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Nawaz meets 

Shehbaz in sub-jail 

I S L A M A B A D : 

Former Prime Minister 

Nawaz Sharif met with 

his brother and opposition 

leader in the 

National Assembly 

Shehbaz Sharif in subjail 

on Monday. 

According to media 

reports, ex premier met 

with his brother Shehbaz 

Sharif in his chamber 

declared as the sub-jail 

by NAB. 

Country’s overall 

political situation and 

ongoing cases by NAB 

has been discussed during 

the meeting. 

Nawaz also inquired 

about the health of 

Shehbaz Sharif and 

prayed for his early 

recovery. 

ATC awards life 

imprisonment to one 

in Ulema murder case 

KARACHI: An antiterrorist 

court (ATC) on 

Monday awarded life 

sentence to one , Syed 

Ali Hassan on the charge 

of killing three religious 

scholars. 

The court acquitted 

another three suspects, 

Haider Ali, Asghar Kaka 

and Wajahat as the prosecution 

failed to prove 

charges against them, 

court record said. 

NAB summons sons 

of Shehbaz Sharif 

LAHORE: National 

Accountability Bureau 

(NAB) has summoned 

both sons of Shehbaz 

Sharif opposition leader 

in the National Assembly 

and PMLN President in 

assets beyond income 

case. 


reports, NAB Lahore 

while extending the procedure 

of investigation 

after the arrest of Shehbaz 

Sharif called his two sons, 

Hamza Shehbaz and 

Salman Shehbaz once 

again on Nov 9. 

ISLAMABAD: Criminal proceedings are 

under way and police has been registering 

cases and arresting those involved in damaging 

property and harassing citizens during 

countrywide demonstrations following a 

Supreme Court verdict acquitting Asia Bibi. 

In Islamabad, cases have been registered 

against 700 people, 56 arrested and 26 have 

been remanded. Orders have also been 

issued to imprison 19 rioters under the 

Maintenance of Public Order (MPO). 

According to Islamabad administration, 33 

rioters have been identified. 

In Karachi, cases have been registered in 

34 police stations across the city against rioters. 

In Lahore, eight suspects have been sent 

on a 14-day physical remand. 

A case has been registered against former 

MNA Aslam Kachela and 300 others in 

Sargodha, whereas, seven have been booked 

in DI Khan. 

Further, 70 rioters have been arrested 

from Sheikhupura. 

According to police, the rioters were 

identified through videos and then arrested. 

"In Sheikhupura, the rioters had not only 

damaged property but clashed and wounded 

34 policemen," officials added. 

Minister of State for Interior Shehryar 

Afridi has summoned a report from the FIA, 

National Database Registration Authority 

(NADRA) and Pakistan Telecommunication 

Authority (PTA) regarding the identities of 

the rioters. 

Earlier, during a meeting chaired by the 

state minister it was decided that assistance 

will be sought from the Ministry of Defence 

KARACHI EDITION – Tuesday, November 6, 2018, Safar 27, 1440 

ASIA BIBI CASE VERDICT 

Crackdown against 

rioters across country, 

dozens arrested 

Those spreading hate in name of religion have 

nothing to do with it: Fawad Chaudhry 

CJP Saqib Nisar 

discharged from hospital 

RAWALPINDI: Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib 

Nisar coming out of the Institute of Cardiology after getting 

discharged. 

RAWALPINDI: Chief 

Justice of Pakistan Mian 

Saqib Nisar was discharged 

from at Rawalpindi 

Institute of Cardiology after 

successful angioplasty on 

Monday. 

He was looking healthy 

when he left for his home 

from hospital. He was 

admitted to hospital on 

Sunday and his closed 

artery was opened. 

The CJP took light meal. 

He underwent a detailed 

examination. 

RIC Chief General 

(retd) Azhar Kayani had 

also examined him on 

Monday morning. 

Sources said that blood 

pressure and heartbeat of 

the chief justice was normal. 

Doctors have advised 

him to take rest. The CJP 

was admitted to 

Rawalpindi Institute of 

Cardiology after he felt 

chest pain on Sunday. 

to identify the rioters. 

The government has also established a 

complaint cell to collect videos of miscreants 

involved in damaging property and harassing 

citizens. 

According to the Ministry of Interior, citizens 

can share pictures and videos of those 

involved in damaging state and private property 

by WhatsApp on 0331-5480011. The 

ministry has assured that the name and number 

of citizens who share pictures and videos 

of violent protesters will be kept confidential. 

While, Information Minister Fawad 

Chaudhry on Monday said that those who 

were spreading hate in the name of religion 

have nothing to do with it. 

Speaking about the recent country-wide 

protests following a Supreme Court verdict 

acquittingAsia Bibi, a Christian woman who 

had been sentenced to death on blasphemy 

charges, the information minister while 

addressing the media in Lahore said, “The 

protesters were damaging property in the 

name of Islam, but had no moral standing.” 

“Those who were spreading hate in the 

name of religion have nothing to do with it,” 

he added. He further said, “The protesters did 

not leave a child fruit vendor nor a poor rickshaw 

driver. Women were disrespected and 

vehicles were set on fire. They stole bananas 

from a child and you can judge their moral 

standing from that.” 

Regarding the agreement between the 

government and the protesters which led to 

an end to the sit-ins across the country, 

Chaudhry said, “There were two ways to 

deal with the protesters.” 

Pak-Russia joint 

training to strengthen 

military ties: COAS 

RAWALPINDI: Chief of 

theArmy Staff General Qamar 

Javed Bajwa on Monday lauded 

the joint military exercise 

with Russia and said joint 

training is a great forum to 

reinforce existing relationship 

between the two militaries. 

The statement by the army 

chief comes as members of 

Russian ground forces and elements 

of Pakistani special 

forces conclude the bilateral 

Druzhba-III exercise. The joint 

military drill focused on counter-terrorism 

training with 

troops from both countries 

exchanging hard-learned lessons 

with each other. 

Gen Bajwa visited the 

National Counter Terrorism 

Center at Pabbi and also appreciated 

the participating troops 

for their dedication, skill and 

professionalism. 

Russian Deputy Head of 

Mission in Pakistan 

Valadamir Betezyuk was 

also present on the occasion. 

A video shared on ISPR’s 

Twitter account stated, “The 

exercise focused on counterterrorism 

training of the 

Special Operation Forces of 

Pakistan and Ground Forces 

of the Russian Federation 

while exchanging mutual 

experi- 

counter-terrorism 

ences.” 

Killers of Maulana Sami-ul-Haq 

to be arrested soon: Afridi 

ISLAMABAD: Minister 

of State on Interior Shehryar 

Khan Afridi on Monday 

assured that assassinators of 

martyred Maulana Sami-ul- 

Haq will be apprehended 

soon and brought to justice. 

“The martyrdom of 

Maulana Sami-ul-Haq is a 

great loss to Islam and 

humanity,” said Shehryar 

Khan Afridi during his visit 

to Darul Uloom Haqqania at 

Akora Khattak. 

He met with son of martyred 

religious scholar and 

prayed for the departed soul 

of his father. 

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and China 

will start trading in yuan now, instead of 

dollars. Yuan is the currency of China. 

“The trade between Pakistan and 

China has been valued at $15 billion,” 

said Information minister Fawad 

Chaudhry on Monday. The two countries 

are working on improving their 

economic cooperation, he remarked. 

“China has stood by us at all times,” 

he said. “We built a corridor together, 

and now we are opening its doors for 

agriculture and new industrial zones.” 

The currency swap arrangement 

between the State Bank and People’s 

Bank of China has been extended by 

three years. 

Chaudhry said that Pakistan is looking 

forward to working with China in 

space programmes. He remarked that 

http://www.dailymessenger.com.pk 

‘No more dollars’: Pakistan, China to trade in Yuan 

Fawad Ch says some political figures should be sent to space 

Top US 

diplomat to visit 

Islamabad today 

ISLAMABAD: The US 

Principal Deputy Assistant 

Secretary of State for South 

and Central Asia, 

Ambassador Alice Wells, 

will visit Pakistan on today 

(Tuesday), the Foreign 

Office said on Monday. 

“The ambassador will 

hold meeting with senior 

officials at the Ministry of 

Foreign Affairs,” FO 

spokesperson Dr 

Mohammad Faisal said in a 

Twitter post. 

“The aim would be to 

follow up on discussions 

between Foreign Minister, 

Shah Mahmood Qureshi 

and Secretary of State, 

Michael Pompeo with a 

view to further strengthen 

bilateral relations.” 

Dr Faisal added that the 

ambassador will also call 

on the Finance Minister 

[during his visit]. 

Last month, Foreign 

Minister Shah Mehmood 

Qureshi stressed on a 

to open the "doors of China" 

to the world "at a time when 

the international trade system 

is under attack, when 

unilateral commercial benefits 

are being sought aggressively 

by some [and] when 

protectionism is on the rise". 

He highlighted Pakistan's 

importance to President Xi's 

ambitious Belt and Road 

economic initiative — of 

which CPEC is a part — and 

said that access to Gwadar 

Port is vital for China to gain 

access to the rest of the 

region. 

"In Pakistan, the 

Highway 

merges into a network of 

modern highways that are 

first Pakistani astronaut will go to space 

in 2022, adding that SUPARCO will 

start taking applications for it from next 

month onwards. 

Taking a jibe at recent protesters, he 

remarked that some people need to be 

sent to space. “There are four to five 

people that SUPARCO should send to 

space, and not tell them how to come 

back,” he added. 

CPEC opening new ways of 

investments; says Imran 

Pak-China to save int’l market from supremacy of few powers: PM Khan 

SHANGHAI: Prime Minister Imran Khan being received by Chinese President Xi Jinping 

upon arrival at the Opening Ceremony of China International Import Expo (CIIE). 

SHANGHAI: Prime 

broad-based relationship 

Minister Imran Khan has 

termed the China Pakistan 

Economic Corridor (CPEC) 

as a "mechanism" which 

would not only help the 

regional economy but also 

with the United States during 

separate meetings with 

the US Secretary of State 

Mike Pompeo and National 

increase connectivity and 

open new doors of investments. 

In his keynote address at 

Security Adviser John the China International 

Bolton. 

Export Expo in Shanghai on 

The foreign minister Monday, the PM said: 

had emphasised that close "CPEC is a mechanism that 

“engagement between will forge even closer connectivity 

Pakistan and the United 

States had always been 

mutually beneficial and a 

between the Middle 

East and China and between 

central and South Asia." Karakoram 

factor for stability in PM Khan lauded Chinese 

South Asia”. 

President Xi Jinping's vision 

ISLAMABAD: Another case of 

hacking of bank account has surfaced 

on Monday and this time a hacker has 

withdrawn three million rupees from 

bank account of a retired scientist. 

According to details, retired chief 

scientist of Khan Research 

Laboratories (KRL) Yousuf Khilji 

has approached the Supreme Court 

seeking the chief justice to take notice 

of this “bank fraud”. 

He said Rs3 million were withdrawn 

from his pension account on 

October 25 and 26. He said he had 

filed complaint with the Federal 

Investigation Agency and bank 

authorities but to no avail. 

“I have been robbed of my entire 

life’s hard work,” he said demanding 

from CJP Saqib Nisar to bring the 

culprits to book. 

Earlier, in a cyber attack millions 

part of the China Pakistan 

Economic Corridor. These 

take you to the deep sea port 

of Gwadar, the point where 

the Belt and Road converges 

This impacts not 

only Pakistan but has an 

impact on all the economies 

of the entire region." 

PM Khan also talked 

about the advantages that 

CPEC would bring to the 

region and said: "CPEC 

shall cut distances and 

costs bringing much needed 

resources to producers 

and new products to consumers." 

"It is opening 

fresh investment avenues, 

new markets [and] new 

vistas." 

Hacker withdraws Rs3 mn from 

retired scientist’s bank account 

ISLAMABAD: Leader 

of the Opposition Shahbaz 

Sharif on Monday told 

PML-N lawmakers that the 

opposition had "not tried to 

take political advantage" 

during the crisis-like situation 

that had resulted from 

religious groups' countrywide 

protests against the 

acquittal of Asia Bibi last 

week. 

Sharif, who is currently in 

the custody of the National 

Accountability Bureau 

(NAB), was chairing a meeting 

of PML-N's parliamentary 

party at the Parliament 

House. 

The PML-N president 

deferred his address to the 

National Assembly and is 

now expected to address the 

House tomorrow. 

According to a series of 

tweets by the PML-N, Sharif 

during the meeting briefed 

party members on the steps 

that helped in improving the 

law and order situation in the 

country during the past few 

of rupees were stolen from a local 

bank’s credit cards and ATMs. 

Following this incident, the State 

Bank of Pakistan had put temporary 

restrictions on overseas transactions. 

The central bank directed all the 

banks to take necessary and comprehensive 

steps to ensure security of 

payment cards in the country. It said 

overseas transaction should be surveilled 

in real time. 

Opposition did not take political advantage of Asia Bibi protests 

PML-N parliamentary meeting criticises adjournment of Friday's NA 

session, expresses concern over state of economy 

ISLAMABAD: Leader of the Opposition Shahbaz Shairf 

presiding the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) 

Parliamentary meeting at Parliament House. 

days. Sharif briefed party 

members on the positive role 

played by the opposition during 

recent sit-ins, the party 

said in a tweet. 

He claimed that although 

the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf 

(PTI) had exploited occasions 

like these for "political 

gains", the current opposition 

prioritised national interest 

instead of doing politics 

on the issue. 

The PML-N president 

was also quoted as saying 

that the PTI government had 

gained nothing from Prime 

Minister Imran Khan's visit 

to China this week. 

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Tuesday, November 6, 2018 

Metropolitan 

Grand anti-encroachment 

operation begins in Saddar 

30% encroachments removed; 300 illegal shops and constructions will be demolished, says commissioner 

KARACHI: On the 

order of Supreme Court of 

Pakistan, an Anti 

Encroachment Department 

of Karachi Metropolitan 

Corporation (KMC) 

launched a grand antiencroachment 

operation in 

Karachi’s Saddar area on 

Monday. 

The operation’s first 

phase was held in Saddar, 

where encroachments on 

the footpaths near the 

passport office were 

removed. The KMC used 

heavy machinery to carry 

out the operation. A heavy 

contingent of police was 

deployed in the area. The 

operation was carried out 

from Regal Chowk to 

Empress Market. A meeting 

was held at Karachi 

Commissioner’s office to 

final the strategy. More 

KARACHI: Killing of 

an ailing senior citizen in 

the garb of so-called police 

encounter has exposed the 

governance in Sindh and 

put a big question mark on 

the performance of police, 

KARACHI: Anti encroachment operation in progress demolishing illegal encroachment 

during anti encroachment drive under the supervision of Karachi Metropolitan 

Corporation (KMC) over directions of Supreme Court of Pakistan orders, at Saddar. 

than 300 illegal shops and 

constructions will be 

demolished during the 

drive, the commissioner 

said Pakistan Tehreek e 

Insaf (PTI) Sindh chapter 

general secretary and parliamentary 

leader in Sindh 

Assembly Haleem Adil 

Sheikh here Tuesday. 

According to details, 

told the meeting. 

Anti Encroachment 

Department’s Senior 

Director Bashir Siddiqui 

Haleem Adil Sheikh along 

with PTI MPA Ali Aziz Jiji 

and a team of PTI Lawyers 

Forum rushed to the Lines 

Area Karachi, when the 

news about killing of a 60- 

years-old citizen in an 

alleged police encounter 

broke. 

They meet with the 

heirs of the deceased, 

offered condolence and 

assured them of all-out 

assistance. They also 

sought the details of sad 

incident. 

Talking to media, 

Haleem Adil said that seeing 

the photo of the 

deceased senior citizen no 

one could believe that he 

was a criminal. He said 

there is contradiction in the 

statements of eyewitness 

and they seem hostile. He 

said no senior police officer 

contacted the bereaved 

told PPI that they had got 

Supreme Court order for 

making Saddar a model 

area. Siddiqui said that 

Killing of senior citizen in ‘staged 

encounter’ regrettable: Haleem Adil 

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Aleem Adil 

is showing the picture of 60 year old man Abdullah at his residence 

in Lines area who was killed in an alleged police 

encounter in the jurisdiction of Banni Buksh Police Station. 

HIV/AIDS claims 

22 lives in Sindh 

this year so far 

KARACHI: As many as 

22 people have died from 

HIV/AIDS in Sindh 

province in 2018 so far; out 

of them 19 were males and 

three females. 

Talking to PPI, Program 

Manager, Sindh AIDS 

Control Program (SACP) 

Dr Younis Chachar, said 

total 22 deaths were reported 

from HIV/AIDS this 

year so far and majority of 

deaths occurred due to 

injecting drug users. 

He informed that SACP 

has recorded 2,462 new 

HIV/AIDS cases at six 

HIV/AIDS Treatment 

Centre from 1st January to 

date; out of them 2,112 are 

males, 220 females, 42 

male children, 30 female 

children and 58 transgender. 

Dr Chachar said SACP 

has detected a total 15,147 

HIV/ ADIS infected 

patients since the start of 

program out of them 14,908 

were HIV patients and 239 

were AIDS positive. More 

than 131,000 HIV/AIDS 

infected people are living in 

Pakistan out of them 56,000 

are in Sindh province. 

family and got their version. 

He said that later we 

talked to senior police officers 

and some notices were 

also taken. He said we 

respect the police department, 

but sadly still there 

are many black sheep in it. 

He said the deceased 

was a senior citizen who 

was killed in a staged 

encounter and the IGP 

Sindh should have taken 

notice of it. He said we 

will not let this murder go 

uninvestigated and provide 

all-out help including legal 

assistance to the heirs. He 

said that the son of 

deceased Abdullah told us 

that his father was ill and 

he could not even walk due 

to obesity. He said that the 

police claim that they have 

a criminal record of the 

deceased, but the heirs 

deny it. 

KARACHI: A large numbers of vehicles stuck in traffic due to anti encroachment drive 

under the supervision of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) over directions of 

Supreme Court of Pakistan orders, at Saddar area. 

CS orders streamlining of STEVTA functioning 

KARACHI: Chief Secretary Sindh 

Mumtaz Ali Shah on Monday asked Sindh 

Technical Education & Vocational Training 

Authority (STEVTA) to streamline its functioning 

by maintaining the quality assurance 

and strengthening of institutional framework 

with a view to inculcate the entrepreneurs for 

having passedout students and trainees. 

He said this while presiding over a 

STEVTA briefing session at his office. 

Boards and Universities Secretary Dr Alya 

Shahid, Secretary Coordination Ghulam 

Mujtaba Joyo, Managing Director STEVTA 

Nasir Iqbal Malik and other officers also 

attended the meeting. 

The Chief Secretary categorically noted 

that the effective communication must be 

undertaken to motivate the industrialist and 

traders to take the services of engineers and 

technical experts of STEVTAfor quality production 

and boosting the economy. He 

maintained that capacity building of STEV- 

TA should be enhanced to achieve the result 

oriented goals aimed at providing the reasonable 

employment opportunities to well educated 

and trained youth on large scale. 

hundreds of illegal constructed 

shops had been 

demolished and the operation 

would continue for 10 

days. 

Musarat Ali Khan, 

Director at Anti 

Encroachment Department 

said that 30 per cent of the 

encroachments had been 

removed and the remaining 

would also be removed 

in coming days as per the 

apex court order. 

On October 27, the 

Supreme Court ordered 

removal of all encroachments 

from Karachi in 15 

days. Karachi Mayor and 

commissioner devised a 

plan to clear the encroachments 

from Saddar. A 

monitoring committee will 

ensure that no encroachment 

reoccurs. A task force 

has also been formed. 

Advisor refutes 

Rs 75000 crore federal 

transfers to Sindh 

KARACHI: Adviser to 

Chief Minister Sindh for 

Information, Law & 

Anticorruption Barrister 

Murtaza Wahab on 

Monday termed Federal 

Information Minister 

Fawad Choudhary's statement 

regarding transfers of 

Rss 75000 crores to Sindh 

government as ridiculous 

and stated that Sindh had 

only got Rs 35000 crores 

in last 10 years. 

The CM’s advisor said 

that Fawad seemed 

unaware of the revenue 

affairs as the statement was 

fake, fabricated and suspicious. 

“Fawad should correct 

his figures,” said the advisor 

and added that getting 

federal transfers was constitutional 

right of any federating 

unit and not a 

favor. He said that rights 

of Sindh were being pillaged 

on one hand while 

taunting was also continued. 

He said that Rs50 billion 

were payable to Sindh 

government and demanded 

of the federal government 

to immediately 

release the dues. He also 

asked Choudhary to play 

his role for releasing dues 

of Sindh government. 

Sindh CM gives go ahead for 250 MW 

waste energy project installation 

KARACHI: Sindh 

Chief Minister Syed 

Murad Ali Shah said on 

Monday that Karachi was 

generating 17,000 tons of 

garbage every day from 

which 250 MW power 

could be generated. 

Sindh Solid Waste 

Management Authority 

should prepare a policy to 

hand over garbage for 

power generation, he said 

while presiding over a 

meeting on Waste and 

Water Energy Project 

(WAEP) at the Chief 

Minister’s House. The 

meeting was also attended 

by Local Government 

Minister Saeed Ghani, CM 

Advisor on Information 

Murtaza Wahab, P&D 

Chairman Mohammad 

Waseem, CM’s Principal 

Secretary Sajid Jamal Abro, 

Local Government 

Secretary Khalid Hyder 

Shah, Sindh Solid Waste 

Management Authority 

MD Saeed Mangnejo, 

Karachi Water and 

Sewerage Board MD 

Khalid Shaikh. 

The Sindh Chief 

Minister said that he had 

consulted with experts, 

who said that 50 MW 

power could be generated 

by feeding 3000 tons of 

garbage every day. “We 

generate 17,000 tons of 

KARACHI: Mohammad 

Ali Jinnah University, 

Karachi will start two new 

degree Programs of MS 

(Data Science) and MS 

(Information security) from 

next year. This was decided 

during a meeting of Board of 

Faculty, Computing & 

Engineering held here at 

University campus, yesterday 

which was presided over 

by Associate Dean, C & E, 

Dr. Asim Imdad. Those who 

also attended the meeting 

were included Dr. Kamran 

Azim, Dr. Munir Hussain, 

Dr. Shoukat Wasi, Dr. S. 

Khaliq Ur Rehman Razi, Dr, 

Ghazanfer Monir, Dr. Syed 

Imran Jami, Dr. Kashif 

Ishaque, Dr. Tafseer Ahmed 

and Dr. Mobeen Movania. 

Addressing to the meeting 

Dr. Asim Imdad said that we 

have decided to launch two 

new degree programs keeping 

in mind job market 

requirement to meet the 

demand of our industry. He 

said as an educational institution, 

it is our responsibility to 

promote artificial intelligence 

and machine learning 

among our students. 

Elaborating upon the importance 

of data science subject, 

he said that it is our aim to 

educate, motivate and 

empower scholars and professionals 

to apply data sciences 

to overcome the major 

challenges faced by 

mankind. He told that the 

objective to launch this program 

is to develop in depth 

understanding of the key 

technologies in data science 

and business analytics: data 

mining, machine learning, 

visualization technique, predictive 

modeling and statistics. 

He told that a student of 

data science may improve 

his practice problem analysis 

and decision making, gain 

practical, hands-on experience 

with statistics programming 

language and big data 

tools through course work 

and applied research experience. 

Dr. Asim Imdad while 

highlighting importance of 

MS (Information security) 

degree program said our 

industry is in badly need to 

garbage and could easily 

install five plants, each one 

of 50 MW to generate 250 

MW electricity from this 

garbage,” he said. 

Shah directed the Local 

Government Minister to 

approve policy of handing 

over garbage to any private 

company for power generation 

and get it approved 

from the Board. “This 

would help to invite private 

party for installation of a 

power plant at Landfill Site 

at Jam Chakro,” he said and 

directed the local government 

minister to reserve a 

separate piece of land there 

for the power project at Jam 

Chakro. 

MAJU will launche two new 

degree programs from next year 

KARACHI: Associate Dean, Computing and Engineering Faculty, Mohammad Ali 

Jinnah University, Karachi Dr. Asim Imdad presiding over Board of Faculty meeting. 

KARACHI: The Usman Institute of 

Technology (UIT) CIRCLE organised 

the mentor meetup of its women economic 

empowerment and leadership 

development programme ‘Tech Karo' 

at the UIT campus Karachi on 

Saturday. 

The Tech Karo was launched by the 

CIRCLE in partnership with Engro 

Vopak Terminal Limited and UIT in 

2017 and since then it has trained many 

women on tech craft to help them start 

their careers. It has also been regular 

mentors' meetups to help undertraining 

women share their projects and aspirations 

with the leading figures from various 

industries. 

"We aim at bringing women's voices 

and ideas to the forefront and 

mobilise support from male leaders 

from corporate, social sector and the 

government," said CIRCLE cofounder 

Sadaffe Abid. "Women's economic 

empowerment and leadership 

development through advocacy, 

research, and innovative entrepreneurship 

and skills labs is the key priority of 

Tech Karo. 

It is just the way are helped their 

skills on the handicrafts the Tech Karo 

focus on Tech4Empowerment under 

which they are equipped with training 

have educated youth in this 

field presently to strengthen 

information security system. 

He said that particularly our 

Banking sector is facing 

huge losses due to security 

breaches incidents that is 

why, we have decided to 

launch MS (Information 

Security) degree program. 

He said that the objective to 

start this new degree program 

is to develop core competencies 

in the field of information 

security. He said this 

academic program will provided 

students an opportunity 

to learn the technical 

aspects of information security 

by understanding current 

threats and vulnerabilities 

and examine ways of developing 

effective countermeasures. 

He said this degree 

program has been designed 

to fulfill the growing national 

need of well trained professional 

to work in a wide 

range of roles to protect 

information system in all 

types of organizations 

including research and academia. 

UIT women economic empowerment circle’s meetup 

and necessary skills to start their career 

confidently. A tech hub has been set up 

at the UIT where all modern technological 

services are provided with qualified 

trainers. 

Careem Regional Manager Asad 

Haider Khan highlighted the need for 

technological skills to start and grow 

professionally. He said technology and 

particularly information technology 

has helped increase the number of 

women into employment these days 

and as more and more women are realising 

the need for acquiring information 

technology skills they becoming 

more competitive in the job market. 

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Local Government Saeed 

Ghani along with Mayor Karachi, Waseem Akhtar, 

Chairman DMC East, Moid Anwar in a group photo. 

KARACHI: Chairman Sindh Higher Education Commission, Dr Asim Hussain, along with V.C SZABUL Justice rtd Qazi Khalid 

Ali , meeting with Attorney General of Pakistan Anwar Mansoor Khan. Dean Foreign Partnerships UoN, Prof Hastings 

McKenzie, Manager Foreign Partnerships UoN, Mrs Heather Belle Yovanoff, Mushahid Zuberi also seen in on the occasion. 

KARACHI: Dr. Murtaza Mughal chairman, Nazaria e 

Pakistan centre trust presenting his book Fikr e 

Farda to Mr. Sajid Nawaz, managing director, Pakistan 

Oilfield Ltd (POL) in his office brig. Aslam Khan rtd , 

chairman Pakistan economy watch (pew) has also 

graced the picture. 

KARACHI: Chairman DMC Malir, Jan Muhammad Baloch 

inaugurating Bagh-e-Ali Road.

Education key to nation’s 

success: Ismail Rahu 

Sawan Khaskheli 

BADIN: Addressing a 

stunning and colorful event 

here at the town Tarai, 

Badin on the other day, to 

award the poor family 

heads, whose untiring 

efforts led their offspring to 

top most posts in the provincial 

Govt of Sindh, 

Muhammad Ismail Rahu, 

Provincial Minister of Sindh 

for Agriculture, Supply and 

Prices said education is a 

key to the success of the 

nation adding that only an 

educated nation can survive 

in a fiercely competitive 

world. 

Mr. Rahu addressing the 

hundreds of participants of 

colorful event titled with 

“"Bari Jin Baari" here at 

Tarai town organized by 

administration of Govt 

Secondary School Haji 

Junejo with collaboration of 

young energetic, enthusiastic 

and social activist Mr. 

Iqbal Junejo. 

The stunning ceremony 

was participated by hundreds 

of the participants 

Our Correspondent 

HYDERABAD: Sindh 

National Tehrik has paid 

rich tributes to Akhtar 

Sindhi media coordinator 

of SNT. Tehrik Chairman 

Ashraf Noonari received 

condolences from various 

political ,social , 

nationalist and human 

rights workers as well as 

members of Bar and civil 

including Taj Muhammad 

Mallah, MPA Badin, Sain 

Bux Jamali, PPP, General 

Secretary, Badin, Syed 

Rasool Bux Shah, Director, 

secondary schools education 

Hyderabad, large number 

of teachers, education 

officials, educationists, citizens, 

representatives of civil 

society and notable of 

Karachi, Kandh-kot, 

Larkana, Thatta, Sujawal, 

Mirpurkhas, Hyderabad and 

other districts and cities. 

hile addressing, Mr. 

Rahu maintained that if we 

want to become a successful 

developed nation, we have 

society at Sindh House. 

Talking with visitors 

Ashraf Noonari said 

Akhtar Sindhi ( Noonari) 

was active worker of 

SNT and nationalist 

tehrik of Sindh. He 

always played leading 

role in national politics 

and struggle. He said 

untimely death of Akhtar 

has created a big gap in 

to improve our education 

sector adding he urged top 

officials of poor parents to 

serve as role-models and 

lead by setting good examples. 

Addressing the event, Taj 

Muhammad Mallah, MPA, 

said no human being can 

attain socio-economic 

progress without education. 

He added that we need to 

understand our responsibility 

that education up to primary 

was compulsory and 

vital for national development 

adding he put great 

emphasis on the need of 

education. 

national Tehrik difficult 

to be filled. He was 

ardent lover of Sindh and 

its people to such extent 

that he adopted word 

Sindhi after his name. 

He said committed 

workers like Akhta are 

born after many years. 

He said he himself and 

other workers of SNT 

have been deeply grieved 

Sain Bux Jamali, PPP, 

Secretary General, Badin 

chapter, expressed that “No 

nation can attain development 

and prosperity without 

the support of education and 

it is the foremost right of 

every one which deserves 

the tremendous attention.” 

Mr. Jamali said that we have 

to improve the condition of 

educational institutions of 

the district and train the 

teachers for provision of the 

quality education. 

Syed Rasool Bux Shah, 

director schools, said for 

real progress, prosperity and 

development, all should 

support those initiatives 

towards improvement of 

educational system and betterment. 

“It is important to 

work hard for bringing 

improvements in the quality 

of education,” he added. 

Mr. Shah lauded the 

efforts of Iqbal Junejo for 

his vulnerable role and 

efforts in connection of promotion 

of education in real 

mean and encouraging students 

to create element of 

SNT pays tributes to Akhtar Sindhi 

SSP Thar Imran Quraishi 

addressing the press conference 

Imtiaz Dharani 

MITHI: SSP Thar 

Imran Quraishi addressing 

the press conference 

in his office on Sunday 

warned the NGOs, traders 

and local banks to stop 

their recoveries of the 

loans given to the people 

of drought-hit Thar in the 

wake of the severe 

drought. He said that loan 

lending NGOs and some 

individual who deal in the 

ugly business of interests 

had made created the 

mess by trapping the 

poverty-stricken Tharis 

due to drought condition. 

Mr Qurasishi said that he 

had directed all SHOs of 

Tharparkar district to 

keep the strict eye on the 

workers of various NGOs 

and traders and take punitive 

actions if any of them 

was found involved in 

pressuring the people to 

return their small loans. 

He informed that he 

announced to take actions 

in the light of the directions 

issued to him by 

chief secretary Sindh 

Syed Mumtaz Ali Shah, 

who had ordered the 

banks, NGOs and other to 

stop the recoveries as 

long as drought situations 

persisted in the 

rain-dependent arid zone 

of the country. Mr 

Qurashi requested media 

persons to highlight the 

issues so that officials 

could take actions 

against, who were making 

the lives of Tharis 

miserable. 

Eating chocolate and drinking tea or 

coffee 'could help you live longer' 

ISLAMABAD: Eating 

chocolate and drinking coffee 

or tea could help you live 

longer, research suggests. 

Indulging in the treats 

while taking zinc supplements 

activates a compound 

that slows down ageing, a 

study found. 

This reverses the 'internal 

stress' that naturally 

accumulates over the years 

and has been linked to 

everything from cancer to 

Alzheimer's. 

Zinc is a relatively safe 

supplement even at high 

doses and could therefore be 

taken regularly to help slow 

ageing, according to the 

German researchers. 

Chocolate, wine, coffee 

and tea contain the antioxidants 

polyphenols, which 

help combat cell damage. 

Researchers from the 

University of Erlangen– 

Nuremberg found zinc activates 

a compound in 

polyphenols in the lab. 

This activation then protects 

against a gas that is 

produced as a waste product 

by cells, according to the 

research in the journal 

Nature Chemistry. 

This gas can damage a 

person's DNA - oxidative 

stress - and is thought to 

play a key role in the ageing 

process. 

It also linked to inflammation 

that can then cause 

cancer and degenerative diseases 

such as Alzheimer's. 

Polyphenols cannot 

break down this damaging 

gas alone. But when combined 

with zinc, they create 

a 'mega complex'. 

This complex mimics the 

naturally-occurring superoxide 

dismutase enzyme 

that destroys the gas to help 

protect the body from its 

effects. 

This study is the first 

time the effects of this 

enzyme have been copied 

without resorting to the 

chemical properties of metals 

such as iron or copper. 

Excessive exposure to 

these metals can cause socalled 

internal stress on their 

own. Zinc, however, is 

much less toxic. 

with demise of Akhtar 

Sindhi and it has caused 

a blow to Tehrik. He 

vowed to continue struggle 

left by him and would 

march to final destination. 

He prayed for eternal 

peace to departed 

soul and comfort and 

patience o aggrieved 

family to bear loss of his 

precious life. 

Govt fully committed 

to complete target 

of 5 million houses’ 

constriction: Minister 

ISLAMABAD: State 

Minister for Housing and 

Works, Muhammad 

Shabbir Ali Qureshi stated 

the Imran Khan led PTI 

government is fully committed 

to complete the target 

of 5 million houses 

construction in five years. 

Addressing a press conference 

along with the 

members of Naya Pakistan 

Housing Scheme, he stated 

that Naya Pakistan housing 

project would begin in 

Punjab province in January 

2019. 

Responding a question, 

he stated that earlier 3 million 

affordable houses had 

been constructed in past 

but unfortunately country 

wealthy people were the 

owners of these houses. 

However, PTI government 

was fully committed to fulfill 

this project without any 

delay and added that transparency 

would ensure in 

this project. 

To a question, he stated 

that under the Naya 

Pakistan Housing Policy 

loan would be provided to 

people for 20 years. 

competitions. 

On the occasion, Iqbal 

Junejo, while paying vote of 

the thanks to participants 

expressed that education 

was the only means of dealing 

with challenges such as 

poverty, unemployment and 

illiteracy adding he wishes 

to the organize such type 

events amid to promote the 

education and appreciate the 

parents of despite of the 

thousands hindrances and 

their poverty left no stone 

unturned in education of the 

their children and their tireless 

efforts assisted their offspring 

in getting their destinations. 

Meanwhile, the ceremony 

was also participated by 

renowned artists of Sindh 

including Suhrab Soomro, 

Ali Gul Mallah and others. 

Students of the school performed 

and exposed their 

laudable talent which was 

highly appreciated by the 

audience and guests when 

different local singers also 

got appreciates after singing 

best songs. 

Hurriyet 

leaders condemn 

repressive measures 

ISLAMABAD: In occupied 

Kashmir, the Chairman 

of All Parties Hurriyat 

Conference Syed Ali Gilani 

and other Hurriyat leaders and 

organizations have paid rich 

tributes to the martyrs of 

Shopian. 

In a statement issued in 

Srinagar, Ali Gilani expressed 

concern over civilian killings 

in Shopian. He also 

denounced the authorities for 

their stubborn attitude and 

continued bloodshed and said 

for last several decades, people 

in the territory have been 

are facing war-like situation. 

He said people are facing 

the extreme situations, he said, 

adding people are facing bullets 

and pellets at the hands of 

arrogant Indian forces. 

Condemning the use of 

brute force against the civilians, 

the APHC chairman said 

on the pretext of search and 

cordon operations common 

people are deliberately targeted 

and victimized by the men 

in uniform. 

PESHAWAR: Governor Khyber 

Pakhtunkhwa, Shah Farman has 

directed Higher Education 

Department, KP to get record of all 

recruitment in BPS-17 and below 

from all provincial universities 

made during past ten year. 

He issued these directives while 

chairing a senate meeting of the 

Women University Mardan here on 

Monday. 

He said we have to see that how 

recruitments have been made during 

past 10 years. The recruitments 

S H E I K H U P U R A : 

Station House Officer (SHO) 

Zahid Mehmood, his driver 

and his guard were gunned 

down by unidentified 

assailants on GT Road in 

Sheikhupura district on 

Monday. 

Station House Officer 

(SHO) at Lahore's Rang 

Mahal police station, Zahid 


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SHO gunned down in Sheikhupura 

Abbas Kassar 

H Y D E R A B A D : 

Hyderabad Chamber of 

Small Trades and Small 

Industry has welcomed 6 

billions grant prime minister 

Imran Khan has been 

successful to get from China 

and termed same as positive 

to improve Pakistan economy. 

President of chamber 

Muhammad Farooq 

Shaikhani, senior vice president 

Saleemddin Qureshi 

and vice president 

Muhammad Arif Memon 

have said that with this grant 

Pakistan economy would be 

strengthened and it would 

help control inflation as also 

positive effects on trade and 

industry. 

They hoped that present 

China visit of prime minister 

would bring improvements 

and positive effects 

on technology, trade, industry 

and agriculture sectors. 

They also asked for review 

of free trade agreement 

between two countries as 

China was sole beneficent 

Mehmood, was injured in 

firing and was being transported 

to the hospital when 

he succumbed to his 

wounds. 

His driver and guard died 

on the spot, District Police 

Officer (DPO) Sheikhupura 

Jahanzeb Nazir Khan told 

media. 

Mehmood had been travelling 

from his home in 

Sheikhupura's Murdike area 

to Lahore when gunmen 

opened fire on his car on GT 

Road, the DPO said. 

The assailants fled the site 

of the attack. Police have 

erected district-wide blockades 

and initiated a search 

operation in an attempt to 

arrest suspected attackers. 

HCSTSI welcomes China grant: 

terms it positive for Pak economy 

from it as, they said, under 

this agreement China has 

concession on 800 items 

while Pakistan has no more 

than 100 which was imbalance 

between two countries. 

They said by-passing 

Pakistani industrialists in 

China was deplorable and 

on the contrary he met with 

Chinese industrialists individually 

and offered them 

concessions. They said it 

was responsibility of government 

to remove this 

lacuna. 

ISLAMABAD: School boys are pushing their school van after the fuel has ended. 

Punjab CM inaugurates Head 

Marala Hydro Power project 

SIALKOT: Punjab Chief 

Minister Sardar Usman 

Buzdar on Monday inaugurated 

Head Marala Hydro 

Power project near Head 

Marala, Sialkot. 

The hydro power project 

had been established at 

Upper Chenab Canal (UCC) 

near Head Marala Barrage 

with a total cost of Rs3.98 

billion under the supervision 

of Chinese engineers. The 

hydro power plant has 

capacity of producing 

7.64MW electricity with 

four turbines of 1.9MWs 

capacity each. 

The turbines were made 

functional after their successful 

tests, said a press 

release. The press note further 

stated that the plan was 

linked with the national grid 

which will annually generate 

50.3 million unite. 

Usman Buzdar after its 

inauguration inspected the 

turbines and control room 

and examined power generation 

system. PTI leader 

Firdous Ashiq Awan presented 

a souvenir to the 

chief minister. 

Firdous Ashiq Awan 

said, “Usman Buzdar is the 

on the basis of political interference 

and against the merit has 

become menace for higher educational 

institution and the Govt. is 

committed to removing anomalies 

permanently. 

Governor said that zero tolerance 

policy is being observed for 

higher education institution to get 

positive results and for the betterment 

of educational standards. 

He further said that any illegal 

and against the merit recruitment 

would not be tolerated at any cast, 

first people’s chief minister 

of the Punjab and we are 

thankful for his visit. 

The way Usman Buzdar 

is solving the problems of 

the people is praiseworthy, 

she added. We will fully 

welcome him whenever he 

will visit Sialkot, she added. 

President PTI Central 

Punjab Usman Dar said the 

chief minister has won the 

hearts of the people by 

announcing to establish special 

economic zones along 

Lahore-Sialkot Motorway 

and the business community 

is thankful to him. 

Governor KP seeks record of recuitments 

made in provincial universities 

LAHORE: Workers are busy loading soil on the tractors using heavy machinery on the banks of River Ravi despite 

increasing smog in the city. 

adding "we are against unemployment 

but we have to establish a 

merit based system in all public 

sector universities." 

Later the senate gave approval 

of the current fiscal budget for the 

University. 

The senate meeting was attended 

by the Principle Secretary to 

Governor Nizam-ud-Din, Secretary 

Higher Education Department 

Manzoor Ahmad, Vice Chancellor 

women university Mardan and 

other. 

68% Pakistanis 

support CJP’s decision 

of giving jobs to two 

transgender people in SC 

I S L A M A B A D : 

According to a Gilani 

Research Foundation 

Survey carried out by 

Gallup and Gilani 

Pakistan, majority of 

Pakistanis (68%) support 

Chief Justice of Pakistan 

(CJP) Mian Saqib Nisar’s 

decision of giving jobs to 

two transgender people 

within Supreme Court. 

A nationally representative 

sample of men and 

women from across the 

four provinces was asked 

“During court hearing of 

a case related to transgenders, 

Chief Justice 

Saqib Nisar announced to 

give jobs to two transgenders 

inside Supreme 

Court.

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ISLAMABAD –– LAHORE –– RAWALPINDI –– KARACHI 

MILLIONS of NAs -- fighting against 

gun totting "White Lies" as those foreign 

intruders were so called by original 

Americans -- saw No Mercy while getting 

massacred as they could not defend themselves 

properly with bows and arrows or sticks and 

stones. Even US Hollywood and US allies like 

Europeans including Britain made several blockbuster 

movies displaying their own unsurpassed 

foreign White brutality against original Native 

Americans of what is now called a superpower 

United States. It was common to see movie 

screen shots like White attackers shooting with 

their guns those Native Americans who were 

either not carrying hot weapons except bows, 

arrow, sticks, stones or were simply charging 

ahead bare handed in anger and anguish without 

any weapons and getting killed in defense of their 

own land, men, women and children. One film on 

NAs described everything with a simple moving 

sentence that became the title of another Red 

Indian best seller film "Bury My Heart At 

Wounded Knee". 

HOWSOEVER easy that may seem for BS to 

speak of Native American rights as an election 

promise or whatever,this centuries old complex situation 

is red with blood of massacres by foreign 

non-American White gunmen invaders against 

original Americans after Italian seafarer Chistopher 

Columbus under Spanish rule discovered America 

back in 1490s, though Islamic leaders claimed 

Muslims discovered America in year 1178. 

COLUMBUS thought he discovered Indies or 

India and thus original Americans were wrongly 

named as Red Indians, a mistake stupidly repeated 

for centuries in history! 

WHATSOEVER that may or may not be, the 

US needs to support and work with these "First 

Americans" (what a term!) to improve their standard 

of living. As if, perhaps, after these First 

Americans (NAs), White killers may be termed 

"Second Americans"!? Anyway, Bernie supports 

the right of Native American tribes to self-govern 

and have sovereign jurisdiction over their lands. 

He also supports directly acknowledging 

America's continuing history of mistreatment and 

racism against Native Americans and wants to 

actively promote further measures to achieve justice 

for these "Red Indians"! 

LET us have a look at that: Tribal sovereignty 

means that Native American tribes should have 

sovereign control over their lands. 

By Fareed Zakaria 

It is commonplace to hear and read about US 

President Donald Trump's takeover of the 

Republican Party. And certainly there is lots of 

evidence that the GOP is animated these days by an 

unquestioning devotion to Trump. But the problem is 

that Republicans are now becoming the party not of 

Trump but of Joseph McCarthy, the Wisconsin senator 

who in the 1950s accused the State Department of 

treason, called George Marshall - head of the army 

during World War II, later secretary of state and 

defense - a traitor, and implied that the American government 

was being secretly run by the Kremlin. 

The Republican Party today has become a vast 

repository of conspiracy theories, fake news, false 

accusations and paranoid fantasies. Consider the most 

recent example. Trump has scared much of the country 

about a group of Central Americans, fleeing poverty 

and violence, who are hoping to come to the US 

border and apply for asylum. It's perfectly reasonable 

to oppose letting them in, though it is cruel to 

demonise them constantly. But Republicans have not 

been content to oppose granting asylum. They have 

concocted facts out of thin air and invented conspiracies 

about who is behind this group of impoverished 

migrants. 

Last week, one of the prominent hosts at Fox 

News, which is now the Pravda of the Republican 

Party, suggested that more than 100 Daesh fighters 

had been caught "trying to use this caravan." Trump, 

a devoted viewer of Fox, pounced on that claim, 

declaring that "unknown Middle Easterners" had 

joined the caravan. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., asked 

whether Democratic donor George Soros was funding 

this movement. 

None of these claims has an iota of truth to it. But 

they are repeated and reinforced across the country. 

The notion that Soros is the dark mastermind behind 

all kinds of movements is now deeply lodged in the 

Republican Party. The slurs against Soros are revealing. 

Let's remember, Soros is one of the most successful 

businessmen in history, who made his money 

EDITORIAL 

Rights Of Native Americans: Please 

'Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee'! 

US presidential elections, campaigns, speeches and debates had a presidential 

hopeful and candidate Bernie Sanders advocate granting overdue rights 

denied but deserved: in favor of Native Americans (NAs)! 

Acknowledging racism, the history of gross mistreatment 

of Native Americans should be brought 

to and maintained in the public’s attention. 

Stereotypes and slurs against Native Americans 

should be discouraged and denounced. 

CRIMES committed on Native tribes land and 

against Natives must have jurisdiction of NAs. 

Much lip service is paid to the sovereignty of 

Native American groups within U.S. borders, but 

the legal reality is a quagmire. In many cases, if a 

crime is committed on a reservation by somebody 

who is not a member of the tribe, the tribal government 

is not permitted the jurisdiction to prosecute 

the perpetrator under their own legal system. 

The natives Americans are still slaves and 

cannot do anything against foreign attackers, the 

"later Americans"! 

HEALTHCARE for Native Americans should 

be improved as they experience disproportionately 

high rates of particular health problems, and 

also face challenges in receiving effective healthcare. 

RACISM is rampant. US does need to immediately 

apologize for the damage that White 

invaders' historical discrimination and racism has 

caused Native Americans, and that White massacres 

against this Red tribe should be actively 

denounced. The continuing history of mistreatment 

of indigenous peoples by the United States 

is still an issue that needs to be remedied but it 

receives little public attention. Formal public 

acknowledgement of America’s role in this mistreatment 

is a small step in the right direction. 

DISTORTIONS of history is a common character 

of a lying and killing machinery, though it 

developed a better culture for itself and others 

later on. For centuries, names and images have 

been appropriated from the cultures of indigenous 

peoples, stripped of context, twisted, and 

adapted to mock and perpetuate belittling stereotypes 

and tokens. This is a major problem that 

remains widespread today. Additionally, “redskin” 

is commonly used as a derogatory racial 

slur to refer to Native American individuals. 

Apology by any US presidential candidates for 

the many instances of violence, maltreatment, 

and neglect inflicted on Native Peoples by citizens 

of the United States is simply not enough, 

nor is it a substitute for granting and fulfilling 

legitimate rights of Native Americans. They're 

the original sons of the soil of what is now 

called USA. 

OPINION 

Trump's politics feeds on fear and paranoia 

The Republican Party today has become a vast repository of conspiracy 

theories, fake news, false accusations and paranoid fantasies 

in as pure a form of capitalism as there is, reading and 

betting on the market. He has become one of the 

world's leading philanthropists. 

So why the focus on him? He is not the only big 

funder of liberal causes and candidates. Soros is not a 

mysterious figure. He's given countless speeches and 

interviews and written many books and articles. His 

Open Society Foundations puts all its grants in plain 

view, on its website. But Soros is a perfect bogeyman 

for conspiracy theorists. He is rich, powerful, grew up 

abroad and has a foreign accent. 

Many Republicans now speak often and openly of 

the dangers of "globalists" - but for some reason, these 

"globalists" tend to be Jewish financiers (Lloyd 

Blankfein, Gary Cohn, Janet Yellen, George Soros). 

It doesn't end there. In his riveting book 

Fantasyland: How America Went Haywire, Kurt 

Andersen describes the mountain of conspiracy theories 

spouted by Republicans these days - about the 

UN, vaccines, gun control, and Shariah law, among 

other topics. Based on zero evidence, in an age of science 

and technology, these ideas are now more widespread 

than ever before. 

America has a history of paranoid politics, infused 

with the belief that there is some hidden conspiracy to 

betray the republic. But these forces used to be peripheral, 

voiced by marginal figures. When they seemed 

to be growing, as with the John Birch Society in the 

1960s, mainstream conservatives like William F. 

Buckley publicly and forcefully denounced them. 

Today senior Republicans emulate them. President 

Trump has given a ringing endorsement to Alex 

Jones, the country's most influential and extreme conspiracy 

theorist. "Your reputation is amazing," Trump 

said in a 2015 interview with Jones. "I will not let you 

down." 

The Republican Party has many good people and 

good ideas. But none of them matters while it houses 

and feeds fantasies, conspiracies and paranoia, tinged 

with racism and bigotry. Republicans are now squarely 

the party of Joe McCarthy, and until that cancer is 

excised, they should not be entrusted with power. 

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan 

People’s Party leader 

Khursheed Shah said on 

R A W A L A K O T : 

President of Jammu and 

Kashmir Peoples Party 

(JKPP) and member ofAzad 

Jammu and Legislative 

Assembly, Sardar Khalid 

Ibrahim Khan who was 

passed away Sunday morning 

after a brief illness, has 

been laid to rest amid sobs 

and tears and in presence of 

thousands of mourners at 

Kot Matay Khan village in 

Rawalakot District on 

Monday. 

He was buried next to his 

father Sardar Muhammad 

Ibrahim Khan, who was the 

Monday that one province 

facing issue can cause disruption 

to an entire system. 

founding President of Azad 

Jammu and Kashmir and 

served as the President of the 

state for four times. 

Prominent religious 

scholar, Moulana 

Muhammad Saeed Yousaf 

led the funeral prayer that 

was attended by Azad 

Jammu and President, 

Sardar Masood Khan, 

Acting AJK Prime 

Minister, Chaudhry Tariq 

Farooq, Former AJK Prime 

Minister Chaudhry Abdul 

Majid, Speaker AJK 

Legislative Assembly, Shah 

Ghulam Qadir AJK 

Sardar Khalid Ibrahim laid to rest 

Minister Sardar Farooq 

Ahmed Tahir, Minister 

Information, Raja Mushtaq 

Minhas, Minister Civil 

Defence, Chaudhry 

Masood Khalid. Minister 

Works, Chaudhry 

Muhammad Aziz, Health 

Minister, Dr. Najib Naqi, 

Minister for Forests, Sardar 

Mir Akbar Khan, Minister 

Zakat and Usher, Chaudhry 

Yasin Gulshan, Chief 

Justice AJK High Court, M 

Tabbasum Aftab Alvi and 

large number of people 

across the Azad Jammu and 

Kashmir and Pakistan. 

Qasim Suri underscores importance 

of parliament as hub of democracy 

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Speaker 

National Assembly Qasim Khan Suri has 

underscored the importance of parliament as 

hub of democracy in parliamentary form of 

government. 

He was addressing fifth national parliamentary 

development course at Pakistan 

Institute for Parliamentary Services in 

Islamabad on Monday. 

The Deputy Speaker said parliamentary 

staff is equally important in running parliamentary 

system along with public representatives. 

Qasim Khan Suri said Pakistan 

Tehreek-e-Insaf in a difficult situation but 

Prime Minister Imran Khan is making 

vigorous efforts to take the country out of 

crises and enable the economy to stand on 

its feet. 

He expressed the confidence that incumbent 

government under its leadership will be 

successful in making the economy stable. 

HYDERABAD: Members of Everest Law College are holding protest demonstration for 

acceptance of their demands, at Hyderabad press club. 

Rs 3.5m approved to renovate DC Larkana Building 

LARKANA: Deputy Council Larkana was built 

Commissioner, Larkana, in 1927 under supervision 

Muhammad Noman of Sir Shahnawaz Bhutto 

Siddique on Monday clarified 

and had turned ageing over 

a news headlined the years. 

‘Larkana landmark under The meeting hall of this 

threat of demolition’ published 

council was dilapidated 

in The Express and in dangerous condition 

Tribuneon November 02, as declared by Sindh 

2018. He said that the Building Control 

main building of District Authority, he added in his 


MITHI: Around four lac 

school age children are out of 

schools in Tharparkar, hundreds 

of the innocent children 

have lost their lives due to 

drought, and children are 

trapped under child labor and 

domestic labor it is responsibility 

of government to look 

after them told by educationist 

Partab Shivani to the participants 

during two days 

training session on child 

rights. He added as per 

UNCRC (United Nation 

Convention on the rights of 

children), fundamental rights 

must be provided for the protection 

and promotion of 

child rights. He shared as 

Pakistan is not only signatory 

but has ratified thus all articles 

must have to be followed. 

Sajid Bajeer journalist 

told as we have been raising 

the issues of children as they 

have been violated at different 

steps, you people have to 

care yourself. He further told 

we have raised issues of early 

child marriages which is frequent 

as well as corporal 

punishment in schools as it is 

not drop out but walk out 

from schools due to unavailability 

of enable environment. 

Mr. Bajeer told as we 

organized police training 

under Child rights movement 

and CSSP at Mithi and orientation 

was given about child 

rights and ask to take measurement 

against increasing 

number of the suicide at Thar. 

Mahadev Makwano 

development professional 

statement. It was identified 

and demanded by members 

of District Council 

and civil society as well to 

restore it to its original 

position. 

"The rehabilitation and 

restoration cost to the tune 

of Rs 3.5 million has been 

approved by the council," 

he said. 

said as Child rights movement 

is organizing different 

sessions to aware the children 

about their basic rights, children 

must have to understand 

about it as well as feel ones 

responsibility to obey the 

system. He added as children 

The PPP leader was 

speaking to media where he 

said that one person is constantly 

making statements 

which do not support the 

political system. 

He further said that his 

party does not want to initiate 

a campaign which can 

potentially cause harm to 

the system. 

“I hope the government 

will not take any such 

unconstitutional measure,” 

said the former opposition 

leader. 

Khursheed Shah said 

that the PPP wants democracy 

to prosper in the country. 

While responding to a 

question regarding 

Information Minister Fawad 

Chaudhry’s statements of 

Sindh government’s days 

being numbered, Shah said 

that he will not respond to it. 

“What is there to comment 

on Chaudhry’s words. 

I could have commented if 

it were a senior parliamentarian,” 

remarked Shah. 

He further said that the 

committee constituted to 

probe General Election 

2018 rigging , will hold its 

first session today. 

Five-day antipolio-drive 

to kick 

off from Nov 12 

RAWALPINDI: Health 

Department Rawalpindi 

has decided to kick off 

anti-polio campaign once 

again from Nov 12 after 

identification of polio 

virus from the sewerage 

of Rawalpindi. 


reports, all the arrangements 

to run this campaign 

successfully have 

been completed. 

Mobile teams will also 

be constituted for this 

anti-polio drive this week. 

Anti-polio campaign 

will continue for five 

days. 

IUKT to be 

inaugurated in 

December 

RAWALPINDI: Decision 

has been taken to inaugurate 

Institute of Urology and 

Kidney Transplant (IUKT) 

in the month of December. 

Medical Superintendent 

(MS) has also been appointed 

in this institute. Urology 

and Kidney hospital has been 

completed. This hospital 

consists of 400 beds while 30 

state of the art machines for 

kidney Transplant have also 

been installed. As many as 

five modern operations theaters 

will also be set up. 

This is second largest and 

modern hospital of its kind 

in country. 

Poets of all four 

provinces visit 

Larkana 

LARKANA: Sindh 

United Party (SUP) organized 

a reception at Larkana’s 

Waleed Mohalla in honor of 

an Anjuman Taraqi Pasand 

Musanfeen delegation on 

Monday. 

The delegation comprising 

poets and scholars of 

Punjab, KP, Balochistan and 

Sindh came to visit Larkana. 

Islamabad's Najma Rehana 

& Fahim Siddiqui, 

Peshawar's Prof Owais 

Karni, Balochistan's Panah 

Baloch and Sobia Khan recited 

their recent poetry and 

received applause from the 

audience. 

Child rights training organized at Mithi 

club is being established in 

five schools where children 

could perform extra curriculum 

activities and those students 

who would perform 

better would be chanced at 

regional and national level 

activities.


International 

5 

Iran’s Rouhani vows to 

bypass US sanctions 

U.S. administration reinstated all sanctions removed on Iran following a 2015 nuclear deal with Tehran 

Camila Cabello comes out on top 

at MTV Europe Music Awards 

TEHRAN: Iranian 

President Hassan Rouhani 

on Monday vowed to bypass 

newly re-imposed U.S. 

sanctions on the oil-rich 

country, according to Iran’s 

semi-official Mehr news 

agency. 

“The Islamic Republic of 

Iran can and will sell its oil,” 

Mehr quoted Rouhani as 

saying during a meeting 

with officials of the Iranian 

Economy Ministry. 

He said Washington has 

become more isolated following 

the U.S. withdrawal 

of a 2015 nuclear deal with 

Tehran in May. 

“Almost all countries in 

the world except for a few 

are standing with us against 

the United States, and that is 

the victory of our diplomacy,” 

he said. 

economy. 

On Monday, the U.S. 

administration reinstated all 

sanctions removed on Iran 

following a 2015 nuclear 

SJA Jafri 

Bureau Chief Australia 

MELBOURNE: Millions of 

people living on the outskirts 

ofAustralia's major cities are 

being left behind by a lack of 

access to public transport, a 

damning audit by the country's 

independent infrastructure 

adviser reveals. 

A new Infrastructure 

Australia report says it takes 

more than four million people 

over 15 minutes to walk 

to a reliable bus or train service, 

forcing many into cars. 

Accessibility is worst in 

the outer areas of 

Melbourne, where 1.4 million 

commuters struggle to 

deal with Tehran. The sanctions 

target Iran’s oil 

exports, shipping and banks 

- all core parts of the Iranian 

“With people’s 

help and unity, we have to 

make Americans understand 

that they cannot talk to the 

great Iranian nation with the 

language of pressure and 

access frequently-running 

public transport. 

Across Australia, one 

million commuters in the 

outer suburbs of Sydney and 

Brisbane, 200,000 in 

Adelaide and 500,000 in 

sanctions. They have to be 

punished,” Rouhani said. 

“What the Americans are 

doing today is putting pressure 

merely on the people. 

Today, we are not the only 

one who are angry about US 

policies, even European 

companies and governments 

are angry about them,” he 

Perth have too far to walk. 

“Australia’s public transport 

system moves millions 

of people every day. It’s 

important that people have 

access to high performing 

and frequent services,” 

added. 

“I have told world leaders 

that we will proudly 

break the US sanctions this 

time,” Rouhani said. “Under 

UN Security Council 

Resolution 2231, all countries 

in the world are obliged 

to take a stance against the 

US." 

Australia’s worst cities for public transport revealed 

Turkey, Japan look to 

further improve relations 

‘We are very pleased that 2019 will be celebrated as 

'Year of Turkish Culture in Japan',” says Cavusoglu 

TOKYO: Turkey and 

Japan look to strengthen 

their relations in every 

field, Turkish foreign minister 

said on Monday. 

Speaking at a joint press 

conference with his 

Japanese counterpart Taro 

Kono in Tokyo, Mevlut 

Cavusoglu said: “During 

our mutual visits and bilateral 

talks, we are making 

efforts to further deepen 

our relations in every field 

and to further strengthen 

our ties.” 

Cavusoglu and Kono 

will later meet for bilateral 

talks. 

Japan-Turkey Economic 

Partnership Agreement 

(EPA), some joint projects 

planned to be realized in 

Turkey and the formation 

of Japan-Turkey Science 

and Technology University 

will be discussed during 

their talks, he said. 

In regards to the year 

2019 that will be celebrated 

as Year of Turkish Culture 

in Japan, the foreign minister 

said: “We are very 

pleased that 2019 will be 

celebrated as Year of 

Turkish Culture in Japan. 

We’ve already started 

works for these events.” 

Turkey is also glad that 

Japan has started playing 

an active role for the solution 

of issues in the world, 

including the Middle East, 

and it attaches importance 

to the humanitarian aspect 

of the problems, 

Cavusoglu said. 

Taj Mahal’s mosque closed for 

prayers except on Fridays 

NEW DELHI, India: 

Muslims in Indian city of 

Agra would no longer be 

able to offer prayers at the 

mosque situated on the 

premises of landmark Taj 

Mahal except on Fridays. 

According to the directives 

issued by the 

Archaeological Survey of 

India, Muslims will be 

allowed to offer prayers at 

the Taj Mahal mosque only 

on Fridays. 

The decision was taken 

in accordance with the order 

of the Supreme Court of 

India, Vasant Swarankar, 

superintending archaeologist 

at ASI’s Agra chapter, 

told the Times of India, a 

local daily. 

“Namaz (prayer) can 

only be offered on Fridays 

and that, too, by local residents 

only,” Swarankar said. 

Syed Ibrahim Hussain 

Zaidi, president of the 

mosque’s management 

committee, termed the decision 

as an “anti-Muslim” 

move. 

“This show their mindset. 

The order is illegal and 

you cannot prohibit residents 

from offering prayers 

on other days,” Zaidi told 

Anadolu Agency. 

Earlier in July, The 

Supreme Court of India 

had refused to allow 

prayers by outsiders at the 

mosque on the premises of 

the Taj Mahal, saying the 

monument's preservation is 

paramount. 

Infrastructure Australia 

Director of Policy and 

Research Peter Colacino 

told media. 

Colacino also said more 

commuters are forced to 

drive long distances to 

work, contributing to a 

congestion bill that IA estimates 

will reach $53 billion 

in lost productivity by 

2031. That figure is 

expected to blow out even 

further as Australia’s population 

grows but rather 

than recommend new rail 

lines, IA has called on state 

governments to increase 

the efficiency of existing 

systems and embrace ondemand 

buses. 

Egypt's Sisi says law 

curbing NGOs needs 

to be more 'balanced' 

CAIRO: Egypt’s president 

has signaled he might 

order a review of a law 

restricting the work of nongovernmental 

organizations, 

which has raised an outcry 

from human rights groups, 

saying it needed to be “balanced”. 

Rights groups say the 

May 2017 law effectively 

bans their work and makes it 

harder for charities to operate. 

Officials have said it is 

necessary, arguing that foreign-funded 

NGOs threaten 

national security. 

Responding to a request 

from a participant in a youth 

forum in the Red Sea city of 

Sharm al-Sheikh on Sunday 

to revisit the NGO law, 

President Abdel Fattah al- 

Sisi said: “I agree with you. I 

believe in the work done by 

civil society organizations.” 

“The law contained phobia 

and a fear of these organizations 

for Egypt,” he 

added. “I want to reassure 

those who are listening to me 

inside Egypt and outside of 

Egypt, that in Egypt, we are 

keen that the law becomes 

balanced and achieves what 

is required of it to regulate 

the work of these groups in a 

good way. This is not just 

political talk,” Sisi said. 

The measure restricts 

NGO activity to development 

and social work and 

brought in jail terms of up to 

five years for violation. 

JAKARTA: Indonesian 

rescue agency on Sunday 

extended by three days 

the search of victims of 

the crashed Lion Air JT- 

610 aircraft. 

"After evaluation and 

getting input from the 

field, we have decided to 

extend the rescue for 

another three days," Lt. 

Gen. Muhammad Syaugi, 

head of the National 

U.S. officials say they 

seek to "alter" Iranian 

behavior with the sanctions, 

and have been leaking out a 

stream of 12 demands it 

wants to see Iran agree to in 

exchange for re-lifting the 

economic penalties. 

The U.S. expects to have 

reduced Iranian oil exports 

by more than 1 million barrels 

even before Monday's 

tranche of economic penalties, 

which the U.S. has long 

warned were incoming. 

All of the other signatories 

-- China, the European 

Union, France, Germany, 

Iran, Russia and the United 

Kingdom -- have remained 

in the nuclear deal despite 

the U.S. withdrawal. 

The accord provided Iran 

with billions of dollars in 

relief from international 

sanctions in exchange for 

sweeping curbs on and 

inspections of its nuclear 

program. 

Militias inspired 

by Trump heading 

to US border 

WASHINGTON: Armed 

militia groups are heading to 

the border to assist border 

enforcement officers as a 

migrant caravan winds its 

way through Mexico on its 

way to the U.S. 

“We’ll observe and 

report, and offer aid in any 

way we can,” Shannon 

McGauley, a bail bondsman 

in the Dallas suburbs who is 

president of the Texas 

Minutemen, told the 

Washington Post newspaper. 

“We’ve proved ourselves 

before, and we’ll prove ourselves 

again." 

McGauley said his group, 

which includes about 100 

volunteers, would head to 

the river that divides the state 

of Texas from Mexico in the 

coming days. “I can’t put a 

number on it,” McGauley 

said. “My phone’s been ringing 

nonstop for the last seven 

days. You got other militias, 

and husbands and wives, 

people coming from 

Oregon, Indiana. We’ve 

even got two from Canada.” 

The militia is motivated 

by U.S. President Donald 

Trump who has claimed 

without offering evidence 

that a migrant caravan bound 

for the U.S. includes 

"unknown Middle 

Easterners," and violent 

criminals among its groups 

of women and children. 

Many of those in the caravan 

are fleeing extreme 

poverty and gang violence in 

Central America. 

YANGON: An appeal 

has been filed for two 

Reuters journalists who 

were sentenced to long 

imprisonments in Myanmar 

for unraveling the atrocities, 

BILBAO, Spain: Cuban- 

American singer Camila 

Cabello was the top winner 

at the MTV Europe Music 

awards on Sunday night, 

with “Best Song,” “Best 

Artist,” “Best Video” and 

“Best U.S. Act” in a show 

that featured a stellar performance 

from Janet 

Jackson. 

Cabello, 21, who already 

led the pack at the MTV 

Video Music Awards in 

August, urged her fans in 

the United States to vote in 

the 2018 midterm elections 

as she walked the red carpet 

in the northern Spanish city 

of Bilbao. 

The singer, who rose to 

fame as a member of the 

girl group “Fifth Harmony,” 

formed on the U.S. edition 

of the X-Factor, said she 

relished being seen as a role 

model. 

“I feel like the message 

for me has always been just 

like do what makes you 

happy, even if it’s scary, it’s 

worth it to take the risk 

because your happiness is 

your responsibility,” 

Cabello said. 

“That’s always been my 

message and I talk about it a 

lot but I feel like it’s a good 

message. And yes, very 

important, go vote!” she 

said. 

Jackson, who received a 

“Global Icon” award, sang 

hits of her 40-year career 

over four stages and surrounded 

by African drummers, 

flame torches, firebreathers 

and more than 20 

dancers. 

The show took place at 

Bilbao’s exhibition center 

and was hosted by Hailee 

JERUSALEM: Israeli 

Prime Minister Benjamin 

Netanyahu hailed on 

Monday what he called U.S. 

President Donald Trump’s 

courageous decision in reimposing 

U.S. sanctions on 

Iran. “This day is an historic 

day,” Netanyahu said in public 

remarks to legislators 

from his right-wing Likud 

party. “I would like to again 

Steinfeld, who performed 

“Back to Life,” a song that 

will feature on the soundtrack 

of her forthcoming 

movie Bumblebee. 

One of the hits of the 

night was Spanish 

Flamenco-inspired artist 

Rosalia singing 

“Malamente” after rolling 

on stage in a gigantic truck. 

Five-time winners of 

MTV Europe Music 

Awards, English rock band 

Muse also made a splash by 

performing “Pressure” from 

Bilbao’s world-famous soccer 

stadium San Mames. 

Other notable performances 

included Bebe Rexha 

singing “I’m a Mess” while 

in a bathtub surrounded by 

nurses and 100 dancers and 

Halsey performing 

“Without Me” surrounded 

by rainfall. 

Netanyahu says Trump made courageous 

decision on U.S. sanctions on Iran 

WASHINGTON: The 

sons of slain journalist Jamal 

Khashoggi delivered an 

emotional appeal on Sunday 

asking for the return of their 

father's body in an interview 

with CNN. 

In their first interview 

since their father was murdered, 

Salah and Abdullah 

Khashoggi said that the past 

few weeks have been 

painful for them as they continue 

to wait for more information 

on the death of their 

father. Khashoggi, a Saudi 

national and columnist for 

The Washington Post, disappeared 

Oct. 2 after entering 

the Saudi Consulate in 

Istanbul to receive paperwork 

he needed to get married. 

Once inside, he was 

immediately strangled and 

thank U.S. President Donald 

Trump for the courageous, 

determined and important 

decision. I think this contributes 

to stability and security 

and peace.” 

Khashoggi's sons plead for father's body return 

'All what we want right now is to bury him in Al-Baqi 

[cemetery] in Medina,' Salah Khashoggi tells CNN 

according to their lawyer on 

Monday. 

Wa Lone, 32, and Kyaw 

Soe Oo, 28, were handed a 

seven-year sentence in 

September under a colonialera 

law for allegedly breaching 

the Official Secrets Act 

as they investigated the murder 

of 10 Rohingya men in 

the western Rakhine state. 

Defense lawyer Than 

Zaw Aung confirmed to 

Anadolu Agency that an 

appeal was filed against the 

conviction on Monday. 

“The appeal was lodged 

because the ruling is unfair 

and wrong,” Aung told 

Anadolu Agency. 

Reuters President and 

Editor-in-Chief, Stephen J. 

Adler said in a statement that 

then dismembered, according 

to the Istanbul 

Prosecutor’s office. 

Without having the body, 

their family is unable to 

properly have a funeral service 

and achieve closure, the 

two sons noted. 

2 Reuters journalists appeal against Myanmar verdict 

Myanmar court sentenced journalists to 7 years in prison in official secrets case in September 

Search and Rescue 

Agency, said at a news 

conference in the capital 

Jakarta. 

As of Sunday, a total of 

105 body bags had been 

found, Syaugi said, and 

added: “I’m sure this 

number will increase.” 

Meanwhile, Haryo 

Satmiko, deputy chairman 

of National 

Transportation Safety 

Committee, told media 

that 69 hours of flight 

data have been retrieved 

from one of the black 

boxes recovered on 

Thursday. 

On Oct. 29, Lion Air 

flight JT 610 was traveling 

from Jakarta to 

Pangkal Pinang when it 

crashed into the Java Sea. 

All 189 people on board 

are presumed dead. 

the appeal cited evidence of 

a police set-up and lack of 

proof of a crime. 

"In condemning them as 

spies, it ignored compelling 

evidence of a police set-up, 

serious due process violations, 

and the prosecution's 

failure to prove any of the 

key elements of the crime," 

Adler said. 

He called on Myanmar to 

"uphold its stated dedication 

to rule of law, freedom of the 

press, and democracy by 

ordering the release of our 

colleagues." 

Indonesia: Search for Lion Air crash victims extended

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Biz 

Sindh, Belgium’s state agency 

ink MoU for promotion of trade 

KARACHI: The Sindh 

government and Belgium 

state agency, Wallonia 

Export-Investment, on 

Monday inked a memorandum 

of Understanding 

(MoU) for promotion of 

trade, investment and 

jointly working on public– 

private partnership (PPP) 

mode in the province. 

According to a statement, 

Director Sindh 

Board of Investment 

Azeem Uqaili, and Mrs 

Pascale Delcomminette 

signed the MoU. 

Sindh Chief Minister 

Syed Murad Ali Shah and 

ambassador of Belgium 

Frederic Verheydin were 

also present on the occasion. 

Talking to Belgium’s 

ambassador, CM Murad 

Ali Shah said that his government 

was seriously 

working on adopting new 

cropping patterns under 

which low-water crops 

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Murad Ali Shah and Belgium Ambassador, 

Frederic Verheyden witness Signing of MoU between Sindh Board of Investment and 

Wallonia Foreign Trade and Investment Agency of Belgium for Pakistan of investment 

in Sindh during ceremony held at CM House. 

would be sown. 

was huge potential in corporate 

cattle farming in 

“In this sector Sindh 

and Belgium traders can Sindh. 

work on PPP mode,” he The visiting trade delegation 

showed interest said and added that there 

in 

ISLAMABAD: Prime 

Minster of Pakistan Imran 

Khan met the Prime 

Minister of the Russian 

Federation, Mr. Dmitry 

Medvedev on Monday on 

the sidelines of China 

International Import Expo, 

in Shanghai. The meeting 

took place in a cordial and 

friendly atmosphere. 

The two Prime 

Ministers expressed satisfaction 

on the upward trajectory 

of the bilateral relations. 

Reviewing ongoing 

economic, trade, defence 

and energy cooperation, 

the Prime Minister stressed 

that the two sides should 

explore complementarities 

to maximize mutual benefit. 

Explaining his government’s 

priorities, the Prime 

Minister underlined the 

importance of increasing 

economic cooperation with 

Russian Federation and 

invited Russian investments 

in Pakistan. He welcomed 

Russian investments 

in the energy sector 

in Pakistan. 

Russian Prime Minister 

renewable energy, water 

supply for Karachi and 

Bus Rapid Transit project, 

reads the statement 

It was decided in the 

congratulated Prime 

Minister on his election 

and underlined the importance 

of further strengthening 

bilateral relations especially 

in view of the changing 

regional dynamics. 

The two leaders agreed 

to enhance cooperation on 

multilateral forums, particularly 

the Shanghai 

Cooperation Organization. 

They also exchanged 

views on regional issues 

including situation in 

South Asia and 

Afghanistan. 

meeting that the traders of 

Belgium and Sindh Board 

of Investment would sit 

together and explore the 

avenues for investment. 

Sindh Chief Minister 

Syed Murad Ali Shah and 

11-member of World Bank 

high-level delegation led 

by its Country Director 

Patchamuthu Illangovan, 

on October 2, discussed 

over $10 billion projects. 

The meeting was 

attended by provincial 

ministers, Saeed Ghani, 

Ismail Rahu, Syed Sardar 

Shah, Imtiaz Shaikh, 

Advisor to CM on Law 

Murtaza Wahab, Chief 

Secretary Mumtaz Shah 

and the relevant provincial 

secretaries. 

Murad Ali Shah had 

said he was working for 

reforming governance, 

economic growth, sustainable 

development and 

human capital development. 

Chinese loan accounts 

PM Imran Khan and Premier Dmitry for 6.3% of Pakistan's 

total foreign debt 

Medvedev agree to enhance bilateral ties ISLAMABAD: The 

LAHORE: People are enjoying chilled persimmon fruit, commonly known as Japanese 

fruit, from a pushcart setup. 

SBP to organize 

workshop for journalists 

KARACHI: In continuation 

to its efforts of 

imparting practical knowledge 

of economy and 

finance to journalists, State 

Bank has organized a 

series of six workshops for 

economic journalists in 

2018. These workshops 

are contributing towards 

developing understanding 

of fundamental economic 

ideas of journalists and 

enable them to produce 

stories of a global standard. 

So far, three workshops 

have been held on 

different topics. 

Now the fifth workshop 

"Covering Balance of 

Payments" will be held on 

November 15, 2018 from 

9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at 

IBA, Aman Tower, City 

Campus, Garden East, 

Karachi. 

News organizations may 

nominate a member of staff 

to attend. Reporters and 

sub-editors may also apply 

themselves. Reporters 

across all media—print, 

electronic and online—are 

welcome to apply online. 

Freelancers, bloggers, 

media students and new 

entrants to journalism can 

also apply. These workshops 

are free to attend. If 

journalists from cities other 

than Karachi wish to 

attend, they may so but will 

need to bear their own travel 

& lodging costs. 

ICCI calls for improving trade balance with China 

ISLAMABAD: The 

Islamabad Chamber of 

Commerce and Industry 

(ICCI) has called upon the 

government to take concrete 

measures for 

improving trade balance 

with China as Pakistan 

was facing huge trade 

deficit of over $10 billion 

with China and the only 

best way to reduce it was 

to promote exports to 

China. 

Ahmed Hassan 

Moughal, ICCI President, 

said that Pakistan today 

faced very high trade 

deficit of over $ 37 billion 

and one way to get out of 

this large trade deficit was 

to find ways of expanding 

and diversifying exports. 

He said Pakistan was 

renegotiating Free Trade 

Agreement with China 

and stressed the government 

should ensure that 

revised FTA would 

improve Pakistan’s trade 

balance with China. He 

said that China was the 

second largest importer in 

the world after USA as its 

imports in 2017 amounted 

to $ 1.7 trillion. 

The huge market of 

China offered great 

prospects to Pakistan for 

improving its exports. He 

said China mostly imported 

raw commodities from 

Latin America and Africa 

while it was the world’s 

largest importer of aluminum 

and copper. He 

said that Pakistan was a 

major exporter of raw 

material and with serious 

efforts, it could make significant 

increase in its 

exports to China that 

would fetch billions of 

dollars to the country. 

PFC signs 

three MoUs with 

Chinese companies 

LAHORE: Pakistan 

Furniture Council (PFC) on 

Monday inked three 

Memorandums of Understanding 

(MoUs) with 

Chinese companies for consultations 

in the furniture 

sector, transfer of modern 

technology and machines 

and joint ventures opening 

Pak made world class traditional 

furniture outlets in 

China and other countries. 

In a statement issued 

from Shanghai, unfolding 

the distinguish features of 

MoUs PFC Chief 

Executive Mian Kashif 

Ashfaq said the overall 

purpose of signing these 

memorandums is to 

enhance collaboration to 

design fabulous furniture 

items to compete in international 

market by making 

them cost and quality efficient 

and pave way for 

improved trade ties 

between business communities 

of both the countries. 

SECP takes action 

against two network 

marketing companies 


Securities and Exchange 

Commission of Pakistan 

(SECP) has initiated legal proceedings 

for winding up 

against M/s Gold Transmit 

Network Technology (Pvt) 

Limited, and M/s GreenApple 

Super Market (Pvt) Limited in 

terms of section 301 read with 

section 304 of the Companies 

Act, 2017. The companies 

have been found involved in 

unauthorized activities and 

offering 

Ponzi 

business/schemes in Pakistan 

to deprive unsuspecting public 

of their hard-earned money 

who fall prey to the incentives 

and hefty profits offered by 

them. The SECP would like 

to clarify that raising unauthorized 

deposits from the public, 

indulging in referral marketing, 

multi-level marketing, 

Pyramid and Ponzi schemes, 

locally or internationally, 

directly or indirectly are 

unlawful business activities. 

Chinese government soft 

loan for China Pakistan 

Economic Corridor (CPEC) 

projects accounts for only 6.3 

percent of Pakistan's total 

foreign debt , said sources in 

Embassy of China on 

Monday. 

Of all the CPEC projects, 

only KKH Phase-II, 

Karachi-Lahore Motorway 

(Sukkur-Multan), Orange 

Line and Laying of Optical 

Fiber Cable used the Chinese 

government soft loan, which 

were guaranteed by 

Government of Pakistan. 

According to the statistics 

of the Ministry of Finance, 

Pakistan’s external debt and 

liabilities reached $95 billion 

by October 2018, whereas 

the total amount is around $6 

billion USD. The repayment 

time of the four projects 

starts from 2021, repaying 

300 million - 400 million 

USD annually. 

All CPEC energy projects 

are funded by commercial 

loans which are borrowed 

and repaid by the Chinese 

companies. There is no foreign 

debt on Pakistani government. 

The sources added 

that during the year when 

CPEC was launched in 

2012-13, Pakistan's GDP 

growth was only 3.68 percent 

which gradually kept on 

increasing and reached 5.8 

percent in 2017-18. Further, 

they said the CPEC not only 

attracted much more Chinese 

investment in Pakistan, but 

also made Pakistan a popular 

destination for investment 

and since CPEC was 

launched, China has become 

the largest investor for the 

last 5 years. 

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Apple cancels production 

boost for iPhone XR: Nikkei 

CALIFORNIA: Apple has told its smartphone assemblers Foxconn and Pegatron 

to halt plans for additional production lines dedicated to the iPhone XR which hit 

shelves in October, the Nikkei reported on Monday. 

Apple had also asked smaller iPhone assembler Wistron to stand by for rush 

orders, but the company will receive no orders for the iPhone XR this season, the 

report said, citing supply chain sources. 

“For the Foxconn side, it first prepared nearly 60 assembly lines for Apple’s XR 

model, but recently uses only around 45 production lines as its top customer said it 

does not need to manufacture that many by now,” the Nikkei quoted a source as saying. 

At its iPhone launch event in September, Apple introduced the lower-cost iPhone 

XR, made of aluminum, along with two other models, the XS and XS Max. 

Five years ago, Apple cut production orders for its plastic-backed iPhone 5C a 

month after its launch, fueling speculation of weak demand for the model. 

The Cupertino, California-based company warned last week that sales for the 

crucial holiday quarter would likely miss Wall Street expectations. 

Apple did not immediately respond to Reuters’ request for comment. 

Foxconn and Pegatron each said they would not comment on specific customers 

or products. 

AIIB shows attention to invest in 

Pakistan Infrastructure Bond 

ISLAMABAD: The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has articulated 

interest to invest $400 million in the Pakistan Infrastructure Bond. 

According to Ministry of Finance, the bank has substantiated its preparation to 

invest amount into a 10-year bond, which the government will propose soon in order 

to amplify funds for mega projects. This decision was informed to Pakistan by AIIB 

in the preceding month. 

However, the projects which are mainly focused for funding by AIIB investment 

includes Dasu hydroelectric power project and prime minister’s housing scheme. 

The sources also added that, the government has started the proceedings for issuing 

of bonds for placement with the AIIB at striking rates. 

AIIB was created in 2016, and till date it has invested in only two Pakistani projects, 

and has rejected number of proposals for investment in the energy division. 

However, the bank has dedicated funds for Tarbela dam’s fifth extension and the M4 

motorway. 

Bangladesh is also considered as key beneficiary of the AIIB loans in the South 

Asian region. 

The Finance Minister, Asad Umar had highlighted the concern of the AIIB’s 

scarcity of revelation in Pakistan during a meeting with the bank’s senior executives. 

This meeting was organized last month in Indonesia on the sidelines of the IMF- 

World Bank annual meetings. 

Furthermore, the AIIB has now guaranteed Pakistan for sending up a technical 

team in order to discover future investment prospects. The World Bank and the 

Asian Development Bank continue their status as Pakistan’s largest multilateral 

lenders. 

It needs to be mention here that, the AIIB’s conclusion to invest in Pakistan’s 

bonds will take time, which can be long period for the government, as it is one of 

the important decision. Also, World Bank and the Asian Development Bank has one 

major objection with Pakistan as it takes a longer-than-usual time just to get compulsory 

approvals, which sometimes takes time up to 1 or 1.5 years. 

Furthermore, the new Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) government has now proclaimed 

that it will arrange Rs100 billion outside of the budget books in the current 

fiscal year in order to fund mega development projects. 

QUETTA: Street vendors sell apples to earn their livelihood for support their families, on his push-cart at a roadside.

PCB to decide if I lead the team 

in World Cup or not: Sarfraz 

LAHORE: Pakistan 

skipper Sarfraz Ahmed 

said that the Pakistan 

Cricket Board will decide 

whether he will lead 

Pakistan in the World Cup 

or not. 

"This is a question 

which is being repeatedly 

asked and I have no reply 

to it," he said during a 

press conference in Dubai. 

"Only the Pakistan Cricket 

HBL clinch Quaid One-Day Cup title 

KARACHI: Habib 

Bank Limited (HBL) routed 

Water and Power 

Development Authority 

(WAPDA) by 62 runs in the 

final to clinch the Quaid-e- 

Azam One-Day Cup here at 

the Gaddafi Stadium. 

Summarized Scores: 

Wapda won the toss and 

SYDNEY: Right-arm 

fast bowler Husnain Shah 

defended six runs off the 

final over to help Lahore 

Qalandars development 

squad beat Sydney 

Thunder Academy and 

start Quin Series T20 on a 

victorious note. 

Thunder required six 

runs from the final over 

with three wickets in hand, 

but 24-year old Shah delivered 

six calculated deliveries 

to restrict the hosts two 

runs short of Qalandars 

total. 

Chasing 138, Sydney 

Thunder Academy looked 

comfortable and steadily 

came after the target, with 

Arjun Nair and Ryan 

Gibson keeping the scorecard 

moving. The duo 

added 51 runs for the first 

wicket before Haris Rauf 

removed both in the 13th 

over of the innings. 

invited HBL to bat first. 

HBL: 291-7 in 50 overs: 

(Zohaib Khan 68*, 57 

balls, 8x4s, 2x6s, Rameez 

Aziz 55, 74 balls, 3x4s, 

Umar Akmal 49, 44 balls, 

2x4s, 5x6s, Imran Farhat 

40, 42 balls, 7x4s, Arshad 

Iqbal 2-48). 

WAPDA: 229 all out 

Gibson scored 52 off 40 

while Nair added 30 off 

24, but the double-wicket 

over by Haris Rauf turned 

the game around for 

Qalandars as Thunder 

were restricted to 135 in 20 

overs. 

Haris Rauf got three 

wickets for 26 runs while 

Dilber Hussain got two 

wickets conceding 15. 

“It’s a big win for 

Qalandars and also for 

Pakistan. The management 

44.4 overs: (Salman Butt 

56, 80 balls, 6x4s, 

Rafatullah Mohmand 51, 

57 balls, 8x4s, Muhammad 

Akhlaq 30, 32 balls, 3x4s, 

Ammad Butt 3-49, 

Khurram Shehzad 2-45, 

Salman Ali Agha 2-48) 

Result: HBL won by 62 

Runs 

Toss: WAPDA 

Umpires: Zameer 

Haider and Ahmed Shahab 

TV Umpires: Qaiser 

Waheed 

Referee: Khalid Niazi 

Scorer: Najamus Saeed 

Man of the Match: 

Zohaib Khan (Habib Bank 

Limited) Rs 100,000 

Prize Money: 

Winners: Habib Bank 

Limited (HBL) Rs 1 million 

Qalandars beat Sydney Thunder 

Academy in Quin Series opener 

of Lahore Qalandars have 

invested a lot in us and 

now it’s our time to pay 

back,” said Haris Rauf. 

Earlier, Lahore 

Qalandars posted 137-7 

from 20 overs after winning 

the toss at Prattern 

Park in Ashfield. 

Captain Sohail Akhtar 

smashed four sixes and an 

equal number of maximums 

to score 57 off 43. 

Mohammad Faizan scored 

28 runs off 24. 

No beef for the boys 

in blue in Australia 

Dr M Airf Hafeez 

Sports Reporter 

KARACHI: The Board 

of Control for Cricket in 

India (BCCI) has reportedly 

asked Cricket Australia 

(CA) to remove beef from 

the players’ menu for their 

two-month-long tour of 

Australia. We find out if 

this is really a wise move. 

Explaining the nutritional 

value of beef, nutritionist 

Kinita Kadakia Patel, who 

has worked with the 

Mumbai Indians (IPL team) 

and the National Cricket 

Academy, says, “Beef is 

very high on creatine, 

which is a quick energygiving 

substrate. However, 

the benefits don’t outweigh 

individual food choices. I 

wouldn’t ask a vegetarian 

to turn into a non-vegetarian 

to improve his/her 

game.” 

She adds, “My experience 

suggests that cricket 

players have different nutritional 

requirements. Many 

face challenges while gaining 

muscle mass, and fast 

bowlers, in particular, are 

leaner and have an ectomorph 

body type. Players’ 

diets are focused on making 

complex and simple 

carbohydrates available to 

them throughout the day, 

with substantial protein 

availability for recovery. 

Contradictory, many players 

have a higher skin fold, 

which they need to work 

on. So it becomes important 

for them to cycle their 

macro-nutrients during 

match days, rest days and 

training days to reduce 

body fat.” 

Runners-Up: WAPDA 

Rs 0.5 million 

Best Batsman: Salman 

Butt (WAPDA) 559 Runs, 

Rs 100,000 

Best Bowler: 

Mohammad Irfan Junior 

(PTV) 20 Wickets, Rs 

100,000. 

Best Wicket Keeper: 

Waqar Hussain (Multan 

Region) 16 catches and 1 

stumping, Rs 100,000 

Pakistan Cricket Board 

(PCB) Chairman Ehsan 

Mani graced the final as 

chief guest and gave away 

winning trophy and a cash 

award of Rs 1 million to 

HBL captain Umer Gul and 

handed over runners-up 

trophy and a cash award of 

Rs 0.5 million to Wapda 

captain Salman Butt. 

Pakistan performing 

much better than others 

in T20, says Miandad 

LAHORE: Former 

Pakistan cricketer Javed 

Miandad has said that 

Pakistan is performing better 

than others in the 20 

overs format. 

“No team has been performing 

as well as Pakistan 

in the Twenty20 cricket,” he 

said. 

It is to be noted that 

Pakistan has won 11 consecutive 

T20 matches since 

Sarfraz Ahmed became the 

captain. 

He went on to say that 

first-class cricket produces 

outstanding cricketers. He 

added, “Department cricket 

has played a key role in the 

improving the quality of the 

sport in Pakistan.” 

Miandad was of the opinion 

that individual performance 

has more importance in 

cricket. 

The former batsman 

added that bowlers improve 

by bowling in the nets. The 

former coach of the Pakistan 

team, commenting on 

Mohammad Amir’s performance, 

advised him to 

“watch his old videos”. 

He said that cricket is an 

easy game as the players get 

to know their mistakes by 

themselves. 

KARACHI: Mudassar Arain, 

President, PNF has informed that the 

Pakistan Netball Federation conducted 

the PNF Netball Workshop 2018 held at 

City School, PAF Chapter on today, with 

the collaboration of The City School 

PAF. The about 70 participants from various 

units/ institutions have attended this 

workshop. Mudassar Arain delivered 

their lecture through multi media about 

the Netball Rules & Regulations and 

Netball Development, while Mr. 

Muhammad Riaz delivered their lecture 

about History, Physical Fitness and technique 

& formation of the game, however, 

Ms. Shazia Yousaf was delivered their 

lecture about Netball Umpiring and 

Board can answer your 

question." 

He added, "My only 

duty is to perform for the 

team." 

Related: Afridi backs 

Sarfraz as captain for 

World Cup 2019 

He remarked that the 

team failed to make a 

recovery in the shorter format 

after giving away 

early wicket. 

Sports anchor 

Dr Nauman Niaz 

in London for bone 

marrow transplant 

UNITED KINGDOM, 

November 5, (Online): 

Renowned sports journalist, 

Director Sports & 

Syndication & Head of 

PTV Sports, Dr Nauman 

Niaz has been receiving an 

abundance of love and support 

from his friends and 

family ever since the veteran 

journalist informed them 

about his ill health and an 

upcoming bone marrow 

transplant. 

Sports anchor Zainab 

Abbas, in response to 

Nauman’s tweet, wrote on 

Sunday: 


Sportlight 

By Sports Reporter with 3 Sixes and 2 Fours. Over. 

KARACHI: Omar Mazhar Hussain scored 27 Sagheer 

Associates Veterans won runs and Mehdi Rizvi 

against Karachi scored 20 runs. For Omar 

Gymkhana Veterans in a Associates Veterans 

friendly cricket match Fawad Ijaz Khan in his 4 

played at the Karachi overs spell took two wickets 

Gymkhana ground by 6 

for 21 runs. Jaffer, 

wickets on Saturday. Iqbal, Yousuf and 

KG Veterans after winning 

the toss elected to bat 

and scored 141 runs for 

Mehmood took 1 wicket 

each. 

Batting second Omar 

the loss of 8 wickets in the Associates Veterans 

allocated 20 overs. reached the winning target 

Kamran Hussain scored of 142 runs for the loss of 

53 runs in only 36 balls 4 wickets in the 19th 

7 

Omar Associates wins 

against KG Veterans 


management will have to be 

thinking in terms of "picking 

up the pieces" in the next 

match ? Is it not specially 

harmful for a team like Sri 

Lanka lacking confidence at 

this time ? Yes, he needs to 

be given him a honorable 

exit but at the cost of the 

team ? 

Paul Farbace, who has 

coached the Sri Lankans, 

believes that Herath has 

every right to take this decision 

on his retirement. 

Speaking exclusively, he 

said, "he (Herath) has earnt 

the right to call time on his 

brilliant career. It is his 

Abbas 

younger brother of Zaheer 

Abbas scored 52 not out 

in 41 balls with 1 Six and 

2 Fours. Fawad Ijaz Khan 

scored 28 runs in 28 balls 

with Two Fours. 

Fawad Ijaz Khan for 

his all-round performance 

was given the Man of the 

Match award by renowned 

Journalist Qamar Ahmed 

at the prize distribution 

ceremony at the conclusion 

of the match. 

Herath has right to call time on his 

brilliant career, says Paul Farbace 

KARACHI: Rangana 

Tamgha-e-Imtiaz Herath, the 40-year-old spinner, 

who is retiring from the 

game after playing the first 

Test against England commencing 

in Galle on 

Tuesday is being criticized 

in media for leaving the 

series midway through a 

series. 

We posed these questions 

to England's assistant coach 

Paul Farbace, who was 

instrumental in mentoring 

Sri Lankan players) : Either 

he plays the whole series or 

not at all. Does it break the 

rhythm of a team as the team 

The 

recipient sought apology 

from anyone who he hurt 

knowingly or unknowingly 

now that he's unaware of 

'whether I live for another 

day'. 

In another tweet, 

Nauman wrote: 

I am on my way to 

London for another Bone 

Marrow Transplant. I have 

struggled for eighteen 

months in pain & uncertainty 

that malignancy brought. 

I had a fulfilling life, loved 

or hated I have no complaints. 

It has just been brilliant. 

Need your prayers. I 

have my honest best. 

Sports anchor Zainab 

Abbas, in response to 

Nauman’s tweet, wrote on 

Sunday. 

The Tamgha-e-Imtiaz 

recipient sought apology 

from anyone who he hurt 

knowingly or unknowingly 

now that he's unaware of 

'whether I live for another 

day'. 

In another tweet, 

Nauman wrote: 

"Just remember I am a 

man fulfilled. I desired to 

complete my post doctoral I 

did it from Oxford. Life has 

just been so fulfilling and 

fascinating. I have never 

conceded. Don’t worry I’ll 

fight until the end. And if I 

don’t survive do forgive 

me, I am only a human." 

Nauman also expressed 

gratitude to everyone who 

sent love his way during 

this pressing time. 


KARACHI: Asia Youth 

Sports Reporting Workshop 

PNF netball workshop 2018 

successfully concluded 

begin in Karachi Pakistan 

under the banner of Sports 

Journalists Association of 

choice and rightly so". 

"Rangana (Herath) has 

been a fantastic bowler for 

Sri Lanka cricket, a true gentleman 

and wonderful senior 

player". 

"His skills will be 

missed, and more importantly 

everything he brings to SL 

team and the younger players", 

he further added. 

"I am so pleased that he 

has so well, because he is top 

man and has made the most 

of his ability at all times". 

"Good luck to him and he 

has deserved to finish his 

career in the best way possible", 

Farbace signed off. 

Asia Youth Sports Reporting 

Workshop 2018 begin 

Match Protocol. All participants thanks to 

Pakistan Netball Federation for organising 

very beneficial and wonderful netball 

workshop. 

Mr. Simon Glasson, Principal, The 

City School PAF was the chief guest on 

closing ceremony and also distributed the 

certificates among the participants. On 

this occasion, Mr. Mudassar Arain, 

President, Pakistan netball Federation, 

Muhammad Riaz, Secretary General, 

PNF, Mr. Intesar Haider, Regional Sports 

Coordinator, The City School , Mr. Ajaz 

ul Haque, Secretary, Sindh Netball 

Association and federation members 

namely Fahad Ali Pirzada, Khalid Parvez 

& Mansoor Baig were also present. 

Sindh. Opening ceremony 

held in PC Hotel, Provincial 

Minister of Sindh for Works 

and Services Syed Nasir 

Hussain Shah was chief 

guest, Nasir Hussain Shah 

welcomed International 

and local young journalists 

across the country in 

Karachi. Senior 

Journalists Mehmood 

Sham, Iqbal Jamil, 

Anisuddin Khan, Atiq-ur- 

Rehman and other give 

lectures to young Sports 

Journalists. SJAS Patron 

and former Sports minister 

Junaid Ali shah, Dr Farhan 

Essa , Secretary Sports 

Sindh Haroon Khan and 

AIPS Asia secretary 

Amjad Aziz Mlik also 

present at the occasion. 

Taylor quits as Cricket 

Australia director 

CANBERRA: Former Test captain Mark Taylor quit as a 

Cricket Australia director Monday to give the organization a 

clean slate to repair the damage inflicted by the ball-tampering 

scandal and a damning review into the governing body. 

Taylor becomes the latest top figure to exit the embattled 

organization following chief executive James Sutherland and 

Chairman David Peever. 

Taylor, who served 13 years on the board, was only last 

week floated as a potential successor to Peever with the sport 

in desperate need of inspired leadership. 

He ruled himself out, citing a conflict of interest, having 

recently signed a new contract with broadcaster Channel 

Nine which has the rights to the World Cup and Ashes series 

in 2019. 

And Taylor has now decided to split from CA altogether. 

"I reached this decision following a high degree of soul 

searching and, importantly, having the game´s best interests 

clearly in mind," he said. 

Since Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft 

were banned for trying to alter the ball with sandpaper in a 

SouthAfrica Test in March; Taylor said he had been working 

hard to restore relations between CA and the players´ union. 

But now is the right time to "step back and allow Cricket 

Australia and the Australian Cricketers´ Association to work 

from a fresh page", he said. 

"My decision also removes the conflicts that have lately 

emerged with me striving to achieve a better working relationship 

between CA and the ACA whilst having to address 

my ongoing role of reporting on cricket for the Nine 

Network," he added.

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Indian capital under cloud of 

smog as pollution level jumps 

ISLAMABAD: 

NEW DELHI: Air quality 

in India’s haze-hit north, 

including the capital, New 

Delhi, deteriorated sharply 

on Monday because of 

unfavorable weather and an 

increase in smoke from 

stubble burning in fields 

across the region. 

Levels of PM 2.5, tiny 

particulate matter that can 

reach deep into the lungs 

and cause major health 

problems, were above 400 

in most parts of the capital, 

and in some places soared 

above 600. 

That is nearly 24 times a 

recommended level of 25 

micrograms per cubic 

meter on average over a 24- 

hour period, set by the 

World Health Organization, 

which this year said India 

was home to the world’s 14 

most polluted cities. 

ISLAMABAD: Minister for 

Defence Pervez Khattak told the 

National Assembly on Monday that 

Pakistan Army is responding to 

ceasefire violations by the Indian 

forces along the Line of Control 

(LoC) and Working Boundary in a 

befitting manner and is taking all necessary 

safeguards to protect life and 

property of Pakistani citizens. 

He said the Indian High 

Commissioner is also summoned to 

Foreign Office on every incident of 

ceasefire violation and a strong protest 

is lodged. He said India committed a 

total of 4225 ceasefire violations along 

Line of Control and Working Boundary 

New Delhi was ranked 

the sixth most polluted. 

After a little improvement 

on Sunday, when 

wind picked up, air quality 

worsened early on Monday, 

with forecasts of worse to 

come over the next few 

days. 

“Wind speeds dropped 

to 15 kilometers per hour 

from 29 and there’s a significant 

jump in crop stubble 

burning in Punjab and 

Haryana in the past few 

hours,” Anumita 

during 2017-18. Responding to a question 

about gas production in 

Balochistan, Petroleum Minister 

Ghulam Sarwar Khan said Balochistan 

is producing over 21 percent of total gas 

generation in the country. 

He said Sui Southern Gas Company 

is conducting survey of twenty-one villages 

in Balochistan for provision of 

gas. To a question, Minister of State for 

Communications Murad Saeed said 

the former government announced 

several projects of motorways and 

national highways but funds for them 

were not allocated. 

Earlier, responding to a question 

about protection of women, Minister 

Roychowdhury, an executive 

director at the Centre 

for Science and 

Environment think-tank, 

said, referring to two states 

where farmers burn stubble 

in their fields to prepare for 

winter planting. 

Pak Army befittingly responding 

to Indian ceasefire violations 

Federal govt has not released even a single 

penny for targeted operation: Murad 

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Murad Ali Shah exchanges views with Senator 

Rehman Malik during meeting held at CM House. 

KARACHI: Sindh Chief 

Minister Syed Murad Ali 

Shah said on Monday that 

the federal government had 

not released even a single 

penny to meet the expenditures 

of targeted operation 

launched in the city under 

National Action Plan. 

This he complained 

while talking to Standing 

Committee of Senate on 

Interior Chairman, Senator 

Rehman Malik here at the 

Chief Minister’s House 

today. He said that the federal 

government had vowed 

to share financial burden 

incurred on targeted operation, 

but not a single penny 

had been released so far. 

“This has exerted extra 

ordinary burden on provincial 

exchequer,” he said and 

urged Mr Malik to discuss 

this matter with his committee. 

“I am ready to brief the 

committee about the expenditures 

the provincial government 

has sustained,” he 

said. 

Malik assured the chief 

minister that he would table 

the matter with the committee 

and discuss it so that the 

burden of the provincial 

government could be eased. 

The chief minister also 

said that the federal government 

had not given proper 

share for CPEC projects to 

Sindh. 

CHITRAL: Rescue workers launch a rescue operation after an avalanche struck the 

Sheshi koh Valley during which they were able to recover to recover four bodies buried 

under the snow. 

for Human Rights Shireen Mazari 

said the government is committed to 

ensure protection and promotion of 

women rights as envisaged under the 

constitution as well as international 

commitments by adopting all possible 

measures. 

She said National Commission 

for Human Rights has been established 

to take suo moto actions on 

women-related issues. She said the 

National Commission on Status of 

Women is working as a statutory 

body to exclusively work on women 

issues, and Helpline 1099 has also 

been set up for legal advice on 

human rights violations. 

Over 770 luxuries 

vehicles to be 

auctioned soon 


Supreme Court (SC) was 

informed on Monday that 

federal and provincial governments 

had presented over 

770 luxuries for auction. 

The vehicles were in the 

use of federal and provincial 

governments. A two-member 

bench, headed by Justice 

Ijazul Ahsan, conducted 

hearing of the case pertaining 

to luxuries vehicles. 

Deputy Attorney 

General, during the hearing, 

informed the top court 

judges that the federal government 

had taken 33 luxuries 

vehicles back. He further 

informed the apex court 

that the federal cabinet had 

17 vehicles in total, of 

which, 15 vehicles have 

been placed on protocol and 

two have been handed over 

to the government for auction. 

The deputy attorney 

general said 16 others will 

also be auctioned. 

He further briefed the 

top court that chassis numbers 

of 354 vehicles have 

been tempered, and 294 are 

under FBR use and 58 are 

being used by the federal 

cabinet. 

Additional Advocate 

General Punjab informed 

the apex court that the 

Punjab government had a 

total of 201 vehicles, of 

which 38 had been taken 

back. He said the matter 

will be placed before the 

provincial cabinet and later 

the vehicles will be handed 

over for auction. 


General Sindh briefed the 

top court that the Sindh had 

149 luxuries vehicles. The 

provincial cabinet will 

decide in the next meeting 

whether the vehicles will be 

auctioned or not. 


General Baluchistan told the 

court that the Baluchistan 

government had 551 luxuries 

vehicles in total. 

Authorities warn that 

crop residue burning will 

peak in the next few days. 

Adding to the fears, 

Indians will celebrate the 

festival of Diwali on 

Wednesday, when many 

members of the majority 

Hindu community will set 

off celebratory firecrackers. 

The Supreme Court last 

month allowed the use of 

“green” firecrackers for 

Diwali to try to curb pollution, 

but it was unclear how 

the rule would be enforced 

or whether there was such 

a thing as an environmentally 

safe firework. 

Lower winter temperatures 

and higher moisture, 

coupled with lower wind 

speeds tend to trap pollutants 

in the atmosphere, 

said Roychowdhury. 

Missing persons issue 

is highly sensitive, 

Senate body 

Anti-money laundering cell 

set up at Islamabad Airport 

In 

order to stop moneylaundering, 

a special 

monitoring cell has been 

set up at Islamabad 

International Airport on 

directives of Interior 

Ministry. 


ISLAMABAD: Chairman 

Senate Functional 

Committee on Human 

Rights declared the issue of 

missing persons as highly 

sensitive and sought report 

regarding custody centers in 

four provinces on Monday. 

Senator Mustafa Nawaz 

Khokhar chairing the 

Committee meeting 

sought reports of missing 

persons from all the 

provinces. 

Minister for Human 

Rights Shireen Mazari and 

officials of Ministry of 

interior were also present 

in the meeting. 

The agenda of the 

meeting was missing persons 

and issue of ban on 

Non-governmental organizations. 

ISLAMABAD: Dr Tariq 

Banuri, Chairman, Higher 

Chairman committee Education Commission 

expressed apprehensions 

on non compliance from 

(HEC) on Monday urged 

higher education institutions, 

Ministry of interior 

faculty and students 

regarding Justice Kamal 

Mansoor and Justice Noor 

Muhammad reports. 

to avail themselves of the 

opportunities offered under 

Erasmus+ Programme. 

He said that the senate He said this while 

committee would like to 

visit all the custody centers 

addressing a workshop on 

Erasmus+ Programme, as 

to monitor the HEC has launched a series 

arrangements for prisoners. 

of workshops to create 

Minister for Human 

awareness about the opportunities 

offered under the 

Rights apprised the committee 

European Union’s 

members that Erasmus+ Programme for 

Pakistan is signatory of 

International Declarations 

on missing persons, while 

higher education institutions, 

students and staff 

from the partner countries 

also has reservations on 

three important issues. 

outside 

Union. 

the European 


ISLAMKOT: The Sindh 

Government and legislatures from 

Thar on Monday urged to dedicate 

Coal Royalty to district Tharparkar to 

end the woes of the drought-hit region 

on a sustainable basis. 

The plea was submitted by Sindh 

Engro Coal Mining Company 

(SECMC) during a briefing to the 

newly appointed minister for energy, 

Imtiaz Shaikh who was visiting the 

Thar Coal Block II mining, power and 

Thar Foundation projects along with a 

delegation of legislatures from Thar. 

The minister was accompanied by 

MPAs Faqir Sher Muhammad, Qasim 

Siraj Soomro, Rana Hameer Singh, 

District Council Chairman, Dr. 

Ghulam Haider Samejo and Vice 

Chairman Karni Singh. 

The delegation was briefed by 

Sindh Engro Coal Mining Company 

(SECMC) Chief Executive Officer 

(CEO), Shamsuddin Ahmad Shaikh 

where he urged that the royalty on 

Thar Coal should be dedicated for the 

development of Thar so that the 

region may be brought out of repeated 

droughts and poverty cycle. 

reports, this anti-money 

laundering cell has been 

formed under the supervision 

of deputy collector 

customs Nisar Ahmad. 

Officials of ANF and 

ASF will provide assistance 

to these custom officials. 

Collector Custom 

LONDON: The Spice 

Girls on Monday confirmed 

that four of the 

group – Emma Bunton, 

Geri Horner, Mel C and 

Mel B – will be reuniting 

for six concerts in the UK 

next summer in a spoof 

news bulletin they shared 

on Twitter. 

The clip saw the quartet 

squabble over Geri’s decision 

not to wear a “black 

tuxedo” for the announcement, 

Emma ponder if 

she’s now “too old” for 

bunches and Mel C urging 

them to calm down, before 

the dates for the shows 

flashed up on screen. 

The clip was captioned: 

“Breaking Spice news… 

Tickets on sale Saturday 

10.30am #GirlPower 

#FriendshipNeverEnds 

(sic)” 

The tour will kick off at 

Manchester’s Etihad 

Islamabad Chaudhry 

Zulfiqar has also visited 

this monitoring cell at 

Islamabad Airport. 

Supervision of passengers 

will be made 

through these cameras 

installed in this monitoring 

cell. 

British pop band Spice 

Girls reunites for UK tour 

He offers new opportunities 

under Erasmus+ Programme 

Erasmus+ is an education 

programme aimed at 

promoting academic and 

cultural understanding 

between the European 

Countries and Partner 

Countries. It contributes to 

the development of human 

resources, international 

cooperation, and capacity of 

higher education institutions 

across the world by 

increasing mobility 

between the EU and other 

countries. 

Under the programme, 

the EU extends opportunities 

to the students and 

teaching staff worldwide to 

go to European institutions 

to acquire higher education 

or teach under Erasmus+ 

Programme. 

Mr. Shaikh said that Thar Coal 

Block II mining and power projects 

being complete 5 months ahead of 

schedule and the first unit of the electron 

will be added to the national grid 

next month. 

“We’ve also saved 20pc of the 

mining project cost,” he added. 

Speaking on the occasion, Energy 

Minister said that there is no doubt 

Thar is going to change Pakistan 

because it will play a primary role to 

end power crisis of the country. 

He said that Thar Coal Block II 

Stadium on 1 June, before 

calling at Coventry’s 

Ricoh Stadium two days 

later, the Stadium of Light 

in Sunderland on 6 June, 

BT Murrayfield Stadium 

in Edinburgh on 8 June, 

Bristol’s Ashton Gate 

Stadium on 10 June, and 

ends on 15 June at 

London’s Wembley 

Stadium. 

Jess Glynne will support 

at all six shows. 

Collective efforts 

inevitable to thwart threats 

facing country: Qaiser 

ISLAMABAD: National 

Assembly Speaker Asad 

Qaiser has called for making 

collective efforts to 

address internal and external 

threats faced by the 

country. 

In an interview with a 

private TV channel, he 

urged all the political leaders 

to brush aside their personal 

interests for progress 

and prosperity of the country. 

Asad Qaiser said the 

present government and 

Pakistan Army are on the 

same page for prosperity of 

the country. Replying to a 

question, the speaker said 

maintaining law and order 

situation is a key priority 

of PTI-led government. 

GoS urged to dedicate Coal 

royalty to end Thar woes 

projects will produce cheap electricity 

for the country. 

“Following successful commissioning 

of the Thar Coal projects, 

investors across the world have 

shown interest to invest in the area,” 

the minister said. 

He said the Government of 

Sindh will resolve all issues on priority 

which are related to the supply 

of water from LBOD scheme to 

the new power plants for Thar Coal 

Block II through Nabisar treatments 

plant. 

CMYK CMYK 

CMYK 

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6 Nov 2018

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