7 Nov 2018

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Metropolitan: 

Murad criticises 

NAB for ‘creating 

fear among 

bureaucrats’ 

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National: 

Siraj hints at 

conspiracy behind 

Maulana Samiul 

Haq’s assassination 

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Back: 

Kashmir Martyrs 

Day: sacrifices 

shall accrue 

result, DG ISPR 

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No holiday notification 

of Nov 9 issued: 

Interior Ministry 

I S L A M A B A D : 

Spokesperson of Interior 

Ministry has said that 

news regarding holiday 

of 9th November has no 

authenticity. 

He said no such type 

of notification has been 

issued by the Interior 

Ministry as well. 

Jammu Martyrs 

Day observed 

across world 

S R I N A G A R : 

Kashmiris on both sides 

of the Line of Control and 

world are observed the 

Jammu Martyrs Day 

Tuesday to reaffirm the 

resolve to continue the 

martyrs’ mission till the 

realization of their 

inalienable right to selfdetermination. 

Hundreds of thousands 

of Kashmiris were 

massacred by the forces 

of Maharaja Hari Singh, 

Indian army and Hindu 

extremists in different 

parts of Jammu region 

while they were migrating 

to Pakistan during the 

first week of November 

in 1947. APHC leaders in 

their statements have 

paid glowing tributes to 

the Jammu martyrs. 

I am still a part 

of PML-N: Nisar 

R A WA L P I N D I : 

Disgruntled Pakistan 

Muslim League-Nawaz 

leader Chaudhry Nisar on 

Tuesday spoke to media 

for the first time since the 

July 25 general elections 

and claimed that he is still 

a part of PML-N. 

According to report, 

the former interior minister 

said that that he is still 

a part of PML-N and the 

party has a bright future. 

He, however, added 

that “situation would 

have been different”, if 

former PM Nawaz Sharif 

would have paid heed to 

his advice. 

ISLAMABAD: Finance 

Minister Asad Umar 

Tuesday said that Pakistan 

came out of a balance-ofpayments 

crisis, after Saudi 

Arabia and China equally 

filled a gap of $12 billion in 

its payments. Umar said so 

while addressing a joint 

press conference with 

Foreign Minister Shah 

Mehmood Qureshi. He said 

that now there was no balance-of-payment 

crisis in 

the country. 

The finance minister said 

that a high-level delegation,which 

will also include 

the State Bank governor, 

KARACHI EDITION – Wednesday, November 7, 2018, Safar 28, 1440 

On eve of IMF talks, Asad says 

balance of payments crisis over 

China, Saudi Arabia helped end balance-of-payment crisis in Pakistan: Finance Minister 

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi addressing a press conference 

at Foreign Office. Finance Minister Asad Umer and Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr 

Muhammad Faisal are also present. 

will be visiting China on 

November 9. 

"A decision has been 

made in principle and the 

November 9 meeting is to 

ascertain its features," he 

said, while speaking of a 

financial assistance deal 

with Beijing. Last month, 

Prime Minister Imran Khan 

struck a 12-month deal for a 

balance-of-payment lifeline 

during his visit to Saudi 

Arabia, which will deposit 

$3 billion with Pakistan's 

central bank and provide a 

matching one-year deferred 

payment facility for oil 

imports. 

ISLAMABAD: Chief Accountability Bureau 

Justice of Pakistan Justice (NAB) challenging the 

Saqib Nisar said on IHC’s verdict of suspending 

Tuesday that the Supreme 

Court has no option but to 

suspend the verdict of the 

the prison sentences 

given to Nawaz Shairf, 

daughter Mayram Nawaz 

Islamabad High Court and son-in-law Capt (retd) 

(IHC) in the Avenfield reference 

case against former 

Safdar in the Avenfield 

properties case. In the hearing, 

prime minister Nawaz 

the CJP remarked that 

Sharif and his family members. 

A three-member bench 

headed by the chief justice 

resumed hearing of a petition 

filed by the National 

the IHC verdict ‘destroyed 

the field of law’. 

“What were the loopholes 

in the accountability 

court’s verdict? The suspects 

had to prove in front 

Umar lamented public 

outcry over poor economy 

for the past two months, noting 

that they had taken several 

measures for [increasing] 

exports of the country. 

He said their focus was 

on long-term stability in the 

country. Meanwhile, 

Qureshi said they should not 

be inquired after every foreign 

tour as to what did the 

government get. 

"Some other things are 

also achieved during [foreign] 

visits," he said. 

The foreign minister said 

the prime minister's visit to 

China was useful, adding 

No option but to suspend IHC’s 

Sharif family verdict: CJP 

ISLAMABAD: The 

National Assembly passed 

a unanimous resolution on 

Tuesday to condemn assassination 

of JUI-S Chief 

Maulana Sami ul Haq. The 

resolution, moved by 

Minister of State for 

Parliamentary Affairs Ali 

Muhammad Khan, paid 

rich tribute to Maulana 

Sami ul Haq for his services 

in fields of religion, 

teaching and politics. 

The resolution urged the 

government to take necessary 

measures to provide 

fool proof security to 

national leadership to 

avoid any such incidents in 

future. 

The resolution called 

for tracing the culprits 

involved in the coldblooded 

murder of Maulana 

Samiul Haq and awarding 

of the law how they made 

their assets and who owned 

them,” he said. 

Sharif family’s counsel 

Khawaja Haris responded 

that the assets are owned by 

Nawaz Sharif’s eldest son. 

“You have presented 

four stances in the case so 

far, from Qatari prince’s 

letter to other statements… 

This case should never 

have gone to trial, it was the 

apex court’s issue and it 

should have resolved it,” 

the CJP responded. 

NA condemns assassination 

of Maulana Sami-ul-Haq 

exemplary punishment to 

them. 

Earlier, the House also 

offered fateha for the 

departed soul of renowned 

politician from Azad 

Jammu and Kashmir and 

member of AJK 

Legislative Assembly 

Sardar Khalid Ibrahim 

Khan. 

Maulana Abdul Akbar 

Chitrali led the fateha. 

Shah deplores PTI minister for 

his anti-opposition comment 


Pakistan People’s Party 

(PPP) senior leader Syed 

Khursheed Shah on 

Tuesday deplored a government 

minister for his 

anti-opposition comment. 

Furthering his speech at 

the National Assembly, 

Syed Khursheed Shah said a 

minister said that the government 

will leave no stone 

un-turn to send all corrupt 

individuals into the space. 

He added that the government 

didn’t know by doing 

so would empty its benches. 

The PPP annoyed Shah 

further said the government 

is talking about collecting 

five years of data of political 

leader, I will suggest it 

to just collect last four 

months data and everything 

will be clear. 

Commenting on Benazir 

services and sacrifices for 

democracy in the country 

he said, “Benazir is a model 

of democracy for Pakistan.” 

She made numerous sacrifices 

for democracy. Shah 

further said that the previous 

government had named 

Rawalpindi airport as 

Benazir 

International 

(BBIA) but later her was 

changed. 

that the two countries 

already had strategic partnership, 

but the incumbent 

government wanted to 

expand this partnership to 

[bilateral] trade. 

He said the purpose of 

the visit was to convey a 

positive message by the new 

government to China with 

regard to bilateral ties. 

"Nearly 15 MoUs were 

signed during the visit, 

which helped promote economic 

cooperation with 

China," Qureshi said, adding 

that they had decided to 

"upgrade" strategic relations 

with Beijing. 

He said the visit will help 

transform existing relations 

between Pakistan and China 

into economic ties. The minister 

said they knew how to 

safeguard Pakistan's interests. 

He said the United 

States has offered to play its 

role in Pakistan-Afghanistan 

talks on water issue. 

Qureshi further said that 

US Ambassador Alice Wells 

was received and her meeting 

with Pakistani officials 

was organised at an appropriate 

level in Islamabad on 

Tuesday. "It is impossible 

for us to do anything without 

taking Parliament into confidence," 

he added. 

Pakistan to 

start talks with 

IMF today 


Pakistan to begin talks 

with the International 

Monetary Fund on 

Wednesday over 

International Monetary 

Fund (IMF) bailout to 

help end a spiralling 

current account crisis. 

IMF delegation is 

headed by Harald 

Finger, will stay in 

Pakistan till 

November 20, and 

would finalize the 

conditions for loan. 

Ministry of 

Finance, State Bank of 

Pakistan (SBP), 

Federal Bureau of 

Pakistan (FBR) and 

other institutions officials 

would participate 

in talks with IMF. 

It is expected that 

IMF would be briefed 

regarding taxation 

schemes and crackdown 

against tax 

evaders. 

In case of successful 

talks, Pakistan can 

avail 6 to $8b loan. 

http://www.dailymessenger.com.pk 

ISLAMABAD: The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), General Qamar Javed Bajwa held a 

meeting with Prime Minister Imran Khan at the PM Office. 

NSC huddle: Pakistan's 

stability lies in rule of law 

PM reviews security situation of country in NSC 

ISLAMABAD: The first 

meeting of the National 

Security Committee (NSC) 

under Prime Minister Imran 

Khan concluded that the 

country’s stability and prosperity 

was only possible 

through the rule of law. 

The Tehreek-e-Labbaik 

Pakistan (TLP) called of its 

countrywide protest sit-ins 

late Friday night following 

an agreement with the federal 

and Punjab governments. 

On October 30, nationwide 

protests erupted 

against the acquittal of blasphemy 

accused Aasia 


Pakistan’s banking system 

has been hit by the ‘biggest 

cyber attack in country’s 

history’. 

Data from 19,864 cards 

belonging to customers of 

22 Pakistani banks has been 

put on sale on the dark web, 

according to an analysis by 

Pakistan’s Computer 

Masih, aka Aasia Bibi, by 

the Supreme Court of 

Pakistan. 

“Prime Minister Imran 

Khan chaired a meeting of 

National Security 

Committee at Prime 

Minster’s Office,” read an 

official statement. 

“The meeting reviewed 

security situation of the 

country. The Prime Minister 

also apprised the participants 

about his recent visit 

to China,” the communique 

said. “The meeting concluded 

that progress and prosperity 

of Pakistan lies in 

Emergency Response 

Team, PakCERT. 

It all started in mid- 

October when some customers 

of Bank Islami 

received text messages, 

alerting them of transactions 

(withdrawal of 

money), which they didn’t 

do. Noticing the abnormal 

transactions of Rs.2.6 million, 

Bank Islami blocked 

its international payment 

scheme on October 27. 

It was a coordinated 

cyber attack in which the 

payment network of Bank 

Islami and the international 

payment scheme was compromised. 

Hackers made 

these transactions on international 

ATMs using cards 

issued by the bank. 

In the wake of this incident, 

the central bank 

peace, stability and rule of 

law.” 

The meeting, the statement 

added, was attended 

by Foreign Minister 

Makhdoom Shah Mehmood 

Qureshi, Defence Minister 

Pervez Khattak, Finance 

Minister Asad Umar, 

Information Minister Fawad 

Chaudhry, MOS for Interior 

Shehryar Khan Afridi, 

Chairman Joint Chiefs of 

Staff Committee General 

Zubair Mahmood Hayat, 

Chief of Army Staff General 

Qamar Javed Bajwa, and 

senior officials. 

Data of major Pakistani banks hacked 

Data of 19,864 cards from 22 banks dumped for sale on dark web 

the view that government 

officials and ministers 

were afraid of strict laws 

enacted by the National 

KARACHI: Former 

president Asif Ali Zardari 

says he is observing that 

‘some people’ are hatching 

a conspiracy against him. Accountability 

Addressing his party 

workers in Nawabshah, the 

PPP’s co-chairperson said 

he would remain firm and 

face all the plots being 

designed against him. 

He claimed that if disbursing 

jobs among the 

masses was his mistake, he 

would continue doing so. 

The PPP leader was of 

Bureau 

(NAB). 

‘Look at the surging 

rate of dollar and recall 

where it was actually 

before,” Zardari said while 

hitting out at the government. 

The PPP chairperson 

has been expressing concerns 

over his unfair treatment 

which he described 

instructed all commercial 

banks to ensure the security 

of all payment cards in the 

country and monitor usage 

of their cards, especially 

international transactions. 

However, when 

PakCERT investigated the 

cyber attack, it emerged that 

data of almost 20,000 debit 

cards was compromised— 

this may also explain the 

messages some of you have 

received from your banks 

recently, informing your 

card has been blocked for 

international transactions 

for security reasons. 

Zardari smells conspiracy against him 

as persecution. In his 

presser a week ago, 

Zardari claimed that he 

was being “attacked from 

all sides” and his friends 

were being arrested. 

“I am being attacked 

from all sides and now I’ve 

realized that the quarrel 

was about the 18th 

Amendment,” he said. 

He also said that he or 

his party were not ‘interested’ 

in toppling the 

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf 

(PTI) government. 

Alice holds talks with FO officials on 

bilateral relations, Afghanistan 

ISLAMABAD: Alice 

Wells, the United States 

Principal Deputy Assistant 

Secretary of State for 

South and Central Asia, 

arrived in Islamabad on 

Tuesday to follow up on 

Qureshi-Pompeo meetings 

in Washington. 

Wells led US delegation 

level talks with 

Foreign Office officials 

Bhutto led by Additional 

Airport Secretary of Americas 

Aftab Ahmad Khokher. 

During the talks, bilateral 

ISLAMABAD: United States Principal Deputy Assistant 

Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Alice 

Wells greeted by Additional Secretary of Americas Aftab 

Ahmad Khokher at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 

relations, regional security 

and peace and stability in 

Afghanistan were discussed. 

In a tweet on Monday, 

Foreign Office spokesman 

Dr Mohammad Faisal 

said: "The aim would be to 

follow up on discussions 

between Foreign Minister 

Shah Mahmood Qureshi 

and [US] Secretary of 

State Michael Pompeo 

with a view to further 

strengthen bilateral relations," 

Faisal said. 

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Wednesday, November 7, 2018 

Metropolitan 

Murad criticises NAB for 

‘creating fear among bureaucrats’ 

KARACHI: Sindh 

Chief Minister Syed Murad 

Ali Shah on Tuesday 

slammed the National 

Accountability Bureau 

(NAB) for what he said 

creating fear and insecurity 

among the government 

officials. 

Addressing the graduation 

ceremony of 26th Mid- 

Career Management 

Course (MCMC) at 

National Institute of 

Management (NIM) 

Karachi, he said there was a 

sense of fear and insecurity 

among the government 

officials due to which they 

have stopped performing 

their duties and choose to 

remain without posting or 

on the side posts, while 

those who were on key 

positions have also stopped 

working. 

“This is a serious situation 

that has caused serious 

dent to service delivery,” he 

lamented and urged the 

officers to come out of fear 

[of NAB] and start serving 

KARACHI: Continuing 

its winning streak, K- 

Electric has won the ‘Best 

Digital Media Team’ award 

at Pakistan Digi Awards 

2018 for the second consecutive 

year. The award 

ceremony was organized at 

a local hotel in Karachi and 

attended by top notch professionals 

from digital 

industry. 

The award acknowledges 

KE’s approach 

towards maximizing convenience 

for customers 

through its social media 

platforms and optimizing 

customer experience 

through state-of-the-art 

digital solutions. The 

power utility currently has 

over 340,000 and 80,000 

KARACHI: Sindh Chief Minister, Syed Murad Ali Shah talks to media persons during 

press conference at National Institute of Management. 

people without any stress 

and pressure. 

Mr Shah said the 

bureaucracy of this country 

was highly qualified, 

efficient and properly 

trained but their salary 

structure and perks were 

considerably lower as 

compared to people working 

in other sectors. 

followers on Facebook and 

Twitter respectively. 

According to Sadia 

Dada, Director Marketing 

& Communications, KE, 

“We have always been at 

the forefront in implementing 

customer-centric technologies 

and solutions to 

provide more value to our 

customers. The award 

speaks volumes about the 

quality and engagement 

levels KE’s social media 

platforms provide in terms 

of customer convenience 

and effectiveness.” 

To capitalize on the 

“Bureaucracy is the 

backbone of this country 

and they have to play their 

due role for the development 

of this country and its 

people,” he said and appreciated 


Management (NIM) for 

offering excellent training 

programmes for capacity 

building of bureaucracy of 

the country and urged its 

management to design such 

courses which inculcate 

confidence among `fearinfested’ 

officers. 

He said that he had an 

objection to the bureau’s 

slogan “say no to corruption” 

as it implies as if we 

all as a society and a nation 

are corrupt.” “We have 

K-Electric shines at Pakistan Digi Awards 2018 

KARACHI: Federal Secretary Communication Shoaib Siddiqi meeting with V.C SZAB- 

UL Justice rtd Qazi Khalid Ali ,Dean Foreign Partnerships UoN, Prof Hastings 

McKenzie, Manager Foreign Partnerships UoN, Mrs Heather Belle Yovanoff, Mushahid 

Zuberi also seen in on the occasion. 

Budget of SESSI approved 

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Labour 

and Human Resources and Chairman governing 

body of Sindh Employees Social 

Security institution Ghulam Murtaza 

Baloch presided over a meeting regarding 

the approval of budget 2018-19 at SESSI 

head office Karachi. 

The meeting was attended by Secretary 

Labour department Abdul Rasheed Solangi, 

Commissioner SESSI Kashif Gulzar 

Shaikh and other members of governing 

body. The session approved the surplus 

budget of 6382.373 million rupees for the 

fiscal year 2018-19. 

Provincial Minister informed that 3 new 

dispensaries will be established in Karachi 

at Bhittaiabad, Memon Goth and SITE-2 

with a cost of Rs100 million. 

power of online media, KE 

established its presence on 

social media six years ago. 

The KE Social Care model 

is backed by a dedicated inhouse 

team that works 

round the clock to manage 

online queries and ensure 

immediate response. The 

digital platforms are also 

functional during public 

holidays. KE has successfully 

managed to maintain 

a very high response rate 

since its inception and has 

been tagged as ‘very 

responsive’ by Facebook. 

In 2015, KE became the 

first ever utility in Pakistan 

to integrate its digital platforms 

with SAP thereby 

enriching company’s 

already wide range of customer 

care touch points. 

KE is also one of the 

first utility companies to 

implement SAP IS-U – a 

state of the art customer 

relation and billing management 

system. Last year, 

K-Electric became the first 

Pakistani company to win 

the ‘Best Use of 

Technology’ Award in the 

‘Best Customer Innovation’ 

category at the Genesys G- 

Summit Middle East 2017 

held in Dubai. The power 

utility was also announced 

the winner of ‘Best Use of 

Creativity / Innovation / 

Out of the Box’ and ‘Best 

Digital Marketing 

Communication (Social 

Media)’ at Pakistan Digi 

Awards 2017. 

6th annual Karachi 

conference from 

November 9 

KARACHI: The 6th 

annual Karachi conference 

which is being organized 

by the Karachi 

Conference Foundation 

with the support of the 

Institute of Business 

Administration (IBA), 

Karachi from November 9 

–11, 2018 at the JS 

Auditorium, IBA city 

campus. 

The Karachi 

Conference aims to showcase 

current research and 

critical discourse on 

Karachi. It will not only 

be examining questions 

that define the city’s inner 

life today, but also global 

concerns of urban change. 

It aims to celebrate the 

socio-economic depth and 

cultural mosaic of 

Karachi, which is one of 

the most ethnically and 

religiously diverse cities 

in the world. 

governance issues and with 

the establishment of good 

governance corruption 

would automatically be 

removed,” he said. 

Talking about the 18th 

Constitutional amendment, 

Murad Ali Shah said that it 

was a great achievement of 

the then PPP government 

which prepared a draft with 

collective wisdom of all the 

parliamentary forces and 

got it approved from the 

Parliament. 

“It was 18th amendment 

under which Sindh 

Revenue Board (SRB) was 

established for collection 

of Sales Tax on Services. 

The federal government 

used to give Rs6 to 7 billion 

against Sales Tax on 

Service to Sindh and last 

payment in this head made 

was Rs14 billion and 

provincial government 

through SRB collected 

Rs27 billion in the first 

year of its [SRB] establishment 

and now it generates 

more than Rs100 billion. 

IGP orders 

security for Diwali 

celebrations 

KARACHI: IGP Sindh 

Dr Syed Kaleem Imam 

instructed all the Deputy 

Inspector Generals (DIGs) 

of police to ensure security 

for Diwali festivities 

throughout Sindh province. 

The police chief said 

security plans regarding the 

Lakshmi Pooja and other 

worship places of Hindus 

should be discussed with the 

dignitaries of Hindu community 

and an extraordinary 

security plan for the three 

days of Diwali celebrations 

must also be ensured. 

Kaleem instructed that in 

order to avoid any unpleasant 

incident, additional 

police personnel be 

deployed at the temples and 

its surroundings. 

KARACHI: As many as 

600 posts are lying vacant 

at Sindh’s largest teaching 

hospital, Dr Ruth Pfau Civil 

Hospital Karachi (CHK), 

which has badly affected 

patient-care in this major 

government-run healthcare 

facility, it was learnt on 

Tuesday. 

Reliable sources at CHK 

told PPI that there were 

3,000 sanctioned posts in 

this 1900-bed institution, 

out of which 600 are lying 

vacant. The vacant posts 

include posts of doctors, 

nurses, paramedical and 

administrative staff. The 

shortage of doctors and 

staff has badly affected the 

performance of this healthcare 

facility. 

About 80 posts of doctors, 

150 posts of staff nurses, 

100 posts of paramedical 

staff, 05 posts of grade- 

Police dept establishes anti-riot force 

KARACHI: A ceremony 

for establishing 

anti-riot police force at 

district level was held in 

Karachi at Police 

Headquarter Garden on 

Tuesday. 

Addressing the ceremony, 

Additional IGP 

Karachi Dr Ameer Sheikh equipments 

said in an attempt to tackle 

protesters and rioters 

from disturbing law and 

order situation, initially 

the police department had 

decided to prepare 357 

personnel with anti-riot 

gear. He said the number 

of anti-riot force would be 

increased by over 1000. 

He said the new force 

would be given special 

training and will also provide 

international level 

including 

batons and masks to deal 

with any violent situation. 

He said the force will 

work under zonal DIGs. 

He further said that 

KARACHI: Mayor KMC with the coordination 

Karachi Waseem Akhtar 

of NED University of 

has stressed the need of Engineering and 

making strict laws for Technology on Tuesday. 

preservation of heritage 

buildings in Karachi so 

that these could be saved 

Secretary of Culture, 

Tourism and Antiquities 

Department Sindh Ghulam 

from demolition. Akbar Leghari, former 

The provincial and federal 

secretary and member 

governments bear advisory committee on 

responsibility to avert heritage Dr. Kaleem-Ullah 

decaying of oldest structures 

Lashari, Chairperson 

of historical impor- 

Architecture & Planning 

tance. Such archeological department NED 

gems of Karachi have to be University Prof Anila 

protected for our future Naeem, Assistant Prof 

generations. 

Saeeduddin, Chairman 

He expressed these Finance Committee 

views while speaking as Nadeem Hidayat Hashmi, 

chief guest in the inaugural Senior Director Culture 

session of the seminar and Sports Rehan Khan 

titled “Architectural Gems 

of Karachi” held in the 

Khaliqdina Hall by Culture 

and other officers were 

also present. 

Mayor said Rs20million 

and Sports department 

have been earmarked 

being an Additional IG, 

he will always be available 

for support and guidance 

and all the officers 

should deal sympathetically 

with citizens and 

with their staff as well. 

He said that all the 

arrangements should be 

made to elevate the 

morale of police force so 

that the officers and officials 

could show rigorous 

and enthusiastic performance 

in the field. 

KARACHI: Group Photo taken during the visit of film director Aziz Jindani for his film 

promotion to Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, Karachi with faculty members of the 

University. 

Rs20mn earmarked in KMC budget 

for restoration of old buildings 

15 officials, 100 posts of 

sweepers and others administrative 

seats have lying 

vacant in this largest teaching 

hospital of Sindh 

province for last few years. 

The sources said hospital 

administration urgently 

needs nurses and doctors 

who can deal with patients 

with emergency requirement. 

The number of 

Intensive Care Units (ICUs) 

has been increased in the 

hospital with the passage of 

time and administration 

needs skilled staff nurses 

and paramedical staff to 

attend admitted patients. 

They said the number of 

patients has increased from 

6,000 to 7,000 in OPDs, 

while 800 to 1,000 patients 

are brought to the Accident 

& Emergency Department 

each day. Over 100 women 

visit Gynecology Units for 

delivers, and 500 children 

are attended in the 

Pediatric OPD each day. 

Score of diagnostic tests 

are being performed in this 

hospital free of cost on 

daily basis in its state-ofthe-art 

laboratories. 

They said the Sindh 

health department Sindh is 

not paying attention to the 

shortage of doctors, nurses 

and other staff in public 

sector hospitals like Civil 

Hospital where doctors and 

nurses are performing their 

duties under extreme pressure 

and extra burden of 

work that leads them 

towards various behavioral 

issues. 

The unavailability of 

doctors, medicines and 

shortage of nurses in major 

hospitals of Karachi 

including Abbasi Shaheed 

Hospital, Jinnah 

in the current budget for 

restoration of Khaliqdina 

Hall to its original shape 

whereas other historical 

buildings owned by KMC 

were also being restored. 

He appreciated the seminar 

said such informative 

events would prove beneficial 

especially for the 

young generations and our 

students who have to protect 

our heritage in future. 

Akhtar said it was 

unfortunate that we always 

treated our heritage badly 

whereas in developed 

countries they ensure full 

preservation of heritage 

buildings. He assured full 

cooperation from his office 

to the organizers of the 

seminar and said such 

seminars need to be held 

on regular basis. 

600 posts lying vacant in CHK 

Postgraduate Medical 

Center and Sindh 

Government Lyari General 

Hospital and other districts 

hospitals has also increased 

patients’ turnout in this 

hospital. 

M e d i c a l 

Superintendent, CHK, Dr 

Sabir Memon, while talking 

to PPI, said there are 47 

units in his health facility 

and number of patients is 

increasing day by day. He 

said there is urgent need of 

skilled nurses, doctors, 

paramedical staff and other 

support staff to run the hospital 

smoothly. 

He said formal request 

has already been sent to 

authorities concerned of 

Sindh health department 

for allowing administration 

to recruit lower grade staff 

to fill vacant posts on 

urgent basis. 

Karachi to become the world’s third most populated city by 2030 

Its population is expected to grow by more than 30% 

KARACHI: Karachi is 

on the verge of becoming 

the world’s third most populated 

city by 2030. 

A study by Londonbased 

global market 

research firm, Euromonitor, 

has made the prediction. 

The population of the 

port city is expected to grow 

by more than 30%, the second 

highest growth rate, 

between 2017 and 2030, 

Euromonitor revealed in a 

study. The firm overviewed 

the current economic and 

demographic state of 33 

megacities of the world. 

The research firm defines 

megacities as those with a 

population of 10 million or 

more, featuring the most 

affluent households and 

those which are often the 

primary destination for 

KARACHI: People face inconvenience as the roads are blocked leading to Empress 

Market during anti-encroachment operation conducted by Karachi Metropolitan 

Corporation (KMC) in Empress Market. 

investment in a country. 

According to the report, 

only 15% people used to live 

in cities in 1900, but the 

number rose dramatically by 

2008 when more than half of 

the world’s population 

moved to urban areas. 

The report forecasts that 

60% of the world’s population 

will live in urban areas 

by 2030. This is because 

megacities offer wealth, 

social diversity, economic 

growth, and innovation. 

They attract people from 

smaller cities and rural areas 

who are in search of jobs, 

want to start a business or 

get a quality education. 

Megacities in developing 

countries, such as Pakistan 

and Bangladesh, will continue 

to maintain their high levels 

of growth through 2030 

owing to strong population 

growth, significant investment 

and rising incomes. 

However, the report also 

says if these cities want sustainable 

growth, they will 

need to overcome hurdles 

associated with urban 

growth. These include traffic 

congestion, income inequality, 

air pollution, crime, 

affordability and slum generation. 

When it comes to megacities 

of developing countries 

like Pakistan, the hurdles to 

sustainable growth are far 

too many. This means that a 

city like Karachi will need to 

ensure access to public 

amenities, clean water supply, 

electricity, education, 

and jobs, the report says. 

Karachi is projected to 

have second highest population 

growth rate through to 

2030, but it remains at number 

9 in terms of growth in 

the real GDP—a distant 

south of Dhaka, which 

remains on top. 

Police arrest 122 

suspects across Sindh 

KARACHI: Police on 

Tuesday claimed to have 

apprehended 122 alleged 

suspects including, 39 

absconders and 17 proclaimed 

offenders, from 

different cities of Sindh 

province during the last 

24 hours. 

According to police 

sources, Karachi police 

conducted operations 

against criminals in different 

parts of the metropolis 

and arrested 20 absconders, 

two proclaimed 

offenders and 60 other 

criminals. 

KARACHI: Sindh Minister for Local Government Saeed 

Ghani inspecting construction work during his visit to 

Scheme 42 Hawksbay near Karachi.


National 

3 

Siraj hints at conspiracy behind 

Maulana Samiul Haq’s assassination 

ISLAMABAD: 

NOWSHERA: Jamat-e- 

Islami Chief, Siraj ul Haq 

on Tuesday hints at a conspiracy 

behind assassination 

of Jamiat-Ulema-i- 

Islam (S) Chief, Maulana 

Sami ul Haq. 

This he said during a 

meeting with Maulana 

Hamid ul Haq, after attending 

prayers’ ceremony, held 

for the slain chief of JUI-S 

in Akora Khattak. 

“Maulana Sami ul Haq 

devoted his whole life for 

the supremacy of Islam”, 

Maulana’s mission, now 

will be carried forward by 

his students, said JI Chief. 

He demanded immediate 

arrest of the perpetrators 

involved in killing of 

Maulana Sami ul Haq. 

JUI-S Chief was 

ABBAS KASSAR 

HYDERABAD: Child 

Rights Activists under 

“Child Rights Movement 

(CRM- Sindh)” a network 

of more than 80 Child 

focused Organizations 

have expressed their concern 

over the poor implementation 

of child related 

laws and pending legislation 

in Sindh through a 

Media Orientation jointly 

organized by Child Rights 

Movement-Sindh and 

Civil Society support programme 

at Hyderabad 

club , and stressed the need 

for proper implementation 

of Sindh Child Protection 

Authority Act 2011 along 

with budgetary allocation 

and by established Child 

Protection Units in every 

district of Sindh. 

Speaking to the media 

Civil society Executive 

Director Noor Muhamme 

AKORA KHATTAK: Chairman Senate, Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani and Leader of the 

House in the Senate, Senator Syed Shibli Faraz offering “fateha” for the departed soul 

of Maulana Samiul Haq at Darul Uloom Haqqania. 

Bajeer said that we at 

CSSP& CRM are going to 

launch a one week campaign 

for the creation of 

awareness on Child Rights 

and create demand for utilizations 

of budget allocated 

for Child Protection 

Authority. 

He further said that lack 

of implementation of legislation 

is the major hindrance 

in protecting vulnerable 

children of 

Pakistan, Children being 

the most vulnerable and 

delicate part of the society 

need protection from violence, 

exploitation and 

abuse, the campaign will 

be initiated on 15th of 

November till 20th all 

over Sindh.. 

He said that the Sindh 

Child Marriage Restraint 

Act-2013 can be effective 

tool for booking offenses 

as now Child Marriage is 

stabbed to death at his residence 

in Rawalpindi on 

November 2. The party in 

its statement issued yesterday 

said, “It is confirmed 

to thousands of his followers, 

the party, Darul Uloom 

Haqqania and his family 

that assassination of 

Maulana Sami ul Haq was 

not an internal issue rather 

Indians, Afghans and other 

cognizable offense under 

the law and free will under 

18 years does not hold 

ground . More efforts 

should be made in determining 

age at investigation 

level and statements of 

witnesses can be recorded 

in non-coercive manner. 

He requested media to play 

vital role in that campaign. 

Mustafa Baluch 

Executive Director Sindh 

Development Society said 

that children’s compulsory 

right to education is legally 

protected and hence it 

should be enforced by all 

means. He also mentioned 

the major laws present in 

Pakistan including: 

Employment of Children 

Act, 1991; Employment of 

Children Rules, 1995; The 

Sindh Child Protection 

Authority Act, 2011; The 

Sindh Right of Children to 

Free and Compulsory 

elements are involved in 

this act.” 

Appealing security 

agencies to arrest the real 

killers of Maulana, the JUI- 

S demanded exemplary 

CRM deplores poor implementation of laws on child 

SIALKOT: Students of the Government College Women University (GCWU) are actively 

participating in emergency relief and fire-fighting training conducted by Rescue 1122 

personnel during Safe Society Programme held at GCWU premises. 

PMSA Badin protests 

against closure of hospital 

STAFF REPORT 

BADIN: Para Medical 

Staff Association (PMSA) 

Badin trips to hold protest 

sit-in in front of civil hospital 

Badin against closure 

of emergency ward and 

provision of proper health 

facilities. In this connection 

Haji Allah Bachayo 

Uner, president of the 

association said that poor 

patients from far and wide 

areas were deprived of 

health facilities due to closure 

of emergency ward of 

civil hospital Badin. He 

said due to carelessness 

hospital was not functioning 

properly of lack of 

facilities. He further said 

citizens of Badin were also 

benefited of the hospital 

while in emergency poor 

patients were suffered. He 

said they would hold sit-in 

for re-functioning of emergency 

ward and other medical 

facilities to the citizens 

and poor patients. 

Education Act, 2013; The 

Child Marriage Restraint 

Act, 1929; The Protection 

of Breast-feeding Rules, 

2009 and The Sindh 

Protection and Promotion 

of Breast-feeding and 

Child Nutrition Act, 2013 

Nisar Ahemd Nizamani 

said that implementation of 

laws is the basic requirement 

to ensure a better protection 

to the children. He 

referred figures of ILO 

that there are an estimated 

168 million children in 

child labour and at least 5.5 

million children in forced 

labour, we would suggest 

that attention is given not 

only to cost–related barriers 

to education, but also to 

other barriers such as child 

labour and forced labour 

situations that keep children 

out of education or 

significantly reduce their 

education outcomes. 

Education officials 

Badin pays surprise 

visit of schools 

Staff Report 

BADIN: Education 

officials Badin paid surprise 

visit of different 

schools of district Badin 

to make sure vigilance 

and check and balance 

towards better educational 

system. In this 

connection Tariq Zaffar 

Rajput, DDEO and 

Ghulam Nabi Talpur, 

AEO, secondary Badin 

paid surprise visit of 

GBHS Andhlao, GGHS 

and GBHS Lauri Sharif, 

GBHS Kadhan and other 

schools and examined 

the classes and ongoing 

process schedule of 

study. 

On this occasion 

DDEO secondary Badin 

directed heads of the 

institutions to strive hard 

for provision of quality 

education and improvise 

the system. Tariq Zaffar 

emphasized the teaching 

faculty to utilize their 

capabilities and professional 

expertise to 

enhance the initiative for 

betterment and improvement. 

punishment for the culprits. 

Highlighting the key 

role played by slain leader 

in mediation between 

Taliban and other groups 

including Afghan government, 

the statement said, a 

delegation of Afghan government 

had requested 

Maulana Sami ul Haq in 

October to facilitate talks 

with Taliban. 

“They started propaganda 

against him and Darul 

Uloom Haqqania when 

they failed to persuade him 

to play the desired role”, it 

alleged. 

The statement said that 

the entire Muslim community 

was saddened over his 

tragic death but Afghan 

media were trying to tarnish 

Maulana’s image. 

HMC contradicts 

news about mayor’s 

travel to china 

for signing mou 

Our Correspondent 

H Y D E R A B A D : 

Hyderabad Municipal 

Corporation has contradicted 

a news in which it 

was said that city Mayor 

was issued ticket on 

emergency basis to travel 

to China to sign memorandum 

of understanding 

(MOU) with deputy 

mayor of Chong Chang 

city of China. 

Spokesman of HMC said 

in a press release issued 

here Tuesday that the 

news was unfounded and 

has no near relation to 

fact. He said the Mayor 

Hyderabad has been discussing 

with many foreign 

dignitaries and delegations 

of developed 

countries about development 

of city and sought 

cooperation from them 

so that Hyderabad city 

could be brought at par 

with world’s developed 

cities. Spokesman said 

city Mayor has not 

received any document 

of MOU from China ffor 

signing. 

AJK PM urges int'l community to help people 

of IoK in attaining right to self-determination 

Prime 

Minister of Azad Jammu 

and Kashmir Raja Farooq 

Haider has called upon 

international community to 

of occupation and human 

rights violations in occupied 

Kashmir for the last 

70 years. 

He said India is changing 

help people of occupied 

demography in the 

Kashmir attain their right areas under its occupation 

to self-determination as which is alarming. He 

envisaged in the UN resolutions. 

He was addressing a 

stressed upon countries of 

European Union to play 

their role for helping international 

conference held in connection 

investigators 

with 11th Kashmir- 

EU week taking place in 

Brussels from November 

access to Indian occupied 

Kashmir. 

In his remarks, Member 

5to 8. 

European Parliament 

The AJK Prime Sajjad Karim said at a time 

Minister said gave an elaborate 

when international economic 

account of ever grow- 

ing atrocities being committed 

by the Indian forces 

and trade agreeing 

ments are being reviewed 

around the world, it should 

be taken into account that 

trade with India must be 

linked to human rights situation 

in occupied Kashmir. 

He praised the 

Government of Pakistan 

for unflinching support to 

the just cause of people of 

occupied Kashmir over the 

past seven decades. 

Member European 

Parliament Wajid Khan 

drew attention to the 

alarming situation in occupied 

Kashmir where international 

human rights 

organizations like Amnesty 

International and Human 

Rights Watch are being 

blocked from working in 

Indian occupied Kashmir. 

LAHORE: Members of All Pakistan Clerks Association (APCA) are holding protest 

demonstration for acceptance of their demands, at Lahore press club. 

Violent protests against sc verdict 

result of state policies: CPP 

Our Correspondent 

H Y D E R A B A D : 

Communist Party of 

Pakistan has said the forces 

which held violent protests 

after Supreme Court verdict 

in Aisha Bibi case paralyzing 

whole country for 

3 days were culmination of 

state policies. In a statement 

issued after meeting 

of politburo of CPP held at 

Nasim Nagar here 

Tuesday, CPP has said state 

policies and strategies 

especially framed at end of 

70s and start of 80s have 

turned to such a situation 

that cities of millions were 

paralyzed by few hundreds. 

This was stated by 

Imdad Kazi secretary general 

Communist Party of 

Pakistan briefing media 

after politburo meeting. He 

said sit-ins against civil 

governments reluctant to 

bow paralyzing country as 

also speeches with sarcastic 

language could not be 

understood. He said any 

left party including CPP, 

ANP, parties of peasants 

and workers have never 

used abusive language 

against armed forces or 

supreme court which was 

used by at Lahore Dharna. 

Yet of state suppression. 

Even today it was common 

to forcibly whisk away 

scores of workers from 

Sindh and Balochistan who 

are missing but agreements 

and compromises are made 

with disruptive forces on 

their conditions which was 

shameful. CPP condemns 

such double standard on 

part of Pakistani state. He 

said CPP was of the view 

that proxy imperialism was 

trying civil wars through 

proxy forces. As such we 

should not ignore proxy 

forces of Pakistani state 

can turn to be proxy for our 

enemies, the ample proof 

of which was Mulla 

Fazalullah. 

IPS signs MoU with 

National Institute 

of Maritime Affairs 

ISLAMABAD: A 

Memorandum of 

Understanding (MoU) was 

penned down between 

Institute of Policy Studies 

(IPS), Islamabad and 


Maritime Affairs (NIMA) 

to carry out joint research 

over maritime and other 

multi-disciplinary issues. 

The MoU - which was 

signed by Rear Admiral (r) 

Mukhtar Khan HI(M), 

director general, NIMA 

and Khalid Rahman, director 

general, IPS - will pave 

way for collaboration 

between the two institutions 

for joint research and 

organization of seminars, 

conferences and roundtables 

in the areas of maritime 

affairs. 

NA leaves 

two-third agenda 

unaddressed 


National Assembly left 

almost two-third agenda 

unaddressed on the 

Private Members’ Day 

and witnessed introduction 

of four private members’ 

bills that were 

referred to the relevant 

committees, which have 

not yet been constituted, 

observes Free and Fair 

Election Network 

(FAFEN) in its Daily 

Factsheet on Tuesday. 

The National Assembly 

met for two hours and 

eight minutes. The proceedings 

started at 1141 

hours against the scheduled 

time of 1100 hours.

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ISLAMABAD –– LAHORE –– RAWALPINDI –– KARACHI 

CONTROVERSIES, truths and lies surround 

the issues related to oil in Pakistan, as is the 

situation elsewhere in some other oil producing 

and exporting countries including and especially 

in the Muslim world. A former oil minister 

was under trial on charges of financial corruption 

too in Pakistan. 

REVOLUTIONS and overthrow of regimes has 

taken place on oil issue: It's said that foreign companies 

who have technological know-how and 

expertise take wrong advantage of wealth of 

nations deprived by foreign installed governments 

in their war on human and natural resources of 

leaders and masses here and there around the 

world, especially the oil rich Muslim blocs run as if 

by chief executives of some commercial enterprise, 

cartels or big business corporations. 

BADIN crude, though of high quality and low in 

sulphur, has limitations for refining as it contains 

high percentage of wax and has to be mixed with 

imported crude oil. This has resulted in surplus 

Badin crude, to the level of 9,000-10,000 bpd, 

which was exported until 2005. Export of crude oil 

has emerged again since June 2014 as the government 

has allowed petroleum producers to ship surplus 

quantities to foreign buyers in the wake of 

availability of large quantities of ultra-light crude 

oil (condensate, coming out of gas-fields) that is 

difficult to process in most of local refineries. 

Resultantly, crude oil has now a significant share in 

Pakistan’s exports of the petroleum group amounting 

to $ 586 million in 2014-15. 

PRODUCTION of oil placed Pakistan on global 

ranking of 42nd among 98 oil-producing countries. 

From 10,000 bpd in 1980s, crude oil production 

increased to 60,000 bpd in 1990s, but remained 

static until the 2,000s. It was only in 2013 that oil 

production jumped to 80,800 bpd, having achieved 

Deepak Natarajan 

For a city of more than 20 million people, Delhi 

has a troubling dearth of decent parks. In fact, 

there may not be more than a handful. The neighbourhood 

parks enjoy some bustle in the mornings 

when people can be seen going about their morning 

walks, quite a few still attached to their smartphones. 

The pace is leisurely, few break a sweat, and the parks 

are deserted for the rest of the day. 

Some blame the weather or the air's (un)cleanliness 

for not providing the right incentives to play a sport. But 

it would still be fairer to point the finger at the laid-back 

attitude of the urban Indian. 

In contrast, the average urban Westerner has a 

pathological interest in sports of all kinds. The British 

swear by football, New Yorkers can't stop obsessing 

about baseball and the average Aussie considers sports 

a part of life. 

But some concerns have been expressed about too 

much running in the recent past. Some have even been 

discussing whether "too much exercise" could be bad 

for the heart. There are reports of sudden deaths among 

elite marathoners. A higher incidence of atrial fibrillation 

and coronary artery calcification have also been 

reported in endurance athletes. 

There is also concern over fibrosis being present in 

the hearts of ultra-runners who have dropped dead. 

Fibrosis in the heart can be =a trigger for lethal 

arrhythmias that precipitate sudden cardiac death. 

Intriguingly, Pheidippides - the man who ran the first 

marathon in antiquity - collapsed soon after delivering 

his message. It should be noted that he was supposed 

to be a trained runner. 

Two studies - British and Dutch - examined the coronary 

arteries of long-distance cyclists and runners in CT 

scans. Both concluded last year that there were more 

blocks and greater calcification in the arteries of elite 

athletes than people who did not run or ran a little. On 

further examination, the researchers observed that 

although there were more plaques in the coronary arteries 

of athletes, the plaques by themselves were stable. 

A stable plaque is dense with a thick cap, and it 

prevents the plaque from bursting within the artery 

lumen. The unstable plaque seen more often in sedentary 

people is soft and full of fatty material. Its cap is 

thin and fragile, waiting to burst. And once burst, it 

rapidly triggers clot formation within the artery's 

lumen. It is this clot that produces acute coronary syndrome. 

There is a full-blown heart attack if the clot 

blocks the coronary artery completely, or an unstable 

angina if the block is partial. 

The researchers have speculated that despite having 

more plaques and calcification, elite athletes are at little 

risk because the plaques are stable. Currently, there is no 

EDITORIAL 

Where is heavy load of oil 

and cash going even today? 

OPINION 

a high of 98,000 bpd in November 2014. Crude oil 

production registered 91,000 bpd in May 2015 and 

93,000 bpd in June 2015. 

PITIFULLY, Pakistan's share in total consumption 

of oil was about 10% until 1980s. Where does 

that other heavy load of oil goes? It needs a probe. 

It's said that foreign oil companies give a paltry single 

digit percentage to government and reaps most 

of the other financial and non financial rewards. 

One reason is that foreign companies have some 

know how, equipment and technology they won't 

give, except one way terms not favorable to 

Pakistan. If properly held accountable, Pakistan 

can save on double digit billions in oil import, satisfy 

domestic demands from internal oil production, 

and even export surplus oil to other countries. 

Present indigenous oil meets about 23% of total 

national demand of the oil refineries in the country. 

An integrated network of pipeline exists for transportation 

of indigenous crude oil to the refineries. 

Indeed, the availability of indigenous crude oil 

expands the opportunity to meet growing demand 

of oil and to reduce Pakistan's dependence on 

imports, but it is imperative for the government to 

accord high priority to developing the sector expeditiously. 

It may be advisable for the government to 

revisit the Petroleum Exploration & Production 

Policy in vogue, since discoveries are correlated 

with drilling efforts. 

Question that arises since many decades past 

up to now: Where is heavy load of oil and cash 

going? Iranians demonstrated and toppled their 

imperial majesty on issues that included oil and 

revenue and its exploitation by foreign companies. 

Same is the situation in many Arab nations 

in Middle East and Gulf countries. Answers to 

this question are expected by many nations from 

respective rulers! 

Go ahead, extra exercise 

and running won't kill you 

Some form of exercise is better than no exercise at all; there 

is an incremental benefit as fitness levels improve 

explanation as to why there are more plaques in people 

who have been running or cycling long distance for 

years. A lot of people were relieved after the two papers 

were published. 

The debate about whether exercising too much can 

be detrimental continues. Some believe that after a certain 

point, exercise is no longer healthy and may in fact 

increase mortality. Others believe that the effect of exercise 

plateaus after an upper limit: exercising beyond this 

point will not enhance positive effects. It should not be 

forgotten that exercise is known to reduce risk of heart 

disease, hypertension, diabetes and even cancer. 

Most, if not all, data on the efficacy of exercise relies 

on personal observations and questionnaires. Personal 

documentation can be prone to bias. Many studies also 

include too few patients who are followed up with for 

short periods to arrive at conclusions on the effects of 

increasing exercise intensity on mortality. 

More recently, in October, a large study from the US 

that included more than 120,000 people was published. 

The median age was 53 years and the follow-up period 

was over eight years. The participants were divided into 

five groups depending on how they performed on the 

treadmill. The fitness levels were assessed using MET 

(metabolic equivalents of task) scores achieved on the 

treadmill. As a result, we have more objective data. 

However, the trial was retrospective and not randomised. 

One MET is energy used when sitting by 40- 

year-old man weighing 70 kg. It is worth 3.5ml/min/kg 

of oxygen consumed. So if you are sitting and reading 

this article, you are at one MET. It will go up when you 

exercise. The greater the intensity of your exercise, the 

higher the MET you achieve. On the treadmill test, you 

go up to 5 MET in stage 1, 7 MET in stage 2 and to 9 

MET in stage 3. 

The five groups were: Elite; High level of cardiorespiratory 

fitness; Above average fitness; Below average 

fitness; and Low level of cardiorespiratory fitness. The 

researchers recorded that mortality was the lowest 

among elite participants - 80 per cent lower, in fact, than 

the 'low fitness' group. When compared to the high fitness 

group, elite fitness participants still had lower mortality 

by 23 per cent. The researchers concluded that 

extreme aerobic fitness was associated with the least 

mortality. 

The benefits of increasing aerobic cardiorespiratory 

fitness were substantial even after adjusting for 

basal risk factors. There was no evidence of a plateau 

effect, etc. 

The message: 'if you can get your cardiorespiratory 

fitness to an elite level, do so'. Even high or above average 

fitness levels will do because they have an effect on 

your lifespan. Any level of exercise is better than no 

exercise, but there is an incremental benefit as fitness 

levels increase. 

ISLAMABAD: State 

Minister 

for 

Communications Murad 

Saeed has said that all possible 

measures will be 

undertaken to ensure uninterrupted 

flow of traffic 

and controlling accidents 

on National Highways and 

Motorways network. 

He was presiding over a 

meeting with representatives 

of goods transport 

association regarding axle 

load management at his 

office on Tuesday. 

He said that a comprehensive 

course of action 

will be adopted with cooperation 

and consultation of 

ISLAMABAD: Areview 

meeting of Senate special 

committee on Tobacco was 

held under the chair of 

Convener Committee 

Senator Kalsoom Perveen at 

Parliament House on 

Tuesday. 

The issues of Federal 

Board of Revenue (FBR), 

Pakistan Tobacco Board, 

and reduction of tax of 

Multi-national companies 

were come under discussion. 

The committee 

expressed reservations over 

FBR tax system. The committee 

while expressing 

representatives of and 

stakeholders. 

resentment over the absence 

of FBR chairman directed 

him to ensure his presence 

in the next meeting. 

The committee also 

sought details regarding hiring 

of FBR officials ‘relatives 

in multi-national companies 

within a week. The 

committee Chairman 

warned for strict action 

against those who violated 

the merit. 

Senator Muhammad 

Azam Khan Swati informed 

the meeting that the FBR tax 

system was introduced by 

the previous government. 

Murad Saeed termed 

transporters and drivers an 

Senate body review meeting 

on Tobacco held 

ISLAMABAD: Capital 

Development Authority 

(CDA) is confronting with 

intense financial crisis as 

currently authority finance 

department has only Rs 1.25 

billion. 

The inner sources stated 

that newly appointed 

Chairman CDA Afzal Latif 

is facing great challenge in 

the shape of encroachments, department 

land mafia and dealing with 

political inquires that were 

going on against CDA. 

However, CDA finance 

department told “Online” 

that currently authority has 

Rs 1.25 billion as amount 

earned through auction of 

plots. The available amount 

could be used as monthly 

salary of CDA employees, 

he added. 

Official stated that huge 

amount of Rs 500 million 

needed every month for 

department monthly salary 

vehicle’s 

petrol, diesel and repairing 

work included houses 

maintenance. 

He stated that employees 

of CDA had also 

He said he rejects that system, 

adding this system 

doesn’t benefit the government. 

Chairperson 

Kalsoom Perveen while 

seeking details of those 

employees have been hired 

using influence asked FBR 

officials to brief the committee 

regarding causes of 

reduction in the tax. 

Senator Dilwar Khan 

raised objection that the 

government imposed tax on 

local Tabacco industry 

whereas imposed only 11 

per cent duty on foreign 

companies. 

CDA confronts with intense financial crisis 

Low gas 

pressure perturbs 

Mirpurkhas citizens 

MIRPURKHAS: Sui 

gas load shedding and low 

pressure has become routine 

in Mirpurkhas, even 

before coming of winter 

season. 

According to citizens, 

Sui Southern Gas 

Company (SSCG) is carrying 

out gas load shedding 

in morning, noon and 

evening hours. 

Students and working 

people often leave their 

homes without breakfast. 

Mirpurkhas residents 

have appealed the related 

authorities to resolve this 

issue. 

Indian forces killing 

Kashmiris to change 

demography in IOK: 

Gandapur 


Minister for Kashmir 

Affairs and Gilgit 

Baltistan Ali Amin Khan 

Gandapur has said that 

Pakistan will continue to 

extend its political, moral 

and diplomatic support of 

Kashmiri brethren till 

realization of their just 

right to self determination. 

In his message with 

regard to the Kashmir 

Martyrs day, he paid tribute 

to the Kashmiri martyrs, 

who sacrificed their 

precious lives for the 

right to self determination. 

He said Indian forces 

are killing the innocent 

defenseless Kashmiris in 

order to change demography 

of the Occupied 

Kashmir. 

LARKANA: The Sindh 

Health Department through 

a notification, has transferred 

Senior Medical 

Officer Dr Muhammad 

Saleem Shaikh who was 

posted as Assistant Police 

Surgeon (BPS-18) and his 

son Arsalan Shaikh, 

Computer Operator 

Chandka Medical College 

Hospital, Larkana, and 

directed them to report to 

Health Department, 

deprived of salaries 

because financial crisis in 

past. On that time employees 

had faced inconvenience 

due to non-payment 

of salaries and demanded 

of the administration to pay 

them salary on priority 

basis and currently authority 

has only one month 

salary. It is worth mentioned 

here that both the 

CDA and Islamabad 

Metropolitan are giving 

salary to their employees 

by auction of costly plots 

during the past few years. 

Karachi, with immediate 

effect and until further 

orders. 

In this connection, it 

must be mentioned here that 

both father and son had beaten 

Dr Aijaz Ahmed Shaikh 

in the office of CMCH 

Medical Superintendent, Dr 

Ali Gohar Dahri, on October 

22 due to which his clothes 

were torn. 

Dr Aijaz was posted as 

Police Surgeon (BS-20) at 

important part of our transport 

system and that their 

problems during travelling 

on national highways and 

motorways network will 

be addressed through 

mutual cooperation and 

consultation. 

He said particular attention 

be paid during planning 

and designing of road 

projects so that chances of 

accidents could be minimized 

and loss of lives and 

vehicles could be avoided. 

Overloading not only leads 

to accidents but it also 

badly affects the riding 

quality of the roads, he 

added. 

AIOU reschedules entry 

test for admission in 

MBA/MPA program 

ISLAMABAD: Allama 

Iqbal Open University has 

rescheduled the entry test 

for admission in 

MBA/MPA program. 

The admission test will 

now be held on 10th 

November at 10:00 am in 

Academic Complex of the 

University. 

According to 

Department of Business 

Administration, the test will 

also be held simultaneously 

in Regional Centers located 

at Abbottabad, Rahim Yar 

Khan, Gujranwala, Karachi, 

Lahore, Multan, Peshawar, 

Faisalabad, Quetta and 

Sargodha simultaneously. 

The concerned department 

has sent the call letters, 

email and SMS to all 

the eligible candidates for 

participation in the test. 

Those who have yet not 

received the information 

letter have been advised to 

contact the University’s 

nearest Regional Office or 

the Department of Business 

Administration. 

Meanwhile, the 

Examination Department 

has rescheduled final 

exams of the papers which 

were postponed on 31st 

October, 1st and 2nd 

November due to security 

reasons. 

CMCH APS, his son transferred 

for beating senior doctor 

ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Police failed 

to follow the directions of Interior Minister 

to change the influential SHOs. 

Interior Minister of State for Interior 

Shehryar Afridi directed former IG 

Islamabad Jan Muhammad to change 

SHOs, and investigation officials of operation 

division during his first visit to Police 

Headquarter, and ordered to replace them 

with security and traffic division officers. 

Former IG assigned this task to a committee 

CMCH by the Sindh government 

and Dr Saleem was 

constantly refusing to hand 

over office to the senior officer 

which led to a dispute 

and CCTV footage of which 

became viral which was also 

watched by senior health 

department officers after 

which it was decided to take 

stern action against the 

accused. The Medico-Legal 

work of the CMCH has also 

been very badly affected. 

Capital Police fails to comply with 

State Minister for Interior 

headed by DIG Security Waqas Chohan, but 

the Minister very second day received complaints 

of connivance of committee with 

corrupt SHOs. On this Minister sent a message 

to former IG through lady Joint 

Secretary to constitute a new committee, 

acting upon the instruction IG constituted 

new committee headed by DIG Operation 

Faisal Rahi, comprising SSP Operations, 

AIG Establishment, AIG Special Branch 

and SSP Operations. 

ISLAMABAD: Foreigners are visiting different stalls during the Artisan at Work 

Festival 2018 at Lok Virsa.

Americans head to polls to 

vote in midterm elections 

American electorate energized as over 36 million cast early ballots – 17 million more than in last midterms 

W A S H I N G T O N : 

Americans across the U.S. 

are descending on polling 

stations in droves Tuesday 

for this year’s midterm 

elections. 

Most voting locations 

began opening between 6 

and 7 a.m. local time on the 

East Coast (1100 and 1200 

GMT), with polling stations 

in the central and 

western U.S. set to open 

around the same times in 

their time zones. Vermont, 

however, was the earliest 

to open its polling stations 

at 5 a.m. (1000 GMT). 

Over 36 million 

Americans have already 

cast their ballots in early 

voting, according to data 

compiled by the University 

of Florida's United States 

Elections Project. That is 

17 million more than those 

KABUL, Afghanistan: 

NATO chief Gen. Jens 

Stoltenberg on Tuesday 

visited the Afghan capital 

Kabul amid renewed push 

for peaceful settlement of 

the conflict in the country. 

The NATO secretary 

general is flanked by the 

Chairman of the Military 

Committee Air Marshal Sir 

Stuart Peach, and Supreme 

Allied Commander Europe 

Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti. 

In a statement, the 

SJA Jafri 

Bureau Chief Australia 

MELBOURNE: One of 

the most senior judges in 

Victoria has labelled the 

reporting and political 

rhetoric on African crime 

in Melbourne as "dangerous" 

and "skewed". 

The County Court Chief 

Judge, Peter Kidd, says current 

media reporting gives 

an inaccurate portrayal of 

how much crime before the 

courts is actually being 

committed by people from 

the African community and 

the public needs to be 

"properly informed". 

"If you are an African 

offender, and certainly if 

you're an African youth of 

South Sudanese background 

from the western 

suburbs of Melbourne, rest 

assured your case will be 

reported upon," he said. 

"The media choose to 

report upon those cases. 

That creates an impression 

that we, that our work, a 

very significant proportion 

of our work is taken up 

with African youths from 

the western suburbs of 

Melbourne. That's a false 

impression. 

The latest statistics show 

people born in Sudan 

make-up 0.1 percent of 

Victoria's population but 

account for 1 percent of the 

state's alleged criminal 

offenders. 

who voted early in the 

2014 midterms as polling 

indicates an energized 

American electorate. All 

435 seats in the House of 

Representatives are up for 

grabs in this year’s 

midterms, as are 35 seats in 

the 100-member Senate. 

Republicans currently 

alliance said Stoltenberg 

will meet with President 

Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, 

Chief Executive Abdullah 

Abdullah, and other 

Afghan ministers and senior 

officials, as well as with 

representatives of Afghan 

civil society. 

The Secretary General 

will also meet with the 

Resolute Support 

Commander Gen. Austin 

Scott Miller, NATO's 

Senior Civilian 

Young Sudanese males 

are overrepresented in certain 

violent crimes — 

allegedly committing close 

to 10 percent of all aggravated 

robberies. 

Chief Judge Kidd says 

accusations by politicians 

and the media that judges 

are too soft on young 

offenders gives the public a 

"skewed impression" of 

how sentencing works. 

"Judges don't simply 

pick numbers from 

nowhere when we come to 

the sentence," he said. 

"What the community's 

not told are the other factors 

which the judge, by 

law, was required to take 

into accounts, such as the 

fact that he was a first-time 

offender or the fact that he's 

got great prospects of rehabilitation 

or the fact that 

he's complied with all other 

court orders on bail. 

"It's often those factors 

are pushed to the back or 

not mentioned at all." He 

control both chambers, but 

the Democratic Party is 

seeking to pounce upon 

discontent among some 

voters to make inroads in 

the federal legislature. 

At stake is the future of 

U.S. President Donald 

Trump's legislative agenda. 

He is set to round out the 

Representative in 

Afghanistan Ambassador 

Cornelius Zimmermann 

and with troops contributing 

to the NATO-led 

Resolute Support Mission. 

The Afghan government 

has announced to 

form a national consultative 

board for expediting 

peace efforts. 

Melbourne Chief Judge warns 

media against Sudanese youth 

warned unfair criticism 

could undermine public 

confidence in the courts. 

"Criticising the courts is 

part of the democratic 

process. I welcome 

informed criticism," he 

said. 

"That's dangerous 

because that undermines 

their confidence in the justice 

system. That's our concern. 

It's an attack effectively 

upon the rule of law. 

"The law accepts that 

young people sometimes 

engage in immature and 

rash decisions," he said. 

"We also know that with 

young people, that they're 

great vehicles for reform. 

An 18-year-old or 19-yearold 

has the real capacity to 

turn his or her life around. 

So the law says, 'Look, we 

need to seize that opportunity'." 

Tim Hansen, commander 

of Melbourne's North 

West Metro Region, 

described the past few 

months in Melbourne as 

having elements of "moral 

panic". 

"We're seeing headlines 

and reporting that exacerbates 

the problem. 

Reporting on things that 

we're not necessarily seeing," 

he told Four Corners. 

"It's driving community 

angst and people are seeing 

African crime everywhere, 

which is not necessarily 

the case." 

final two years of his first, 

and possibly sole, term in 

office. 

While Democrats currently 

trail far more in the 

House, it is that chamber 

where their efforts are most 

likely to bear fruit, with 

projections estimating that 

they will take a majority 

Top NATO officials visit Afghanistan 

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to meet Afghan leadership in capital Kabul 

Shah Hussain 

Murtazavi, spokesman for 

the president, told the local 

Azadi radio that representatives 

of the civil society 

and religious leaders from 

all 34 provinces have been 

invited to come and meet 

the technical team for 

peace talks in Kabul. 

This is in line with the 

U.S. Representative for 

Afghanistan Reconciliation 

Ambassador Zalmay 

Khalilzad’s call on the 

Afghan government and 

the Taliban to come up with 

authorized teams of negotiators 

for peace talks. 

UK, Canada say urgent need to resolve Khashoggi murder 

British premiere and her Canadian counterpart agree on transparent investigation 

LONDON: Britain and Canada 

said Monday that establishing what 

happened to murdered Saudi journalist 

Jamal Khashoggi remains an 

“urgent need”. 

In a phone call, UK Prime Minister 

Theresa May and her Canadian counterpart 

Justin Trudeau discussed Saudi 

Arabia and the “appalling” murder of 

Khashoggi, agreeing there was an 

urgent need to establish what happened 

and for those responsible to be held to 

account, said a statement from 

Downing Street. 

Khashoggi, a Saudi national and 

columnist for The Washington Post, 

disappeared on Oct. 2 after entering the 

Saudi Consulate in Istanbul to receive 

paperwork he needed to get married. 

Once inside, he was immediately 

strangled and then dismembered, 

according to the Istanbul Prosecutor’s 

office. 

The British government’s statement 

said May and Trudeau also agreed that 

the international community should 

continue to press for a “thorough, credible 

and transparent investigation by 

the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia”. 

After days of denying any knowledge 

of Khashoggi’s whereabouts, 

Saudi Arabian officials said he died in 

a “brawl” in the consulate but later 

admitted that he was killed there. 

May and Trudeau also discussed 

Yemen and agreed on the pressing 

need to alleviate the humanitarian situation 

and reach a political solution. 

“We supported the U.S. call for 

de-escalation in Yemen, noting that it 

must be underpinned by a political 

deal between the conflict parties,” 

said May. 

Gulf crisis harms 

regional stability: 

Qatar’s emir 

DOHA: Qatar’s emir 

Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad 

Al Thani said Tuesday that 

deterioration in Gulf ties 

was hindering efforts to 

resolve regional problems. 

“The deteriorating 

Gulf relations are weakening 

our ability to solve 

regional problems,” he 

said in a speech to the 

country’s Shura Council. 

“The security and stability 

of the Gulf and Arab 

countries will not be 

achieved by prejudicing 

their sovereignty,” he 

said. 

UNITED NATIONS: 

More than 200 mass 

graves containing the 

remains of thousands of 

victims have been discovered 

in areas formerly controlled 

by Daesh terrorist 

group in Iraq, according to 

a UN report on Tuesday. 

"The UN Assistance 

Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) 

and the UN Human Rights 

Office have documented 

the existence of 202 mass 

grave sites in the governorates 

of Ninewa, 

Kirkuk, Salah al-Din and 

Anbar in the northern and 

western parts of the country 

– but there may be 

many more," the report 

said. 

there. In the Senate, most 

of the seats that are up for 

election are Democratic, 

making more difficult their 

task of taking additional 

seats in the chamber, where 

Republicans hold a razor 

thin 51-49 majority. 

Should Democrats take 

either chamber, Trump’s 

already complicated ability 

to drive policy would face 

further obstacles as 

Democrats oppose him 

uniformly on all of his 

major goals, from immigration 

to efforts to eliminate 

the U.S.'s universal 

healthcare law. 

Beyond national politics, 

state and local elections 

will see voters decide 

on a host of smaller 

“down-ballot” races that 

include 36 state gubernatorial 

races. 

Taliban kill 20 

Afghan troops 

near Iran border 

FARAH: At least 20 

Afghan soldiers have been 

killed in an attack by Taliban 

militants against an outpost 

in Afghanistan’s western 

Farah Province. 

Local officials said the 

militants attacked the border 

post — manned by nearly 

50 Afghan government soldiers 

— at the early hours of 

Tuesday. 

A senior military officer, 

who spoke on the condition 

of anonymity, said at least 

20 troops were confirmed to 

have been killed, several 

had been injured, and the 

others were missing. 

“Hours after the attack, 

we lost contact with the base 

and we still do not know the 

whereabouts of the remaining 

soldiers,” the officer 

added. 

The Taliban took responsibility 

for the assault, 

claiming that it had taken 

control of the base, killed 30 

soldiers, and captured 

weapons and ammunition. 

Farah, which borders 

Iran, has gained more significance 

for Taliban as the 

government plans to build a 

multi-billion-dollar pipeline 

in the province. 

LOS ANGELES: Actor 

Idris Elba, who James Bond 

fans are campaigning to be 

the next person to play 007, 

was named the sexiest man 

alive on Monday by People 

magazine. 

The London-born actor, 

46, said he didn’t believe it 

when the magazine told 

him. 

“I was like, ‘Come on, 

no way. Really?’” Elba told 

the celebrity publication. 

“Looked in the mirror, I 

checked myself out. I was 

like, ‘Yeah, you are kind of 

sexy today.’ But to be honest, 

it was just a nice feeling. 

It was a nice surprise 

— an ego boost for sure.” 

One of Britain’s bestknown 

stars, Elba won a 

Golden Globe for his lead 

role in BBC television 

detective series “Luther”, 

played a Norse god in 

“Thor” and appeared in 

U.S. television series “The 

Wire.” 

Other actors and singers 

who have been given the 

title by the magazine’s editors 

in recent years include 

Blake Shelton, Chris 

Hemsworth, Adam Levine, 

George Clooney and 


International 

Channing Tatum. 

Only two other nonwhite 

men – African- 

American star Denzel 

Washington in 1996 and 

Dwayne “The Rock” 

Johnson, whose mother is 

Samoan and whose father is 

black Canadian, in 2016 – 

have won the title since 

People started the feature in 

1985. 

Fans have been campaigning 

for Elba, the son 

of African immigrants to 

Britain, to take over from 

5 

Britain’s Idris Elba named 

People mag’s ‘sexiest man alive’ 

ANKARA: Turkish 

President Recep Tayyip 

Erdogan on Tuesday said 

U.S. sanctions on Iran 

were "not right". 

Following a parliamentary 

group meeting, 

Erdogan told reporters: 

"We do not find the sanctions 

right. Because our 

opinion is that these sanctions 

aim at destroying the 

world's balance," said 

Erdogan. 

Erdogan stressed that 

the U.S. sanctions on Iran 

contradict with the international 

law and diplomacy. 

"We don't want to live 

in an imperialist world," he 

added. 

Washington announced 

new sanctions on Monday 

targeting Iran's energy and 

financial sectors along 

with its shipping industry. 

More than 700 individuals, 

entities, aircraft, and 

vessels were blacklisted, 

including 50 Iranian banks 

and their domestic and foreign 

subsidiaries. 

Daniel Craig as secret agent 

James Bond in the lucrative 

movie franchise after the 

next Bond film, due for 

release in 2020. 

Elba in August stoked 

the rumors that he was set to 

become the first black actor 

to play Bond when he posted 

a cryptic message on 

Twitter using one of the 

character’s best-known 

lines – “My name’s Elba, 

Idris Elba.” Days later he 

flatly denied it was going to 

happen, however. 

US sanctions on Iran 'wrong': 

Turkish President Erdogan 

Recep Tayyip Erdogan says they don't want 

to live in an imperialist world 

The U.S. government 

granted China, Greece, 

India, Turkey, Italy, Japan, 

South Korea and Taiwan a 

180-day waiver for importing 

Iranian oil, which 

eased worries of supply 

reduction in the global 

markets after the sanctions 

went into effect. 

Erdogan also criticized 

the U.S. patrols which 

began in northeastern 

Syria on Monday. 

"It is impossible that we 

accept these [patrols]. 

Furthermore, such a situation 

would lead to serious 

negativity along the borders," 

said Erdogan. 

The patrols come after 

the Turkish military 

shelled several PKK/YPG 

positions in the region last 

week. The YPG is the 

Syrian branch of the PKK 

terror group. 

Pentagon: Most troops sent to border will not be armed 

WASHINGTON : Most 

of the 7,000 troops being 

deployed to the U.S. border 

with Mexico will not 

be armed, the Pentagon 

said Monday. 

"The only soldiers that 

are going to be armed during 

this mission are the 

soldiers that are providing 

force protection," said Col. 

Rob Manning, a Pentagon 

spokesman, echoing a 

statement by the 

Department of Defense 

that only “military police” 

who will be protecting the 

troops will be carrying 

weapons. 

Manning’s 

But self-defense is an inherent right of a soldier, Pentagon says 

statement 

came in response to comments 

by Air Force Gen. 

Terrence O’Shaughnessy 

that some of the troops 

being sent to the border 

will be armed. 

It also follows remarks 

last week by U.S. 

President Donald Trump, 

who said that any rocks 

thrown by asylum-seeking 

migrants at the U.S. military 

would be "considered 

a firearm". 

He later attempted to 

clarify his comments, 

however. 

"If our soldiers or 

Border Patrol or ICE are 

going to be hit in the face 

with rocks, we're going to 

arrest those people. That 

doesn't mean shoot them. 

But we're going to arrest 

those people quickly and 

for a long time," he told 

reporters. 

The Pentagon's statement 

is also aimed at dispelling 

the notion that the 

troops will be involved in 

law enforcement, but will 

rather be working on projects 

focused on "hardening" 

the border. 

These include putting 

up more fences, creating 

temporary vehicle barriers 

and operating heavy 

machinery. 

UN: Over 200 mass graves of Daesh victims found in Iraq 

According to UN report, Daesh terror group seized large areas of Iraq between June 2014 and Dec. 2017 

It said it was difficult to 

determine the total number 

of people in these graves, 

adding: "The smallest site, 

in west Mosul, contained 

eight bodies while the 

biggest is believed to be 

the Khasfa sinkhole south 

of Mosul which may contain 

thousands." 

Between June 2014 and 

Dec. 2017, the report said, 

Daesh seized large areas of 

Iraq and led “a campaign 

of widespread violence 

and systematic violations 

of international human 

rights and humanitarian 

law – acts that may amount 

to war crimes, crimes 

against humanity, and possible 

genocide."

6 


Biz 

FM seeks promotion of 

trade relations with EU 

KARACHI: 


Ambassador of the 

European Union Jean- 

François Cautain called on 

Foreign Minister 

Makhdoom Shah Mahmood 

Qureshi here on Tuesday. 

The two sides discussed 

a wide range of regional and 

bilateral issues of mutual 

interest and expressed satisfaction 

at the positive 

growth in Pakistan-EU relations. 

The Foreign Minister 

highlighted the government's 

people-centric 

reform agenda to bring 

improvement in wide range 

of areas, including health, 

ISLAMABAD: Prime 

Minister Imran Khan has 

said that Pakistan will like 

to follow the model of 

China in poverty alleviation 

and eradication of corruption 

to put the country 

on the path of progress and 

development. 

Addressing Pakistan 

Trade and Investment 

Conference 2018 in 

Shanghai, Prime Minister 

ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Pakistan Jean Francois 

Cautain calls on Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi at Foreign Office. 

said China has progressed 

to great heights under 

visionary leadership of 

President Xi Jin Ping. 

On poverty alleviation, 

Prime minister said China 

has improved socio-economic 

development of 

seven hundred million people 

and get them out of 

abject poverty over the last 

thirty years. 

He said Pakistan will 

follow the model to alleviate 

poverty from the society 

by taking similar steps. 

He said we want 

Pakistani businessmen to 

first invest in the country. 

He said our government 

has a priority to make ease 

of doing business for overseas 

Pakistanis to make the 

transition back to the country. 

Addressing Investment 

Conference in Shanghai 

education, agriculture, 

tourism, human rights, 

national security and eliminating 

corruption. He 

stressed upon the need for 

enhancing bilateral trade 

and economic cooperation, 

in particular to take full benefit 

of GSP Plus Scheme, 

which was in positive synergy 

with the government's 

own social agenda. 

Foreign Minister also 

appreciated the role of 

Pakistani Diaspora in EU 

countries in promoting 

bilateral ties and people-topeople 

contacts, and highlighted 

that the current government 

had, for the first 

time, granted electronic voting 

rights to overseas 

Pakistanis in October 2018 

by-elections. 

On regional situation, the 

Foreign Minister underscored 

Pakistan's efforts in 

bringing peace and stability 

in Afghanistan. 

The Ambassador 

informed that the EU High 

Representative would be 

looking forward to interacting 

with the Foreign 

Overseas Pakistanis invest in their country: PM 

South Korea, Japan say to 

resume Iranian oil imports 

SEOUL’ South Korea 

and Japan are preparing to 

resume imports of crude oil 

and condensate from Iran 

after a temporary halt, the 

two countries announced on 

Tuesday. SK Innovation, 

South Korea's biggest oil 

refiner by sales, plans loadings 

of South Pars condensate 

for early January delivery, 

a company official was 

quoted as saying. 

The Asian country is the 

largest buyer of Iranian 

South Pars condensate, an 

ultra light oil which is mainly 

used as a raw material to 

make petrochemicals like 

plastics. 

South Pars condensate 

accounted for 70% of Iranian 

crude bought by South 

Korea which imported 

around 1 million barrels per 

month of the light crude. 

South Korean refiners 

and petrochemical producers 

suspended shipments of 

Iranian crude and condensate 

in July for the first time in six 

years, ahead of the early 

November deadline set by 

the US to end trade with Iran. 

The US government, 

however, gave waivers to 

Iranian oil importers as it 

decided on Monday to reimpose 

sanctions lifted under 

the 2015 nuclear deal on the 

Islamic Republic. 

SK Innovation said the 

waiver is for six months 

though it can be extended 

and that the company was 

looking to diversify supply 

sources. According to S&P 

Global Platts Analytics, 

South Korea would be able 

to take around 4 million 

barrels a month (130,000 

bpd) of Iranian crude and 

condensate. 

Turkey, Iran may trade in 

local currencies: Experts 

Iran sanctions could lead to trade in Turkish lira, say experts 

ANKARA: The U.S. 

re-imposition of sanctions 

on Iran has raised discussion 

of conducting trade in 

local currencies with 

Turkey. 

Washington announced 

new sanctions on Monday 

targeting Iran's energy and 

financial sectors along 

with its shipping industry. 

More than 700 individuals, 

entities, aircraft, and 

vessels were blacklisted, 

including 50 Iranian banks 

and their domestic and foreign 

subsidiaries. 

The U.S. government 

granted China, Greece, 

India, Turkey, Italy, Japan, 

South Korea and Taiwan a 

180-day waiver for importing 

Iranian oil, which 

eased worries of supply 

reduction in the global 

markets after the sanctions 

went into effect. 

Mehmet Koc, domestic 

policies coordinator of the 

Center for Iranian Studies 

in Ankara, said although 

Turkey is not a party of the 

sanctions, the move may 

pose problems for bilateral 

trade ties of the two countries. 

Stating that oil and gas 

trade are conducted in dollars, 

Koc said Turkey will 

continue to import Iranian 

oil and gas. 

"Turkey is among eight 

nations granted temporary 

waivers from the sanctions 

but at this point payment in 

dollars will not be possible," 

Koc said. 

He recalled that talks 

regarding trade in local 

currencies between Turkey 

and Iran still continue. 

Speaking about sanctions 

on the Iranian financial 

sector, Koc said: 

"There is no solution left 

for Iran except trading in 

the Turkish lira. At least it 

will need to use lira while 

obtaining basic needs from 

Turkey." 

Head of Turkish-Iranian 

Industrialists and 

Businessmen Association 

(TISIAD) Perihan Fatih 

said the more sanctions on 

Iran increase the more 

Turkey's importance for 

Iran rises. 

"Many European countries 

can be reluctant to 

trade with Iran therefore 

they may do that via agencies 

in Turkey," Fatih said. 

Fatih noted that introducing 

regulations for 

trading in local currencies 

would be beneficial and 

advantageous for Turkish 

and Iranian business circles. 

China, Foreign Minister 

Shah Mahmood Qureshi 

says CPEC will further 

boost up historical relationship 

between Pakistan and 

China. He said CPEC has 

promoted bilateral cooperation, 

trade and links 

between the two countries. 

He said that economic 

diplomacy will be given 

importance while forming 

Foreign Policy of Pakistan. 

Tajikistan keen to 

promote bilateral 

trade with Pakistan 


Ambassador of Tajikistan 

Sherali S. Jononov urged 

that Pakistani business community 

should become more 

proactive to promote business 

relations with Tajik 

counterparts as both countries 

have great potential for 

mutual cooperation. 

Addressing business 

community at Islamabad 

Chamber of Commerce & 

Industry, he stated Tajikistan 

was keen to promote bilateral 

trade with Pakistan as 

both countries have huge 

potential to enhance trade, 

joint ventures and investment 

in multiple fields. This 

was said by 

He said that Pakistan 

could export many products 

to Tajikistan including 

sugar, textiles, cement, 

sports goods, surgical 

instruments, pharmaceuticals 

and leather products 

and stressed that Pakistani 

exporters should step up 

efforts to exploit these business 

opportunities. He said 

in 2013, Pakistani cement 

companies were enjoying 

60 percent market in 

Tajikistan and Pakistani 

cement manufacturers were 

invited to put up cement 

plants in Tajikistan, but due 

to their lack of interest, 

Chinese companies have 

now captured the market in 

his country. 

Minister during the forthcoming 

Geneva conference 

on Afghanistan later this 

month. 

Referring to the findings 

of the reports of UN High 

Commissioner for Human 

Rights and UK's All Parties 

Parliamentary Kashmir 

Group (APPKG) on human 

rights violations in Indian 

Occupied Kashmir, the 

Foreign Minister urged the 

EU to uphold its highest 

standards of human rights 

by addressing the situation. 

He commended the 

recent ruling of the 

European Court of Human 

Rights on maintaining a 

balance between the right 

to freedom of expression 

and inciting of sentiments 

of others. 

The Ambassador 

assured European Union's 

full support to the government 

in enhancing bilateral 

relations in all areas of 

mutual interest. 

New FPCCI president 

to be elected from 

Balochistan 


Pakistan Economy Watch 

(PEW) on Tuesday said the 

new president of the FPCCI 

will be elected from the 

resource-rich but underdeveloped 

province of 

Balochistan. 

The FPCCI elections are 

scheduled on December 28 

while the underdeveloped 

province of Balochistan gets 

a chance after every seven 

years, it said. 

Dr. Murtaza Mughal, 

President of the PEW said in 

a statement that the United 

Business Group (UBG) has 

been ignoring the problems 

faced by the business community 

in Balochistan which 

will make elections difficult 

for it. The UBG could not get 

a strong candidate and it has 

nominated Daro Khan 

Achakzai from Chaman 

Chamber for the slot of president 

FPCCI while the rival 

Businessmen Panel has yet 

to announced their candidate, 

he added. 

ISLAMABAD: Sardar 

Masood Khan, President 

Azad Jammu and Kashmir 

met Asad Umar, Federal 

Minister for Finance, and 

thanked him for the timely 

releases of finances to Azad 

Jammu and Kashmir. 

The President also 

briefed the Minister about 

the situation along the 

Line of Control (LoC) and 

discussed modalities for 

the expedited release of 

the Revolving Fund for 

the LoC Victims which 

was announced last year 

during a joint visit to the 

LoC by the Prime Minister 

of Pakistan, Chief of Army 

Staff and Prime Minister 

of AJK. 

SRO 1305 to backtrack financial inclusion, 

encourage cash economy: Junaid Makda 

President 

of the Karachi Chamber of 

Commerce & Industry 

(KCCI) Junaid Esmail 

Makda, while strongly 

opposing the issuance of 

SRO # 1305 (I)/ 2018 by 

Federal Board of Revenue 

(FBR), stated that by giving 

access to account holders 

info under the said SRO, 

efforts being made for 

financial inclusion will be 

backtracked because it 

would encourage cash 

economy due to fear of 

harassment. 

In a statement issued, 

Junaid Makda pointed out 

that under this SRO, FBR 

has prescribed a Cash 

Withdrawal Statement for 

banks to report information 

of persons who have withdrawn 

cash exceeding 

Rs50,000 in a day and taxes 

deduction thereon for filers 

and non-filers, aggregating 

to Rs1 million or more during 

the month. 

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan 

and Indonesia agreed to initiate 

a study for establishing 

the feasibility of further 

expansion of Preferential 

Trade Agreement (PTA). 

This was agreed in principle 

in a meeting between 

Secretary Commerce, 

Mohammad Younus Dagha 

and Indonesian Minister for 

Trade on the side lines of 

Import Expo, Shanghai, 

said in press release issued 

by Ministry of Commerce 

“Instead of seeking 

information of both filers 

and non-filers, it would 

have been appropriate to 

seek information of non-filers 

only which would have 

encouraged non-filers to 

become filers, resulting in 

broadening the tax net of 

the country”, he added. 

Referring to Karachi 

Chamber’s clear stance 

against the massive discretionary 

powers to FBR, 

President KCCI stated that 

the present government has 

assured from time to time 

that no harassment will be 

done either by FBR or FIA 

but such SROs may lead to 

further harassment to the 

masses, including the 

members of the business 

and industrial community. 

He said, “As we firmly 

believe in legislations, the 

Karachi Chamber has 

always vocally opposed the 

SRO culture which has to 

be ended as it only paves 

here Tuesday. 

Both the sides agreed to 

further strengthen the trade 

relations between two countries. 

While Younus Dagha 

raised the issue of delay in 

notification of inclusion of 

20 additional tariff lines in 

Pakistan Indonesia 

Preferential Trade 

Agreement (IP-PTA). 

Indonesian Minister for 

Trade assured that the notification 

would be issued by 

way for harassment and 

corruption.” 

“If given access to 

account holders’ details, 

more avenues of corruption 

will open where tax 

officials will start making 

under the table money by 

harassing people and businesses”, 

he added. 

He urged the Ministry 

of Finance to withdraw the 

‘draconian’ provisions and 

laws which have extended 

immense discretionary 

powers to the officers of 

Inland Revenue. “We 

believe it is a core issue, 

resulting in loss of productivity 

and mental torture to 

the business community”, 

Junaid Makda said, 

“These laws have kept a 

large number of potential 

taxpayers out of the tax 

regime. In fact these laws 

are a deterrent to broadening 

of tax-net and have 

resulted in promoting the 

culture of tax-evasion.” 

Pak- Indonesia agrees 

on expansion in PTA 

The Finance Minister 

assured the President of 

the the Federal 

Government's full support 

to the development of the 

financial sector of AJK and 

completion of ongoing 

development projects. 

The Finance Minister 

said that development of 

the tourism sector was a 

priority for the Federal 

end of November in this 

year. 

Inclusion of these tariff 

lines in PTA would help 

Pakistan’s exports to 

Indonesia to grow further. 

Products like Denim fabric, 

Ethanol, home textile, 

towel, rice and mangoes 

would benefit. 

Indonesia has also 

issued notification to allow 

import of Mangoes from 

Pakistan for the upcoming 

season. 

President AJK discusses development 

projects in AJK with Asad Umar 

Prime Minister to China 

was landmark in Pakistan- 

China relations which will 

pave the way for comprehensive 

social development 

in Pakistan, in addition to 

the accelerated economic 

growth and development. 

Sardar Masood Khan 

congratulated the Finance 

Minister on the impressive 

outcomes of the China 

visit, as well as reiteration 

of strong commitment by 

both sides to invest their 

political will, energy and 

time for the completion of 

Government and therefore 

it would pay special 

attention to the development 

of tourism in AJK 

on an organised basis. He 

recalled the mesmerizing, 

pristine beauty of the 

Neelum Valley that he 

had visited nearly two 

the 

Economic 

China-Pakistan 

Corridor 

years ago. 

Asad said that the recent 

(CPEC), the signature flagship 

megaproject of the 

successful visit of the Belt and Road Initiative. 

OPPO A7 is the super full screen phone that redefines high-end design 

KARACHI: With industry first 

big batteries and affordable pricing, 

the A series has been among 

OPPO’s best-selling smartphones 

since launch. The new OPPO A7 

doubles down on the two important 

features that customers value 

most with a 13+2MP dual rear 

cameras plus 16MP front camera 

with 4230mAh huge battery. A7 

also now introduces something 

entirely new to the A series; a 

unique Waterdrop screen and premium 

texture on the back cover. 

With its entry-level price plus two 

beautiful color options Glaring 

Gold and Glaze Blue, OPPO A7 is 

a truly high-end smartphone. 

Commenting on this, George 

Long, CEO OPPO, Pakistan said, 

“The new series in OPPO's portfolio 

adds more ease and convenience 

into the lives of everyday 

users. With advanced features like 

the dual camera, larger screen, and 

an extensive battery life, consumers 

will now be able to perform 

daily tasks without having to 

worry about charging their 

devices every now and then. 

OPPO A7 is an all in one solution 

that offers great features and 

impeccable design in an affordable 

price.” 

Waterdrop Screen—a gift from 

nature 

OPPO has always believed a 

smartphone is not just a tool for 

communication, but more importantly, 

a piece of art. The screen 

occupies almost all of the A7’s 

display except for a small droplet 

shaped notch. We call it 

“Waterdrop Screen”, inspired by 

a water drop that is about to fall. 

Natural and less obtrusive, 

Waterdrop Screen has been widely 

accepted as the most beautiful 

notch type smartphone in the 

market. 

The tiny water drop contains a 

16MP front camera and sensors 

that makes A7 the phone with the 

highest screen to body ratio of 

the OPPO A series. With the 6.2 

inch HD+ Incell Screen, the 

screen to body ratio of A7 is 

88.4%, providing a more immersive 

using experience no mater 

playing games or watching 

videos. A7 also applies Corning 

Gorilla Glass, providing greater 

resistance to scratches. Now you 

don’t need to worry about dropping 

the phone on the floor or 

anywhere else for that matter.


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Sarfraz determined to 

break New Zealand jinx 

ABU DHABI: Pakistan 

captain Sarfraz Ahmed 

insists his team can end an 

11-match losing run to New 

Zealand when the two sides 

meet in the first one-day 

international in Abu Dhabi 

today. 

Pakistan crushed New 

Zealand 3-0 in the preceding 

Twenty20 series on 

Sunday — their second 

whitewash in a week following 

a romp over 

Australia, also in Dubai and 

Abu Dhabi. 

But Sarfraz, part of the 

team in the last 11 one-day 

internationals all of which 

Pakistan lost, want to finally 

win against New 

Zealand. 

“It's important to break 

that losing streak and we 

need to bring improvement 

in our performance in oneday 

internationals,” said 

Sarfraz on Tuesday. 

Pakistan lost the last two 

matches in a 3-2 series 

defeat in United Arab 

Emirates (UAE) in 2014, 

before losing 2-0 in 2015, 

2-0 in 2016 and 5-0 in 

January 2018 — all in New 

Zealand. 

“If you look at our losses 

most of them were in 

New Zealand where conditions 

were different and we 

lost due to top order failure 

where we need to improve,” 

said Sarfraz. 

Pakistan also failed to 

qualify for the final of the 

Asia Cup held in UAE two 

months ago, losing both 

their matches against archrivals 

India and going down 

to Bangladesh in a clash 

which decided the finalist. 

India won the Asia Cup 

by beating Bangladesh. 

Sarfraz said a tough 

opponent in New Zealand 

— ranked third to 

Pakistan's fifth in one-day 

standings — will help the 

team build for next year's 

World Cup in England. 

“New Zealand is a good 

team of this format but we 

have momentum of the 

Twenty20 series so we must 

win this series and that will 

help towards building 

towards the World Cup,” 

said Sarfraz. 

The last two matches are 

in Abu Dhabi (Friday) and 

in Dubai (Sunday). 

Pakistan then play South 

Africa in South Africa, 

Australia (in UAE) and 

England in England -- five 

one-day internationals each 

— before the World Cup. 

Unhappy PCB stops Mohsin Khan from 

making ‘controversial’ statements 

LAHORE: Pakistan 

Cricket Board (PCB) 

Chairman Ehsan Mani is 

reportedly unhappy with 

Mohsin Khan, the chairman 

of a newly formed cricket 

committee who suggested 

that Sarfraz Ahmed be 

relieved of Test captaincy. 

“Mohsin Khan’s comments 

are creating difficulties 

for the cricket board,” a 

PCB source said. 

The source further said, 

“PCB has asked Mohsin to 

stop giving out controversial 

statements and focus on 

the cricket committee that 

he has been appointed to 

lead.” 

The PCB is also discussing 

a possible replacement 

of Mohsin Khan; if he 

continues to stir trouble then 

the board may consider a 

new chairman for the committee, 

the source added. 

Mohsin Khan had aired his 

views about Sarfraz during 

a recent interview with a 

local news channel. "I have 

said it before and I will say 

it now too, with Sarfraz I 

was saying you got a new 

guy in and don’t put the burden 

of three formats on 

him.” 

“It will take such a physical 

load on him, T20s, 

ODIs and then Tests; if he is 

captain he will not get any 

mental relaxation.” 

“Sarfraz’s body language 

was so down. I felt 

sorry for him that he’s had 

so much pressure put on 

him, with T20s, ODIs and 

Tests. There’s no doubt he is 

so talented and it’s not as if 

he is 35-36." 

Mohsin Khan's comments 

drew criticism from 

the cricketing circle, as fans 

and some former cricketers 

objected saying the statements 

were ill-timed and 

uncalled for, especially at a 

time when the Sarfraz-led 

side is bagging consecutive 

victories. 

Mani, while addressing 

the media last week, had 

said that the decision to 

keep Sarfraz as the captain 

of the team would be taken 

after the recommendations 

of the cricket committee. 

This was in conflict with his 

earlier statement in which 

he had reposed "full faith in 

Sarfraz as Pakistan captain 

across all formats." 

First time in 71 year history of Pakistan 

AIPS Asia Youth Sports Reporter 

Training Workshop in Karachi 

Centuries by Amir & Soman in Inter School Cricket 

Sports Reporter 

KARACHI: At Asghar 

Ali Shah Stadium F.F. 

Public School defeated St. 

Patrick’s School by 32 runs, 

St. Patrick’s School won the 

toss and put F.F. Public 

School to bat first. F.F. 

Public School batting first 

scored 187 for loss of 9 

wickets in allotted 40 overs. 

Ali Hassan scored 50 runs 

and Shahzain Shakeel 

scored 32 runs. Shahmeer 

Ahmed of St. Patrick’s 

School took 3 wickets for 

24 runs and Azlan Khan 

took 3 wickets for 30 runs. 

In reply St. Patrick’s 

School scored only 155 runs 

in 37.4 overs. Khansha 

Khan scored 55 runs and 

Karrar Ali scored 24 runs. 

Naveed Ahmed of F.F. 

Public School took 3 wickets 

for 23 runs and Zohaib 

Khan took 2 for 20 runs. 

Naveed Ahmed of F.F. 

Public School who took 3 

wickets for 23 runs was 

declared Man of the Match. 

At Naya Nazimabad 

Cricket Ground G.B.S.S. 

Bilal Colony defeated 

Fahad Academy by 94 runs. 

G.B.S.S. Bilal Colony batted 

first scored 202 runs for 

loss of 9 wickets. Sameer 

Khan scored 54 runs and 

Shahmeer Ali scored 53 

runs. Abbas Khan of Fahad 

Academy took 3 wickets for 

53 runs and Haider Alam 


In reply Fahad Academy 

scored 108 runs in 26.3 

overs. Danish Afridi scored 

17 runs. Mohammad Sohail 

of G.B.S.S. Bilal Colony 

took 4 wickets for 24 runs 

and Fahad Ali Khan and 

Fawad Shah took 2 wickets 

each by giving away 14 and 

12 runs respectively 

Mohammad Sohail of 

G.B.S.S. Bilal Colony who 

took 4 wickets for 24 runs 

was declared Man of the 

Match. 

At Eastern Star Cricket 

Ground Agha Khan 

Secondary School defeated 

Maj. Ziauddin Secondary 

School by 151 runs. After 

winning the toss Agha Khan 

Secondary School batted 

first scored 316 runs for 6 

wickers in allocated 40 

overs. Amir Ali scored 129 

Royal FC begins Leisure Leagues Hyderabad 

Season 4 campaign in style with 4-0 win 


KARACHI: Royal 

Football Club recorded a 

convincing 4-0 victory 

against FC Champions in 

Leisure Leagues 

Hyderabad Season 4 here 

at Wapda Football Ground. 

Eight teams are featuring 

in the mini-sided football 

league, which started 

on Sunday, October 4. 

Wajahat Ali scored 

twice while Mohammad 

Khalid and Shatro scored 

one goal each to help 

Royal FC record a formidable 

4-0 win to give their 

side an encouraging start. 

In another match, 

Avengers defeated FC 

Titans by 1-0 – thanks to 

Talha Idrees solitary goal 

of the match. 

Meanwhile, the match 

between FC Thunderbolts 

and Real Strikers ended in 

a goalless draw. Maverick 

FC and Finishers also saw 

their game end in a barren 

draw. 

Director Sports Sindh 

University Ajwed Bhatti 

was the chief in the opening 

of the league and 

praised Leisure Leagues 

initiative of organizing the 

mini-sided football league 

in the city. Representing 

Sindh University, Bhatti 

also showed interest to 

work with Leisure Leagues 

and perhaps also sign 

Memorandum of 

Understanding (MoU) for 

further promotion of the 

small-sided football in the 

city. 

NGB Pakistan-ITF 

World Taekwon-Do (WT) and International Taekwon-do 

Federation (ITF) launch joint organization for integration 


KARACHI: Two international 

taekwondo governing 

bodies will form a joint committee 

by the end of the year 

in an effort to integrate the 

sport. World Taekwondo 

(WT), under the leadership of 

South Korean Choue Chungwon, 

and the International 

Taekwondo Federation 

(ITF), led by North Korean 

Ri Yong-son, agreed to set up 

a joint body next month to 

narrow their differences in 

governing the sport. "This is 

a big day for everyone who 

loves taekwondo," Choue 

said. "Despite our differences, 

both of us have the 

same goal, and today we took 

a meaningful first step 

toward that goal." Details of 

the integration have not been 

specified. The committee 

will decide what kind of 

changes should be made and 

how to do them. In a significant 

agreement, WT and the 

ITF will also work together 

for collaborative overseas 

events. "The International 

Olympics Committee (IOC) 

decided to add taekwondo to 

one of its main sports in 

1994," Choue said. "Next 

year will be the 25th anniversary 

of the achievement. It 

will be great to demonstrate 

our sport to other countries 

together. I'm sure the IOC 

will welcome it." Ri said he is 

also glad to sign a "historic 

agreement" between the two 

organizations. "By signing 

the agreement, we opened 

doors for a bright future for 

one taekwondo," he said. 

"We will make sure that we 

execute what we have agreed 

to make tangible changes." 

WT and the ITF will also 

cooperate to list taekwondo 

under UNESCO. 

"Taekwondo is (ours) 

Korea's, but not our own anymore," 

Choue said. "There 

will be more meetings and 

talks. Together, we will keep 

taekwondo as truly a global 

sport." The ITF was established 

in Seoul in 1966 by 

former South Korean army 

major general Choi Hong-hi, 

who later moved to Canada 

as a political exile. 

runs and Soman Ali Khan 

scored 100 runs. Waseem 

Mohammad of Maj. 

Ziauddin Secondary School 


In reply Maj. Ziauddin 

Secondary School scored 

165 runs in 32.1 overs, 

Waseem Mohammad 

scored 68 runs and 

Mohammad Hamza scored 

24 runs Soman Ali Khan of 

Agha Khan Secondary 

School took 3 wickets for 

35 andAniqAli and Hozaifa 

Iqbal took 2 wickets each by 

giving away 27 and 11 runs 

respectively. 

Soman Ali Khan of Agha 

Khan School who scored 

100 runs and took 3 wickets 

for 35 runs was declared 

Man of the Match. 

US Olympic moves 

to disband USA 

Gymnastics body 

LOS ANGELES: The 

United States Olympic 

Committee said it had begun 

moves to disband the country's 

governing body for 

gymnastics, accusing the 

sport's rulers of failing to 

grapple with the aftermath of 

the Larry Nassar sexual 

abuse scandal. 

USOC chief executive 

Sarah Hirshland said in statement 

Olympic chiefs had 

started formal proceedings to 

revoke USA Gymnastics' 

status as the governing body 

for the sport in the United 

States. In an open letter 

addressed to US gymnasts, 

Hirshland said USA 

Gymnastics had failed to 

"change its culture, to rebuild 

its leadership, and to effectively 

serve its membership." 

"You deserve better," 

Hirshland told gymnasts in 

the letter. USA Gymnastics 

has lurched from one selfinflicted 

debacle to the next 

as it struggles to rebuild in the 

aftermath of the Nassar abuse 

scandal, the worst scandal in 

US Olympic history. 

Staff Reporter 

KARACHI: Under construction 

sports complex in 

Houston will promote 

cricket and other games 

and healthy relations 

between Pakistan and 

USA. America Pakistan 

Business Development 

Forum will also invite 

Pakistani players in future. 

This was announced by 

the Pakistani-origin 

American Nawaid Isa, 

Managing Partner Isa 

Cricket Club Multisports 

Complex (ICCMC) and 

Founder President America 

Pakistan Business 

Development Forum while 

addressing a media briefing 

Sports is the brightest 

page in Newspaper: 

Anisuddin 


KARACHI: Senior 

Journalist Anisuddin Khan 

said that Sports is the brightest 

page in the Newspaper 

because it's covers Human 

A c h i e v e m e n t s . S p o r t s 

Reporting is the Passion,if you 

have passion you can do it 

very well.He was addressing 

the Asia Youth Sports 

Reporters Training Program 

2018 in local hotel at 

Karachi.The event supported 

by Pakistan Sports Writers 

Federation and AIPS and 

organised by SJAS and Triple 

E.He said when readers pickup 

the newspaper in the morning 

then our performance is infort 

of him.I personally believe 

knowledge is on the printed 

paper and we have time to 

investigate the news.He added 

the main thing reporter must 

know how can he strike a balance 

of his news and friendship 

with organiser.Senior 

Journalist and Former Editor 

of Daily Jang Mehmood Sham 

said that all sports in Pakistan 

are declined because of dirty 

politics in sports bodies. 


KARACHI: Lyari 

Brothers FC lift winner trophy 

of All Karachi Abdul 

Waheed Memorial 5 Star 

Football Tournament 2018 

after beating Usmanabad 

Union FC by 1-0 score line 

at Noorani Eidgha Football 

Ground New. Karachi in 

front of sizeable crowd. 

The only decisive goal 

scored from winner Lyari 

Brothes by striker Ubaid distribution 

Afzal in 12th minute. While 

in third position match 

Hyderi Baloch defeated 

Islah Baloch by 1-0 goal 

scored by Iqbal in 7th 

minute. 

On the occasion of Prize 

Dr M. Arif Hafeez 


KARACHI: A three day 

first ever International 

Sports Press Association 

(AIPS) Asia Youth 

Reporters Training 

Workshop commenced 

here at a local hotel. 

The event were organised 

by Sports Journalists 

Association of Sindh 

(SJAS) in collaboration 

with AIPS Asia in the 71 

years of Pakistan, where 7 

young sports journalists 

from Afghanistan, Iran and 

Nepal are participating, 

while journalists from 

Malaysia and Saudi Arabia 

are likely to join tomorrow( 

Tuesday). Young 

sports journalists from 

Islamabad, Peshawar, 

ceremony 

President DFA Central 

Syed Usnan Shah and 

Former test cricketer 

Nadeem Khan was the chief 

guest and distributed the 

prizes with Trophies and 

Cash Award among the 

Quetta and FATA are also 

attending the event. 

Former Minister for 

Sports and Patron SJAS , 

Dr Syed Junaid Ali Shah 

while welcoming the all 

the participants and said 

that the sports is a main 

part of our society and the 

sports journalists can play 

a positive role to establish 

that Pakistan is a safe 

country for sports lover as 

well as sportsmen. 

He also praised SJAS 

for arranging the workshop 

and hailed their services. 

Amjad Aziz Malik, 

Secretary General AIPS 

ASIA and President of 

Pakistan Sports Writers 

Federation (PSWF) and 

secretary AIPS (Asia) 

warmly welcomed all the 

players with Abdur Raheem 

(Brother of late Abdul 

Waheed), Vice president 

district central Muhammad 

Aqif khan, Secretary DFA 

Central and International 

Footballer Muhammad 

Saleem Patni, President 

participants. 

This is a historic day of 

Pakistan. These kinds of 

workshops would help 

young journalists to polish 

their skills. 

He said that such training 

program organizing on 

daily basis in European 

countries. 

He further said that I 

am really thankful to the 

entire SJAS team for 

organizing a great event 

here. 

He told that the participants 

that he could have 

arranged that workshop in 

Peshawar his home town 

but I enjoy working with 

SJAS. SJAS played a vital 

role in the field of sports. I 

think no other association 

can beat SJAS. 

Lyari Brothers win the All Karachi Abdul 

Waheed Nemorial 5 Star Football Tournament 

arranged by forum's 

Pakistan Chapter here at a 

local hotel. 

Famous former test 

cricketer Jalaluddin, 

Secretary General of forum 

for Pakistan Chapter Syed 

Nasser Wajahat, Akhtar 

Shaheen Rind, Secretary 

Corporate Affairs Syed 

Turab Shah, CEO AJ 

Group Syed Aminullah 

Hussain, Muhammad 

Kashif, Noorul Hasan and 

others were also present in 

the briefing. 

Nawaid Isa told journalists 

that thisAM-PAK BDF 

will take steps to promote 

game in both countries. I 

have purchased 10 acres 

land and started ICCMC 

project there in Houston. 

This sports complex has its 

own flood lights and we 

are already having matches 

there. More than 30 percent 

construction work is 

completed. We are planning 

to invite Pakistani 

Hussaini Football Club 

Muhammad Sabir khatri, 

Secretary Hassan Ghanchi, 

Secretary East Captain 

Ubaid -Ullah, Tournament 

Secretary Muhammad 

Sadiq Khatri and others. 

President DFA Central 

Syed Usman Shah, Vice 

president Muhammad Aqif 

Khan and Secretary & 

International footballer 

Muhammad Saleem Patni 

was presented a appreciation 

Shields to Tournament 

Secretary Muhammad 

Sadiq Khatri for his 

Excellent services and 

Organized a very 

Successful Event in DFA 

central. 

Under-construction Houston’s sports complex 

will attract Pakistani cricketers: Nawaid Isa 

players in future for game 

as well, he added. 

This sports complex 

will also provide hundreds 

of jobs to Pakistanis specially. 

We have already 

named one of club houses 

of this complex after name 

of renowned businessman 

S.M. Munir, he told. 

This is the first of its kind 

initiative done privately in 

USA. It will have gold driving 

range, banquet hall, full 

servied restaurants and 

extendable capacity of 1200 

spectators in the stadium at 

present. This project will be 

completed by 2019 with a 

cost of US$7 million, 

Nawaid Isa added.

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Kashmir Martyrs Day: sacrifices 

shall accrue result, DG ISPR 

R A W A L P I N D I : 

Director-General of Inter- 

Services Public Relations 

(ISPR) Major General Asif 

Ghafoor paid tribute to the 

martyrs of the Kashmiri 

struggle as the occupied valley 

observes Youm-e- 

Shuhada Jammu. 

“Tribute to Kashmiri martyrs 

of 6 Nov 1947 & till date 

on KashmirMartyrsDay. 

Their great sacrifices shall 

accrue result IA,” Major 

General Ghafoor tweeted. 

“Continued atrocities by 

Indian Occupation forces can 

never suppress just political 

struggle for their legitimate 

right of self determination. 

#KashmirBlackDay,” he 

wrote. 

Hundreds of thousands of 


Pakistan would not allow 

the strategic balance with 

India to be disturbed, as the 

equilibrium guarantees 

peace in the region. 

This was stated by 

Adviser to the National 

Command Authority Lt 

Gen (R) Khalid Kidwai 

while naugurating a twoday 

international conference 

on ‘Nuclear 

Deterrence and Strategic 

Stability in South Asia’. 

The conference has 

been organized by 

Strategic Vision Institute 

(SVI)- an Islamabad based 

think tank. 

The conference, which 

is being addressed by a 

number of international as 

ISLAMABAD: Kashmiri artists perform during the Artisan at Work Festival 2018 at 

Lok Virsa. 

Kashmiris were massacred 

by the forces of Maharaja 

Hari Singh, Indian army and 

Hindu extremists in different 

parts of Jammu region while 

they were migrating to 

Pakistan during the first 

week of November in 1947. 

well as local experts, is 

seeking to examine the 

impact of doctrinal shifts, 

the capabilities possessed 

by the nuclear weapon 

states in the region, the 

induction of new technologies 

by the concerned 

countries, and role of extraregional 

powers on the 

strategic stability in South 

Asia. The think tank 

believes that equilibrium of 

nuclear deterrence between 

India and Pakistan is the 

underpinning of the South 

Asian strategic stability. 

“The history of our 

strategic force development 

clearly indicates that 

Pakistan has never allowed 

this (strategic) balance to 

be disturbed to our disadvantage; 

we have always 

found effective solutions to 

redress induced imbalances 

from time to time,” 

Gen Kidwai said. 

“Pakistan remains 

unfazed and as before, we 

have adequate response 

options which will disallow 

any disturbance of the 

strategic balance or strategic 

stability. That fundamental 

policy will prevail,” 

the NCA adviser underscored. 

The strategic environment 

in South Asia is 

becoming increasingly 

complex and unpredictable 

in the long term as India 

adopts provocative military 

doctrines like cold start 

doctrine and undertakes 

Kashmiris on both sides 

of the Line of Control and 

world over are observing 

Youm-e-Shuhada Jammu to 

Pakistan to disallow any disturbance 

of strategic balance in region 

destabilizing actions like 

nuclearization of Indian 

Ocean and the acquisition 

and development of ballistic 

missile defense. India 

has been doing this out of 

its ambitions of regional 

hegemony and achieving 

the great power status. 

“In the future too you 

can be certain that Pakistan 

will never allow the effectiveness 

of its nuclear 

deterrence to be eroded 

notwithstanding efforts to 

undermine it, the latest 

example being the Indo- 

Russian deal to induct five 

systems of the S400 in the 

Indian Air Force by 2020 

with implications for 

strategic stability,” Gen 

Kidwai said. 

KARACHI: Annual technical conference 2018 is scheduled on december 11 & 12. pre arrangement meeting chaired by 

MD/CEO OGDCL and was also attended by Executives of all E & P companies. 

Anti-encroachment drive continues 

for second day in Saddar 

KARACHI: Antiencroachment 

drive launched 

by the city authorities in 

Saddar area of Karachi, to 

continue on Tuesday to clear 

the land around Passport 

office, Empress Market, and 

adjoining areas. 

The operation was started 

on 5 November 2018 in the 

area after orders of the 

Supreme Court for removal 

of encroachments from 

Saddar and adjoining areas, 

with deployment of heavy 

contingents of police and 

rangers for security. 

The Supreme Court on 27 

October 2018 granted a 15- 

day deadline to Mayor 

Karachi Wasim Akhtar and 

other authorities, to remove 

all encroachments from the 

city’s amenity plots and 

pavements with the cooperation 

of rangers and police. 

Karachi Police Chief Dr 

Amir Sheikh assured the 

court of extending full cooperation 

to the municipal 

authorities in clearing 

encroachments. 

On Monday the antiencroachment 

operation 

started around Empress 

Market and Parking Plaza 

with the help of heavy contingents 

of police and 

rangers. 

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 area. 

NA Standing 

Committees to be 

announced soon 

ISLAMABAD: Minister 

of State for Parliamentary 

Affairs Ali Muhammad 

Khan on Tuesday informed 

the National Assembly that 

process for the formation of 

National Assembly standing 

committees would be 

completed soon as the matter 

is pending till the 

appointment of Chairman 

Public Account Committee 

(PAC). 

He said this, while 

responding to a point of 

order raised by MNAAbdul 

Akbar Chitrali regarding 

delay in formation of standing 

committees. 

The minister said that 

Chief Whip National 

Assembly, PML-N MNA 

Murtaza Javed Abbassi and 

PPPP representatives have 

worked a lot on the matter 

of formation of standing 

committees. 

These committees 

would be announced soon 

once the issue of appointment 

of chairman PAC 

would be resolved, he further 

said. 

pay tribute to the martyrs, 

with a renewed pledge to 

accomplish their mission for 

their UN-acknowledged 

right to self-determination. 

The day dawned with 

special prayers in mosques 

for integrity and prosperity 

of Azad Jammu and 

Kashmir and for early liberation 

of occupied Jammu and 

Kashmir. In Azad Jammu 

and Kashmir, rallies and 

protest gatherings are being 

held in all small and big 

cities. The main function of 

the occasion is being held in 

the state capital 

Muzaffarabad under the auspices 

of Kashmir Liberation 

Cell. Prime Minister Raja 

Farooq Haider Khan will be 

the chief guest at the event. 

PTI seeks application 

for appointments at 

organizational posts 


Tehreek e Insaaf (PTI) has 

announced to receive formal 

applications for appointment 

at organizational posts 

from interested candidates. 

Central Additional 

Secretary General PTI Ejaz 

Chaudhry held a meeting 

with central Secretary 

General Arshad dad in this 

regard and discussed the 

procedures of taking action 

upon applications for 

restructuring. 

Speaking on the occasion, 

Arshad Dad has said 

that this is the big and historical 

decision of PTI 

regarding restructuring and 

party will be the first ever to 

receive applications for 

organizational posts just like 

for party tickets. 

Applications for posts 

will able to send their applications 

along with resumes 

from across the country, he 

added saying applications 

can be forwarded till Nov 13 

without any fee. 

He further said that PTI 

has become the popular 

party of the country and it 

has transferred the politics in 

the hands of general public 

after taking it from elite 

class. He noted, “We want 

that blood of new generation 

should also be added up in 

the party and this journey 

move forward. 

Killings of Sami Ul Haq, SHO not terrorism 

incidents: Punjab Info Minister 

LONDON: British pop 

band the Spice Girls said on 

Monday they would reunite 

for a British tour next June 

although there was no mention 

of whether Victoria 

Beckham would take part. 

“Breaking Spice news,” 

the band said on Twitter. 

“Tickets on sale Saturday 

10.30am.” 

Formed in 1994, the 

group racked up album 

sales in the tens of millions 

with hits including 

“Wannabe” and “Say You’ll 

Be There” that topped 

charts across the globe. 

LAHORE: Provincial 

Minister of Punjab for 

information and Culture 

Fayyaz ul Hasan Chohan 

has said that the assassination 

of Jamaat e Ulema-e- 

Islam (S) chief Maulana 

Sami Ul Haq and SHO 

Rang Mahal police station 

Zahid Mehmood in 

Muridke were not terrorism 

incidents. While taking 

to a private media 

channel on Tuesday, 

Chohan said that both personalities 

were killed upon 

personal enmity. 

It is vital to mention 

here that JUI (S) Chief 

Maulana Sami ul Haq was 

stabbed to death at his residence 

during Friday 

The band originally had 

five members: Victoria 

Beckham (Posh Spice), 

Melanie Chisholm (Sporty 

Spice), Emma Bunton 

(Baby Spice), Mel B (Scary 

Spice) and Geri Horner, formerly 

Geri Halliwell 

(Ginger Spice). 

In a video accompanying 

the tweet, there was 

footage of each member 

apart from Beckham above 

a ticker headline: 

“Friendship never ends: 

Spice Girls announce shock 

UK tour.” 

“It’s just the four of us 

evening on Nov 2 while 

SHO Ring Road Police 

Station Zahid Mehmood 

was suffered serious 

injuries after some unidentified 

armed masked men 

opened fire upon him 

while his way to Lahore 

from his home who later 

expired while the way to 

hospital. 

5 become 4: the Spice Girls reunite, 

minus 'Posh' Victoria Beckham 

ISLAMABAD: Federal 

Investigation Agency 

(FIA) has started issuing 

notices to those, who took 

benefit under the amnesty 

scheme of previous government 

and disclosed their 

concealing assets, money 

and properties. 

Traders, businessmen 

and industrialists are in 

severe state of fear after 

issuance of these fresh 

notices. 

FBR while refusing to 

stop issuance of these 

notices said that people who 

have been issued notices 

should file their responses 

to notices. On the other 

hand, a clear division is 

being witnessed between 

the leadership of ruling 

party and his ministers on 

the matter. 

Sources in FBR while 

confirming the issuance of 

these notices said that this 

entire work is being done 

by lower level assistant 

that are fully confirmed,” 

Mel B told ITV’s “Loose 

Women” show. “But ... Vic 

might join us at some 

point.” 

In 1998, Halliwell 

walked out and the remaining 

members went their 

separate ways after releasing 

the album “Forever” in 

2000. The group reformed 

for a tour in 2007-2008 and 

had hinted at a further 

reunion in 2018. 

“2 Become 1” was the 

Spice Girls’ third single, 

and was the UK Christmas 

number one single in 1996. 

FIA starts issuing notices to 

benefiters of amnesty scheme 

ISLAMABAD: Chief 

Justice of Pakistan (CJP) 

Justice Mian Saqib Nisar 

has said that bench and bar 

are integral parts of the 

judicial system, and both 

of them should address 

legal needs and expectations 

of litigant parties by 

providing speedy justice to 

them. 

He was talking to members 

of the outgoing and 

newly elected Supreme 

Court Bar Association here 

on Tuesday. The Chief 

Justice said for the cause 

of administration of justice, 

role of bar is very crucial, 

and without cooperation 

of bar, goal of dispensation 

of justice cannot be 

fulfilled. 

Outgoing President 

Supreme Court Bar 

Association Kaleem 

Ahmed Khursheed appreciated 

the Chief Justice's 

contribution for the cause 

of administration of justice. 

President newly elected 

Cabinet of Supreme Court 

directors or deputy directors 

on their own and they have 

received no such orders 

from high level. 

FBR officials insisted 

people who gained benefits 

from amnesty scheme to 

give answers of queries 

asked in the notices. It is 

important to mention here 

that only notices have been 

issued while no decision 

was made to take action 

against those involved in 

the scheme. 

SCBA’s body calls on CJP 

Bench, bar should address legal needs, expectations of litigant parties: CJP 


suffered one of the highest 

death tolls in the world from 

air pollution in 2015, when 

according to UN estimates 

thousands lost their lives 

because of the high level of 

fine particles in the air. 

This phenomenon 

engulfs several cities in 

Punjab province particularly 

Lahore during the winter 

months and has evolved into 

a public health and economic 

emergency. Responding 

to a request from Punjab 

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Mian Saqib Nisar in a group photo 

with members of outgoing and newly elected Supreme Court Bar Association of 

Pakistan during ceremony held at Supreme Court of Pakistan. 

government, Food and 

Agriculture Organization of 

the United Nations (FAO) 

under its project R-SMOG 

(Remote Sensing for Spatio- 

Temporal Mapping of 

Smog) has completed a first 

of its kind evidence based 

geospatial research which 

will contribute to findings on 

emissions and drivers of 

smog. Satellite data of 

atmospheric pollutants are 

being widely used globally 

in the decision-making and 

environmental management 

activities of public, private 

sector and non-profit organizations. 

The research findings to 

be released later this month 

in Lahore, were reviewed by 

the FAO global technical 

experts on information with 

a geographical component, 

methods and tools and validated 

by a wide array of 

Pakistani experts and institutions. 

Welcoming participants 

at the workshop to validate 

the study key findings 

with representatives of the 

Bar Association 

Amanullah Kanrani 

assured of full cooperation 

to strengthen institution by 

supporting rule of law and 

independence of judiciary. 

FAO to release research findings on causes of Smog in Punjab 

Ministry of Climate Change 

and Punjab department of 

agriculture, Ms. Minà 

Dowlatchahi, FAO 

Representative in Pakistan 

said: “We remain committed 

to support government 

efforts to help devise appropriate 

strategies and action 

plans to tackle smog in 

Pakistan. The findings of R- 

SMOG study, provide scientific 

evidence of the causes 

of Smog, and the relationship 

between Smog and crop 

residue burning. 

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