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4 Tuesday, December 11, 2018 National CJP inaugurates new building of SC Quetta Registry KARACHI: Head office: 509, Land Mark Plaza, I.I Chundrigar Road, Karachi, Pakistan. Ph: +9221-32214988- 32214990, Fax: +9221-32214989 messengerdaily@yahoo.com, editor@dailymessenger.com.pk Chief Editor: Muhammad Taqi Alvi Associate Editor: Ali Razavi - Editor Special Reports: Muhammad Rafique Rajpar Hyderabad Bureau Chief: Abbas Kassar - Islamabad Bureau Chief: Hameedullah Khan ISLAMABAD –– LAHORE –– RAWALPINDI –– KARACHI EDITORIAL Where is heavy load of oil and cash going even today? CONTROVERSIES, truths and lies surround the issues related to oil in Pakistan, as is the situation elsewhere in some other oil producing and exporting countries including and especially in the Muslim world. A former oil minister was under trial on charges of financial corruption too in Pakistan. REVOLUTIONS and overthrow of regimes has taken place on oil issue: It's said that foreign companies who have technological knowhow and expertise take wrong advantage of wealth of nations deprived by foreign installed governments in their war on human and natural resources of leaders and masses here and there around the world, especially the oil rich Muslim blocs run as if by chief executives of some commercial enterprise, cartels or big business corporations. BADIN crude, though of high quality and low in sulphur, has limitations for refining as it contains high percentage of wax and has to be mixed with imported crude oil. This has resulted in surplus Badin crude, to the level of 9,000- 10,000 bpd, which was exported until 2005. Export of crude oil has emerged again since June 2014 as the government has allowed petroleum producers to ship surplus quantities to foreign buyers in the wake of availability of large quantities of ultra-light crude oil (condensate, coming out of gas-fields) that is difficult to process in most of local refineries. Resultantly, crude oil has now a significant share in Pakistan’s exports of the petroleum group amounting to $ 586 million in 2014-15. PRODUCTION of oil placed Pakistan on global ranking of 42nd among 98 oil-producing countries. From 10,000 bpd in 1980s, crude oil production increased to 60,000 bpd in 1990s, but remained static until the 2,000s. It was only in 2013 that oil production jumped to 80,800 bpd, having achieved a high of 98,000 bpd in November 2014. Crude oil production registered 91,000 bpd in May 2015 and 93,000 bpd in June 2015. PITIFULLY, Pakistan's share in total consumption of oil was about 10% until 1980s. Where does that other heavy load of oil goes? It needs a probe. It's said that foreign oil companies give a paltry single digit percentage to government and reaps most of the other financial and non financial rewards. One reason is that foreign companies have some know how, equipment and technology they won't give, except one way terms not favorable to Pakistan. If properly held accountable, Pakistan can save on double digit billions in oil import, satisfy domestic demands from internal oil production, and even export surplus oil to other countries. Present indigenous oil meets about 23% of total national demand of the oil refineries in the country. An integrated network of pipeline exists for transportation of indigenous crude oil to the refineries. Indeed, the availability of indigenous crude oil expands the opportunity to meet growing demand of oil and to reduce Pakistan's dependence on imports, but it is imperative for the government to accord high priority to developing the sector expeditiously. It may be advisable for the government to revisit the Petroleum Exploration & Production Policy in vogue, since discoveries are correlated with drilling efforts. Question that arises since many decades past up to now: Where is heavy load of oil and cash going? Iranians demonstrated and toppled their imperial majesty on issues that included oil and revenue and its exploitation by foreign companies. Same is the situation in many Arab nations in Middle East and Gulf countries. Answers to this question are expected by many nations from respective rulers! LETTER TO THE EDITOR City of problems Dear Editor, Karachi is the center of exchange and monetary exercises. In past, it was viewed as the city of light as it was splendid and sparkling. The streets were washed consistently at night and the light post were there to light every spot. This all appears to be excessively intriguing and a fantasy at present, for today’s Karachi is the inverse of what we knew about it from our guardians. The Karachi we discover today is loaded with problems. Transport problem is one of the most serious problems of this city. Buses are the main means of transport in this city. But they are not in position to meet the need of the people. Most of the buses are not in good condition. The buses are generally over loaded. Karachi city is also faced with the traffic problems. A large number of vehicles run on the roads of this city. Generally our people do not observe the traffic rules. Careless driving, overtaking and driving on the wrong side are very common in Karachi. As a result road accidents are very common in Karachi. The irresponsible traffic police is also responsible for this. There are also water, electricity and housing problems. These problems still remain unsolved. Karachites are facing difficulties and hardships. Thus, Karachi is rightly called a city of problems. When one problem is solved many others crop up to take its place. These problems need an immediate attention of the authorities concerned. I am requesting they take care of these problems. Wasif Azhar Women’s Safety Dear Editor, Through the columns of your esteemed daily, I would like to express my feeling about women safety.When we turn the pages of a newspaper, we come across many headlines reporting cases of sexual assault, molestation, sexual harassment, rapes, trafficking, ill treatment of women in houses, violence against women in remote areas etc.The crime comes amid heightened concerns about sexual violence in India. it seems that criminals are no longer afraid of the law. It is also evident that cities in India can no longer claim to be safe for the growing number of working women.. we must have remedial or curative measures such as fast track courts especially dedicated to deal only with these offences and crimes. These can be made responsible to clear the cases on day to day basis with fair trial as its core principle.The law should be strong enough so that no body could ever imagine of doing such things.It is time the government undertakes drastic measures to put an end to crime against women. I would like to quote here that a country which do not respect women can not become developed country. so i would like to request our Indian people please provide equal respect and security to women. Poverty in Pakistan Dear Editor, Syed Hamza Abbasi Many people in this country are homeless due to which they face hardship and poverty. The majority are members of families where the father’s earnings are low and there are several children to support. Homeless people, no matter the age, are 3 times more likely to die from illnesses. Middle aged men and women are even more likely to get illnesses. Homeless people get similar illnesses as normal people that live in homes but their chances of get diseases are three to six times higher.Those lucky enough to live in shelters are more likely to get illnesses. Due to bad ventilated areas and crowdedness, diseases spread even faster. Even though most are for helping the homeless, many are actually against helping them. Some reasons that people are against helping are sealers are expensive to build, there are too many people to help and the more we help homeless creates a beacon for more homeless. But this is not a good enough excuse for not helping homeless. As you can see helping homeless is not an option, it is something that needs to be fixed. I know that we can’t get rid of homelessness for good, but there are many ways that it can be solve. Syed Adeel Ur Rehman QUETTA: Hon'ble Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr. Justice Mian Saqib Nisar inaugurating new building of Supreme Court Quetta Registry . QUETTA: Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar inaugurated the new building of Supreme Court (SC) Quetta Registry on Monday. R A W A L P I N D I : Decision has been taken to set up a hospital on 40 Kanal land property of Varan Depot for residents of Cantt Rawalpindi. According to media reports, in order to provide health facilities to communities of Cant areas, its surroundings and localities along side motorway, a CJP was presented a guard of honor by a smartly turned out contingent of police before the inauguration ceremony. Judges of the Supreme hospital will be constructed on the land of Varan Depot. Preparation for working out PC-1 has been started. The property for the construction of hospital is owned by Punjab Government while expenditure will be incurred by the federal government. Member Provincial Court Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, Justice Gulzar Ahmad, Chief Justice Balochistan High Court Justice Syeda Tahira Safdar and senior lawyers attended Decision taken to construct a new hospital on 40 Kanal land in Rawalpindi cantt RAWALPINDI The The problem of sui-gas claims by the concerned shortage and load-shedding authorities for improvement persists in localities of in gas supply were dashed to Rawalpindi including the ground as many localities Sadiqabaad, Muslim Town, in the Rawalpindi were Haji Chowk, Tarlai, Mehmood left with low to zero gas Pirwadhi, Rata Ammral, pressure and unannounced Bangesh Colony, Dhok load-shedding amid cold weather. Khaso and other adjoining areas. However, despite hue According to detail, residents and cry, the concerned of Rawalpindi are facing acute shortage of gas authorities are not taking practical steps to mitigate which speaks volumes the problems to provide about the inefficiency of the relief to people. concerned authorities of The citizens said they are SNGPL and other department. facing problems in their homes in preparing their Assembly Umar Tanveer Butt said that hospital will be run under federal health ministry. He said hospital will be a model hospital according to international standard. Facilities like Labor ward, Operation Theater and a complete OPD will be made available in the hospital, he added. Zero gas pressure, unannounced load-shedding hit Rawalpindi Imran Khan should now take U-turn to provide relief to people: Liaqat Baloch LAHORE: JI leader Liaqat Baloch has said irresponsible attitude of government on economic front will render the country bankrupt and now Imran Khan should take U-turn for providing relief to the people. He held government has evolved no planning for future as development works stand shelved and business wheel stands jammed. Growing unemployment, inflation and Our Correspondent HYDERABAD: While addressing at the “Day One Ceremony/ Orientation Day” of the students selected for admission in the courses of MBBS & BDS session 2018-2019, the Vice Chancellor Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences Jamshoro Prof. Bikha Ram Devrajani expressed that the newly admitted students are lucky enough that not only the dreams of their parents are becoming reality but it is also their good fortune that they are now part of an institution which is ISO-9001-2008 certified. The graduates of this University are already working in the renowned hike in utility bills has become intolerable for common man, he added. He regretted that people are being rendered jobless and homeless in the name of elimination of encroachments all over the country. Bureaucracy is befooling government and fortifying its domination, he remarked. This state of affairs is very harmful for democratic system in the country. institutions all over the world and had proven their worth. Though it is not an easy task to become a good doctor; it require a lot of labor, devotion, dedication and more over a good human being with full of sympathetic attitudes and feeling the pain of suffering of patients being treated by them. He further added that one cannot construct a sky breakfast, lunch and dinner as the pressure of gas goes to zero and the stoves did not work. A resident of Muslim Town Asad demanded restoration of the gas supply as early as possible. Another resident of Tarlai Akhtar Khan said, “we need to heat our homes and cook food so gas should be supplied according to our needs. On the other hand people have also concerned over increased the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and dry wood. scraper without proper foundation, likewise without deep roots and proper grip over subjects of basic medical sciences in the initial years of medical education a good doctor will be merely a pie in the sky. The Vice Chancellor mentioned that the relationship you develop here with the faculty, staff, and students will the inauguration ceremony. CJP was also briefed about the building. Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar congratulated on completion of Quetta Registry project. While addressing the ceremony Chief Justice said that this project has been completed with the collective efforts of all and I pray God that this building should play its part in the administration of justice because Justice is very vital for any society. Chief Justice further said that this building will become the epi- centre of Justice and people will be provided better justice. Hearing of 10 cases will be conducted in the Supreme Court Quetta registry on the first day. AJK President calls on Acting President I S L A M A B A D : President Azad Jammu and Kashmir Sardar Masood Khan has called on , Acting President of Pakistan Muhammad Sadiq Sanjrani at the President House here in Islamabad. Both leaders exchanged views on important regional matters as well as development projects in Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Acting President Sadiq Sanjrani said that Pakistan and its Parliament would continue to extend strong moral, political and diplomatic support to the people of Jammu and Kashmir for the realization of their right to self-determination. The Acting President expressed his deep concern that every day innocent Kashmiris, particularly young men, were being killed by the Indian forces. These killings must stop and diplomacy must be given a chance, he said. The Jammu and Kashmir dispute, he said, can only be resolved through engagement and diplomatic means. Nadeem Zia Is Front-man of Saad, Investigation Reveals LAHORE: The investigation revealed on Monday that the front-man of former railways minister Khawaja Saad Rafique in Paragon city project, Nadeem Zia has the assets of billions of rupees. The documents received byAbbtakk News revealed that Nadeem Zia was not only the director of Paragon City, Paragon Exchange Limited, Paragon Holding but the owner of Bismillah Engineering as well. Nadeem’s company Bismillah Engineering had been grantedAsiana Iqbal contract, the project under NAB investigation and former chief minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif, former DG LDA Ahad Cheema and Fawad Hassan had already been arrested. According to documents, Bismillah Engineering registered on residential address of Nadeem Zia. Nadeem had also shown low-cost price of his assets in income tax assessments. He showed his assets worth of Rs 864.68 mln and liabilities of Rs 378.888 million in income tax assessments. VC LUMHS asks new students of MBBS.BDS to be movers and shakers of future help you build your career. You are all here because you want to become the movers and shakers of the future. I urge you to make this happen by meeting new people, tapping into new resources, and joining the health community with earnest attachment to serve the suffering humanity, the benefits will follow you forever.
Top Democrats say Trump may face impeachment, jail over hush money WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump could face impeachment and jail time if hush money payments reported by his former lawyer are proven to be campaign finance violations, Democratic lawmakers said . Court filings on Friday in cases that stemmed from a federal probe into Russian activities during the 2016 presidential election pointed to potential problem areas for Trump, including whether he instructed sixfigure payments to two women during the campaign to keep quiet about affairs. Federal prosecutors sought prison time for longtime Trump “fixer” Michael Cohen for paying off an adult film star and a former Playboy model at Trump’s behest, evading taxes and lying to Congress about a proposed Trump Organization building in Moscow. If the payments are proven to be felony campaign finance violations, Democratic US Representative Jerrold Nadler told CNN those would be grounds for impeachment. “Well, they would be impeachable offences. Whether they are important enough to justify an impeachment is a different question,” said Nadler, who will lead the Judiciary Committee when Democrats take control of the House of Representatives in January. Under US law, campaign contributions, defined as things of value given to a campaign to influence an election, must be disclosed. Such payments are also limited to $2,700 per person. The White House did not immediately return a request for comment. Press secretary Sarah Sanders said on Friday that Cohen has lied repeatedly and that the filing was insignificant. Friday’s court filings also BEIJING: China on Monday protested Canada’s "inhumane" treatment of an executive of telecom giant Huawei who is being held on a US extradition bid, citing reports she was not getting sufficient medical care. Huawei’s chief financial officer, Meng Wanzhou, has filed court papers in Vancouver arguing she should be released on bail from her Canadian jail. In a sworn affidavit, the 46-year-old woman revealed new information about contacts between people working for Trump and Russians in the cases of Cohen, Trump’s former longtime personal lawyer, and Paul Manafort, Trump’s short-lived campaign chairman who was convicted in August on tax and bank fraud charges. Special Counsel Robert Mueller said Manafort lied to investigators about his interactions with a Russian tied to Russian intelligence services. Mueller’s office said the lying prompted prosecutors last week to retract a plea agreement with Manafort on two separate conspiracy charges. “I think what these indictments and filings show is that the president was at the centre of a massive fraud — several massive frauds — against the American people,” Nadler told. Mueller is investigating Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election and whether Trump’s campaign colluded with Moscow to sway the election. Russia denies interfering in the 2016 election and Trump has denied any collusion occurred. The investigation has cast a shadow over Trump’s presidency, with its implication Moscow may have had a hand in his White House victory. The Republican president repeatedly has China blasts ‘inhumane’ treatment of Huawei executive Women activists stand up despite abuses in Middle East and North Africa: Amnesty DUBAI: Women rights defenders have stood up for change across the Middle East and North Africa in 2018 despite a plethora of abuse from governments and armed groups, Amnesty International said Monday. Paying tribute to women activists in a report released on Human Rights Day, Amnesty said they had been "at the centre of compelling stories of hard-won change". Women in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Morocco and the Palestinian territories had taken part in protest movements "and felt the backlash of authorities´ anxieties about those challenging the status quo". Amnesty said 66 women human rights defenders had been detained this year in Iran, 14 in Saudi Arabia and three in Egypt. "From successfully campaigning to lift the driving ban in Saudi Arabia to protesting against Iran´s abusive and degrading practice of forced hijab, women across the MENA region have been standing up," said Heba Morayef, the rights group´s director for the region. "In the process they often risk arrest and detention." Amnesty singled out "the outrageous arrest of Amal Fathy amongst many other women activists" in Egypt. She had been "arbitrarily imprisoned since May simply for posting a video online speaking about her experience of sexual harassment and criticising the Egyptian government for neglecting survivors". Campaigning underway in Bangladesh polls amid opposition arrests DHAKA: There is no opposition candidate for prime minister, hundreds of people have been arrested and incumbent premier Sheikh Hasina stands accused of ignoring democratic checks on her power, but Bangladesh began campaigning Monday for a year-end election. More than 100 million people are registered to vote on December 30 for either Hasina´s Awami League and its allies, or a beleaguered opposition that says it is being hobbled by police. On the eve of the campaign launch, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), which hopes to deny Hasina a record fourth term, said nearly 2,000 of its supporters had been arrested. Police said those detained since the election was announced in November — including a number of candidates about to hit the hustings — had prior warrants for their arrest. said she has been treated in a Canadian hospital for hypertension since she was arrested on December 1 for possible extradition. China’s state-run Global Times newspaper reported, without citing sources, that "it seems that the Canadian detention facility is not offering her the necessary health care." "We believe this is inhumane and violates her human rights," foreign ministry spokesman Lu Kang said at a regular press briefing, citing such reports. 'I can't breathe' were Jamal Khashoggi's final words, report says WASHINGTON: Jamal Khashoggi's final words were "I can't breathe," CNN said, citing a source who has read the transcript of an audio tape of final moments before journalist's murder. The source told the US network the transcript made clear the killing was premeditated and suggests several phone calls were made to give briefings on the progress. CNN said Turkish officials believe those calls were made to top officials in Riyadh. Khashoggi, a Saudi contributor to The Washington Post, was killed shortly after entering the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul on October 2. Transcript of the gruesome recording includes descriptions of Khashoggi struggling against his murderers and references sounds of the dissident journalist's body "being dismembered by a saw." PARIS: France's beleaguered president, Emmanuel Macron, will address the nation later Monday amid widespread protests that over the past four weeks have morphed from a grassroots movement against fuel tax hikes, to disparate demonstrations against his presidency. On Monday morning, as Macron met trade unions and business leaders ahead of tonight's much-anticipated national address, French students took further action. There were disruptions in up to 120 schools across expressed his impatience with the probe that Mueller took over in March 2017, saying it was politically motivated. “Time for the Witch Hunt to END!” Trump said in a Twitter post on Saturday. However, the end of the Mueller probe could be the beginning of bigger problems for Trump. “There’s a very real prospect that on the day Donald Trump leaves office the Justice Department may indict him, that he may be the first president in quite some time to face the real prospect of jail time,” RepresentativeAdam Schiff, the Democrat who will lead the House Intelligence Committee next year, told CBS’ Face the Nation. Legal experts are divided over whether a sitting president can be charged with a crime, as well as on whether a violation of campaign finance law would be an impeachable offence. Republican Senator Rand Paul warned against over-criminalizing campaign finance violations, telling NBC’s Meet Press that errors in disclosures should be punished with fines, not jail. Indian tycoon Mallya to find out extradition fate MUMBAI: Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya will appear in a London court on Monday to find out whether he will be extradited to his homeland, where he is accused of fraud. Mallya, chairman of the UB Group drinks conglomerate and chief executive of the Force India Formula One team, will discover his fate at Westminster Magistrates´ Court. He left India in March 2016 owing more than $1 billion after defaulting on loan payments to stateowned banks and allegedly misusing the funds. The loans from the stateowned IDBI bank were intended to bail out his failed carrier Kingfisher Airlines. Mallya said in July that he had made an "unconditional offer" to an Indian court in a bid to settle the charges, but denies that was an admission of guilt. "I cannot understand how my extradition decision... and my settlement offer are linked in any way," he wrote on Twitter on Thursday. "Wherever I am physically, my appeal is ´please take the money´. I want to stop the narrative that I stole money," he added. The case is being heard by England´s Chief Magistrate Emma Arbuthnot, who handles the most complex extradition cases. "The focus of our case is on his conduct, how he misused the banks," lawyer Mark Summers, representing the Indian authorities, said during an earlier hearing. the country -- including 40 schools completely blockaded by students -- a spokeswoman for the Education Ministry said. MUMBAI: Even when there were just rumours of Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra being in a relationship, the two gave some major couple goals. And now that these lovebirds have actually called it official by tying the knot, the bar has been set higher. Giving some serious couple goals once again, Nick Jonas has taken it to his social media handle to share an adorable picture of him and Priyanka Chopra from their Christian wedding. The picture features the newlyweds cutting there huge and scrumptious look wedding cake. He captioned the picture as “One week ago on today
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