16 Nov 2018

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Aizdi win 

Senate by-polls 

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charges 11 in 

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Khashoggi murder 

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PM Khan 

orders inquiry 

I S L A M A B A D : 

Prime Minister Imran 

Khan has expressed deep 

grief and sorrow over the 

murder 

of 

Superintendent Police 

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 

Tahir Khan Dawar. In a 

tweet, the Prime 

Minister said he has followed 

the shocking 

tragedy and ordered the 

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 

government to coordinate 

with Islamabad 

police in holding inquiry 

into the incident immediately. 

He said Minister of 

State for Interior 

Shahryar Afridi has been 

tasked to oversee the matter 

with an urgency and 

present report to him. 

ECP nullifies election 

on PB26 Quetta, 

orders re-election 

ISLAMABAD: ECP 

has nullified the election 

in PB 26 Quetta, constituency 

of Balochistan 

Assembly after an afghan 

citizen was elected as 

Member Provincial 

Assembly (MPA). 

ECP while rejecting 

the application of runner 

up too ordered re-election 

in the constituency. 

It seems as if Shahid 

Afridi wants to play 

in IPL: AJK PM 

LONDON: AJK Prime 

Minister (PM) Raja 

Farooq Haider has said it 

seems as if Shahid Afridi 

wants to play in Indian 

Cricket League IPL, therefore, 

he is giving such 

statements. 

Commenting on 

Shahid Afridi statement 

during his chat with media 

men here AJK PM said 

Afridi should focus on 

cricket and he should 

avoid talking about sensitive 

issue like Kashmir. 

Raja Farooq Haider 

said Kashmir is issue of life 

and death for Kashmiris. 

RAWALPINDI: The 

abduction and brutal murder 

of a senior Pakistani police 

officer in Afghanistan and 

the follow-up behaviour of 

Afghan authorities indicate 

involvement of more than a 

terrorist organisation, said 

the Pakistani military 

moments after the body of 

SP Tahir Khan Dawar was 

handed over to Pakistani 

authorities at a border crossing 

after high drama 

KARACHI EDITION – Friday, November 16, 2018, Rabiul Awal 7, 1440 

SP Dawar’s murder raises 

many questions: ISPR 

Army seeks border security coordination to deny use of 

Afghan territory against Pakistan, says DG ISPR 

Thursday evening. 

SP Dawar disappeared 

on October 26 while taking a 

walk in the F-10 area of 

Islamabad and was presumed 

abducted by terrorists. 

On Wednesday, photographs 

purporting to show 

Dawar’s badly tortured body 

surfaced on social media. 

The body was later found 

in the Dur Baba district of 

the volatile Afghan province 

of Nangarhar, which borders 

Pakistan, with a hand-written 

note saying he was 

abducted and killed by a little-known 

terrorist group. 

The body was buried at a 

cemetery in the Momand 

Dara area of Dur Baba from 

where it was exhumed on 

Wednesday and shifted to 

the Jalalabad headquarters 

hospital for autopsy. 

Maj Gen Ghafoor, the 

director general, Inter- 

Services Public Relations 

(ISPR), reiterated call for 

cooperation from Kabul in 

investigation into the gruesome 

murder of SP Dawar. 

“While investigations 

by Pakistani authorities are 

in process, we reiterate that 

Afgan security forces to 

cooperate in border fencing 

and bilateral border security 

coordination to deny use 

of Afghan territory against 

Pakistan,” he said in another 

tweet. 

Funeral prayers of Tahir Dawar offered in Peshawar 

PESHAWAR: Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Shah Farman offering funeral prayer of the martyred SP Rural Tahir 

Dawar in Malak Saad Shaheed Police Lines. 

PESHAWAR: The funeral prayers of Shaheed SP Tahir Dawar were held at the Police Line here on Thursday. 

The funeral prayers were attended by Chief Minister Mehmood Khan, Governor Shah Farman, minister state for 

interior Shahryar Afridi, provincial ministers, chief secretary, top police and military officials. A police party presented 

a gun salute to the martyred police official, while chief minister, governor, police and military officials laid 

floral wreaths on the coffin of SP Tahir Dawar. 

AL-AZIZIA REFERENCE 

Nawaz distances himself from 

Qatari prince’s letters 

ISLAMABAD: Former 

Prime Minister Nawaz 

Sharif has disassociated 

himself from letters of 

Qatari prince Shiekh 

Hamad Bin Jassim which 

were presented during 

Panama Case investigation. 

While recording his 

statement in Al Azizia reference 

on Thursday before 

an accountability court 

Nawaz Sharif said that he 

has no relation with the 

Qatari prince’s letters. 

Sharif Family submitted 

letters from Qatari 

prince in Supreme Court in 

2017 which were said to be 

solid evidences. 

During hearing, former 

premier answered many of 

the 151 questions which 

were posed by the court. 

Nawaz also denied that 

his name was not been 

mentioned in any document 

as he was not part of any 

transaction in any capacity. 

He also claimed that 

record of his business was 

seized during martial law 

of 1999. Nawaz also 

rejected the Volume 10 of 

JIT report in Panama Case 

and claimed that Volume 

10 is mere investigative 

report and is not acceptable 

evidence. 

SP Dawar murder 

Some elements trying to 

destabilise Pakistan: Afridi 

ISLAMABAD: Minister 

of State for Interior Shahryar 

Khan Afridi on Thursday 

spoke about Superintendent 

Police (SP) Tahir Khan 

Dawar’s martyrdom and said 

“some elements are trying to 

destabilise Pakistan”. 

Addressing the Senate, the 

minister of state for interior 

narrated the events from the 

time SP Dawar went missing 

from Islamabad on October 

27 to when the Afghan government 

confirmed his martyrdom 

on November 14. 

“SP Dawar used to receive 

death threats and his brother 

and sister-in-law had also 

been martyred earlier,” Afridi 

said as he took to the floor of 

the Upper House. 

“An FIR that SP Dawar 

had gone missing was registered 

on October 28,” he said 

while adding that the Afghan 

government confirmed 

reports of his martyrdom on 

November 14. 

He further shared that SP 

Dawar was “abducted from 

Islamabad and taken to 

Mianwali from where he was 

taken to Bannu and then to 

Afghanistan”. “There is no 

patrolling from the Afghan 

side on the border and we 

have conveyed this to them 

[Afghan government],” he 

added. The minister of state 

for interior asserted, “Some 

people want to destabilise 

Pakistan.” 

“We will make an example 

out of those responsible 

for SP Dawar’s murder and 

will make sure the case reaches 

its logical conclusion 

whether it is in Pakistan or 

Afghanistan," he vowed. 

Afridi added, “SP Dawar’s 

matter was sensitive and we 

kept receiving reports from 

intelligence and security 

agencies that he could not be 

contacted and was being 

traced.” 

PM to pay two-day visit to 

Malaysia from Tuesday 

ISLAMABAD: Prime 

Minister Imran Khan will 

pay a two-day visit to 

Malaysia from Tuesday. 

This was stated by 

Foreign Office Spokesman 

Dr. Muhammad Faisal at 

his weekly briefing in 

Islamabad on Thursday. 

During his stay in 

Kuala Lumpur, the Prime 

Minister will hold talks 

with Malaysian leadership 

on the entire gamut of 

bilateral relations. 

Pak committed 

to peace in 

Afghanistan: FO 

ISLAMABAD: Foreign 

Office Spokesperson Dr 

Muhammad Faisal has said 

that Pakistan's Ambassador to 

Kabul is in touch with the 

Afghan authorities to finalize 

arrangements for shifting the 

body of Superintendent Police 

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Tahir 

Khan Dawar to Pakistan as 

early as possible. 

At his weekly news briefing 

here on Thursday, he said 

Pak's embassy has also lodged 

a protest with Afghan authorities 

over the delay in shifting 

the body to Pakistan. Replying 

a question, Dr M Faisal said 

Pakistan actively participated 

in Russian sponsored peace 

talks on Afghanistan to promote 

reconciliation process in 

that country. 

ISLAMABAD: Prime 

Minister Imran Khan will 

brief about the achievements 

of government in 

various sectors during the 

first hundred days on 29th 

of this month. 

This was stated by 

Minister of Information 

and Broadcasting 

Chaudhry Fawad Hussain 

while giving a briefing on 

cabinet decisions in 

Islamabad this evening. 

He said the landmark 

achievements in education, 

health, environment, management 

and other sectors 

during the three months are 

a record in history of the 

country. 

Information Minister said 

the cabinet dilated upon the 

issue of tenure safety of senior 

bureaucrats in detail. A 

ISLAMABAD: Federal 

Information Minister Fawad 

Chaudhry, who has a habit 

of raising a ruckus in parliament, 

was barred from 

attending the Senate session 

after he failed to apologise to 

the house despite Senate 

Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani’s 

directives. 

The chairman demanded 

an apology from Chaudhry 

after opposition’s insistence 

and warned the information 

minister that he would be 

barred from the Senate if he 

failed to apologise. At the 

start of the session, the opposition 

had threatened to walk 

out again if Fawad didn’t 

tender an apology to the 

Upper House for his harsh 

language. 

Pakistan Muslim 

League-Nawaz (PML-N) 

Senator Raja Zafarul Haq 

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Info Minister Fawad Ch 

barred from Senate 

Senate chairman bars info minister after latter 

refuses to apologise for disrupting House 

Sawan Khaskheli 

Govt not satisfied with 

Senate chairman ruling: Fawad 

ISLAMABAD: The federal minister said that if the 

Senate chairman was unable to bring order to the House, 

then the government would have to think over its strategy 

on the matter. Addressing press conference in Islamabad, 

He said that there was no need to apologise after the language 

used by PML-N leader Mushahidullah Khan 

against him and the prime minister. 

lamented that the chairman’s 

instructions were regularly 

ignored. “The conversation 

does not end despite staff 

turning the mic off,” he said 

in allusion to Wednesday 

incident wherein Fawad had 

continued speaking even 

though his mic was off. 

“We do not have any 

other solution to this than 

just walk out. Until an apology 

is tendered, the rest is all 

meaningless.” 

BADIN: The former 

president of Pakistan and 

Co-chairman of Pakistan 

Peoples Party (PPP) has 

said that rulers trying to run 

country on thier own wishes 

by selecting the puppets 

could not brig any change 

in the lives of the people. 

Addressing the a public 

gathering at residence of Pir 

of Lowari Sharif in Badin 

city, Pir Sadiq Shah on 

Thursday, former President 

and Co-chairman PPP, Asif 

Ali Zardari said that country 

was facing the multiple 

challenges both at externally 

and internally due to 

immature decisions of those 

ruling and supporting them. 

He said that Pakistan was 

created after Sindh 

Assembly and then Bengal 

Assemblies had passed the 

resolution demandig the 

seprate homeland for millions 

of muslims. 

He made it clear that 

people of Sindh were not 

happy with the policies of 

Baboos sitting in 

Islamabad. He said that 

Leader of the House 

Shibli Faraz suggested that 

the record of Chaudhry and 

Senator Mushahidullah 

Khan’s statements be 

analysed by a committee, 

and offered an apology on 

his fellow PTI leader’s 

behalf. However, his suggestion 

was opposed by 

Pakistan People’s Party 

(PPP) leader Sherry Rehman 

and National Party President 

Hasil Bizenjo. 

Rulers trying to run country 

on own wishes: Zardari 

ISLAMABAD: The 

Senate on Thursday unanimously 

passed a resolution 

seeking serious steps from 

the government to get 

Pakistani scientist, Dr Aafia 

Siddiqui, released from the 

US prison, ARY News 

reported. 

The resolution was 

tabled after the Chairman 

of the House Sadiq 

suggestion has been made 

that federal secretaries 

should be provisionally 

appointed for a period of six 

months at a ministry and 

after successful completion 

of that period, their appointment 

will be extended for 

two and half year. During 

Sanjrani suspended routine 

proceedings. 

According to the resolution, 

‘this House condemns 

detention of Dr. Aafia 

Siddiqui for such a long 

period…the US authorities 

were approached many a 

times for release of Dr 

Aafia but none of the 

requests were considered.” 

The resolution further 

this period they will not be 

transferred or removed from 

their positions. 

He said Prime Minister 

Imran Khan firmly believes 

that bureaucracy should be 

free from any political interference. 

The Minister said the 

present PTI government 

was being supported from 

all sides unlike past governments 

of PPP adding Mr. 

Zardari made it clear that 

the country could only be 

run by those, but can run 

only by elected the people 

adding he said that the situations 

were going to the 

opposite directions, " The 

government installed by 

you people can not run the 

countrty" he added and said 

that cricketers and game 

players now fail to deal the 

matters of country. 

Senate passes resolution seeking 

release of Dr Aafia from US jail 

Cabinet approves rehabilitation 

of 193 state-owned enterprise 

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan chairs meeting 

of the Federal Cabinet at PM Office. 

said the government should 

take measures to ensure 

release of Dr. Aafia 

Siddiqui from the US 

prison. 

On November 7, the 

Foreign Office had shared a 

letter by Dr. Aafia Siddiqui 

addressed to Prime Minister 

Imran Khan, seeking his 

assistance in ensuring her 

release from the US prison. 

appointment of bureaucrats 

should be linked with their 

performance and not political 

connections. 

He said the cabinet has 

decided to form a cabinet 

committee headed by 

Shehzad Arbab, to look into 

the affairs of tenures of 

bureaucrats and present its 

suggestions to the cabinet. 

Other members of the 

Committee will be Defense 

Minister Pervez Khattak, 

Railways Minister Shaikh 

Rasheed Ahmad, and Prime 

Minister's Advisor on 

Institutional Reforms Dr. 

Ishrat Hussain. 

The Minister said the cabinet 

took decision about the 

rehabilitation of 193 stateowned 

enterprises by deciding 

to incorporate Sarmaya 

Pakistan Company. 

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Metropolitan 

Sindh govt to support private schools 

for quality education: Nasir Shah 

KARACHI: Sindh minister 

for Works & Services 

Syed Nasir Hussain Shah 

said that the government is 

giving due importance to 

the education in the 

province and in this 

regards besides government 

schools, we are also 

interested to encourage private 

schools which are providing 

quality education to 

students having competent 

teachers. He said that we 

are also developing education 

city where private sector 

schools may also get 

land for the construction of 

their schools there. This he 

stated while he was address 

to education conference “I 

am Principal “at 

Mohammad Ali Jinnah 

University, Karachi auditorium, 

yesterday. The conference 

was organized by 

Allied & EFA group of 

schools, Sindh and 

Baluchistan region, a project 

of Punjab Group of 

Colleges education network. 

Director, Allied 

Group of Schools, Dr. 

Shahid Mehmood, 

President, M.A.Jinnah 

KARACHI: Sindh minister for works and services, Syed Nasir Hussain Shah, 

President,MAJU, Prof. Dr.Zubair Shaikh, Director, Allied Group of Schools, Dr. Shahid 

Mahmood,Chairman,Oxford University Press, Ameena saiyid and Principal,City 

School, Madam Anila at education conference, organized by Allied & EFA SChools at 

M.AJinnah University, Karachi. 

University, Prof. Dr. 

Zubair Shaikh, Chairman, 

Oxford University Press of 

Pakistan Ameena Saiyid, 

Dean of Social Sciences, 

Dadabhoy Institute of 

Higher Education, Karachi 

Dr. Abdul Aziz, Principal 

City School, Madam Anila 

and Principals of Allied & 

EFA schools were also 

present on this occasion. 

Addressing to the conference, 

Syed Nasir Hussain 

Shah said that education is 

a most important factor for 

the development of a 

nation and he is very happy 

to see that due attention is 

being given for providing 

quality education to the 

students at M.A.Jinnah 

University, Karachi and 

Allied & EFA schools all 

over the country. President, 

M.A.Jinnah University, 

Prof. Dr. Zubair Shaikh 

said that a good principal 

of the school is actually a 

facilitator between 

Students, Teachers, Staff, 

Parents and Society to 

resolve their problems and 

to keep himself in continuous 

contacts with them. He 

said that the existence of 

Mosque, School, Parks, 

Playground and library is 

most vital for the society 

otherwise youth may go on 

wrong paths. Oxford Press, 

Ameena saiyid that as the 

world is changing very 

fast, it is our responsibility 

to change our teaching 

method and for this purpose 

we may fully take 

advantage of digitalization 

by using cutting age technology. 

She said that in our 

educational institutions 

students be encouraged for 

learning carefully and priority 

be given to the mathematics 

and science subjects. 

She asked the principals 

of the school to induct 

competent people in teaching 

profession and to concentrate 

on development of 

teachers and providing 

quality education. Dean, 

Dadabhoy Institute for 

higher education Dr. Abdul 

Aziz said that principal is a 

person who makes difference 

and he keeps the education 

on right track. He 

informed that 69 research 

papers and five thousands 

articles have been published 

during last thirty 

years on the role of a good 

principal. 

Federal govt funding four 

significant projects: governor 

KARACHI: Sindh 

Governor Imran Ismail 

attended roundtable discussion 

with the American 

Business Council of 

Pakistan (ABCP) here 

today. The council was 

represented by its president, 

Kamran Nishat. 

Consul General of USA 

JoAnne Wagner was also 

present on the occasion. 

The Sindh governor 

said that the endeavors and 

measures were being 

adopted by the federal 

government with regard to 

promotion of healthy business 

activities especially 

with reference to Sindh 

province. He also apprised 

the audience that federal 

government had notified 

an "Industrial Liaison 

Committee" to ease out the 

problems being faced by 

the industrialists and businessman 

in approaching 

concerned ministries at 

Islamabad. 

The governor Sindh 

further said that under the 

umbrella of Karachi 

I n f r a s t r u c t u r e 

Development Company 

Limited, the federal government 

was funding four 

significant projects for 

Karachi including, Water 

Desalination Plants, 

Sewerage Treatment Plant, 

widening of Northern Byepass 

and Green Line Bus 

Rapid Transit System. 

He also said that due 

attention was being given 

in disposal of garbage. In 

this regard, consultation 

with the provincial government 

was also being 

ensured. 

Hamdard University Go 

Green initiative phase III 

‘No boiler accident occurred in Landhi factory 

KARACHI: Ambulances are transferring the dead bodies of laborer who died in the 

boiler of factory blast in Landhi area. 

KARACHI: No boiler 

accident occurred in the 

factory in Landhi as there is 

no boiler installed in the 

ACCW IBA conducts 

study circle session 

on Sufism 

KARACHI: Ardeshir 

Cowasjee Centre for 

Writing (ACCW), IBA 

main campus conducted a 

study circle session on 

Sufism. The lead discussant 

was Professor of History 

SSLA, Dr Ali Gibran 

Siddiqui. 

The event began with 

Coordinator ACCW Maria 

Hasan giving a brief introduction 

about the study circle. 

Dr Gibran commenced 

the discussion by asking the 

participants about what they 

think Sufism is. During his 

discussion Dr Gibran 

referred to the work of Nile 

Green titled “from mysticism 

to tradition: 

Conceptualizing Sufism”. 

KARACHI: Olivia 

Cosmetics is Pakistan’s 

frontline cosmetics company 

and ruling the hearts and 

minds of public since past 

35 years.Every product of 

factory. This was revealed 

in a preliminarily inspection 

report of accident 

occurred at M/s Atlas 

Olivia, whether it is for face 

or hair, has received overwhelming 

response from 

public. The response 

received by Olivia Intense 

Premium Hair Color is a 

Engineering Ltd Landhi. 

The report was released by 

Chief Inspector of Boilers, 

Industries Department, 

clear proof in this regard. 

To celebrate the 

relaunching of Olivia 

Intense Hair Color and get 

even closer to its customer, 

Olivia held an excellent 

government of Sindh. 

The chief inspector 

rebutted media reports 

regarding accident of boiler 

and added that news reports 

were untrue and baseless. In 

his report, Chief Inspector 

Boilers stated that a team of 

boiler inspectors of industries 

department on 

November 14th 2018 visited 

the site for investigation of 

accident and met with the 

general manager (HR & 

Admn) Major ® Abdul 

Sattar. The report said that 

molten metal and combustible 

gases from Rotary 

Tilting Furnace splashed 

out accidently around the 

furnace and caused burning 

of workers and equipment 

nearby. 

KARACHI: Renowned vocalist, the late Kamal Sabri’s granddaughters ‘Sabri Sisters’ 

performing in Art Council. 

Success of Olivia Intense and Brand 

activity in Dolman Mall Clifton 

KARACHI: Amir Maskatiya – Chairman & CEO of Maskatiya industries (Pvt.) Ltd. With 

the team member at the re-launching of Olivia Intense at Dolman Mall. 

activity.This activity by 

Olivia Intense was arranged 

in Dolman Clifton Mall, 

during November 9, 2018 to 

November 11, 2018. In the 

activity,Intense Hair product 

of Olivia was available on 

stall along with different 

games and lucky draw 

prizes; chances of on the 

spot hair coloring and make 

over were also provided. On 

this occasion women got 

free gift hampers and prizes 

in hourly lucky draws. Free 

beauty tips were also provided 

to women. 

Most special among this 

activity was meeting of 

internationally famous 

celebrity Sanam Saeed with 

women and media; Sanam 

Saeed is also Brand 

Ambassador of Olivia 

Intense, and shared her 

experience and product 

attributes with women. 

Two target killers 

among 19 alleged 

criminals overpowered 

KARACHI: Sindh 

Rangers on Thursday 

claimed to have apprehended 

19 criminals, including 

two alleged target killers, 

during targeted raids in various 

parts of the city. 

According to rangers 

spokesman, the paramilitary 

soldiers conducted raids in 

Landhi and Garden areas 

and arrested two alleged target 

killers, Muhammad 

Rashid Ansari and Syed 

Mansoor alias Chandi. The 

accused were stated to be 

involved in target killing and 

extortion. 

During a crackdown on 

criminal elements in Landhi, 

Malir, Eidgah, Risla, 

Jackson, Awami Colony, 

Saudabad and Khokhrapar 

areas, rangers detained six 

street criminals, 10 dacoits 

and a drug peddler. 

Rangers also claimed to 

have recovered weapons, 

drugs and contraband from 

their possession. 

KARACHI: Prof. Dr. 

Shabib ul Hasan, Vice 

Chancellor, Mr. Pervaiz 

Memon, Reistrar, Deputy 

R e g i s t r a r - A d m i n , 

Hamdard Institute of 

Management Sciences’ 

Faculty members, 

Students, Advisor and 

Program Coordinator 

KARACHI: Advisor to 

Chief Ministers Sindh on 

Information, Law and 

Anti Corruption Barrister 

Murtaza Wahab has said 

that Government of Sindh 

is planning a result oriented 

work for Street children 

with the collaboration of 

UNICEF. This he said 

while talking with a local 

delegation of UNICEF in 

his office today. The 

Advisor said that in the 

Karachi: Mayor Karachi, Waseem Akhtar along with 

Chairman DMC Central, Rehan Hashmi inspecting road 

carpeting at North Nazimabad. 

KARACHI: Chairman DMC East, Moid Anwar along with 

Municipal Commissioner, Akhtar Ali Shaikh inspecting 

ongoing anti-encroachment drive at Ameer Khusro Road. 

along with 270 students 

and faculty members of 

Happy Palace School, 

Biology Enclave planted 

around 600 plants as part 

of Prime Minister’s Clean 

and Green Campaign at 

Hamdard University. 

The objective of this 

activity was to mitigate the 

effects of climate change 

and make Pakistan- environment 

friendly country. 

This Plantation drive is 

in continuation of 

Hamdard University ongoing 

plantation drive initiative, 

till date we have 

planted around 5000 plants 

in different parts of city. 

Street children will be protected and 

provided education and training 

KARACHI: On the 

directions of Inspector 

General of Police (IGP) 

Sindh Dr Syed Kaleem 

Imam, Sind police claimed 

to have apprehended 3356 

alleged criminals, including 

2170 absconders and 1186 

proclaimed offenders during 

a week-long crackdown 

drive in all districts and 

police ranges of Sindh. 

According to police 

sources, the police conducted 

operations against criminals 

in different parts of 

Sindh and arrested 430 in 

Karachi, 982 in Sukkur- 

Khaipur, 706 in Shaheed 

Banazirabad, 668 in 

Larkana, 530 in Hyderabad 

and 37 in Mirpurkhas. 

Inspector General of 

Police Sindh declared 

Sukkur Range DIG Iqbal 

Dara as officer of the 

week at province level 

and announced Rs 

100,000 cash reward for 

him in view of his best 

performance. 

He also declared SSP 

District Khairpur Umar 

Tufail as officer of the 

week at district level and 

announced Rs 100,000 

cash reward for him in 

view of his best performance. 

IGP further said that all 

the officers and officials of 

police should further 

first phase in Karachi and 

in second phase in other 

districts of Sindh Street 

children will be protected 

through the help of local 

administration. We are trying 

to eliminate the curse 

of begging issue/ problems. 

We will also take 

action against those people 

who are involved in this 

heinous crime by involving 

children in beggary 

profession. Murtaza further 

said with the help of 

UNICEF we will redress 

the economic problems 

and their needs. We are 

planning for providing 

vocational training to 

Street children like welding, 

carpenter, auto 

mechanic, electrician, 

plumbering, tailoring 

fields etc. Children will be 

trained so that they may be 

made useful citizens of 

Pakistan in future. 

Police arrest 3356 alleged criminals across Sindh 

improve their performance 

as well as their behavior, so 

that the common people 

consider them as their well 

wishers and helpers. 

The IGP reviewed performance 

reports of all 

DIGs and expressed his satisfaction. 

He directed 

police to launch an effective 

crackdown on the proclaimed 

offenders, absconders, 

drug peddlers and 

their facilitators. 

KARACHI: Chairman DMC Malir, Jan Muhammad Baloch 

inspecting the cleaning and lighting work in procession 

route at Malir Khokhrapar on the occasion of Rabiullawal. 

ARACHI: Chairman District Council, Salman Abdullah 

Murad inspecting work on sewerage projects.

PTI’s Waleed Iqbal, Seemi 

Aizdi win Senate by-polls 

Our 

LAHORE: The ruling Pakistan 

Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday 

managed to bag both Senate seats 

from Punjab vacated after the disqualification 

of Pakistan Muslim 

League-Nawaz’s (PML-N) Saadia 

Abbasi and Haroon Akhtar Khan 

over their dual nationalities. 

Waleed Iqbal won on a general 

seat and Seemi Aizdi emerged winner 

on a reserved seat for women, 

following the vote count. 

The PTI candidates were contesting 

against PML-N’s Saud 

Majeed and Saira Afzal Tarar. 

Iqbal won with 184 votes, while 

Majeed secured 176 votes. 

On the women’s seat, Aizdi was 

IUBC to stage dharna against ISRA 

university hospital on 18th 

Our Correspondent 

HYDERABAD: Isra 

University Bachayo 

Committee has announced 

to stage Dharna against 

mass scale corruption and 

fortune making by Kazi 

brothers of Isra university 


HYDERABAD: A married 

girl Yasmin Baloch 

daughter of Nabi Bux resident 

of village Umed Ali 

near Khandoo has protested 

out of press club here 

Thursday against her husband 

Umed Ali Chirh 

alleging that she had married 

with him 8 years back. 

She has two children 2 

years boy and 5 years 

daughter. She told that he 

has thrown out of home 

since last 2 years while 

also trying to poison her. 

She told that her husband 

used to torture her now and 

then. She said when she 

went to see her daughter 

her husband attacked to kill 

and hospital Hyderabad on 

18th November, 2018 and 

after that series of protest 

including hunger strikes 

across the province. This 

was stated by Ashraf 

Noonari convener of 

IUBC at a news conference 

at press club here 

Thursday. He was accompanied 

with Abdul Aziz 

Phul, Lala Qurban Sodhro, 

Najeeb Ahmed 

Thebo,Deedar Shah 

Gopang and Mir Murtaza 

Dhaunro. He said Isra university 

hospital was charitable 

and tax free. Scores 

of philanthropists donated 

millions to fund of hospital 

so to provide free treatment 

and admission to 

medical students but the 

owners Kazi brothers have 

turned it to more costly 

than Agha Khan hospital. 

He demanded from government 

to nationalize Isra 

hospital to restore its charitable 

status. He made 

Wife thrown out of home demands 

recovery of 5 year old daughter 

HYDERABAD: A view of Foggy Weather in Hyderabad . 

JAMSHORO: The 

Directress Sports (Girls), 

University of Sindh, 

Jamshoro has announced for 

information of all the concerned 

that the trials for 

selection of players for 

Sindh University girls’ 

teams to participate in All 

Pakistan Inter-University 

Championship 2018-19 

scheduled as ahead: for 

Badminton and Basket Ball: 

Thursday, November 22, 

2018, Chess Taekwando 

and Juddo Monday, 

November 26 at 10:00 am at 

her she escaped but her two 

year old son was injured. 

She made appeal to higher 

authorities including chief 

minister and IG Sindh to 

help her recover her daughter 

otherwise she warned if 

she was not handed her 

daughter she would self 

immolate herself in front of 

press club. 

SU issues schedule of trials 

Madar-e-Millat Fatima 

Jinnah Girls Gymnasium, 

University of Sindh, 

Jamshoro respectively. 

The interested students 

who fulfill the requirements 

may approach the 

Directorate of Sports along 

with required documents and 

proper kit through the head 

of their respective campus/ 

department/ institute on the 

given date, time and place. 

appeal to residents of 

Hyderabad to support 

them in fight against corrupt 

owners of Isra so they 

can bring the culprits to 

book. He said owners had 

retrenched scores of local 

employees from jobs and 

appointing people from 

other provinces. He said 

Kazi brothers have made 

illegal properties out of 

Zakat and donation funds 

of hospital. He said they 

have made schools, colleges, 

commercial and residential 

schemes out of 

hospital funds meant for 

poor. He also announced to 

stage Dharna out of press 

club Karachi at end of 

December 2018. 

Woman killed 

over notorious 

Karo-Kari tradition 

LARKANA: A young 

woman was gunned down 

by her husband over the 

notorious Karo-Kari tradition 

in Bilawal Colony 

within the limits of Dari 

Police Station here on 

Thursday. 

Mushtaque Chandio, in 

connivance with Shahid 

Chandio and Badar 

Chandio, allegedly opened 

fire on his wife Fauzia and 

fled to unknown destination. 

As a result, she 

received severe injuries. 

She was rushed to 

Chandka Medical College 

Hospital by the relatives 

and neighbourers in a critical 

condition, where she 

succumbed to the injuries. 

Hooran Khatoon, mother 

of the deceased woman, 

told newsmen that her 

daughter Fauzia was killed 

on the false allegation of 

Karo-Kari by her husband 

along with his two associates. 

She appealed to higher 

authorities to take 

notice of the brutal murder 

of his innocent daughter, 

arrest the accused immediately, 

give them exemplary 

punishment and provide 

justice. 

RS 200,000 fine 

imposed on 

shopkeepers indulging 

in profiteering 

R A W A L P I N D I : 

Additional Deputy 

Commissioner Maleha 

Jamal Thursday said that 

fine of Rs 200,000 was 

imposed on 48 shopkeepers 

for indulging in profiteering. 

Talking to APP, Maleha 

said that drive against profiteers 

were being carried out 

on daily basis in all tehsils of 

the district including cantonment 

areas. 

She informed that during 

last one week concerned 

PriceControl Magistrates 

raided on 48 outlets and 

imposed fineof Rs 200,000 

in different areas of the district. 

She warned that those 

involved in overcharging 

and not displaying approved 

rate lists at their shops 

wouldnot only be fined but 

also arrested. 

able to get 183 votes while Tarar 

got 175 votes. 

A total of 358 votes were cast in 

the by-election. 

Polling for the vacant Senate 

seats commenced at the Punjab 

Assembly building at 9am and 

concluded at 4pm. 

The ruling PTI cast 179 votes 

while 10 PML-Q members cast 

their vote. 

Further, by-election on one 

provincial seat PB-5 Dukki and 

one National Assembly seat NA- 

258 were also held on Thursday. 

All 23 polling stations of NA- 

258 and 75 of PB-5 had been 

declared highly sensitive. 

Govt believes in 

media independence: 

Shibli Faraz 

ISLAMABAD: Leader 

of the House in the Senate 

Shibli Faraz Thursday said 

that the government 

believes in complete independence 

of media and has 

no role in the downsizing 

drive of media persons by 

their respective media 

houses. 

Responding to opposition 

remarks, he said the 

government was with the 

media persons. 

PakistanTehreek-e-Insaf 

government (PTI) came 

into power with active support 

of media. Downsizing 

was the decision of media 

house owners and government 

could not be held 

responsible for that. 

Vowing to eradicate the 

menace of corruption from 

the society as the people 

had mandated the PTIfor 

purging the country of corruption. 

Treasury will continue 

raising public interest 

issue especially corruption 

as it should not be considered 

as humiliation to anyone. 

He stressed the need for 

depoliticizing the state 

institutions. Lauding the 

opposition, he thanked the 

opposition for their cooperation 

to maintain tranquility 

in the House 

smoothly. 

Speaking on the occasion, 

Opposition Leader 

Raja Zafar-ul-Haq said that 

they have no objection on 

raising corruption issues, 

but the accountability 

process must be conducted 

across the board instead of 

opposition centric. 

He said there should be 

a comprehensive system of 

accountability and the corrupt 

should be dealt with 

iron hands. There should 

be no choice, no 

favourites. 

ISLAMABAD: A new 

study is the first to suggest 

that the brain cells that multiple 

sclerosis attacks, called 

oligodendrocytes, may actually 

play a significant role in 

the development of the disease. 

The researchers behind 

this discovery are from the 

Karolinska Institutet in 

Stockholm, Sweden, and 

they hope that their findings 

might lead to a new class of 

multiple sclerosis (MS) 

therapies. 

According to the MS 

Trust, about 2.5 million people 

around the world currently 

live with MS. In MS, 

the immune system attacks 

oligodendrocytes, the cells 

that create myelin. 

Myelin is a fatty substance 

that coats nerve cells 

in the central nervous system 

(CNS). It protects and 

insulates these neurons, 

allowing the quick and reliable 

transmission of electrical 

impulses. 

The erosion of the 

myelin sheath interrupts the 

transmission of signals 

along nerves, which causes 

the symptoms of MS, such 

as vision problems, muscle 

Correspondent 

HYDERABAD: Noted 

experts at a moot described 

mismanagement of plastic 

wastes as a main hindrance 

to recycling and largest 

cause of pollution by rivers 

and oceans in the world. 

The plastic waste that 

ended up in the ocean 

every year could be 

expected to double by 

2025 and there would be 

more plastic in the ocean 

than fish by 2050, they 

said. 

They said this while 

speaking to participants of 

three-day 5th International 

Conference on Energy, 

Environment and 

Sustainable Development- 

2018 (EESD-2018)was 

held at the auditorium of 

US-Pakistan Centre for 

Advanced Studies in Water 

(USPCAS-W) of Mehran 

University of Engineering 

and Technology (MUET) 

Jamshoro which was 

organized by the Energy 

E n v i r o n m e n t a l 

Engineering Research 

Group (EEERG). 

“where there is no 

vision, the people perish,” 

Germany GCM consulting, 

highly-analytical professional 

and consultant 

Ms Arvea Marieni said 


National 

this while speaking as 

keynote speaker. She said 

that globally mandatory 

initiatives towards a circular 

economy were necessary 

to establish common 

rules-cum-sanctions for 

effective management and 

recycling of plastic wastes 

and to use alternative 

biodegradable and compostable 

plastics. She said 

that UN Clean Seas 

Agreement signed by 193 

nations be implemented. 

“Fossil-based plastics are 

not biodegradable and stay 

in the environment for 450 

upto 1,000 years. The plastic 

waste that ends up in 

the ocean every year is 

expected to double by 

2025 and there would be 

more plastic in the ocean 

than fish by 2050. Some 

18 billion pounds of plastic 

waste flows in to the 

oceans annually from 

coastal regions. Plastics 

are manufactured all over 

the world but 50 percent 

comes from China and 

Asia,” she said while 

speaking about the dark 

side of the coin or threat 

for the global environment. 

She said that a plastic 

recycling supply chain 

required a collection of 

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Pakistan 7th among top 10 

water insecure countries 

Vijay Kumar 

N A W A B S H A H : 

Prominent social and political 

(press Secretory of Jeay 

Sindh Mahaz) "abducted" 

from his home during late 

night "raid" in sakrand, 

Nawabshah on thursday, his 

family members said: our 

brother and socio political 

leader Javed umrani was 

picked by law enforcement 

and police personnel, their 

family told to media. 

Chairman JSM Riaz 

Chandio arrived at sakrand 

and held press conference 

about the abduction of central 

press secretory javed 

umrani, he said to media, 

abduction of any one without 

any FIR, arrest warrant 

is illegal and undemocratic 

way. democracy doest not 

allow to arrest or abduct 

any political leader or 

activists without any evidence 

and criminal record. 

He also affirmed that 

javed umrani is the also 

social worker and always 

help needy people by raising 

the voice on the roads. 

He is not involved in any 

criminal activities and it is 

worth while to mention that 

No any FIR is registered 

against him yet at any 

police station. 

While responding to the 

questions, He said, I have 

plastic wastes including 

trays, tubs, pots, films and 

wrappers. She asked for 

sorting of polymers, size 

reduction into flakes and 

cleaning to remove food 

residues, pulp fibres, use 

of raw materials for production 

of recycled goods. 

World Wide Fund for 

Nature-Pakistan (WWF-P) 

regional manager Dr Babar 

Khan said that Pakistan 

stood on 7th amongst top 

ten water insecure countries, 

while 18 million people 

lacked access to clean 

drinking water. 250,000 

children died every year 

from preventable, waterrelated 

diseases. 400 million 

gallon untreated water 

went to sea on daily basis 

while about 3-4 percent of 

GDP was spent on water 

borne-diseases health. 

Commenting on forest 

management, he said that 

WWF-Pakistan in collaboration 

with different partners 

initiated “Rung Do 

Pakistan Plantation 

Campaign” under which 

1.4 million saplings would 

be planted by Aug13, 

2019. He said that the most 

affected and threatened 

forest ecosystems were 

mangroves, conifers and 

riverine forests. 

JSM central press secretary 

Javed Umrani abducted from home 

weakness, and difficulty 

with coordination and balance. 

In most cases, doctors 

are unable to identify the 

cause of MS until some 

years after the onset of the 

disease. While the majority 

of people with MS only 

exhibit mild symptoms, 

serious cases of MS can render 

people unable to write, 

talk, or walk. 

Recently, Medical News 

Today looked at another 

study investigating the root 

causes of MS. The results 

suggested that bacteria in 

the gut may trigger the 

immune response that causes 

the deterioration of 

myelin (demyelination). 

In September, we examined 

the findings of another 

study, which indicated that 

the transmission of an erroneous 

signal from the brain 

to the lymph nodes may 

instruct immune cells to 

swarm the brain, leading to 

demyelination. 

In the CNS, cells called 

oligodendrocytes create and 

lay down the myelin sheath 

that surrounds neurons. The 

loss of these cells is partly 

responsible for MS progression. 

The latest study, published 

in Nature Medicine, 

demonstrates that oligodendrocytes 

behave in a similar 

also informed to the ssp tanveer 

Hussain tunio about 

the case of abduction of 

javed umrani( central press 

secretory of JSM). 

We announce to call the 

peaceful protest for safe 

recovery of javed umrani in 

front of karachi as well as 

nawabshah press club on 

sunday. 

Chief justice of high 

court and session court 

nawabshah and other concerned 

authorities take an 

immediate action against 

illegal abduction. 

When good brain cells turn bad 

way to immune cells as they 

also participate in removing 

myelin from the CNS. 

This finding is surprising 

because, until now, scientists 

have considered oligodendrocytes 

to be the "good 

guys." 

Another finding from the 

study was that the progenitor 

cells of oligodendrocytes 

are also able to communicate 

with and influence the 

behavior of immune cells. 

Progenitor cells are cells 

that can turn from one type 

of cell into another. 

"All in all, this suggests 

that these cells have a significant 

role to play, either in 

the onset of the disease or in 

the disease process." 

The Karolinska Institutet 

team used a cutting-edge 

technique called single-cell 

RNA sequencing to examine 

in great detail the genetic 

activity of individual 

mouse cells, which they had 

modeled to exhibit characteristics 

of MS. 

The researchers say that, 

although their study looked 

mainly at how these cells 

operate in mice, they have 

also observed similar results 

in human samples.

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Theresa May's future hangs by a thread, her 

reputation on the line, her tenuous grip on the 

British PM's post set to weaken if her latest 

Brexit draft runs into trouble with members of her 

cabinet. Indications are there will be a storm, and it 

is unlikely that the agreement will make it past the 

finish line. It's been a disunited home front at every 

level during the two years since the United 

Kingdom voted to exit the European Union. 

However, what stood out during the rough and tumble 

of the PM's negotiations with the European 

Union and her own government, has been her 

dogged determination. She has remained optimistic 

under trying circumstances - when the odds were 

stacked against her. Her detractors, who believe it is 

their political duty to oppose any agreement with 

Europe, are already calling it a sell-off (like they 

usually do) but the PM said the talks were done in 

good faith and was the best deal she could possibly 

get under the circumstances. 

The cabinet clearance is the first step. If that happens, 

it would require parliamentary nod, and no 

EDITORIAL 

Media Morals: A Great Issue, 

Or 'No Issue At All'?. 

Clear It Or Clean It! 

OPINION 

ETHICS, morality, principles and objectives in 

newsprint journalism and its mediums including 

newspapers and magazines as well as in electronic 

media including cable network / television channels, 

internet and mobile mediums that help lead, form and 

establish and promote public opinions of conscious and 

unaware nations in many different right and wrong aims 

and purpose, charters and directions, ideologies and 

schools of thought are a great issue and of paramount 

importance. 

SOME people of course do not think so. They feel 

that morality and principles in media is not a big deal and 

is not an issue at all. 

THIS confusion needs to be resolved: Clear it or 

clean it! 

INSTEAD of being and serving as a guideline in old 

days, ethics and objectivity is being viewed as the problem 

itself in media nowadays! 

MEDIA and media persons need to have an ethical 

and moral responsibility to report the news and disclose 

the facts, but thanks perhaps to the advent of the television 

medium - though that's not to say it wasn't a problem 

before - journalists have given up on integrity in 

order to please advertisers and others. There are too 

many instances of reporters invading the privacy of citizens, 

misreporting statements, and just flat-out lying in 

order to get a sensational story. There should be stiff 

penalties for people in the media who fail to work ethically 

and morally and they should not be allowed to continue 

to work in the field if they do not express the facts, 

realities and truths, social evils, low key and high profile 

crimes, of laymen and highest of leaders, point out to 

small and big treasons against own people and nation, 

outline problems and present solutions. Media can 

refrain from getting money to resort to half-truths, halflies 

for defaming, extortion and blackmail. 

RESPONSIBLE for the dissemination of information 

to the public, media has a direct effect on public 

opinion and must be regulated to ensure that the public 

has an accurate perception of the world around them. 

Morality, principles and values are a major issue in 

media. Ethics are extremely important in the practice of 

journalism. Media owners, employers and employees 

can conduct their practice in an ethical and honest way. 

Without that, the information they present may lack 

credibility and authenticity. The way part of the media is 

run right now is irresponsible and unaccountable. 

JOURNALISTS have to make a series of hard choices. 

If economic, social or political concerns compel one 

to indulge in lies to earn more money and benefits, then 

conscience may prick, and one gets used to it. For the 

better media persons, it may be sometimes acceptable to 

work with and convey moral beliefs to others to groom 

a society toward a positive direction. Many including 

social and political leaders may say "No" to impose 

moral decisions and make it binding on others. But all 

people do almost exactly just that: they impose it, regardless 

of good or bad consequences, except self glory and 

benefits. But can morality exist without empathy or concern 

for well-being? Possibly not. 

DEPENDANT on one's own professional outlook as 

well as personal depth on morality, one higher value 

without bias and prejudice of race, color, caste or creed, 

nationality, or geographical borders of countries that 

divide us may be in the present reflection of the human 

race as one being. It doesn't matter if we can comprehend 

it or not. It's who we are: all human beings owe their origin 

to their original first parentsAdam and Eve. Or so the 

holy books and God say. 

WE can exist without caring or concern for fellow 

human well-being. A moral system based on a social 

contract may be followed by the individuals of a society 

for whatever individual or collective reasons, without 

concern for empathy or well-being. In reality, moral 

imperatives do help preserve legal imperatives. 

HOWEVER, it is possible to use mutual cooperation 

to convert individual selfishness into a moral system, for 

the greater selfish gain of all individuals. But these two 

things aren't the same. Empathy has more to do with concern 

for emotions. But people are more than just emotions. 

If all you care about is someone's emotions you'll 

buy an alcoholic person more wine or a narcotic drug 

addict some more hash or heroin. If you care about his 

well-being you'll convince him to get help not to intake 

those harmful substances. 

COLLECTIVE wisdom such as articulated is the one 

that also preserves inherent rights of an individual in 

society. 

MORALITY is our guiding light. Morals without 

empathy or concern equals lack of morals. They are the 

opposite of one another. Our morals are what guide our 

day to day decisions; they allow us to make good decisions 

and allow us to be aware of bad decisions that may 

hurt or harm others as well as self. A person without 

morals, is a person without a conscience. Morality is a 

social construct that has developed because it makes living 

in a group better for everyone but that's possible 

when rights of all persons in a group are protected. 

Otherwise, a just system won't be in place. 

IF one does not care for others, one wouldn't act 

morally, unless one is afraid of the consequences. 

BUT even that requires concern for well-being, even 

if only for your own. If you don't even care about yourself, 

you wouldn't be able to develop any moral sense. 

Morality is well-being itself. Low moral standards can 

function fine with little empathy. And when people start 

demanding moral standards without a sense of empathy, 

there dawns tyranny. Then we justify cruel punishment 

when we decide that someone is wrong if they don't fit 

our small minded ideals. 

OFTEN politics and morals work against each other. 

The reason is because many times what is politically 

expedient is not morally correct. Often, politicians are 

too caught up in political games and they lack any real 

power to effectively change the status quo because there 

is too much political force being spent on maintaining 

the status quo. 

POLITICS can make or break morals in raising a 

good or bad society. So, a great responsibility is borne by 

the politicians. However, politics once held in highest of 

esteem with almost every school going child wanting to 

become a politician, politics is now dehumanized and 

degenerated to an extent that very few may like to 

become a politician. For, nowadays, in order for someone 

to be a successful politician they must have the 

capacity to lie. Since lying is morally considered a 

wrongful act it cannot be ignored that politicians are 

sometimes expected to lie in order to achieve their goals. 

This makes them less moral.Any time you are in politics 

in order to gain power or gain votes you must say one 

thing while you likely will take action the exact opposite 

way, If you are going into the political field you have to 

be ready to bend your morals in order to win. Or stick to 

your morals and suffer a defeat. 

KT edit: Britain cannot have 

it both ways on Brexit deal 

The cabinet clearance is the first step. If that happens, it would require 

parliamentary nod, and no one is predicting which way that will go. 

one is predicting which way that will go. Northern 

Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party has expressed 

fears. May needs their approval for the Brexit deal 

and also for her survival. If they back out, it could 

go down head first. More politicking, petty politicking 

is expected as the Labour Party has taken the 

issue to the streets. May could point to making 

major headway on the 'no separate' customs border 

for Northern Ireland in her talks with the EU. An 

arbitration clause has been agreed upon to keep the 

United Kingdom out of a "backstop" customs 

arrangement. Boris Johnson, May's rival, who earlier 

resigned as foreign minister, said the customs 

arrangement was 'unacceptable'. For politicians in 

the UK, nothing on Brexit is acceptable. That's the 

underlying problem. Labour wants to go against the 

people's wishes while the ruling Tories battle their 

own conflicts. But the truth is this: the UK's politicians 

cannot have it both ways - with and without 

the Europe. There's no highway in sight, either. 

Britain must go alone on a less travelled, lonely 

road. 

ISLAMABAD: Sikh women dancing on Punjabi song tune during visit at Lok Virsa 90 Sikh yatries coming from 

Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, and Newzealand. 

Development in Diamer district 

to be expedited: CM GB 

ISLAMABAD: Gilgit 

Baltistan (GB) Chief 

Minister Hafiz Hafeez-ur- 

Rehman has said that government 

is committed to 

complete development 

projects in Diamer district 

to bring at par with other 

M A, Rehmani 

MIRPURKHAS: Retired 

GPO Employee district 

Mirpurkhas Muhammad 

Syed Mushahid Hussain 

Rizvi has been laid to rest 

beside the Waad ye Hussain 

graveyard Karachi here on 

Wednesday . hundred, s of 

mourners reached to attend 

the funeral . 


Rizvi has been admitted 

in CMH Hydrabad early 

morning here on Saturday 

due to CVAattack then refer 

to PN Shifa Hospital 

Karachi but he was died . 

hundreds of Mourners 

surrounded the body at the 

funeral procession as they 

performed the last rites of 

the late Syed Mushahid 

Hussain at Waad ye Hussain 

Karachi graveyard . 

Among the relatives , 

civil society member,s , 

Professor Dr, SM Riza 

Rizvi , Junaid Jaffri , Farjad 

Muhammad Rizvi ,District 

Union of Journalist 

Mirpurkhas central body , 

Khalil gori , M A 

.Rehmani , Aslam Mehar . 

Syed Zahir Hussain shah 

areas of the region. 

Talking to Diamer 

Youth Movement delegation 

in Gilgit, he urged the 

youth to work for welfare 

of the people irrespective 

of party affiliation. 

He said GB 

voice president Sindh 

sahafi sanghat . Seniour 

Journalists of Mirpurkhas 

and prominent politicians 

who attended the funeral 

attend his funeral and condolence 

to the Dr Major 

Syed Awais Rizvi son of 

late Syed Mushahid Hussain 

Government will pay fee 

of Diamer students in 

Karakorum International 

University Diamer campus. 

He said equipment for 

200 Beds Diamer DHQ 

Hospital would be purchased 

soon. 


Rizvi laid to rest 

Use of mobile phone, 

audio, video recording 

banned in PIMS 


Pakistan Institute of 

Medical Sciences (PIMS) 

has imposed a ban on the 

use of mobile phone, video 

or audio recording by 

patients or family members 

of the patients. 

According to media 

reports, a circular has been 

issued by the deputy executive 

director PIMS Dr 

Zulfiqar Ghori, in which it 

has been said that patients 

or their family members 

can make any video or 

audio recording through 

their mobile phones. 

Also patients and their 

attendants will not be 

allowed to take mobile 

phones with them in the 

doctor’s check-up room, 

Outdoor patient 

Department (OPD), emergency 

or all other departments. 

Anyone found violating 

the rules and regulations 

will be handed over to 

police. 

Executive Director 

PIMS Dr Raja Amjad said 

that continuous complaints 

have been received from 

the doctors and paramedic 

staff that family members 

who come along with the 

patients remain busy in 

calling or making videos of 

lady doctors on their 

mobile phone, therefore 

ban has been imposed to 

provide better treatment 

facilities to patients. 

R A W A L P I N D I : 

Thousands of high and 

secondary schools across 

Punjab including 

Rawalpindi are running 

without permanent Heads. 

According to media 

reports, the seats of permanent 

Heads of 4583 High 

and higher secondary 

Rizvi at his residents 

satelitawn Mirpurkhas have 

62 year old have left , two 

son,s and one daughter 

and her whife . residents of 

Mirpurkhas say,s late Syed 

Mushahid was always striving 

services of the 

Mirpurkhas. 

AJK Govt decides 

to observe 2019 

as tourism year 

ISLAMABAD: The 

Azad Jammu and Kashmir 

Government has decided to 

observe next year as 

tourism year. 

This was decided in a 

meeting headed by 

Additional Chief Secretary 

Dr. Syed Asif Hussain in 

Muzaffarabad on Tuesday. 

It was decided that 

awareness campaigns, 

exhibitions and other 

events will be arranged in 

the entire next year. 

Deputy director 

culture missing 

from near Moro 

Abbas Kassar 

H Y D E R A B A D : 

Deputy director culture 

department Sindh Sher 

Muhammad Mehr has been 

missing since 10 

November 2018. His son 

Asadullah Mehar told this 

to media while addressing 

press conference at press 

club here. They said he 

was posted at Hyderabad 

and had gone to Islamabad 

few days back with an official 

work. He was returning 

back home from 

Islamabad when he had 

gone missing from 

between Moro and Kazi 

Ahmed. He told that his 

father was travelling in his 

private car which was also 

missing. He told that the 

family does not suspect to 

anyone behind his missing. 

He demanded from prime 

minister and chief justice 

Pakistan to help recover 

his father. 

560 schools in Rawalpindi division 

running without heads 

ISLAMABAD: Allama Iqbal Open 

University (AIOU) will introduce new programs, 

BS (English), M. Phil & PhD (English 

language and literature) from the next year. An 

approval to this effect was given by the 

University’s Faculty Board of Social Sciences 

& Humanities in the light of recommendations 

schools are lying vacant 

since the last 5 to 7 years 

disrupting the management 

system of these 

schools. 

On the other hand, due 

to non appointment of permanent 

head master or 

headmistress in the 

schools, government doesn’t 

have to pay any monthly 

allowance to the head of 

the schools. 

There are 550 schools 

in the Rawalpindi division 

which are having no permanent 

headmaster or 

headmistress and this number 

is the highest as compare 

to any other district. 

AIOU to launch M. Phil & PhD 

Programs in English Language 

of the Course-Committee of the Department of 

English,at its meeting held here. According to 

the chairman of the English department Dr. 

Umar Farooq, the Faculty Board also approved 

a proposal to rename the Department of 

English Languages, asDepartment of English 

Language, Literature & Linguistics. 

LAHORE: View of Supporters of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) during million march 

in connection with the Namoos-e-Risalat (S.A.W.W), at Mall road.

Saudi Arabia charges 11 in 

relation to Khashoggi murder 

Chief prosecutor calls for death penalty against guilty parties, requests 'relevant information' from Ankara 

RIYADH: Saudi 

Arabia’s chief prosecutor’s 

office on Thursday 

announced it had charged 

11 out of 21 suspects in 

relation to the murder early 

last month of journalist 

Jamal Khashoggi. 

At a press conference 

held in capital Riyadh, the 

prosecutor announced his 

intention to call for the 

death penalty against anyone 

found guilty of ordering 

and carrying out the 

journalist’s murder. 

The prosecutor’s office 

also said it was awaiting 

Turkey's response to its 

request for additional evidence 

and audio recordings 

of the crime. 

In a statement carried by 

the Saudi Press Agency 

(SPA), the prosecutor’s 

office said that fresh information 

had been provided 

by a joint Saudi-Turkish 

BERLIN: A European 

army cannot be an alternative 

to NATO, the military 

alliance’s chief Jens 

Stoltenberg said on 

Thursday. 

Stoltenberg cautioned 

European allies against 

duplicating military efforts, 

in an interview with the 

German weekly Die Zeit, 

following calls by the 

French president and 

team, along with interrogations 

of 21 suspects now in 

custody. 

“After summoning three 

additional suspects, the 

public prosecutor has 

indicted 11 individuals 

whose cases will now be 

German chancellor for the 

creation of an EU army. 

“The Europeans have 

already made it clear that 

their attempts for common 

defense would reinforce the 

European pillar of NATO. 

So long as this continues, I 

welcome these European 

efforts,” he said. 

“But a European army 

cannot be an alternative to 

NATO. The NATO alliance 

referred to court,” the statement 

read. 

It added: “The remaining 

suspects will be investigated 

in order to determine 

their role in the crime.” 

It went on to assert that 

the public prosecutor had 

is already serving as a platform 

for cooperation 

between our European 

allies, such as in Kosovo or 

in the Aegean Sea,” he 

added. 

The NATO secretary 

general stressed that 

European efforts for common 

defense should be 

complimentary to NATO. 

“For me it’s important 

that the EU would not 

NATO: EU army can’t be an alternative 

NATO chief cautions European allies against duplicating military efforts 

At UN climate talks, Trump 

team plans sideshow on coal 

WASHINGTON: The 

Trump administration 

plans to set up a side-event 

promoting fossil fuels at 

the annual U.N. climate 

talks next month, repeating 

a strategy that infuriated 

global-warming activists 

during last year’s talks, 

according to three people 

with knowledge of the 

matter. As with the 2017 

gathering in Bonn, 

Germany, the administration 

plans to highlight the 

benefits of technologies 

that more efficiently burn 

fuels including coal, the 

sources said. 

This year’s talks in 

Katowice, Poland - located 

in a mining region that is 

among the most polluted in 

Europe - are intended to 

hammer out a rule book to 

the 2015 Paris agreement 

on climate change, which 

set a sweeping goal of ending 

the fossil-fuel era this 

century by spurring a trillion-dollar 

transition to 

cleaner energy sources 

such as solar and wind 

power. 

Even as the Trump 

administration aims to promote 

energy strategies that 

could detract from those 

international goals, it also 

plans to let State 

Department officials continue 

negotiating the climate 

accord - a recognition 

that the next U.S. president 

may drop the nation’s 

opposition to the pact. 

“The White House 

seems to have taken the 

view that it’s important to 

let technocrats complete 

the work of the rule book. 

It’s in the U.S. national 

interest to be at the table 

and see an outcome that 

emphasizes transparency, 

holds countries accountable,” 

said one of the 

sources, who is familiar 

with State Department 

plans. 

The White House and 

the State Department did 

not respond to requests for 

comment. 

Man charged over 

Melbourne lawyer's death 

SJA Jafri 

Bureau Chief Australia 

MELBOURNE: Police 

have charged a man over 

the death of Melbourne 

businessman and lawyer 

Joseph Acquaro, who was 

found shot dead outside his 

gelato shop in Melbourne's 

inner-north in 2016. 

Acquaro, 54, was a 

prominent criminal lawyer 

who had represented several 

Melbourne gangland 

crime figures. 

He was also a past president 

of the Italian Chamber 

of Commerce, and director 

of the popular ice-cream 

and Italian cake shop, 

Gelobar. 

In March 2016, 

Acquaro's body was found 

in the early hours of the 

morning by a garbage truck 

driver, on St Phillip Street 

in Brunswick East, around 

the corner from his business. 

Police said a 69-year-old 

Reservoir man was arrested 

in Ringwood about 9:45 am 

yesterday and he has been 

charged with murder, following 

an extensive investigation 

into the death. 

Acquaro had severed 

ties with many of his former 

mafia clients after a falling 

out that had become 

increasingly bitter in the 

year before his death. 

He was warned by 

police in June 2015 that his 

life was in grave danger and 

needed to take measures to 

protect himself. But he 

refused to heed their advice. 

Months before his death, 

Gelobar was severely damaged 

in a suspicious fire. 

Police have previously 

revealed they had a key suspect 

in the murder. The suspect 

was arrested and questioned 

within a week of the 

shooting but denied all 

involvement. 

It's understood the same 

man was linked to a fire at 

Gelobar in January and a 

physical altercation with 

Acquaro. 

duplicate what NATO is 

already doing. I welcome 

European efforts within 

NATO. More than 90 percent 

of EU citizens are living 

in countries which are 

also NATO Members. One 

cannot strengthen European 

defense, without strengthening 

NATO,” Stoltenberg 

said. NATO and the EU currently 

have 22 member 

countries in common. 

Saudi-led coalition 

halts Hodeidah assault 

as West presses for 

Yemen ceasefire 

ADEN/DUBAI: The 

Saudi-led coalition has 

ordered a halt in its offensive 

against Iranian-aligned 

Houthi rebels in Yemen’s 

main port city of Hodeidah, 

three sources said on 

Thursday, in an apparent 

concession to Western pressure 

to end the war. Key 

Western allies including the 

United States have been 

urgently calling for a ceasefire 

ahead of renewed U.N.- 

led peace efforts. The nearly 

four-year-old conflict has 

killed more than 10,000 people 

and caused a humanitarian 

disaster in an already 

impoverished Yemen. 

“The coalition has 

instructed forces on the 

ground to halt fighting inside 

Hodeidah,” said one procoalition 

military source. A 

source in another military 

force backed by the coalition 

confirmed the order. 

A third non-military 

source with knowledge of 

the decision said the coalition 

was responding to international 

requests for a ceasefire 

to ensure the Houthis attend 

planned peace talks. 

LONDON: Multiple 

ministers, including the 

Brexit secretary, resigned on 

Thursday saying they could 

not support Prime Minister 

Theresa May’s Brexit plan, 

which the Cabinet approved 

with majority vote on 

Wednesday. 

"Today, I have resigned 

as Brexit Secretary," 

Dominic Raab said on 

Twitter. 

"I cannot in good conscience 

support the terms 

proposed for our deal with 

the EU. Here is my letter to 

the PM explaining my reasons, 

and my enduring 

respect for her," he wrote. 

Raab said in his resignation 

letter that he could not 

support the proposed deal 

requested the death penalty 

for five individuals who 

had been implicated in 

ordering and committing 

the murder “and for appropriate 

sentences [to be 

handed down against] the 

remaining indicted individuals”. 

The public prosecutor, 

the statement went on, has 

requested “that the Turkish 

authorities sign a special 

cooperation mechanism 

specific to this case with a 

view to providing them 

with results of the investigation, 

pursuant to Saudi 

law, and obtaining the relevant 

evidence and information 

now in possession of 

the Turkish authorities”. 

Khashoggi, a frequent 

contributor to The 

Washington Post, was 

killed on Oct. 2 inside the 

Saudi consulate in Istanbul. 

After weeks of denying 

any involvement in the 

crime, Saudi Arabia later 

admitted that Khashoggi 

had been killed inside the 

consulate but claimed the 

Saudi royal family had no 

prior knowledge of any plot 

to murder the journalist. 

Palestine’s 

Erekat appeals to 

int’l community 

RAMALLAH: Palestine 

Liberation Organization 

(PLO) Secretary-General 

Saeb Erekat on Thursday 

called on the international 

community to help 

Palestinians gain independence 

from occupation. 

Erekat made the 

remarks in a statement 

issued on the occasion of 

the 30th anniversary of 

the Palestinian declaration 

of independence, 

which is marked each 

year on Nov. 15. 

On Nov. 15, 1988, late 

Palestinian leader Yasser 

Arafat, speaking from 

Algeria, announced the 

establishment of an independent 

Palestinian state 

with Jerusalem as its capital. 

"Palestine is still waiting 

for the world to fulfill its 

political, legal and moral 

responsibility to translate 

the declaration into reality," 

Erekat said. 

This, he said, could only 

be achieved "by establishing 

the State of Palestine on the 

ground -- with its capital in 

East Jerusalem -- and ensuring 

a just solution to the 

issue of Palestinian 

refugees”. 

TEHRAN: Iran's 

President Hassan Rouhani 

says the “oppressive” US 

sanctions will only harm 

the Iranian people, giving 

assurances that the country 

will prevail over the 

restrictive measures and 

will continue to sell its oil. 

“The Americans 

HOLLYWOOD: Chris 

Stapleton was the big winner 

but Carrie Underwood 

and her unborn baby stole 

the limelight at the Country 

Music Association (CMA) 

awards on Wednesday. 

A heavily pregnant 

Underwood, one of country 

music’s biggest celebrities, 

chose the live televised 

show in Nashville to reveal 

for the first time that the 

second child she is expecting 

is a boy. 

Underwood, who cohosted 

the show with singer 

Brad Paisley, won female 

vocalist of the year for the 

fifth time and brought the 

house down with an emotional 

performance of her 

single about bringing people 

together, “Love Wins.” 

“Thank you God. I have 

been blessed with so much 

in my life,” Underwood 

said. 

Stapleton won three 

awards - male vocalist of 

the year, single and song of 

the year for “Broken 

Halos.” 

But in a surprise result, 

he lost the night’s biggest 

prize - entertainer of the 

year - to Keith Urban, the 

former “American Idol” 

judge and husband of 


International 

5 

Carrie, Chris and Keith steal the 

show at the Country Music Awards 

T U C S O N , 

A R I Z . / A G U A C AT E , 

GUATEMALA: The 911 

emergency call came in to 

the U.S. Border Patrol’s 

Tucson station around 

midnight. 

Joselino Gomez 

Esteban’s voice crackled 

through an older cell 

phone from somewhere in 

Arizona’s Sonoran Desert, 

the final stretch of a 2,000- 

mile (3,218 km) migration 

from Guatemala. 

Gomez said he was 

lost. He needed help. His 

nephew had collapsed, 

wouldn’t respond. 

Each year hundreds of 

migrants die trying to 

cross into the United 

States from Mexico. 

Thousands more need rescuing. 

The Border Patrol 

tallied 294 deaths in fiscal 

year 2017, the last year for 

which data is available. 

But experts believe the 

actual figure is far higher. 

Some who die are never 

found. 

A quarter of those 

known deaths - 72 people - 

came in the Tucson border 

sector, where summer 

temperatures routinely hit 

triple digits. Between 

actress Nicole Kidman. 

“I am shocked beyond 

shocked,” a tearful Urban 

said. “I feel very grateful 

that I get to do what I do. 

God bless country music.” 

Garth Brooks opened 

the show with a minute of 

silence for the 12 people 

shot dead last week at a bar 

in Southern California that 

was popular for country 

line dancing. The gunman, 

a former U.S. Marine, died 

of an apparently selfinflicted 

gunshot. 

“Tonight, let’s celebrate 

their lives,” Brooks said. 

“Let the music unite us 

with love in their enduring 

memory.” 

On a male-dominated 

night, Kacey Musgraves, 

30, won her first big CMA 

prize, taking home album 

of the year for “Golden 

Hour.” No women were 

among the five nominees 

this year for entertainer of 

the year. 

After 2,000 miles they crossed the 

U.S. border; then tragedy struck 

thought they could completely 

cut Iran’s oil 

exports, but they realized 

themselves in the days 

[ahead of the reimposition 

of the sanctions] that this is 

neither practical nor possible,” 

he told a cabinet 

meeting in Tehran on 

Wednesday, referring to 

because of two reasons. 

“First, I believe that the 

regulatory regime proposed 

for Northern Ireland presents 

a very real threat to the 

integrity of the United 

Kingdom,” he said. 

“Second, I cannot support 

an indefinite backstop 

arrangement, where the EU 

holds a veto over our ability 

to exit,” Raab added. 

Raab has become the 

second Brexit secretary to 

resign from May’s Cabinet. 

His predecessor David 

the waivers the US has 

granted to major buyers of 

Iranian crude after the 

sanctions against Tehran 

snapped back into place on 

November 5. 

Rouhani further emphasized 

that the US sanctions 

will fail to affect Iran’s oil 

sales, saying, “We have so 

Davis resigned in July over 

his varied views on Brexit 

from those of the prime minister’s 

after the revelation of 

the Chequers -- a roadmap 

Brexit plan by May. 

“Above all, I cannot reconcile 

the terms of the proposed 

deal with the promises 

we made to the country in 

our manifesto at the last 

election. This is, at its heart, 

a matter of public trust,” 

Raab said. 

Another Cabinet minister 

Esther McVey also followed 

Raab and resigned as Work 

and Pensions Secretary, saying 

she could not support the 

deal. 

“Earlier this morning I 

informed the prime minister 

I was resigning from her 

October of 2017 and 

October of 2018, the 

Tucson Border Patrol 

launched 923 rescue operations, 

a 22 percent rise 

from a year before, 

according to an agency 

official. 

Finding Gomez, 43, 

and his nephew, Misael 

Paiz, 25, would prove difficult. 

The cell phone 

Gomez used did not provide 

his GPS coordinates. 

Using the cell phone towers 

that transmitted the 

911 emergency call did little 

to help; the signal had 

bounced off towers up to 

100 miles (161 km) away. 

Headquartered in a 

modern two-story brown 

brick building, the Tucson 

Border Patrol sector is 

responsible for 262 miles 

(422 km) of sweeping 

desert, canyons and cactus-studded 

hills. Gomez 

and Paiz could have been 

anywhere in this territory. 

Agents were not even certain 

they were on the U.S. 

side of the border. 

Oppressive US sanctions target 

Iranians, won't affect oil sales: Rouhani 

many ways of selling oil, 

and that will render their 

sanctions ineffective.” 

The Iranians, Rouhani 

added, have sent the US a 

very clear and decisive signal 

that "We will sell our 

oil and will preserve our 

financial relations with the 

world.” 

UK: Dominic Raab resigns as Brexit Secretary 

Multiple ministers resign saying they could not support PM's 

Brexit plan, which the Cabinet approved with majority 

Cabinet,” she said on 

Twitter. 

Some junior ministers 

including Northern Ireland 

minister Shailesh Vara, 

Brexit minister Suealla 

Braverman and Anne-Marie 

Trevelyan, a ministerial aide 

at the education department 

also resigned Thursday 

morning. 

The draft Brexit deal 

reached between the U.K. 

and EU was approved by the 

Cabinet on Wednesday. 

May described the draft 

agreement as “the best that 

could be negotiated”. 

Making a statement in 

the House of Commons following 

the resignations, 

Prime Minister May defended 

the draft agreement.

6 


Biz 

Oil prices slip on concerns of looming 

oversupply, economic downturn 

SINGAPORE: Oil 

prices slipped on Thursday, 

weighed down by rising 

supply going into a market 

in which consumption is 

expected to slow down 

amid a glum economic outlook. 

Front-month Brent crude 

oil futures were trading at 

$65.88 per barrel at 0441 

GMT, down 24 cents, or 0.4 

percent, from their last 

close. 

U.S. West Texas 

Intermediate (WTI) crude 

futures were at $55.96 a 

barrel, down 29 cents, or 

0.5 percent. 

Since early October, oil 

prices have lost around a 

quarter of their value as 

supply soars just as demand 

is expected to slow down 

along with an economic 

downturn. 

“Asian refiners and consumers 

we speak with are 

mentioning initial concerns 

of slowing demand,” said 

Mike Corley, president of 

KARACHI: Pakistan’s 

17 companies will participate 

in Apparel Textile and 

Footwear Trade Exhibition 

(ATF) starting on 20-22 

November 2018 in South 

Africa. 

Trade 

Development Authority of 

Pakistan (TDAP) will also 

establish its Pakistan 

Pavilion at the exhibnition 

Out of Pakistan’s 17 

fabric, garments, home 

textiles and yarn manufacturers, 

16 are joining under 

the banner of TDAP. ATF 

is the premier sourcing 

event in the African continent, 

which will open its 

doors in Cape Town for 

bringing together international 

suppliers, manufacturers, 

service providers 

Mercatus Energy Advisors. 

U.S. bank Morgan 

Stanley said in a note on 

Wednesday that China’s 

economic “conditions deteriorated 

materially” in the 

third quarter of 2018, while 

analysts at Capital 

Economics said China’s 

“near-term economic outlook 

still remains downbeat.” 

China is the world’s 

biggest oil importer and the 

second-largest crude consumer. 

Meanwhile, data 

released this week showed 

economic contraction in 

industrial powerhouses 

Japan and Germany in the American 

third quarter. 

At the same time, supply 

has been surging, especially 

due to a 22 percent rise in 

U.S. crude oil production 

this year to a record 11.6 

million barrels per day 

(bpd). 

“Producers…have more 

and buyers all under one 

roof. Fair will also celebrate 

its 20th anniversary. 

From 2018, this event 

will be organized by 

Messe Frankfurt, the 

largest trade fair company 

in the world with operations 

in over 50 countries 

and the global leader in 

textile fairs. A total of 124 

exhibitors from seven 

countries and regions and 

1350 visitors attended the 

fair in 2017. 

Exhibitors from 

barrels than they can sell at 

the moment,” said Mercatus 

Energy Advisors’ Corley. 

As a result, oil inventories 

are rising. The 

Petroleum 

Institute said late on 

Wednesday that crude 

inventories rose by 8.8 million 

barrels in the week to 

Nov. 9 to 440.7 million, 

compared with analyst 

expectations for an increase 

of 3.2 million barrels. 

Fearing a renewed glut 

Pakistan’s 17 companies to join international fair 

KCCI finalizes 19 Sub-Committees, 

4 Special Committees for 2018-19 

KARACHI: The Karachi 

Chamber of Commerce and 

Industry (KCCI) has 

appointed Chairpersons of 

19 Sub-Committees and 

four Special Committees for 

the year 2018-19. 

Chairman Businessmen 

Group & Former President 

KCCI, Siraj Kassam Teli, 

Vice Chairmen BMG Tahir 

Khaliq, Zubair Motiwala, 

Haroon Farooki and Anjum 

Nisar, President KCCI 

Junaid Esmail Makda, 

Senior Vice President KCCI 

Khurram Shahzad and Vice 

President KCCI Asif Sheikh 

Javaid congratulated the 

newly appointed chairpersons 

of all sub-committees. 

They extended full support 

and cooperation to the 

Chairpersons of various 

Sub-Committees which 

have been formed to facilitate 

the business and industrial 

community of Karachi. 

They hoped that the 

newly appointed chairpersons 

will try their best to 

effectively highlight and 

resolve the genuine issues 

being confronted by the 

business and industrial community 

and utilize all available 

resources to further 

improve the image of 

Karachi Chamber. 

According to details, 

GST & SRB Sub- 

Committee will be headed 

by Shakeel ur Rehman, 

Federal Taxation Sub- 

Committee by Hilal Sheikh, 

Exports/ Special Economic 

Zones Sub-Committee by 

Tariq Anis, Customs & 

Valuation Sub-Committee 

by Waseem ur Rehman, 

Import, Anti-Smuggling, 

Quarantine, Certifications 

Sub-Committee by Hanif 

Pochi, Industry & 

Environment Sub- 

Committee by Riaz Dhedhi, 

Banking & Insurance Sub- 

Committee by Khurram 

Riaz, Fairs, Exhibitions & 

Trade Delegations Sub- 

Committee by Naveed 

Farooki, Law & Order Sub- 

Committee by Hafeez Aziz, 

Communication Sub- 

Committee by Shahid 

Ismail, Diplomatic Missions 

& Embassies Liaison Sub- 

Committee by Shamoon 

Zaki, Public Sector Utilities, 

Power & Gas Sub- 

Committee by Humayun 

Muhammad, Provincial & 

Local Taxes Sub- 

Committee by Tanveer 

Ahmed Barry, Ports, 

Shipping & Multi Modal 

Transport Sub-Committee 

by Hassan Sheikh Vohra, 

Health & Education Sub- 

Committee by M. Ismail 

Suria, WTO, IPR, FTA & 

Regional Trade Sub- 

Committee by Shamim 

Ahmed Jumlana, Women 

Entrepreneurs Sub- 

Committee by Durre 

Shahwar, Travel & Tourism 

Hajj & Umrah Sub- 

Committee by Faisal 

Naeem and Housing, 

Construction & Real Estate 

Sub-Committee by Asif 

Sumsum. 

HYDERABAD: Sindh Energy Minister, Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh addresses to media persons 

during press conference, at Hyderabad Chamber of Commerce and Industry. 


HYDERABAD: The 22- 

member delegation led by 

Mao Chaoyin Director of 

United Front Work 

Department China on the Hyderabad 

invitation of Hyderabad 

Chamber of Commerce & 

Industries was on its visit to 

Hyderabad and met with 

the 

Divisional 

Commissioner Hyderabad 

Muhammad Abbas Baloch 

at Shahbaz Hall. The delegation 

comprises on representatives 

of different 

Chinese companies. The 

Divisional Commissioner 

Muhammad 

Abbas Baloch while giving 

the details of Hyderabad 

Division informed the delegation 

that Hyderabad has 

rich agricultural land and 

grows mangos, cotton and 

also exports them. Besides 

this Hyderabad is very 

much peaceful and has 

good weather conditions 

thus it was not only attracting 

the businessmen of 

other parts of the country 

but also the foreign 

investors as well. 

Baloch said that 

Hyderabad Division comprising 

nine districts is also 

culturally rich and its historical 

places like Fort of Rani 

Pakistan are: Kohinoor 

Mills, Shafi Texcel, 

Brothers Associates, Globe 

Managements, KA 

Enterprises, SAB Apparel, 

Al-Rahim Textile 

Industries, ARM Textile, 

Aziz Sons, Decent 

Towellers Weaving 

Factory, FB Industries, 

International Textile 

Limited, Lintaz Industries, 

Mestex Linens, Sajid 

Textile Industries, Zis 

Textiles, and Premium 

Textile. 

BMB Trade Group of 

Uzbekistan seeks 

partners in Pakistan 

ISLAMABAD: 

Trade Group was one of the 

largest business group in 

Uzbekistan and it was now 

looking for partners in 

Pakistan as it considered 

Pakistan an attractive market 

for business and investment 

activities. This was 

observed by H.E. Mr. Furqat 

A. Sidikov, Ambassador of 

Uzbekistan while addressing 

business community at 

Islamabad Chamber of 

Commerce & Industry. He 

accompanied Mr. Bekzod 

Mamatkulov, Chairman of 

Supervisory Board, BMB 

Trade Group and introduced 

him to the local business 

community. 

H.E. Mr. Furqat A. 

Sidikov said that Uzbekistan 

and Pakistan enjoyed deep 

historic bonds and friendly 

relations. He said that 

Uzbekistan was the biggest 

trading partner of Pakistan 

in Central Asia as the bilateral 

trade between the two 

countries reached USD 95 

million in the last nine 

months and with the current 

trend, it was expected to 

reach USD 300 million in 

few years. He said many 

Pakistani companies including 

Hashoo Group had presence 

in Uzbekistan and his 

country would welcome 

more companies from 

Pakistani for JVs and 

investment. The 

Ambassador said that his 

country wanted Trilateral 

Trade Commission comprising 

Pakistan, 

Afghanistan and Uzbekistan 

to promote trade, logistic 

and investment. 

Chinese business men interested to invest in energy sector 

Kot, Gorakh Hill, shrines of 

sufi saints and other beautiful 

sites have attractions for 

tourists. Hyderabad 

Division produce oil and 

gas as well, he informed. 

Mao Chaoyin has said 

that it was their introductory 

tour of Hyderabad 

Division and in 22-member 

delegation mostly representing 

different companies 

of China. 

like in 2014, when prices 

crashed under the weight of 

oversupply, the 

Organization of the 

Petroleum Exporting 

Countries (OPEC) is discussing 

supply cuts. 

To do so successfully, 

OPEC – under the de-facto 

leadership of Saudi Arabia 

– will need Russia on its 

side, which is not an OPEC 

member. 

A joint effort between 

OPEC and Russia to withhold 

supply from 2017 was 

a major contributor to crude 

price rises last year and in 

the first half of 2018. 

“Russia and OPEC and 

Saudi Arabia – they are 

observing the market. If 

they see that there is disbalance 

between supply and 

demand, (they) will of 

course take a joint action to 

reduce supply,” said Kirill 

Dmitriev, head of Russian 

Direct Investment Fund, the 

country’s sovereign wealth 

investment body. 

Injustice: Federal 

govt urged to 

provide due gas 

share to Sindh 

KARACHI: Saleem 

Parekh, President, SITE 

Association of Industry, in a 

press statement, demanded 

of the federal government to 

provide gas to Sindh 

province in accordance with 

the provision of the 

Constitution of Pakistan. 

Parekh quoted Article 

158 of the constitution titled 

“Priority of requirements of 

natural gas”. He said that it 

was crystal clear in the constitution 

that gas producing 

province shall have precedence 

over other parts of the 

country but unfortunately, it 

BMB was not being done in the 

case of Sindh province 

which produces 73% of 

total gas of Pakistan and 

consumes only 29% of the 

gas it produces. Today gas 

production in Sindh stands 

at 2900 MMCF while only 

1200 MMCF is being provided 

to the gas producing 

province. 

He said that government 

had announced incentives 

for the five zero-rated sectors 

aiming to boost exports. 

Non-Zero-rated industries 

are essential part of the 

export value chain. Closure 

of gas for three months to 

non zero-rated industries (or 

closing down of industries 

for three months) will badly 

impact export orders and 

shortage of industrial raw 

material. Closing down of 

these import substitute 

Industries will increase cost 

of production of exporting 

units and also create mass 

employment. 

TEHRAN: Market figures 

in Iran show the 

prices of the US dollar 

and gold – two key drivers 

of consumer prices - have 

been declining over the 

past week in what is seen 

as a clear defiance against 

earlier predictions that 

sanctions could trigger a 

price shock in the country. 

The prices of the US 

dollar against the Iranian 

Rial saw a decline of 

around 10 percent from 

the closing hours of trading 

on Saturday until 

Wednesday – the end of 

trading in the week. 

The hard currency was 

traded at Rials 144,000 on 

Saturday, but withdrew to 

as low as Rials 130,000 

on Wednesday, according 

figures provided by bonbast.com 

– a key platform 

that provides the average 

market figures. 

CORPORATE CORNER 

Emirates Group announces halfyear 

performance for 2018-19 

KARACHI / DUBAI: The Emirates Group today announced its half-year results 

for 2018-19. The Group saw steady revenue growth compared to the same period 

last year, however profits were impacted by the significant rise in oil prices, and 

unfavourable currency movements in certain markets, amidst other challenges for 

the airline and travel industry. 

The Emirates Group revenue was AED 54.4 billion (US$ 14.8 billion) for the first 

six months of its 2018-19 financial year, up 10% from AED 49.4 billion (US$ 13.5 

billion) during the same period last year. 

Profitability was down 53% compared to the same period last year, with the 

Group reporting a 2018-19 half-year net profit of AED 1.1 billion (US$ 296 million). 

The profit erosion was primarily due to the significant increase in fuel prices 

of 37% compared to the same period last year, as well as the negative impact of currencies 

in certain markets. 

The Group’s cash position on 30th September 2018 was at AED 21.5 billion (US$ 

5.9 billion), compared to AED 25.4 billion (US$ 6.9 billion) as at 31st March 2018. 

His Highness (HH) Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman and Chief 

Executive, Emirates Airline and Group said: “Emirates and dnata grew steadily in 

the first half of 2018-19. Demand for our high quality products and services 

remained healthy, as we won new and return customers across our businesses and 

this is reflected in our revenue performance. However, the high fuel cost as well as 

currency devaluations in markets like India, Brazil, Angola and Iran, wiped approximately 

AED 4.6 billion from our profits. 

“We are proactively managing the myriad challenges faced by the airline and 

travel industry, including the relentless downward pressure on yields, and uncertain 

economic and political realities in our region and in other parts of the world. We are 

keeping a tight rein on controllable costs and will continue to drive efficiency 

improvement through the implementation of new technology and business processes. 

“The next six months will be tough, but the Emirates Group’s foundations remain 

strong. I’m pleased to note that our home and hub in Dubai continues to attract travel 

demand, as the airline saw 9% more customers enjoying Dubai as a destination in 

the first half of 2018-19 compared to the same period last year. We expect this 

demand to remain healthy as new attractions come online and the city gears up for 

Dubai Expo 2020. Moving forward we are firmly focussed on sustaining our business. 

We will do this by being agile to capitalise on opportunities, and investing to 

serve our customers even better with high quality products that they value.” 

In the past six months, the Group’s employee base reduced by 1% compared to 

31 March 2018, from an overall average staff count of 103,363 to 101,983. This was 

largely a result of natural attrition, together with a slower pace of recruitment as the 

business continues its various internal programmes to improve efficiency through 

the implementation of new technology and workflows. 

KARACHI: President of Pakistan Dr. Arif Alvi presiding the momento to Mr. Junaid 

Hanif (Director: US-United Catering) at the launching ceremony of ‘My Karachi 

Exhibition 2019’. 

Gold, dollar down in Iran even 

after US restored sanctions 

The drop in the price 

of gold has been wider. 

The price of the precious 

metal saw a slide of at 

least 13 percent over the 

same period. 

Each Emami gold coin 

– which has a purity rate 

of 90 percent and weighs 

8.13 grams – 

was traded at Rials 40 

million at the end of trading 

of Wednesday, marking 

a decline of above 11 

percent compared to 

Saturday when it was 

traded at Rials 45 million. 

Also, the price of each 

gram of gold declined 

from Rials 0.68 million 

on Saturday to Rials 0.65 

million on Wednesday, 

down around four percent.


Sportlight 

7 

Pakistan look to Yasir, Abbas 

to tame 'tough' New Zealand 

Pakistan's World Cup 

squad announced 

ABU DHABI: Pakistan 

skipper Sarfraz Ahmed is 

confident leg-spinner Yasir 

Shah and medium pacer 

Mohammad Abbas can 

combine to tame "tough" 

New Zealand in the first 

Test starting in Abu Dhabi 

Friday. 

The fast-rising Abbas 

took 17 wickets in a twomatch 

Test series, including 

a ten-wicket haul at 

Sheikh Zayed Stadium in 

Abu Dhabi, as Pakistan 

beat Australia 1-0 last 

month. 

Abbas, who made his 

debut last year, has 59 

wickets from his first 10 

Tests and will be backed 

by the spin duo of Yasir 

and Bilal Asif. 

Sarfraz said he expects 

more from Yasir, who 

managed just eight wickets 

against Australia. 

"Yes, our bowling 

attack is good," said 

Sarfraz on Thursday. 

"Abbas has been bowling 

superbly while Yasir 

didn't look as great as we 

had expected, but in this 

series, I expect more from 

SYDNEY: South 

Korea's An Byeong-hun 

eagled his penultimate 

hole to take a one-stroke 

lead after the opening 

round of the 104th 

Australian Open at a wet 

and windy Lakes Golf 

Club on Thursday. 

An, aiming to become 

the first Asian to lift the 

Stonehaven Cup, snaked a 

putt uphill into the hole from 

25 feet with his third shot at 

the par-five eighth which, 

combined with five birdies 

and two bogeys, gave him a 

five-under-par 67. 

That was enough to 

give the former U.S. 

Amateur champion a onestroke 

advantage over 

Australians Matt Jager, 

who also bagged an eagle, 

and amateur David 

Micheluzzi, who was making 

his debut at his home 

Open. 

Yasir." 

Yasir has been a match 

winner on the neutral venues 

of United Arab 

Emirates (UAE) where 

Pakistan have been forced 

to play since a terrorist 

attack on the Sri Lankan 

team suspended international 

cricket back home. 

He took 15 wickets in 

the 1-1 series draw against 

New Zealand in the UAE 

in 2014. But Pakistan have 

not beaten New Zealand in 

a Test series since 2011, 

and Sarfraz is not taking 

them lightly. 

"It was good overall, 

everything was good," said 

An, the son of two 1988 

Olympic table tennis 

medallists. 

"There are a lot of holes 

with the side winds and 

you have to judge it perfectly. 

I think I got lucky 

with tee time today playing 

the back nine first when 

the wind was a bit less than 

on the front nine." 

Mexican Abraham 

Ancer made light of his 

long journey to Sydney 

after playing on home soil 

at the Mayakoba Classic 

last weekend by brushing 

off a couple of early 

bogeys with five birdies on 

the back nine for a 69. 

Australians Marcus 

Fraser, Adam Stephens, 

Dimitrios Papadatos also 

shot 69s before the worst 

of the rain swept over the 

course, and they were later 

"New Zealand are a 

good side and gave us 

tough times both in the 

Twenty20s and one-day 

internationals," said 

Sarfraz of the preceding 

series. 

Pakistan crushed New 

Zealand 3-0 in Twenty20s 

while their one-day series 

was shared 1-1 after the 

third match ended in a no 

result due to rain in Dubai. 

Pakistan will resist the 

temptation of playing the 

newest pace sensation, 

Shaheen Shah Afridi, 

whose nine wickets earned 

joined in a share of fourth 

by compatriots Blake 

Proverbs and Cameron 

Percy. 

Matt Kuchar, the highest-ranked 

player in the 

field and the winner of last 

weekend's Mayakoba 

Classic, had one of the better 

rounds among the late 

starters, mixing two early 

bogeys with four birdies 

for a two-under 70. 

"They were very tough 

conditions," said the world 

number 29, who ended up 

in a share of 10th. 

"That first hole was 

playing so hard and I was 

thinking we're in for a 

long day. Thankfully, I 

escaped with a bogey on 

the first hole and played 

some pretty good golf 

from then on in." 

Kuchar's fellow 

American Keegan Bradley 

shot a level par 72, while 

him man-of-the-series in 

ODIs. Abbas is likely to 

share the new ball with 

Hasan Ali with Yasir and 

Asif assisted by 

Mohammad Hafeez in 

spin. New Zealand skipper 

Kane Williamson, who 

returns to the squad after 

missing the third one-day 

with a groin strain, hopes 

his team adapt fast. 

"Obviously, coming 

into Pakistan's home series 

there is a lot of work to do 

in terms of the overseas 

sides adapting to the conditions 

as best as they 

An puts Asia on the map with Australian Open lead 

Novak Djokovic beats Alexander 

Zverev and reaches semi-finals 

LONDON: World number 

one Novak Djokovic 

became the first man to 

reach the semi-finals of the 

ATP Finals after a clinical 

win over Alexander 

Zverev and a favourable 

result in the group's other 

match. 

After a very physical 

and close first set, the 31- 

year-old Serb ran away 

with the second to beat the 

German 6-4 6-1. 

Djokovic, chasing a 

first ATP Finals title since 

2015, reached the last four 

when Marin Cilic beat 

John Isner later. 

"I don't think it was 

breathtaking tennis but a 

win is a win," he said. 

"I played well midway 

through the second set and 

started to swing through 

the ball. 

"I had not served that 

well but he made a lot of 

unforced errors which 

helped me to win." 

Indeed, it was a doublefault 

from Zverev that 

handed Djokovic the first 

set and a total of 33 

unforced errors that contributed 

to the 21-yearold's 

downfall. 

Zverev himself later 

later seemed to imply that 

fatigue had perhaps also 

played a part, saying the 

length of the tennis season 

was "ridiculous". 

Sachin Tendulkar's portrait 

in Bradman museum 

Sports Reporter 

KARACHI: The portrait 

of India's master-blaster 

Sachin Tendulkar will be 

unveiled at the Bradman 

Museum on December 2, 

according to Monica 

Donoso, the Media and 

Cultural Projects Officer at 

the the Bradman Centre: 

the Home of Cricket 

Memories, Borwal, 

Australia. 

"At our upcoming summer 

Mega-Exhibition, the 

public will first time be 

able to see this portrait, but 

officially it will be displayed 

in the museum on 

December 2", speaking 

exclusively, she said. 

"We are trying to invite 

Indian team and will be 

happy if at least some players 

remain present. An invitation 

will also be sent to 

Sachin Tendulkar but will 

respect his busy schedule". 

Late Don Bradman had 

respect for Sachin and had 

specially invited him on his 

90th birthday. 

Sachin's portrait was 

prepared by famous artist 

Dave Thomas. 

Later, speaking exclusively, 

Thomas said, "during 

Sachin's visit to 

Bradman museum, I was 

fortunate enough to spare 

sometime with the legendary 

batsman and it took 

about a month to prepare 

this portrait which has 

Sachin in two different 

poses- (a) sitting and relaxing 

on a stool and (b) action 

photograph". 

"Sachin is a wonderful 

man and was very co-operative 

during my session 

with him". 

Thomas, hailing from 

UK has interest in all sports 

including Rugby. He has 

seen Sachin playing in 

Australia. 

He has made portraits of 

several cricketers, including 

Sir Gary Sobers, Dr. 

W.G.Grace, Denis Lillee, 

Richie Benaud with 

Bradman, 

two other PGA Tour regulars 

Brandt Snedeker and 

Brendan Steele went oneover 

for their rounds. 

That was one better 

than Cameron Smith, the 

highest ranked Australian 

in the field in the absence 

of Jason Day, Adam Scott 

and Marc Leishman. 

Cameron Davis 

endured a nightmare start 

to his title defence with a 

quadruple bogey after 

dumping two balls into the 

water at his first hole. 

The young Australian 

followed that with a double 

bogey at the second 

and a bogey at the third 

and only partially undid 

the damage with four 

birdies, signing for a 76. 

"I hung in there well," 

he said. "To be honest, I 

had no idea what was 

going on with the first 

three. 

Trials to Select 

Opera CC from 

today Friday 


KARACHI: The three day 

open trials to select opera 

cricket club for the season 

2018 - 2021 will be held at 

National Stadium Karachi 

along with difrent ground 

starts from today on friday 

16th to 18th of November 

2018 as per following scheduled. 

According to the 

announcement of secretary 

opera cc & famous Senior 

Sports Journalist Anis ur 

Rehman there is no age limit 

but prererence will be given to 

players age between 41 to 20. 

Sports reporter 

KARACHI: Mudassar 

Arain, President, PNF has 

informed that the PAFIAN 

Girls Netball Cup 2018 successfully 

finished which 

organised by Pakistan 

Netball Federation in collaboration 

with City School 

PAF Chapter. This netball 

cup was conducted in two 

different categories U-15 

and U-18, The City School 

PAF Won the U-15 Title 

and Habib Girls School 

won the title U-18 respectively. 

U-15 Category: 

Final Match was played 

between City School PAF 

and Habib Girls School 

teams on today, The final 

match was equal by 8-8 

goals and as per rules, the 

extra time for 3 minutes 

was given but again final 

can," said Williamson. 

"I think it's important 

that we adapt with this 

inexperienced side that we 

have come here with and 

look to learn as we can and 

do that quickly because we 

want to be playing our best 

cricket under these conditions." 

Williamson admitted 

the threats from Abbas 

and Yasir. 

"They both are outstanding 

bowlers and 

bowling well for a long 

time. Abbas, ever since he 

entered international cricket, 

is bowling superbly 

around the world," said 

Williamson. 

New Zealand are likely 

to hand a debut to leftarmer 

Ajaz Patel, who is 

set to partner either offspinner 

Will Somerville or 

leg-spinner Ish Sodhi. 

New Zealand also have 

a strong pace attack with 

Trent Boult, Tim Southee, 

Neil Wagner and Matt 

Henry to chose from. 

The second Test is in 

Dubai (November 24-28) 

and the third, again in Abu 

Dhabi (December 3-7). 

PCB’s ‘Skills 

2 Shine U-17’ 

begins today 

KARACHI: The PCB’s 

Women Wing is hosting a U- 

17 women’s program named 

‘Skills 2 Shine U-17’in three 

zones – Karachi, Peshawar 

and Multan from November 

16, 2018. In that regard, an 

open trial will take place in 

the three zones and its 

adjourning cities. 

In the Karachi Zone – 

apart from Karachi, trials 

will also be held in 

Hyderabad, Larkana and 

Sukkur from November 17 

to 20. Meanwhile, trials will 

be in Rahimyar Khan, 

Rajanpur, Khanewal, Vehari, 

Muzaffargarh, Layyah, 

Sahiwal, Okara, 

Bahawalpur, Bahawalnagar, 

Pakpattan, Multan, DG 

Khan and Lodhran in the 

Multan Zone trials from 

November 19 to 23. 

The Peshawar Zone will 

see trials happening in 

Peshawar, Abbottabad, 

Mardan, Charsadda, 

Nowshera, Haripur and 

Mansehra from November 

16 to 24. 

LOS ANGELES: With 

a three-point play late in 

the fourth quarter 

Wednesday night, Los 

Angeles Lakers forward 

LeBron James passed Wilt 

Chamberlain for fifth 

place on the NBA's alltime 

scoring list. 

James entered the home 

game against the Portland 

Trail Blazers needing 39 

points to pass the Hall of 

match was equal by 10-10 

goals, again 3 minutes extra 

time was given but match 

was again equal by 12-12 

goals. The organizing committee 

was also given 3rd 

time extra time for 3 minutes, 

in last minute of the 

match, City School PAF 

Chapter scored a goal and 

DR M. Arif Hafeez 


KARACHI: After the 

conclusion of the two day 

trials at the National 

Hockey Stadium, Lahore. 

18 member Pakistan 

hockey team for the World 

Cup in Bhubaneswar, India, 

starting from November 28, 

has been named. 

M.Rizwan Sr will be the 

captain of the side with 


KARACHI: The 

International Olympic 

Committee (IOC) and the 

Spanish Olympic 

Committee (COE) wish to 

publicly express their deepest 

satisfaction with the 

decision taken today by the 

Spanish Government 

regarding the participation 

of Kosovan athletes in international 

competitions to be 

held in Spain. 

Through this decision, 

communicated today by the 

Ammad Shakeel Butt,the 

vice captain. 

Pakistan Team: 

Imran Butt (goal keeper), 

Mazhar Abbas (goal 

keeper), M.Irfan Sr, Aleem 

Bilal, 

Mubashar Ali, 

M.Tauseeq Arshad, 

Tasawwar Abbas, Rashid 

Mahmood, Ajaz Ahmed, 

Ammad Shakeel Butt 

(V.Captain),M.Irfan Jr, 

M.Rizwan Sr (Captain), Ali 

Shan, Faisal Qadir, 

Abubakr Mahmood, 

Umar Bhutta, M.Atiq 

Arshad and Mohammad 

Zubair 

Manager: Hassan Sardar 

Head Coach: Tauqeer 

Dar 

Coach: Rehan Butt & 

Danish Kaleem 

Video Analyst: Nadeem 

Lodhi 

Physiotherapist: Waqas 

Mehmood. 

Joint statement of the IOC and 

the Spanish Olympic Committee 

Minister for Foreign Affairs, 

the European Union and 

Cooperation, Mr Josep 

Borrell, the Spanish 

Government will provide the 

Kosovan sports delegations 

competing in Spain with the 

relevant visa and will authorise 

them to use their own 

national symbols, anthem 

and flag, in accordance with 

Olympic protocol. 

This will ensure that the 

athletes of Kosovo can participate 

under the same conditions 

as all the other athletes 

from the 206 National 

Olympic Committees 

recognised by the IOC. 

The decision by the 

Spanish Government was 

communicated today, 14 

November 2018, by letter to 

the COE President, Mr 

Alejandro Blanco, and we 

would like to reiterate our 

sincere gratitude for this 

decision, adopted by the 

Spanish Government and 

supported by the Prime 

Minister, Mr Pedro 

Sánchez. 

KARACHI: Footage of Chairman PCB Ehsan Mani meeting with former Test Captain Mr. 

Javed Miandad. 

LeBron passes Wilt for 5th on NBA scoring list 

Famer. He had 36 before 

he drove to hit a 12-foot 

jumper and was fouled by 

Jake Layman. By sinking 

the foul shot, James hiked 

his career point total past 

Chamberlain's 31,419 and 

boosted the Lakers' lead to 

121-106. 

James added five more 

points to give him a season-high 

44 on the night 

and 31,425 for his career. 

City School PAF Won U-15 Title and Habib Girls 

School Won U-18 Title of PAFAIN Netball Cup 2018 

won the match 13-12 goals 

and won the title. The players 

namely Aresha & 

Eeman were shows outstanding 

performance from 

City School. 

Final Placing; 1st : City 

School PAF, 2nd: Habib 

Girls School PAF, 3rd : City 

School PECHS 

He just missed recording a 

triple-double, as he added 

10 rebounds and nine 

assists in a game that Los 

Angeles won 126-117. 

Walking to the locker 

room while holding the 

game ball under his left 

arm, James said, "I've 

done something right. 

I've done something right 

in my career, and I give it 

all to the man above for 

giving me these Godgiven 

abilities, and I've 

taken full advantage of it. 

I give all the credit to my 

coaching staff, my teammates 

all through the 16 

years. It's all about hard 

work, man." 

James, who turns 34 

next month, played in his 

1,157th career game. His 

career scoring average is 

22.2 points per game. 

U-18 Category: 

Final Match was played 

between Habib Girls 

School and City school 

PAF. Habib Girls school 

won the match 14-3 goals 

and won the title. The players 

namely Hafsa, Hamna 

& Ruqayia Modi were 

shows out standing performance 

from Habib 

School. Final Ranking: 1st: 

Habib Girls School, 2nd : 

City School PAF, 3rd : St. 

Joseph Girls School. 

Mr. Saimon Glasson, 

Principal, City School PAF 

and Mr. Mudassar Arain, 

President, PNF were also 

Chief Guests on closing ceremony 

and distributed the 

trophies, certificates & 

prizes among the players 

and teams. In this occasion 

Ms. Sobia Rizwan, Head 

Mistress, City school and 

Mr. Muhammad Riaz, 

Secretary, PNF were also 

present. The PNS's also 

awarded the Badges to all 

star players of the tournament. 

U-15 category: 

Ramsha (GS), Eeman (GA), 

Sakina (WA), Areesha (C), 

Dua (WD), Armeen (GD) & 

Rida (GK).

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IRGC chief: Five of abducted 

Iranian forces freed in Pakistan ISLAMABAD: 

TEHRAN: Major 

General Mohammad Ali 

Jafari, the chief commander 

of Iran’s Islamic 

Revolution Guards Corps 

(IRGC), says five of the 12 

Iranian forces, who were 

kidnapped last month by 

Pakistan-based terrorists, 

have been freed. 

The IRGC chief said 

Thursday that the freed 

forces are now in Pakistan 

and will soon return home, 

and that efforts are underway 

to secure the release 

of the remaining captives. 

The 12 forces were kidnapped 

in mid-October by 

elements of the so-called 

Jaish ul-Adl terrorist group 

near the town of Mirjaveh 

in the southeastern 

province of Sistan and 

Baluchestan, and then spirited 

away into neighboring 

Pakistan. 

Jafari further said, “The 

kidnappers are seeking to 

exchange the abducted soldiers 

with several of their 

accomplices that are 

behind bars in the Islamic 

Republic for committing 

crimes.” 

Abbas Kassar 

Chairman PPP Bilawal 

H Y D E R A B A D : Bhutto Zardari will inaugurate 

Provincial Minister for 

power house in 

Energy Department Imtiaz Thar in the month of 

Shaikh has said that Sindh 

has the solution of existing 

energy crises of country 

because Thar Coal is the 

sixth largest coal reserve in 

the world which can produce 

50,000 mega watts 

January and Government 

of Sindh is also working 

on five new power houses 

with private partnership. 

Replying to a question, 

he said that Sindh Province 

is producing 70% gas but 

electricity and Sindh Federal Government is not 

Government has completed 

giving us our constitutionration 

work with the collaboal 

share. He said Chief 

of Engro on 1st Coal Minister will raise this 

Power House in Thar, This issue in the Council of 

would add 300 mega watts Common Interest. The 

electricity in the system. 

This he said while talking 

Government of Sindh is 

committed to facilitate our 

to media men at business community, he 

Hyderabad Chamber of added. While replying 

Commerce & Industries another question he criticized 

Thursday. He said that 

Federal Government 

“This request is not 

acceptable,” added the 

senior military official. 

Later in the day, IRGC 

spokesman Brigadier 

General Ramezan Sharif 

also said the Pakistani side 

and said before election 

2018 Imran Khan promised 

justice to small 

provinces and now it is 

time to see how he will do 

justice with Sindh 

province. 

He said that OGRA is a 

national institution so 

Federal Government must 

ensure representation to us 

and appoint a member 

from Sindh. He further 

said that Federal 

Government is doing political 

victimization in the 

name of accountability. 

Rumors about arrest of 

Asif Ali Zardari are mere 

rumors; they do not have 

solid evidences to arrest 

him. He said that PPP is 

not against accountability 

had informed Tehran on 

Wednesday of the kidnappers' 

pledge to free five of 

Iranian forces "in the first 

phase." 

The IRGC, he added, 

will continue to follow up 

on the fate of the abductees 

and leave no stone 

unturned to secure their 

release. 

Jafari further said the 

Islamic Republic will not 

accept any “irrational conditions 

set by the terrorists 

and will secure the release 

all its troops with full force 

and in cooperation with 

the Pakistani government.” 

He added that securing 

the freedom of the captives 

“takes time,” but stressed 

that the “there should be 

no worries” over the matter. 

Over the past weeks, 

Iranian military and political 

officials have been in 

constant consultations 

with the Pakistani side 

over the fate of the 

hostages. Tehran also 

offered joint operations 

with Islamabad to secure 

the release of the 

abductees. 

Defence ministry 

Thar coal to generate 50,000 MW files report in 

respect of a missing 

electricity: Imtiaz Shaikh retired army officer 


President lauds Bohra community’s 

role for country’s uplift 

ISLAMABAD: President Dr. Arif Alvi in a meeting with a delegation of Dawoodi Bohra 

Jamaat headed by Shaikh Kumail Shaikh Yunus. 


President Dr Arif Alvi 

Thursday said Bohra community 

and Burhani 

Foundation were playing a 

laudable role for socioeconomic 

development of 

the country and preservation 

of the environment. 

The president said this 

in a meeting with a delegation 

of Dawoodi Bohra 

Jamaat headed by Shaikh 

Kumail Shaikh Yunus 

which called on him here. 

He underscored that the 

government had launched 

“Clean and Green Pakistan” 

initiative with the aim to 

address climate change and 

urged the Bohra 

Community to play a constructive 

role in this campaign. 

The delegation 

informed the president that 

they were providing a gift 

of 0.5 million saplings for 

plantation in the country. 

He appreciated the gesture 

and stressed the need for 

preserving the saplings for 

their sustainable growth. 

Culprits behind murder of SP Tahir 

will be brought to justice: Afridi 


Minister of State for 

Interior Shehryar Afridi 

has said that Afghan 

Government confirmed on 

Wednesday the death of SP 

Tahir Khan Dawar, who 

had been kidnapped from 

Islamabad and taken there. 

Making a statement 

over the incident, he said 

culprits behind this 

heinous crime will be 

taken to task. He said Tahir 

Khan Dawar was kidnapped 

from Islamabad 

and shifted to Afghanistan 

via Mianwali and Bannu. 

He said an FIR was registered 

in Ramna Police 

Station, Islamabad regarding 

disappearance of the 

martyred police officer. 

He said the previous 

government had installed 

about 1,800 cameras in the 

federal capital under safe 

city project, but unfortunately, 

over 600 of them 

are non-functional. 

He said not a single 

camera is able to capture 

recognizable pictures of 

vehicles and dubious people. 

He urged the House to 

initiate an inquiry into the 

safe city project. The 

House also offered fateha 

for the departed soul of 

martyred SP Tahir Khan 

Dawar. 

Senators paid rich tributes 

to SP Tahir Khan 

Dawar and demanded of 

the government to unearth 

the mystery behind this 

incident. 

Earlier, Chairman 

Senate Sadiq Sanjrani in 

his ruling asked 

Information Minister 

Chaudhry Fawad Hussain 

to tender apology for the 

harsh language he used 

against opposition members 

in yesterday’s sitting 

of the House. 

but this must be across the Defence ministry has filed 

board, We oppose selective 

report in Islamabad High 

accountability. He fur- 

Court (IHC) in respect of a 

ther shared that missing retired officer. 

Government of Sindh is 

working on 35 wind energy, 

25 solar energy and one 

The missing officer was 

retired from sensitive institution 

as Brigadier. 

hydro energy project but Justice Amir Farooq 

we lack support of Federal remarked “ the respondents 

Government in this regard. 

should file written 

Earlier, the Minister arguments and mater will 

met with Chinese delegation 

at Gymkhana where 

be decided as per law. 

A single member bench 

he said Pakistan and of IHC led by Justice Amir 

China friendship is exemplary 

in the world and 

China Pakistan has laid 

foundation of new era of 

development in the region. 

In the end he said that 

Farooq took up the case for 

hearing Thursday. 

At the inception of hearing 

Falak Naz appeared in 

the court on behalf of ministry 

of defence. 

Chinese Government is The defence ministry 

also working with us on representative while confirming 

energy projects. 

the report that 

retired officer of sensitive 

institution Rizwan Raja is 

Judicial victimization in the custody in the army 

of Kashmiris at peak: told the court that investigations 

from the accused 

Syed Ali Gilani 

are underway under official 

ISLAMABAD: In 

secret act. 

occupied Kashmir, the All 

Parties Hurriyat 

Conference Chairman, 

Syed Ali Gilani has 

expressed serious concern 

over the pathetic conditions 

being faced by the 

Kashmiri prisoners languishing 

in India jails. 

In a statement, he said 

that judicial victimization 

of the Kashmiri political 

detainees is at peak in and 

outside the territory. 

Syed Ali Gilani said, 

despite being political prisoners 

they are denied every 

right guaranteed in the 

local or international jail 

manual. 

Bureau Report 

ISLAMABAD: A 

National Road Safety 

Strategy (2018-2030) was 

launched by the Ministry of 

Communications today with 

the aim of saving 6000 lives 

that would otherwise be lost 

in road crashes. The strategy 

is supported by a technical 

assistance grant, funded by 

the UK’s Department for 

International Development 

(DFID), and administered 

by the Asian Development 

Bank (ADB). 

This Strategy and the 

series of road safety action 

plans that will implement it 

up to 2030 will address all 

roads, vehicles and all road 

users, especially those particularly 

vulnerable such as 

motorcyclists, pedestrians, 

drivers and passengers in 

three-wheeled vehicles, and 


Recognising the hardships 

facing unemployed PhDs, 

the Higher Education 

Commission (HEC) has 

proposed to take measures 

to help increase employment 

opportunities for PhD 

graduates. 

“HEC recognises difficulties 

being faced by the 

unemployed PhDs.” To alleviate 

the hardships, HEC 

has held several deliberations 

with representatives of 

unemployed PhDs and other 

children. 

Some of the key actions 

that the government of 

Pakistan will implement 

include improving the safety 

standard of roads and 

vehicles, increasing the use 

of helmets and seat belts, 

enhancing driver licensing 

standards, particularly for 

commercial drivers, running 

awareness campaigns and 

ensuring that victims of road 

crash throughout Pakistan 

NIA files ridiculous charge sheet 

against Aasiya Andrabi, others 

India’s 

National Investigation 

Agency (NIA) has filed a 

ridiculous charge-sheet 

against Dukhtaran-e- 

Millat Chairperson, 

Aasiya Andrabi, and her 

two associates Sofi 

ROME: After making 

their fans wait for what felt 

like ages, actors Deepika 

Padukone and Ranveer 

Singh’s wedding photos 

have finally arrived. 

Deepika and Ranveer 

shared the photos from 

their twin wedding ceremonies 

-- according to 

Konkani and Sindhi traditions 

-- that took place in 

Italy’s Lake Como on 

Wednesday and Thursday. 

Deepika captioned the 

photo of the two with heart 

emoji. She is seen wearing 

a red Kanjeevaram saree 

with heavy necklaces, earrings 

and mathapatti. 

Fehmeeda and Naheeda 

Nasreen in its Court in 

New Delhi. 

In its press statement in 

New Delhi, NIA said that 

Dukhtaran-e-Millat had 

been inciting the general 

populace of Kashmir for 

Ranveer is also seen in a 

traditional white outfit in 

one photo and a red sherwani 

in another. Their 

entire outfit—from head to 

toe—is designed by 

secession of Jammu and 

Kashmir from India and 

its merger with Pakistan. 

The three Kashmiri 

women leaders were 

arrested by the agency in 

August and are lodged in 

Tihar Jail, Delhi. 

Deepika, Ranveer share first 

official wedding photos 

RAWALPINDI: Special 

Investigation Team probing 

the murder of Jamiat Ulemai- 

Islam (Sami) leader 

Maulana Samiul Haq 

revealed on Thursday that it 

had found DNA samples of 

five people from the evidences 

received from the 

Maulana’s room and sent it 

to the laboratory for further 

examination. 

In a significant development, 

police arrested seven 

suspected people after the 

team announced the latest 

development. 

Police said that DNAs 

samples had been sent to the 

Punjab Forensic Science 

Agency and it will be 

matched with the DNAs 

samples of these suspected 

seven persons. 

It also rejected the idea 

that the blood-spotted shirt 

found in the bathroom after 

the murder, was of Maulana 

Sabyasachi Mukherjee. 

The couple tied the knot 

on Wednesday in a traditional 

Konkani ceremony 

at Villa del Balbianello. 

Their guests arrives in 

motorboats to the venue 

and walked all the way to 

the terrace where a mandap 

was set up, adorned 

with white roses. 

The relatives were all 

dressed up in shades of 

white and beige while 

Deepika could be spotted 

in a bright red 

Kanjeevaram saree. After 

their wedding, the couple 

walked to the boats, 

shielded in dark umbrellas. 

Blood stained shirt found from bathroom, not 

Maulana Samiul Haq shirt: Investigation team 

stakeholders to evaluate the 

problem and institute steps 

that will help in creating 

additional employment 

opportunities for PhD graduates,” 

says an HEC statement. 

According to the statement, 

eligibility criteria 

under Interim Placement of 

Fresh PhDs (IPFP) programme 

will be reviewed to 

strengthen placement of 

PhD graduates in all HEC 

recognised universities. 

HEC will institute capacity 

have access to high-quality 

emergency medical care. 

Speaking at the launch 

event, the State Minister for 

Communications Mr. 

Murad Saeed said “the 

Government is aware of the 

road safety challenges and 

we are fully committed to 

the effective implementation 

of the National Road 

Safety Strategy, 2018- 

2030. We will monitor 

progress regularly to ensure 

building programmes for 

the development of young 

PhD graduates in essential 

soft skills, including measures 

to assess and determine 

capacity building needs. 

HEC will evaluate the possibility 

of including R&D 

organisations and affiliated 

colleges -- through the corresponding 

affiliating university 

-- under IPFP to 

open up new placement 

opportunities. The process 

will be completed within a 

period of 30 days. 

and said a knife had been 

also recovered and its report 

was awaited. 

Meanwhile, Rawalpindi 

police contacted the 

Nawshehra and Akorra 

Khattak police to include in 

ivestigation the Maulana’s 

secretary Ahmad Shah, an 

Afghan-born, living in 

Pakistan since his childhood. 

His summon notices have 

been sent to Akorra Khattak 

by the courier service. 

HEC proposes measures to promote employability PhDs 

HEC will compile data 

on current faculty recruitment 

practices in HEIs 

with reference to regular 

vis-à-vis visiting, contractual, 

daily paid and subject 

specialist faculty, undertake 

analysis thereof and 

issue advice to the HEIs 

w.r.t the admissible ratio of 

regular vis-à-vis temporary 

faculty, periodical convening 

of Selection Boards, 

and completion of recruitment 

cycle within a period 

of 90 days. 

Pakistan launches first Road Safety 

Strategy with support from DFID, ADB 

that it achieves the targets 

and that UN 2030 targets 

are also met within the 

given timeframe. We will 

also coordinate with other 

federal and provincial government 

departments to 

ensure that we make all 

highways and motorways, 

and in fact all roads, are 

safe for the public.” 

Head of Economic 

Growth Group of DFID 

Ms. Patricia Seex said estimates 

suggest there are at 

least 30,000 deaths on 

Pakistan’s roads every year 

and many more people are 

involved and injured in 

accidents. In partnership 

with the ADB and the 

Government of Pakistan, 

we are committed to 

improving road safety for 

the millions of Pakistani 

commuting to work, getting 

to school, going about 

their business or travelling 

long distances on the road 

network every day.” 

Addressing the event, 

ADB’s Deputy Country 

Director for Pakistan, Sunil 

Mitra stressed the importance 

of sustained efforts on 

road safety, saying “the 

launch of the Strategy today 

is an excellent start, but 

efforts need to be sustained 

over a long period of time.” 

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