he has 

the right to question, otherwise 

it would be a mere 

political point scoring." 

either have fired their staff 

on the name downsizing or 

are threatening their workers 

of sacking them,” Afzal 

Butt and Ayub Jan 

Sarhandi said .. 

PFUJ demanded of the 

APNS and PBA to take 

notice of large-scale 

retrenchments and direct 

its members to immediately 

stop this illegal practice. 

Mother, child die due 

Education minister gets admission to transfusion of sub 

standard blood 

of his daughter at govt school 

BAHAWALPUR: A 

Sindh suffered of malnutrition and 

water shortage: Riaz Chandio 

Staff Report 

BADIN: Sindh was suffered 

of malnutrition and 

water shortage and it has 

caused more than four 

thousand people including 

innocent kids lost their 

precious lives and thousands 

of poor people 

migrated. 

These views were 

expressed by Riaz 

Chandio, Chairman, Jeay 

Sindh Mahaz during press 

conference in Badin press 

club, here on Saturday. 

He said people of Laar 

and Kachho were sustaining 

starvation, poverty, 

unemployment and poor 

economic survival. He said 

Chief Justice should take 

notice of the violation of 

1991 water accord and 

theft of Sindh's water 

share. 

Mr. Chandio said government 

was claiming 35 

percent malnutrition but it 

was more than 60 percent 

and government was 

neglecting to take initiatives 

to tackle the issue. 

Mr. Chandio said agro 

economy of the people of 

delta was devastated 

because of water theft. He 

lauded the initiative and 

effort of PPP, GDA and 

PML (F) submitting resolution 

in Sindh assembly 

against Kalabagh dam and 

said MPA, Husnain Mirza, 

Senator Syed Muzaffar 

Hussain Shah, Senator 

Sasui Palejo, water expert, 

Idrees Rajput and former 

police official,Tarique 

Jameel took strong stance 

and opinion in connection 

of Kalabagh dam and 

Is sleeping too much bad for your brain? 


largest sleep study ever concludes 

that sleeping too little 

or too much has a negative 

impact on our cognitive ability, 

but not on our short-term 

memory. 

As years of research 

mount up, we are steadily 

improving our understanding 

of sleep. 

However, despite making 

up around one third of our 

entire lives, sleep still holds 

many mysteries. 

The strains of modern 

life often mean that we sleep 

less than we might like. 

Increased screen time, 

caffeine, and stress are 

among the many reasons 

why people do not get the 

sleep that they require. 

So, as our sleep quality 

deteriorates, understanding 

the impact on health and performance 

is more important 

than ever. 

To add to our growing 

knowledge of sleep, 

researchers from Western 

University's Brain and Mind 

Institute in Canada set up the 

largest sleep study to date. 

Launched in June 2017, 

the online sleep study collected 

data from more than 

40,000 participants in just 

the first few days. 

As Adrian Owen, a cognitive 

neuroscience 

researcher at Western, 

explains, "We really wanted 

to capture the sleeping habits 

of people around the entire 

globe. Obviously, there have 

been many smaller sleep 

studies of people in laboratories, 

but we wanted to find 

out what sleep is like in the 

real world." 

QUETTA: Provincial Minister for Local Bodies Saleh Bhotani and Mayor Dr 

Kaleemullah Kakar plant a sapling as part of the Clean and Green Pakistan campaign. 

water issue. Mr. Chandio 

said water shortage has 

partially affected Badin, 

Thatta, Sujjawal and 

Tharparkar districts and 

agro economy and fisheries 

was destroyed and 

destructed. He said they 

would not accept dam over 

Indus river at any cost. He 

said people of Sindh were 

deprived and helpless 

despite of huge production 

of oil, natural gas, minerals 

and others. 

He said Prime Minister 

of Pakistan was taking 

interest of aliens but paying 

no interest for provision 

of employment, basic 

amenities and alleviation 

of poverty from Sindh. He 

said people of Sindh were 

deprived of legal and constitutional 

rights from 

1947, and they were injustified. 

Mr. Chandio said 

protest march to be recorded 

on 14th of October, 

2018, in Umerkot while 

they would pay sit-in 

also.On this ocassion 

Advocate Ayaz 

Solangi,Riaz Jatoi, Rawat 

Khan Chandio and other 

leaders were also accompanied 

with him. 

Various localities of 

Larkana submerged in 

overflowing sewage water 

LARKANA: The residents 

of Larkana’s various localities, 

including Kausar Mill, Hyderi 

Mill, Hussaini Muhalla,Ayoob 

Colony and Siddiqui Colony 

are littered with sewage water 

due to negligence of local 

municipal authorities. 

The Disposal Machine of 

the area is dysfunctional since 

last several weeks and overflowing 

sewerage has inundated 

all the streets of these 

Muhallas of Union Committee 

10 and 11. Little kids are 

unable to go to their schools 

whereas elders are unable to 

go to mosques to offer prayers 

and almost all the residents 

have confined themselves to 

their houses. 

They only go out for performing 

duty to earn livelihood. 

There seems nobody to 

take care of thousands of the 

citizens who have been raising 

their voice against this highhandedness 

by the sanitation 

and municipal staff. The residents 

held protest demo and 

told this Scribe that sewage 

water has entered into their 

houses making their lives miserable 

and approximately 3 

feet poisonous water has inundated 

almost all streets of these 

localities causing pollution and 

environmental hazards. 

pregnant wife of poor 

worker and her child 

have died due to transfusion 

of sub-standard 

blood. 

A Rural health worker 

and his husband Dr. 

injected sub-standard 

blood to a pregnant 

woman due to which 

both woman and child 

died. 

The doctor and his 

influential relatives 

have started threatening 

the poor laborer asking 

him to keep mum over 

the incident otherwise 

he will have to face dire 

consequences. 

Poor worker has 

appealed to Chief 

Justice of Pakistan and 

Chief Minister Punjab 

to take immediate 

notice of this incident 

and ensure justice to 

him. 

LAHORE: Teams of Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) are coming out after gathering 

evidences from the house in Garhi Shahu where a hand grenade explosion took place. 

LAHORE: An explosion 

was heard in a house 

in Garhi Shahu neighbourhood 

of the provincial capital 

on Saturday. There are 

no reports of causalities as 

a result of the blast. 

Abbas Kassar 

HYDERABAD: To 

mark the International Day 

for Natural Disaster 

Reduction, a rally led by 

Deputy Commissioner 

Hyderabad Mohammad 

Aslam Soomro was taken 

out from Shahbaz Building Natural 

to Gymkhana Hyderabad 

Saturday. 

The government officers, 

members of civil 

society, NGOs, scouts, 

civil defense and people 

from different institutions 

took part in the rally. 

Addressing the rally the 

DC Hyderabad said that in 

1989 the UN General 

Assembly designated the 

October 13 as the 

“International Day for 

Disaster 

Reduction”. He said that 

the aim to observe this day 

was to disseminate information 

regarding preventing 

human hazard from 

potential natural disasters 

A contingent of police, 

bomb disposal squad and 

rescue teams have reached 

the site of the blast. 

A police officer said the 

police are currently collecting 

evidence and investigating 

the cause of the 

blast. 

He said fireworks have 

been recovered from the 

house, suggesting that they 

might be the cause of the 

explosion. 

Official rally on Int’l Day for 

Natural Disaster Reduction 

Aamer Mehmood Kiani, 

the Federal Minister for 

National Health Services, 

has recently called for the 

coordination efforts with 

the Ministry of Finance to 

raise the cigarette taxation 

since cigarette has proven 

to be a major cause of 

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan 

became a signatory to the 

cost of smoking in Pakistan 

associated with the outbreak 

WHO Framework 

of NCDs (Non- 

Convention on Tobacco Communicable Diseases) 

Control in 2005 under and the other tobacco related 

which it took a pledge to 

ensure smoke-free public diseases is reported to be 

around Rs. 143.208 billion 

places, reduce tobacco in the year 2017. The 

advertising and promotion GATS (Global Adult 

and to raise tobacco taxation 

and pricing. 

Tobacco Survey) results of 

2015 are proven to be further 

NCDs 

Communicable 

The Prohibition of 

alarming and indicate 

Smoking and Protection of that the usability of tobacco 

Non-Smokers’ Health products is Pakistan is very 

Ordinance of 2002 incorporated 

high with around 31.8% of 

necessary SROs men and 5.8% of women 

(Statutory Regulatory being addicted to cigarette 

Orders) to abide by the and other tobacco products. 

clauses of the WHO’s According to FCTC, 

FCTC; although, the noncompliance 

of the law in the 

public places including in 

increasing taxes on tobacco 

products is one of the most 

effective ways of cutting 

banks, universities and down consumption; however, 

restaurants remains alarmingly 

high. 

The implementation of 

Pakistan has witnessed 

an unfortunate series of 

events in the form of resistance 

tobacco control law is 

from the powerful 

Pakistan is so poor that it is 

ranked at the 54th amongst 

84 countries with the highest 

prevalence of tobacco 

tobacco industry which has 

always vehemently lobbied 

against the tobacco law 

introduction and implementation 

smoking. Moreover, the 

in the country. 

(Non- 

Diseases) 

and the subsequent deaths 

in Pakistan. Speaking at the 

first-ever health festival 

organized by the Hashoo 

Foundation and committing 

to further increase on tobacco 

products and sugary 

drinks, Kiani said, “The 

tobacco is the leading cause 

of health diseases in 

Pakistan and stricter measures 

must be adopted to 

eliminate its consumption 

in the country.” 

While further discussing 

the plan of the Health 

Ministry and the rising need 

to collaborate with FBR to 

curb the health hazards of 

Tobacco consumption, Mr. 

Kiani stated; ‘The recent 

and also to mitigate the 

risk of loss of life and 

injury by making good 

evacuation plans and environmental 

planning. Mr. 

Soomro said that after the 

October 08, 2005 earthquake 

awareness programs 

on national, provincial and 

regional level were being 

observed in Pakistan. Later 

it was prayed that 

Almighty Allah may keep 

Pakistan safe from natural 

disasters. 

HDF demand for the Imposition 

of Sin-tax on Tobacco Industry 

Rashid Shafiq 

is confident for 

his victory 

RAWALPINDI: Sheikh 

Rashid Shafiq PTI's candidate 

from NA 60, has said 

while addressing sizeable 

by-election rally scheduled 

to be held today that he will 

win for sure. 

According to the detail, 

he said that big rallies don’t 

necessarily bring victory 

but success is attributed to 

Allah’s blessing and the 

power of the masses. 

He said, those who have 

inflicted great damage to 

Pakistan like termites will 

not find their polling agents 

on the polling day. 

He said that people of 

Rawalpindi will give their 

historic verdict. 

He further said that people 

of Rawalpindi were 

deprived of their right of 

vote on July 25 for the only 

reason that a candidate 

happened to be a drug dealer 

was convicted. 

government has vowed to 

place health at the top of its 

agenda and therefore FBR 

must collaborate with the 

health sector. I suggest the 

implementation of sin-tax 

on tobacco products and I 

have communicated the 

same in writing to the 

Ministry of Finance.” 

A sin tax is an instrument 

of excise tax, specifically 

levied on certain 

goods which are deemed 

injurious to the society and 

includes products like soft 

drinks, coffee, sugar, fast 

food and tobacco. 

According to the World 

Bank, the Excise taxes on 

tobacco products cannot 

only prove to be an effective 

instrument for promoting 

public health through 

eliminating smoking, but 

can also raise significant 

revenues for a nation’s 

exchequer. If designed and 

implemented well, excise 

taxes can be a win-win for a 

country’s health and finance 

sector simultaneously. 

HYDERABAD: Technicians of Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO) busy disconnecting 

illegal electricity connections during a campaign drive. 

Three killed in Faisalabad in 

different incidents 

FAISALABAD: Three people killed in 

separate incidents in Faisalabad on Saturday. 

Qaiser, 25, was shot dead by his infuriated 

cousin after family brawl in Dajkot 249 

Rab, Faisalabad. The victim was immediately 

shifted to the hospital but he succumbed 

to his injuries. Kadim Khan, in Sahiwala, 

Faisalabad also prayed to a family brawl, 

which was shot dead by his infuriated 

cousin. Ali Haider 22 and his cousin 

Muhammad Hamza 18 were stabbed by a 

group in City Jhumra. Haider died later in 

civil hospital, while Hamza was said to be in 

critical condition.

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EDITORIAL 

Decision: Money Or Love!? Basics On UNO 

World Happiness Day And Human Lives 

(III) 

Those who dwindle sometimes over love and 

sometimes between money, come up with very 

firm resolutions, and seem to be more literate in 

both sides of the issue of love or money. Their reasons: 

We live in the 'pursuit of happiness'. Nothing guarantees 

the right to be happy. It is not 'written in the stars'. 

You might be born disabled or stupid, jealous or just 

plain boring. Happiness is not something that evolution 

cares about. So it is not something that has been refined. 

We pursue happiness as best we can. In the mean time, 

money can provide security. And security is very desirable. 

It is a sad truth that money provides its owner with 

many desirable things. Not happiness necessarily, but 

power, influence, security, popularity, yes-sir-ism, etc. 

As a very cool rock star once said, when asked by a TV 

host, "what is the difference between Laid Back and 

Boring?" He said the difference was like to have or not 

to have a million dollars! 

Money can only buy things; it's up to you to decide 

if things will make you happy. Lots of things that we 

"want" turn out to be disappointments. Some of one's 

happiest times may have been when one did not have 

money, but had true love and genuine friendships that 

were not dependent on money. If one lost it and wanted 

it again, it was not possible due to time, situation, distance, 

obligations, that keep adding up as life moves forward, 

leaving behind much that was true happiness 

without need for any money but being true to ourselves 

and true to one's near and dear ones. No treasure can buy 

that kind of happiness born of selfless character that 

selfish living could not take away from one. Also, contrariwise, 

often times unhappiest times seem to have 

been when one was most financially secure, so money 

isn't a guarantee for happiness. If you buy things that 

make you happy, then money can indeed help out. But 

love and friendship really don't relate to money only, 

and these, ie love and friendship, are those two things 

that make people more happy.All things that makes one 

comfortable and gives a convenient living could be 

bought with money. But you can't really buy true love 

and real human emotions, with money. 

A teacher believed that: I've never had enough 

money to buy myself any happiness. I sure would like 

to give it a try! Seriously, I think the stress of not having 

enough money can cause a lot of unhappiness, but I'm 

not sure. It might work the other way around. It would 

depend on the definition of happiness. Being financially 

secure is better than struggling. But it would depend 

on how you make your money too. If you make a good 

OPINION 

income but your job is unpleasant or unethical, then this 

could lead to a great deal of unhappiness, possibly. 

Where halaal or legitimate money is almost never 

enough to meet even basic necessities of life, many 

compulsions in life drive people towards haraam or illegitimate 

source of income. It may be a compelled disgraceful 

living, but to hide this fact, these criminals 

showoff things money can buy with all its all comforts 

and conveniences as a pride in their unlawful livelihood. 

That does not make anyone who claim to be a human 

being anywhere near true definition of happiness.As for 

luxury of affluence, in our society with all the things we 

have and the things we can get, many people seem quite 

unhappy. We have a very high rate of depression and 

mental illness in rich people as they are surrounded not 

by real life, but artificial existence, which leaves them 

empty inside. It's seldom like that with poor people. 

They can sleep with comfort, divide their limited breads 

between themselves, and not worry about theft of any 

wealth or asset they don't have. Rich people can't sleep 

well, as they worry about safety and security of their 

worldly goods. 

Happiness is so undefinable it's difficult to even 

rationally discuss it. There can be no completely convincing 

or satisfactory answer in a yes or a no what happiness 

is. Whatever happiness is, it is in large part due to 

nature of a person's inner and outward being. Most say 

they value love more than money but in practice they 

don't value love more, as they love money more than 

love. A minority of people seem to give more importance 

and value to love, not money. At best, money 

comes second. For such people of human principles, 

more things are more important for them than money. 

Money comes much later in their "realistic list of real 

living." 

Money can buy options which can make you happy, 

but that depends on what is in your head, not in your 

bank account. 

What gets love is ultimately your character, your 

own love for people, your idiosyncrasies, and your relationships 

with people. If you pursue love and family 

with money, then the people will love your money, not 

you. Thus, money does not buy you love. Money buys 

love for money. If happiness is the ability to have luxuries, 

then yes money will buy you happiness because 

money will buy the materialistic items. If you prefer 

love over money, then love makes you happy, not 

money. Pretty simple. To each, happiness means a different 

thing, a different viewpoint, a different lifestyle. 

India's poor are more vulnerable 

to heat waves and droughts 

Too often, people working to end poverty are unfamiliar with the conditions in which the poor live 

Gulrez Shah Azhar 

The record-setting heat that blanketed the planet 

this summer was a sticky reminder that as global 

temperatures increase, people on the margins 

of society - the sick, the elderly, and the poor - will suffer 

disproportionately. And, nowhere will this suffering 

be more acute than in India. 

Poverty entraps more people in India than any other 

country. With some 270 million Indians living below the 

World Bank's poverty line of $1.90 a day, escaping the 

elements has never been easy. Now, climate change and 

extreme weather are making it impossible. 

In cities, the poor must contend with the effects of 

"heat islands" - developed areas that trap the sun's 

warmth and make temperatures significantly hotter than 

in rural regions. During heat waves, urban temperatures 

in India can be extreme even at night, making sleeping 

agonizing for those without proper shelter or modern 

cooling methods. 

But life is no easier for India's rural poor, who are 

more vulnerable to extreme heat because they often lack 

access to water, electricity, and health care. Based on 

research that I conducted with colleagues at the RAND 

Corporation, Emory University, and health departments 

in India, impoverished communities in central India are 

at the highest risk, as are populations that are less educated 

and have fewer amenities. Our country-wide 

index shows a strong correlation between low-income 

status in rural areas and heat vulnerability. 

Unfortunately, the perils for the region's poor are 

mounting. According to a recent report by the World 

Bank, some 800 million people in South Asia currently 

reside in areas where rising temperatures and erratic 

rainfall are threatening livelihoods and reducing living 

standards. If these trends continue, the goal of ending 

extreme poverty - one of the top objectives of the United 

Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development - 

will remain elusive. 

Many rural Indians withering under the heat now see 

urban migration as their best option. But this, too, will 

fail to bring lasting relief. Although jobs may be more 

plentiful in cities, India's largest metropolitan areas are 

already bursting; adding millions of climate refugees to 

underdeveloped slums and shantytowns would be catastrophic. 

To avert this new crisis, the Indian authorities 

must recognize that with heat risks rising, the country's 

poor - urban and rural alike - are in desperate need of climate-adaptation 

strategies. 

To be sure, there are no easy solutions. When heat 

waves hit developed countries, the authorities advise 

people to stay indoors, shower often, drink plenty of fluids, 

and keep cool with fans and air conditioning. But 

such guidance is of little use for people whose homes 

lack running water or power. The World Bank estimates 

that one in five Indians is poor, while only 61% of poor 

households have reliable electricity and just 6% have 

access to tap water. Moreover, most of India's working 

poor toil as farmers or in small-scale urban manufacturing; 

for them, escaping the heat means forgoing a paycheck. 

But this is an impossible choice; while the science 

of heat-related health damage is in its infancy, studies 

have linked exposure to extreme temperatures with 

kidney disease, micronutrient deficiencies, and even 

cognitive damage 

Still, there are things that Indian authorities can do 

to protect the poor during heat waves. For example, 

community showering centers have been proposed as 

a way to lower heat-related deaths. While this option 

would be difficult to implement in areas with chronic 

water shortages, government-led distribution programs 

have worked elsewhere. Technological solutions 

are also worth exploring. For example, medical 

researchers in Bangalore have created a battery-operated 

cooling jacket designed to protect people who 

must work in the heat. Of course, with a $27 price tag, 

the device is beyond the means of most of India's poor. 

But other solutions - including installation of solar 

panels to power cooling systems, and wider use of 

"green" roofs to help deflect heat - would be easier to 

scale up. 

But the most consequential change of would be to 

give India's poorest a greater voice. Too often, people 

working to end poverty are unfamiliar with the conditions 

in which the poor live. For climate-resiliency 

programs to be effective, the target audience must 

become part of the solution. 

Despite years of dire forecasts, the international 

community has been unable to halt the steady climb in 

global temperatures, and it is the world's poorest who 

are paying the heaviest toll. As heat-related risks intensify, 

those living on the margins - in India and elsewhere 

- will need more than pity to cope effectively. - 

Gulrez Shah Azhar is an assistant policy researcher at 

the RAND Corporation. 

SUKKUR: Pakistan 

Peoples Party (PPP) senior 

leader Syed Khurshid 

Shah has said that the 

SIALKOT: Another fake 

bank account found in 

Sialkot on Saturday after a 

series of fake accounts in 

Karachi, Jhang and 

Larkana. 

Muzakir Hussain, a poor 

citizen abruptly came to 

national debt increased 

up to $8 billion after the 

current government took 

the reign. 

Addressing an event 

here, he said that Prime 

Minister Imran Khan 

used to say that he will 

know that he had hundreds 

of millions rupees in his 

bank account when a bank 

statement showed him a 

millionaire. 

A bank statement 

revealed that more that 7 

cror rupees have been transacted 

from the Muzakir 

Hussain’s account. The 

money was transacted from 

Karachi, Mingora and 

Swat. 

The concerned bank also 

issued a confirmative letter 

about the fake account. 

not go into International 

Monetary Fund (IMF) 

before coming into 

power, but now they 

(government) cheated the 

nation and asked for new 

debts from IMF. 

The government confusion 

about going into 

IMF heavily damaged the 

economy and inflation 

made the peoples’ lives 

very difficult, he said. 

“Where is the new 

Pakistan of Imran Khan? 

In his new Pakistan bread 

is of 10 and naan of 15 

rupees. Inflation is 

increasing and people 

lives are being made 

more difficult”, Shah 

lamented. 

People did not vote for 

Imran Khan to increase 

the gas and electricity 

prices, he added. 

REB invites applications 

Another fake bank account for teacher’s sons 

scholarships 2018 

unearthed in Sialkot R A W A L P I N D I : 

Due to indifference of doctors newly 

born child breathes his last in DHB 

BAHAWALNAGAR: 

Due to the indifference of 

doctors a newly born child 

breathed his last in District 

Hospital Bahawalnagar 

(DHB). 

According to details 

One 

wheeler dies 

FAISALABAD: A 

motorcyclist died after 

falling in a canal near 

Ghatt Wala Pull Canal 

road, Faisalabad. 

According to media 

reports, the victim identified 

as Zeeshan, 22, resident 

of Noor Pur was busy 

in showing different tricks 

while doing one wheeling 

on motorcycle when his 

bike became out of control 

and fell in the canal. 

Locals rescued him but 

he could not survive. 

Police reached the 

scene, shifted the body to 

nearby local hospital for 

autopsy. 

Police have registered a 

case and started an investigation. 

MPAC Rawalpindi 

to stage protest 

for pension 

RAWALPINDI: Municipal 

pensioner’s Action 

Commission decided to stage a 

protest in front of Punjab bank 

regarding their pension issues. 

As per media reports, 

Municipal Pensioners election 

commission has showed 

intense concern on the delay in 

paying of pensions to retried 

officers and employees of corporation 

and said that if this 

problem doesn’t solve immediately 

they will stage a protest in 

front of Punjab bank. 

Action commission has 

said that bank management 

intentionally delayed the pensions 

of old-aged pensioners. 

Action Commission’s head 

Ghulam M Naz, Chairman 

Tahir Mehmood Khan, 

Secretary Malik Azam and 

joint-secretary Ghulam Shabir 

has warned that if further any 

delay will be made in the payment 

of pensions to these innocent 

and strained pensioners 

then they will protest against it 

and if they tried to disturb pensioners 

again they will stage a 

protest in front of Bank intentionally 

to stop their business. 

after enduring 12 hours in 

pain the woman gave birth 

to a child in an ambulance 

in front of the emergency 

ward and hospital staffers 

failed to save his life as 

they have not given him 

VEHARI: Three dacoits 

have been killed while two 

others fled in an alleged 

police encounter in Vehari. 


reports, the incident happened 

when 5 dacoits were 

on their way after snatching 

a motorcycle from a 

timely treatment. 

According to the family 

the woman Naureen Bibi 

was brought to hospital for 

delivery 12 hours ago but 

she was not operated 

upon. 

3 dacoits killed, 2 flee in 

alleged police encounter 

citizen at Kachi Pakki road 

in Vehari. 

When police intercepted 

all these suspects on a 

signal they opened fire 

upon them. In retaliatory 

firing, three dacoits died 

while two others managed 

to escape from the scene. 

ISLAMABAD: Adviser 

to Prime Minister on 

Climate Change Malik 

Amin Aslam inaugurated 

Clean Green Pakistan campaign 

at Saidpur village in 

Islamabad on Saturday. 

Speaking on the occasion, 

he said it is a movement 

to make Pakistan 

clean and green through 

changing mindsets and 

behaviors of people. He 

said this movement reflects 

new Pakistan. 

He said Prime Minister 

Rawalpindi Educational 

Board (REB) has invited 

applications before 

November 30 for the 

teacher’s sons scholarships 

2018. 

According to 

spokesman the sons of 

teachers who have passed 

matriculation examination 

this year are eligible for 

scholarships. They should 

download the teachers 

scholarship form from the 

website of Board duly 

attested by the head of the 

institution should either 

pouch through registered 

mail or by hand to the 

enquiry branch window 

number four, addressed to 

Superintendent Inquiry 

branch Board Office. 

Girl commits 

suicide over 

domestic rift 

FAISALABAD: A 17- 

year old girl has committed 

suicide after inhaling poisonous 

pills over domestic 

row. 


reports, Farooq, father of 

the victim girl, identified 

as Fareeha, 17, lodged a 

complaint with Saddar 

Police that his daughter 

committed suicide after 

inhaling venomous pills 

over domestic dispute. 

He said she was shifted 

to nearby local hospital for 

first aid but could not survive. 

Body was handed over 

o family members after 

medico-legal formalities. 

Police have registered a 

case and started an investigation. 

Clean and Green Pakistan drive begins in Islamabad 

Imran Khan is leading this 

campaign and there is 

strong political commitment 

behind the drive. 

He said Naya Pakistan 

demands new way of thinking 

and this movement is a 

milestone in this regard. 

LARKANA: Hectic inundated streets by overflowing sewerage water creating problems 

for commuters and causing unhygienic atmosphere and showing negligence of concerned 

authorities, at Kausar Mill locality.


International 

5 

Indonesia flash floods, landslides kill 

at least 21, destroy hundreds of homes 

Aladdin in the flesh - Disney to 

release live-action remake next May 

JAKARTA: Flash 

floods and landslides triggered 

by torrential rains in 

Indonesia have killed at 

least 21 people, including 

11 schoolchildren, left 15 

missing, and destroyed 

hundreds of homes, authorities 

said on Saturday. 

More than 500 homes in 

the provinces of North and 

West Sumatra have been 

flooded or damaged, with 

some swept away by the 

floods, which also 

destroyed three suspension 

bridges, said a disaster 

relief official. 

“Evacuation as well as 

search and rescue operations 

are underway,” said 

Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, a 

spokesman for disaster 

mitigation agency BNPB. 

NABLUS, West Bank: Israeli police 

said on Saturday they were investigating 

the death of a Palestinian woman in 

the occupied West Bank, after her husband 

said he suspected Israeli settlers 

had pelted their car with rocks. 

Reuters was unable to independently 

verify the circumstances of the incident 

but footage of the car, which a 

Reuters cameraman said bore 

Palestinian license plates, showed what 

appeared to be a blood-stained broken 

brick at the foot of the passenger seat, 

which was covered in shattered glass 

and blood stains. 

A source at the Nablus hospital 

whereAisha al-Rawbi was brought said 

the 47-year-old was dead on arrival and 

that she had suffered a head injury. Her 

relatives said an autopsy was to be carried 

out at another hospital. 

The woman’s husband, Aykube al- 

“But the affected villages 

are in the mountains and 

access is difficult, due to 

damaged roads.” 

In North Sumatra, 11 

children studying at an 

Islamic village school died 

after their classroom wall 

Rawbi, 52, said he was driving by a settlement 

late on Friday after dark along 

a main road near the Palestinian city of 

Nablus and that he could not clearly see 

who pelted the car. 

“The stones came from the side 

where the settlement is. I could hear the 

collapsed when a nearby 

river overflowed on Friday. 

“The victims were 

buried in a torrent of mud 

Israeli police investigating 

Palestinian woman's death in car 

Freed pastor Brunson leaves 

Turkey, due in U.S. Saturday 

IZMIR, Turkey: A U.S. 

pastor was flown out of 

Turkey on Friday after a 

court freed him from two 

years of detention, in a 

step that could improve 

U.S.-Turkish ties strained 

by disputes over Syria, 

Iran and Ankara’s planned 

purchase of Russian military 

equipment. 

Pastor Andrew Brunson 

was expected to land at 

Joint Base Andrews near 

Washington at around 

noon EDT (1600 GMT) on 

Saturday after a stop in 

Germany for a medical 

check-up. 

Brunson was jailed two 

years ago and had been 

under house arrest since 

July. He was accused of 

links to Kurdish militants 

and supporters of 

Fethullah Gulen, the cleric 

blamed by Turkey’s government 

for a coup attempt 

in 2016. 

The Turkish court sentenced 

Brunson to three 

years and 1-1/2 months in 

prison on terrorism 

charges, but said he would 

not serve any further jail 

time and freed him. 

Brunson, who has lived 

in Turkey for more than 20 

years, denied the accusations 

and Washington had 

demanded his immediate 

release. 

U.S. Ambassador 

Richard Grenell greeted 

Brunson and his wife during 

a refueling stop in 

Germany, the envoy said 

on social network Twitter. 

“He’s almost home 

thanks 

to 

@realDonaldTrump,” 

Grenell wrote. “When I 

presented him with the US 

flag, he immediately 

kissed it.” 

President Donald 

Trump said Brunson 

would probably visit the 

White House Oval Office 

on Saturday. 

Russia promises tough response to 

Ecumenical Patriachate over Ukraine 

MINSK: The Russian Orthodox Church 

said on Saturday it would respond “in kind 

and toughly” to the Istanbul-based 

Ecumenical Patriarchate over Moscow’s row 

with Ukraine’s Orthodox Church. 

On Thursday a Synod meeting in Istanbul 

backed Ukraine’s request for “autocephalous” 

- or self-governing - status and 

reversed the excommunication of Patriarch 

Filaret, who hopes to lead the newly independent 

church based in Kiev. 

Alexander Volkov, spokesman for 

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill, said the 

Holy Synod of the Church would “express 

its position” on Sunday during a meeting in 

Minsk, without elaborating on what measures 

it might take. Arriving in Minsk, Kirill 

told reporters: “I hope the Orthodox Church 

will find the strength to overcome hardships... 

to stay united.” 

people speak Hebrew, but I didn’t see 

them,” said al-Rawbi. 

Israeli Police Spokesman Micky 

Rosenfeld said: “Police arrived in the 

area and have opened an investigation 

into the circumstances behind the incident 

reported.” 

Sweden's Liberals say 

against Moderates and 

Christian Democrats govt 

S T O C K H O L M : 

Sweden’s Liberal Party will 

not back a government 

made up of center-right 

Alliance bloc members the 

Moderates and Christian 

Democrats, leader Jan 

Bjorklund wrote in 

Swedish daily Aftonbladet 

on Saturday. 

Moderates Leader Ulf 

Kristersson said on Friday 

that it was prepared to form 

a government without other 

parties in its bloc marking 

the latest attempt to clear a 

political deadlock since the 

elections. 

Bjorklund wrote in 

Aftonbladet that the 

Moderates leader had not 

explored enough cross-border 

alternatives. 

“We want to have an 

Alliance government with 

support from across the 

political divide and which 

keeps the Sweden 

Democrats from having 

any influence,” Bjorklund 

said. 

“We are not prepared to 

allow a Moderate/Christian 

Democrat government to 

take power.” 

NEW DELHI: Two U.S. senators 

have called on Indian Prime 

Minister Narendra Modi to soften 

India’s stance on data localization, 

warning that measures requiring it 

represent “key trade barriers” 

between the two nations. 

In a letter to Modi dated Friday 

and seen by Reuters, U.S. 

Senators John Cornyn and Mark 

Warner - co-chairs of the Senate’s 

India caucus that comprises over 

30 senators - urged India to 

instead adopt a “light touch” regulatory 

framework that would 

allow data to flow freely across 

borders. 

The letter comes as relations 

between Washington and New 

Delhi are strained over multiple 

issues, including an Indo-Russian 

defense contract, India’s new tariffs 

on electronics and other items, 

and wall debris,” Sutopo 

added. 

Rescuers are hunting 

for one student still missing 

from the 29 in the 

class at the time, but have 

accounted for all the rest, 

regional police chief 

Irsan Sinuhaji told 

Reuters, adding that 

authorities were checking 

for other people who may 

have gone missing. 

Two people were 

found dead on Saturday 

after their vehicles were 

swept away by the river. 

Four people died in 

landslides in the city of 

Sibolga in North 

Sumatra, while flash 

floods in West Sumatra 

killed four more, including 

two children. 

Heeding China's call, 

Hong Kong tightens 

grip on dissent 

HONG KONG As Hong 

Kong’s government hews closer 

to Beijing, officials are taking a 

tough line on perceived national 

security threats, even deploying 

an elite police unit for political 

monitoring and surveillance - a 

sharp escalation in rhetoric and 

action. 

In just the last few months, 

the special administrative 

region has banned the Hong 

Kong National Party, which 

espouses separation from 

China, and barred some 

activists from standing in local 

elections. 

The Education Bureau sent 

all secondary schools in the 

Special Administrative Region 

letters on Sept 24 saying they 

must prohibit “the penetration” 

of the National Party or risk 

prosecution. 

And this month, Hong Kong 

refused to renew the work visa 

of Victor Mallet, Asia news editor 

for the British-based 

Financial Times newspaper, 

after he hosted a speech by an 

independence activist. “We can 

see them (the government) 

being much more assertive in 

using these powers and in shaping 

their policy decisions to 

reflect the national interests,” 

said Professor Simon Young of 

the University of Hong Kong’s 

law school, saying the courts 

may be a last line of defense 

against government overreach. 

SJA Jafri 

Bureau Chief Australia 

MELBOURNE: An 

influx of deadly spiders has 

been brought out by the 

warm, wet weather, with 

experts warning New South 

Wales (NSW) residents to 

be on the lookout. 

Funnel-web spiders, 

which are among the 

world’s most dangerous, 

are emerging from burrows 

where they spend the winter 

to look for females 

ahead of the mating season. 

However, the public is 

LONDON: The street 

rat is back and this time in 

the flesh. 

Disney has announced 

that it is planning to 

release a live-action adaptation 

next May of its animated 

classic Aladdin, the 

ancient tale of the penniless 

market boy who, with 

a little help from a certain 

genie in a lamp, marries 

the headstrong Princess 

DUBAI: Some Saudis 

are treating Turkish allegations 

that prominent journalist 

Jamal Khashoggi 

was killed in their country’s 

consulate in Istanbul 

as fake news. 

Others see the alleged 

murder of Khashoggi, an 

outspoken critic of Crown 

Prince Mohammed bin 

Salman, as a chilling message 

for opponents of the 

Saudi government and a 

sign that the crown 

prince’s much heralded 

reforms are unlikely to 

embrace real freedom of 

expression. 

Khashoggi, a high-profile 

commentator on the 

Middle East, entered the 

Jasmine. 

The remake, shot in 

London and on location in 

Jordan, is directed by Guy 

Ritchie and stars Will 

Smith as the Genie, Mena 

Massoud as Aladdin and 

Naomi Scott as Princess 

Jasmine, Disney said. 

One early fan is Will 

Smith himself, who took to 

Instagram to share his 

enthusiasm for his latest 

consulate in Istanbul on 

Oct. 2 to obtain marriage 

documents. Saudi officials 

say he left shortly afterwards 

but Turkish officials 

and his fiancee, who was 

waiting outside, said he 

never came out. 

Turkish sources have 

role: “LEMME OUT!! 

Can’t wait for y’all to see 

Me BLUE! :-)”, he wrote. 

Disney, which released 

a teaser trailer on YouTube 

to spread the word of its 

new production, said the 

film score includes new 

songs as well as re-recordings 

of the original songs 

written by Alan Menken 

and lyricists Howard 

Ashman and Tim Rice. 

Fake news or chilling message? Journalist's 

disappearance divides Saudis 

told Reuters the initial 

assessment of the police 

was that Khashoggi was 

deliberately killed inside 

the consulate. Riyadh has 

dismissed the allegation as 

baseless, saying that 

Khashoggi left the building 

soon after he arrived. 

Eleven die in head-on collision 

on Greek motorway: police 

being reminded if they do 

catch them - use caution - 

as they can help save lives. 

The spiders are ‘milked’ for 

antivenon used in the case 

of bites. 

Dan Rumsey, 

Zookeeper, head keeper, at 

the Australian Reptile Park 

said there are a number of 

hot spots to look out for the 

arachnids. 

“Obviously gardens are 

number one; key areas 

would be shoes at the back 

door. Last year a boy was 

bitten putting some 

clothes in from the laundry 

basket and they’ve 

been known to be found at 

the bottom of filter baskets 

in a pool,” he told 

nine.com.au. 

Rumsay’s advice is to 

ATHENS: Eleven people, thought to be 

migrants, died in Greece on Saturday when 

their vehicle collided head-on with a truck 

and burst into flames, police said. 

The 11 individuals were traveling close 

to the city of Kavala in the north-east of the 

country when their mini-van collided with 

the truck in the early hours. 

The truck driver managed to escape but 

occupants of the other vehicle were trapped 

and died in the blaze, police said. 

PUBLIC URGED NOT TO KILL 

Deadly spiders emerge in Australia due to weather 

and its moves to buy oil from Iran 

despite upcoming U.S. sanctions. 

Global payments companies 

including Mastercard, Visa and 

American Express have been lobbying 

India’s finance ministry and 

the Reserve Bank of India to relax 

proposed rules that require all 

capture the spiders using a 

glass jar with holes in the 

lid and use a long plastic 

ruler to guide the creature 

in. Arachnids can’t jump, 

nor climb smooth surfaces. 

U.S. senators urge India to soften data localization stance 

payment data on domestic transactions 

in India be stored inside 

the country by October 15. 

The letter is most likely a lastditch 

effort after the RBI told officials 

at top payment firms this 

week that the central bank would 

implement, in full, its data localization 

directive without extending 

the deadline, or allowing data 

to be stored both offshore as well 

as locally - a practice known as 

data mirroring. 

“We see this (data localization) 

as a fundamental issue to the further 

development of digital trade 

and one that is crucial to our economic 

partnership,” the U.S. senators 

said in the letter that has not 

been previously reported. 

Modi’s office did not immediately 

respond to an email seeking 

comment.

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Biz 

Govt to work out tax reforms 

in November, says Dawood 

LAHORE: Prime 

Minister’s Adviser for 

Commerce Abdul Razak 

Dawood has said that the 

government will begin its 

work on tax reforms in this 

November. 

The trade bodies and 

business groups have 

repeatedly demanded of the 

new PTI government to 

introduce business-friendly 

tax reforms. 

Addressing the business 

community at Lahore 

Chamber of Commerce and 

Industry, federal adviser 

said that ” We have to promote 

the export culture 

instead of the existing 

LAHORE: Advisor to the Prime Minister on commerce, textile, industry & production 

and investment, Abdul Razak Dawood chairing a meeting at Lahore Chamber of 

Commerce and Industry. 

import trend.” 

Dawood further said 

that every year four million 

young men join the job 

market of Pakistan. 

Commerce Adviser said 

that an improving trend 

being witnessed in 

Pakistan’s exports adding 

“PAKISTAN’S POWER SECTOR – A WAY FORWARD” 

ICAP to hold stakeholders 

roundtable on Monday 

Staff Reporter 

the Government. session on Monday 15th of ICAP Committee on 

KARACHI: The Considering the importance 

October 2018 at 10:00 am Economic Advisory & 

Institute of Chartered 

of Power Sector in at ICAP House Karachi. Government Relations 

Accountants of Pakistan the socio-economic development 

Salman Amin FCA, will preside over this 

(ICAP) being a professional 

matrix, the Committee Member will roundtable. 

body is actively Economic Advisory present the draft publication. 

Stakeholders invited 

committed to the economic 

Committee & Government 

Salient findings and include Secretary Energy 

and financial develop- 

Relations Committee of proposal will also be dis- 

and Director Alternate 

ment of the country. The ICAP has drafted a publication 

cussed for detailed deliber- 

Energy – GoS, and repre- 

seminars, CPD activities 

on “Pakistan’s ations by the stakeholders. sentatives of Independent 

and research-based publications 

Power Sector – A way for- 

Waqar Masood Khan Power Projects (IPPs), 

by ICAP are a ward.” 

(Former Secretary leading brokerage houses 

mode to engage stakeholders 

ICAP is holding a Finance), Council and trade bodies and associations. 

and to render advice to stakeholders engagement Member and Chairman 

Indonesia asked to setup JVs for 

palm oil production in Pakistan 

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan 

was a major importer of 

palm oil to meet its domestic 

needs while Indonesia was 

the world’s largest producer 

of palm oil and its investors 

should set up joint ventures 

in Pakistan for production 

and processing of palm oil 

that would help in reducing 

our import bill, this was 

observed by Ahmed Hassan 

Mughal, President, 

Islamabad Chamber of 

Commerce & Industry while 

exchanging views with 

WisnuSuryoHutomo, Head 

of Economic & Commercial 

Department, Embassy of 

Indonesia during his visit to 

Chamber House. 

ICCI President said that 

Pakistan’s palm oil import 

witnessed 23 percent 

increase during the first half 

of 2017-18 and stressed that 

Indonesia should cooperate 

with Pakistan in enhancing 

local production of this commodity. 


WisnuSuryoHutomo, 

Minister Cousenlor of 

Indonesian Embassy said 

that Indonesia was ready to 

cooperate with Pakistan in 

cultivation of high-yielding 

palm plants in addition to 

establishing palm oil 

refineries in Pakistan for 

meeting its domestic needs. 

He said that his country 

was also willing to set up 

joint ventures in the production 

and processing of 

palm oil along with manufacturing 

of high-value 

palm oil products in 

Pakistan. He said that 

Pakistan was exporting rice 

while there was a huge 

demand of Pakistani 

Kinnow and mangoes in 

Indonesia which should be 

exploited. He said both 

countries should focus on 

regular exchange of trade 

delegations to further 

strengthen bilateral trade 

relations. 

Surgical goods, medical 

instruments worth 

$58.585m exported 


Surgical goods and medical 

instruments worth 

58.585 million US dollars 

were exported from the 

country during first two 

months of current financial 

year as compared to 

the exports of 61.786 million 

dollars of last year. 

According to the data 

of Pakistan Bureau of 

Statistics, the exports of 

surgical goods and medical 

instruments reduced 

by 4.71 percent in July 

August, 2018 as compared 

the exports of the same 

period of last year. 

Meanwhile, the exports 

of cutlery was recorded at 

13.912 million dollars as 

against the exports of 

15.718 million dollars in 

the same period of last 

year, whereas chemicals 

and pharmaceutical products 

valuing 180.796 million 

was exported as 

against 189.010 million 

dollars of same period of 

last year. 

The exports of fertilizers 

during first two 

months registered zero 

growth as no quantity of 

the fertilizers were 

exported. 

that the country’s exports 

are expected to reach to 

25bln US dollars by June 

2019. 

Abdul Razak Dawood 

told the businessmen that a 

delegation of Chinese official 

visited Pakistan in the 

past week and the two sides 

held mutually beneficial 

talks to slash Pakistan’s 

trade deficit with China. 

Talking on corrupt practices 

in state-owned institutions, 

the adviser said that 

even the amount of the 

Workers Welfare Fund and 

General Provident Fund 

has been gulped down in 

Pakistan Steel Mills. 

ICST lauds launch 

of Naya Pakistan 

Housing Scheme 


Islamabad Chamber of 

Small Traders (ICST) on 

Saturday lauded the government 

for initiating Naya 

Pakistan Housing Scheme 

aimed at providing five million 

houses for low-income 

people over the next five 

years. 

In a statement issued 

here today, Patron ICST 

Shahid Rasheed Butt said 

that the housing scheme 

would help people get 

their own roof at an 

affordable price which 

has remained a dream for 

the majority since long. 

He said that the housing 

sector has been 

ignored for decades by 

the past governments 

providing an opportunity 

to the black sheep in the 

private sector to plunder 

the resources of the poor. 

Shahid Rasheed Butt 

said that the government 

should keep real-estate 

mafia and investors 

away from the mega 

project so that masses 

can get affordable houses 

and the culture of 

‘Kachi Abadis” can be 

tackled. 

He said that private 

sector has failed to 

deliver; it is involved in 

the massive exploitation 

of the poor everywhere 

in the country including 

Islamabad, as currently 

there are over six thousand 

illegal housing 

schemes in the country 

that should be dealt 

according to the law. 

ISLAMABAD: Minister for 

Power Omar Ayub Khan has said 

that transparency and introduction 

of new technology in electricity 

transmission and distribution systems 

are top priorities of the government. 

Window ‘narrowing’ for 

global economy, IMF warns 

BALI: The window of 

opportunity for safeguarding 

global growth is “narrowing” 

as trade disputes 

deepen and emerging markets 

face fiscal crisis, the 

IMF said on Saturday, 

warning countries against 

worsening things by 

weaponising currency and 

interest-rate policies. 

US Treasury Secretary 

Steven Mnuchin had 

downplayed the global 

concerns expressed at an 

International Monetary 

Fund meeting held this 

week in Bali under the 

shadow of US-China tensions, 

saying the world 

would benefit if Beijing is 

forced to changes its trade 

policies. 

But the IMF said in a 

communique that while 

global growth currently 

remained “steady”, the 

risks are “increasingly 

skewed to the downside 

amid heightened trade tensions 

and ongoing geopolitical 

concerns”. 

The Fund kicked off its 

annual meeting with the 


Pakistan Federation of 

Chambers of Commerce 

and Industry (FPCCI) and 

Jinnah University for 

Women (JUW) have signed 

a Memorandum of 

Understanding (MoU) to 

establish industry-academia 

linkages for advancement 

of academic research 

for promotion of industrial 

development in the country. 

The purpose of this 

MoU is to conduct joint 

research using each others 

research equipment facilities 

for developing technology 

and share the same. 

The FPCCI will offer 

World Bank on the 

Indonesian resort island 

earlier in the week in a 

gloomy mood, preoccupied 

by the trade tussle 

between the world’s two 

biggest economies, and 

tightening financial conditions 

faced by emerging 

markets. 

On Tuesday, it cut its 

outlook for global GDP 

growth by 0.2 percentage 

points to 3.7 percent for 

2018 and 2019, citing the 

trade war. 

“The window of opportunity 

(is) narrowing,” the 

189-country organisation 

said, adding that members 

would “refrain from competitive 

(currency) devaluations 

and will not target 

our exchange rates for 

competitive purposes” — a 

line apparently aimed at 

the US and China. 

Mnuchin this week said 

he had told the head of 

China’s central bank about 

his concerns over the 

weakness of its currency. 

US President Donald 

Trump has accused Beijing 

JUW students internship 

and assist them in industrybased 

research projects 

including startups. 

However, neither party is 

obliged to enter into any 

binding agreement to complete 

the project. 

FPCCI and JUW will 

also co-hold conferences, 

seminars, workshops etc. 

and will also participate in 

each others advisory councils, 

committees and consultancy 

services. 

The signatories will also 

cooperate in training of 

researchers of each other 

and in that case research 

personnel and trainees shall 

of depreciating its currency 

to absorb the impact of 

US trade tariffs. 

But Mnuchin, speaking 

on the Bali meeting’s sidelines, 

declined to comment 

on whether Washington 

would declare Beijing a 

“currency manipulator” in 

a Treasury report due out 

next week. 

That would be a first for 

China, triggering a process 

that could lead to punitive 

steps. 

Mnuchin also pushed 

back against the growing 

global angst over the US- 

China trade fight, saying 

that pressuring Beijing 

into adopting more open 

trade policies would be 

good for all. 

“Our objective with 

China is very clear: it’s to 

have a more balanced trading 

relationship,” he said. 

“I think that if we are 

successful, this is very 

good for US companies, 

US workers, Europeans, 

Japan, all of our other 

allies, and good for 

China.” 

FPCCI and JUW sign MoU to 

link industry and academia 

ISLAMABAD: Syeda Saeeda Bano, vice president FPCCI and Mr. Wajeeh Uddin, 

Chancellor of Jinnah University for Women (JUW) signing MoU. 

have a reciprocal relationship 

with the receiving 

party. 

The MoU was signed by 

Syeda Saeeda Bano, Vice 

president on behalf of 

FPCCI and Mr. Wajeeh 

Uddin, Chancellor on 

behalf of JUW. 

After signing the MoU 

Saeeda Bano said that the 

long-term objective of this 

MoU is to empower 

women entrepreneurs and 

nurture women leaders by 

increasing the number of 

girl students interested in 

technology, innovation, 

digitalisation, entrepreneurship 

and leadership. 

Introduction of new tech in power 

sector govt's top priority: Omar 

He was talking to German 

Ambassador to Pakistan Martin 

Kobler, who called on him here. The 

Minister apprised the Ambassador 

about digitization of transmission 

and distribution system to obtain 

real time feedback on demand, supply 

for effective load management. 

The German ambassador 

applauded the initiatives of present 

government and offered his country's 

support in research and development 

particularly in the field of 

renewable energy. 

ATTOCK: Workers are busy in cleaning the peanuts at roadside in Mirza Village. 

UBG calls core committee 

meeting to finalize candidates 

in FPCCI election on Oct 15 

LAHORE: The United 

Businessman Group will 

field the best candidates 

for all top slots of president, 

senior vice president 

and vice presidents 

in the forthcoming annual 

elections of the 

Federation of Pakistan 

Chamber of Commerce 

and Industry (FPCCI) and 

their names will be finalized 

in a high level core 

committee meeting on 

Oct 15 in this regard. 

In a statement issued 

here on Saturday, 

Chairman United 

Businessman Group, 

Iftikhar Ali Malik said top 

trade leaders across the 

country would be taken 

into confidence while 

finalising the names of 

candidates for the next 

term of the FPCCI. 

The patron-in-Chief 

SM Muneer, former presidents 

Finance 

including Mian 

Muhammad Adrees, 

Zubair Tufail, Abdul 

Rauf Alam, Ghazanfar 

Bilour and Daru Khan 

will be present on this 

occasion. 

Iftikhar Ali Malik will 

also apprised the participants 

of his recent meeting 

with Prime Minister’s 

economic advisor Abdul 

Razzaq Dawood and their 

further meeting with 

Minister Asad 

Umar and Prime Minister 

Imran Khan. 

China says will ‘take care of’ debt issues of ‘Belt 

and Road’ projects, respects Malaysia pull-out 

NUSA DUA, Indonesia: 

China’s vice finance minister 

Zou Jiayi on Saturday 

acknowledged debt issues 

with some of its ‘Belt and 

Road’ projects, saying the 

government will strengthen 

macro-supervision on the 

debt sustainability aspect of 

its overseas investments. 

China has been promoting 

an ambitious Belt and 

Road initiative since 2013, 

as President Xi Jinping 

expands trade corridors 

along a modern-day Silk 

Road linking Asia, Europe 

and Africa, pumping credit 

into building roads, railways 

and ports in a trillion-dollar 

infrastructure initiative. 

“The debt sustainability 

issue of Belt and Road (projects) 

is a complicated issue, 

but we will take care of it,” 

Zou told a panel on the sidelines 

of annual International 

Monetary Fund and World 

Bank meetings in the 

Indonesian island of Bali. 

The senior finance official 

said China could optimize 

and diversify its Belt 

and Road debt financing 

with more foreign direct 

investment, public-private 

partnerships, and equity 

investment, as opposed to 

commercial loans that could 

be more expensive. 

But the initiative has 

been met with growing 

scepticism as some countries, 

such as Sri Lanka, 

became saddled with debt 

that they had difficulty in 

repaying. 

One of the top recipients 

of China’s largesse, 

Malaysia, has recently 

stopped work on a $20 billion 

rail link between its east 

and west coasts, a rare setback 

for the Belt and Road 

initiative. 

Zou said the Chinese 

government fully respects 

Malaysia’s decision-making 

and judgment, stressing the 

projects were inked on a 

commercial basis, and 

countries are free to vet and 

evaluate the terms of the 

projects.

British-Pakistani Iris Iftikhar eyes Gold 

at British Taekwondo Championship 

MANCHESTER: At 12 

years old, Iris Iftikhar 

hopes to win a Gold medal 

when she takes on the best 

young fighters from the 

UK at the British National 

Taekwondo Championship 

on October 27 and 28. 

Iftikhar, a British- 

Pakistani, has already 

bagged a silver and two 

bronze medal, each, in 

London, Barnsley, and 

Scotland championships in 

the (-44) kilogramme category. 

"All my success is due 

to my mother; she has supported 

me all the way 

through," she said, and it 

wouldn’t have been possible 

without her." 

"For other kids, my 

message is that work hard 

and you will achieve your 

goals. Taekwondo is not 

only good for physical 

health but it is good for 

self-defence and mental 

health.” 

The 12-year-old has 

overwhelmed her family 

as well with her success at 

the Junior Taekwondo 

Championship at such a 

young age. 

"We should focus on 

our children's education as 

that is the way forward to 

prosper in this society but 

sports is where our Asian 

community is not very 

supportive to their children," 

her mother said. 

"As a parent, if we give 

this support to our children 

Barma Mohammedan FC win in all Karachi 

Abdul Waheed memorial 5 star football 

KARACHI: A Group photo Barma Mohammedan team with Chief guest Vice President DFA Central Muhammad Akif 

Khan, while President host Hussaini FC , Joint Secretary Firends FC Asad Khan, Secretary DFA Central and 

International Footballer Muhammad Saleem Patni, Acting Vice President DFA Central Muhammad Shameem, 

Muhammad Wali Patni (Patni Jammat), Secretary DFA Benazeer abad Master Riasat,Zonal incharge DFAC Gulbahar 

Muhammad Qasim President Shah Faisal Nazimabad Lala Aurangzaib Muhammad Shakir Khatri, Muhammad 

Shakeel, Zakir Khatri, Muhammad Anwar, Faqeer Muhammad are also present. 

Sports Reporter 

shootout ensued that The Chief guest Vice DFA Benazeer abad 

KARACHI: Barma resulted in 5-5. So the President DFA Central Master Riasat,Zonal 

Mohammedan Football match then went to the Mumammad Akif Khan incharge DFAC Gulbahar 

Club district east won their sudden death stage where were introduces with Muhammad Qasim 

match in the All Karachi Barma Mohammedan Barma Mohammedan President Shah Faisal 

Abdul Waheed Memorial 5 Football Club won after team Players at the half Nazimabad Lala 

Star Football Tournament the missing last of Nabeel time in All Karachi Abdul Aurangzaib Muhammad 

here on Monday at the from the losers. 

Waheed Memorial 5 Star Shakir Khatri, Muhammad 

Noorani Eid Gah Ground. Tariq, Ammar, Football tournament while Shakeel, Zakir Khatri, 

In the thriller clash, one Abdullah, Shafiq, Rais, President host Hussaini FC Muhammad Anwar, 

of the champion Club in Imran Junior and Yousuf , Joint Secretary Friends Faqeer Muhammad are 

Karachi Barma scored one goal each on FC Asad Khan, Acting also present. 

Mohammedan Football penalty kicks on sudden Vice President DFA The match were supervised 

Club beat strong Sixteen death. Meanwhile, Captain Central Muhammad 

by National Referees 

Star FC district central by Mohammad Shezad, Shameem , Secretary DFA Abdur Raof Baloch, 

7-6 on sudden death. Both Abdur Rehman, Usman, Central and International Naseem Babar, and Syed 

teams played high level Shoaib, Areeb and Mustafa Footballer Muhammad Kaleem Official Scorer 

soccer in the regular time scored one goal each on Saleem Patni, , Arsalan and Match 

and the match ended at 1-1 penalty kicks for the losing Muhamnad Wali Patni Commissioners was Abdul 

after which the penalty side. 

(Patni Jamaat) Secretary Kareem. 

ABU DHABI: Ambassador of Pakistan to UAE, Moazzam Ahmad Khan in a group photo 

with the players and management of Pakistan cricket team at the reception ceremony 

at Pakistan Embassy. 

Tui confirms will miss Wallabies' 

northern hemisphere tour 

MELBOURNE, October 13 (Online): 

Australia loose forward Lukhan Tui has 

confirmed he is unavailable for selection 

for their season-ending tour, citing a need 

to put his family first in the wake of his 

stepfather's death. 

The flanker missed the last two games 

of the Rugby Championship after clashing 

with a fan in the wake of the 

Wallabies' 23-19 loss to Argentina on the 

Gold Coast. 

The altercation came days after the 

sudden death of his stepfather, who Tui 

was close to. 

"Stepping away from the game of 

rugby for the remainder of the year is a 

decision that is for my siblings and for my 

Mum," he wrote in a social media post. 

"Rugby will always be there and at the 

end of the day it is only just a game. 

"1 month ago my family and I lost our 

Dad. He raised my siblings and I to be the 

people we are today and set the perfect 

example that we live by." 

Tui added that he would be back playing 

for Super Rugby's Queensland Reds 

in 2019 and hoped to be called up to the 

Wallabies again. 

Henry named 

Monaco coach to 

replace Jardim 

PARIS: Former France 

striker Thierry Henry has 

been appointed AS Monaco 

coach on a three-year deal to 

replace Leonado Jardim who 

was sacked on Thursday, the 

Ligue 1 club announced on 

Saturday. 

The 41-year-old 

Frenchman, who had been 

Belgium's assistant manager, 

began his professional career 

at Monaco and helped them 

win Ligue 1 in 1997. 

The club are third from 

bottom in Ligue 1 and 

sacked manager Leonardo 

Jardim on Thursday. 

"I am very happy to come 

back to Monaco and 

extremely determined to 

meet the challenges ahead," 

Henry said. 

"I cannot wait to meet the 

players to start working 

together." 

Henry is Arsenal's record 

goalscorer and also played 

for Juventus, Barcelona and 

New York Red Bulls. 

Monaco have won just 

once all season in all competitions. 

In Ligue 1 they have 

six points from nine games 

with five defeats and they 

have lost both games in the 

Champions League. 

and, especially girls, they 

[would not] fear when they 

go out. I believe that's the 

best thing we can do as 

human beings." 

On the other hand, 

Iftikhar also talked about 

her training and her goals. 

“My coach, Arooj, and 

my school have been really 

supportive too; my aim 

is to win Gold at the 

national championship. I 

am working really hard 

and my past experience of 

championship matches 

will surely help me win 

this time around. 

"I want to make the 

British-Pakistani community 

proud, especially 

girls. My dream is to represent 

either England or 

Pakistan in the Olympics," 

she added. 

The British Taekwondo 

National Championship 

will be held at the English 

Institute of Sport in 

Sheffield later this month, 

on October 27 and 28. 

Australia coach Langer 

hails new opening 

pair's chemistry 

DUBAI: Australia coach 

Justin Langer has praised the 

new opening pair of Aaron 

Finch and Usman Khawaja 

after they gave Tim Paine's 

rebuilding side a solid platform 

in the drawn first test 

against Pakistan in Dubai. 

Finch and Khawaja, promoted 

up the order in the 

absence of the suspended 

David Warner, put on a 142- 

run stand in the first innings 

and 87 in the second in a stellar 

debut for their nascent partnership. 

"One of the main building 

blocks is a really strong opening 

partnership," Langer said 

in Dubai. 

"So for the guys to get 140- 

run opening partnership and an 

87-run partnership ... that’s 

huge for our team. 

"Whenever you’re building 

a team you’re always looking 

for the opening partnership 

and they have certainly both 

put their best foot forward and 

they’ve obviously got a good 

chemistry to have two great 

partnerships." Anchored by a 

sparkling fourth-innings 

knock of 141 by Khawaja, 

Australia batted 139.5 overs 

on a wearing pitch to save the 

game and will head to the second 

match in Abu Dhabi with 

optimism after being widely 

written off before the series. 

SJA Jafri 

Bureau Chief Australia 

M E L B O U R N E : 

Running a marathon is hard 

enough work at the best of 

times, let alone when you’re 

carrying a washing machine 

on your back but Melbourne 

man Dave Garvin is taking 

part in Australia’s biggest 

marathon carrying the 20kg 

home appliance for a very 

good reason - and it has 

nothing to do with cleanliness. 

Instead the 41-year-old is 

raising money and awareness 

for youth mental health 

service, Headspace. Garvin 

is one of 30,000 people taking 

on the 42 kilometers run 

at the Melbourne Marathon 

Festival today. 

Garvin has already completed 

a ‘laundry list’ of 

endurance events, including 

more than 25 full marathons. 

He has finished most of 

them dressed in uncomfortable, 

bulky costumes, ranging 

from a Lego man to a 

giant running shoe. 

“It’s my way of getting 

out there and doing something 

different,” he told 

media. 

In reply to a question 

why a washing machine 

DUBAI: Pakistan head 

coach Mickey Arthur 

admitted on Friday that 

Australia will be a ‘dangerous’ 

proposition in the second 

Test after they clung on 

for an improbable draw in a 

thrilling series opener in 

Dubai. 

Australia put up a 

remarkable fightback to 

deny Pakistan victory on a 

wearing fifth day pitch, as 

they avoided defeat by 

holding on with just two 

wickets remaining. 

Set a daunting 462-run 

target, Australia ended on 

362-8 as opener Usman 

Khawaja anchored the 

recovery with a magnificent 

141, ably assisted by debutant 

Travis Head (72) and 

skipper Tim Paine, who 

made 61 not out. 

Arthur, who took the 

Pakistan job in May 2016, 

said his team will be ready 

for a reinvigorated Australia 

in Abu Dhabi come the start 

of the second match on 

Tuesday. 

“Of course Australia will 

be dangerous after the fight 

they put up, no doubt about 

that,” said Arthur. “But I am 

confident that we are playing 

good enough cricket 

and we will come harder.” 

Arthur, who previously 


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coached his native South 

Africa and Australia, said 

his players were hurting 

after blowing a great opportunity 

to take a 1-0 lead in 

the two-match series. 

“For me it was really 

disappointing that we did 

not cross the line,” he said. 

“But the good thing for us is 

that it has hurt the players as 

if we have lost and that for 

me is a good sign. 

“It shows that the boys 

are getting mentally tough 

and maturing and do not 

settle for second best any 

more, and that culture we 

want to create is getting 

through to our players and 

we will be raring to go in 

the second Test.” 

Pakistan dominated the 

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Pakistan coach admits Aussies 

being ‘dangerous’ proposition 

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Sports Reporter 

KARACHI: Pakistan 

hockey team for the fifth 

Asian Champions Trophy 

has been announced. 

M. Rizwan Senior has 

been named captain for the 

six team event at Muscat, 

Oman beginning from 

October 18. 

Ammad Shakeel Butt 

will be his deputy. 

Pakistan Team: 

Imran Butt (goal keeper), 

Mazhar Abbas (goal 

keeper), M.Irfan Sr, Aleem 

Bilal, 

Mubashar Ali, 

M.Tauseeq Arshad, 

opening Test, compiling a 

first innings total of 482 on 

the back of centuries from 

Mohammad Hafeez and 

Haris Sohail after winning a 

crucial toss. 

They then bowled 

Australia out for 202 with 

debutant off-spinner Bilal 

Asif taking six for 36 and 

fast bowler Mohammad 

Abbas four for 29. 

“We certainly got some 

good runs in the first 

innings, golden runs as 

there were some good 

knocks. We then bowled 

well in the first innings but 

not very good in the second 

innings on a fifth day 

pitch,” said Arthur, who 

praised Australia’s battling 

display. 

Pakistan team for Asian 

Champions Trophy named 

Man to run Melbourne Marathon 

with washing machine for charity 

Garvin replied, “it’s basically 

exactly that, people ask 

why, and so I can say why. 

You know, I’m doing it for 

Headspace, so I can promote 

them as a charity,” he said. 

“It’s an everyday item 

that everyone knows, everyone 

knows a washing 

machine, but to me, it’s carrying 

the weight of the world 

on your back. “ 

The Melbourne 

Marathon allows competitors 

to raise money for a 

charity of their choice, and 

runners of the full marathon 

will have a maximum of 

seven hours to complete the 

event. 

Garvin said he will need 

as much support as possible 

to get him over that finish 

line. “I’m getting it done in 

seven hours one way or 

another.” 

Nikki Sorrell who works 

alongside Garvin at The 

Compound training facility 

in Melbourne’s Ringwood 

will be running in the event 

as well – but she will not be 

carrying a household appliance. 

“As if running a 

marathon is not hard 

enough,” she said. “Dave 

will be doing it with a washing 

machine strapped to his 

back, so that is just absolutely 

next level, but for an 

amazing cause.” 

Tasawwar Abbas, Ajaz 

Ahmed, Ammad Shakeel 

Butt (V.Captain), 

M.Irfan Jr, M.Rizwan 

Sr (Captain), Ali Shan, 

M.Rizwan Jr, Faisal Qadir, 

Abubakr Mahmood, 

Umar Bhutta, M.Atiq 

Arshad and Mohammad 

Zubair. 

Morgan guides 

England to victory in 

rain-hit Sri Lanka ODI 

DAMBULLA: Captain 

Eoin Morgan hit 92 decisive 

runs to guide England to a 

damp squib win over Sri 

Lanka with rain halting play 

for the second straight match 

in their one-day series. 

England were awarded a 

31-run victory on a faster run 

rate after torrential downpour 

at the Dambulla 

ground. 

The tourists scored 278-9 

from 50 overs, with Morgan 

hitting 11 fours and two 

sixes in his innings, while 

Test captain Joe Root made 

71. 

The umpires stopped 

play with Sri Lanka on 140- 

5 after 29 of their overs. 

Thisara Perera was on 44 

and Dhananjaya de Silva on 

36 when play was halted. 

They put on 66 for the sixth 

wicket after Sri Lanka 

looked in deep trouble at 74 

for five. 

Heavy rain was still 

falling an hour after the 

suspension and England 

were given victory under 

the Duckworth-Lewis- 

Stern run rate system. 

Only 15 overs of the 

first ODI between the two 

sides was possible on 

Wednesday before the 

game had to be abandoned 

without a result.

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Taliban says US envoy held talks on 

possible paths to end Afghan war 


Pakistan Economy Watch 

(PEW) PML-N and PPP 

plundered country like 

East India Company while 

recent price hike was a 

compulsion due to 

destructive policies of former 

PM Nawaz Sharif. 

Masses should understand 

that the country cannot 

be run on the basis of 

loans forever and a change 

is not possible overnight, 

it said. 

WASHINGTON: Zalmay Khalilzad, former U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, Iraq and 

the United Nations, leads a panel discussion on Afghanistan at the Conservative 

Political Action conference (CPAC). 

KABUL/WASHING- 

TON: The Trump administration’s 

special adviser on 

Afghan peace met this 

week with Taliban representatives 

in Qatar, a 

spokesman for the insurgent 

group said Saturday, 

in talks that included possible 

paths toward a 

“peaceful settlement” of 

the war. 

The spokesman, 

Zabiullah Mujahid, said 

the presence of foreign 

troops remains the main 

hurdle to peace. But he 

noted that both sides 

agreed to continue the dialogue 

— a potentially 

major step toward opening 

channels with the Taliban 

to end the 17-year conflict. 

The U.S. Embassy in 

Kabul said in a statement 

that U.S. envoy Zalmay 

Khalilzad held “consultations” 

this week in 

Islamabad, Riyadh and 

Qatar’s capital, Doha, but 

did not confirm the reported 

meeting with Taliban 

officials. 

The statement said 

Khalilzad returned to 

Kabul for follow-up meetings 

with Afghan President 

Ashraf Ghani and other 

Economic stability will 

automatically reduce 

prices of energy and 

necessities and stabilise 

the eroding exchange rate, 

said Chairman of the PEW 

Brig. Muhammad Aslam 

Khan (Retd). 

Speaking at a function, 

he said that people should 

not panic and remember 

the example of South 

Korea which took a loan 

of 58 billion dollars from 

the IMF to avoid default. 

officials, as well as Afghan 

political leaders and civic 

groups, “to hear their 

views and priorities on a 

settlement to the conflict.” 

The reported talks by 

Khalilzad would mark 

Masses cooperated 

with the government and 

deposited tonnes of gold 

enabling government to 

repay debt four years 

ahead of schedule, he 

added. 

The world wars 

destroyed many countries 

which are now highly 

developed nations, he 

said, adding that 

Venezuelan economy has 

contracted by 18 percent 

in 2018, prices have 

another significant outreach 

to Taliban representatives 

in Qatar, which has 

sought to act as a mediator 

to bring together both 

sides for meetings. 

A first breakthrough 

PML-N, PPP looted country like East India Country 

KARACHI: Children are playing on a railway track which may cause any serious incident 

located on Mehmoodabad area. 

Passing out parade held at 

Kakul military academy 

KAKUL: The passing 

out parade was at Pakistan 

Military Academy Kakul 

wherein cadets of 138th 

PMA Long Course, 57th 

Integrated Course, 30th 

Technical Graduate Course 

and Grade 37 got commissioned 

as officers. 

According to a press 

release issued by the Inter- 

Services Public Relations, 

cadets from Saudi Arabia, 

Nepal, Sri Lanka, Palestine 

and Libya have also passed 

the courses. 

Joint Chief of Staff 

Committee Chairman 

General Zubair Mehmood 

Hayat reviewed the parade 

and gave awards to the distinguished 

cadets. 

The Coveted Sword of 

Honour was awarded to 

Battalion Senior Under 

Officer Ghulam Nabi, 

President's Gold Medal to 

Academy Senior Under 

Officer Muhammad Bilal, 

Chairman’s Medal to 

Battalion Senior Under 

Officer Bishesh Thangden 

from Nepal and the Chief 

of Army Staff (COAS) 

cane was awarded to 

Company Under Officer 

Mohsin Waseem from 

Technical Graduate 

course. Company Junior 

Under Officer Hamza 

Nawaz from Grade 37 got 

the COAS medal. 

Commandant Cane was 

awarded to Company 

Under Officer Ali Zaheer 

Qureshi from Integrated 

Course. 

The chief guest congratulated 

the passing out 

cadets, saying they will be 

fortunate to command the 

soldiers who are known for 

their unflinching loyalty 

and sense of sacrifice. 

jumped by 1,370,000 percent 

while IMF forecast 

says that inflation is to 

touch ten million percent 

by 2019. 

He noted that politicians, 

bureaucracy and 

other influential have looted 

Pakistan to an extent 

that masses and not ready 

to believe anything but 

now situation has changed 

and the government will 

not need another bailout in 

future. 

PHCBA lauds decision 

to remove Justice 

Shaukat Siddiqui 

PESHAWAR: Peshawar 

High Court Bar Association 

has welcomed the removal 

of Justice Shaukat Aziz 

Siddiqui by the President 

Dr. Arif Alvi on the recommendations 

of the Supreme 

Judicial Council and said 

that the association always 

stood for the rule of law, 

democracy and constitution. 

In a statement President 

PHCBA, Syed Abdul 

Fayyaz stated, “while maintaining 

its traditional role, 

we welcome and appreciate 

the act of self-accountability 

by Supreme Judicial 

Council, under the patronage 

of Chief Justice of 

Pakistan”. 

“The removal of 

Siddiqui from the chair of 

judge of the Islamabad 

High court is due to his 

visible conduct of unbecoming 

of a judge, is in 

accordance with relevant 

law, as the speech made by 

him is quite clear on the 

subject”, he stated. 

He said, “we demand 

that all pending references 

should be decided immediately, 

without my loss of 

time, to ensure the effective 

performance of superior 

court judges. We believe 

that under the leadership of 

the Chief Justice of 

Pakistan, the judiciary is 

performing well”. 

ISLAMABAD: Information 

Technology 

and 

Telecommunication Minister 

Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui said that 

the ministry should be given to an 

IT professional instead of him, 

adding that a regulatory body for IT 

education is being worked upon. 

Speaking to a private TV channel 

in an interview, the minister 

meeting was held in July, 

when a senior State 

Department official, Alice 

Wells, traveled to Doha. 

U.S. officials have never 

publicly confirmed that 

meeting. 

Khalilzad’s reported 

meeting came midway 

through his first mission 

to the region since being 

named Washington’s 

point man on Afghan 

peace last month. 

He first visited Kabul 

and Islamabad, the 

Pakistani capital, early 

this week, then vanished 

from public view and 

returned to Kabul on 

Saturday for meetings 

with top government officials 

and other groups. 

His published schedule 

also included visits to 

Saudi Arabia and the 

United Arab Emirates 

this week, but U.S. officials 

also have not commented 

publicly on 

those. 

High-level meeting 

reviews arrangements 

for by-elections 

ISLAMABAD: A highlevel 

meeting chaired by 

Punjab Chief Minister 

Sardar Usman Khan 

Buzdar in Lahore on 

Saturday reviewed security 

arrangements for byelections 

to be held on 

Sunday. 


the Chief Minister 

said that effective measures 

have been taken to 

ensure election in a peaceful 

environment. 

Usman Buzdar said 

Election Commission's 

code of conduct will be 

ensured at all costs and 

there will be full ban on 

display of arms to hold 

the by-elections in a 

peaceful manner. 

KARACHI: President 

Dr Arif Alvi Saturday urged 

the people as well as the 

government departments 

concerned to collectively 

take part in the government’s 

‘Clean and Green 

Pakistan’ drive to bring success 

to this initiative. 

Addressing a ceremony 

held in connection with the 

Action Day of five-year 

Clean and Green Pakistan, 

the president said Holy 

Prophet Muhammad 

(PBUH) had also preached 

the followers to keep their 

surroundings clean. 

He was accompanied by 

Mayor Karachi Wasim 

Akhtar, public representatives 

and people from different 

walks of life. The president 

picked trash from the 

venue and put it in the bag 

for proper disposal. 

He said it was everyone’s 

responsibility to keep the 

houses and atmosphere 

clean. He said besides spiritual 

purity, Islam also taught 

HEC summons high level meeting 

against Mujahid Kamran’s arrest 

ISLAMABAD: Higher different government universities 

Education Commission 

around the coun- 

(HEC) summoned a highlevel 

try have expressed their 

meeting on the arrest 

of Former Vice Chancellor 

(VC) of Punjab University 

reservations on this incident. 

Government universities 

Mujahid Kamran on 

VC’s have said that 

Monday. 

Vice Chancellors of 

Mujahid Kamran is being 

subjected to media triall, 

KARACHI: The much 

awaited and most expensive 

Pakistan’s biggest animated 

film ‘The Donkey 

King’ released on Saturday, 

which will hit box office 

across Pakistan. A cultural 

and showbiz ceremony was 

held which was attended by 

renowned superstars of 

media industry, fashion 

industry and also many dignities 

from various walk of 

life. Social and film personalities 

who gave a magnanimous 

touch to colourful 

premiere. Director Aziz 

Jindani and others attended 

the grand ceremony of The 

Donkey King. Aziz Jindani 

succeeded in giving a great 

gift to viewers and fans in 

shape of The Donkey King. 

Indeed, this has really 

boosted the image of 

Pakistani movies for the 

global film audience and 

industry. For the promotions, 

every actor and 

actress part of the movie to 

be revealed with their solo 

posters which went viral on 

the social media. Marketing 

and promotions have been 

unprecedented for any 

movie to have come out 

from Pakistan. The fans 

we have informed chairman 

of HEC about our 

concern. 

The meeting of HEC 

will be headed by HEC’s 

chairman Dr. Tariq Banuri 

in which strong protest 

strategy will be discussed 

in Islamabad. 

“Donkey king” Premiere held in Karachi 

the followers to maintain the 

physical cleanliness. 

He said the Holy 

Prophet used to wash hands 

five times a day while performing 

ablution as well as 

before and after taking the 

meal despite the fact that 

the Arab region faced water 

scarcity which manifested 

the importance of the cleanliness. 

The president said it was 

the people who owed 

responsibility for put 

garbage in trash bins 

instead of throwing it on 

streets. This follows the 

duty of the government 

departments to collect and 

who watched premiere 

praised its story, animation, 

songs, music composing 

and voice over which created 

a great charm. 

President urges people, govt to joint 

Clean and Green Pakistan drive 

said the new body will mandate to 

devise education standards and formulate 

regulations for employability 

skills, and it will be similar in its 

functioning to the Pakistan Medical 

and Dental Council. He noted, 

“The regulatory authority will try to 

standardise IT curriculum in universities 

and bridge the gap 

between our graduates with those 

Saudi Arabia calls murder 

claims of Jamal Khashoggi 'lies' 

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia 

has called accusations it 

ordered the killing of journalist 

Jamal Khashoggi 

inside its Istanbul consulate 

"lies and baseless 

allegations". 

Interior Minister Prince 

Abdulaziz bin Saud bin 

Naif bin Abdulaziz's denial 

comes 11 days after Mr 

KARACHI: President Dr. Arif Alvi launching Clean and Green Pakistan Campaign. 

abroad.” 

The minister’s appointment to 

the federal cabinet was met with 

controversy over social media 

regarding his lack of expertise on 

the subject. But Siddiqui says that it 

was a useless debate as many ministers 

are not technical experts. “I 

myself wished that the portfolio 

had gone to someone with expertise 

Khashoggi was last seen 

entering the consulate. 

Turkish sources allege he 

was then killed by a team 

of Saudi agents. A Turkish 

security source told the 

BBC that officials have 

audio and video evidence 

proving the killing. 

Saudi Arabia has maintained 

the journalist, a critic 

of the government, left 

the building shortly after 

arriving on 2 October. The 

interior minister said on 

Friday the kingdom was 

keen to uncover "the 

whole truth", according to 

the official Saudi Press 

Agency, stressing reports 

"about orders to kill" are 

"baseless". 

dispose it of properly, he 

added. 

He said if the Clean and 

Green Pakistan meets success, 

it would also help 

tackle the issue of water 

shortage in the country, 

besides calling for measures 

to take remedial measures 

to address the issue. 

Ministry should have been given to IT 

Professional instead of him; says Siddiqui 

and had given another name for it 

but had to take it as a political settlement,” 

he says. 

Pakistan has lagged far behind 

the region in technology development. 

Philippines, a state with 103 

million people, has IT and electronics 

exports in excess of $30 billion 

while Pakistan touched the $1bn 

mark just this year. 

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