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IslamabadSaturday, October 17, 2020 Pakistan’s First AndP Only DiplomaticO Daily STPrice Rs. 20 Japan assures its Ambassador Haque Maryam hopes to support to Pakistan appreciates China’s return ‘victorious against terrorism Covid-19 response and triumphant’ Briefs WAR AGAINST TERRORISM Nation stands Japan assures behind forces: PM its support

Khayam Abbasi ISLAMABAD: Prime Min- ister Imran to Pakistan Khan offered his deepest Chargé d’ Affaires reiterates that Japan condolences and prayers is committed to continuing to support on Friday for the 20 security personnel, the Government of Pakistan including six army men, valiant security forces to combat terrorism. who were martyred in two A.M.Bhatti / DNA The Government of Japan has been sup- ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Saudi Arabia, Nawaf Bin Said Al Malki called on terrorist attacks a day ago. porting various projects of counter-terror- Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi at NHQ. – DNA Seven soldiers and as many ISLAMABAD: SHINDO Yusuke, Chargé d’ ism such as the improvement of facilities security guards were mar- Affaires a.i., Embassy of Japan in Pakistan, and equipment of Pakistani law enforce- tyred while fighting off a has strongly condemned the two separate ment agencies dealing with counter-ter- Govt to raise terrorist attack on a convoy terrorist attacks on security personnel and rorism, including projects on improving CNS, Saudi envoy of the Oil and Gas Devel- private guards on October 16th in Gwadar airports of Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi petroleum opment Company Limited district of Balochistan and the North Wa- for enhancing security measures, providing (OGDCL) in Balochistan on ziristan tribal district of Khyber Pakhtunkh- x-ray inspection equipment, installing face levy Thursday, hours after six wa. “Any act of terrorism cannot be justi- recognition system, and on strengthening for enhanced ties army personnel were mar- fied for whatever reason or purpose. My border security management against illicit DNA tyred in an improvised explo- deepest condolences and sympathies to the drug trafficking and cross-border terrorism. The Naval Chief and Saudi Ambassador sive device (IED) explosion families of martyrs and I pray for the early Furthermore, the Government of Japan ISLAMABAD: The Pa- in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. recovery of those injured in the attack” said has extended assistance to Pakistan kistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf discussed the security situation in the region Chargé d’ Affaires a.i. SHINDO in his con- Customs and Federal Board of Revenue government has decided and bilateral maritime cooperation Time has dolence message here on Friday. (FBR) for establishment of three new to increase the petroleum While appreciating the efforts of Pakistani state of the art Non-Intrusive Inspection levy Rs 0.14 per liter. Ambassador discussed the ceremony for the award Shujat Hamza security situation in the re- of NI(M) was held at Ai- come to send security forces in maintaining peace and (NII) Containers Scanning Terminals at According to sources, after stability, the Chargé d’ Affaires a.i. reiterat- East and West Warf in Karachi Port and the 14 paisa increase in pe- gion and bilateral maritime wan-e-Sadr, Islamabad. ISLAMABAD: Ambassador ed that Japan is committed to continuing to Port Bin Qasim. These are amounting to troleum levy, it has gone up cooperation. The Saudi President Alvi congratu- govt packing of the Royal Kingdom of support the Government of Pakistan and its more than USD 137 million. from Rs 27.32 to Rs 28.46 Ambassador congratulated lated the new Naval Chief Saudi Arabia to Pakistan the Admiral Amjad Khan on assuming office. During Gulzar Noshi per liter while that on high- speed diesel will remain H.E Admiral (retd) Nawaf Niazi on assuming com- the meeting, the Presi- LALAMUSA: PPP chairman at Rs 30 per liter. Sales Bin Said Al-Maliki met mand of the Pakistan Navy. dent said that the Pakistan Bilawal Bhut- tax being collected on pet- with Chief of the Naval Earlier the President of Navy has a key role to play to Zardari on FM, Saudi Minister rol and high-speed diesel Staff (CNS) Admiral Amjad Pakistan conferred Nis- in defending Pakistan’s Friday said is set at Rs 15.11 and Rs Khan Niazi in Naval Head- han-e-Imtiaz (Military) maritime borders. that time has 15.12 per liter respectively. quarters in Islamabad. upon Chief of the Naval Moreover, the President ex- come to send The basic price of petrol According to the Spokes- Staff Admiral Muhammad pressed his confidence that discuss bilateral ties person Pakistan Navy, Sau- Amjad Khan Niazi, in rec- the Pakistan Navy under the ‘puppet’ gov- has been reduced from Rs ernment of Pakistan Tehreek- FM Qureshi underlines the historic and deep-rooted 51.50 to Rs 50.39 while the di Ambassador and Naval ognition of his meritorious leadership of Admiral Am- e-Insaf (PTI) packing. price of high-speed diesel Chief discussed issues of services for defence of the jad Khan Niazi will achieve While addressing a press fraternal ties, which form the basis of enhanced has also been reduced from mutual interest. country and development many more milestones as it conference in Lalamusa, cooperation in all fields between the two countries Rs 52.05 to Rs 51.92. The The Naval Chief and Saudi of Pak Navy. The special has earned in past. the PPP leader said that levies, taxes and duties incompetent government being collected on petrol has destroyed the lives of Naveed Miraj and high-speed diesel are Italy starts Maryam the people in just two years. Rs 53.58 and Rs 54.14 per The incumbent government ISLAMABAD: Foreign liter respectively. hopes to is unable to bear the popu- Minister Makhdoom Shah issuing work visa larity of opposition parties Mahmood Qureshi held a return and their rallies, he added. video call with Saudi Min- Airline fined for Pakistanis Bilawal Bhutto asserted ister of Communications ‘victorious’ that true democratic par- and Information Technolo- for violating Over 30,000 work visas would be ties are on one page. He gy and discussed bilateral issued by the Italian government further stated that every- cooperation in the field of SOPs one is watching the per- information technology. need of the modern digital The Saudi Minister of Com- to the nationals from a few non-EU Foreign Minister Qureshi age. The Foreign Minister munications and Information plexed faces of Prime Min- Athar Sufi countries, including Pakistan ister (PM) Imran Khan and underlined the historic highlighted the fact that Technology reciprocated the and deep-rooted fraternal both Pakistan and the King- warm feelings and echoed KARACHI: Civil Aviation his federal ministers over Staff Report / DNA the opposition’s drive. ties, which form the basis dom had a significant youth the sentiments of the For- Authority (CAA) of Pakistan Abid Raza of enhanced cooperation bulge in their demography. eign Minister, terming Pa- has on Friday reportedly ISLAMABAD: The Italian government has reopened sea­ in all fields between the He said the two countries kistan as a close brotherly moved against an interna- sonal and non-seasonal work visas for Pakistani nationals LAHORE: PML-N vice presi- Rahul praises two countries. have a wide-ranging scope country. The two Ministers tional airlines company for under its annual schedule of work visa called ‘Decreto dent Maryam Nawaz depart- Pakistan He said that the two coun- of expanding ties and en- agreed to enhance bilateral failing to observe COVID-19 Flussi’ for the year 2020-21. Over 30,000 work visas would ed for Gujranwala, the venue tries shared the focus on hancing collaboration in ties and continue close col- related Standard Operating be issued by the Italian government to the nationals from for the Pakistan Democratic development of information this field, which could be laboration on all matters of Procedures (SOPs). The a few non-EU countries, including Pakistan. Pakis­tani Movement rally, saying she DNA technology, which was the mutually beneficial. mutual interest. civil aviation has reportedly workers in agriculture, tourism, construction and freight was doing so “as a foot sol- slapped a fine of Rs100,000 forwarding sectors can avail this opportunity, according to dier” of ousted prime minis- NEW DELHI: In a jibe di- ter Nawaz Sharif. “I embark rected at the on Qatar Airways for violat- details transmitted by the Pakistan Embassy in Italy to the ing the set SOPs laid out by Board of Investment on Thursday. on this mission as your foot Narendra soldier, Nawaz Sharif. I have Modi-led gov- Opposition slogans force the airports and aviation Pakistan has been included in this category of visas after regulatory body. The SOPs dedicated myself to your ernment in the lag of two years as a result of sustained efforts by its were designed to allow the struggle, your mission for New Delhi, embassy in Rome. Ambassador Jauhar Saleem said on the NA session to be adjourned resumption of flight oper- Pakistan and its people,” India’s main occasion that Italy hosts the largest Pakistani diaspora in ations amongst countries the European Union following Brexit, which has sent over Maryam tweeted as she left Opposition leader, Rahul The assembly session started off with prayers for which had previously been her Jati Umra residence in Gandhi, on Friday praised $142 million in remittances in 2019-2020. the 13 security personnel and seven private guards, halted to curb the spread of He said that the Pakistani community in Italy had been Lahore for Gujranwala’s Jin- Pakistan for handling the the global pandemic. nah Stadium. coronavirus better than his who were martyred in separate terrorist attacks demanding Pakistan’s re-inclusion in the list of coun - According to sources, the tries eligible for seasonal workers visa, ever since the own country’s government in Balochistan’s Gwadar district and the North local aviation authority’s Pakistan managed to do. facility was withdrawn two years ago. senior joint secretary has The demand for Pakistani workers in the Italian market “Another solid achieve- Waziristan tribal district a day earlier fined Qatar Airways a penal- facing 5th ment by the BJP govern- is on the rise consistently, especially in the agricultural leaders and supporters from the country’s ty of Rs100,000 for failing to sector, Ambassador Saleem said. It is expected that un - ment. Even Pakistan and Khayam Abbasi major opposition parties are gathering in follow through on the SOPs. Generation Afghanistan handled COV- der the current scheme, hundreds of Pakistani workers protest against the government’s policies. Other than the penalty, the would obtain gainful employment in Italy. Warfare ID better than India,” Gan- ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly ses- The assembly session started off with Qatar headquartered air- dhi said while sharing the Earlier, the Pakistan Embassy also facilitated thou - sion on Friday got off to a noisy start with prayers for the 13 security personnel line will be responsible for sands of undocumented Pakistani workers in Italy to projected growth of coun- opposition lawmakers chanting anti-gov- and seven private guards, who were mar- conducting COVID-19 tests tries in 2020-21. seek legal status through a scheme launched by the Ital - ernment slogans despite the speaker’s re- tyred in separate terrorist attacks in Ba- of all the onboard pas- ian government in June 2020 to regularise the undocu - peated appeals for order in the house. lochistan’s Gwadar district and the North sengers and will bear the mented foreign workers. Loud sloganeering by opposition lawmak- Waziristan tribal district a day earlier. expenses of quarantining Over 18,000 Pakistanis app­lied for regularisation un- ers continued as Prime Minister Imran PM Imran left the house when the session them alongside the mis- der that scheme. Despite the second wave of Covid-19, Khan walked into the assembly along with was adjourned for 20 minutes following a Inside... cellaneous that incur. The which has seen a record number of fresh cases in re - other government members and ministers. ruckus by the opposition. After the sitting CAA, just two days back, cent days, the Pakistan Embassy has kept its consular RCCI urges for political The NA meeting, called into session yester- resumed, Adviser to the Prime Minister on also issued a new travel ad- section, both in Rome and Milan, fully functional so as and economic stability day, was held hours before the opposition Parliamentary Affairs Babar Awan present- visory for the passengers – Page 02 alliance’s – Pakistan Democratic Move- ed a bill to introduce an amendment in the to facilitate the community in benefiting from the grow - that, too, in a move to con- ing job opportunities in Italy. Staff Report India stuck in odd ment (PDM) – rally in Gujranwala, where Election Act 2017 before the assembly. tain novel virus spread. position in IIOJK, ISLAMABAD: Leader of the says Moeed House in Senate Shehzad – Page 03 Waseem Friday said Paki- Pakistan’s NUST stan was facing the Fifth to locally produce Ambassador Haque lauds China’s Covid-19 response Generation Warfare as in- cardiac stents imical forces were trying to – Page 04 The ambassador said over decades of close cooperation, Pakistan and China had forged instigate sectarianism and COVID-19 impact on a unique partnership featuring unparalleled mutual trust and respect provincialism, firing at the Pakistan’s hotel industry Line of Control and making – Page 05 Responsibility of Political Par- multilateralism. tual trust and respect. China Paki- attempts to weaken its insti- Agencies ties” at the invitation of Minister He called for collective and effec- stan Economic Corridor (CPEC), tutions, including the judici- UK ready to walk away of the International Department tive response to narrow-minded which was a flagship project of ary and the armed forces. without ‘fundamental BEIJING: Pakistan Ambassa- change’ from EU of the CPC Central Committee, efforts aimed at the politicization President Xi’s Belt and Road Initi- Speaking in the Senate, he – Page 06 dor to China Moin ul Haque Song Tao. of the pandemic. ative, had laid a sound foundation said the Pakistan Muslim Friday complimented China’s “It was not important what gov - “Instead of being deterred by tem- for modernization of Pakistan’s League-Nawaz (PML-N) UN’s decolonization progress against Covid-19 and ernance systems we follow in porary headwinds or the criticism economy, expanding its scope to leader while sitting in Lon- agenda must include lifting its population from the our countries; our governance of detractors pursuing their own socioeconomic development by don was talking against the Kashmir issue clutches of poverty. – Page 07 systems should be responsive agenda and vested interests, we providing benefits to our people. institutions. The personnel China’s remarkable progress to the people and their needs”, must adhere to the long-term mis- Concluding remarks, the ambas- of Pakistan Army were sac- GM Marriott hosts had validated the strength of its he added. sion of serving the people.” sador said Pakistan looked for- rificing their lives for the poolside dinner unique system giving priority to The ambassador also called The ambassador said over decades ward to working with China and motherland while the sons for diplomats its people’s well-being, he said the attention of the partici - of close cooperation, Pakistan and the international community to – Page 08 of PML-N chief were sitting while participating in a seminar pants to strengthening of the China had forged a unique part- share experiences for the com- in London and protecting on “Poverty Eradication and the United Nations and promoting nership featuring unparalleled mu- mon benefit of the people. their wealth. IslamabadPOST 02 NATIONAL Saturday, October 17, 2020 SHO caught Briefs red-handed RCCI urges for political extorting CM, Corps money Commander LAHORE: The station and economic stability house officer (SHO) of visit Khyber Lahore’s Shahdra police PESHAWAR: Chief Minis- Special stimulus packages should be announced for all sectors and also urged government to station was taken into cus- ter Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, tody after being caught in Mahmood Khan accompa- lower cost of production. Additional funds should be released for development projects the act of extorting money nied by Corps Commander from the complainant of a Peshawar, Lieutenant Gen- murder case. eral Nauman Mahmood on Muhammad Gohar Nafees, Friday visited district Khyber the Director General of where the Chief Minister laid Punjab’s Anti-Corruption foundation stone of 35 kilom- Establishment (ACE), said eter Dawatoi road. Aamir Nazir Cheema took He also inaugurated a hostel a Rs50,000 bribe from the at Tirah Education Complex complainant to arrest peo- and addressed the tribal el- ple nominated in the case. ders of Khyber district. He said the arrested po- In his address the Chief Min- lice officer had asked the ister said the KP government complainant for a bribe was totally aware of the prob- to the tune of Rs200,000. lems of tribal people. The tribal people boldly rendered The SHO has been arrest- countless sacrifices in war ed and a first information against terrorism. He said report (FIR) registered the rapid progress and pros- against him, the DG said. perity of tribal districts was Last year, the Anti-Corrup- among the topmost priorities tion Establishment (ACE) of the Pakistan Tehrik e Insaf Punjab had caught a police- government adding he was man red-handed for receiv- raising voice on every forum ing a bribe from a woman. for the rights of tribal people. Giving detail of the first The Chief Minister main- case, the ACE said the tained that provision of funds anti-graft body acted on a amounting to Rs 100 billion complaint filed by a person for the development of tribal claiming that an assistant districts per year will be en- sub-inspector (ASI) of po- sured at all cost. To address lice was demanding bribe the problems of tribal people, for appointment on naib he said tribal Jirga would be qasid post from his sis- called on every sub-division ter. The ACE authorities level besides, he added the along with the complain- former system of tribal Jirga the Chamber House, he urged Altaf said that the current political Minister that no mega project of said that the purpose of the forum would also be maintained. DNA government to move forward with temperature has increased the any kind has been launched for the was to enhance engagement with ant carried out the raid He said in Khyber district consensus and resolved issues uncertainty which is detrimental city of Rawalpindi in the last two the business community and and arrested the accused work on various projects of RAWALPINDI: The President amicably for political stability. The to the country’s economy. years. I told the Prime Minister to advance the suggestions of red-handed. – APP road infrastructure was un- of Rawalpindi Chamber of business community in Corona He also recounted the recent that the Ring Road project is an stakeholders for the development derway. Besides, he said a Commerce and Industry (RCCI) has been the most affected. meeting of a group of industrialists important project which also of the country’s economy so that 659 new separate law with regard to Nasir Mirza has said that the Special stimulus packages should with the Prime Minister of Pakistan includes economic zones. With the the government could effectively minerals has been enacted government should provide a be announced for all sectors and Imran Khan in which they shared establishment of industrial zones, formulate policy making. Senior Coronavirus for tribal districts and the conducive environment for the also urged government to lower feedback on issues facing the Rawalpindi could become a hub for Vice President Osman Ashraf, lease for these minerals will development of the country’s cases only be allotted to local trib- cost of production. Additional business community, inflation, commercial activities. The Prime Vice President Shahraiz A Malik, al people. The Chief Minis- economy, end the uncertainty. funds should be released for development projects, FBR tax Minister should take personal executive members, Chairman reported ter informed that work on Speaking at an interactive session development projects, he added. system and the current political interest and complete it on priority regional trade Khurshid Berlas, with a delegation of the Economic Former president and group leader situation. He said that it was basis. On the occasion, Azhar Jatoi, EJF members, among others, ISLAMABAD: The total ac- rehabilitation of Jabba Dam tive COVID-19 cases in Pa- Journalists Forum (EJF) at and well-known industrialist Sohail brought to the notice of the Prime President of the Economic Forum, were also present on the occasion. has been started while for kistan on Friday were re- construction Bara Dam, a corded 9,421 as 659 more feasibility study would soon be conducted. With construc- people tested positive for tion of these dams the issues UAF to utilize the deadly virus during relating to potable water FIEDMC chief inaugurates the last 24 hours. Seven and electricity in tribal areas corona patients, who were would be addressed to a great rare elements for under treatment died in extent. – APP hospital on Thursday, ac- industrial monitoring lab High-Tech cording to the latest up- ‘Accession of dustrial hubs in the country. es of global markets. importance to promotion of date issued by the National DNA Briefly speaking about the Mian said that now progress IT and all necessary funding the newly developed technol- command and Operation Kashmir will occasion, Mian Kashif ap- and development of every was also being made available Ishfaq Mughal ogy can be applicable to the Centre (NCOC). LAHORE: Faisalabad Indus- preciated the endeavours country mainly depends on to feasible projects especially low grades ores which re- No COVID affected person be decided trial Estate Development of teachers of the varsity the use and application of in industrial and education FAISALABAD: The Universi- mained unexploited till date was on ventilator in Azad and Management Company for conducting the high modern Information Tech- sectors. He said that FIED- ty of Agriculture Faisalabad and will help contribute in Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) by people of (FIEDMC) Chairman Mian class research and devel- nology in every sphere of life MC would take full advantage scientist Dr Sadia Ilyas in the economy of Pakistan. She and Balochistan, while 74 Kashif Ashfaq Friday inau- oping software to address especially in industrial sector. of the services of INMAL for collaboration with JeonBuk said that rare earth elements ventilators elsewhere in Pakistan, out of 1,884 al- Kashmir’ gurated a state-of-the-art the multiple technical He maintained Information up-gradation and automation National University Korea were critical components in located for COVID-19 pa- industrial monitoring and complications being con- Technology has brought rev- of industrial units. He hoped has made a breakthrough to many high modern and en- automation lab (INMAL) utilize rare earth elements vironmental technologies. tients, were occupied. DNA fronted by the industry olutions in the whole world that INMAL would play key Some 33,901 tests were at Information Technology for the development of high Pakistani rare earth re- RAWALAKOT - The Azad for modernisation of the what we need in Pakistan is role in addressing the issues conducted across the coun- University (ITU) which will plants to curtail and min- its immediate use in all sec- of industrial sector for better technology in Pakistan that sources are weather crust Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) will redress the import bill try on Thursday, including President Sardar Masood meet ever increasing de- imize the cost of produc- tors. He said that present and effective use of electrici- and low grade so need ef- worth billions of rupees. The 9,687 in Sindh, 11,678 in Khan has said that Pakistan mands of the clusters of in- tion to meet the challeng- government attached great ty and other allied. ficient technological devel- Punjab, 5,330 in Khyber pilot research project was would never take any deci- opment. The technology Pakhtunkhwa (KP), 4,985 sion which is detrimental to carried in Korea and it would is developed involving bio in Islamabad Capital Ter- the UN resolutions on Kash- be replicated in Pakistan. Dr assisted leaching followed ritory (ICT), 1,029 in Ba- mir or weakens the stand of Sadia Ilyas said although Pa- by solo chemical recovery lochistan, 518 in Gilgit the people of the state. “We kistan is exploiting its rare process for the exploita- Baltistan (GB), and 674 in want accession of the whole earth reserves at present but tion of Korean monazite. Azad Jammu and Kashmir of Kashmir to Pakistan and (AJK). Around 305,835 this will be decided by the people have recovered people of Jammu and Kash- RIU arranges from the disease so far mir collectively,” he stressed. across Pakistan making it a Addressing a public gathering five-day workshop significant count with over at Berri village near here on 90 percent recovery ratio Friday, he said that the peo- SWABI: Riphah Insti- the vulnerabilities in pro- of the affected patients. ple of the liberated territory tute of Systems Engi - tocols and their exploita- Since the pandemic out- including Berri had shed neering of Riphah In - tion in-depth to provide break, a total of 321,877 their blood for freedom and ternational University students with a better cases were detected so to become part of Pakistan, (RIU) arranged a five- understanding of how to far, including AJK 3,322, but their mission is still unac- day “Hands-on Network secure their data on the Balochistan 15,621, GB complished. He said that we Security Training and internet from hackers. 4,016, ICT 17,781, KP workshop at Women Uni - The participants were must understand that Kash- 38,521, Punjab 101,367 mir was being disintegrated versity, Swabi, from Oc - also guided about the use tober October 12 to 16. of public-key cryptogra- and Sindh 141,249. by not Pakistan but India About 6,621 deaths were which on 31 October 2019, The workshop was aimed phy and Infrastructure. to train women network The speaker emphasized recorded in country since first bifurcated Kashmir into the eruption of the conta- Ladakh and Jammu-Kashmir engineers of Pakistan in that Network Access network security. The Control must be used in gion, including 2,568 Sindh declaring them part of the among two of them died in Indian Union, and the very workshop is the second academic campuses and hospital on Thursday, 2,283 next day, it released fake in series in the pro - enterprises to control maps showing Azad Kashmir ject “Network Security illegitimate users’ ac- in Punjab two of them died and Gilgit Baltistan as parts Training and Workshop cess over the organiza- in hospital on Thursday, of India. across selected Women tion network. The use of 1265 in KP one died in hos- Universities in Pakistan. Firewalls and Intrusion pital on Thursday, 193 in Syed Muhammad Sajjad, Detection and Prevention ICT two of them in hospital 2 arrested LAHORE: Chief Minister Punjab Usman Bazdar inspecting the Punjab Food senior lecturer RISE, and Systems for safety and se - on Thursday, 146 in Ba- Authority’s motorway bike squad, supply of lacto scan machines, free testing the Principal Investigator curity was also discussed lochistan, 90 in GB and 80 over selling and inauguration of the body cam surveillance system. – DNA of the project discussed in depth. – APP in AJK. – APP counterfeit drugs School students DNA protest against KARACHI: Two accused per- sons have been arrested by Li- aqauatabad police officials on a illegal construction tip-off in Karachi over charges WASA Faisalabad which of selling fake and expired Ishfaq Mughal was obtained by the Di- medicines and vaccines for rector Construction WASA children. Senior Superinten- FAISALABAD : Large by submitting mischievous dent Police (SSP) Central told number of Students of Two statement. As this No Ob- media that two persons were Schools and an Orphan arrested for playing with the jection Certificate was lives of innocent children by Home of Dawood Colony obtained by the WASA in selling counterfeit and expired ,Faisalabad, staged a big Violation of law,through medicines and vaccines. Demonstration and took- concealment and misrep- Arif Aslam Rao revealed that out a Protest Procession resentation,and hence the the ‘criminals’ used to supply demonstrating against the WASA Authorities should fake drugs to private and gov- construction of an illegal restrain from carrying-out ernment hospitals. He said “ Pumping Station” adja- the construction work at that a police team raided a flat cent to these Educational this site. They demanded in Gulshan-e-Iqbal area after Institutions for disposal of Prime Minister,Imran being spotted by a detainee Ali of Waste Water of the Vi - Khan and Chief Minis- Arif where a huge quantity of cinity which was emitting ter,Punjab,Sardar Usman paediatric vaccines and med- “ Bad Smell “ and could icines were recovered. The Buzdar, that the site of counterfeit drugs were being become instrumental for this Pumping Station be supplied for the treatment of spread of chronic diseas- vacated from the WASA typhoid, tuberculosis (TB), ra- es in this populous Resi - and appropriate immedi- bies, anti-viral, flu, pneumonia dential Area. ate orders be issued for and other diseases, said the po- The demonstrating Stu- stoppage of construction lice officer. It is exposed by the dents and their Teachers work of this illegal Pump- police investigators that the told the MEDIA that the ing Station of the WASA. criminals used stickers of mul- Director General ,Envi- The demonstrating stu- tinational medicine company ronment Protection Agen- dents suggested that af- for selling the fake drugs. The cy,Government of the Pun- ter vacation of this Site recovered medicines and vac- jab, have already cancelled from WASA, the Govern- cines were inspected by a drug the NOC granted for the officer who has confirmed its ment should develop a expiry and forgery. construction of this Refuse Park for Recreational Water Pumping Station by purpose at this place. 03 IslamabadPOST

METROLITESaturday, October 17, 2020 Eight year Briefs old boy reunited LSM grows with family 3.66% in two months DNA ISLAMABAD: The Large ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Scale Manufacturing Indus- Karachi Company police on tries (LSMI) production Friday reunited eight-year grew by 3.66 percent during old boy with his family who first two months (Jul-Aug) of went missing from its area, current fiscal year as com- a police spokesman said. pared to the corresponding According to details, Wazir period of last year, Pakistan Khan lodged report with Bureau of Statistics (PBS) Karachi company police reported Friday. station that his eight year LSMI Quantum Index Num- old son Sohial had been ber (QIM) was recorded at missing from Karachi com- 130.91 points during July-Aug pany area following which 2020-21 against 126.28 SP (Saddar) Muhammad points during same period of Sarfraz Virk constituted a the preceding year. The high- special team to trace him. est increase of 1.96 percent This team headed by DSP was witnessed in the indices Abid Ikram including Sta- monitored by the Ministry of tion House Officer of Ka- Industries, followed by 1.37 rachi company police sta- percent increase in indices tion Sub-Inspector Saleem monitored by the Provincial Raza and others started Board of Statistics and 0.34 efforts to trace the boy percent increase in the prod- and finally succeeded. Po- ucts monitored by the Oil lice reunited the boy with Companies Advisory Com- his family and his parents mittee (OCAC). Meanwhile, thanked Islamabad police on year-on-year basis, the ISLAMABAD: Members of CGSS posing for a group picture with Ambassador of Azerbaijan Ali Alizada during an award giving ceremony team for its extraordinary industrial growth witnessed held to give certificates to members of the internship program. DNA efforts to trace him. increase of 1.19 percent in IGP Islamabad Muhammad August 2020 when compared Aamir Zulfiqar Khan and with the indices of August DIG (Operations) Waqar 2019, the PBS data revealed. Uddin Syed have appreciat- Meanwhile, the major sec- ed this performance of po- tors that showed growth India stuck in odd position lice team. during July-August 2020 included textile (1.79%), Commissioner food, beverages and tobacco (15.50%), coke and petrole- directs to um products (5.71%), Phar- in IIOJK, says Moeed maceuticals (10.03 %), chem- combat icals (9.70%) , non metallic The SAPM emphasised that the pre-conditions, set by Pakistan, mineral products (23.05%), dengue paper and board (9.83%), were the benchmark for any dialogue process with India, RAWALPINDI: Commis- and rubber products (4.69). sioner Rawalpindi Capt® On the other hand, the LSM if it was serious to hold talks on Kashmir Muhammad Mehmood industries that witnessed Friday said that prevailing negative growth, included ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant move forward.” With regard to the domicile issue national security, he added. whether there has been any issue weather was suitable for automobile (18.81%), iron to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on The SAPM emphasised that the in IIOJK, Dr Moeed categorically Dr Moeed Yusuf said that there or not because only innocent peo- breeding of dengue larvae and steel products (10.39%), National Security and Strategic pre-conditions, set by Pakistan, stated that Indian move to provide was a trust deficit in Afghan lead- ple have been killed.” and there is need to com- fertilizers (0.80%), electron- Policy Planning, Dr Moeed Yusuf were the benchmark for any dia- domicile to non-Kashmiri resi- ership where Pakistan also re- Due to Afghanistan’s history bat it on emergency basis ics (24.63%), leather prod- on Friday said India was stuck in a logue process with India, if it was dents was illegal which the UN mained skeptical at times as there which for the past four decades re- as dengue larva is being ucts (37.50%), engineering difficult position in Indian Illegal- serious to hold talks on Kashmir. framework did not allow, adding, had been issues because Afghans mained in war including the Soviet found in large number dur- products (38.66%), and wood ly Occupied Jammu and Kashmir The first question to any such “If a plebiscite is held tomorrow, did not pay heed to its narrative. conflict, civil war and the US occu- ing indoor and outdoor sur- products (70.45%). – APP (IIOJK) and “unable to figure out Indian proposal was that either none of them will be considered “India has been employing Afghan pation that turned the situation so veillance. what to do. “Its move of August 5, it was serious or not and if India and any plebiscite would be car- territories against Pakistan and fluid, that everyone involved in the Chairing a weekly meeting 2019 had expectedly backfired and could fulfill the pre-requisite. ried out on the position when created misunderstandings but Afghan region, tried to take advan- to review anti-dengue ar- FIR ordered it had lost Kashmir for all practical To a question, he said: “We stand there were no forced demograph- now Pakistan has managed to im- tage of the situation. rangements, he directed against purposes, Dr Moeed said in his ex- on our principled stance about the ic changes in IIOJK. The UN is prove the situation. The Afghan “India’s main ambition was to un- the officials to make maxi- clusive interaction with media. 73-years old dispute and no over- responsible for ensuring free and leadership has come to realize dercut Pakistan which we knew mum arrangements for the accused doctor He said : “The future of Kashmir night change could be expected fair plebiscite.” that it was only Pakistan that could and therefore India seeped into Af- treatment of dengue fever dispute is that India will have to on IIOJK. But, we are aggressively In his comments on National Se- have helped get the Intra-Afghan ghan institutions and started initi- patients, besides all possi- ABBOTTABAD: Additional hold plebiscite as per the Unit- countering the narrative that India curity Threat, he said such issues Peace process to its present shape ating hostile activities against us.” ble preventive measures to Session Judge II, Abbottabad ed Nations (UN) Resolutions to used to sell to the world which is were based on timelines as they and would assist in its meaningful Since, India was a major country meet any eventuality. Friday ordered to register a give Kashmiris their just right to not being accepted now.” vary from short-term to long-term conclusion.” When asked about is- in the region and approached the The Commissioner direct- case against the accused doc- self-determination as there is no He said the sort of pressure India scenarios. He said :“If the ques- sue of firing from Afghan side on US against Pakistan and to exploit ed to create awareness tor’s negligence which took other workable solution to the is under and the negative publicity tion is of present (in the short- Pakistani check posts, the SAPM the Afghan government that gained among the residents about the eyesight of 9 patients issue.” “There is a list of things it has received in western media run), then India and lack of peace said the matter was raised at rel- power after ousting the Taliban re- the use of mosquito net or at Ayub Teaching Hospital (pre-set conditions) that India will had not happened for many dec- in Afghanistan are national secu- evant forums from the day one gime. “India is still conspiring to mosquito repellents like (ATH) during treatment. have to do by force, due to Kash- ades. “The efforts by Pakistan and rity threats to Pakistan.” In the where all parties including the US harm Pakistan’s peace and secu- mats and coils. According to the details, miris or do it voluntarily and come Kashmiri diaspora are bearing long-run while moving forward, and interlocutors of peace process rity and I have given its proofs a He called upon the resi- eyesight lost patients filed to the table and have a conversa- fruit and things are changing in a climate and security, food and en- were apprised. “It is just a sense- day earlier to the Indian journalist dents to keep an eye on a petition of 22-A before the tion so that both countries can propitious way.” ergy and water were the perils to less loss of lives that takes place Karan Thapar,” he added. – APP junkyards, schools and un- court of Additional Session der construction buildings Judge II Abbottabad against which leads to the spread the non-registration of FIR Profiteers to Jazz to provide high of dengue larvae and to in the police station where SSGC to meet leave no place wet or with after hearing both sides the be punished: stagnant water. – APP court in its verdict ordered Riaz Mahsood speed Internet to police to register a case increased demand ABBOTTABAD: The Com- against the accused doctor. ISLAMABAD: The Sui Southern Gas 17-Kilometer pipeline after getting Right Bootlegger missioner Hazara Division, AIOU students On the other side, Save Ab- Company (SSGC), which is mainly respon- of Way (ROW) from the Sindh government, Riaz Khan Mahsud Friday di- ISLAMABAD: Allama Iqbal mna Javed and various other arrested, bottabad Movement (SAM) sible for supplying gas in Sindh and Ba- for which the federal government has been Open University (AIOU) and prominent figures. has also announced for lodg- rected all concerned to take lochistan provinces, has evolved an effec- requesting for the last one-and-a-half years. stern action against the prof- Jazz Business signed a mem- Prof. Dr. Zial Ul-Qayyum, liquor seized ing a suit against the ATH tive strategy of injecting additional RLNG The 30-inch dia pipeline would be laid orandum of understanding while addressing the par- administration in Peshawar iteers/hoarders, check the RAWALPINDI: Police in in its transmission network to meet the from the Custody Transfer Station (CTS) stock position of Utility Stores (MoU) under which Jazz ticipants, said that in the High Court (PHC). increased commodity demand during the of RLNG at the Bin Qasim [Qasim Port their crackdown against and submit reports on daily Business will provide high present scenario, the need anti-social elements have Two weeks earlier, Speak- upcoming peak winter season. Karachi] to Sales Meter Station Pakland speed data bundles to the and importance of the use er KP Assembly Mushtaq basis. He also directed the dis- arrested a bootlegger “This year, around 160 MMCFD (Million where the SSGC transmission network is trict administrations to involve university students on dis- of technology in the filed of Ahmed Ghani distribution of Cubic Feet per Day ) gas is expected to available for injecting the RLNG. besides recovering 192 intelligence agencies for de- counted rates. As per MoU, education is multiplied. bottles of liquor and 400 relief cheques of 9 million ru- be short supplied from the fields and the Currently, as many as two LNG terminals Jazz Business will also pro- He further added that this pees amongst 9 people who tecting the hoarders etc. and kupies, a police spokes- SSGC will face [overall] shortage of around were operating in the country and inject- depute respective magistrates vide Jazz cash services to MoU is highly significant had lost their eyesight dur- 250-300 MMCFD gas this winter. This ing around 1200 MMCFD gas in the na - man said on Friday. for monitoring all the 31 flour facilitate them to deposit as a vast majority of the According to a police ing the treatment in ATH. shortfall will be met by injecting RLNG in tional transmission system, which great- their fee. MoU signing cer- students of AIOU belong On the occasion, he said mills in Hazara Division. spokesman, Kalar Syedan the system,” according to an official docu- ly helped in bridging the gap between Chairing a special meeting emony was held yesterday at to less developed areas of the KP government would ment available with APP. demand and supply of the gas. police conducted a raid in compliance with the direc- the main campus of the uni- Pakistan with limited or vir- and managed to arrest a take strict action against the During the last winter, the SSGC was get- Pakistan’s indigenous gas production is versity, Islamabad. Prof Dr tually no internet services concerned found guilty in 9 tives of the Chief Minister bootlegger namely Shakeel ting an average 1,145 MMCFD gas supply around 3.7 Billion Cubic Feet per Day and Chief Secretary KPK at Zia Ul Qayyum, VC, AIOU, who would now be provided people’s eyesight lost case at from its 25 operational fields, which has (BCFD) against the demand of 6 BCFD, Ayub with 192 bottles of his office, the Commission- Deans of various faculties, high speed internet facil- liquor. ATH Abbottabad. The speak- reduced to 985 MMCFD in 2020-21 due while the existing reserves are depleting professors and administra- ities at their doorsteps to er said that he will receive er tasked the administrative In another raid, Saddar Wah to depletion of the hydrocarbon deposits, at the rate of 9.5 percent annually and officers of all the districts to tive officials participated in utilize all online services of- the investigation report, he curtailing the supply by 160 MMCFD gas. unfortunately oil and gas Exploration & police acting on a tip-off con- ensure plentiful availability of the MoU signing ceremony. fered by AIOU. He, also, an- ducted a raid and recovered would submit it to the chief Keeping in view the increased gas demand, Production companies made no signifi- Moreover, various repre- nounced that AIOU would minister KP and Prime Min- essential edible items in the over 400 liquor kupies from the company has started implementing its cant discovery since long. markets on prescribed rates sentatives from Jazz Busi- collaborate with other tele- ister of Pakistan to bring the a car while driver managed winter plan as 200 MMCFD Regasified Realizing the present and future needs of besides the display of govern- ness were also present on com companies to facilitate accused before the court and to escape from the scene. Liquefied Natural Gas (RLNG) has already gas, the government is encouraging private ment rate list at a conspicuous the occasion including chief students so that they can provide justice to the affect- Separate cases have been been injected in the system. sector players in the LNG business under place in the shops, markets business officer, Ali Naseer, choose any telecom compa- ees. – APP Besides, it commenced work on laying a its ease-of-doing-business plan. – APP registered against accused and malls.– DNA regional business head, Us- ny of their interest. – APP and police started further investigation. Police nets City Police Officer (CPO) 3 POs Rawalpindi Muhammad Ahsan Younas appreciated RAWALPINDI: Police on Fri- ICCI demands Media-cum-Tech city in capital performance of divisional day claimed to have arrested Superintendents of police three proclaimed offenders Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan said that Media-cum-Tech City would provide a good platform to our young me- and SHOs and directed (POs) of B category, allegedly dia and IT professionals even from remote areas to show their creativity for launching new businesses the police officials for high involved in different crimes. vigilance and monitoring According to Rawalpindi po- and thus contribute towards better economic development of the country and promotion of exports against those involved in lice spokesman, special raids form to our young media and anti-social activities, the on the directive of City Police DNA IT professionals even from spokesman added. – APP Officer (CPO) Muhammad remote areas to show their Ahsan Younas were conduct- ISLAMABAD: Sardar Yasir creativity for launching new Poultry ed by Rawalpindi police to Ilyas Khan, President, Is- businesses and thus contrib- net POs, Court Absconders lamabad Chamber of Com- ute towards better economic training and other outlaws. He said, merce and Industry (ICCI) development of the country Pirwadhai police arrested said that Pakistan has abun- and promotion of exports. program from three B category POs namely dant IT & media talent and He said that the government Muhammad Zakar, Muham- tremendous potential to should also introduce a re- October 19 mad Bilal and Mazhar Khan promote export of content, lief package for start-ups to RAWALPINDI: Poultry Re- who were POs and wanted in IT and software products, foster an ecosystem of entre- search Institute (PRI), of- a murder case. therefore, he called upon preneurship in the country. fered week-long free poultry He said the police crackdown the government to consider He further said that many training programme from against criminals would con- establishing a Media-cum- countries have made drastic October 19 at Shamsabad tinue and the outlaws would Tech City in Islamabad in cuts in interest rates with Rawalpindi. be sent behind the bars. He order to develop an ecosys- the aim to support business- According to an official, the said the CPO had directed tem for promotion of media es to combat the Covid-19 course would continue till the police to launch a crack- and IT sectors. pandemic and urged that October 25 and applications down against POs and strict He said this City could ac- SBP should also reduce the may be submitted in the action in accordance with commodate the media and policy interest rate bringing office till October 19. Inter- the law should be taken ICT related houses and National Press Club Islama- General Anwar Raza to con- dent Tariq Chaudhry, Fi- ers were in the delegation. it down to 2-3 percent that ested men and women can against criminals particularly give a boost to business ac- bad that visited ICCI led by gratulate the newly elected nance Secretary Sagheer Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan said will give a boost to SMEs apply for the course and pro- most wanted.– APP tivities. He said this while Senior Vice President Ar- team of ICCI. Group Leader Chaudhry, Siddique Sajjid that Media-cum-Tech City and help accelerate econom- spectus may obtained from addressing a delegation of shad Waheed and Secretary Afzal Butt, former Presi- Baloch, Azhar Jatoi and oth- would provide a good plat- ic activity in the country. the office of PRI. – APP IslamabadPOST 04 TWIN CITIES Saturday, October 17, 2020 IESCO issues Briefs 2-day power suspension CCoE for programme ensuring ISLAMABAD: Islamabad Elec- tric Supply Company (IESCO) domestic on Friday issued 2-day power suspension programme for demand Saturday and Sunday for vari- ous areas of its region due to DNA necessary maintenance and routine development work. ISLAMABAD: Cabinet Com- According to IESCO Spokes- mittee on Energy (CCoE) man, the power supply of directed the Ministry of En- different feeders and grid sta- ergy to plan for meeting the tions would remain suspended industrial and residential for the period on Saturday demand fully during winter from 08:00 AM to 12:00 PM, months, without any curtail- Jinnah Road, Karsal, Mail, ment of load. The CCoE fur- Vanhar, Gawalmandi, City, ther directed the ministry DHQ, Chakri, Arsalan Poultry to ensure that the utilization Farm, SPD, Priyal, Sector-IV, of all other fuel sources, in- APHS, Rehmatabad-1, VVIP, cluding renewable and coal, PAF, Chaklala, MES, Tama- is maximized before assess- smabad, Dhok Hakmadad, ment of furnace oil require- Sihala, RCCI-1, RCCI-2, RCCI- ment. The meeting was held 3, Bahr-e-Kalial, Kohar , Fate- under the chairmanship of hpur, Captain Nisar Feeders, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Federal Minister for Plan- Shahpur Feeder, 07:00 a.m. to ning, Development and Spe- 01:00 p.m. Sagri, Basali, HPT- cial Initiatives Asad Umar, 1, HPT-2, New Kalyam, Old said a press release. Kalam Feeders, from 05:00 to 11:00am Jamrut feeder, from Girls education 09:00 a.m. to 04:00 p.m., HC-1, G-9 Express, G-9/2, G-9 Mar- through truck kaz, AIOU, G-8/1, PTCL, Al- Noor, G-9/3, T&T, I-8/2, I-8/3, art drive in full G-9/4, People Colony, Captain Amir Shaheed, Lalazar, Qasim swing Base, Radio Pakistan, Quaid- ISLAMABAD: The aware- e-Azam Colony Feeders. On ness campaign on girls’ ed- Sunday from 08:00 AM to 12:00 PM Fuji Foundation, ucation through truck art, Morgah, Park View, Mehboob launched by Ministry of Hu- ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurating N-Ovative health technologies facility at National University of Science and Technology (NUST). – APP Shaheed, Pindi Board, Car man Rights, is in full swing. Chowk, Jail Park Feeders, The campaign was launched 05:00 AM to11:00 AM, Bakra- to create awareness among la Feeder, 08:00 AM to 02:00 the masses about the sig- AM , Basali, HPT-1, HPT-2 nificance of girls education Pakistan’s NUST to locally Feeders, 09:00 AM to 05:00 through truck art, said an PM Pindi Point, Barin, Compa- official on Friday. ny Bagh, Public Health, Ghari- She said since last year, 20 al, PAF, Upper Topa, Patriata, brightly painted trucks had Cecil, Kohala, Sunny Bank, traversed up to 5,600 km produce cardiac stents Kaldana, PC Bourbon, HCM, on weekly basis to spread TDCP (Chairlift), Lora, Lora- a positive message across PM Khan said that the federal government is making maximum efforts to bring 2 Abbasi, Dheer Kot, Chaman the country. She said this investment and businesses to Pakistan for improving the economy Kot, Rangla, Minhasa Soha- year’s theme is “My voice, wa, Nimbal, Beirut, DESTO, N-Ovative Health Technology Fa- put a country on a path of devel- its local production will visibly our capabilities and a vision is our equal future”. Giving PAEC Feeders, 09:00 am to cility. Pakistan becomes the sec- opment. The trade deficit is a big reduce the medical treatment needed to explore the potentiali- our girls a safe and equita- DNA 04:00 pm Parliament House, ond country among Muslim states burden on the national economy cost of patients in Pakistan, said ties. Being just an Asian Tiger is Filtration Plant, Frontier ble environment to grow ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister for being capable of locally manu- and no country could survive the Imran Khan. PM Khan said that not a vision, we can be anything House, Embassy, Pak Seat No. and flourish would move Imran Khan has inaugurated facture cardiac stents. crisis and reduce inflation until the federal government is mak- as the human capabilities are 2, Parliament Lodges, Awan Pakistan forward towards a the cardiac stent manufactur - While addressing the ceremony, improving its income. ing maximum efforts to bring in- unlimited.” Among South Asian Sadr, PM House, Islamabad brighter, prosperous future ing unit at the National Uni - PM Imran Khan said that the He highlighted that there was vestment and businesses to Paki- countries, cardiac stents will be Club-II, Adiala, Jhawra, Shah for all, she added. versity of Sciences and Tech - mortality rate of cardiac diseases also a lack of coordination among stan for improving the economy. manufactured in Pakistan after Jeewan, Azizabad. – APP She said education was their nology (NUST) which will is very high in Pakistan and it is institutions as compared to the Regarding overseas nationals, he India. In March 2020, the Drugs basic right which should be turn Pakistan becoming the a praiseworthy decision to locally 60’s era when the country was said that the Pakistanis residing Regulatory Authority of Paki- given without any discrim- IRSA releases 18th global state for locally manufacture stents. The establish- moving ahead in a good direction in foreign countries could serve stan (DRAP) had allowed the ination. She said girls con- manufacturing stents. ment of a facility for stents’ man- and its exports were gradually the country by their skills. “We National University of Scienc- stitute more than half of the 121,900 PM Imran Khan paid a visit to the ufacturing is major progress, said increasing. It is important to set have to make a pleasant envi- es and Technology (NUST) to population so their healthy National University of Sciences Khan. The premier said that there the direction and mindset of the ronment for overseas Pakistanis produce heart stents locally. cusecs water state of education was must. and Technology (NUST) Islama- was a lack of direction and role of country, he urged. A few coun- here in the country as they are The DRAP had issued a license She said an educated moth- bad where he has inaugurated the the past governments in different tries around the world are man- our precious asset. Our major to the NUST to produce heart er could give her child a DNA cardiac stent manufacturing unit, fields which are very important to ufacturing cardiac stents and issue is about being unaware of stents domestically. better future so Ministry ISLAMABAD: Indus River of Human rights was doing System Authority (IRSA) her best to create aware- on Friday released 121,900 ness about their right to Past governments cusecs water from various education. – APP CRTF to fill human rim stations with inflow provided unfunded of 70,800 cusecs. Accord- “Color Rave ing to the data released by resource gap: Usman Dar IRSA, water level in the In- Festival” to subsidies: Senate told dus River at Tarbela Dam ISLAMABAD: Federal Minis- reforms programme with ISLAMABAD: Special Assis- Usman Dar said development The government had conduct- Service’ campaign at hospitals, was 1529.68 feet, which was be held on ter for Industries and Produc- the support of the IMF. The tant to the Prime Minister on of youth was top priority of the ed a successful test-run of the utility stores, mosques and Eh- 143.68 feet higher than its Oct 24 tion Hammad Azhar on Friday reforms aimed to stabilize Youth Affairs Usman Dar Friday present government and the portal—tigerforce.gov.pk—that saas Emergency Cash Centers. dead level 1386 feet. informed the Senate that the the country’s economy by said Corona Relief Tiger Force Prime Minister has provided will also be launched tomorrow Dar regretted that the oppo- Water inflow in the dam was past governments had provid- addressing deep-seated struc- (CRTF) was working as a facili- opportunities to the youth in , he said, adding that CRTF vol- sition was targeting the vol- recorded as 40,300 cusecs tator to fill the gap of human re- national level activities. unteers had started registering unteers, who exhibited great DNA ed unfunded subsidies without tural imbalances and lay the and outflow as 58,000 source in administrative affairs. The SAPM said the government themselves on the website. responsibility and performed cusecs. The water level in ISLAMABAD: A musical any proper budgetary alloca- foundation for sustained and night blended with beau- Addressing to a press con- had developed a portal to fa- He said the members of tiger various tasks without any the Jhelum River at Mangla tion. Replying to a question in inclusive growth, he added. ference here, the SAPM said cilitate the CRTF volunteers, force, during the pandemic’s greed and monetary gains dur- Dam was 1218.20 feet, tiful tunes titled “ Color the Senate, the minister said He said these measures were Rave Festival”, arranged Prime Minister Imran Khan enabling them to report the peak time, had made tremen- ing the trying times. which was 178.20 feet high- that the present government largely directed towards will give future course of action hoarding, artificial price hike dous efforts to ensure imple- “Tiger force is a name of er than its dead level of 1040 by Maha Event Manag- was efficiently working to im- achieving fiscal consolidation, ment, will be held to en- to the CRTF in controlling arti- and non-display of the official mentation of the anti-coro- an ideology as its members feet whereas the inflow and thrall the music lovers on prove the economic condition reducing external sector vul- ficial inflation in the country at rate lists in markets of their re- navirus standard operating came forward with a national outflow of water was re- October 24 at Open Air of the country and the IMF nerabilities, broadening of tax a ceremony held at convention spective union councils through procedures (SOPs) such as so- spirit and the sense of duty,” corded as 6,600 cusecs and Theater Shakar Parian. programme was being imple- base, improving the country’s centre tomorrow (Saturday). Geo-tagging technology. cial distancing and ‘No Mask No Dar remarked. – APP 40,000 cusecs respectively. Emerging singers and fa- mented for economic stability. competitiveness, reforming The release of water at Kal- mous Tik Tokers will fire In a written reply to a ques- and improving governance abagh, Taunsa and Sukkur up the stage with their out- tion, Minister for Finance in state-owned enterprises, was recorded as 64,300, standing performances, an and Revenue said that the strengthening the anti-money 67,100 and 22,500 cusecs, o f f i c i a l s a i d o n F r i d a y . government was implement - laundering and terror financ- respectively. Similarly, from The event will also include ing a home-grown economic ing regimes. – APP the Kabul River a total of much more activities in- 8,700 cusecs of water was cluding,Water balloons, released at Nowshera and Color War, Unlimited Chairman Senate 4,000 cusecs released from dance,Live Singin,Live Dj’s the Chenab River at Marala. p e r f o r m a n c e a n d g a m e s . Well known singer Faizan chairs HBAC meeting Haider will fire the stage Dr. Shehzad Waseem, Lead- 4 Afghan with his melodious voice DNA er of the Opposition Senator and outstanding perfor- Raja Muhammad Zafar ul Haq, nationals held mance. Different restau- ISLAMABAD: House Business the Parliamentary Leaders of for involvement rants will also place stalls Advisory Committee (HBAC) the Political Parties in Senate of continental, Chinese of the Senate met here at the including Senator Sherry Re- in dacoities and desi food. He said Parliament House on Friday. hman, Senator Siraj ul Haq, that it would be a family The Committee, presided over Chief Whip in Senate Senator ambiance event that has by Chairman Senate Muham- Sajjad Hussain Turi, Senator DNA specifically been arranged mad Sadiq Sanjrani, discussed Mushahid Ullah Khan, Sena- to enhance the musical ac- ISLAMABAD: Islamabad in detail legislative business to tor Mir Kabeer Ahmed Mu- Shahzad Town Police on tivities and provide healthy be transacted during the 304th hammad Shahi, Senator Dr. entertainment to citizens. Friday arrested four Af- Session of the Senate. Jehanzeb Jamaldini, Federal ghan nationals for their Besides legislative business, Minister Azam Khan Swati, alleged involvement in da- USC to launch the session would take up dis- Advisor to the Prime Minister coities and recovered four cussion on current situation of for Parliamentary Affairs Dr. mobile phones, artificial mobile stores important national and interna- Babar Awan, Minister of State jewelry, and weapons from tional issues. The HBAC de- for Parliamentary Affairs Ali their possession, a police in Rawalpindi cided that the current session Muhammad Khan, Secretary spokesman said. would continue for two weeks. Senate Dr. Syed Pervez Abbas ISLAMABAD: Ambassador of Denmark to Pakistan Lis Rosenholm visiting Danish IT com - Region pany TEO office. She admired Pakistani IT expertise to develop customized softwares on He said that Inspector Gen- The meeting was attended by and other senior officers of the eral of Police (IGP) Islam- Leader of the House Senator Microsoft, Android, Apple platforms- – DNA Senate Secretariat. abad Muhammad Aamir DNA Zulfiqar Khan had ordered ISLAMABAD: The Utility crackdown against crimi- Stores Corporation of Paki- nals specially involved in stan has formally launched street crime. Following its mobile stores services in Evidence-based policy action must these orders, DIG (Opera- Rawalpindi Region in order tions) Waqar Ud din Syed to directly benefit and facili- asked all zonal officers to tate the general public from accelerate their efforts to the steps taken by the gov- for tackling hunger: Amin Aslam curb the crime in the city ernment. Regional Manager “In our world of abun- to amplify one message: Amin said that as coun - demic have indeed made ing economic shocks,” and no laxity would be tol- of the corporation said that DNA dance, one person in nine achieving zero hunger by tries continued to deal many of us rekindle our Malik Amin stressed. He, erated in this regard. government had provided does not have enough to 2030 is possible, provided with the widespread ef - appreciation for a thing however, urged the global Following these directions, essential commodities on ISLAMABAD: Promoting eat for various reasons and we “join forces” for global fects of the COVID-19 that some take for granted community enhance global SP (Rural) Farooq Amjad controlled rates during lock awareness and boosting many sleep without having action against global hun- pandemic, World Food and many go to bed with- cooperation and solidarity Butar constituted special down period of COVID-19 evidence-based policy ac- team under supervision of adequate food for normal ger. The World Food Day Day 2020 had come an out it: food”. “Food is the to help the most vulnera- ASP Usman Tipu including outbreak, adding that govern- tions for those who suffer healthy living,” he high- is an international day cel- opportunity to highlight essence of life and the ble to recover from the cri- ment had provided subsidy on SHO Shahzad Town Police from hunger and for the lighted quoting from Unit- ebrated every year on Oc- how food and agriculture bedrock of our cultures sis., calling on countries to Station Sub-Inspector Tipu flour, ghee, rice and pulses in need to ensure healthy di- ed Nations’ global studies tober 16 by United Nations are an integral part of and communities. Pre- build back better by mak- order to ensure provision of sultan , ASIs Muhammad ets for everyone is vital to on food security member countries. the COVID-19 response. serving access to safe and ing food systems more re- Noman, Aamad Shah, all these commodities on con- tackling global challenges Malik Amin Aslam re- This year’s WorldFood- He stated that “the COV- nutritious food is and will silient and robust so they trolled rates. He said that Fayyaz Akber, Muhammad of hunger and mal-nutri- marked that however with Day highlights an idea ID-19 crisis has been a continue to be an essen- could withstand soaring Ishfaq, Iftakhir Ahmed, the corporation was taking tion. This was stated by this year’s theme, “grow, of looking towards the time to ponder over things tial part of the response to COVID-19 related volatil- measures to ensure supply Head constables Muham- Malik Amin Aslam, Special nourish, sustain. Togeth- future the world need we truly treasure and our the COVID-19 pandemic, ity and fallouts of climate mad Zubair, Muhammad of adequate commodities Assistant to Prime Minis- er, “our actions are our to build together where most basic needs for sus- particularly for poor and change, deliver healthy to far off areas and started Akhtar, Muhammad Imran, ter on Climate Change in future.”, the world commu- hunger is eliminated tainability of our lives and vulnerable communities, and sustainable diets for Wajid, Khadam Hussain, mobile stores services to a press statement marking nity need to launch infor- altogether. The PM’s the world as whole. These who are hit hardest by all, and decent livelihoods facilitate them. Mumtaz Ahmed, along World Food Day on Friday. mation campaigns globally special assistant Malik uncertain times of the pan- the pandemic and result- for food system workers. with other officials. Saturday, October 17, 2020 05 IslamabadPOST Pakistan’s First And Only Diplomatic Daily Editor-in-Chief: Ansar Mahmood Bhatti United in protest Deputy Editor: Abid Raza Digital surveillance Number of groups came together in Islamabad on Wednes- HE stage is steadily being set for increased internet sur- day to protest various issues that affect their livelihoods ABC CERTIFIED veillance in the country. The government has a clear target A and their lives. From the All Pakistan Labor Unions to the T for which it is silently laying the groundwork, but the prepa- Young Doctors Association to the Punjab Teachers Union to the Vol: 01 Issue: 175 rations are all taking place without the input of key stakeholders very overworked and under-appreciated Lady Health Workers to Email: [email protected] from the tech industry. A report published in this paper yesterday the Goods and Transporters Group to the All Pakistan Clerks revealed that this lack of transparency has set off alarm bells for the Association, D-Chowk saw another kind of protest – the kind that Phone: 051-2266165 / 051-2261960 big technology companies who will be the direct targets of this regu- just cannot be dismissed by the government under the pretext Off: Awan Plaza, Block 18-A, G-8 Markaz Islamabad lation and surveillance. Represented by the Asia Internet Coalition, of ‘political agendas’ and ‘foreign narratives’. The demands may major social media platforms including Google, Facebook, Twitter vary but they are all connected in one way or the other with ei- and Apple have published a letter written to Prime Minister Imran ther apathy by the government or a lack of understanding of just Khan expressing deep concern about the lack of consultation in draft- what the working and middle classes are going through in this ing the Removal and Blocking of Unlawful Content (Procedure, Over- sight and Safeguards) Rules, 2020. time of crippling inflation. For example, the huge protest by lady The letter goes so far as to say that the companies have lost trust in health workers is only demanding what in any other world should the “non-transparent and abbreviated” consultation process. While not even be up for debate: proper service structure, pensions this has been said publicly, in private and on condition of anonymity, and due payment for additional duties. The lady health workers top executives at these tech companies are said to have revealed even have been told that they come under the provincial government more startling developments which indicate that there is far more at and should therefore return and stage their protests in their stake than is made public. It was also revealed that the government provinces. The LHWs however say that the federal government wants to further restrict and control what is published on social me- is in charge of polio vaccination and other similar campaigns, dia, with a demand to block and regulate content. The rules, under and should take control of their fate. They have also said that which these sweeping powers would be legalised, have so far been without a decrease in food prices they will not be able to survive kept secret, with the coalition even stating that, despite multiple re- – much like the rest of the working and professional class. quests, no draft of the revised rules has been shared with industry These protests are a very real gauge of just how desperate the stakeholders for input or feedback. times are for the people of the country that they are ready to take That the government is diligently laying the foundation for the to the streets themselves even when policemen in full riot gear large-scale digital surveillance of citizens is deeply unsettling. What and shields stand before them, and when they have no political is more disturbing is the secrecy with which all of this is being clout at all. The government has brought up the Covid factor, but done, with even the tech companies complaining that they have that doesn’t go down well when the same government has been been left in the dark. The clandestine nature of these rules and the holding large gatherings itself. All this is happening as the opposi- key demands of the government to these tech companies suggest tion’s first large combined rally is set for today. The fact is that the that something sinister is at play. That the authorities want citizen government cannot and should not ignore the Islamabad protests. data to be stored in Pakistan so that they can access it without going It would be an unwise move to try and do that because the anger through a legal process speaks volumes for the state’s desperation is palpable and sentiment of betrayal and helplessness strong. The to monitor citizens’ movements online. Such a hawkish approach demands of the people – whether they are trade unionists or lady to digital companies makes a mockery of both the prime minister’s health workers of medical and nursing staff – have to be heard dream of a ‘digital Pakistan’ and his claim of “I am democracy”. The with the respect and seriousness they have earned.. These are dogged tracking of citizens, the eagerness to access their data and citizens of the country. Without many – in fact, all – of them and the desire to proactively block certain kinds of content reeks of their work, we would all be much the poorer. paranoia and is shameful behaviour in a democracy. COVID-19 impact on Pakistan’s hotel industry UE to the COVID-19 outbreak, industries have •26 February 2020 when two cases were reported. •Awareness Munaza Kazmi been troubled by ambiguities & uncertainties & Prodromal • digital communication network. D this scenario is quite evident in the tourism & •15-25 March 2020, more cases reported, & it was reg- •Making, recording & communicating disaster manage- hotel industry, which is based on human interaction. It istered that the spread had happened. ment strategy. can be said the hotel & tourism industry is the main •Lockdown in Pakistan was made in less than a day. Mitigation Coronavirus attacked receiver of the catastrophe & its consequences. •The operations of big hotels started affecting in re- •Reduce vulnerability The Impact of COVID-19 on Pakistan’s Hotel Industry: sponse of travel bans & shut downs. •Business Continuity Management Pakistan in late February Coronavirus attacked Pakistan in late February 2020, •Restaurants receiving lockdown notices from govern- •Ensuring the wellbeing of staff, clients & property 2020, from there onwards from there onwards its hotel industry has confronted ment. •Reduce non-essential labor costs flexibility with damaging consequences from mainly lockdowns & •Cancellations of bookings have been recorded which •Multitasking its hotel industry has quarantine. These results have affected each & every drastically have stroke the cash flows of hotels. •Online sessions stakeholder in the hotel chain. Starting from the travel Emergency •Using annual leave & reduction in working hours. confronted with damaging bans & prolonged quarantine, it ended with the cancela- •April 15 June 2020. •Review & revise marketing tion of bookings & tourist’s unwillingness to travel due •Cases reached on its peak with 6,825 new cases. Contingency Management consequences from mainly to the fear of virus. These cancelations have eventually •Shutdowns & closures to protect the people. •Safety led to cut their costs even to the risk of survival. It was •Pakistan’s Hotel industry entered in the emergency •Emergency services lockdowns & quarantine. reported that many of the small & medium hotels went phase. •Loss Sharing to complete shutdown & closure of business which af- •Hotel industry undergone a disastrous decline. •Refunding or re-scheduling cancellations These results have affected fected the bread & butter of many poor people. There Intermediate •Intense cleaning & its marketing are approximately 12,000 hotels in Pakistan that directly •Late June 2020 the number of cases stabilized. •Provide contactless services each & every stakeholder & indirectly employ 2.5 million families, moreover tour- •Smart Lockdown. •CSR activities in the hotel chain. Starting ism & hospitality is Pakistan’s second largest contribu- •Tourism bans were lifted with strict SOPs. •Closely monitor marketing tor in economy & foreign reserves. Furthermore, this •Hotel business started showing some early signs of Rehabilitation from the travel bans & scenario resulted sharp decline in the market value in performance recovery. •Damage assessment the stock exchange. As reported by Asian Development •The hotel industry shifted its focus from anti-pandemic •Beginning of restoration prolonged quarantine, it Bank in the worst-case scenario, Pakistan Hotels may to business restoration measures. •Modification in marketing face loss of $ 253.7 million whereas in the moderate Recovery Restoring ended with the cancelation case, the loss would be around $ 0.67 million. I would •Beginning of July 2020 there came a significant de- •Restoration of normal business operations say Pakistan is under the era of slow recovery & lies crease in the confirm cases. •Improvement in customer services & other facilities of bookings & tourist’s between moderate to worst case since hotels still have •Domestic tourism recovered, but foreign incoming was •Extensive advertising & campaigns not started operating as before, moreover the influx of dropped since most of the countries had closed their •Seek aid from government& insurance companies if unwillingness to travel international tourist is still near to zero, though Prime borders. required. due to the fear of virus. Minister Imran Khan has lifted the restrictions on tour- •The overnight rate of Pakistan’s incoming passengers •Encourage mutual support with all stakeholders ism industry, but almost more than half of the nations declined intensely, the situation convincing the luxury Discover new horizons These cancelations have are still under border restrictions. & upper-class hotels to seek new markets & segments. Resolution or post disaster phase aims to ensure that The scenario will persist, since the loss has not just in- Most of them focusing on domestic clients & offering adequate reflection critical examination of the lessons eventually led to cut their curred on the economy only but to the physical as well reasonable rates & packages. learned. There should be focus on day to day action with mental health of the people, it raised numerous fears •Healing. mind mapping for discovering the new horizons, since costs even to the risk of & anxiety issues, the concerns for infection, these con- Resolution COVID-19 had caused enduring changes in customer cerns can have negative impact on the industry, though •As of 20 September 2020, the recovery rate in Paki- preferences & consumption behaviors. Hence, hotels survival. It was reported the industry will revive slowly & for that Pakistan must stan positions at 95.6%. should identify those needs & develop state-of-the-art gear up for tomorrow. •Domestic market is improving but the international products e.g., concern for hygiene, health, & sustaina- that many of the small Preparing for tomorrow: global situation & mobility. bility. & medium hotels went It was observed that the industry of tourism & hospital- •Perhaps, 2021-2022, phase is expected to last for 2 •The hotels must renew services by reviewing & recon- ity has been under a persistent crisis & disaster since years or more till discovery of vaccine&conclusion of structing existing products, marketing strategy, distribu- to complete shutdown & the beginning of 21st century. The pandemic of corona- the COVID-19 tion channels, delivery methods, & consumption points. virus comes under the same category, as it is neither STRATEGIES •Develop Disaster Management Standard Operating closure of business which predictable nor avoidable & effecting the working & op- Visualization Procedure erations of entities round the globe. •An effective team under a good manager. It is hoped that such an approach would lead to a bet - affected the bread & butter COVID-19 Disaster Management Framework for •Potentialityof disaster & its probability of occurrence ter understanding of disaster planning, reduction & Hotels: •Planning & Communication readiness & the development of suitable policies & of many poor people PHASE •Risk analysis initiatives from hotel enterprises to facilitate more Pre-event •Proactive planning effective management. Why is Bint-e-Hawa deprived of protection? OR the last thirty years, the unstoppa- curs, members of the government, the op- Unless the concept of crime and punishment Attiya Munawer ble chain of abduction and murder of position getsilenced by making strong con- is put into practice in this country, such inci - F innocent girls has been going on for demnatory statements and the traditional dents will not be prevented. Hearings will be a long time. At the same time, incidents of rhetoric of bringing the accused to justice. postponed due to weak police investigation collective and individual abuse of women are No effective legislation has been enacted in in police stations, absence of lawyers and also on the rise. Some incidents are report - this regard nor a common strategy is being accused in the courts leading to an increase ed, but most do not even register an FIR for worked out to protect the people. For so in crime. Such incidents can be greatly re - the sake of their family’s honor and dignity. many years, the so-called democrats have duced if law enforcement agencies carry out These young girls and women who are vic - been in power, yet women are not secure their duties with due diligence and do not tims of brutality get rid of their lives by com - and innocent children are being killed after delay the delivery of judicial decisions. mitting suicide. being abused. There is no doubt that the government is Such incidents that happen on a daily basis The present government makes a lot of facing many challenges, but the nation has have frightened girls and women. Poor and claims to provide security to the people, not been tolerant in tolerating such inci- middle class women are being called under there is talk of legislation, but the ground re - dents, by justifying the situation in the coun - the pretext of employment and their dignity alities are just the opposite. If we look at the try. The incidents with women and girls are is being tarnished while somewhere on pub- number of sexual assaults from Zainab to the proof that there is a lack of justice in the The present govt makes lic highways, they are being sexually abused motorway incident, the administration looks society. The lack of justice in society occurs after looting. In the state of Medina, Bint-e- completely inactive. The highest rate of cas - only when the government starts supporting a lot of claims to provide Hawa is nowhere safe and rulers are merely es across the country is in Punjab and KPK, the oppressor instead of the oppressed. consoling the people with rhetoric claims of while these two provinces have PTI govern- Not providing justice is the biggest injustice security to the people, there making criminals a warning sign. ments. The government has issued an alert of the government. Hazrat Ali (R.A.) says is talk of legislation, but the Pakistan is an Islamic country;where things in the name of Zainab, the innocent daugh - that “society can survive with kufr (infi- can get better if the perpetrators of child ter of Kasur, but it has not been of any use. delity), but not injustice”. PTI government ground realities are just the and women abuse are punished according to Has such showy measures ever eradicated should ensure the delivery of justice; im- Islamic principles. We have to set an exem - crime? All this is nothing but a ploy to throw prove the police system and its efficiency. opposite. If we look at the plaryby hanging such beasts in public with- dust in the eyes of the people. The hearing of cases of abuse of children number of sexual assaults out coming under the pressure of the West; There is no doubt about the intention of and women should be expedited and those otherwise, our fate will be the same as that Prime Minister Imran Khan, he wants to involved should be hung in public squares as from Zainab to the motorway of the people of Lut. set a precedent for criminals by prevent- a warning sign. There is no denying the fact that it is the ing crime, but in practice the government We have to follow the Islamic laws and make incident, the administration responsibility of the government to protect seems to have completely failed to protect the best possible legislation, If the rulers looks completely inactive. the lives, property, honor and dignity of the the lives, property, honor and dignity of the who wanted to make Pakistan a state of people. Cruel beasts in human form are car- people. It is the major responsibility of the Medina, need to come out of the pressure The highest rate of cases rying out fearless and dangerous incidents, federal and provincial governments to curb of the major world powers and move towards but the government has not taken any seri - the rising crime and sexual abuse of women the implementation of real Sharia law in Pa - across the country is ous, drastic and immediate steps for effec- in the country, but the extent to which this kistan, then not only Bint-e-Hawa will get full in Punjab and KPK tive prevention. responsibility is being met can be gauged rights with protection, but also our entire so - Whenever a new tragedy in the country oc - from the growing proportion of incidents. ciety will improve. IslamabadPOST 06 WORLD / SPORTS Saturday, October 17, 2020 National Briefs T20 Cup semifinals Egyptian to turn pink army begins Radaa 2020 DNA RAWALPINDI: The Pakistan military drills Cricket Board will use Sat- urday’s high-profile National DNA T20 Cup semifinals to create CAIRO: Radaa-2020 (Deter- awareness about breast can- rence-2020 drills), carried cer as part of its corporate out by units from the Egyp- social responsibility in part- tian Central Military Region nership with Pink Ribbon with the participation of the Pakistan. October is marked branches of the Egyptian across the globe as Breast Armed Forces, is underway. Cancer Awareness Month to The drills will continue help increase attention and for several days as part of support for the awareness of the annual plan for combat breast cancer, which is by far training of the Egyptian the most common cancer in Armed Forces’ formations women worldwide. Accord- and units, in conjunction ing to the World Health Or- with the celebrations of the ganization, there are about country and the armed forc- 1.38 million new cases and es of the 47th anniversary of 458,000 deaths from breast the October war. cancer each year. To mark The drills include training in the preparation and or- the occasion, players from ganization of battle, moving the four semi-finalist teams and conquering and then as well as PCB staff and pushing the main force to at- broadcasters will wear pink tack the front border of the ribbons on their shirts to hostile defenses, and com- raise awareness. In addition pleting the attack to achieve to this, the match officials the planned tasks using the will wear pink polos, the MILES simulation. stumps will be painted pink Mohamed Farid Hegazy, and all PCB’s digital assets chief of staff of the Egyptian will turn pink to align with Armed Forces, addressed the global breast cancer a number of commanders KABUL: Ambassador of Pakistan to Afghanistan Mansoor Ahmad Khan called on Afghan Minister of Industry & Commerce awareness cause. PCB chief and officers participating in Nisar Ahmad Ghoryani and discussed strengthening of bilateral trade, transit and connectivity. – DNA executive Wasim Khan: “The the project about the way to National T20 Cup has been carry out the tasks assigned the most followed and dis- to them. He imposed a num- cussed cricket event on PTV ber of emergency tactical Sports, delayed live-stream situations to ensure their ability to take the right deci- UK ready to walk away without and other social media plat- sion to face sharp and rapid forms during these unprece- changes during the course dented Covid-19 times. of the battle. The Egyptian and Russian navies are con- 2 Thai ducting joint exercises in ‘fundamental change’ from EU the Black Sea until the end protesters of this year. During the ex- The summit outcome appeared to rule out a comprehensive, Canada-style free trade agreement between the ercises, the warships of the arrested Black Sea Fleet of the Rus- EU and Britain, Johnson said, accusing the 27-nation bloc of failing “to negotiate seriously” in recent months sian Navy and the Egyptian to rule out a comprehensive, Can- we will prepare to embrace the and setting our own laws.” insisting it wants an overarching Navy, with the support of air- DNA ada-style free trade agreement alternative,” Johnson said. The British pound slid below trade deal of the kind the EU DNA craft, will train to defend sea between the EU and Britain, John- He said Britain should “get ready” $1.29 in response to Johnson’s adopted with Canada in 2017. BANGKOK: Thai police arrest- lanes against various threats. LONDON: Prime Minister Boris son said, accusing the 27-nation to operate on stripped-down comments but pushed the London Brussels in turn stresses that Brit- ed two activists Friday under Troops will be deployed to Johnson on Friday kept the door bloc of failing “to negotiate seri- World Trade Organization rules stock market up 1.3 percent, as ain’s economy is far more integrat- a rarely-used law banning vio- organize communications open to more Brexit talks but in- ously” in recent months. from January akin to Australia’s the weak pound lifts multination- ed with the EU’s than Canada’s, lence against the queen, after and resupply at sea, and par- sisted Britain was ready to slam “They want the continued ability relationship with the EU. als earning in dollars. and that its single market must be thousands of pro-democracy ticipants in the exercises will it shut unless the EU offers “fun- to control our legislative free- “And we can do it, because we Johnson had set the EU summit as protected from British backslid- protesters defied an emergen- conduct searches for suspi- damental change” in its tactics, as dom, our fisheries, in a way that always knew that there would be a deadline for a deal, but is under ing. At their Brussels summit, EU cious ships. cy decree to rally on the streets the clock ticks down to a potential- is obviously unacceptable to an change on January 1 whatever pressure after fresh warnings that leaders demanded Britain com- of Bangkok. ly messy divorce. independent country,” he said in type of relationship we had,” he British companies are nowhere promise on fair trade rules to un- The kingdom’s political elite Japan ‘to Johnson was responding after a broadcast interview. said, pointing to sector-by-sector near ready for the consequenc- block the stalled post-Brexit talks. has been jolted by a youth-led the European Union at summit He said that “unless there is some arrangements in areas such as es of a cliff-edge divorce when Chief negotiator Michel Barnier movement that has demanded release talks Thursday demanded he give fundamental change of approach” social security, aviation and nu- a post-Brexit transition periods also proposed more meetings in the resignation of Prime Min- ground on key stumbling blocks from the EU, Britain’s favoured clear cooperation. “And we will ends on December 31. London next week and the EU ister Prayut Chan-O-Cha and contaminated while also proposing a fresh round approach for an all-encompassing prosper mightily as an independ- Britain wants to reassert sover- confirmed it would be in the Brit- issued a once-taboo call for water into sea’ of talks next week in London. deal was out. “And so with high ent free-trading nation, controlling eignty over its waters and refuse ish capital to intensify negotia- reforms to Thailand’s power- The summit outcome appeared hearts and complete confidence our own borders, our fisheries, EU legal oversight over any deal, tions from Monday. ful monarchy. Ekachai Hong- kangwan and Bunkueanun Monitoring Desk Paothong were among activists TOKYO: Japan is to release Kyrgyzstan to hold who crowded around a royal treated radioactive water Tsikhanouskaya on wanted motorcade carrying Queen from the destroyed Fukus- Suthida on Wednesday during hima nuclear plant into the presidential elections a large demonstration near the sea, media reports say. capital’s government house. It follows years of debate list in Belarus, Russia Bunkueanun said during a Fri- over how to dispose of the before Jan. 10 list. The opposition leader fled to elections after her husband, who had day morning Facebook broad- liquid, which includes water arov proposed lowering the Foreign Desk neighboring Lithuania shortly after originally intended to take that role, cast that he was surrendering used to cool the power sta- DNA threshold to enter parlia- the disputed election in Belarus on was arrested and charged with tak- himself to police. tion hit by a massive tsuna- ment up to 5 percent, and MOSCOW: Belarus and Russia have August 9. She has since met with Eu - ing part in an unauthorized demon- “I am accused of trying to mi in 2011. Environmental BISHKEK: The presiden- added opposition leader Sviatlana ropean leaders and called for Presi- stration. When her husband was harm the queen,” he said. “I and fishing groups oppose reducing the electoral de- tial elections in Kyrgyzstan posit from 5 million Kyrgyz Tsikhanouskaya to their wanted lists dent Alexander Lukashenko to step formally disqualified from running, am innocent. That was not the idea but many scientists on charges of attempting to over- say the risk it would pose is should be held no later than soms (62,000 U.S. dollars) down. On Tuesday she set a deadline she took up the mantle and quickly my intention.” Ekachai told low. The government says Jan. 10, Prime Minister to 1 million soms (12,000 throw the constitutional order. of October 25, threatening nation- got the 100,000 signatures required media by phone he had also no final decision has been Sadyr Zhaparov said Friday. dollars) as well as the Belarus put opposition leader wide strikes if it was not met. to be on the ballot. Protests erupted been charged and police later made. The release of more Consultations on the date number of deputies from Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya on its Anna Krasulina, a spokeswoman for following the election which the pres- confirmed he was in their cus- than a million tonnes of wa- for the elections will be 120 to 90 or 70. “When most-wanted list for alleged calls to Tsikhanouskaya, said that the move ident claimed to have won, but which tody. Both men could face life ter, which has been filtered held, Zhaparov said at an such a parliament comes, overthrow the constitutional order, by Belarus “doesn’t surprise anyone. have been disputed by other groups. in prison under a law that has to reduce radioactivity, would extraordinary session of then we will be able to go the Russian interior minister told It’s clear the regime has no legal Other opposition leaders have been not been used for decades and start in 2022 at the earliest, the parliament. Both pres- for constitutional reform,” RIA news on Friday. ways of retaining power.” arrested or left the country. punishes any “act of violence according to Japanese media idential and parliamentary he said. Zhaparov on Thurs- In accordance with a regional bloc Tsikhanouskaya stepped forward as Around 13,000 people were arrested against the queen or her liber- outlets including national elections will be held with- day declared himself acting agreement, Tsikhanouskaya later the leader of the opposition chal- during the crackdown against pro- ty”. It is not clear why the pair dailies the Nikkei and the in the framework of the president of the country also appeared on Russia’s wanted lenging the president in the last tests, some were later released. were singled out. This is the Yomiuri Shimbun. The water law, he said, adding that after President Sooronbai first time such a serious charge would be diluted inside the parliamentary elections Jeenbekov resigned hours has been levelled against plant before release so it is should be held according earlier amid ongoing pro- pro-democracy activists, many 40 times less concentrated, to the party system. Zhap- tests in Bishkek. of whom have already been hit the Yomiuri Shimbun said, with lesser charges, including with the whole process tak- sedition and breaking coronavi- ing 30 years. An official de- cision could emerge by the EU condemns rus rules on gatherings. end of this month, said Kyodo Their movement’s demands news agency. There has been include the abolition of a strict growing urgency over what Turkey ‘provocations’ royal defamation law -- which to do with the water as space shields the monarchy from crit- to store the liquid - which in eastern Med icism -- and for the royal family to stay out of politics. includes groundwater and BRUSSELS: EU leaders on in their summit communique. rain that seeps daily into the Friday condemned “unilateral They urged Turkey to reverse plant - is running out. Most actions and provocations” by its recent activity and reiterat- of the radioactive isotopes 55 dead, 7 have been removed using a Turkey in the Mediterranean ed their “full solidarity” for EU missing in complex filtration process. where it is locked in a standoff members Greece and Cyprus. But one isotope, tritium, can- over energy resources with EU leaders had a lengthy dis- Vietnam not be removed so the water Greece and Cyprus. cussion of their relations with has been stored in huge tanks European leaders discussed Ankara at a summit just two HANOI: Floods and other natu- which will fill up by 2022. the dispute at a summit in weeks ago, but Athens and ral disasters triggered by heavy Brussels, after Turkey sent a Nicosia put grievances over downpours have killed 55 peo- research ship back to contest- Turkish energy exploration in ple and left seven others miss- 1st Tunisian ed waters in defiance of inter- the eastern Mediterranean ing in central Vietnam over national calls to withdraw. back on the agenda. After a the past 10 days, the country’s satellite to be The European Union “de- similar row in August, Ankara Central Steering Committee launched in plores renewed unilateral and has redeployed the research for Natural Disaster Preven- provocative actions by Turkey ship Oruc Reis to strategic tion and Control said on Friday. March 2021 in the Eastern Mediterranean, waters between Cyprus and The death toll increased from including recent exploratory the Greek islands of Crete RAWALPINDI: A view of cricket match between Northern and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 40 on Thursday. The victims activities,” the 27 leaders said and Kastellorizo. – APP teams during National T20 Cup played at Pindi Cricket Stadium. – DNA were mainly reported in the DNA provinces of Quang Tri, Thua TUNIS: The first Tunisian Thien Hue and Quang Nam, ac- satellite Challenge One will cording to the committee’s lat- be launched on March 20, est report. Among the dead, 13 2021, Tunis Afrique Presse were part of a rescue team who (TAP) reported Friday. Uzbekistan expands the list of offshore zones suffered a landslide on their “This date will coincide with way to verify reports of victims the celebration of the 65th The document clarified the tax authorities, which receive information from the branches of buried by a previous landslide anniversary of Tunisia’s in- banks and territorial departments of customs authorities, - territorial state tax departments in Thua Thien Hue’s Phong dependence,” Telnet Group, Dien district. Over 30 others initiator of this project, was and the Interregional State Tax Inspectorate for Large Taxpayers were swept away by floods, quoted by TAP as saying. San Marino, Saint Mar- Taxpayers. According to document introduced a new not later than 3 days from the economic entity are not the committee said, adding The group confirms that it DNA tin (Sint Maarten), Uru- the document, banks must monitoring mechanism. the date of departure; suspended. If monitoring that search and rescue is has successfully completed guay and the Philippines report if during a calendar When studying the informa- by registered mail, if the sub- confirms the fact: underway for the remaining all functional tests. Chal- TASHKENT: Uzbekistan were included to the list year the amount of trans- tion received, tax author- ject does not have a person- committing an offense - missing. Between Oct. 5 to lenge One, made by 100-per- has expanded the list of of offshore zones, foreign fer of a resident individual ities rely on information al account, it is considered the tax office takes meas- 13, heavy downpours were cent Tunisian resources and offshore zones. Corre- exchange transactions abroad to the accounts of from electronic information received 5 days after it was ures within its powers or witnessed in central and cen- skills, will be launched from sponding changes were with which are subject to individuals exceeds 100 databases and other infor- sent. The requested docu- transfers materials to law tral highlands Vietnam, with a base in Kazakhstan aboard made to the Regulation on monitoring. The document million soums (previously - mation available to them. If ments and information must enforcement agencies; the Russian Soyuz-2 rocket. the accumulative rainfall sur- the procedure for monitor- clarified the tax authori- equivalent to US$10,000). violations of the procedure be submitted to the tax au- money laundering, terror- passing 2,000 mm in some Between 2018 and 2019, ing the validity of the con- Telnet Group signed a se- ties, which receive infor- Now the customs author- for conducting foreign ex- thority within 5 working days ist financing or prolifera- areas. Some 900 hectares ries of cooperation and part- duct of foreign exchange mation from the branches ities must report on the change transactions are de- after receiving the request. tion of weapons of mass of rice fields and over 5,500 nership agreements with transactions by legal enti- of banks and territorial revealed facts of unreason- tected, a request is sent to In some cases, additional in- destruction - the tax au- hectares of other croplands the Russian space agency ties and individuals. departments of customs able overstatement and un- an economic entity: formation is requested from thorities shall notify the were submerged. Meanwhile, Roscosmos as part of a new American Samoa, Aruba, authorities, - territorial derstatement of the invoice in electronic form to the banks and customs. In the Department for Combat- more than 445,700 cattle and strategy based on the invest- Guatemala, Dominica, Kir- state tax departments and value of goods, both during taxpayer’s personal ac- course of monitoring, meas- ing Economic Crimes un- poultry animals were killed or ment in space technologies. ibati, Monaco, Alderney the Interregional State their import and export. count - it is considered ures of legal influence are der the General Prosecu- swept away, said the commit- Channel Island, Pitcairn, Tax Inspectorate for Large According to Norma.uz, the received after reading, but not applied, the activities of tor’s Office within 3 days. tee. – APP IslamabadPOST 07 BUSINESS / WORLD Saturday, October 17, 2020 Mexico minister Briefs arrested in UN’s decolonization agenda US on ‘drug Sarkozy charges’ charged must include Kashmir issue Foreign Desk over Libyan While the international community has continued to reaffirm the principle of self-determination, the free NEW YORK: Former Mex- ican defence minister Sal- financing exercise of this right has been denied, so far, in certain cases, such as in Jammu and Kashmir and Palestine vador Cienfuegos has been the Pakistani representative said. arrested in the United States Monitoring Desk DNA Dealing with UN peacekeeping op- on undisclosed charges, PARIS: Former French Pres- erations, he urged the world body to Mexico’s foreign minister ident Nicolas Sarkozy has NEW YORK: Pakistan told the U.N. consider ways and means to strength- said on Thursday. been charged over claims he on Thursday that it’s decolonization en the UN Military Observers Group Cienfuegos, who was de- used Libyan cash for his 2007 agenda would remain incomplete in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP), fence chief from 2012- election campaign, financial without settling the Kashmir dispute and enable it to effectively perform 2018, was reportedly on a crimes prosecutors told the on the basis of Security Council res- its mandated role for monitoring and trip with his family when AFP news agency on Friday. olutions that pledged the right of reporting ceasefire violations. he was arrested at Los An- The charge for “membership self-determination to the Kashmiri In this regard, Aamir Khan point- geles airport. “The consul in a criminal conspiracy” was people. “India has, by obfuscation and ed out that despite the UN Secre- in Los Angeles will inform brought on Monday, and adds oppression, denied the right of self-de- tary-General and the Security Council me of the charges in the to charges in 2018 of “pas- termination to the people of Jammu call for a global ceasefire, India inten- next few hours. We will of- sive corruption”, “benefitting and Kashmir for seven decades,” sified its violations of the ceasefire fer the consular assistance from embezzled public funds” Mohammad Aamir Khan, deputy per- along the Line of Control (LoC) in to which he is entitled,” and “illegal campaign financ- manent representative of Pakistan to the disputed territory of Jammu and Foreign Minister Marcelo ing” against Sarkozy, who has the UN, said in a speech to the Gen- Kashmir. “Due to the intensified Indi- Ebrard wrote on Twitter. denied any wrongdoing. eral Assembly’s Special Political and an ceasefire violations, and threats of The Mexican investigative On his Facebook page, Decolonization (Fourth) Committee. aggression against Pakistan, the role magazine Proceso, quoting Sarkozy on Friday again said “The UN’s decolonization agenda will and importance of UNMOGIP, has unnamed sources at the US he was innocent remain incomplete without the just become increasingly important,” he Department of Justice, re- The 65-year-old denies accu- resolution of the Jammu and Kashmir emphasized. “As a major troop con- ported that the arrest was sations by former members dispute.” he added. tributing country, with a proud his- the result of a long-standing of Muammar Gaddafi’s lead- “Negation of the right to self-deter- tory of professionalism, competence investigation into corrup- ership that he took millions mination, anywhere, generates anger and honour, we welcome discussions tion involving drug traffick- from the slain Libyan ruler, and discontent, ignites conflicts and for improving performance and out- ers. The Wall Street Jour- some of it delivered in cash- threatens peace and security,” the Aamir Khan pointed out. composition., Aamir Khan said those ly, including the use of blinding pellet comes of peacekeeping, he said, call- nal newspaper, quoting an stuffed suitcases, in his suc- said while participating in a general The persistence of colonialism and measures constituted flagrant viola- guns, and imposed collective punish- ing it UN’s flagship enterprise. “As unnamed senior Mexican cessful presidential run. debate. “Sadly,” the Pakistani repre- foreign occupations is a “travesty” of tions of the UN Charter, the relevant ments demolishing and burning en- the first member state to endorse government official, said The scandal came to light sentative said, “South Asia and the the universal principle of political and Security Council resolutions, and in- tire neighborhoods and villages. the Action for Peacekeeping (A4P) Cienfuegos was arrested at in 2012, when investigative Middle East have witnessed and expe- economic freedom for all peoples, the ternational law, including the Fourth “The international community must declaration of shared commitments, the request of the US Drug website Mediapart published rienced this for decades.” Pakistani representative said. Geneva Convention. hold India accountable for egregious we firmly believe that we are all stake- Enforcement Administra- a document purporting to “While the international community Referring to India’s so-called “final During the last fourteen months, he violations of human rights of Kash- holders in this endeavour and thus tion (DEA). There was no show that Gaddafi agreed to has continued to reaffirm the princi- solution” initiated in occupied Jammu said, India has imprisoned all Kashmi- miris, and ensure the implementation have a shared responsibility to en- immediate confirmation give Sarkozy up to 50 mil- ple of self-determination, the free ex- and Kashmir on Aug. 5, 2019, that ri political leaders, illegally detained of the Security Council resolutions sure its success.” “We look forward from the US authorities. lion euros ($58m or $67.6m ercise of this right has been denied, saw elimination of the disputed state’s 13,000 Kashmiri youth, tortured prescribing a plebiscite to enable the to working with all stakeholders for at today’s rates). In 2011, as so far, in certain cases, such as in special status, imposition of a siege many of them, summarily executed people of Jammu and Kashmir to exer- our common objective of improving Bolivia set NATO-backed forces were Jammu and Kashmir and Palestine,” and changing of its demographic young boys, put down protest violent- cise their right to self-determination,” peacekeeping outcomes.” driving Gaddafi out of power, to vote for the longtime Libyan leader’s president youngest son Saif al-Islam, UNHCR’s told the Euronews network: Syria Kurds free LA PAZ: Bolivians will “Sarkozy must first give Rohingya fund European powers vote for a new president back the money he took on Sunday and for the first from Libya to finance his more than 600 half a billion time in two decades the electoral campaign.” condemn Israel’s name of Evo Morales will ISIL fighters dollars short not be on the ballot paper. Yet not only does the shad- Macron peated calls from the Arab oreign esk ow of the landlocked coun- Monitoring desk tribes that dominate much of F D defends fishing settlement approvals try’s first ever indigenous the region administered by NEW YORK: Less than half president loom large over Kurdish-led authorities re- trust between the parties with Now began recording in the Kurds, including the areas the $1bn in aid meant for the poll, he is the reason it rights at Brexit leased hundreds of ISIL Rohingya refugees in Bang- Foreign Desk a view to resuming dialogue,” 2012,” the watchdog said in near the Iraqi border where is taking place at all. (ISIS) fighters imprisoned ladesh this year has been they said, urging an immediate a statement. The European deal debate ISIL made its bloody last stand Morales stood for, and won, in northern Syria as part of a raised and the lack of mon- LONDON: European powers halt in settlement construction. ministers said pushing ahead in 2019. AFP news agency cor- an unconstitutional fourth general amnesty in the region ey has made it difficult for on Friday condemned Israel’s This week, Israel approved with more settlements would respondents outside the Alaya term in a controversial elec- Web Desk controlled by a United States- them to provide the food, decision to approve thousands detention facility on the out- the construction of more than be a “counterproductive move tion last year that sparked backed militia. Amina Omar, basic healthcare and other more settlements in occupied PARIS: French President skirts of Qamishli saw dozens 3,000 settler homes across the in light of the positive develop- weeks of protests against the head of the Syrian Demo- support the Rohingya need, Palestinian territory, calling it Emmanuel Macron issued a of detainees leave the premis- occupied West Bank, ending an ments of normalisation agree- his victory. An Organiza- cratic Council, told reporters the UN refugee agency or a “counterproductive” move statement Friday at the EU es and reunite with relatives eight-month lull in settlement ments reached between Isra- tion of American States at a news conference in the UNHCR said on Thursday as that undermines regional Council Summit in Brussels who had come to meet them. expansion. Under international el, the United Arab Emirates audit subsequently found town of Qamishli that ISIL it announced plans for a large peace efforts. “The expan- on the matter of fishing “My brother has been in jail law, settlements are considered and Bahrain”. The UAE and clear evidence of fraud and members who were released donor conference next week. sion of settlements violates rights in the English Chan- for eight months for women illegal. Palestinian officials and Bahrain in mid-September set Morales resigned before have “no blood on their hands” The online event will take international law and further nel and northern waters be- trafficking in Al-Hol camp,” much of the international com- aside decades of enmity with fleeing into exile. and have all repented joining place on October 22 in an tween France and England. Ahmad al-Hussein said, in ref- imperils the viability of a two- munity view them as the main Israel to sign a US-brokered Now living in neighbor- ISIL at some point. “They are effort to close a “significant “Under no circumstance erence to the largest detention state solution to bring about obstacle to a viable two-state deal to normalise ties. ing Argentina, he is barred people who can be reformed,” funding gap”, the UNHCR will our fisherman be the facility in the region. a just and lasting peace to solution. The latest approvals US Secretary of State Mike from standing but his hand- Omar said shortly before the said. “Solidarity with the Ro- ones sacrificed for this Kurdish authorities cur- the Israeli-Palestinian con- raised the number of settle- Pompeo also urged Saudi Ara- picked successor as the men were freed. hingya people means more Brexit. We did not choose rently operate more than flict,” said a joint statement ment homes to be advanced bia to recognise Israel, in what Movement for Socialism The Syrian Democratic Coun- than just meeting their basic Brexit; it’s the choice of the two dozen prisons scat- needs,” Filippo Grandi, the from the foreign ministers of this year to more than 12,150, would be a strategic boost for (MAS) candidate, Luis cil said the 631 prisoners were British people,” he said to tered across northeast- UN high commissioner for Germany, France, the Unit- according to Peace Now, the the country. But Riyadh said Arce, leads opinion polls. released Thursday while 253 Radio France International ern Syria, holding about Refugees, said in a statement. ed Kingdom, Italy and Spain. settlement watchdog group. the focus should remain on According to analysts Eura- others will have their terms upon his arrival at a summit 10,000 ISIL fighters. “Refugees, like everyone else, “As we have emphasised di- “These approvals make 2020 the Palestinian-Israeli peace sia Group, “polls point to a cut in half. Omar added all held Thursday and Friday in Among the detainees are have a right to a life of dignity rectly with the government of the highest year on record in talks before any formal rap- very close race with... Arce those freed are Syrians who the Belgian capital. some 2,000 foreigners whose and the chance to build a safe Israel, this step furthermore terms of units in settlement prochement between Israel within reach of a first round have served at least half of Although Friday’s agenda home countries have refused and stable future.” undermines efforts to rebuild plans promoted since Peace and Saudi Arabia. victory.” A Ciesmori poll their prison sentences. will focus on events in Af- to repatriate them, including released last week put Arce The releases came after re- rica, discussions the prior about 800 Europeans. ahead with 30.7 percent of day had focused on relations votes compared to his main with the UK, with the fish- challenger, the centrist for- ing issue being one of great Kashmir’s political mer president Carlos Mesa importance. The UK is set with 24.7 percent. to make a hard exit from To win outright in the first the single market as of Dec. parties unite for round, Arce would need 31. Macron said as well that to poll 40 percent with a France is already making autonomy 10-point advantage over his preparations for the dead- nearest challenger. – APP line. British Prime Minis- National Conference, the ashmir esk ter Boris Johnson says he K D People’s Democratic Party, will decide at the summit’s the People’s Conference, the Thai premier conclusion whether the UK SRINAGAR: Kashmir’s main Awami National Conference will continue discussions on political parties have an- and the Communist Party of refuses to his self-imposed deadline. nounced a grand alliance to India (Marxist) – was held at resign, free Fishing rights is one of the seek a peaceful restoration of his residence in the main city three main issues to be its autonomy days after India of Srinagar. On Tuesday, the protesters hammered out between the released the last key Kash- government ordered the re- miri political leader from a lease of another former Chief UK and the EU. Top of the oreign desk list is cross-channel busi- lengthy detention. Minister Mehbooba Mufti F ness, with Britain insisting “Our battle is a constitutional after a 14-month detention BANGKOK: Thai prime on doling out state aid to battle. We want the govern- and she and other leaders minister on Friday reject- UK businesses if it deems ment of India to return to promptly called for a cam- ed calls by pro-democracy it necessary. Governance the people of the state [of paign to restore Indian-ad- protesters to resign and and regulating future deals Kashmir] the rights they held ministered Kashmir’s special refused to release detained and agreements is another before August 5th, 2019,” rights. Indian Prime Min- demonstrators as demand- hot-button topic. Farooq Abdullah, former ister Narendra Modi’s ed by human rights groups, chief minister of Indian-ad- government revoked the saying they had broken the Floods ministered Kashmir, said Muslim-majority region’s law. “What did I do wrong? on Thursday. Abdullah was special status last year, I am asking you,” Prayut submerge talking to reporters after cracked down on opposition BAKU: Ombudsperson of Azerbaijan, Sabina Aliyeva received the Ambassador of Pakistan Chan-o-cha said at a news a meeting of the disputed and rounded up hundreds of in Azerbaijan, Bilal Hayee at the Ombudsman Office and gave broad information about the conference broadcast by lo- 350 homes region’s main parties – the people to forestall protests. armed attacks of Armenia against civilians in Azerbaijan- DNA cal Voice TV. Thailand de- clared a state of emergency in Indonesia in Bangkok on Thursday as security forces cleared Foreign Desk demonstrators from outside the prime minister’s office. JAKARTA: Heavy rains in Prayut said that the Foreign Tolitoli Regency in Indo- International community urged to Ministry would explain to nesia’s Central Sulawesi diplomats that the state of Province caused flooding emergency was imposed Friday in the villages of in Bangkok to restore sta- Silondou and Janja, accord- condemn Armenian attack on children bility in the country. “The ing to the Indonesian Na- The ministry stressed that for almost three decades hundreds of thousands of children in Azerbaijan government cannot allow tional Board for Disaster lawlessness to continue,” Management (BNPB). A suffer from the ongoing aggression of Armenia and its long-lasting effects he said, blaming media for total of 350 homes were keeping eyes only on politi- damaged and a bridge was BAKU: Azerbaijan Foreign Min- them with safe haven, ignoring the Convention on the Rights of the dous efforts and budget resources “Armenia which presents itself istry calls the international com- decades-lasting plight and suffer- Child. Moreover, Armenia has been allocated by the Government of as one of the “advocates” of the cal conflicts while ignoring closed to traffic due to the other issues. The former risk of collapse. munity, the relevant internation- ing of the whole generation, and using acts of genocide as a means to Azerbaijan. The internally dis- Safe Schools Declaration is re- al organizations to react publicly failing to secure justice and rule of instil fear and to terrorize the entire placed children in Azerbaijan still sponsible for total destruction general, however, said he Officials said necessary would not force media to units are working in co - to the deliberate targeting by law which sow the seeds for con- population and force them to flee. It cannot realize their right to volun- of 1107 educational facilities Armenia of children and educa- flicts to continue,” the statement was noted that only in Khojaly mas- tary return to their lands in safety and 855 kindergartens in the report news according to ordination to meet flood the government’s wishes. victims’ needs. They are tional facilities in Azerbaijan and reads. The ministry stressed that sacre 613 civilians of whom 63 were and dignity despite the provisions occupied territories of the Re- Earlier, police closed Bang- currently trying to find take effective actions to stop the for almost three decades hun- children were brutally killed and of relevant documents, including public of Azerbaijan. As a result kok’s Ratchaprasong In- out whether other settle- climate of impunity lasting for dreds of thousands of children in many were maimed by the armed the UN Security Council resolu- of the ethnic cleansing policy, tersection, where tens of ments were damaged due three decades. Azerbaijan suffer from the ongo- forces of Armenia in 1992. tions 822, 853, 874 and 884 adopt- all Azerbaijani schoolchildren thousands of protesters had to the floods. The mete - In the statement, ministry urges ing aggression of Armenia and its The ministry underlined that 1 ed in 1993,” the statement says. and students have been expelled gathered since Thursday. orology agency warned the international community to long-lasting effects. During this million Azerbaijanis, one third of Furthermore, the ministry em- from their native lands. Tens of that there may be floods refrain from the actions, such as period, Armenia ignoring moral whom are children were forceful- phasized that the ongoing armed thousands of Azerbaijani chil- Thailand’s six opposition due to showers in various rendering political, financial and imperatives and legal responsi- ly expelled and driven away from aggression of Armenia against dren continue to realize their parties opposed the govern- regions tomorrow, includ- especially military support to Ar- bilities, deprived the Azerbaijani their homes in contrary to Article Azerbaijan has inflicted serious right to education under serious ment’s decision to impose a ing Palu, Sigi, Donggala, menia which contributes to the children of their inherent rights 49 of IV Geneva Convention. damage upon the infrastructure challenges stemming from their state of emergency banning Parimo, Poso, Buol and grave violations committed by this defined in the international doc- “For almost 15 years the larger for children in Azerbaijan, in continued displacement. Many pro-democracy protests. Morowali. Indonesia is country against the children in uments, and their right to be part of the forcefully displaced contrary to the Article 50 of the others along the line of confron- “The Prime Minister must located near the equator, Azerbaijan. “Children represent brought up in the spirit of the ide- children in Azerbaijan had to live IV Geneva Convention which pro- tation attend their classes under immediately cancel the state and floods and landslides the future. If the international als proclaimed in the United Na- in tent camps and villages consist- vides that the occupying power the constant threat of being at- of emergency declaration often occur, especially community fails today its univer- tions Charter, in particular in the ing of luggage vans on railways shall facilitate the proper working tacked by the indiscriminate as the move violates human from October to April. sal moral obligation to protect spirit of peace, dignity, equality which were subsequently abol- of all institutions devoted to the bombing of the armed forces of rights,” said a joint statement the future generation and provide and solidarity as described in the ished as a result of the tremen- care and education of children. Armenia,” the statement reads. by the opposition parties. IslamabadSATURDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2020 | P WWW.ISLAMABADPOST.COM.PKOST Punjab govt Briefs directed to GM Marriott hosts poolside upgrade CAA traces hospitals lost wallet of passenger dinner for diplomats Nihal Miraj ISLAMABAD: Minister for ISLAMABAD: A porter of Planning and Development the Civil Aviation Authority The diplomats who attended the reception praised the initiative of the Marriott Asad Umar has directed the (CAA) has set another ex- Punjab administration to ample of honesty by tracing Hotel and the General Manager who provided them with an opportunity upgrade Tehsil and District and returning a lost wallet hospitals under PSDP and to its owner at the Bacha of interacting with their colleagues, especially the new comers prepare its PC-1. Khan International Airport Chairing a high level meet- (BKIAP), Peshawar. ing on the status of develop- “The wallet was full of for- ment programs and funds eign and Pakistani curren- related to Health sector in cy,” an Aviation Division Punjab, through video link news release said here on on Friday, he assured the Friday. Irshad Ullah, a pas- assistance of Federal gov- senger who arrived at the ernment in this regard. BKIAP on a flight EK-636 On the occasion, Punjab from Dubai, had forgotten Health Minister Yasmeen his wallet in the aircraft. Rashid apprised the Minis- Later, the porter traced the ter of the plan to set up an owner and handed over his integrated Communicable wallet, who praised the CAA Disease Center on the pat- efforts in finding and return- tern of National Institute ing his lost valuable. of Health. Yasmeen Rashid The organization would also said at the time of Corona give appreciation certifi- Pandemic such a center is a cates to the porter for his matter of urgency. honesty and trustworthi- Asad Umar was also ap- ness. – APP prised about the construc- tions of Mother and Child ‘Previous Care Hospitals and other ongoing Health projects in govt provided Punjab. It was informed that Punjab government is fully unfunded prepared to construct six Mother and Child Care Hos- subsidies’ pitals in the province. Shujaat Hamza Aleem Khan ISLAMABAD: Federal Min- ister for Industries and Pro- contracts duction Hammad Azhar on ISLAMABAD: General Manager Islamabad Marriott Hotel Maurizio Romani hosted dinner for the newly arrived ambassadors and high coronavirus Friday informed the Senate commissioners. A large number of the diplomatic community attended the dinner. Seen in the picture are members of the diplomatic corps that the past governments cutting cake to mark independence days of those countries that could not hold receptions due to CONVID 19. (Full coverage of the event had provided unfunded sub- shall be carried in the coming issue of CENTRELINE magazine). – DNA Abid Raza sidies without any proper Ambassadors and High Commis- they would enjoy their stay in present on the occasion cut the them with an opportunity of in - LAHORE: Provincial Min- budgetary allocation. ister Abdul Aleem Khan is Replying to a question in A.M.Bhatti sioners of various countries. A Pakistan. Mr. Romani said due cake along with the General teracting with their colleagues, large number of diplomats at- to COVID 19 no diplomatic Manager. especially the new comers. the latest member of Punjab the Senate, the minister government to test posi- said that the present gov- ISLAMABAD: General Manager tended the reception. function was held for last many The diplomats who attended the The guests were served with Islamabad Marriott Hotel Mau- The General Manager speaking months. The Marriott Hotel reception praised the initiative continental, Pakistani and re- tive for the coronavirus on ernment was efficiently Friday, following two more working to improve the eco- rizio Romani hosted a poolside on the occasion welcomed the therefore arranged a cake cut- of the Marriott Hotel and the gional cuisines which, they en- dinner for the newly arrived new ambassadors and hoped ting ceremony. The diplomats General Manager who provided joyed very much. ministers on Saturday. nomic condition of the coun- On Friday, Punjab Food try and the IMF programme Minister and Senior PTI was being implemented for leader Abdul Aleem Khan economic stability. JCC to consider was tested for coronavirus In a written reply to a ques- after he became unwell. tion, Minister for Finance Pak, Hungary companies After confirmation of the and Revenue said that the road projects contraction, Aleem Khan government was implement- quarantined himself. ing a home-grown economic must go for joint ventures On Friday, it was reported reforms programme with the in CPEC that two Punjab cabinet support of the IMF. The re- These views were expressed by Pakistan ambassador in Hungary ISLAMABAD: The government Thursday decided to ministers, Minister of In- forms aimed to stabilize the take up new road projects to be included in China Paki - dustries, Commerce & In- country’s economy by ad- Dr. Muhemmed Aejaz, while addressing a webinar organized by APBF stan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in the annual meeting vestment Mian Aslam Iqbal dressing deep-seated struc- Pakistan Business Forum. the seminar. The Pakistan enhancing economic pros- of Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) on CPEC that is and Hussain Jahania Gar- tural imbalances and lay the DNA He said Pakistan was one ambassador in Hungary ap- perity in both countries. scheduled to be held in Beijing next month. dezi have also contracted foundation for sustained and of the important trade part- preciated the APBF board Ambassador informed that This was decided in a consultative meeting to review the virus. Apart from them, inclusive growth, he added. ISLAMABAD: WITH a view ners of Hungary and both members and gave a com- Hungary has made impres- the preparations for the upcoming 10th JCC meeting. Chairman P&D, Secretary He said these measures to further promote Paki- countries have the ability to prehensive briefing about sive progress in agriculture Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initia- Punjab Assembly Muham- were largely directed to- stan-Hungary bilateral trade, further strengthen mutual the significant business op- sector by introducing mod- tives Asad Umar chaired the meeting. mad Khan Bhatti and Sec- wards achieving fiscal con- the Embassy of Pakistan in trade and economic ties. portunities existing between ern technology, research and All the conveners of the respective Joint Working retary Food Asad Gilani are solidation, reducing exter- Budapest is on the look for Among other leadership and Pakistan and Hungary. good agricultural practices. Groups (JWGs) under CPEC framework including Sec- also Covid positive. nal sector vulnerabilities, new opportunities and ways office-bearers, APBF Presi- The Ambassador said that He said that Pakistan Embas- retary Planning, Chairman CPEC Authority, Secretary Communications and Secretary Foreign Affairs attend- broadening of tax base, to enhance investments from dent Syed Maaz Mahmood, under the vision of Foreign sy in Hungary is focused on ed the meeting. Officials from line ministries and rep - Ijaz Shah improving the country’s Hungary to Pakistan; identify APBF founding chairman Minister of Pakistan Shah a wide range of programs to resentatives from all relevant departments also attend- competitiveness, reforming opportunities for promoting and Chairman PIEDMC Mehmood Qureshi to use collaborate with Hungarian ed the meeting. The conveners of the JWGs and their rejects PDM and improving governance Pakistan’s quality exports; Syed Nabeel Hashmi, Mian all available economic diplo- business community includ- in state-owned enterprises, and pin-point most potential representatives briefed the minister on the agenda and Haseeb Safdar, Amir Munir, macy tools to make Pakistan ing trade, education, public proposed deliverables for the 10th JCC. allegations strengthening the anti-mon- sectors for joint ventures Amir Ata Barry, Haroon Ali economically self-reliant, diplomacy, culture, gender ey laundering and terror between suitable Hungarian The minister expressed satisfaction over the Khan, Muhammad Naeem, he has been engaging with equity, and development to preparations and suggested deliverables for the haheen anif financing regimes, address- and Pakistani companies for S H Yaqoob Saifi, Dr. Saman leading Hungarian author- seek good partners. JCC. Under the JWG on Transport and Infrastruc - ing energy sector imbalanc- technology transfers. ISLAMABAD: Interior Min- Yazdani, Mian Haseeb ities and business entities Dilating on the similarities be- ture, Asad Umar agreed to take up DI Khan–Zhob es and strengthening the These views were expressed ister Ijaz Shah on Friday re- Safdar, Salman Asif, M.S. on a regular basis. Dr. Mu- tween Pakistan and Hungary, highway project with the Chinese side for funding autonomy of the State Bank by Pakistan ambassador in jected allegations of arrest- Baber, Asif Rafiq Rajwana, hemmed Aejaz said efforts Muhemmed Aejaz informed in the meeting of the respective JWG. of Pakistan. One major com- ing Pakistan Democratic Hungary Dr. Muhemmed Faisal Saleem, Manzoor ul were required to transform that like Pakistan, agriculture The meeting also agreed that new projects will be ponent of reforms was to Movement (PDM) workers Aejaz, while addressing a Haq Malik and Mr. Zeeshan cordial and brotherly rela- remains the foundation of considered in the next JCC after approval of the ensure social protection for ahead of public gathering webinar organized by the All Sandal also participated tions into two-way trade for Hungarian economy. PC-Is including Swat Express Way Phase–II and Pe - the poorer sections of the in Gujranwala. In his state- society, he added. shawar-D I Khan Motorway. Greater Peshawar Mass Court puts Transit was also discussed and it was decided that ment, Ijaz Shah said that ‘PML-N allied with parties the project will be taken up with the Chinese side containers are placed only No shortage off NAB plea after the completion of feasibility study. to stop the movement of Progress on prioritized CPEC SEZs including the vehicles at the jalsagah LAHORE: An accountability of wheat in Rashakai, Dhabeji, Alama Iqbal Industrial City (M3) route. No one is being they claimed to drag’ court in Lahore adjourned was also reviewed. Discussing the progress in indus - stopped from going to Jin- country Habib Jalib respectively. on Friday the NAB plea to trial cooperation sector under CPEC, Asad Umar nah Stadium, he said. hayam bbasi “ But today it is obvious that close a two-decade-old in- ISLAMABAD: Ministry K A stressed the need to take immediate actions to en - The interior minister ob- Chairman Pakistan Peoples quiry against PML-N pres- of National Food Security courage the Chinese investors to invest in SEZs. served that such allegations ISLAMABAD: Advisor to the Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto ident Shehbaz Sharif over and Research (MinNFSR) He emphasized to enhance industrial competitive - are levelled by the opposi- Prime Minister on Account- Zardari will edge past both alleged illegal allotment of here on Friday categorically ness of business in Pakistan, through technology tion, whenever they hold ability and Interior Barrister Maryam and Shehbaz in Gu- twelve plots. The court put cleared that sufficient wheat transfer, world class managerial and industrial prac - public rallies. Shah said Shahzad Akbar on Friday jranwala rally,” he said. off the hearing due to the stocks are available in the tices and skills transfer from China. no development has been said expediencies of politics Retorting Maryam’s state- presiding officer of the court country to tackle with do- Asad Umar directed Ministry of National Food Secu - made over the closure of have forced Pakistan Muslim ment, he said the govern- being on leave. It directed mestic requirements. rity and Research to select need based specific pro - cases registered against one the lawyers representing A press release issued League-Nawaz (PML-N) to ment had already allowed jects for agriculture to take up with Chinese coun - of the coalition partner of parties to the case to turn up by the Ministry said that make alliance with former Nawaz and Leader of the the opposition to hold the terparts and Foot and Mouth Disease free zone for the PTI government, Mutta- in court on Saturday to for- Pakistan is wheat secure President Asif Ali Zardari opposition in National public meeting at the ven- Balochistan should also be the part of upcoming JCC. hida Qaumi Movement-Paki- ward their arguments. The country till next harvest – the person once they pub- Assembly Shehbaz Sha- ue of their choice. Likewise Asad Umar would convene follow-up meetings on indus - stan (MQM-P) leaders. anti-corruption watchdog and claims of shortage are licly claimed dragging on the rif – the niece and uncle Maryam was allowed to join trial cooperation, agriculture, Gwadar and Socio-eco- Will act on the Prime Minis- shelved the inquiry pending fallacious. It said that public roads of Larkana. wanted to emulate former the ‘Jalsa’ from Lahore on nomic development sector in the coming week to fur- ter Imran Khan’s advise in for the past 20 years for want sector wheat stocks stood The advisor tweeted that Prime Minister Benazir route of her choice and now ther refine the deliverables for the 10th JCC. – DNA this regard, he maintained. at ,4.883 million metric Vice President Maryam Bhutto and eminent poet she should hold the rally. of evidence. – DNA tons (MMT) and Provincial Earthquake Crop Reporting Services in- formed MinNFSR that there of 5.6 is shortage of 1.6MMT. The shortfall was decided Health Corridor, enrichment of CPEC: Chinese scholar magnitude to be met through import The construction of the China-Pakistan Health Corridor and the cooperation between of wheat with 3 pronged jolts KP strategy,including importa- China and Pakistan in the field of health can directly benefit the people’s livelihood in Pakistan tion through public, private DNA and GTG basis. It said that na-Pakistan Health Corridor, and tions, enterprises and non-govern- ical and health conditions in Paki- public sector is importing DNA I believe there will be other cor- mental organizations of China and stan, patients cannot get proper PESHAWAR: Earthquake wheat through GTG basis in ridors in the days to come. This Pakistan have carried out close treatment. tremors were felt in dif- two ways and PASSCO will BEIJING: China-Pakistan’s on- shows that the China-Pakistan cooperation, which fully reflects As a result, the strategic agree- ferent cities of Khyber bring 180,000 MT of GTG going efforts of building Health Economic Corridor is constantly the special friendly relationship ment between China and Pakistan Pakhtunkhwa (KP) includ- wheat in November. While corridor will enrich CPEC for enriching and developing. between the two countries. on precision medical laboratory ing Sibi, Swat, Lower Dir, TCP got clearance from ECC the well-being of the people of The construction of the Chi- In building the China-Pakistan for cancer was signed in Beijing Shangla and its suburban yesterday,to import 340,000 the two countries, said Chinese na-Pakistan Health Corridor Health Corridor, I advocate giv - last month. parts on Friday. According MT of GTG wheat in com- scholar Prof. Cheng Xizhong in and the cooperation between ing full play to two initiatives: According to the agreement, to the Met department, the ing month.The imported an article published by China China and Pakistan in the field one is the initiative of the gov - Beijing Anlong Gene Medicine intensity of tremors record- quantities will be distributed Economic Net on Friday. of health can directly benefit the ernments; the other is the in - Technology Company and Life ed 5.6-magnitude at Richter amongst PASSCO, Punjab Recently, China and Pakistan people’s livelihood in Pakistan. itiative of medical institutions. Rehealth Technology Pakistan Scale. However, no casualty and KPK in proportion to agreed to make joint efforts to This shows that the construction In addition to the efforts by the will jointly establish a cancer or damage was reported. what they have demanded. boost the China-Pakistan Health of the China-Pakistan Economic en cooperation in the fields of clin- two governments, the medical precision medical laboratory. Seismological reports stat- On the other hand public Corridor. Corridor is becoming more and ical training, traditional medicine, institutions of China and Paki - Under this framework, Chinese ed that the depth of the sector is importing wheat China-Pakistan Health Corridor more pragmatic.” public health care, prevention of stan should carry out close co - and Pakistani enterprises will quake was 242-kilometre through Trading Corpora- is a very good and wide-ranging Prof. Cheng noted that China and viral diseases, and surveillance of operation. jointly carry out cancer medical with epicentre in Hinduk- tion of Pakistan (TCP) was concept. Initially, the two sides Pakistan have cooperated in the infectious diseases. Recently, Chinese and Pakistani research, and Chinese enterpris- ush Mountain range in Af- provided a schedule of 29 were devoted to the China-Paki- field of health for many years. “ This year, the novel coronavirus enterprises decided that they will es will share medical technology ghanistan. Earlier on Octo- vessels that will arrive till stan Economic Corridor (CPEC). As far back as 2006, the health pneumonia is unprecedentedly jointly establish a medical labora- with their Pakistani partners. ber 8, a moderate intensity January 2021 bringing out- Later, the economic corridor ex- authorities of China and Pakistan spreading worldwide. For joint tory. The incidence rate of cancer Another important content for earthquake had jolted Min- sized amount of wheat in panded to the cultural corridor signed a cooperation document in prevention, control and treatment, in Pakistan is very high, especially the China-Pakistan Health Corri- gora in Swat and adjoining the country. – APP and the tourism corridor. the field of health, which stated the central governments, local in lung cancer and liver cancer. dor is the development of medi- areas of Khyber Pakhtunkh- “Now we are talking about the Chi- that the two sides would strength- governments, medical institu- However, due to the current med- cal tourism industry. wa province. Published by Ansar Mahmood Bhatti, Printed at Rohani Art Press, Islamabad: Ph: 051-2266165, Email: [email protected]