Sepoy martyred Snow leopard killed RAWALPINDI (Agencies): GILGIT (APP): Snow leopard Terrorists from inside Afghanistan killed over 60 cattle in Dastgurben across the International Border, area in Shimshal Valley, Gojal opend fire on a military post in Hunza on Saturday. According to North Waziristan District. Own residents of Shimshal Valley, the troops responded in a befitting incident happened during the tem- manner. During exchange of fire, porary migration of cattle to the Sepoy Umar Daraz, age 32 years, nearest meadow. Villagers resident of Jhang, received a bullet demanded compensation from the injury and embraced shahadat. department concerned.

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Vol. XXXVIII No. 130 Regd. No. 241 SHAWWAL 11 1442 -- SUNDAY, MAY 23 2021 PESHAWAR EDITION 12 PAGES Price. 20 Mismanaged mineral sector in Balochistan Khaleeq Nazar Kiani companies that repatriate road. However, it has never crete steps have not been shy and scared Balochistan their profit enjoying tax done the repair work. taken to transfer the project Government. ature has generous- exemptions. Whatever Balochistan is and What SML is doing Balochistan is a water- ly endowed Baloch- Balochistan has three receiving a peanut com- extra, which the provincial scarce province, and what- Nistan with many large-scale mining projects, pared to its partners and company cannot do? ever aquifer is available is resources, but vast land, Saindak, Dudder, and reko- losing the treasure worth The existing regulatory extensively used by the long coastline, and miner- diq. The Saindak and billions of dollars. Federal framework of the mining company without paying a als are God's special ble- Dudder are active projects Government is very smart sector is so relaxed and single paisa. The resource In this photo released on Saturday, May 22, 2021, by Sepahnews of the ssing. According to the operated by a Chinese com- and earned more than $ 2 shabby that there are no mapping is still a dream, Iranian Revolutionary Guard, the Guard’s Commander Gen. Hossein Geological Survey of Pak- pany China Metallurgical billion from the Saindak adequate checks and bal- and the functionality of the Salami, left, and the Guard’s aerospace division commander Gen. Amir Ali istan, Balochistan has m- Construction Corporation project disclosed by Umer ances on the working of big geo-data center can be seen Hajizadeh talk while unveiling a new drone called “Gaza” in an undisclosed ore than eighty mineral (MCC). Riko-diq project Ayub on the floor of the companies. In 2019, a min- by visiting the website, location in Iran. resources with significant fall victim to judicial house. eral policy was launched which the Chief Minister deposits. Some have been activism, and Pakistan lost Saindak and Dudder with much jubilation but inaugurated in 2019 with discovered, while most of $6 Billion. Now new align- projects are declared export still waiting for on-ground high hopes. them remain undiscover- ments are in the field, and processing zones and enjoy implementation. National Council for China’s Mars ed and waiting to be let's see what Balochistan incentives like freedom of The policy is a lengthy Human rights has investi- Saudi, US explored. will get in the presence of import regulations, duty- statement and not reader- gated the Thar Coal proj- rover touches Natural resources can c- influential and powerful free import vehicles, and friendly, lacking few ects and about the rights of ontribute to economic gro- players but with weak insti- free to repatriate capital important/necessary stan- the people. It prepared a ground on wth, employment, and fis- tutions. plus profit. They pay no dards but still have some comprehensive report. Air Force cal revenue but may also c- The Saindak and Dudder sales tax, and only 1% pre- good things. Such a type of probe is also red planet ause controversy if misma- mining projects are the sumptive tax is applicable. The policy requires com- required in Saindak and BEIJING (Agencies): The naged by weak institutions. joint ventures of MCC and The Dudder project earned petitive bidding, environ- Dudder projects. conclude drills Zhurong rover of China's The corruption and weak federal Government entities $30.894 million from the ment impact assessment, A thought process is nec- Tianwen-1 mission to Mars institutions in any Gover- (SML, PMDC). The MCC export in 2019-20, while resource mapping, avail- essary to think about for the RIYADH (Agencies): The the Saudi Press Agency has successfully descended nment is an open invitation shares the 50% profit with the Saindak project made ability of geological data, welfare of the area people Royal Saudi Air Force and (SPA) cited the ministry as from the platform and for various actors to capture Saindak Metal Limited, $55.002 million in 2019-20 and maintaining the record after the post exploration the US Air Force have con- saying. began exploring the plan- the natural wealth. while the same MCC shares as per EPZA. in the geo-data center. phase when all the treasures cluded joint military exer- The exercises helped the et's surface, the China Balochistan, a resource- the 20% profit with It was decided in the There is no action on these will be extracted as taken cises called the Desert two countries’ forces pre- Aerospace Science and rich province, is also facing Pakistan Mineral Aghaz-e Haqooq-e matters. out from the south ore Mirage III, Saudi Arabia’s pare for any possible Technology Corporation such a situation and is tag- Development Corporation. Balochistan that the The east ore body in the body. Should Saindak be Ministry of Defense said on attacks that threaten the (CASC ) said on Saturday. ged with a disappointing g- The logic of different per- Saindak project will be saindak allotted to the abandoned like a ghost Saturday. security and safety of the "According to telemetry rowth rate, widespread po- centages of shareholding is transferred to Balochistan. Chinese company without town with sinking moun- The exercises aimed to region, the ministry said. data, on May 22 at 10:40 verty, and bad governance. hard to comprehend. It is For the last ten years, the competitive bidding is a tains, and people will be improve expertise, raise the The Desert Mirage III Beijing time [02:40 GMT], The challenges in manag- guessed that due to the low- issue is lingering due to the question mark on the trans- left relying on one jerry level of joint combat readi- exercises also showcase the Zhurong rover, devel- ing these resources have profit margin in Dudder, Federal Government's parency envisioned in the cane of smuggled Iranian ness, and deepen the bonds Saudi Arabia and the US’ oped and produced by the changed the natural bless- MCC offered a small share reluctance and the indiffer- policy. Dudder and Saindak oil for their livelihood. of cooperation between air capabilities and opera- CASC safely left the land- ing into the natural resource percentage in the project. ent attitude of the ruling projects have no environ- The mining industry in Saudi and American forces, tional integration. ing platform, reached the curse in Balochistan. The negotiation of agree- elite and provincial bureau- mental impact assessment, the world has paid a lot of surface of Mars and began Small-scale mining is ment is an art, and the cracy. After the expiry of which is alarming. attention to helping com- research," a statement read. more than a century old in Chinese are master in it. the contract period in 2017, Recently, the Kyrgyzstan munities plan and prepare The Tianwen-1 mission, the province and is carried Balochistan gets 30% they allowed the two-time Government took control of for social transition after Blinken to visit consisting of an orbiter, a out by the local people. in the profit from the 50% extension till 2022. In can- the Kumtor mine and closure. There should be an lander, and the rover, was They don't follow the regu- share of the SML plus 5% did and straightforward imposed a three billion dol- economic side to the clo- launched on 23 July 2020, latory laws strictly and royalty and CSR. In the words, it is a betrayal with lars fine on the Centerra sure. Socio-economic tran- Israel & West and successfully entered often cheat the Government Dudder project, the the people of Balochistan. company ( a Canadian- sition begins with assisting Mars' parking orbit in as told by a higher official. Balochistan Development Can any responsible person based company) over safety local people in creating February. On May 15, it Still, the good thing is that Authority receives 10% of from the Government have record, waste management, other business opportuni- Bank on 26-27 made a safe landing in the they spend their income in the profit for maintaining the guts to tell the people of and environmental dam- ties, so they are not solely southern part of the Utopia the country, unlike the big the 100 KM Dudder project Balochistan that why con- ages. It is a lesson for the reliant on mining. WASHINGTON DC effect in the early hours of Plain on the surface of (Agencies): US Secretary Friday, after 11 days of Mars. of State Antony Blinken is cross-border attacks left The mission is aimed at set to meet with Israelis and 248 dead in Gaza, and 13 in studying the atmosphere, Egyptian mediators hold talks to try Palestinians next week as Israel. The Israel Defense surface, geological charac- the IDF and Hamas observe Forces (IDF) started bomb- teristics, and features of the a truce that ended rocket ing multiple targets in Gaza Red Planet's magnetic to secure long-term Israel-Hamas truce attacks on Israeli cities and after Hamas launched vol- field. the bombardment of Gaza. leys of rockets at Israeli The Chinese rover is rel- GAZA CITY (Agencies): More than 250 people were said Ashour Subeih, who choking Gaza’s more than 2 The diplomat spoke on Reuters cited a source as cities. The flare-up was atively small, measuring Egyptian mediators held killed, the majority of them sells baby clothes. “We million residents. condition of anonymity to saying that Antony Blinken preceded by simmering around 1.8 meters (6ft) tall talks Saturday to firm up an Palestinians. Israel asserts thought the strike was a bit A two teams of Egyptian discuss behind-the-scenes will visit Israel and the tensions between the and weighing 240 kilo- Israel-Hamas ceasefire as some 200 were terror oper- further from us. But as you mediators are in Israel and deliberations. West Bank on Wednesday Jewish and Arab communi- grams (530lb). It carries six Palestinians in the Hamas- atives. can see not an area of the Gaza to continue talks on Trucks bearing aid, food and Thursday. The secre- ties in Jerusalem. scientific instruments and ruled Gaza Strip began to Gaza City’s busiest com- shop is intact.” Having firming up a ceasefire deal and medicine arrived at tary of state’s trip will also During the height of the will study the planet’s sur- assess the damage from 11 mercial area, Omar al- been in business for one — and securing a long-term Israel’s Kerem Shalom reportedly include stops in fighting, Israel’s longtime face soil and atmosphere. days of intense fighting. A Mukhtar Street, was cov- year, Subeih estimated his calm, an Egyptian diplomat crossing with the Strip Egypt – which mediated the ally the US repeatedly Tianwen-1 was one of 130-truck convoy carrying ered in debris, smashed losses were double what he said Saturday. Saturday as it reopened fol- truce between Tel Aviv and blocked UN Security three missions that reached urgently needed aid was cars, and twisted metal had made so far. The diplomat said dis- lowing the conflict. Israel the Gaza-based Palestinian Council statements calling the Red Planet in February, headed to Gaza. after a 13-floor building in Both Israel and Hamas cussions include imple- attempted to open the militant group Hamas – and for an immediate end to the having used the same Saturday marked the its center was flattened in have claimed victory. There menting agreed-on meas- crossing during the fighting Jordan. hostilities, and access of launch window. US rover first full day of a truce that an Israeli airstrike. was a widespread expecta- ures in Gaza and Jerusalem, but it was attacked with State Department humanitarian aid into Gaza. Perseverance landed in ended the fourth Israel- Merchandise was covered tion that the ceasefire including ways to prevent mortar shells by terror spokesperson Ned Price However, US officials wel- Jezero Crater in mid- Hamas war in just over a in soot and strewn inside would stick for now, but practices that led to the lat- groups. announced on Thursday comed the ceasefire that February, while UAE’s Al- decade. In the fighting, smashed stores and on the another round of fighting at est fighting. The official did Separately, Egypt said it that Blinken will travel to was ultimately reached. Amal mission will remain Israel unleashed hundreds pavement. Municipal work- some point seems not elaborate. He was would send a 130-truck the Middle East in the com- The German, Czech, and in orbit, studying Mars’ of airstrikes against terror ers removed broken glass inevitable. Underlying apparently referring to vio- convoy carrying humanitar- ing days, where he will Slovak foreign ministers atmosphere remotely. targets in Gaza, while and twisted metal from issues remain unresolved, lence at the Al-Aqsa ian aid and medical sup- meet with Israeli and toured Israeli homes that Another NASA Mars Hamas and other terror streets and sidewalks. including the Israeli- Mosque and the pending plies to Gaza. The convoy Palestinian officials, as were destroyed by Hamas’ rover operation is groups fired more than “We really didn’t expect Egyptian border blockade, eviction of Palestinian fam- was expected to enter Gaza well as with regional lead- rockets on Thursday. Curiosity, which landed in 4,300 rockets toward Israel. this amount of damage,” now in its 14th year, that is ilies in East Jerusalem. on Saturday. ers. Blinken has already “Germany stands with 2012. spoken over the phone with Israel and its right to defend The US stationary sur- his Israeli counterpart, Gabi itself,” Germany’s top face mission InSight Ashkenazi and Palestinian diplomat, Heiko Maas, told remains active as well, Internet Explorer, the love-to-hate-it President Mahmoud Abbas. reporters, adding that the more than two years after The truce between security of Jewish residents its landing in November Hamas and Israel came into is “not negotiable.” 2018. web browser, will die next year WASHINGTON DC (Age- The company says the blue "e" icon, Explorer Indeed, its lousy image overdue. Queen visits ncies): Internet Explorer is Microsoft Edge is faster, was once seen as an unstop- has served as meme fodder: Google Chrome is now Suu Kyi to new aircraft nearing the end of a long more secure and compati- pable part of a monopoly. a browser too slow to load the leading browser, hold- and slow death, Microsoft ble with early-internet web- When Windows intro- the news of its demise, or ing a 64% share of the carrier before announced this week. sites — qualities its prede- duced Explorer in 1995, its the best browser to down- global market, according to appear in court At 25 years old, the cessor was maligned for success killed off the once- load a superior one. browser tracker voyage to much-reviled web browser lacking. leading Netscape In a 2014 "Ask Me StatCounter, while Edge East Asia that once dominated the Microsoft 365, the com- Navigator. At its height in Anything" discussion on users sit at under 4%. soon: Junta Internet couldn't shake its pany's subscription-based the early 2000s, Explorer Reddit, Microsoft engi- On social media, people LONDON (dpa): Britain's reputation as the slow, app bundle, will say its controlled 95% of the neers who worked on the familiar with Explorer paid BANGKOK (dpa): Mya- The junta has cited secu- Queen Elizabeth II paid a buggy net-surfing option. farewell to the browser this browser market. browser said the company tribute to a flawed browser. nmar's military ruler said rity reasons for not allow- visit to a new Royal Navy Microsoft has been step- August. The video-confer- But Microsoft failed to had debated renaming "Internet Explorer being that ousted civilian leader ing her to speak to her aircraft carrier on Saturday, ping away from the product encing platform, Microsoft keep pace with competi- Explorer to "separate our- reliably unreliable, what a Aung San Suu Kyi, who lawyers in private when the shortly before the warship since at least 2015, when it Teams, already buried tors, losing respect among selves from negative per- legacy," wrote Twitter user has been under house arrest military authorities have travelled on its maiden introduced its successor, Internet Explorer last users for its poor security, ceptions that no longer Adriana Figueroa. Others since he deposed her in not established control of voyage to East Asia. Microsoft Edge (previously November. bungled web pages and reflect our product today." were surprised Explorer February, is in good health. the country in the face of The queen was wel- known as Project Spartan). But within the new sluggishness. But it was too late – the was still kicking. Min Aung Hlaing also daily protests, strikes and comed aboard by Captain By mid-June of next year, browser, the ghost of Yet Explorer refused to damage was done. Next summer, Internet noted that Suu Kyi, 75, will renewed insurgencies. Angus Essenhigh and the Internet Explorer desk- Internet Explorer still lives die. Microsoft tried to revi- Frustrated users had Explorer will join other soon be seen in court for The Kachin Commodore Stephen top app will finally be put on for those who choose to talize its image by already flocked to Mozilla's bad-mouthed services in questioning, in what would Independence Army (KIA) Moorhouse while the new to rest. believe: Edge offers a built- acknowledging the brows- Firefox and Google's the nostalgic graveyard of be her first public appear- attacked an army post at flagship carrier was docked In the browser's death in Internet Explorer mode. er's bad rap. In 2012, it Chrome. Internets past, following ance since the February 1 Hkamti township in the in England's Portsmouth notice, the company said, Though it might seem launched a playful ad cam- Even in 2015, AdWeek's the fate of the company's military coup. Sagaing region early on Harbor. "the future of Internet strange to young people paign rebranding Explorer Kristina Monllos told NPR Hotmail and its famously After being interrogated Saturday, the Irrawaddy The HMS Queen Explorer on Windows 10 is whose internet experiences as "the browser you loved that an expiration date for annoying Windows mascot several times via video and Mizzima online publi- Elizabeth was to set sail in Microsoft Edge." have not revolved around to hate." the embattled browser was "Clippy." link, Suu Kyi is scheduled cations said. Pictures Saturday and visit 40 coun- to appear in court on showed columns of dark tries on a 28-week voyage, Monday. smoke rising from the including India, Japan and Min Aung Hlaing made scene. South Korea. Former BBC director resigns from current job the comments in an inter- Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Several fighter jets were view with the Chinese-lan- Prize laureate, is accused of on board for the voyage, guage broadcaster Phoenix, a range of offences, includ- and the escort force con- after Princess Diana interview investigation excerpts of which were ing violations of a state sists of warships, a subma- aired on Saturday. The secrets law, foreign trade rine and 14 naval helicop- LONDON (Age-ncies):The about,” The Associated help convince Princess William both spoke out BBC employees lied and interview was recorded on laws and breaking coron- ters. former BBC director during Press reported. Diana to do the interview. against the BBC after the used fake documents to Thursday. avirus containment meas- Britain has spent 3 bil- the 1995 bombshell inter- His resignation comes “As I said two days ago, news was dropped. obtain the interview with He said the army would ures. However, the most lion pounds (4.2 billion view of the late Princess after retired judge Lord I am very sorry for the “Our mother was an my mother; made lurid and hold elections and that serious charge she faces is dollars) on building the Diana resigned from his Dyson made public an events of 25 years ago and I incredible woman who ded- false claims about the potential changes to the for "incitement to sedition." ship, which is named after current job after an investi- internal BBC investigation believe leadership means icated her life to service. royal family which played constitution had been iden- She has not yet been Elizabeth I, who reigned in gation found that a BBC that showed journalist taking responsibility,” said She was resilient, brave and on her fears and fueled tified and would be made if allowed to meet her the 16th century and over- journalist used deceitful Martin Bashir used “deceit- Tony Hall, who served as unquestionably honest.” paranoia; displayed woeful they were “the people’s lawyers in person. saw the defeat of the methods to get an interview ful behavior” to get the director of BBC news “The ripple effect of a incompetence when inves- will“. The military justified Spanish armada. with the princess. Princess Diana to agree to and current affairs at the culture of exploitation and tigating complaints and Suu Kyi is next due in seizing power on by alleg- Britain recently Tony Hall resigned as an interview. time of the interview. unethical practices ulti- concerns about the pro- court on Monday in the ing widespread voter fraud announced a pivot to East the board chairman of The 126-page report by The British government mately took her life,” gram; and were evasive in capital, Naypyidaw. So far during a general election in Asia as part of a new for- Britain’s National Gallery Dyson showed that Bashir will be reviewing the over- Prince Harry said. their reporting to the media she has appeared only by November, which saw a eign and defence strategy, a on Saturday and issued a used falsified bank state- sight rules of the news out- “It is welcome that the and covered up what they video link and as yet to be landslide win for Suu Kyi's move seen as a response to statement saying he didn’t ments that said the media let following the report, the BBC accepts Lord Dyson’s knew from their internal allowed to speak directly to National League of China's growing influence want to be a “distraction to was paying associates of Associated Press noted. findings in full, which are investigation,” Prince her lawyers. Democracy. in the region. an institution I care deeply the princess’s family to Prince Harry and Prince extremely concerning that William said. The Frontier Post, Peshawar Sunday, May 23, 2021 No rift, PTI united under PM Imran: Fawad LAHORE (APP): Federal in detail. Minister for Information and Fawad said he had a close Broadcasting Chaudhry relationship with Nauman Fawad Hussain Saturday Langrial, and stressed the said there was no rift in the need of improving the coor- Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf dination as the party issues (PTI), which was united could only be resolved under the leadership of through talks. There could be Prime Minister Imran Khan. differences of opinion on “The PTI is a family. some issues but on greater Misunderstanding among matters all the party mem- family members is a com- bers were very clear as the mon thing, which is resolved PTI was their party, he through mutual consulta- added. “There are no two tions,” he said while talking opinions in this regard.” to media persons after attend- The minister said the ing a luncheon meeting party leadership had already organized here by Member of a clear stance on the Jehangir the Punjab Assembly Tareen issue. Neither Nauman Ahmed Lagrial. Jahangir Tareen expected The minister rejected the that Prime Minister Imran impression, given by the Khan would give any undue opposition parties, that there favour to him nor the latter was any rift in the PTI , say- was used to do so. ing their ‘dandia dance’ would hopefully come to an end now. During the meet- ing, Fawad said he listened to the point of view of Jehangir Tareen and his allies The Frontier Post Sunday, May 23, 2021 03 One arrested for smuggling Sihat Card Plus a ammunition F.P. Report flagship scheme at PESHAWAR: Police have arrested one person with a vehicle used for smuggling 26000 rounds of ammuni- national level: CM tion recovered during the operation, SP City Atiq F.P. Report diseases under the scheme to bear this irreparable loss Shah told media men here make it a comprehensive with fortitude. on Saturday. PESHAWAR: Chief Mi- package of social health pro- Meanwhile, Khyber He said the vehicle used nister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa tection. Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief in ammunition smuggling Mahmood Khan has termed The Chief Minister Minister Mahmood Khan has also been taken into the social health protection remarked that liver trans- has approved a summary to police custody. SP City scheme (Sihat Card Plus) of plant would be included in launch e-sports initiative in Atiq Shah said that the the provincial government as Sihat Card Plus Scheme in the province in a bid to help accused was trying to a flagship scheme at national the upcoming financial gamers achieve global smuggle ammunition to level, and directed the high budget and added that the recognition. Peshawar and later to ups of health and informa- government is also consider- Under the initiative, e- Punjab by car. tion departments to devise ing to include OPD services sports academies will be set He said the operation an effective communication for government employees up at ‘Jawan Markaz’ across was part of the main opera- strategy using all means of in the scheme. Mahmood the province. The academies tion of the Capital City mass communication with khan said that keeping in will be equipped with com- Police Peshawar wherein special focus on social view the importance and puters and proper internet an attempt of smuggling media platforms with the public benefits of the connectivity. The academics PESHAWAR: Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan offering fateha for the ammunition within the lim- aim to give maximum infor- scheme, its highly needed will help e-gamers develop its of Bhana Mari Police mation and awareness to the that the general masses and enhance their skills to deported soul of the brother of IGP KP Sanaullah Abbasi. Station foiled and one masses at grass root level should be given full aware- take part in international e- alleged accused was arrest- adding that the public must ness so that they could bene- gaming activities and com- ed. The accused trader know about the free treat- fit the scheme to the maxi- petitions. All foreign Khan belongs to Zangli ment facilities covered in the mum. He further directed the Earlier in Jan, Infor- work, student Coronavirus claims Badhaber area on the out- scheme and the empanelled concerned authorities that to mation Minister Fawad skirts of the city, he said, health service delivery out- have maximum impact, Chaudhry, who held portfo- visas holders to adding, the accused has lets where they can avail the communication campaigns lio of science and technolo- also identified other net- free treatment facilities. for the purpose be designed gy at that time, revealed that be vaccinated 25 more lives in KP works during the prelimi- He was chairing a meet- in all local dialects of the an exciting framework to F.P. Report nary investigation. A spe- ing regarding Sihat Card province keeping in view the regulate e-sports was in the F.P. Report reduction in Corona districts of Khyber cial team has been formed Plus Scheme here the other requirements of the target offing. In a Twitter state- patients does not mean that Pakhtunkhwa is less than to arrest the other accused day. Besides, provincial cab- audience. ment, he said e-sports will be PESHAWAR: The NCOC PESHAWAR: Coronavirus Corona is gone. He 10%, the official of the on the identification of the inet members Taimur CM visits IGP’s house a new sensation in Pakistan has informed the Chief claimed 25 more lives in appealed to people to fol- Health Department dis- accused, SP City Atiq Shah Saleem Jhagra, Akbar Ayub express condolence: Chief and the region and hoped Secretary Khyber Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the low the corona SOPs issued closed. said. and Kamran Bangash, the Minister KP Mahmood that, “kids out there are all Pakhtunkhwa Dr. Kazim last 24 hours and with this by the provincial govern- He said the positive meeting was attended by Khan Saturday visited the set to make to top Niaz from their decision to the death toll from Corona ment. Services regarding cases of corona in 21 dis- high ups of Information and house of Inspector General teams…wishing you all the vaccinate people over 18 in the province has risen to Lady Reading Hospital tricts are between one to Three killed in Health Departments. of Police (IGP) Khyber best guys.” years of age with foreign 3,900, the official of the Corona are not declining at four percent and the Mahmood khan said that Pakhtunkhwa Sanaullah Before that, the minister work visas. health department said in a present. About the Khyber Khyber Pakhtunkhwa rivals’ clash in Sihat Card Plus Scheme was Abbasi and expressed con- had announced that the In this connection, Chief briefing here on Saturday. Teaching Hospital, he said, health department has also a public friendly initiative of dolence over the death of his Pakistan Sports Board and Secretary Khyber He said, another 550 it has 106 beds for Corona seen a significant decline in Peshawar the provincial government brother Kalim Ullah Abbasi Pakistan Science Foundation Pakhtunkhwa has informed people recovered from patients and Corona active cases of corona in PESHAWAR (INP): Three under which free treatment in a traffic accident. have inked a memorandum the Secretary Health in corona virus in Khyber patients are admitted to 77 the province. He informed persons were killed in an facilities were being provid- The Chief Minister of understanding (MoU) to writing about the decisions Pakhtunkhwa in 24 hours beds. The hospital has 25 that there are a total of exchange of fire between ed to 100 percent population offered Fatiha and prayed to accord e-sports a regular of the NCOC and directed and the number of recover- ventilators for Corona 6,790 active cases of coro- two rival group due to old of the province and added Almighty Allah to rest the sports status. “Get ready if to take appropriate meas- ing corona patients in the patients with 25 patients in na in the province and a enmity in here on Saturday. that the provincial govern- departed soul in eternal you are interested in video ures to facilitate the people province has reached intensive care at the hospi- total of 1,194 admitted According to police ment is planning to include peace and grant courage to games and new opportuni- without any hardship. 118,323. He said, 452 peo- tal. patients of Corona in differ- sources, a shootout was the free treatment of more bereaved family members to ties await you,” he tweeted. In the light of the deci- ple have been infected with There are currently 20 ent hospitals of the held between two groups in sion of the NCOC, the gov- coronavirus in the last 24 patients being treated at province. The number of the limits of Budhbher ernment of Khyber hours and the total number HDU and 25 patients are active cases of corona in police station, Peshawar, Pakhtunkhwa has decided of corona cases in the being treated for low the provincial capital has resulting in the death of PTI govt could not deliver to launch a vaccine policy province has reached Oxygen levels, he dropped to 764, he said. He three people. Police for Pakistanis holding 129,013. He said the num- informed. He said two said, 412 patients of reached the venue immedi- working or student visas. ber of active cases in patients have been con- Corona are admitted in ately and took the bodies on its pledges: QWP Now people with foreign Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is firmed dead due to coronary three major hospitals of the into their custody. work visas for more than 6,790. The health depart- heart disease today with 3 provincial capital including According to initial reports, F.P. Report Palestine. He said that He said the poor people 18 years would be vacci- ment across the province more corona patients being Lady Reading Hospital the incident was the result innocent Palestinian were reeling from the nated in any vaccination has conducted 8,471 diag- admitted on Saturday. Peshawar, Hayatabad of old enmity. The PESHAWAR: Qaumi Wa- women and children were effects of backbreaking center, an official of the nostic tests in one day in Meanwhile, the coron- Medical Complex Hospital deceased were identified as tan Party (QWP) Chairman martyred in the air strikes price-hike. “The people are health department con- the province. In the last 24 avirus has continued and Khyber Teaching Zeeshan, Khalid and Visal. Aftab Ahmad Khan conducted by the Israeli compelled to take to the firmed here. He said, it will hours, he said, 97 new decreasing in severity in Hospital. Police shifted the bodies to Sherpao on Saturday said forces. He said though the streets against the unan- be necessary to take the cases were reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and He said, in Hayatabad the morgue and started an that the Pakistan Tehreek-e- Organisation of the Islamic nounced electricity load- passport to the Vaccine Peshawar, 38 in Lower Dir, the rate of positive cases of Medical Complex 204 beds investigation. Insaf (PTI) government Cooperation (OIC) had shedding in the scorching Center and the staff of the 35 in Abbottabad, 31 in corona is 15.3% across the allotted for Corona patients could not deliver on its passed a resolution con- heat,” he said, adding that Vaccine Center will check Mardan and 28 in Buner. province, an official of the and currently 135 Corona pledges despite the passage demning the Israeli attack though Khyber the passport before vacci- The number of corona Health Department said patients are undergoing Walking may of three years. Speaking at on Palestine, the Muslim Pakhtunkhwa produced nating the person. He said, patients in LRH has gradu- here on Saturday. treatment at the hospital a press conference, he said countries should come up cheaper hydel electricity certificates can be obtained ally decreased to 202 with The rate of positive while 59 beds are vacant. increase your that Prime Minister Imran with a joint strategy to find more than its consumption, from NADRA websites and 18 patients being admitted cases in Peshawar and The hospital, he said, is Khan was now deceiving a permanent solution to this its residents faced pro- the same conditions would in ICU. The Oxygen capac- Mardan in the last 7 days is allotted 38 ventilators for life span the nation by saying that issue. longed power cuts. apply to students holding ity has been increased by 12.12% and the rate of corona patients. He said, PESHAWAR (Agencies): mafias were responsible for The QWP leader extend- He reiterated the demand student visas. another 10,000 liters, now corona positive cases in Corona patients are under- New research has found that looting the national excheq- ed felicitations to China on for holding fresh election in the total capacity has Bajaur and Shangla during going treatment on 22 ven- taking more steps each day uer. marking 70 years of diplo- the country, saying that the reached 25,000, he a week is 10.10% while the tilators and 16 ventilators could help you live longer. “We want to tell Imran matic relations with people should be allowed to Long working informed. He said, the rate of positive cases in 11 are vacant in the hospital. The findings, which were Khan that he is surrounded Pakistan. He said that elect their true representa- hours increasing presented today at the by mafias that are responsi- China had always extended tives without the interfer- American Heart As- ble for the sugar, petrol and support to Pakistan when- ence from the ‘outsiders’. deaths sociation’s Epidemiology flour crises,” he added. On ever the country needed He said the Pakistan PESHAWAR (Agencies): Raids against substandard and Prevention | Lifestyle the occasion, Malik Haji help. Aftab Sherpao asked Democratic Movement Long working hours led to and Cardiometabolic Health Zaman Masozai, Mohabat the federal government to would exert pressure on the 745 000 deaths from stroke Conference, found that peo- Khan, Haji Nawab Khan honour the pledges made government as the people and ischemic heart disease food items continue ple who took more steps Ali Sherzai, Haji Arbab, with the tribal people at the wanted to see an end to this in 2016, a 29 per cent each day had a significantly Malik Hekmat Shah, Malik time of merging the former government. He said that he increase since 2000, F.P. Report ing which heavy fines were spices were recovered dur- lower risk of death than Latif Masozai, Malik Federally Administered would make efforts to according to the latest esti- imposed on bakery owners, ing the inspection in Tator those who were less active. Rahmat Gul, Malik Essa Tribal Areas (Fata) into secure the release of the res- mates by the World Health PESHAWAR: Khyber Pak- while instructional notices village of district Tank. The health benefits were Khan, Malik Mohammada Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. idents of Kurram who were Organization and the htunkhwa Food Safety and were issued to several Overdue color flavor was consistent among people Khan, Malik Mena Gul, “The tribal people ren- languishing in prisons in International Labour Halal Food Authority raids shops. recovered during the opera- who walked in uninterrupted Malik Zamurd Khan, Malik dered unprecedented sacri- Afghanistan. Organization published in against substandard and The Spokesperson of tion in Town Chowk and sessions and those who Nawab Din Sherzai and fices for the restoration of Environment International unhygienic food items were Food Safety Authority said Taziri Chowk areas of dis- walked in short spurts. Prior Malik Hukam Khan hailing peace therefore the govern- today. continued in province and that milk samples were trict Bannu. Heavy fines evidence has found walking from Kurram district ment must take steps to Death of In a first global analysis sealed several food outlets checked on Chappar Road were imposed on milk to have a range of positive announced joining the mitigate their sufferings,” Begum Naseem of the loss of life and health over violating the authority in Haripur and 120 liters of tankers coming from health effects, from cardio- QWP along with scores of he demanded, urging the associated with working rules on Saturday. milk was destroyed due to Punjab for mixing water in vascular improvements, bet- supporters. They were pre- government to release the Wali condoled long hours, WHO and ILO The team of Food adulteration. Dera Ismail Khan. ter sleep quality, and viously associated with the promised funds so that F.P. Report estimate that, in 2016, 398 Authority in an operation in In a complaint received In Chitral, two shops improved mental health. Pakistan People’s Party. uplift activities could take 000 people died from Garhi Habibullah Bazaar on Pakistan Citizen Portal were sealed for violating You don’t need to commit to They reposed confidence place in the ex-Fata. He PESHAWAR: State Mi- stroke and 347 000 from area of Mansehra sealed a in Manjiwala Chowk area hygiene norms and several lengthy strolls each day to in the QWP leadership and recalled that the govern- nister of Parliamentary heart disease as a result of bakery for finding expired of Lakki Marwat, a large were issued fines and warn- improve your health. vowed to work for strength- ment had pledged to release Affairs Ali Muhammad having worked at least 55 and prohibited items and quantity of expired biscuits, ing notices. 10 kilograms of Squeezing in spurts of steps ening the party in Kurram Rs100 annually for 10 Khan Saturday visited hours a week. Between violating hygiene rules. cold drinks and salt was unhealthy meat was through everyday activities tribal district. The QWP years for the development Wali Bagh Charsadda and 2000 and 2016, the number The action was taken on the recovered and a heavy fine destroyed on the spot. has the same health benefits. leaders offered them party of the merged districts. condoled with Aimal Wali of deaths from heart dis- directions of Director was imposed on the shop- During raid in Khairabad “Walking is the easiest caps and assured them that Demanding a fresh cen- Khan and Lawangin Wali ease due to working long General Khyber Pakhtunk- keeper. area of Nowshera, the and cheapest form of moder- the party leadership would sus, he urged the govern- Khan over the death of hours increased by 42%, hwa Food Safety Authority Similarly, unhealthy restaurant was sealed for ate exercise. Aside from spare no effort to highlight ment to release the prom- Begum Naseem Wali and from stroke by 19%. Shah Rukh Ali Khan, dur- china salt and expired violating hygiene rules. supportive shoes, it doesn’t the issues being faced by ised funds to tribal districts Khan. This work-related disease require any specific equip- the residents of Kurram dis- under National Finance Ali Muhammad Khan burden is particularly sig- ment, and because you don’t trict. He demanded a probe Commission Award to expressed sympathies with nificant in men (72% of need to push yourself hard into the report of the rebuild the damaged infra- the bereaved family mem- deaths occurred among Shahid accepts Shaheen’s enough to sweat in order to Auditor General of structure and launch new bers. He prayed to Allah males), people living in the reap the benefits, you don’t Pakistan about the alleged development schemes in Almighty to rest the Western Pacific and South- even need special clothes,” irregularities in the funds the neglected areas. About departed soul in eternal East Asia regions, and mid- Dr. Elizabeth Gardner, a meant for the Covid-19 the rising inflation, Aftab peace and grant courage to dle-aged or older workers. proposal for daughter Yale Medicine sports medi- patients. Sherpao said the govern- bereaved family members Most of the deaths recorded PESHAWAR (INP): Boom his daughter to the speed- Shaheen’s father had cine specialist and a team Aftab Sherpao con- ment could not take action to bear this irreparable loss were among people dying Boom Sahibzada Moham- ster. During an interview, revealed that his family physician at Yale Athletics, demned the atrocities of against the sugar, flour and with fortitude. aged 60-79 years, who had mad Shahid Khan Afridi Mr Boom Boom revealed has tight bonds and a fast told Healthline. The Israel against the people of petrol mafias. worked for 55 hours or has kept the pedestal for that the family of bowler friendship with the family researchers evaluated more per week between the his daughter exceedingly Shaheen Shah has been of Shahid Afridi and they 16,732 women ages 60 and ages of 45 and 74 years. high and after a period of asking for his daughter’s had asked for the hand of older who wore a step With working long hours two long years, he accept- hand for a period of two Afridi’s daughter for counter on their waist now known to be responsi- ed the proposal of years. Shaheen. between 2011 and 2015. ble for about one-third of Pakistani professional Shaheen’s patience and He had further revealed Each participant’s steps the total estimated work- cricketer and fast bowler determination should be that the proposal had been were divided into two related burden of disease, it Shaheen Shah Afridi as his applauded. Shahid further accepted by the Boom groups: longer walks lasting is established as the risk daughter’s life partner. revealed that his daughter Boom’s family however at least 10 minutes and short factor with the largest Pakistani international has just got done with FSc an official engagement bursts of walking, such as occupational disease bur- cricketer and the former and her approval was ceremony had yet to take going upstairs or walking to den. This shifts thinking captain of the Pakistan taken into utmost consid- place. Now that the the car. The researchers fol- towards a relatively new national cricket team eration before her father adorable couple is finally lowed up with the study par- and more psychosocial Shahid Afridi has con- said yes to the proposal. engaged, we wish them the ticipants for an average of 6 occupational risk factor to firmed the engagement of Previously this very year, best of luck! years, until 2019. They iden- human health. The study tified a 32 percent decrease concludes that working 55 in death among those who or more hours per week is Coronavirus patients took at least 2,000 steps a associated with an estimat- day. ed 35% higher risk of a decreasing at LRH Each increase of 1,000 stroke and a 17% higher steps a day was associated risk of dying from ischemic F.P. Report Spokesman of hospital, been allocated for the coron- with a 28 percent decrease in heart disease, compared to Muhammad Asim on avirus patients at the hospi- death. The health benefits, working 35-40 hours a PESHAWAR: The numbers Saturday. tal. Similarly, 135 corona which plateaued around week. of coronavirus patients at big The spokesperson patients were admitted in 4,500 daily steps, were sim- Further, the number of hospitals in provincial capi- informed that the number of Hayatabad Medical ilar among people who people working long hours tal is decreasing as the num- patients admitted at COVID- Complex (HMC) and total walked in short bursts and is increasing, and currently bers of patients at Lady 19 wards was recorded at 204 beds have been allocat- those who took longer, unin- PESHAWAR: Chariman of Qaumi Watan Party Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao stands at 9% of the total Reading Hospital Peshawar 202 with 18 being treated at ed for corona patients. 22 terrupted walks. addressing a press conference. population globally. reduced to 202, said ICU. He said 517 beds have patients were on ventilator. District Sunday, May 23, 2021 The Frontier Post

In brief Schools to Two allegedly killed by police reopen from 24th JACOBABAD(PPI): Two youth were alle- gedly killed by Jacobabad police on in Hafizabad Saturday. The family members of the two Hafiz Muhammad Aziz-ur-Rehman and injured his sister and son. Meanwhile, youth, who have been the accused also tried to seize his house. allegedly killed in HAFIZABAD: Chief Executive Officer Later, the accused fled after threatening police firing in Education Hafizabad Muhammad Amin him with death and serious consequences. Jacobabad, held a Chaudhry said that as per the decision of Police arrests four alleged culprits: protest demonstration NCOC and instructions of Punjab While conducting operation against illegal and jammed the traffic Education Department, all educational arms holders, Venike Tarar police arrested against the police. The institutions across the district will be 4 illegal arms holders. According to police family of deceased reopened on Monday, May 24 as per source, four rifles, several magazines and Bakhtyar Jakhrani and SOPs. hundreds of bullets were recovered from Sher Muhammad kept It will be open for four days. Fifty per- the arrested accused. The arrested accused the bodies on road and cent of the students will come to school included Taswar, Amir, Nazir and Idrees. blocked it near Shaheed one day while the remaining 50 percent DPO Hafizabad Dr. Rizwan Ahmad Allah Bux Soomro Park will come to school the next day. The CEO Khan said that operations are being carried in Jacobabad. A large Education said that a formal notification out on a daily basis against illegal arms number of people, has been issued by the Punjab Education holders to maintain law and order in the including civil society Department in this regard. district. members, students and He directed all school principals, teach- Administration arranged rally in sol- political activists, par- ers and other staff to follow SOPs in all idarity with Palestine: The district ticipated in the protest aspects and special arrangements should administration held a rally in favor of and torched tires on the be made for cleaning of classrooms, labs Palestinian Muslims. The rally was led by road which leads to and other places. Students, teachers and Deputy Commissioner Naveed Shahzad BANNU: Traders holding a protest against demolishing of their shops in city. heavy traffic blockage. other staff will be required to wear masks. Mirza and DPO Dr. Rizwan Ahmed. The family said that He said that teams have also been formed Additional Deputy Commissioner General Jacobabad police had to ensure implementation of SOPs in edu- and Finance Hamid Nasir Goraya, killed Bakhtyar and cational institutions. Assistant Commissioner Asif Nawaz, Several development projects Sher Muhammad. They Minor dead in road mishap: A 12- CEO Health Dr. Rehmatullah Saqib, demanded that until the year-old boy was crushed to death by a District Rescue 1122 Kamran Rashid. involved policemen speedy bus time near Pul Mumna in Officers and employees of various depart- were not arrested, their Hafizabad. According to details, 12-year- ments including CO MC Haider Ali in Dir yet to be completed protest would be contin- old Abdul Hadi son of Fakhr Abbas Bajwa, Chatha participated. F.P. Report ued. a resident of Kot Mubarak, was coming on Rally participants held Palestinian flags a motorbike to fetch water from Pul and banners with slogans of solidarity with Father kills son Mumna when he was crushed to death by the Palestinians. Deputy Commissioner TIMERGARA: The Lower Dir Al-Sayed Bus Time, after which the bus Naveed Shahzad Mirza and DPO Dr. traders’ community and residents of in Gandawa driver fled the scene. Rizwan Ahmed said they strongly con- different areas have demanded of the JHAL MAGSI (PPI): A One drowned: A young man drowned demn Israeli atrocities on unarmed and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government father axed his son to while bathing in a canal near Chak Ghazi innocent Palestinians. The entire Pakistani and high ups of national highways death in Gandawa area in Hafizabad. According to rescue sources, nation stands by its Palestinian Muslim authority to expedite work on of Jhal Magsi on 20-year-old Hafiz Ijaz, son of Rashid brothers and sisters. The historic steps Kalpani Talash bypass, Chakdara Saturday. According to Ahmad, a resident of Thathi Anok Singh, taken by the government of Pakistan for bypass road and Khazana bypass police, accused Safar drowned while taking a bath in the canal to the Palestinian Muslims and together with Bridge. Khan Arae axed his son beat the heat. As soon as the incident was other Muslim countries made the United Talking to this reporter the traders’ Abdul Razaq Arae to reported, the rescue team reached the spot Nations believe that Israel is inflicting a representatives Haji Anwar ud Din, death in in Gandawa and started searching for the body of the mountain of atrocities on unarmed and Haji Liaq Zada and Malik Dilawar area of Jhal Magsi. On deceased. The body of the deceased has innocent Palestinians which should be Khan expressed anger on delay in information, the police not been found yet. stopped immediately. construction of bypass roads and rushed to the scene and 25 armed culprits allegedly attack They said that the atrocities perpetrat- Khazana bypass Bridge. They said arrested the accused. residence over land dispute: More than ed by Israel on innocent Palestinians on that work on the Kalpani Talash The body was shifted to 25 armed suspects stormed the house of the occasion of Ramadan and Eid are bypass road was started in 2015 after a nearby hospital and property dealer in Iqbal Garden over a law unprecedented in history. They said that it was approved by the then Pakistan later handed over to the suit. The police registered a case against the Pakistani nation stands with its Tehrek Insaf government in the heirs after fulfilment of the accused. Palestinian brothers and sisters in their province. They said that work on medico-legal formali- According to police source, Abdul liberation movement. There is a need for Chakdara bypass road and Khazana ties. The police have Razzaq son of Barkat Ali was having a the Muslim Ummah to forget all differ- Bypass Bridge was also started some Chakdara was the gateway for Lower for vehicular traffic. He said that due started further investi- conflict with Javed Iqbal etc. on which ences and take exemplary measures for six years ago but was not yet com- Dir, Upper Dir, Chitral, Bajaur and to closure of this bridge heavy trucks gation into the case. The more than 25 armed including Javed Iqbal, the protection of the first Qibla and the pleted. Afghanistan and thousands of vehi- and trailers bound for Jandol and motive behind the mur- Jamshed, Kashif, Usman, Imran, Sharjeel, Muslims. The rally started from the “The former minister for finance cles daily had to pass through the nar- Afghanistan had to pass through der could not be ascer- Aqib, Arsalan etc. entered the house of District Complex and ended at the Bypass Muzafar Syed approved Rs 350 mil- row Chakdara bazaar where traffic Timergara city thus causing traffic tained yet. A mourning Abdul Razzaq where the accused tortured Road. lion for the 10 kilometer Kalpani remained jammed for hours. They mess. atmosphere prevailed in Talash bypass road in 2015 in the first demanded of the Khyber The special assistant to chief the native area of the phase,” Anwar ud Din said, adding Pakhtunkhwa chief minister minister on anti-corruption MPA victim. that the amount was increased to Rs Mehmood Khan and secretary com- Shafiullah Khan, who belongs to 96% wheat procurement 580 million later on. He said that munication and works to take notice PK 15 of Lower Dir told on contact Man commits work on the project was started dur- of the slow pace of work on the proj- that the government was well aware suicide ing the previous government but was ect and take practical measures for its of the delay in those projects. He target achieved in progress till date. early completion. said that he was personally interest- KOHLU (PPI): A man The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa govern- Similarly the Khazana bypass ed in all those projects and work on committed suicide in MANDIBAHAUDDIN using all the resources for Commissioners of the three ment had released Rs 200 million for bridge was washed away by floods in the Talash bypass road would be district Kohlu of (PPI): Deputy Commi- their welfare and would see districts to curb wheat construction of the Chakdara bypass 2015 and the government approved resumed after Eid on five different Balochistan province. ssioner Mandi Bahauddin a clear difference in the smuggling during the Eid road in 2015 and the then minister Rs 300 million for its construction sections. The lawmaker said that According to rescue Chaudhry Tariq Ali Basra measures because the gov- holidays. The meeting was finance Muzafar Syed had inaugurat- but work on it was still in progress. the government had released sources, one person, said on Saturday that the ernment policy was very told that the government ed the project during his tenure. Work Dr Sher Azam, a resident of enough funds for the projects but Liaquat Sherani, son of government had set a target motivated about agriculture staff remained deployed so on the project was started in 2019 and Jandol, said that most of the work on the pace of work remained slow due Wadera Zer Khan of buying 624,000 sacks of sector, under which the that wheat could not move it was to be completed in 2020. Khazana Bypass Bridge had been to the global pandemic and other Sherani, committed sui- wheat in Mandi Bahauddin process of distribution of from one district to another. The traders’ leaders said that completed but it was yet to be opened reasons. cide by shooting him- district and so far they had barley on merit and procure- "The remaining wheat will self in Kahan area of achieved 96 percent target ment of wheat was made be purchased in few days district Kohlu. The by purchasing 600,000 completely transparent. and the target of buying SAJ hold body was shifted to a sacks from the farmers. “More than 40,000 wheat wheat for the year 2021 will Buzdar takes notice of kids nearby hospital and A meeting was held in bags were seized during the be achieved." meeting with later handed over to this regard at the operation against hoarders,” The DC further said that heirs after fulfilling Commissioner's Office, Basra said. The sacks had six shopping centers at Speaker NA die due to fake medicine necessary medico-legal which was presided by DC been recovered and handed Mandi Bahauddin,Gojra, Syed Waliullah Shah formalities. However, Basra. The DC said that the over to the food department, Malikwal, Januchak, MULTAN (INP): Another Medical clinic in Thatta Lal The mother of the chil- cause behind the suicide government was committed he said, adding that check Qadirabad and Bheerwal NOWSHERA: Chairman child lost his life on when they ran fever. After dren while talking to has could not be ascer- to the development of the posts had also been set up had been set up and supply Sobaye Aman Jirga (SAJ) Saturday after taking fake taking medicine their con- demanded the government tained. The incident has agricultural sector and farm- across the district under the of bags to farmers was also Syed Kamal Shah Bacha medicine given by a quack ditions deteriorated. Their provide justice to them. He created a mourning ers. He said that they were supervision of Assistant started a month ago. along with Abid Sultan hold doctor in Multan taking the parents took them to the sought a report from com- atmosphere in the vic- meeting with Speaker death toll to three in Nishtar Hospital where two missioner Multan division tim’s house. National Assembly Asad Multan. Two siblings, of them died yesterday and and secretary of health. The Qaiser and requested his sup- Tahira, aged 7 and Danish, one child lost his life today. CM ordered a thorough 2 sub-engineers Vaccination centres in port for the Jirga to achieve aged 9, had already expired The bodies of children inquiry into the incident. thjier goals. on Friday after consuming are still in the hospital. The He said strict action should suspended SAJ Chairman said that medicines prescribed by a bodies would be released to be taken against the people HYDERABAD(PPI): the Jirga will play his due quack. the relatives after conduct- responsible for the avail- Two sub-engineers of Nankana Sahib opened role to eliminate social On Saturday, 5 years old ing post-mortem. Police ability and sale of substan- irrigation department NANKANASAHIB ten from three in the dis- Prime Minister Imran crimes like drugs, private Muneeb also died in have arrested quack doctor dard medicines. He have been suspended (APP): Federal Minister for trict. The increased vacci- Khan had proved himself a interest businesses and vio- Nishtar Hospital of Multan. Saleem, sealed the clinic expressed his heartfelt over their alleged Narcotics Control Ijaz nation centres would facili- big leader of the world by lence against children. He Reportedly, the siblings and seized all the medi- grievances over the death involvement in the Ahmed Shah inaugurated tate people to get vaccinat- effectively highlighting added that the Jirga will were taken to Salman cines. of innocent children. water theft in Naseer new vaccination centres ed themselves near to their the issue of Palestine after increase their activities division of irrigation here on Saturday through homes, he said. Dispelling Kashmir issue at interna- across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa department. According video link. the impression about coro- tional fora. He said the to eliminate social evils from to a notification issued Addressing on the occa- na vaccination, the minister whole nation expressed the society. Protest held against by the chief engineer of sion, he said the spread of said that baseless rumours solidarity with the inno- Speaker National Asse- Sukkur Barrage, both coronavirus could only be were being spread in this cent Palestinians on the mbly Asad Qaiser appreciat- sub-engineers Allah contained by adopting pre- regard. appeal of Prime Minister ed the efforts of SAJ and Bux Almani, who was ventive measures and He appealed to the peo- Imran Khan. Deputy hopeful for fulfillment of ghost workers serving at Bakeerani through vaccination. On the ple to get vaccinated to Commissioner Nankana their goals. Speaker National SHAHDADPUR(PPI): that there were about a working at the bungalows section, and Faraz direction of Prime Minister save themselves and their Sahib, CEO health author- Assembly directed DIG Municipal Committee hundred sanitary workers and apartments of influen- Ahmed, serving at Imran Khan, he said the dear ones from the danger ity, PTI leader Rai Aslam Mardan to cooperate with Khakrob Workers Union in the municipality and tial people,” leaders said. Chambar section, have number of vaccination cen- of coronavirus. Ijaz Khan Kharlalso attended SAJ and added that he stand demonstrated at local press most of them were The protestors demanded of been suspended over tres had been increased to Ahmed Shah said that the meeting. the Jirga for elimination of club on Saturday to expel Muslims, while the number the government that the their involvement in social evils. ghost workers from the of scavengers was very contracting system should water stealing from municipality. small. The white-clad sani- be abolished, adding, "The minors in Hyderabad. Speaking on this occa- tary workers have never quota of sanitary workers Punjab govt releases Rs3b for Three held sion, union president Jaish held a broom in their hands should be implemented. Family stages Kumar, Sunil Kumar, but they are receiving their Immediate medical facili- with narcotics Mukesh Kumar and others salaries at home. ties should be provided to sit-in with body Mother & Childcare Hospital SARGODHA (APP): The appealed to the authorities “These employees are the workers." LARKANA(PPI):A police on Saturday claimed to family of deceased MULTAN (APP): Punjab civic facilities to masses were available for Nishtar- have arrested three drug ped- man, who was killed government has released was top priority of the 2. He also informed that Rs dlers and recovered narcotics during a clash, staged a funds over Rs three billions incumbent government. 2 billion were released for from their possession. The Bushra happy over 70-years sit-in by keeping his for ongoing projects of Aamir Dogar also Nishtar-2 project. teams of different police sta- body on Sukkur- Nishtar 2, Mother & observed that citizens Similarly, funds to the tune tions conducted raids in their Larkana road in Madeji Childcare hospital and would avail benefits of of Rs 800 million for jurisdiction and arrested the of Pak-China friendship town on Saturday.A35- Nadrabad flyovers. This some more uplift schemes Nadrabad flyover and Rs accused besides recovering year-old man, Imtiaz was disclosed in a meeting in upcoming budget. 200 million for Mother and 3.130 kg hashish and 15 liter QUETTA (PPI): Bushra extended by China to the fact that CPEC was a Junejo, was killed dur- jointly chaired by Senator Aon Abbas Bappy Childcare Hospital were liquor. Rind, Parliamentary Secr- Pakistan, particularly to “Game Changer” which ing a clash between two Provincial Minister for suggested parliamentarians also released by the Punjab The accused were identi- etary for Information, Balochistan in different would open up new parties of Junejo tribe Energy Dr Akhtar Malik, to constitute special moni- government. fied as Shahid, Munir Hus- Saturday felicitated the fields, carried immense avenues of opportunities in Madeji town. The Special Assistant to the toring committees to check Overall, the work on 169 sain and Shafqat Ali. Cases people of Pakistan and importance. for the people of police reached the spot Prime Minister on Political uplift work in their respec- schemes of annual develop- have been registered against China over the completion She said the role of Balochistan, particularly and brought the body to Affairs Aamir Dogar and tive areas. Makhdoom ment programme was head- the accused. of 70 years of diplomatic China had remained piv- Gwadar, said Rind, Madeji Civil Hospital Senator Aon Abbas Bappy, Zain Qureshi maintained ing forward with rapid Meanwhile, a task force of relations between the two otal in initiating several adding that provision of for medico-legal for- here on Saturday. that regular meetings pace. So far, Rs 5.23 bil- the Faisalabad Electric Sup- countries. development projects, vaccines against malities. Later, the MNAs Ibrahim Khan, should be held to review lions have been spent. ply Company (Fesco) Satur- In a statement issued including China Pakistan COVID-19 pandemic body was handed over Ahmed Hassan Dehr, pace of the ongoing proj- Under Social Action day caught five alleged pow- here on Saturday, Rind Economic Corridor and measures adopted by to the heirs who staged Makhdoom Zain Qureshi ects. Programme-III, 138 uplift er thieves. The task force, said, “Friendship between (CPEC), a flagship project China to save precious a sit-in on Sukkur- and some other local parlia- MNAs Ahmed Hassan schemes are in progress, he along with the police, con- Pakistan and China is of China’s Belt and Road lives in Pakistan mani- Larkana road and mentarians from Punjab Dehr and Ibrahim Khan stated. Similarly, under spe- ducted raids in Khayaban-e- higher than the heights of Initiatives (BRI), and cre- fested strong bilateral blocked the traffic on Assembly also joined the stressed to expedite work cial development package Sadiq, Chawa, Bhera and Himalayas and deeper ating job opportunities for friendship and strong the both sides of the meeting. on the schemes. Deputy (SDP), they have approved caught Azhar, Safdar, than the depths of Arabian the local population of diplomatic relations road. Dr Akhtar Malik Commissioner Ali Shehzad work on another 52 Sufiyan, Rafaqat and Dost Sea." She said the assis- Balochistan. between Pakistan and remarked that provision of stated that enough funds schemes. Muhammad red-handed. tance and investment There was no denying China. Sunday, May 23, 2021 The Frontier Post

World in focus Myanmar election chief Food, shelter, beatings: Border Egypt, Sudan to considers dissolving city divided over migrants hold joint drill CEUTA (AP): Residents of Spain's CAIRO(AP): multi-ethnic city of Ceuta are used to Egyptian military Suu Kyi’s party being in the news every time the frag- forces arrived in the ile alliance between Spain and Sudanese capital of NAYPYITAW (AP): The head of vent it from taking power. Suu Kyi and Morocco shakes up. For many Khartoum ahead of a Myanmar’s military-appointed state elec- other members of her government already “Ceutis," as locals are known, that joint drill amid mount- tion commission said that his agency will face various criminal charges that could comes with being a speck of a ing tensions with consider dissolving Aung San Suu Kyi's keep them from running in the next elec- European nation in North Africa. The Ethiopia over a former ruling party for alleged involve- tion. Their supporters assert all the charges city is culturally closely intertwined decade-long Nile water ment in electoral fraud and having its lead- are politically motivated. with Morocco, with Muslims making dispute, Sudan's state- ers charged with treason. The announced purpose of commission over 40% of its population, but also run news agency Suu Kyi’s National League for meeting was to discuss the junta’s plan to separated from it by high perimeter reported. The dispute Democracy came to power after a land- change the country’s election system from fences that set apart the two extremes focuses over the con- slide 2015 election victory, and won an “first past the post” to proportional repre- of poverty and prosperity. troversial dam that even greater majority in last November’s sentation. In first-past-the-post systems, But when relations hit a two- Ethiopia is building on general election. It was set to start a sec- the candidate with the most votes in a decade low this week over Spain's the Blue Nile, the Nile ond term in February when the military given constituency is the winner, while in help to one of Morocco's top enemies, River’s main tributary. seized power in a coup, arresting her and proportional representation, the share of “Ceutis" confronted the sudden Egypt and Sudan want dozens of top government officials and winning parliamentary seats in an area arrival of thousands of African an international agree- party members. Junta leader Senior Gen. with several seats is allocated according to migrants with sympathy, concern and ment to govern how Min Aung Hlaing cited electoral fraud as the proportion of the vote won by each in some cases hostility. In one neigh- much water Ethiopia the reason for the army’s takeover, saying party or candidate. Almost all the major borhood, Muslim women, moved by releases downstream, “there was terrible fraud in the voter lists.” parties — including Suu Kyi's NLD — the plight of young Moroccan men, especially in a multi- The army-backed Union Solidarity and refused to go to commission meeting, as gathered in a traditional house to sort year drought, fearing Development Party, which suffered unex- they regard the body as illegitimate. out and distribute donated clothes. taken to hospital after the beating, said cashless migrants. But Fouad and their critical water pectedly heavy losses in the election, Local media reported that almost a third They also cooked food and offered Fouad, who declined to give his last others directed their anger at the shares might be affect- made similar allegations. of the parties boycotted the gathering in migrants sleeping in the streets a name for fear of reprisal and deporta- Moroccan government for using them ed. According to Independent observers dispute the the capital, Naypyitaw. Many of the 62 place to shower. tion. The arrival of 8,000 migrants in as pawns in the diplomatic impasse Sudan’s state-owned assertions of widespread irregularities. attending were pro-military organizations The women said the migrants just 48 hours in a city of 85,000 was with Spain. SUNA news agency, Political parties were called to discuss that polled badly in last November’s elec- could be their children — and that more than the result of strained rela- The government in Rabat has Sudanese and Egyptian planned changes in the electoral system at tion, failing to win a single seat. After tak- their plight brought memories of past tions between allies. It was a reminder denied that it loosened border control forces will hold the a meeting, There, Union Election ing power, the military dismissed the times when the migrant flow was in of the sheer inequality between the to allow the migrants to cross, blam- maneuvers dubbed Commission chairman Thein Soe said an members of the election commission and the opposite direction. “I remember two sides. While per capita GDP in ing it on the weather and the post- “Guardians of the investigation of last year's election that appointed new ones. It also detained mem- my mother telling me they were 2019 was $30,000 on the Spanish Ramadan “exhaustion” of its border Nile” from mid-next would soon be completed showed that Suu bers of the old commission, and, according migrating too, people didn’t have side, it drops to $3,200 across the bor- guards. It has also criticized Spain for week to the end of the Kyi's party had illegally worked with the to reports in independent Myanmar media, anything to eat and were going to der, according to the World Bank. providing COVID-19 treatment to month aimed at government to give itself an advantage at pressured them to confirm there had been Morocco," said 75-year-old Aisha Ali But the bustling businesses of Brahim Ghail, the head of the “strengthening bilater- the polls. "We will investigate and consid- election fraud. The new commission Mohammed, who was among those Spain's Ceuta and Fnideq, the closest Polisario Front that is fighting to al relations and unify- er whether the party should be dissolved, declared the last election's results invalid. sorting through garments. “Now they Moroccan town, have taken a big hit make Western Sahara independent of ing methods on dealing and whether the perpetrators should be A non-partisan election monitoring organ- are migrating here.” Dozens of during the pandemic. With the border Morocco, which annexed it in the with threats that both punished as traitors,” he said. ization said this week that the results of migrants gathered for respite outside closed, over 30,000 workers who 1970s. “This was not improvised, it countries are expected Asked for UN Secretary-General last November’s voting were representa- of Nawal Ben Chalout's family home, used to commute across it daily have was planned. Morocco benefits by to face.” The report did Antonio Guterres' reaction, his tive of the will of the people, rejecting the where she had shifted around to give been jobless for much of the past sending us,” said an 18-year-old not say how many spokesman Stephane Dujarric said: military’s allegations of massive fraud. shelter to three young men. year. Even before the pandemic hit, Moroccan who crossed into Ceuta troops would partici- “Should that happen, that would be a clear The Asian Network for Free Elections "The boys are very confused, very nationalist voices in Rabat were and feared deportation if his identity pate. Apart from those step in the wrong direction." “What we said in a report that it “lacked sufficient scared, I talk to them and they ask for reviving old claims on Ceuta and was published. “We are Morocco’s that landed at have all been working for, what the information to independently verify the food," Ben Chalout said, adding that Melilla, Spain's second coastal experiment, we are like lab rats." Khartoum Air Base, Security Council, the international com- allegations of voter list fraud” because the her neighbors were also opening their enclave in North Africa. That has The man told how he had lost his another contingent of munity has been working for, is a restora- election law did not allow it access to vot- doors to offer a place to sleep and eat. fueled anti-Moroccan sentiment in mother years ago in a stampede at the soldiers and army tion of democracy and a restoration of the ing lists, but that it had not seen any cred- "Sometimes they don’t even want Ceuta, a feeling tapped into by Ceuta border, where many women vehicles were expected voice of the people of Myanmar," ible evidence of any massive irregularities. food. They have questions, they want Spain's new far-right party Vox, earned their living as porters before to arrive by sea. Last Dujarric said. Suu Kyi's party, which has However, the group also called information.” But the solidarity has which became the city's most popular authorities closed the border. Many November, Egyptian thrown its weight behind the mass popular Myanmar’s electoral process “fundamen- not been unanimous. Several party in Spain's 2019 vote. from Morocco said they wanted to and Sudanese com- movement against the military takeover, tally undemocratic” because its 2008 con- migrants spoke of attacks by groups Vox has referred to the influx of reach mainland Spain to find work mando units and air has faced constant harassment since the stitution, implemented under army rule, of locals at night as they slept in the migrants as an “invasion," but the and stability. Yaser, a 26-year-old forces held the drill coup, with its members arrested and grants the military an automatic 25% share streets or fields. term has been also used by some con- from Tetouan, said those he knew dubbed “Nile Eagles- offices raided and closed. of all parliamentary seats, enough to block Fouad, an Algerian man who was servatives, including the autonomous brought skills and education with 1” — the first joint The junta initially announced that it constitutional changes. It also noted that in Morocco and crossed into Ceuta city's president, Juan Jesús Vivas. His them. “We have boys with lots of military exercises would hold new elections a year after tak- large sectors of the population, most earlier this week, said armed men government said more than half of education, baccalaureates, lots of since the ouster of ing power, but it later hedged and said the notably the Muslim Rohingya minority, woke him up pointing a gun at him. the city's children skipped school on diplomas, but they don’t have work,” Sudanese autocrat delay could be up to two years. Before the are deprived of citizenship rights, includ- They beat him and others with a stick, Tuesday because their parents feared he said. “That is the basis of all the Omar al-Bashir in start of democratic reforms a decade ago, ing the right to vote. The military ruled used pepper spray on him and took his instability in the streets and some problems, work, rights, good life ... 2019. Talks with Myanmar was ruled by the military for 50 Myanmar from 1962 up to 2011, when a phone and money. One migrant was shops closed, fearing looting from that is all people want.” Ethiopia stalled in years. Suu Kyi's party also won a 1990 quasi-civilian administration backed by April; international election, but the military stepped in to pre- the army took over. and regional efforts Nepal have since tried to Ethiopia convicts soldiers revive the negotiations president over the Grand Taiwan holds out hope Ethiopian Renaissance dissolves of crimes against civilians Dam without success. parliament TIGRAY (Agencies): Ethi- their homes and killed in Abiy, who came to Germany lifts for seat at meeting opia’s military prosecutors home-to-home raids con- power in 2018 and intro- KATHMANDU have convicted three sol- ducted by Eritrean troops,” duced sweeping democratic more curbs TAIPEI (Agencies): Taiwan much more public and thus, don’t have a diplomatic rela- (Agencies):Nepal has diers of rape and pressed said the report. reforms for which he won BERLIN (AP): Ch- and its supporters have been more far-reaching, tionship with Taiwan, they plunged into fresh political charges against 28 others In earlier reports on the Nobel Peace Prize in ancellor Angela Merkel campaigning hard to see it approach,” said Jessica are still interested in some turmoil as President Bidya suspected of killing civil- Axum, both Human Rights 2019, has promised that the urged Germans to return as an observer at the Drun, a non-resident fellow fields and contacted our Devi Bhandari dissolved ians in the ongoing conflict Watch and Amnesty also upcoming parliamentary behave responsibly as World Health Assembly, the at the US-based Project 2049 experts even after they come parliament and fixed gener- in the northern Tigray blamed Eritrean troops elections on June 21 will be large parts of the coun- governing body of the World Institute. “This brought in back.” Medical experts al elections in November region, the attorney gener- fighting in Tigray, and said free and fair. His Prosperity try relaxed more pan- Health Organization, which parliamentarians from across would probably be keen to amid a worsening COVID- al’s office announced. In the dead were mostly civil- Party must win a majority demic restrictions at the is due to meet from May 24. the world – and across party hear from a Taiwan delega- 19 outbreak. Saturday’s addition, 25 other soldiers ians. Amnesty said the of seats in Ethiopia’s parlia- start of the Pentecost Taiwan’s successful han- lines. It was likewise able to tion about how it has han- surprise announcement are charged with rape and Eritreans “went on a ram- ment for him to remain weekend, telling them dling of COVID-19 for more grow organically on the dled, and mostly contained, comes after a presidential other forms of sexual vio- page and systematically prime minister. In addition that caution is needed than a year and a half has social media platform, gen- COVID-19. statement said neither the lence, according to a state- killed hundreds of civilians to the Tigray conflict, to avoid further shut- brought renewed attention to erating statements from Until this month, the caretaker Prime Minister ment. The six-month-old in cold blood”. The Tigray Abiy’s government is downs. German regions Taiwan’s absence from the other leaders as well as pub- island had less than 1,200 KP Sharma Oli, nor opposi- Tigray conflict is blamed conflict erupted in early struggling to contain ethnic have gradually started WHA, which it has not lic figures and activists,” she coronavirus cases and 12 tion leader Sher Bahadur for the deaths of thousands November when Prime violence in several regions easing restrictions as attended since the 2016 elec- said. deaths, although infection Deuba were able to demon- of people and for atrocities Minister Abiy sent troops of Ethiopia. new coronavirus cases tion of President Tsai Ing- Taiwan’s Deputy Minister rates in Taipei and New strate a majority to form a including rape, extrajudi- to detain and disarm lead- decline steadily, wen. of Foreign Affairs Tien Taipei City are now climbing new government by the cial killings, and forced ers of the regional govern- Nigerian army accompanied by an US legislators have regu- Chung-kwang has said the following an outbreak linked deadline set by Bhandari. evictions, according to ing party, the Tigray accelerating vaccina- larly called for Taiwan to government will continue to to a cluster that began with a “The president has dis- local authorities and aid People’s Liberation Front chief killed in tion campaign. Beer return as an observer in years hope for an invitation until group of China Airlines solved the House of groups. (TPLF). Abiy said the gardens, cafes and past, but this time the G7 has the last minute, as it makes pilots in early May. Known Representatives and The statement by the move came in response to air crash restaurants in Berlin thrown its support behind use of the #LetTaiwanHelp formally as the Republic of ordered the first phase of attorney general’s office TPLF attacks on federal KADUNA (BBC): Nig- and elsewhere started Taiwan while a coordinated hashtag to drum up support China, Taiwan originally general elections on also confirmed reports of army camps. eria's army chief, Lt-Gen serving customers out- social media campaign this and the new represented China at the November 12 and the sec- two massacres in Tigray. It Reports of atrocities Ibrahim Attahiru, has been doors for the first time year under the hashtag of #TaiwanIsHelping hashtag WHO and WHA but it was ond phase on November said 229 civilians were have led US Secretary of killed in a plane crash in in months — provided #LetTaiwanHelp has to promote its donations of expelled from the organisa- 19,” a presidential state- killed in the town of Mai State Anthony Blinken to the north-western state of they present a negative expanded to include legisla- oxygen tanks and other med- tions in 1972, a year after ment issued after midnight Kadra at the beginning of allege that “ethnic cleans- Kaduna, officials say. The COVID-19 test or a tors from Europe, Australia, ical supplies to hard-hit Beijing was formally admit- said. It said the decision November. Moreover, the ing” is taking place in the incident happened as the vaccination certificate. Canada and New Zealand. countries such as India. Yeh ted to the United Nations. was made on the recom- Ethiopian government also western Tigray area. On plane was trying to land in Most of Germany’s 400 At the end of April, 16 mem- Ching-chuan, who attended Taiwan was invited to mendation of the cabinet for the first time accused Thursday, the US Senate bad weather, the military cities and counties had bers of the Inter- the WHA in 2009 as an attend an observer from headed by caretaker Prime troops from neighbouring passed a resolution con- said. Ten other officers, a weekly case number Parliamentary Alliance on observer when he was minis- 2009 to 2016 during the rel- Minister Oli, whose Eritrea of killing civilians demning “all violence including the plane's crew below the threshold of China (IPAC) released a ter of health, says that at that atively China-friendly presi- December 2020 dissolution in the war-hit region. against civilians” in Tigray also died. President 100 per 100,000 inhab- campaign video urging the time Taiwan was able to dency of Ma Ying-jeou but of parliament sparked It said 110 civilians were and calling for the with- Muhammadu Buhari said itants that triggered WHA to invite Taiwan, coin- bring approximately 15 that offer was rescinded once weeks of protests and was killed in the city of Axum drawal of troops from he was "deeply saddened" strict lockdown meas- ciding with a surge in tweets experts to attend scientific Tsai took office. Since her reversed by the Supreme on November 27 and 28 neighbouring Eritrea, by the crash. ures. But top officials from US Congressional leg- sessions and present on top- election, Beijing, which Court as unconstitutional in “by Eritrean troops”. “The which also sent troops to Gen Attahiru, 54, only stressed the need to islators and the US State ics including the island’s claims the self-ruled island February. investigation shows that 70 Tigray to support the took up his post in January remain vigilant. “We Department. successful national insur- as its own, has pushed to There was no immediate civilians have been killed in Ethiopian government. in an overhaul of the mili- can be glad that (infec- “In the past, efforts out of ance programme. “It is a limit Taiwan’s international comment from political the city [of Axum] while Some Ethiopians – both at tary's top brass. It was part tion rates) have Congress centred on sending short meeting,” Yeh said. presence and participation parties about the latest they were outdoors,” said home and abroad – staged a of the government's plan to declined so far in recent letters to the WHO or the “The WHA is only two even in non-political organi- move. Nepal is battling a the report, adding that some “Hands Off Ethiopia” boost the military's effi- days and in the last two Executive Branch or to capi- days and then there are the sations such as the WHO and deadly second wave of the of those killed might have social media campaign in ciency in fighting a more weeks that we can think tals abroad to ask for support scientific meetings, but it is the International Civil pandemic and is reporting been “irregular combat- which they urged foreign than decade-long jihadist about opening steps,” for Taiwan’s inclusion. This meaningful, the participa- Aviation Organization 8,207 new infections on ants”. “Forty civilians seem countries to stop “meddling insurgency. Merkel told reporters in year, however, there was a tion. For those countries that (ICAO). average each day. to have been taken out of in Ethiopia’s affairs”. Berlin. “I hope that, after the long time with closures and opportuni- ties they didn't have, Libya mercenaries a threat to entire North Africa: UN envoy that people will treat these opportunities UNITED NATIONS (Agencies): Libya, known as UNSMIL, interim government, which took trust between the two sides and more than 20,000, including and timelines “agreed with those very responsibly,” she The UN special envoy for Libya reported “the continuing pres- power in March, and is tasked could undermine efforts to 13,000 Syrians and 11,000 external forces that are associated added. “The virus has warned the Security Council that ence of foreign elements, merce- with bringing together the divid- advance the implementation of Sudanese. In mid-April the with mercenaries and foreign not disappeared.” The progress on the key issue of with- naries and assets, thus entrench- ed country and steering it through the ceasefire agreement, to Security Council voted to deploy forces in Libya”. Earlier this country’s disease con- drawing mercenaries and foreign ing the division of Libya”. Libya presidential and parliamentary advance the political transition,” up to 60 international monitors to month, Najla al-Manqoush, for- trol agency reported fighters from Libya has stalled has been racked by chaos since a elections on December 24. he warned. The October truce the UN political mission in Libya eign minister of Libya’s interim 8,769 newly confirmed and their continued presence is a NATO-backed uprising toppled As for the UN arms embargo that called for mercenaries and to monitor the ceasefire and with- government, called for the depar- COVID-19 cases threat not only to Libya but to the longtime ruler Muammar against Libya, which UN experts foreign fighters to leave in 90 drawal of mercenaries and for- ture of foreign forces and merce- Thursday and 226 North African region. Gaddafi in 2011 and split the oil- reported recently has been con- days continues to hold, Kubis eign fighters. Kubis said the UN naries at a joint news conference deaths. The country has Jan Kubis said recent disturb- rich country between a UN- tinuously violated, Kubis said the said, but failure to get them to Secretariat in New York and the with Turkish Foreign Minister reported 87,128 virus- ing events in neighbouring Chad, recognised government in the UN mission continues to receive leave could affect Libya’s politi- mission in Libya are planning for Mevlut Cavusoglu. related deaths since the where rebels were blamed for last capital, Tripoli, and rival authori- reports of cargoes of arms and cal transition and the December an initial deployment of just five Cavusoglu responded by say- start of the pandemic. month’s killing of longtime pres- ties based in the country’s east, military supplies arriving at mili- elections. observers to Tripoli. He said the ing that Turkish forces were in State authorities have ident Idriss Deby, are a reminder each backed by armed groups tary bases in the west, east and “It is therefore critical to plan ceasefire agreement calls for all Libya as part of a training agree- pushed vigorously to of the link between the security and foreign governments. south. UNSMIL also continues to and ensure an orderly departure military units and armed groups ment reached with a previous reopen hospitality and situation in Libya and the securi- In April 2019, east-based com- receive reports of fortifications of foreign fighters, mercenaries, to return to their camps, and in Libya administration. “There are tourism for the three-day ty and stability in the region. mander Khalifa Haftar and his and defensive positions being set and armed groups together with parallel all mercenaries and for- those who equate our legal pres- weekend, despite mis- “The high mobility of armed forces, backed by Egypt and the up along the Sirte-Jufra axis as their disarmament, demobilisa- eign fighters should depart from ence … with the foreign merce- givings from federal groups and terrorists but also eco- United Arab Emirates, launched well as air force training activi- tion and reintegration in the Libya. nary groups that fight in this officials. “It feels good nomic migrants and refugees, an offensive to try and capture ties, he said. countries of origin,” he said. The “Based on this, pulling back a country for money,” he said. On a to finally get a bit of often through channels operated Tripoli. His 14-month-long cam- Kubis said UNSMIL also UN estimated in December there limited number of mercenaries to positive note, Kubis said the freedom back,” said by organized criminal networks paign collapsed after Turkey reported that progress in opening were at least 20,000 foreign Benghazi [in the east] and Tripoli security situation in Libya “has Christian Klimpke, 48, and other local players across stepped up its support of the UN- the road from the strategic city of fighters and mercenaries in [in the west] and then flying them significantly improved, although an account manager who uncontrolled borders only recognised government with Sirte, the gateway to the coun- Libya, including Syrians, out, can commence a balanced clashes between armed militia was joined by friends at enhances risks of furthering advanced military hardware, try’s major oilfields and export Russians, Sudanese and and sequenced withdrawal of for- groups competing for influence, Berlin's Cafe am Neuen instability and insecurity in Libya troops, and thousands of Syrian terminals, is stalled. “Further Chadians. Diplomats said speak- eign mercenaries, fighters and access to and control of territory See beer garden. and the region,” he said. mercenaries. An October cease- delays in reopening the road ers at an informal council meet- foreign forces,” Kubis said. He and resources do occur from time Kubis said the UN mission in fire led to the formation of a joint work against efforts to build a ing in late April said there were said this approach needs a plan to time”. 6 The Frontier Post Sunday, May 23, 2021 Leader The Frontier Post JALIL AFRIDI The Taliban and Al-Qaeda are closing in Managing Editor Printed and published by Mahmood Afridi at Moraka’s Printers, 27 Abdara Road, University Town, Peshawar. on Afghanistan’s provincial capitals Peshawar Office: 091-5700095, 0300- 9009001 Peshawar Fax: 091-5703687, Post Box No. 573 OR the past two dec- ments and complete oppres- Thomas Joscelyn tion was a reversal of a already stretched humani- E-mail: [email protected] Lahore Office: 0335-4026284 ades, the Taliban and sion of women. That could move made late in the tarian response, and is trig- Email: [email protected] Fal-Qaeda have wag- soon change. And that may the Foreign Affairs and day out. They are blood Trump administration, when gering broader escalation,” Islamabad Office: 0321-5066253 ed an insurgency against be the best-case scenario. Committee Chair Rep. brothers and al-Qaeda has Secretary of State Mike Secretary Blinken s-aid in Email: [email protected] the Afghan government. My colleague Bill Gregory Meeks (D-New dedicated its resources to Pompeo had Ansarallah his statement anno-uncing Karachi Office: 021-32213411, 0300-8340907 They have pursued a fair- Roggio has tracked the war York), Khalilzad explained resurrecting the Islamic added to the US govern- the designations. Email: [email protected] ly basic strategy: Seize the at a district level for many that the withdrawal agree- Emirate of Afghanistan— ment’s official lists of terror- And the Iranians are cul- “USA and Canada Toll Free Number 1-800-5905747 rural areas while prepar- years. Bill assesses that 17 ment contains several coun- the totalitarian state that was ist organizations. This was pable. “The Houthis benefit ing the ground for an of Afghanistan’s 34 provin- terterrorism assurances. overthrown by the US and part of Pompeo’s campaign from generous military sup- assault on population cen- cial capitals are now under “Our agreement specifies its allies in late 2001. against the Iranian regime, port from the Iranian gov- ters. They have woven direct Taliban threat. that the Taliban will not None of this dissuaded as he rightly concluded that ernment to wage attacks nooses around at least sev- Moreover, it appears that the host, will not allow training, President Biden from order- the Houthis are heavily sup- against civilian population eral of Afghanistan’s Taliban and its allies are will not allow fundraising, ing a full withdrawal this ported by Tehran. On that centers and commercial Pakistan’s provincial capitals, know- clearing out the southern will not allow recruitment of year. The president thinks count, even though the shipping infrastructure in ing that they would even- approach to Kabul, the capi- terrorists, including al- America will be able to con- Houthis are no longer offi- Yemen, exacerbating condi- tually tighten the rope. tal of the country. Most of Qaeda, that would threaten tinue to monitor terrorist cially included on the US tions in what the United That day has come. the districts south of Kabul the security of the United threats from “over the hori- government’s lists of terror- Nations calls one of the defence That dire situation is are now, at a minimum, con- States and our allies,” zon.” That will be difficult ist organizations, the Biden world’s worst current described in the latest quar- tested by the insurgents. Khalilzad said. Meeks asked for many reasons. For administration continues to humanitarian disasters,” terly report released by the This raises the possibility if the Taliban had done any- starters, the US military designate its leaders— Blinken said. lead inspector general for that the jihadis could make a thing to satisfy these doesn’t even know if it will specifically citing their ties Blinken similarly point- production, Operation Freedom’s Sen- quick push for Kabul in an terms—anything at all. be able to base limited to the Iranians. ed to Iranian support when tinel. That’s the lofty name attempt to deliver a knock- Khalilzad couldn’t provide a forces elsewhere in the The latest designations designating two other chosen for the war effort in out blow to the Afghan gov- single example. “Mr. region. The bottom line is: were issued on Thursday Houthi leaders as terrorists Afghanistan after Operation ernment. Chairman, what I can say in No one should think that (May 20), when Blinken in early March. They are way forward Enduring Freedom ended in The inspector general’s this setting is that they have Kha-lilzad’s deal led to a announced that “two senior Mansur Al-Sa’adi and 2015. But the forces of free- report contains another made substantial progress in real break between the leaders of Houthi forces in Ahmad Ali Ahsan al- AKISTAN Aeronautical Complex (PAC) dom are not on the march noteworthy observation. delivering on those commit- Taliban and al-Qaeda. And Yemen” had been designat- Hamzi, who oversee the Kamra formally handed over three JF-17 inside Afghanistan. The According to an analysis ments, but we would like to the jihadis are jointly ed as terrorists due to their Houthis’ naval and air PThunder aircraft to Nigerian Air Force, during jihadis are. The report cites performed by the DIA, the see more,” Khalilzad preparing to take over much involvement “in military forces, respectively. As sen- a graceful ceremony held at Nigerian Air Force the Defense Intelligence Taliban has “maintained responded. of Afghanistan once again. offensives that exacerbate ior Houthi military leaders, Base, Makudri on Friday. According to reports, Agency’s (DIA) assessment close ties with al Qaeda” No other US official has The Biden administration the humanitarian crisis, pose Blinken said, the pair have Nigerian Defence Minister Major General (R) of the “Taliban’s military and the two groups “have said that the Taliban has designates Iranian-backed a dire threat to civilians, and procured “weapons from Bashir Magashi was the Guest of Honour, at the strategy,” which “very like- reinforced ties over the past made “substantial progress” Houthi leaders as terrorists, destabilize Yemen.” Iran and to oversee attacks occasion, whereas Vice Chief of the Air Staff, ly focuses on preparation for decades, likely making it on its commitments. In fact, after delisting the group. That is, the Houthi lead- threatening civilians and Pakistan Air Force Air Marshal Syed Noman Ali large-scale offensives difficult for an organization- every other official assess- During the first month of ers exacerbated the very maritime infrastructure.” was invited to attend the ceremony as special guest against provincial centers,” al split to occur.” The DIA’s ment released to the public the Biden administration, same crisis that Blinken Blinken added: “Iran’s of Nigerian Air Force. Addressing the ceremony, the as well as “complex attacks” assessment directly contra- has pointed to the unbroken Secretary of State Anthony hoped to ease by revoking involvement in Yemen fans Defence Minister of Nigeria expressed his gratitude on Afghan security forces. dicts testimony provided by alliance between the Taliban Blinken announced that the the terrorist designation for the flames of the conflict, to Pakistan and PAF for sustained bilateral cooper- “As of February 2021,” Zalmay Khalilzad, the US and al-Qaeda. There is a US government was revok- the overall group. threatening greater escala- ation and partnership for enhancing Nigerian Air the report reads, “the special representative for wealth of additional evi- ing the terrorist designations The two newly designat- tion, miscalculation, and Force capabilities to meet Nigeria’s security chal- Taliban had surrounded the Afghanistan reconciliation. dence showing that the two of Ansarallah, more com- ed terrorists are Muhammad regional instability. Ansa- lenges. While, Air Marshal Syed Noman Ali said that provincial capitals of Working under the direction remain in the same trench. monly known as the Abd Al-Karim al-Ghamari rallah uses Iranian weapons, today’s event was not only a historical landmark for Baghlan, Helmand, of then Secretary of State Khalilzad’s response— Houthis in Yemen. Blinken and Yusuf al-Madani, both intelligence, training, and Pakistan’s JF-17 programme but was also a reflec- Kandahar, Kunduz, and Mike Pompeo, Khalilzad claiming what he could say cited humanitarian con- of whom are responsible for support to conduct attacks tion of strong military cooperation and mutual trust Uruzgan provinces, and negotiated the February 29, was limited “in this set- cerns, namely “that the des- overseeing the Houthis’ threatening civilian targets between Nigeria and Pakistan. According to him, conducted attacks against 2020, withdrawal deal ting”—implies that he is ignations could have a dev- offensive in Yemen’s Marib and infrastructure in Yemen the JF-17 aircraft with its unique fighting capabili- military and intelligence tar- between the Trump admin- privy to classified intelli- astating impact on Yemenis’ governorate. and Saudi Arabia.” In the ties would prove to be a potent platform in address- gets.” Population estimates istration and the Taliban. By gence showing that the access to basic commodities “The Marib offensive is past, some commentators ing the security Challenges of Nigeria. He also vary, but those cities house coincidence, Khalilzad testi- Taliban is secretly comply- like food and fuel.” It’s not exacerbating Yemen’s tried to downplay the assured that Pakistan Air Force and Pakistan at least hundreds of thou- fied before the US House of ing with the counterterror- clear that was true, as US humanitarian crisis, as it degree of Iranian support Aeronautical Complex would continue to provide all sands of civilians. While life Representatives Committee ism provisions of the deal. terrorist designations and puts approximately one mil- for the Houthis. Thus far, out support to Nigerian Air Force in meeting all its is far from idyllic, to date, on Foreign Affairs the same There is no good reason to sanctions often provide lion vulnerable internally the Biden State Department requirements. those Afghan citizens have day that the inspector gener- believe that is true. Al- carve-outs for humanitarian displaced people at risk of isn’t playing that game. JF-17 thunder is a landmark achievement of not had to live under jihadi al’s report was released. Qaeda continues to fight goods. being displaced yet again, Follow Tom on Twitter Pakistan- China joint venture of PAC Kamra and rule, with its harsh punish- Under questioning from alongside the Taliban day in In any event, the revoca- threatens to overwhelm an @thomasjoscelyn. Chengdu Aerospace Corporation of China. It is light- weight, single engine and multirole combat aircraft. Being a lightweight aircraft JF-17 is capable of carrying Stalemate in Northeast Syria: Options for advancing US interests heavy payload including short and medium range air to HEN the United Operations Command con- Kenneth R. Rosen bles and Kurdish identity, way to accomplish this is air missiles, bombs to hit ground targets, anti-ship and States first ducted with partners such they are apt to collapse by granting a larger role to anti-radiation missiles, anti-runway bombs and other became involved as the Syrian Democratic all Syrian regime forces sporadically through last entirely. the START Forward team. sophisticated weaponry. Its state-of-the-art avionics and W in the Syria conflict, its Forces. Since 2015, the from the northeast. month, but no formal settle- For its part, the anti-IS Limit sanctions on busi- extreme maneuverability had attracted attention of most purpose was clear: defeat- SDF has grown from a The US military advised ment has been reached, in coalition has failed to use nesses seeking to operate in of the developing countries of Asia, Africa, and middle ing the Islamic State (IS). band of disparate Kurdish against that step, signaling large part because the two its de facto security appara- the northeast and take other East. In fact, attracting customers and receiving pur- Today, that mission is less and Arab forces into a a disconnect that would parties have yet to grasp the tus in the northeast as lever- steps to increase interna- chase order for the first product of its kind by a grow- easily definable—the strong military asset and carry over to the State geopolitical importance of age for compelling local tional and local support for ing aviation industry is not a common phenomenon, goalpost has shifted to partner in the northeast, Department’s role in future unifying. Instead of work- actors to improve gover- stabilization. PAF and PAC are admirable for their achievement. seeking the group’s with ample assistance from regional negotiations, ing toward deconfliction nance and define a political Similarly, given the con- Several Countries had expressed interests in purchase “enduring defeat,” while the Global Coalition. But according to local officials with Turkey and building solution. Despite its tinued lack of UN coordi- of JF-17 thunder aircrafts to fulfil their security needs a complex array of state the evolution of US diplo- interviewed this March. confidence in Washington, avowed mission of further- nation for humanitarian such as Nigeria, Egypt, Sudan, Morocco, Kuwait, and nonstate actors have macy has been less straight- As IS lost its military Europe, and the local com- ing stability, the coalition assistance to the northeast, Malaysia, Iran, Lebanon, Algeria, Sri Lanka, become involved across forward. During the Obama grip, the governance struc- munities under their juris- has been unable to empow- funding should be Zimbabwe, Saudi Arabia, Myanmar, and Azerbaijan. the country. What administration, diplomats ture in the northeast grew. diction, they remain er governing bodies in a increased for the interna- Pakistan and Nigeria had signed the deal of unknown remains clear is that the operated on two tracks in The State Department, the focused on internal disputes manner that builds confi- tional NGOs that supply aid number of JF-17 fighter jets during August 2016 and strategic importance of an Syria: one that sought to US Agency for and bureaucratic argu- dence among the area’s res- across the area. Urge UN first batch comprising of three JF-17 fighter jets had American presence in the contain and isolate the International Development, ments. This divergence in idents. Stable, transparent agencies to ignore the been delivered to Nigerian Air Force on Friday, 21 May northeast far outweighs Assad regime, and another and other partners stepped priorities has undermined local governance is the only regime pressure that has 2021. Similarly, purchase orders of several other coun- the risk and cost of the dedicated to high-level in to fund humanitarian and the dialogue in practical way to ensure consistent kept them from improving tries are in pipeline. roughly 900 US troops engagement on the narrow stabilization projects in lib- ways. US support and foster a their cooperation and coor- According to reports, Ukraine, a militarily self-suffi- currently operating there. issue of American hostages. erated areas; later, the For instance, the positive outcome in the dination with the SDF, the cient European nation is also considering replacing its As the Biden administra- The dissonance between department shifted to work- Kurdish diplomatic pres- years ahead. In contrast, if entity that provides security old fleet of Mig-29s and SU-37s with JF-17 thunder air- tion undertakes a broader these two objectives sowed ing on political issues ence on the ground remains the parties stay mired in and aid to some 1.8 million crafts. A high-level delegation of Ukrainian Air Force Syria policy review and ambiguity about the coali- through the Syria limited due to disputes over their current spats and fail people in the northeast. had visited PAC Kamra during April 2020 and exam- the Assad regime steams tion’s anti-IS efforts in the Transition Assistance opening offices and similar to secure more resources Likewise, the UN ined the aircraft. The key role played by JF-17 thunder toward another illegiti- northeast well into the Response Team (START matters. As a result, most of for the northeast, they will Special Envoy for Syria during dog fight in “Operation Swift Retort” against mate election, the possible Trump administration. In Forward). The US mili- the local interlocutors are enable further Russian should seek a more fluid India over Line of Control (LoC) in February 2019 had paths for concluding the one instance, closed-door tary’s mission also changed military officials who obstructionism in both the and frequent channel of made it more popular among the Air Forces in the war and maintaining US discussions were held on around this time, from rarely glean how important unification process and the communication with the region. Presently, Pakistan is using two variants of JF- involvement are becom- reducing sanctions against active operations to securi- the talks are to the interna- broader stabilization of the SDF’s political arm, the 17, Block I and Block II, whereas Block III is under ing fewer and more the regime or even with- ty and stability. tional community. Middle Euphrates River Syrian Democratic production. untenable, so clarifying drawing all US forces in A Stable Future: By The situation has created Valley. Council. Press Turkey into Luckily, Pakistan’s endeavors for attaining self-suffi- American intentions in exchange for prisoner 2019, US officials were complications at the UN as Policy Recommendati- deconfliction conversations ciency in its defense needs had proved to successful and the northeast is crucial. releases, according to news involved in brokering intra- well—the KNC is formally ons: Increase the share of in support of the Kurdish currently, it is not only fulfilling its domestic require- A Kinetic Past: The reports that appeared last Kurdish talks, with the aim recognized as part of the State Department personnel unity talks. Press the SDF ments but also able to export its products such as fight against IS was initial- autumn. of forming a single institu- Syrian opposition under the working on northeast Syria and other Kurdish authori- Mushak light aircraft, K-8 advance trainer and JF-17 ly disconnected from the Meanwhile, the Islamic tional and security entity UN framework that seeks issues in Washington and ties to regularly report on thunder, tanks, armored vehicle and other ammunition larger issues impacting State’s capabilities dimin- that married the two main to end the civil war, but the on the ground, both to Arab tribal outreach, which to its friendly countries. It is advisable that Pakistan Syria. Diplomacy was ished greatly. By 2016, the factions: the Democratic PYD has yet to receive a embolden local partners is vital to ensuring US stay- must focus on this arena to enhance its manufacturing therefore detached from the commander of the SDF was Unity Party (PYD) and the seat at the Geneva process. and to make communica- ing power against Iranian, capabilities to increase its export on large scale to earn local military engagement proposing that the coalition Kurdish National Council If the discussions continue tion between political inter- Russian, and IS influence money for the country. that US Joint Special shift its focus to removing (KNC). The talks continued to focus on internal squab- ests more fluid. The best in the area. Pivot to Arctic: What’s behind US-NATO military buildup in high north? Pakistan, energy, HE US is stepping a military buildup in the Ekaterina Blinova advantage in the region. Ahead of the 12th Arctic up its military pres- Arctic, Washington appears US Military Buildup in Council Ministerial Meeting Tence in the Arctic to be doing the opposite: Arctic nations. Four are N- basis and threatens to "chal- the Arctic: The Pentagon in Reykjavik, Secretary of NPPs and IPPs region together with its "Hypocrisy? It depends on ATO Allies: Canada, Den- lenge excessive maritime walks the talk: it has beefed State Blinken reiterated NATO allies, while at the who you ask. Top Russian mark (including Greenla- claims" in the region and up its military presence in Washington's claims that RIME Minister Imran Khan virtually inaugu- same time calling on other officials certainly think so. nd), Iceland, and Nor-way; "deter strategic competitors Alaska, increased the num- Russia, which assumed the rated the Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) nations to restrain from But some Western experts and two are NATO Enha- from specific, aggressive ber of ground troops, and rotating chairmanship of the PUnit-2 (K-2), on Friday. The ceremony was Arctic militarisation. Wh- say no", the magazine writ- nced O-pportunities Partn- acts and from unilaterally stationed more fifth-genera- body this year, "advance[s] simultaneously held at K-2 NPP, Karachi and in at's behind Washington's es, suggesting that the US is ers: Finl-and and Sweden. seeking to change norms tion fighter planes there unlawful maritime claims, Beijing, China, and marked the 70th anniversary of self-contradictory stance "simply bulking up deter- They are highly capable, w- governing access to the "than exist in any other loca- particularly its regulation of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the and the latest push in the rence and dusting off the ith imme-nse experience in region". It further claims tion on the planet", accord- foreign vessels transiting the two countries. The plant has a 60-year life expectancy, ice-cold region? Cold War-era cobwebs on high latitude operational en- that Russia poses an "effec- ing to War on the Rocks. Northern Sea route". extendable to a further 20 years. It is designed with The Biden administration militaries practicing operat- vironme-nts", the DoD doc- tive offensive threat" to the The US Navy has reactivat- Moscow resolutely dis- higher plant availability and capacity factors and an is bringing the Arctic into ing in the North Atlantic". trine says. At the same time, US in the high north, adding ed the Second Fleet, which missed the US criticism and extended refueling cycle. focus as glaciers are m-elt- Washington's vested the document regards that its "modernized subsur- achieved full operational in response questioned After the inauguration of Unit K-2, PAEC will be ing, expanding the reg-ion's interests in the Arctic region Russia as NATO's biggest face and surface naval pres- capabilities on 31 December NATO's motives in deploy- operating six Nuclear Power Plants in the country. Two of shipping lanes and increas- are obvious given that the "competitor" and, apparent- ence" will have "a strategic 2019 in a bid to return to the ing strategic bombers and them K-1 & K-2 are in Karachi, while four sited at ing access to natural reso- latter accounts for 22 per- ly, a hurdle to US-NATO effect on US homeland great power competition in nuclear-powered sub- Chashma, in Mianwali district, named as Chashma urces, Foreign Policy Maga- cent of the world's hydrocar- ambitions in the region. The defence". Russia is not the the Northern Atlantic. In marines to the area. Nuclear Power Plant Unit 1-4. As per reports, the collec- zine noted on 20 May, citing bon resources, according to country accounts for 53% of Pentagon's only headache in March 2021, the US Air "It has been absolutely tive generation capacity of all PAEC operated Nuclear Antony Blink-en's official the United States Geological the Arctic Ocean coastline the high north: China is also Force dispatched four B-1 clear for everyone for a long Power Plants was around 1,400 Mega Watts. The inaugu- visit to Green-land and Icel- Survey. By 2040, the Arctic and has the largest Arctic increasing its operations in and B-2 strategic bombers time that this is our territory, ration of K-2 with 1100 MW capacity will nearly double and as well as NATO's gro- could have almost no sum- population with roughly two the region. Beijing is plan- from a base in Norway to this is our land", Russian these figures. Meanwhile, Karachi NPP Unit-3 (K-3), wing presence in the "high mer sea ice, providing short- million people – around half ning to use the NSR as a conduct a mission over the Foreign Minister Sergei with a similar capacity is also in the commissioning phase north". er shipping routes and bol- of the people living in the "Polar Silk Road" – part of Arctic Circle. According to Lavrov said at a press con- and is expected to start production during first quarter of The magazine outlines stering trade opportunities. high north worldwide. its ambitious global Belt and Forbes, it was "a clear ference in Moscow earlier 2022. three elements of a new The Pentagon's New In addition to this, Russia Road Initiative (BRI) – and demonstration of strength this week, referring to Pakistan had been facing energy shortage since 2000 emerging pattern: Arctic Doctrine: The US' maintains control over the is developing joint energy for two audiences: Russia's Arctic coast and but the problem shaped into an acute crisis during PPP First, on 16 April, Was- renewed pivot to the high Northern Sea Route (NSR), exploration projects with America’s NATO allies and related EEZ. "When NATO era in 2008. The PPP cured this problem with rental hington struck the Supple- north stems from the Donald the shortest maritime route Russia in the Arctic. "The Russia". In addition to tries to justify its advance power plants which could not prove to be effective and mentary Defence Coopera- Trump era and is well from Europe to Asia, which Arctic has the potential to deploying nuclear-powered into the Arctic, this is proba- resulted in financial loss. PML-N made significant tion Agreement with Norw- reflected in the Department almost entirely goes through become a contested space submarines in Norwegian bly a slightly different situa- efforts for overcoming energy shortage problem ay, which will allow the US of Defence's 2019 Arctic Russia’s territorial waters or where United States’ great ports and stepping up joint tion and here we have ques- through construction of several Nuclear, Coal and wind to build infrastructure at th- Strategy. In subsequent the country’s exclusive eco- power rivals, Russia and NATO military drills, as tions for our neighbours like power plants in the country. Although, government ree air bases and a navy fa- years, every major US mili- nomic zone (EEZ). Russian China, seek to use military mentioned above by Norway, who are trying to claimed to resolve the energy crisis in the country, cility along the Norwegian tary service branch came up law stipulates that the NSR and economic power to gain Foreign Policy, Washington justify the need for NATO to however it became out of reach for the masses and coast. with their own specific is a "historically developed and maintain access to the is encouraging its allies and come into the Arctic". proved to be a stab in the Country’s industry sector Second, American Arctic doctrines. The US national transport corridor", region at the expense of US partners to project further During the Reykjavik because of its higher rates. PTI government recently Virginia-class submarine the Coast Guard published its while the US is trying to interests", the US Army's power in the high north. summit, which took place informed the public that the annual capacity charges USS New Mexico (SSN- Arctic Strategic Outlook in challenge this stance by 2021 blueprint reads. On 17 May, US Secretary on 20 May, Lavrov noted payable to IPPs would raise to RS. 15 billion during 779) arrived in Tromso, April 2019; the Air Force claiming that the route is "an In order to "regain Arctic of State Blinken endorsed that "Russia, as the largest 2023. Now, the Philosophers of PTI government are Norway on 10 May. came up with its blueprint in international strait and it is dominance", the US Army is Denmark's plans to boost its Arctic power, believes that going to shut some of the power plants after purchasing Third, the Pentagon and July 2020; the Navy releas- open for transit passage", as seeking to "employ calibrat- military presence in its priority at the Arctic those from IPPs to tackle the problem. However, nation its NATO allies are stepping ed its own Arctic strategy in Commandant of the US ed force posture and multi- Greenland and the North Council is to promote the is unable to understand such tyrannical theories and up joint naval and air drills January 2021, while the US Coast Guard Admiral P. domain formations to Atlantic. In February, region’s balanced and sus- bound to suffer this state inflicted burden. Over the last in the region: on 18 May, 10 Army unveiled its "Regai- Zukunft outlined in his defend the homeland and Denmark allocated 1.5 bil- tainable social, economic three years, People had witnessed no substantial change countries kicked off ning Arctic Dominance" on statement in spring 2018. pose dilemmas for great lion Danish kroner ($245 and environmental develop- in Neya Pakistan, however Country’s Premier makes Exercise Formidable Shield 16 March 2021. The Pentagon's Arctic power competitors" in close million) in military invest- ment", stressing that "the new prophecy of hope every coming day and public is in the North Atlantic. "The US maintains stro- doctrine specifically targets cooperation with its network ment for surveillance drones Arctic is a territory of peace, waiting for 2023, when they would have power to give Foreign Policy admits ng defense relationships wi- the NSR arguing that of NATO allies, which it in Greenland and a radar stability and constructive their verdict. that despite warning against th six of the seven other Russia's position lacks legal sees as a huge strategic station on the Faroe Islands. cooperation". Opinion Sunday, May 23, 2021 The Frontier Post 7 Global Humanity paralyzed by COVID-19 pandemic and politics of conflicts looks for change and unity OVID-19 Pand- sentiment of human soli- Mahboob A. Khawaja constant warfare undermi- tainable lifelines. Often, emic Deserves darity is increasing over the nes human concerns and politically aligned thoughts CCritical Thinking inept nationalistic politics people from Myanmar and optimism against many in Europe and America and Human Unity of the few like former US Yemen and elsewhere. odds. We, the People and have ignored the humani- We are living in a con- President Trump- “America Tyranny has no other name Concerned Humanity must tarian vitality of China and nect world of virtual reality First.” Politicians cannot except being a planned think out of the box as pro- Russia for convenient polit- – people in one part of the resolve an exceptionally calamity imposed on pow- active scholars and thinkers ical expediency. There globe cannot be separated complex medical problem. erless and innocent human to offer new visions and appears to be lot of con- by resurgent COVID pan- When a global paradigm of beings – nowhere to hide prospects of peaceful inter- jures to be cleaned and clar- demic and continued insan- this nature and unpre- for survival. Palestinians action and persuasion to ified for change and a new ity of violent political con- dictable scope hits the are bombed and displaced resolve our differences and world order of collabora- flicts – man fighting man mankind, one cannot think from their natural home- conflicts, otherwise, we tion and help when it is due to perpetuated igno- to focus on national interest land by forces of political tend to be on the wrong most needed beyond rance, greed, economic and and political campaigns to ideology of Israel; side of thoughts, time and national flags and borders. intellectual exploitation and get re-elected. We are wit- Kashmiris are locked up for history to destroy our own We desperately need to re- political domination – an nessing the severity of this years by the Indian security existence and future. organize our thoughts and unending irresistible COVID-19 impact across forces for demanding their Can We, the People of genius for unity and coordi- impulse of ill-informed the globe and how millions basic human rights of free- Globe See the Mirror for nation to pool the humani- mindset led by the few and millions reject the dom and justice; Yemeni our Future-Making? tarian resources to fill the against many. The political politically maneuvered ide- people are bombed by If time and history are a political gaps of egoism Biden, Moon signal strong leaders professing to be ological divisions, hatred Saudis and UAE for politi- reference point, we the and anarchy between inept wise act like anarchist of and fear and opt for under- cal control and Syrians con- humankind stand at a criti- patriotism and its global political indoctrination standing, collaboration and tinued to be killed and dis- cal juncture of our own outreach to restructure our new warming trend without knowledge and human solidarity to fight placed for authoritarianism. complacency to have policies and practices to human integrity. Across the the virus with ingenuity, This was the moment that allowed ignorance, hatred, extend humanitarian help to MERICAN leader Andrew Salmon However, the US lifted a globe, the COVID-19 pan- compassion and global the UN-Security Council fear and animosity to all those who needed most, Joe Biden prom- long-held cap on South demic has paralyzed the unity. It is impeccable for should have developed a destroy our life, culture and not the weapons of mass Aised S-outh Korean his position on potentially Korean missile develop- human societies into a the thinking people of the workable mechanism of existence. The few destruction, not the claims Pres-ident Moon Jae-in meeting Kim. “If he made ment, ownership and world of greater unknown globe to rise up to the chal- safety and protection of obsessed with invincible of individual greatness but on Fri-day that the United any commitment I would deployment. Moon and socio-economic and lenge and demonstrate how civilian in all major centers armies and political powers a revitalized sense of One States would fully vacci- meet with him…and the announced “with pleasure” political instability. best We, the People are of political and ethnic con- – the warriors as dreamers Humanity ready to protect nate half a million South commitment [that] has to the “termination of the Vaccinations are hurriedly connected together as One flicts. to control and dominate us the present and future of Korean troops and laid be there is discussion about revised missile guidelines,” developed and are being Humanity to encounter this We need a constant force have driven the humanity to human civilizations. out his conditions for a his nuclear arsenal,” Biden Moon said. used on experimental basis invisible enemy of all with- of reason, ingenuity and a terrible sense of helpless- Can we see the Mirror meeting with North said. Those guidelines date as if an effective remedial out borders and nationali- commitment to stop the ness and void about its with a collective con- Korean leader Kim Jong “I would not meet unless back to 1979, when – with approach is beyond human ties. For several decades, killings and unwarranted future. We are witnessing a science - why have we been Un. there is some outline made South Korea under the US scientific and reasoned the political elite of the bombardments of civilians growing culture of domina- pushed to resort to animal- Both leaders reiterated and my secretary of state nuclear umbrella – understanding. Evil is real global systematic gover- – be it in Gaza, East tion by the same as was in istic characteristics and their commitments to their and others would have Washington placed a limit not imaginary - be it the nance remained pre-occu- Jerusalem, Yemen and history- universally the behaviors that those who alliance and to working negotiated as to how we on the ranges and payload COVID Pandemic or man- pied with warfare and insa- Syria or other parts of self-centered maniacs appear to be well educated cooperatively on North would proceed. I have to weights of South Korean made political conflicts nity of victimizing good human cultures. If Israeli claiming to be leaders of and morally and intellectu- Korean denuclearization. know specifics…and know missiles. No such restric- going-on throughout the parts of the humanity in the and Palestinian leaders peace and mankind, the ally intact but act like But there was considerable exactly what we are meet- tions will now apply, grant- world but we the 21st cen- Middle East, Asia South could sit and have a dia- most hated and feared are agents of the Draconian age substance at their summit in ing on.” Moon said that ing the country full missile tury human societies and America and many parts of logue, would it not be pre- turning the world into more as if there were no people Washington beyond these Seoul and Washington sovereignty. With Korea’s civilizations are unable to Africa. WE, the People ferred rather inhuman man-made tragedies, ani- of REASON and accounta- perennial issues. In a wide- stood by the Singapore vaccination drive proceed- cope with. The global com- deserve change for global shelling of civilian popula- mosities, continued drone bility populating the Planet ranging joint statement and Joint Statement that fol- ing slowly due to global munity appears tormented unity to tackle the unknown tion and cruelty of killings attacks and bogus wars - all Earth? Bombardment of televised p-ress conference, lowed the first Kim-Trump bottlenecks in vaccine sup- with socio-economic dis- impacts of the infectious innocent children and dis- causing massive deaths and civilian habitats and dis- Biden and Moon also summit of 2018, which was ply, Korean media had parities and moral and disease. This is a call of placement of civilian peo- destruction to endanger placement of civilian popu- addressed vaccine, technol- strongly supported by questioned whether Moon political cruelty and injus- global unity of all people - ple with no ties to any polit- life, human habitats and the lation will not create a bet- ogy and supp-ly chain Seoul. The statement calls could secure some of the tice echoes its own voices be it America, Europe, ical groups. President sanctity of Planet Earth. ter world of hope and opti- cooperation, with the US for four initiatives: The millions of vaccine doses of reason and wants under Russia, China, Asian and Biden’s administration The NEED is urgent to mism for the future. We leader thanking So-uth establishment of new bilat- that the US holds. extremely unfavorable cir- Africa or other parts of the must rethink to evolve a understand - how to change must use force of reason, Korean corporate le-ad-ers eral relations between Biden announced that cumstances. One cannot earth with living human reasoned approach for the egoistic and embittered truth and adaptability to for investment pledg-es North Korea and the US; the US would provide “full separate evil and truth as beings- we must rise to the peacemaking and stop sup- insanity of the few hate- change and to understand worth more than $25 bil- the creation of a “lasting vaccinations” for South we face a turbulent emerg- challenge and given the sci- port one against another in mongers and warlords into the contemporary crises lion. and stable peace regime” Korea’s 550,000 active- ing future of the uncertain- entific knowledge and med- the Middle East conflict. equilibrium of balanced and protect our rights to Noting that Moon was on the peninsula; the denu- service military personnel. ty. We appear to be haunted ical cures, we are capable to Killing is madness, losing relationship between Man, freedom and human dignity “only the second head of clearization of the peninsu- The two leaders also agreed by preposterous forces of overcome the multiple lay- sense of normalcy and rea- Life and God- given living and to be One Humanity. I state to visit the White la; and recovery of Korean on a comprehensive distortion and destruction. ers of socio-economic and soned discourse - is this not Universe in which we wait to learn more from House since I have been War remains. “KORUS Global Vaccine The COVID-19 pandem- political problems affecting happening for over 70 years reside all. your inner conscience, your president,” Biden said their As had been hoped for Partnership” given that ic crisis is a strand that can the human societies. in the Middle East? Ame- In a time of humanitari- sense of humanity, your longer-than-scheduled by multiple parties, Biden Korea, along with India, be found in the interwoven Political Conflicts rica and West European ho- an crisis of the pandemic, deep insight to human meetings “had been a real announced the appointment Indonesia and Brazil, is a people’s thought and poli- Continued to ld the key to stopping this we must allow truth of One emancipation for change joy.” Moon, whose political of a special envoy on North key manufacturer of vac- tics of the 21st century Dehumanize the Rational insanity and to take initia- Humanity to support our and adaptability to the chal- allegiance is to the Demo- Korea, Sung Kim. Korean- cines. “The US has ability knowledge-based informed Thinking: We are witness- tives for restoration of hu- existence and future – we lenges of our common cratic Party of Korea, see- American Kim has wide to develop vaccines and governance that echoes ing continuous killings and man consciousness for cha- must rethink that we are not future as ONE Humanity as med to get along well with experience, having served Korean companies have the concerns and priorities that bombardments of civilian nge towards peacemaking alone - how we care about once one of the classical Biden. Good vibes were as US ambassador to South capacity to produce bio humanitarian imperatives habitats in Palestine, Israel, and conflict resolution. Th- others – the neglected and scholars Alexis Carrel enti- secured when Moon attend- Korea, the Philippines and medicines. We are going to are scarified for political Syria, Iraq, Kashmir, e voices of reason are tormented mankind striving tled his book: Man, The ed a ceremony awarding a Indonesia, and having combine those abilities,” expediency. The common forcibly displaced Rohinga echoed across the globe but for its existence and sus- Unknown. very belated Medal of taken part in multiple talks Moon said. Honor to a Korean War vet- with North Korea. Details, however, were eran while Biden took the However, as a working- scant. A joint working time to praise K-pop. level official, he is not as group is to be established. Groups urge Congress to use Afghanistan The meeting confirmed senior as some political fig- There was not, as had been that after the roller coaster ures whom Moon Chung-in hoped, any mention of a years of the Donald Trump – formerly a close aide to travel bubble or travel cor- withdrawal to cut defense budget administration, South President Moon – had sug- ridor to link the two nations Korea-US ties are now gested be appointed, such as vaccinations proceed. ORTY advocacy “We urge the congres- Rebecca Kheel Regardless, it is Congress’s freed up by the withdrawal, back on a steadier track. as John Kerry. There was With global supply chains gro-ups from across sional defense appropria- prerogative to approve citing the amount in the Though Moon and Trump no mention of any possible facing uncertainty amid Fthe political spec- tions subcommittees to director of federal policy at funding, and lawmakers Pentagon’s war fund desig- had shared enthusiasm for sanctions relief for North China-US rivalry in the trum are pushing law- appropriate a lower topline National Taxpayers Union, frequently deviate from or nated for Afghanistan and engaging North Korea’s Korea, nor of any roadmap technological space, the makers to use President than initially requested by argued the Afghanistan altogether ignore presiden- analyses on war funds such Kim, the two very different to restart negotiations. leaders addressed coopera- Biden’s withdrawal from the Biden administration withdrawal “presents poli- tial budget requests. as from the Congressional men had never had an ami- North Korea-US relations, tion and investment. Afghan-istan as an to, at a minimum, reflect cymakers with perhaps the Meanwhile, the admin- Research Service. cable relationship and had and North-South Korean The US and South Korea opportunity to cut the cost savings from with- clearest opportunity in istration is in the process of Meanwhile, they said, been at odds over the relations, have been gradu- are cooperating to “shape defense budget. drawing troops from years to reduce the defense withdrawing the last next year’s defense budget amount Seoul should pay ally freezing since the Kim- emerging technologies In a letter being sent Afghanistan,” they added budget without adversely remaining US troops from request is more than for the Washington to cover the Trump summit in Hanoi in around our shared value Friday to the leaders of the in the letter to Reps. Betty impacting personnel, readi- Afghanistan in line with departments of State, costs of US troops stationed 2019 failed to produce a system” Biden said. “This defense appropriations McCollum (D-Minn.) and ness and modernization Biden’s order to be fully Justice, Education, in South Korea. deal. includes everything from subcommittees in the Ken Calvert (R-Calif.) and efforts elsewhere in the out by Sept. 11. Asked ear- Transportation and Health Biden and Moon ended As is common – indeed, strengthening our cyberse- House and Senate, the Sens. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) military.” lier this month whether he and Human Services, and the cost-sharing dispute virtually inevitable – at curity to deepening our organizations argue the and Richard Shelby (R- “Unfortunately, rather expects the withdrawal to the Environmental soon after Biden took such meetings, the two cooperation to building out Afghanistan withdrawal Ala.). than grasp at that opportu- free up funding in the Protection Agency com- office, but divisive issues presidents praised the an open, secure 5G net- “offers an opportunity to The letter was signed by nity President Biden has defense budget, Defense bined. remain. Diplomatically and strength of their alliance, work.” Biden was “particu- re-examine the nation’s several progressive groups, proposed a defense budget Secretary Lloyd Austin “The increase alone in commercially, China which has held since 1953. larly gratified that so many extremely large commit- such as Public Citizen, as that's essentially flat com- said that “certainly anytime Pentagon spending is more remains a point of con- However, looking beyond South Korean companies” ments to the Pentagon well as conservative pared to last year,” he you stop doing something than the entire budget for tention, with South Korea the shores of the peninsula, are investing in the US, he budget.” “We are dismayed groups such as the National added in a statement. The that's this important and diplomatic programs at the being less keen about con- the US is seeking a united said, noting that “more than that the administration's Taxpayers Union. Biden administration is this big, it creates opportu- State Department - despite fronting Beijing than other front against China and has $25 billion dollars of new initial budget blueprint to “Reducing the Pentagon planning to request a $753 nities.” the fact that robust diplo- Washington allies such as long been frustrated at the investments” had been Cong-ress did not reflect a budget to reflect the sav- billion defense budget for “So we'll look at what macy in Afghanistan will Canberra and Tokyo. On inability of Seoul and announced by Hyundai, corresponding reduction in ings from ending the Afg- fiscal 2022, $715 billion of the possibilities are going be needed both during and the military front, the trans- Tokyo to cooperate closely LG, Samsung and SK. war funds, and instead han war is just common se- which would go to the P- forward as opportunities after the troop withdraw- fer of wartime operational on defense. Sectors covered include included a gargantuan nse,” Robert Weissman, p- entagon, according to a bu- are created,” he told al,” the organizations control of South Korean Biden said that Seoul semiconductors, lithium- request of $753 billion for resident of Public Citizen, dget outline released by the reporters, while declining wrote. “As such, we urge troops from US to domestic and Washington were ion batteries and electric the Pent-agon and affiliated said in a statement. White House last month. to “get ahead of the budget you to appropriate a lower command (“OPCON working to “address issues vehicles. spending,” the organiza- “The Pentagon has no The administration has process” and discuss topline for the Pentagon Transfer”) – an issue seen of regional and global con- Moon has been accom- tions wrote in the letter, a claim on the money that not detailed what the specifics. In their letter, the and associated spending in as a matter of sovereignty cern through stronger panied on his trip by a del- copy of which was will no lon-ger be spent on money would go toward, organization argued that the final FY22 budget than by Moon – is far from done. cooperation partners in the egation of business leaders obtained by The Hill ahead that failed war, the taxpay- with the full budget expect- anywhere from $20 billion that requested by the Biden And while Moon, who region including ASEAN from those firms. On of its release. ers do.” Andrew Lautz, ed to be released June 28. to $50 billion could be administration.” leaves office next year, is [Associated of Southeast Saturday, the last day of his keen to restart talks with Asian Nations], the Quad US visit, Moon will visit North Korea, no related and trilateral cooperation the site of an SK lithium- plans were revealed. Re- with Japan.” There had ion battery plant. “These Kyiv ramps up campaign against Putin’s man in Ukraine affirming “our ultimate been concern in South new investments are going KRAINIAN autho- efforts to keep Ukraine John Hardie Kyiv nationalized the Washington and its allies goal for the denucleariza- Korea that Biden might to create thousands of rities last week cha- within Russia’s orbit. He is Ukrainian section of the should support Zelen-skiy’s tion of the Korean peninsu- put pressure on Moon to good-paying jobs and jobs Urged Kremlin-con- close friends with Putin, ssian-supplied funds, alleg- Samara-Western Direction campaign by design-ating la,” the US “will proceed in join the China-facing of the future, right here in nected oligarch and pro- who is the godfather of edly began acquiring popu- pipeline and sanctioned Kozak and other Me-dved- close consultation with Quad. Asked if Biden had the US,” Biden said. “And Russia opposition lawm- Medvedchuk’s youngest lar Ukrainian TV channels Medvedchuk and various chuk associates. Not-ably, [South Korea] in our strate- asked Moon – whose gov- they are going to help to aker Viktor Medvedchuk daug-hter, and frequently subsequently used to propa- related entities and individu- their wives own a Ru-ssian gy and our approach,” ernments support Beijing’s fortify the supply chain for with high treason. The meets with Putin and other gandize on Russia’s behalf, als, including his wife and refinery that reportedly Biden said. “One China” policy – to things like semiconductors move represents a major Russi-an officials. The oli- helping his pro-Russia party Kozak’s wife, who allegedly earned an estimated $150 This will likely be a take a stronger stance on and electric batteries.” escalation of Kyiv’s recent garch played central roles in finish second in 2019 parlia- hold their husbands’ money. million in exports to the relief for Moon’s brain trust the Taiwan Strait, Moon Much of the above had campaign against Medve- M-oscow’s efforts to thwart mentary elections. In March, authorities inter- United States in 2020. after the sometimes unilat- replied, “Fortunately, been anticipated. But there dchuk and Russia’s influ- Ukraine’s 2004 and 2014 Under former Ukrainian rogated Medv-edchuk, shut- Finally, Ukraine and its eral and often unpredictable there wasn’t such pres- were surprises. Moon said ence in Ukraine. revolutions, earning him US President Petro Porosh- tered his gas s-tations, and Western partners should pr- approach taken by Trump. sure.” Korea and the US would On May 11, the Ukrai- sanctions. After initiating enko, Ukrainian authorities searched the o-ffices of his epare for potential Russian The summit’s joint state- On the defense front, the “expand our cooperation in nian Prosecutor General’s the Donbas war in 20-14, often presented Medvedc- anti-EU NGO, Ukrainian retaliation. While meeting ment notes that the US will only downside for Moon’s civil space exploration, 6G Office unveiled charges the Kremlin insisted huk as politically untouch- Choice, accusing three with Russia’s Security take a “calibrated and prac- side related to OPCON and green energy.” While against Medvedchuk and his Medvedchuk represent Ky- able thanks to his role as a members of high treason for Council last week, Putin tical approach that is open Transfer. It is widely 6G research is a national close ally and fellow pro- iv in negotiations, where he mediator between Kyiv and allegedly helping organize decried Kyiv’s attempts to to and will explore diplo- believed in South Korea strength, given Korea’s Russia lawmaker Taras advanced Russian interests. Moscow. That changed un- Crimea’s 2014 sham refer- “cleanse” Ukraine’s politi- macy” with North Korea. It that Moon wants the core competencies in Kozak. They stand accused Since 2014, Medvedchuk der President Volodymyr endum. Medvedchuk’s cal space of Russia-friendly noted that Biden “also process to be completed as telecommunications of colluding with Russia to and his pro-Russia allies Zelenskiy, a political neo- prosecution will test forces, saying Russia “must expresses his support for a legacy issue when he devices and networks, extract energy resources have strengthened their phyte elected in spring 20- Ukraine’s notoriously cor- respond promptly” to safe- inter-Korean dialogue, leaves office next year. space exploration and green from Russian-occupied Cri- position in Ukraine, with 19. Initially, Zelenskiy retr- rupt judiciary. Ukraine has guard its national security. engagement, and coopera- However, Moon said the energy are not. And Moon – mea, providing Russia with Russian help. Companies eated from promises to in- never convicted any figure February’s sanctions may tion.” two had reconfirmed their by conviction an anti- classified military secrets in allegedly controlled by vestigate Medvedchuk’s c- of his stature before. have helped motivate That is likely music to commitment to a “condi- nuclear politician despite 2020, and conspiring to cre- Medvedchuk acquired onnections to Moscow, lik- Washington and its allies Russia’s recent military the ears of Moon, who has tions-based transfer.” Asia his country’s leading-edge ate a subversive political Rosneft’s gas station net- ely believing that targeting should push Kyiv to ensure build-up in Crimea and near met Kim on four occasions Times has learned that the atomic power plants – “influence network.” While work in Ukraine and the the oligarch would scuttle a fair trial, which will be Ukraine’s eastern border, and is an enthusiastic 26 conditions set by the US revealed the two countries Ukrainian authorities beli- Russian-owned Samara- campaign promises to end imperative to achieve justice likely aimed at intimidating engager. Moreover, Biden, side are far from being met would also cooperate in the eve Kozak is somewhere in Western Direction oil the Donbas war. while countering the Kyiv. Most of those Russian in response to a question by the South Korean mili- “global nuclear power plant Russia, Medvedchuk pipeline, leading to Yet as negotiations failed, Kremlin’s narrative of a troops still remain, enabling from a reporter, clarified tary. market.” appeared for questioning increased Ukrainian reli- Zelenskiy’s stance on Western-backed “witch Moscow to quickly increase and was later remanded to ance on Russian fuel. Me- Russia has hardened. In hunt.” At the same time, the pressure against Kyiv. 24-hour house arrest pend- dvedchuk-linked importers early February, Kyiv sanc- West should press Zelenskiy Washington should prepare Important Notice ing trial, set for July 9. gained market share thanks tioned Kozak and shuttered to keep his promise that potential security assistance The Frontier Post will not be responsible for the comments in the articles A prominent figure in to exclusive rights from three pro-Russia TV chan- Medvedchuk’s prosecution packages and discuss this and letters. The Frontier Post requests the writers of articles and letters Ukrainian politics for over Rosneft. Beginning in 20- nels allegedly controlled by “is just the beginning” of issue with allies at next to please make sure that they write their email addresses and mention two decades, Medvedchuk 18, Medvedchuk, through Medvedchuk through reforms to counter corrup- month’s G7 and NATO the names of the cities, towns, districts or tehsil of their has long aided Moscow’s Kozak and likely using Ru- Kozak. Later that month, tion and oligarchs. summits. residences at the bottom of their articles and letters. The Frontier Post Sunday, May 23, 2021

4 % GDP Pakistan witnesses growth rate to be achieved strong growth in current FY: Hammad despite tough IMF Azhar Muhammad Asad Programme: Tarin ISLAMABAD: Minister for Energy Hammad Azhar ISLAMABAD(APP): reserves, and a vicious per cent economic growth on Saturday said that four Federal Minister for Covid 19. Well done team during the outgoing fiscal per cent Gross Domestic Finance and Revenue, Imran Khan; Thumbs up year. Product (GDP) growth rate Shaukat Tarin said @FinMinistryPak It is pertinent to mention would be achieved during Saturday that Pakistan wit- @GovtofPakistan,” he here that the National the current fiscal year. nessed a strong V-Shaped tweeted. Accounts Committee Addressing a press con- growth despite being in a Chairman China (NAC) on Friday had esti- ference here, the minister tough International Pakistan Economic mated that the provisional said all GDP growth related Monetary Fund (IMF) pro- Corridor (CPEC) Authority growth rate of Gross targets had been achieved. gramme. Lt. Gen. (retd) Asim Domestic Product (GDP) “There are many analyses In a tweet here the min- Saleem Bajwa Saturday during the current fiscal that the growth rate will be ister said that IMF pro- said all the major macro- year (2020-2021) was 3.94 more than four per cent,” he gramme was necessitated economic indicators were percent. added. He said total the GDP by unsustainable current moving towards positive Due to a combination of increase from $263 billion to account deficit and falling trajectory due to immense GDP growth and strength- $296 billion, an increase of foreign currency reserves, hard work by the govern- ening of Pak rupee against $33 billion during the cur- and a vicious Covid 19. ment. the US dollar, per capita rent fiscal year, was the high- He expressed gratitude Not without an immense income of Pakistan jumped est ever in any year. for Prime Minister, Imran hard work, Pakistan’s econ- by 13.4 percent during the He went on to say that the ISLAMABAD: Hammad Azhar, Federal Minister for Energy addressing a press conference. ––INP Photo Khan and his team for omy performed beyond current fiscal year (2020- country’s exports stood at $ achieving this growth. expectations with all major 21) from $1361 to $1543. 3.2 billion in March while “A strong V growth macroeconomic indicators The GDP increase from the remittances witnessed 29 despite being in a tough showing positive trend $263 billion to $296 bil- per cent increase during July IMF program, which was amid Covid-19 pandemic,” lion, an increase of $33 bil- 2020 to April 2021. Govt urged for extending necessitated by unsustain- he said in a tweet. lion during the current fis- Similarly, the minister able current account deficit Asim Bajwa said the cal year, was the highest said that 15 per cent growth and falling foreign currency hard work resulted in 3.94 ever in any year. was recorded in tax revenue collection during the said business timings to save period. The country’s foreign reserves had also jumped to Dar shares success story of $ 23 billion, he added. The large-scale manufac- economy from further losses turing (LSM) sector showed an unprecedented healthy ISLAMABAD (APP): The Islamabad strict implementation of SOPs by further damages, workers from job differently-abled man who growth of 9.29% while sales Chamber of Commerce and Industry adopting the policy of no mask no losses and economy from plunging of cement also witnessed 17 (ICCI) on Saturday urged the govern- entry and he he urged for allowing into further recession. per cent increase. ment to extend the business timings to operate as per normal working Meanwhile, Fatma Azim, Senior availed Kamyab Jawan program Hammad said that cur- in markets from current 8:00 pm to hours for 7 days a week. Vice President, Islamabad Chamber ISLAMABAD(NNI): burden on his family and bank and bought two cows rent account surplus stood 10:00 pm and for food outlets and He said that cinemas worldwide of Commerce and Industry along Special Assistant to Prime completed his masters to and buffalos each from it. at $ 250 million and not a restaurants up to 12 midnight so that were opened by maintaining social with a delegation of restaurants Minister (SAPM) on Youth get a private job. “I am now able to earn single penny borrowing business activities could flourish distancing between seats and also association held a meeting with Affairs Usman Dar on The youngster said that Rs50,000 by selling milk,” was done from the State smoothly that would help in reviving urged the government to open them in NCOC authorities and urged that Saturday shared a success he always wanted to have he said. Bank of Pakistan (SBP). the overall economy. Pakistan with 60-70 percent capacity indoor and outdoor dining in restau- story of a differently-abled his own business to support Read More: Fed govt The PML-N government Sardar Yasir Ilyas Khan, President, of viewers as these businesses were rants should be allowed as these man Hyder Ali who availed his family as salary from the plans loan facility of upto borrowed Rs 7000 billion Islamabad Chamber of Commerce closed for more than a year and were restaurants all over the Middle East loan facility under Kamyab private job was not enough Rs50 million for youth from the SBP, he added. and Industry said that with the now on the verge of bankruptcy. and most of the Europe were allow- Jawan program to establish in this regard. He said that under Kamyab Jawan pro- He said despite the huge increase in vaccination of people, the He further said that Pakistan has ing indoor dining with acrylic or his business. he asked for money from his gram M. Ashraf, the proud challenge posed to the econ- average positivity rate of Covid-19 already suffered an estimated eco- glass partitions between each table Taking to Twitter, relatives, however, they father of the youngster, said omy by the COVID-19 pan- pandemic has now come down to nomic loss of Rs.2.5 trillion in 2020 to maintain safe distance. Usman Dar shared a video refused pointing out how that rather than supporting demic, the country’s econo- 5.9% reflecting an improvement. and was anticipated to suffer addition- She said that the restaurant associ- detailing how Hyder Ali, could he return the money him, he is now extending my witnessed growth and it Therefore, it was important that al loss of over Rs.1 trillion this year ations and all shopping malls in who hails from Hujra Shah with a disability. support to them. was a proof of the success of the timings for businesses should be due to restrictions on businesses while Pakistan were also willing to install Muqeem city of Punjab, is Hyder Ali, who got dis- Commenting on the suc- Prime Minister Imran enhanced to give ample time to cus- the livelihoods of over 18 million the same acrylic partitions to main- successfully running his appointed with the attitude, cess story, Usman Dar said Khan’s economic policies. tomers for shopping and avoid workers have been badly affected. tain social distancing between each cattle farm through the loan applied for the Kamyab that the Kamyab Jawan The minister said it was not overcrowding in commercial areas, Therefore, it was high time that the table, therefore, she urged the govern- he received under the Jawan program with little program was becoming a a temporary growth but he added. He said that shopping government to remove all restrictions ment to allowed indoor and outdoor Kamyab Jawan program. hope that he would get the beacon of hope for hun- would be sustained and fur- malls across Pakistan were ensuring on businesses to save businesses from dining up to 12 midnight. “Since my childhood, loan. “I got a response that dreds of families like ther strengthened. my left arm and leg were my loan has been approved Hyder Ali and changing He said PM Imran Khan disabled,” Hyder Ali said in and received it days after a the lives of the people in had completely made the the video featuring him as a Bank of Punjab official vis- the underprivileged seg- National Account success story of the pro- ited me,” he said. ments of the society as per Committee free and inde- Pakistani products wow gram and added that he He said that he received the vision of Prime pendent as he (PM) always never wanted to become a a Rs1 million loan from the Minister Imran Khan. believed in impartial umpire. He expressed the Chinese customers at 5th Silk hope that the economy would further grow at rapid rate from the new fiscal Road Int’l Expo year. Agri and industrial sec- tors would also gain more BEIJING (INP): Two Pakistani the cashmere shawls, neatly decorat- global customers. momentum which would booths and their products have found ed with embroidery and jewelries, are The Pakistani booths also offer an also help generate more job favour with Chinese customers at the especially popular among Chinese opportunity for Pakistani students to opportunities, he added. fifth Silk Road International Expo customers. tackle their homesickness. Areeb The minister said the held in China’s northwestern city of The fervour of Chinese customers Hassan, a Pakistani student in China, government would further Xi’an in recent days. can also be found in the Pakistani come to the exhibition with nine of extend various programs According to Gwadar Pro, a booth highlighting marble-made his friends from Indonesia and other like social protection Ehsas Chinese woman strolls through the handicrafts and wooden furniture. countries. and Health cards to help the Pakistani booth featuring Pakistani “Chinese customers like our marble He introduces the Pakistani carpets poor. Replying to a ques- cashmere shawls and carpets and handicrafts the most because they and handicrafts to his friends as they tion, the minister said that takes a piece of shawl, asking the carry exotic Pakistani culture and fea- browse the Pakistani booths. oil prices was low in owner for a lower price. tures.” said Faisal Rasheed, CEO of Themed "Interconnection, Pakistan as compared to With fluent Chinese, the booth Mega International, who participated Contribution and Shared Benefits," other countries. The gov- owner, a Pakistani young man, nego- in the 2021 SCO Expo last month. the expo has attracted more than ernment also slashed petro- tiates with the customer by sharing He added, the exhibitions such as 1,900 envoys and exhibitors from 98 leum levy duty, he added. the unique features of Pakistani cash- the SCO Expo and the Silk Road countries and regions such as Prices of edible oil and mere shawls. International Expo are great plat- Belgium, the Republic of Korea, wheat witnessed increase in The owner told Gwadar Pro that forms to promote the products to the Tajikistan and Zambia. international market. However, the government was giving targeted subsidy to help the poor, he added. To another question, he said SPI indicators show 0. 82 per cent the government had man- agement plan to address the circular debt issue. Circular increase in inflation during KARACHI: A vendor is displaying Mangoes at his road side setup to attract debt has two component –i- customers at Empress Market in Provincial Capital. ––Online Photo e stock and flow. current week ISLAMABAD (Monitoring Desk): centers and 51 essential items for all while 19 items’prices remained con- Inflation witnessed an increase of 0. expenditure groups. stant during the week. RMB settlement as facilitator of 82 per cent during the current week, The Sensitive Price Indicator for The commodities, which recorded the Sensitive price Indicator (SPI) the lowest consumption group up to increase in their average prices, weekly report revealed. Rs17,732 witnessed 0.66 percent included cooking oil (loose) veg- CPEC development: Experts According to Pakistan Bureau of increase and went up from 159.78 etable ghee (loose), salt, chillies, tea Statistics (PBS), the SPI for the points in last week to 160.83 points (packet), cigarettes, long cloth, shirt- BEIJING (INP): A webinar on and Pakistani banks introduced the community of a shared future for week under review in the above during the week under review. ing, lawn, georgette, gents sandal, “Boosting High-Quality CPEC policies, procedures and cases of Pakistan and China in the new era of mentioned group was recorded at On other hand, the SPI for the gents chappal, ladies sandal, gas Development: Path and Operation RMB settlement. RMB settlement.” 150.23 points against 149.01 points consumption groups from Rs17,732- charges, energy saver, washing soap, Instruction of RMB Settlement” was Ms Xuexue Lang, Head of Mr Zeeshan A Malik, Head registered in the previous week. 22,888; Rs22,889-29,517; petrol, diesel and telephone call. held, where Chinese and Pakistani Corporate Banking Department, China Coverage HBL, introduced The current week from the corre- Rs29,518-44,175 and above Rs The items, which recorded banking experts have discussed the ICBC Karachi, said that the use of HBL’s key RMB products and serv- sponding week of the last compara- 44,175 increased by 0.62 percent, decrease in their average prices, policies, procedures, guidelines and RMB in China-Pakistan trade can be ices through a combination of tively witnessed an increase of 17. 0.84 percent and 1.03 percent and included tomatoes, electricity cases of RMB settlement. cost-saving and risk-mitigating and advising, confirmation and dis- 23 per cent in terms of inflation. 0.90 percent respectively. charges, moong pulse, LPG According to a report carried by that Pakistani importers and counting, and the advantages of The weekly SPI with base year The prices of seven items Cylinder, rice (Irri 6/9), masoor China Economic Net (CEN), Nong exporters, whether individual or insti- RMB settlement. He also empha- 2015-16=100 is covering 17 urban decreased and 25 items increased pulse and potatoes. Rong, Chinese Ambassador to tutional investors, can benefit from sised that small businesses can also Pakistan, said at the event that China- the favourable policies in China. She benefit from RMB settlement. Pakistan trade volume reached USD also introduced the procedures, the The forum was also attended by Mr 17.49 billion in 2020 and that range of services offered and cases of Yin Xiaohu, Executive vice president increased use of RMB in bilateral RMB settlement. of Bank of China Pakistan KCCI holds condolence reference trade “will surely attract more According to Mr Chen Yuncheng, Operations, Farhan Talib, Regional Chinese and Pakistani enterprises to CEO of ICBC Karachi Branch, ICBC General Manager China & Singapore make full use of the second phase of Karachi, as the first RMB clearing of Habib Bank, Amanda Cheng, to pay homage to late Asif Nisar China-Pakistan FTA protocol and fur- bank and the largest RMB market Beijing Branch Manager, Country ther promote bilateral economic and marker with three branches in Head & Head of Financial Institutions KARACHI (PPI): Participants of the attended the demise reference in said participants. trade cooperation and the high-quali- Pakistan, will make further efforts to of Habib Bank, Mushtaq Panjwani, condolence reference organized by which they all recounted the efforts They further stated that Asif Nisar ty development of CPEC.” improve RMB settlement infrastruc- Head of Trade Operations of Habib Karachi Chamber of Commerce & made by late Asif Nisar who dedicat- had a large circle of friends and well- The importance of RMB settle- ture such as the ‘RMB superhigh- Bank, Qurban Ali Chairman of Industry (KCCI) paid glowing tribute edly struggled throughout his life for wishers not only from Pakistan but ment in bilateral trade is also empha- way’ and optimise policies in FPCCI capital office, Sardar Yasir to former Senior Vice President late the rights and welfare of business also from many other countries who sised by Mr Muhammad Ali Malik, Pakistan to meet the growing Ilyas Khan, President of ICCI, Asif Nisar who passed away recently and industrial community. were all grieved on demise of Asif Executive Director, Financial demand for RMB settlement in bilat- Mohammad Nasir Mirza, President of due to COVID-19 pandemic. “Late Asif Nisar possessed a very Nisar. Huge number of participants Markets & Reserve Management, eral economic and trade cooperation. RCCI, Mian Tariq Misbah, President Chairman Businessmen Group & unique personality which admired joined today’s condolence reference State Bank of Pakistan. He also intro- Ms Hui Sui, Head of Business of LCCI, and Muhammad Ahmad, former President KCCI Zubair thousands of people who had the from several countries via online duced the policy and regulatory sup- Development Department, BOC Chairman of PTEA. Motiwala, Vice Chairmen BMG opportunity of interacting with him video link. port of SBP for RMB-based trade. Pakistan Operations, gave a detailed The webinar is the fourth seminar Tahir Khaliq, Haroon Farooki and because of his calm and polite They prayed that may Almighty “RMB is on a par with other interna- introduction of the procedures and of China-Pakistan Agricultural and Anjum Nisar, General Secretary nature. Nisar always carried a smile Allah place the departed souls of late tional currencies and public and pri- guidelines of China-Pakistan cross- Industrial Cooperation Information BMG, AQ Khalil, President KCCI on his face and was never seen dis- Asif Nisar, late Siraj Teli and others vate sectors in Pakistan are free to border RMB settlement, and the Platform (CPAIC), a platform Shariq Vohra, Senior Vice President agreeing, arguing or getting upset on in Jannatul Firdous and grant choose RMB for bilateral trade and RMB operations of Bank of China in launched by China Economic Net and Saqib Goodluck, President FPCCI any issue during his service at KCCI courage to all the members of investment activities.” he mentioned. Pakistan. She added, “Increasing the China-Pakistan Agricultural Nasir Hayat Magoo, former as Senior Vice President and also as bereaved family and BMGIANs to To aid importers and exporters use of RMB will push the economy Cooperation and Exchange Center Presidents and a large number of Chairman of Diplomatic Missions & bear this irreparable loss. The condo- from both countries in RMB settle- and trade of both countries to a high- (China Machinery Engineering BMGIANs along with family mem- Embassies Liaison subcommittee lence reference ended with fatha and ment, experts from major Chinese er level. Let’s join hands to build a Corporation) on January 26. bers, friends and well-wishers and Managing Committee Member,” dua for the departed souls. 09 The Frontier Post Sunday, May 23, 2021 KP govt to set up Abdul Rehman e-sports academies reveals funny incident PESHAWAR (INP): Khyber Pakhtunkhwa involving Pietersen (KP) Chief Minister Mahmood Khan has approved a summary to launch e-sports initiative and Adnan Akmal in the province in a bid to help gamers achieve glob- KARACHI (Monitoring come for an under-fire and fielding. Whoever is al recognition. Desk): Pakistan’s former Pakistan side. with him has done the same Under the initiative, e- left-arm spinner Abdur “I have a lot of memo- in the past. Did they not sports academies will be Rehman, in an interview ries from the series against make the teams that they set up at ‘Jawan Markaz’ with Cricket Pakistan, England. It was a very saw fit? Babar should make across the province. The revealed a funny incident tough time for Pakistan his team as well,” Rehman academies will be involving England’s prolif- from 2010 to 2012. We had said. equipped with computers ic former batsman Kevin to face a lot of issues during “He has youngsters who and proper internet con- Pietersen and Pakistan’s that time and face many are good cricketers. It is not nectivity. wicketkeeper Adnan Akmal things such as curfews. So like he is siding with play- The academics will during the Test series facing the number one side ers who don’t know how to help e-gamers develop between the sides in the of the time was a very play. He is discussing play- and enhance their skills to UAE in 2012. tough task. Winning match- ers who have already MONACO: Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc of Monaco steers his car during the third free practice for take part in international Pakistan whitewashed es in three days against a played for Pakistan. He Sunday's Formula One race, at the Monaco racetrack. e-gaming activities and the number one ranked side like that was a dream needs players for the competitions. England side in the three- come true. It was a series upcoming World Cup who Earlier in Jan, match Test series in 2012, that I can never forget,” he have maturity. A World Cup Information Minister with Rehman taking 19 concluded. is a major event in which Pacquiao, Fawad Chaudhry, who wickets and playing a key Babar Azam deserves youngsters and seniors Ferrari’s Leclerc held portfolio of science role in the home side’s vic- to be in control of team need to play side by side to Spence Jr. and technology at that tory. selection: Rehman make a good combination. time, revealed that an Rehman revealed that Pakistan’s former left-arm They should listen to the set for Aug. exciting framework to wicketkeeper Adnan Akmal spinner Abdur Rehman, in captain and in the future as takes pole for Monaco regulate e-sports was in shocked Pietersen by grab- an interview with Cricket well debates should happen 21 fight the offing. bing his legs in the middle Pakistan, stated that skipper because a captain has to LOSANGELES In a Twitter statement, of the action, shocking the Babar Azam deserved to be play a team and he has (Agencies): Two of the he said e-sports will be a England batsman. in control of the team’s every right,” he added. world's best boxers have GP, Verstappen 2nd new sensation in Pakistan “[Kevin] Pietersen was selection. Rehman also praised agreed to fight each other and the region and hoped batting when [wicketkeep- The 41-year-old claimed leg-spinner Zahid in Las Vegas. Manny MONACO (Agencies): doesn’t feel the same but become Monaco’s first that, “kids out there are er] Adnan Akmal, I don’t that captains, in the past, Mehmood and expressed Pacquiao will face Errol Charles Leclerc won the I’m incredibly happy local winner since Louis all set to make to top know, made like a weird had made sides that they hope for the bowler having Spence Jr. on Aug. 21, with first pole for Ferrari since about my lap.” Chiron in 1931. teams…wishing you all noise and grabbed his legs. felt were strong and the a bright future. both boxers announcing the 2019 despite crashing The red flag prevented Valtteri Bottas qualified the best guys.” He [Pietersen] became real- same should apply for “Zahid Mehmood, the fight on social media with 18 seconds remain- world champion Lewis third behind Verstappen. Before that, the minis- ly startled in the middle. Babar Azam. leg-spinner, seems to have Friday. A source confirmed ing to end Saturday quali- Hamilton and his title Then Carlos Sainz Jr. ter had announced that the Akmal was fined around 50 “The first thing about a future if he can keep to ESPN that the fight had fying at the Monaco contender Max completed a great day for Pakistan Sports Board per cent of his match fees Babar Azam is his perform- bowling the way he has been set, though a venue Grand Prix. Verstappen from complet- the Italian manufacturer and Pakistan Science because of this as well. It ance. The whole world been recently. You have to has not been determined. Leclerc held the top ing their final qualifying by qualifying fourth in his Foundation have inked a was a live scene and I don’t acknowledges that he is be a little fearless. We have spot at his home track lap. Verstappen will start Ferrari. memorandum of under- know if Adnan Akmal just number one. When your seen in the last season that until his Ferrari grazed a second for Red Bull; Lando Norris of standing (MoU) to accord couldn’t resist or some- performance is good and he bowls his variations and barrier to break a suspen- Hamilton seventh for McLaren was fifth and e-sports a regular sports thing. He just said I thought you are winning your team does not become fearful. sion piece. He then Mercedes. followed by AlphaTauri’s status. just do it and he did it,” matches as well, it brings This is a good thing for hopped a curb and finally “That crash ruined the Pierre Gasly. “Get ready if you are Rehman said. the morale of the team up. him. This will come in came to a stop crashed chance for pole,” Leclerc made an odd interested in video The former left-arm The captain needs to be handy for him in the future. into another barrier to Verstappen said. “Just a mistake when his rear games and new opportu- spinner stated that it was an heard because he deserves This also shows that he has bring the qualifying ses- shame about the red flag.” front left tire locked and nities await you,” he unforgettable series that it. He is giving you great awareness of his bowling,” sion to an abrupt end. Leclerc, who grew up he hit a barrier. It made no tweeted. resulted in a dream out- performance while batting he said. Pacquiao (62-7-2, 39 Leclerc could forfeit the in Monaco and lives near- immediate difference to KOs), considered by many pole if the damage to his by, waved to his fans as a his position on the grid, to be a future Hall of Ferrari is too great that he crane lifted his car off the but the red flag ended the Famer, has won champi- receives a grid penalty. If the track. He lap at 1 minute, session and cost everyone onships in eight different gear box must be changed 10.35 seconds on the 3.4- behind him a shot at mov- divisions. Spence (27-0, 21 — which Leclerc feared — kilometer (2.1-mile) ing up on the starting grid. KOs) holds two of the four he’d lose five positions on course gave him his eighth Hamilton holds a 14- major belts in the 147- the starting grid. career pole. But it was his point lead over Verstappen pound division and is “I am worried about a first since the Mexican after four races, but ranked as the No. 4 pound- penalty. I’ve always been Grand Prix in October, Verstappen has a great for-pound fighter by ESPN. very unlucky here, so let’s 2019, and a boost for chance to narrow the gap Sean Gibbons, the presi- just wait and see,” said Ferrari after the team at a Monaco track which dent of Manny Pacquiao Leclerc. “It’s a shame to struggled all last year. notoriously difficult for Promotions, told ESPN that finish in the wall, it’s Leclerc will try to overtaking. the fight came together quickly and that Spence was the only opponent for the Filipino senator. "Many people believe Pay dispute hits Sri Lanka Spence is the best welter- weight in the world and one of the best pound-for- team morale for pound fighters in the world, and Pacquiao has never shied away from fighting Bangladesh games: captain real fights," Gibbons said. "He's not going to make a COLOMBO (Agencies): A upon our return." from $130,000 a year to fool of himself fighting pay battle between Sri He said the pay structure $80,000 while Karunaratne YouTubers or social media Lankan players and the devised by the board's new was offered $70,000, a drop guys like Floyd national board has hurt cricket director Tom of $30,000. Mayweather is, and he team morale ahead of a Moody and former Sri "The players are not in wants to continue his lega- one-day series in Lanka skipper Aravinda de agreement to sign unfair cy. He's always fought the Bangladesh starting Silva was causing mental and non-transparent con- best, and he doesn't want to Sunday, skipper Kusal stress for the team. tracts and urge Sri Lanka change now." Perera said. "This is an additional Cricket to not hold the Gibbons was referring to Sri Lanka Cricket have challenge for me as I try to players at gunpoint," said Mayweather's upcoming cut fees for 24 national create an environment lawyer Nishan KIAWAH ISLAND: Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland plays his second shot on the second hole exhibition against YouTube players by up to 40 percent where players go to the Premathiratne. during the third round of the 2021 PGA Championship. star Logan Paul on June 6. in new contracts which middle and perform fear- Sri Lanka Cricket has Mayweather defeated have been rejected by the lessly," he said. said players could earn Pacquiao in 2015 in a long- players. A lawyer for the players more under a new perform- Narine, anticipated bout. Pacquiao, Perera said no agreement has accused Sri Lanka ance-based pay scheme. American 17-year-old 42, hasn't fought since had been reached before Cricket of holding the team Moody said this week Bravo 2019, when he defeated leaving for Bangladesh "at gunpoint" in a bid to that he studied pay struc- Keith Thurman via split where they are to play three force the new contracts tures in other nations before available in wins second WTA title at decision to retain the WBA 50 over games. through. coming up with the belt he eventually vacated. "It will be a lie to say Former captain Angelo scheme. PSL 6 It is by far the longest lay- that the pay cut issue won't Mathews and Test captain Sri Lanka Cricket offi- Emilia-Romagna Open off of his storied career. mentally affect our play- Dimuth Karunaratne -- who cials said that on top of Spence is coming off a vic- ers," Perera told an online suffered the biggest cuts -- base fees there are pay- PARMA (Agencies): 5-1 before sealing the first singles title on the WTA tory over Danny Garcia in press conference Saturday. were dropped from the tour ments for each match and American 17-year-old set. She then broke Wang in Tour this season and will December to retain the "I hope we will be able of Bangladesh. allowances for travel out- Coco Gauff clinched her the fifth game of the second reach a ranking of 25 on WBC and IBF belts. to negotiate with the board Mathews' annual fee fell side Colombo. second WTA title by beat- set to cruise to her first clay- Monday, meaning she will ing Wang Qiang 6-1 6-3 in court title on the WTA tour. be seeded for the French the final of the Emilia- The teenager's victory Open starting on 30 May. Romagna Open in Parma. comes 19 months after she She has the chance to Third seed Gauff - broke through for her maid- collect more silverware in Morant, Grizzlies beat Warriors KARACHI (Monitoring ranked a career-high 30th in en title as a 15-year-old, Parma on Saturday when Desk): Renowned West the world - needed just one beating 2017 French Open she teams up with fellow Indies’ T20 stars Sunil hour 14 minutes to over- champion Jelena American Caty McNally in OT, advance to face Jazz Narine and Dwayne Bravo come Wang - a player 12 Ostapenko to claim the in the doubles final have shown availability to years her senior. Gauff Linz Open crown. Gauff is against Darija Jurak and SAN FRANCISCO (Agencies): Ja home floor just five days after losing play in the remaining saved three break points at the fifth teenager to win a Andreja Klepac. Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies 113-101 in the regular-season finale. matches of Pakistan Super came with aggression, determination Curry, who became scoring cham- League (PSL) season six. and absolutely no fear, going at pion against the Grizzlies on According to details, Golden State every which way — Sunday, finished with 39 points and off-spinner Narine has crashing the offensive glass to create six 3-pointers while dazzling in front communicated his avail- Avalanche's Nazem Kadri extra chances, jumping in the passing of an animated, roaring crowd of ability to Pakistan Cricket lanes to force turnovers and getting 7,505 in the biggest game yet at sec- Board (PCB) and is ready far more production from the bench. ond-year Chase Center. He commit- to come to Abu Dhabi suspended 8 games by NHL The Grizzlies had an answer for ted seven of his team's 21 turnovers, while all-rounder Bravo every Stephen Curry flurry, and now while Draymond Green had six mis- will be available for some MISSOURI (Agencies): Kadri, 30, drew his in a major and a match they're going back to the playoffs. cues but also a triple-double with 11 matches. Remember, fran- Colorado Avalanche for- third suspension in four penalty for Kadri. Morant made consecutive jumpers in Poole hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists. chises will look to pick ward Nazem Kadri was years during the first That wasn't enough for the final 48 seconds of overtime and 1:50 left in OT for Golden State only "There were some pivotal replacements of foreign suspended eight games by round of the playoffs. The Blues captain Ryan scored 35 points, and Memphis to see Xavier Tillman answer with a turnovers that bit us a little bit, but I cricketers after they the NHL's Department of then-Toronto Maple Leafs O'Reilly. "That's a very advanced to the postseason for the first baseline 3 moments later. Poole lost think the intentions were right and we excused from taking part in Player Safety regarding an forward was banned three dangerous hit. It's gotta be a time in four years by holding off Curry the ball out of bounds leading to were trying to make the right play, PSL 6 remainder due to one illegal check to the head of games after a high hit on suspension," O'Reilly said. and the Warriors 117-112 on Friday Morant's basket with 4 seconds left, and sometimes it doesn't go your or another reason. St. Louis Blues defenseman Boston forward Tommy "He's a repeat offender. It's night in a thrilling play-in game. then Poole made another improbable way," Curry said. "That is something Reportedly, Justin Faulk. Wingels in 2018 and sus- completely uncalled for." "What a moment in time for the 3 with 2 seconds remaining. to nitpick for sure. It's a part of the Bangladesh’s Shakib-al- Kadri had a hearing with pended for the remainder "The guy can't control Grizzlies. Took a lot out of us all Morant shined on the big stage — game you have to have solid posses- Hasan and Mahmudullah, league officials Friday and of the opening round fol- himself," St. Louis center season long. It's just a proud now it gets bigger for him, Dillon sions and get solid shots. I loved our Australia’s Ben Cutting, was scratched from Game 3 lowing a cross-check to Brayden Schenn added. moment," coach Taylor Jenkins said. Brooks and the Grizz. "I know it's a aggressiveness and our intentions. ... Usman Khwaja and Joe of the best-of-seven, first- the head of Bruins forward Blues coach Craig Berube "We gave it all we had to move on big accomplishment for all of us, but It didn't go our way." These teams Burns, South Africa’s round playoff series. The Jake DeBrusk in Game 2 told reporters on Friday and I know we have more left. What me and Dillon know the job's not fin- needed every tick of the clock in the George Linde have pulled Avalanche entered the con- of their series. afternoon that Faulk and a heck of a game. It took overtime ished," Morant said. "We're not trying extra period to decide who moved out from the competition. test with a 2-0 series lead. Several members of the fellow defenseman Robert against a heck of a ballclub. There to be done making it to the playoffs. on and who headed home for the It must be noted here that The NHL announced its Blues were adamant that Bortuzzo would not play in were so many things that don't show We have to lock back in to playing offseason following a furious final Abu Dhabi will host PSL 6’s suspension hours after an Kadri should be suspended Game 3. up in the boxscore. We have to keep Utah who has the best record in the minute-plus of regulation — and the remainder in early June. in-person hearing with for an illegal hit that Bortuzzo was injured building, keep fighting." league." Morant also contributed six NBA had to love it. Andrew PCB in consultation with Kadri was held via Zoom. knocked Faulk out of after receiving a high elbow Memphis earned the No. 8 seed rebounds, six assists and four steals. Wiggins tied it on a layup with 33 franchises is currently put- A player is offered an in- Wednesday's 6-3 loss to from Avalanche forward and advanced to face top-seeded Utah He shot 14 for 29 with five 3-pointers seconds left in the fourth quarter on ting things in place for host- person hearing if the Colorado in Game 2 of Tyson Jost during the sec- in the first round of the best-of-seven as Memphis more than doubled its a pretty pass from new star Poole ing the extravaganza. The infraction might require a their playoff series. Kadri ond period of Wednesday's Western Conference playoffs. Game total from deep this time against and Memphis committed a shot- revised schedule of the event suspension of six games hit Faulk in the head early contest. He did not return 1 is Sunday in Salt Lake City. Jordan Golden State to win on the Warriors' clock violation on the other end. will be announced soon. or more. in the third period, resulting for the third period. 10 Sunday, May 23, 2021 The Frontier Post

InIn briefbrief NCOC allows Shehbaz tried to flee from the country on false re-opening of pretext ISLAMABAD(APP): Advisor to the Prime Minister on education sector Accountability and Interior Barrister Mirza Shahzad Akbar on Saturday said that Shehbaz Sharif’s with- from May 24 drawal of the petition from Lahore High Court ISLAMABAD(APP): Therefore, education Ponch, Bagh and Sadhnoti. (LHC) to get its order National Command and sectors in high disease dis- The districts in Punjab implemented regarding Operation Center (NCOC) tricts may not be opened were included Attock, the permission to go in accordance with its deci- from May 24 onwards. Bahawalpur, Bhakkar, Dera abroad for one-time for sions taken on dated May All federating units are Ghazi Khan, Faisalabad, medical treatment to 19, has allowed staggered requested to issue notifica- Gujranwala, Gujrat, him had demonstrated re-opening of education tions accordingly by May Khanewal, Khushab, that he (Shehbaz) tried sector (all public & private 21. Lahore, Layyah, Lodhran, to flee from the country education institutes) in dis- According to the notifi- Mianwali, Multan, on false pretext. In a tricts with less than 5% cation, a total of 52 districts Muzaffargarh, Okara, tweet, he said the with- coronavirus positivity ratio across the country were Rahim Yar Khan, drawal of the petition by with effect from May 24. closed due to positivity Rawalpindi, Sargodha, and opposition Leader in However, considering ratio higher than 5 percent. Toba Tek Singh. National Assembly prevailing disease situation The districts in Sindh In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Shehbaz Sharif had also across various districts, included Badin, Dadu, 14 districts have a high pos- proved that the legal education sector in high Hyderabad, Jamshoro, itivity ratio, including arguments presented ISLAMABAD: Motorists on their way at Jinnah Avenue during rain fall as the weather is become disease districts will remain Sukkur, Shaheed Abbottabad, Bannu, Buner, earlier in the LHC about pleasant after rainy weather in evening hours at Federal Capital. ––Online Photo closed till June 6, said a Benazirabad, and all dis- Charsadda, Lower Dir, blacklist were flawed. notification issued by tricts of Karachi. Upper Dir, Haripur, Kohat, He said his offer of pro- NCOC on Saturday. In Balochistan, educa- Karam, Mardan, Nowshera, viding legal assistance The education sector in tional institutions would Peshawar, Swabi, and Swat. (to Shehbaz) still stands. the districts with more than remain closed in Quetta till While the Islamabad COVID-19 claims 88 lives, 5 percent ratio to be re- June 6, while 04 districts of Capital Territory was also NCOC urges opened on June 7 subject to Azad Jammu and Kashmir among the districts with people to get review planned on June 3. including Muzafarabad, high positivity ratio. vaccinated infects 4,007 more people ISLAMABAD(APP): National Command and ISLAMABAD (APP): The national Bloomberg School of Public Health, Around 813,855 people have Operation Center tally on Saturday of total active the percent positive will be high if the recovered from the disease so far Minister pays tribute to (NCOC) has announced COVID-19 cases recorded 63,436 number of positive tests is too high, across Pakistan making it a signifi- to begin vaccination for with 4,007 more people tested posi- or if the number of total tests is too cant count with over 90 percent 30-40 years of age from tive for the deadly virus and 3,712 low. A higher percent positive sug- recovery ratio of the affected patients. Turkey, Pakistan FM for Saturday. In Tweet, people recovered from the disease gests higher transmission and that Since the pandemic outbreak, a NCOC urged the people during the last 24 hours. there are likely more people with total of 897,468 cases were detected between this age to reg- Eighty eight corona patients have coronavirus in the community who that also included the perished, recov- highlighting Palestine issue ister themselves by died during past 24 hours, 80 of haven’t been tested yet. ered and under treatment COVID-19 sending CNIC to 1166. whom were under treatment in hospi- The maximum ventilators were patients so far, including AJK 18,651, RAWALPINDI (APP): differences in the party that he or his family were On receiving SMS, visit tal and eight out of the hospital in occupied in four major areas includ- Balochistan 24,413, GB 5,471, ICT Minister for Aviation and requested the media to involved in changing the the mentioned their respective quarantines or homes, ing Lahore 51 percent, Multan 70 80,156, KP 129,013, Punjab 333,057 Ghulam Sarwar Khan on refrain from carrying out alignment of the road and Vaccination center on according to the latest update issued percent, Bahawalpur 42 percent and and Sindh 306,707. Saturday paid rich tribute to negative propaganda about there was no name of him given date (or after- by the National command and Peshawar 33 percent. About 20,177 deaths were recorded foreign Ministers of the party. Khan renewed or his associates in the wards) and get vacci- Operation Centre (NCOC). The maximum Oxygen beds (alter- in country since the eruption of the con- Pakistan and Turkey for his pledge that PTI would inquiry report. nated, the NCOC said During the past 24 hours, most of nate oxygen providing facility other tagion. Around 4,891 have perished in highlighting human rights complete its five-year term The Minister empha- through its Twitter the deaths have occurred in the than ventilator administered as per Sindh among 21 of them died in hospi- violations of defenceless and there was no threat to sized that completion of account. Punjab followed by Khyber medical requirement of COVID tal and one out of hospital on Friday. Palestinians by Israeli the government. Ring road was a project of Pakhtunkhwa. Out of the total 88 patient) was also occupied in four 9,739 in Punjab had died with 35 deaths forces at United Nations The Minister reiterated national importance and JUI-F's deaths occurred in the last 24 hours major areas of Gujranwala 45 percent, occurred in past 24 hours. 30 of them in General Assembly (UNGA) there was no political vic- nobody would be allowed 40 of them had died who were under Swabi 48 percent, Peshawar 41 per- the hospital and five out of hospital. session held on May 20. timization in the country as to derail it, adding it Majlis-e-Shoora to treatment on ventilators. cent and Multan 62 percent. Around 3,900 in KP where 23 of them died Addressing a press con- its government believed in would be inaugurated in meet on Sunday There were 4,412 Covid infected 536 ventilators were occupied else- in hospital and two out of hospital on ference here at his camp indiscriminate and across the current year. ISLAMABAD(APP): patients under treatment in critical where in the country while no COVID Friday, 744 in ICT among three of office, he said there was the board accountability, Answering a question, The two-day meeting care in various Covid dedicated affected person was on ventilator in them died in the hospital on Friday, no grouping or forward adding our parliamentari- Minister hailed the deci- of the Jamiat Ulema-e- healthcare facilities in past 24 hours. Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), 270 in Balochistan, 107 in GB and block in the Pakistan ans were appearing before sion of Chaudhary Nisar Islam-Fazl’s (JUI-F) The National Covid positivity ratio Gilgit Baltistan (GB) and Balochistan. 526 in AJK among three of them suc- Tehreek Insa(PTI) and the Court of law and no Ali Khan for taking the Central Majlis-e-Shura during past 24 hours was recorded 6.43 Some 62,238 tests were conducted cumbed to the deadly virus on Friday. “we all are united under one was above the law as oath of the provincial would be held here on percent. It may be mentioned here that across the country on Friday, includ- A total of 12,717,235 corona tests the leadership of Prime Prime Minister believes in assembly, adding it was Sunday. According to the Covid positivity ratio was the per- ing 24,299 in Sindh, 23,152 in Punjab, have been conducted so far, while Minister Imran Khan”. the supremacy of rule. his expression of trust Central Spokesperson centage of actual positive cases appear- 8,471 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), 639 hospitals are equipped with Sarwar said some ele- Commenting on the over the transparency of JUI Aslam Ghauri the ing in every 100 tests performed to 3,661 in Islamabad Capital Territory COVID facilities. Some 4,819 corona ments of PDM were Ring road project scandal. elections different from meeting would be identify infected individuals. (ICT), 1,455 in Balochistan, 387 in patients were admitted in hospitals spreading the rumours of he rejected the impression his previous position. chaired by party chief According to John Hopkins GB, and 813 in AJK. across the country. Maulana Fazlur Rehman. He further told that the meeting will consider deter- IG lauds role PPP Parliamentary mining the party's Gulalai Ismail slammed position for the future of ITP in political strategy of board meeting for AJK the Pakistan for receiving award from maintaining Democratic Movement traffic flow (PDM). The effects of elections held the Waqf Property Bill dubious HR group ISLAMABAD(APP): on religious circles Inspector-General (IG) ISLAMABAD (APP): The Kashmir Faisal Rathore, Bhutto Zardari, the PPP and their concerns in er Indian sponsored NGO” Islamabad Police Qazi meeting of the former Azad Kashmir workers would run the this regard will be referring to the unearthing Jamil-ur-Rehman has Parliamentary Board for Prime Minister Chaudhry election campaign with deliberated and dis- of Indian Chronicle, a net- lauded the role of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Abdul Majeed and all full vigor. cussed, Ghauri. The work of at least 750 fake Islamabad Traffic Police Elections, set up by members of the board. It is believed that PPP latest political situa- media outlets by EU (ITP) for maintaining traf- Chairman Pakistan PPP Secretary General will win the Azad tion of the country and DisinfoLab running 15- fic flow in the city. Peoples Party Bilawal Syed Nayyer Hussain Kashmir elections and future course of action year global disinformation The IGP took a round of Bhutto Zardari, was held Bukhari said that the bring a 'Jiyala' as the will be chalked out, he campaign to serve Indian different roads of the city here at Zardari House, on Parliamentary board has Prime Minister and a added. He further said interests, mostly against on Saturday to review the Saturday, chaired by completed the consulta- 'Jiyala' will also be the that members of Pakistan. efforts and arrangements Faryal Talpur, Central tion regarding the Azad President of Azad Jammu Majlis-e-Shura have “Geneva Summit which undertaken by the ITP to President, PPP Women's Kashmir elections and and Kashmir. started arriving in has only 3000 followers avert accidents and main- Wing. submitted a report to Faryal Talpur said that Islamabad from all and non verified Account. taining flow of the traffic. The meeting was Bilawal Bhutto. The President Asif Ali Zardari over the country to This is what you call He met with officers and attended by PPP Secretary chairman will interview had never bowed before attend the meeting. “Indian Chronicle” jawans during his visit, General Syed Nayyer the PPP nominees and dictators. Literally Good joke,” according to the media Hussain Bukhari, former make a final decision on "The leadership of PPP IRSA releases another netizen comment- wing of the police depart- Prime Minister Raja the candidates. is brave and every 'Jiyala' ed. ment. SSP (Traffic) Pervez Ashraf, PPP Azad Addressing the meet- is also brave," he added. 192,300 cusecs ISLAMABAD (APP): The group announcing the The Twitterati believed Farrukh Rasheed briefed Kashmir President ing, Faryal Talpur said She said that PPP would water self-exiled Pakistani social award. that the award reflected the IG on the campaigns Chaudhry Latif Akbar, that under the leadership contest elections on its activist Gulalai Ismail is in “Whoever is against the support and recogni- launched by the police General Secretary Azad of Chairman PPP Bilawal manifesto and would win. ISLAMABAD(APP): hot water after being nom- Pakistan, they award him tion offered to people toe- against fancy and non-pat- Indus River System inated for “2021 (because) they know they ing foreign agenda. This in tern number plates and Authority (IRSA) on International Women’s can only undermine turn motivate others work- vehicles with tinted glasses Saturday released Rights Award” by an Pakistan through traitors ing against Pakistan, that in the city. He told the IG 192,300 cusecs water “annual gathering” of but not through fight,” they would be looked that the ITP has so far NAB apprehends suspect from various rim sta- human rights activist, said a Twitterati ZA after. The move also issued 6,02600 challans for tions with inflow of reputed to oblige people Warraich. reflects the nexus between violation of different traffic 176,900 cusecs. challenging Islamic teach- Aaqib Khan, another foreign funded NGOs and rules. He said that the of Rs 500 mln fraud According to the data ings and values. netizen said Gulalai Ismail their masters in western police was taking action released by IRSA, The Geneva Summit for had been running cam- capitals, they viewed. against the violators with- ISLAMABAD (APP): The The accused, Wasim as hard earned money through water level in the Human Rights and paign to seek revocation of Another Twitterati said out any discrimination. He National Accountability the senior director of the fraud and deception. Indus River at Tarbela Democracy, a lesser- blasphemy laws of Gulalai Ismail dances on was of the view that instal- Bureau (NAB) Khyber online company The accused was pro- Dam was 1403.89 known group calling itself Pakistan. It is unfortunate- the tune played by lation of CCTV cameras Pakhtunkhwa has appre- www.pslashuk.com, along duced in the accountability feet, which was 19.89 an “annual gathering at ly, you have also started Afghan leaders like has helped reduction in hended a suspect Wasim with other accused, col- court where the accused feet higher than its UN European playing up with religion.” Ghani, Hamdullah Mohib traffic accidents. Zeb Khan, for looting Rs lected large amount from has been handed over to dead level 1386 feet. Headquarters of human Others also questioned and Amarullah Saleh. Lauding the perform- 500 million in the garb of the public through online NAB KP on 8 days physi- Water inflow and out- rights advocates, dissi- the rationale for human The Gulalai gang and ance of the ITP officials, online business, the business and fake schemes cal remand. flow in the dam was dents” nominated Gulalai rights award to a lady who network is exposed inter- the IGP said that they per- bureau's spokesperson said by promising hefty profits. Director General NAB recorded as 56,100 Ismail for the award to be has never worked for nationally. He said her form their duty in harsh on Saturday. On non availability of KP Brigadier (retd) Farooq and 70,000 cusecs presented on June 7. women rights in Pakistan ilks like Afrasiab weather as well. He According to the details, the website online, the vic- Nasr Awan has assured the respectively. The Known in Pakistan for with no substantial work Khattak, Bushra Gohar, observed that ITP is a role the NAB has so far tims demanded their people that the fearless water level in the her tirade against Pakistan on her credit. This also Manzoor Pashteen have model at the international received more than 700 invested amount back, but efforts will continue to Jhelum River at and challenging Islamic undermines the credibility all been rejected by the level. He sought further complaints against the sus- the accused refused to bring back the money loot- Mangla Dam was values, Gulalai shifted of the award. people of Pakistan. improvement in function- pect hailing from Pabbi, return the money - depriv- ed from the corrupt ele- 1111.70 feet, which abroad and sought asylum With an objective to The group honoring ing of the force. Nowshera, KP. ing the people from their ments. was 71.70 feet higher in the USA in 2019. She create fissures and divi- Gulalai Ismail, had also than its dead level of had been an active mem- sions within society by conferred “Courage 1040 feet whereas the ber of the Pashtun Tahafuz promoting sub-nationalist Award” on Saudi blogger inflow and outflow of Movement (PTM). agenda, Gulalai Ismail Raif Badawi in 2015, who water was recorded as She was also booked on was disowned and rejected was arrested in 2012 and Magistrate Saddar seals fake 56,500 and 58,000 various charges including by Pukhtun community sentenced to seven years cusecs respectively. blasphemy and terrorism owing to her vicious agen- in prison and 600 lashes The release of water at but later, she escaped from da for promoting the “Lar- and then resentenced to 10 factory of carbonated drinks Kalabagh, Taunsa and Pakistan and settled o-bar” against Pakistan. years and 1,000 lashes in Sukkur was recorded abroad. “I am from Khyber 2014 for “insulting Islam” ISLAMABAD (APP): Magistrate authority also discarded over 2500 action across the city, following direc- as 97,800, 72,400 and However, following her Pakhtunkhwa, and I am in his blogs. Saddar-Zone, Mir Yamin on Saturday bottles of prepared drink, to be sup- tions of Deputy Commissioner 16,700 cusecs respec- nomination for award, the ashamed that she is from a The same group also sealed a factory producing sub-stan- plied across the city. The sample was Islamabad Hamza Shafqaat to ensure tively. Similarly, from netizens sprung up to Pashtun family. We dis- gave a human rights award dard carbonated drinks in the bottles taken for further legal action. implementation of SOPs, he said. the Kabul River a total question her qualification own her,” said another to an Iranian journalist of various popular brands during a Moreover, he said a huge quantity of Meanwhile, in another action the of 39,500 cusecs of for the award. user with username of Masih Alinejad for creat- raid at Paracha Town, an area in the empty bottles, fake labels, some gas magistrate sealed two restaurants at water was released at The social media sites WatanPal. ing a Facebook page invit- jurisdiction of Tranol police station. cylinders, filling machine, mixing Tarnol area over violation of closure Nowshera and 5,000 were flooded with the “Great disgraceful ing women in Iran to post On the tip-off, a team of civil machine and chemicals were also seized. of commercial businesses at week- cusecs released from comments censuring the award for acting as Mir pictures of themselves administration, comprising the volun- An FIR was registered against the facto- ends (Saturday-Sunday). The owners the Chenab River at activities of Gulalai Ismail Jaffar,” said Shazaib, without their headscarves teers of Tiger force raided the unit ry owner, identified as Sarfraz Ahmed at of both Zaman restaurant and Marala. and also raised questions while another Twitter user in defiance of rules requir- and caught the suspect red-handed. Tarnol Police Station. The civil adminis- Chakkian restaurant were shifted to about the credibility of the called the group as “anoth- ing them to wear a hijab. Talking to media, Yamin said the tration continued taking Indiscriminate the relevant police station. Georgian troops start returning Airport to become operational KABUL (Pajhwok): Following an end to KABUL (Tolo News): An airport in Khost, the NATO-led Resolute Support Mission The Frontier Post which aims to become one of the internation- (RSM), Georgia has started pulling its al airports in the country, will be fully opera- troops out of Afghanistan. In Tbilisi, the tional in near future, a progress that will hap- Defence Ministry said that 100 infantry- pen 10 years after the start of its construction, men of the Western Command’s 3rd officials said but did not provide an exact Brigade were the first troops returning time. Some test flights have been made in the home. The unit was stationed under airport starting from last week by the state- German forces at Camp Marmal in Mazar- owned Bakhtar aviation company. i-Sharif, the capital of northern Balkh Afghanistan has four international airports in province, as part of RSM. Shawwal 11, 1442 — Sunday, May 23, 2021 Kabul, Herat, Balkh and Kandahar.

Asia is comparable to a living body composed of soil and water. The heart that beats inside the body is Afghanistan. The destruction of Afghanistan would be the destruction of Asia. And in its progress and prosperity lies the well-being of Asia. - Allama Iqbal Afghans Ghani, Haidari for flay Israeli Covid fatalities witness aggression greater cooperation to KABUL (Tolo News): 3-fold increase in a month Afghans in various rallies in Kabul and other parts of KABUL (Pajhwok): More than 220 address climate change the country announced Afghans have died from the coron- their solidarity with avirus in the past 30 days, showing a Palestinians and con- three-fold increase over the previous KABUL (Pajhwok): Director-General of over 3,000 homes demolished, over 30 demned the Israeli aggres- month, says the Ministry of Public the South Asia Cooperative Environment people dead, over 15 people missing, 100s sion in Gaza. Hamas and Health (MoPH). The pandemic, Program (SACEP) Ambassador M. Ashraf of livestock dead, as well as much arable Israel agreed to a ceasefire emerging in China’s Wuhan City in Haidari has called on President Ashraf land damaged. after 11 days of bloody vio- 2019, is an infectious disease. The Ghani and discussed with him matters Those most affected included protract- lence that took hundreds of virus that causes COVID-19 is main- related to climate change. Afghanistan is ed internally displaced persons (IDPs), lives. The ceasefire came ly transmitted through droplets gener- one of the eight member-states of the including many youths, whose desperation into effect. ated when an infected person coughs South Asia Cooperative Environment to support their families in the face of In a rally in Kabul, Hizb- sneezes or exhales. Program (SACEP). widespread unemployment renders them e-Islami leader Gulbuddin The droplets are too heavy to hang As part of his SACEP country visit, exploitable to recruitment by terrorist net- Hekmatyar called Israel’s in the air, and quickly fall on floors or Haidari briefed the president on the vari- works. “This shows how climate change attacks in Gaza as a crime surfaces, according to scientists. In ous programs and priorities of SACEP has a direct impact on national security in against humanity and criti- Afghanistan, the first case of Covid- aimed at helping its member-states adapt the Afghan context with far-reaching cized the silence in the 19 was reported on February 11, 2020 to and mitigate the impact of climate implications for regional stability and Muslim world against the in Herat City. So far, 64,750 people change on South Asia as one of the most international peace.” aggression. “Palestine is have been infected by the virus, vulnerable world regions to the adverse To address the challenge of environ- the heart of the Muslim which has caused 2,772 deaths. effects of global warming. Director- mental degradation and its impact on world, but Israel is a pious- Global media reports say 165 mil- General Haidari appreciated the “national- Afghanistan, President Ghani noted that ness sword of western lion people have been contracted the of them have so far contracted the cases and deaths is possible in the ly determined contributions” (NDCs) of the country “has tremendous potential for imperialism,” Hekmatyar virus worldwide. So far, 124 million virus. The country has reported 2,772 near future. Earlier, there were two to SACEP member-states to reduce national clean energy production and green indus- said. “It is a shame for the have recovered and 4.3 million died deaths. four deaths from the virus but now emissions, helping meet the global goals try.” He said, “We have some of the most Muslim world that they are from the disease. Facts and figures In Afghanistan, 1,600 people in the figure has soared to six or seven of the Paris Agreement. abundant supplies of sun, water, and wind, not able to defend the al from MoPH indicate that over 2020 every one million are infected with daily,” he explained. Dr. Faizi noted At the same time, he encouraged which if harnessed, can collectively pro- Aqsa Mosque.” died from coronavirus from April 18 Covid-19 and 69 killed. Senior due to public negligence there was a increased regional cooperation and coordi- duce 300,000 megawatts of power. “It is a shame. Israel will to May 18. This toll is three times Health Ministry Advisor Dr. surge in positive cases of the coron- nation through SACEP to address the This green energy can power green vanish if the 53 Muslim higher than the previous month. On Mohammad Sherzad told Pajhwok avirus. If the bad experience of last intertwined challenge of air, plastic, and industry in Afghanistan.” He added that nations get together,” said the other hand, there has also been an Afghan News Covid-19 figures col- year’s Eid is repeated, the number of nitrogen pollutions in South Asia that con- “work is already underway. Multiple former MP Abdul Sattar increase in the number of positive lected by the ministry included only positive cases and deaths will be tribute to climate change. On the plastic regional energy projects are underway, Khawasi. Some Kabul resi- cases this month. From March 4 to serious patients who visited health much higher. pollution, he discussed SACEP’s collabo- including the TAPI pipeline and the dents who attended the April 17, 1,649 people tested positive centres. Health experts agree the number of ration with the World Bank and Parley for CASA-1000 transmission line.” rally said they are ready to for Covid-19 compared with 5,745 “There is no active surveillance Covid-19 patients and deaths is far the Oceans to implement the Plastic Free Moreover, the President said, “we are protect the people in Gaza. from April 18 to May 18 — 3.5 times system in Afghanistan to show higher than MoPH estimates. Public Rivers and Seas for South Asia (PLEASE) building hydropower stations across the “If there is a call for jihad higher. where the affected person contracted Health Ministry spokesperson project at the cost of $50 million. country and scoping the potential for wind in Palestine, I will go there It is worth mentioning that in the the virus and who the patient met. Ghulam Dastagir Nazari said 72 peo- “Under the PLEASE project, SACEP and solar. along with my children to past one month daily from 1000 to Therefore, exact figures may be ten ple died from and 1,649 tested posi- looks forward to providing capacity sup- “We recently signed an agreement with fight,” said Najiba Kakar, a 3,000 people take their samples for times higher than reported by the tive for Covid-19 from February 4 to port to the National Environmental Siemens Energy that positions us to Kabul resident. “Palestine Covid-19 test while one month earli- health ministry,” he continued. March 18. He acknowledged an Protection Agency of Afghanistan (NEPA) become the regional hub for reliable, sus- is our identity. It is the land er less than 1,000 people daily took Sherzad linked the growing coron- increase in positive cases. for drafting its national plastic waste man- tainable and affordable energy.” In this of prophets,” said a reli- their samples for Covid-19 test to dif- avirus death toll to the lack of public From April 18 to May 18, he said, agement action plan, while Afghanistan’s light, he added, “we have the potential to gious scholar Abdul Ahad ferent labs in the country. This shows trust in the system, absence of coop- 5,745 people tested positive for public, private, and non-profit institutions serve as a platform for environmental Mawahidi. surge in the Covid-19 positivity rate eration from the public, non-pay- Covid-19 while 222 patients died could benefit from the regional block cooperation and coordination across the recently. ment of salaries to workers, non- from the virus. Referring to the surge grants of the PLEASE project on a com- region. Climate change is not a national Afghanistan stands in third catego- availability of medicine at health in the death toll from Covid-19, he petitive basis. This investment should help problem, but a global one which requires Afghanistan, ry in terms of fatalities from Covid- centres, negligence of officials. The said: “With the rise in positive cases, them innovatively recycle and upcycle regional and global problem-solving.” 19 in the region. This is despite that health situation has worsened in 29 fatalities have also gone up.” He plastic waste, thereby reducing plastic pol- Director-General Haidari appreciated Turkmenistan fact that some people believe the provinces. noted Afghanistan was currently lution and mitigating its impact on public President Ghani’s informed comments and Covid-19 impact is less severe in All variants of Covid-19 had going through the third wave of the health,” said Director-General Haidari. feedback, including his strong emphasis diplomats meet Afghanistan than in other nations in spread in the country, confirmed yje pandemic, with the positivity rate ris- President Ghani comprehensively dis- on regional and international coordination KABUL (Pajhwok): Dip- the region. Afghanistan is behind official, who urged the ministry to ing sharply. cussed the vulnerability of South Asia and and cooperation to address what is a glob- lomats from Afghanistan Iran, Pakistan and Uzbekistan in provide more hopsitalisation facili- Nazari declined commenting when that of Afghanistan to climate change. He al challenge confronting and threatening and Turkmenistan have dis- terms of positive cases, sample tests ties, ensure oxygen supply, health reminded of higher Covid-19 infec- noted that “the cycle of drought has drasti- the whole humanity. He too thanked the cussed the creation of and death toll. As far as Coivd-19 personnel, protective gear and vacci- tions and fatalities than reported by cally shortened, from a 33-year cycle to President for strongly supporting transport corridors between testing is concerned, Afghanistan nation. Dr. Sherzad called upon the the Public Health Ministry. Najia, a now a five-year cycle. Afghanistan’s three-year term of leading the two countries. Khan stands second. people to adhere to health protocols, resident of Kabul, expressed concern “Our seasonal rainfall now comes in the work of SACEP, as well as for his con- Wali Khan Basharmal, Afghanistan is third in terms of implement the guidelines disseminat- over the rise in positive cases of spring instead of winter, and with it, lethal sistent support of all regional cooperation Afghan ambassador to coronavirus deaths — 2,772 until ed through media and quarantine Covid-19. She claimed most of the floods, and destructive erosion. The south- platforms, especially SACEP, in whose Turkmenistan met Overzov now. However, both globally and after testing positive to ensure that people violated Covid-19 control eastern part of our country is now believed initiatives, conferences, seminars, and Bayramgeldi Orazg- regionally, it has a higher fatality rate the virus did not spread. measures. “Every day, we hear to have gotten 1.5 degrees warmer in last other forums Afghanistan has actively par- eldiyevich, deputy chair- — 4.31 percent of registered positive Dr. Hashmatullah Faizai, in charge Covid-19-related news. Reports show 40 years. Deforestation has been rampant ticipated. SACEP is also grateful to man of the Turkmen cabi- cases. In terms of the positivity rate of ICU at the Afghan-Japan Hospital, a surge in positive cases and deaths due to the last four decades of conflict,” Afghanistan and its other member-states net for transport and com- among every one million Afghans, expressed concern over growing from Covid-19. Still, people are the president said. Indeed, just recently, for providing the organization with finan- munication via a video call. the country is at the bottom of the cases of the coronavirus and death unmoved and violate health guide- Ghani said, climate-change-induced flush cial support to build its new secretariat Basharmal talked about table that also includes Pakistan, Iran toll from the pandemic. He believed lines that are helpful in controlling floods hit seven Afghan provinces, and left headquarters office in Colombo soon. the opportunities and chal- and Uzbekistan. The Website report- due to public violations of health the virus. “My mother is suffering lenges in the areas of trade, ing Covid-19 statistics shows guidelines, there was a surge in from the heart disease and I fear she transaction, land and air Afghanistan has a population of over Covid-19 cases and deaths. may contract Covid-19,” Najia con- corridors, the Afghan 39.6 million people. At least 64,000 “A further increase in Covid-19 cluded. Taliban battered embassy in Ashgabat said. At the meeting, the ambas- sador highlighted Afghan traders’ suggestions includ- Mixed views in US on many killed, injured ing the launch of bus serv- ices between Herat and KABUL (Khaama Press): entire international com- four civilians were killed in Mary, Ashgabat and Aqina Ministry of Defense on munity, and political lead- western Ghor province in and Mary and Ashgabat. post-withdrawal scenario Saturday stated that at least ers marked the Afghan war the Kharistan area of Feroz The two sides agreed on KABUL (Tolo News): A number of Defense and Security Forces futures: they can enhance and 92 Taliban militants were illegitimate and that the Koh, the incident happened considering further facilita- US senators expressed mixed reac- (ANDSF) to tackle threats arising embrace a negotiated path to peace, killed and 48 others were Taliban have no further when the victims were trav- tion in terms of visas, logis- tions to a plan for monitoring from terror groups. make a transition from violent insur- wounded in eight provinces excuse to continue the war eling on a motorbike in the tics and travel between the Afghanistan from beyond its borders “We must look to transition to a gency to a political movement and be over the past 24 in Afghanistan. region. A couple and two of two nations, a statement and said that a complete retreat from new counterterrorism architecture in part of a nation that enjoys respect in hours.Deputy spokesman Meanwhile, in Takhar their children were report- from the embassy said. the country will make it difficult for the region to continue to degrade al the global community. But if they for the Ministry of Defense province, an eight-year-old edly killed in this incident. Basharmal stressed the the United States to provide effective Qaeda, ISIS and other terrorist groups pursue a military takeover, they will Fawad Aman said that child was killed when a The ministry of defense need for an air corridor for support to Afghan forces. and prevent their ability to attack our face isolation, regional opposition, Afghan National Defense mortar shell landed on a said at least eight security airlifting products and pas- This comes a day after top US homeland,” Senator Jack Reed said. sanctions and international opposi- and Security launched residential house in the force members were killed sengers between Kabul, Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie said he “CENTCOM commander General tion,” Khalilzad said. Moreover, offensive operations in region. Khalil Asir, a in a Taliban attack in Herat and Ashgabat. will make recommendations to McKenzie recently provided the NATO Secretary-General Jens Laghman, Maidan Wardak, Takhar police spokesman Guzargah-e-Noor district in The Turkmen side prom- Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in committee some assurances that such Stoltenberg in a meeting with French Sar-e-Pul, Logar, Balkh, told the media that the inci- Baghlan province. ised cooperation in this early June on how to monitor and a counter-terrorism posture in the President Emmanuel Macron in Paris Helmand, Baghlan, and dent happened in the “pul- Some reports indicate regard after an end to coro- fight “terrorist groups” in region was possible.” “A complete said as the alliance’s military pres- Takhar provinces. e-Shashmetra” area on the that in the incident 20 navirus restrictions, the Afghanistan from beyond its borders withdrawal of US troops will make it ence is ending in Afghanistan, but According to Aman, the Takhar-Kunduz highway. Taliban militants including statement added. The after troops withdrawal. In their testi- much harder and more expensive to added that NATO is opening a new Taliban faced heavy retalia- Asir stressed that two other the group’s designated dis- importance of bilateral monies before the US Senate, effectively support our Afghan secu- chapter in the country and that its tion from government civilians including a trict governor were killed in trade and further develop- Pentagon officials noted that the rity partners,” said Senator Jim future support “will have three main forces and many of the woman and a child were operations in Guzargah-e- ment of the Lapis Lazuli United States was able to monitor Inhofe. pillars.” group’s members were injured in the incident. Noor, Juldga, and Baghlan- Trade and Transit Corridor insurgent groups in Afghanistan with- “We are working to develop the According to a statement by killed. MoD also stated that The spokesman for e-Jadid districts of the — connecting Afghanistan out having a military presence in the options to be able to provide the type NATO, the two leaders also dis- ANDSF discovered and Takhar police blamed the Baghlan province. In to Europe through country. of intelligence, surveillance and cussed the fight against terrorism in defused 34 various types of Taliban for the mortar another security incident, a Turkmenistan — also came “We have the capabilities to be reconnaissance and other necessary Iraq, the Sahel region, and IEDs during the operations. attack. Moreover, two chil- man was killed in the PD16 up for discussion.. able to posture in the region where it elements to maintain our counterter- Afghanistan. Stoltenberg said that The Taliban attacks have dren were killed and two Macroryan-e-Kohna area Orazgeldiyevich expres- is required,” said Gen. Matthew G. rorism capability,” said David “first, we plan to provide advice and intensified following the women were wounded of Kabul city. In another sed his country’s interest in Trollinger, Deputy Director for Helvey, Acting Assistant Secretary of capacity-building support to Afghan announcement of US when a mortar hit a house security incident a man was a stable and peaceful Political-Military Affairs. "We have Defense for Indo-Pacific Security security institutions.” This will also troops’ withdrawal and in Lashkargah, the center of killed in PD16 Macroryan- Afghanistan. Through joint the capabilities to able to monitor Affairs. Meanwhile, US special include “continued financial support since the US-Taliban agree- Helmand province. The e-Kohna area of Kabul city. projects like TAPI-TAP and potential adversaries, track these envoy Zalmay Khalilzad this week to the Afghan security forces,” he ment back in February ministry of defense said Ferdaws Faramarz a Lapis Lazuli, mutual goals adversaries and then strike when con- said that talks between the United said. This comes at a time that the 2020. that a passenger bus hit a spokesman for the Kabul could be achieved, he ditions permit.” But some US sena- States and Afghan neighbors are prospect for a negotiated settlement Taliban militants con- roadside bomb in PD7 of Police Command said the believed. He hoped tors said that a complete withdrawal underway about how to monitor the of the ongoing conflict in stantly insisted on not lay- Lashkargah in Helmand incident took place. Turkmenistan would even- of American troops from Afghanistan situation in Afghanistan. Afghanistan remains vague and the ing down their weapons province, nine people were Faramarz said the man was tually reduce transport will obstruct America’s effective “The Taliban face a fundamental level of violence continues to rise in until US forces entirely killed and two children and named “Masood” and was costs for Afghanistan cooperation with the Afghan National choice between two very different various regions of the country. withdraw from a woman were reportedly killed by armed robbers. Afghanistan. Experts, glob- injured in the incident. The murder case is being al Islamic scholars, the In a similar incident, investigated. Three children killed Dostum’s aides seek establishment KABUL (Tolo News): At Supreme State Council least three civilians were of Federal Govt as rifts deepen killed in two separate inci- dents in which mortar KABUL (Tolo News): Some aides 2018. The protests in Faryab are Arman, said. A member of the key to boost peace efforts shells fell on civilian to Marshal Dostum have sought the underway for the last seven days. National Islamic Movement of homes in Takhar and establishment of a federal govern- They decided to reopen hospitals Afghanistan said that Dostum has KABUL (Tolo News): Mohammad Ismail the group still maintains ties with al Qaeda. Helmand provinces, ment in north and northeastern and some essential government recommended Murad Ali Murad, Khan, a former mujahedeen leader and for- The two leaders said that the Taliban will sources said Saturday. Afghanistan following days of the offices to provide service to the the former deputy chief of army mer minister of energy and water, said that not win militarily. “Our priority is to make In Takhar, one child was rift over the appointment of the people. staff, to be appointed as the new the establishment of the Supreme State peace. If the Taliban insists on a violent killed and two more, new government in Faryab. The new governor was intro- governor of Faryab, but the gov- Council is important for accelerating the takeover, they will face not just the Afghan including a woman, were The request has come from lead- duced to his colleagues at an army ernment has reportedly rejected the peace process and that the final list for security and defense forces, but also the wounded when a mortar ership members of the National base in the city of Maimana this offer. members of the body will be announced Afghan people. People don’t want the shell hit a civilian home in Islamic Movement of Afghanistan, week as the governor’s compound “The governor must be given the Monday. Taliban. Ask people who have experienced Pul-e-Shash Metra area on or Junbish-e-Milli, led by former still remains closed due to chance to prove himself because he “If consensus is achieved, of course, the their rule,” Ghani said as quoted by the the outskirts of Taluqan vice president Marshal Abdul protests. knows the administrative affairs of Taliban will also accept it to enter into dia- Washington Post. He said that Afghan polit- city, Takhar police said in a Rashid Dostum. Junbish members Junbish members said more the provinces,” said Dawa Khan logue with such people,” Ismail Khan said. ical leaders in the Republic side are united in statement, blaming the did not speak on the record about protests were being organized in Menapal, the head of the govern- “At the same time, the knowledge of these their position against the Taliban. Ghani said Taliban for the strike. this matter, but angry protestors in multiple provinces on Saturday. ment’s media and information cen- people (members of state council) can be a that the Taliban is increasing violence every- Taliban has not commented Faryab chanted slogans in support “Don’t test our patience. We will ter. A former mujahedeen leader guiding principle for the government.” where. on the incident. of the establishment of a federal stain these roads with our blood if Mohammad Ismail Khan called the Meanwhile, President Ashraf Ghani and “They are assassinating and targeting In Helmand, meanwhile, government in the country. needed,” said Amanullah, a protes- move a “big mistake” by the gov- Abdullah Abdullah, the head of the High civilian actors. They’ve grown up outside two children were killed, The tensions erupted when tor. ernment. “When a person is Council for National Reconciliation in an normal families in madrassas in the and two women were President Ghani appointed “Our message to the government appointed in a province, it should interview with the Washington Post have absence of women, so women have been wounded when a mortar Mohammad Daud Laghmani as is that this issue should be resolved not be done in a way that provokes said that the Taliban hasn’t been serious construed as a threat to them,” he said in shell hit a civilian home in new governor of Faryab, a post that soon to avoid any possible crisis,” people’s anger or protest in the about engaging in the peace process and that the interview. the city of Lashkargah. was run by Naqibulalh Fayiq since an MP from Faryab, Hashmatullah north,” Khan said. The Sunday, May 23, 2021 Frontier Post Russia-EU US DOJ uses civil rights-era projects Nepal President frozen due announces polls to Brussels, law to charge protesters Oli dissolved Parliament on his own due to feuds within WASHINGTON DC interfere with police or fire- violence. Williams stressed place in Portland last year "At the very basic level, diplomat his ruling Nepal (Agencies): On Aug. 26, fighters doing their official the charges were never were violent," federal pros- the government is thinking, Communist Party. Kevin Phomma was arrest- duties during a protest or aimed at addressing lawful ecutors wrote in court doc- 'At the minimum, we have points out However, several petitions ed during a racial justice civil disorder that "adverse- protests for police reform uments. "Dozens of police to preserve our ability to MOSCOW (TASS): Joint were filed at the Supreme demonstration outside the ly affects commerce" or the and social justice. officers and protesters were bring this charge,'" said projects of Russia and the Court and the judges Immigration and Customs "conduct or performance of "Which are powerful injured. Local businesses Tung Yin, a professor at European Union were ordered Parliament to be Enforcement building in any federally protected calls," he said. "Separate suffered millions in losses. Lewis and Clark Law blocked because of anti- reinstated. Portland, Ore. function." The charge car- that from those on the These violent activities School in Portland, where Russian sanctions and The latest decision also Prosecutors say Phomma ries up to five-years in extremes who engage in took place during, and he researches terrorism and aggressive rhetoric from is likely to be challenged in sprayed police officers with prison. criminal conduct." sometimes after, peaceful national security law. Brussels, Russian Foreign court and a decision could bear repellant, so the U.S. "There's overtly racist Since Jan. 6, federal protest activities. And it is Earlier this month, the Ministry Spokeswoman take weeks. Department of Justice sentiments of the drafters of prosecutors have brought this violence – not the federal judge overseeing Maria Zakharova blogged Oli had lost a vote of charged him with civil dis- this statute," said Lisa Hay, hundreds of cases against peaceful protests – that Pugh's case tossed out argu- on Facebook on Saturday confidence earlier this order, a felony. the federal public defender people who stormed the underlie the government's ments from the defense that in comments on allegations KATHMANDU, (AP): month after a faction of his Fast forward to Jan. 6, for the District of Oregon. U.S. Capitol. About a quar- prosecution ..." the charge is unconstitu- from the Austrian foreign Nepal’s president dissolved party refused to support where Reed Christensen, a "The statute was written ter of those charged in the They say civil disorder tional and allowed the trial minister that Moscow Parliament and announced him. He was again appoint- Republican Party leader during a time when sena- attack face civil disorder. applies to a defendant's to move forward. showed no interest in dia- fresh elections on Saturday ed to head a minority gov- from Oregon's Washington tors were concerned with While the cases are very conduct whether it's a racial On Wednesday, a jury logue with the EU. after the prime minister, ernment but needed the County walked up the steps the civil rights movement different, the charge — justice protest or what hap- found her guilty. "This is not true. There who was heading a minori- support of half the lawmak- of the U.S. Capitol in and they wanted to stop the civil disorder — is the pened at the U.S. Capitol. It's one of scores of cases were many political, ty government and was ers within a month to con- Washington, D.C. civil rights movement by same. For months, attor- In many cases across the where similar arguments humanitarian and economic unlikely to secure a vote of tinue. It was, however, According to the FBI, arresting its leaders." neys representing racial country, defenders and fed- could play out over and projects in which Russia confidence in the chamber, unlikely Oli could muster Christensen struck police Hay's office is represent- justice protesters have been eral prosecutors are making over again in the months to and the EU participated. recommended the move. the vote. with his fist. Later, federal ing Phomma and others in trying to get those charges the same arguments devel- come as the Justice But they were blocked after A notice issued by Presi- He became prime minis- prosecutors filed charges, Portland charged with civil thrown out. Their argu- oped in Oregon. Department pursues both Brussels had adopted anti- dent Bidya Devi Bhandari’s ter after his Nepal including civil disorder. disorder. She said it's ments serve as tests for "We've talked with crimes they say were com- Russian sanctions and office set the elections for Communist Party won two- In the last year, the wrong to use the charge those facing civil disorder defenders around the coun- mitted during racial justice replaced dialogue with Nov. 12 and 19. thirds of seats in the 2017 Justice Department has against racial justice pro- after the Capitol attack. try about the use of this protests and those involved aggressive rhetoric, base- Nepal has been grap- parliamentary election. The turned extensively to civil testers now. "There's plenty of other statute and ways to chal- in the Jan. 6 siege on the less accusations and disin- pling with a political crisis strong showing gave hope disorder, a once rarely used During the last 30 years, specific federal and state lenge it," Hay said. U.S. Capitol. formation campaigns," at the same time it is strug- of a stable, long-lasting law, to crack down on civil disorder was used in statutes that could be used One of those cases was "The decision on this Zakharova wrote on her gling with a coronavirus government, but his party crimes they say were com- roughly a dozen cases to prosecute people in in Mobile, Ala., where Tia may be in the court of pub- Facebook page. surge and record numbers split earlier this year over mitted during protests and nationwide. Federal prose- Portland and the people at Pugh was charged with lic discourse," said Earlier on Saturday of daily infections and differences concerning other unrest. cutors filed it in response to the Capitol," Hay said. civil disorder after prosecu- Margaret Russell, a law Austrian Foreign Minister deaths, amid acute short- party leadership. "How do we deal with crimes the government says Beyond its racist origins, tors said she broke the win- professor at Santa Clara Alexander Schallenberg ages of hospital beds, med- Oli has been criticized that extremism?" asked for- occurred during a variety of Hay argues, the law is dow of an occupied police University where she spe- alleged ahead of the May ication and oxygen. for giving too much atten- mer Oregon U.S. Attorney protests, including actions unconstitutional. cruiser during a racial jus- cializes in civil rights and 24 EU summit that the Last year, Prime tion to the party squabbles Billy Williams, who was over the Dakota Access "The fact that the statute tice protest last May, fol- free speech. European Union wanted to Minister Khadga Prasad instead of the pandemic. part of the federal govern- Pipeline and the Baltimore is being used widely proves lowing Floyd's murder in From a legal perspec- build a dialogue with ment's response to protests police killing of Freddie the point of our litigation, Minneapolis. tive, Russell said the most Russia, but Moscow was in Portland last summer and Gray. which is that this overbroad Federal defenders in powerful arguments against not interested in it. called the attack on the U.S. In the last 12 months, the and vague statute can apply Alabama challenged that the civil disorder statue He also said that the FBI: Scammers Capitol, "chilling." Justice Department turned to so many circumstances, case, using the Oregon would be that it infringes European Union and "What we're witnessing to the charge more than 125 including innocent conduct, defender's arguments. on the First Amendment. Russia should cooperate on and what we have been wit- times. that it will chill the exercise And the Justice Though Russell adds many tracks, from climate nessing for some time are First, during protests that of constitutional rights," Department responded. defense attorneys may have to the energy sector, targeting the individuals at the followed George Floyd's Hay said. In April, Michael Dittoe, another goal in highlighting expressing hope for a extremes of the spectrum, murder by police in The Justice Department a prosecutor from the the law's racist history from change in the mood of EU- either far left or far right, Minneapolis. Prosecutors didn't respond to a request National Security the civil rights era. Russia relations. families with both. And people making filed civil disorder cases in for comment. Oregon's D i v i s i o n ' s "If the federal defenders decisions to engage in North Dakota, Alabama, U.S. Attorney's Office Counterterrorism Section and others are pointing out extreme conduct that is of a Wisconsin and Minnesota. declined an interview who has spent the last sev- the origins of this law, and Shehbaz missing persons criminal nature." Through the end of last request. eral years charging support- the misuse of it, and the In 1968, Congress year, the majority of the In court documents, fed- ers of the Islamic State, likely misuse of it here, moves LHC WASHINGTON DC In another incident, a passed the Civil Obedience charges were filed in eral prosecutors argue the traveled to Alabama to then it calls attention to, LAHORE (APP): Opposi- (Agencies): Scammers are family reported an 18-year- Act during the height of the Oregon, where protesters in civil disorder charge is con- defend the charge over the perhaps, reasons to not use tion Leader in National identifying missing per- old woman as missing and civil rights movement. Portland took to the streets stitutional and push back on broken window. The hear- this particular statute to Assembly Shehbaz Sharif sons through social media local media picked up on Among its aspects, the for more than 100 nights of the notion of any racist ing was first reported by prosecute people," Russell has approached the Lahore posts – the starting point disappearance. statute makes it a crime to direct action against police intent. "The riots that took Politico. says. High Court for withdraw- for extortion schemes, the Then the family posted a ing his petition challenging FBI said in an advisory. request for information to placement of his name on The scheme is designed social media, along with a US blacklists 13 Russian ships in Nord Stream 2, after exempting operator, CEO blacklist/no-fly list and to get quick ransom pay- telephone number. WASHINGTON DC operator and CEO. White House's earlier to Germany, bypassing land more susceptible to Russian civil miscellaneous appli- ments from the families of Scammers, claiming to (Agencies): The US for- The widely expected announcement that it would routes through Ukraine, politics. It will also deprive cation for implementation missing persons "who are have abducted the woman, mally blacklisted more than move, announced late on not include the pipeline's Belarus, and other coun- Ukraine and other countries of the court orders in the manipulated to believe contacted the family. a dozen Russian ships May 21 by the U.S. Russian-owned operator in tries. of lucrative transit fees. matter. their loved one has been "One of the scammers involved in the construction Treasury Department, came the new sanctions. Critics said it will However, the pipeline Shehbaz Sharif through abducted, is at risk of being claimed to be the victim of the Nord Stream 2 gas amid vehement criticism Nearly complete, the increase German depend- has been backed by the an application submitted abducted, or is in imminent and spoke to family mem- pipeline, days after exempt- from congressional Baltic Sea pipeline will ence on Russian energy government of Chancellor that the court granted one- danger," the FBI said. bers, saying they were ing the pipeline's Russian Republicans about the bring Russian gas directly supplies and make Berlin Angela Merkel. time permission to him to The scheme typically drugged, threatened with travel abroad for medical plays out as follows. physical assault, and taken check up on a petition chal- Through social media, to another state. Epstein lenging placement of his scammers first gather Subsequent investigation name on the blacklist. information about the revealed the missing guards strike He submitted that the missing person and family, woman was never abduct- court had also sought reply lending believability to ed and was eventually deal with from respondents on his their ransom demands. found unharmed," the FBI civil miscellaneous appli- Then they typically get said. prosecutors cation for implementation the family’s telephone The FBI has warned of the orders. numbers on social media about similar ransom to avoid However, the federal and use third-party calling scams in past advisories jail time government has placed his or messaging applications such as virtual kidnapping, name in the exit control list to make ransom demands where a victim is told a WASHINGTON DC (ECL) through a memoran- to hide their real telephone family member has been (Agencies): Two guards dum on May 17, he added. number. kidnapped. with the Bureau of Prisons He submitted after the The scammers may then The virtual aspect of the who were watching dis- issuance of memorandum, claim the missing person is scam involves staging a graced financier Jeffrey the matter might not be ill or injured. scene either on the phone Epstein the night he com- proceeded in its present This amps up the or via social media that mitted suicide will avoid form. He submitted that he urgency of the situation tries to convince the victim any jail time after striking a wanted to challenge the with the goal of pressuring that their child has been plea deal, despite admitting memorandum and pleaded the family to make a quick kidnapped, FBI they falsified records. with the court for allowing ransom payment. Albuquerque office said. Tova Noel and Michael him to withdraw the main The criminals typically Time is of the essence in Thomas were accused of petition along with civil request between $5,000 these scams because crimi- sleeping and surfing the miscellaneous application, and $10,000 in ransom. nals need the victim to internet the night Epstein in view of the develop- The FBI cited some react quickly out of fear died in 2019 and were ments. examples. In one case, before the scam is exposed. charged with falsifying after a mother reported her "They coerce victims to records in an attempt to 13-year-old girl as missing, pay a quick ransom before convince prosecutors that Climbing the family used social the scheme falls apart," the they had checked on the media to ask for help and FBI said in its outreach prisoner. guide says provided their telephone bulletin. According to the plea number. Scammers, claim- The FBI encourages vic- deal, which was revealed in at least 100 ing to have kidnapped the tims to contact a local law court papers Friday, the two daughter, used the number enforcement agency or a will be subjected to super- virus cases to demand ransom. local FBI field office or file vised released and forced to The girl was eventually a complaint online with the complete community serv- on Everest returned home on her own, FBI's Internet Crime ice. As part of the deal, they KATHMANDU the FBI said. Complaint Center. came clean about forging (Agencies): An expert records that showed they climbing guide said checked on Epstein prior to Saturday that a coronavirus his suicide. outbreak on Mount Everest Power outage The deal still has to be has infected at least 100 approved by a judge. climbers and support staff, Noel and Thomas’s mis- giving the first comprehen- hits Munich takes resulted in a major sive estimate amid official scandal for the Bureau of Nepalese denials of a MUNICH (dpa): heard a strange rustling Prisons, which was hit with COVID-19 cluster on the Prosecutors have begun an before a bang at the site. an avalanche of criticism world’s highest peak. arson investigation after a When fire crews arrived, after Epstein committed Lukas Furtenbach of power outage left about there were open flames at suicide in its custody in Austria, who last week 20,000 households in the site. New York. became the only prominent Munich in the dark The fire pattern in the pit The bureau also faced outfitter to halt his Everest overnight, authorities in the where the cables ran, which questions over why Epstein expedition due to virus southern German city said was about 1 metre deep, was taken off suicide watch fears, said one of his for- on Saturday. indicated arson, the police before he died at the eign guides and six Nepali The power was knocked spokesman explained. Manhattan jail. Epstein, Sherpa guides have tested out early on Friday after a "We are still at the who awaited trial on positive. fire. Police began investi- beginning of the investiga- charges of sexual abuse and "I think with all the con- gating soon thereafter and tion," he stressed. "At this trafficking involving girls firmed cases we know now the case has been handed to stage, we can not say in Florida and New York — confirmed from (rescue) a unit that focuses on whether there are connec- going back to the early pilots, from insurance, crimes with a political tions with other crimes." 2000s, was being housed in from doctors, from expedi- background. City officials said repair a cell in the Special tion leaders — I have the "Political motives could work was slowed overnight Housing Unit at the positive tests so we can be in play when you're by heavy rainfall but that Metropolitan Correctional prove this," Furtenbach dealing with burning sup- all affected households had Center in lower Manhattan. told The Associated Press ply lines," said one police their power back on by Conspiracy theories in Nepal’s capital, spokesperson. But authori- Saturday afternoon. quickly erupted over the Kathmandu. "We have at ties also cautioned that the If arson is proved, it death, with many looking least 100 people minimum probes are just starting and would be the latest in a at the well-connected positive for COVID in base there is no way to say at the series of attacks on the financier's apparent suicide camp, and then the num- moment whether arson city's infrastructure stretch- through a political lens. bers might be something played a role and which ing back to November Epstein's death and the like 150 or 200," he said. motivations there might 2019. Unknown perpetra- revelation that he was able He said it was obvious have been. tors have set fire to radio to kill himself while behind there were many cases at The blaze broke out in a towers and other facilities, bars at one of the most the Everest base camp construction site through with the damage totalling secure jails in America was because he could visibly which about 50 power 3.6 million euros (4.4 mil- a major embarrassment for see people were sick, and cables run. lion dollars). the Bureau of Prisons and could hear people coughing Eventually, about 150 Police pinned the blame cast a spotlight on the in their tents. relay stations were knocked on left-wing extremists, but agency, which has also A total of 408 foreign out of service, causing the their investigation has not been besieged by serious climbers were issued per- power outage. led to any individuals for misconduct in recent years. mits to climb Everest. Passersby said they prosecution. 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