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“If the world doesn’t intervene now, Kashmir will explode and the lives of over eight million Kashmiris will be at the mercy of a brutal Indian occupational force" Chairperson of the Parliamentary Special Committee on Kashmir SHEHRYAR KHAN AFRIDI Thewww.theasiantelegraph.net AsianThursday, July 15, 2021 |Telegraph Vol: XII, Issue: 82 ABC CERTIFIED DVLDQBWHOHJUDSK DVLDQBWHOHJUDSK ZXV WKHDVLDQWHOHJUDSK DVLDQBWHOHJUDSK ZXV WKHDVLDQWHOHJUDSK FRPSDQ\WKHDVLDQWHOHJUDSK /theasiantelegraph /company/theasiantelegraph ROOR .theasiantelegraph.net DVLDQBWHOHJ/asian_telegraphUDSK FRPSDQ\WKHDVLDQWHOHJUDSK ) Price Rs 8| Pages 4 ZXV WKHDVLDQWHOHJUDSK WKHDVLDQWHOHJUDSKQHW ROOR ) ZXV WKHDVLDQWHOHJUDSK FRPSDQ\WKHDVLDQWHOHJUDSK WKHDVLDQWHOHJUDSKQHW FRPSDQ\WKHDVLDQWHOHJUDSK ROOR ) WKHDVLDQWHOHJUDSKQHW COASROOR appreciates Parliament’s ) WKHDVLDQWHOHJUDSKQHW digitalization to improve Tajikistan's efforts for efficiency of legislative regional connectivity business: President Naval Chief Heads Command & Staff Conference The President appreciated the work of at NHQ Islamabad the Ministry and assured his support to ISLAMABAD successfully execute the project within Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa stipulated timelines has appreciated Tajikistan's efforts towards re- ISLAMABAD gional connectivity and its inclination to achieve President Dr Arif Alvi on Wednesday called the same through Pakistan. He was talking to for timely completion of all processes with Defence Minister of Tajikistan Colonel General regard to the automation of the Parliament Sheralli Mirzo who called on him at GHQ in and make it digitally operational by January 2023. Chairing a meeting on President’s said Pakistan values its brotherly relations with ȋȌǤTajikistan which are based on shared faith, cul- ture and convergence on all important issues President emphasized that ϐ the digitalization relating to regional peace, security and stability. ȋ ǡ During the meeting, matters of mutual interest, in the smooth running of the legislative overall regional situation including recent de- business of both Houses ϐ of the parliament. velopments in Afghanistan especially situation The President said the digital parliament on Tajik-Afghan border and measures to further would greatly help improve the processes enhance bilateral defence collaboration were of planning, monitoring and control by discussed. The visiting dignitary appreciated using modern technology, besides providing Pakistan's positive role for regional peace and stability especially Afghan Peace Process and through latest IT tools. Chairman Senate Sadiq pledged to keep working for better relations be- Sanjrani, Speaker National Assembly Asad ϐ tween the two brotherly countries. Earlier ISPR Qaiser, Minister for Information Technology reported that Command and Staff Conference and Telecommunication Syed Amin ul Haque, of Pakistan Navy concluded at Naval Headquar- Secretary IT&T, Mohammad Sohail Rajput, ters, Islamabad. The Conference was chaired Secretary Senate Secretariat Mohammad by Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Muham- PM underscores E-governance for better Qasim Samad Khan, Secretary National mad Amjad Khan Niazi. Matters related to geo Assembly Secretariat Tahir Hussain, and the strategic milieu, national security, operational preparedness, training and welfare of troops performance and delivery system meeting was apprised about the current status of the project ϐ and the steps taken Ǥ to make the and future developmental projects of Pakistan PM calls for enhancing green cover to mitigate effects of fast urbanization Navy were Ǥ also given ϐ to Chief of the Naval Staff. that the Departmental Development Working The forum reviewed evolving maritime security ISLAMABAD under a target set for the month of August. The ple were made to serve the government, he added. Ǧϐ Ǥ situation after US withdrawal from Afghanistan Prime Minister Imran Khan Wednesday under- ceremony was attended by Minister for Law and The Prime Minister referred to introduction of in- amounting to Rs 1,950 million for four years, lined the need for utilization of latest technology Justice Farogh Naseem, Minister for Interior house developed software in the Shaukat Khanum with an ȋȌ allocation of Rs 120 million for the Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu & Kashmir to facilitate public and resolved that the govern- Shaikh Rashid Ahmad, Minister for Information Memorial Hospital which had made its functions current year. It was further informed that the ϐ - ment was fully committed to E-governance for and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain, Spe- completely paperless. He opined that through the process of hiring of project staff had already better performance and delivery system. He was cial Assistant to PM Dr Shahbaz Gill, Chairman adoption of this technology, the pilferage and cor- been initiated and advertisement had been ȋ ƬȌǦover high state of operational preparedness of addressing a launching ceremony of issuance of NADRA Muhammad Tariq Malik, high authorities ruption also ended there. The Prime Minister said placed in newspapers in this regard. The Ǥ ϐ Pakistan Navy to meet all challenges. VoM - of the Punjab government and others. The initia- that they expected NADRA to facilitate overseas Ministry assured that it would execute the cates by the Punjab government in collaboration tive is part of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s vision Pakistanis as the government wanted to enable project by January 2023. VoM with National Database and Registration Author ϐ- to facilitate the public to get their rights without them take part in the general elections with some kind of foolproof voting system.. He said about 9 that a revolution had been brought to the world Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh province. The million overseas Pakistanis were their assets as by the information and technology sector which ȋȌ Ǥ ϐ ǤPrime Minister observed that people often faced they had been serving the country economically also ensured hassle free governance system. “The by sending back remittances. The prime minister government is implementing E-governance to end provided short cut solutions to various issues. The further said that introduction of Electronic Vot- ϐ ǦǦ Prime Minister said that it was the job of the gov- land record is being computerized to facilitate ernment to remove hardships in the lives of peo- issues. In the past, except 1970 elections, opposi- public,” he said adding that in the federal capi- ϐǤ ϐǡ ple and serve them as it functioned on their taxes. tion parties had ȋȌ been raising objections over all tal territory, such system was being introduced On the other hand, the system decayed when peo- the polling results. VoM FM’s SCO Sideline Meetings Former President of Senate Session Pakistan calls for inclusive broad-based and a Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain Senate approves the Enforcement of Women’s passes away in Karachi Property Rights (Amendment) Bill, 2021 negotiated political settlement in Afghanistan KARACHI Former president of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain calling attention notice, Minister of State Sideline Meetings: Pakistan, China and Russia discuss added. FO statement said that the two foreign ministers has died after a prolonged illness. He was 80. Responding to a calling attention notice, for Parliamentary Affairs Ali Muhammad efforts for political settlement in Afghanistan reviewed the implementation status of the decisions tak- Hussain had been under treatment at a private Minister of State for Parliamentary Khan said several motorways and high- en during the Russian foreign minister’s visit to Pakistan DUSHANBE hospital in Karachi for the past two weeks, Affairs Ali Muhammad Khan said several ways projects are being executed across Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said Pak- in April 2021. The two foreign ministers agreed to remain Geo News quoted his son Arsalan Mamnoon motorways and highways projects are the country at a cost of billions of ru- istan-China relations provide the foundation of peace, as saying. Hussain, of the PML-N, served as the being executed across the country at a pees. He said these projects include Chi- further said. Russia’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement 12th President of Pakistan between September stability, and prosperity in the world. Talking to his Chi- cost of billions of rupees. tral-Garam Chashma, Lodhran-Multan, nese counterpart Wang Yi, on the sidelines of Council of ϐ ǡthat Lavrov and Qureshi discussed pressing regional and 2013 and September 2018. He had replaced Asif Khushab-Awaran, Shikarpur-Rajanpur- international issues, with an emphasis on the situation in Ali Zardari and was succeeded by Arif Alvi. PTI GENEVA The Senate was informed that Pakistan DG Khan, Zhob-Kuchlak, Sialkot-Khari- he said progress on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Afghanistan. “Both sides stressed the need to further in- Senator Faisal Javed Khan expressed condolences an, Hyderabad-Sukkur, Balkasr-Mianwa- crease the multifaceted bilateral cooperation, including Television News has been completely ȋȌǡ at the passing of the former president, praying for li, Kharian-Rawalpindi, Quetta-Chaman wake of COVID-19. Shah Mahmood Qureshi apprised his strength for his family and friends to cope with and others. Minister for Aviation Ghulam the statement said. Addressing the SCO meeting earlier, Prime Minister Imran Khan will inaugu- ǡϐ Chinese counterpart about Pakistan's efforts for a political the loss. Sindh chief minister's adviser Murtaza Sarwar Khan told the House