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IslamabadFriday, August 07, 2020 Pakistan’s First AndP Only DiplomaticO Daily STPrice Rs. 20 End of lockdown: Kashmir is an Japan provides Restaurants, sports, international grant for tourism opened: Asad dispute: FO scholarships End of lockdown: restaurants, sports, tourism opened Sports and games would be allowed to resume but without spectators; decision to reopen educational institutes on Sept 15 would be done on Sept 7 lishments will reopen on Monday, August magazines and newspapers are prais- A.M.Bhatti 10.” However, the restrictions on passen- ing Pakistan and listing us among the gers in train and airplanes were to contin- countries that dealt best [with the pan- ISLAMABAD: Planning and Develop- ue until September. “Passengers will be demic],” he stressed. Speaking of the ISLAMABAD: Group photo of President Arif Alvi with foreign Ambassadors ment Minister Asad Umar said Thursday able to travel on the airplanes in a nor- ‘smart lockdown’ and claims the world at Parliament House. – DNA dine-in restaurants and beauty salons mal manner from October 1,” Umar said. was learning from Pakistan, he said: would reopen across Pakistan on August “The situation was brought under control “Just today, I was reading a printed ar- 10 as the efforts against the coronavirus with the cooperation of the people. ticle in an international magazine that Azerbaijan pandemic seem to bear fruit. Umar add- The move to reopen the country came advised the Philippines to look at Paki- ed that a review on the decision to reo- following a meeting of the National stan if it wants to learn. “This is all that to provide Kashmir is an pen educational institutes on September Coordination Committee (NCC) and we have achieved so far,” he said. 15 would be done on September 7. discussion on recommendations in the The minister explained that the Prime assistance Sports and games would be allowed National Command and Operations Minister Imran Khan’s PTI government to resume but without spectators, and Centre (NCOC), he said, referring to had kept certain sectors and economic to Lebanon pillion-riding was permitted as well, the primary body overlooks the efforts activities shut down till now but consid- int’l dispute: FO he said. Travelling in public transport against the coronavirus pandemic in ering the aforementioned praise, the DNA while standing, however, will not be al- Pakistan and that he heads. “We are coronavirus numbers, and consultations, The Spokesperson said voices in support of the lowed, he added. Beauty parlors, exhi- seeing the fruit of our efforts and re- debates, and discussions between the BAKU: Azerbaijani Kashmiri people rang across the globe marking bition centres, and shrines were being ceiving international praise,” he added, NCC, NCOC, and the provinces, some Prime Minister Ali Asa - allowed to open, he said, but warned expressing gratitude to the healthcare new decisions had been made. The rele- dov signed a decree on one year of the illegal action by India people to follow the SOPs in large workers and administration officials for vant and revised standard operating pro- provision of financial miri people rang across the desires the OIC member gatherings at the shrines and seek per- their hard work in the fight against the cedures (SOPs) would be finalised in two assistance to Lebanon, Saifullah globe marking one year of countries to take lead in mission from the administration before coronavirus pandemic. days, he explained. However, “if we see Trend reports with refer- the illegal action by India raising the voice of op- events that may attract crowds. “The entire system that we created — a change in the attitudes of the people, ence to the decree. ISLAMABAD: Foreign and the continued brutaliza- pressed Kashmiri people. “The hospitality sector, restaurants, ca- we introduced a smart lockdown and this situation may change [further]. The Thus, the decree said Office says discussion on tion and disenfranchisement Aisha Farooqui said protest fes... a lot of people work in this sector contact tracing — and the related plan SOPs related to Muharram have been that taking into account Kashmir dispute at the UN of the Kashmiri people. and rallies were held in dif- and they were facing a lot of hardship,” of action that we adopted has been set up in consultation with the ulema Lebanon’s need for hu - Security Council for the Turkey, China, OIC, UN ferent world cities includ- he stated. “So outdoor and indoor estab- highlighted globally. “International [religious scholars],” he added. manitarian aid to elimi - nate the consequences third time in a year is a testi- Human Rights Council ing London, Paris, Brus- of the tragedy, the Azer - mony to the fact that this is and UN Experts on hu- sels and Houston on the baijani Ministry of For- neither an internal affair of man rights voiced their occasion of Youm-e-Istehsal eign Affairs has made a India nor a bilateral issue. concerns on the blatant to condemn atrocities un- Briefs COAS, Japan minister decision to allocate $1 At her weekly news human rights violations in leashed by occupation forc- million in manat equiva - briefing in Islamabad on Indian illegally occupied es in Indian illegally occu- lent to provide Lebanon Thursday, Foreign Office Jammu and Kashmir. pied Jammu and Kashmir. NAB discuss cooperation with financial assistance. Spokesperson Aisha Fa- Appreciating the steadfast She said human rights vio- The assistance will be rooqui said Kashmir is support of OIC Contact lations and abuses meted summons paid from reserve funds an international dispute Group to the people of out to Kashmiri people as a DNA of Azerbaijani 2020 state which is required to be Indian illegally occupied result of continued oppres- Maryam budget. resolved as per the UN Se- Jammu and Kashmir, she sion by Indian security forc- ISLAMABAD: On August The Azerbaijani Ministry curity Council resolutions. said Pakistan expects more es was the subject of scores DNA 6, 2020, Japanese Defense of Finance was instruct - The Spokesperson said voic- from the OIC on Kashmir of articles and editorials in Minister Kono had a video ed to ensure the payment es in support of the Kash- dispute. She said Pakistan the international media. LAHORE: The National Ac- teleconference with Gen- of the allocated funds in countability Bureau (NAB) eral Qamar Bajwa, Chief of the prescribed manner. has summoned Pakistan Army Staff of Islamic Re- The decree comes into Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz public of Pakistan. force the date of its sign - Japan provides (PML-N) vice-president During the video telecon- ing. A massive explosion recontacts Maryam Nawaz on August ference, the two parties fection-preventative meas- ties exchanged views on de- rocked Beirut, Leba- 11 in 200-acre land case. exchanged views on issues ures undertaken in their fense cooperation between non on Aug. 4, with the grant for India for The anti-graft watchdog has such as the roles to be operation which resulted in Japan and Pakistan. And force of an earthquake directed Maryam to appear played by the defense au- having no deployed mem- Minister Kono pointed out followed by a shock wave Yadhav’s before NAB Lahore on Au- thorities given the global ber infected with the virus, the importance of both coun- that devastated much of scholarships gust 11 in a case pertaining spread of COVID-19. Min- and analysis by the SDF tries’ maintaining seamless the city. The blast ap - lawyer to 200 acres of land. Mar- ister Kono explained the Central Hospital by using defense posture and con- peared to have followed a yam Nawaz was accused Japan Self-Defense Forces’ a presentation document tinued and strengthened bi- fire that had broken out Saifullah DNA of illegally registering 200 (see attached). General lateral defense cooperation in the city’s port area, activities on the cruise ship ISLAMABAD: Foreign Of- acres of land. Bajwa also explained the to uphold and reinforce the based on a video from ISLAMABAD: The Gov- Diamond Princess, activi- fice spokesperson Aisha Fa- In 2013, 200 acres of land was recent activities and meas- Free and Open Indo-Pacific the scene. The cause of ernment of Japan today ties to take measures at the rooqui on Thursday has said transferred to her in Raiwind, ures taken in Pakistan. taking into consideration the the blast was immediate - announced grant aid worth airport and to prevent com- that Pakistan has recontact- while 100-acre each were munity spread infection, in- Furthermore, the two par- implication of COVID-19. ly unknown. around 318 million Japa- transferred to Shahbaz Sharif nese Yen for the Human ed Indian government over and Nawaz Sharif. Sources Resource Development matter of appointing legal said that the Lahore Develop- Scholarship (JDS) pro- representative for spy and ment Authority (LDA) rules gram in Islamic Republic agent of intelligence agency were completely ignored in of Pakistan. Research and Analysis Wing Pakistan asks OIC to call (RAW) Kulbhushan Jadhav. transfer of land. H.E. Mr. Matsuda Kuninori social and economic de- During the new briefing, the Ambassador of Japan velopment of the country the spokesperson said that in Pakistan and H.E. Mr. by providing government Pakistan the move came under the Noor Ahmed, Secretary officials an opportunity to meeting on Kashmir light of Islamabad High slams Afghan of Ministry of Economic obtain Master’s or Doctor- ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s foreign min- meeting of the Islamic countries that the 57-member bloc of Muslim coun- Court (IHC) directives. We Affairs, have signed an al degree in Japan in order ister warned that if the Organisation are ready to stand with us on the issue tries, which is the second-largest in- are waiting for the response aggression Exchange of Notes (E/N) to strengthen the adminis- of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) did not of Kashmir and support the oppressed tergovernmental body after the UN, of Indian authorities on this on this program. A Grant trative capacity of officials. convene a meeting of its Council of Kashmiris.” since India annexed occupied Kash- matter, she told. Agreement (G/A) for the The participants of JDS DNA Foreign Ministers on Jammu and Qureshi made the comments on a day mir last August,” media reported. Earlier, IHC had directed aforementioned program program who are involved Kashmir, Islamabad would call a sepa- when Pakistan’s federal and provincial Responding to a question on the talk the government to recon- ISLAMABAD: A Frontier was also signed between in formulation and imple- rate meeting of Muslim nations. governments marked one year of the show, Qureshi declared Pakistan tact India for appointment Corps soldier was martyred Mr. Rahman Shah, Deputy mentation of policies are Speaking on a talk show, Shah Me- abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu “could not wait any further” on the of legal representative for while two others were crit- Secretary of Ministry of expected to learn in part- hmood Qureshi said, “I am once again and Kashmir by holding various pro- issue of a meeting of Islamic nations. Kulbhushan Jadhav. IHC ically injured in separate Economic Affairs and Mr. ner universities in Japan respectfully telling OIC that a meeting test events. Pakistan had been seek- Qureshi had previously claimed a Chief Justice Athar Minallah incidents of violence against Shigeki Furuta, Chief Rep- and acquire knowledge of of the Council of Foreign Ministers ing international pressure on India meeting of OIC foreign ministers was asked the attorney general Pakistan Army posts by ter- resentative of Japan Inter- their specialties as well as is our expectation. If you cannot con- ever since August last year, with little needed to send a clear message from to brief the court about his- rorists and Afghan Border national Cooperation Agen- the know-hows of how Ja- Police from across the bor- vene it, then I’ll be compelled to ask success. “Pakistan has been pushing the Ummah (community of Muslims) tory of the case. Prime Minister Imran Khan to call a for the foreign ministers’ meeting of on the Kashmir issue. – DNA cy (JICA) Pakistan Office. pan became a country as der, the Foreign Office said JDS is designed to support it is today. in a statement. Govt. allows A press release dated Au- gust 5 said “terrorists op- domestic erating from Afghanistan” resorted to firing mortar flights and heavy weapons at Paki- President Dr Arif Alvi stresses shifting to ISLAMABAD: The gov- stan posts in the Binshahi ernment on Thursday an- Sector, Dir, on Wednesday nounced to resume domes- afternoon. In the evening, tic flight operations to and it added, Afghan Border Po- value added exports for revenue growth from all airports, except lice Posts also engaged Paki- product value addition and Pakistan seriousness of the government. Turbat, Pangjur, Dalbadin, stan’s border troops. Abid Raza has the potential to increase its E-commerce and virtual platforms Zhob, Pasni, Moenjodaro, GDP by $36 billion, he added. are the reality of today. Nawabshah and Bahawalpur RAWALPINDI: President Dr. Arif He said, Pakistan is a lucky country Chairman Rawal Expo Nasir Mirza facilities, from midnight of Ali has said that smart lockdown where the situation has not worsened said that the special thing about the August 6. “All operators will Inside... in the country has helped in con- due to Covid-19 and by the grace of virtual platform is that there is no be required to implement trolling Corona cases. The people God we have less number of cases time constraint for participating in the established guidelines, of Pakistan followed Corona pre- Covid-19: NCOC in comparison with other countries. the exhibition. The expo will be con- SOPs [Standard Operating vention SOPs. Pakistan is a major This is an important opportunity for tinue till August 16. decides to gear up Procedures introduced to exporter of rice. Domestically pro- us to be ready and take advantage of Azerbaijan Ambassador Ali Alizade contain COVID-19], and public awareness drive duced garments can increase the the situation. The Rawalpindi Cham- said that Pakistan is an attractive – Page 02 seek prior schedule ap- country’s foreign exchange. ber deserves congratulations and is country for foreign investment. Con- proval from the competent In a video link address to the Vir- working along these lines. The gov- gratulating the Rawalpindi Cham- Improved authority,” an Aviation Divi- tual International Rawal Expo or- ernment will ensure that business is of Pakistan which is taking place on Group leader Sohail Altaf said it is ber, he said that this is the first time sion press release said. epidemiological ganized by the Rawalpindi Cham- smooth and barriers to bureaucracy an online platform. The Corona ep- a welcome news that the Corona that any chamber has organized a Moreover, cargo, special situation in Kazakhstan ber of Commerce and Industry are removed. The government will idemic and lockdown have affected epidemic was coming under con- Virtual Expo in Pakistan. flights and private aircraft – Page 03 (RCCI), President Arif Ali said ensure that business is smooth and business in Pakistan. However, the trol in Pakistan. The number of In addition to the display of defense operations will also be that, “We have to move away from barriers related to bureaucracy are Chamber took the given difficult cases is also decreasing daily. He equipment by DEPO, companies available for all airports sub- Thirty-seven Pakistani the traditional method and move removed, he said. situation into an opportunity and said that the unveiling ceremony from various sectors including real jected to compliance with students graduated towards value addition. From raw Earlier, Saboor Malik, President, with the help of IT, organized many of Rawal Expo by the President of estate, electronics, jewelery, phar- relevant SOPs. Initially, the under CPEC materials to branded fashion, you Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce, events, training seminars, business Pakistan Arif Alvi was an honor and ma, garments, engineering, machin- flights’ operation was re- – Page 04 can make a profit”. said in his remarks that this is the conferences and trade forums on confidence building for the business ery, food will be able to display their stored at five major airports Exports can be increased through first expo of its kind in the history online platforms. community as well as a sign of the products at the virtual exhibition. of the country. – APP IslamabadPOST 02 ETROLITE M Friday, August 07, 2020 AIOU to Briefs declare result on basis CPO held of ETA ISLAMABAD: Allama Iqbal over 200 Open University (AIOU) has decided to declare result of ‘Khuli Autumn 2020 semester on the basis of “End Term As- Kutcheries’ sessment” (ETA). RAWALPINDI: City Police According to a notification Officer (CPO) Rawalpindi, issued by the Registrar’s DIG, Muhammad Ahsan Department on Thursday, Younas held over 200 in the wake of COVID-19 the ‘Khuli Kutcheries’ here Higher Education Commis- at CPO office during cur- sion (HEC) has issued some rent year to solve public guidelines for final exami- complaints. According to nations of higher education a police spokesman, the institutions of the country. complaints of over 6300 Keeping in view these guide- citizens who attended the lines, Vice Chancellor of ‘Khuli Kutcheries’ were the AIOU, Professor Dr. Zia solved during the period. ul-Qayyum has approved End Rawalpindi police had also Term Assessment as substi- advised the citizens to use tute of final examination for Social Media for online Autumn 2020 semester. registrations of their com- Result of B. Ed (new and plaints during lockdown im- equivalent), BS (Open and posed by the government Distance Learning mode), after coronavirus outbreak. Postgraduate diplomas, He informed that as many MA, M.Sc, M. Com, MBA as 2800 applications were and other equivalent pro- submitted by the citizens grammes (Open and Dis- through whatsapp. tance Learning mode)/ The ‘Khuli Kutcheries’ blended mode (16 years of being held by the CPO to education) of the said se- address complaints of the mester will be declared on citizens were cancelled the basis of End Term As- due to coronavirus spike ISLAMABAD: A visitor boy offering traditional Ice cream (Kulfi) to monkey at Daman-e-Koh. – DNA sessment, the notification while the CPO was ad- writes. – APP dressing the complaints of the citizens being received NCOC to through WhatsApp and So- cial Media. He informed COVID-19: NCOC decides to gear up public that the CPO Rawalpindi had issued directives to awareness police officers concerned drive on the complaints of the gear up public awareness drive citizens and contacted ISLAMABAD: The National them personally whose ap- Command and Operation plications and complaints The forum was briefed that since the visible decline in coronavirus pandemic Centre (NCOC) on Thurs- were received through in the country a general complacency in the masses was observed where day decided to gear up WhatsApp. – APP media campaign for public no mask wearing and social distancing were observed outdoors awareness for containing 355 random the spread of coronavirus ISLAMABAD: The National schools and comparative analysis. COVID-19 to make the public real- provinces including Azad Jammu and 215 in Sindh). Federal Minis- pandemic in the country. samples test Command and Operation Centre The forum was briefed that since ize that the deadly disease had not and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit-Balti- ter for Interior Brig (Retd) Ejaz The NCOC meeting chaired (NCOC) on Thursday decided to the visible decline in coronavirus vanished rather lingering on which stan (GB), efforts were made to put Ahmed Shah, Special Assistant by Minister for Planning, negative for gear up media campaign for pub- pandemic in the country a general needed to be dealt with care and in place practical measures to add to the Prime Minister on Health Development and Special lic awareness for containing the complacency in the masses was ob- compliance of SOPs. 2850 oxygenated beds. So far, 2608 Dr Faisal Sultan, Federal Min- Initiatives Asad Umar dis- COVID-19 spread of coronavirus pandemic served where no mask wearing and The NCOC was briefed that in mid- new oxygenated beds have been ister for National Food Security cussed Epi Curve Chart in the country. The NCOC meet- social distancing were observed June, as the number of COVID-19 added to hospitals across the coun- and Research Syed Fakhar Imam, data, recommendations for RAWALPINDI: As the ing chaired by Minister for Plan- outdoors. However, the media patients boomed and the burden try, including 80 in AJK, 264 in Ba- Federal Minister for Education number of COVID-19 cas- NCC meeting on negative ning, Development and Special campaigns and messaging about on hospitals increased, the govern- lochistan, 100 in GB, 400 in Khyber Shafqat Mahmood, Federal Min- list, standard operating pro- es have witnessed a sharp Initiatives Asad Umar discussed COVID-19 on television channels ment took practical steps to add Pakhtunkhwa, 787 in Punjab, 351 in ister for Economic Affairs Khus- decline in the district like cedures (SOPs) for opening Epi Curve Chart data, recom- should be enhanced and revital- 2150 oxygenated beds across the Sindh and 626 in Islamabad. roo Bakhtiyar, Federal Minister of schools and comparative other parts of the coun- mendations for NCC meeting on ized to ensure public adherence to country by July 31 to increase the Moreover, ramp up was under- for Industries and Production try,the District Health Au- analysis. The forum was negative list, standard operating safety guidelines. The forum not- capacity of hospitals. As a result of way to add 242 more new oxygen- Hammad Azhar and other also at- briefed that since the visi- thority(DHA) has started procedures (SOPs) for opening of ed that the awareness campaign on the visits of special teams to all the ated beds (10 in KP, 17 in Punjab tended the meeting. randomized testing in the ble decline in coronavirus various areas of the city. pandemic in the country a Talking to APP,District Fo- general complacency in the cal person DHA for COV- FWO, Hashoo Group sign MOU ANF seized drugs masses was observed where ID-19,Dr Jawad Ahmed FWO has been providing technical education for more than no mask wearing and social said that 401 tests were distancing were observed being carried out in the ar- 30 years, making it the most trusted and functional worth US$ 24.172m outdoors. However, the eas of Chakri,Adiala,com- media campaigns and mes- establishment in the construction technology sector ANF Quetta recovered 10 Kg saging about COVID-19 on mercial market and Mur- DNA Hashish from an accused ree here on Thursday. television channels should namely Syed Dad Shah res- be enhanced and revitalized He said that out of the to- DNA ISLAMABAD: Determined ident of Mastung alongwith tal conducted samples,re- to ensure public adherence to uproot drug menace from Single Cabin Toyota vehicle to safety guidelines. The sults of 355 were declared ISLAMABAD: FWO and Ha- the country and the world, at Lak Pass Toll Plaza, Quetta. negative,4 tested positive shoo Group signed an MoU forum noted that the aware- Anti Narcotics Force Pakistan ANF Rawalpindi raided at a ness campaign on COVID-19 while results of 42 were to promote education pro- seized 484.398 Kg Narcotics shop namely Masood Medika still awaited. Dr Jawad said jects and skill development to make the public realize worth US $ 24.172 Million located at Saddar, Rawalpindi that the deadly disease had that random sampling was programmes especially in internationally, arrested 07 and recovered illegal medi- being carried out on the the Hospitality sector, for not vanished rather linger- culprits and impounded 03 cines. Two accused persons ing on which needed to be directives of the Punjab Pakistani youth. vehicles while conducting namely Muhammad Arslan Health care department The MoU was signed by dealt with care and compli- 12 counter-narcotic strikes. resident and Muhammad ance of SOPs. – APP in order to help the gov- Director Operations FWO The seized drugs comprised Mansoor both residents of ernment to make arrange- Brigadier Ghazi Shameel of 302.4 Kg Hashish, 181.35 Rawalpindi were arrested ments for the future plan- Haider and Chief Operating Kg Methamphetamine (Ice), alongwith Honda Civic Car. Gov, UNHCR ning to control C virus. Officer Hashoo GroupMr 648 Gram Heroin, 3807x During investigation, they He said that tests would Haseeb Gardezi.Director Ampoules Midazolam Injec- failed to provide any valid recognize be carried out on daily General FWO, was also tion, 500x Ampoules Mida- license or NOC issued by refugee basis in the crowded are- present at the signing cer- zolam Dormicum Injection, the competent authority as as including city business emony. 198x Ampoules Injection and per CNS Act 1997. Details student’s centers,central jail and or- Hashoo Group will cooper- 3000x Codeine Tablets. of seized medicine are as phanages. – APP ate with FWO to develop ANF Quetta recovered 200.00 3807x Ampoules Midazolam success new courses and diplomas, Kg Hashish from 1 x unat- (Sedazolam) Injection (5mg/ ‘NHA set to be delivered at FWO tended Vehicle Toyota Pickup 5ml per injection), 500x training institutions. Single Cabin (without Regn Ampoules Midazolam Dormi- to become FWO has been providing ipating in the ceremony The programmes, to be run and Hotel Management be- number) parked at Naag, cum Injection (5mg/5ml per technical education for through online telecon- jointly by both organiza- sides certain other emerg- Washuk, District Panjur. In injection), 3000x Codeine self-sufficient more than 30 years, mak- ferencing facility, cited, tions, will be firmly built on ing areas such as Tourism, another operation ANF Quet- tablets (20mg/200mg per organization’ ing it the most trusted and “I would like to thank the practical application to en- Artificial Intelligence, ta recovered 84.000 Kg Hash- tab) and 198x Ampoules In- functional establishment in Chief of Army Staff and sure thatstudents enrolling Blockchain etc. ish which was dumped near jection (500mg/500ml per In- ISLAMABAD: During the the construction technolo- DG FWO for giving Hashoo in these specially designed In additionto the education Essai Nadi, District Panjur. jection). All cases have been past two years, the manage- gy sector. Group an opportunity to and drafted courses, taught sector, both organizations As per initial information the registered at respective ANF ment of National Highway Mr. Murtaza Hashwani, join their Vision for edu- by the best faculty, are ena- also plan to collaborate on recovered drugs were stored Police Stations under CNS DNA Authority ( NHA) has taken Deputy Chairman and CEO cating and empowering the bled to acquire good jobs in other opportunities and ven- to handed over to some other Act 1997 and further investi- ISLAMABAD: The Govern- several steps to bring trans- of Hashoo Group partic- youth of Pakistan”. various fields of Hospitality tures of common interest. narco gang. In third operation, gations are underway. parency in the institution ment of Pakistan and UN- and make it self-sufficient HCR, the UN Refugee Agen- as per the vision of Prime FPCCI welcomes cy paid tribute to an Afghan Minister Imran Khan. An refugee student who secured official of National Highway the second position in the ma- Authority (NHA) told APP advice to reopen triculation exam carried out on Thursday that the organ- by the Mardan board, Khyber ization was on the path of Pakhtunkhwa. The 16-year- restaurants old Mehboob-ur-Rehman ob- becoming self-sufficient or- ganization due to austerity, lifted for a long times, as tained a mark of 1090 out of transparency, good govern- DNA markets and almost every 1100 – a great achievement. ance and introduction of the business has been allowed to Rehman lives with his family latest technology during the ISLAMABAD: The Federa- reopen except restaurants, at Manzlara refugee village Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf tion of Pakistan Chambers which is not fair. He urged in Nowshera. His father sells government. of Commerce and Industry the National Command and fruit at a local market to make He said that on the one has welcomed the Punjab Operation Centre to an- ends meet. “Mehboob-ur-Re- hand the NHA has saved government advice to the nounce a date for reopening hman deserves to be praised substantial funds through federal government to reo- of the eateries, as the gov- for this outstanding perfor- the introduction of auster- pen restaurants, marriage ernment has assured the mance. We’re proud of bright ity measures and on the halls, cinemas and other sec- restaurant owners several students like him who are pas- other hand its revenue has tors. FPCCI President Mian times of reopening, which sionate about achieving their registered a significant in- Anjum Nisar, in a statement was not implemented so far. dreams,” said government crease. He said the NHA issued here on Thursday, Mian Anjum Nisar said that officials from the SAFRON also made recoveries worth welcomed the proposals of every business took the hit Ministry at a ceremony held Rs11.90 billion and after Punjab Cabinet Committee during the lockdown period in Islamabad in honour of the audit of various projects for Corona Control to open while restaurants also in- refugee student. The ceremo- and saved Rs3 billion in on- industries, restaurants, mar- curred heavy losses, as the ny was also attended by the going projects completion. riage halls and cinemas, urg- industry employs hundreds UNHCR Representative in He said that for the first ing National Command and of thousands of workers Pakistan, Noriko Yoshida, the time in the history of NHA, Operation Centre (NCOC), across the province who School Principal, Mohammad the landmark Geographic which is the final authority, might go jobless if the cur- Israr, and family members of Information System survey to allow reopening of all busi- rent situation persisted for Rehman. The government of- (GIS) was introduced and nesses without any delay. a long time. Mian Anjum ficials expressed appreciation development of Geo data- FPCCI President Mian An- Nisar said that the FPCCI for the young student’s hard base of its entire network jum Nisar observed that was well aware of the mis- work and dedication and said located throughout the countrywide lockdown in eries of this sector and had this great achievement will country was done. – APP the wake of the COVID-19 already taken up the issues ISLAMABAD: Members of Young Forum for Kashmir (YFK) holding Kashmir and National flags to prove a significant step in his pandemic has officially been at the highest level. show solidarity with Kashmiri people in connection with Youm-e-Istehsal Kashmir. – DNA future success. Friday, August 07, 2020 03 IslamabadPOST Pakistan’s First And Only Diplomatic Daily Editor-in-Chief: Ansar Mahmood Bhatti Modi has lost Kashmir Deputy Editor: Abid Raza Beirut blast NE year after stripping the occupied Kashmir of its au- EBANON and its capital Beirut have seen many years of tonomy and turning the whole region into a virtual jail, Vol: 01 Issue: 115 war and devastation in the past. However, for a considera- O Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has failed to paci- Email: [email protected] L ble period of time, the country has known some semblance fy Indian-Occupied Kashmir. Fearing widespread anti-India pro- of peace. This has been broken in the recent past by an unprec- tests on the anniversary of the black day, curfew was imposed in Website: www.islamabadpost.com.pk edented economic crisis that has pushed tens of thousands of the occupied Valley ahead of August 5. Phone: 051-2266165 / 051-2261960 people into poverty and triggered large-scale anti-government The PTI government has no Kashmir strategy beyond renaming Off: Awan Plaza, Block 18-A, G-8 Markaz Islamabad protests, the most severe unrest Lebanon has seen in more than an Islamabad road as Srinagar Highway and the Prime Minister a decade. The coronavirus pandemic has also worsened matters and President leading walks on the black day. One expects from in a situation where unemployment was already rising and the the Foreign Minister a realistic line of action instead of relying country was looking at how to return an enormous amount of solely on hopes of offering prayers in Srinagar one day. Achieve- debt. Despite it all, though, Lebanon has persevered. ment of national goals is possible only if the leadership has pre- On Tuesday, however, Lebanon was hit by a tragedy of a com- pared sound road maps. Instead of relying on vacuous ideas the pletely different kind. More than 130 people are believed killed government should have taken the opposition on board to prepare and thousands missing after a huge explosion devastated the a well-thought-out national narrative and effective strategy to give port area of Beirut; the death toll is expected to rise. The mayor it material shape. of the city also says over 250,000 people may have been ren- Before issuing a new map of the country displaying IOK, Siachen, dered homeless. People in Beirut and across Lebanon have been and certain areas of India’s Gujrat State as parts of Pakistan’s ter- shaken by this disaster, photographs of which have left even the ritory, the matter should have been discussed in Parliament as it most stoic people reeling in shock. Aid workers from Turkey and involves sensitive issues and requires answers to important ques- other neighbouring countries have begun to arrive to help with tions. For the last seven decades both India and Pakistan has con- the search through huge expanses of rubble. President Michel sistently maintained that the entire Kashmir is a disputed territory Aoun has said the blast was caused by some 2750 tonnes of am- and the issue can only be resolved through a referendum conduct- monium nitrate stored unsafely in a warehouse. ed under the UN supervision. This is why AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan As the Lebanese cabinet meets and an emergency is declared, were given no representation in Pakistan’s parliament. the country will observe three days of mourning. Eye witnesses The meeting in the Foreign Office where opposition leaders were speak of cars and even entire buildings being lifted into the air by also invited was meant to provide a briefing. Foreign Minister the force of the blast. Clearly a large-scale investigation will need Shah Mehmood Qureshi however called it an APC and maintained to be carried out. The explosion will also add to the anger of the that the opposition also endorsed the government’s Kashmir poli- Lebanese people, who were already unhappy with the handling of cy. Mr Qureshi’s remarks were bound to give birth to controversy, the economy by their government, the disappearance of the US which is least desired at the moment. dollar from the market and accusations of scams conducted by the While the President and Prime Minister have led protest walks, it State Bank of the country to pay back debt. We do not know yet if would have been appreciated by the Kashmiris if the opposition the explosion will have any political repercussions. Only after the had also put up a show of force to condemn the barbarities in Indi- immediate aftermath is dealt with can we say if there will be fur- an-Occupied Kashmir and to support the Kashmiri people. There ther shockwaves in the form of heightened protests and instability is a need now to take the Kashmir issue to international forums. in a country that has been struggling for months to regain calm Besides the standard playbook, there would be need for thinking and order. For now, we only hope that the people of Lebanon are outside the box. Will the PTI shape up or come a cropper? helped out in any and all manner by the global community. Improved epidemiological situation in Kazakhstan AZAKHSTAN has overcome the critical situation capacity from 30,400to 49,700. In order to provide timely 50 calls. The main task of health care at the moment is to DNA News Agency in July caused by the outbreak of Covid-19. At the medical care at home at the outpatient level, 2,962 units maintain the current trend, since due to the establishment K height of July, hospitals were overcrowded, am- of mobile teams have been created at primary health care of quarantine measures, the peak of the infectiousness has bulance services were overwhelmed by telephones calls units. It is planned to increase the number of mobile bri- passed. Moreover, the current lockdown is fundamentally from citizens, and there was a general turmoilat over- gades to 3,500. Furthermore, the number of call-cen- different from the one in spring. Fighting ahead of the crowded hospitals. However, coordinated action enabled treshave increased by 16% in order to provide timely advice The government has repeatedly noted the need not only to Kazakhstan to overcome the epidemiological crisis and and receive calls at clinics. continue intensive work to treat infected citizens, but also curve - this is how take health care under control. To date, 92,662 coronavi- According to the latest data, there are about 1,958 ventila- to conduct an awareness campaign among citizens aimed rus cases have been registered in Kazakhstan, around 69% tors available in infectious-related and provisional hospitals. at observing sanitary standards and established quarantine the current situation of which have recovered. The workload of hospitals has It is planned to additionally purchase around 4,183 units of requirements. According to the warnings of the Prime Min- dropped to 36%, and the increase in morbidity does not equipment, as well as connect approximately 21,000 beds ister of Kazakhstan,AskarMamin, the alarming situation in in the country can be exceed 1.2% per day. to oxygen and 6,237 points to oxygen concentrates. At the the world still persists and a surge in Covid-19 infections characterized. The On the recommendation of the World Health Organization, moment, the laboratories are capable of producing 32,000 has been recorded in about 126 countries. Despite the fact since August 1, Kazakhstan has been publishing the com- PCR tests per day; by the beginning of September, research that the Ministry of Health has developed a Plan for the Ministry of Health, bined statistics of those infected with Covid-19 and those capacity will be increased to 64,000 per day. phased lifting of quarantine measures, the government also suffering from pneumonia caused by the new coronavi- The procurement of medicines, sufficient to provide effec- notes that in case of signs of a worsening epidemiological in close collaboration rus. It took about two weeks to combine the statistics, as tive medical care both in clinics and at home, is also under situation, additional restrictive measures may be taken. the Ministry of Health developed new coding algorithms, control. The government has instructed SK-Pharmacia LLP Together with the aforementioned measures, the Ministry with a number of other regulated the information system, and most importantly, to purchase medicines for a two-month supply. This takes of Health is also actively working on the production of a Ka- trained medical staff to identify the symptoms of corona- into account the need to supply drugs to be soldthrough zakh vaccine against Covid-19. The whole world is striving departments, is carrying virus pneumonia. Such a laborious process is due to the retail to the population for home treatment. In order to pro- to develop a vaccine and Kazakh scientists are also keeping incredible complexity of defining the disease. Often, PCR vide medical care in due time in the regions, the Ministry up with their international colleagues. At this stage, the out painstaking work to tests of patients with coronavirus pneumonia give a nega- of Health also took into consideration the necessary level of Kazakh vaccine has successfully passed preclinical trials in tive result, which means further diagnosis becomes much medical care. To provide outpatient care in the countryside, mice, pigs and macaques. ensure epidemiological more difficult. In particular, thanks to the new counting 1,493 mobile teams have been created and are already oper- The Ministry of Health has selected 44 volunteers who system, any misinformation and groundless statements that ating, which essentially covers 94% of the overall need. 641 were not previously infected with Covid-19 and therefore do stability. Taking into could serve as a pretext for misinforming the population ambulances are being used to provide medical care. not possess antibodies. In September, with the permission have disappeared. The authorities aim to provide compre- A number of ministries have also received important in- of the Ministry of Health, the first stage of human clinical account the annual hensive coverage of Covid-19 in order to provide timely and structions in the framework of equipping the regions with trials will be launched. The second phase of the trials will high-quality care to the population and to avoid the spread effective medical care. The ministries of industry, health involve testing the vaccine on more people. About 200 peo- increase in acute of non-traditional methods of self-medication. and finance should urgently resolve the issue of equipping ple have volunteered to retest the vaccine between October Fighting ahead of the curve - this is how the current situa- the regions with mobile diagnostic equipment, and transfer and December of this year. These studies are planned to respiratory viral infection tion in the country can be characterized. The Ministry of digital X-ray machines of domestic production to regional be carried out atthe Almaty clinics. The next step on the Health, in close collaboration with a number of other depart- hospitals. Local government offices and the Ministry of road to vaccinating citizens against the threat of Covid-19 and influenza diseases in ments, is carrying out painstaking work to ensure epidemi- Health, as before, are responsible for the timely delivery will be the establishment of a manufacturing factory for the the autumn-winter period, ological stability. Taking into account the annual increase of oxygen concentrators and medical gases to all parts of production of immunobiological drugs at the Research Insti- in acute respiratory viral infection and influenza diseases the country. The initiatives taken by the Government also tute of Biological Safety in the Zhambyl region. Thanks to the Ministry of Health of in the autumn-winter period, the Ministry of Health of Ka- include a number of important measures aimed at a rap- this factory, up to 60 million doses of vaccines will appear zakhstan is intensively preparing for a similar scenario. In id response in the regions. For example, the Ministry of on the domestic market annually. Kazakhstan is intensively this regard, vaccinations are planned against influenza. Lit- Health and local government officeshave been instructed At the same time, Kazakhstan is not relying solely on the erally all the country’s resources are devoted to preparing to organize the work of PCR testing in the regions on the creation of its own vaccine. According to the meeting of the preparing for a similar for the autumn period. The available beds and those that basis of veterinary laboratories and, accordingly, to staff the Interdepartmental Commission, the Ministries of Health are in reserve are equipped with everything necessary and newly-established points with the personnel necessary for and Foreign Affairs are actively involved in concluding scenario. In this regard, are fully ready to accept patients. Stocks are replenished for work. Local government offices, in turn, have been instruct- preliminary contracts for the purchase of a Covid-19 vac- PCR testing. Medicines are being purchased for stockpil- ed to be responsible for organizing efficient logistics for the cine. At the moment, the departments are establishing the vaccinations are planned ing in the retail sector and in warehouses. Much attention delivery of tests to new laboratories in the regions. groups of people to be vaccinated, calculating the likely fi- is paid to providing medical organizations with supplies of To date, the situation has stabilized in a number of regions. nancial costs and calculating the possibility of Kazakhstan’s against influenza. Literally personal protective equipment in all corners of the country. The best indicators for the epidemiological situation have participation in the COVAX Facility program. Participation The Ministry of Health has also revised a number of mecha- been found in the West Kazakhstan, Almaty, Turkestan, Ko- in this program provides the opportunity to gain access to a all the country’s resources nisms to provide quality and timely medical care to citizens stanay, Akmola and Mangistau regions. An equally encour- range of potential vaccines for Covid-19. in need. Absolutely all regions of the country are carrying aging situation is developing in the capital of Kazakhstan Summing up, it is safe to say that the epidemiological sit- are devoted to preparing out in an enhanced capacity the purchase of ventilators and –around 73% have recovered in Nur-Sultan. The number of uation in Kazakhstan has stabilized. The acute period has oxygen concentrates. ambulance calls regarding Covid-19 in the capital has de- passed and now the leadership of Kazakhstan is aiming for the autumn period In order to stabilize and prepare for the possible next wave creased by 10 times. If earlier there were about 500 calls to maintain the won positions and further strengthen the of Covid-19, the Ministry of Health has increased the bed per day due to the coronavirus, then today there are around health care system. The false promise of development in Kashmir region. Even before the abrogation of the articles, Kashmiri In the lead-up to August 5, 2019, the longest communica- Several Kashmiri reporters have already been summoned Womic Baba & Anam Zakaria scholars like Sheikh Showkat Hussain observed that the tion blockade in any democracy’s history was imposed in by authorities, harassed and beaten, while charges have manipulation of population census data and the settlement the region. Thousands of additional troops were moved in, been brought forth against noted journalists for indulging of residents from outside the region had laid the founda- businesses and schools were shut down and a complete in “unlawful activities” and for “anti-national” social media tions for altering the ethnoreligious makeup of Kashmir. lockdown was enforced. By mid-March this year, the spread posts. Two local journalists, Haziq Qadri and Irfan Malik, Kashmiris of various In its defence of the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35(a), of the novel coronavirus necessitated another lockdown. were arrested last year and there have been constant fears the Indian government of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Kashmiris of various political leanings unambiguously be- that the authorities are preparing to arrest more. political leanings Janata Party (BJP) has claimed that these constitutional lieve that the Indian state is deliberately trying to disenfran- More than 7,000 people including some pro-India politi- unambiguously believe amendments will bring development and normalcy, ending chise them with its policies. With a federally appointed lieu- cians were arrested by the Indian authorities before and violence in the conflict-ridden region. In October 2019, tenant governor calling the shots, even pro-India politicians after the events of August 5, 2019. A number of detainees that the Indian state is Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured his supporters at have raised concerns that an influx of outsiders, combined were sent to prisons outside Kashmir. While most pro-India a public rally that it would take no more than four months with the suspension of safeguards for the locals, will shred politicians have been released, many - including people with deliberately trying to “to normalise the abnormal situation that has persisted [in Kashmir’s social, political and economic fabric. serious underlying health conditions - remain incarcerated Jammu and Kashmir] for 40 years.” Earlier in June, a majority of sand mining tenders along in the country’s overpopulated prisons as coronavirus con- disenfranchise them with The government also claims that by taking away Kashmir’s the river bed of Jhelum and its tributaries were bagged by tinues to spread in India at an alarming rate. its policies. With a federally special powers and integrating it with the rest of India, it non-locals for the first time. The bidding process was held Additionally, Kashmir is seeing a major surge in violence. will be able to bring the region at par with other Indian online with local contractors disproportionately disadvan- Currently, there are more than half a million Indian soldiers appointed lieutenant states and strengthen national unity. taged, as high-speed internet connectivity remains restrict- stationed in Kashmir. Many Indian army camps are locat- In late March this year, the Indian government made all ed in most parts of Kashmir. Until last year, only local con- ed adjacent to residential areas and, in some cases, entire governor calling the shots, doubts about its intentions disappear by announcing a new tractors held rights for the extraction of minerals. villages are surrounded. Cordon and search operations domicile law allowing Indian citizens from outside Kashmir The abrogation of Articles 370 and 35(a) has set the foun- against Kashmiri fighters, a regular occurrence in the ru- even pro-India politicians who fulfil certain criteria to obtain domicile status, which dation for companies from big urban centres to lay their ral hinterland, have recently returned to towns. Locals, in- in turn enables them to lay a claim on land and government footprint in Kashmir which, in absence of legal safeguards, cluding women and children, have to routinely pass through have raised concerns that jobs in the region. These developments signal the arrival of could lead to the exploitation of the local population and the checkpoints and military crackdowns remain frequent. an influx of outsiders, settler colonialism to Kashmir with the aim of marginalising extraction of natural resources, with profits being moved Gunfights between rebels and Indian soldiers which more its majority Muslim population. out of the region. than often take place in residential areas have increased. combined with the As with any colonial project, New Delhi is also crafting com- Under the guise of unleashing Kashmir’s development po- In the month of May, more than 20 houses were gutted in pelling narratives of progress, modernity and development tential, indigenous Kashmiris are being squeezed out of a fire that started during the course of a gun battle in the suspension of safeguards to justify its actions in Kashmir. Yet, it seems increasingly economic gains reaped from their land. Hand in hand with densely populated downtown area of Srinagar. In June, at clear that it is the government’s aggressive policies towards demographic changes in the region, these neoliberal ambi- least 35 rebels were killed in different parts of Kashmir for the locals, will shred the region that have hurt its development path and its econ- tions reinforce the nexus between colonialism and capital- bringing the number of rebels killed this year to 116. omy. Kashmir’s economic history shows that it enjoyed a ism, which is hurting Kashmiri livelihoods. The worst feature of the conflict in Kashmir is, undoubt- Kashmir’s social, political relatively stable economy compared to other Indian states Over the past year, activists and journalists from the region edly, its persistence. In the last 31 years, at least 70,000 and economic fabric for decades before annexation. In the mid-20th century, it have also accused authorities of preventing them from per- people have been killed. Thousands have been forcibly dis- underwent a social transformation that had few parallels in forming their professional duties. After the communications appeared, tortured, raped, and sexually abused. Even when HIS August marks a year since the Indian gov- South Asia. blackout was imposed, a media facilitation centre was set up Kashmir is dumped from the news cycle, the conflict con- ernment abrogated Articles 370 and 35(a) of the In an interview with an Indian daily last year, noted econo- by the authorities, which consisted of five computers with tinues. T Indian constitution, revoking Indian-administered mist Jean Dreze emphasised that Jammu and Kashmir had internet connectivity and one landline phone connection for Government claims of bringing “normalcy” and “develop- Kashmir’s semi-autonomous status and formally annexing been able to maintain key development indicators at par the entire journalist fraternity of Kashmir, including those ment” are increasingly taking a rather dystopian form. With the disputed region. Article 370, although reduced to an with other Indian states because of Article 370 which al- who went there to report from outside. newfound legal legitimacy shielded by the moral cover of “empty husk” through a series of legislations since 1953, al- lowed for the radical land reforms of the 1950s. The new media policy regulating reporting on and from the “development” and “normalcy”, the inscription of violence lowed the region to have its own constitution, flag and laws. As a result, Kashmir has historically ranked better than the region has further expanded government powers, allowing on Kashmiri bodies continues with more impunity. There Article 35(a) enshrined the rights of indigenous Kashmiris national average in terms of life expectancy, infant mortali- the way for authorities to register a case against any journal- surely is a prospect for wealth accumulation and develop- towards land, education and jobs. ty and poverty. The Indian government’s actions, however, ist deemed to be writing fake news or engaging in unethical ment in Kashmir, but as with any colonial endeavour, indig- The move lent credence to the widespread belief in Kash- threaten to undo this progress. The local economy has al- or anti-national activities. The definition of what may consti- enous people are unlikely to benefit from them. mir that India wanted to effect a demographic change in the ready suffered immensely due to its policy of militarisation. tute as “anti-national” or “unethical” remains murky. – Courtesy: Arab News IslamabadFRIDAY, AUGUST 07, 2020 | WWW.ISLAMABADPOST.COM.PKPOST Covid-19 Briefs test required Thirty-seven Pakistani students for Turkish China Airlines conducting graduated under CPEC passengers The students are beneficiaries of an education program initiated and supported 4.8m tests DNA by the CPEC Culture Communication Center, which was jointly established by the KARACHI: As the Covid-19 per day pandemic continues to affect government of Gilgit Baltistan and Suzhou Vocational University three years ago both individuals and whole DNA cles factory, printing factory, and countries in varying degrees, BEIJING: China ramped up DNA building materials industry in the aviation sector has more its testing in recent weeks, country. However, the shortage of responsibilities than ever reaching 4.84 million tests BEIJING: Thirty-seven Pakistani skilled workers due to underde- before. Therefore, Turkish conducted each day by the students, a majority of whom from veloped vocational education in Airlines continues its com- end of July, said Wang Jiang- Gilgit Baltistan have graduated Pakistan undermined the efforts mitment to help preventing ping, Vice Minister of the from Suzhou Vocational Univer- of developing manufacture. the spread of Covid-19 with Ministry of Industry and In- sity after completing three years’ “The elder local experienced precautions at every level formation Technology. study in China, Gwadar Pro re- workers are devoid of the knowl- from mandatory testing to Nationwide, almost 5,000 ported on Thursday. edge and skills to operate the ma- aircraft disinfection. medical institutions and Equipped with the latest knowl- chines imported from China. In Within that framework, start- 38,000 technicians were on edge and skills in machine manu- this condition, I realize it’s a pre- ing from 8 August 2020, hand to carry out the mass facturing and mechatronics, they requisite to developing vocational Turkish Airlines passengers testing blitz. China reported are expected to contribute their training for young people to reju- departing from Pakistan will 37 new symptomatic Covid-19 due part to the revitalization of venate Pakistan’s manufacturing have to present their PCR test cases and 20 new asympto- “Made in Pakistan”. industry,” said Li Wenyu. result during their check-in. matic cases on Thursday, The students are beneficiaries of Li afterward introduced Suzhou For the test results to be ac- according to the National an education program initiated Vocational University to the edu- cepted during check-in, they Health Commission. and supported by the China-Paki- cational department of GB and fa- must be made 96 hours pri- The NHC counts symptomat- stan Economic Corridor Culture cilitated the two parties to launch or to the related flight in the ic and asymptomatic positive Communication Center, which the CPEC Culture Communica- testing centres approved by cases in separate tallies. was jointly established by the gov- world. And the achievement is in They are also offered internship ties for undergraduate study, 12 tion Center. “The center mainly Turkish Airlines. These are; There were no new deaths ernment of Gilgit Baltistan and Su- part attributed to its developed vo- opportunities at the partner com- will finish internship and enter carries the functions of China-Pa- Chughtai Lab, Shaukat Kha- recorded. That raises China’s zhou Vocational University three cational education system. As per panies of the university for one into the job market, and the rest kistan cultural exchange and voca- num Hospital, Gerry’s - COV- total to 88,328 confirmed years ago to promote education the plan of the program, most of semester before graduation, and have planned further study in Rus- tional education cooperation. We ID-19 Test Management Ser- cases and 4,677 deaths, ac- cooperation and cultural exchang- the students learn machine man- the qualified ones can get a formal sia, Italy, or other countries. will train technical personnel for vice Provider. Children under cording to data from Johns es between Pakistan and China. ufacturing and mechatronics at offer from the employers. St. Fulin Group, one of the first Pakistan’s economic development the age of 12 are exempt from Hopkins University. The scholarship and tuition fee of Suzhou Vocational University to “With all the skills I’ve learned in Chinese private enterprises to and help build the China-Pakistan this procedure as long as they the 37 students are provided by meet the demand of Pakistani en- Suzhou, I now have the capability enter into the Pakistani market Economic Corridor. fly with their families. the center. terprises for skilled technicians. to devote to the manufacturing in 2012, played a major part in We will also extend our experi- Facebook, The main executor of the program Through theoretical and practical development of Pakistan,” said launching the program. CEO of St. ence in cultural exchanges and Japan: 75th Twitter Suzhou Vocational University is lo- courses, all of them have a good one of the student representatives Fulin Group Li Wenyu said one of educational achievements to the cated in one of China’s major man- command of the know-how to who has won the scholarship for the aims of the company is to reju- cooperation with other countries anniversary pull Trump ufacturing bases Suzhou, from operate sophisticated machines three consecutive years. venate the manufacturing industry along the Belt and Road route,” where a considerable amount of and perform process analysis and In terms of their future plan, 20 of Pakistan. Niu Xuelin, party secretary of the of Hiroshima Covid-19 posts “Made in China” products are ex- CNC programming according to have received letters of admission Driven by this goal, they had at- University and Cao Yumin, Presi- ported to markets throughout the design drawings. from different Chinese universi- tempted to set up plastic parti- dent of the University noted. bombing DNA DNA NEW YORK: Facebook Inc Motion on Kashmir has taken down a post by US The future of Faisalabad TOKYO: Japan on Thursday President Donald Trump, marked 75 years since the which the company said vi- in NSW good omen, world’s first atomic bomb olated its rules against shar- leather industry is bleak attack, with the coronavirus ing misinformation about says AJK president pandemic forcing a scaling the novel coronavirus. back of ceremonies to remem- mission in Australia, the The post contained a video Muhammad Tahir ber the victims. Survivors, state president said that clip from an interview with DNA relatives and a handful of for- FAISALABAD: Faisalabad’s Australia was an important Fox & Friends earlier on eign dignitaries attended this large population is some- MUZAFFARABAD, Au- country of the Oceania re- Wednesday, in which Trump year’s main event in Hiroshi- how associated with the gust 6: Sardar Masood gion which cannot remain claimed that children are ma to pray for those killed or leather and textile indus- Khan, President Azad indifferent to the happen- “almost immune” to COV- wounded in the bombing and tries. Both these industries Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) ings in Kashmir. ID-19, the disease caused by call for world peace. have been the hallmark of has welcomed the motion The lead speakers in- the novel coronavirus. But the general public was Faisalabad in the domes- tabled in New South Wales cluded President Azad “This video includes false kept away, with the ceremo- tic and foreign markets for Parliament of Australia to Jammu and Kashmir, claims that a group of peo- ny instead broadcast online. decades. According to Paki- express concern over hu- Sardar Masood Khan, for- ple is immune from COV- Speaking afterwards, Hi- stan Footwear Manufactur- man rights violations and mer Australian Senator ID-19, which is a violation of roshima mayor Kazumi ing Association, Pakistan calling for respect to the Ms Lee Rhiannon, David our policies around harmful Matsui warned against exports leather shoes to right to self-determination Shoebridge, Member of COVID misinformation,” a the nationalism that led to about 60 countries. This of the people of Jammu the Legislative Council Facebook spokesman said. World War II and urged the year total shoes export and Kashmir. in the New South Wales A tweet containing the world to come together to from Pakistan is worth Rs “We appeal to the mover Parliament, Dr Claude video that was posted by face global threats, like the 12570 million, in which of the motion David Shoe- Rakisits, Hon. Associate the Trump campaign’s @ coronavirus pandemic. “We worth of Rs 10703 million bridge, other MPs and the Professor ANU, Professor TeamTrump account and must never allow this pain- only from leather shoes. members of the Australian Samina Yasmin, Director shared by the president was ful past to repeat itself. Civil Now leather making indus- civil society to convince Centre for the Muslim also later hidden by Twitter society must reject self-cen- try is a business in many the Australian Govern- States and Societies, and Inc for breaking its COV- tred nationalism and unite cities of Pakistan besides ment to support the right High Commissioner for ID-19 misinformation rules. against all threats,” he said. Faisalabad. But the leather of self-determination of Pakistan, Mr Babar Amin. A Twitter spokesman said Japan’s Prime Minister making industry in Faisal- the people of Jammu and The webinar was attended the @TeamTrump account Shinzo Abe, who has been abad Clock Tower Aminpur Kashmir and to speak up by many scholars, intellec- owner would be required criticised by some for his Bazaar remains the oldest against the crimes against tuals, journalists, members to remove the tweet before attempts to revise a key pac- industry in the country, humanity being commit- of Kashmir Solidarity Coun- they could tweet again. ifist clause of the country’s which was established ted by the Indian Govern- cil, Pakistani community constitution, pledged in his before the partition. The ment and the occupation and Australians from all address to “do my best for Exports leather market that used army in the held territo- states and territories. A sig- the realisation of a world to be in Aminpur Bazaar is ry,” he said. nificant number also phys- without nuclear weapons increase 6%, now gone. Addressing a webinar on ically participated in the and peace for all time”. trade deficit The year 2020 looks like the completion of one year event at the High Commis- And UN Secretary General the last year of the leath- of India’s illegal actions in sion of Pakistan Canberra, Antonio Guterres, who ad- shrinks 10.24% er industry in Pakistan. occupied Kashmir organ- while observing the COVID dressed the gathering by vid- There are about 500 leath- ized by Pakistan High Com- distancing regulations. eo message because of the ISLAMABAD: As the ex- er factories making leather pandemic, warned that “the ports increased by 6.04 Shoes, jackets and many only way to totally eliminate percent, the country’s trade other things. Rana Sikan- nuclear risk is to totally elim- deficit witnessed reduction dar Azam, president of Uzbek Textile Entering inate nuclear weapons”. The of 10.24 percent during the the Faisalabad Chamber of bomb attack on Hiroshima first month of current fiscal Commerce and Industries, eign markets. He said that trader, said that cow’s skin can be gauged from the Azerbaijan’s market killed around 140,000 peo- year (2020-21) as compared said that about 90% of at a time when the whole forms the Upper portion fact that 50% of the skins TASHKENT: Made in Uzbekistan Textile business forum ple, many of them instantly, to the deficit of the corre- chemicals used in leather world is suffering from of the shoe and goat’s skin of the last Eid-ul-Adha will be held online on August 25-27. Leading textile com- with others perishing in the sponding month of last year. industry are imported from economic crisis, people forms the inner sole, main- were lost simply because panies of Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan’s enterprises and weeks and months that fol- The country’s deficit during other countries. Sodium are demanding cheaper ly because it is warm in there was no buyer. retailers interested in Uzbek products will become its par- lowed, suffering radiation July 2020 stood at $1.640 from China, all types of oil things which is difficult for winter and cold in summer. He said 5 years ago in ticipants. The main goal of the forum is to create oppor- sickness, devastating burns billion against the deficit of are imported from China, Pakistani manufacturers. Adnan Zia, a businessman 2015, the price of cow skin tunities for manufacturers of export-oriented textile prod- and other injuries. $1.827 billion during July Japan and UK while Chemi- Synthetic leather is being who owns a tannery, said was Rs 5,000 later it was ucts to find new distributors, expand the partner network, 2019, according to the lat- cal used for dying imported exported in large numbers that the trend of making priced at Rs 3,500 in 2018, organize joint ventures with Azerbaijan’s companies. Digital est data of Pakistan Bureau from Taiwan, UK and Chi- from China and is rapidly finished leather in the leath- the price of cow skin was The program of the business forum includes a plenary of Statistics (PBS). During na. He also said that leath- becoming a substitute for er industry of Faisalabad 600 rupees in next year session, at which the participants will discuss the pros - campaign at the month under review, the er prices are falling every genuine leather. The larg- is now coming to an end. but it is like not having a pects for cooperation between Uzbekistan and Azerbai- country’s exports registered day while the cost of man- est consumption of leather Most of the tanneries are buyer, this price has come jan in the textile sector, and two days of intensive bilat - UK Parliament about 6.04% increase, by ufacturing them is rising is only in making jackets. now making wet blue (ear- down to the lowest level of eral B2B meetings. going up from $1.886 billion because of the unexpected A synthetic leather jacket ly stage of leather making) Rs 50 in year 2020. If the The business meetings from the Azerbaijani side will be for Kashmir last year to $2 billion during rise in the value of the dol- sells for an average of Rs and sending it to Kasur government does not pay attended by buyers, distributors, specialists of garment the current year whereas the lar and the rise in the pric- 7,000 to Rs 6, while a leath- Sialkot and Lahore Karachi. attention to this business, enterprises, ateliers, representatives of retail trade net- DNA imports declined from $3.713 es of imported chemicals. er jacket is easily available According to Rana Iatisam, it will be completely wiped works and investors, from the Uzbek side – leading com- billion to $3.640 billion, show- As a result, it has become in the local market for up to president of the Faisalabad out, which employs about panies in the textile industry, including Urganch Bakhmal, LONDON: Kashmiri rights ing decline of 1.97%. very difficult for leather Rs 20,000. Footwear Association, the 60,000 families. They will Alliance Textile, Oqsaroy Textile, Khantex Group, Textile groups in the UK organised Meanwhile, on month-on- traders to compete in for- Mohammad Amir, a shoe decline in leather making become unemployed. Fashion, Imron Textile Group and others. – DNA a digital campaign with the month basis, the exports hashtag #KashmiriLivesMat- from the country increased ter and #KashmirSeigeDay by 25.08 percent in July on ‘Youm-e-Istehsal’, or Au- 2020 when compared to the gust 5, 2020, exactly a year exports of $1.599 billion in after India scrapped the June 2020. Likewise, the Pak needs to promote mango, says Chinese scholar Muslim-majority region’s imports of the country de- Even if Pakistan would like to of mangoes – and exported a re- increase mango imports from special status and imposed a clined by 2.12% in July 2020 DNA continue to sell fresh mangoes, cord 115,000 tons worth US$80 Pakistan. This idea is indeed brutal lockdown. as compared to the imports it has to address the problems of million – making it the sixth-larg- constructive. But in recent years, The slogan was displayed on of $3.719 billion in June. It BEIJING: Chinese scholar Zhou refrigeration and preservation and est exporter of the fruit in the China’s demand for Pakistani man- the British Parliament, Mar- is pertinent to mention here Rong has suggested that Pakistan to develop Mango process sectors world and also enjoyed huge share goes has been dwindling. China’s ble Arch, One Marylebone, that despite challenging glob- should strengthen the manage- should be the right direction for of sells on international market. Hainan Province has been able and various other locations al environment, the country’s ment of mango forests and logis- the future. But in the past six months, exports to produce mangoes of the same in Central London. The event external account position re- tics to promote the”king of fruit” And there will be a great potential have dropped around 40 percent quality as Pakistan. marked the first anniversary mained stable during the last home and abroad. for the long term, the processed compared to the same period last Due to China’s advantages in of India’s annexation of Kash- fiscal year (2020). Pakistani government also needs mangoes may enjoy best sell, he year and with just a few months left logistics and transportation, mir after revoking Article 370, During FY2020, current ac- to expand subsidies and trans- added. Pro. Zhou who is interna- of the season, it was very hard to es- these mangoes can reach Beijing which gave special status to count deficit was reduced by portation support for the fruit the disputed territory. 77.9% to $ 2.9 billion (1.1 % tional affairs commentator of Chi- timate the loss and costs. The fruit smoothly by high speed railway farmers and to channel middle The fascist Indian government of GDP) against $ 13.4 billion na Economic Net observed that also helps sweeten diplomatic rela- and safely in only 9 hours of train east market, he said in an arti- has placed 900,000 soldiers in last year (4.8 % of GDP). The harvests, dropping demand and tions. Pakistan right now is sending transportation. When it was sold cle published by Gwadar Pro on this year – just as virus shutdowns the Himalayan valley, effec- exports of the country de- export supply chains hit by the its best mangoes to international in the market, there were no scars, Thursday. sparked border restrictions and tively imposing a complete clined by 7.2 % to $ 22.5 billion coronavirus are biting into Paki- dignitaries and celebrities ‘after and its color and sweetness were He is of the view that If the gov- stan’s mango industry, with pro- spiraling export costs. overcoming travel restrictions’. not inferior to Pakistani mangoes. curfew and communications during FY2020 as compared blackout for the people of to exports of $ 24.3 billion last ernment can organize enough ve- ducers of the prized fruit battling There are multiple challenges that As flights resume and border re- This is an objective fact. Even hicles (truck and ships), it is best to weather a disastrous season. mango farmers are facing. The strictions are eased, we sincerely that, China imported tens of thou- Kashmir. Pakistan is marking year, it said adding that the ex- August 5 as Youm-e-Istehsal ports values were suppressed to quickly ship mangoes to the do- Across Pakistan’s “mango belt” mangoes are ready, but fewer ex- hope that Pakistan would soon in- sands of tons of mangoes and ag- for the innocent Kashmiris due to weak terms of trade, mestic and international market in in Punjab and Sindh provinces, porters are willing to take the risk crease exports in the second half ricultural products from Pakistan, who are living in an extremely despite significantly higher the vicinity. However, in the long farmers complained a long winter and place orders. of the season to avoid a complete which caused domestic fruit mer- quantum exports. – APP term, mango processing should be and changing rain patterns have He added: Last year Pakistan pro- lost season. chants to reduce their imports of hostile environment under the placed in priority. slashed production by up to half duced more than 1.5 million tons Someone once advised China to Vietnamese mangoes, he added. rule of Indian forces. Published by Ansar Mahmood Bhatti, Printed at Rohani Art Press, Islamabad: Ph: 051-2266165, Email: [email protected]